Thursday, October 6, 2011

Summer's End Charming Thursday

I love fall! Sweater weather is the best time of year with cool mornings, sunwashed afternoons and evenings curled up with a quilt. It's no wonder I saved more of last fall's fabric line than any other to date - so far. Summer's End has a collection of the yummiest autumn colors and lovely prints. A favorite of mine for sure.


If you're crazy about the warm colors of autumn like me, watch for KT's fabric lines that arrive in your favorite quilt shop Aug-Nov. These collections feature rich browns and pumpkins in addition to the classic KT red, navy, green, gold & tan.

Moda had Honey Buns precut for this line, so we played with the 1 1/2" strips, creating a log cabin style flower. The lucky winner of the charm pack will also receive the pattern Summer Joy that utilizes a charm pack.



Neil announced that my new windows should be delivered tomorrow. By the weekend I hope to have some before, during & after shots of my studio in chaos. He asked if he could unplug my computer for a couple days. I told him he had 4 hours. It's crunch time before market, after all!  We'll see who wins....

Do you wanna go cruisin'? Check out our 1st ever Great Girlfriend Getaway Alaskan Quilting Cruise and watch for more details in the coming weeks! Pam Buda, Heartspun Quilts, has more info on our great adventure. Or check out yesterday's KT blog entry.

68 comments:

  1. Love the fabrics (I always love your fabrics) & the pattern. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  2. Thanks for the try to win. Love the warm colors and the pattern for the log cabin flower is very nice.

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  3. Summer's End was another great collection, the name was cute as it was released at the end of August last year.

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  4. Can't decide if I like the name Honey Buns more or the Summer Joy pattern. Both are clever but the pattern is beautiful. Good luck with being unplugged. Renee

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  5. I love your fabric and patterns - this fabric is just over the top lovely! thanks for a great giveaway!

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  6. The autumn colors are beautiful! So warm and cozy. Thanks for another great giveaway.

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  7. Beautiful fabric with a great pattern!! Thanks for the chance to win!!

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  8. Another wonderful line of fabrics. You never cease to amaze us with your quilts and the one using Summer's End is very nice. Thank you for a chance to win.

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  9. I am definitely a wam color, lover. Love the darker shades when I work with quilts.

    Debbie

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  10. I love that Summer Joy pattern! Thanks for offering a giveaway.

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  11. Hi! Greetings from Finland! I love your quilts! They are so fantastic, stunning!!! I love the colors! It's so nice to find other quilters from the other side of the world! :)

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  12. The cruise sounds like a lot of fun.

    Thank you for hosting this give away - Summer's End is a beautiful collection of fabric.

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  13. I'm crazy about fall and this collection of fabric! Thanks for the give away.

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  14. Summer's End is really pretty fabric. The colors are my personal favorite. Thanks for the opportunity to win a bit of it.
    Mary

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  15. That cruise sounds like so much fun - what beautiful sights to see. Summer's End was one o f my recent faves - cute pattern!

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  16. Your fabric colours are wonderful for fall. Thank you very much.

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  17. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  18. I do love Fall of the year. The colors of fall flowers, orange, brown, mustard golds with just an accent of purple! Thanks for making all your gorgeous fabrics and a chance to win some!

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  19. Good luck with your windows!! Beautiful colors as usual and a darling pattern.

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  20. Great fabric! I love the colors!

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  21. Those are beautiful fabrics, so warm and comfy looking and the pattern is great, too. Thanks for a chance to win. Hope getting your new windows is quick and uneventful!

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  22. Oh yes. Those fabrics are screaming at me to come live on my Thanksgiving table. :-)

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  23. It's been so hot here in Colorado that I need some inspiration to get in the Fall mood. This is just the ticket! Thanks for the chance to win.

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  24. Colors of the trees! Love fall, it is amazing all the different colors in one tree. Hope I'm lucky!

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  25. Ooooh. Pretty. And I love the pattern too! Here in So Cal we don't get much fall, but this fabric helps me dream of it...
    sunshdws@yahoo.com

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  26. Summer's End is another of your warm, homey fabrics. Thanks for the chance at your giveaway

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  27. LOVE THE COZY LOOK OF THESE FABRICS!
    IT'S STARTING TO COOL AT NIGHT HERE IN MONTANA.
    HAPPY QUILTING ALL!
    THANKS FOR SHARING!

    jldouglas@wispwest.net

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  28. What a gorgeous group of fabric! I love it! And that new Summer Joy Pattern is a must have. You our my favorite designer and I always love what you have.

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  29. That fabric is to die for...and the pattern too!
    Thanks for the opportunity.

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  30. Autumn is also my favorite time of year and I am absolutely LOVING this week - temps in the 80s in Iowa! Woo hoo! Thanks for your generosity regarding these giveaways -- give us something fun to look forward to!

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  31. These are my favourite colours. Thank you for the giveaway!

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  32. Yeah!!!!! It IS that time of year! I love the warm sun and cool air. And there's no describing the colors except to play with your fabrics - the colors of my heart.

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  33. My favorite time of year... and Summer's End is one of my favorite collections. Thanks for the chance! ...Karen

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  34. Love, Love the Summer Joy pattern, I would love to make that for my sister as guess what her name is?? No, not Summer, but Joy!

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  35. Yum!~ my kind of colors. :-) good luck with the computer!

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  36. Such a beautiful pattern!! And, of course, as always, I love your fabrics-- and they'd be perfect for this time of year! (which, by the way, is my favorite time of year!!! :-)

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  37. I'm in a fall mood so these colors really appeal to me today. I like the way you used the honeybun to make the flowers. Hope you do get your PC back quickly so doesn't make you get too far behind for Market.

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  38. Beautiful fabric and I love the Summer Joy pattern!

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  39. that is an awesome pattern, would love to win this thanks.

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  40. I really do like the colors in the Summer's End collection. I'm working on some blocks with a jelly roll that I bought awhile back and would enjoy having a few charms to play with too. An Alaskan cruise and quilting, how lovely that would be! Good luck with the windows and the interruption of work on your PC. I often have a love-hate relationship with the computer, so I can well understand what you're going through!
    Amanda T.

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  41. Summer's End is my favorite KT line so far. I'm doing the Farmer's Wife in that line. Thanks for a chance to win - laurie

    llsbaskets@comcast.net

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  42. Summer's End has all of the warm colors that make your line such a favorite. Thanks for having such great giveaways! Lana

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  43. I also love fall with the Indian Summer weather. I love all the fall color changes and am looking forward to a mini color tour here in NE with my husband hopefully this weekend if the weather is good. Summer's End is beautiful and I would love to win it and make the Summer Joy quilt. Thanks.
    Lois R

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  44. I am excited to see your new fabric lines this fall. I like the Autumn colors the best. Thanks for the chance to win the charm pack and pattern.

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  45. The colors in this collection are beautiful--just like all KT fabrics!

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  46. Great pattern. Please count me in on a chance to win!

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  47. I almost forgot about your give away today. Thanks to my cousin who reminded me. I am still on vacation in Colorado. We stayed an extra day and so glad we did. They had there first snow here in Summit County. We are staying in Dillon, Colorado, the center of skiing!
    I made the pattern Summer Joy already! It is a lovely little quilt. Summer's end is one of my favorites... but how can I say that. I love all of your fabrics! We leave to go back to Ohio tomorrow... traveling through Kansas, then Missouri and Indiana. Yes, I know Illinois too, but we are not staying there :)! Thanks so much for your give aways. It is fun reading what everyone has to say.
    Onalee
    Stow, Ohio

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  48. Beautiful collection. The colors are really warm and wonderful. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  49. Love the pattern and the fabrics.

    Charlotte S.

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  50. I love the Summer End collection! I have lot's in my stash. :-)

    Cynthia

    P. S.
    Since I've already won one of the give-a-ways, I'm just commenting. :-)

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  51. I'd love to win the patterns. Great excuse to buy your fabric. Thanks for the opportunity!

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  52. I've been helping with harvest, so was fun to get your email with new fabric. Love the colors, just what I have been seeing out my tractor window!

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  53. Autumn has always been my favorite season, too. Nothing compares. Thank you for the chance to win fabric in those beautiful fall colors (and the pretty pattern, too)!

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  54. Thanks for another great giveaway and the chance to win. Fall is my favorite season. Very nice flower pattern!

    Pat F. in Jamestown, NY

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  55. Best of luck with the updates to your studio! I sure am enjoying reading about and seeing your fabric lines! Many thanks!

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  56. I love the pattern & the collection. Today is gorgeous here in Central NY and Summer's End surely fits the description!!

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  57. What a cute pattern. Looking forward to the before and after photos. Good luck with the redo.

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  58. Yummy fabric line for a very cool pattern!

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  59. Love Summer's End fabric. Look forward to seeing your new lines.

    Char S.

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  60. Beautiful colors! I miss fall in the northeast, where the leaves change such pretty colors.

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  61. I love Summer's End! I still have some that I'm hoarding for a something special.

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  62. I love this line, especially the nice prints....lve the reddish one.

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  63. I love the fabric line and also this time of year. The pattern looks great too. Thank you!

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  64. Just love your fabric lines. They have always been my favorite. Thanks for the opportunity to win.

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  65. I have a quilt I use for a tablecloth made out of a jelly roll of the Summer's End collection. I love it so much I use it on my table so I can see it everyday.

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