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Planning a Colorful Year {& Giveaway}

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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!

alison glass quilters planner coverEver 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.)

alison glass quilters planner coverThe 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!

alison glass quilters planner coverHere’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!

alison glass quilters planner coverHere 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.

alison glass quilters planner coverI 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!

alison glass quilters planner coverI 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.

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View of the back of the planner cover, with the gorgeous elastic holding it all together.

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).

quilters planner cover alison glassAs 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!

Giveaway Quilter's Planner and Fabric BLOGTo 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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390 thoughts on “Planning a Colorful Year {& Giveaway}”

  1. oh wow I have never heard of a quilt planner like this before and well I must live under a rock because this is amazing and I would love to win thank you for letting me be in the draw

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  2. From everything I’ve read about it, the planner’s top-three-daily-tasks and the graph paper inserts are two of the best features. Quilting is a big part of my life, and it’d be wonderful to have a planner that “understood” and accounted for that obsession. 🙂

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  6. What ISN’T to love about this planner?? I am so disappointed that I missed out..and would just love to win one! I really love the graph paper, and would love an additional calendar for the following year in the back. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  9. The cover on the planner is gorgeous! I love the zippered pocket. I think I may have bought that panel. I love the colors and pattern. The part I like about the planner itself is the quilt blocks it shows. I’d love to win this.

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    1. No worries, Stephanie! I noticed that the same comment was coming up multiple times so I assumed you were having trouble posting. I’ve deleted all except two since you’re entered for following as well 🙂 Good luck!

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  15. Have the sun prints 2016 in white background, haven’t been able to bring myself to cut into it, this planner cover is fantastic & love all the features. The planner is a great size to keep in my bag for sketching & writing down inspirations as they happen!

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  19. I really love the colors and design of your planner! I would be thrilled to have one just like it. I especially like the Projects At A Glance where you can keep track of your works in progress, of which I have many, and keep on top of it all. I also love the Project Planning Pages, where you can even add swatches of fabric. What a great idea! This would certainly help keep me better organized. Thanks for the opportunity to win.

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  26. I absolutely love your planner cover! The color combination and the design are gorgeous, and this planner would even make a workday Monday something to look forward too! My favorite feature of the planner is the quilt illustrations.

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  29. What a fabulous concept to help us all! My favorite aspect would have to be having one place for all of my notes and sketches! No more sticky notes all over the place.

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  30. I have so many unfinished projects. I’d just like to get organized. I work at a quilt store and would love to teach a class on making the cover for the ladies that have the planner.

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  32. I wish I had heard of this wonderful planner sooner! Oh well, I’ll be in line for next year! I love the graph paper, the project sheets, and having all of it together in one planner and with me every day.

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  33. I hope this doesn’t post twice – I had an error message first. I love this planner and wish I had known about it sooner. Oh well, I’ll be waiting in line for next year’s planner. I love the graph paper, the project worksheets, and the idea of having all of it together in one planner that goes everywhere with me. LOVE the cover you sewed!

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  35. I absolutely adore your planner cover! Alison Glass is the best. My favorite feature is the weekly block designs. Such good inspiration! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!

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  37. I’d love to see some words or expressions in Spanish! This is a gorgeous planner and your cover is magnificent!

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  39. I am like you – a big list person. I have been known to add completed tasks to my list just for the satisfaction of crossing them off. I love the idea of having a space dedicated just to my quilty lists and also having a place to sketch out ideas vs random scraps of paper

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  40. What a beautiful colorful cover you’ve made! Absolutely gorgeous. My favorite thing about the planner is that everything is all together, I survive with slips of paper with lists and I’m forever losing them… here everything is easily and logically found.

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  43. I love the project planner pages and the graph paper. It has a lot of great features! Thanks for the giveaway. The cover is awesome too!

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  45. I love the fact that there’s finally a planner created with quilters and our many current projects and dreams of future projects in mind! Regular planners just don’t have enough flexibility for me.

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  48. I really like the project planning pages, such a good idea to have it with the graph paper and a planning page all together. Thank you for an amazing giveaway. x

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