#37 I Had So Much Fun This Week

I participated in my first Blog Hop as a contributor and what a blast I had!! It was so much fun coming up with a project to share, and all the new people stopping by, was amazing! You all left such great and encouraging comments, and I loved reading about your favorite parts of Christmas. While some made my heart hurt, it was very uplifting to hear most was about family and sharing all the special things about Christmas....church, lights, music, decorating, etc. with the ones we love.

The Winners Are: 

Quilty Box has been claimed...Congratulations to QuiltingGranny

And Teresa Nance wins the Mystery Prize

Winners have been contacted and prizes will be mailed ASAP

Next Blog Hop for me and what is keeping me busy, getting ready for the Wake Up to Kona Blog Hop in January. So check back in regularly to get updates!

What I've Been Up To:

As promised a pictorial of the Chalkboard Table Runner:

The Chalkboard fabric I purchased was approximately 47.5" wide. I used that as the length for the table runners I have made. Cut the width keeping in mind the final size you can accommodate or want to achieve remembering to add your borders into the calculation.

Once you have cut your chalkboard fabric to size you will know your measurements for the borders. For this one I cut 2" x 4" pieces to do a scrappy border at the small ends. I folded the chalkboard and fabric  in half and pinched to find the centers and trimmed the ends.

 Press and measure for the long side borders. I sewed (3) 2" x 4" pieces together and added a 2" wide by ? on each end to make a border a bit longer than you need for each side. Then repeat to find center of both fabrics and sew in place, trimming extra off both ends. Measure for backing fabric.

Now I have finished with and without adding batting. When I added batting I stitched it to the backing fabric to make sure it stays in place and the batting won't bunch up eventually if it comes loose from the seams.

I flip the fabric so I sew left to right and then right to left, in case I pull or my machine pulls.

You can make a quilt sandwich and bind, but I put the backing and chalkboard right sides together and stitch around 1/4" seam, leaving a generous opening for turning. Trim corners, and turn. Chalkboard fabric is very stiff, and if you try to scrunch it up to much to turn you can damage it. 

Using a press cloth press border. Press a 1/4" under to create seam where the opening is and topstitch all around the border at 1/8".

I also stitch in the ditch on the chalkboard by the border.

City Sampler:

Final Sugar Block Club Block:

And I bought a panel to make new Christmas stocking, and buttons to embellish. (had to sharpie the eyes and mouth of the creepy snowmen!! lol)

Blog Hop is Over.....

Blog Hop has ended but......

 The Grand Prize Draw is open till 11:59pm (EST) December 8th!

 So don't forget to go leave a comment over at Jacquelynne Steves The Art of Home. While you are over there don't  forget to check out her wonderful Etsy Shop with her art work, and her Website store with her patterns and fabrics

Have a great weekend everyone and good luck on the draw!!

#36 Holiday Hullabaloo Has Started

The Hullabaloo has begun!! I will be back on Wednesday with my Post/Tutorial and give away. In the mean time, check out all the other Bloggers and maybe get inspired and increase your chances of winning!! Every blog has at least one prize draw and Jacquelynne has the grand prize available on her blog. (Link below house)

Monday Dec. 2              Lily Pad Quilting  http://lilypadquilting.blogspot.com/

Tuesday Dec. 3             Sew Cal Gal  http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com/

Bejeweled Quilts by Barb  http://bejeweledquilts.blogspot.com/

Wednesday Dec. 4        Upstairs Hobby Room  http://upstairshobbyroom.blogspot.com/

Freemotion by the River   http://www.conniekresin.com/

                                                               

Thursday Dec 5              A Quilt & a Prayer   http://aquiltandaprayer.blogspot.com/

                                                 Tami’s Quilting Adventure  http://tamichaulk.blogspot.com/

Friday Dec. 6                  Needled Mom http://needledmom.blogspot.com/

Jacquelynne Steves The Art of Home

What I've Been Up To:

I only have a few projects that I can actually share today. I have mainly been working on Blog Hop projects over the last week. 

Modern Blocks QAL Crosswalk

and City Sampler Blocks!!

#35 More Holiday Hullabaloo Blog Hop Information

Have you heard of Quilty Box? It is a Subscription Program for Quilters!! 

Get Surprised...Get Inspired...Get Quilty!

Quilty Box delivers a package of amazing products each month curated with the coolest fabric companies, designers, bloggers, artists,and organizations across the community.

Quilty Box is your monthly muse to keep you growing and creating.

(this is just me talking from my own consumer experience)
The program wasn't available in Canada at first, but  there were some extra October boxes and an instagram message went out...so I quick ordered one, fanastic!! Even better news came that they had worked out the shipping to Canada, so I ordered a November box too. Well you know how crazy things can be when you are starting up, a Quilty Box arrived, and I thought it was my November box. When I opened it, it was another October box. I figured there must have been a mix up when I ordered my November box and they thought I was ordering an October box. I sent off an email, Tabitha had also realized the mistake and was going to be sending me an email too. Long story short.......I have an extra Quilty Box!!! My fortune is your gain!! I am going to put the box up for a give away during the Holiday Hullabaloo Blog Hop (along with all of the other prizes available)!!! So if you haven't heard of Quilty Box or you didn't get an October box, come back during the Blog Hop for a chance to win!!When I told Tabitha I would be giving the box away as a prize, she offered a promo code, so if you check out Quilty Box and like what you see use the code below to save $5.00 on your first box! I used another bloggers code when I ordered my November box! Kinda Cool Now I have one!!

Code:

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good till Dec 19, 2013

I have been working on a simple project to feature in my post during the Blog Hop. Sneak peak...kind of.

 

Another Chalk Board Table/Buffet Runner

I finished the Modern Trees QAL

I started the Honey Cowl pattern by Madeline Tosh, with Madeline Tosh wool! I can never go back to using synthetic yarn again ! The yarn is so soft and fantastic to work with and the colour, amazing! The picture just doesn't capture the colour at all.

 And as always 3 more City Sampler Blocks

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