GIVEAWAY! Plus Meet August AURIfil Designer-of-the-Month: Jinny Beyer

I'm so fortunate to represent AURIfil threads along with such talented ladies! This month's Designer-of-the-Month is Jinny Beyer!

Image courtesy of AURIfil, 2011

Make Jinny's project (or any of the other free projects from this year!) and you could win a GENEROUS gift of AURIfil threads!

By going to the AURIfil blog, you can get to know Jinny on a personal level, plus be able to download the FREE project she has shared, which is the gorgeous placemat pattern you see here, using her signature border prints.

Sneak peek image courtesy of Jinny Beyer, 2011

Click on over to the AURIfil blog and read the interview conducted by Pat Sloan. Then download the free project designed by Jinny, especially for you!

Remember, if you make any project from this year's design team (any project to your liking), load a photo to our Aurifil Flickr group.. that will qualify you to be in the running to win a generous AURIfil threads prize!

If you have any questions, please let me know!

Thoughtful Gift from Amy & Co.

Can't recall if I shared this before, but I had the pleasure of writing, editing, and InDesign layout of Amy Butler's Sunshine Quilt pattern (Amy designed the quilt).

Well, in the pattern, my e-mail address is noted, should anyone making the quilt have any questions. In answering a few questions from fans of Amy's design, I was presented with a lovely gift recently, as a thank-you from Amy Butler Design.

I live with blinders on, and was not aware that Amy had a line of paper products, so I was completely thrilled to receive this generous gift of stationery, a list pad, a journal, a small, purse size photo album, and a carry-all project tote.

Thank you, Amy & Co. for the wonderful surprise! I love to write, and am treasuring my new gifts!