Oct
3
Teapots from the first collection
Filed Under Patterns | 2 Comments
When my first teapots book Teapots to Appliqué went out of print, I created a whole new set of designs and published Teapots 2 to Appliqué. T2 is now in its fifth printing! Yay!
|  |
I didn’t want those first 16 teapots to go away, so I put out a pattern pack that includes all the designs plus the sampler quilt pattern, but no additives, preservatives, or appliqué instructions… use your favorite method.
Going a step further, over the summer I produced individual downloadable versions of the first collection. They’re available over on Etsy!
Here’s an example of what they look like!
To see all the single-block downloadables, head on over to the Appliqué Block section of my Etsy shop. (You’ll also see the individual blocks from Baskets to Appliqué.)
To see the 16-block pattern packs that are printed on good ol’ paper, click over to the Quilting Patterns section at Etsy.
Happy teatime!
Cheers,
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie
Kay’s Etsy Shop
Feb
24
The ‘lucky” reader who won the Ugly Christmas Sweater block is… Beverly! Beverly claims that she is planning a Christmas quilt that will welcome and enfold this block. Nice. I love a happy ending.
Speaking of winning, a teapot quilt that I put in my guild’s show over the weekend received a Judge’s Choice ribbon!
A Spot of Tea by Kay Mackenzie
The theme of this year’s show was “The Way We Were.”
Our show is not juried or judged, but we do have visiting dignitaries come and put ribbons on their favorites. I never found out who the judge was… whoever you are, thank you so much!
The quilt features nine of the teapots in my Teapots 2 to Appliqué, on the book page at kaymackenzie.com.
Until next time,
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie
Jan
19
New year, new teapots
Filed Under Quilt shows | 2 Comments
First of all, thank you so much for all of the nice words about the brochure. The encouragement is highly appreciated, and I’ll let you know how it goes over!
Those of you who have visited my booth have seen the nine-block teapot sampler that I hang to show some of the designs in Teapots 2 to Appliqué.
That quilt has been universally loved. People exclaim over it, and those who get the book want to take photos of it, so they can “remember the colors.” (I point out that it’s red, white, and blue LOL.)
In the last little while, those teapots have started to whisper to me. “Mackenzie,” they say, “We’re tired. We want to stay home.” It’s true they have done a yeoman’s service. So over the holiday hiatus I made a new nine-block sampler. Here are a couple of the new teapots.
As you can see, they’re still red, white, and blue, but in a richer scheme. The white is now ivory, the 30s and toile prints now French and Civil War. I hope this new collection will hit the spot for viewers.
The quilt will make its debut at the upcoming Road to California show. If you’re planning on attending this quilting extravaganza, come on by and see it! I’ll be in the ballroom.
I’m on the road to Road on Tuesday, for a week. See you when I get back, if not before!
Subscribe
