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How to Count the Shapes for Double Wedding Ring Quilts

May 16th, 2012 by

50 Double Wedding Ring Quilts

There are more than 50 ideas for quilts in our Double Wedding Ring mini-movie.

Have you seen it? 50+ quilts in only 2 minutes!

All of them can be made with the Double Wedding Ring Shape Collection from Inklingo.

 

It is easy to count the number of centers and half centers you need for this design, but how many rings do you need? And how many pieces in each ring? How many melons and corners in each color?

 

Counting the shapes in an overall design like Double Wedding Ring can be a little bit tricky, but the info you need is in your Mother’s Day gift—the Inklingo Double Wedding Ring Design Book.

Inklingo helps you with the design in at least 5 ways.

  1. The step-by-step approach to identifying and counting the shapes in the Double Wedding Ring Design book (page 32)
  2. The chart with the number of shapes for many different quilt sizes (page 33)
  3. The DWR Data Sheet to keep you organized (page 31)
  4. The suggested Custom Page Sizes in the Catalogue of Shapes in the shape collection (pages 39 – 41)
  5. The fabric requirements from the Inklingo Catalogue of Shapes in the shape collection (page 41)

 

If you can design it, you can sew it!

In other words, Inklingo makes it easy to sew any Double Wedding Ring design you create, including figuring out how many shapes you need, how much fabric you need, and how to use scraps efficiently.

The information in the Inklingo DWR Design Book is useful even if you are using some other method to cut the shapes. (Why would you? LOL)

 

The design book is our Mother’s Day gift to you—$20 value, free until midnight on Friday May 18.

Don’t miss out! After that we drift a little closer to sanity. LOL

At midnight on Friday, it goes back to $10 (half price)—or free if you buy the shape collection, like all of the design books. Even $10 is a very good deal, and you can download instantly.

There are several other messages on the blog about Double Wedding Ring which you can find under “Topics” in the right sidebar.

Before you leave to watch the Double Wedding Ring mini-movie and order your free design book, you might want to subscribe to the blog (right sidebar) by email, so you don’t miss our next “big thing” here or on YouTube.

Just sayin’.

Yes, we’re working on something new.

Thank you for visiting.

Linda & Monkey

New to Inklingo? Order and download free shapes and start sewing in the next few minutes. Quick Start (Always FREE.) There are triangles, diamonds, and squares in the free collection—great for dozens of different blocks.

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New York Beauty 02 in Electric Quilt

May 14th, 2012 by

Designing with New York Beauty in Electric Quilt

The special introductory price on the newest New York Beauty 02 is expiring tonight at midnight.

Before the sale ends, we are sharing a new Electric Quilt project file for NYB 02 with a few quilt designs.

Unfortunately, I did something really dumb when I saved the file, so there are fewer quilts in it than I intended.

(Note to self: Choose a new file name if you aren’t sure what you are saving, so you don’t over-write something you really want to keep. Haste makes waste, etc.)

You will have to draw some NYB quilts yourself, okay? Oh, dear! Isn’t that what we love to do? LOL

 

The blocks are “traditional” NYB with different colors in the two arcs of triangles. You could mix some New York Beauty 01 blocks and some Sunflower 6 inch blocks in this setting too.

 

This is similar to some of the designs in the Gallery of Quilts in the Sunflower Quilt Design Book, which is free when you buy Inklingo Sunflower or NYB shape collections. There are dozens of examples in the design book.

 

One of the intriguing, fun things about New York Beauty 02 is the zigzag effect you get when triangles in both arcs are the same color.

 

If you use an on-point setting like this, you can take the mystery out of the triangles by using the On-Point 6 inch shape collection from Inklingo, so there is straight grain on the outside edges of the quilt.

DOWNLOAD ELECTRIC QUILT PROJECT FILE

Just in case you missed them, we previously shared EQ project files for Sunflower and NYB 01.

WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU MISSED?

Monkey and I have already shared

A REMINDER ABOUT YOUR MOTHER’S DAY GIFT

Don’t forget to download your Mother’s Day gift of the Double Wedding Ring Design Book—$20 value, and free until Friday May 18 at midnight! (Wow. What were we thinking?)

We’ll be back with more this week—will you? You can subscribe to the blog (right sidebar), so you don’t miss anything good.

Thank you for visiting.

Linda & Monkey

New to Inklingo? Order and download free shapes and start sewing in the next few minutes. Quick Start (Always FREE.) There are triangles, diamonds, and squares in the free collection—great for dozens of different blocks.

Inklingo for Beginners

Inklingo Quiz – Just for Fun!

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Quilty Pleasures for Mother’s Day

May 13th, 2012 by

Happy Mother’s Day!

Today we announce the Double Wedding Ring winners—including you!

 

NYB 02

QUILTY Pleasures

Since it’s Mother’s Day, Monkey was able to arrange it so EVERYONE wins something! Really!

Read on to see how we celebrate.

1. Winners in the Double Wedding Ring Draw

Both of these quilters win the Double Wedding Ring shape collection ($40 value) plus the Double Wedding Ring Design Book ($20 value).

  • Edith Gorzol (# 61)
  • Elizabeth Hickey (# 125)

Congratulations! We can hardly wait to see the heirloom quilts you create!

I will be writing to Elizabeth and Edith to let them know how to download their prizes. Maybe they will leave a comment here to let us know how they heard about Inklingo. Who sent you here?

But wait! There’s more.

Don’t be disappointed!

YOU win too.

 

  FREE ! ! !

2. FREE – The Double Wedding Ring Design Book

This is for everyone!

Yes, the Double Wedding Ring Design Book is free for a limited time ($20 value).

WOW.

This is big! Normally, the DWR Design Book is $10 ($20 value) unless you buy the shapes (Details on Inklingo Design Books).

We’re giving it to everyone who orders it before Friday, May 18 at midnight.

The Double Wedding Ring Design Book (66 pages) is a great resource no matter what method you are using to make your DWR:

  • detailed, step-by-step assembly instructions
  • an innovative pressing guide to use on the ironing board
  • pressing instructions which might surprise you, but make your quilt look its best
  • notes about finishing with a straight or curved edge, with and without extra corners
  • a data sheet to keep you organized
  • how to count the shapes
  • chart for quilt sizes and the number of pieces required
  • an overview of the shapes in each collection
  • worksheets

You can also download the DWR project file for Electric Quilt from the blog.

Do your friends a favor on Mother’s Day! Tell them about this too. DWR is on every mother’s bucket list.

 

The Inklingo Double Wedding Ring Design Book shows you how you can make any of the 50 Double Wedding Ring Quilt Designs in our mini-movie

—2 minutes set with a symphony!

 

  SAVE $5

3. Special Sale on Double Wedding Ring

Since it is Mother’s Day, we have added another big treat for YOU!

<drum roll> The DWR shape collection is on sale for $35.00.

Save $5 and make the quilt of your dreams. Order before Friday, May 18, at midnight (Eastern).

In addition, all of the quilters who ordered Double Wedding Ring for $40 this week will receive a $5 refund. That’s fair. The quilters who were so excited that they ordered early will not pay more.

 

NYB 02

4. Sale on New York Beauty 02 extended!

This is for everyone too, for New York Beauty 02.

  • An Electric Quilt project file for NYB02 will be ready to download from the blog tomorrow.
  • The special sale price on New York Beauty 02 is extended until tomorrow night at midnight.

Nice, eh?

 

 

5. Free Shape Collections for Piecing and Appliqué

There’s nothing new here. LOL

This one applies every day of the year, not just Mother’s Day.

These two shape collections are always free, so if you haven’t tried Inklingo yet, you can order and download in the next few minutes.

Make it a memorable Mother’s Day in your sewing room, learning how to print on fabric so all of your quilts will be more fun to sew.

The Inklingo Quick Start Guide will walk you through it, but if you have questions, please ask!

(You can see all of the free and sale items on this page.)

Are you a subscriber? You can receive an email every time we share something new on the blog (right sidebar).

How’s that for a celebration? Whew! Happy Mother’s Day!

Linda & Monkey

New to Inklingo? Order and download free shapes and start sewing in the next few minutes. Quick Start (Always FREE.) There are triangles, diamonds, and squares in the free collection—great for dozens of different blocks.

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Playing with New York Beauty Quilt Borders

May 12th, 2012 by

PSST!!! Have you entered yet?
You could win Double Wedding Ring Shapes from Inklingo!

WELCOME!! The Double Wedding Ring Give-away is here.
Enter by leaving a comment there by tonight at midnight (ET),
and then come on back to see our NYB border designs, okay?

There is so much you can do with the new New York Beauty blocks!

Here are a few border designs that I would love to use.

 

This zigzag version of NYB02 would make a great frame for Inklingo appliqué or some fancy quilting, don’t you think? Maybe something soft and curvy?

 

I think border designs are fascinating.

 

Monkey thinks I am obsessed.

 

Yes, I do love the zigzag effect—and the best thing is that whatever I design, I know I can sew it with the cutting and stitching lines printed on the fabric with Inklingo!

 

I am intrigued by the winding brown path, and would like to emphasize it even more.

NEXT?

  • several more NYB designs (not borders)
  • a project file for NYB 02 for Electric Quilt, so you can design your own variations
  • TOMORROW – NYB 02 sale ends
  • TOMORROW – TWO WINNERS of Double Wedding Ring
  • TOMORROW – Mother’s Day!

In the meantime, if you haven’t already, you might want to check out how to sew NYB designs by machine, or our 50 Double Wedding Ring Quilt Designs.

Stay tuned, okay? (Or subscribe, right sidebar).

We both wish you good luck in the draw!

Linda & Monkey

New to Inklingo? Order and download free shapes and start sewing in the next few minutes. Quick Start (Always FREE.) There are triangles, diamonds, and squares in the free collection—great for dozens of different blocks.

Inklingo for Beginners

Inklingo Quiz – Just for Fun!

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50 Double Wedding Ring Quilt Designs

May 10th, 2012 by

PSST!!! Have you entered yet?
You could win Double Wedding Ring Shapes from Inklingo!

WELCOME!! The Double Wedding Ring Give-away is here.
Enter by leaving a comment there by Saturday May 12,
and then come on back to see our new DWR movie, okay?

 

2 minute movie

You can view our little movie BIG, if you click the button for full screen (bottom right).

By the way, it says 50, but we lost count. There are way more than 50 designs!!

 

TOO EXCITED TO WAIT?

If you are too excited to leave it to chance (or to wait until Sunday), you can order Double Wedding Ring now, and get the Double Wedding Ring Design Book free.

If you win, and you already have the shape collection you will win a $40 Inklingo Gift Certificate to use on any of the items in the Inklingo Shop.

There’s no reason to wait.

NEW TO INKLINGO?

If you haven’t tried Inklingo yet, you can do it in the next few minutes!
Free!

If you skim through the comments which have been submitted for the draw so far, we think you will want to try Inklingo asap.

Order and download the FREE shape collection with very useful diamonds, triangles, and squares. There’s even a Quick Start Guide for Inklingo.

You might be interested in the other design books from Inklingo too—$10 or free—instant download.

 

MORE GOOD NEWS!

There will be TWO winners, so you have double the chance of winning.

Please tell your friends about the draw. Deadline is Saturday 12 May 2012, midnight Eastern Time. The winners will be announced on Sunday.

NOTE  Only comments left on the correct blog message will be in the draw, okay?

Of course, we think everyone wins. Now that you know about Inklingo, you can make any quilt your heart desires.

STAY TUNED

We haven’t forgotten about the brand new New York Beauty shape collection either.

There is more coming:

  • more gorgeous quilt layouts for NYB
    (In the meantime, there are some on the blog already.)
  • project file for NYB02 to use with Electric Quilt
  • the end of the introductory sale price
    (Don’t miss out!)

We’ll be back soon, and we hope you will be too. You can subscribe to the blog, so you receive an email when we add something new (right sidebar).

Good luck in the draw!

Linda & Monkey

New to Inklingo? Order and download free shapes and start sewing in the next few minutes. Quick Start (Always FREE.) There are triangles, diamonds, and squares in the free collection—great for dozens of different blocks.

Inklingo for Beginners

Inklingo Quiz – Just for Fun!

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