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!!

Holiday Hullabaloo Blog Hop....Day #3 My Post

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/

I am so excited and honoured to be a part of this Blog Hop! My first Hop as a contributor!! Let me start by introducing myself....
Hi, I'm Sandy. I wear a lot of hats just like the rest of you...wife (28yrs); Mother of 3 great adults...only one left at home, and that is only some weekends home from College. Very strange dealing with empty nest!; Part-time Bookkeeper (married a farmer, love rural life!!); Crafter(lifetime) I have always loved all things crafty, but when I found quilting a few years ago that was it!! I love everything about quilting, especially all the nice people I have connected with via the internet!! Which brings us right back to today!!

 I was thrilled to be asked to participate by Jacquelynne from The Art of Home . I love her website and blog. She is so talented.... artist, fabric designer, writer....check out her blog, online magazine, Etsy shop...you'll see what I mean.

I have only designed 2 very simple  project of my own so far, my nephew's quilt , a simple double sided game quilt and the olive green and cream quilt on my bed. There is so much to learn when you first start a new hobby, I have primarily been making other peoples designs. (But) I knew right away, when Jacquelynne asked me to participate, I wanted to come up with my own design for a simple and quick homemade gift idea using blackboard fabric, that I would be able to share with everyone who stopped by.  I hope you will find inspiration, an idea or two to run with and make your own or maybe you will even try out this project!
Also... read right to the bottom to make sure you don't miss out on anything fun like information on the prizes and my give away too!!



 Portable Chalkboard Mat

First one made, working out the kinks!

Another idea! Buffet Table Runner
(I'm going to post a pictorial for the Chalkboard Table Runner Dec 9)

Find the pattern here

Portable ChalkBoard Placemat 

Prizes....Don't worried I didn't forget!!

Ok, prizes... Jacquelynne is offering a randomly chosen prize per blog, valued at $15-30 (which means I don't even know what you will be winning) and a grand prize drawing at Jacquelynne Steves' blog, worth $100.00. So check out all the blogs to enter including Jacquelynne's, everyday, to increase your chances.

Also I have an October Quilty Box to give away!! I ended up with an extra box, and when I asked Tabitha if it was okay to offer it as a prize she said yes and offered a coupon code upstairs5.
 You can use the code to save $5.00 off your first box if you check out QuiltyBox.com and like what you see. Good till December 19th.

(Sorry about the poor picture, I had taped up the box for mailing before I realized it wasn't in focus)

Now, how to run the prize draw... I thought about asking, how you follow me, but truthfully I have more Instagram followers than blog follower. If you want to follow me, please do I would love that, but I am not going to make that a requirement!! And forget about Facebook, I do have an account, and I think when I post to Instagram it goes to my wall or time line or something, and I know lots of people love it, but between Blogging, Instagram and Flickr  I'm maxed out, I need sewing time too!! lol..... so just look around my blog and leave a comment, letting me know what's your favorite part of Christmas , and you're in the draw for the 2 prizes on my blog. 2 prizes 2 winners! Good Luck everyone!! And thank you for dropping by!!! (P.S) if you do follow me on any of the social medias add another comment telling me how, and you just doubled your chances!! And thanks!!

Please note if you are a none reply entry, another person will be chosen! 

*I usually send a reply to everyone who stops by and leaves a comment, but depending on how many comments are left during the Hop I may not be able to get to everyone. So please don't be insulted if you do not receive a reply during the Holdiay Hullabaloo! Good luck everyone!! 

#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

Late Entries:

#34 Lots of Fun Things to Share.....

First I usually write a new post every  Sunday or Monday, but with the storms and high wind passing through our internet has been down for 2 days, and my iPhone decided to crash at the same time. Which compared to the devastation in the US and Philippines is a minor inconvenience! My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone touched by the latest storm systems!!

Internet is now up and the battery in my iPhone replaced, so lets get to some of the good stuff!!

I have joined the Kona Solids Blog Hop taking place January 7-17, 2014. I'm very excited about it and working hard to come up with a fantastic project to feature!! Maybe even a tutorial! For sure a give away, Mad About Patchwork is donating a prize, so make sure you stop by!! I thought it was going to be the first time I participated in a Blog Hop as a contributor...

But, I got an invitation to join another Blog Hop!!!
So December 2-6 is my first official Blog Hop as a participant! I'm over the top excited now! There is going to be a lot of fun and prizes for you too! So check back and join in! More information to come!!

What I've Been Up To:

Some Happy Mail!! I won a prize through Modern Blocks QAL

I won a Modern Patchwork magazine, posting a comment on The Charming Needle, fantastic! So many wonderful projects inside including Josee's Petals and Patchwork pot holders!!

I received my Art Gallery Fabric bundle that I won, on Instagram!! 

I finished my nephew's quilt!! And added a label!! Don't forget the coupon code for labels if you are looking to buy some. Top right corner of blog page.

  I have 3 of 13 (baker's dozen) placemats done for my mother-in-law for Christmas! Last post for these! The back is Fall/Thanksgiving, front is Christmas! They were done quilt as you go.

  I made a casserole carrier. Though I think it would be better called a Pie Carrier! Too small to be for a casserole. (pictures just to show how it works! It would not close around that casserole dish!! lol) Love the fabric though!! (ps. red polk a dot fabric added, because the fabric in the kit was so out of square, I had to add it to make it the size it called for! If only I had understood that it was way too small I would have added more all the way around!! Oh well)