A New Book Project!

75 Fun Fat Quarter Quilts

An exciting new book has just been released.

It is called 75 Fun Fat Quarter Quilts and many

designers have written chapters and I am happy

to be one of them.  My chapter is called 

One Simple Block

because all the quilts are made from, yes, you 

guessed it, one simple block, The Contrary Wife.

The quilt shown above is called  Au Contraire.

This quilt started with this sweet fat quarter

bundle because remember, this book is about

quilts that can be made from fat quarters.  And

all the quilts in my chapter are so easy to make

because the blocks are made from 4 half square 

triangles and 5 squares and you sew them into

a simple 9-patch block.  What makes this chapter

so interesting is the eight quilts that I designed 

all look so different by changing the colors or

changing the way the block was placed in the

quilts.  And just to get you a bit more excited,

I'm going to give you a sneak peek at the quilts.

This is Falling Leaves, a great Fall themed quilt

but you could use the same idea with any fat 

quarter bundle that you may love and it would

 look beautiful.

This is Chain Link, a completely different look

using white, red and black fabric.  This color

grouping is the favorite of my daughter Katie

Rose so I have lots of these fabrics in my stash.

This is Big Red, those of you that know me know

I love stars in quilts, they are such a traditional,

iconic look.  But this quilt looks bold and modern

by using bright, bold colors.

This quilt is called Magnificent Valour, I thought 

it would be perfect for those of you that make all

of those wonderful Quilts of Valor.

This is Ups and Downs, as you can see, again, I

have lots of red, black and white in my stash.  I 

think this would also be great if you did each row

in a different color.

This is Garden Paths, it reminded me of a show

garden with lots of flower beds surrounded by

grassy paths that meet with a fountain at the 

intersections.

This is Candy Garland,  I thought of strings of

wrapped candies when I designed this one.  It 

would also be fun in Christmas fabrics.

And this is just one of many, many chapters from

all sorts of talented designers.  So there you have it, 

just a snippet of the chapter I wrote, after all, we want

 you to run out and buy the book so you can see the full 

designs for yourself.  And remember, this is all from

One Simple Block!

To win a free copy of this book* please leave a comment

on this blog post, let me know which of the quilts in my

chapter is your favorite or you can just say hi!

  Remember to include your email address with your 

comment so I can reach the lucky winner.  On Wednesday, 

December 23 I will select a winner using a random 

number generator. 

*If your address is  in the United States you will receive a 

hard copy of the book.  A winner from outside the US will 

receive a free e-book version.

So many people can get to know about this new book we

are having a blog tour.  Stop by these other sites to see

what some of the other designers have to say about their 

chapters.  There are still a few more days of the tour!

12/14 C&T Publishing blog

12/15 Jera Brandvig

12/16 Melissa Cory

12/17 Kate Colleran

12/18 Sue Pfau

12/19 Tiffany Jenkins

12/20 Ellen Murphy

12/21 Amanda Castor

12/22 Jo Kramer

All the best!   ~ Ellen

Update!  A winner has been chosen for 

this giveaway.  It was Bonnie.

Thanks to everyone who participated!