Windham Wednesdays - Tasty!

This contest is OVER; Sallie W from Texas is my winner. Congratulations, Sallie!

Yum, yum. I love cream and sugar - in my tea. Only cream in my coffee. But the new collection by Windham Fabrics: Cream and Sugar is so delightful that I could eat it up (no calories, btw). This collection by designed by Ampersand Design Studios - Morgan and Carrie, two very talented young women (not to be confused with one graying old woman here).

Cream and Sugar by Windham Fabrics

I cut some squares for a simple piecing project

I cut some squares to go with my Arrowheads template set (similar to the Tri-Recs tool).

Squares, half-rectangle triangles and some covered buttons and felt "bling"

What do they make?

These are my Tilt Blocks. First appeared in my first book (2004)

I even did a pattern for Windham from years past and the pattern is STILL available. Here is the quilt called "Tumbling Dice" using the Play Collection. Click that link for the free pattern.

Tumbling Dice pattern (check out the Windham Pattern Archive)

OK. What else did I make? Using another pattern from my new book (and yes they are NOW available!!), this is my version of Red Mango Tango, only this isn't red!

Mango Tango in Cream and Sugar.

What if you turned one section 90 degrees? And then did it 4 times?

 And what does the block look like from the back side? (OK, I mean wrong side!)

I think people want to see what paper piecing looks like on the wrong side

 Four of these blocks create the illusion of a 5th block in the center. Tricky, huh?

Red Mango Tango (in book). Four of the "twisted" blocks

I did the same thing in my book: Supersize 'Em Quilts with Snow Crystals.

Snow Crystals (a traditional block); 4 blocks appear as 5

Books are in!

Next week I will begin a contest to win a copy of this book. But for now, I am offering free shipping (USA only, sorry) for this through March. And, you can add my second book, Supersize 'Em Quilts for $20 - free shipping! Click here for info: Ordering Paper Piecing Perfect Points.

Back to Cream and Sugar. Would you like to WIN a fat quarter bundle of Windham's Collection shown at the top of this post? Well, you can. Windham wants you to "like" Cream and Sugar on their Facebook page. Easy thing to do. Then come back and tell me how you would use this collection of fabrics. Anything goes!

1. Leave a comment (make sure I can see your email)
2. Tell me how you envision using this collection
3. If you have a Facebook account (I know some of you don't - you can still enter my contest) go like them and let me know you were there.
4. Contest over Saturday, March 2 at midnight.

You will be seeing this collection again. Windham and I have some fun things in the works. Like I said, fun fabric is yummy and should be pulled out when you're hungry for being creative!