Wow! This is a BIG photo!
I was honored to have received an email from Candice Hoffman, the Creative Director at American Made, a few weeks ago asking if I would represent the State of California on American Made’s 50 state blog tour. American Made is a new company based in Seattle, Washington that sells cotton fabrics sourced and manufactured in the U.S. Hooray for that! They have a selection of 50 beautiful solids. The blog tour involves one person from each state who will make a license plate representing their state, using only these solids. Here is what American Made sent me:
Each license plate is to be 6 inches by 8 inches finished, so they sent me one piece of all 50 colors to work with, along with a color card for future reference! I am cooking up a great give-away for my date on the tour: June 9th.
Each blog on the tour is also giving away an 8-piece fat quarter bundle, along with an assortment of other items. There are some great giveaways on this tour, so make sure to tour along with us on this fun journey. I have listed the blog roll below. At the end of June, we will mail our license plates to American Made, who will then sew them into a quilt which will be on display at Quilt Festival in Houston at the end of October. (I am feeling a trip to Houston in my future.)
Tour America with American Made Brand! No gas required!
| DAY | DATE | STATE | STATEHOOD | BLOG |
| Day 1 | 19-May | Delaware | Dec. 7, 1787 | Blue Striped Room |
| 19-May | Pennsylvania | Dec. 12, 1787 | Cherry Lynch Quilts | |
| Day 2 | 20-May | Georgia | Jan. 2, 1788 | Butterfly Threads Quilting |
| 20-May | Idaho | July 3, 1890 | Taffy Talk | |
| Day 3 | 21-May | Alabama | Dec. 14, 1819 | Green Quilts |
| 21-May | Massachusetts | Feb. 6, 1788 | A Quilting Jewel | |
| Day 4 | 22-May | Maryland | Apr. 28, 1788 | Spring Water Designs |
| 22-May | South Carolina | May 23, 1788 | The Crafty Quilter’s Closet | |
| Day 5 | 23-May | New Hampshire | June 21, 1788 | Park Hill Farm |
| 23-May | Virginia | June 25, 1788 | Pat Sloan’s Blog | |
| Day 6 | 26-May | New York | July 26, 1788 | Quilts from my Crayon Box |
| 26-May | North Carolina | Nov. 21, 1789 | A Stitch in Time | |
| Day 7 | 27-May | Rhode Island | May 29, 1790 | Seaside Stitches |
| 27-May | Vermont | Mar. 4, 1791 | Quilter in Motion | |
| Day 8 | 28-May | Kentucky | June 1, 1792 | Simply Sandy |
| 28-May | Tennessee | June 1, 1796 | Confessions of a Fabric Addict | |
| Day 9 | 29-May | Ohio | Mar. 1, 1803 | Olive and Ollie |
| 29-May | Louisiana | Apr. 30, 1812 | Fleur de Lis Quilts | |
| Day 10 | 30-May | Indiana | Dec. 11, 1816 | No Hats in the House |
| 30-May | Mississippi | Dec. 10, 1817 | Life as a Quilter | |
| Day 11 | 2-Jun | Illinois | Dec. 3, 1818 | A Sentimental Quilter |
| 2-Jun | Connecticut | Jan. 9, 1788 | Jump Cut Arts | |
| Day 12 | 3-Jun | Maine | Mar. 15, 1820 | Quilts of Love |
| 3-Jun | Missouri | Aug. 10, 1821 | 42 Quilts | |
| Day 13 | 4-Jun | Arkansas | June 15, 1836 | Sew at Home on Pine Ridge |
| 4-Jun | Michigan | Jan. 26, 1837 | Crafty Blossom | |
| Day 14 | 5-Jun | Florida | Mar. 3, 1845 | Flourishing Palms |
| 5-Jun | Texas | Dec. 29, 1845 | The Caffeinated Quilter | |
| Day 15 | 6-Jun | Iowa | Dec. 28, 1846 | Kindred Quilts |
| 6-Jun | Wisconsin | May 29, 1848 | Freshly Pieced | |
| Day 16 | 9-Jun | California | Sept. 9, 1850 | Cali Quilter |
| 9-Jun | Minnesota | May 11, 1858 | The Curious Quilter | |
| Day 17 | 10-Jun | Oregon | Feb. 14, 1859 | Sew Mama Sew |
| 10-Jun | Kansas | Jan. 29, 1861 | Lilac Lane | |
| Day 18 | 11-Jun | West Virginia | June 20, 1863 | Coop Crafts |
| 11-Jun | Nevada | Oct. 31, 1864 | Inventive Denim | |
| Day 19 | 12-Jun | Nebraska | Mar. 1, 1867 | Renaissance Sandi |
| 12-Jun | Colorado | Aug. 1, 1876 | Sew Incredibly Crazy | |
| Day 20 | 13-Jun | North Dakota | Nov. 2, 1889 | Terri Stegmiller Art Quilts |
| 13-Jun | South Dakota | Nov. 2, 1889 | Moneik Quilts | |
| Day 21 | 16-Jun | Montana | Nov. 8, 1889 | Why Knot Kwilt |
| 16-Jun | Washington | Nov. 11, 1889 | Bloomin’ Workshop | |
| Day 22 | 17-Jun | New Jersey | Dec. 18, 1787 | Studio 78 Notes |
| 17-Jun | Wyoming | July 10, 1890 | Excessive Compulsive Sewing | |
| Day 23 | 18-Jun | Utah | Jan. 4, 1896 | Fireball Quilts |
| 18-Jun | Oklahoma | Nov. 16, 1907 | Hollyhock Quilts | |
| Day 24 | 19-Jun | New Mexico | Jan. 6, 1912 | Dora Quilts |
| 19-Jun | Arizona | Feb. 14, 1912 | So Many Quilts, So Little Time | |
| Day 25 | 20-Jun | Alaska | Jan. 3, 1959 | Quilt As You Go |
| 20-Jun | Hawaii | Aug. 21, 1959 | Barbara Bieraugel Designs |