Meadowlark Giveaway Winner!

First, thank you to everyone who left a comment for a chance to win this great fabric pack!  I loved reading about your favorite local birds - just so you know my favorite is the cardinal tied with the chickadee!

Thank you again to Melanie Testa and Windham Fabrics for this great giveaway! Thank you again to  McCall's Quilting Magazine as well!

And the winner is???? 

Deborah who left this comment:

Beautiful fabric, beautiful quilt! My favorite little visitor is the Chickadee - so tiny, quick and cute. Thanks for the chance to win!

Congratulations Deborah! You have until this Thursday to email me at thefibernation@gmail.com letting me know your name and address! If I don't hear from you by Thursday I will pick another random winner!

"Starling" McCalls Quilting Jan/Feb 2015 (aka Lark Star)

My quilt is the one on top of the stack of quilts there!

McCall's Quilting Magazine and a Meadowlark Giveaway!

My quilt is the one on top of the stack of quilts there!

Ladies and gentleman, I am in McCall's Quilting Magazine! I still can't quite believe it!

This is the closest I've gotten to being a "Covergirl" so far! As many of you know, I was working on some quilts that I wasn't able to share (this was for Market this past spring!) Well, I was designing and making quilts using Melanie Testa's fabric from her Meadowlark line put out by Windham Fabrics. I've been sitting on this news since this past spring - and now I can finally share it with you!

This was an exciting process, as I was able to see Melly creating the line, and then her excitement when Windham picked it up. It's a special feeling to be one of the first people to ever cut into, and create with a designer's first fabrics!

The Meadowlark line is Melly's way of raising awareness about the plight of the 20 Common Birds in Decline listed by the Audobon Society. She has a post about it on her blog!

The original name of this quilt is "Lark Star" for the Eastern Meadowlark on the list. For publishing reasons, the piece goes by the name "Starling" in the magazine. They are offering a FREE alternate pattern of the quilt in king size! (You can also order a kit of the 60.5"60.5" from them, that has the fabrics I used!)

"Starling" McCalls Quilting Jan/Feb 2015 (aka Lark Star)

I wanted to really be able to showcase Melly's fabrics, so I approached the design process asking myself "How can I show these fabrics as they are, and still cut them up and piece them?" The answer was "THINK BIG!" and I did. At 60.5"x60.5", the blocks in this quilt are 15" blocks! I might be biased (that's not a pun, I swear!), but I am in love with this quilt!

I have an AWESOME prize opportunity for a lucky reader! Melly has graciously arranged for me to be able to give away a fat quarter of every fabric from her line Meadowlark! That's 26 fat quarters my friends! To be eligible all you need to do is leave a comment telling me what your favorite common bird in your backyard is! Deadline for leaving a comment is Sunday, December 7th at 11:59pm. Winner will be announced Monday the 8th!