In a follow-up to her first book, Quilt Blocks Across America, Debra Gabel takes us on a continental tour in Quilt Blocks Around the World. Her new appliqué pattern designs for exciting places like Tokyo, Sydney, and Venice are sure to make you long for a life of travel and exploration. Her signature poster-style blocks would be wonderful as part of a souvenir quilt commemorating your vacation, or as part of a dream quilt to map out the favorite spots on your bucket list.
Here’s some of what Debra had to say about her journey into this book…
The whole concept of destination quilts started at Spring Quilt Market in 2009 where I launched my new Zebra Patterns line. It was well received – especially my stamp patterns which are unique renditions of extra-large postage stamps from different cities and states. The popularity of the stamp patterns made it clear to me that quilters want to make quilts that reflect their lives and travels.
That initial spark led to my first book, then naturally progressed to these world block designs. I cannot tell you how many people asked if I thought I would do other countries! I did not think I could do a whole country justice in one quilt block, but I felt confident that I could capture the flavor of world destinations by focusing on notable landmarks. That is the intention of this book: to capture the flavor of each destination in six inches of cloth.
My sincere hope is that your journey with the patterns in this book is a fun and exciting way for you to respond in cloth to the question, “Where ya been?”
Look for our new Eco Wheelie Tote coming in April that features lots of Debra’s block designs! Visit our Flickr gallery to see a few more designs from this book, and check out Debra’s website, Zebra Patterns, for details on other designs she offers.
Now for the giveaway! One lucky person will win a copy of Quilt Blocks Around the World.
To enter, leave a comment on this post telling us where in the world you have been or would like to visit. For an additional entry, log in to your Amazon account and “like” this book, then come back here to leave a second comment saying you did so.
Deadline to enter is Sunday, January 29, 2012. One comment will be drawn at random to win…the winner will be contacted via email and posted here on the blog next week. Good luck!
Congrats to Jenny S. – she won a copy of Kim Schaefer’s Skinny Quilts from our last giveaway post.
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Now that would be awesome to win! I would love it – I would create a quilt of the places I have been and one for where I want to go.
Have traveled the US and Canada extensively, but I’ve missed Vermont, Alaska, Hawaii, Nanavut, NWT & PEI, so would love to visit any of these states, provinces or territories. Other than that, any where in the world…. Scotland or Australia!
Liked the book on Amazon and shared that link on Facebook..
I would like to travel to England and Scotland to see the castles, but I also want to see the Panama Canal and I am thinking about a Cruise to do that.
I liked the book on Amazon.
I have ‘liked’ this book on my Amazon.ca account!
I liked the book on Amazon
WOW! What a great opportunity! It would be wonderful to be able to add this book to my quilting library. I have two favorite places that we have traveled. The first is Great Brittain for our twentieth anniversary and more recently to Alaska (on a cruise) for our fortieth anniversary. It would be fun to be able to incorporate these two places into a quilt block then into a quilt of places we have traveled.
I love the cape town block and ive visited CT and its just as beautiful as the block :)
I’ve been to many places in North America and Europe, but haven’t been to Asia, Africa, or Australia. Looks like to need to get to the ‘A’s. Kathie L in Allentown
O.K. I “liked” it on Amazon. Thanks for the second opportunity.
I would like to visit Europe . Looks like a great book.
I lkied this book on Amazon.
I liked the book an Amazon
I would go to the British Isles – All of them to look at castles and I would charter my very own double decker :)
My husband has been to Sydney, but didn’t go inside the Opera house. I would love to go to London and ride the double decker buses.
I went to Amazon and liked the book!
One of my very favorite places was Venice……..
Several of the blocks shown above would represent places I have been.
I would love to win Debra’s new book. Outside of the US, I have traveled to Canada, China, Japan, Norway, Denmark and Sweden. I would love to see more of Europe, especially England, France, Italy, and Greece.
I “liked” the book on Amazon!
I’d love to visit many places. A few are: France, Italy, Ireland, Switzerland, and many more :)
I have liked the book on amazon :)
I guess Hawaii would be my pick of places to go. I have not traveled much at all.
Athens, I want to see that blue Mediterrainian
I favorite trip was to Tahiti years ago, such a beautiful place to visit!
I logged into Amazon and liked the book!
I have only been to Canada and Brussels. I would really love to visit New Zealand one day.
I would love to see Ireland.
I would love to visit Scotland some day. Edinburgh has always been some place I want to see.
Thanks for the chance to win!
I “liked” the book on Amazon, too!
I have been to Alaska, London, Paris, Oslo, Kolkata, New Delhi, Agra, Mexico City, Florence, Rome, Lugano, Milan, Bamth, Jasper, NYC, Halifax, St. John, Portland Maine, Las Vegas, Seattle, and many other major places, but I’d still like to see more of the beautiful world such as Prague, Venice, Athens, Mayanmar, Tokyo, Bejing, Costa Rica, Peru, Chili, Argentina, Beliz, Panama and many more.
I signed onto Amazon and liked the book.
I’ve been to France, England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Spain, Monte Carlo, and Mexico. I’d love to go back to Ireland and spend a few months just exploring. France is fabulous, especially Paris with its museums and “flavor” (and I found the people to be quite friendly!). I’d like to visit Italy, Greece, and the Mayan and Aztec ruins.
If there was a LOVE button on FB I’d use it for this book, but since there isn’t I have to settle for LIKE-ing it on Amazon …
This looks like a fun book. It would be nice to go to a quilt show in Japan!
I “liked” the book on Amazon.
Debra’s book looks so inspirational. I would love to travel the world but that is just a dream. My daughter is of to the US in February for a while so she will have to tell me about your country.
Happy days.
Bev.xoxo
We’ve just spent 4 years stationed overseas in the military (Asia and Europe). We’ve been a lot of places! I’d love to make one of these quilts as a gift for my husband’s retirement….but the detail looks pretty intimidating (and beautiful).
What a fantastic idea! I would love to make a quilt on places that I’ve been! I’ve been to San Fran, Los Angelas, Los Vegas, Denver, Arizona, New Hampshire, Boston, Houston, Florida, as well as all over New Zealand (we have family there), Hong Kong, Singapore, and of course all over Australia which is where I live. Dad had to travel a lot with work when I was younger (especially America as you might have guessed) so we would tag along to make the most of the free accomodation and flights on points. We hardly travel now, so it would be wonderful to make a momento of our adventures to give to my parents.
The most exotic place that I’ve been to so far, are Acores islands – really beautiful and worth visiting, believe me. :)
I have been all over Canada, the US and Europe, plus I have been to Israel and Egypt. I would love to go to Australia.
Looks like a wonderful book – thanks!
I’ve been to Europe and South America. We’re off to Japan next. This is a super idea for a quilt!
Greece, I want to visit Greece…and this looks like a terrific book!
I love the idea of creating a memory quilt of all the cities I’ve visited in Europe. The first one that caught my eye was the Atomium in Brussels. I think I’d add the year to each one I’d visited, too. I’ve only been to a few of the others I see here, but I’d love to visit more of these cities. Sydney really entices me. Great fun.
Beautiful Venice block! It captures the essence well.
Two my other most picturesque favorites – Vernazza Italy (hillside town) and Brugges, Belgium alng the canals at night
I liked the book on Amazon
Great book! I loves Japan. I hope will travel there in my life.
I love this idea. I have traveled (for work) to Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Brussels, Geneva, Peterborough, UK, Kiel, Germany, & Gosselies. What a wonderful to commemorate these trips!
When I was in high school I always talked about wanting to make a cross country road trip. I’ve been just a few places, California, Oregon, New York and all the northern states, Florida, Alabama. Now that I write it down I guess I’ve been to several. I’d still like to see the Grand Canyon and the Northern Lights. I’d love a European tour and Australia while I’m at it!
I liked it on Amazon and added it to my wish list as well. The blocks looks fun!
What a beautiful book!! I’d love to add it to my collection, and it would definitely be something that I would like to try some day! :-) I have traveled over much of the U.S.– but have never left the continental U.S…. I would love, and definitely do plan to- someday– visit Europe– in particular, Sweden. One of my son-in-laws is Swedish, and I’d love to see his home country! :-)
I so want to see Italy and devour copious amounts of fresh pasta and gelato!
I would love to go to Ireland. It is in my blood.
My bucket list includes visiting all 50 US states. I have 5 more to go. Hmmm…I can see a state quilt in this.
I have ALWAYS wanted to visit Greece and Rome, bask in the sun, eat fresh olives, and see both the Vatican and the Colliseum, as well as Athens.
There are about a million places I’d like to go, but I’m teaching about Antarctica right now, so that’s my current fave…
I want to go to france
I’ve been to Canada, Mexico, teh Carribean, France, England and Greece as wellas 27 US states
I’ve always wanted to travel all over Europe. Maybe someday . . .
I’ve never been outside the US, but I’d like to visit a lot of places I’ve read about. I thoroughly enjoyed looking at the blocks in my mother’s copy of Quilt Blocks Across America, so if I won the book it would be promptly shared with her!
I would love to visit Norway! Thank you!!!!!
What a hug of a book! I would love to visit Hawaii someday, or maybe Italy. Have a super day!
I have been to Europe- loved switzerland, France, Italy
Would love to visit the mediteranean.
I just liked the book on Amazon- wish I could’ve said loved!