Plumberry Winners

I always have a lot of fun reading your blog comments and this batch was really great!  It's amazing how alike we all are.  We have so much in common.  

I though you'd like to know how I would answer the question....

When I complete a project, the first thing I do is hang it on my design wall to admire it and celebrate its completion.  I leave it there for awhile while I clean up the sewing room.  I can't begin another project until my mess in cleaned.  I also cut scraps into small squares for other projects, and sort the rest of the scraps so they can be filed by color in my big scrap bins.  

I almost never take a photo of the quilt myself because most of them are professionally photographed, but your comments did make me think about those little quilts I make just for me, and how I've never photographed those at all.  I really need to!  We all look forward to the moment of completion, and always, always have another project to jump into.  

I decided to draw three winners this time.  My daughter, Nicki, chose them randomly.

 Amy said......

Plumberry is gorgeous! I'll check with the LQS that carries repros after I get back from the beach. And to answer your question: Right after I complete a really big quilt project, the first thing I do is make a baby or doll quilt from the scraps.

  

Joyful Quilter said......

Take lots of pictures! Although I normally take pictures throughout the whole process, it is wonderful to have a picture of the quilt, the quilt design and the binding! Second thing is to clean my sewing room which gets totally ignored while I'm sewing.

  

KW said.....

I do some binding. I always have a stack of quilts waiting for binding and labels. Thank you for the opportunity to win these beautiful purple fabrics. They will play nicely in my collection ;)

Congratulations!  Please email you mailing address to me at Pam@HeartspunQuilts.com 

About commenting on my blog.....

Some of you let me know that you didn't see your comment publish right away, so you commented several times thinking it didn't go through.  I'm so sorry about that.  Let me explain why this happens.  

About a year ago, I began to be bombarded with sick, disgusting, and pornographic spam comments along with your lovely ones.  The only way to stop them was for me to moderate and screen them.  I still get them, but comments don't get published until I read them and publish them myself.  I mark all the junk as spam.  

I try to keep up with all the comments and usually do so once a day.  All comments are sent to me in an email first.  For the blog contests, I tuck all of your lovely comments into a folder and that is where I draw my winners.  So, if you don't see your comment right away, it's because I haven't reviewed and published them to the blog.  I'm sorry for the delay, but I'm trying to save you all from reading the filth.  

The other thing that is a bit frustrating for me is when you comment asking me a question and you are registered as "no-reply blogger", which means you don't have a Google profile.  I am unable to contact you to answer your question.  

Should anyone have a question for me, no matter the subject, you can always reach me by email at Pam@HeartspunQuilts.com

Do not depend on Facebook Messenger to contact me as I rarely look there.  Email is always the best.

Here's what's happening in my studio....

Right now...I am about 3/4 of the way finished with ForeverMore.  The quilt is coming together beautifully, and the pattern is as well.  

I have chosen the next Quilt Archaeology project which I think we be in early September, and a fall sew along as well.  More fun stuff for us to do together!  

Can you even believe it's August???!!!!

Stay safe, everyone and stitch, stitch, stitch!  Be well.....

Plumberry Is Here!!

Plumberry Is Here!!!

It always seems like such a long, long wait until a new fabric collection finally arrives.  When it's finally here, I want to celebrate!  

Historic reproduction fabrics in shades of purple are few and far between.  It's been a few years now since my first plum collection, Old Plum Calicoes was out, and this one is long overdue!

I can see on social media that Plumberry is also arriving at your local quilt shop, so please....go there and buy a bunch!  They really need your patronage to make up for being closed, and I always encourage you to support your LQS before buying from me.  It's so important!  

There are thirteen purple prints in shades from lavender to eggplant, and seven assorted light prints with plum-colored motifs.  

Even if you wouldn't make yourself an entirely purple color quilt, adding shades of plum to your historic repro quilts is just wonderful.  I love them!  

If your LQS does not carry Plumberry, I have fat quarter bundles and yardage on my website, available now!

Click here to order Plumberry Fat Quarter Bundles.

Click here to shop Plumberry yardage.

To celebrate the arrival of  Plumberry, I'm offering a give-away!  

I have several Plumberry Fat Eighth bundles and my new Nan's Fancy quilt pattern (quilt made with Plumberry, of course) to give away.

Leave a comment on the following question by midnight Saturday.  I'll randomly choose a couple of comments to receive this prize.  

Finish this sentence.....Right after I complete a really big quilt project, the first thing I do is......

In the meantime, everyone....stay safe, keep on stichin because it keeps our sanity!! 
Be well...

Plumberry Coming Soon!

Plumberry is about to be delivered to your LQS!  It's been such a long time since we've had a collection of historic reproduction fabrics in all shades of purples and plums.  The wait is nearly over.

I made my quilt, Nan's Fancy, using Plumberry and am so, so happy with how it turned out.

Here's a bunch of blocks using Plumberry.  It's so nice to see the fabric pieced into blocks.  

The quilt is now quilted and I'm binding it in the evenings.  

I took these photos on my patio in the shade so you can see the quilting.  It makes the colors look darker than they are.

With the Plumberry collection about to be delivered soon, this is the last call for anyone who would like a kit for my Nan's Fancy quilt made with Plumberry.    You have until Friday, July 17th to order the kit with a $25 deposit.  Click here for all the details.

Be sure to ask for Plumberry at your LQS!!  

Stay safe and Be Well......

Introducing ForeverMore ~ My NEW Block of the Month!!

To say I'm excited to finally show you my new BOM quilt is an understatement!  I've been working on this project for so long and couldn't utter a peep.  But I am silent to more!

ForeverMore

My new BOM is a truly traditional quilt with some of the oldest fabrics I've ever had the pleasure to reproduce!  I chose some really fun-to-piece sampler blocks, along with a collection of small blocks, that all surround the Starburst center.

Wait until you see the gorgeous fabrics!  Don't wanna wait?
I completely understand.....click here to see my ForeverMore collection.

I'll also be showing you tons more photos in the coming weeks as I am piecing and writing this program right now.  Follow me on Instagram and Facebook to see more behind-the-scenes photos, too.  

ForeverMore begins in January and runs for 12 months.  Please ask for my ForeverMore BOM program at your favorite quilt shop.  

Plumberry is about to be delivered to your LQS!!  My quilt, made with Plumberry, is almost done, so I'll have photos of the fabrics, and the quilt, in my next post.  

Until then, stay safe, be well....and keep on stitching!

Introducing Plumberry

It's always a fun day when I am able to introduce you to a new fabric collection!

Plumberry ~ Designed by Pam Buda for Marcus Fabrics

I chose many of my recent favorite prints to recolor in shades of lavender to eggplant.  Oh what fun!  Believe it or not, all of them are historic reproduction prints from antique quilts c. 1850.

I do love purple and plum historic prints.  I'd really be missing those plums in my scrappy quilts!  The problem is....not many fabric companies create historic repros in shades of purples, therefore, they are hard to come by.  It's not that purples weren't made in the 1800/1900...they were.  On the old quilts, many of the dyes have gone rogue, and are no longer purple, but I know that's not the reason they're not created now.  Fact is, I don't know why....but no worries, because I do!

I love creating them.  My first plum collection, Old Plum Calicos, came out several years ago and was a big hit, so we (Marcus Fabrics and I) decided it was time for another one....and Plumberry is it!

Plumberry will ship to your LQS very early in August.  PLEASE visit your LQS and stock up on these purple historic repros because they are too few and far between.  I encourage you to shop at your LQS because they need our support very badly, and we want them to be around for years to come.  

If your LQS chooses not to carry Plumberry, I will have fat quarters and yardage in August as well.  But, I always want you to buy from a quilt shop first!  

Nan's Fancy, featuring Plumberry  Designed by Pam Buda for Heartspun Quilts

This quilt, called Nan's Fancy, is the quilt I designed using the entire Plumberry collection.  I will be offering a very limited number of kits.  

If you're interested, you can reserve a kit for yourself with a $25 deposit.  Click here to read all the details and pre-order your Nan's Fancy quilt kit.  I will be showing photos of blocks and more photos of fabrics in the near future.  The quilt is being made right now.

Counting the days until I can reveal my new BOM.  I am enjoying this summer more than I have in years!  I take time everyday to be outside and take in the pleasures the season has to offer.  Flowers, the smell of cut grass, watching kids play, and sitting outside at night with neighbors (social distancing) just talking.  

Life is good.  It's still a very scary time,  so be safe out there, and keep creating.  

Be well.....