Quilting Giveaway: Michael Miller Citron Gray Fabric & Block Party Book (CLOSED)

blockpartycover thumbmichael miller citron grey yardage

The winner is Kora Mae who said, “I love the black and white prints – is that boring of me?”

Send an email to kelseyatvanillajoydot com BEFORE MONDAY to claim your prize.

THE PRIZE

One very lucky Vanilla Joy reader will win a copy of Block Party — The Modern Quilting Bee (C&T Publishing) AND 1 yard each of the following 8 Michael Miller fabrics from the Citron Gray collection (that’s 8 YARDS!!!):

  • Daisy Doolittle
  • Sunny Quarter Dot
  • Citron Bicycles
  • Kryptonite Dumb Dot
  • Pluto Dumb Dot
  • Citron Play Stripe
  • Citron Feelin’ Groovy
  • Citron Stitch Petal

MY REVIEW

Michael Miller Fabrics

citron gray color story michael miller

This yellow and gray color combination might just be the hottest thing around right now. At least I see it ALL OVER Pinterest, and that’s totally a What’s New and Awesome kind of place. That’s where I find out what the latest trends are anyway…

So this color combo is totally hot and the prints in the collection? Also fabulous. There is a perfect mix of main and supporting prints for any kind of project.

cheater wonky block

I agonized over how to use this beautiful fabric and finally came up with my own “original” pattern (with quilting how original can you really be…it’s all squares and triangles…) and I LOVE how it turned out, mostly because of the beautiful colors and prints in the fabric.

I wanted to try a wonkyish sort of something, so I

  • cut each print down to 21″ x 18″ (to make an 18″ square after sewing the wonky pieces together)
  • stacked them all on top of each other and
  • cut my large square into 9 pieces, making sure to do it wonky (I went back and cut a few pieces in half, so I ended up with a few more sections than are shown above)

michael miller citron grey wonky triangles

I then grabbed willy-nilly from the stacks and sewed 10 new squares with 9 prints each. And since I only had one of each shape per print they are all different and I didn’t have to think about it!

Don’t you love the bicycle print best of all? I do…

michael miller citron grey quilt top

Then I cut the wonky squares in half triangles and matched them up with a plain gray on the other side.

citron gray quilt

I experimented with lots of different arrangements with Electric Quilt software and loved this one best of all.

I love how bright and fun this collection is and also how gender neutral! Yellow and gray is perfect for boy or girl, and being a girly mom of 2.9 boys…I love it!

Michael Miller fabrics are always a pleasure to work with – they’re thick, printed straight, always color fast, and so bright! The selection of prints and designs and colors are amazing and I can’t wait to see what’s coming next!

Block Party — The Modern Quilting Bee (C&T Publishing)

block party women

These are the 12 women behind this book and the Modern Quilting Bee. Each member of the bee was assigned a month to “host” and mailed the 11 other quilters fabric and basic instructions. The other quilters made up the blocks, sent them back, and the host assembled the quilt.

I love modern quilting, and I love the idea of achieving that look using the skills and creativity of 12 different people. Each project idea in this book is totally unique because it was created by so many hands.

block party favorite projects

These are my four favorites from the book, and my most recent Half Crazy quilt was definitely partly inspired by the wonkiness of Once Around the Block and the layout of Sliding By. I love how each quilt is unified by the fabric but each block is totally unique in its construction.

The book gives instructions on how one person can make each quilt and at the end of each month section the host for that month and master creator of the quilt shares her ideas on the Quilting Bee – I loved reading about each artist and what quilting and the bee means to them.

The end of the book gives instructions on how to run your own quilting bee as well as information on modern color pairings, selecting fabric, cutting, layouts, quilt backs, machine quilting, and more.

This was a huge introduction to modern quilting for me, and I totally love it! I’ve been inspired by these women to let loose and create something wonky, non-traditional, and fabulous.

Thanks to Michael Miller Fabrics and C&T Publishing for sponsoring this giveaway!

GIVEAWAY RULES

  • Visit Michael Miller Fabrics
  • Make a comment on this post telling me your favorite quilting fabric collection before midnight Wednesday, September 7.
  • A winner will be selected and announced in a new post on Monday.
  • Only one comment per person unless you earn extra entries.
  • Giveaway open only to residents of the continental United States…sorry.
  • Winners must email me to claim their prize within 5 days.

EARN EXTRA ENTRIES

You may earn 1 extra entry each for doing the following (make a separate comment for each thing you do):

GOOD LUCK and THANKS!

{This product was provided to Vanilla Joy for review purposes.}

239 thoughts on “Quilting Giveaway: Michael Miller Citron Gray Fabric & Block Party Book (CLOSED)”

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  14. I absolutely love the Citron Gray Collection – those colors work so well together. Especially love all the dots! This would look amazing in my room.

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  42. I love “It’s a girl thing”. My daughter is in love with pink giraffes right now and I’m in love with gray! Best of both worlds.

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  86. I love the baby collection! I’m so into making smaller size quilts for Quilts for Kids. I love the colors for both the boys and the girls.

    Can’t wait until my broken ankle to heal (since 9/10) so I can get busy making some. This baby fabric would be great to help comfort a sick child.

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  100. I LOVE a ton of Michael Miller fabrics, but this citron/gray collection is my absolute favorite! We are having a baby and I just decided last week to use these fabrics and colors in the nursery…which is how I’ve stumbled upon your site in my search! I’m just starting to learn how to sew, but look forward to learning more!

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  106. I adore the bike print the most as well! It’s adorable. I love the aqua and red colorways but I think my favorite fabric is the aqua on the go.

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  119. I am SOOOO in love with the Road to Marrakesh Orchid Gray!! My mom is a super-quilter and this would be an awesome gift for her!!! Thank you so much for the opportunity!

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  124. I LOVE a lot of the collections but my first choice would be the Retro color story. It has so many cute prints for my son.

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  127. I love the citron gray collection. I have had my eye on that bicycle print. We are moving in a few months and I want to redo the family room in this color combo.

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  128. The colors of the fabric match my up-coming wedding colors perfectly! I’d love to be able to make some great projects using the fabric for the wedding reception and then to have as keepsakes around the house!

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  135. It is so hard to choose just one of Michael Miller’s fabrics as my favorite. I’m really loving the Citron & Gray Fabrics right now. I have some of this collection but would really love to have it all!!

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  139. I love it all and I want to cover everything in my house with these prints. I think sorbet is my favorite because it so cheerful.

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  170. Too many pretty fabrics to choose from! But I love Grand Bazaar- Painted Palace, so bright and fun! Sweets and Gypsy Bandana are also among my favorites.

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  189. My close friend recently came home from a quilt show with this fabric and I was at the same quilt show and never saw it! I’m so envious!

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  190. I adore the Contemporary Florals & Plain Jane collections – they would make fun & funky quilts (not to mention fantastic clothes or handbags or…).

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  210. Oh my, what is there NOT to love!! I do totally love sorbet and of course Citron…and…and. LOL
    Thank you for an AWESOME giveaway. Now off to do some of the other things and start crossing everything!

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