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Winner announced
Yep today I am priveleged to give away ANOTHER copy of Simply Charming Minis.
You might remember that I gave one away in early June as a special treat from Konda.
I was so happy when she asked me to partake in this one too.
I thought this round I would show you my favorite 2 projects from the book.
Mini Baskets is the first.
I have been thinking I will do this one in Cuzco by Kate Spain.
I've already sorted the charms....
so there is a good chance I will sew it soon.
And my second is Mini Flower Garden.
I haven't picked fabric for this one....
I think is may come out of scrap fabric.
I have some strip and squares of Gypsy Girl left so we'll see.
Stop by the other blog tour participants for a chance to win a book from them:
Tues, July 24 Lissa Alexander http://modalissa.blogspot.com/
Emily Herrick http://crazyoldladiesquilts.blogspot.com/
Wed, July 25 Nannette Merrill http://fredashive.blogspot.com/
Thurs, July 26 Pam Lincoln http://www.mamaspark.blogspot.com/
Fri, July 27 Brooke Johnsen http://pitterputterstitch.blogspot.com/
Sat, July 28 Sherri McConnell http://www.aquiltinglife.com/
Sun, July 29 April Mazzoleni http://april-makingendsmeet.blogspot.com/
Mon, July 30 Vickie Eapen http://www.spunsugarquilt.com/
Tues, July 31 Konda Luckau http://moosequilts.blogspot.com/
Michele Foster http://quiltinggallery.com/
Now for this giveaway.
Leave a comment about what color way of fabric, or range you would use for a mini...
I will randomly select a winner on Friday August 3rd.
I think I would use red and white prints for a mini!
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking greens & blues would be fun to work with for a mini.
ReplyDeleteSewCalGal
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I tend to be drawn to cool colors all the time, but for minis I like bold warm colors like red, yellow, even orange.
ReplyDeleteI think I would use Vintage from Camille and her Mom for a mini - it would be bright and cheery!
ReplyDeleteI actually think I'd like to use Civil War fabrics. Thanks for the giveaway :-) This book looks so awesome!
ReplyDeleteI'm with Happy Cottage Quilter...a Civil War mini quilt is on my TO DO LIST!! I would love to make the flower quilt in scrappy colours...so sweet!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance!
Paulette
Anything from Fig Tree! Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI think Sweetwater's Lucy's Crab Shack would be great for a mini quilt. I love their colorings.
ReplyDeleteI have some Lucy's Crab Shack that would look cute in a mini ;)
ReplyDeleteRuby remains one of my favourite lines and I think it would look great in a mini quilt!
ReplyDeleteI am crushing on pink and brown at the moment.
ReplyDeleteI think I would go with a Paris theme. Have quite some in my stash. Thanks for the chance to win the book!
ReplyDeleteI will use white, red and aqua. :)
ReplyDeleteFor a mini I would like to experiment with oranges, yellows and pinks.....I tend to use more blues, greens and purples...Minis would give me the opportunity to play with other color options. :D
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I'd be tempted to try out some low volume fabrics - you know the lovely ones that won't fall into lights or darks, but you'll get the effect without stepping back a mile like you would with a larger quilt!
ReplyDeleteI'm feeling daring at the moment, so I might use orange, purple and lime green for a mini.
ReplyDeleteI think I'd give it a go in solids - probably blue, grey and yellow
ReplyDeleteI like the the mini garden with Apple of My Eye. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI think I would like to make a mini in oranges and limes...really 'tangy' looking!
ReplyDeleteI'm searching for the perfect pattern for my Verna charm pack. Just when I think I have found it, I have doubts. When, oh when, will I find the courage to use my Verna?
ReplyDeleteI would use red and white. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteHow is it that I have not heard of this book before now? I love mini quilts, so this would be perfect for me! Lately I have been working with Civil War fabrics and I see several patterns that would work well with those fabrics, but I think it would be fun to work with some bright colors with the mini flower garden too!
ReplyDeleteI always use brights, so maybe I should stretch myself and use Civil War prints to get out of my comfort zone. Thanks for the chance to win- I'm working on small quilts these days in an effort to decorate our house a little more (my husband is tired of bare walls!).
ReplyDeleteI have some Good Fortune - Kate Spain and I would use that for a mini!!! Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteI would use my Summersville layer cake
ReplyDeleteI want to do them in burgundy and off-white so that they can hang on my bare walls in my living room. I could add in a little bit of light brown as well as I have coffee colored floors.
ReplyDeleteI am addicted to Lucy's Crab Shack at the moment so would go with that but I also think the Civil Way fabrics would be beautiful to use. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI'm loving orange and blue right now.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to try a mini in all solid colors.I'm not brave enough to try a large solids quilt yet, but a mini would be perfect !
ReplyDeleteI think I would make a mini for my bedroom in the country and go with soft lavenders and greens. Thnak you so much for the chance to win this book! I so, so, so want to win it! :-)
ReplyDeleteI love to make minis out of reproduction prints-usually civil war era. Thanks for the chance to get a copy of this great book!
ReplyDeleteI have some wonderful Heather Ross that would be great!
ReplyDeleteI like earth colors, so mine would probably by more fall like.
ReplyDeleteI like bright, cheery fabrics so I would start with those to make my first mini.
ReplyDeleteI love blue and green together.
ReplyDeleteLove the miniquilts! Would probably use civil war blues and creams!
ReplyDeleteSuch cute patterns! I have tons of charms to use on these...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win.
Hummm I think I would break out of my mode of Civil War Repros to try my mini hand at some 30's Repros since I really haven't tryed my hand at using them.
ReplyDeleteThank You for the chance to win what looks like a "must have" book.
Sincerely,
Tricia
I would love to makea red & white one.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win!
I'd love to use greens. Those quilts look like fun little projects.
ReplyDeleteLovely book. Thanks. The quilts look fun.
ReplyDeleteI have some California Girl from Fig Tree that I think would make a happy mini! Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI love the mini flower quilt in aqua and red! I have never sewn a quilt in these colors ... yet... ;) Hoping I get lucky and win a book. Thank you for the chance. Good luck, everyone ... :) Pat
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ReplyDeletePerhaps batiks in blues, greens, and purples ... as a change of pace as usually select prints
ReplyDeleteI'd use Civil War style fabrics for anything that would be displayed in the main part of my house. And in my quilting room it would be something colorful and funky.
ReplyDeletesuch pretty quilts. love the flower one. I would probably use greens and browns for my first mini.
ReplyDeleteI think I would use an aqua and white colorway. Looks like a great book.
ReplyDeleteI would like to use some creams and aqua for a mini. I want to make one for my living room.
ReplyDeletePink n aqua:)
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I think I would use reds and creams. Thanks for a chance to win! Looks like a great book.
ReplyDeleteThe new little black dress range from BasicGrey/moda would be cute I think.
ReplyDeleteSuch wonderful quilts.Thinking in Christmas season I`d like Joy from Kate Spain.Thanks for the chance!!
ReplyDeleteI think I'd try using some floral fabrics I recently purchased and matching solids to go with those.
ReplyDeleteI would like to try a pink, grey, yellow and white mini quilt.
ReplyDeleteSusan
My kitchen is blue wiht yellow and white. I would use these colors to put on the wall in my kitchen
ReplyDeletequilting dash lady at comcast dot net
HELLO! I'D CHOOSE A DELFT BLUE+CREAM-LOVE THOSE COLORS!
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU FOR SHARING!
msstitcher1948@yahoo.com
This time of year I love everything patriotic, red, white and blue. I made a darling red, white and blue quilt with tessellating stars that I love.
ReplyDeleteYou have made a great choice by choosing Cuzco by Kate Spain. She is one talented designer and any of her fabrics would work for me. Thank you for your participation in the Simply Charming Minis Book Blog. A lot of minis to choose from with different color choices.
ReplyDeleteSandi T.
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I'd use my favorite right now which is dark grey, light grey and bone....
ReplyDeleteBlue and Yellow, would be so pretty to make a block with!
ReplyDeletePatti
Thanks for the chance to win! I really need to whittle down my scraps.
ReplyDeleteBrights - I've been in a funk lately using darker colors, need to liven it up a little!
ReplyDeleteI would like a mini in black and white with pops of jewel tone colors.
ReplyDeleteI would make my quilt red and aqua!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
Blue and orange would be my first choice. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteWell I'm wanting to make minis to hang as art in my living room and I'm thinking the beautiful Neptune by Tula Pink colors, blue, green and coral. I have a few charm packs and have waiting for the perfect project, looks like this book might have one or two in it!
ReplyDeleteI would like to use Vintage Modern in one of the little quilts. So fun! This size would make great gifts!! Thanks for the giveaway! RuthNParadise@aol.com
ReplyDeleteI would love to do one of the minis in batiks.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win a great book.
I have a coffee batik charm pack heading my way that I would use in a mini. Thanks for the opportunity!
ReplyDeleteI need to make a house warming gift for son and daughter in law and they like blue and white. I think your choice of Cuzco would be pretty!
ReplyDeleteI'm so civil war and old look that some Jo Morton would be used. I love small quilts, instant gratification.
ReplyDeleteI would use blues and purples.
ReplyDeleteI would certainly use red/aqua for a mini quilt. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeletetubakk@online.no
30's prints with white to tie it all together. K-
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted to go with red and white, and I think that would make a mini really pretty!
ReplyDeleteI think blue and green
ReplyDeleteI just love those baskets! I use almost any color, but need to tackle those greens - a green and purple mini would be awesome.
ReplyDeleteWould love to win this sweet book. Of course my colorway would be Bonnie and Camille fabric!
ReplyDeleteI would use pinks and reds.
ReplyDeleteI have a lot of blue in my house, so I tend to go that direction. Perhaps a blue and white, or if I am in the mood will go with a more seasonal colorway, depending on the season.
ReplyDeletePurples and Greens with a hint of gold?
ReplyDeleteThank you for a chance to win. :-)
Red, white, and blue for me~ I'm trying to get a few more patriotic things in our home. :-) Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteRight now I have a jelly roll of Marmalade from Bonnie and Camille, I would use charm packs of that. Love that fabric! Thank you for the give away!
ReplyDeleteI have a lot of Thimbleberries scraps I would love to use in a mini! Then I would make one out of pinks.... :)
ReplyDeleteSandy A
Green is my favorite color. I would go from lights to darks. I think it would be beautiful
ReplyDeleteI have some Reunion I think would be cute; thanks for chance (EMAIL: marshudson at comcast dot net)
ReplyDeletepink ombre is my idea for a mini colorway
ReplyDeleteDeborah
homemakerhoney @gmail .com
I am going to have my first grandbaby in November. I would choose lively vibarant colors including pinks and purples. The 1930 reproductions fabrics would work very well. for either the small baskets or the flower quilt. Thank you for offering the book. I love small quilts, and this would be charming (no pun intended, maybe :-) on my Grand daughters nursery wall. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteCarla
Blues and purples would be my color choice for a mini quilt.
ReplyDeleteI'd use reproduction feedsack fabrics against a white background. It would look kind of like a modern Grandmother's Flower Garden!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the nice giveaway. :)
I am loving the pink/yellow/gray combination. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteOrange, yellow, red. I'm really into those colours right now.
ReplyDeleteI would use bright colors... red & aqua! :)
ReplyDeleteI love bright and cherry so I would use orange and lime green.
ReplyDeleteRight now, anything with aqua...it seems to be my go to color. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteVery fun! I'm really into orange at the moment. Don't really know why. Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteI have been chomping at the bit to do red and white. I would love the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteI'd do mine in blue and purple batiks with maybe a splash of pink or yellow.
ReplyDeleteI love using the Amish palette. But it depends on the mini quilt I am making.
ReplyDeleteCool! I really love that mini flower garden. So bright and cheerful. Thanks for the book giveaway.
ReplyDeletemini... hum brown and aqua will make a great quilt don't you think? thank's for the chance to win !
ReplyDeleteI will make most of them with 1800s fabrics (scrappy) but some are calling for 1930s!!
ReplyDeleteI really like most colors. Right now I am quite fond of Ruby and Vintage Modern. Am also thinking of doing a quilt in blues and yellows. Enjoy your blog.
ReplyDeleteI like to use red/white/ and blues for mini quilts. It make the designs stand out so much!
ReplyDeleteI would use a set of prints I won - lots of pinks, brown, blues. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI tend to use blues, greens, grey or white. I really loved this blog hop and keep hoping. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteOh, don't you just love the way she shows you a couple of different color options for each fabulous mini?! I know I do! I think my next mini might have to use cheddar. Maybe a simple white and cheddar or prints in cheddar and pink...
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I'm not sure what color I would use at the moment. But I might consider, pink and white for the flower garden mini or Christmas fabrics for the zig, zag....so many choices. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeletered and green thanks for the giveaway
ReplyDeletenice bright colors thank-you beckderry04@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI would use civil war fabrics to make one of those cute minis.
ReplyDeleteI would use some of the French General jelly roll I have left from and earlier project. It is red and blue and tan.
ReplyDeleteI'd probably use civil war prints---haven't used those in a while. And then I'd use some 30s prints--always love those. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI would use fall colours.
ReplyDeleteI would love to use some red and aqua prints for a mini in my sewing room!!!
ReplyDeleteh_freund@hotmail.com
I intend on making a red and white in the near future. I guess now would be a good time for it :) Thank you for a chance.
ReplyDeleteWow, most of my left over fabric right now is oranges and browns.
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ReplyDeleteThis book of minis is meant to help me whittle my Christmas list down to size! Weeeeooo! But I would use only reds and whites.
ReplyDeletei think i would use earthtones, blues and yellows for the sun and sky and tans and greens for the ground and foliage. makes me thing of my surroundings and brings a pleasant warm feeling to my soul. thank you.
ReplyDeleteI have yet to make a quilt with white, aqua and turquoise so that will be my colorway! awolk at rogers dot com
ReplyDeleteI think that red, white, yellow and blue would be SO pretty in a mini quilt! Thank you so much for the chance to win a copy of this wonderful book! :-)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE, LOVE, LOVE minis! In my mini quilts, i am more drawn to muted jewel tones and warm cozy colors. Can't wait to make one of these!
ReplyDeletei have been drawn to grays, teas and yellows lately... hope i win ;)
ReplyDeleteI think I would go for small scale in pale green and pink and with. I usually go for bright and bold colors. But a mini needs to be soft...thanks for the chance, hope to win.
ReplyDeleteI just bought a few Civil War charm square packs. I'd try a Civil War mini, I've never used Civil War fabric before. I love that you can use different fabrics and in a minimum amount of time have a finished quilt. Mini's give you the freedom to try many patterns and fabrics in less time. Yay! Thanks, Toni Anne
ReplyDeleteI just discovered in my self that I would Like to make some mini quilts, so i don't know what colors yet but I'm thinking what ever is going to go good in my house since I want to do a collage of them on a wall!!! Such a cute book!!!
ReplyDeletei would use a variety of warm colors eatkin85@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI'd use small scale Civil War repros in either pink/brown or butternut and blue.
ReplyDeleteI'm ready for a fall mini!
ReplyDeleteI want to use green, but I don't have enough of them so I will probably end up with a blue and red thing
ReplyDeleteI would use brights with a little white thrown in.
ReplyDeleteGreens are my choice.
ReplyDeleteI love Anela Hoey's walk in the woods.Thanks for the giveaway. Hope i win.
ReplyDeleteleena
Red, blue, and yellow for a cheery mini quilt.
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I would use soft pastel colors. Thanks for the giveaway.
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