SLICED contest

This is one contest you will not want to miss! Awesome Sponsors and Prizes. I am very excited to be one of the Judges on the panel and even more excited to see all the creative projects submitted during our audition round.  So, what is SLICED? Read on to find out all the fun and exciting details...

Sliced is an online sewing competition where four crafty people will compete before a panel of judges. They will have 5 days to use their creative talents to develop a project with a sewing basket of mystery items given to them on the first day of each week {crafters must provide their own items}. 

Once they have completed their project, the panel of judges will critique the projects from each challenge and will decide who will  be SLICED and who will continue on to the next week and a new challenge. We will have a guest judge each week of the competition. The competition will run March 4 - 31, 2012. Each week, someone will be "Sliced" from the competition until only one winner remains. Do you have what it takes to become the next Moda Bake Shop Chef?

We are very excited to about our Sponsors and Prizes for this competition. All four contestants chosen for the SLICED competition will not leave empty handed.  There are wonderful prizes for each of the four competitors all provided by these gracious Sponsors...

 You are not going to want to miss out on these prize packages!  So get your creative juices going and submit before it is too late!

What are you waiting for? GO NOW and find out more about this awesome contest at the Moda Bake Shop.

Moda Fabricmatcher Update!

First, I must announce our winners for the November Moda Fabricmatcher contest...

Congratulations to our Grand Prize winner.... Amanda Stepanian (avashmava)! She will be receiving a Holiday Basket filled with our favorite things just for playing with Moda Fabric! Wish it were you... huh? All you have to do is participate in our monthly contests and YOU could win MODA fabric!

Well... like it wasn't enough... we decided to send 4 more members a special little package as well for being our runner-ups. Check them out...
michelle hollis
lana
Cdnquilter
peganhouse
You all did a FABULOUS JOB!

Every month it is getting harder and harder to pick just one winner.


We have had a lot of great participants over the year of 2008 and wanted to recognize and reward a devoted member.

Congratulations, to Megumi Koga (meg99) for being our Moda Fabricmatcher Designer of the Year!

She has consistently submitted numerous entries every month for our contests and created several projects of her own.

We appreciate your support and interest in our Product. Thank You!


If you would like to participate in one of our contests, simply check out our Win a Quilt Kit page on our Moda Fabricmatcher website every month and follow the rules to enter.

The rules for the Fabricmatcher contest for December 2008 are as follows:

1 – Post one the our Moda Fabricmatcher banner images to your blog and/or website and link it to http://moda.fabricmatcher.com/.
Click here to download our banner images.

2 – Write a post on your blog and/or website about our Moda Fabricmatcher website. This can be anything about the Moda Fabricmatcher website... a project you created... informative... what ever you would like to share.

3 – Email marketing@unitednotions.com and give us a link back to your blog and/or website so we know you are participating in this contest.

The Moda judges will select and announce the winners the first week of January 2009. We will select two winners for this contest... one by Random drawing and the other that sent us the top referrals to our Moda Fabricmatcher website. Each winner of this contest will receive a Baker's Dozen Basket filled with a variety of our favorite things and your website and/or blog will be posted on our Moda Fabricmatcher website.

Enjoy!

Red and Green Fabricmatcher Challenge

Only 5 days left to be able to participate in our Red and Green Moda Fabricmatcher challenge! See below for the contest rules.

Also, check out our October 2008 Fabricmatcher winner for the "Fun with Figs" contest! Amber has a very cute blog you will have to check out! Go on over and say HI!

The rules for the contest are as follows:

1 – You must only use Red and Green fabrics.You can easily find fabrics that are Red and Green by using the Color Matching Tool under Find Fabrics, then click on the Color Matcher tab. Select a Red and/or Green and search away!

2 – You can use any pattern available on our Moda Fabricmatcher website under Find Patterns.

3 – Your project must be named “Holiday Bliss“ in order to be eligible. You may enter as many projects as you wish, however they must have “Holiday Bliss“ as the project name. Simply number them with a 1, 2, 3, etc. after the name.

4 – The “Holiday Bliss” Contest will end on November 30, 2008 at midnight.

REMEMBER: You must have your Stash including your Projects available for the Public to view. You can make your stash public by following the instructions under the heading "How to enter" on the Win a Quilt Kit page under the Show & Tell tab.

The Moda judges will select and announce the winning project the first week of December 2008. The winner of this contest will win a Holiday Basket filled with our favorite things and your project will be posted on our Moda Fabricmatcher website.

Enjoy!

Monthly NEWs...

I have a lot of NEW things to tell you all about this month... Fabricmatcher winner, Moda Fabrics, Moda Home, books, and more!

Moda Fabricmatcher

First, I will start off with announcing our Moda Fabricmatcher September Contest Winner. If you remember, our September Fabricmatcher contest was a Challenge on "American Fashion".

You were to take this picture from The "Lost Quilt Masterpieces", A Silly Calendar for 2009-2010 by Barbara Brackman and create your best representation of this picture into a project. Well, the results are in and the winner is......... Fabricmatcher member: gb. We had Barbara Brackman take part in the judging on this contest and she stated, "I like the way she's captured some of the subtleties like the dotted window curtain and the siding with the scalloped edge echoing the rick rack on the apron." Congratulations, gb!

Don't forget about this month's Fabricmatcher contest featuring Fig Tree Quilts. You can go to our Moda Fabricmatcher website for the contest rules.

Modafabrics.com

Check out what goes on Behind the Scenes at Moda! See how our fabric is made, what we do to help our customers in refreshing their stores, and just some plain 'ol fun. You can view our Behind the Scenes videos on our website at modafabrics.com and click on Behind the Scenes under the Fabric category. We will be adding more videos soon, so check back often.

Also on our Moda fabrics website we have posted new fabric collections that will be coming out in December to a store near you. You can get a head start on creating your New Years projects by using these fabrics in our Moda Fabricmatcher website or download the JPG images provided under each collection to use in EQ6 and get your orders placed early with your favorite quilt store to guarantee that you will get these great new fabrics for your projects. This month you will be able to find the following New Fabrics in your favorite quilt store...

American Primer by Minick and Simpson
Bistro by Deb Strain
Fig and Plum by Fig Tree Quilts
Louisa by Terry Thompson
Miss Jump's Scrapbag by Linda Brannock
Recipe for Friendship by Mary Engelbreit

Go to our website under Fabrics, What's New to view the new collections.


You can also see what new Moda Home items are coming out each month on our website under for your home, What's New. Some things you just don't want to miss out on are...

Dottie Knit Throws

Dairy Fresh Collection

Fresh Fruit Collection

Happy Birthday Candle Holders

You can get all these new Moda Home items at a Moda Home retailer near you or you can go to http://www.homealamode.com/ as they carry the entire line of Moda Home products.


New Books

Material Obsession of Austrailia has a new book coming out called "Material Obsession" and it is coming to the USA! I have received a copy of this book from the lovely Sarah Fielke and absolutely love it. The photography and the style of the quilts are just amazing. I especially love all the hand sketches included with the patterns for each quilt. Stay tuned for more information about where to buy this book and when you can play with their patterns from this book on our Moda Fabricmatcher website!

Another quilting book, I absolutely want to get is a new book coming out from Anka's Treasures called Livin' Large. She has designed 11 projects using large scale print fabrics. I really like these quilts because you really can take advantage of those larger print fabrics and have a beautiful quilt when they are all put together. Check out more about her new book and the quilts featured in her book on her blog. LOVE IT!

Giveaways

One last thing... Quiltersbuzz.com is having a couple giveaways on their website. One is for an adorable "Charming Baby Log Cabin" Quilt Kit by Threaded Pear Studio and the other is for a new "Denim Redesign" book by Indygo Junction. Both are worth checking out, especially if you have a ton of worn jeans just waiting for a project to be done with them.... I know I do. I love making quilts and things out of old torn jeans. There is nothing like a good pair of jeans.

30 Days and Counting....

It has officially started.... the chocolate and Dr. Pepper cravings have kicked into gear in preparation for Quilt Market. Market is quickly approaching and I am sooo looking forward to it... new web developments, chocolate, new fabrics and products, Dr. P, new ideas, chocolate, the long hours, more chocolate and DP, the excitement of market.... did I mention chocolate? No kidding... I truly love it when market rolls around... it is an adrennaline rush for quilters. I may be a web developer, however I definitely enjoy sewing when the time permits. I have been munching on Peanut M&M's all week and I had to change it up a bit tonight, so I made brownies with extra chocolate chips after dinner. YUMMM!!! Want some?

On another note... We are holding another challenge on our Moda Fabricmatcher website! WOOHOO!

The Fabricmatcher contest for October 2008 will be featuring one of our Moda Fabric Designers, Fig Tree Quilts. Joanna Figueroa with Fig Tree Quilts has gladly accepted to be apart of our October Contest.

The rules for the contest are as follows:

1 – You must only use the fabrics designed by Fig Tree Quilts. You may also mix and match any of her collections to use in your project. Simply select Fig Tree Quilts as the Designer on the Find Fabrics page to select your fabrics for your project.

2 – You can use any pattern available on our Moda Fabricmatcher website under Find Patterns. They do not have to be designed by Fig Tree Quilts in order to participate.

3 – Your project must be named “Fun with Figs“ in order to be eligible. You may enter as many projects as you wish, however they must have “Fun with Figs“ as the project name. Simply number them with a 1, 2, 3, etc. after the name.

4 – The “Fun with Figs” Contest will end on October 31, 2008 at midnight.

REMEMBER: You must have your Stash including your Projects available for the Public to view. You can make your stash public by following the instructions under the heading “How to enter” on the Win a Quilt Kit page under the Show & Tell tab.

The Moda judges and Joanna with Fig Tree Quilts will select and announce the winning project the first week of November 2008. The winner of this contest will win a Moda Fabric bundle and a set of patterns all designed by Fig Tree Quilts and will be posted on our Moda Fabricmatcher website.

Enjoy!

Hurry... Contest ends Sept. 30!!!

Only one week left to get your Contest submission in for our Moda Fabricmatcher contest for September! If you have not been to our Moda Fabricmatcher website, then you must check it out. For the month of September we are doing a contest for our monthly quilt kit winner. The prize is a fat quarter bundle of the best fabric out there... Moda Fabrics... and a really cute calendar that Barbara Brackman (Moda Fabric Designer) has taken original artwork and put a fabric spin on it.

Anyway... the rules are simple... Go to http://moda.fabricmatcher.com/ , upload this picture by Barbara Brackman into the Image Matcher on the Find Fabrics page and find fabrics that match the colors in the picture. You then create a project using the fabrics that match the picture and come up with your own interpretation of what this picture should look like as a quilt or any other project. The only catch is that you have to name your project "American Fashion" when you save it and your stash must be public.

Then, the first week of October we will pick a winner of who we (moda) think has the best interpretation of this picture. Sounds like fun... huh?! So.... start creating! If you have more than one project that you would like to submit into the contest, simply add a 1, 2, 3, etc. after the name "American Fashion". For detailed rules for the contest go to http://moda.fabricmatcher.com/ShowTell/WINAQUILTKIT/tabid/132/Default.aspx.

ENJOY!!!