Hello Fall Continues with Day 2 and a Giveaway

 Wow, what a great day we had yesterday hopping 

and

enjoying all the fall inspiration.

Today is the first day of fall in the northern hemisphere

so I invited friends to stitch up something to do with the fall season

and

show it in the Hello Fall Blog Hop.

I'm excited to introduce today's line-up of bloggers:

Tuesday, September 22nd

MooseStashQuilting
Quilting Gail
that fabric feeling
Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting
Kathy's Kwilts and More
Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life
 Sew Many Yarns
Sunshine in the Attic
Becky’s adventures in quilting and travel
Food for Thought

Find the rest of the schedule by clicking HERE.

Pumpkin Palooza for Thermoweb

This blog hop is for everyone!

Have fun visiting each blog and making new friends.

They have worked hard to show us some new ideas, so be sure to thank them with 

a sweet comment!

Follow the Pinterest Board

Time for a

GIVEAWAY!

One of my favorite online fabric shops is 

Fat Quarter Shop.

One of my readers will receive a 

$25.00 Gift Card to go

SHOPPING!!!

Come back every day of the hop, visit all the blog posts of the day, leave a comment, 

and

 enter the giveaway.

(I've extended the time to enter to allow for everyone to visit all the blogs)

The winner will be announced by Tuesday, September 29th, 2020.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

It's Day 1 of the Hello Fall Blog Hop

 Today we begin the

Hello Fall Blog Hop!

We are celebrating the fall season!

 The first day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere is September 22nd.

That seems like the perfect reason to celebrate autumn with a blog hop.

So, I invited my blogging friends to
stitch something up with fall in mind. 

A quick fall pillow with Deco Foil for Therm-O-Web

I'm excited to introduce today's line-up of bloggers.

Monday, September 21st

Just Let Me Quilt

Websterquilt
VroomansQuilts
Karen's Korner
Elizabeth Coughlin Designs
QuiltFabrication.com
Karrin’s Crazy World
Seams To Be Sew
The Joyful Quilter
Kathleen McMusing 

This blog hop is for everyone!

Have fun visiting each blog and making new friends.

They have worked hard to show us some new ideas, so be sure to thank them with 

a sweet comment!

Find the rest of the schedule by clicking HERE.

Follow the Pinterest Board!

Now for a

GIVEAWAY!

One of my favorite online fabric shops is 

Fat Quarter Shop.

One of my readers will receive a 

$25.00 Gift Card to go

SHOPPING!!!

Come back every day of the hop, visit all the blog posts of the day, leave a comment, 

and

 enter the giveaway.

(I've extended the time to enter to allow for everyone to visit all the blogs)

The winner will be announced by Tuesday, September 29th, 2020.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Hello Fall - Next Week

 The first day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere is 

September 22nd.

That seems like the perfect reason to celebrate autumn with a blog hop.

The Hello Fall Blog Hop starts Monday!

I'm excited to cheer for

this awesome list of bloggers

who are ready to inspire with new stitching projects for fall.

Monday, September 21st

Just Let Me Quilt

Websterquilt
VroomansQuilts
Karen's Korner
Elizabeth Coughlin Designs
QuiltFabrication.com
Karrin’s Crazy World
Seams To Be Sew
The Joyful Quilter
Kathleen McMusing 

Tuesday, September 22nd

MooseStashQuilting
Quilting Gail
that fabric feeling
Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting
Kathy's Kwilts and More
Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life
 Sew Many Yarns
Sunshine in the Attic
Becky’s adventures in quilting and travel
Food for Thought

Wednesday, September 23rd

Quiltscapes
Ms P Designs USA
Stitchin At Home
Just Because Quilts
beaquilter
Patchwork Breeze
Selinaquilts
Lily Patch Quilts
Not Afraid Of Color
Quilting & Learning: What a Combo!

Thursday, September 24th

Creatin' in the Sticks
Quilt Schmilt
Bumbleberry Stitches
Samelia’s Mum
Life in the Scrapatch
Storied Quilts
Songbird Designs
Quiltifications
Words & Stitches

for the love of geese

Follow the Pinterest Board for all the links.

Don't miss this fun blog hop with a little something for everyone

including a giveaway or 2...

See you on Monday!

Falling Rock - Island Batik August Challenge

The August Challenge for the
Island Batik Ambassadors is

Try a Tool with Studio 180

and

today I am excited to share

Falling Rock.

As Island Batik Ambassadors,

we received a new ruler in our second ambassador box

from Deb Tucker's Studio 180 Design

to use in this month's challenge.

I received the Corner Pop III which is used to add

3 to 1 sized triangular pops of color in the corners of any block.

I chose the Island Batik American Frontier collection designed by Kathy Engle

and the Island Batik foundation solid Grey for the background.

I started with simple 4 patch blocks and sashed them to make 8" blocks.

Next, I used the Corner Pop III ruler to add triangles to the top and bottom of the blocks.

The ruler is designed to make 3:1 triangles on the corners on about any sized block.

It comes with very detailed instructions to make it super easy to use.

The "barbed wire" border was made with 2" squares and the Corner Pop III tool.

The blocks are oversized with the Coner Pop III tool and the trimming side

of the ruler makes it super easy to be accurate.

I did the quilting with my Handi Quilter Avante long arm pro-stitcher

using Glide Trilobal Polyester 40 wt grey thread. 

 Hobbs Heirloom Premium Cotton batting is in the middle.

This quilt is the perfect throw size at 56" x 64"

but look how small it looks with our Hilltop Cowboy 

(metalwork by hubby)

I had a very enthusiastic helper on the photoshoot 

which makes this part of the challenge so much better.

She napped under the quilt on the way home.

I think I'll keep Falling Rock here in the Sticks

because we've already broken it in properly.

Check out the  2020 Island Batik Ambassadors HERE.

Words to Grow By Block of the Month - Grow Stars

Are you ready to do a few pieced blocks for the 

Words to Grow By 

Block of the Month?

I have 2 of my 3 finished.

I know I said the Flower Bed Dream was my last design for the quilt,

but things happen...

The star blocks were going to be released in January 2021, but

due to unforeseen events, we have decided to take a break from the block of the months until next year. 

Just to be clear, we ARE NOT leaving you hanging with an unfinished project! 

We love our followers too much to do that.

From July through the end of August, each designer will release the remaining blocks, including the stars (they are here), and measurements for the border. 

They will be free through September for downloading, so be sure to grab them.

Our team of designers has enjoyed this

Block of the Month

 and

loved showing new blocks each month.

You can find a list of the fabric requirements and more information about the

Block of the Month in this post.

Grow Stars is only free through September

and you can get the free pattern

HERE

 We have loved our time with you and will leave the Facebook page open so you can ask questions and show us your finished blocks and quilts. 

 There are over 3000 friends on the Facebook group.

Come and join us.