Crazy Quilt Quarterly Magazine

I wanted to announce a small change that will be made to the Crazy Quilt Magazine.  I don't want anyone to be disappointed, but Pat and I talked a bit this morning and we both agreed that it would be best to change the name from Crazy Quilt Gatherings magazine to Crazy Quilt Quarterly magazine.

I know some of our readers will feel a bit disappointed and neither Pat nor I want to upset anyone.  We just felt that it was a good choice and a good time to make the change.  It's a mutual agreement and we hope that everyone understands.

So, I thought for today, I would share the new magazine banner:

I played around with a couple of different things and finally said to myself, "Girl!  Be consistant! And make it simple!" 

So yes, it's the same banner I use here on my blog and my Etsy shop.  And who doesn't like looking at my beautiful Lucy kitty!!!!

In other news, I finished up on my Halloween Crazy Quilt Pillow:

This is available over at my Etsy shop.

Before I turn the computer off, I'm going to add a few more links to my Crazy Quilt Resources tab (found at the top of my blog).  Mary Anne sent me a few new links and I found a couple of really nice Etsy stores last night so I want to add those.

Crazy Quilt Supplies

I've been busy working on my Crazy Quilt Resources list.  I added a few more crazy quilters to the list of artists and I started on the Crazy Quilt Supplies list.  If there are any artists that I missed or any CQ supply sites that you order from or would like me to include, drop me an email and I'll add them later this week.

I still have a lot of things to add so I'm just doing it a little bit at a time.

This morning, I sewed up my Halloween Pillow so I'll do the hand finishing on that later today.  For now, I've been stitching on this Crazy Quilt Christmas Purse:

I'm going to have to run up to JoAnn's for some purse handles for this one. I don't think I have any extras in my stash now.

Announcing The Calendar Crazy Quilt Artists!

All of the blocks for the 2015 Crazy Quilt Calendar are in!  And they are so beautiful!  As promised, here is a list of the lovely and very gifted artists who were so generous with their time and talent to contribute a design so that others can enjoy a year's worth of Crazy Quilt eye candy!

 Here we go:

January:  Mary Anne Richardson
February:  Nicki Lee Seavey
March:  Maria Muldar
April:  Kathy Shaw
May:  Pat Winter
June:  Cathy Kizerian
July:  Brenda Sandusky
August:  Gerry Krueger
September:  Terri Lee Takacs
October:  Betty Pillsbury
November:  Connie Eyberg
December:  Allison Aller

And the cover design is by me, Pamela Kellogg.

Please click on the links to visit their blogs or Flickr sites!

The calendar will be released on September 1st.  I asked the girls to hold off on posting about their blocks until that time but please, be sure to revisit their sites once the calendar is released.  They will share their stories and more photos of their blocks!

In the meantime, here is my latest finish:

I'll sewing this into a pillow and adding some hand crocheted trim!  Please stop back to see it finished later this week.

Halloween Pillow

Just a quick little update for today everyone.  This is my current work in progress:

I'll be adding beads to those little leaves next.  But first......laundry.  Always laundry!

Seasonal Door Hangers Are Done!

I worked on the list of Crazy Quilt Artists some more today so be sure to check out the Crazy Quilting Resources tab at the top of my blog.  Follow the links for beautiful CQ eye candy!  Next week I'll be working on the Crazy Quilt Supply Resources.  If I'm missing anyone, just email me your name and link and I'll gladly add you to the list.

For now, I have my latest batch of Seasonal Door Hangers to share:

All are available in my Etsy shop.

Well, I've been sitting here at the computer for 6 hours so I'm off to make some dinner and watch the Cubs game.