Pat Sloan What IS a Pixel?

 

When my good friend Emily Cier of Carolina Patchwork asked me if I'd like to be on her book tour I was so excited I could barely get the 'YES' typed out! Emily has an amazing flair for design and color combos... so any book she does is full of wonderful inspirations!

What is neat about her latest book is it's theme, Pixels!

So what IS a Pixel anyway?

"Short for Picture Element, a pixel is a single point in a graphic image. Graphics monitors display pictures by dividing the display screen into thousands (or millions) of pixels, arranged in rows and columns. The pixels are so close together that they appear connected."

Oh my .... be still my heart... you know I'm a GEEK RIGHT????  Computer Science major and programmer of software for over 20 years... I HEART GEEKY THINGS!

But this is NOT a Geeky quilt book. it is WAY Better than that!

Emily's intro talks about how her children love her to make quilts for them of their favorite characters.

She says "I’ve learned that the pixel technique is my best friend when it comes to quilts for my family. It’s the perfect marriage of simplicity and flexibility. Countless millions of different shapes and scenes can be built from simple strips and squares, yet require sewing only straight lines."

Emily asked me to share what MY favorite image would have been if I had been asking my mom to make me a quilt when I was a kid.

I had to think about this, as I did love my Barbies, and I had some other dolls I'm sure were pretty high up on my 'love list'

But I think I'd have liked someone to make me a quilt with a HAMSTER on it!

This is the Hamster Dance.. have you been on the internet long enough to remember it?  there IS an official website for it! http://www.webhamster.com/

On to the Quilts!!

I decided that since I just returned from a cruise to the Bahamas, "Deception Cove" is my favorite! Emily gives you detailed layouts on how to sew these quilts by strips and it is awesome!

She gives you this fabulous chart and a sewing diagram

So what do you think? Should I do a Hamster?

I had 2 hamsters... Janice and Sam

Isn't this ADORABLE?? you'll never look at cheez-its the same way again

Now onto the PRIZES!

There will be 7 mystery boxes. All winners receive a copy of Pixel Play, but what will your box include? Maybe a Robert Kaufman color card? Or some Aurifil 50wt thread for piecing your pixelated world? Or maybe C&T Publishing's Ultimate 3-in-1 Color Tool? Or maybe some Carolina Patchworks patterns? Every box will be a suprise -- just like Christmas when you were a kid!

Open to US and International winners. (International peeps: I'll need your phone number for the shipping forms!)

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Tell Me "Your Childhood Pet.. or one you WOULD have like to have had!"

CLICK HERE to BUY THE BOOK 

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Schedule:
October 2 (Tuesday) -- ME!
October 3 (Wednesday) -- Generation Q / Jake
October 4 (Thursday) -- Fat Quarter Shop / Kimberly
October 5 (Friday) -- Jaybird Quilts / Julie
October 8 (Monday) -- Robert Kaufman / Allie & Yoni
October 9 (Tuesday) -- Blue Nickel Studios / Scott
October  10 (Wednesday) --Quilting is my Therapy Angela Walters

Emily's site Carolina Patchworks
All winners picked/announced by: October 17 (Wednesday)

COMMENTS CLOSED.. thank you everyone!

Comments

[Lisa McGriff]

My childhood pet was an irish setter named Dixie, she was the most beautiful dog and my best friend.
lisamcgriff (at) hotmail (dot) com

[Susie Johnson]

Mine was a Great Dane named Duke, He was Huge!

[Jeanne]

We had a dog which we named "Spotty". She was white with black spots. We got her when I was 2 and she lived until I was 16. She was a great dog.

[Lynda]

No pets when I was a kid unless you count the frogs I brought home or the snakes I thought I was rescuing from my brother! I did buy my dad a goose for christmas named Charlie. It would check out anyone who came to our house and occasionally attend church.

[Dortha]

I had cats and dogs growing up. It made me have a love of all animals.

[LeAnn]

We had all the usual pets, dogs cats, birds, and fish. At one time we even had baby chicks but the one that stands out the best is the aligator that dad kept in the bathtub till he got to big for it. I still remember moving it to take a bath..

[Sandy McClellan]

Had a black cocker spaniel who always seemed to be having puppies under the porch.When she wasn't taking care of puppies she had great adventures with me.

[Kerri Hunter]

I had a cat who's name was Smokey he had 9 lives, i remember him being hit by a car and my brother buried him up the pine tree farm only for him to return the following week, then he got into a fight we thought he had died and again he came back he truly did live out his 9 lives.

[donna russ]

I have the most fantastic Dog, her name was Snow ball she was a pure white full size spitz, this was before the leash lay, she would sit on the doorsteps of the church i went to every Sunday, anytime we were at church, we did not take her either,she knew where we were.......and would not leave until the pastor spoke to her....then she would beat us home, we lived about a mile away...

[Kristy]

My dog as a child was a miniature schnauzer. Wouldn't a pixel quilt of him be awesome?!!

[Heidi]

I love that you showed the cutting requirements, it looks easy to follow! We had a hamster once, with only one eye unfortunately. Our most unusual pet was a hedgehog, she loved my father most of all.

[Linda Dutcher]

Growing up there were dogs and cats around most of the time. the cats were my favorites. But, I always thought I'd like a horse. That's really interesting because now I'm not so crazy about them. Go figure.
Thanks for the give-away.

[Diann Cornell]

We had a dog named Tippy for a short time-maybe a year at most. We had to give her away when my dad got transferred to Guam.

[Crystal]

Oh, my goodness...I had tons of pets! I had dogs, cats, birds, fish, hamsters, rats, and even a turtle! As you can probably tell, we loved animals in my house. =)

[Pam W]

My fav pet was a black cat called Susie... she was half siamese (OMG it showed in her stroppy personality too!) and she lived to see the grand old age of 21. She "nursed" me when I was sick... used to escort me back to bed or would go and tell tales to Mum if I wouldn't do as she was telling me!

[Melanie]

I had a Golden Retriever named 'Buff.' He was HUGE for a golden, but my best friend through my Middle school and High school days!

[Tammy]

A dog named Sparky, whom I loved dearly...we saved him from a shelter. He was a Springer Spaniel mix, and we grew up together. Since then our family has saved many dogs, including one from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

[Beth Buning]

My pet was a white shaggy dog named Taffy. Loved taking long walks with her!

[Evelyn]

My dog was a cocker-lab mix named Queenie. Had her for 15 years. I have many fond memories of our good times together.

[Terri E]

My childhood pet was a black cocker spaniel I named Snoopy. She was a gift on my 6th birthday and I loved her dearly.

[Dora]

We had Pekingese dogs when I was growing up.
Moe, then Namu, then Gabe. Then we had a golden retriever, Maxwell GoldenHammer III (Hammer for short) and a cat, Emily.

[Debra George]

My childhood pet was a small feist dog, aptly named "Tiny." She was smart and loving, and would sneak in to sleep at my feet when my parents weren't watching.

[Frances]

Definitely any puppy or dog around. Lots of animals on the farm when I grew up but still love man's best friend.

[Sandi1100]

Your hamster eating a cheez cracker is adorable! When I was growing up we had a squirrel monkey named Micky. He was very cute. When I was 16 and got my first paycheck, I bought another squirrel monkey but had to give her to a game farm as I couldn't find an apartment that would let me have her.

[Katie Y.]

When I was a kid, I had a dog named Murphy. She had a short life, but we loved her so much! After Murphy, we got Sophie. She lived to be 17 years old :)