Cherry House Quilts

Market goodie bag winner, plus another contest!

Thank you to everyone who left such nice comments for the Market goodies contest!  You said kind things about your families, about your day, about the weather, about quilting, about my quilts, and about City Quilts!  Makes a girls head puff like a balloon with all of those kind words! 

The name of the winner...

Cindy Carlson

Congratulations Cindy!  Thank you again to everyone that participated!!!

Have you guys entered the Stash Book Giveaway?  There is one more day to enter...just pop over to Stash Books and let them know which of the Stash Book you would like to win - I personally hope you pick City Quilts, but really, it's okay if you don't :-)

Okay, I'm off to spend a few more hours with my daughter Melissa...today is her birthday, I can't believe my baby is 21!  Tomorrow she is back to Baltimore, interviewing at a hospital for a nursing job. 

Babies grow up too quick...go hugs yours if you can.

lots of love,

Cherri

The Quilts of my heart

Okay, I'm going to be completely, and utterly honest here - and that generally involves tears.  Anyone who truly knows me, knows that I'm either a complete smart a$$, or often as not, a puddle of tears.  There doesn't seem to a filter between my most sincere feelings, and my inability to not cry. 

City Quilts has been arriving in your homes and stores, and your kind feedback has absolutely touched my heart more than I can express.  I want to share the introduction of my book - I want to share how I feel about the quilts that were created for the book.

 
Thank you again for all of your kind comments, and good wishes!  I'm grateful for quilting, I'm grateful to be a quilter, and I'm grateful for each of you!

xoxo

Cherri

Home from Market, and a Market loot giveaway!

Spring Market is done, and we are home!  Lizzy and I both had schoolhouse's, and they went very well.  Cake Party was a great success too!  If you ever need cakes in the Minneapolis area, I strongly recommend that you visit Grandma's bakery...too delicious!  We were able to see so many good friends, and make new ones as well. 

City Quilts was well received, I am so happy to say!  Lots of kind comments, and best wishes for the book.  Have you picked up a copy yet?  If so, what do you think?  There were two book signings, and we gave away 72 books, which seems huge to me.  I was so nervous about the book signing, never having done one before, I thought to myself, "do I need to bring a pen, or does someone supply one".  Silly!  By the way - they supplied the pens.

Like a proud Mama, I was able to visit many of my quilts around the convention center...here's a few
Below is a quilt that I made for the lovely Michelle and Gina of Cloud 9 fabrics...touching these fabrics will definitely give you an appreciation for organic cottons - so soft and amazing!

 

Now to the giveaway...everyone is very generous at Market - so of course, this generosity should be passed on to you! 

This goodie bag will include Anna Maria's Handmade Beginnings, some fabric, a tote bag or two...lots of fun stuff from market!

How to enter?  Leave a comment about something nice...that's it, no hoops to jump through.

The contest will end on 5/30 - everyone is welcome to enter (yes my down under friends, Australia too.)

Okay sweet friends, back to work for me!

Cherri

Drum roll please, the winner of EQ7 is...

LISA ANN come on down, you are the winner of EQ7!!!  Lisa Ann was number 41, and 41 is the number selected by Random.org

Hooray for Lisa Ann, and many many thanks to all of you that entered the drawing!  Your kind comments always mean so much to me, and that so many of you are happily anticipating the release of City Quilts is the very best news...thank you!

Well friends it's off to market I go, along with Lizzy and tons and tons of quilts!  I promise to take photos, and give you fresh reports.  Please wish me luck with schoolhouse...it's my first!

love dove (as we say in our family)

Cherri

The Best of Both Worlds!

This is the subject of my SCHOOLHOUSE @ Quilt Market!  Store owners do you want to know how to bring young quilters into the fold?  New baby quilters do you want to know that you are loved and needed in the quilting industry? If so, come to my schoolhouse on May 20th, hosted by Brewers at 2:25 to 2:40 PM 212B.  Let's talk about why we need each other, and how together we can make quilting the best ever!!!

Plus...

• Come see quilts from City Quilts
• Win fabulous prizes from Robert Kaufman - Kona Cotton Solids anyone???
• See examples of traditional quilt patterns turned into awesome contemporary wonders!

Hope to see you in Minneapolis!

Cherri 

Popping in to say hello!

Good Morning world...just popping in to say hello!  It's such a busy time right now with Market right around the corner, my book being released next Monday (CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!!!), two of my daughter's on the move - Ashlee to Georgia for the summer, and Melissa coming home, Lizzy flying to Idaho for a quick trip, lots and lots going on.  It is all good stuff, but so busy!  

I hope all of you Mommy's had a wonderful Mother's Day!  Fortunately I was able to speak to all four of my babies, including Luke, way over in Iraq - I'm always so grateful to hear his voice. 

Remember that you have until May 18th to enter the drawing for a free copy of EQ7.  Be sure and leave a comment here. 

This quilt is City Circle - another quilt from City Quilts.

Okay sweetest friends, have a great week!

Cherri

THE BEST GIVEAWAY - WIN EQ7

Is everyone as excited about EQ7 as I am?  Cause I gotta tell ya, I'm really excited!  Want to know something even more exciting?  I get to give one away!  First, just let me tell you that I love EQ6 - it has been a part of my business since day one - I design everything for Cherry House Quilts on there first.  As much as I love EQ6, I know that EQ7 is going to be even better!!!

• Need to figure out yardage  
• Need to work out color
• Need to make a quilt bigger or smaller
• Drawing blocks
• all of this and more is so easily done with EQ

Here's one of my favorite quilts, City Park (and currently our bestseller) created with EQ6

How to win???  Leave a comment...that's it...piece of cake right?  Anyone anywhere - a contest without borders!  Leave a comment, make sure you include an email address so you can be contacted.  Share this with your friends - tell everyone, tweet about it, share it on Facebook, because someone is going to win a free EQ7.  The contest will end on May 18, 2010, and your prize will be shipped by The Electric Quilt company.

Okay sweet friends - best of luck to everyone!!!

Cherri