tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post7421451317865830289..comments2024-03-14T00:31:49.988-05:00Comments on tallgrass prairie studio: Mary Lou and Melanie Write a Book!jacquiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07362229673390519468noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-72347869103889010882011-08-19T21:51:05.319-05:002011-08-19T21:51:05.319-05:00I've been waiting to win the book so I can go ...I've been waiting to win the book so I can go fabric shopping. Its Westmoreland Fair time here, so I want to impress the Fair ladies!Deere Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797776241387092512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-49222623782999589312011-08-18T12:47:17.292-05:002011-08-18T12:47:17.292-05:00Happiness is being loved and accepted for being yo...Happiness is being loved and accepted for being yourself. That's how I feel about improvising in creativity. More of us need to put our insecurities to the side and dare to color outside the box! When I push myself to do that - it's a thrill, trust me!<br /><br />Mae De la Rosa<br />Morrsitown, NJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-13544780948400937052011-08-18T05:34:48.084-05:002011-08-18T05:34:48.084-05:00Thanks for the very informative book review and th...Thanks for the very informative book review and the nice selection of photos showing what the book has to offer. I used to be a strict pattern follower, but now do much more improvisation and make my own quilt designs (and try to remember to do the math correctly). Best wishes for your move!<br /><br />Nola @ surelystitching.blogspot.comNola @ Surely Stitchinghttp://www.surelystitching.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-46563636392989285162011-08-17T15:15:07.350-05:002011-08-17T15:15:07.350-05:00I did try to do free form quilting - but I sort of...I did try to do free form quilting - but I sort of copied it from an idea on the internet, so I don't think that really counts! Very kind of you to give away a free book. I started following your blog a few months ago - I love your big moose - I have a big cardboard dinosaur in the attic that my son and I made about 20 years ago!Davinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08457410037334372811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-67041665544255822072011-08-17T14:22:15.144-05:002011-08-17T14:22:15.144-05:00The book looks delightful! I laughed so much at y...The book looks delightful! I laughed so much at your escapade on the screened in porch! I did the same thing in college, and I had to build a tower out of coolers and chairs to climb up to my opened 2nd floor bedroom to get back in!:)audreypawdreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01778150139132824073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-87531414163719489802011-08-16T16:17:12.756-05:002011-08-16T16:17:12.756-05:00Love the cow - and your screened-in porch escapade...Love the cow - and your screened-in porch escapade! Glad you weren't hurt! I'd love a copy of the book! My e-mail is jdm@cableone.net. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-29187904523364236902011-08-16T13:12:43.780-05:002011-08-16T13:12:43.780-05:00I struggled with quilting until I figured out that...I struggled with quilting until I figured out that I can do it without a pattern. I tried so hard to make the pretty quilts I saw in books and they never turned out. Then I figured out I could just buy fabrics I liked, a nice solid, cut a few strips, sew a little here, add a sashing, etc and before I knew it....a quilt!beagoodmomhttp://www.beagoodmom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-58196630992181113972011-08-14T00:40:43.737-05:002011-08-14T00:40:43.737-05:00I have started doing improvisational quilting this...I have started doing improvisational quilting this past year. I really like to just buy fabric I love and piece things together with whatever I have. No worries about buying the right yardage and cutting hundreds of pieces all the same size. Just go with whatever comes to you and love the creative process!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17839880788896539336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-59848438726274358952011-08-13T08:13:18.030-05:002011-08-13T08:13:18.030-05:00I just love the idea of this book and can't wa...I just love the idea of this book and can't wait to get a copy. I'm a long-time fan of Mary Lou's.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18308423156191499365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-53799267144144337242011-08-13T07:55:03.946-05:002011-08-13T07:55:03.946-05:00Oh, man, I would LOVE this book! I made my first i...Oh, man, I would LOVE this book! I made my first improvisional baby quilt and loved doing it!<br />Evin5 at aol dot comPattijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00683623892439932139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-21780371118366925982011-08-12T09:52:09.329-05:002011-08-12T09:52:09.329-05:00I haven't tried improv (I've barely tried ...I haven't tried improv (I've barely tried anything... yet!) but I LOVE that cow (and purple). How utterly cute. I figure the comp is done and dusted but I just had to comment anyway. Love! Thanks for sharing.Erin @ Once Upon a Donkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732374082004468403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-67250920555678525362011-08-12T09:02:48.673-05:002011-08-12T09:02:48.673-05:00I don't do improv quilting but I would love to...I don't do improv quilting but I would love to. It seems so freeing.Doloreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00013261733996949731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-59615220715816196662011-08-11T16:52:45.094-05:002011-08-11T16:52:45.094-05:00Super cute...hope I am not too late to the party.....Super cute...hope I am not too late to the party..finally got internet service again after a long 2 week move! Lisa in TexasThe Rx quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10298509954770050074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-91484330916543044902011-08-11T10:51:48.488-05:002011-08-11T10:51:48.488-05:00Gosh I hope I'm not to late either, I would lo...Gosh I hope I'm not to late either, I would love to make this purple cow! I LOVE him. But I love the letters in the book. My granddaughter and I have a saying that we have said to each other since she could talk, I would love to make a quilt with our saying and give it to her!<br />sunluvr5@cox.netDebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03951680905658205957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-31643696134924568782011-08-11T10:10:00.746-05:002011-08-11T10:10:00.746-05:00Hope I am not too late! The book looks like it wo...Hope I am not too late! The book looks like it would have alot of fun projects!Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17735120593147931149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-54492955579264097602011-08-11T09:38:40.588-05:002011-08-11T09:38:40.588-05:00I have been a fan of your blog for a while but hav...I have been a fan of your blog for a while but have never left a comment before. I am new to Melanie and Mary Lou's Purple Cow. Just discovered it Monday around 2in the morning! I love it. Love their style, love the idea of thinking out of the box. and I hope I win their book!Irenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-52505975831044390752011-08-11T09:24:54.833-05:002011-08-11T09:24:54.833-05:00I'm surely too late for the giveaway, but thou...I'm surely too late for the giveaway, but thought I would share that I'm a total improviser. I've never taken a quilting class and figured out everything I know from books and guesswork. Even then, I just use the book or magazine as a place to learn technique and then I go off and design my own project. Glad to find I'm not alone.Kay Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10458275929077812452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-80335582056552813982011-08-11T08:03:37.436-05:002011-08-11T08:03:37.436-05:00I love this book, and your site as well!I love this book, and your site as well!pforgersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14364656727068455619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-580779845888630122011-08-11T07:49:58.635-05:002011-08-11T07:49:58.635-05:00I like outside of the box thinking,
and outside of...I like outside of the box thinking,<br />and outside of the box designs.<br />The idea of being inspired by others<br />outside of the box work, is what I look for--not to copy their work.Nannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-22875889705373693362011-08-11T07:02:32.838-05:002011-08-11T07:02:32.838-05:00This looks like a unique quilting book that really...This looks like a unique quilting book that really appeals to me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15144210155390875832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-15230160221079165072011-08-11T05:42:15.211-05:002011-08-11T05:42:15.211-05:00I'd love to have some guidance for the whole i...I'd love to have some guidance for the whole improv thing. I know that sounds wrong, but it's true!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771182241661620562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-13497739975495578352011-08-11T01:27:27.594-05:002011-08-11T01:27:27.594-05:00So far I've made 5 quilts, none using a patter...So far I've made 5 quilts, none using a pattern. I guess you could say that I'm an improv kinda girl.ecuakimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16169162384137098183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-55174668250883143782011-08-10T23:00:33.780-05:002011-08-10T23:00:33.780-05:00What a great book for inspiration! I could desper...What a great book for inspiration! I could desperatly use some instruction:) Thanks for the chance.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103626890380656555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-86881702469984038512011-08-10T22:31:20.887-05:002011-08-10T22:31:20.887-05:00Oh Please! Let me win the book. I have a farm and...Oh Please! Let me win the book. I have a farm and these ideas are so fun for me! I am still learning basics but these pictures make me want to experiment. Goats???<br />RoseDeere Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797776241387092512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119596690600748752.post-83262307933520504322011-08-10T16:50:43.697-05:002011-08-10T16:50:43.697-05:00That book looks fabulous! I'd love to win it....That book looks fabulous! I'd love to win it. Thanks for the giveaway! nkadenver @ yahoo.comNancynoreply@blogger.com