May
Today we’re very excited to welcome Julie Herman to the Fat Quarterly blog! Julie is the voice behind the popular Jaybird Quilts blog and is an amazing quilter and pattern designer to boot. Today, Julie’s answering some of our questions, introducing the Fat Quarterly audience to some of her newest pattern designs, and even offering a few giveaway gifts for some lucky readers.
We hope you enjoy this fun Q&A to help get to know Julie better!
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FQ: Congratulations on the release of your new quilt patterns! Can you tell us a bit more about each one?
Thank you! It’s been a busy few months in land of Jaybird Quilts. Since March I have announced 8 new patterns and have one more to reveal before market.
Unwind plays with negative space to create stars in the background. It uses 2 1/2″ strips and is a great design to feature a collection of fabric.
Firecracker is a great quilt to feature some of your favorite fabrics. It requires only a fat eighth of each to create the left and right firecrackers.
Hugs & Kisses is quickly becoming my top selling pattern. The design creates X’s and O’s which is where the name came from. I call this my start crossed lovers quilt. One of the best parts of this pattern is that it looks complicated but is actually very easy to put together.
Fast Forward is bold, fast & fun! I’ve always had a fascination with column quilts and this pattern developed from that. I know that a black background is a bold choice, but for this fabric it was the perfect choice.
Carnival is a twist on a basic pinwheel. It uses pre-cut 10″ squares to create this fun spring quilt of spinning pinwheels.
Plaid Parade is the result of combining plaid and argyle together. It’s a great pattern for large scale prints that you don’t want to cut up into little pieces.
Off the Rail is a modern spin on a traditional favorite. It’s a fat quarter pattern but it would also be a great stash buster.
Chopsticks is my newest pattern & currently my favorite. With the help of a 60° ruler you can perfectly cut all the pieces and make this quilt in a weekend.
…. and one more to come!
Most of my patterns have size options with all of the fabric requirements on the back for easy shopping.
FQ: You’ve got a great sense of fabric and pattern. Can you suggest a few alternative fabric choices for some of your patterns? What new fabric lines do you think would best bring your patterns to life?
I’m attracted to clear, bold, saturated prints. I often call my color style “crayon box” since I prefer to work with those colors over subtle ones.
Patty Young just showed a sneak peek of her new line “Grand Bazaar” and I can see it being a fantastic line of fabric to use for many of my patterns. http://modkidboutique.blogspot.com/
Anything by Momo would also be great.
Solids – I have a version of fast forward started that is in all solids and it’s looking amazing.
With the help of some friends I’ll have a few new samples of my patterns at market in different fabrics to show people the possibilities!
FQ: Speaking of fabric, what are your top 5 favorite prints right now?
Top 5?? I’m supposed to pick just 5?? Well I’m in a green mood today… so here are my 5 favorite greens right now:
ANM-11203-49 Olive by Nancy Mims from Pick A Bunch
APC-10997-43 Leaf by Piece O’ Cake Designs from Treasures and Tidbits
Lizzy House – green pearl bracelet (basra blue 1001 Peeps)
Modern Workshop Courtyard Green Roundabout Dots SKU# 11175-14
EIP-11018-47 Grass from Metro Living
FQ: Congratulations also on having your first booth at Quilt Market later this month in Salt Lake City! Tell us what market visitors can expect from your booth.
Thanks… eek!! It’s so close now! People can expect to see a fun space showcasing my patterns as they have seen them & a few in some new fabric collections. I’m also doing a schoolhouse on Thursday with Joan Hawley {http://www.lazygirldesigns.com/} of Lazy Girl Designs.
3:10 – 3:40
Joan Hawley & Julie Herman
Lazy Angle: Strip Cut Pieces for Perfect Points
FQ: Readers of your blog know that you are an expert user of specialty rulers and notions. (I recently bought 2 specialty rulers based on your great tutorials!) Tell us why you love these notions so much, and what are some of your current favorites?
It isn’t a secret that I love specialty rulers. Not all rulers are worth the price tag, but when I find a ruler that I love I enjoy sharing it with others. A good specialty ruler can significantly cut down your prep time and increase accuracy.
Of course my favorite right now is the Lazy Angle ruler by Joan Hawley. {http://www.lazygirldesigns.com/products/item/Lazy_Angle_Ruler/270/c48}
The ruler has so many possibilities and you can just play for hours!
My #2 ruler right now is the new 12.5″ Creative Grids 60° ruler that I featured in my Chopsticks pattern. I really enjoy using 60° angles to create triangles & hexagons and this new large ruler has so many possibilities!
I know that sometimes people are nervous to buy them or that they don’t fit into that month’s quilt budget. For this purpose I have included full size templates with all of my patterns that use specialty rulers.
FQ: Look into your crystal ball and tell us what you predict will be some of the biggest industry trends at Spring Market this month.
The first trend that I’ve already seen a peek at is Purple. A few designers have already shown sneak peeks of their lines to be released at Market and Purple is back!
Now into my crystal ball… I see lots of beautiful fabric, great tools and amazing quilt patterns. 
FQ: What does 2011 and beyond have in store for Jaybird Quilts?
I hope to teach more and continue to develop more patterns. Past that I’m trying to take each day one at a time and see where this road takes me. The last 4 months have been a whirlwind and I’m looking forward to a bit of rest as well!
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Thank you FQ for having me!!
And now for the goodies. I have three amazing prizes for you. Thank you to Robert Kaufman for the fabric and Creative Grids for the rulers!
Prize #1 will get you started with Unwind. It includes the pattern, a roll up of the fabric featured on the cover “Pick a Bunch” by Nancy Mims and a Lazy Angle Ruler.
Prize #2 will get you started with Fast Forward. It includes the pattern, a roll up of the fabric featured on the cover “Treasures & Tidbits” by Piece O’ Cake Designs and a Lazy Angle Ruler.
Prize #3 will get you started with the Lazy Angle Ruler and 5 of my new patterns! The possibilities are endless!
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Thanks again, Julie! Interested in winning one of Julie’s fantastic prizes? Simply leave a comment on this post letting us know which of Julie’s new patterns is your favorite, and what fabrics you would use to bring that pattern to life. We’ll leave the giveaway open for almost a week, and will announce our winners next Wednesday, 5/11. Good luck, and happy sewing!
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I really like the Unwind pattern, and I would probably use the new DS Collection for a sweet picnic quilt
I LOVE all your patterns! Can’t decide which to make my little great neice for Christmas!
I LOVE the chopsticks pattern, and can see some Amy Butler Soul Blossoms looking pretty amazing used in that way. Thanks for the great interview and giveaway xo
I love the Carnival pattern and would love to do it in some softer colors like Natures Pallete for a baby quilt.
All of Julie’s pattern are great, but I like Chopsticks the best. Would love to make it with Kate Spain’s Terrian. Hope you have a wonderful time at Market.
I love Chopsticks, I have never tried anything like that at all.
Like an idiot I forgot to add, I have a bundle of Silent Cinema FQ I think would look fab in this pattern
I’m thinking Firecracker in Hope Valley.
I love both Chopsticks and Hugs and Kisses and think it would be fun to use Hideaway
Firecracker is my favourite – I love the movement. I would use Hooty Hoot by Doohikey Designs fabrics to bring it to life.
p.s. thanks for doing such a fab giveaway!
I love the Fire Cracker, Chopstick & Carnival!
I think Sunkissed, Me & My Sister Favorites would be love for them
Thanks for the chance!
Plaid Parade with Denyse Schmidt’s new line at Joann’s!
I have my eye on Julie’s Off the Rail pattern and have a fat quarter bundle of Hideaway just waiting to be used for it! Great guest post!
I love the Carnival pattern. I think using Amy Butler fabrics would work wonderfully with the pattern too!
Chopsticks is my favourite but really I love them all, Julie’s got such an eye for colour and pattern. I love her work. Yay for the booth Julie, wish I could see it in person!
I think Hugs and Kisses is my favorite today (it changes each day with Julie’s patterns!), and I have so many favorite fabrics right now that there is no way I could pick something off the top of my head!
I love all of Julie’s patterns … hard to pick an absolute fav but I am liking Carnival & just saw Me & My Sister design new fabric Amelia & think would be cool to use on Carnival
I like the chopsticks pattern and have already got the firecracker pattern, not sure what I would use though, maybe some Delilah or the Treasures and Tidbits, I have some so I know its nice!! Would love to win the ruler. Enjoy Quilt Market.
I really like the unwind and I think i would just pick things from my stash!
I would do Hugs and Kisses in Sherbert Pips (I know that line is old news, but I’ve just managed to order some in the UK – whoot whoot!), with definitely a grey solid added in there for the negative space!
I love love love unwind! I usually dislike jelly roll patterns, but this is the awesomeest of an awesome bunch!
So many to love.. but my favorite is Carnival.. and I just bought some Remix fabrics.. think they would look good … well … with any pattern..;O))
Hugs and Kisses is also a very interesting pattern.. can be used in so many different ways and colurchoices..:O))
I love chopsticks! It would look great in Giddy or Sew Cherry!
They are all great patterns, hope I’m lucky!
I Love the chopstick pattern the best – i haven’t seen anything like it before. I would use my stash of From Little Things by Sarah Fielke as it would show off the prints really well. Thanks for the chance to win!
I’m really in love with Chopsticks and Unwind … I’ve never made a quilt to a proper grown up pattern before …what a n awesome giveaway … I would use my echino stash for these …
I recently purchased the HUGS and KISSES pattern. I saw it and fell in love with it. I really like the fabrics that Julie uses for it, Modern Workshop. I am hoping to buy a jelly roll soon, so that I can get started. Thanks for offering the giveaway!
I love the Firecracker Pattern – its great for “showing your stash!”
I love Off the Rail, I can see great possibilities with that pattern, but Chopsticks is a close second,
I’m thinking either Firecracker or Chopsticks. Fabric?? Hmm….I think I need to go shopping!
My favorite is the off the rail. I think that it would look neat in all dots or geometrics__maybe some r. Kaufman circles or amy Butler dots?
Each time a new pattern comes out, it is hard to decide which is my favorite! Right now tho I’m LOVING chopsticks. Its on my “to buy” list when the budget is more friendly
Carnival would make a great baby blanket I think but I really like the Off the Rail pattern. Thanks!
What lovely patterns, oh I’m thinking the Hugs and Kisses pattern with my stash of Riley Blake All Stars for my boy might be really funky! Thanks for the giveaway.
I think I likeUnwind best but they are all lovely
Thanks for the chance to win!
all of them :O} hehe, ok, my faves are hugs and kisses and chopsticks, but they all are pretty amazing julie!! good luck and have fun at market. hope to someday be able to meet you :O}
I would make Unwind or Chopsticks with my scraps. I have some yummy scraps and I think this would be a fun way to use them.
I really do like your patterns. I think I would make off the rail in either terrain or hometown. Good Luck at market.
I love Carnival and think it would look great using MoMo’s It’s a Hoot and/or Just Wing It.
Tough to make a choice for a favorite. I like Off the Rail and Carnival but I think Firecracker and Chopsticks would be fund to make.
Thanks for the interview! Firecracker is my favorite.
I love both Carnival and Firecracker – and think that fabrics in my stash would work well for both of them!
I would definately say Hugs and Kisses – It is such a dynamic design and I like the negative spaces within the kisses. I also love unwind and its great that it can be made with strips, but really they are all lovely!
I really like Firecracker and I would use Honey Child. Thanks for more info on Julie and for the great giveaway.
I like Chopsticks. They’re all gorgeous though! This was a fun post. Thank you!
i just discovered Julie’s work via the Quiltmaker 100 Blocks blog tour, and i fell in love instantly! i can’t decide between my two favourites, my affection is tied between Unwind and Fast Forward.
there are tons of lovely fabrics that they’d both be amazing in, but this past week was the tax deadline here in canada, and i’m on a very strict fabric budget until i recover from the shock, so i think i’d dig into my stash (5 or 6 rubbermaids full) of vintage sheets and make fun cheery versions that won’t affect my bank balance!
I’m really liking Unwind and could see it made up with my Wonderland jelly roll! Great interview and prizes, thanks for the chance to win!
Love the Copsticks, Would look great with some Amy Butler or Kaffe Fassett fabric.
Hard to pick one, but I do like Hugs and Kisses and would use fabric from my stash to give it a scrappy look. Enjoyed the interview.
I love Unwind and Fast Forward – thanks for the great interview and making me investigate the lazy angle ruler!
I like Plaid Parade, would be nice with Amy Butler or Denyse Schmidt fabrics. Greetings from Slovakia
I love Unwind and would do it in the same vibrant fabric as shown. Beautiful.
I would love to make chopsticks or off the rail!! Love all of them!
I’m loving the triangles in Chopsticks but I think I would have to wait for the new Tula Pink Prince Charming line to come out.
I think my favorite is Chopsticks, but they are all fun-looking patterns. I hope Julie’s right about purple!
My favorite pattern is a toss up between Chopsticks and Carnivale. The fabric would be hard, I might do it in reds or greens. Of course I love the pips and I love Riley Blake. Let me win and I’ll whip it up and send you a pic.
thanks
cathy
I love Chopsticks!! LOVE IT! I don’t know what fabric I would use.. I’m more a color girl. I would love to see it with the solid triangles one color like green, and the open triangles aqua.. or the solid triangles yellow and the open triangles pink.. how fun!! So many possibilities with this one
I love Julie’s work! My favorite pattern is Chopsticks. I’m not sure what fabric I’d use yet, but I’m getting pretty excited about Anna Maria Horner’s Loulouthi.
I love Carnival!!! And Chopsticks is a new favorite as well. I would love to use Kate Spain’s new prints (Terrain) that Julie showed a sneak peak of. They are amazing!!!
I can hardly pick a favorite pattern. I like the Olive print and I would find a few solids in that color family and make it a focus.
For me it’s a tossup between Chopsticks and Unwind! I do love how Julie handles triangles, she led a quiltalong using 60-degree triangles and I’ve had full confidence about them ever since. I could see both of these patterns working well scrappy, but I have a bundle of Morris-style prints that I think Chopsticks would showcase beautifully.
I love Chopsticks! Her take on triangles and bold prints against a solid background is stunning! Which 60 degree ruler do you use? I don’t have that many special rulers, maybe Julie or Fatquarterly can do a post on “Must Have” rulers . Thanks for the giveaway!
I too like Chopsticks and would use my Strawberry Fields bundle. Another favorite is Picnic Parade and would use Amy Butler or Kate Spain. Thank you.
I LOVE the Plaid Parade pattern. that is really cool. Sort of masculine which is nice because quilts rarely look it. And if you use different fabrics, then it could be for both genders.
I love the Lizzy house and grass from metro living. Great picks!
I would make Carnival with Me and My Sisters new Amelia fabric line!
I love unwind, and I’m thinking jewel tone batiks! But all 3 prizes are awesome.
I like plaid parade. I have 3 boys and am thinking this would be great!
Goodness…Unwind or Carnival. I never use one fabric line, as I prefer to mix and match. I’ve been itching to make a black/white/gray/yellow quilt.
Maybe start with Patricia Bravo Fusion in Dim and Lecien My Folklore Wallpaper Blooms in Midnight with Denyse Schmidt Thistle Leaf in Piney Woods with Khristian A Howell Bryant Park Loft Wallpaper in Mustard… Solid charcoal in between. Now I want to make it so badly!
I’m currently in love with Chopsticks. I would most likely use my Hope Valley for that one. Thanks!!
I’m making an Unwind right now
I would want to make a Hugs & Kisses with Momo – It’s a Hoot!
Fantastic patterns! Definitely ‘on my list’ to make! Beautiful – thanks!
I’m a huge fan of Chopsticks. Maybe using Aviary 2 since it has big scale prints that could showcase well.
Fast forward is crazy cute!! I would do Amy Butler’s Soul Blossom and a dark grey. yum!
Carnival is my favorite and I’d wait for Kate Spain’s new line to come out!
Honestly? I like Plaid Parade the best and I LOVE the Ready Set Go fabric Julie used for hers!
I have two favourites.
1. Fast Forward with Just Wing It with a navy blue background
2. Chopsticks in Joel Dewberry- Modern Meadow or Aviary 2. His larger scale prints would look awesome as giant triangles.
They are all fantastic, but Hugs and Kisses is definitely my favorite. I would make it with my purple scraps, speaking of purple. If I was to pick one jelly roll, I would make it from Tula Pink’s new line. Thanks!
GOOD LUCK AT MARKET, JULIE! You will do great. I am sure. So much talent!!!
I love all of the patterns! I also love seeing what Julie has going on her blog on a regular basis.
My right this minute pattern would be the ‘Fast Forward’ as I love the play of the fabrics against the black background. I would be using something from Tula Pink’s line as I am in love with thae different fabrics.
Thank you for the wonderful give away!
(I love fast forward and would try to do it in scraps….)
I love the Plaid Parade pattern and thinking about the the new Denyse Schmidt fabrics or possibly Aviary 2
I just love the Plaid Parade pattern!!
Mary
iammaryburke@gmail.com
Unwind is my favorite. I’m a big fan of bold colors too.
My favorite is the carnival pattern! And central park happens to be my favorite fabric right now so I would leave it in that.
My favorite pattern right now is Chopsticks but I also love Hugs and Kisses and Off the Rail. I have been enjoying both your blog and Julie’s.
They are all so gorgeous. I’m obsessed with pinwheels right now, so Carnival has to my favorite. Firecracker is a close second…. they are definitely on the “patterns to have” list.
i love fast forward, but i am really intrigued by off the rail. i really want to see what the pattern for that one looks like!
I want to make Firecracker with Momo’s Just Wing It. I’ve been looking for a reason to buy a fat-eighth bundle of that!
I love the X’s and O’s and the plaid looking argyle-y one
I think I’d have to shake things up and do them in solids-poseidon colorway perhaps?
I am smitten with Chopsticks – and think Central Park would lend well to this pattern. Thanks for the chance to win!
Chopsticks is so intriguing to me – I recently saw something like it as a pic of an antique quilt (diff colors/look of course) and I had thought – yikes – that’s a lot of triangles! The idea that you could make it in a weekend – wow! So – fabric for this – I think it would go really well with Hideaway for some reason – maybe the peaked roofs? Would have to audition for scale.
I recently finished Julie’s Firecracker quilt in a twin size for my niece. The Lazy Angle ruler makes this block just so easy! I just purchased Hugs and Kisses. Still, I’d love to win so that I could pass it on to my mom. She is a quilter too. Thanks for the interview. Kathie L in Allentown
love chopsticks and plaid parade!
They are all so great, but Off the Rail is the one that keeps jumping out at me as a “must make”!!!
I love all of the pattern designs but Firecracker looks like it would be something different for me to try. I’d try some fun Riley Blake prints.
I love unwind and Chopsticks! I think I would use unwind to bring my coveted stash of FMF to life!! Thank you so much for the chance to win!!
I love the Unwind pattern! I have a couple of jellyrolls that would be great for this. They are all really neat!
I love Hugs and Kisses! But all of your quilts are dynamite! Best to you in Salt Lake!
I love Hugs and Kisses – I’d totally use a big mix of prints for it.
I just love Hugs and Kisses! I would love to make one for all 6 of my kids and 3 grandbabies. Such a sweet idea.
Carnival is my favorite!
I love Fast Forward and Hugs and Kisses! I think these patterns are really versatile and one option that I think would be fantastic is batiks.
I think Carnival is my favorite, although it is hard to choose. They are all wonderful patterns. I will have to mull over fabrics. There are so many wonderful fabrics coming out that I have quite a few favorites. Thank you for the great give-away. Take care and God bless, Cory
Unwind. Hands down.
As to fabric, I would use my scrap bin to bring my version alive.
Carnival with some Denyse Schmidt Hope Valley would be awesome. Thanks for the giveaway!
I love the unwind pattern. I think it would look fantastic in some remix fabrics.
My favorite pattern is Fast Forward and I would make it out of Make Life set in brown. Thanks for the chat and the giveaway.
Fast Forward is my favorite.
i really love the fast forward the twisting curvy lines that the blocks make is really interesting. I’m not sure what “line” i would use…probably my citrus colors in my stash!
I love Unwind, and think it would look great using a bunch of Metro Living and coordinating solids!
Carnival. I think I’d like to use some 30′s repros for that one!
What fun and modern patterns. I especiallly love Chopsticks. please enter me in the drawing.
I love the look of Fast Forward on black. I have a lot of brights in my stash that I’d use.
Thx for the chance to win some good stuff.
I love the Plaid Parade with any 30′s print would be lovely!! Thanks for the giveaway
I love the unwind pattern! I have some Hello Betty fabric that would look great!
I’m loving the Fast Forward pattern with the black fabric. Great play on negative space!! If i made it I would use a deep purple fabric in place of the black fabric…and then some fun colored fabric from my stash with lots of pinks.
I’m a huge fan of Julie’s blog and I love her new Chopsticks patterns! I think I’d try out the Pick a Bunch to go with it, since it’s a favorite of hers!
I would love to try the chopsticks. Fabric? Maybe fussy cut Sherbet pips. The plaid parade would be a great baby boy quilt with grey as the main color then a turquoise and orange for splash of color.
My favorite patter would have to be Carnival. I love Central Park, so that might have something to do with it.
I LOVE Chopsticks, and would try it with either Central Park or Gypsy Bandana in Ruby.
I like Unwind the best, and if I were to make it I’d use a lot of bright jewel colors against a solid gray.
Julie’s work is so fun and vibrant – so full of life~ Thanks for spot lighting her and her designs. All the best to Julie at Quilt Market! Have a blast!!!
Hugs and Kisses is my immediate favorite. I have a small stash of Aviary that I’d use for it. Beautiful quilts!
I am intrigued with Chopsticks….and I have some HULLABALOO that is aching to be used. I wish you much success at market. You are such an inspiration!!!!
I seriously love them all! Probably most fast forward and chopsticks. I’m also loving the Treasures and Tidbits line!
I really like Hugs and Kisses and Chopsticks. I would probably use a Kate Spain fabric or something really vibrant!
I like Firecracker but Chopsticks is my favorite. It would look great with some FreeBird by MoMo but that is getting hard to find. Some Joel Dewberry would be good to. thanks for the inspiration!
I’m loving Hugs and Kisses. I’m probably over sentimental right now….my baby is about to graduate from high school…but I love the schmaltz that is hidden in this design. I could make it for my big boys and they would never know that they were being buried in Mom’s hugs and kisses.
As to what fabric to use, I’m thinking just about anything would look great. Animal prints or Aunt Gracie, crazy batiks, or solids, they would all look wonderful. You could even build it using nothing but scraps and it would be a stunner.
Wow! I’m reading all of these comments and so many of us love the same pattern. I love the chopsticks pattern and can think of two quilts that I have to make in the near future that would be perfect with that pattern.
I like the Chopstick pattern the most and I think it would look great in Asian inspired fabric. I also like the Carnival, Firecracker, and Unwind patterns. Too many patterns; too little time.
Ooo. Tough call. I actually can’t decide whether I love Unwind or Fast Forward more. I really enjoy designs that make smart use of the negative space, so I love Unwind’s stars. But I also studied genetics, and the Fast Forward design reminds me a little bit of a DNA double helix.
All your quilt designs are awesome but my favorite is the Plaid quilt. I wouldn’t change the colors they are perfect. Keep up the good work. By the way. I moved to Minnetonka, MN. My hubby got a job here. Still unpacking but I finally have a great sewing room.
I love your Off the Rail pattern and I have a large fat quarter pack of Sunkissed that I have been looking for a pattern to make good use of it. I love following your blog also Julie.
I love firecracker and carnival. I would love to make either one with Kate Spain’s new line Terrain.
I love the chopsticks pattern and I think it would work really well with some of the Magnolia Lane prints.
Carnival is my favorite, although I love them all! I think I would use my favorite Kate Spain fabrics to create something kicky and fun.
UNWIND is my favourite pattern – something I need to do, too!
Thew new Chopsticks pattern is so cool! But I am really attracted to the Plaid Parade pattern and would probably use Chrysalis by Moda.
I love, love, love the Carnival pattern! And I would love to make it using the Metro Living line.
My favourite is Unwind! I love the negative space and the strippyness! I love the fabric used in the picture, but I could also imagine it in Central Park or in vintage sheet style fabrics.
All these patterns are fabulous but my favourite one is unwind. I would love to make it with Kaffe fabrics spots mainly
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Thanks for another wonderful giveaway
i think i like hugs and kisses best as a scrap-buster – but they are all great!
I think Chopsticks is my favorite. I think the Bryant Park collection would be a great fabric for this quilt!
LOVE the pattern CAN NOT WAIT to get CHOPSTICKS love it! thanks for giveaways
I love Unwind and Fast Forward. I’ve never used a specialty ruler before, I’d love to give those patterns a try with some of the new purple fabrics coming out soon!
Carnival is my favorite, and I love the Central Park fabric shown. In fact, I’ve already bought this pattern and fabric! I like all the other patterns as well; thanks for the opportunity to win one or more of them!
Julie Herman’s designs are SO much fun and it’s hard to pick – but I really like “Firecracker” -it looks like such a fun way to show off some favorite fabrics. And the lazy angle ruler looks so versatile too – love all the diverse looks Julie gets out of it.
I love her very latest pattern chopsticks. I think it would look greatin the new Kate Spain line with a black background fabric.
Haven’t seen this range of patterns and they are very appealing. Hard to choose a favourite so have 2 – Hugs & Kisses and Chopsticks. I have some Katie Jump Rope which I think would be perfect.
Look forward to seeing the latest pattern soon
Chris x
Hugs and Kisses and Fast Forward are definately two of my fav patterns.
I love the H& K pattern. It is a fantastic example of modern designs!
My favorite pattern is Off the Rail, and I would love to try it with Hulabaloo!
I love them all, but I would start with Hugs and Kisses and use all of my extra Denyse Schmidt fabrics.
I’m such a fan of Jaybird Quilts! I follow Julie’s blog and love her style. My fav Jaybird pattern of the day would be Carnival. Love those flower petal pinwheels! Thanks FQ for the great interview!
Fun interview! I am liking Off the Rail, and I’d love to see it done in Kona Brights!
I really like Chopsticks. I would definitely do it in any of Amy Butler’s fabrics.
Thanks for the interview, I truely enjoy reading about designers and seeing their patterns.
I love her use of scraps/pre-cuts. I like the new pattern Unwind.
Oh it’s the XO one for sure! I’ve been keeping an eye out for which jellyroll I want to use. Maybe Sugar Pop?
Love the Unwind. Would head for the scrap bin for the calicos I’ve collected over the years. Great interview. Thanks.
I truly enjoy the Unwind quilt pattern or the prize three package as well! I’m not sure exactly which fabrics I’d use, but I enjoy the styles of the Nancy Mim & Lizzy House green tiles that were put up. Perhaps something of that nature. I really enjoy all of Julie’s creations & her sense of style with each assortment of fabrics she chose!
Fast Forward is such a fun pattern!
I love Off the Rail! I think it would be a great way to use up some scraps.
I would have to say it is Carnival but I love them all! Lol. I would love to make it in Central Park or Terrain by Kate Spain
I like Fast Forward a lot! I’d make it in purples!
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I really like unwind! I think it would be great with Kaffe Fassett fabrics.
I love Carnival as well – I think I would use Innocent Crush or Terrain.
I really like the chopsticks pattern. I have a FQ stack of yellow, grey and black prints that would look really nice.
It is Chopsticks for me, made of Sweetwater’s Sunkissed fabrics. Lovely!
I love Off the Rail in the beautiful bright colors as shown!
It’s hard to pick one, but I think I like Unwind the most. I love it with the pictured fabrics, but guess it will be nice with Dream On as well.
It would have to be Firecracker for sure. That’s my Grand Niece’s nickname and she is a true firecracker. All of Jaybirds fabrics would make this a great quilt. Thanks
I really love Hugs and Kisses and also Carnival. Can’t decide between them.
Love chopsticks and I have some Fandago tat might just do the trick
Patti
I like Plaid Parade!
I love the “Off the Rails” pattern and the green/orange Piece o’ Cake fabric. However, all the patterns & fabrics are lovely.
Nice interview — thanks! I’d love to try Firecracker using Dream On…
I like the unwind and would use Jenean Morrison’s Silent Cinema, because I think the pink, orange and grays would be so different.
Love all the patterns but my absolute face is Chopsticks!! I think I’d use some bright & bold Michael Miller prints for it!
“Firecracker” looks really fun; I’d love to make it with bright, large prints paired with a dark purple solid. I also love “Chopsticks”. I sew from stash, and don’t buy collections or precuts, so my fabric choices would be a mishmash of all kinds of gorgeous stuff from various designers.
Julie’s quilts are fun!
wow – it’s hard to pick one! I’d say it’s a toss-up between firecracker and carnival. And I think I’d do a Christmas quilt… maybe Flurry by Kate Spain.
Julie’s patterns are so clever and different, it is hard to choose just one. The new Chopsticks is fascinating, so I’ll choose it today. I’m very excited for the Treasures and Tidbits fabric to arrive on the market!
I just can’t decide between Carnival, Chopsticks and Unwind, so it could be Unwind in Countdown to Christmas (it would definitely make a striking Christmas quilt) or Carnival in Kate Spain’s Fandango or Terrain, or Chopsticks in Far Far Away III.
Love the Fast Forward in some Soul Blossoms.
I really lie, the Fast Forward pattern and I don’t think the black is too bold at all–it allows the prints to “hang” in space–love the depth of this pattern! I would use any line that has saturated color or even better, vibrant cool batiks on a black background would be stunning!
I can’t wait to get my hands on “Chopsticks”. I have been snatching up black and white prints with no idea what I was going to do with them. I am interested to see how it would work with this pattern. It is absolutely stunning.
I’m lovin’ Chopsticks!
I really like the Chopsticks pattern. I like doing something different and unexpected with my projects.
I think Firecracker is my favorite and I would use my Make Life FQB.
I love the Chop Sticks pattern and I’d love to use Quilter’s Linen and do a type of color wheel with all the colors of the rainbow!
What a great interview! Julie’s patterns are so clever and fun! If I had to choose I’d say Firecracker and Hugs and Kisses but they are all so stunning! I’ll enjoy watching these pop up over blogland and Flickr in different colourways. Thank you for the fabulous give away!!
Oooh! I love them all but am drawn to Unwind. I would like to incorporate some of Joel Dewberry’s Aviary 2!
wonderful patterns, I like them all especially chopsticks and of course
Crossroads. Pick me!
I love Julies new patterns! Favourite at the moment is chopsticks. I think I would wait to use Kate Spains new terrain line that is coming out.
oops, crossed over from another site, crossroads is not yours. but still love all your patterns. Probably no prize for me. lol
Chopsticks gets my vote, if I can only choose one…I’ve never tried anything without 4 sides except HSTs! I am currently in love with the Heather Moore’s Cut Out & Keep for Cloud 9; thanks for the chance.
I really like Fast Forward and Hugs and Kisses. What a wonderful giveaway to win a pattern and the ruler to make it. I am keeping my fingers crossed!
Chopsticks looks amazing – but a little intimidating (triangles). I’m loving Floral and Fauna right now, from Patty Young
Thanks!
I love fast forward – I’d probably use some of my Kaffe Fasset FQ collection – some good strong colours to set off the bold twists!
I would LOVE any of these. I just found Jaybird Quilts and I LOVE them!
I follow Jaybird Quilts on a daily basis and fell in love with these new patterns. My favorites are Carnival and FIrecracker, they are all very creative patterns and the fabric too. Thanks for the chance to win some maybe.
I L.O.V.E. that Choptsticks pattern. I’ve never seen anything like it before. I’m glad you posted on Fat Quarterly. I think I just found my new favorite pattern designer. Congrats on your booth at Market.
Wow, how can you choose just one? I will go with Chopsticks and Strawberry Fields for a soft, romantic look that has a certain edginess to it….
I do love chopsticks, althought as she introduced her other new patterns, I have loved them all too. See, there is a reason for math!
I love the Hugs and Kisses pattern. Can see it being made up nicely in Kate Spain’s Terrain fabric.
I just recently discovered Jaybird Quilts patterns and have been eyeing Unwind for a while, but I think my favorite of her new patterns is probably Chopsticks. I would like to make that quilt using solid black with a bunch of rich jewel tones with subtle patterns. Great interview!
I like Chopsticks the best. I don’t even know what fabric I would make it with. I’m currently grounded from even looking at fabric until my latest quilt is finished!
Off the Rails and Chopsticks are both so cool! It is hard to choose which one to pick first.
Firecracker is my favorite. I have some Valori Wells Del Hi, wonder how that will look?
My first pick would be the Carnival pattern and I love Kate Spain’s Terrain. I like to try all of Julie’s patterns and can’t wait to see #9.
I’d like to do Off the Rails, & probably in the rainbow bella solids. I’ve been wanting to do a solids quilt.
Love all the patterns, but would love to make chopsticks, it looks wonderful.
carnival is great…good project for my French General.
I’d love to try Chopsticks. In brown and robins egg blue
Oh, they are all so good, it’s hard to pick a favourite! I think I like Carnival the best though. But I’d make any of them really! It’s hard to pick a fabric too! I think I’d try to replicate Julie’s crayon box style with various prints in bold colours. Such fun!
I love Hugs and Kisses I would use Kaffe fabrics to do it. All of the quilt patterns are beautiful
I LOVE Fast Forward! I really love a black background with some bright fabrics but scrappy is good too.
Chopsticks is my favourite, and I think it’ll look great made with Hope Valley!
I like Firecracker and I would use a variety of fabrics from my stash. As much as I like some collections, collections are something I never buy.
I really like the pattern Off The Rail. I might use my Jelly Roll of Just Wing It. What a great interview.
Carnival is my favorite. I would use Kate Spain’s new prints or maybe some Amy Butler.
I’m really feeling the call to Chopsticks and I don’t know what fabrics to use but there seems to be quite a few choices out there.
I love Hugs and Kisses and would like to try it with some “Sunkissed”.
I love the Carnival. I have some great boy fabric from Riley Blake I would use with this one.
how about firecracker in 40s repro fabrics? fab.
I love off the rails. That would be a great stash buster.
I love the Chopsticks pattern. It is so elegant in the example, and I can imagine it being done in a very cheery, vibrant way with red, blues, and yellows. If I were making it, I’d use Central Park.
I really love her chopsticks pattern!
The Off the Rail looks very appealing to me. I think I’d like to do it in Sew Cherry or Punctuation. But I’m sure I could round up a mixture from my stash that would whittle it down somewhat.
I like chopsticks best and I would use sew cherry by riley blake.
Enjoyed the Q & A interview. I can’t decide if Firecracker or Hugs & Kisses would be my favorite pattern. I have a collection of Tula Pink Neptune that I’d love to settle on a pattern for or maybe something from the stash. But if I win prize 1 or 2 I won’t have to decide will I.
Chopsticks has moved near the top of my list of “quilt project in waiting”. I love it!
I forgot to mention what my fabric choices might be. I’ve been wanting to try a mix of pinks, oranges, yellows, and purples with something other than a white solid.
Oooo decisions decisions! I really like the hugs & kisses and I think I may just use my stash of FFA2 for it. It would make a great quilt for my living room sofa!
I love Julie’s hugs and kisses pattern
I’d really like to get hold of some sherbert pips yardage to make it!
Love the chopsticks pattern. That would be at the top of the list.
My favourite is Chopsticks. I’m not sure what fabric I’d use to make it, I like the pallette you’ve used and wonder how it would look in La Petite Ecole.
I LOVE fast forward but I want to relish the time it will take to pick the very best fabric! Maybe one of the newest purple fabrics!
Firecracker and Id mix my fabric lines using yellows and oranges.
Hugs and Kisses!
They’re all great, but I think the Firecracker is my favorite. I’d love to stitch it up in the Treasures and Tidbits!
I love Carnival, and I would love to use Kate Spains new line Terrain!
I am thinking I would do hugs n kisses with Just Wing It, and then a darker colour for the solids! I love that pattern!
I have a Make Life jelly roll that is screaming for me to ” Unwind” it!
I like the Hugs and Kisses. When Julie was unveiling them one at a time on her blog, I loved the one of the day best. Seeing them all together helped chose a favorite. I would use something from Me and My Sister, bright colors and happy flowers to make it a child’s quilt.
Plaid parade is my favorite-I’d make it in some blue and green solids.
Oh man, i love Plaid Parade. And I would probably make it out of the same exact fabrics Julie did!
Unwind is my favorite!
Yikes, posted too quickly. Unwind is my favorite. I’d like to play with the value and see what it looks like in Shades of Gray.
I LOVE Chopsticks and Unwind! They are all pretty amazing though! LOVE your work Julie!
Plaid Parade for sure, speaks to my scottish roots, I would love to do it in some Moda Solids or Kaufmann Brights! thanks
Chopsticks is more my style, geometrics are always a blast to do….definately use Kaufmann for this one.thanks
I love the Unwind pattern! I could definitely see myself using a MoMo fabric for this creation.
Oh, I really like the Plaid Parade! I think it would be very cute with Giddy or with Max & Whiskers. I could see it being made up in almost any fabric though!
I love the plaid parade. I love the ready, set, go! fabrics, just like Julie used. I’d probably also do a girl version with Anne kelle’s urban zoologie and remix fabrics. I also just ordered Happier FQ bundle by Deena Rutter, which would be cute. Thanks for the chance to win!
My friend gave me “Off the Rail” and I plan to make it from my stash in rainbow colors. Next? Chopsticks!
Thanks for the lovely interview. Julie has some wonderful patterns. I really like Unwind but I think my favourite could just be Chopsticks. I’d like to try this pattern using maybe Modern Workshop or Cut Out and Keep.
Thanks so much for the awesome giveaway
Your designs are fresh, bright and modern! I love them! My fav is probably Unwind and Hugs and Kisses oh and Firecracker and Plaid Parade I love them all!! Congratulations and good luck at market!
I love all the patterns…but if I have to pick just one, I’d say my fav is Chopsticks!
I would like to do Chopsticks in some of the Amy Butler prints — and I hope to some day!
I love the Chopsticks! But they all look like fun.
I really like chopsticks!! I can’t believe she came out with so many patterns this year and the year is only half over!! You Go Julie!
I love Julie’s Unwind pattern. I plan on using it for my son’s new quilt (he’s 10). And I’ll let him pick the fabrics –which will probably be all reds!
I adore the fast forward pattern. Love the dark background with the chosen prints too. I may have to make it my next project
LOVE the new chopsticks pattern and think it would be great in ‘Dream on’ and linen. Thanks for the chance to win!
Simplesmente maravilhoso o seu trabalho.Não sei dizer q2ual me deixou mais encantada.São tantas as possibilidades que orna-se dificil a escolha. Amei seu bloco Illusion. Sei que com certeza esseserá um dos meus proximos trabalho. Obrigado.
My favourite pattern would be Hugs and Kisses! For fabric I´m unsure. I could imagine this quilt with so many fabrics. Maybe it would be Modern Workshop from Moda!
Thanks for that great giveaway!
Greetings
Maribel
I love Chopsticks, it’s my fave. I would like to see it made with Silent Cinema fabric from Jenean Morrison.
That’s a lot of great patterns to choose from! Ever since I first saw “Off the Rail” I’ve been interested in it, so I guess it’s my favorite. I’d love to win any one of them though! Thanks so much for the chance at such great prizes.
Great giveaway! Chopsticks is definitely on my to make list, and I think it might just be perfect for Tula’s Prince Charming.
I love Julie’s patterns and her style. So beautiful!
Carnival is my favorite — I have some lovely and fun prints from Darlene Zimmerman’s Buttercup line that would look smashing in this quilt.
I love the Chopsticks pattern. I’m new to quilting – so I think I’d have to get the fabric that she used – and make it with that! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
For me it’s a toss up between Off the Rail and Firecracker, but ask me tomorrow and I might have a different answer! They are all great!
I am absolutely over the moon about Chopsticks! I think I would make it with some beautiful batiks.
Oh my such beautiful colors! I love the Unwind and Off the Rail designs. Such wonderful inspiration to use stash fabrics and NEW!
I would make Firecracker in the new DS collection, but I love almost all of the patterns equally!
I really like unwind (although they are all really great patterns). I have a jelly roll of “Blush” waiting for a project–maybe? Maybe a reason to go buy something new?
I love all of them; but today it is Chopsticks and done in Kate Spain’s Terrain…..adorable
I like firecracker and would like to try it in solids with something bold as the background–likely in blue.
I love Off the Rails and would use Me and My Sister’s Dilly Dally or their new Amelia line. Thanks for the great giveaway.
I like Hugs and Kisses….and I think I would choose lots of bright colors, with lots of orange.
Love, love, love the Hugs and Kisses pattern. I would love the cuteness of “Treasures and Tidbits” for the pattern!
Chopsticks is my new favorite and I see it in Terrain by Kate Spain once is released. Off the Rail is the old new favorite and see it in the Hometown by Sweetwater fabric collection once is released. Congrats to Julie – I spotted your “Off the Rail” in the Hancock’s catalog we received this week! I also had already seen the Dr. Seuss on the RK site, and it was there in the catalog too. Thanks for this interview – very interesting.
OMG!! Just one favorite… all the patterns are great! Chopsticks is amazing!!! I just love it!!! But Plaid Parade is in my “to do” list too!! Thanks for the great giveaway and for the interview!
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Fast Forward!!! It was love at first sight. I can’t wait to make it, but I have not seen the pattern out anywhere yet. You can bet it will be added to my cart on my next online order.
I’d love to make Chopsticks in Circa 60 beach!
Awesome! I was actually just writing down 2 of the patterns, Chopsticks and Carnival, for my husband to buy for my birthday! Thanks so much for the chance to win!
Today my favorite is fast forward but, it changes daily because I love them all. I would use black for the background and anything bright that I have in my stash. Thanks for awesome patterns!
I love Off the Rail and I’ve already purchased the pattern. Can’t wait to choose fabric. I’d love to try out that Lazy Angle ruler!
I love her newest pattern chopsticks and I’d make it in Sunkissed. She is a really talented young woman. Thanks for a chance to win.
I would love to make the Plaid Parade pattern in Artisan Batiks or it would be beautiful with Robert Kaufman Bundles & Kits: Night & Day, Black & White colorstory and maybe a red trim?
I agree Chopsticks is the best pattern! I love batiks, so obviously I would make it (and all the others) out of batiks!
My favorite pattern is Fast Forward and The Piece O’ Cake fabric is delightful!
Just got the Off the Rail pattern and am looking forward to picking fabric for it. I would really love to win a pattern, maybe the Chopsticks!
I think Unwind is my favorite ( but Chopsticks might just change my mind!) I would like to try this in fabrics from Robert Kaufman’s Imperial collection, for a totally different look!
The hugs and kisses pattern is super cute. I’ve been eyeing “Summer House” as a fabric line.
I would totally make Hugs and Kisses out of Sherbert Pips. I love the muted colors (though obviously Julie would disagree), and think it would make a gorgeous quilt!
I like them all, but Off the Rail is my favourite. It would be beautiful in pastels or 1930s reproduction fabrics.
It would have to be your UNWIND pattern made from Moda Citrus strips with bright dots on a black background for the star spin. I see one in my
immediate future. I haven’t met any of your patterns I don’t care for so I just keep on cutting and sewing. Trouble is, you are too fast for me to keep up!
I love Hugs and Kisses, I can see why it’s a favorite. And I would love to try it in red and aquas (I am loving those colors lately)!!!
I love off the rails…problem is, I can’t decide what I want to make it out of! Thinking maybe “Wing It” by MoMo!!
They are really nice but I think I would love to try Firecracker with Kate Spain’s terrain fabric line.
My favorite would be Chopsticks. I think my new central park fat eighth would be perfect for it. But I can;t wait for her next pattern. I know its gonna be awesome!
I hope that this is the right way to reply for the give-away.
My choice would be Hugs and Kisses in Amelia–just love both that pattern and the fabric.
I LOVE so many of these patterns – so unique and creative. I think my favorite would be Fast Forward but it was really hard to decide!
I would make chopsticks with Kate Spain’s Terrain
I love Chopsticks it is such an awesome quilt Julie! and any of Pat Bravo’s fabric collections would work nice.
Congrats on the new patterns, Julie – they’re gorgeous! I love Off the Rail and Hugs and Kisses!
I love FireCracker and Off the Rail. I’m not very savvy about product lines and such, but I am loving bright summery fabrics and colors right now, so probably something that fits that description.
Fabulous giveaway packages! I love Julie’s blog – she recently helped me motivate to baste and quilt my first real quilt – I’m 1/4 of the way thru the quilting and going strong!!!
I’m picturing the Plaid Parade in either Max & Whiskers or 1001 Peeps!
I think that I would like to do carnival using all solids in very bright vibrant colors. Baticks would be fun as well. What a great giveaway – thank you. So exicted for Julie with her first quilt show booth – what fun!
My favorite is the chopsticks and
I think I’d like to use Joel dewberry
Aviary.
I think I like Unwind…I have Off the Rail and am dying to get to that but Unwind looks interesting!
Peggy in NJ
I LOVE Chopstick and Carnival and would probably use Central Park by Kate Spain to make the quilts with.
Fast Forward would be a great help in using up my stash. Thanks for the chance to win.
Hugs & Kisses has caught my eye more than a few times…I’m going to have to make it!
Purple has been haunting me lately…It’s not my color but I seem to be putting a lot of it in my stuff. Perhaps I’m just preparing myself for the onslaught!
Great giveaway!
I LOVE Firecracker and Chopsticks! And I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to win one of these amazing prizes!
I think either of these patterns would be fabulous in the new Denyse Schmidt fabrics!
Love Chopsticks! I’m a math geek and very partial to angles!
Carnival is my favourite pattern. It would look great in Sunkissed by Moda.
Thanks for the giveaway!
I love Hugs & Kisses, it is a lovely pattern that woujld work with most fabrics. I love all of Julie’s designs, she is inspirational.
That’s easy, Hugs and Kisses grabbed me as soon as I set eyes on it. Maybe in Kate Spain’s Terrain when it comes out. Keepin, my fingers crossed for this one!
My favorite is Off The Rail and I’d use Sherbet Pips to make it.
I’m such a fan of Julie’s and love all of her designs, but I think my favorite right now is Off The Rail. I think I would use some Riley Blake to make it. I’m not sure which collection. I love all of the bright colors in their fabrics.
Thanks for the chance to win some of her patterns!
I like the Firecracker best and would use a variety of fat quarters from my stash.
Hard to choose, but I really like Unwind for its use of off-kilter negative space. I have a nice orange/red palette built around Patty Young’s Sherbert Sanctuary that could look really great. Great interview!
I love the new Chopstick pattern and I have to have those rulers! Julie’s patterns are the best.
Congrats Julie! They are all great. I am smitten with Chopsticks though. I know it’s an older line but would love to use Fandango to make that quilt.
Love the Chopsticks pattern and I just saw “Going Coastal” from Michael Miller… that looks fun and I also think Sherbet Pips would be adorable from Moda. I have been following Julie for a while now and she always impresses!! She is great to share her talents and I have been grateful for the tips she gives.
Fast Forward caught my eye. LOVE the black back ground. Would experiment with bold colors or royal colors (purple/green/gold).
I love Raspberry Dessert Pattern and the illusion block. I like carnival and chopsticks.
I have no color ideas. I have orange on the pallet, and struggle to think of anything else.
I love the Hugs and Kisses pattern and I’m really digging Riley Blake’s Sew Cherry fabrics- I think the two would be a great combo!
I am torn between hugs and kisses and chopsticks. I have a stash of black/white/yellow prints that I think would be fun for the hugs and kisses pattern.
My favorites are carnival, firecracker and hugs and kisses. I love bright crazy colors and would use them on the quilts.
Chopsticks is my favourite but I love the others too! I think Amy Butler’s fabric will be perfect for them.
My favorite pattern still has to be Dancefloor!
Think they are all great but love chopsticks and unwind. Thanks for the chance to wn.
I love all of her patterns but I especially love Off The Rail. I love the colors she used in this also- so bright and cheery! What a great giveaway- thanks so much!
Chopstiks and firecracker are my favourites and I would use any Tula Pink fabric (love her designs)! Great interview and giveaway!
hmmmm, those are hard questions. I can see myself making “Chop Sticks” soon in maybe some fabric by Moda.
I like all the designs but I think Chopsticks is my favourite. Love the choice of colors too.
Love the interview, thank you for sharing!
I really like all of your patterns but “Off the rail” has to be my favourite! If I got it I’d probably make it with my scraps, it’s so pretty and looks perfect as a stashbuster! <3
I just love Julie’s patterns and if i had to choose one to make first it could be Carnival and I would select “Pick a bunch” by Nancy Mims to make it with.
I love the chop sticks pattern. It was really hard to pick just one. They are all great. Purple is BACK! Wow that is great. I took a peak at Jessica levitt’s Velvet – Oh I am in Heaven!! The combination would look great on MY bed!
I recently purchased a 60 degree ruler, so Chopsticks really caught my eye. I would probably use some rich country colors to make this quilt. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
I really like Hugs and Kisses although Chopsticks is right up there too! I would like to make Hugs & Kisses out of colorful batiks. Thanks for the chance to win such great prizes!
All the patterns are great but I love flowers and Carnival reminds me of big flowers. A close second is Chopsticks. Terrain by Kate Spain looks like beautiful fabric that would be lovely with any pattern.
I love the chopsticks pattern. It has so many things I like in a quilt and its versatility seems limitless. Yep it’s my fav altho’ choosing is never easy.
I’d love to make Chopsticks with Limeade Cherry Fizz. Fast Forward is a close second.
I love Firecracker and Carnival. For Firecracker I would use various fabrics in my stash, for Carnival I’d use Aviary.
Up until she introduced Chopsticks… my favourite was Off the Rail… but now I’d have to say it’s definitely Chopsticks.
I just recently discovered Julie and Jaybird when I saw Hugs and Kisses advertised on the SewThankful site. I have been checking out Jaybird Quilts daily since then. I can’t pick a favorite between Hugs & Kisses and Chopsticks. I just finished piecing a baby quilt with Hushabye and think it would be well suited to Hugs & Kisses to make a very huggable, kissable baby quilt. I would like to try Chopsticks in an amish look with Kona bright solids on black, which I think would give a dramatic presentation. Oh gosh, some days I think I’m going to have to retire in order to get all of my ideas pieced and accomplished!
I really love Chopsticks and Carnival. I think they would look really nice in the New Urban Zoologie that is being released next month or the Sugar and Spice line.
I like “firecracker” the best and would use a mix of greens and blues, and I really want to get my hands on some “2D zoo” fabric to make a quilt for my son, and I think it’d work well with this pattern!
I just adore ALL of Julie’s quilt patterns. She’s got so many awesome patterns that it is very hard to choose between them. On my list of favs are Unwind, Hugs & Kisses, Fast Forward, and now, Chopsticks. I love every one of them. I think if I was to make one to start with it would have to be Unwind. The fabric I’d use for that won’t be released until September but I’ve seen the sneak peeks and adore that fabric. This fabric I’m talking about is by Kate Spain and her Terrain fabrics. They are just gorgeous and because I love purple they are really on my list of must haves. If I were to make that quilt right now however, I would use fabric I bought already and am waiting for the perfect pattern to use them. Mark Cesarik released Calypso Swing and I fell in love with the colors and design of that fabric immediately and bought it the day I first saw it.
Good luck at Market Julie! I KNOW you will be awesome and have a blast.
I love Hugs and Kisses. I’m planning on make it for my niece for Christmas!
I have to pick a favorite?? Yikes! I like them all, but I would probably say Carnival is highest on my radar right now, because I just bought a fun pack of about 12 light but bright batiks that could look really cool in this pattern!
Fast fwd and unwind have me daydreaming of quilting! I have plans to do graduated mono-chromatics colors on each column of unwind with a sky blue bkground—reminiscent of kite tails in the wind! I think it would look great on my little girls bed.
Very fun patterns, but i think Unwind may be my favorite. I love the ruler suggestions, it helps me to be brave to try something new when someone you respect recommends it!
They’re all great but I really like Carnival. I have some Central Park that would be perfect!
Unwind is my favorite, using Kaufmans Treasures and Tidbits. Would love to try the Lazy Angle ruler.Thanks.
Chopsticks, using some of my Me and My Sister fabrics (not sure which line
Chopsticks! It’s Chopsticks…..grin.
I really like the new Chopsticks pattern! I would love to try it in black & white with Turquoise/Aqua…I think it would really pop!
I love the Firecracker pattern! I’d use the new Pick a Bunch line. Those colors would look great with this pattern.
I follow Julie’s blog and I’ve loved seeing these come out. A wonderful paring with Kaufman fabrics oh and a ruler. . YUM
I’d use the chopsticks pattern with my stask of AMH Innocent Crush, and I would keep this one just for myself rather than give away!
I’d definitely in love with the Chopsticks pattern. Some Amy Butler or Anna Maria Horner fabrics would be gorgeous.
Fast Forward – Nancy Mims’ Pick-a-Bunch – Tough to choose. All the patterns look like fun projects. Chopsticks would be wonderful with Sherbet Pips. The Lazy Angle ruler is awesome. Thanks for a chance to win.
Fast Forward or Chopsticks – I’ve got some bright Bubble Trouble which would look great with Black for either one of these. Thanks for the great giveaway!
Definitely Unwind and you know what I love the Pick a Bunch fabric that it’s done with, might have to find me some of that!
I have to choose? They all look fabulous. I think I’d try hugs and kisses first to use up some of my scraps in a bright colour way with a black background.
Hmm i love them all! Maybe fast forward?
I like them all but if I had to pick one I think it would be Hugs and Kisses! It would look great in Central Park!
Oh…all your designs are so cute. I am having a hard time picking just one. I see many of the comments by followers agree. If I have to pick, I think Hugs and Kisses would be great. I am sure I have the right fabric in my stash or I just might have to buy more…
I really like “Fast Forward”. The fabrics Julie chooses look great so if I didn’t have them, I woud make it in batiks. Thanks for coming up with such a fabulous giveaway!
I have a roll of Modern Meadow by Joel Dewberry that has just been waiting for Unwind to come along
Although to be perfectly honest, that roll would look great in some of the other patterns too!! You have a wonderfully bold style that I find so inspiring right now…keep bringing on the great patterns!!
I love ALL the patterns – how am I supposed to choose??? I guess my favorite is Hugs and Kisses. I love a scrappy look and these patterns would be perfect. Thanks for sharing!!
I am a fan of Julie’s patterns, innovativing in her quilt designs and it is very difficult to choose between the five for each one is fantastic in their own way. I feel drawn to is “Fast Forward” and think Kate Spain’s ‘Terrain’ might provide the rich colourways to do it justice. I’d like to try alternating light and dark values to create a 3D effect, and emphasize the twisting curl.
i like the hugs and kisses a lot – i love straight lines, but the illusion of curves is fabulous. what fabric? i’ve been dying to use sherbet pips in something!
I love the chop sticks pattern, but all of them are beautiful. I like the central park fabrick but would be happy with any that I could win.
I love the Fast Foward pattern and I would probably use Central Park from Kate Spain or I saw the sneak peek of Terrain which is awesome too, but have to wait til Sept for that!! Thanks for the awesome chance!
Hello, I like Chopsticks very much. It’s raelly nice how the prints are joined with a solid fabric. As for the fabric collection – I saw once the Sanctuary line from Michael Miller (aqua and green colors) and love it, so I would combine those two if I had a chance.
I love the pattern “Unwind” and would probably try it first using my stash of Denyse Schmidt fabrics, and then another time using one of Pat Bravo’s fabric lines (I love her designs and the fabric she uses is particularly high quality). All of the patterns are really great but this one is my favorite at this moment. Thanks!
I like the Plaid Parade!!
gorgeous! I’d love to get my hands on prize #3: 5 patterns and a lazy angle ruler.
I love the Firecracker pattern! LOVE…IT! I would use some of my fat quarter bundle of Central Park by Kate Spain to make it.
i love the new chopstitck pattern — i would use my new DS fabric for that quilt! wha a fun give away, figers crossed!
My favourite is the plaid parade but I actually have no idea what fabric l would use to make it…
I love the chopsticks patterns and would make it with Just Wing it by Moda!
I like the Off The Rail Pattern. Im thinking a spot of embroidery in the center block would be awesome. Thanks!
I think Off the Rail is super cute, and might be fun in Dream On. I’ve got a FQ bundle that’s itching to be cut!
I like Chopsticks the best. For fabric I would use some fabric that I’ve been saving for something special.
I’d love to make Carnival with a rainbow of saturated solids!
I love unwind and I would use Kona Solids to make it
Chopsticks is my favorite, I am currently collecting “girly” ( pinks, purples, oranges ) fabrics to use for this one.
Hi Julie!
My favorite is “Firecracker” – and I’d do it from my vast and never ending supply of Christmas fabrics, and call it “Christmas Cracker”. Keep on creating!
Sue
I just found your site today and I’m sooo excited. All of the patterns are beautiful but I really like Firecracker. You are so tallented! Vicky
I love firecracker! thanks.
I love the chopsticks pattern! thank you!
I love Julie’s Unwind pattern and her Chopsticks pattern. I would use the FQ bundle of Tina Givens Havens Edge that I already have if I won. I think it would look great using one Julie’s patterns!
Carousel is my favorite pattern. I’ve been saving a layer cake of Spirit by Lila Tueller that would work well with it.
I love your chopsticks pattern!
Anything purple is for me.
I have never used a specialty ruler or a pattern so this giveaway gets me giddy! I would love the chance to try the Unwind pattern with Soul Blossoms… I know it’s kind of an old fabric but it is one I just haven’t been able to get out of my mind, and haven’t had the perfect quilt for… yet!
I would LOVE the Fast Forward pattern and I am thinking it would be so cool to use the Suess range of fabrics….thanks for the chance…Khris