Giveaway Winners Week 4 of the 2015 New Quilt Blogger Blog Hop

Thank you so much for following along with the 2015 New Quilter Bloggers Blog Hop! Yvonne, Stephanie, Terri Ann, and I really appreciate your support!

Before I get to the winners of this week's giveaway, I would like to announce that the New Quilt Bloggers have teamed up with Fabri-Quilt  and we are excited to bring you the 2015 New Quilt Block Blog Hop at the end of August.  The hop will run from Monday, August 31st through Thursday September 3rd.  

Each of 60 bloggers will be presenting a 12 1/2" x 12 1/2" (unfinished) quilt block with a tutorial to make the block using the following Watermelon Summer Color Palette including Chartreuse, Turquoise, Coral, Aqua, Lapis Blue, and White from Fabri-Quilt.

And now onto the giveaway winners:

Thanks again to our generous Week 4 sponsors of the 2015 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop: Aurifil, The Fat Quarter Shop,Meadow Mist Designs, and Quilting Jetgirl.

Without further ado, the 4 winners are:

• (1) Sis Boom Aurifil Thread Collection from Aurifil goes to TweLo Quilting
• (1) $50 Gift Certificate from The Fat Quarter Shop goes to Beth
• (2) Patterns of your choice from Meadow Mist Designs goes to Kathy M.
• (2) Patterns of your choice from Quilting Jetgirl goes to Peggy G.

Congratulations to our Week 4 Winners!

Below is a recap of all the wonderful posts from Week 4.

Quantum Quilters

Host: Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl

Geraldine @Living Water Quilter (Instagram: @livingwaterquilter)

Andrea @The Sewing Fools (Instagram: @andrealovestosew)

Irene @Patchwork and Pastry

Martha @Once a Wingnut…Always a Wingnut (Instagram: @onceawingnut)

New Bees

Host: Cheryl @Meadow Mist Designs

Kim @Leland Ave Studios

Cassandra @The (not so) Dramatic Life

Colleen @Colleen’s Custom Quilting

Deb @New Creative State

Sew Fabulous Hive

Host: Stephanie @Late Night Quilter

Margo@ Shadowlane Quilts and Crafts

Josi@ Avocado Quilts

Deb @ The Farmhouse Quilter

Emma @ My Handmade Journey

Sewcial Swarm

Host: Terri Ann @Childlike Fascination

Stephanie @Quilt’n Party

Jane @Jolly and Delilah Quilts

Deanna @Stitches Quilting

Kathryn @Upitis Quilts

MQG Challenge Quilt Finished

I am excited that today I have a finish to share with you!  Here is my finish (just in time) for the Riley Blake Challenge from the Modern Quilt Guild.  

The rules for the challenge were as follows:

• Make something fantastic that is quilted.
• Make something you’ve never done before.
• Challenge yourself to learn something new.
• Use only Riley Blake Cottage Garden fabrics and coordinating Riley Blake basics and solids.

An equilateral triangle quilt has been on my to-do list forever and after I saw that some of the fabrics had a repeating triangle print, I was sold.  In addition to making a triangle quilt for the first time, this was also the first time I had ever bound a quilt without 90 degree corners.

I figured out how to design a triangle quilt in EQ and started playing with ideas. (Here is my tutorial on how to design triangle quilts using EQ7.)  The quilt actually came together much easier than I thought it would, I was always so afraid of sewing non-square or rectangle pieces, but it turned out that my fear was completely unfounded.  (Here is my in-progress post.)

I knew that for the quilting in the background areas, I wanted to echo the hexagon shape formed by the print fabrics and then fill in the remaining space with a dense back and forth quilting.  I also wanted to mimic the quilting from the print areas in some of the background triangles.

Figuring out the quilting for the print areas was more difficult.  I first started to quilt a star pattern within the print triangles but the quilting was difficult to see and not dense enough compared to the background.  I put out a call for help on Instagram (@MeadowMistDesigns) and got some wonderful suggestions.  I wound up using a ribbon candy design that not only looked good, but took much less time and had less threads to bury than my original plan.

I used Lorna's @ Sew Fresh Quilts tutorial on binding inside corners to figure out how to bind the quilt and while it is far from perfect, it turned out pretty decent.

The quilt finished at about 48" x 48", a perfect size for a new baby.  I have a new niece or nephew due this December and if the baby is a girl, I will be sending this quilt off to her.

Here are just some more pictures, including the pieced back, to celebrate the quilt's finish.
 

I am linking up to Link a Finish Friday, Whoop Whoop Friday, Thank Goodness Its Finished Friday, Finish It Up Friday, Fabric Frenzy Friday, and Show Off Saturday @ Sew Can She.

The MQG challenge quilt was also my July goal for ALYOF. (my goal setting post was here)

Midnight Mystery Quilt - More Sponsors!

How does 4 more prizes being added to the Midnight Mystery Quilt-a-long sound?  We are now close to $300 in prizes!!  Yes, I am excited :)

I would like to introduce you to the two new sponsors of the Midnight Mystery Quilt.

1.  Busy Hands Quilts

Busy Hands Quilts is a blog and Etsy shop run by Myra (who is hosting her own Gravity QAL).  Myra is taking part in the Midnight Mystery Quilt and has some wonderful fabrics selected.  She has graciously donated 2 copies of her new quilt pattern Picket Fence as prizes for the reveal of the Mystery Quilt.

2. Studio E and Blank Quilting

Karen is a wonderful quilter in my local quilt guild who also works for Blank Quilt Corporation / Studio e and worked to bring us more giveaways.   Blank Quilt Corporation / Studio e have donated some wonderful fabric bundles as prizes. (It is going to be so hard to keep these in my sewing room until March and not use them!)  Up for grabs is a Studio e Fabrics 10-pc fat quarter bundle of Peppered Cottons and Blank’s 20-piece fat quarter bundle called Fusion Illusion.  

This new sponsors are in addition to our other wonderful sponsors: Pile O'Fabric, Bear Creek Quilting Company, and the Fat Quarter Shop.

Thank you so much to our sponsors!!!

New Bee Hive - Week 4 Plus Giveaway - New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop 2015

Welcome to the fourth and final week of the 2015 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop!  Let's finish off this hop strong, please take the time to visit each of the 4 hive member's blogs this week:

Kim @ lelandavestudios.com

Cassandra @ http://thenotsodramaticlife.com

Colleen @ https://colleenscustomquilting.com/

Deb @ newcreativestate.wordpress.com

Please consider visiting and leaving a friendly comment to show your love. Bloggers appreciate comments so much :)

We have 4 hosts, Yvonne @ Quilting Jetgirl, Stephanie @Late Night Quilter, Terri Anne @Childlike Fascination, and myself, each posting about several new bloggers for you to check out every Monday over the course of 4 weeks.  You can click on their links to visit their highlighted bloggers this week.

Also, check out these great new advice posts from seasoned veterans:

• Jess @Quilty Habit: Top 10 Tips: Being a Good Swap Partner/Bee Mate
• Yvonne @ Quilting Jetgirl: Blogging Pain Points
• Stephanie @ Late Night Quilter: Better To-Do Lists

Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to our Advice Post series!

New Quilt Bloggers Week 4 Giveaway!

We are so thankful to our generous sponsors of the 2015 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop. This week you can enter to win one of four fabulous prizes:

• (1) Sis Boom Aurifil Thread Collection from Aurifil
• (1) $50 Gift Certificate from The Fat Quarter Shop
• (2) Patterns of your choice from Meadow Mist Designs
• (2) Patterns of your choice from Quilting Jetgirl

You can earn up to 6 entries to this giveaway:

• Answer a fun question: What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
• Answer a quilting question: What is your favorite quilting / sewing tool?
• Check out and Follow Childlike Fascination on Pinterest
• Check out and Follow Late Night Quilter on Pinterest
• Check out and Follow Meadow Mist Designs on Pinterest
• Check out and Follow Quilting Jetgirl on Pinterest

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Giveaway will run through July 25th 11:59 pm EST and is open to entrants 18 years or older. Winners will be announced July 26th.

Giveaway Winners Week 3 of the 2015 New Quilt Blogger Blog Hop

I am happy to announce the winners from the Week 3 giveaways for the 2015 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop.

Thanks again to our generous Week 2 sponsors of the 2015 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop: Aurifil, The Fat Quarter Shop, Meadow Mist Designs, and Quilting Jetgirl.

Without further ado, the 4 winners are:

(1) Kate Spain Aurifil Thread Collection from Aurifil: Sherry B.
(1) $50 Gift Certificate from The Fat Quarter Shop: Janie M.
(2) Patterns of your choice from Meadow Mist Designs: Carol Y.
(2) Patterns of your choice from Quilting Jetgirl: Valerie P.

Below is a recap of all the wonderful posts from Week 3.  Please take some time to visit this week's bloggers if you have not had a chance to do so yet.

Quantum Quilters

Host: Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl

Hannah @Modern Magnolia Studio
Silvia @A Stranger View
Ida @Ida Rather Be Quilting
Amy @Indigo Cottage Quilts
Cindy @Stitchin At Home



Sewcial Swarm
Host: Terri Ann @Childlike Fascination

Eleanor of catapprovedquilting.blogspot.ie
Lisa of sunlightinwinterquilts.blogspot.ca
Corrine of mustlovequilts.com
Vicki of www.orchidowlquilts.com
Karen of sugarfreequilts.blogspot.ca

Sew Fabulous Hive
Host: Stephanie @Late Night Quilter

Julie @ Pink Doxies
Carrie W @ The Zen Quilter
Lori @ Sew Psyched
Cindy@ Sewing Moxie



New Bees
Host: Cheryl @Meadow Mist Designs

Abby @ https://hashtagquilt.wordpress.com/

Shelley @ http://thecarpentersdaughterwhoquilts.com/

Mary @ http://quiltingisinmyblood.com

New Bee Hive - Week 3 Plus Giveaway - New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop 2015

Welcome to the third week of the 2015 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop!  I am excited to introduce you to the next set of bloggers from my hive.  I hope you will take the time to visit each of the 3 hive member's blogs this week:

Abby @ https://hashtagquilt.wordpress.com/

Shelley @ http://thecarpentersdaughterwhoquilts.com/

Mary @ http://quiltingisinmyblood.com

Please consider visiting and leaving a friendly comment to show your love. Bloggers appreciate comments so much :)

We have 4 hosts, Yvonne @ Quilting Jetgirl, Stephanie @Late Night Quilter, Terri Anne @Childlike Fascination, and myself, each posting about several new bloggers for you to check out every Monday over the course of 4 weeks.  You can click on their links to visit their highlighted bloggers this week.

Also, check out these great new advice posts from seasoned veterans:

• Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl: Cultivating Community
• Amy Garro @ 13 Spools: Branding Your Blog
• Amy Garro @ 13 Spools: Taking Great Photos

Do you have a great advice post that we can link to? Send me an email or leave a comment and we will add you to our resource list!

New Quilt Bloggers Week 3 Giveaway!

We are so thankful to our generous sponsors of the 2015 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop. This week you can enter to win one of four fabulous prizes:

• (1) Kate Spain Aurifil Thread Collection from Aurifil
• (1) $50 Gift Certificate from The Fat Quarter Shop
• (2) Patterns of your choice from Meadow Mist Designs
• (2) Patterns of your choice from Quilting Jetgirl

You can earn up to 6 entries to this giveaway:

• Answer a multiple choice question: What social media platform could you spend all day using?
• Answer a multiple choice question: What is your favorite beverage?
• Check out and Follow Childlike Fascination on Instagram
• Check out and Follow Late Night Quilter on Instagram
• Check out and Follow Meadow Mist Designs on Instagram
• Check out and Follow Quilting Jetgirl on Instagram

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Giveaway will run through June 18th 11:59 pm EST and is open to entrants 18 years or older. Winners will be announced July 19th.

Midnight Mystery Quilt - My Cut Fabrics

July's assignment for the Midnight Mystery quilt-a-long was to cut all of your fabrics.  Here are my cut pieces all ready for piecing.

(It is not too late to join! See the Mystery Quilt Tab above for all of the information.)

And here they are all together:

Just remember that it is not too late to join in! (We also have the option of an un-mystery quilt for those that would like a sneak peek of the finished design).

In August (the 6th) we will start piecing the blocks :)  Thanks so much for quilting along with me.

Related Mystery Quilt Posts

Mystery Quilt Intro

Fabric Requirements, My fabrics

Cutting Instructions

I am very happy to link up with Let's Bee Social @ Sew Fresh Quilts, Needle and Thread Thursday @ My Quilt Infatuation, and WIP Wednesday @ Freshly Pieced.

Midnight Mystery Quilt - Cutting Instructions

Welcome to the second month of instructions for the Midnight Mystery Quilt!  The first set of instructions posted in June were on fabric selection (link in the Mystery Quilts tab above).

First, a Few Announcements:

1. Is it too late to join? - I have been asked a few time whether it is too late to join in.  It is definitely not too late! All we have done so far is select fabric so you can very easily catch up.  Also, the instructions for the mystery quilt will always be available on the blog (see Mystery Quilts tab above) so you can start at any time.

2.  Want instructions in an easier to print format? - Simply leave a comment below (with e-mail address if you are a no-reply blogger) or send me an e-mail at cheryljbrickey (at) gmail (dot) com to get on the e-mail distribution list.

3.  Share your progress - Don't forget to post pictures of the fabrics you have chosen and your in-progress pics to our very active Facebook group and on social media using the hashtag #MidnightMysteryQuilt.

4.  New Sponsor - I am so excited to announce that the Midnight Mystery quilt-a-long just got its fourth sponsor, The Fat Quarter Shop, who is generously giving away a $100 gift certificate!

A few more quilt-a-long announcements can be found at the bottom of the post... and now are you ready to start cutting into your fabrics?

The cutting instructions contain both a listing of pieces by size for cutting from multiple fabrics and cutting instructions for each set using a single fabric.  Please note that if using the cutting instructions for a single fabric, in some cases a few extra pieces will be cut than needed in the pattern.

Fabric Set A 

(shown as pink in future illustrations)

Number of pieces needed:

Cutting instructions if cutting from a single fabric:

1.  Cut 2 strips 6 ½” x WOF
      a.  Cut 1 strip into 6 squares (6 ½” x 6 ½”).
      b.  Cut 1 strip into 2 squares (6 ½” x 6 ½”) and 2 rectangles (6 ½” x 3 ½”).
2.  Cut 4 strips 4” x WOF
      a.  Cut each strip into 4” x 4” squares (10 per strip) for a total of 36 squares (4” x 4”).

Fabric Set B 

(shown as yellow in future illustrations)

Number of pieces needed:

Cutting instructions if cutting from a single fabric:

1.  Cut 2 strips 7” x WOF
      a.  Cut each strip into 7” x 7” squares (5 per strip) for a total of 9 squares (7” x 7”).
2.  Cut 5 strips 4 ¾” x WOF
      a.  Cut 4 strips each into 4 ¾” x 4 ¾” squares (8 per strip) for 32 squares (4 ¾” x 4 ¾”).
      b.  Cut 1 strip into 2 additional squares (4 ¾” x 4 ¾”) squares and use the remainder of the                        strip to cut 4 squares (4” x 4”).

Fabric Set C

(shown as purple in future illustrations)

Number of pieces needed:

Cutting instructions if cutting from a single fabric:

1.  Cut 2 strips 7 ¼” x WOF
      a.  Cut each strip into 7 ¼” x 7 ¼” squares (5 per strip) for a total of 9 squares (7 ¼” x 7 ¼”).
2.  Cut 4 strips 4” x WOF
      a.  Cut each strip into 4” x 4” squares (10 per strip) for a total of 38 squares (4” x 4”)
3.  Cut 9 strips 3 ½” x WOF
      a.  Cut each strip into 2 rectangles (13” x 3 ½”) and 2 rectangles (7” x 3 ½”) for a total of 18                     rectangles (13”x 3 ½”) and 18 rectangles (7” x 3 ½”) .

Fabric Set D

(shown as white in future illustrations)

Number of pieces needed:

Cutting instructions if cutting from a single fabric:

1.  Cut 4 strips 4” x WOF
      a.  Cut each strip into 4” x 4” squares (10 per strip) for a total of 38 squares (4” x 4”).
2.  Cut 15 strips 3 ½” x WOF
      a.  Cut 9 strips each into 2 rectangles (19” x 3 ½”) for a total of 18 rectangles (19”x 3 ½”).
      b.  Cut 6 strips each into 3 rectangles (13” x 3 ½”) for a total of 18 rectangles (13”x 3 ½”).


A Few Additional Announcements:

1.  Prizes - We will have a bunch of prizes for the quilt reveal in March 2016 (these will be randomly given away).  The sponsors of the Midnight Mystery Quilt are The Bear Creek Quilting Company, Pile O'Fabric, The Fat Quarter Shop, and Meadow Mist Designs.  Details on what each are giving away can be found in the sponsors post here. 

2.  Quilt Kits - Pile O'Fabric (one of the quilt-a-long's sponsors) originally offered two Midnight Mystery Quilt Kits (in a 1st colorway and a 2nd colorway) and both colorways sold out in less than one week!  I have worked with Alyssa and we have created a 3rd, 4th, and 5th colorway which are now available.  The kits include all of the fabrics needed (6 ⅞ yards total) to make the quilt top and the binding (backing not included). Each of the kits are $52 with free shipping within the domestic US. 

3.  The Un-Mystery Quilt - Want to join in the fun but making a mystery quilt is not your thing?  If you would like to see the final pattern to decide whether to join in, or to help pick colors; simply e-mail me and I will send you a sneak peak (the only rule is that you have to keep the design completely to yourself as to not spoil anyone else's surprise).

4.  Facebook Group - We now have a very active Facebook group to share progress pictures and connect with other mystery quilters.  Please consider joining in :)