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Marble Champ Pattern

As promised here it is! When you start reading it, don't be alarmed. You don't have to applique the circles. There must have been some misunderstanding along the way and the pattern instructs you to applique. If you are all about that, then go for it! But if you are not one of those peeps, here is the best solution in the world!

Dale Fleming wrote a book called Pieced Curves So Simple that she released with C&T publishing, and in it she explains how to piece and sew curves without pins! Luckily, Dale did a segment showing how to do the six minute circle.

So I have put together my own slide show of piecing a Marble Champ block. Roll your mouse over the "notes" button to read instructions

Download Red-letter-quilt-pattern

don't forget me, or Lizzy Dish

I did... I forgot to post about this cutey little quilt I made a while back. I got really busy with moving and what not... also, can I just say it's crazy getting settled in a new place. I'm still not all situated! And I've got Squam next week!

My peeps have been here all weekend and its been really great. I hope you all had a great weekend and holiday. I'll check in later this week to say Goodbye before I take off for a while!

I'm loving you, loving Red Letter Day.

The Red Letter Day flickr pool is growing! I am so happy that peeps are loving the fabric. Here are some of the things I am loving!

Ellen, of the amazing The Long Thread, made one of the cutest dresses I have ever seen using Ducks in a Row in Galosh.

Sweet peep, Fallon Akers, makes really beautiful pillows that you can purchase here at her shop.

lots and lots of good things happening. More coming soooon!

Also, the list of retailers continues to grow. Let's keep it current!

Red Letter Day LIST!

Here is the list that I am aware of. I have received emails from TWO! brick and mortar shops, so I'm kind of in the dark about who has it, and I know there are more than two... SOOO!!!! If you see it in your local shop let me know and we'll post it so all peeps every where can get their little hands on Red Letter Day! Also, if they don't have it, ask them to get it. Never hurts to ask. Sweet talk them and sweeten the deal with the free pattern... and about that free pattern. I promise I will let everyone know when Andover publishes it. I PROMISE!!!

I want to sincerely thank everyone for your gracious response to the quilt. I am so glad that you peeps like it. I hope that you all will make your own Marble champ and give it to the Marble Champ in your life.

Internet:

Pink Chalk Fabrics

Above All Fabrics

The Fabric Bar

A Fabric Outlet

Fabric Worm

Fresh Squeezed Fabrics

eQuilter

Sew Mama Sew

Fabric.com

Whipstitch Fabrics

Pink Panda Fabrics (Canada!)

Brick and Mortar:

Cool Cottons
Portland, Oregon

Suppose Quilt Boutique
Preston, Idaho

TWO MORE THINGS! I feel like I have been shouting a lot in this post...

Fabric Giveaway later this week. I said it would be with this post, but I am still trying to get things together.

You can still enter for the SEWN drawing on the lovely Sarah's The Last Piece blog until JUNE 8th. She is giving away a bunch of Fat Quarter packs of Red Letter Day. So if you haven't, get on over there and enter. Free Fabric peeps. What do you have to loose?

No really... what?

no really.

OK! ONE MORE THING. I swear! Just one more. Flickr. Red Letter Day Flickr group. Join it. There are already some super presh Sophie and Lili dolls posted. Check them out!

I'm done. For real.

and I'm here now!

I'm here in Portland, and I'm just so happy about it. Already i've made some new friends, been to the zoo, HotLips Pizza, visited a sweet action local shop that carries my fabric, been to Ikea twice (I think i'm allergic to Ikea)... been to my new favorite grocery store, and so much more! I can't even express how beautiful it is here! It's just amazing!

I'm almost done setting up my room/work space so I will be back in action soon.

SO! this weekend look forward to a list of places where you can get Red Letter Day (which is selling super fast, don't hesitate!) and also, a fabric giveaway!

so come back soon.

Oh yeah, and to all my Rexburg peeps, I miss you like crazy. It just doesn't stop. You'll just have to come see me...

I thought you peeps might get a kick out of this...

this is me moving.

Introducing Marble Champ

Introducing Marble Champ! The first quilt made with Red Letter Day. Designed, made, quilted and bound by me! How cool is that?

So along with each piece in Red Letter Day telling a story, I wanted a quilt that would as well. I don't know if kids still play marbles, but I remember really loving them. I liked the clinking sound that the little glass balls made when they hit each other, and I loved looking inside each of them. What were those weird swirls made of, and how did they get them in there? Questions like these... Marble Champ tells the story of the triumphant peep who has won all the best marbles. It is just another manifestation of someone who is having a Red Letter Day.

anyway Marble Champ is (drum roll please) a FREE! pattern that I designed for each of you, like my mom's pattern for Lizzy Dish, that will be released with Andover very shortly. So I will keep you posted with that.

I hope you love it, and I hope that you are having a Red Letter Day!

ties that bind

I'm so close!

Red Letter Day is currently shipping. I've found two places that have it right now!

a fabric outlet

fresh squeezed fabric

both shops have yardage available, and will do a custom listing with whatever you want. Just convo them, and so it shall be written

have a great weekend!

*In addition the lovely Sarah Fielke of the Last Piece Blog is starting a new project called Sewn. It will be a place for giveaways, free patterns and shop information. She is co-author of the series of books, Material Obsession... she's basically pretty awesome. Anyway. She is having a Red Letter Day giveaway to help launch her new Site Sewn. So I think all you have to do is leave her a comment for a RLD fatquarter set in any of the three color ways. Cool huh? Lucky you. --------> click here for contest