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Lara B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109527732253977468.post-91456329508395748312016-12-19T00:07:00.001-05:002016-12-19T00:11:07.898-05:00Giveaway Winners and a Funny Baby Video<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This scene reminds me of when our daughters used to take part in our old church's Living Nativity each year. Precious memories!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It sure seems like Christmas came along right on the coattails of Autumn. We are blessed with all our children coming home this week, and with our son Sam even staying for three weeks, in preparation for our daughter Kaitie's wedding in mid-January. Then after that, we babysit our baby granddaughter for a week. She'll be one year old soon... my how time flies. We'll be so busy for the next six weeks or so that I want to take this opportunity now to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In case you missed it, last week was the end of my Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day post, which I paired with free patterns for a <u><a href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/2016/12/pomegranate-berry-table-topper-free.html" target="_blank">Pomegranate & Berry Table Topper</a></u>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Between the <u><a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/" target="_blank">Sew Mama Sew</a></u> linky party and Betsey Langford featuring my free patterns in the </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">American Quilter's Society </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.aqsblog.com/pomegranate-berry-table-topper-free-patterns" target="_blank">On Point</a></u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> newsletter, that post got an unprecedented amount of traffic and comments. :o </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thank you to both Betsey and Kristin and especially to all of you who left such wonderful comments. I loved reading each and every one. What you had to say about your favorite things about winter really has given me a better appreciation for the season. You all are so expressive and funny! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">With such a great turnout, giving away one copy of my book <span style="background-color: white; color: #464646;"><a href="http://buzzinbumble.bigcartel.com/product/crafted-applique-new-possibilities" style="color: #28adbd;" target="_blank">Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities</a> </span>didn't seem like enough, so I increased the number of winners to three commenters. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Without further ado, the randomly drawn winners of a signed copy of <a href="http://buzzinbumble.bigcartel.com/product/crafted-applique-new-possibilities" style="color: #28adbd;" target="_blank">Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities</a> were Nancy, Karen, and Anita.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And just to leave everyone with a smile on their faces....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Are you making yummy sounds?" is sort of a running joke in our family and it comes from a scene in a favorite movie: "Young Frankenstein".</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">"The Monster: [off-screen] MMMMMMM!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Dr. Frankenstein: Oh, do you like it? I'm not partial to desserts myself, but this is excellent.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Igor: Who are you talking to?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Dr. Frankenstein: To you. You just made a yummy sound, so I thought you liked the dessert.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Igor: I didn't make a yummy sound, I just asked you what it is.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Dr. Frankenstein: But you did. I just heard it.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Igor: It wasn't me.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Inga: It wasn't me.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Dr. Frankenstein: Well, now look here. If it wasn't you, and it wasn't you...</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The Monster: [off-camera] Mmmmmm!"</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Well we sure know who's making the yummy sounds in our home now. Our granddaughter Eden recently discovered toast with cream cheese. :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span>Lara B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109527732253977468.post-33085282544668715732016-12-05T00:35:00.001-05:002016-12-07T09:33:13.267-05:00Pomegranate & Berry Table Topper Free Patterns & a Crafted Appliqué Book Giveaway<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This festive set of patterns </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">with a pomegranate and berries motif </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">is an early Christmas gift for all of you and a way to say thank you for all your warmth and support. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Betsey Langford, who writes for the American Quilter's Society's "<u><a href="http://www.aqsblog.com/pomegranate-berry-table-topper-free-patterns" target="_blank">On Point</a></u>" Blog has offered a great opportunity to all the AQS authors. She's going all out to help promote our books. She will be sharing this post on Wednesday through "<u><a href="http://www.aqsblog.com/pomegranate-berry-table-topper-free-patterns" target="_blank">On Point</a></u>". Thank you bunches Betsey! </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To help with the promotion, at the end of this post I am also running a giveaway for a free copy of my book, which is open for entries until Wednesday, December 14th.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">On top of that, Wednesday, December 7th is the much awaited and totally stupendous, annual <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">G</span><span style="color: #e69138;">i</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">v</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">e</span><span style="color: #45818e;">a</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">w</span><span style="color: #674ea7;">a</span><span style="color: #a64d79;">y </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">D</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">a</span></b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>y</b> </span>linky party at <u><a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/" target="_blank">Sew Mama Sew</a></u>! Be sure to visit there for oodles of fun giveaways! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I designed this table topper using the pomegranate appliqué motif from the <u><a href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/2016/05/crafted-applique-new-possibilities-blog_15.html" target="_blank">Folk Art Christmas</a></u> wall quilt in my book <u><a href="http://buzzinbumble.bigcartel.com/product/crafted-applique-new-possibilities" target="_blank">Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities</a></u>. The two projects make a wonderful, coordinated set. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This pattern could also be changed up to make a lovely table runner or tree skirt. Of course I used the fray-free Crafted Applique method to sew mine, but you can also use any raw edge method you like. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There are actually 2 versions of the </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">appliqués</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, each with their own pattern. You get a little bit of a different effect, depending on which pattern you use and on how you place the appliqués:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It helps with placement of the appliqués if you divide your background circle into even quadrants, like slices of pie. I made my topper as an 18 inch diameter circle and used chalk to mark the pie slices. That way I could do a better job of spacing the appliqués evenly around the circle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Stitching the appliqués on was a breeze because of using the Crafted Appliqué method. I used the back coating technique from my book so that the red paisley background would not show through the white fabric of the appliqués. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then for fun, I designed 4 center quilting motifs and am going to share those patterns here too. They would make beautiful appliqué designs in their own right.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jasmine, from <u><a href="http://quiltkisses.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Quilt Kisses</a></u>, gave me a great tip on quilting a design like this. She suggested using <u><a href="http://www.connectingthreads.com/Tools/Golden_Threads_Quilting_Paper__D81310.HTML" target="_blank">Quilting Paper by Golden Threads</a></u>. (You can get a great deal with that link to Connecting Threads and it is not an affiliate link.) I was able to tape a piece of Golden Threads to a sheet of printer paper and print the design right out on the Golden Threads paper, with no tracing required. It's easy to tear the paper away when you are done quilting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One of the things I did when sewing my table topper was that I layered the quilt sandwich BEFORE sewing on the appliqués. That way, part of the quilting was already accomplished once the </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">appliqués were sewn on</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. Always a plus! Just a heads up though - I should have sewn on the appliqués</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> AFTER I quilted the center motif, because</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> there was a bit of puckering between the two areas. It would have quilted out if I had done more quilting, such as pebbles around the motif. Pebble quilting makes me dizzy though. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The table topper looks terrific cozied up to the fireplace seating area! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The PDF files for the Pomegranate & Berry patterns are free for personal use. You can download them here:</span><br />
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<u><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/arwk32pb1qs65x7/Pomegranate%20Applique%20Pattern%20-%201.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">Pomegranate & Berry </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Applique Pattern 1</span></a></u><br />
<u><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/c0bltwz65qxiimk/Pomegranate%20Applique%20Pattern%20-%202%20.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">Pomegranate & Berry </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Applique Pattern 2</span></a></u><br />
<u><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/2o47wduiynmp6hl/Quilting%20Design%201%20.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">Pomegranate & Berry </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Quilting Pattern 1</span></a></u><br />
<u><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/h8gnp8zmhrapeg9/Quilting%20Design%202%20.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">Pomegranate & Berry </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Quilting Pattern 2</span></a></u><br />
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<u><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/0p6qrs7b79fz7cq/Quilting%20Design%204%20.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">Pomegranate & Berry </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Quilting Pattern 4</span></a></u><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now.... Let's Start the Giveaway!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Have you seen the page under the Header for Buzzinbumble for the <u><a href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/p/my-aqs-book-vrafted-applique-new.html" target="_blank">Crafted Appliqué Never-ending Linky Party</a></u>? It's for any project made using the Crafted Appliqué method. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You can also see all the projects in the book there too. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> It's well worth checking out because everyone has truly let their creativity soar! You can see more great projects using the Crafted Appliqué method by searching the hashtag #craftedapplique on Instagram. (Thanks to Heidi, at <a href="http://redletterquilts.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Red Letter Quilts</a> for starting that up because I didn't have a clue about hashtags. LOL) It's amazing the things people have come up with to use with Crafted Appliqué. Their creativity just blows me away! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Crafted </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Appliqué </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">method really does open up new possibilities. Betsey wrote that <u><a href="http://www.aqsblog.com/maple-leaf-mug-rug-tutorial" target="_blank">the method </a></u></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u><a href="http://www.aqsblog.com/maple-leaf-mug-rug-tutorial" target="_blank">is even growing into a movement</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. :) Wow do I like the sound of that! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">How would you like a chance to win a free, signed </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">copy of </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://buzzinbumble.bigcartel.com/product/crafted-applique-new-possibilities" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities</a>?</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Simply leave a comment below, telling me what you like best about winter. (Even if it's "When it's over!" LOL) </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Followers, both new and old, can have another chance to win the book by leaving a second comment and letting me know how they follow BuzzinBumble. If you don't want to wait and see if you won, you can also order the book through my <u><a href="http://buzzinbumble.bigcartel.com/product/crafted-applique-new-possibilities" target="_blank">BuzzinBumble Big Cartel shop</a></u>, the <u><a href="https://shop.americanquilter.com/10273-crafted-applique-new-possibilities.html" target="_blank">AQS Book Shop</a></u>, or on <u><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Crafted-Applique-Possibilities-Lara-Buccella/dp/1604603984?ie=UTF8&keywords=crafted%20applique&qid=1459790273&ref_=sr_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Amazon</a></u>. If you ordered a book and then end up winning, I will happily refund your payment. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">*There have been so many wonderful commenters (I LOVE the way you all write about wintertime!) that I am increasing the number of books I'm giving away. Now there will be three lucky winners of a copy of Crafted </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Appliqué!</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The giveaway is open to international participants. Please make sure that you are not an anonymous or a "no-reply" commenter and make sure that I have a way to contact you if you win.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'll draw the name of the 3 winners on <span style="color: #cc0000;">Wednesday, December 14th</span>, using a random number generator and announce the results shortly thereafter. It might not be possible for me to do my usual reply & reciprocate if there end up being a lot of comments, but I definitely appreciate each and every one of you.</span><br />
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Lara B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.com284tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109527732253977468.post-7546786390098879172016-11-18T15:16:00.000-05:002016-11-18T16:02:04.896-05:00A Fond Farewell to Fall<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Over Columbus Day weekend our daughter Alina and son-in-law Gonzo rented a house for the family to get together in the Adirondack Mountains. It was a wonderful trip and balm for the soul. A part of my heart will always be in the Adirondacks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As part of Soma's <u><a href="http://www.whimsandfancies.com/wandering-camera-november/" target="_blank">Wandering Camera</a></u> linky, I thought I'd share some of my photos from the trip. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have not been able to be my regular blog hopping self or keep up with emails this last month, so I am disabling the comment feature and hope you'll just enjoy looking at the pictures. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But first, I'd like to share a fun and easy idea from Emma Jeffery (@ Hello Beautiful) for Spoonflower that would make the most memorable and cherished gifts. Just click on this link to see:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u><a href="http://blog.spoonflower.com/2012/07/turn-recipes-into-tea-towels/" target="_blank">How to Turn Hand Written Recipes into Tea Towels</a></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">And... It's a grandma's prerogative to always include a photo of her little granddaughter... </span><br />
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Lara B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109527732253977468.post-33562020871743973512016-10-14T00:16:00.000-04:002016-10-14T00:30:00.001-04:00Folk Art Quilted Traditions Blog Hop<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Today is my turn to present a project for <u><a href="http://websterquilt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Suzy Webster's</a></u> blog hop, made with a pattern from her awe inspiring and fabulous book "<u><a href="https://shop.americanquilter.com/12524-folk-art-quilted-traditions.html" target="_blank">Folk Art Quilted Traditions</a></u>".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When I first saw the cover of Suzy's book, I got so excited! I love Folk Art and I love color! The patterns and projects inside are beautiful and inspiring. Suzy created them as a celebration of her Hungarian heritage. They also remind me of Scandinavian designs, like you would see in Norwegian rosemaling. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There are projects here of every size, so it's a snap to find one you love. You can even do what I did and make something great using just one block of the twelve block designs. (Mine is block pattern number 5). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Suzy is an Island Batik Ambassador and batiks are the perfect fabrics to use for these patterns. So that's what I used, with a birch bark fabric background.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Suzy includes full instructions on how to create the appliques. If you know me, then you can probably guess how I created mine. :) I used the "Crafted Applique" technique for no-fray, washable appliques. After layering the quilt sandwich, I used a simple straight stitch and sewed around the appliques and then echo stitched around the outside of each flower. This way, part of the quilting was already done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">For the quilting, I used a Frixion pen to draw a half inch diagonal grid on the background fabric. The lines disappear when heated with the iron. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">(Use these pens with caution, because they sometimes take the dye out of dark fabrics.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">I've been away from home for more than a week and have a lot of blog hopping and catching up to do! (I still need to reply / reciprocate to the people who commented on my last post.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">Suzy had a lot of of great presenters lined up and I don't want to miss a single one. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">Here is the blog hop schedule below:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Monday, October 10</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Suzy Webster - </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://websterquilt.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1476493853621000&usg=AFQjCNGeUBu_ed3358rhDXnF717uQB1GBg" href="http://websterquilt.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://websterquilt.blogspot.c<wbr></wbr>om/</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Connie Kresin Campbell - </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.conniekresin.com/&source=gmail&ust=1476493853621000&usg=AFQjCNExgohffX-FYkkWkAQHAUjm3axUEA" href="http://www.conniekresin.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.conniekresin.com/</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jennifer Eubank - </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://jennifersewing.wordpress.com/&source=gmail&ust=1476493853621000&usg=AFQjCNHq6xUFvqlhCnXOUikczYVOGQyiOA" href="https://jennifersewing.wordpress.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://jennifersewing.wordpre<wbr></wbr>ss.com/</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="m_6036448030515055882gmail-m_2970763589695478513gmail-kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tuesday, October 11</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bea Lee - </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.beaquilter.com/&source=gmail&ust=1476493853621000&usg=AFQjCNHESRmFwP1Oe4kpAcnwsXi3nZ1x0Q" href="http://www.beaquilter.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.beaquilter.com/</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sally Johnson - </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://sallysquiltingcorner.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1476493853621000&usg=AFQjCNHX4DOWS79eiTSvUXi4aG3wlKSOTQ" href="http://sallysquiltingcorner.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://sallysquiltingcorner.bl<wbr></wbr>ogspot.com/</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Suzy Webster - </span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://websterquilt.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1476493853621000&usg=AFQjCNGeUBu_ed3358rhDXnF717uQB1GBg" href="http://websterquilt.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://websterquilt.blogspot.c<wbr></wbr>om/</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jessica Cadwell - </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.desertbloomquilting.com/blog/&source=gmail&ust=1476493853621000&usg=AFQjCNGud3aPo_ywjQSzNFHBWFeyyLQC1g" href="http://www.desertbloomquilting.com/blog/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.desertbloomquilting<wbr></wbr>.com/blog/</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Adele Mogavero - </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://adelemogavero.com/&source=gmail&ust=1476493853621000&usg=AFQjCNGbBfc4FOddUd0jXRtYuln_iPgHLA" href="http://adelemogavero.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://adelemogavero.com/</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lara Buccella - </span><span style="color: #222222; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.buzzinbumble.com/&source=gmail&ust=1476493853621000&usg=AFQjCNEEbpILfc1MzbTqkriXH8a5eI_pww" href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.buzzinbumble.com/</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Suzy Webster - </span><span style="color: #222222; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://websterquilt.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1476493853621000&usg=AFQjCNGeUBu_ed3358rhDXnF717uQB1GBg" href="http://websterquilt.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://websterquilt.blogspot.c<wbr></wbr>om/</a></span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Don't forget to enter to have a chance to win your own copy of Folk Art Quilted Traditions, by Suzy Webster, along with some Island Batik fabrics! The giveaway ends on Saturday, October 15th. Just fill out the comment form below.</span><br />
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<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Lara B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109527732253977468.post-74473094381544400962016-10-07T00:06:00.000-04:002016-10-07T00:08:26.941-04:00Many Thanks! & a Trilling Experience<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'm sending out a BIG THANKS to <u><a href="http://lilypadquilting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jacque at Lily Pad Quilting</a></u> for hosting a wonderful <u><a href="http://lilypadquilting.blogspot.com/2016/08/pets-on-quilts-2016-its-here.html" target="_blank">Pets on Quilts Show</a></u> this year! This is a really fun annual linky event, with so many great posts and a lot of laughs. Participating in and/or following along is a sure-fire way to enjoy the hi-jinks of quilters and their pets and meet friends, both new and old.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Also I want to express my gratitude to the voters and for the fact that the <u><a href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/2016/08/pets-on-quilts-post-2-charly-and-wilbur.html" target="_blank">Charlie & Wilbur Mug Rug</a></u> that I made for Ruth at <a href="http://benandcharlyscorner.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Charly & Ben's Crafty Corner</a> won the Pet Themed Quilt category. There were some mighty amazing quilts in that category and it was a very close contest. I'm jazzed over a few new ideas for next year too! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was really thrilling to win a bundle of <u><a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/blog/" target="_blank">Sharon Holland's</a></u> absolutely beautiful Tapestry fabrics. These fabrics are wonderful, with beautiful colors, and they are very soft, both to touch and see. If you look closely, you will notice that two of them have a very subtle cat theme. Thank you to Sharon, for being such a generous sponsor of the Pets on Quilts event! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Autumn is my very favorite time of the year. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We haven't seen much in color changes in the leaves yet, but 'tis the season for Farmer's Markets to be at their very best! Pumpkin Time has come and who can resist pumpkins? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We visited a beautiful and colorful market, but forgetful me did not bring a camera. Luckily my daughter Bean let me use her cell phone and these are a few of the photos, below. I'm surprised at the photo quality being so good. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Linking up with Soma's monthly Wandering Camera event over at <u><a href="http://www.whimsandfancies.com/" target="_blank">Whims and Fancies</a></u>. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Going out of my gourd over pumpkins!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Also not to be missed: Soma is a master of paper piecing pattern design and she is currently is holding a </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.whimsandfancies.com/lego-harry-potter-quilt-along/" target="_blank">Lego Harry Potter Quilt Along</a></u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> at Whims and Fancies too. The detail she is able to get in her blocks, while at the same time keeping the lines clean and simple, is amazing! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Our little granddaughter Eden just gets more and more fun. She's eight months old now and every day she seems to change. It is really great to see her strong personality growing. One of the many hilarious things she has started doing is trilling. Her dad Zak caught a video of her performing and I just have to share it here. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span>Lara B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109527732253977468.post-17212171520290805092016-08-24T15:45:00.000-04:002016-08-24T15:46:17.314-04:00Pets on Quilts Post 2 - Charly and Wilbur Mug Rug<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Last year Ruth (<u><a href="http://benandcharlyscorner.blogspot.ie/2016/08/pets-on-quilts.html" target="_blank">Charly & Ben's Crafty Corner</a></u>) and I did a little mug rug swap together. She made me two beautiful mug rugs which were too pretty to use, so I hung them on the wall and admire them every day. (Thanks again Ruth!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The mug rug I made for Ruth featured her dogs Charly & Wilbur, riding in a wagon. They have a third pup now, a Basset puppy named Maggie, and you can read all about their fun photo shoot by clicking on the link in the first paragraph. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My regular readers already saw Ruth's surprise, but I thought it would be fun to enter the Charly & Wilbur mug rug in the </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://lilypadquilting.blogspot.com/2016/08/pets-on-quilts-2016-its-here.html" target="_blank">Pets on Quilts Show</a></u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, in the Pet Themed Quilt Category. Today is the last day and tomorrow the voting begins, so make sure you go see all the great entries at </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://lilypadquilting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lily Pad Quilting</a></u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">! Jacque hosts this show every summer and it's one of those great blogland events where you can meet a lot of friends, both new and old.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I made Ruth's mug rug using the Crafted Appliqué method for fray-free raw edge, machine stitched appliques. The method is taught in my book </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://buzzinbumble.bigcartel.com/product/crafted-applique-new-possibilities" target="_blank">Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities</a></u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. This year the book is one of the many fun prizes you can win by participating</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> in the Pets on Quilts Show! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Well, it's time for me to get busy blog hopping. There are almost 50 terrific looking posts to see in the Pets on Quilts Show!</span><br />
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Lara B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109527732253977468.post-6715854906527251292016-08-24T15:32:00.001-04:002016-08-24T15:39:52.032-04:00Pets on Quilts Post 1 - Libby, Libby, Libby on the Label, Label, Label<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Talk about squeaking in at the 11th hour. I'm back with a working laptop now and ready to go blog hopping. I have soooo much catching up to do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Today is the last day to link up posts and pictures for the <u><a href="http://lilypadquilting.blogspot.com/2016/08/pets-on-quilts-2016-its-here.html" target="_blank">Pets on Quilts Parade over at Jacque's Lily Pad Quilting</a></u>. The voting begins tomorrow... and it will be no easy choice because there are so many great entries! Jacque, you do such a great job hosting one of the funnest events in Quilting Blog Land and we all really appreciate all the hard work you put into it each year. Thank you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So without further ado, here is my first entry in the Pet Themed Quilt category - a quilted pillow. I made it using the <u><a href="http://buzzinbumble.bigcartel.com/product/crafted-applique-new-possibilities" target="_blank">Crafted Appliqué</a></u> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">technique, from my book of the same name. (My book is one of the sponsored prizes in the Pets on Quilts Show this year!) This method really enables you to do raw edge applique with the tiniest details and not worry as much about fraying. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The pillow is a thank you gift for a friend and it features her little Boston Terrier "Libby", happily licking a blue raspberry popsicle. (I was informed that those are the very best flavor.) My friend is just crazy about her dog, so stalking her for pet photos was a lot of fun. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you click on the picture below, you can see Libby's eye a little better. I did it in brown fabric and it doesn't show up as well as it does in person. She has her eyes closed in popsicle licking bliss.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Since this year I haven't got a pet on a quilt entry, I plopped Penny by the Popsicle Pup pillow and took some photos of her in the chair. I'm including them in this post as an extra, just for fun. Can you see her trying to look everywhere but at the camera? You can almost hear what she's thinking. She gets shy if you focus on her too much. Normally, she can't hold her licker. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This blog linky party is packed with great posts every year and truly this is where I have met so many of my blogging friends. Jacque has lined up a whole bunch of wonderful prizes and sponsors. (Including moi - I will be giving away a copy of "<u><a href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/p/my-aqs-book-vrafted-applique-new.html" target="_blank">Crafted Applique: New Possibilities</a></u>") </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You don't have to have a pet to take part in the contest and show. Pet themed quilts are one of the categories. Every kind of pet is welcome too and each year there are some interesting entrants. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'm pretty sure you don't have to be a blogger either, because</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> there are usually Flicker entrants and I bet Instagram photos would work too. (Do you hear that <u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/gonzoandlife/" target="_blank">Gonzo</a></u>? I expect to see a photo of Willow.) </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So gather up those cuddly pets, those crawly pets, pets that bark, meow, chirp, snort, and whinny! Take some photos and come and join the party! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The latest BIG NEWS is that the American Quilter's Society is leaving book publishing. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Some of you have undoubtedly read or heard the public announcements. They will still be producing their magazine and running the quilt shows, both of which have bright futures and ever growing popularity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So all our books now have a finite number of copies left in print. If you have been waiting to buy any of the recent AQS book releases, now would be a good time to do it. If you can purchase the book directly from the author, that is even better. Especially keep your eye out for the very last authors who will be coming down the pike. There are some really great books still to be released! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is going to have to be a post where I've disabled commenting. That's because my laptop zonked out after an automatic update a couple of weeks ago. Thank you very much Microsoft. HAL was only 18 months old and is now completely kaput and of course, just past his warranty period. My ability to spend time at this big computer is limited, so I've been rarely online and have tons of catching up to do. I'm buried in emails. If you should have heard from me, but haven't - that is why. Give me another nudge if you need to! I'll be up and running again in time to participate in Pets on Quilts. Hope to see you there!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Lara B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109527732253977468.post-27595272539912321182016-07-27T17:08:00.000-04:002016-07-27T19:40:04.893-04:00Tea in the Rose Garden + Kate Spain Giveaway Winners<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The first thing I need to do here is perhaps apologize to my friend France, whose very lovely mug rug pattern <u><a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/home-decor/tea-in-the-rose-garden-mug-rug/113399" target="_blank">Tea in the Rose Garden</a></u> I have used in a way she may never have foreseen. Those of you who know France must admire her elegance and poetic way of expressing herself as much as I do. (And if you don't know her yet, she has a wonderful blog <u><a href="http://francenadeau.com/blog/" target="_blank">here</a></u>.) </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">France, I hope you don't mind that I've embroidered a colorful word on this little quilt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So I want to make it clear that this is NOT what France embroidered on her mug rug pattern. She has the words "Tea in the Rose Garden" or, in French: "Petit napperon Le thé dans la roseraie". The reason I thought that France's pretty pattern worked so well for this is because it contrasts so much with the phrase I used, thus making it more humorous.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is still a work in progress. It's for my friend who has been battling dire health problems for far too long and sometimes just doesn't feel up to explaining everything that has been going on. She</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> will immediately recognize that it is for her, because we've been joking around about this phrase lately.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'm spilling the beans a bit early because I need advice on how to quilt this. How in the world do you quilt something with embroidered details? Any thoughts? The whole piece measures only 8 x 10 inches. The embroidery is a whipped back stitch, so it's raised up a little. Bear in mind that I'm not good at embroidery and this is the best I've ever managed to do. I used the <a href="http://buzzinbumble.bigcartel.com/product/crafted-applique-new-possibilities" target="_blank">Crafted Applique</a> method for the teacups and rose and it worked like a charm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Recently, a surprise arrived in our mailbox for me. It was from my friend Preeti Harris, who blogs at <u><a href="http://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sew Preeti Quilts</a></u>. She's just such a complete sweetheart and I've been so glad that we've become friends. Thank you Preeti!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here on BuzzinBumble, I had a giveaway during the <u><a href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/2016/07/12-days-of-christmas-in-july-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">12 Days of Christmas in July Blog Hop</a></u>. It was a really popular giveaway and I can see why. Thank you everyone for your participation and for all the wonderful comments! I managed to reply to everyone, unless they were a no-reply commenter. So if you didn't hear back from me, that is why.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Three lucky commenters won this terrific Kate Spain panel from her North Woods fabric line. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There's an exciting event going on in Quilting Blogland and it's the 12 Days of Christmas in July Blog Hop, put together by Sarah Craig @ </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a></u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. Sarah gathered together 25 terrific</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> bloggers to share ideas for Christmas crafts, quilting, and recipes - so you can get a head start on the holidays this year. You can find all the blog hop stops in the list at the end of this post and also by searching the hashtag #12daysofchristmasinjuly on social media.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Did you ever make paper snowflake cutouts as a kid? It has always been a tradition in our family to make them, so for my 12 Days of Christmas project, I decided to make an appliqued and quilted snowflake runner. I'm calling it the Frosted Flakes Runner, because I used Fairy Frost fabric for the snowflakes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's no surprise that I used my <u><a href="http://buzzinbumble.bigcartel.com/product/crafted-applique-new-possibilities" target="_blank">Crafted Applique</a></u> method to make these snowflakes. (hashtag #craftedapplique) I didn't want any fraying and knew my method would keep the edges nice and neat, while at the same time allowing me to cut out elaborate shapes. You could also do this project using fusible web interfacing to adhere your appliques. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Fabrics used - I was going for the same color as jadeite:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Very Merry by Sandy Gervais for Moda - Light Aqua - 17832-15</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Very Merry by Sandy Gervais for Moda - Light Aqua - 17834-15</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Michael Miller Fairy Frost in Snow</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here's another shot, this one taken indoors:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A peek at the nine snowflake patterns (I designed nine, just in case someone wants to get flakier than me):</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You can download and save the Microsoft Word document, complete with sewing instructions and all 9 snowflake patterns by clicking here:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Don't forget to read to the end of the post, because I'm also having a great Christmas in July giveaway!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One of the other fun things Sarah suggested was that we share a favorite recipe. Our family has so many of them! As the kids started becoming great cooks in their own right, we all developed an addiction to trying out recipes we find on Pinterest, so that is what I will be sharing today. I'm laughing a little at this photo. The runner is meant to be one long hot pad, but I wasn't ready for it to get besmirched yet, so we kept all the food off of it. :) If you use Insul-bright batting instead of regular batting, you'll have yourself a dandy hot pad. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A simple Christmas Holiday Brunch, featuring:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u><a href="http://www.dinner-mom.com/ham-quiche-cups/" target="_blank">Ham Quiche Cups</a></u> - so quick to make!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u><a href="http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2015/11/23/glazed-cranberry-orange-scones/" target="_blank">Glazed Cranberry Orange Scones</a></u> - we substituted fresh blueberries - yum!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u><a href="http://www.creative-culinary.com/cranberry-champagne-cocktail/" target="_blank">Cranberry and Grand Marnier Champagne Cocktail</a></u> - we substituted Proseco for the champagne. You can also use sparkling cider for a non alcoholic alternative. Next time we will stick to just the simple curled orange peel garnish. The lime slice and pomegranate seeds were a bit much. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> Carole Carter @ <u><a href="http://www.frommycarolinahome.com/" target="_blank">From My Carolina Home</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">July 15th: <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Yanicka Hachez @ <u><a href="http://yanickahachez.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Finding Myself As An Artist</a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> Chris Dodsley @ <u><a href="http://madebychrissied.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">made by ChrissieD</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">July 16th: Marsha Hodgkins @ <u><a href="http://quilterinmotion.net/" target="_blank">Quilter in Motion</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> Leanne Parsons @ <u><a href="http://devotedquilter.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Devoted Quilter</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> Selina @ <u><a href="http://selinaquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Selina Quilts</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">July 18th: Lara Buccella @ <a href="http://buzzinbumble.com/" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">BuzzinBumble</a> - <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;">That's me!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> Soma Acharya @ <u><a href="http://whimsandfancies.com/" target="_blank">Whims and Fancies</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">July 19th: Joanne Harris@ <u><a href="http://quiltsbyjoanne.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Quilts by Joanne</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> Suzy Webster @ <u><a href="http://websterquilt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Adventurous Applique and Quilting</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">July 20th: Vicki in MN @ <u><a href="http://knitbug2.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> Jennifer Fulton @ <u><a href="http://inquiringquilter.com/" target="_blank">The Inquiring Quilter</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">July 21st: Michele Kuhns @ <u><a href="http://crayonboxquiltstudio.com/" target="_blank">Crayon Box Quilt Studio</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> Jan Ochterbeck @ <u><a href="http://thecolorfulfabriholic.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Colorful Fabriholic</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">July 22nd: Alla Blanca @ <u><a href="http://rainbowsbunniescupcakes.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Rainbows. Bunnies. Cupcakes.</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> Zenia Rene @ <u><a href="http://aquiltedpassion.com/" target="_blank">A Quilted Passion</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">July 23rd: Joanne Hubbard @ <u><a href="http://joanne-everyonedeservesaquilt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Everyone Deserves a Quilt</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> Paige Alexander @ <u><a href="http://quiltedblooms.com/" target="_blank">Quilted Blooms</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">July 24th: Carolyn Jones @ <u><a href="http://cjs-sewingroom.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">…by CJ</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> Tisha Nagel @ <u><a href="http://quiltytherapy.com/" target="_blank">Quilty Therapy</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">July 25th: Susan Arnold @ <u><a href="http://quiltfabrication.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Quilt Fabrication</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> Beth Sellers @ <u><a href="http://cookingupquilts.com/" target="_blank">Cooking Up Quilts</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Last, but not least, I holding my own giveaway, where THREE lucky commenters will win this wonderful red and white fabric panel:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's from Kate Spain's "North Woods" collection and features a table topper and ornaments/appliques. Perfect for a fun and fast Christmas project! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you'd like a chance to win, just leave a comment below. BuzzinBumble followers, both new and old,</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> can have a second chance at winning - just leave a second comment telling me how you follow my blog. Make sure you also leave a way for me to contact you if you win. There are more and more no-reply commenters these days and most people are unaware of it. Three lucky winners will be randomly drawn on July 25th, 2016 and I will announce them here on BuzzinBumble soon afterwards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by! I hope you will enjoy the free Frosted Flakes Quilted Runner pattern!</span><br />
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Lara B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.com140tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109527732253977468.post-45377979994981404412016-06-20T00:01:00.001-04:002016-06-21T12:07:31.686-04:00Christmas in July Blog Hop, Chubby Checkers, & Linda and France's Crafted Appliqué Projects <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Wouldn't it be great if this year you could get a head start on making special holiday gifts, finding fun recipes, and even making a beautiful Christmas quilt well before the season arrives? Do you always hope that this will be the year it won't feel so much like the Howlidaze and that instead you'll be able to slow down and appreciate the true spirit of Christmas with your family and friends? Well, this year you'll find plenty of inspiration to do just that during the <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/p/12-days-of-christmas-in-july-blog-hop.html" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">12 Days of Christmas in July Blog Hop</a> at Confessions of a Fabric Addict. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sarah has so much fun planned: She has lined up <i>twenty-six</i> bloggers to share a wonderful variety of free Christmas gift ideas, quilted goodies, and recipes. (I'm really psyched to be a part of such a terrific group and my post will be on the 18th!) </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Not only that, but Sarah will be doing a quilt along that aims to help you complete a Christmas quilt with only an hour or less of sewing each day during the hop. Can you imagine? She gave us a sneak peek and it's a beauty! So pull out</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> your Christmas fabric stash and mark your calendars for </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">July 14 through July 25th, because this hop is going to be amazing! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Two more bloggers have been getting creative with my </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Crafted Appliqué</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> method.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> I hope you will check out their posts:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Linda @ <u><a href="http://artinsearch.blogspot.com/2016/06/cards-in-craft-applique-way.html" target="_blank">Art in Search</a></u> made cards with her batik scraps. I love how Linda did her stitching in black thread. When paired with all the vivid colors, it gives her gorgeous work the look of pieces in an art gallery. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And France @ <a href="http://francenadeau.com/blog/maple-leaf-mini-mini-quilt-and-card-made-with-crafted-applique/" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">France Nadeau - Inspiration - Imagination - Creation</a> is back again this week with a simply beautiful Maple Leaf mini quilt and matching card. France has made several inspiring mini-minis and you can see all her delightful creations on her <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nadeau.france/?hl=en" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Instagram</a> page. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thanks for letting me share here on BuzzinBumble. I love seeing the new possibilities you both came up with! It makes my day for sure! So...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">I finally figured out how to add a permanent linky to the </span><u style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/p/my-aqs-book-vrafted-applique-new.html" target="_blank">Crafted Appliqué book page</a></u><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> so that sharing and hopping will be easier for everyone. Be sure to check out the posts for wonderful ideas and inspiration! I've also added the posts where people made projects for the Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities Blog Hop. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have one last project to share with you from </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">my book "</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u><a href="http://buzzinbumble.bigcartel.com/product/crafted-applique-new-possibilities" target="_blank">Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities</a></u>". It's a sweet treat of a checkerboard table topper called "Chubby Checkers":</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This project started after I found an award winning fabric I loved on Spoonflower called "<u><a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/1648657-truffle-treats-by-gracedesign" target="_blank">Truffle Treats" by gracedesign</a></u>. I'm a great admirer of Grace's and love a lot of her fabric designs. Her fabric made a really fun border for the checkerboard and Grace was even so kind as to send me her color codes so I could create a <u><a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/3139270-yum-ripple-by-buzzinbumble" target="_blank">matching cupcake cup fabric</a></u>. You could of course use any fabrics you wished for this pattern. My sister-in-law Cindy finished the quilt with big stitch hand quilting in brown pearl cotton that looks like chocolate Jimmy sprinkles. There are some really nice close up photos in the book. We use big cherry red and bittersweet chocolate brown buttons for the checkers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For the next few weeks I am going to be taking a break from blogging and blog visiting. It's really hard for me to do this, because I know I'll be missing each of you as well as missing seeing all kinds of wonderfulness! But... the Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities Blog Hop took an enormous amount of time and effort and I need to recharge my batteries. I don't really have a choice - Whenever I push too hard, which I did, my health problems all surface at once, like a crazed synchronized swimming team. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have a lot of catching up to do as well, </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">as I am more than 100 emails behind in correspondence. (My apologies if you are one of the people I have yet to reply to.) Also during this little break I hope to spend time with visiting family and focus </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">on my Christmas in July Blog Hop project and tutorial so it will be the best it can be. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As part of my effort to catch up, this post is closed to comments. But even then, please know that... </span><br />
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Lara B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109527732253977468.post-53825600096035093782016-06-13T00:30:00.001-04:002016-06-13T00:33:45.077-04:00Crafted Appliqué: It's Super Quilter!, France's Cards, & Rainbow Rose Quilt Along<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Today is the day that I'm announcing the two winners of <a href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/2016/06/zippy-seahorse-bag-contest-blog-hop.html" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Zippy Seahorse Sewing Notion Bags</a>. But first, I thought you might like to see another project from my book, </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u><a href="http://buzzinbumble.bigcartel.com/product/crafted-applique-new-possibilities" target="_blank">Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">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... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here's a view of the inside, fully loaded for Kait's Featherweight;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The really cool back ground fabric on the cover is a Spoonflower fabric designed by Virginie Ozanon, aka demigoutte. It's called <u><a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/2558350-rainy-criminal-night-by-demigoutte" target="_blank">Rainy and Criminal Night</a></u>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">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: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">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 Appliqu</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">é</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"> method to make cards! She adapted "The Walking Tree", a pattern in my book, and made <a href="http://francenadeau.com/blog/amazing-tree-birthday-card-made-with-crafted-applique/" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">two beautiful birthday cards</a> and I hope you will click on the link and go see them. She also plans to make six mini-mini quilts using Crafted Appliqu</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">é</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">, so be sure to check back again soon! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ruth Bourke, of </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://benandcharlyscorner.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Charly & Ben's Crafty Corner</a></u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, is holding a <u><a href="http://modernquiltersireland.blogspot.ie/p/quilt-long.html" target="_blank">Rainbow Rose Quilt Along</a></u>. 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.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">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.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">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 <u><a href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/2016/06/zippy-seahorse-bag-contest-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">Spotlight Blog Hop</a></u>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">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. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">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 "<u><a href="http://www.miniwebtool.com/random-name-picker/" target="_blank">Random Name Picker</a></u>" 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:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One last thing to talk about.. The list is long this week! ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">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!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You can find the main posts here with their Mama Bees introducing the members of their hives today!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 19.6px;">Cheryl @ </span><u><a href="http://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/2016/06/new-bloggers-hop-week-1.html" target="_blank">Meadow Mist Designs</a></u><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 19.6px;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 19.6px;">Stephanie @ </span><u><a href="http://latenightquilter.com/2016/06/07/introducing-hive-sewciety/" target="_blank">Late Night Quilter</a></u><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 19.6px;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 19.6px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yvonne @ <u><a href="http://quiltingjetgirl.com/2016-new-quilt-bloggers/" target="_blank">Quilting Jetgirl</a></u></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thank you to all of you who took part in the Spotlight Hop! </span><br />
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<br />Lara B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109527732253977468.post-59734825300945810422016-06-05T12:47:00.000-04:002016-06-06T11:25:24.235-04:00Zippy Seahorse Bag Contest & Blog Hop Giveaway Winners! <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Do you know what song has been running through my head for the last five weeks? The Beatles' "With a Little Help From My Friends". I wish I could sing it like Joe Cocker did, because that would make everyone laugh, coming from me. But as an old James Taylor fan, that's the version I've been singing and humming all month!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Truthfully, I get by with a LOT of help from my friends. I can't do enough to thank all of the friends who've helped me promote my book. And not only those who participated and created such wonderful stops in the </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities Blog Hop</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, but all of you who followed the hop and left kind and enthusiastic comments along the way. So many of you have said what a fun blog hop this has been and how you've followed to the very last stop. :) If it was possible to give a standing ovation in Quilting Blogland, that is what you would see me doing right now!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So for today's post, before I get to announcing the winners of the giveaways held here on BuzzinBumble, I want to entice you with one last contest, with the goal of shining the spotlight on every one of my blog hop participants. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've made something special as a way to say thank you. Actually, two "something specials" and you all can earn multiple chances to win one!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I made two little appliquéd bags to give away to two lucky winners! Each bag is eight inches square and fully lined and has a zip closure at the top. Each one also contains 50 light blue Wonder Clips. Zippy Seahorse is a new design I came up with just for this giveaway. I hope to play around more and develop this into a</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> pattern. Thank you Teresa for that suggestion. (LOVE the <u><a href="http://aquiltandaprayer.blogspot.com/2016/05/may-is-for-makers-finally.html" target="_blank">paper pieced seahorse</a></u> she made!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">How do you earn a chance to win a Zippy Seahorse Bag? I'll tell you at the end of this post! Mwah ah ah!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">At each stop in this blog hop, participants gave away a copy of my book and they each will notify their own winner. I've sent out quite a few books already and a few of the later hop stops still have giveaways in progress, so you might want to check them out! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.56px;">Here on BuzzinBumble, I had six giveaways, with seven winners. I used the <u><a href="https://www.random.org/integers/" target="_blank">Random Number Generator</a></u> to choose each winner, based on comment number. Here are the results below. Congratulations and I'll be in touch with each of you soon. Thank you to everyone who left so many wonderful comments and shared thoughts about their favorite color combos, first quilts, and favorite book projects! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>A Brand New Blog Hop</u>!</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Remember that </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">Zippy Seahorse Sewing Notions Bag giveaway? Well here is how you can earn</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> chances to win one: </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">By going blog hopping again! </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Just check out the blogs and pages and posts linked in the list below and leave a meaningful comment there. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Edit: </span></span></span><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is a brand new, one week long blog hop to show my gratitude to the past hop's participants. I hope you'll take the golden opportunity to get to know them better. </span><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There has been some confusion about this, so I just want to clarify:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">**</span><i style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">The bloggers are the same but the posts are not. Comments you left in the old hop, while really wonderful, do not count in this new Spotlight blog hop.** Only comments on the newly linked posts, shown in the list below will be counted.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When you are ready, just come back here to this post and leave a comment, telling me how many stops you made and commented on from the list below. That's how many entries you will get in the contest drawing. For instance: if you visit and comment for all 30 bloggers, you will get 30 actual entries. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Everyone is welcome to enter and I do ship internationally. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">On Sunday, June 12th, w</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e'll write up all the entry slips, then randomly</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> draw two winners and verify their wins. I'll let you all know who won a Zippy Seahorse Bag on Monday, June 13th.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's really important that you leave contact information if there is a possibility that you are a "no-reply commenter". If I don't have any way to reach you, you can't win. Many people must not be aware of the problem, because all last month there were many no-reply commenters who forgot this step and it's a real bummer.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Okay! Here's the new Spotlight Hop List below, in alphabetical order. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">*</span>If your last name starts with a letter in the last half of the alphabet, you might sympathize with the people on the last half of the list and start visiting stops in reverse alphabetical order. :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You can click on each blog title and the link will take you to a specific post or page that's being spotlighted for this hop and where you can comment for an entry in the giveaway. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Wild Quilting - Christina makes complex quilting designs simple and straightforward in her new Craftsy class. I took her class and it lit a fire under my own quilting abilities.</span><br />
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<td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2. <u><a href="http://www.aquiltinglife.com/2016/06/mahalo.html" target="_blank">A Quilting Life - Sherri McConnell</a></u> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pattern Launch: "Mahalo" - One of Sherri's favorite quilts, originally made by her great-great-grandmother. This one is sewn in Sherri & Chelsea's Desert Bloom fabrics.</span><br />
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<td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">3. <u><a href="http://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2016/05/quilts-of-valor-mystery-quilts.html" target="_blank">Alycia Quilts - Alycia Carmen</a></u> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Follow along with Alycia as she is actively involved with Quilts of Valor and her presentation posts are incredibly moving. Check out MysteryQuilts4Military!</span><br />
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<td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">4. <u><a href="http://eamylove.blogspot.com/2016/01/pattern-launch-be-my-valentine-heart.html" target="_blank">Amy Made That! - Amy DeCesare</a></u> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pattern launch: "Be My Valentine Heart Mug Rug" - so sweet and fun and if you explore further, you'll see that Amy has made a few of these and they're fun to sew any time of the year!</span><br />
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<td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">5. <u><a href="https://benandcharlyscorner.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-rainbow-rose-quilt-long.html" target="_blank">Charly & Ben’s Crafty Corner - Ruth Bourke</a></u> -</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The start of the Rainbow Rose Quilt Along with Modern Quilter's Ireland. Ruth has designed a wonderful quilt for this! Explore color theory and make either a Charm square quilt or a Layer cake quilt.</span><br />
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<td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">6. <u><a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/p/12-days-of-christmas-in-july-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">Confessions of a Fabric Addict - Sarah Craig</a></u> - </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sarah's 12 Days of Christmas in July Blog Hop is coming soon! Get a head start this year on your handmade gift making with a sleigh full of ideas to inspire you. There will be a little bit of something for everyone! (Including occasional extras, like yummy recipes and holiday decorating.)</span><br />
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<td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">7. <u><a href="http://angelapingel.com/2016/05/disappearing-rainbow.html" target="_blank">Cut to Pieces - Angela Pingel</a></u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">See Angela's radiant Disappearing Rainbow quilt - the inspiration for her Craftsy class "Disappearing Blocks Using Precuts". I took this class and it's so exciting and fun!</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">8. <u><a href="http://www.conniekresin.com/2016/06/confetti-steps.html" target="_blank">Freemotion By the River - Connie Kresin-Campbell</a></u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pattern release: "Confetti Steps". Connie is an ambassador for Island Batik and this pretty quilt will be traveling from quilt shop to quilt shop all year. Connie's patterns are so well written!</span><br />
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<td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">9. <u><a href="http://fretnotyourself.blogspot.com/2016/06/june-kaleidoscope-of-butterflies-linkup.html" target="_blank">Fret Not Yourself - Ann Brooks</a></u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">On the first of every month, Ann hosts the Kaleidoscope of Butterflies linky. She started this as a way to bring attention to the importance and beauty of butterflies and the need for habitat restoration.</span><br />
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<td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">10. <u><a href="http://www.happyquiltingmelissa.com/2016/06/summer-solstice-quilt-long.html" target="_blank">Happy Quilting - Melissa Corry</a></u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The free Summer Solstice Quilt Along is starting on June 9th and ends on September 15th. There will be easy step-by-step biweekly directions. Melissa's quilt alongs are always great!</span><br />
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<td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">11. <u><a href="http://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/2016/05/meadow-mystery-quilt-along-starts-in-2.html" target="_blank">Meadow Mist Designs - Cheryl Brickey</a></u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The free Meadow Mystery Quilt Along starts on July 7th and runs 'til April 2017. Directions are revealed on the 1st Thursday of every month, but you can also choose to get a sneak peek if you're a good secret keeper. Cheryl makes this a fun event every year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pattern release: "Blue Skies" and "Sunny Days". Sandra's had some bona fide hits in free patterns through Craftsy and Moda Bake Shop. These lovely quilts are her very first "for sale" pattern.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Check out Mary's amazing paper-pieced sewing notions blocks! She meant to make only one, but got carried away, with such fun results.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Valerie is an award winning free motion quilter with her latest article in Machine Quilting Unlimited. This post shows some of the magic she works with client's quilts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jenn runs Throw Back Thursday, a fun linky party where you can show off quilts that are a blast from your past on the first Thursday of every month.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Judy has been quilting quilts for Kat's charity Covered in Love. This one's a woodland beauty and the blocks were made by Kat's bee mates at do.Good Stitches.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Quilt Shop Gal <i>always</i> shines the spotlight on others - that's what she does: shares #CreativeGoodness! She's been discovering the delights of Creativebug and you just have to read her post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pattern release: "Spin". Cynthia has written a pattern for a completely different and beautiful take on a log cabin quilt, just wait until you see it! The giveaway on this post is over, but comments are welcome. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pattern Release: "High Road Low Road" quilt. Choose from six different sizes to make Yvonne's fun, modern quilt. It's a great scrap buster and has lots of negative space for quilting fun. </span><br />
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<td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">20. <u><a href="http://redletterquilts.blogspot.com/2016/06/one-monthly-goal-june-linkup-goalsetting.html" target="_blank">Red Letter Quilts - Heidi Kuntz</a></u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Heidi is the host for One Monthly Goal - an inspiring linky party with prizes. Share your quilting goals in the first week of the month and then return and share your accomplishments in the last week of each month. </span><br />
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<td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">21. <u><a href="http://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com/2016/06/lets-bee-social-127.html" target="_blank">Sew Fresh Quilts - Lorna McMahon</a></u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As the host of Let's Bee Social, Lorna gives many bloggers a great start. She has been swept </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">away with the #</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">MMminimini challenge from Make Modern Magazine and you just have to see her cute critter blocks!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Kaja is an improv quilter who follows her own creative muse with every quilt and it's so fun and inspiring to watch her work. This post is about more play with Crafted Applique, shared at Kaja's suggestion. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cindy is a gifted pattern designer and here she's creating another beauty with lots of design potential. She plans to write up a quilt pattern using this block.</span><br />
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<td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">24. <u><a href="http://stormy-daysblog.blogspot.com/2016/05/lets-book-it-may-2016.html" target="_blank">Stormy Days - Dana Gaffney</a></u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Every month, as faithful as the sun, Dana creates and finishes a bright and beautiful quilt for Sharon's "Let's Book It" linky party. This month she has an extra something special to share too.</span><br />
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<td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">25. <u><a href="https://sewofcourse.blogspot.com/2016/05/using-small-scraps.html" target="_blank">Studio Sew of Course - Sandra Jansen</a></u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sandra is a very accomplished quilter, with practically every technique. Here she shares a wonderful color wheel quilt, made for one of her surprises for a friend.</span><br />
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<td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">26. <u><a href="http://susiessunroom.blogspot.com/2016/06/christmas-in-june.html" target="_blank">Susie's Sunroom - Susie Zlogar</a></u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This post happens to have the "Folk Art Christmas" quilt, which Susie just made and it turned out beautifully. But, you also have to see what her clever mind came up with for repairing a worn out bag. </span><br />
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<td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">27. <u><a href="http://thewayisewit.blogspot.com/2016/03/scrappy-mountain-majesties-finish.html" target="_blank">The Way I Sew It - Paulette Horn</a></u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Scrappy Mountain Majesties has to be one of my favorite quilts and Paulette's is a real beauty. I love both her sense of color and her sense of humor.</span><br />
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<td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">28. <u><a href="http://trianglesnsquares.blogspot.com/2016/02/posy-16-patch.html" target="_blank">Triangles & Squares - Christine Sherman</a></u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This Oh-So-Sweet 16 patch quilt will make your heart feel all warm and squishy. Chris has a gift for putting together wonderful fabric combinations and making fresh and fun quilts. </span><br />
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<td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">29. <u><a href="http://myplvl.blogspot.com/2016/05/tuesday-archives-117-i-spy-quilts.html" target="_blank">Val's Quilting Studio - Val Reynolds</a></u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Val is the host of the "Tuesday Archives" linky party. Each week she picks a theme and you can link up and show off your quilts no matter how long ago they were made. This week was "I Spy" quilts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Soma is a very talented paper-piecing pattern designer, with a gift for simplifying designs yet creating the full effect. She sometimes takes on custom pattern design commissions too. Visit her shop and let her know which patterns you love most! </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">P</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">art of the proceeds from Soma's sales go toward her favorite charities.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My husband Jim actually felt bereft over the Memorial Day weekend because the Hop was on holiday and he couldn't check in to see what new things people had dreamed up. He's been having as much fun as I have. :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.56px;">The blog hop calendar is shown at the end of this post. <span style="line-height: 21.56px;">You'll have a chance to win a free copy of "</span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.56px;">Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities" at every stop! </span>I'm also starting a new giveaway today, but first I want to show you another one of the projects in the book, so read on!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Catmint is an herb that can be used in a tisane to help alleviate feminine complaints. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Visiting your favorite quilt shop will also have this effect.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One of the things I wanted to try to do with the Crafted Appliqué method was to build a little three dimensional quilt shop using architecture themed fabrics and then "plant" a garden around it. I did the garden by fussy cutting a floral fabric and layering the flower bunches into beds. As you can see, I was able to get quite detailed with my cut outs and I didn't have any trouble with fraying. I even made trellises and railings and window grilles. Can you find the tiny birdbath and a cardinal in the photos below? They are actually fashioned from flower and pot bits I found in the print.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This was the first project I made for the book and the most challenging, but it was also a lot of fun. It is big enough to fit over my vintage Singer 301. If you wanted to make something larger or smaller, you could change the enlargement instructions for the pattern. I have been tempted with the idea of making a cat house. Can you imagine all the possibilities? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This week you can comment for a chance to win another great giveaway: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">an "<u><a href="http://www.accuquilt.com/shop/fabric-cutters-compared/go-baby-fabric-cutter/go-baby-fabric-cutter.html" target="_blank">Accuquilt Go! Baby" Starter Set</a></u>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">One of the exciting things that I learned about the Crafted </span></span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Appliqué method of fabric preparation is that it works perfectly with die cutting! It's a really fun way to get lots of </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">fray-free, </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">iron-on, washable</span></span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">appliqué cutouts made quickly and uniformly. I love to use mine this way and thought you might like to see it in action. The photos below show a sequence of steps as I ran treated fabrics through the cutter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1. To enter for a chance to win a Go! Baby, simply leave a comment on this post. If you'd like a topic, you could tell me which of the book projects is your favorite so far. (I've been showing them in posts all this month, with two more left to go.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"> </span><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">2. BuzzinBumble followers, both new and old, can have a second chance to win by leaving a second comment and letting me know how they follow my blog. </span><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"></span><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">Everyone is welcome to enter the giveaway contest and I'm willing to ship internationally. Already, I've sent book giveaway wins to Sandra in Singapore and Helen in Ireland, which is pretty darn exciting!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">All the giveaways here on BuzzinBumble will run right up until the end of the Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities Blog Hop. Winners will be randomly drawn on June 4th and I'll be announcing all the winners during the final post of the hop on June 5th. If you'd like to see the first four giveaway contests, there is still time to enter!</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 21.56px;"><u><a href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/2016/05/crafted-applique-new-possibilities-blog.html" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Week One - Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities Blog Hop - Giveaways Galore!</span></a></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">and here:</span><br /><u><a href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/2016/05/sew-mama-sew-free-pattern-sun-print.html" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">Week Two - </span><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">Sew Mama Sew Free Pattern, Sun Print Bundle & Crafted Appliqué Giveaway</span></a></u><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">and here:<br /><u><a href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/2016/05/crafted-applique-new-possibilities-blog_15.html" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Week Three - Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities - Kona Cotton Color Card Giveaway</a></u><br />and here:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;"><u><a href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/2016/05/week-four-new-giveaway-crafted-applique.html" target="_blank">Week Four - Crafted </a></u></span><span style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u><a href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/2016/05/week-four-new-giveaway-crafted-applique.html" target="_blank">Appliqué: New Possibilities - Moda Basic Grey Grunge Bundle</a></u></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;"><br />What if you can't wait to see if you won a book and you would like your own copy of "Crafted Appliqué" ASAP? There is no need to wait - you can purchase one now. If you do win, but have already purchased the book, I will gladly reimburse the cost of the book instead. In the meantime, you can purchase a signed copy here on <u><a href="http://buzzinbumble.bigcartel.com/product/crafted-applique-new-possibilities" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">BuzzinBumble</a></u>, or buy one from the <u><a href="https://shop.americanquilter.com/10273-crafted-applique-new-possibilities.html" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">AQS shop</a></u>, or through <u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Crafted-Applique-Possibilities-Lara-Buccella/dp/1604603984/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Amazon</a></u>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">On Sunday, June 5th, I'll be announcing the winners of all the giveaway prizes here on my blog. This will be where you can first find out if you were a lucky winner in one of the BuzzinBumble giveaways.</span></span><br />
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<b style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Also in that post, as a way to say a very HUGE thanks to my blog hop participants, I'm going to turn the spotlight on them and I'll be running one last giveaway. I'm planning something special and hope that </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">you all will like it and will take the opportunity to follow some very wonderful quilt bloggers, if you haven't already!</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">May 1<sup>st</sup> to June 5<sup>th</sup> 2016</span><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Usually, I make it a goal to reply to and reciprocate all comments. I really love it when you take the time to stop and chat. This month, with the Blog Hop and multiple giveaways in progress, I hope you will understand if I don't manage to keep up. </span><br />
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Lara B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.com147tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109527732253977468.post-74229297008496883912016-05-27T00:04:00.001-04:002016-05-27T00:04:51.588-04:00Hands2Help 2016 & Vera's Darth Vader Mini Quilt<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">More often than not, when we think of giving a quilt to someone, we see it as a tangible representation of caring for that person. Whether it be for a loved one or a stranger, a quilt is meant to provide comfort and a sense of being loved. Quilts given in times of hardship not only fulfill practical needs, but spiritual ones as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For six years now, Sarah (<u><a href="http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a></u>) has organized the <u><a href="http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2016/04/hands2help-meet-our-sponsors.html" target="_blank">Hands2Help Charity Quilt Challenge</a></u>. Hands2Help is a chance to take part in making and gifting quilts to people who are going through very hard times. It is also a chance to help build community, both within Quilting Blogland and through the charities chosen. </span>H2H attracted more than 100 quilters this year, many of whom made more than one quilt! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>I want to say a BIG THANK YOU to Sarah for all she does. She <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">puts together a few solid months of fun for H2H participants, with tutorials, patterns, and prizes too. This is on top of her own very busy charity quilting activities. You just have to check out Sarah's <u><a href="http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2016/05/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-my-big-project.html" target="_blank">Big Project</a></u> this year! She is so inspiring!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This year I'm sending my H2H quilt to Em's Happy Chemo charity. I had to do a little disappearing act (aka stay off the computer) in order to just barely squeak in with a finish in time! I'm linking up with the final <u><a href="http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2016/05/hands2help-its-time-to-show-off-your.html" target="_blank">Hands2Help Linky Party</a></u> and also with Heidi's <u><a href="http://redletterquilts.blogspot.com/2016/05/omg-its-finished-linkup-may-2016.html" target="_blank">One Monthly Goal</a></u> party. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've been calling this quilt "Sedimentary Lifestyle", but of course did not label it as such. It reminds me of looking at layers of rock on canyon walls.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It started when I bought a pack of 2.5" strips, because I loved the colors and I had always wanted to try making a jelly roll race quilt. I originally planned to add a brown outer border, but ended up preferring the quilt without a border. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I used Superior Threads King Tut variegated thread #<u><a href="https://www.superiorthreads.com/shop/category/thread/?brand=King+Tut&amount=Spools+%28500+yds.%29" target="_blank">911 Flower Pot</a></u> to quilt wavy lines across the width of the quilt with a dual feed foot. I've been getting a bit better at it. I'm hoping to someday achieve <u><a href="http://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lorna's style</a></u> of organic wavy line quilting. Practice makes perfect! I have also been <u><a href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/2016/04/wild-quilting-review.html" target="_blank">learning to freemotion quilt</a></u>, but found out that too much FMQ makes me motion sick, so will save that for smaller projects. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As many of you know, all this month I've been holding the <u><a href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/2016/05/week-four-new-giveaway-crafted-applique.html" target="_blank">Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities Blog Hop</a></u>, in celebration of my new book's publication. If you haven't checked out the blog hop posts, I hope you will! (Just click on the above link for the schedule.) The hop has been so much fun and you will be amazed by all the creativity! Plus there are lots of chances to win copies of the book and other fun prizes too! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So... what did I win? Well 2 </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">months</i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> ago, before this blog hop began, I had the happy surprise of finding a package of goodies in the mail. I was the lucky winner of a giveaway from Vera, on her blog, </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://negligentstylee.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Negligent Style</a></u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">! She made a wonderful mini quilt featuring Darth Vader. She very cleverly placed him at the center of a brilliant three-circle color wheel. (You can click on the photo and it will enlarge.) I've always loved Vera's style; especially how she uses bright colors against grey! She also sent me a sweet child's colored card and a fat quarter of a really cute sewing themed fabric. Thank you so much Vera! </span><br />
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Lara B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109527732253977468.post-70936019009428352882016-05-22T02:30:00.000-04:002016-06-06T09:08:52.950-04:00 Week Four & A New Giveaway! Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities Blog Hop<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What a fun three weeks this has been visiting blogging friends in the Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities Blog Hop. I've been so thrilled that so many of you have been following along! We've seen some of the most wonderful, creative people in action! If you are just now joining in, it's well worth hopping around to see what you missed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Today kicks off week four and starts with Susie over at <u><a href="http://susiessunroom.blogspot.com/2016/05/crafted-applique-book-tour-giveaway.html" target="_blank">Susie's Sunroom</a></u>. Wow does she have a beautiful quilt to show you and she's sweetened her book giveaway with a <i>second giveaway</i> of something delightful that she made for one lucky commenter! We've got five more wonderful quilters lined up this week, so I hope you'll pay a visit to each and every one! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />The name comes from C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia, a favorite series of books for our family. I found the reference in the book The Magician's Nephew:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I want to tell you all about what my friend Julie did. We met each other back when I was looking for someone special who could custom quilt <u><a href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/2014/10/a-quilt-for-hero.html" target="_blank">A Quilt for a Hero</a></u> - a project I had made for Homes For Our Troops. I found her business, Pines and Needles Quilting, through a local quilt shop. She goes by <u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sewjul/" target="_blank">@sewjul on Instagram</a></u> if you'd like to see some really fabulous quilting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was not long after I learned that the AQS wanted to take on my book that I asked Julie if she could quilt The Walking Tree for me. But... there also was not much time left before the submission deadline. She always has a packed schedule, but she said yes! Not only that, but she also asked if I had any quilts she could bind for me, to help me out. :o She then surprised me by making beautiful, embroidered labels for my book projects. And... back then I was crappy at hand sewing bindings. But Julie sat me down and showed me how she does it, using Edyta Sitar's method. I've been doing them her way ever since. Wasn't that just so wonderful of her to do all that? :) So I hope you read this Julie, because I'm shouting out a really Big Thanks to you! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For The Walking Tree, I wanted it to have a Narnian, dryad like quality, so I tried to arrange the leaves in a way that makes them look like they are dancing with the breeze. I think Julie did a great job of continuing that feeling with her quilting!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One of the things I want to do is encourage people to share projects they've made using the Crafted Appliqué method. I'm a real newbie on <u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/buzzinbumble/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></u> and <u><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010750239722" target="_blank">Facebook</a></u>, and only beginning to figure out how to navigate those waters, so Heidi (<a href="https://redletterquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Red Letter Quilts</a>) started the hashtag #craftedapplique for me. It will be a terrific way to be able to share and see what we make with the Crafted Appliqué method!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And speaking of visiting a blogger who has made something wonderful with the Crafted Appliqué Method, I don't want you all to miss o</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ne of my favorite people, Colleen, who blogs at</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><u style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://fancyfootfarm.com/wp/?p=1271" target="_blank">Fancy Foot Farm</a>!</u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Colleen</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> has been making beautiful blocks as she follows along with the Splendid Sampler Quilt Along. I hope you'll hop over and see her work. She's done her blocks with such lovely embroidered, crocheted, and appliqued touches. I'm only going to give you a tiny sneak peek of her Sunday Best appliqued bunny block, but it's adorable. She fussy cut this flower for her bunny and look how great it worked using Crafted </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Appliqué</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Colleen is also offering a copy of Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities as another giveaway prize, so be sure to check out her <u><a href="http://fancyfootfarm.com/wp/?p=1271" target="_blank">Splendid Sampler post</a></u>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">This week, I'm giving away a fat eighth bundle of 22 Basic Grey Moda Grunge colors, from one of my favorite places to shop for fabric on Etsy: </span><u style="line-height: 21.56px;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/WinterCreekCloth" target="_blank">WinterCreekCloth</a></u><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">! Dana, the owner, has a most unusual shop! She curates custom bundles of quilt shop quality fabrics, most often by color, and shopping there is a quilter's dream! This bundle would be great for appliqu</span></span>é<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"> projects too!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.56px;">1. To enter for a chance to win, simply leave a comment on this post. If you'd like to, you could tell me whether you prefer to piece with scrappy fabrics or with coordinated collections. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.56px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.56px;">2. BuzzinBumble followers, both new and old, can have a second chance to win by leaving a second comment and letting me know how they follow me. (If we already chat back and forth a lot and you follow me, just say "Hi Lara!" in your second comment... I don't want to make you jump through more hoops.) </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.56px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.56px;">Everyone is welcome to enter the giveaway contest and I'm willing to ship internationally.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">All the giveaways here on BuzzinBumble will run right up until the end of the </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities Blog Hop. Winners will be randomly drawn on June 4th and I'll announcing all the winners during the final post of the hop on June 5th. If you'd like to see the first three giveaway contests, there is still time to enter!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><u><a href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/2016/05/crafted-applique-new-possibilities-blog.html" target="_blank">Week One - Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities Blog Hop - Giveaways Galore!</a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">and here:</span><br />
<u><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><a href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/2016/05/sew-mama-sew-free-pattern-sun-print.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Week Two - </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Sew Mama Sew Free Pattern, Sun Print Bundle & Crafted Appliqué Giveaway</span></span></a></span></u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464646; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and here:</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><u><a href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/2016/05/crafted-applique-new-possibilities-blog_15.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Week Three - Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities - </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Kona Cotton Color Card Giveaway</span></a></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Don't forget to visit the Crafted Applique Blog Hop Stops for a chance to win a copy of my book too! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What if you can't wait that long and would like your own copy of </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Crafted </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Appliqué"</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> now? There is no need to wait to see if you win one of the book giveaways. If you do win, but have already purchased the book, I will gladly reimburse the cost of the book instead. In the meantime, you can purchase a signed copy here on </span><u style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://buzzinbumble.bigcartel.com/product/crafted-applique-new-possibilities" target="_blank">BuzzinBumble</a></u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, or buy one from the </span><u style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://shop.americanquilter.com/10273-crafted-applique-new-possibilities.html" target="_blank">AQS shop</a></u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, or through </span><u style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Crafted-Applique-Possibilities-Lara-Buccella/dp/1604603984/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8" target="_blank">Amazon</a></u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. (Amazon constantly sells out.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities Blog Hop</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">May 1<sup>st</sup> to June 5<sup>th</sup> 2016</span><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Lara B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.com169tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109527732253977468.post-86984927193290437122016-05-15T00:48:00.000-04:002016-06-06T09:08:21.955-04:00Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities Blog Hop - Week Three Giveaway!<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We're heading into week three in the Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities Blog Hop! The first two weeks were so much fun and if you are just joining us, it's definitely worth checking out the previous blog hop stops. This week is going to be super exciting too. You'll hear more about what people think of the book and also get a chance to see more terrific projects using the Crafted Appliqué method. It's really thrilling to see how many of you are trying it out and then letting your own creativity fly with new ideas!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But first, it's time to show you another one of the book projects. This one is called "Folk Art Christmas" and it is a small wall quilt with a tree fashioned with two lovebirds, pomegranates, leaves and berries. Want to hear something funny? I drew the two birds way back when I was in high school and happened to save the sketch all those years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This pattern reflects my love of many different traditional folk arts. I designed it as a way to put the </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Crafted Appliqué technique fully to the test. It passed with flying colors: All those little stems and berries... all those curvy shapes and fine cut outs... and No Fraying! (If you click on the close up picture below, you'll be able to see for yourself.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In addition, our daughter Alina was home visiting and I asked her to test out how difficult this would be for a newbie to sew this pattern. She had sewn straight seams, but had never sewn on an applique or tried to follow curved edges before. Well she rose to the challenge and by sewing slowly and carefully, she completed the whole lower half of the quilt in one sitting. Way to go Beana! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My friend Valerie Smith, aka <u><a href="http://www.pumpkinpatchquilter.com/" target="_blank">Pumpkin Patch Quilter</a></u> quilted "Folk Art Christmas" for me with the tiniest McTavishing style quilting. It's next to miraculous! I met Valerie through The Quilting Board, when she posted there about her gorgeous <u><a href="http://www.pumpkinpatchquilter.com/2013/11/stockings-finished.html" target="_blank">Heirloom Christmas Stockings</a></u>. This is the best photo I have to show off Valerie's quilting. Her fabulous quilting made the appliques appear as if they were trapunto and it brought the whole quilt to life! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One of the best things about quilting is getting to play with fabrics and color. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Appliqué quilting, in particular, gives you the opportunity to get creative with fabric almost as if you are using a paint box full of color. So week three's giveaway is a Kona Cotton Solids Color Card - with swatches of 303 beautiful colors from <a href="http://www.robertkaufman.com/fabrics/kona_cotton/#colorcard" target="_blank">Robert Kaufman Fabrics</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.56px;">1. To enter for a chance to win a color card, simply leave a comment on this post. Just for fun, tell us when you made your first quilt. Did someone finagle you into trying it, like I did to Alina?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">All the giveaways here on BuzzinBumble will run right up until the end of the </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities Blog Hop. Winners will be randomly drawn on June 4th and I'll announcing the winners during the final post of the hop on June 5th. If you'd like to see the first two giveaway contests, there is still time to enter!</span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><a href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/2016/05/sew-mama-sew-free-pattern-sun-print.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Week Two - </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Sew Mama Sew Free Pattern, Sun Print Bundle & Crafted Appliqué Giveaway</span></span></a></span></u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464646; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"> </span></div>
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Lara B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.com115tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109527732253977468.post-42090843055418367222016-05-09T23:06:00.000-04:002016-06-06T09:10:01.512-04:00Sew Mama Sew Free Pattern, Sun Print Bundle & Crafted Appliqué Giveaway <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you are visiting from Sew Mama Sew, then "Hello there and Welcome!" I hope you enjoy your visit to BuzzinBumble and take a little extra time to look around and say 'Hi!". If you are one of my regular blogging friends, well then you already know... "I'm always happy to see you!" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Today I'm sharing a free pattern and tutorial that I created for my very first guest post at Sew Mama Sew! I'm bursting with excitement! I designed an appliqu</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">é pattern for</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> a retro 1950's style telephone and then stitched up a half dozen of them in modern Alison Glass fabrics. My telephones are fun on their own and have a bit of a pop art look when grouped together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So, if you haven't already, hop over to <u><a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/" target="_blank">Sew Mama Sew</a></u> to check out my <u><a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/2016/05/call-me-maybe-mug-rug-tutorial/" target="_blank">"</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u><a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/2016/05/call-me-maybe-mug-rug-tutorial/" target="_blank">Call Me Maybe" pattern and mug rug tutorial</a></u>. Beth also wrote a <u><a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/2016/05/introducing-lara-buccella-from-buzzinbumble/" target="_blank">post to introduce me</a></u> to SMS readers. Then be sure to come back here and leave a comment (or two) to enter for a chance to win one of two fun giveaways! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My telephones were sewn using my new "Crafted Appliqué" fray-free sewing method. You can click on the photo to enlarge it and get a better look at the appliqu</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">és</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. Tricky shapes, like that thin phone cord and the dial are a breeze to cut and sew, because unlike when you work with other raw edge appliqu</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">é</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> methods, they won't fray or fall apart. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The "Call Me, Maybe" telephone a</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ppliqué pattern could be used on other projects too. For instance, one of these telephones would be a lot of fun sewn onto a bag or a pillow. If you make one it would be great if you shared it on social media with the hashtags #sewmamasew and #craftedapplique, because we would love to see it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Just in case you aren't familiar with Sew Mama Sew - It is a website run by Kristin Link and Beth Wilson. They have curated and built the greatest collection of sewing tutorials, patterns, videos and business ideas out there! Beth and Kristin are two of the nicest people too and if you think you might like to become a guest contributor, check out this page: </span><u style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/become-a-contributor/" target="_blank">Become a Sew Mama Sew Contributor</a></u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. They are also pretty famous for their annual linky par</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ty </span><u><a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/giveaway-day/" target="_blank">Giveaway Day</a></u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, n</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ow held in November, which is a great opportunity to find new blogs and meet new friends! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thank you Kristin and Beth for having me on as a guest contributor today! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Right now we are in the midst of a month long Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities Blog Hop, celebrating the release of my book with the American Quilter's Society. To meet some amazing bloggers, learn more about the book,</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> see some wonderful projects, and enter more giveaways, I encourage you to</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> visit the participants! You can find the Blog Hop calendar at the end of this post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You can also read more about the </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities Blog Hop here:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">All of the BuzzinBumble blog hop giveaways run until June 4th, so it's not too late to enter any of them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Starting on Week Two of the blog hop, I am giving away two great prizes to two lucky winners! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The first prize is a signed copy of my book </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u><a href="http://buzzinbumble.bigcartel.com/product/crafted-applique-new-possibilities" target="_blank">Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities</a></u>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And the second prize is a fat eighth bundle of all 27 Alison Glass Sun Prints 2016, which I found on Etsy at </span><u style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LlamaFabrics/items" target="_blank">Llama Fabrics</a></u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> - a great fabric shop with great prices! </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">These are the fabrics I used for my </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Call Me Maybe" pattern and mug rug tutorial, set on backgrounds from Alison Glass' Abacus collection, also from Andover Fabrics.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Aren't they gorgeous?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The winners for both giveaways will be selected on June 4th with a random prize drawing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1. To enter for a chance to win one of these prizes, please leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite color combination is. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2. BuzzinBumble followers, both new and old, can have a second chance to win by leaving a second comment and letting me know how they follow me. (If we already chat back and forth a lot and you follow me, just say "Hi Lara!" in your second comment... I don't want to make you jump through more hoops.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Everyone is welcome to enter the giveaway contest and I'm willing to ship internationally. I've met some of my best blogging buddies that way. :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Please - </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;">If you are a no-reply blogger, remember to leave your e-mail address so that I will have a way to contact you if you win.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What if you can't wait that long and would like your own copy of </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Crafted </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Appliqué"</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <i>now</i>? There is no need to wait to see if you win one of the book giveaways. If you do win, but have already purchased the book, I will gladly reimburse the cost of the book instead. In the meantime, you can purchase a signed copy here on </span><u style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://buzzinbumble.bigcartel.com/product/crafted-applique-new-possibilities" target="_blank">BuzzinBumble</a></u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, or buy one from the </span><u style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://shop.americanquilter.com/10273-crafted-applique-new-possibilities.html" target="_blank">AQS shop</a></u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, or through </span><u style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Crafted-Applique-Possibilities-Lara-Buccella/dp/1604603984/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8" target="_blank">Amazon</a></u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. (Amazon has been repeatedly selling out as soon as they restock the books!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">May 1<sup>st</sup> to June 5<sup>th</sup> 2016</span><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Lara B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.com231tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109527732253977468.post-41495488538934236682016-05-08T00:10:00.001-04:002016-06-06T09:10:43.604-04:00Crafted Appliqué Giveaways, One Monthly Goal, H2H, & Wandering Camera<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Week One in the Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities Blog Hop has been so wonderful! Everybody had fun things to share about the book and there were some totally amazing projects to delight us! I've put the blog hop calendar at the end of this post and hope you'll check out every participant's stop and comment for a chance to win, because they are each giving away a copy of "</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities"</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A lot of your are brimming with curiosity and wondering "What is this Crafted Appliqué method?" While I won't be revealing the secret here, I will tell you that it is </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a brand new way to machine sew raw edge
appliqués. If you like the idea of amazing,
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Last week, <u><a href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/2016/05/crafted-applique-new-possibilities-blog.html" target="_blank">here on BuzzinBumble</a></u>, I showed you the "Hello Mr. Ranger, Sir!" Pic-a-nic Bag from my book. I also showed you a photo of a Daisy Hot Pad that you could enlarge for an extreme close up glimpse of the fray-free raw edges you can achieve when using the </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Crafted Appliqué" </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">method. There's a fun giveaway for "Vintage Picnic" Jolly Bars running on that post too, which ends on June 4th.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This week, on Tuesday, May 10th, be sure to come for a visit because I'll be sharing a fun and FREE appliqu</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">é</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> pattern and tutorial on Sew Mama Sew. I'm pairing the free pattern with two more great giveaways here on BuzzinBumble: a gorgeous fat eighth bundle of Allison Glass fabric and a copy of "</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities"</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's time for a glimpse at another of the seven projects that you can find in "</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Crafted Appliqué"</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. This one is a pillow, featuring an </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">appliqu</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">é pattern of a</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Cecropia moth. Do you love butterflies and m</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">oths? I sure do! We've always been organic gardeners and have planted our gardens to attract wildlife, which is a fun way to get to see so many birds and animals, right in your own yard. Only once have I seen a wild Cecropia moth, but it left a forever impression on me. The Cecropia moth is so lovely and it is a very large (up to 6") member of the silk moth family. If you would like to learn more about this moth, check out </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.prairiehaven.com/?page_id=9857" target="_blank">Prairie Haven's Natural Habitat Restoration website</a></u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Heidi, at <u><a href="https://redletterquilts.blogspot.com/2016/05/omg-may-goalsetting.html" target="_blank">Red Letter Quilts</a></u>, has a great new linky party at the beginning and end of every month. She lines up some terrific prizes for participants to earn a chance to win! All you need to do is link up your One Monthly Goal at the beginning of the month and then return at the end of the month to link up your Finish! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This month, my goal is to complete my quilt for Sarah's, <u><a href="http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a></u>, Hands2Help Charity Quilt Challenge. Since many quilts for Happy Chemo are a bit on the feminine side, I thought I'd do a quilt with masculine appeal too. I had always wanted to try a jelly roll race quilt, but my quilt stalled after the first few laps of the race. No worries, after a pit stop to pick up a nice, wide brown border, it will be ready for the quilting lap. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I really want you all to take the time to look at this </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2016/05/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-my-big-project.html" target="_blank">BIG PROJECT</a></u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> that Sarah just completed! She made this astonishing array of quilts that will simply knock the socks right off of you and she did it all in loving memory of her doctor Eric Raefsky. She donated all of these quilts to The Infusion Center where people go for chemo treatments. You can't help but love Sarah - She is a woman who "Walks the Walk"! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Soma, of <u><a href="http://www.whimsandfancies.com/" target="_blank">Whims and Fancies</a></u>, started <u><a href="http://www.whimsandfancies.com/wandering-camera-may/" target="_blank">Wandering Camera</a></u> as a way for us all to share tips and ideas and experiment with photography. In the process, we all find our skills growing and our view of the world around us changing. I find that I'm looking at everything now with new eyes. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Spring was slow to arrive this year, but I still found beauty in our garden, just as it was beginning to wake up from its long winter's nap.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">...and speaking of waking up from naps, I just have to share what our 3 1/2 month old granddaughter Eden has been up to lately. Our daughter Kait took these with her cell phone, because...</span></div>
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Lara B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109527732253977468.post-25176524006051584392016-05-01T00:09:00.000-04:002016-06-06T09:11:20.374-04:00Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities Blog Hop - Week One Giveaways Galore!<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">On April 1st, the American Quilter's Society published my very first book "Crafted Appliqué.... New Possibilities</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">", and today marks the beginning of the official Blog Hop & Book Tour to celebrate! </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've been working hard behind the scenes for some time now, so get ready for five weeks of fabulous festivities, packed with lots of exciting blog stops and fun giveaways. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Crafted Appliqué.... New Possibilities Blog Hop will run from May 1st until June 5th. My goal was to create an absolutely amazing blog hop, as a way to make up for being unable to travel or teach to promote the book. We've been saving up for it for a whole year. Thirty wonderful blogging friends are participating and of course, I wish we could have asked even more.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'd like to invite all of you to take part by visiting the stops along the tour. (The schedule is at the end of this post.) Each day of the hop you'll find a terrific blogger who is reviewing Crafted Appliqué and giving away a copy of the book. You'll get to see some beautiful projects along the way and you will definitely have a chance to learn a whole lot more about </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Crafted Appliqué</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. Each week there will also be an exciting giveaway (or two) here on BuzzinBumble. I hope you each will come back often and join in the fun!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Wednesday, a</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">fter an incredible review from <u><a href="http://www.quiltviews.com/mod-podge-meets-applique" target="_blank">Betsey Langford in the AQS' OnPoint Newsletter</a></u>, "Crafted </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Appliqué" raced to the fore in the sea of Amazon sales rankings. It had been bobbing happily along in the top 100 Quilting books, but that day it actually hit #2! For a brief and shining moment, there was even a ribbon below the book title that said #1 New Release in Sewing. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Amazon was not prepared for this and sold out immediately. They now have the book on back order, but it is still doing reasonably well despite that. It was too hard to resist... I took screen shots, in case we don't ever see a spike like that again. :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Part of what you'll see during the tour are the projects from the book. I'll show you one of them below, but the first thing I'd like you to see is just how well the Crafted </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Appliqué method prevents fraying on raw edge, machine sewn appliqu</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">é</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s. There is no need to turn under the edges or use a satin stitch. I used my 1956 Singer 301A Dorothy for every project in the book and she only sews a straight stitch. The Crafted Appliqué method is a much more forgiving way to appliqu</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">é</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">! Go ahead - Click on the photo of the Daisy Hot Pad and blow it up as big as possible and examine the curvy edges of the daisy petals. They have little to no fraying and what makes it even better is that they look great after washing too! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Would you like to see the "Hello Mr. Ranger, Sir!" Pic-a-nic Bag, which is the project featured on the cover of the book? It's insulated and has a tuck-able lining to keep food either cold or warm. The design with the vintage Shasta trailer brings back happy memories for me of the trips we took with our friends and family when I was a kid. The scenery comes from a photo of the Grand Tetons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now how about a chance to win the first Giveaway contest on the Hop? In keeping with the Pic-a-nic theme, we're giving away two Jolly Bars from the <u><a href="http://www.fatquartershop.com/" target="_blank">Fat Quarter Shop</a></u>! The Jolly Bars each feature forty-two 5" x 10" cuts from "Vintage Picnic" by Bonnie and Camille. They even come with their own Clambake quilt pattern! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For a chance to win one of these adorable Jolly Bars, just leave a comment on this post. The giveaway is open to everyone. All of my blog followers, both new and old, can have a second chance to win by leaving a second comment letting me know how they follow BuzzinBumble. I'll select two winners, drawn by random number on June 4th. This giveaway is open until that day. Winners will be announced on June 5th. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Don't forget to visit the Crafted Applique Blog Hop Stops for a chance to win a copy of my book too! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What if you can't wait that long and would like your own copy of </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Crafted </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Appliqué"</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> now? There is no need to wait to see if you win one of the book giveaways. If you do win, but have already purchased the book, I will gladly reimburse the cost of the book instead. In the meantime, you can purchase a signed copy here on </span><u style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://buzzinbumble.bigcartel.com/product/crafted-applique-new-possibilities" target="_blank">BuzzinBumble</a></u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, or buy one from the </span><u style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://shop.americanquilter.com/10273-crafted-applique-new-possibilities.html" target="_blank">AQS shop</a></u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, or through </span><u style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Crafted-Applique-Possibilities-Lara-Buccella/dp/1604603984/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8" target="_blank">Amazon</a></u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Below is the Blog Hop Schedule. All the blog titles are live links, which I will keep updating as participants post their reviews.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Crafted Appliqué: New Possibilities Blog Hop</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">May 1<sup>st</sup> to June 5<sup>th</sup> 2016</span><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">25</span></b><b><span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">26</span></b><b><span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">27</span></b><b><span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">30</span></b><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">31</span></b><b><span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">3</span></b><b><span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">5</span></b><b><span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Lara B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.com262tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109527732253977468.post-51905553498620332162016-04-24T23:11:00.000-04:002016-04-24T23:16:24.186-04:00The Ultimate Guide to Machine Quilting - a Book Review<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; line-height: 19px;"><u><a href="http://www.shopmartingale.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-machine-quilting.html" target="_blank">The Ultimate Guide to Machine Quilting</a></u> is an inspiring and unusual book. It is co-written by two of Quilting Blogland's most beloved teachers and authors: <u><a href="https://christaquilts.com/" target="_blank">Christa Watson</a></u> and <u><a href="http://www.quiltingismytherapy.com/homepage-test/my-blog/" target="_blank">Angela Walters</a></u>. Their</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> book skyrocketed to the top of the quilting book genre almost immediately upon publication. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> Some of this incredible popularity might be because of who they are and their stellar reputations, but the rest of it has to do with the excellence of the book. I'd like to share with you what makes me love this book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; line-height: 19px;">The tagline sums it up perfectly: "Learn When, Where, Why, and How to Finish Your Quilts" (By the way, that white, wholecloth quilt is Angela's version of "Swirling Butterflies".)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; line-height: 19px;">The way the book is divided between Angela and Christa is so interesting. Christa focuses on quilting with your home sewing machine and Angela focuses on quilting with a long arm sewing machine. Every page is information packed and I learned so much while reading it! They both explain in helpful detail how quilting differs between long arm and domestic sewing machines and they go into the advantages and challenges of each method. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Right from the start, Christa and Angela talk about their favorite tools, marking aids and threads. Some of these are specific to their types of machines and some of it is transferable from method to method. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Which brings me to something that took me by surprise: I had this preconceived notion that I'd mostly be focusing on Christa's domestic sewing machine half of the book as I read. I'm not a long arm sewing machine quilter, so thought that Angela's sections of the book wouldn't have as much information that I could use. This was not at all the case! </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">All of their design ideas and techniques are incredibly helpful and interesting, no matter how you choose to quilt. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">One of my favorite aspects of the book is how Angela and Christa take turns teaching throughout each chapter. When I got to where they each made their own version of each project I was in Reader Heaven. They created modern quilts with patterns they designed especially to illustrate their lessons for quilting, so you, the reader, get to see two versions of every quilt! For every project, each author discussed and showed how they decided what to quilt on the quilt. Then they went about teaching the reader how to achieve these results. It was very exciting to see how differently Angela and Christa approached each quilt pattern. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Here's a photo of the opening pages for the "Directionally Challenged" project (a favorite!) to give you a glimpse of how the authors switch back and forth:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">I think The Ultimate Guide for Machine Quilting is</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"> a "must have" book for anyone interested in learning how to quilt their own quilts or improve their quilting skills. If you practice and master a few of the designs in this book and try a project or two, you will find that you have a really great go-to repertoire at your fingertips! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; line-height: 19px;">After taking Christina Cameli's <u><a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/wild-quilting-creative-free-motion-combinations/10162?_ct=sbqii-sqjuweho-dum&_ctp=1&rceId=1460978520928~chfmu784" target="_blank">Wild Quilting</a></u> class on Craftsy and now reading </span></span><u style="color: #111111; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.shopmartingale.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-machine-quilting.html" target="_blank">The Ultimate Guide to Machine Quilting</a></u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; line-height: 19px;">, I'm more excited than ever to practice my machine quilting! </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">My only "problem" with the book is that my bucket list just got longer. I think my favorite project in the book, which is the whole cloth quilt you saw above, called "Swirling Butterflies" might be something I'd like to try. This weekend got a little out of hand, so I only have just this one butterfly to show you. I traced the butterfly onto the fabric and then tried quilting it on my trusty Singer 301, because I needed to follow the lines. I have better control over my speed on that sewing machine.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">I love how Christa's butterfly design has a Davinci-esque flying machine look to it!</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> :) </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Just that pattern alone made me thrilled to have bought the book. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">I highly recommend The Ultimate Guide to Machine Quilting! </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">You can purchase your own copy of the book, signed by both authors, at either </span><u style="color: #111111; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://christaquilts.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">Christa's</a></u><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> or </span><u style="color: #111111; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://quilting-is-my-therapy.myshopify.com/collections/books" target="_blank">Angela's</a></u><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> blog shops. I did! (These are not affiliate links. I just loved the book.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When Christina Cameli, of </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.afewscraps.com/" target="_blank">A Few Scraps</a></u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, first announced that she had just filmed her third class with Craftsy, I was so excited! I had gotten a glimpse of the free spirited, improvisational direction she was taking lately with her quilting and so hoped that was what her class was going to be about. Much to my delight, it was! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The class is called "<u><a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/wild-quilting-creative-free-motion-combinations/10162?_ct=sbqii-sqjuweho-dum&_ctp=1&rceId=1460978520928~chfmu784" target="_blank">Wild Quilting</a></u>" and it is a joy to take! In W</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ild Quilting, Christina teaches you how to get creative with free-motion quilting and how to quilt in a freer, more organic way. You don't have to be an experienced quilter to benefit from the class. Christina takes what look like the most complicated designs and breaks them down into very doable steps. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Take it from me: I was the biggest free-motion quilting scaredy cat before Christina came along. Her free-motion quilting lessons, through her books and classes, have made me so much more confident! Christina has a gift for teaching quilting in a very encouraging and easygoing way. She fills you with a "Can do!" spirit!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I loved all of Christina's Craftsy classes, but most especially <u><a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/wild-quilting-creative-free-motion-combinations/10162?_ct=sbqii-sqjuweho-dum&_ctp=1&rceId=1460978520928~chfmu784" target="_blank">Wild Quilting</a></u>! It's my favorite Craftsy class yet. She does such a great job communicating and showing us how to put together what look like incredibly complex designs, by building on skills and knowledge step-by-step. My husband Jim even came in and sat and watched part of the class. He thought is was really cool!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It seems so much more natural and fun to </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">quilt</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> this way. By learning how to divide and conquer a space, quilting becomes less intimidating and much more manageable. The only problem I had is that it got so exciting at times that I had a hard time sitting still and learning, because I wanted to jump up and go give it a try. But that is part of the beauty of taking a Craftsy class. You can hit "pause" and go try out what you just learned and then come back and watch anything you want all over again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When I was a student I used to cover my folders in designs like this, so I hoped to be able to do that with a sewing machine and fabric instead. Thanks to Christina, I now can do that! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Usually I free-motion quilt with one my vintage Singer sewing machines, but this time I was determined to learn to do it with my modern Janome. I'm going to show you the down and dirty practice piece I did first, to get myself used to the machine and the flow of movement and designs. When I am practicing, I don't much care what it looks like. To save on fabric and from having to make more practice quilt sandwiches, I usually do the first layer of practice stitching in dark thread. Then when I want more practice, I re-use the same sandwich and use light colored thread right over what I did before. Okay, brace yourselves, 'cause this ain't pretty:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">From there, I started getting more serious with my practice pieces. I try to set those up so that I might actually use them to make something when I'm done. I wanted to try a layered design with Charles Rennie Mackintosh style roses:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It looks a bit too structured and that is probably because I drew the roses on with chalk first. (Which is perfectly fine to do.) One thing that Christina teaches, which I should have done around the leaves, is to echo quilt around your design to give it more emphasis before filling in the background. My rose practice piece isn't</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> perfect: my designs are wobbly and my stitches are not nearly all a uniform length, but I like it a lot! </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I think I might make this panel into a small zippered case, by folding it down the middle, with roses on each side of the case. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Next I wanted to try layering designs again, combined with what Christina calls a "showboat" motif. Since I have an ocean themed quilt in the works, I thought it would be a good idea to practice with ocean themed motifs:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This piece was a lot of fun to create. Again, you can see that it isn't perfect, but I like it a lot anyway. After taking Wild Quilting, I'm a braver and more confident free-motion quilter. Wow - I just wrote that I'm a free-motion quilter, which is the first time I've ever thought of myself like that. It's pretty exciting to realize that and to think I can handle quilting some fancier designs now! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Christina teaches so many important skills in Wild Quilting. Some of the things you will learn are</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">How to sew a travel stitch to take you where you want to go next.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">How to echo stitch your designs to give them greater impact.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">How to vary the density of your quilting to make the various parts of the design stand out.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">How to divide a space and fill it with motifs.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">How to handle awkward spaces.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">How to combine motifs in clusters and </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">choose motifs that compliment each other.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">How to choose the right scale.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">How to create focal points, or "showboats".</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">How to create layered designs.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you would like to know more about all of Christina Cameli's Craftsy classes on Free Motion Quilting, here they are:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u><a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/free-motion-quilting-essentials/5089?_ct=sbqii-sqjuweho-dum&_ctp=3&rceId=1460978520928~9dm3a75r" target="_blank">Free Motion Quilting Essentials</a></u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u><a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/the-secrets-of-free-motion-quilting/4870?_ct=sbqii-sqjuweho-dum&_ctp=2&rceId=1460978520928~qww86nbc" target="_blank">The Secrets of Free Motion Quilting</a></u> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u><a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/wild-quilting-creative-free-motion-combinations/10162?_ct=sbqii-sqjuweho-dum&_ctp=1&rceId=1460978520928~chfmu784" target="_blank">Wild Quilting</a></u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I highly recommend every one of them! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now I should also say that, even though I am sort of a Craftsy affiliate, I have backed off of doing it for now. I'm reviewing this class purely because I love Christina Cameli. Therefore, none of the links I've provided are affiliate links. If you do think you'd like to take "Wild Quilting" it would be really nice if you find one of your other blogging friends who is an active affiliate and click on one of their links and then enroll in Wild Quilting. That way they can earn a small commision. You will be so glad you did!</span><br />
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Lara B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109527732253977468.post-74105424023806268172016-04-05T16:50:00.000-04:002016-04-05T19:53:28.238-04:00Book Release News! Mr. Sunshine, Wandering Camera & One Monthly Goal too!<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">April Fool's Day turned out to be fun in more ways than one. I got my husband Jim with a <u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BDqL9QLRWNR/?taken-by=buzzinbumble" target="_blank">Really Sneaky Prank</a></u>. This doesn't even begin to catch up for all the times he has scared the wits out of me. Which, by the way, is not very hard to do when someone is as hard of hearing as I am. I can't hear him coming and have been trying to train him to walk like an elephant, to no avail LOL. The kids were texting back and forth all day wondering if he fallen for the prank yet. It didn't happen until 1:30 in the morning and then his tiredness made it all the more effective. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then Judy, who blogs at <u><a href="http://quiltparadigm.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Quilt Paradigm</a></u> let me know that April 1st was also the day my book, Crafted Appliqu</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.55px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">é</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> was made available for purchase on the <u><a href="https://shop.americanquilter.com/10273-crafted-applique-new-possibilities.html" target="_blank">American Quilter's Society</a></u> website. Besides how funny that struck me, it is also cause for celebration! I can hardly believe that I'll get to see it in print soon! I began this book writing journey almost three years ago and it hardly seems like it could be real. I hope you all will stay tuned for the Crafted <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Appliqu</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman"; line-height: 17.55px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">é</span></span> Blog Tour, which begins in May! There will be lots of great posts and book giveaways from many of your favorite bloggers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If any of you would like to purchase a signed copy directly from The Author (that would be moi) I have set up a Big Cartel shop just for that purpose. Crafted <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Appliqu</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman"; line-height: 17.55px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">é</span></span> is on sale now and available for pre-order. You can purchase it by clicking on the book photo on the top left sidebar or this one below. Thank you to all of you for the support and interest you have shown so steadily over the last ... oh... almost two years!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'd like to share a really fun mini quilt project with you, which <u><a href="http://eamylove.blogspot.com/2016/03/mr-sunshine-mini-quilt-pattern.html" target="_blank">Amy DeCesare (Amy Made That)</a></u> designed to support her very good friend Dan who has leukemia. Dan is fighting back with a fundraising drive for </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">blood cancer research, run by the <u><a href="http://www.mwoy.org/pages/sun/sun16/dantheman" target="_blank">Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Man and Woman of the Year Campaign</a></u>. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Amy designed <u><a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/home-decor/mr-sunshine-mini-quilt-pattern/194211?rceId=1457192404709~hcm1o5bs" target="_blank">"Mr. Sunshine"</a></u> in Dan's honor and is donating all the proceeds from the sale of the pattern to his campaign. It's only <u><a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/home-decor/mr-sunshine-mini-quilt-pattern/194211?rceId=1457192404709~hcm1o5bs" target="_blank">$3 on Craftsy</a></u> - a great bargain for a really good cause! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I love Amy's "Mr. Sunshine" pattern. She is an excellent teacher and her patterns are always a joy to work with. I learned a new way to sew Dresden blades with this one. It's fun to try out new techniques on something small and it's also great when you need the instant gratification of a quick project. For my "Mr. Sunshine", Alison Glass Sun Print fabrics seemed very appropriate. I love the way Amy edged her mini quilt with ric-rac, but chose plain black binding for these modern fabrics. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Heidi runs the <u><a href="http://redletterquilts.blogspot.com/2016/04/one-monthly-goal-plans-for-april-20.html" target="_blank">One Monthly Goal</a></u> linky party at <u><a href="http://redletterquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Red Letter Quilts</a></u> and has lined up some really fun prizes and sponsors for those who link up at the beginning and end of each month. There are still two days left to link up if you would like to set a goal and share your plans with everyone. I don't know how well I'll be able to meet my goal, but here it is:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'm hoping to take these beautiful, hand dyed batiks and make an ocean themed improv mini quilt. I'll probably only get as far as sewing the quilt top, but am aiming toward making a gift for the midwife who delivered our granddaughter Eden. Cathi went way above and beyond the call of duty, treating Kait like her own daughter. She loves everything having to do with the ocean, so I think a mini quilt like that would be a great surprise for her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thursday is Soma's monthly linky party for <u><a href="http://www.whimsandfancies.com/" target="_blank">Wandering Camera at Whims and Fancies</a></u>. It's a great chance to learn more about photography from Soma and practice getting great shots with your camera. It's also a really fun linky party to hop around because you learn a lot from everyone there, while getting to enjoy beautiful pictures at the same time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This last month I didn't get a lot of camera play in. But I do have a wonderful shot I took of our dog Pip. I used a fixed zoom lens, which gives the really neat effect of sharpening the focus on your subject, while blurring the background. Pip's the funniest and klutziest little pup. We adopted her six years ago after she was confiscated from a puppy mill so terrible that the Humane Society shut it down. I always say "Who rescued who?" Pip lightens our hearts and makes us laugh every day:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There are always so many wonderful things to share, that my posts can get a bit long. Thanks for sticking with it through to the end! </span><br />
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Lara B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109527732253977468.post-90779385715371465572016-03-21T00:03:00.002-04:002016-03-21T12:27:35.417-04:00Playful Baby Quilt, Hands2Help, & a Sweet Gift from a Friend<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Some of you have been asking about how the baby quilt that I made for our new granddaughter Eden finished up. Well... it was a big hit! Here's a photo of </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">Eden on her "Playful Kittens" quilt:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This was a really fun pattern, called "<u><a href="http://cluckclucksew.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">Playful</a></u>" by Allison Harris, of <u><a href="http://cluckclucksew.com/" target="_blank">Cluck Cluck Sew</a></u>. I pieced it using a combination of Heather Ross "Tiger Lily" and scrap fabrics. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My friend Susie, who you can visit at <u><a href="http://susiessunroom.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Susie's Sunroom</a></u>, sent a special surprise for baby Eden. She made Eden a pillow with a nice big patchwork pocket across the front that can hold a favorite toy or book... and just to be sure, she also sent an adorable stuffed bunny and the book "Guess How Much I Love You". Eden's mom & dad Kait and Zak were so touched!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Is this the sweetest collection or what? </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You might have noticed that there is something extra in this photo too. A matching pincushion which Susie made just for me to have and remember. I have a feeling that it might also serve as a teddy bear pillow when Eden gets a little older. Thank you Susie! </span><br />
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Lara B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109527732253977468.post-21490809180714027732016-03-10T00:44:00.000-05:002016-03-13T21:38:42.848-04:00Midnight Mystery, Editing, & Wandering Camera<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cheryl's <u><a href="http://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Midnight Mystery Quilt Along</a></u> was a rip-roaring success! She had more than 100 people complete their quilts in time for the grand finale. We've been getting peeks at a few of the finished quilts on Facebook and there were some incredible quilts and quilting to feast your eyes on. I can't wait to see them all in the big parade today at Meadow Mist Designs! </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This was so much more than a quilt along and quite the social event in Quilty Blogland, so make sure you don't miss the 2016 Meadow Mystery quilt along, which will begin in July. Thank you Cheryl for putting this one all together for all of us and for your ever ready support and enthusiasm!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My quilt top was finished just barely in time, but I strayed from the plan. I was one of the people who preferred to have a sneak peek. (I love that we can choose to do that!) I wanted to try fussy cutting Cheryl's fabulous blocks and using Parson Gray fabrics, for kind of a modern and more masculine quilt. The Midnight Mystery block looks so cool done up like this and I loved how it turned out! It reminds me of looking inside an old fashioned flash bulb:</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There is a lot going on in the block because of the fabrics I chose. My family thought my quilt would look too busy with a whole quilt full of blocks like this one. After making up a strip of three blocks, I could see they were right. So I did something different with the three blocks; setting them in a column, bordered by wide swathes of Parson Gray "Seven Wonders Settler". Cheryl was totally cool with that! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The above shot was taken in the basement with the light filtering through the glass block window. I thought it looked pretty and mirrored the effect of the quilt blocks. It still has to be sandwiched and quilted. I was thinking of doing something plain and simple, like matchstick quilting.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This past month I didn't get much time for visiting friends or for sewing. That's because my book <u><a href="https://shop.americanquilter.com/10273-crafted-applique-new-possibilities.html" target="_blank">Crafted Applique - New Possibilities</a></u> went into the editing stage. You might wonder why it took so much work. The manuscript I turned in was a good one, except it was for a 168 page book with patterns designed for CD. They decided it would be more marketable to make it over into a 96 page book, patterns included. It was no picnic to convert. I feel more than a little burned out. We have all our kids coming home this weekend, but after that I'll be doing my best to catch up with everyone and make up for lost time. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Just before the editing started, </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I did finish Eden's first baby quilt. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> I'll share that in another post. What you get to see this time are the photos of the trimmings. Yup, that's right. I think the trimmings from a quilt are pretty and sometimes I have trouble throwing them away, LOL. Do you ever hate to toss out tiny scraps? They look even prettier when they are piled into a sweet little thread catcher, which coincidentally is something I purchased from Cheryl's </span><u style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MeadowMistDesigns" target="_blank">Meadow Mist Designs Etsy shop</a></u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. (I bought a really cool pincushion too.) </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Last month in Soma's <u><a href="http://www.whimsandfancies.com/wandering-camera-march/" target="_blank">Wandering Camera</a></u> group, she taught us about light and encouraged everyone to play with different lighting effects and experiment. So, when I saw how beautifully the sunshine was filtering through the lace curtains onto my ironing board and nifty thread catcher, I couldn't resist taking photos. It was a good thing I did, because that was the only chance I got to play with the camera. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">First, I took the photo backlit by the sun, which is usually a no-no, but the effect was really neat. It proves that sometimes rules are meant to be thought of as merely guidelines:</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It has quite a different effect, doesn't it? Last of all I tried a shot in close up view. Which of the three photos do you like best?</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was a lot of fun to do that little bit of experimenting and I'm looking forward to what Soma has us doing in March! Everyone is welcome to join the Wandering Camera Group so stop over at <u><a href="http://www.whimsandfancies.com/" target="_blank">Whims and Fancies</a></u> and see what it's all about!</span></span><br />
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