Is it February already?

I can't believe how fast January went. 2012!!! When I was a kid, I imagined we would have flying cars like in the Jetsons, by the year 2012! (Well that ages me!)

I have been so busy the months of January and February. Just to give you a glimpse: I finished a quilt for Fons and Porter's Love of Quilting; hosted two groups at the St. Louis Star Inn, designed quilts for Timeless Treasures, P&B, and Hoffman; wrote a pattern; started working on the quilts I designed for Timeless Treasures; had three quilts published: McCall's Quilting, Quilter's Newsletter, and The Quilter, all of which I am selling kits for; had a clearance sale in my shop; wrote an article and free pattern for Onlinequiltmagazine (anyone can go and sign up for free monthly issues); AND FINISHED MY TAXES!!!

Rose de Provence featured in the Feb./March 2012 issue.

South Seas Sky featured in McCall's Quilting March/April 2012 issue.

Canterbury Table setting featured in The Quilter Feb./March 2012

Jasmine, free quilt pattern featured on the Onlinequiltmagazine February 2012 issue. 

Jody Anderson has a wonderful online web magazine. Be sure to check it out Jody Anderson's online quilt magazine at www.onlinequiltmagazine.com. She has lots of wonderful articles, free patterns, blocks of the month, and lots of other goodies.

Izumi Pond, free quilt pattern soon on Hoffman Fabric's website.

June/July 2012 future issue of Fons and Porter using the Patternista collection by Paula Nadelstern.

Whew! I'm exhausted. But I'm not finished yet. I still have to finish the two quilts for Timeless Treasures, start on the quilt for P&B, make quilts for Quilter's Newsletter special edition and The Quilter, and try to find time to make a block for the next Quiltmaker's 100 blocks, all by April 1. PLUS I will be hosting a group from Wichita, Kansas mid March and travel to Springfield, MO to present and teach to a guild at the end of March. There just are not enough hours in the day! If my husband didn't help me with the household things, I don't know what I would do. (I love you honey!)

I will be having a big celebration during the month of March on my website, Gateway Quilts n Stuff. Those of you that have visited there in March know that it is my birthday month and I have a huge special on my birthday which happens to be the last day of the month (31st).  So please stop by and say hi.

Well, I have GOT to get back to quilting. As always, do what you love and love what you do. Toby

Blog Hop Party continues

Congratulations to Bev! She won a copy of my book St. Louis Stars. She said she has lived in New England and loves my Autumn in New England Quilt. Bev, send me your information via my website and I will mail you my book.

For today and Friday I will give away some more fat quarters and patterns. Be sure to go to my website Gateway Quilts & Stuff to check out my patterns and sales and tell me your favorite fabric or pattern.

Good luck and thank you for participating. I hope all of the previous winners will be sure to contact me so I can send their prizes. Check on my previous posts to check if you are a winner.

As always, do what you love and love what you do.  Toby

Blog Hop Party days 3 and 4

I seem to have gotten behind in my posts! As usual there are not enough hours in the day!

So I need to pick winners from both Sunday (day 2) and Monday (day 3).

Sunday's winners are: Tina who loves my Liberty Square pattern so she wins it and Janet who said her favorite fabric was a Hoffman black pearl. So she wins a fat quarter of it! Ladies please contact me with your information so I can send you your prizes. You can do it on my contact me page so you can do it privately.

Monday's winners are: Laura who says she is a beginning quilter and would like anything to add to her stash. I will send her 2 fat quarters to build it up for her. If you have a preference, Laura to the colors please let me know. Sheila Marie is the second winner. She said she just moved to the St. Louis area (not too far from me) and really likes my St. Louis Star pattern. One is on the way. Don't forget to contact me.

Congrats to the winners!


For day 4 (Tuesday), please take a look at my gallery pages with the quilts in my book St. Louis Stars. Leave me a comment on which quilt you like the best and why and you might win a copy of my book!

Be sure to come back tomorrow to see if you are a winner.

Remember, always do what you love and love what you do. Toby

Blog Hop party day 2

Continue to join me and over 200 other bloggers around the world in the Blog Hop Party sponsored by Quilting Gallery.

Such wonderful comments about my patterns. So yesterday's winner of a pattern is Michell. She is from New Zealand. I love how with the magic of the internet we can communicate with people all over the world! She said she loved my Natasha pattern so she will receive one.

Lisa said she loved all of my fabrics so she will receive fat quarters of the color of her choice. She is from my own state of Missouri.

Today I will be giving away more fat quarters and a pattern, so be sure to leave a comment about what you see on my website Gateway Quilts & Stuff and you may be a winner too!

Thanks to Michele for arranging it. It is wonderful to see how many people from around the world love to quilt just like me!

Don't forget to come back tomorrow to see if you are a winner and so I can get your information to mail your prize to you.

Remember, always do what you love and love what you do. Toby