They’ve been a looooong time coming- Covid and illness and shortage of inks and a bunch of other things has meant these are much later than expected. But they’re finally available!
The Growing Wild and A Little Wilderness books are for sale at my website. If you are in the USA, UK or Europe, the books ship relatively locally which saves you on postage. Both books come with full size templates and full video instructions.
Look what popped up in my Facebook memories!
Five years ago! Seems like yesterday. AND it’s just been reprinted, hooray! Pop over to my website for your copy.
Isn’t this a fantastic pic? There are seven friends in Alabama all making my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt together. Five of them got together recently to show off their progress. Great job ladies!
Thanks so much Becky Blanton Brown for sending me the pic.
My Sleepy quilt is just the right covering for a single bed. Imagine tucking up a child with this quilt while you read a good-night story (and hoping that the quilt's message takes effect!).
The letters to spell SLEEPY are in the pattern. You can buy the PDF pattern here.
Want to put together other letters to sew different words? My book, Stitch your Story, has six complete alphabets you can use, as well as projects for you to try. What fun!
Ummm.... excuse me. You're not actually supposed to be there!
The rainbow cushion pattern is from my book, Stitch Your Story, available to purchase here. 🥰
Fresh outta the box, back in stock, come and get it! 😉
Use your own words to stitch your story. Buy your copy here.
Today is the day my book is officially released - even though it's been available for a few weeks now! Today kicks off what I hope will be a fun few weeks of a glimpse into some beautiful antique quilts, a glimpse into my book, and a few people's insights on why antique and vintage quilts are still relevant and interesting to today's quilters.
To celebrate the release of the book, my peeps on social media are posting pics of their favourite antique and vintage quilts on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, using the hashtag #oldquiltsnewlife and tagging me, @sarahfielke on Twitter, @sfielke on Instagram and sarah.fielke on Facebook.
Make sure to take a look and if you would like to add a pic of a quilt you love to the mix please be our guest! Just tag me and use the hashtag to play along.
Signed copies of the book are available from my website, www.sarahfielke.com or you can find the book at your local or online patchwork shop or bookstore worldwide.
I'm going to post my favourite antique quilt next week for the kick off of a few of my favourite quilters writing about antique quilts and what they mean to them! In the mean time I hope you've enjoyed a few sneaky pics from the book to whet your appetite.
Or nearly! :) Some overseas websites have the book for sale and I have managed to secure the early release of the copies I've ordered for sale on my website. You can click here to buy a signed copy, or if you don't want to buy it from me the book is available worldwide - however only in English at this point, sorry about that for those asking.
You guys, this is my favourite book ever. EVER.
I am so excited with how it's come out. This is a book I had the idea for so so long ago, and I haven't been able to make it come to fruition for one reason or another, until now. To begin, I chose 9 antique quilts from the American Folk Art Museum in New York. Each quilt has been reinterpreted in modern fabrics, and then each quilt also has a Modern quilt pattern to go with it. There's also a little bit of historical info that goes with each antique quilt, and the information about the original maker, where is was available.
Over the next few days and weeks I will be sharing with you some of the ideas behind the book and the quilts, both old and new.
We will go behind the scenes at the photo shoot- where my awesome photographer Sue Stubbs and I went, the house we used for the pics and the beautiful old town that is the backdrop to the book.
Some friends and I will go on a blog tour late in October, where they talk will about their favourite antique quilts and how they are relevant to today's quilters.
AND I will be giving you a few pieces of really fun and exciting news, running a competition and a whole lot more! Hooray for new books :)
Meantime if YOU already have your copy of Old Quilts New Life, make sure and post a pic on Facebook or Instagram, tag me and #oldquiltsnewlife and let me know what you think, I would LOVE to hear from you.
Happy Saturday everyone!
I have FINALLY found five seconds to blog and tell you who the winner of the Snippits bundle is! Drumroll ladies and gents.... the winner is:
SandyN, who said:
"Wow... I would have to make some PJs, matching ones for my daughter.. and matching pillow cases...We would look hot"
Sandy I don't have an email address for you so please email me at [email protected] within 48 hours, otherwise I will have to re-draw. Congratulations! :D
As for the good news - I have had SO SO SO many of you asking about the delicious little apple pincushions in my Snippits catalogue. The good news is that clever chook Nicole Vaughan who made them for me, has agreed to make them for me to sell.
They will retail for $25 plus postage and they are available for preorder on my website - they will take a few weeks to arrive.
Also available for preorder right now - my NEW BOOK, Old Quilts, New Life! The book won't arrive until September/October so if you order a pincushion AND a book together, they won't come until then unless you place two seperate orders.
