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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Violin Collage - Quilt the Music!

  Welcome to Creatin' in the Sticks 
and 
my day - the final day for the Music Blog Hop.

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

My head is swimming with all kinds of music
and
stitching ideas I can't wait to try.

But first, it's my day to show my
Violin Collage Quilt.


Dedicated to my daughter.


This was a year ago when she was about ready to have our grandson.
She can play about any instrument, but has a passion for her violin.
I love that I can still go to see her play.


I love to make collage quilts.
To start with a drawing and add fabrics to add shadows and highlights with the fabrics.
In the meantime adding little bits for character.
Here is the violin coming to life...






Close for quilting and a little more detail:


I've used this technique a lot!
I have a brief tutorial using a sugar skull HERE if you want to see more collage ideas.


Please check out the bloggers posting with me today:

Thursday, November 17th


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.

We are making sweet stitching music together!
#MusicBlogHop


Happy melodies to you!









Sunday, November 13, 2022

Music Blog Hop This Week

 This week is the
Music Blog Hop!


I invited a great group of Bloggers to
create something inspired by music for this 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 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!!

Monday, November 14th


Tuesday, November 15th

Wednesday, November 16th


Thursday, 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!

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

We are making sweet stitching music together!
#MusicBlogHop

Friday, November 4, 2022

Sew It Show It - Shades of Blue

Are you up for a challenge in January?

Instead of a blog hop, next year we are starting something new.


It's called, "Sew it - Show it" and is exactly like a blog hop with a different name.

No changes, only the name.

The Challenge: 

This one is Shades of Blue.
Easy, peasy.  Add shades of blue to your project.
Show us your winter blues.
It can be any stitched project, just make sure there is a shade of blue somewhere.

The Rules:

Post on your assigned day at 12:00 am Eastern time.
Have a giveaway or don't have a giveaway. It's totally optional!
Visit everyone's blog on the list and leave a sweet comment. Make friends!!!!

To sign up:
Send me your information and we will assign you a day!
YES, that really is gochefs!!!!!!!!

Send me an email with the following information:
Your first name
Your email address
Your blog name
Your blog URL

Subject Line: Blue
PLEASE, email me the info.
I do know most of you, but if you don't send the info, I have to look up all your information.

If you have emailed me and don't hear from me within a week, please email me again or contact me on Facebook.  Sometimes Hotmail eats my homework...lol

(I will send you a date within one week after you sign up.)