Under the Veranda shop guide is now available...

Kitting info for this pattern can be found here.

Happy sewing!
Amanda

Under the Veranda... at last!

Maybe you remember this?

 

It is "Under the Veranda", my block-of-the-month style modern quilt pattern that was previously only available to shop owners who had ordered the Veranda collection.  It is definitely my favorite of my quilts - hands-down no question about it.

This pattern got me in a bit of trouble - many people have written me wanting to order it as a stand-alone pattern but I felt I had a responsibility to shopowners who had ordered this collection, so I didn't feel comfortable selling it right away.

I developed a plan - a year from the collection's release I would make it available as a stand-alone pattern, thus giving shops who ordered the pattern exclusivity for one year.

Unlike my other two new patterns, it has not been sent off to the printer - at least not yet.  With 20 pages of full-color instructions, I haven't found a good printing solution for this pattern.  I'm considering and iBook, eBook, and other digital formats, but right now it is available to you all as a pdf over at my Craftsy shop!

This pattern has a bit of everything: bargello, applique, Dresden Plates, Snowball blocks, Flying Geese - the list goes on, but it really comes together for a fun, modern look. 

My daughter and I pieced it together in 5 days over spring break last year.  We aren't sure we'd recommend that schedule (in fact, we are sure that we would not recommend that schedule), but the blocks are really fun!

So tell me, would any of you be interested in digital patterns other than pdfs?  If so, any particular fomat?

I hope you really like Under the Veranda!

Happy sewing!

Amanda

Quilters Newsletter's Fat Quarter Quilts

Quilter's Newsletter Special Interest Publication on Fat Quarter Quilts is now on newsstands!  I designed a quilt using all the SKUs of Veranda for this issue called "Square Dance". 

This issue is chock-full of great projects and I have an extra copy to give away!  If you would like to enter, please leave me one comment (only one) on this post telling me about your current favorite notion.  It can be a particular type of thread, ruler - whatever!  Don't forget to leave me a way to contact you should you win.  Deadline to enter is the end of the weekend - this Sunday at midnight!  Winner will be chosen with the random number generator.

As an aside, Fat Quarter shop is kitting Square Dance here!

Happy sewing!
Amanda

P.S.  I just saw a great Veranda giveaway over at Jaybird Quilts too!  To enter, comment before 10 pm PST Sat. the 22nd!

Under the Veranda

Hi everyone,

I've gotten lots of emails inquiring about my Block of the Month program, Under the Veranda.  It is a set of patterns developed exclusively for shops stocking one or both color stories of Veranda.  I love this sampler becuase it reallly has a modern feel, but uses many traditional techniques.

Because I wanted to do something really special to support local shops, you won't be able to find this set of patterns on my website.  If you are a shop that has ordered Veranda please contact Robert Kaufman to get these patterns in downloadable form.  Online shops can also participate, but we do request that, because these patterns were developed at no charge to the customer, you only distribute them to customers buying Under the Veranda kits. 

Quilters Emporium, a great shop in Houston, Texas, will be offering this as a mail order block of the month program and I'm sure there will be more opportunities popping up all over to participate.  (If you are an shop owner and would like your shop listed on the sidebar of my blog as offering this program please email me and I'd be happy to add you in.) 

I hope you enjoy Under the Veranda!

Amanda