Hi All! I love this day each year, the opportunity to give back to the community and say thank you. So thanks to my followers old and new.
For those that are new, you can also find me on Instagram (IG) – ml_wilkie. I have been quilting for 3 years and have loved that I can combine my STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) background and my arts side. I discovered through Quilt Design a Day, modern quilt designing is definitely my favorite aspect of quilting. Many of my quilts are my own designs.
This has been such an amazing year from finishes and success. I hope you take some time to look around. The mosaic above shows my finished projects for 2015 – they can be found in the menu above.
Onto the give away!!….I wanted to make sure that I give back to all those who supported me through the year. So, this giveaway combines two things that I love:
- Fabric – $50 gift card to Hawthorne threads
- 3 books I have enjoyed lately (sent via amazon)
Thanks to all who left a comment. Fantastic suggestions and I had fun reading all the comments. Drum roll….the WINNER is:
Erica – Erica I will send you an email shortly to get all your details for posting the books.
Factotum of Arts 
I like a long list of instagram accounts. Jenib320 aka Jeni Baker has beautiful photos.
I’d like to learn more about free motion quilting.
Dmac5958ataoldotcom
I follow on bloglovin!
Dmac5958ataoldotcom
I would love tips for the math part of it- that’s what always scares me!
i’m interested in the inspiration-to-design part of making quilts. those books look like a some great ideas!
I would like one of your books as I really want to learn “out of MY box” patterns! I am so structured and tailored and specific….I want to let go and do something with some wild colors or quilt squares! I just dont know where to start!
Cheri
fabricandmemories(at)yahoo(dot)com
I find it very hard to visualise a finished product and because of this it’s hard to design a quilt
I am now a follower via email!
Cheri
fabricandmemories(at)yahoo(dot)com
I’d love to find info on making modern quilts that match your home too.
Like to learn about colours
Follow via blogloving and love looking at @beelori1 on instagram
how do you go from ‘idea’ to fabric…what’s that middle step?
follow on bloglovin
I’m new to your blog, and i’m stunned by your work! How do you get over the fear that it wont work and it’ll be a waste of fabric?! I get ideas but never the guts to just do it…
I follow on Bloglovin
I would like hints on designing with colors
I like learning fast ways to put quilt tops together. I also struggle with getting my colors put together correctly.
Thanks for the great giveaway.
I’d love to find a way to go faster. I sew new projects weekly, but the quilt I’m working on is nearly 18 months old and still not finished!
Would love more math skills and how to develop perspective
I’m wonder how, in working on a modern design, you deal with bias/straight of grain issues. Do you plan out your cuts to avoid bias? Ignore it and hope for the best? Some combo?
And I follow you on Bloglovin.
I would love to hear anything more about your process of designing! I think your quilts are great!
My FMQ needs work! It is very sorry
I’d love to know how to go from a drawing to a real pattern.
I following you on Bloglovin now and really like seeing what @nightquiltr is making on IG.
I’m always super curious about how people draw out their designs and calculate yardage. It seems like magic to me.
I have no academic knowledge about design – I try things out and do what looks good to me – so I would like to learn some facts about design.
Pauline
perry94022 at hotmail dot com
I follow on Bloglovin’ and email. I enjoy many blogs – Sew Can She – Charm About You – Quiltville – to name a few
Pauline
perry94022 at hotmail dot com
interesting quilting designs that can be done without too much problems on a domestic machine! thanks for the chance!
I follow on bloglovin. thanks for the chance!!
Would like to learn modern quilting.
I would love to learn how to be more comfortable putting fabrics and colors together. I tend to stay within the same collection on each project because I don’t trust myself to mix things up.
I need help in choosing fabrics for quilts.
Following with bloglovin. Thanks.
I want to learn free motion qulting.
I’m a new follower via email. I especially enjoy SewCanShe, Diary of a Quilter, and A Quilting Life.
I always like tips on quilty math! Somehow it’s always different than regular math 😉
I would love to learn how to design quilts. I don’t even understand where to begin.
I think I will say this forever…I need to learn more FMQ!
I would say Factotum of Arts on IG! You have inspired me for a long, long time on IG!
I have been struggling with FMQ for a couple of years now and would really love to get this skill down.
I follow you via email.
Practical FMQ for modern quilts – thanks.
I would love to learn more about colour and how to make bold quilts with them.
i follow via IG (@winkowl)
I’m a follower via Bloglovin’. I also follow Kim Lapacek at Persimmon Dreams. Thanks again.
I would love to learn more about free motion quilting. I love to follow @earlymoringquilter on Instagram. Her quilts are amazing!
I like to learn more about picking fabric for a project
How to choose colors to create the effect you want. So tricky!
Thank you for the giveaway opp!
I’d love to learn more about fmq on my machine.