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LeahDay

Leah Day has been teaching online since 2009. She's the creator of the Free Motion Quilting Project, a blog filled with thousands of quilting tutorial videos. Leah has written several books including 365 Free Motion Quilting Designs, Explore Walking Foot Quilting with Leah Day, and Mally the Maker and the Queen in the Quilt.

19 Responses

  1. Mary says:

    I like it! The black really makes the stitching show up. Thanks for sharing.

  2. grendelskin says:

    As much as I love your quilted swatch, I think you've got the right idea; it's a nice parallel to the other book cover so that's good marketing.

  3. Monica says:

    Hi Leah,

    I really like the quilted version. I think in the image of it you posted it looks fine – you can extend the fabric in Photoshop and no one would know where the real fabric and where the cloned extension left off, so you have enough room for the lettering, which can also be added in Photoshop.

    Just a thought.

  4. Sue Marshal says:

    I liked your feathers and flames concept, but the cover showing the new designs on white with the red background is sharp and it links the two books together. Looking forward to adding it to my collection!

  5. Kay Lynne says:

    I like it 🙂

  6. LC says:

    Love the original design and was sad to read that you couldn't make it work. I was about to offer some help (I can do anything on CorelDraw) then read farther that you are using another idea… actually a good one since it looks like your first volume. I'm a lurker, but have enjoyed all your fillers and have been praying for you concerning your personal struggles. You are so transparent… I want to send a hug along with congrats on your progress as a quilter!

  7. Anonymous says:

    I like what you decided for the cover. I makes the two books look like part of a set. What color is the cover of number three going to be? :} I am glad you can still use the other beautiful graphic inside. It is splendid. Did you get it right on the first try? Did you do any marking? Really nice.

  8. Anonymous says:

    I like how the cover turned out. It is nice that the two books look like they belong to a set. What color is the cover on book number 3 going to be? :} I am glad you are able to include the graphic in the book. It is beautiful. Did you stitch it that well in one try? Was it completely free hand? I love your drive and your execution!

  9. Roni says:

    I like the way it is like the other but different….I love anything that is a "series" and with this cover, same basic design but different "fill-ins"—I would recognize as yours immediately! Maybe all your new books should have the same basic design but different pics in the squares!

  10. Oh, I forgot to ask: When will it be available for purchase?

  11. I am all about keeping with the first books "look" and since my favorite color is Red: I love the Red multiple stitch cover.
    You are a marvel! Congratulations.

  12. Leah Day says:

    Thanks for all your input and comments!

    To answer the question asked many times – the book will launch digitally on August 14th.

    It will then launch physically (the spiral bound version) sometime in September. Printing always takes more time and has many more headaches than anticipated so the date is still flexible on that one.

    Yes, this is the 2nd of a set and the last book (From Square to Spiral) will have a golden yellow color.

    This way the three main mini books will be the basic, primary colors: blue, red, and yellow.

    Thanks for all your input!

    Leah

  13. Beverley says:

    I like the cover design – and I also think its important that it IS very similar to your first. Branding, consistency, a recognisable "this must be part of the series". Individual books on separate topics probably could do with individually designed covers – but a continuing project like this needs some familiarity. Good luck with it. And as a non quilter I may also be tempted by this one too, if its available digitally.

  14. I agree that a set of books should look similar, although I really love the design you have shown us! I'd love to be able to quilt like that. As for my sewing machine, I have a whole room devoted to my sewing/quilting and it usually is cluttered with several projects. Right now I am busy with three different t-shirt quilts and am in the process of quilting them. I use the Janome 7700, set in a table. We don't have A/C and the windows in this room are all on a west side wall, so I have to take plenty of breaks in the afternoon. I sew all the time, not just seasonally. I love sewing/quilting/and in the evening, knitting. I walk our dogs for exercise and I swim to cool off! You are amazing. Thank you for sharing so much of your talents!

  15. Hi Leah. I do love your initial design – but as you say it has to work as a book cover. I really like your final cover design – I love the red and the white graphs of the patterns. I think it is nice to have the books in a similar format – makes it look like a set which is great. C

  16. Jennifer says:

    Yippee! I like the cover design and can't wait to get my book. I use the beginner book quite a bit and love the inspiration it provides.

  17. Mel says:

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  18. Teresa says:

    Oh, I wish you could get the graphics to work. The feather to flame is gorgeous.

  19. Wendy says:

    I think the cover you came up with looks great!

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