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Hands2Help 2019 - The Sign-up Winners, and Answers to Some FAQs! from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Hi, all!

Oh my gosh, you guys rock!!! As of the time I'm writing this post, 228 people have already signed up for the Challenge!!! That is AMAZING! Now, if you're just now seeing this, it's not too late to sign up, and there's still lots of giveaway goodies to be had at the end of the Challenge - so in the theory of "better late than never", hop over here, read about the Challenge, then if it appeals to you, sign up and join in the fun!

For those of you who have already signed up ...

added by Sarah Craig 1 day, 18 hours ago. under charity drive , charity quilting , faqs , giveaway , hands2help

Grieving With Gratitude from Cheryl Lynch Quilts

This is the end of the road for the "TEXT IT!" blog hop.

Sherri Noel has included such fun projects. The other bloggers made such wonderful interpretations. I chose to make the sewing machine pad. Below is the photo from the book.

It was perfect for this adorable new fabric that I had just bought at Stitch Central..

I had to widen the sewing pad a little to fit the panel, but it came out so cute.

It's the most adorable fabric. It's also available with cats. I just love the flower bouquets in their hair.

Do you ...

added by Cheryl Lynch Quilts 3 days, 16 hours ago. under aurifil , giveaway , martingale , text it! sewing mat

Want Negative Space? Then you’ll want this book! from Mama Love Quilts

Hello dear reader,

Today is my turn on The Quilter’s Negative Space Handbook blog hop! If you’re new here, feel free to pull up a chair and have a look around.

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Courtesy of C&T Publishing

I’m so tickled that Sylvia Schaefer of Flying Parrots Quilts asked me to review her new book. She has done an amazing job of providing step-by-step instructions on how to design quilts using negative space.

The book walks you through nine design techniques. The techniques range from removing parts of quilt blocks to supersizing quilt blocks. With these techniques, Sylvia makes ...

added by Nicole 6 days, 11 hours ago. under blog hop , finished quilt , giveaway , negative space , quilt finishes , quilt inspiration (Comments)

Text It! Blog Hop from Stitchin at Home

Welcome to my stop on the Text It! blog hop, sharing the gorgeous and fun projects from Sherri Noel's (Rebecca Mae Designs) new book, Text It!
Sherri's book has 10 Quilt and Pillow patterns as well as 7 full sized alphabets so you can personalize any project or make something of your own inspired by the book.

I was looking for a quick project as I have a lot going on, as I browsed through her book I found the perfect project. It goes well with my project from 'Dusting off a Quilt Book' .

I used some of ...

added by Stitchin At Home 6 days, 15 hours ago. under blog hop , book review , finished projects , giveaway , pillows

Hands2Help 2019 - It's Signup Week! (With a Giveaway!) from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

"What does love look like?

It has the hands to help others.

It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy.

It has eyes to see misery and want.

It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men.

That is what love looks like."

Hi, all!

Things are all falling into place for this year's Hands2Help Comfort Quilt Challenge! I'm so excited to get this started!

2019 represents the ninth year of the Hands2Help Comfort Quilt Challenge! We've had an amazing seven years...

2011: 47 quilters made 60 quilts

2012: 55 quilters ...

added by Sarah Craig 1 week, 1 day ago. under giveaway , hands2help

March project and this month’s giveaway sponsor from The Crafty Quilter

I love picking out my project for each month’s UFO & WIP Challenge. For March, I have chosen two projects to work on (which I might regret when it gets down to the end of the month).

The first one is to sew the binding on my block of the month quilt from 2013 (a Fat Quarter Shop Mystery BOM). I got this back from the quilter last month and it’s time to finish it off with binding. I stalled for a while because I didn’t have enough fabric for the binding, so it’s going to be ...

added by Julie Cefalu 1 week, 4 days ago. under 2019 ufo & wip challenge , giveaway , ufo challenge , uncategorized (Comments)

Celebrate the Seasons – book giveaway from Want It, Need It, Quilt It!

My very talented and delightful friend, Pat Sloan has published her 37th book! Celebrate the seasons has 14 easy quilting projects to reflect the beauty of each season and decorate your home. This book, as with all Pat’s books, has easy to follow instructions supported by great plentiful illustrations, tips and tricks. Pat has gathered...

added by quiltjane 1 week, 5 days ago. under aurifil , book reviews , giveaway , martingale publishing , moda , pat sloan , patchwork , quilting book , quilts , seasonal quilts (Comments)

Blooming Bear Tracks {Home Grown Hop with Benartex} from Little Bunny Quilts

Today I'm excited to wrap up the month of February by showing off some secret sewing that I have been working on all month!

Welcome to my stop on the Home Grown Hop!

There are certain designers that I *always* jump at the chance to play with their lovely fabrics -- and Nancy Halvorsen is one of them! Before I was deep into quilting myself, my mom was already a quilter and one of her favorite designers has long been Nancy Halvorsen and passed on her love to me!

This fabric line is fun and cheery and includes some great ...

added by Alison V. 2 weeks, 4 days ago. under bear tracks , blog hop , giveaway , hbd patterns

Giveaway Celebrating Love! from Repro Quilt Lover

Happy February, the month of pink and red, hearts and chocolates and lots to love about love. Also, it’s my first giveaway since relaunching my blog. Keep reading for information on how to enter.

This quilt is from a design Cheri Payne published on her blog in January 2015. Cheri was an incredibly talented, creative and generous quilter and designer with a charming, homey and warm aesthetic. Her quilts just said “Welcome! You can get cozy here” to me. When I saw this quilt with her touch of embroidery, I got excited. When I saw she was then giving ...

added by Taryn Faulkner 4 weeks, 1 day ago. under cheri payne , embroidery on quilt , giveaway , machine quilted , recipes , red and white quilts , reproductions (Comments)

stitching progress + epp giveaway! from Charm About You

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cross stitch - Kindness & Fortitude: A Quaker Sampler from Modern Folk Embroidery by Lucy Brennan

Those quiet moments in the evening, a few stitches on my lunch break, this pick up and put down project is slowly coming to life. It is a soothing, mindful way to relax and all the colours together look very peaceful and calming to me.

I knew that the Kindness & Fortitude: A Quaker Sampler from Modern Folk Embroidery was going to be the first project I started in 2019. It was no coincidence that my word for the year is FORTITUDE, I did chose this pattern partly for that reason but also because it appealed to me ...

added by Lucy | Charm About You 1 month ago. under cross stitch , english paper piecing , epp , geo diamond , giveaway , hand sewing , modern folk embroidery , pattern , quaker sampler , quilting , stitching

House Warming Present {IB Amabassador Goodies 2019} from Little Bunny Quilts

As you may know, my husband and I recently bought a house and have spent the majority of January packing, moving, sorting, and unpacking. However, you might appreciate that the first package that arrived at the house wasn't anything for the house -- it was my first Island Batik Ambassador box for 2019!

Because we had so much to do, it sat in the living room for about 5 days before I had the time and space to open up the box!

Here are all of the fabric goodies I received:

From approximately left to right:
-half yard cuts of ...

added by Alison V. 1 month, 1 week ago. under accuquilt , aurifil , giveaway , hoarding fabric , hobbs batting , island batik ambassadors

It's Giveaway Time! from Wendy's Quilts and More

This giveaway has closed now.

Great news! It's five years since I started blogging, so I've decided to run a giveaway to celebrate.

First a bit of history.
I started my blog a way to record my finishes, and share them with friends and family. I never expected to make so many friends through blogging, or to eventually meet so many of them in real life!

My first blog header back in 2014

The main purpose of my blog is still to record my finishes, and that's why I keep my writing simple and let the photos ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 1 month, 1 week ago. under aurifil , aurifil artisan , aurifil thread , giveaway , quilts with an angle , shiela christensen book

"Handmade Getaway" Giveaway! from Art Gallery Fabrics-The Creative Blog

"When there's not enough time for making, sometimes you just need to get away. Handmade getaways are a rare chance to sew from morning to night, to eat delicious things, and to take care of our friends. There is nothing else quite like it."

If you're looking for a new book that's filled with projects and TONS of inspiration, you should definitely check out Handmade Getaway! This book was brought to life by the talented Jacqueline Sava Clarke (who I had the pleasure of meeting at last year's Spring Market in Portland!) and Karyn Valino who ...

added by Sophia 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under agf , art gallery fabrics , book , books , design , diy , fabrics , give aways , giveaway , handmade getaway , inspiration , jacqueline sava clarke , karyn valino , projects , sewing , sewing friends , slow living , soak wash , tutorials

Desert Blooms Quilt with BluPrint from Brown Bird Designs Quilts

I think I must be sleep walking and will be waking up from a dream at any moment… Please pinch me! I am so happy to present my newest pattern that I developed for BluPrint. I call it Desert Blooms. It expresses my great love affair with the Sonoran Desert I live in. After I created these blocks for this quilt, all I could see were the characteristics of different cacti. As I developed the pattern further, I fell in love with them and decided to name the pattern Desert Blooms because when I am hiking, I am immersed in ...

added by Elisabeth DeMoo 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under blog , blu print , giveaway , quilt pattern , quilts (Comments)

#GIVEAWAY Tracy Souza Plumcute Designs from Sister Of The Divide

UPDATE: Winner of the patterns by designer Tracy Souza of Plumcute Designs was Michele Peckham of Missouri. Last month I was able to take a little class by embroidery designer Tracy Souza of Plumcute Designs which she gave at FabricGarden located at 2654 Marconi Avenue, Sacramento, CA. Tracy has been so kind to provide us with four of her patterns for this month's giveaway! That's

added by SisterOfTheDivide 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under christmas , embroidery , giveaway , plumcute designs , snowman , stocking. , tracy souza , winter

Peacock Party - and the winners from Wendy's Quilts and More

Thank you to everyone who entered my giveaway. It was lovely to hear from so many of you, and surprising to hear about your favourite fabric designers.

I haven't counted up the responses, but if I did, I suspect that Alison Glass might be the most popular fabric designer! I'm slightly surprised by that, but can understand why people who love her fabrics might be reading my blog. Alison designs with bright colours and I do use a lot of bright colours myself.

a table runner I made with Alison Glass's fabrics

On to the winners:

1 ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under aurifil , aurifil artisan , aurifil thread , giveaway , peacock party , quilts with an angle

Get Away – Storm at Sea from Carol Lyles Shaw

Get Away is the Island Batik Blog Hop theme for January 2019. And, I decided it was the perfect opportunity to make Storm at Sea, a traditional block–but I ended up altering it in a modern way.

First…the Fabrics! My fabrics are from the Soul Song Collection by Island Batik.

This collection goes from brights to muted black/cream.

I decided to use these fabrics shown below in the project–you’ll see why in a moment.

I used these Island Batik Soul Song fabrics and added an Island Batik neutral called Whip Cream.

added by Carole Lyles Shaw 1 month, 4 weeks ago. under batik fabric , batik modern , batting , design wall , eq8 , fabric , free patterns , free quilt pattern , giveaway , hobbs batting , improvisational piecing , island batik , patterns , projects , quilt design , quilt inspiration , quilt patterns , quilt tutorials , thread , tutorials , uncategorized (Comments)

New Year, New Fun from Joy Studio

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Hello and a Happy New Year to all of YOU!

I’m running slightly behind already following so much holiday activity and art deadlines in January but,

I still thought there might be time for some fabric fun!?!!

How about another Valentine Post Card Exchange?

I really enjoyed seeing your amazing creativity from the first one, which you can see on Pinterest.

It’s a small project so you can stitch up quick and embellish (or not) any way you like, no challenge this time

however,

I do have Riley Blake Designs Paperdoll fabric panels and fat quarters to GIVEAWAY ...

added by joystudio 1 month, 4 weeks ago. under 1 , applique , fabric , giveaway , j. wecker frisch , joy studio , post card , quilting , riley blake designs , sewing , valentine (Comments)

Starry Bright Sky QAL - FINAL GIVEAWAY and linky from TweLoQ Designs

Hello friends!!

The final post that you have all been waiting for... the FINAL GIVEAWAY announcement!!

Our amazing sponsors offered some pretty fantastic prizes, so I will be drawing FIVE lucky winners.

I will draw the winners on January 31st, 2019, and the way to share the picture is as usual (either in the linky or email it to me directly). Note that ALL 700+ entries will count in the final giveaway, because I want to thank you all from the first block shared to the last!!!

THESE ARE THE PRIZES...

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PRIZE # 1: 20 SMALL SPOOLS COTTON 12WT

GLORIOUS KANTHA ...

added by AlidaP 2 months ago. under announcement , giveaway , starry bright sky qal

And the WINNERS are... from Butterfly Threads

Thank you so much to the thousands (literally) folks who visited the blog hop and commented on the blogs for chances to win a copy of my new book. The winners have been chosen and contacted. The signed copies of the book will be shipped today!

Friday January 4 - C&T
Saturday January 5 - Tanya
Sunday January 6 - Val
Monday January 7 - Lori
Tuesday January 8 - Heather
Wednesday January 9 - Audrey
Thursday January 10 - Susan

I would like to offer my sincerest appreciation to the volunteers who so kindly took the time and energy to write such wonderful reviews and ...

added by Diane 2 months ago. under blog hop , bloggers , giveaway , my second book , strip quilt secrets

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