Winner of Season's Splendor

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

It's Cool to be Square Blog Hop

and the week before I participated in the

Island Batik Ultimate Decor Blog Hop.

There were so many awesome comments.
Thank you!

I'm a little late to visit each and every post in both blog hops, but I will soon.

I can't miss the inspiration!

Now it's time to announce the winner of the

Giveaway!!

I am happy to share a sampling of the 

Season's SplendorIsland Batik fabric collection 
with one lucky reader.

I have cut a charm pack from the fabric I have left

and

Cindy S. is the winner!

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

Congratulations, Cindy.

I am emailing you right now!

Celebrating Sunshine with Placemats

We are celebrating the sunshine over on the

Thermoweb Blog

today.

I have a free tutorial and pattern to share.

Sunshine Placemats

These will brighten any table and bring lots of sunshine too.
In fact, I may just hang them on the wall for sunshine every day.

I made these with yellow Island Batik fabrics which are perfect for sunshine.
Little mini quilts of sunshine!

I used a couple of my favorite HeatnBond products,

HEATnBOND® FUSIBLE Medium Weight Interfacing
and
HeatnBond Fusible Fleece

plus Aurifil 50 wt. thread (#1135).

I just love to dress up a table
and
what's better than a little sunshine?

The free pattern and tutorial is available

on the 

Thermoweb blog.

I hope your day is filled with sunshine!!

It's Cool to be Square Blog Hop - Bounce in Color

Welcome
to

the first day of the

It's Cool to be Square Blog Hop.

I'm happy to kick things off with

my

Bounce in Color Quilt.

Carol of Just Let Me Quilt invited bloggers to make a project with squares.

That was it, just make something with squares in it.

Thank you, Carol, for inviting me to join this super fun blog hop!

I've been wanting an excuse to make a quilt out of 

block #16 "Bounce"

 in my

free 30 Quilt Blocks in 30 Days series.

The block is all squares and perfect for the hop.

After all, 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 used stash fabrics in a rainbow of colors and white Kona for the background.

Rotate every other block in a 6 x 6 block grid (36 blocks) 

and

 add a 2 1/2" finished border for a 65" x 65" throw.

It's quilted in what quilters call a "Baptist Fan" pattern,

but I think it looks like rainbows...

My dogs always enjoy quilt photo sessions.

It's fun to play with blocks and rearrange them into designs.
I love that all the fabrics used were from my stash.
That's like a free quilt, right?

Be sure to check out all the square projects over at these blogs today:

May 18

Creatin' in the Sticks  You are HERE!!

Life in the Scrapatch

Day Brook Designs

Songbird Designs

The Darling Dogwood

Kathleen McMusing

Quilting Gail

Here is the rest of the schedule:

May 19

MooseStashQuilting

Beaquilter

Quilt In A Not-Shell

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Seams To Be Sew

Daughters of Dorinda

Kathy's Kwilts and More

May 20

Ms P Designs USA

Selina Quilts

Karen's Korner

Just Because Quilts

Becky’s Adventures in Quilting and Travel

Sew Many Yarns

May 21

Scrapdash

Websterquilt

Quilt Schmilt

Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting

May 22

Just Let Me Quilt

Vroomans Quilts

Patchouli Moon Studio

Den syende himmel

Quilt Fabrication

Samelia's Mum

Are you a square quilter?

I'm sure by the end of the blog hop, you will have more ideas than time.

I always end up that way...

There's only a week or so left to enter my giveaway for a charm pack of the

new Island Batik fabric collection 

I'm covering the postage so this giveaway is limited to U.S. only.  (sorry)

Entries are open until May 26th

I'll announce the winner by May 28th.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

The Ultimate Home Decor Blog Hop - Pleated Effect Pillows and Giveaway

Today is the 2nd week of the

Island Batik 

Ultimate Home Decor Blog Hop

where all the new fabric collections are being showcased.

What better way to show the gorgeous new Island Batik fabric collections

than with a little home decor?

I'm thrilled to share my project today,

"Pleated Effect Pillows"

featuring the new Island Batik Winter 2019 Collection

by Kathy Engle.

I was so excited to receive the fabrics in my first
2020 Island Batik Ambassador Box

and

imagine my surprise when I opened the surprise package to find these

holiday-inspired fabrics.

Each pillow was stitched with Aurifil 50 wt #2890 and a Schmetz Microtex (Sharp) Chrome 70/10 needle.  If you haven't tried these needles, they are perfect for the tight weave of the Island Batik fabrics.

The pleated effect is so quick and fun to do.

I made a tutorial for you to give it a try.

Click HERE for the full free tutorial.

It's a quilt as you go technique

with 

Hobb's Heirloom Premium Cotton batting

 in the middle.

will be coming to stores very soon. 

Perfect timing for holiday crafting. 
Be sure to ask your local quilt shop for Season's Splendor!

Giveaway Time!!

I am happy to share a sampling of the 
Season's Splendor
Island Batik fabric collection 
with one lucky reader.
I have cut a charm pack from some of the fabric I have left.

I'm covering the postage so this giveaway is limited to U.S. only.  (sorry)

Entries are open until May 26th

I'll announce the winner by May 28th.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

This giveaway ends May, 8 at 11:59 pm PDT. A random winner will be notified on May, 9 and announced on May, 12. If the winner does not respond within the first three days after being notified, a new random winner will be chosen and notified.

Thank you for visiting.

Check out all the new Island Batik fabric collections,
sign up for a giveaway,

 and

see the complete Ultimate Home Decor Blog Hop schedule by clicking HERE.