Sweet Comment From a Crazy Quilt Quarterly Contributor

I just had to share this lovely compliment that I received from Darlene Kliewer (contributor) in regards to the special Holiday Issue of Crazy Quilt Quarterly magazine. 

Oh this holiday magazine is loaded!  I am nearly out of ink so I ordered the hard copy and can't wait until it gets here.  This is just the best magazine issue yet--well---except for the one with my mermaid book of course!!!  :)

I love the stories as you know and the ideas and patterns and colors and just everything.  Thank you again.  I see my mom and me (photo) and get tears---and I wonder how your grandma's cookies didn't get stale until April!  Ha ha---

 

Darlene was sweet enough to give me permission to re-post her comment here.  Thank you Dar!

Order your copy here at my Magcloud site.

 

 

Crazy Memento Quilt Block #13

Block #13 features a little Avon Scarecrow Pin from the 1970's.  As I mentioned in a previous post, my mom sold Avon for many years so I have quite a few of these cute little pieces.

The daisy pin is vintage too.  Mom found it in her jewelry box and gave it to me.  The little rooster button near the bottom is new.  The rainbow button at the top right was from my friend Lula.  I guess with the scarecrow on here, I was kind of thinking Wizard Of Oz!

2017 Crazy Quilt Calendar Blocks

As I do every year, I thought I would post the 2017 Crazy Quilt Calendar Blocks.  For this year, my staff and I decided to hold a contest.  We were not at all disappointed in our decision!  The entries were wonderful!!!  Our only sadness came in not being able to give everyone who entered the contest, their own page.  The runners up blocks will be included in the Winter 2016 issue of Crazy Quilt Quarterly magazine.  In the meantime, here are the winning blocks:

Cover Design:

Connie Eyberg

January

Nina Burnsides

Linda Hopkins

Shannon Szkapi

Maria Mulder

Susan Shufelt

Margaret Freeland

Kathleen Klein

Sharon Peters

Sally Mennella

Margreet De Reus

Jackie Keirnan-Hale

Heather Mantz

I would like to say thank you to everyone who entered the contest.  I'm so proud of all of you.  It takes a lot of courage and strength to put yourself and your work out there.  

I always say, everyone brings something to the table!!!

 

The 2017 Crazy Quilt Calendar is available at Magcloud. 

If anyone would like to enter our contest for the 2018 Crazy Quilt Calendar, here are the guidelines:

 Since the theme will be Musicals, Cathy Kizerian came up with a list of popular musical ideas.  You don't have to choose one from this list.  These are just some ideas. 

 Click on the images to see the details up close!

2016 Holiday Issue of Crazy Quilt Quarterly Magazine

I hope everyone had a safe and Happy Labor Day weekend!

I thought I would share a sneak peak of the special 2016 Holiday Issue of Crazy Quilt Quarterly Magazine:

Our cover artist is Lisa Boni!  Thank you Lisa!  This issue is filled with eye candy and special holiday stories from our contributors.  Also included are tutorials for quick and easy gifts, tree ornaments and simple cookie recipes!!  Yes there's more, but I thought I'd just give a quick teaser!!
This issue will be available on October 1st.

Also, in case you missed my post last week, the 2017 Crazy Quilt Calendar is now available:

 And don't forget, the Autumn 2016 issue of Crazy Quilt Quarterly magazine is now available:

Finally for today, Saturday was our 28th wedding anniversary.  Scott and I went out for a nice dinner and then came back and sat our deck to enjoy watching the birds!  It was a nice evening.  Here is our wedding photo:

September 3, 1988, the most wonderful day of my life!

2017 Crazy Quilt Calendar Now Available!

I'm pleased to announce that the 2017 Crazy Quilt Calendar is now available for purchase:

A special thank you goes out to all of our contributors!!!

You can order your copies here at Magcloud:  http://www.magcloud.com/user/kitty-and-me

Crazy Memento Quilt Block #10

Block #10 features a little vintage "bunch of grapes" brooch that Scott's step mom gave to me:

I think Margaret gave this to a couple of years ago.  Anyway, I love the unusual aqua color of the grapes rather than the traditional purple.

The little dragonfly in the upper left-hand corner came from the scrapbook section of Michael's craft store.  I had to glue it on.  It was a package of 6 I think, in all different colors.  They were kind of different and this one worked perfectly with the colors on this block.

Crazy Memento Quilt Block #9

Growing up, I was so very fond of my cousin Kim's paternal grandmother.  She was always so happy to have us kids around.  I remember she made awesome refrigerator pickles which I loved!  She also measured us kids on the wall in her kitchen to see how tall we were all getting.

Block #9 of my crazy memory quilt is devoted to my cousin's grandmother:

Grandma loved African Violets so I knew I had to use some violets on this block.  These are velvet and they were given to me by friend Lula as were the velvet leaves.

When Grandma passed away, I asked Kim if she had a little something of her grandmother's that I could have to remember her by.  Kim gave me the brooch that Grandma wore on her coat.  Here's a photo of Kim's grandparents:

Submissions Wanted!

Attention Crazy Quilters!!! I will be starting work on the Spring 2017 issue of Crazy Quilt Quarterly magazine around October 1st. The theme for this issue will be BIRDS! Please consider submitting photos, tutorials or articles to me for that issue.

Crazy Quilt Quarterly Magazine Autumn 2016 Is Now Available!

Good morning everyone!  The Autumn 2016 issue of Crazy Quilt Quarterly magazine is now available:

Special thanks go out to our cover artist, Gerry Krueger!

You can place your order here at Magcloud.

Crazy Quilt Quarterly Magazine Back Issues

The Autumn 2016 issue of Crazy Quilt Quarterly magazine will be available on August 1st.  Here's a list of all back issues in case you're missing any:

You can place your order here at Kitty And Me on Magcloud.

Sneak Peek Crazy Quilt Quarterly Magazine Autumn 2016

I thought for today I would give ya'll a sneak peek of the cover for the Autumn 2016 issue of Crazy Quilt Quarterly magazine:

This issue will be released on August 1st.  Special thanks goes out to our dear friend and gifted artist, Gerry Krueger for being our cover girl!!!

Crazy Memento Quilt Block #7

Ya'll know how much I just love Spring!  Well block #7 is all about Spring!  Easter actually:

The little bunny in the bottom right corner is a pin that my friend Lula gave me one year.  She sent me so many lovely gifts over the years.  I never had the opportunity to meet her in person.  She lived in Maryland and I'm in Illinois.  We met online years and years ago when I was designing cross stitch.  We quickly became friends.  She was so sweet and kind.

The little chicks, eggs and carrots were a package of buttons that mom bought for me.  I'm sure you've seen them at the craft stores.

This is a really bright cheery block isn't it?

Crazy Memento Quilt Block #6

The special item on this block is the spider pin:

My husband is always on the lookout at flea markets and antique shops for little bugs that I can use on my crazy quilt projects.  He bought me this one because of the purple rhinestones.  He knows I have a fondness for spiders too!

The trim on the right is vintage.  I found that last Summer at a flea market.

So that's the deal with this block.  A special gift from my husband.

Crazy Memento Quilt Block #5

Today I have Block #5 of my Crazy Memento Quilt:

The little watch at the bottom left was my grandmother's.  It was a pendant watch and I think my mom bought it for grandma.  I'll have to ask mom to be sure.

The butterfly is a pin that mom gave me years ago.  The pinback never worked right so I decided to use it on this quilt.

The lace flower applique was from my friend Lula.  She used to send me little things for my stitching all the time.  I had painted it.

Now Accepting Ads For The 2017 Crazy Quilt Calendar!

We are now accepting Business Card Ads for the 2017 Crazy Quilt Calendar!!!

Please take advantage of the special price of $25.00 (offer is available only for this publication) to promote your business.  Deadline for Ads is Friday June 24th!  Please email me to place your ad.