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.)

Music - Blog Hop Announcement for Sign-Ups

 Today I am happy to announce a new stitching blog hop.

Let's jam in November!

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.  Once the theme (challenge) is presented we set to work sewing.

We inspire each other with projects, tutorials, or patterns.

Anyone can follow along.

There are about 2 months to sew something and join in on the fun.  

It's another easy theme that should have you thinking of lots of things you could make.

The Challenge: 

Create something to do with MUSIC.

Do you have a song that inspires you or a tune you listen to when you sew?

Do you love a particular instrument or know someone who does?

Maybe something, anything, is music to your heart.

Does your Mary have a lamb?

Do you ave music fabric you need to use?

You decide!  

The theme is really your own interpretation, surprise us!

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!!!!

Are you in?

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: Music

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.)

Remember, this is for fun.
Let's grow together!!!!

Next year we have made a new plan, so you have only a few more chances to join

Blog Hops with us.  (more on this later)

We aren't going away, just going to make it a little more fun!!!!

See Ya Later Alligator - Blog Hop Sign-Ups

  Today I am happy to announce a new stitching 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.  Once the theme (challenge) is presented we set to work sewing.

We inspire each other with projects, tutorials, or patterns.

Anyone can follow along.

There are about 2 months to sew something and join in on the fun.  

It's another easy theme that should have you thinking of lots of things you could make.

The Challenge: 

Create something to do with TRAVEL.

Anything from places to go, to how you get there, and anything in between.

Maybe even an alligator?

You decide!  

The theme is really your own interpretation, surprise us!

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!!!!

Are you in?

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: Travel

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.)

Remember, this is for fun.
Let's grow together!!!!

Foodie - Blog Hop Sign-ups for May 2022

 Today I am happy to announce a new stitching 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.  Once the theme (challenge) is presented we set to work sewing.

We inspire each other with projects, tutorials, or patterns.

Anyone can follow along.

There are about 2 months to sew something and join in on the fun.  

It's another easy theme that should have you thinking of lots of things you could make.

The Challenge: 

Create something to do with food.

It could be anything from a quilt with a food fabric, to a tea cozy.

A mug rug for coffee to an apron.

A Corn and Beans Quilt Block to a drying rack for the kitchen.

Maybe you are trying to raise money for a charity that supplies food.

You decide!  

The theme is really your own interpretation, surprise us!

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!!!!

Are you in?

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: Food!

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.)

Remember, this is for fun.
Let's grow together!!!!

Tickled Pink- February 2022 Blog Hop Sign-Ups

  Today I am happy to announce a new stitching 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.  Once the theme (challenge) is presented we set to work sewing.

We inspire each other with projects, tutorials, or patterns.

Anyone can follow along.

There are about 2 months to sew something and join in on the fun.  

It's another easy theme that should have you thinking of lots of things you could make.

The Challenge: 

Create something with the color pink in it somewhere.

It's all about pink or being tickled (if you want) LOL

It's the month of love so really anything will do that tickle's us pink.

The theme is really your own interpretation, surprise us!

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!!!!

Are you in?

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: Tickled Pink

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.

Please be patient with me this month

 - it's crazy here in the Sticks - 

there is a new baby set to arrive any day)

Remember, this is for fun.
Let's grow together!!!!

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.

Carol's annual Virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange.

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 

Virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange Blog Hop.

Joan at MooseStash Quilting 

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

Creatin' in the Sticks - you are here
Sew Many Yarns

Beaquilter

Songbird Designs

Beckys Adventures in Quilting and Travel 

Scrapdash.com

Creative Latitude

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 

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 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!

No Ring November Mug Rug Blog Hop Sign-Ups

 Today I am happy to announce a new stitching 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.  Once the theme (challenge) is presented we set to work sewing.

We inspire each other with projects, tutorials, or patterns.

Anyone can follow along.

There are about 2 months to sew something and join in on the fun.  

It's another easy theme that should have you thinking of lots of things you could make.

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.

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!!!!

Are you in?

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: No Ring!

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 few days, please email me again or contact me on Facebook.  Sometimes Hotmail eats my homework...lol

Remember, this is for fun.
Let's grow together!!!!

Kitchen Stitchin' Blog Hop Sign Ups

  Today I am happy to announce a new stitching 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.  Once the theme (challenge) is presented we set to work sewing.

We inspire each other with projects, tutorials, or patterns.

Anyone can follow along.

There are about 2 months to sew something and join in on the fun.  

It's another easy theme that should have you thinking of lots of things you could make.

The Challenge: 

Create something inspired by the kitchen.

It can be pot holders, tea towels, coasters, placemats, table runners, mug rugs, or even a toaster cover.

It's your interpretation of a kitchen project.

Maybe a quilt with kitchen gadgets or a color in your kitchen that inspires you.  

Anything kitchen.  You decide.

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!!!!

Are you in?

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: Kitchen

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 few days, please email me again or contact me on Facebook.  Sometimes Hotmail eats my homework...lol

Remember, this is for fun.
Let's grow together!!!!