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July 1, 2015 By Mandy Leave a Comment

My podcast with Pat Sloan is available!

In case you missed it, my interview with Pat Sloan is in the archives and ready for listening!  You can find it here, at American Patchwork and Quilting Radio or on Pat’s website here.  I’d love to hear your thoughts!  We talk about my quilts, quilting, and my book.   happy quilting, y’all!

Filed Under: Events, Origins, Wanderlust Quilts

June 22, 2015 By Mandy Leave a Comment

Join me today on American Patchwork and Quilting Radio!

  Today at 4:00 EST, I will be a guest of Pat Sloan’s on American Patchwork and Quilting Radio! I hope you can join in and listen, as I talk about a ton of different things related to quilting and my own work.  Pat does a fantastic show!

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: all people quilt, American Patchwork and Quilting Radio, Pat Sloan, podcast

June 20, 2015 By Mandy 1 Comment

I’ll be a Guest on Pat Sloan’s Podcast! And also… NQA!

I hope you have some free time Monday June 22 at 4:00 P.M. EST to listen in, because I am going to be a guest on American Patchwork and Quilting with Pat Sloan! I’ll be talking about my life as a quilter, and talk a little bit about the book and other stuff, too.  I […]

Filed Under: Events, Wanderlust Quilts Tagged With: modern quilt, NQA, Pat Sloan, wanderlust quilts

May 15, 2015 By Mandy 8 Comments

“Fair Day”

Well, I may not be at Quilt Market, but I am happy to have something hanging there!  I recently finished a quilt pattern for RJR Fabrics called “Fair Day”, made with the line “Pie Making Day” by Brenda Ratliffe of Pink Castle Fabrics.  The sashing is all 1 1/2″ finished HSTs, and the pattern will […]

Filed Under: Events, Finishes, Free Patterns, Patterns, Recent Work Tagged With: #mandaleiquilts, Fair Day, free quilt pattern, mandalei, Pie Making Day, quilt, quilt pattern, RJR

May 13, 2015 By Mandy 6 Comments

My turn for the Spring Clean Your Studio Blog hop!

When Cheryl Sleboda first mentioned she was thinking about having a blog hop for studio cleanup, I knew I needed to be on it.  I had started transforming my sewing space into a for-reals studio for my longarm quite a few months ago, and needed the motivation to get it finished.  Other deadlines had been taking […]

Filed Under: Events, Finishes, Longarm Quilting, Random Thoughts, Recent Work Tagged With: #springcleanyourstudio, sewing room, sewing studio, spring clean, studio

March 13, 2015 By Mandy Leave a Comment

My free quilt pattern is up!

Hey, y’all!  Over on the BERNINA We All Sew blog I’ve written up a free pattern for my quilt “Star Crossed”!  It uses 2 1/2″ strips, and while it has a complex pattern, it’s only one block to put together.  I also wrote a bit about choosing color schemes, AND there’s a giveaway for my […]

Filed Under: BERNINAusa, Construction, Events, Giveaway, Patterns, Recent Work Tagged With: free quilt pattern, mandalei, modern quilt, quilt, we all sew

February 10, 2015 By Mandy 11 Comments

Modern Quilts, Traditional Shows: My Interview with Scott Murkin part 1

Over the last few years, modern quilts have been seen in categories at MQX, AQS, Road to California, and have a dedicated show, QuiltCon. With its second show kicking off in a week, and an announcement that it will become a yearly event at different locations, it seemed to me as though modern quilts were finding their place. […]

Filed Under: AQS, Books and Inspiration, Construction, Events, History, Origins Tagged With: AQS, juried quilt show, mandalei, Mandy Leins, modern quilt, modern quilts, quilt, quilt shows, quilting, Scott Murking

February 4, 2015 By Mandy 2 Comments

Wanderlust Quilts, my book, is on Amazon!

My friend Casey, of Casey York Design  sent me a note today asking if I had seen that my book is available for preorder on Amazon. The release date is early September, 2015, just in time for Fall Market! I had not. But here’s a picture of it! Two of the quilts from the book were accepted […]

Filed Under: Applique, Books and Inspiration, Events, Longarm Quilting, QuiltCon, Wanderlust Quilts Tagged With: amanda leins, C&T publishing, longarm quilting, mandalei, Mandy Leins, modern quilt, modern quilt pattern, quilt book, stash books, wanderlust quilts

February 3, 2015 By Mandy 2 Comments

My quilting is on a cover quilt for American Quilter!

You guys.  YOU GUYS.  I almost passed out over my coffee this morning when I was scrolling through facebook and saw someone post the cover of this magazine, and then my copy arrived today! This quilt top is designed by Stacey Day of Stacey in Stitches.  Go check out her blog!  She’s got lots of […]

Filed Under: AQS, Events, Finishes, Recent Work, Work in magazines Tagged With: American Quilter, AQS, longarm quilting, mandalei, Mandy Leins, quilting, Stacey Day, Stacey in Stitches

January 22, 2015 By Mandy 3 Comments

50 Ways to Lose Your Scissors

I had to share this because it still is making me laugh weeks later.  I mentioned over on Facebook that I need to write a song “50 Ways to Lose Your Scissors,” based off 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover and the resulting lyric suggestions were hysterical.  I’ve taken some of them and worked them into […]

Filed Under: Events, Random Thoughts, Works in Progress Tagged With: 50 Ways, scissors

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