Today is the final day of the Irish Chain Twist Quilt-A-Long!!! Yippee ;) First off, I would like to say a huge Thank You to all of you who quilted-a-long with me. I had so much fun doing this Quilt-A-Long and watching all of your progress. I was so excited to read about so many of you stretching outside your comfort zone and trying new things, especially the applique!! (wasn't it so fun!!) You know I say it all the time, but that is what Quilt-A-Longs are all about!! And it was so fun to see each of you take your own creativity to the design and really make your quilt your own. Just fabulous!! And what beautiful finishes you each have now!!!
And speaking of finishes . . . there were 53 of them!!! That is just incredible. I know many of you worked super hard over the last few weeks to get caught up and still finish!! Way to go!!! It was just so fun to Quilt-A-Long with you!!! To see these 53 quilt tops just pop on over here and check out the links at the bottom of the post. They are absolutely stunning!!! And if you want to see everyone's progress along the way, you can check out the Happy Quilt-A-Long Flickr Group or see it in other social media with #irishchaintwistqal. It was so much fun to watch each one of your quilts come together :)
And one last tidbit before we get to the parade, if you are just popping over and finding the Irish Chain Twist Quilt-A-Long for the first time, or just want an easy reference for the future, you can find all of the Tutorial Posts for the Irish Chain Twist Quilt-A-Long at any time in the future under the Quilt-A-Long tab at the top of my blog. You can also reference the following links here :) They will always be there :)
Improvisational Piecing Units
Improvisational Piecing Block
Twists on Tradition Units
Modern Patchwork Block
Improvisational Piecing Block
Twists on Tradition Units
Modern Patchwork Block
Parade and Grand Prizes - April 23rd - You are Here
Alright, Let's get to the Parade!!!! You all did amazing!!! Last week we had 4 finishes, and today, we have 30!!! Nothing like a deadline to make us quilters move :) And now we get to enjoy everyone's beautiful finishes!! We have 5 countries represented. England, Hungary, New Zealand, 3 from Canada, and 24 from 14 different states here in the US :) So Fun!!! Now, just sit back and enjoy the Parade!!! You can click on the picture or the name to go to that persons individual link site and see more about their project :)
Aren't they just stunning!! Enjoy your beautiful Irish Chain Twist Quilts ladies, and thank you so much for sharing them with all of us!!
And with the parade complete, that leaves us with one last thing . . . we need to pick some winners!!!
A huge Thank You goes out to Kimberly at Fat Quarter Shop and Julie at The Intrepid Thread and for sponsoring our Grand Prize Giveaway's!!! All 53 of you that have linked up your quilt top are eligible for the grand prize!! There will be four grand prize winners that are going to have some serious shopping spree fun!!!!
So, lets get to it!! Good Luck Everyone!!! Drumroll Please . . . . . . .
***The First Grand Prize Winner who will receive a $100.00 Gift Certificate to Fat Quarter Shop is
***The Second Grand Prize Winner who will receive a $100.00 Gift Certificate to Fat Quarter Shop is . . .
***The Third Grand Prize Winner who will receive a $75.00 Gift Certificate to The Intrepid Thread is . . .
***The Fourth Grand Prize Winner who will receive a $75.00 Gift Certificate to The Intrepid Thread is . . .
Congrats Ladies!!! I will be emailing you :) Enjoy your shopping spree!!
Let me finish up today with one last thank you to all of you who participated in the Irish Chain Twist Quilt-A-Long!!! I had such a great time hosting and I hope you had a fantastic time quilting-along!!! It was so wonderful to see each and every one of your finishes. I can't tell you how exciting it is to see your designs come to life in the hands of so many quilts. It just makes me all the more excited to see my Irish Chain Quilts book come out next month so I can see you transform all of the beautiful Irish Chain Quilts within its pages into your own beautiful creations!! It is just so fantastic to have so many wonderful friends to quilt-a-long with me!! Thank you!!!
Until next time . . . Happy Quilting!!!