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Friday, November 19, 2021

FABRIC MINI QUILT CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS WITH HEATNBOND INTERFACING

 It's Christmas ornament week over at Thermoweb
and
I have a fun tutorial on their blog
to make


These fabric Christmas ornaments are so fun to create.  Once you find the right fabrics, they go together in a snap.


This idea will work with any of your favorite Christmas fabrics! 
 I chose Paintbrush Studio Fabric’s Handmaid Holiday collection to make these – they are perfect for these mini quilt ornaments.  

Use this idea and create enough ornaments for a tree and gifts for all your friends too!


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Thursday, November 18, 2021

Hop-inspired Mug Rugs - No Ring November Blog Hop and Giveaway

  Welcome to Creatin' in the Sticks 
and
my day - the final day for the No Ring November Mug Rug 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 try some new things.

But first, it's my day to show my
Hop-inspired Mug Rugs.


I enjoy hosting blog hop events so much!

Joan from Moosestash Quilting, Carol from Just Let Me Quilt
and I, Carla from Creatin' in the Sticks
take turns hosting the blog hops and themes/challenges.

We have been working together to plan next year's hops.

Today I am sharing mug rugs that I have made in preparation for upcoming blog hops.
Mug Rugs are great little practice pieces for the future.

First, there is one more blog hop this year.


This Christmas Gnome was paper pieced and I think he will be great in a larger project.
I can't wait to show it, but that will have to wait until the 



is announcing sign-ups for the Polar Bear Plunge Blog Hop today!!!


Bears, Blue, or anything cold.  That is the challenge.
I think this mug rug fits that bill.
Joan has all the details for the hop on her blog.



I will be hosting February's blog hop.


I'm just sharing the theme/challenge.
No need to worry about sign-ups yet, we will do that 2 months before the hop.
It's all about pink or being tickled (if you want) LOL
I'm going to try to perfect some pink feathers as I practiced on this mug rug.



Carol at Just Let Me Quilt is hosting March's blog hop.


Once again, I'm just sharing the theme/challenge.
No need to worry about sign-ups yet, we will do that 2 months before the hop.
It's all about my favorite block: the hourglass block.
This is one idea I have.  


Now you have a little info about what we have planned for the first 3 months of the year.
I had so much fun making little quilts (mug rugs), this may be something to do for every hop.


We are celebrating mug rugs with a blog hop
and
I've invited my blogging friends to
stitch little works of art! 

I'm sharing my day with these bloggers:

Thursday, November 18th


Blog Hops are 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!

I am sponsoring a
GIVEAWAY!


One of my favorite online fabric shops is 
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 below.
(I've extended the time to enter to allow for everyone to visit all the blogs)
The winner will be announced by Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021.
In time to check out the Black Friday sales!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Here is a sneak peek of all of the blog hops we have planned for next year.
I think there is something for everyone.
2022 will be a blast! 
We will let you know when it's time to sign up for each one.



That was a lot of information - I hope you didn't get overwhelmed.
I sure had fun though.  Have a great weekend!

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Day 3 of the No Ring November Mug Rug Blog Hop and Giveaway

  Wow, the ideas and inspiration just keep coming from the great lineup of bloggers participating in

The No Ring November Mug Rug Blog Hop.

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


We are celebrating mug rugs with a blog hop
and
I've invited my blogging friends to
stitch something up those little works of art. 

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

Wednesday, November 17th


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!

I am sponsoring a
GIVEAWAY!


One of my favorite online fabric shops is 
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 below.
(I've extended the time to enter to allow for everyone to visit all the blogs)
The winner will be announced by Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021.
In time to check out the Black Friday sales!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

It's hard to believe this is day 3.
This blog hop has been a blast!

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

No Ring November Continues with Day 2 and a Giveaway

   Wow, what a great day we had yesterday hopping
and 
enjoying all the little works of art we call
mug rugs.

Every post yesterday was a delight to read and now we have even more to see today!


I've invited a great group of bloggers to join me in a mug rug challenge.

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

Tuesday, November 16th


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!

I am sponsoring a
GIVEAWAY!


One of my favorite online fabric shops is 
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 below.
(I've extended the time to enter to allow for everyone to visit all the blogs)
The winner will be announced by Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021.
In time to check out the Black Friday sales!


Monday, November 15, 2021

It's Day 1 of the No Ring November Mug Rug Blog Hop and Giveaway

   Today we begin the

No Ring November Mug Rug Blog Hop!


Because I am kind of a messy coffee drinker, 
I've invited a great group of bloggers to join me in a mug rug challenge.
They signed up a couple of months ago to show us inspiration to make those little works of art,
Mug Rugs.

The Challenge: 
Create something to protect those surfaces.
A mug rug, coaster, small placemat, anything to prevent those pesky rings on a table.
November is a busy month, so this should be a quick project.
Take a sip of a drink and make something to set it on.

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

Monday, November 15th


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 


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


The winner will be announced by Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021.
In time to check out the Black Friday sales!




Friday, November 12, 2021

No Ring November Mug Rug Blog Hop - Next Week!

  I've invited my blogging friends to show off some stitching projects
next week
in the
No Ring November Mug Rug Blog Hop


What is a Blog Hop?

It's like a "show and tell" online.
Our blog hops feature sewing and quilting and are like joining a quilt guild without leaving home. 
Carol at Just Let Me Quilt, Joan at MooseStash Quilting, and I come up with a challenge
and invite bloggers to email with their blog information if they want to join our hop.

After we get that info, we assign a date for them to post their project. 
We give everyone plenty of time to sew something, usually two months. 

We inspire each other with projects, tutorials, or patterns. 
There may be some giveaways too!

Anyone can follow along!

It's all about mug rugs next week!

I can't wait to see all the projects!

Check out this great group of bloggers that are
creating something inspired by protecting surfaces from those nasty little rings.

Be sure to visit and leave some comment love!


These projects will be small and so doable for this busy time of year.
Who doesn't love small works of art that are so useful?