In 2012 I gave a guild workshop on "disappearing" blocks. That was before Jenny Doan brought the design concept to YouTube. I kept all the class samples I made -- the raw blocks, initial cuts, assembled blocks, and flimsies. I lent them to a friend to use in a class and she returned them. They've been on a shelf for ages.
And now you can have them! You'll get ALL of these -- and I'll include goodies to fill the flat-rate box.
(1) Leave a comment stating the author and title of a book you've read recently and recommend. It CANNOT be a quilting book. It CAN be an audiobook.
(2) Enter by 8:00 AM CDT Thursday, March 25. I will draw the winner that morning.
(3) If you are a no-reply blogger include your email address so I can contact you.
(4) U.S. addresses only.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Thank you so much for the chance to win your generous giveaway. I would love to have these blocks to use in a quilt.
ReplyDeleteReading is my favorite hobby next to sewing. I have been collecting books for a long time while I was working and now read a couple a week. James Patterson is my favorite author and I just finished reading "GONE". It is an older book but I enjoyed it very much. Lots of action and some surprises.
ReplyDeleteOne of the non-quilting books I've read recently is Letters of a Woman Homesteader by Elinore Pruitt Stewart. Thanks for sharing this generous group of quilt blocks with one of your blog readers. amityquilter 2008 at gmail dot com.
The only non-quilting book I've read recently won't win your blocks, Nann. I had a really hard time getting into it and really couldn't recommend the book. :o((
ReplyDeleteI just finished Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice by Bill Browder. It is an incredible book and I highly recommend it. I can't believe I went into this book so naive about what happens in Russia.
ReplyDeleteI would love to adopt your ophans!
Well, I’d love to win these blocks for my Quilts for Kids ongoing (2021) effort. So please throw my name into the hat! xo
ReplyDeleteThe latest complete book I read was my son Ryan’s manuscript (10 years in the making) that’s just been submitted over the last six weeks or so. I named a quilt for him after one of the book locations - Arahorn). He’s recently started a science fiction thriller, and though I’ve only read the first five chapters, I’m hooked! In the meantime, manuscripts aside, I’ve just started “Born a Crime” by Trevor Noah.
What a neat quilt that would be to work on.I recently finished The Survivors by Jane Harper, it is a pretty good mystery, her first one, The Dry was better in my opinion.I am now near the end of The Poisonwood Bible,by Barbara Kingsolver, it is very good too, but heavy reading. So I take brakes and read Garfield comics. :)
ReplyDeleteMy email is: bestbelle2010@aol.com and I live in the US. Thanks for the chance.
I, too, would love to win your blocks and turn them into something beautiful. The last book I completed was "And Less Than Kind" which was the finale in a 3-book series combining magic and the early life of Queen Elizabeth I. Total fantasy of course. Great escapism.
ReplyDeleteMy email is captainmumsie@gmail.com
The book I just finished is Natuckett Threads by Pamela Kelly. It is a series of books about a family and residents the live on Nantucket. I would like to win your blocks. Darlene dhoctor@sbcglobal.net
ReplyDeleteI just finished Jacqueline Winspear's "The Care and Management of Lies". Jacqueline's best known for her Maisie Dobbs books. I dove right in and devoured this book. I hope that you'll enjoy it too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun giveaway. I hope I win!
Jean
I found "The Poisonwood Bible" is a story that sticks with you a LONG time! Very different from her first novels.
ReplyDeleteNot here for the orphans, just to comment on Amanda's comment.
I've finished quite a few books already this year (16) but not sure I'd recommend them all. How about I recommend...
ReplyDelete1. Coal River: A Powerful and Unforgettable Story of 20th Century Injustice by Ellen Marie Wiseman.
2. and author Catherine Ryan Hyde. Some of her books are better than others. Some make me cry. Ones I've finished this year include: Allie and Bea, Ask Him Why, Walk Me Home.
Recently finished this year but not sure I'd actually recommend for one reason or another...
Above the Bay of Angels by Rhys Bowen
After Alice Fell by Kim Tyler Blackmore
The Naturalist by Andrew Mayne (I did also finish the other 3 in this series that came after. The books are full of some interesting scientific info)
Drift and Downburst by L.T. Ryan (I liked Drift better)
And currently reading Split Second by Douglas Richards and it's off to a thrilling start.
I'm getting ready to make a bunch of kiddo quilts for donation with my orphan blocks so would love to add yours to the mix.
The orphan blocks look like fun and always a surprise! I just finished reading The Paris Orphan by Natasha Lester and I though it was pretty good. The ending was a bit “too neat” but didn’t really take away from my enjoyment.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I love your blocks I'm going to pass on them. The instructions? Now that's another matter! I've been reading and listening to books like crazy this year. (Although I may have read fewer this year than last.) I love the Lady Sherlock Holmes series by Sherry Thomas. I'm listening to the 4th one now., Murder on Cold Street. The mysteries have been ramping up in intensity since the beginning. I've also read The Mystery of Mrs. Christy by Marie Benedict. I found it fascinating but I need to read a biography to figure out what was real and what wasn't. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteI just started reading the third book by Deb Obermeier. She is a local author. Quilters might be interested in reading her. Her first book was A Simple Stitch: A Common Thread. The second was A Simple Stitch: A Time to Mend, and the third one is A Simple Stitch: A Familiar Pattern. I would like to win these orphans, but don't put me in the running because I see others who have far greater things to do with them. I would feel guilty for winning! LOL!
ReplyDeleteThanks for trusting me with your orphans! I can't wait to see my treasures :)
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