Are you a sunflower expert?

The sunflower may win the prize as the most likable flower ever. It's nearly impossible to look at one of these golden beauties and not be awed--by its size, complexity, glowing colors...and that's just admiring one bloom. A field full of sunflowers...absolutely breathtaking!

If you, too, are a sunflower lover, you'll love our two new collections, Sunflower Fields and Sunflower Journal.

Sunflower Fields, by Maria Kalinowski for Kanvas, features rich, bright colors: sunflowers on their own, in autumn-hued bouquets, and a sampling of other fall-friendly motifs including leaves and pears.

A larger view of one of the focal prints:

And another, perfect for fussy-cutting:

Try this free quilt pattern designed for Sunflower Fields:

"Fall Arrangements" by Stitched Together Studios

Click here to see the entire Sunflower Fields collection.

Click here to download the free quilt pattern for Sunflower Fields.

Sunflower Journal has a softer, muted, vintage feel, with a fabric collage look, as well as a variety of coordinating textured prints.

A larger view of the layered scrapbook-style print:

And the sunflowers:

Try this free pattern using Sunflower Journal:

"Sunflower Journal" by Stitched Together Studios

Click here to see the entire Sunflower Journal collection.

Click here to download the free quilt pattern for Sunflower Journal.

And now for a little fun...become a sunflower expert! 
Did you know?

• Sunflowers are one of the fastest growing plants. They can grow 8 to 12 feet tall in rich soil within six months.
• Sunflower heads consist of 1,000 to 2,000 individual flowers joined together by a receptacle base. The large petals around the edge of a sunflower head are individual ray flowers which do not develop into seed.
• The tallest sunflower was grown in the Netherlands by M. Heijmf in 1986, and was 25 feet 5½ inches tall.
• 32½ inches diameter was the size of the largest sunflower head, which was grown in Canada.

Find more sunflower trivia here and here.

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Mix and Match Quiz: Day 4

We're still in Pittsburgh at Quilt Market, so today we're sharing Day 4 of our Mix and Match Quiz. Get a sneak peek at the new lines we're debuting at the show, and guess which prints go together! 

To learn more about the Mix and Match Quiz, read the original post here. 

Here's a Rules Recap as well:

**THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED**

Rule recap:

• Look at the focal print shown. From the five potential coordinating prints shown, choose the number that you think is part of the same collection as the focal print.
• Send an email to socialmedia23 (at) gmail.com with the subject line of "Day 4" and then your guess (for example: Day 4 - #1, or Day 4 - #5). Feel free to leave comments below this post as well, but you must send an email to be entered in the contest.
• The contest for Day 4 will be open from Sunday, May 18 at 12 noon EST through Monday, May 19 at 11:59 EST. Only entries received within that time period will be eligible for the drawing. 
• Next week, we'll randomly select a winner from each day's quiz answers (you don't have to guess correctly to win), as well as share the correct answers to each quiz. Winners will receive a fat quarter bundle of that day's collection.
• Be sure to come back on Monday--the Day 5 quiz (last one for this contest!) will be posted at noon. 
• If you have a question, leave a comment below.

Have fun and good luck! 

Day 4 Focal print, from Kanvas's Sunflower Fields collection:

Guess its coordinating print:

Option #1:

Option #2:

Option #3:

Option #4:

Option #5:

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