More to look forward to

I'm revisiting the decision to tell you just a wee little bit about The Quilt Life's inaugural issue. I don't want to be a tease, so here's a little more of what you can look forward to. There's an impressive array of features, a couple by Alex, and Ricky, Judith Baker Montano (I find her work fascinating and beautiful), and the team of Elizabeth Scott (Late Bloomer Quilts) and Pam Vieira-McGinnis (pamkittymorning.blogspot.com). Melody Crust shares a favorite technique that has been keeping her occupied recently: making little embellished quilts, and I mean little! Three inches by four inches is a typical size, and they are fun to make.
   One of the regular features is the Cook-off. Rather than just giving you a look at Ricky and Alex's favorite dishes, we've injected a little competition into the mix. Friendly competition, that is. You're invited to try each recipe and then vote for your favorite at TheQuiltLife.com. And to make it even more interesting, like a quilt challenge, the Cook-off has a theme. In issue 1, it's "Go green." That gets your imagination going, doesn't it? Do you have any suggestions for future Cook-off themes? We've gathered a big list for the future already, but if there's something in particular you'd like to see covered, please do let me know. Aha! There's another one for the list: "covered dishes" for potluck events!