Check your mailbox in early February for the next edition of
the NQA Quarterly! I am very excited about being featured in
the Member Spotlight as well having an article and pattern
published about my no-binding finishing technique for
Wall-Quilts and other quilts that really don’t need a
binding.
Excited about a new article appearing in the February edition
of the NQA’s Quilting Quarterly.
It’s a new year and a great time to start a new quilt
project! Check out my patterns at www.HelleMayDesigns.com!
Check out the newest dowloadable pattern from Helle-May
Designs at www.ConnectingThreads.com!
I’m so excited to announce that Part 2 of the instructions
for my Wild Daisy quilt are now published in the January 2012
edition of American Quilter Magazine! Part 1 appeared in the
November/December issue. Wild Daisy is a 2-block, partially
paper-pieced twin sized quilt. It was inspired by my earlier
quilt, Driftwood, but with a lot more energy!
I still have a few pictures and words to add, but it’s
finally done! Have a look around! www.HelleMayDesigns.com
Don’t be alarmed if you don’t see my website. When it reappears it will be new and improved! Hopefully by tomorrow!
Still working out the bugs
I know I’ve been teasing for a while - but really - it’s just
about done! Hold on just a little while longer!
I can finally tell you about the surprise! I am so excited! My newest quilt, “Wild Daisy” will appear in the November issue of American Quilter Magazine! The article is actually the first of a 2-part series, the second of which will appear in the January issue! See this link for a preview! http://www.quiltviews.com/new-series-quilt-debuts-in-the-november-2011-issue-of-aq
The November issue should be available by the beginning of October. If you are an American Quilter Association member, you will receive your copy in the mail, if not, rush to your nearest newsstand before I buy all the copies!
It all started when Chris Brown, editor of American Quilter Magazine spotted Driftwood in the Lancaster AQS show back in March 2010.
While I was at the show, she contacted me, eager to publish it in the magazine. Unfortunately, I had already published the pattern and so, no go. Magazines always like to be the first kid on the block to publish something!
So we talked and agreed that Driftwood would get a more colorful cousin with slightly different DNA. And so the design for Wild Daisy was born! She is quite bright in person, but the overall design and coloration kind of reminds me of a Persian rug. Does anyone else see that or is it just me?
While I was busy preparing for our not so welcome visitor, Irene, Wild Daisy was evidently even a contender in a reader poll for the cover of the magazine. However, being that she’s appearing in a November issue she lost out to a much more subdued, but beautiful winter pictorial quilt! That’s OK - I’m thrilled that she was even considered!
Don’t be afraid to show that quilt! You never know who might be looking!
Helle-May
