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Hello Dear Friends!

Hope that 2013 has started well 

for all of you.

Ours has started with lots of beautiful snow....

and

more fun with our twin grandsons!

Just wanted to share something you will want to

put on your calendar.

Moda's first 2013 blog hop is coming soon.

Be sure to join the fun, free patterns 

and lots of giveaways!!!

                  Moda Friendship Quilt Along

Join the Moda Designers

 for a 

Friendship blog hop

 where they will be 

sharing friendship block patterns along with 

some fun stories.

Each day visit 3 moda designers' blogs as they share with you a 

9" friendship quilt block. Add these patterns 

to your block library. 

The last day a setting option will be

 supplied on the moda blog, the Cutting Table.

FEB 18th

Barbara Brackman
http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/

Basic Grey
http://blog.basicgrey.com/

Blackbird Designs

http://blackbird-designs.blogspot.com/


FEB 19th

Bonnie- Cotton Way
http://cottonway.blogspot.com/

Brigitte- Zen Chic

www.farbstoff-bridge.blogspot.com

Anne- Bunny Hill

http://bunnyhillblog.com/



FEB 20th

Camille- Thimbleblossoms
http://www.camilleroskelley.typepad.com/

Deb Strain

http://debstrain.blogspot.com/

Eric & Julie Comstock

http://cosmocricket.typepad.com/cosmo_cricket/



FEB 21st

Jan Patek
http://janpatek.blogspot.com/

Joanna-Fig Tree
http://figtreequilts.typepad.com/my_weblog/

Jenn Ski

http://jennskistudio.blogspot.com/

FEB 22nd

Kaari-French General
http://frenchgeneral.blogspot.com/

Lynne-Kansas Troubles
http://kansastroublesquilters-lynne.blogspot.com/

Kate Spain 
http://katespaindesigns.blogspot.com/

 You have the weekend to rest or sew these blocks.
 We hope you are having fun collecting all these quilt blocks.

FEB 25th
Kathy Schmitz 
http://kathyschmitzstudio.blogspot.com/  
Edyta- Laundry Basket

http://www.laundrybasketquilts.com/blog/index.php 

Lauren & Jessi Jung 

http://laurenandjessiblog.com/


FEB 26th

Lisa- Primitive Gatherings

http://lisabongean.wordpress.com/ 

Malka Dubrawsky

http://stitchindye.blogspot.com/

Me & My Sister

http://meandmysisterdesigns.com/blog/

FEB 27th

Minick and Simpson

http://minickandsimpson.blogspot.com/

Pat Sloan 

http://blog.patsloan.com/ 

Sandy Gervais 

http://piecesfrommyheart-sgervais.blogspot.com/

 FEB 28th

Sweetwater

http://sweetwater.typepad.com/makelifesweet/ 

Stephanie Ryan

http://www.stephanieryandesignstudio.com/ 

Vanessa Christenson

http://www.vanessachristenson.com/

March 1st

The Cutting Tablehttp://modafabrics.blogspot.com/

Hope that you are able to join us!
Always,
Deb

Congratulations to Laurie!

Congratulations to Laurie!

Winner of a "Seascapes" jelly roll.

Thank you all so much for visiting my

blog during this busy time of year

and sharing your favorite

holiday traditions.

We here at the Strain home

wish you all the Merriest of Christmas

and Happiest New Year!

Looking forward to visiting with you more

in 2013.

Always,

Deb

Now in stores...."Seascapes!"

Hello Dear Friends!

Hope that December has started well for all of you.

What a fun, busy time of year!

I just wanted to take you away from

holiday baking  and present wrapping for

a moment to

let you know that 

"Seascapes"

is now in your favorite

Quilt Shop!

"Seascapes"

is my newest line of fabric, 

filled with blues, greens and aquas of

the ocean.

Seashells and sand dollars, scallops and sea horses

will remind you of treasures from the sea.

Barb from Coach House Designs

has created 3 wonderful Quilt Patterns with

"Seascapes."

This is just one of them.

Be sure to stop by her website to see all three!

And now for the drawing.....

Leave a comment by Dec. 15th,

telling me your favorite 

holiday tradition.

On the 15th, I will random.org

will help me choose the winner

of a "Seascapes" JELLY ROLL!

Good luck to you and Happy Holidays!

Always,

Deb

Happy Fall!

Hello Dear Friends!

What a beautiful time of year!  The air is crisp, the colors have been inspiring and the holidays are right around the corner.  It has also been a busy time of year for us here at the Strain Homestead......

Thought that I might show you a few of the things that we have

been doing in the last month or so!

Two weeks ago, was the International Quilt Market, in Houston, Texas.

My booth was filled with beautiful quilts using my newest fabric line

from Moda, "Seascapes."

Barb, from Coach House Designs, created 3 incredible new quilts

to show off this lovely new group featuring everything nautical.

"Seascapes" will be available in your favorite Quilt store soon!

Watch for my next blog where I introduce 

this newest line created with colors from the Sea.

(A drawing will also be held then!)

I forgot to bring my camera to take pictures of my booth and

the excitement at the show, but found a video 

that will show all!   

Quilt Market Fall 2012

Just click on the above link and you will be transported to

my booth in Houston.

Last week, was a trip to Newark, Ohio, to

meet with Longaberger Baskets.

My meeting was held in their "Giant Basket" building.

They really liked the 2013 Calendar that I designed for them

and wanted to get started on 2014!

Of course, there has been a lot of fun with our twin

grandsons....like baking cookies and playing with

Power Rangers!

Earlier in October, we took a little resource trip for

inspiration.  I found so many ideas and wonderful

images in Southern Indiana.  Look for

several of these in my future artwork!

Love this!

Already used this one in a new

Christmas painting!

September included being an exhibitor with my dear friend,

Anne McKinney at the Country Living fair.

It was a lot of fun and very inspiring!

This was our booth.

The crowd was plentiful and the

weather was beautiful...what

a perfect weekend!

That has been our recent month or so...

Next up.....

THE HOLIDAYS!

Hope your fall has been as much fun as mine.

Always,

Deb

Oh, So Sweet Winners!

Hello Dear Friends!

Thanks so much for joining the Moda designers

on our hometown tours.

I'm ready to travel, aren't you?

Thank you also for leaving such wonderful comments on my blog.

I read them ALL and am REALLY ready

to travel now!!!

And now....to introduce the winners.....

(drawn randomly with the help of random.org)

The winner of the Seascapes Jelly Roll 

is....

Ellen, from Dunedin, Florida (where

orange juice was invented!) who commented on

September 8th at 1:21pm.

The winner of the SPA Jelly Roll

is....

Cecilia from sunny

San Diego, California

who commented on September 10th

at 1:21 pm!

Congratulations to you both and

I will get your prizes right out.

Thanks again to everyone who visited

my blog.

Stop by Moda's blog, 

The Cutting Table

for directions to

set all of the blocks that you have

received in the hop, together.

(Those Moda people are geniuses!)

Have a wonderful fall!

Always,

Deb

Oh, So Sweet Blog Hop!!!!

Hello Dear Friends!

Today (Saturday) is my day in Moda's 

Oh, So Sweet!

Blog Hop.

September is National Sewing Month and what

better way to celebrate than lots of

give-a-ways and free patterns?

Our theme for this blog is a "Hometown visit."

So, I will be taking you for a little visit to

rural Ohio.

We actually live in Gettysburg, Ohio.  A little village

of about 500 people, an hour from the Indiana border.

Everyone in Gettysburg has a post office box that we go to

everyday to get our mail.

Here are the postal boxes for our entire town....

all on one wall!

Our nearest "BIG" city is Greenville, Ohio....

....population 13,189.

Greenville is known for 3 things:

the birthplace of Anne Oakley,

the Great Darke County Fair,

and......

Maid Rite.

Anyone who has been to Greenville, has been to Maid Rite.

The food is good, but it is the building itself,

that is famous.

Because every wall (outside, not inside!)

is covered with GUM!

(Sorry if you are eating while viewing this.)

Sometimes the "gum stickers" get

experimental and see what they

can leave in their gum.....

and some are more creative in their

"gum expressions."

You can even buy a souvenir T-shirt

to help remember your visit to

the "Gum Wall!"

So...now that you've seen more ABC gum (Already Been Chewed) than you ever wanted to,

let's get to the freebies!

Leave a comment telling me where you live and what

your hometown is known for and 

2 winners will randomly be chosen on Sept. 15th.

The first will win this jelly roll of my

newest line "Seascapes" coming to

stores in December.

(You will be the first to have this

fabric!!)

The second winner will receive a jelly roll of

"SPA" that was just released last month!

The sewing geniuses at Moda came up with an

"Oh, So Sweet" block using my fabric too.

Enjoy this free pattern by linking to:

Sew Sweet Sampler Block

Be sure to stop by 

Bunny Hill

and

Kate Spain

today and visit their hometowns.

The rest of the week, you can travel

all over the world to other Moda designers too.

Sept. 9
PIECES FROM MY HEART
LAUREN & JESSE Jung 
and
FIG TREE & CO

 
Sept. 10
PRIMITIVE GATHERINGS
LILY ASHBURY
and
FRENCH GENERAL

Sept. 11
LUCIE SUMMERS
and
COTTON WAY 

 
Sept. 12
KANSAS TROUBLES
MALKA DUBRAWSKY
and
LAUNDRY BASKET QUILTS

Sept. 13
KATHY SCHMITZ
SWEETWATER 
and 
V AND CO.

Sept. 14
MINICK & SIMPSON
Jenn Ski 
and 
ZEN CHIC

Sept. 15
Prizes Announced on each blog. 
You will also want to stop by moda's blog the Cutting Table  all throughout  the week.

Goodbye and good luck from rural Ohio!

Always,

Deb

Have fun with the Moda designers as we celebrate

National Sewing Month!

For 10 days, there will be 1 post from 3 different designers.  This blog hop

will include lots of give-aways and projects

as we visit each designer in their hometown.

Mark your calendars and be sure to join 

us for the fun!

Sept. 5
BARBARA BRACKMAN       
ANEELA HOEY 
and 
ME & MY SISTER

Sept. 6
BLACKBIRD DESIGNS
BASICGREY
and
Pat Sloan

Sept. 7
BRANNOCK & PATEK
Eric & Julie Comstock 
and 
Thimbleblossoms

Sept. 8
BUNNY HILL
KATE SPAIN
and 
DEB STRAIN 

Sept. 9
PIECES FROM MY HEART
LAUREN & JESSE Jung 
and
FIG TREE & CO

 
Sept. 10
PRIMITIVE GATHERINGS
LILY ASHBURY
and
FRENCH GENERAL

Sept. 11
LUCIE SUMMERS
and
COTTON WAY 

 
Sept. 12
KANSAS TROUBLES
MALKA DUBRAWSKY
and
LAUNDRY BASKET QUILTS

Sept. 13
KATHY SCHMITZ
SWEETWATER 
and 
V AND CO.

Sept. 14
MINICK & SIMPSON
Jenn Ski 
and 
ZEN CHIC

Sept. 15
Prizes Announced on each blog. 
You will also want to stop by moda's blog the Cutting Table  all throughout the hop.

Disclaimer: Not all designers will be posting during this event, to learn more about the designers visitmodafabrics.com/designers