Friday, May 6, 2016

WIN PRIZES -- comment on my quilt block "Smooth Sailing" featured in Quiltmakers 100 Blocks Magazine Vol. 13


Comment on Quiltmaker's Blog about my Quilt Block "Smooth Sailing" featured in Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks, Volume 13 for a chance to win this FABULOUS fat quarter bundle of Diamond Textiles Heritage Homespuns!  Also, comment right here on my Blog for a chance to WIN one of these WONDERFUL issues of Quilmaker's 100 Blocks Magazine!


My Quilt Block Smooth Sailing was sooo much fun to make.  The sails are actually folded to create a dimensional effect!  Choose your own favorite fabrics for the sail ... I liked the look of stripes to add the feeling of movement.  You can use any width of stripe ... look at this Christmas sail!


For the sailor in your life, you might want to use a fabric the color of his/her sail.  Add embroidery or applique' letters and numbers to personalize your captains sail boat!

Make 9 blocks, add sashing and cornerstones ... what a cute babies quilt!

Whatever the occasion ... Smooth Sailing is the way to have FUN!

109 comments:

  1. Your sailboat is so cute! I like the way you folded the sail to give the block a three dimensional effect. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  2. Oh this is soooo sweet! I love it!

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  3. I love your block! Perfect for smooth sailing in Florida

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  4. Great block! Love the striped and folded sails!

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  5. very cute block, thanks for the give away

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  6. Smooth Sailing is so cute! My grandson is into boats and trains lately. A perfect block for him.

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  7. What a cute block. Making one with lots of different prints for the sails would really look great. funnylady93@COMCAST.NET

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  8. What a great block for a boys quilt.

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  9. Smooth Sailing is a really cute block. I agree, it will make an adorable baby quilt! cknapp3626(at)sbcglobal(dot)net

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  10. You did a great job on the Smooth Sailing block, "cover girl"! I like the idea of "sailing away" with Christmas colors. amdorn@verizon.net

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  11. Fun block! I'd use this as a gift for my boating friends.

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  12. Your block is so cute, I love the fabrics you picked, the wooden hull and striped sails gives it a pirate look that I know kids would love.

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  13. Have a great day, congrats on the block

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  14. Hi Michelle, this is Diane from Quiltmaker. I write the patterns for 100 Blocks. We're so happy to have you with us for Volume 13. Your block was one of my very favorites!

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  15. Very cute block. It would be great as a mini wall hanging.

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  16. Love your block. I'd like to make it into a framed mini quilt for friends who have a sailboat.

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  17. I like your sample with the Christmas fabrics. Santa could sail in with gifts instead of using a sleigh.

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  18. What a fun block! I like the folded sail detail.Thanks for the chance to win.

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  19. I really like that sailing block! What fun!

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  20. Good morning...
    Nice block with so many personal details to make it the quilter's own. I'm not a sail boat person, nor do I know any but this sure is cute block. Since I do charity quilting mostly--- I can see it as a teen quilt in my future...

    Congratulations on being in the magazine and on the blog hop.
    Kaylace@bellsouth.net

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  21. I love the little pirate flag fussy cut to show the skull and crossbones :) Congrats on your block!

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  22. congratulations. your sail boat is the cutest. i love the sails.
    quilting dash lady at comcast dot net

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  23. Cute block,I feel myself sailing away in the breeze.

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  24. The sailboat block would make an adorable baby quilt.

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  25. I live on a lake, so I have a fondness for boat quilts--very cute block!

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  26. very cute love the way you make the sails... can't wait to see the magazine..
    drhodes9@cox.net

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  27. Congratulations. this is a cute sailboat block. crystalbluern at tds dot net

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  28. Such a sweet block. I can imagine the boat rocking softly back and forth on the water. Will have to buy the magazine now.
    sealoftus@hotmail.com

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  29. Yes, a perfect block for a little boy's quilt --- or even a big boy:-) I like the use of a striped fabric for the sails.
    quiltschon@att.net

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  30. Such a clever idea for the sails and flag! I'd love to try this!
    cathylouwilson@gmail.com

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  31. This would definitely make a cute babies quilt indeed. Thank you for being a part of the QM's 100 blocks, sharing your block with us and a chance to win that lovely bundle of fat quarters. WOW this is awesome. Happy Mother's Day.

    Sandi Timmons
    sandit1@sbcglobal.net

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  32. Your sailboat block will make such a cute Project Linus quilt. Thanks for sharing and for a chance to win. sscarlett@stny.rr.com

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  33. What a fun, summery block! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  34. Cute sailboat! 24Tangent@gmail.com

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  35. Very cute block. and love the idea of the Christmas sails.

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  36. Flying the little skull and crossbones flag was awesome! Totally made me laugh!

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  37. A sailboat quilt would be a cute baby quilt!

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  38. This is a cute block! I like the idea of folding to give it some dimension.

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  39. Cute block - wish I could applique. Thanks.

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  40. I saw this block on a closeup of the cover earlier and thought it was cute. Now I see it is even cuter!--buttons, 3-dimensional flag, etc. Great for a summer-themed quilt or wall hanging.

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  41. Thank you for a chance to win. Your sailboat is really cute and would make a great baby quilt.

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  42. This block has so many possibilities! Thanks for designing such a fun block!

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  43. Congratulations! I love your Smooth Sailing block and how the sails are dimensional! I think it would look great in a pirate theme quilt for a little boy!

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  44. I like your striped fabric idea for the sails as it creates interest in the Sailboat block.

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  45. This is the cutest block of all!
    auntie.clark@gmail.com

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  46. Very cute block. It would make a darling baby quilt.

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  47. This will make a cute quilt for a little boy.

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  48. Your block would make a great baby quilt! Looks like fun!

    Thank you for the chance to win!

    Jan - vtcjan@yahoo.com

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  49. I agree that a baby boy would love this design. Thanks.

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  50. Your sailboat is really cute. I like your suggestion to personalize the boat and sails.

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  51. Great block, will be a cute quilt for the summer.

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  52. Such a cute sailboat! Thank you for the fun design and for contributing to Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks. I love seeing all the new designs.

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  53. Love your sailboat block. I love quilt blocks relating to the sea. Congratulations on being selected.

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  54. Very cute! The 3d effect is very nice. I always look forward to this magazine.

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  55. Cute sailboat, it would be cute on a baby quilt.

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  56. HI,Love your sailboat block! Congratulations on being selected.
    THANKS FOR SHARING! msstitcher1214@gmail.com

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  57. What a cute block! Need to make a quilt to keep on our own boat.
    Nancy's eedles@charter.net

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  58. Yesssss a baby quilt for a little boy...love it,,,, happyness04431@yahoo.com

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  59. I love the striped sails!! Very cute block :)

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  60. This would make a great pillow for my sister's new beach house. Thanks for sharing.
    joyecox@yaho.com

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  61. love your block! have seen on a boat like this with red and white stripe sails in resurrection bay in seward, Alaska.

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  62. I am a sailing lover, so love your block! Thanks for sharing it with us.

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  63. Like your sailboat block. I want to make a quilt with blocks relating to the sea.thank you...marta...martamanole@yahoo.com

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  64. Smooth Sailing is a wonderful block especially if you live near the water. Just makes you want to go out in the rain and start sailing in your own boat. It is just a delightful block and I want to put it in my quilt with the compass rose that I just finished as a round robin project. It will look so nice there. Thank you for sharing.

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  65. What a sweet block! congrasts and thank you!

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  66. Cute block! Congratulations on being on the cover! Thanks for the giveaway.

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  67. That block fits right in the pirate quilt that in line to do this summer!

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  68. I like the 3-dimensional look of the sails. Great idea for using up strips, too. Thanks for the chance. rmgsummers @ yahoo . com

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  69. Your block is AWESOME!!!! I would use this to make something for our Granboy!!! They did his room in Nautical things..this would be soooo cute!

    Thank you for chance to win your Give-a-way!! :)

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  70. Love your block. Thanks for sharing

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  71. What a fun block! There are lots of ways to personalize this. Love the flag on top. Congratulations on having your block included in Vol. 13.

    Thanks for a chance to win.

    usairdoll(at)gmail(dot)com

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  72. Love your sailboat block. Thanks for sharing.

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  73. Darn! I just finished a nautical quilt. I like your block better than the one I did. Also love Diamond Textile fabric. There is only one store in a 50 mile radius that sells it. Worth the drive.

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  74. Sweet block! Thanks for sharing the giveaway.

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  75. What a cute block! It would make a perfect summer quilt. Thanks for the great giveaway. bhometchko(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  77. Cute block! I know a little boy who loves everything boats - he would love a quilt with this block.

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  78. Super cute sailboat. I love the dimensional sails.
    Sewfaithfully at hotmail dot com

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  79. Great way to have the fabric do half of the work, cute. Kathy in colo repzjratplainsdotnet

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  80. Your sailboat has so much more personality than most boat squares that I have seen. Love it!

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  81. That's just sew cute! I love the stripe effect, because it looks like a baby pirate ship. Ahoy!
    reillyr2(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  82. So cute, the stripes and folded fabric make it perfect for a baby.

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  83. Isn't your little sailboat the cutest thing?! How precious!
    Daisy- silverilex@hotmail.co.uk

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  84. Would make a cute baby quilt. Like the striped sails. prycek@mymts.net

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  85. I just became a Grandma and your block would make a fun baby quilt! Thank you for the cute design!

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  86. I would use your sailboat in a boys quilt with trains, planes, cars, bikes, trucks and buses. Maybe a sailboat, sandcastle, lighthouse, fish, sand pails and shovels, starfish and just a beach theme. Thanks so much for your inspiring block.
    djcutting2 at gmail dot com

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  87. Congratulations on getting your cute sailboat block published. Thank you for the opportunity to win a copy of the book.
    deborah dot k dot browning at gmail dot com

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  88. This is a cute block! You are right, it would make an adorable baby quilt!

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  89. I love this block. It can be made scrappy and this is what I enjoy doing.

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  90. I LOVE your block! So creative!

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  91. This would make a cute baby quilt.

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  92. That's the second block I've seen this month with a 3-D triangle - I love them and will now be on the lookout for more! Congratulations on having a block in the magazine, I just picked up my copy.

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  93. I like Your block, very cute this sailboat

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  94. What a cute block! Looking forward to getting my copy of Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks Vol 13.

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  95. What a creative block. Are those buttons on the boat? I love adding buttons to my quilts. Love the stripes and the dimensional sails.

    tushay3 (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  96. I love blocks that have a 3D effect!

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  97. This would make a fun "beach" quilt. So darling

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  98. I already marked this as a project I want to do, thank you for the pattern!

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  99. I love the 3D of the sails. It makes the block feel more real.

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