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July 27, 2018 By Mandy 5 Comments

Quilt History Connections

I used to be a Classical archaeologist, excavating in Israel and studying ceramics in Rome for months at a time. I didn’t come to quilting until the end of my graduate school career, when I visited my grandparents the last spring break before I decided to leave the academic hamster wheel after 4 years. Well, […]

Filed Under: Quilt History, Wanderlust Quilts Tagged With: quilt history, wanderlust quilts

November 16, 2015 By Mandy 36 Comments

Wanderlust Quilts: An ending to the hop, but the beginning of a journey

This is the end of the blog tour for Wanderlust Quilts! I hope that you’ve had a chance to acquaint yourself with the other hoppers, because all of them are passionate people who love quilts and quilters, and I admire them all so , so much! I wanted to share with you today what may have been […]

Filed Under: Books and Inspiration, Events, Giveaway, Wanderlust Quilts Tagged With: amanda leins, giveaway, mandalei quilts, modern quilt, quilt book, stash books, wanderlust quilts

November 1, 2015 By Mandy 8 Comments

Where in the World is Wanderlust Quilts? Hop Tomorrow!

Welcome, friends! I am very proud to announce the blog hop for my book Wanderlust Quilts, which has been in the making since the first QuiltCon.  When it came time to organize things for the hop, I wanted to make sure that it was fun and interesting and eclectic, and covered the wide range of influences and […]

Filed Under: Books and Inspiration, Events, Giveaway, Wanderlust Quilts Tagged With: wanderlust quilts

September 3, 2015 By Mandy Leave a Comment

Your chance for a giveaway!

One of my favorite bloggers and online shop owners, Patricia Belyea, is having a giveaway over at her Okan Arts blog. For the first two weeks of September, you can enter for a chance to win one of FOUR copies of my book,  Wanderlust Quilts. I also recommend checking on her blog frequently.  She has […]

Filed Under: Giveaway, Wanderlust Quilts Tagged With: cotton fabric, giveaway, Okan Arts, vintage, wanderlust quilts, yukata

July 24, 2015 By Mandy 1 Comment

Somebody read my book! And liked it!

Right now, I’m in a period of time that I tend to think of as “The Vacuum”.  The final edits for Wanderlust Quilts have been done for months, the book is at the printer, and the ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) has made it out to a few people.  I haven’t seen it yet, and so I’ve […]

Filed Under: Wanderlust Quilts Tagged With: amanda leins, wanderlust quilts

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

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

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