rock the booth: jaybird style

hey y'all.
rachel here. reporting live from my couch.

while i'm on my couch, in jammies no less, miss julie is about to meet & greet everyone at quilt market in kansas city.

and i just happen to have a little jaybird quilts booth tour for y'all. {booth #730}

so without further ado, let the oohs & ahhs begin . . .

julie sure can rock it out with an awesome booth!!!

i have to show y'all a close up of those chairs.
aren't they ridiculously amazing?!?!
ummm yes!!!

and i think we're all SUPER proud that julie gets to sport this badge around.
miss julie herman. author.

it goes without saying that since julie's down on the market floor, she's obviously a little busy.
but never fear - there's more goodies to show & tell.

so stay tuned to a blog near you for all things jaybird!!!
:)

♥ rachel
www.psiquilt.com

© Blog post written by Julie Herman
For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/

Three Years Ago

Three years ago today I started my blog. One choice, that has changed so many things in my life. I won't get all emotional, because I need to get to the airport!! That being said, I don't know where I'd be today without my blog. I love this little place I've created where I can share what I make and virtually meet so many other creative people.

In honor of my anniversary I figured we'd have a giveaway!
I'm going to give 3 patterns to 3 people!

THE RULES1. Leave ONE comment to enter. Tell me what 3 patterns in my collection are your favorite.
2. Simple as that!!
--You have until 10PM PST time Monday, May 21st enter! {Since I'll be at Quilt Market all week!}Giveaway now closed. Winner announced soon.
Winners will be selected by True Random Number Generator.
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*Note*

A large number of people have commented on giveaways recently without leaving their contact information. If you have your settings set to "no-reply" please leave your e-mail address in the comment or change your settings. Many have also said "pick me" and not answered the question. I like to keep giveaways as simple & fun as possible, but if you don't follow the rules you will not be eligible to win.

© Blog post written by Julie Herman
For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/

Giveaway Winners!

It is time to announce the winners of the recent giveaways. I'm sorry for the delay in posting these, it has been crazy over here getting ready for quilt market. I leave for the airport in less than 24 hours!!

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Giveaway #1

Geared for Guys Book Tour

One lucky person will win a copy of Emily's new book, Geared for Guys.

The winner is... #175, Nancy

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Giveaway #2

My 600th Blog Post!

One lucky person has won my six new patterns!

The winner is... #31, helenjanei

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Giveaway #3

Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks Volume 5

One lucky person will win a copy Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks Volume 5.

The winner is... #211, Barb66

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Winners, Please contact me with your info so I can coordinate your prizes.

Thank you to everyone who entered!!




© Blog post written by Julie Herman
For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/

Teacups!

Last but not least of the new patterns is Teacups! Grab a bunch of 2 1/2" strips & a background fabric and you are ready to get sewing!

Teacups features the new Tumbler Double Strip Ruler from Creative Grids. It makes the cutting process fast & simple. The pattern also includes a full size template option as an alternative.

The pattern cover features two quilts. One is a planned layout & the other is a scrappy one. I liked both so much that I decide to have them on the cover together.
Quilt #1 Details Fabric is Mama Said Sew by Sweetwater
Pattern - Teacups
Designed by me
Quilted by Angela Walters
Started on 4/25/12
Finished on 5/4/12
Quilt measures - 32" x 48"
Quilt #2 DetailsFabric is Summerlove by Pat Bravo for Art Gallery Fabrics
Pattern - Teacups
Designed by me
Quilted by Angela Walters
Started on 4/26/12
Finished on 5/4/12
Quilt measures - 32" x 48"
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I knew I wanted the quilts to be pretty flat so that you could clearly see the tumbler. I took them out to our back porch where we have big squares of concrete. The cover came together fast & I don't have many outtakes. All I did was edit out a few grout lines that landed in some odd places on the cover.

The Mama Said Sew quilt is bound in a black and white mini-zigzag stripe.

The Summerlove quilt is bound in a blue dot and also has a small binding flange from a solid light grey. I included binding flange directions in this pattern. To do a flange you'll need 1/4 yard of additional fabric for any size you choose.

With the scrappy layout the binding flange helped to make the binding pop off the quilt.

These quilts are fun & fast to make with the new ruler!

Here are the Teacups quilts with Ditto & Ballerina.

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I have to give a HUGE thank you to my mother. She has bound almost every quilt that I have made in the last 2 months. My mom has also bagged my patterns, shipped out orders & cooked me food to make sure that I'm remembering to take breaks from sewing and eat!! There is no way I'd be ready for Quilt Market this week without her help. She has been my #1 help in getting ready for it. So mom, THANK YOU... for market help, for your support, & for your LOVE. You are amazing & always have been. {oh.. and Happy Mother's Day too!!}

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It has been great sharing all my new patterns with you!! I know it may be hard to choose... but if you have a favorite I'd love to know!

© Blog post written by Julie Herman
For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/

Three in a Box

By popular request I have decided to publish my Three in a Box design as a pattern. This design originally appeared in Fons & Porter magazine back in 2010. You can get the PDF quilt pattern here. 

One of the requests that came as a result of my Size Options post was Block Size Options. With this pattern I decided to give it a try! If it is received well I'll look at putting that option in more often. The pattern includes complete directions for 4 different size quilts as well as 4 different size blocks.

Quilt #1 Details

{Pattern Cover}

Fabric is Flea Market Fancy by Denyse Schmidt
Pattern - Three in a Box Lap Size
Designed by me
Quilted by Angela Walters
Started on 4/2/12
Finished on 4/27/12
Quilt measures - 83" x 83"

Quilt #2 Details{Original from magazine}Fabric is Make Life by Sweetwater
Pattern - Three in a Box Youth Size
Designed by me
Quilted by me
Started on 11/13/09
Finished on 1/27/10
Quilt measures - 54" x 54"

Quilt #3 Details{Giant 36" one block baby!}Fabric is Heaven & Helsinki by Patty Young
Pattern - Three in a Box Baby Size
Designed by me
Quilted by Angela Walters
Started on 5/2/12
Not finished yet!
Quilt measures - 46" x 46"

Here are the Youth & Lap together so you can see the size difference in the blocks. The youth has 18" blocks and the lap has 12" ones.

I had the Three in a Box quilts with me the same day I took the Ballerina Pattern cover. Once I spread them on the ground Aliyah came over and sat down. She gave me the "This is what you wanted right?" look and I just started cracking up.

She got bored after a few minutes and went to play somewhere.

It was quite entertaining to say the least!!

While I really liked my original sample, I have to say I LOVE the new one. The large 18" blocks really feature the design well. Also I arranged the blocks in a different layout. The pattern includes 3 different setting suggestions. You can really personalize your quilt!!

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I need your help to finish the 3rd sample. It doesn't have binding yet.

I have 6 options and would love to know what you would do.

Choice 1 - Blue with star design

Choice 2 - Purple zig zag dot print

Choice 3 - Pink zig zag dot print

Choice 4 - Purple bias cut stripe

Choice 5 - Light colored print with white, blue & green

Choice 6 - Green print

This is the back in case you were wondering. It is the same purple as option #2.

So which one would you use? Let me know!!
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On a side note

I have not forgotten about the 3 giveaways. I will pick the winners asap. I've just been swamped with sewing, packing patterns & getting ready for market. Thank you for understanding!

© Blog post written by Julie Herman
For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/