Thermoweb Valentine Sew Along - Quilt Blocks

Are you stitching a Valentine?

We are,

over at Thermoweb this week

and

I'm thrilled to have 2 quilt block designs for you.

What fun to be sewing along with my friend 

and

 fellow Thermoweb designer, Carol, from Just Let Me Quilt.  

In the middle of winter, 

Valentines Day comes along to brighten up the days with 

bright and happy decor.   

It’s so fun to create sewing projects with reds, pinks, and whimsical designs. 

There are a total of 4 free Valentine quilt block patterns.

I designed 2 for you:

Hippo Love

and

 Llama Heart

I'm using Michael Miller Fabrics Garden Pindot for my blocks.

The templates are ready to be printed on HeatNBond EZ Print Lite.

No tracing!

All the details and the free patterns

and tutorial

can be found over at

Thermoweb.

Sew the blocks and I'll have a finish with a tutorial to show in February.

Winter will be over soon but in the meantime, 
it's fun to brighten things up with some 
cheerful stitching...

Thermoweb Valentine Sew Along

Are you stitching a Valentine?

We are over at Thermoweb this week.

Carol from Just Let Me Quilt has 2 free quilt block patterns today over at
Thermoweb
and
tomorrow
I will have 2 for you, too.

I stitched the blocks designed by Carol.

Love Bunny

and 
Love Bird.

I'm using Michael Miller Fabrics, Garden Pindot collection for my blocks
and
nothing makes fusible applique easier than
HeatNBond EZ Print Sheets

The blocks are 8" finished and we will be putting them all together for Valentine's Day projects.

Join us for a fun and free Valentine Sew Along.

I'll be sharing my 2 quilt block designs tomorrow over at Thermoweb.

.

Winner - The Winter Blues

Blog hops are a great way to show

new quilting methods, patterns, fabrics, projects,

and

products you may not have seen before.

Last week we had so much fun with the

Winter Blues Blog Hop.

There were so many awesome projects and comments.
Thank you to all who either posted or commented.
YOU make it happen!

Now it's time to announce the winner of the

Giveaway!!

One of my favorite fabric shops is the 

Fat Quarter Shop

and

Allison is receiving

 a

$25.00 Gift Card to go

SHOPPING!!!

Our random draw winner follows Creatin' in the Sticks on Facebook.

Congratulations, Allison.

I am emailing you right now!

The Winter Blues - Let's Get Scrappy - Catching Some Blue Zees

Welcome to Creatin' in the Sticks

and

my day - the final day for the

Winter Blues Blog Hop.

To all that participated or commented -

Thank you so much!

My head is swimming with all kinds of ideas

and I can't wait to get to stitching.

But first, it's my day to show my

"Catching Some Blue Zees" quilt.

I'm combining two challenges into one project this month.

You see, I am an Island Batik Ambassador 

2020

and the ambassador challenge this month is

Let's Get Scrappy

We are to make a fun project with a scrappy look

using

Island Batik fabrics.

I started with a whole lot of Island Batik blue fabric left 

from last year's projects and some that I had purchased before becoming an ambassador.

While I like blue and white together, I've had a love of blue and black since
I was young coloring those fuzzy black velvet-like posters.

One of my goals is to make all 30 quilt blocks from 

my

30 Quilt Blocks in 30 Days 
challenge

into 30 individual quilts. 

I decided on the Catching Z's quilt block pattern - block #26.

Click HERE if you would like the free pattern for the block.

I made 30 of the blocks with the blue fabrics 

and 

Island Batik Foundations solid fabric in black.

The Island Batik solids are tight woven and are super soft like a high thread count sheet once you wash them up in a quilt.

The piecing was all done with Aurifil 50 wt thread #2692

I added a 2 1/2" black border then a 4 1/2" border with Island Batik 2 1/2" blue strips.

I used Hobbs Natural Cotton with Scrim Batting 

and

quilted
Catching Some Blue Zees
 on my Handiquilter with Glide thread in Black.

Catching Some Blue Zees

is 65" x 75" and will be a gift for a special graduate this May.

Blue is her actual middle name

and this Aunt can't wait to surprise her.

We are celebrating the color blue!

I invited my blogging friends to
Stitch something up with the color blue. 

Let's celebrate winter with projects in blue.

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

Friday, January 24th

MooseStashQuilting
Selina Quilts
LimeLeaves Design
Karrin's Crazy World
Sew Many Yarns
Domestic Felicity
DayBrook Designs

Creatin' in the Sticks - This is me!

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

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 on Monday, January 27th, 2020.

Thanks for sharing the Winter Blues!

Ok, one more because it matches my Jeep. ;)

2020 Island Batik Ambassador

I'm so excited to announce that I am an  Island Batik Ambassador again for 2020.

My first task as an ambassador is to make an unboxing video.

I’ll be sharing projects, quilts, or tutorials each month using the items

from this video.

Not my comfort zone, by the way, but here it is.

I went for the shortest unboxing video.  Hey, they wanted us to get creative... (insert smiling face here!!!) It's all in fun, right? I want to thank Island Batik,  Aurifil, Hobbs Batting, Accuquilt, and Schmetz Needles for sending me all of these goodies.
You can find the complete list of  2020 Island Batik Ambassadors HERE. I'll be sharing my first 2020 stitching challenge for Island Batik 

tomorrow  in the  Winter Blues Blog Hop 

here on the blog, so come back and check it out.
There's a giveaway happening this week too.  Just check the other posts this week

This should be a crazy, fun year!

Full disclosure: The products featured here were provided to me free of charge by Island Batik, Aurifil, Hobbs, AccuQuilt GO! and Schmetz.

The Winter Blues Blog Hop and Giveaway - Day 4

It's hard to believe it is already day 4 of

The Winter Blues Blog Hop.

There has been such a wide assortment of blue stitches.

I have so many ideas swimming in my head from the inspiration.

We are celebrating the color blue!

I invited my blogging friends to
Stitch something up with the color blue. 

Let's celebrate winter with projects in blue.

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

Thursday, January 23rd

Websterquilt

Songbird Designs

Cynthia's Creating Ark

Storied Quilts
Patchwork Breeze
Seams To Be Sew
HeARTsCreations
Becky’s quilts and adventures
DesertSky Quilting

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

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 on Monday, January 27th, 2020.

It's Day 3 of The Winter Blues Blog Hop

Wow, the ideas and inspiration just keep coming from the great line up of bloggers

participating in

The Winter Blues Blog Hop

It's day 3 and I'm anxious to see what today's bloggers have in store for us.

We are celebrating the color blue!

I invited my blogging friends to
Stitch something up with the color blue. 

Let's celebrate winter with projects in blue.

Here's today's schedule:

Wednesday, January 22nd

Little Bunny Quilts

For the love of geese

The Joyful Quilter

Ms P Designs USA
Quilt Schmilt
Karen's Korner
Made By Marney
Podunk Pretties
Sunshine in the Attic

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

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 on Monday, January 27th, 2020.