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September 11, 2014

Craft Book Month Blog Hop {Little Stitches}

Craft Book Month

September marks the 4th Annual Craft Book Month at Craft Buds! This year, we're excited to celebrate all month long with a blog hop of inspiring craft book projects and LOTS of giveaways for sewing along with a sewing, knitting, cookbook or other craft book of YOUR CHOICE.

If you are a craft book hoarder, you are not alone! I collect more and more books each year. 
It's time to dust off your craft books, unfold those crisp pattern sheets and put those patterns to good use by actually making some projects. :)


My PrOJeCT

I am so excited to be invited back to this fun blog hop! I love seeing every one's projects and being introduced to new books. This is my 3rd year participating. The last 2 years, I have stuck to what I'm good at - making quilts (You can see my past projects for Craft Book Month here and here). This year, I stepped away from the machine and took to needlework.


I have been admiring the many new (and super adorable) embroidery patterns that have popped up over the last few years. When I was a child learning to sew, I had a cross-stitched teddy bear pillow to work on. Although I don't think I ever finished it. Hmm...


I dabble here and there with needlework, but don't know many stitches. Little Stitches by Aneela Hoey is a fantastic book for any beginner. There is so much information about what type of needle to use, how to prepare your fabric and hoop, and starting/finishing stitches. She also describes each type of stitch, what it's used for and has step-by-step instructions with illustrations on how to create each stitch.



Little Stitches includes 12 projects from start to finish, including sewing zippers, quilting and binding. There are also over 100 ready to use drawings to help you get started with your design. The drawings come on regular pages as well as transfer pages, so you can easily iron on to your fabric. 



I had a hard time narrowing down which drawing to use. I was first drawn to the Cherry On The Tree Swing. I also liked Little Red Riding Hood, the clothesline, the bunting, the tree house and the girl with the umbrella. 


But before I could really decide on a drawing, I first had to decide what I would be using it on. I dug through some of my craft drawers and found a basket liner cloth. Now that I knew what I would be working on, I still couldn't decide on a design. Ultimately, I took the tree from Cherry On The Tree Swing, the bunting and the fruit basket to create my own little scene. 


Because each drawing was a different scale, I had to do a little resizing on the copier. 
I traced the drawings onto my cloth as best I could. It was a bit difficult to trace due to the weave, so it was a pretty rough trace. I wasn't able to trace the leaves at all. The bunting rope and grass was also hard to see and were drawn in later, along with the side post for the bunting. 



I placed the leaves at random. I used different shades of green, yellow and orange, and add a few falling leaves to complete the look.


I LOVE the way it turned out! I think I might make a few more of these :)




Be sure to link up your own projects for a chance to win a copy of Little Stitches, along with some other pretty great prizes! (Details for entering are below) 

What will you be making from your craft books this month?

Looking for a new book? 
You can find a variety of craft and sewing books in my store.


2014 CRAFT BOOK MONTH BLOG HOP!

I've teamed up with some fabulous bloggers who will be showing off their projects made from craft books, all month long! 

Monday 9/1: Fabric Mutt / Lindsay Sews 
Tuesday 9/2: Rae Gun Ramblings / Craftside 

Wednesday 9/3: The Feisty Redhead / The Fabric Studio 


Friday 9/5: LRstitched / A Prairie Sunrise 

Monday 9/8: Hopeful Threads / sewVery
Tuesday 9/9: 13 Spools / Lisa Liza Lou
Wednesday 9/10: Stitch This! / My Sewcial Hour
Thursday 9/11: The Littlest Thistle / Fabric Seeds
Friday 9/12: Sew Sweetness / Clover + Violet
Monday 9/15: Inspire Me Grey / amylouwho

LINK UP

9/1-9/30: Link up your craft book project at Craft Buds from your blog or Flickr account, and enter to win prizes. To participate in the month-long contest, just link up any project you've made from a pattern in a craft book. That easy! You'll tell us a little about the book, the project, how you personalized it, etc. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, October, 1!

RULES

1) One entry per person. 
2) Your craft book project must have been completed in 2014.  
3) Create a new blog post, instagram, or Flickr photo (dated September 1, 2014 or later) and link or refer back to Craft Book Month at Craft Buds (#craftbookmonth for instagram) in your post or photo description. Make sure to list the craft book you used and provide a link if possible.  
4) All winners chosen via Random.org. Some prizes available to international winners, so please join us!



PRIZES

Visit Craft Buds and link up your craft book project during the window of Sept 1-30 and you'll automatically be entered to win some fantastic prizes from the Craft Book Month sponsors!

Craft Book Month at Craft Buds

August 27, 2014

Craft Book Month Blog Hop Is Coming!!


Craft Book Month

September marks the 4th Annual Craft Book Month at Craft Buds! This year, we're excited to celebrate all month long with a blog hop of inspiring craft book projects and LOTS of giveaways for sewing along with a sewing, knitting, cookbook or other craft book of YOUR CHOICE.

If you are a craft book hoarder, you are not alone! I collect more and more books each year. It's time to dust off your craft books, unfold those crisp pattern sheets and put those patterns to good use by actually making some projects. :)

2014 Craft Book Month Blog Hop!

I've teamed up with some fabulous bloggers who will be showing off their projects made from craft books, all month long!

Monday 9/1: Fabric Mutt / Lindsay Sews

Tuesday 9/2: Rae Gun Ramblings / Craftside

Wednesday 9/3: The Feisty Redhead / The Fabric Studio

Thursday 9/4: Marci Girl Designs / Small Town Stitcher

Friday 9/5: LRstitched / A Prairie Sunrise

Monday 9/8: Hopeful Threads / sewVery

Tuesday 9/9: 13 Spools / Lisa Liza Lou

Wednesday 9/10: Stitch This! / My Sewcial Hour

Thursday 9/11: The Littlest Thistle / Fabric Seeds

Friday 9/12: Sew Sweetness / Clover + Violet

Monday 9/15: Inspire Me Grey

Link Up

9/1-9/30: Link up your craft book project at Craft Buds from your blog or Flickr account, and enter to win prizes. To participate in the month-long contest, just link up any project you've made from a pattern in a craft book. That easy! You'll tell us a little about the book, the project, how you personalized it, etc. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, October, 1!

Rules

1) One entry per person.

2) Your craft book project must have been completed in 2014.

3) Create a new blog post or Flickr photo (dated September 1, 2014 or later) and link back to Craft Buds/Craft Book Month in your post or photo description. In your post or photo description, make sure to list the craft book you used and provide a link if possible.

4) All winners chosen via Random.org. Some prizes available to international winners, so please join us!

Prizes

Visit Craft Buds and link up your craft book project during the window of Sept 1-30 and you'll automatically be entered to win some fantastic prizes from the Craft Book Month sponsors! More info coming soon . . .
Craft Book Month at Craft Buds

December 2, 2013

Mosaic Tiles Quilt-A-Long

Happy December! 'Tis the season for handmade holidays . . . and being incredibly busy! That's why I'm excited to announce a super-fun and simple quilt along that you can easily take part in, no matter how much more shopping, wrapping and baking you have to do!

Mosaic Tiles Quilt Along

Mosaic Tiles Quilt Along

Next Monday, 12/9 through 2/14 (that's Valentine's Day for all you romantics!), Craft Buds is hosting the Mosaic Tiles Quilt Along! This beginner-friendly quilt pattern was designed by Sukie for the book, Modern Bee—13 Quilts to Make with Friends, by my friend, Lindsay Conner.

Mosaic Tiles
Although it's a Quilt-A-Long, participants are not limited to making quilts. We'd love to see what you can create based on the original Mosaic Tiles block design. Is it a holiday stocking or tree skirt? How about an eBook cover or messenger bag? Whip up a mini quilt for your Valentine, an apron for your sister or your own quilt design inspired by the block. Anything goes, as long as you create a finished item! During the 10-week quilt a long, we'll be sharing project inspiration, quilting tips and layout options with lots of help from our friends. If you don't have time to get started in December, we invite you to go ahead and sign up anyway! You can join us in 2014 with plenty of time to finish a project before mid-February. Here's the schedule:

Monday, 12/9 Kickoff! Announcing our sponsors, guest judges + prizes
Monday, 12/16 Guest post: Holiday project and guest post with layout options with Amy of 13 Spools
Wednesday, 12/18 Guest post: Holiday project inspired by block with Sarah of Fabric Seeds - that's me!
Monday, 12/30 Guest post: Mosaic Tiles layout options with Katie of ChooChoo Skadoo Quilts
Wednesday, 1/1 Happy New Year: Still 6 weeks to sew along!
Friday, 1/3 Guest post: Mosaic Tiles bag by Katy Cameron of The Littlest Thistle + Halfway mark: Link up your progress!
Monday, 1/6 Guest post: Mosaic Tiles project by Marni of Haberdashery Fun
Monday, 1/13 Guest post: Mosaic Tiles project by Darcy of Modern Cozy
Wednesday, 1/15 Guest post: Mosaic Tiles bag by Kim of Kim's Krafts
Monday, 1/20 Featuring other projects from "Modern Bee"
Wednesday, 1/22 Guest post: Mosaic Tiles quilt by Katy of Lethargic Lass
Friday, 2/14 Happy Valentine's Day! Deadline for entries at midnight, EST.

Modern Bee Quilt Along Guest Judges and Prizes!

Next Monday, I'll be back to let you know about the fabulous prizes offered by our quilt along sponsors: Aurifil, OLFA, Pellon, Robert Kaufman Fabrics, Simplicity Creative Group and Stash Books.

Mosaic Tiles Sponsors
We're also going to ask for some help from some lovely guest judges, who will choose winners for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place based on overall creativity, execution and innovation of the original pattern. We'll share full details on the prizes and rules next week! But for now, you can get started and . . .

Grab a Book!

If you already have the Modern Bee book, you've got all you need to sign up for the quilt along! If you don't have the book, you can purchase a copy at select Jo-Ann Fabric stores, quilt shops or online at any of the following spots:

Amazon Barnes & NobleC&T Publishing Save 25% on your order of $25+ through midnight TONIGHT, 12/2 with code TURKEY2013.
 Lindsay Sews Order an autographed copy directly from Lindsay's shop. The first 10 orders as of this posting will receive a free gift!
Other Check out other buying options via Google Shopping.

Do you Plan to Sew Along?

We'd love for you to add a link to your blog, Flickr account or online profile in the link-up tool below. This way, we can stay in touch, get to know each other and share our progress! Quilting is lots more fun with friends, and we cannot wait to see what your create. :) 

Grab a Button!

Mosaic Tiles Quilt Along

My guest post isn't for a couple of weeks, but I am so excited about this quilt-a-long, I just have to share a little peek with you! Here is my fabric selection for the project I am working on. And yes, it is holiday inspired. I can't wait to show you what I've come up with!


I hope you'll join in too!

September 4, 2013

Craft Book Month - Blog Hop


Craft Book Month

Good Morning! and welcome to the 3rd annual Craft Book Month blog hop. This is my second year on the blog hop, and I am excited to be back! When Lindsay asked if I would like to participate again, I knew exactly what book I wanted to showcase: Growing Up Modern by Allison Harris of Cluck Cluck Sew. I have been a long time admirer of Allison's. So many of her patterns make my never ending to-do list. Earlier this year I used her Scout pattern to make a quilt for my Grandpa. You can read about that here.


Allison in her booth at the Spring Quilt Market, Portland 2013.
debuting her new fabric line: Wallflowers

Growing Up Modern. This is such a wonderful book for anyone sewing for a child. The introduction offers great direction in making the quilt top, finishing the quilt and even some tips on how to use up your scraps!
Though this book is geared toward children's quilts, most quilts include sizes crib-twin, and could easily be adapted for a larger size, if needed. While looking through this book, I had a hard time deciding which quilt to make for the blog hop. In the end, I went with the first quilt that caught my eye. Tumble.

 

Once I decided which quilt I would be making, I had the perfect bundle in mind. And lucky for me, it was just the right amount of fat quarters. I wanted to make this a quilt that any child could use, and combining my love of gingham, went with the 1/8" rainbow gingham fat quarter bundle from Riley Blake Designs.


I made the crib size, measuring 49"x50". This quilt went together so quickly! I had all pieces cut in just a couple of hours, and with strip-sewing, had the top sewn in about as much time.



I started quilting on it the next day. But .. had a few thread problems, that resulted in having to check my machine in for repairs. Not knowing when my machine would actually be fixed, I wondered if I would get the quilting done before my day on the blog hop. Luckily I got my machine back on Friday and was able to finish up the quilt by Monday night. Whew! That was a close call :)


I went with a simple geometric design connecting the corners of the inner and outer squares, then rounding out the middle from corner to corner. A little bit of dense quilting in the sashing and this quilt is complete!
I am loving the way it turned out.



What's your favorite craft book? Do you have one on your wish list?
This month, you can save an extra 25% off all craft books in the shop. Enter promo code craft2013 at checkout. (all sales final. ends 9/30/13. must use promo to get discount)

Be sure to visit each blog during this hop and see what these talented ladies are up to.
You'll also want to link up your own projects made from a craft book. Plus, it's your entry to win some amazing prizes ... like a signed copy of Growing Up Modern!
(full schedule, rules and link up information below)

Thanks for stopping by!

Blog Hop: Week One
Monday 9/2: Fabric Mutt / LRstitched
Tuesday 9/3: Stitch This! The Martingale Blog / Stitched inColor
Wednesday 9/4: Fabric Seeds /Pile O Fabric
Friday 9/6: Sew-Fantastic / Clover + Violet

Week Two
Tuesday 9/10: The Sewing Rabbit / Sewing Mama RaeAnna
Wednesday 9/11: Marci Girl Designs / imagine gnats
Thursday 9/12: Sew Sweetness / amylouwhosews
Friday 9/13: Lindsay Sews / 13 Spools
 Saturday 9/14: Inspire Me Grey / Angela Yosten 

Week ThreeMonday 9/16: SewVery / Craftside

9/1-9/30: Link up your craft book project at Craft Buds from your blog or Flickr account, and enter to winprizes. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, October, 1! 

Don't forget to link up!
To participate in the month-long contest, just link up any project you've made from a pattern in a craft book. That easy! You'll tell us a little about the book, the project, how you personalized it,etc.

Rules

1) One entry per person. 
2) Your craft book project must have been completed in 2013. 
3) Create a new blog post or Flickr photo (dated September 1, 2013 or later) and link back toCraft Buds/Craft BookMonth in your post or photo description. In your post or photo description, make sure to list the craft book you used and provide a link if possible.
4) All winners chosen via Random.org. Some prizes available to international winners, so please join us!

Prizes

Visit Craft Buds and link up your craft book project during the window of Sept1-30 and you'll automatically be entered to win some fantastic prizes from the Craft Book Month sponsors!

No time to make a project? You can also follow Craft Buds all month long for your chance to comment and win some new sewing and quilting books for your library.

 Craft Book Month at Craft Buds

September 1, 2013

September Is Craft Book Month!


Craft Book Month

It's time for the 3rd Annual Craft Book Month at Craft Buds! This year,we're excited to celebrate all month log with a blog hop of your inspirational craft book projects, a crafty contest, free patterns and prizes!

Don't let those craft books sit on your shelf and collect dust! We want to see what you've been making. That's why I've teamed up with some fabulous bloggers who will be showing off their projects made from craft books, all month long!

Blog Hop

Week One
Monday 9/2: Fabric Mutt / LRstitched
Tuesday 9/3: Stitch This! The Martingale Blog / Stitched inColor
Wednesday 9/4: Fabric Seeds /Pile O Fabric
Thursday 9/5: The Feisty Redhead / Rae Gun Ramblings
Friday 9/6: Sew-Fantastic / Clover + Violet
Saturday 9/7: A PrairieSunrise / Small Town Stitcher

Week Two
Monday 9/9: Hopeful Threads/ Go To Sew
Tuesday 9/10: The Sewing Rabbit / Sewing Mama RaeAnna
Wednesday 9/11: Marci Girl Designs / imagine gnats
Thursday 9/12: Sew Sweetness / amylouwhosews
Friday 9/13: Lindsay Sews / 13 Spools
 Saturday 9/14: Inspire Me Grey / Angela Yosten 

Week ThreeMonday 9/16: SewVery / Craftside

9/1-9/30: Link up your craft book project at Craft Buds from your blog or Flickr account, and enter to winprizes. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, October, 1!


2012 Craft Book Month Projects (L to R):
Sew Crafty Jess, Sewing Rabbit, Stitched in Color, Miss Knitta's Studio

To participate in the month-long contest, just link up any project you've made from a pattern in a craft book. That easy! You'll tell us a little about the book, the project, how you personalized it,etc.

Rules

1) One entry per person. 
2) Your craft book project must have been completed in 2013. 
3) Create a new blog post or Flickr photo (dated September 1, 2013 or later) and link back toCraft Buds/Craft BookMonth in your post or photo description. In your post or photo description, make sure to list the craft book you used and provide a link if possible.
4) All winners chosen via Random.org. Some prizes available to international winners, so please join us!

Prizes

Visit Craft Buds and link up your craft book project during the window of Sept1-30 and you'll automatically be entered to win some fantastic prizes from the Craft Book Month sponsors!

No time to make a project? You can also follow Craft Buds all month long for your chance to comment and win some new sewing and quilting books for your library.

 Craft Book Month at Craft Buds

September 5, 2012

Craft Book Month - Blog Hop

I am so excited to be apart of this blog hop, my first blog hop! Lindsay and I officially met at the Spring Quilt Market. She is such an amazing lady. All the work she does behind the scenes is absolutely incredible. So when she asked if I would showcase a project I have made from a book, I jumped at the chance!!

If you know me, I do not do a lot of projects from others when it comes to quilting. I mostly do my own thing and create a quilt specifically for the person who will be receiving it. I am a self-taught hand-quilter of 12 years now. In recent months I have started learning to machine quilt.

Being a shop owner, I not only try to keep up with what's new in the quilting world, but also what's new with designers. There are so many fantastic quilts out there. So many of them I do want to make. So very little time to fit them all in. At least not all at once.

I think it's safe to say that we love pre cuts! I bought my first pre cut 2 years ago. It was a charm pack. At first I didn't really get the appeal of pre cuts. Now I do. They certainly save on time and cutting for a quick project. While my collection of pre cuts has slowly been growing, I still have only used charm packs. Up until I saw this quilt:    Picnic by Kimberly Brackett from her book Scrap-Basket Sensations



This was my first quilt, cut and sewn, for the 2012 year. I think it took me 3 days. And, yes, I still need to get it quilted. I have an ever growing stack of quilts just waiting to be quilted, and I know I'm not the only one ;)

This was a quilt I needed to make. I needed to make a quilt for my little girl, and this was it. One of the hardest parts for me is finding the right fabric for the right pattern. With this quilt, I already knew what I wanted to do. So, I used my first Rolie Polie; or my first 3 Rolie Polies. It was Promenade by Cyndi Walker for Riley Blake Designs. (For those not familiar with Rolie Polies, they are made up of one piece of each fabric in a line, so they tend to be 1/3-1/2 half less than that of a Jelly Roll.) 2 would have been perfect if I had stuck to the pattern dimensions, but I like to make BIG quilts. This pattern is for a lap, and I wanted it for a twin. So, I added a block to each row and a full row at the bottom.


I wanted all the colors to blend nicely with each other; instead of keeping one color for one block, I laid them out in a 3-1 ratio. I am quite pleased with the end result, and more importantly, my little girl LOVES it!







Thanks for stopping by y'all! and don't forget to check out the other great blogs in this blog hop.
Enter to win your own copy of Scrap Basket Sensations & a Wee Folks Jelly Roll, along with many other prizes over at the Craft Buds site. (details on how to enter are below)




Week One

Tuesday 9/4: Olive & OllieSew Sweetness
Wednesday 9/5: Fabric SeedsThe Busy Bean
Thursday 9/6: CraftFoxesStitched In Color


Week Two

Monday 9/10: Sew TaraClover and Violet
Tuesday 9/11: Sew Fantasticamylouwho


Week Three

Monday 9/17: Inspire Me GreyFreshly Pieced
Tuesday 9/18: Lindsay SewsThe Cute Life
Thursday 9/20: Urban Stitchesimagine gnats


Week Four

Link up your craft book project at Craft Buds from Sept 23-30 from your blog or Flickr account, and enter to win prizes. Winners will be announced on Monday, October, 1!

To participate in the month-long contest, just link up any project you've made from a pattern in a craft book. That easy! One entry per person, and all craft book projects must have been completed in 2012. Just create a new blog post or Flickr photo (dated September 1, 2012 or later) and link back to Craft Buds in your post or photo description.





No time to create a project? This month, just follow Craft Buds and comment to win some new craft books and lots of giveaways!




August 29, 2012

Craft Book Month






Back-to-school season means its time to hit the books. Craft books, that is! We love craft books for their inspiration, stunning photography and crisp, glossy pages. Hard covers or soft, we just love craft books, and we know you do, too!

All month long in September, our friends at Craft Buds will celebrate sewing, quilting and all kinds of craft books by shining the spotlight on new releases, interviewing authors and editors who make the magic happen and giving you a chance to win.

Blog Hop


Week One

Tuesday 9/4: Olive & OllieSew Sweetness
Wednesday 9/5: Fabric Seeds - That's me! / The Busy Bean
Thursday 9/6: CraftFoxesStitched In Color


Week Two

Monday 9/10: Sew TaraClover and Violet
Tuesday 9/11: Sew Fantasticamylouwho


Week Three

Monday 9/17: Inspire Me GreyFreshly Pieced
Tuesday 9/18: Lindsay SewsThe Cute Life
Thursday 9/20: Urban Stitchesimagine gnats


Week Four

Link up your craft book project at Craft Buds from Sept 23-30 from your blog or Flickr account, and enter to win prizes. Winners will be announced on Monday, October, 1!





To participate in the month-long contest, just link up any project you've made from a pattern in a craft book. That easy! You'll tell us a little about the book, the project, how you personalized it, etc.


Rules:
1) One entry per person.
2) Your craft book project must have been completed in 2012.
3) Create a new blog post or Flickr photo (dated September 1, 2012 or later) and link back to Craft Buds/Craft Book Month in your post or photo description.

No time to create a project? This month, just follow Craft Buds and comment to win some new craft books and lots of giveaways! We'll also have expert Q-and-As to show you what it takes to write a craft book, from the initial idea to the layout, photography and the actual printed product.






To help kick off the Craft Book Month contest in style, Fat Quarter Shop is helping us celebrate with a big giveaway! One winner will take home a $100 gift certificate to shop for some new fabric, craft books and notions.




Ten winners will get a new craft book to help work out that creativity! This is the perfect excuse to make that project you've had your eye one, but haven't carved out the time for.






Fat Quarter Shop is giving away 1 copy each of Quilts from the House of Tula Pink by Tula Pink, Sewing ModKid Style by Patty Young, Skip the Borders by Julie Herman, Stop Go Quilt Sew by Angela Yosten and Sunday Morning Quilts by Amanda Jean Nyberg and Cheryl Arkison.



Craft Buds is giving away 1 copy each of Modern Basics by Amy Ellis, Reinvention by Maya Donenfeld, We Make Dolls! by Jenny Doh, New Dimensions in Bead and Wire Jewelry by Margot Potter and More Teach Yourself VISUALLY Jewelry Making by Chris Franchetti Michaels.



Fill out the Rafflecopter form below for your chance to win! The kickoff giveaway ends Wednesday, 9/5 at 11:59 ET, when we'll randomly choose 11 winners. Good luck!

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This post is part of the Craft Book Month blog hop at Craft Buds.