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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Kayak Me Happy - See Ya Later, Alligator!

 Welcome to Creatin' in the Sticks 
and 
my day - the final day for the See Ya Later, Alligator Blog Hop.

To all that participated or commented -
Thank you so much!

My head is swimming with all kinds of wanderlust
and I can't wait to try some new travel projects.

But first, it's my day to show my
Kayak Me Happy Quilt.


The inspiration for this hop came from the idea of traveling to all 50 states.
Hubby and I had been visiting the idea
only we don't want to just visit the states.


We want to paddle in each state - kayaking that is.
I guess that means we would have to go back to Hawaii...
But for now, Kansas has beautiful scenery to see too.


To make the quilt, I tweaked the Crossed Canoes quilt block pattern.
I didn't paper piece, but went old school and made templates.
I found I didn't waste as much fabric or end up with as many bias edges.

Instead of 2 canoes, I appliqued paddles to one to make it a Kayak quilt block.
The block has so many possibilities - rotating the blocks makes a really cool secondary pattern.
But, that will be another quilt at another time...


Thanks for visiting my travel dream with me.
Adventure awaits!

I enjoy hosting blog hop events so much!

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

This month was my turn to host the
See Ya Later, Alligator blog hop!


And I'm sharing my day with these bloggers:

Thursday, August 25th


You can find the rest of the schedule HERE.

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!

You can check out the Pinterest Board to stay up to date, too.


Happy Travels!






Sunday, August 21, 2022

See Ya Later, Alligator Blog Hop This Week!

This week is the
See Ya Later, Alligator Blog Hop!


I invited a great group of Bloggers to
create something inspired by travel for this blog hop.
Anything from places to go, to how you get there, and anything in between.
Maybe even an alligator?

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 join.
We give everyone plenty of time to sew something, usually two months. 

We assign a date for the bloggers to post their projects during the hop
and
they inspire us with projects, tutorials, or patterns. 
Sometimes there are a few giveaways, too.

I'm sure this group will wow us!!


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!

You can check out the
Pinterest Board
to stay up to date, too.

Enjoy the places we go this week!