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Book Review and Giveaway – Quilting Designs Perpetual Calendar

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We are giving 5 lucky Quilting Craftgossip readers the chance to get their hands on this amazingly beautiful Calendar. If you are one of those crafters who have days where your creativity stays in bed, then this calendar is for you. Also do I need to mention how amazing this Quilting Calendar would be for gifts?

365 days of free-motion quilting inspiration

Enjoy the largest collection of free-motion quilting inspiration ever published in a perpetual calendar! A compilation of three hundred and sixty-five free-motion designs from best-selling author Leah Day, this sturdy, spiral-bound calendar is built to last, for years of enjoyment and inspiration. From blocks to sashing to borders, you’ll find hundreds of filler designs perfect for all of the different areas of your quilt. Trace the design to practice, or visit www.LeahDay.com/365 to find video tutorials for each of the designs. Challenge yourself to memorize—not mark—each new design!

•  A new free-motion quilting design for every day of the year!
•  Break out of your stippling rut! High-quality photos of each meticulously stitched design
•  Treasury of ideas and inspiration you’ll return to year after year

 

We love this Calendar so much that we are giving away 5 copies to 5 lucky Craftgossip.com readers (US address only)

For your chance to win a copy all you have to do is comment below.

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Entries close on the 30th of October 2018  – Winners will be contacted via e-mail at the close of the giveaway.

Comments

  1. I want, I want, I want! What an awesome calendar. I’m loving quilting and this would be so great! thank you.

  9. I would love to have this for inspiration – I will put it on my desk at work and be ready to quilt when I get home!

  23. I would love this calendar!! This is such a generous give away. I do love craft gossip very much. Thank you for all that you share

  26. This would be a perfect for gifting (almost) my entire family of quilt lovers! Thanks for the chance to win an incredible calendar!

  46. I would LOVE this calendar! And I’m already on your email list and follow you on Facebook. I love Craft Gossip!

  47. Thank you for offering this contest. I love quilts and quilting but am horrible at sewing but often use other medias to inspire me in my basketweaving.

  50. Thank you for the opportunity to win one of these special
    calendars. I certainly would love one, just like I love Craft Gossip!

Have you read?

Woodland Whimsy Fabric Collection by Jennifer Pugh

There is something especially lovely about a winter fabric collection that feels seasonal without immediately shouting Christmas. Woodland Whimsy by Jennifer Pugh for Wilmington Prints is filled with forest animals, mushrooms, classic plaids, dots and softly textured coordinating prints.

The colours have a warm, storybook quality, making the collection perfect for quilts that can stay out long after the Christmas decorations have been packed away.

What Is Included in the Woodland Whimsy Bundle?

The Woodland Whimsy Fat Quarter Bundle includes:

  • 15 coordinating fat quarters
  • One 23-inch scenic fabric panel
  • 100% quilting cotton
  • Fabrics designed by Jennifer Pugh
  • Prints manufactured by Wilmington Prints

Each fat quarter measures approximately 18 x 21 inches.

I particularly like that the scenic panel is included with the bundle. Fabric panels are wonderful when you want an impressive focal point without spending several evenings piecing tiny blocks while wondering why you chose such a complicated pattern in the first place.

The panel could become the centre of a lap quilt, wall hanging or child’s quilt, with the coordinating fat quarters used to create simple patchwork borders.

What Could You Make With Woodland Whimsy Fabric?

This collection would work beautifully for:

  • A woodland animal lap quilt
  • A cosy winter wall hanging
  • A child’s storybook quilt
  • Patchwork cushions
  • Quilted reading mats
  • Fabric storage baskets
  • Winter table runners
  • Handmade gifts for nature lovers

You could also separate the smaller prints and use them in scrap-friendly projects. Our collection of eight fat-quarter-friendly quilt patterns offers plenty of ideas for putting coordinated fabric bundles to work.

For something smaller, the gentle woodland prints would be lovely in a seasonal mini quilt. This free mini snowflake quilt pattern could easily be adapted using the collection’s winter colours.

Is the Woodland Whimsy Bundle Worth Buying?

The bundle gives you a ready-made colour palette, a useful assortment of coordinating prints and a feature panel in one package. That takes much of the guesswork out of planning a quilt, particularly if choosing coordinating fabrics is the part that usually sends you wandering around the fabric shop for an hour.

The prints are playful enough for children but not so juvenile that they cannot be used for adult quilts and winter home décor. That versatility is probably the collection’s strongest feature.

The bundle was listed at US$62.98 when checked and is expected to ship in October 2026. Prices, availability and shipping dates may change, particularly with a new fabric release.

If you love woodland animals, gentle winter colours and fabric that feels as though it belongs in an illustrated storybook, this is a charming collection to add to your sewing list.

See the Woodland Whimsy Fat Quarter Bundle at Fat Quarter Shop.