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Showing posts with label My quilt patterns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label My quilt patterns. Show all posts

Sunday, January 1, 2023

Which Way to Witchville - TOWN SQUARE

Today is the day!

Cackling Stitches 
block of the month 2023 
begins and we're so excited! 

Joan, Carol, and I are ready to start sharing blocks
and
I am up first with the center block pattern!




Which Way to Witchville

48" x 64" 


This is my version of the quilt
 "Which Way to Witchville?" 

Here is the first block,
"Town Square"


Town Square is a place to greet all the witches in our community.
It's a big 16" block for the center of the quilt.

The quilt block pattern is available in my Etsy Shop.
Click HERE.

You can wait for each block and download it for free each month the blocks are released,
or
the whole pattern is available for purchase in my Etsy Shop HERE.


How do we run our BOM's? We try to keep them easy!

The 2023 "Which Way to Witchville" BOM runs from January 1st through September 30th.

Your quilt will be ready for Halloween! 

All block releases happen on our Cackling Stitches Facebook page HERE.

You can find fabric requirements  HERE.

On the first day of each month, we release a block pattern 
(sometimes it's more than one)
 that is free for the entire calendar month
in our Cackling Stitches Facebook Group. 

After that, those blocks go into our individual 
ETSY shops where you can purchase them for $2 each. 

New and free block(s) then appear for the new month...and so on, and so on.


New this year:

Beginning January 1st, 
the ENTIRE quilt pattern is available in each of our ETSY shops for $15.
If you can't wait for each block release 
or 
you don't have a Facebook page, this is for you!
You can choose one of our Etsy stores to purchase the entire pattern:

Creatin' in the Sticks Etsy Store HERE.
Just Let Me Quilt Etsy Store HERE.
Moosestash Quilting Etsy Store HERE.



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Sunday, December 4, 2022

Virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange - Bits of Christmas and Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

 Welcome to 

Creatin' in the Sticks!

I'm excited to kick off the
where bloggers are sharing Christmas cookies recipes, traditions, 
and/or 
sewing projects.
Thank you, Carol, for including me!

Merry Christmas!


It's time to make Christmas happen here in the Sticks
and
my friend Carol at Just Let Me Quilt
has a way of pushing me (this blog hop)
 to get my projects finished on time.


I have committed to using only mostly scraps for my projects this year.

I had a bunch of small Christmas bits and decided to use them for this quilt.
Even the white bits are from my scrap bins (they aren't all "white")
I didn't even make a dent in the scraps.
This is tiny piecing and I loved every moment.


The Bits of Christmas Quilt Recipe

Finished quilt size: 52" square
I3 blocks across and 13 blocks down.

All seams stitched 1/4"

Red Block
Unfinished size 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"
Finished size:  4" x 4"

Cut 4 rectangles - 2 1/2" x 1 1/2" - white
Cut 4 squares - 1 1/2"  - red
Cut 1 square -  2 1/2"  - red


Make 85 Red Blocks

Green Block
Unfinished size 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"
Finished size:  4" x 4"

Cut 2 rectangles 1 1/2" x 2" - white
Cut 1 square 1 1/2" - green
Cut 2 rectangles 2" x 4 1/2" - white


Make 84 Blocks

I would love to make another
Bits of Christmas Quilt
I have enough little bits to make one for a king-sized bed.
(better start now for next year...)

I've been working on another project I thought I would share.

My first Ombre Puff Quilt


It's a sew-along on Instagram with Brittany over at Lo and Behold Stitchery (Pattern Here)

I'm so in love with this quilt and I've really enjoyed the process.

You're saying, "But Carla, what does that have to do with Christmas?"


I made a Christmas Puff Pillow with 5" charms for a practice run before I quilt the big one.
It's full of cushy goodness!


But you are here not only for Christmas inspiration but for some virtual cookies.
I made Brownies - Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies.


Yep, I bought a brownie mix and used the recipe on the side of the box.
I did change it a bit by adding pecans to the top.
You can get the recipe HERE - they are amazing!!!

If you want more cookie recipes, you are in luck:

December 5

Please leave each one a sweet comment.
Spread some Christmas cheer.

Thank you for stopping by
and
thank you, Carol, for hosting this annual event!
It's hard to believe we've been doing this since 2013.

Have the best holiday season!









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Monday, September 19, 2022

The Magical Needle - Queen of Gadgets Blog Hop and Giveaway

Welcome
to
the first day of the
Queen of Gadgets Blog Hop.

I'm happy to kick things off with
The Magical Needle.


Carol of Just Let Me Quilt invited bloggers to make a project with a favorite sewing tool
and
tell exactly why we love it.

What better tool to start the hop with than the foundation for all sewing, the magical needle?

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


I think the sewing needle is certainly the queen of all gadgets and has been around since pre-historic times.  There are so many types of sewing needles and if you can understand the size of a needle, you have accomplished something.  
Who decided the sizing of needles???
  The larger the number the smaller the needle?

My witch really likes a big needle!


She is stitching to get ready for Halloween
and
is joining my Stitchy Witchy table runner witches...


You can find that pattern HERE.

"The Magical Needle" witch pattern is the sitting down witch from the runner,
 only I enlarged her and made a very large needle.


After all, it's about the gadgets this week.

Check out the others sharing gadgets today:

September 19
Creatin' in the Sticks (you are here)

Here is the rest of the schedule:

September 20
 
September 21
 
September 22
 
September 23


I'm sure you will find all kinds of useful gadgets on this adventure.
Cross my heart and hope to die,
Stick a needle in my eye...




Carol's Creepy Bunny has stopped by and asked me to share a surprise!


Ready for a giveaway?
Benartex generously offered this fun bundle of "Halloween Spirit" fat quarters!
One lucky winner!
Enter using the Rafflecopter below.
USA mailing addresses only.
One entry per person.


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Thursday, April 14, 2022

SEW A HAPPY SPRING! GNOME MINI QUILT

 Happy Spring!  


 I'm over on the Thermoweb blog with a free pattern to craft a 

Spring decor is so fun to create after the drab months of winter.  Let this little Gnome with his bright umbrella, rain boots, and rainbow border help you have a Happy Spring!

Here is what I used to make the mini:


HeatnBond EZ Print Lite  iron-on adhesive – 1 sheet
StitchnSew Sew-In fleece, High Loft – 14” x 14”
SpraynBond basting adhesive

StitchnSew EZ Print Quilt Block Sheets – 1 sheet
Island Batik Fabrics and of course, Aurifil thread.

Click here to get the free tutorial and pattern over at Thermoweb!

I hope this little Gnome makes you smile today
and
brings you wonderful spring weather.


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Tuesday, December 29, 2020

My Stitching Resolution Blog Hop - 2021 Stitching Goals

Today is My Stitching Resolution 2021 reveal.

I have invited my blogging friends to join a blog hop that doesn't require stitching,
 it's all about their stitching plan for the new year.  

They are sharing new ideas and inspiration for stitching in 2021.  
All they have to do is finish this statement in a blog post:

My stitching resolution for 2021 is _____________________________.

We are all sharing today - it's a one day only blog hop!


Wednesday, December 30th


Visit each blog and leave a super sweet comment about their goals!

What's mine?

Here are the top 5 things I have in mind for 2021:

My stitching resolution for 2021 is
(in bold to make me accountable)

1.  Finish my goal to make quilts from the 

The blocks are so fast to make and I want a quilt to represent each block.
I have made quilts representing 10 of the blocks, only 20 to go.
(unrealistic for 1 year, probably, but a girl can try!)



2.  Write 30 Quilt Blocks in 30 Days Volume 2.

I've had requests for more, so I am putting this here - accountability.
(there would have to be a blog hop too!)



3.  Continue partnering with Carol to host fun blog hops.
(behind the scenes this year, Carol at Just Let Me Quilt had my back
when I needed encouragement and more time!  Thank you, my friend!)

We have a lot of great ideas for the new year!

This is for the next hop.
  I'll announce more details tomorrow, but if you want to start a project with a stripe,
 you will be ahead of the game.




4.  Write patterns, organize patterns, fix pattern links, give needed attention to Etsy store, and Blog!

This blog needs so much attention -
(broken links, pictures disappearing, links to nowhere (thanks Craftsy), and new design?)
((this is truly unrealistic to do all, but I would like to fix all the Creatin' in the Sticks media))



5.  Keep one planner and write it down!

Keep track of schedules and ideas.
(between work, Thermoweb projects, blog hops, and designing deadlines I SHOULD keep one planner instead of 3 or 4 calendars.  I need luck with this one!)




Those are my top 5 stitching goals for the year!
(Luck is needed for sure!)

Here's to a healthy and happy 2021!
(it just has to be better)




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