Randomly pieced and quilted word border ideas from the book The Quilting Bible, 3rd Edition

I know last week's book for the weekly giveaway contest was "winter" themed (1,000 Fabulous Knit Hats) and this week's book is too. You would think I had winter on the brain. Honestly our "June gloom" is still lurking around. I had tried to will it away but as I type this I am sipping hot tea in a long sleeve shirt with all the windows and doors closed!

This week's book for the weekly giveaway contest is The Quilting Bible, 3rd Edition.

Leave your answer to today's question in the comments section of this post by next Friday Midnight EST, July 16, 2010 and you are entered to win The Quilting Bible, 3rd Edition!

The Question(s):

Do you have crafts that you only do at one time of year?

Do you start projects at regular intervals?

What's your system?

Or lack there of?

Today's inside peek into is this cool page from The Quilting Bible, 3rd Edition that shows two designs for interesting quilt borders. The top quilt border is off center and the bottom one uses scraps and the top stitching is words (click on the image to enlarge and see the quilt details). To see another inside page, click here.

If you like this page you will love this all-encompassing book:

The Quilting Bible, 3rd Edition
The Complete Photo Guide to Machine Quilting

This is the one reference every quilter needs. Its 352 pages and 1,000 photographs cover every aspect of machine quilting. Sections include quilt basics, block-pieced quilts, appliqué quilts, special piecing methods, embellishing quilts, and a sampler quilt with related projects. Quilters from beginners to the skilled will turn to this book again and again. Revised with new photography and updated content to be more complete, this is the only reference machine quilters will need.

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Comments

[Mary Anne]

I must admit that knit and crochet are things that I am more likely to take up in the colder months. It's simply too hot to sit with yarn in your lap during the summer. During the hot months I tend to embroider or do paper crafts.

[Suella]

I am particlarly interested in mixed media jewelery and artwear, so I work on those as and when the wherewithall appears. Sometimes I will have some very useful components but the vital missing piece, or idea hasn't yet emerged.

It may be that I will take a class that inspires me or teaches me new techniques that I will then use.

So no seasonality, and no system. Only serendipity.

[Shari]

I do not like to crochet during the summer. I also tend to work with my felting and needlefelting supplies more in the winter than at other times of the year. I tend to begin proects whenever I get inspired by something that I see and I know that I have the stash to make it. If I have a gift that I want to make for someone I try to get it done a couple of months ahead of time just in case, lol. What are regular intervals, ROFLOL?? I start them when I have time, which is very sporadic when you have 7 people living in the household. I do a lot of very late night stitching after everyone is gone to bed or I go to a friend's house for a scheduled crafting day every now and then.

[Birgit]

Well, I tend to knit and crochet more in winter than in summer. Besides, I like all those spooky craft projects around Halloween. :)

I am new to quilting, so the book sounds very tempting. :)

Happy creating,
Birgit

[Denise]

I have no system:(...BUT I am working on that and hoping I will nail one down before the summer is over. I do alot of different things...but I would have to say my knitting felted purses tends to take a back seat in the summer. summers in Maine are short so i tend to soak up as much of it as i can and save the indoor stuff for rainy days. (like today)I start new projects ALL the time...it's the finishing them that has me stuck!
Thanks for the chance to win...
Dancingly, Denise
www.dancinglydenise.typepad.com

[wen]

I tend to do my papercrafts year-round. Fabric and quilting projects are more likely to happen in the fall, but that's mostly because I get so inspired after attending the International Quilt Festival here in Houston!