ArtHampton! Today October 1, 2011 from 10 - 3!

Come and see me!

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Open publication - Free publishing - More arthampton

I will be showing a limited amount of paintings, but mostly my quilting items. You can also meet and see work by Jeff Derose at Latent Echo, who is showing in my studio as well.

Update: What a wet, rainy, yucky day. It definitely kept the crowds down for the 2nd Annual ArtHampton event. Better luck next year.

Friday Deal!

Today Only!

Start your Christmas shopping early! Get 15% off this set of nesting bowls by using "FRIDAY" in the coupon code box during checkout! (15% applies to bowls only). Thanks so much and Happy Friday :)

September Giveaway

September always feels like a time of transition to me. It must stem from years and years of getting ready to go to school, new classes, professors, schools, and clothes. Even now, beyond my school years, September feels more like the beginning of the new year to me than January ever has, you can even buy calendars that start in September, so I can't be the only one who feels this way.

Anyway, to mark this fresh, crisp and wonderful month, I'm having a btaylorquilts give away! I'll be mailing out this tote/project bag (see photos below) to the winner, who will be drawn at random from all entries. See "How to Enter" after these awesome photos!

How to Enter:

Two things: follow my blog, and leave a comment!! If you already follow my blog, great, just leave a comment and tell me you follow. OR, Like my Facebook page and leave a comment here (see the link on the right ---> )That's it!

Get extra entries if you make a purchase in the shop! Buy anything valued $18 and over and get 3 extra entries. If you buy a quilt your name goes in 10 times!

The drawing will be held on September 1, 2011!! Start entering now :) and tell your friends!

Introducing......BTaylorQuilts Bags!

Yes, it's been a while since I've posted, but I've got a good reason. I've been busy designing and sewing a new series of bags. It's been a long time in the process, and mostly it just existed in my head, but I finally found the time to devote to getting this project underway. I'm really happy with the results, and will be listing them in the shop shortly.

The line up as of now is (from small to large):

• credit card / change purse - from the wallet series
• market purse / clutch - from the wallet series
• small tote / project / market / lunch bag - from the tote series
• large tote / project / market / beach bag - from the tote series

Here's a sneak peek :)

Photo Credits for this post: Latentecho

Large tote / project / market / beach bag

small tote / project / market / lunch bag

credit card / change purse

Meanwhile, I teeter on 499 sales!!

It's true, and I feel like I'm reaching a big milestone with the shop, and of course, want to have an excuse to get excited and celebrate...even if it's something small and only means a lot to me :) You guys get it! My next sale will mark my 500th sale in my quilt shop! Yay!

Meanwhile, my wonderful and most excellent friend, Jeff Derose, has taken some photos of some of my quilts in a gorgeous field in Amherst, MA. Nicole, at Lillyella had so kindly interviewed me for a featured spot on her blog, so I needed some really nice shots of the quilts, and an actual photograph of me to include. Thanks, Jeff :) Check out his websites. It's great to get someone else's perspective on your work, and hiring a professional photographer is pretty amazing. I highly recommend it, because they really see things that you just do not. Or, as in my case, I have a certain way that I photograph my items, for consistency in the shop and all that. Anyway, here are some of the photos from that shoot... enjoy!

Oh My!! btaylorquilts Nominated in the Etsy Voter!!

So Awesome! Thanks so much to all of my Etsy Project Embrace people who nominated me for the Voter! I'm really psyched to be included, and thanks to Etsy Admin for selecting my quilt out of the hundreds of nominations received. So Now Vote!

And the Winner IS!

And the btaylorquilts winner is:

Today is the day. I've drawn the name from a "quilted nesting bowl" and the coasters are all set to be sent out to their lucky recipient! If I do not hear from Mary-Kate from Furs A Flyin' within 24 hours (via either a comment here on the blog, or a comment on facebook), I will be drawing another name.... Good Luck!!

Your prize!

The March Giveaway! Yay!

I'm so excited to be holding my first giveaway! You can be automatically entered in the drawing in two ways. #1 ~ by being or becoming a "follower" of this blog, or #2 ~ by being or becoming a fan on btaylorquilts facebook page. If you are BOTH, then you get TWO chances to win.

Here's how it'll work. For lack of a more technological way to draw names, I'll be doing this the old fashioned way by putting all of your names in a bowl and having a friend draw the name. (luckily I don't have a huge amount of followers....yet) I'll then post the winner on the Blog! If I don't hear from that person within 24 hours, I'll draw another name. So be sure to check back. I'll be announcing the winner on Wednesday, March 10.

Here's what you'll get! A set of four quilted coasters from btaylor quilts! There are bigger plans in the works for the next giveaway sometime in April :)

One Year Anniversary Sale on Etsy!!

December 12 is my one year anniversary on Etsy! It's been a great year, Etsy couldn't be a better site for artists and craftspeople to sell their creations!

I'm marking my quilts down by 20% in the shop until December 22! Yay!