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Monday, June 13

Crafted Appliqué: It's Super Quilter!, France's Cards, & Rainbow Rose Quilt Along

Today is the day that I'm announcing the two winners of Zippy Seahorse Sewing Notion Bags.  But first, I thought you might like to see another project from my book, Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities.

This project was designed and sewn by my daughter Kait.  It was her first attempt at appliqué and she did really great!  She used her design to make a sewing machine needle case, but the pattern could be adapted to any number of projects, from journal covers, to bags, to pillows...     


"It's Super Quilter" Sewing Machine Needle Case by Kait Buccella

Here's a view of the inside, fully loaded for Kait's Featherweight;


"It's Super Quilter" Sewing Machine Needle Case by Kait Buccella

The really cool back ground fabric on the cover is a Spoonflower fabric designed by Virginie Ozanon, aka demigoutte.  It's called Rainy and Criminal Night.

A really corny sense of humor runs through our family.  I figure that on BuzzinBumble there's plenty of room for being goofy, so here ya go: 



It's Super Quilter!

(Super Quilter is a slightly altered version of an image I found on Marlene Romero’s page of free superhero clip art and is used with her kind permission)



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INSPIRATION   IMAGINATION   CREATION

France Nadeau, who blogs at francenadeau.com is an artist and quilter I've always admired, not just for her skills with needlework of all kinds, but for how inventive she is and how she uses every kind of fabric and fiber in her work.  France makes use of every scrap and it's so inspiring to see what she creates!  She is also the host of the Fabric, Thread, and Yarn linky party, which is open every Thursday through Sunday.

Fabric, Thread and Yarn Link Party at francenadeau.com/blog 

Today France wrote to tell me to check out her blog.  I'm so glad she did, because she had a fun surprise there.  She figured out that she could use the Crafted Appliqué method to make cards!  She adapted "The Walking Tree", a pattern in my book, and made two beautiful birthday cards and I hope you will click on the link and go see them.  She also plans to make six mini-mini quilts using Crafted Appliqué, so be sure to check back again soon!  

It isn't always easy for me to know who is making projects, so if you make anything using the Crafted Appliqué method and would like me to share it here, please feel free to let me know.  And don't forget, you can also share your work on social media using the hashtag #craftedapplique 

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 Rainbow Rose Quilt Along


Ruth Bourke, of Charly & Ben's Crafty Corner, is holding a Rainbow Rose Quilt Along.  It's through Modern Quilters Ireland and her quilt was so tempting that I am joining in a wee bit late and playing catch-up.

I did my fabric pull today, ransacking a couple of fat eighth bundles and just about every bright and modern fabric I had.  You can see my rainbow of fabrics on the right, together with the prewashed low volume prints (silver on white) that I plan to use for the background.  I had a definite shortage of blues.  I'm excited to see if I can catch up with the rest of the group.  That's always a little iffy with me, but I'll be happy with a finish even if it's not in time.


Rainbow Rose fabric pull



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And now, the moment some of you have been waiting for.  It's time to announce the winners of the two Zippy Seahorse bags I made as giveaways for my Spotlight Blog Hop.


Zippy Seahorse - sewing notions bags

It took some thinking, but I figured out a way to use a random generator to chose the two prize winners.  Readers could comment on as many of the thirty new blog posts that they wanted to.  So many of you left an amazing number of comments, meaningful and wholehearted ones at that, and I wish I had a gift for everyone.  Twenty readers participated in the Spotlight Hop and the majority of them visited every blogger.  

To decide fair and square who would win the giveaways, I made a chart, assigning each participant a letter, A-T, based on when their comment was left here on BuzzinBumble.  Then, across the top of the chart I typed the numbers 1-30.  Then I shaded the chart, based on how many comments each participant left in the Spotlight Hop stops.  This enabled me to give every comment a name, such as "U-28".  Then I found a website tool called the "Random Name Picker" were I was able to list all the comment "names" and have the tool choose two random winners.  It might have just been easier to fold up little slips of paper and put them in a hat, LOL.   Here's the chart and two screen shots of the drawing:


  
The two winners are Kathy and Deborah.  Deborah was a "no-reply commenter", meaning that I had no way to contact her, but luckily she checked back on the post and was able to remedy that!  Congratulations and I will be contacting both of you soon!
  


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One last thing to talk about.. The list is long this week!  ;)


2016 Advice and Tech Helpfor New Quilt Bloggers

Today is the start of the New Quilt Bloggers Hop and I hope you all will join me in spending a little time this week welcoming and visiting this years members!

You can find the main posts here with their Mama Bees introducing the members of their hives today!

Cheryl @ Meadow Mist Designs 
Stephanie @ Late Night Quilter 
Yvonne @ Quilting Jetgirl


Thank you to all of you who took part in the Spotlight Hop!  
And thank you for stopping by today's post, because...


Click on the pup and she'll take you to the comment section.

32 comments:

  1. Hi Lara! Ohhhhh Ruth's QAL looks fun and easy. I'm going to search through my stash later today and see if I have enough charms to make the baby quilt size version! France's b-day cards were so clever!!

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  2. Congrats to Kathy and Deborah, another super give-away. I have no idea how computer generated winners are done, maybe a bit like turning the barrel when your name is picked out for jury service, down here in NZ. ( maybe even that is more modernised now than when they called my name!!) I'll hop over to Ruth and see more super selections I am sure.

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  3. Congratulations to the two lucky winners.... I would have loved to win one of your beautiful little seahorse bags but I just didn't have time to go back and leave comments with everyone! Never mind! I love your daughter's needle book and I would love to get hold of your beautiful book but Amazon UK only have it for sale from other sellers at ridiculous prices.... do you know if Amazon themselves will be stocking it or maybe it would be easier to order directly from you... can you tell me how much shipping to the UK would be? Thank you Lara.... always lovely to visit! Christine x

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  4. So much info in this post!! Kait's take on Dr. Who is awesome! Now I'm off to see all the links you shared!

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  5. Congrats to the Kathy and Deborah! Love the 'super hero quilter'. I was thinking of doing the Rose QAl but haven't figured out how to get that extra hour in a day yet..

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  6. Hi Lara: I'm so glad you are joining us in the rainbow rose quilt along. Your fabric pull is fabulous. I've been checking out the new bloggers as well. Lots of interesting blogs there!

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  7. Kait's needle case is adorable and amazing inside! The apple doesn't fall from the tree! So creative.

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  8. I love your fabrics - the pinks to aquas look so pretty and full of light - gorgeous! Congrats to the winners!

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  9. I am tempted by the Rainbow QAL too, & thought about Val's new charm pack when I first read about it. Your pull looks absolutely dellicious! Are you go for the large size?

    Thank you for all of your hard work making this hop so much fun! The giveaway's were above & beyond, especially the precious Seahorse Zippies. You are "Straight from the Heart" Lara!

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  10. Congrats to the winners!!! I love your fabric pull for the rainbow challenge. I'm not playing along but I sure am enjoying everyone's fabric pulls. The Spoonflower fabric your daughter used was the perfect background fabric for her needle case. Super Quilter is my kind of super hero...she flies with scissors :)

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  11. That is a sweet tree card made with the Crafted Applique method! Very ingenious. I am impressed by your chart tool for picking names! Some brain power went into that for sure. Congrats to the winners!

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  12. Your rainbow pull for Ruth's QAL is so scrumptious, Lara! I'm glad we will be sewing along together. And thanks for mentioning the start of the blog hop, I know the new bloggers are going to appreciate your patronage so much.

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  13. Wow! So much great stuff here! Love, love the needle case....I need to get me your book! (I think I want to make it, but have the box be blue, if ya know what I mean!!)
    Congratulations to the winners....gorgeous pouches, and your fabrics are stunning for the QAL.
    Jacque (aka Snoodles at the Lilypad)
    quiltnsrep(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  14. Oh Wow!! That needle book is super!! Kait did a beautiful job making it. Can't wait to order your book.

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  15. Chip of the old block. Kait did a fabulous job with the notions bag! Crafted Applique would be great for mini-mini quilts. The Rainbow Rose fabric pull looks beautiful, Lara! Looks like a fabric shop staged photo :)

    -Soma

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  16. I know that I have had a blast on your blog hop! So disappointed when I was not chosen as a winner of one of the books, but when it is not meant to be...it is meant to be bought as soon as I possibly can! I recently won a gift card for Jo Ann quilt shops and will be keeping my eye open for your book as my main purchase hopefully with a coupon. I checked out the two cards and they looked fabulous also. Another project that I would be thrilled to try. Thank you for sharing. Have a fantastic creative day!

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  17. Congrats to the winners and to you for figuring out how to pick them, LOL. The fabrics you pulled are gorgeous! I want to do the same thing and just hang it on my wall.

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  18. Sad face...I did not win a copy of your book. But HUZZAH I ordered a copy using an Amazon gift card someone gave me and it arrived today!!! Another sad face...the book was delivered to my home, 55 miles from where I am working. Looking forward to getting home tonight!!!!

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  19. Lara, I am delighted that I won the Zippy Seahorse bag (Kathy, I know you are as excited as I am) and I cannot thank you enough for the wonderful, inspiring hop, the many chances to win your book, and especially, the final change for the darling bags. I am so happy that I found your blog and will look forward to reading all of your posts and seeing your lovely creations. Thank you again, Deborah

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  20. Congratulations to the lucky winners!
    You have worked so hard at the blog hop, Lara, I have very much enjoyed the whole experience, thank you. It must be almost strange to have it finished now... There have been so many inspirational posts along the way, too! And the needle book is on my list to make myself, it's one of my favourites.
    Your fabric selection for the rainbow rose sew along is great! I am still debating whether I will have enough time to participate, I definitely will be following progress from the sidelines though.

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  21. Congratulations to Deborah and Kathy!
    I enjoyed reading about your chart, Lara, and learning about the "Random name picker".
    Love the fabric Kait used for her neat machine needlecase!
    It's been such fun visiting the blogs on your hop!
    Hugs,
    Barbara xx

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  22. Kait's applique is fabulous. I really like how she arranged a specific place to put used needles so she would know the size. Your color wheel looks beautiful!
    --Nancy. (ndmessier @ aol.com, joyforgrace.blogspot.com)

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  23. That is a sweet tree card! Very ingenious. I am impressed by your chart tool for picking names! Congrats to the winners!
    Charlotte
    thekitchen.site

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  24. Welcome to the Rainbow Rose QAL -it's been so much fun so far. Your colour wheel is just gorgeous - totally nailed it!

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  25. Congratulations to the winners!

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  26. The first quilt is so great - love it! And I'm doing the rainbow rose thing, too. But I can never find the link!

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  27. I love your needle book, it's very practical! And your pull for the rainbow quilt, awesome!! :)

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  28. Lara, I just realized that you are the one who wrote that book I am LOVING! I don't often buy books, but I'm planning to get yours because it's SO fabulous! Awesome!

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  29. Well done Kait, that needle case looks perfect! You are so busy at the moment, Lara, but I am glad to see you are finding time for Ruth's rainbow rose: your fabric pull looks fab.

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  30. I love the needle case. So talent runs in your family, Lara. Of course it does.
    Amalia
    xo

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  31. So sorry that the blog hop wore you out: I have a daughter who has very little energy, so I really get that doing to much can have repercussions. I hope you get to feeling well soon!! Hugs, H in Healdsburg

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