Thank you for your patience as we encountered some technical difficulties getting this posted.  The madness continues as we approach the end of another amazing season of modern fabric …

We’re deep into the competition and the races are still super tight!! Are you ready to see who will be competing in the 2013 Fat Quarterly Modern Madness Finals?

 

Simply Color (256 votes, 51%) def. Field Study (248 votes, 49%)

 

Architextures (302 votes, 60%) def. Madrona Road (202 votes, 40%)

 

Which modern fabric line will take home the title? Be sure to cast your vote below. (One vote per reader, please. : ) For easy reference, updated brackets can be found here.

Free pattern for this Stars and Stripes quilt (designed by Lynne and made from the most beautiful fabric line – Indigo Crossing by Minnick and Simpson for Moda) coming soon to the Fat Quarterly blog.

Feel free to say how much you like this quilt as I am very proud of it.  It makes me feel like I’m a cowboy living in the Wild West corralling and lasso-ing livestock and singing country songs.

Do you fancy taking part in our Design Challenges?

We are looking for people to take part in a challenge using Collage by for Windham fabrics. The deadline for the contribution is the end of June.

If you’re interested email us at submissions@fatquarterly.com.

Issue 13 is out now!

Find out more here!

If you are a subscriber all you need do to access your copy of the issue is log into your account. The links to the issue will be listed under “Your Issues”.

We have had many fantastic contributors to Fat Quarterly but are always looking for new contributors or for more contributions from previous contributors.  What do we need from you?  We need you to be able to design your own project from scratch.  It might be a quilt, a pillow, a table runner, a bag or any other quilty item.  We need you to be able to calculate yardage requirements for the whole project and write up a pattern.  And finally we need you to be able to take good final photos of the finished project.  You also need to be able to provide in-progress shots or diagrams showing how the projects is made.

The next two issues are themed “Summer” and “Christmas” and we’d love you to get your thinking caps on and come up with proposals.  If there is a new or upcoming fabric line out there that you’d love to work with, we may be able to get hold of it for you.

If you are interested, please email Lynne@fatquarterly.com and include a photo of at least one project you have made and designed yourself.  We can either add you to our list of contributors to approach for future projects or you could at the same time put in a proposal for one or our upcoming issues.  I look forward to hearing from you!

After our biggest voting turnout yet (621 votes!) and another down-to-the-wire finish (decided by 1 vote!), we’re down to our final four modern fabric lines.  Let’s see who advanced …

Simply Color (324 votes, 52%) def. Pearl Bracelets (297 votes, 48%)
Field Study (311 votes, 50%) def. Noteworthy (310 votes, 50%)
Architextures (352 votes, 57%) def. Marmalade (269 votes, 43%)
Madrona Road (327 votes, 53%) def. The Birds and the Bees (294 votes, 47%)

Any surprises?  Are your favorites still in the race?

Well, now the real fun begins.  Be sure to vote early and vote often for your picks to advance.  For your reference, updated brackets can be found here.

** Voting is now closed.  Thanks for playing! **

Now that all the class information has been posted we will be sending out emails to all retreat participants with a link to sign up to the classes of your choice.

Class sign up is not done on a first come first served basis. We try and consider everybody’s preferences when time tabling classes to try and accomodate as many first picks as possible. That being said we will give preference to those bringing their own machines for all the 3 hour workshops that require sewing machines.

Just in case you have forgotten, these are the classes on offer this year at the retreat:

3 Hour Workshops
Improv – Lucie Summers
Precision Piecing – lynne Goldsworthy
Portholes – Lucie Summers
Embroidery – John Adams
Spring Carnival EPP Pillow – Katy Jones
Cathedral Windows – Brioni Greenberg
Photography – Judith Dahmen
x&+ Flexi Frame Purse – Tacha Bruecher
Read Between the Lines PP block – Julianna Gasiorowska and Joanna Wilczynska
PJ Pants – Kerry Green
Free Motion Quilting – Trudi Wood
Crochet Flower Pillow – Laura Taylor

For more information visit:

http://www.fatquarterly.com/retreat/workshops

Table Top Sessions
Triangle City EPP – Katy Jones
Curved EPP – Julianna Gasiorowska and Joanna Wilczynska
Carving Rubber Stamps – Tacha Bruecher
Photography – Judith Dahmen
Trapunto – Ruth Singer
Hand Quilting – Lucie Summers
Creating a Blog – John Adams
Bag Charm – Brioni Greenberg
Touchdraw – Lynne Goldsworthy
Needleturn Applique – Mandy Noble
Hand quilting – Mandy Noble
Granny Squares Crochet – Laura Taylor
Free Motion Quilting Design – Trudi Wood
Fantasy Fabric Shop – Kerry Green

For more information visit:

http://www.fatquarterly.com/retreat/table-top-sessions