“patchwork prism qal with great prizes…”

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ready for another qal with great fantastic prizes?!

have you heard about anna maria horner’s new patchwork prism quilt pattern that she designed for janome?  it’s b-e-a-utiful!

 

well…anna maria and janome have been so kind to allow me to host a qal and wouldn’t you know we have some fan-tabulous prizes to keep you motivated until the end!

the pattern…

anna maria designed this pattern for janome and they have been so kind as to make it available to you free of charge.  you can find the download for the pattern here.

it’s going to go a little something like this…

the posts…{where i will be sharing with you how i approached this pattern…}

  • april 24: choosing your fabric {and if you need fabric, i’ve arranged for a 20% discount from our generous friends at fat quarter shop…dates to be announced}
  • may 8: making templates and cutting your fabric
  • may 22: laying out your quilt and sewing
  • june 5: quilting
  • june 12: wrapping it all up and then the party begins…linky party that is…
  • june 26: submissions are due for the grand prizes!

the prizes…

oh my goodness the prizes…are sooooo good!  throughout the course of the qal, participants will have the chance to win the following prizes…

westminster fibers:

aurifil thread:

  • five chances to win 10 spools of thread

the grand prizes to be awarded upon submission of your completed patchwork prism quilt will include…

  • 3rd prize… $25 gift certificate to fat quarter shop
  • 2nd prize… $50 gift certificate to fat quarter shop
  • 1st prize… $75 gift certificate to fat quarter shop

GRAND PRIZE…  Janome DC2012 sewing machine {a retail value of $699!}

a HUGE shout-out and thank you to these generous sponsors for providing these fabulous prizes for you!

also, a BIG thank you to anna maria for designing such a stunning quilt!

flickr group…

i hope that you will join the flickr group, which can be found here.  this will be a great place for us to come together and share photos of our progress and get to know each other.  :)

patchwork prism button…

i’ve designed a button to help promote the qal…if you’d like to let people know what fun you are up to or invite your friends to join…grab the button from my sidebar.

promotional partners…

i feel super fortunate that some bloggy friends have agreed to help me promote this qal before it launches on april 24th…the fun starts next week.

who’s ready to get this party started? and don’t forget to tell your friends to come and join in on the fun…

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Comments (70)

  1. Veronica A.M.

    Yay!! I’ve been on my email like white on rice waiting to see what’s up with this give away!! I coyld totally use a new sewing machine, & Janome(!) wow! Not to mention im addicted to Anne Maria AND Valori Wells! Count me in girl!! Woohoo ;D

  11. Allegory

    I’m so very glad for the time before this. I’ve written a note to myself to finish 3 projects on my list so that I have the time for this QAL!

  15. Emily

    Wow! This looks excellent! I don’t think I could commit to a whole quilt but a pillow or doll quilt sounds great! It’s so beautiful!

  18. Susan

    I don’t have a blog. Could I still win? Who picks the winners and when would they be announced? Are there criteria for a winning design? Thanks!

  19. Marcia W.

    Serendipity – I just attempted to download this pattern (couldn’t) so now have an incentive to try again! This is awesome.

  20. Florence Carrano

    This looks lovely! I wish I could be part of the QAL, but I will be having shoulder surgery at the end of May and won’t be able to move my arm for 6 weeks afterwards :-( . However, I will sew this beauty eventually! Thanks for the pattern:-)

  21. debra

    oh la la….i will definitely be doing this quilt along…i have just got my left hand out of a splint…finally i can sew again. This quilt i have beend roolign over and only stumbled here by chance….thank you.
    I will be there

  22. Alexandrea M

    Well I hope I don’t need a blog to do this. And PHEW I am finishing up one quilt with AMH fabrics, and at the beginning of a quilt for my MIL (luckily I don’t need THAT done til Christmas!) So since the prices are so darn mouthwatering, I’m downloading the pattern and going to give this a shot!

  26. Lisa Campbell

    This quilt is fabulous. I am definitely going to QAL. Can’t wait for the first post!!!

  27. Martha F.

    The quilt is beautiful! I would love to join the fun. I’m new to quilting and could use some help choosing fabric.

  29. Judy G

    WOW, Love this idea – haven’t done one online before, but I’m gonna try it! Love to travel with my Janome 760 (I use it as a carry-on when I’m flying)…would love to have another Janome in my collection!! Thanks!

  32. Euolinda R. Logan

    I down loaded the Patchwork Prism pattern from the Janome web site a few days ago. I am excited to be part of the on-line group to make it I taught my self to quilt years ago and have never stopped. I know I will learn new techniques with thiis group. Just let me know when we start.
    Euolinda

  35. Sydnie

    I am in!! I’m just getting started at quilting, and I’ve definitely never done a QAL, and this looks like a fun project!

  36. Kim

    This will be my first qal :) It’s so fun to try new patterns and this will be a great piece for our new house — I wanted to do something that would incorporate lots of colors! I’ll be able to use up lots of bits and pieces left over from other projects, plus some great fabrics I haven’t known quite what to do with. Let the fun begin!

  37. Susan

    Thanks for your gracious reply. Just want you to know that even though I don’t have a blog, I do have a flikr account – and so, I think I’m in. I’m working out the possible colors and layout only in my head at this point, but vroom vroom! Here I go! Thanks for hosting the QAL – my first ever. Couldn’t think of a better design to start with! :-)

  39. Peggy

    Love the idea, LOVE my new Janome Horizon 7700QCP that my husband bought me for our 30th wedding anniversary last week!!! I will be making this lovely project on it. Great way to become better aquainted with my machine. Thanks so much for the opportunity to QAL.

  40. Masha (Ashenka)

    wow…. :) so….. well….. I love this quilt and, you know, the end-day of qal, 26June, is my birthday, really! :) so, it will be my challenge! (I never did such kind of things, but always dreamed about….)
    let’s see!
    thank you,
    hugs from Russia,
    Masha

  42. Gretchen K.

    Love the quilt along! I am way too excited about this. Question: Does the quilt have to be quilted by the June 26th deadline or can I submit just the quilt top? I usually send my quilt to a long arm quilter for that step. Thanks!

  45. sarah@pingsandneedles

    it is indeed a beeeeeyooootiful quilt and I would love to QAL .. I might just be a bit tardy! I could so do with a new machine. My vintage machine broke last week (my real workhorse) and the Brother is just puttling along like a toy! It would be a nice bonus, but really the quilt in itself would be a good prize!

  47. Michelle

    I saw this quilt a couple weeks ago and usually I see these qals long after the fact so excited I found this one in time to actually participate in my first qal.

  48. Myrna DeHaas

    I would love to join in this QAL. I too will be a little late getting started. Am looking forward to this as a new adventure!!!

  49. JoAnne T.

    That is one gorgeous quilt and a QAL sounds interesting. I’ll be back to learn more, thank you!

  53. Judith

    This will probably win the prize for dumb questions, but do I have to use AMH fabrics to participate?

  54. Cindy W

    Okay. Just found this. Haven’t tried anything like this before. Will use my new machine, learn my new machine, and maybe accomplish something. Sounds like fun.

  55. Rachelle

    Is this open to international? I’ll probably give it a go anyway, but will be later rather than during the time for this if not open to international. I’ll have to go with stash either way.

  56. Janet Yatska

    Just wondering HOW we actually sign up? Or we just post pics on the Flickr group or what? Unsure…Thanks!

  57. Melissa

    This looks like amazing fun! Are there are more nitty gritty details we need to know to sign up?
    Thanks!

  58. Kathryn

    I’ve never used a template for a quilt, but this one is so beautiful, I think I will join!

  60. Myra Sattler

    I would love to win a new sewing machine. I try to sew everyday and mine could use a rest. Love your blog.

  61. Amanda Y

    My youngest (10) is getting soooo excited to start our quilt! We’re headed out to pick up a few last minute fat quarters so we can finish cutting and start laying out our pattern =)

  63. Celine Combet

    I have just stumbled across your QAL and blog at the same time, this sounds like fun. I have lots of batiks that I could use for it, if only I had time. Let’s see if I can fit it in… Thanks
    Celine

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  66. Elisabetta

    I can’t understand how I can partecipate to this grand prize, do I have to say something or what?
    thanks for explaining me…

  68. susan

    im a little late to the game but hope to get it started this weekend
    this quilt is gorgeous, as well as the ones in the flickr group