I have spent the past three months or more psyching myself up for the Quilter’s Planner designed by Stephanie at Late Night Quilter. I’ve dreamt of a year during which I’m organized, on time, and actually accomplishing my goals in a somewhat planned and consistent way. One month into using the Quilter’s Planner and I’m excited to report that it has helped me create a life that fits my vision! I also finally finished sewing the cover, which adds even more color and cheer to the year ahead. To celebrate, I’ll be giving away a Quilter’s Planner! Now is your chance to get one since they are sold out everywhere else! To be clear, the giveaway is for a planner and fabric only. The planner cover shown in this post is mine… BUT there will be instructions on how to make one just like this available soon, and I’m including the fabric needed to make the outer panel in the giveaway!
Ever since Stephanie announced that she would be teaming up with Amanda at What the Bobbin to provide a tutorial for sewing a personalized planner cover, I’ve been planning to finally cut into my cherished Art Theory panel from Ex Libris by Alison Glass. I am absolutely smitten with the result, and am planning to create a tutorial and piecing instructions for the outer panel in case you would like to make an Alison Glass-themed outer cover, too. (I’m hoping to have it to Stephanie some time next week and she will make it available on the Quilter’s Planner website.)
The cover has the Art Theory panel as the center focal print, with Essex linen in charcoal and coordinating Sun Prints 2016 on the sides. Sun Prints 2016 are arriving in stores now, but Alison was kind enough to send a bit my way in advance for this project. I love how all of her fabric lines coordinate and compliment each other so well!
Here’s the full outer cover, without the planner in it. As you can see, I chose cool colors for the front and warm for the back, complete with the appropriate Sun Prints 2016. As I mentioned above, cutting and piecing instructions for recreating this outer panel will be available on the Quilter’s Planner website soon. I absolutely love it!
Here is the inside without the planner so that you can see the Bookplate in Charcoal (Ex Libris) pockets paired with the Sticks and Twine in Charcoal (Abacus) lining. I added two ribbons; one marks the current weekly calendar page, and one marks the page on which I’m currently sketching new ideas.
I used a bit of Artifact in Charcoal from Abacus as a pen/scissor holder, too. It fits perfectly! Realistically, I most likely will keep my pencil and micron pen in the zip pocket and my scissors in my sewing kit, but I know I have an option to carry them along if need be. Plus, BEAUTY!
I found a perfectly coordinating zipper and some fun eggplant colored elastic at my local quilt shop Fiddlehead Artisan Supply. The elastic is designed for bra straps, so it’s sooooo silky smooth.
I love how the elastic holds the planner together when it’s closed. I have big plans to make a coordinating Super Tote (a Noodlehead pattern) and carrying my planner with me everywhere (scheduled for sometime in the future! LOL).
As you can see, I absolutely love my planner and am very excited to have this finished cover to show to you. I am a big list person, so making the decision to set goals and write out my lists at the beginning of each week and again every morning has been monumental. Not only am I improving at setting and staying on top of realistic sewing and blogging goals, I’m also keeping my house nearly completely clean for the first time ever. The change? A switch from “I should do…” to just doing it. Instead of looking at the dishes and saying “I need to do the dishes” I just put on my dish gloves and dig in. I also space out tasks so that laundry is done in manageable steps instead of left until it’s a mountain with no end in sight. Did the planner work some magic over me? Who knows. Either way, knowing that I have a paper planner with actual listed items I need to cross out each day has made me much more accountable for actually doing the things on my list.
Giveaway time!
Now, for the giveaway! Stephanie was nice enough to send me an extra planner and I want to share it with YOU! I’m also going to include a charm pack of Alison Glass’s Sun Prints 2016, one Art Theory panel in charcoal, and a bit of Robert Kaufman’s Essex linen in charcoal–in other words, all of the fabric needed to create the outside panel for a planner cover just like mine!
To enter the giveaway today, tell me your favorite feature of the Quilter’s Planner, OR a feature you’d like to see next year. You can read all about this year’s Quilter’s Planner and can sign up for email updates here. Leave a comment and make sure I’m able to get ahold of you if you win. If you’re a follower of Night Quilter, leave a second comment telling me how you follow for a second entry.
For those of you who want to be in the loop for next year regardless of whether you win this planner, I definitely recommend signing up for the mailing list at http://quiltersplanner.com/. When you sign up, you’ll also immediately receive a PDF of the Individual Project Planning Page. Stephanie will periodically email you new PDFs as she develops them to thank you for your support, and you will be the first to know when preorders open for next year’s planner.
This giveaway is open to US and international participants. The giveaway will be open until 8pm Wednesday 2/10 when I’ll select the winner randomly with random.org. Good luck, and spread the word! This giveaway has ended. The winner will be announced shortly!
I’m linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts Finish it up Friday, and I’m so excited to have this gorgeous finished planner cover to brighten my days!
Please note that while I usually try to reply to every blog comment by email, due to the volume of comments during giveaways I will not be able to reply to all comments on this post. Know, though, that I read every one and appreciate all of your kind words!!
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Would love this planner to help keep me organised. The graph paper is a great idea for sketching ideas. Thanks for the giveaway.
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Would love this planner. The graph paper is ideal..I could sketch my ideas as they came to me. Thanks for the giveaway.
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I like the block designs included in the planner. The graph paper sounds like a nice addition. I love the fabric choice for your planner. Very nice!
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I follow you on Instagram
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I love everything about the planner and your cover. My favourite feature is the project pages and the to do lists
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I also follow you on IG. I found your profile through the farmerswife quilt along. I love your modern colourful quilts ☺
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Awesome cover! Free patterns and project pages are excellent features. Thanks for the great give away!
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I love your quilts! Great color inspiration! I’ve got a new baby girl so planning projects is an absolute must!!!
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I follow on Instagram! I’m very visual so I love the pics!
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As a leader in my local quilt guild, keeping organized is a must! Especially when planning retreats and group initiatives. This would be a huge help.
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The projects section, as we all know we never just have one project on the go. Great way to keep track.
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I’m in love with your cover. I guess it’s not an improvement that I’d like to see but a change to the day layout – the layout by hours isn’t that helpful, I’d like it to be just boxes so that I could write what I wanted in there (does that make sense?). Although, I feel like suggesting that is like suggesting the Taj Mahal should have a billiards room added to it (nice idea but it doesn’t really add anything to the brilliance of it – if you know what I mean?!?!?).
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I have to say, Angie, I think I agree with you. I always write things that go past the hours required. And some things don’t always have a time limit. I wonder if this change would cause anarchy???? Any more feedback on this from others would be wonderful!
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I love the planner but did not know about it in time to order it.
I like the feature of the weekly calendar and the spaces for sketching. I hope I am the winner!
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I love the graph paper and the project planning pages!!
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Wow what a gorgeous cover for your planner – such a lovely colour mix. Definitely graph paper – always so useful to get a design out of your head and see if it will work!
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I am following you on bloglovin’. Thaks for such a great giveaway!
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I love the project pages in the planner and I like the graph paper too! Thank you for the chance to win!!!
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I love the block designs that you get weekly, and the graph paper also.
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I follow you on Instagram and also on periscope
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Oh my gosh I would so love to get hold of your extra copy! I am in serious need of organising myself, and was a bit late of the mark to order so missed out! It would be absolutely amazing to win! You cover is just gorgeous! Thanks so much for having such a great giveaway!! My fingers and toes are crossed 😁
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Your cover is fabulous! As for the planner, I love the it has the block designs and the graph paper. Thanks for the chance to win! sarah123quilt AT gmail (d0t) com
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I follow you on IG! sarah123quilt AT gmail (d0t) com
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I love the page with the list of projects and the checklist of progress for each one.
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I follow via email. I’d love to win the planner as I kept thinking about ordering but then it was too late. I love the cover. A suggestion would be to add a tie or closure for the top of the scissors. I bought little scissors for a gift and they were so sharp that I made a little holder where the point went but didn’t want them to fall out so attached a ribbon so the ends could reach through the holes of the scissors and be tied. Thanks. Howlandquilt (@) gmail
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OH, that panel made for an absolutely lovely cover! And the extra touches you add really add character. 🙂 I don’t have a planner myself, but I really like that it has free patterns in it to help inspire. I also like those project planning pages, they looked really useful! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
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Also, I follow through Blogger!
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This is the best planner – I like the idea of setting daily and weekly priorities and keeping a list of unfinished projects…or should I say a long, long list. I follow Kitty on Blog Lovin and I have joined the Night Quilters Facebook page. My favourite blog of all.
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Oooo this would be so helpful in getting more organized…and inspired! I especially love the reference section. & all that room for sketching. I’d take this everywhere- on my sewing table, bedside table to jot middle of the night ideas, the quilt shop, playground, everywhere!
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Wow, your cover is beautiful. Thanks for the chance to win the quilter’s planner. I could use the help getting organized! kristy_barkley at sbcglobal dot net
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And I follow you on Instagram!
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I love the graph paper!
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I follow you on Instagram.
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I follow you, love the planner and the fabric cover for it. I love the idea of having a book to put my project ideas in. Thank you for a chance to win such a great giveaway
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Kitty your planner cover is beautiful!! How clever that you used warm colors for one side and cool for the other. Gets my brain churning with ideas. Love the elastic, ribbons and zipper. I would love to add a pocket for keeping receipts and or quilt shop business cards when I am out shopping. And a cool zipper pull!
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I follow you via Facebook and thru your email newsletter.
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I like the unlined pages in my planner…and the fact that almost 1/2 of it has plans, doodles and ideas!
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I love the way that the Quilter’s Planner integrates the art of quilting into daily life. For me, the project list with target finish date, materials needed, etc look extremely helpful. I’ve always used a planner for all of the rest of my life. This way my passion has a place too!!
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I like that is comez with patterns and that i would be able to plan quilting around life. I still struggle to write down my “check out time” when i have to walk away from my machine.
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I follow through email.
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I Iove following you on Instagram. As a quilter and knitter myself, I always find inspiration in your posts.
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Hi, l luv a place for everything in planner and to make a pretty cover.
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I like that there are both weekly and monthly calendars. I find both very useful. Thanks for the chance to get my life organized!
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I follow you by email. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!
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Fabric is beautiful. Would be a beautiful way to stay organized.
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I like the weekly quilting goals. I do this already and it helps drive me through projects. I would so love to win, I don’t have a paper planner and did purchase the quilters planner this year. Btw your cover is absolute perfection.
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I follow on IG and email.
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I love the graph and plain paper included in the planner, as well as the monthly and weekly calendar pages. Your cover is gorgeous! Thanks for the opportunity on a great giveaway.
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Your planner is lovely. I follow you via email and bloglovin.
I ordered that same fabric and it arrived cut in yardage!–with a slice through the spheres! Really. Why don’t people think?
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I hope the planner will include a planner for the following year. It’s too bad this planner is not available. What happened? Small inventory?
Too bad. Thanks for the giveaway.
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I like the idea of the graph paper. I’ve never had a quilting planner and would love to add it to my 2016 quilting and sewing tool kit! And that’s a GORGEOUS cover!
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