In all honesty, I knew it was coming, but my publisher, Interweave Press, mentioned the puzzle thing last November, so I kind of forgot. So much so that when the UPS guy delivered the box of 10 (yes 10) puzzles that are mine as the designer, I thought the rattle in the box was coming from jelly beans. Why I thought the good folks of Interweave Press would have nothing better to do than send me jelly beans is a mystery, but that's what came to my mind.
My youngest daughter is super excited about the prospect of putting together this 759 piece puzzle and I too am a little excited to see how my quilt looks as a puzzle. I'm also thinking that the next 8 friends with birthdays should be expecting a puzzle.
What to do with the other two? Well, as I just said, one is set to be put together by my girl and the other? Well, I think I'll give that away to one of you. So, leave a comment and I'll draw a winner. Maybe I'll even include a few jelly beans in my package.
For those of you who want the puzzle NOW without having to play my little game here's the link to the item in the Interweave store.
I love puzzling! And a quilt puzzle - even better! Very nice.
ReplyDeleteOh how fun! I love puzzles -- this is a great combination of two fun things! :)
ReplyDeleteLove it! I really enjoy puzzles. Funny how we can't figure out what is in a package sometimes! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! Looks lovely. I haven't done a puzzle in years, I think this would be the ideal one to jump back in with! And who could resist the possibility of jelly beans??
ReplyDeleteSounds like fun, I'd love a chance to win a quilt puzzle. Never done one before.
ReplyDeleteA puzzle sounds like fun!
ReplyDeleteHow exciting to see your work in puzzle form! I haven't done a puzzle since traveling to CO with family a few years ago, when every day was overcast and drizzly. I'd love to do one again---especially of such a lovely quilt!
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed, I love a good puzzle and so does my hubby ;)
ReplyDeleteHow cool is that?! I would totally love a quilt puzzle!
ReplyDeleteOooo...I love puzzles! Thanks for a chance to win one that's so special!
ReplyDeletepatchwork já é um quebra-cabeça,bom quebra-cabeça de verdade,melhor ainda.obrigado.
ReplyDeleteMy DD and I LOVE puzzles. Even though she is only 6, she is a puzzler (she came up with that when she was 3, so cute!) She loves puzzles and is amazing at them! We just finished a 550 piece this weekend & then after opened a new one! Please pick us!
ReplyDeleteMalka, this is so much fun! Even if this wasn't the goal you had in mind when you created this quilt or the book, it's still really cool! And kind of strangely, I've been itching to do a jigsaw puzzle lately. This would be perfect.
ReplyDeleteCongrats!
What a wonderful idea. Thanks for the chance to immortalise a quilt as a puzzle.
ReplyDeleteHow fun is that?! I'd LOVE to win your puzzle! It would be a nice distraction from the quilt I'm making with your fabric!! : )
ReplyDeleteSweet! A puzzle with your work on it. It doesn't get any better than that.
ReplyDeleteMuy buena idea!!!
ReplyDeleteMe gustaría poder armar el rompe cabezas!!
Abrazos!
Isn't that fun! My daughter loves puzzles. I prefer jelly beans but I will put the puzzle together with her just the same ;)
ReplyDeleteThis is excellent. I've just ordered the puzzle online, so don't count this as an entry. I really liked it and wanted to let you know that it's already selling like hotcakes. =)
ReplyDeleteI love quilts and puzzles and jelly beans! Congratulations on this career milestone!
ReplyDeleteA quilting puzzle?? Be still my dorky little heart! I LOVE puzzles!! Congrats on the achievement! :D
ReplyDeleteI do love a great puzzle!!!
ReplyDeleteYep, I'd agree that spells success! Puzzles and quilts, I love! Jellybeans, only the licorice ones....
ReplyDeleteThough I ordered mine, I'll enter this giveaway too... And I can give away one puzzle to one of the members of India MQG at our meet! The girls will be delighted...
ReplyDeleteI'm knee deep (literally) in a paper pieced quilt at the moment - are your puzzles paper pieced or machine done? The book looks yummy - I hope I win!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! How clever! I'd love to puzzle out that one!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun, we do puzzles as a family activity so I would love to win, thank you for the give away.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to win your puzzle. yes. You've arrived! ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful puzzle! I totally want to put it together!
ReplyDeleteMy grandma always had a puzzle going on her card table and I loved putting them together with her - it has been years since I worked a puzzle!
ReplyDeleteMy dad gave me my love for puzzles, and his mother gave me my love for quilting! The love I have for jellybeans? Well that one's all mine! Thanks for the chance to win. Super fun giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI love puzzles and I love your quilts. Seems like a perfect match for me!
ReplyDeleteYea Jelly Beans, Ops I mean puzzle. Would love it.
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Stop by for my quilt givaway to guess my babys b-day and weight.
That is so awesome! Congratulations on this marker of success. I would love to do that puzzle with my little girl. She loves puzzles and I love quilts. Win-win!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! That's sooo cool!
ReplyDeletei love puzzles! I hope i win!
ReplyDeleteMy birthday is Thursday. Does that count...hehe. I love puzzles.
ReplyDeleteI think your work here is done.
ReplyDeleteOooooh I LOVE puzzles!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! Quilts must make the best puzzles. I'm going to be in your neck of the woods in a couple weeks running the Austin Half.
ReplyDeleteLOL - we are all just hell-bent on making little pieces into one big piece !
ReplyDeletethanks for the chance, malka !
Yes, yes, a quilt puzzle! I would certainly enjoy it.
ReplyDeletePlease send me the puzzle. I will treasure it!
ReplyDeleteA quilt puzzle is a fantastic idea! I'd love to have one - especially one of your designs!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful puzzle, we love puzzles for cold winter days.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun that is!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool idea! A quilt puzzle would be awesome put together and decoupaged/framed and hung in my sewing room :) Thanks for the chance to win! karinvail@yahoo.com
ReplyDeletePuzzle lover here, too....I am always thrilled when I see a quilt puzzle - so fun to look at all the fabrics, etc. as you search for that "missing" piece! This would make a great gift for my quilty Sister's March Birthday....
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun puzzle! I'd love to give it a try. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeletej'adore ... ooh oh! truly wonderful ... Well done you! Sensational idea! Thankyou for sharing!
ReplyDeleteA.MAZ.ING!!!!
ReplyDeleteCONGRATULATIONS!
Awesome! I have a secret love of puzzles!
ReplyDeleteI already got mine. LOVE it. It's a hard puzzle!
ReplyDeleteHow cool! We love puzzles here. Congratulations, Malka.
ReplyDeleteI already got mine. LOVE it. It's a hard puzzle!
ReplyDeleteI love puzzles. Thanks for the chance to win. What a neat surprise to get your quilt in a puzzle.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic definition of success.
ReplyDeleteI would love to win one, thanks for the opportunity to be in the draw.
claire(at)matchingpegs(dot)com
Too cool, congrats!
ReplyDeleteSo fun. My family does a puzzle every year together at Christmas. I would love to bring this one for our family challenge!
ReplyDeleteOoooh! I LOVE puzzles! Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeletePick me, I love puzzles and so does my 86 year old mom. She could say she 'quilts".
ReplyDeleteHow exciting to have a puzzle made from one of your quilts! My whole family loves jigsaw puzzles and usually have one on a card table in the family room. I'd love a chance to win, thank you for the giveaway. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! It looks fantastic - might have to go get one. ;)
ReplyDeleteI always loved this quilt, so I'm glad they turned it into a puzzle. A way to bring younger people to textile? Let's hope! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteI love puzzling and i love your fabric and your Quilts!!!
ReplyDeleteLiebe Grüße aus Hamburg, Christiane
I love puzzles! And this is a beautiful one.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the new 'published quilt'. I was called the queen of puzzle when I was in school.
ReplyDeleteWe mostly do puzzles at Christmas, what better than a cosy puzzle to make us feel all warm and Christmassy?!
ReplyDeleteI've know about this for a while from Interweave, such fun! Please include me in your draw :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your future retirement! How exciting for you.
ReplyDeletePuzzles - a quilter's dream, the two "seam" to go together. Right? It's nice when you forget something and then it turns up again, like a surprise all over again. How fun is that?
oh my yes! a puzzle!
ReplyDeleteand we are just hitting our puzzle stride here during the winter months! would love yours!
congratulations!!
I love doing puzzles and quilt puzzles makes it even more fun! thanks for a chance to win.
ReplyDeleteCongrats this is just must be so fun to see your quilt as a puzzle
Kathie
this is so exciting. xx
ReplyDeleteFantastic puzzle! I'd love to win this for my mom. She loves puzzles and has recently rekindled her love of quilting!
ReplyDeleteI love puzzles :) And patching! And quilting! :)
ReplyDeleteWOW, a quilt puzzle! How cool is that? (off to buy some jelly beans because I'm drooling.)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I would love to win one! Luckily I'm not really a fan of jelly beans!
ReplyDeletetCute puzzle. The word puzzle itself is cute. So your puzzle passes the cuteness test! Thanks for your fresh take on quilts.
ReplyDeleteSheryll
What a great idea! Put me in the bucket for drawing---if I win and finish putting it together, I am going to glue it together----it would make a neat picture!
ReplyDeleteMe, me! I love puzzles, and today is my birday!! (2/7)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun thing to do! I love puzzles almost as much as quilting so what could be better than a quilting puzzle :) Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to win the puzzle - thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteCOngratulations! The puzzle is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great giveaway!
That's wonderful! I'd love a chance to win your jigsaw.
ReplyDeleteThat is so AWSOME...congratulations! I would LOVE that puzzle...i would glue it together and hang it as art on my wall. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great gift idea! I would love to win your quilt design puzzle, thank you for the chance
ReplyDeleteWe love puzzles! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteOh! My MIL would love this- she's a puzzle fiend (family tradition is to put a puzzle together as a family on Christmas), and she is the one who taught me to quilt. And next week is her birthday- I'll have to look for it. Congrats!
ReplyDeleteA perfect birthday gift for my art/fabric/puzzle almost 9 year old niece - what fun! Thanks for the giveaway!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, that is the highest honor.. Everyone can own your quilt. lucky you.
ReplyDeleteYou've finally hit the big time- congratulations!!
ReplyDeleteHow exciting to see your work in puzzle form!! (I'd love to win!!)
ReplyDeleteLove puzzles, this would be so fun!
ReplyDeleteCongratuations, Malka! What a fun way to honor a quilt.
ReplyDeletewhat a great idea!! I love puzzles. Thanks for the chance at your beautiful puzzle!
ReplyDeleteKat [wtrstone @ aol.com]
Malka, you have reached the BIG TIME! A puzzle is great idea! And I want one.
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I love quilts. I love puzzles. Yours is amazing!
ReplyDeleteFantastic idea, I'd love this puzzle. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI love this puzzle! I love the word puzzle too. Puzzle, puzzle, puzzle. Funny how a common word can be so strange when you say it over and over ...
ReplyDeletethat's way cool. i'd love a puzzle of your quilt. sounds like fun!
ReplyDeleteSounds like fun! Putting a puzzle together and eating jelly beans! Got to love it!
ReplyDeleteI've always been really bad at guessing the contents of wrapped packages, too. I'm feeling your pain regarding the lack of jelly beans. However, a quilt is a quilt is still art! I wonder how much puzzle glue it would take before this is strong enough to hang on my wall?
ReplyDeleteJigsaw puzzle + quilting = AWESOME. Like a collision of my two favorite things. If only there were frozen custard involved somehow...
ReplyDeleteWhat could be better than a quilt puzzle! Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteSo great!
ReplyDeleteOh man, how cool! I'd love to win, because puzzles are great.
ReplyDeleteI would love to win, I love putting puzzles together.
ReplyDeleteI'm very curious. I wish you success with your new book.
ReplyDeleteSo cool! Your quilts are the perfect subject matter for puzzles!
ReplyDeleteWow! That sounds like great fun.
ReplyDeleteJudith.
judithlynes(at)btinternet(dot)com
How fun to have forgotten and get that happy mail. Love puzzles.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colorful quilt and a challenging puzzle both together! Two of my favorite hobbies. Hope I win.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the offer.
Oh, I love myself some puzzles, and that one is of course great!
ReplyDeleteA puzzle! I can hardly stand it - that wold be it for me :) I love puzzles, and it looks like they picked a fun one for yours.
ReplyDeleteYou know, this quilt and the hexagon quilt were what I bought your book for. The colors in this quilt -- ah! Fantastic! I also need to get your book on working with dyes. Congrats on the fabric line, too, it's fabulous! --Courtney
ReplyDeleteACK! I love puzzles! I actually haven't done one since I started quilting.
ReplyDeleteAs if making a quilt wasn't a puzzle enough! I love the idea. Actually, I would send it off to my 92 year old grandma (Oma) who does puzzles because she can't do much in the way of crafting these days. I know she would love it.
ReplyDeleteI love puzzles. I was just thinking the other day about finding a fun one to do with my daughter. This fits the bill, I think.
ReplyDeleteNeat surprise for you in the mail and a neat surprise for me as a reader of your blog. Great to see your patterns in a new place!
ReplyDeletethat is a fabulous looking puzzle! what a neat idea. congratulations. :)
ReplyDeleteWow!!
ReplyDeleteHow cool is that! We love doing puzzles, especially during the quieter summer months. This is such a great idea. I love your quilts and your fabrics. Thanks for the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteMalka, just bought some yummy 'stitch in color' moda with your name all over it. Awesome color! (but now I have to hoard it until I have a plan...) Oh, and yes the puzzle looks awesome, as well ;)
ReplyDeletehey its been a very long time not done puzzling. I had many puzzle games when I was a child.. I loved puzzling and stil love puzzles.... :)
ReplyDeleteThanks
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That's awesome! How wonderful to see a quilt puzzle!!
ReplyDeleteOh I LOVE puzzles!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity to win a quilt puzzle.
How exciting to have your quilt as a puzzle! What a neat idea for a quilter's gift! Love to be a winner.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your designer's stock.
Oh, how exciting! Congrats!!
ReplyDeleteI love puzzles! But this would be awesome since I actually made this quilt for my friends!! I hope I win!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win!! I made that quilt for my grandson who was born Feb 28th 2011.Turned out beautifully!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! The ultimate for me would be to then give the puzzle of my work to my dad, who loves puzzles just a tiny bit more than I do!
ReplyDeleteThe price to purchase is good if you are not lucky enough to win. Congratulations on your puzzle
ReplyDeletePuzzles are so much fun. They are kind of like quilting, trying to figure out where every piece goes. Congrats on your Sucess!!
ReplyDeleteI haven't done a puzzle in years, and what a great puzzle this one is! Love the idea of a quilt puzzle!
ReplyDeleteLove your line from Moda! We have it in the shop!
ReplyDeleteJigsaw puzzles are my ultimate relaxation. What a clever idea to make one from all the gorgeous fabric colours and your design. I think you should be very excited about how everything is coming together after so long. Books, fabric and now puzzles!
ReplyDeleteHooray, puzzles! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteOooh, how very, very FUN!! I'd love to be included! I just found your blog via Film in the Fridge's giveaway of your Stitch in Color layer cake. Thanks for the chance..we're a puzzle and quilting family. Nothing like the two of them together!
ReplyDeletelove doing puzzles, and then framing them and hanging them. Hope I win. It must be gorgeous put
ReplyDeletetogether.
I love a good puzzle, much more than I would jelly beans!! A quilt puzzle would be fun! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI haven't done a jigsaw puzzle for such a long time other than floor puzzles with huge pieces with my little grandboys.... so this is the opportunity I need to get started again, while I'm not quilting!
ReplyDeletePick me please!! My mother in law loves puzzles and she used to quilt. This is the perfect number of pieces also. I love it!!
ReplyDeleteLooks fantastic! I love your books and designs!
ReplyDeleteWould love to have this new puzzle! Is the contest still open? I just found the link to this post. I love quilting and puzzles...this would be fun.
ReplyDeleteNot sure if this contest is still open... would love to win this! I could use it on my next vacation!
ReplyDeleteNever thought I would say this but i can't think of anything nicer than a quilt puzzle. Except maybe 10 quilt puzzles.
ReplyDeleteOh My! My three favorite things....puzzles and quilts and jelly beans! Thanks for the giveaway!
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