New York Beauties & Flying Geese Blog Tour - Final Day

First, I would like to thank everyone for taking the time to participate in the Blog Tour. We have had some great reviews and seen some incredible projects. I am looking forward to seeing many more from around the world!

It has been a long road, almost 2 years since I submitted the original proposal to C&T Publishing! I have learned many things in this journey of mine, the importance of color and fabric placement to writing clear and concise instructions.

Below you will see some of my original design concepts that I showed to Tula Pink. She knew at that point that I needed to complete this book. And it is at this point I would lie to thank Tula for all her encouragement and assistance during the project.

Below are some of the Block designs that I had, As you can see, they were pretty plain.

Then I added these to some quilt layouts to see how they would work.

The first and most crucial part was to select the fabrics for each quilt. I enjoyed spending time with Tula going through my stash and watching her place them in order, and she explained to me why as she did. This was an invaluable lesson that I carry forward today.

Choosing the backing fabric was just as important as the quilt top.

And sometimes you just need to try things out. We thought that a blue chambray would be perfect for Crazy Tula; and after a test block we decided that it was a little too dark and the colors did not pop. So - don't be afraid to try out different fabrics.

Original with the blue chambray

Final choice

Finally. I would like to thank everyone that did my quilting to finish he quilts, Kelly, Teresa, Angela, Karen and Frank!

There is a Facebook Group for New York Beauties & Flying Geese where you can share your projects. You can find many projects on Instagram also using the hashtag #newyorkbeautiesandflyinggeese

Thanks to all the quilt shops, quilters and bloggers for making this book such a great success.

Below is the list of bloggers that have participated in the tour. Be sure to check back with them as many are offering giveaways, including copies of my book. Today (May 12, 2017) is your last chance to enter.

The tour 

C&T Publishing  http://www.ctpub.com/blog/new-york-beauties-flying-geese-blog-tour-kickoff/

Scott Hansen http://bluenickelstudios.com/2017/05/02/new-york-beauties-flying-geese-blog-tour/

Sandy Whitelaw: https://upstairshobbyroom.blogspot.ca/2017/05/blog-hop-its-my-day-for-new-york.html

Teresa Silva: http://quiltingismybliss.com/blog/new-york-beauties-flying-geese-by-carl-hentsch

Angie Wilson: http://www.gnomeangel.com/new-york-beauties-flying-geese/

Generation Q Magazine: http://generationqmagazine.com/now-touring-new-york-beauties-flying-geese/

Pink Door Fabrics: Instagram @pinkdoorfabrics

Melissa Shields: http://www.quiltingroomwithmel.com/2017/05/new-york-beauties-flying-geese-blog-tour.html

Sara Lawson: http://sewsweetness.com/2017/05/new-york-beauties-and-flying-geese.html

Carl Hentsch (me): http://3dogdesignco.blogspot.com/