Tomorrow begins the very special Red, White, and Blue Blog Hop. Over 100 bloggers will be participating. Each blogger will feature either a 12.5 or 10.5 inch red, white, and blue block. Some will provide tutorials and many will be offering giveaways. This is the first time that I will be participating in this type of blog hop. My blog's day to host is Wednesday, July 4th. In addition to the red, white, and blue block that I designed my very own self, I will have a giveaway.
This is a sneak peak of the fabrics I used for my block which features my nemesis, the dreaded half square triangle.
I'm sorry I can't figure out how to make the Blog Hop button operational within the text of this post but you can visit Jane's Fabrics and Quilts or use the button on my sidebar for the blog hop schedule.
I have been very negligent about showing the lovely items that I have won in recent blog giveaways.
This fabulous book arrived yesterday from Vanessa at The Crafty Gemini. She has a lovely blog and offers lots of video tutorials.
This is a sneak peak of the fabrics I used for my block which features my nemesis, the dreaded half square triangle.
I have been very negligent about showing the lovely items that I have won in recent blog giveaways.
This fabulous book arrived yesterday from Vanessa at The Crafty Gemini. She has a lovely blog and offers lots of video tutorials.
A Year of Making Life Beautiful, by Melissa Stramel is a beautiful spiral bound book that features, projects, quilt patterns, crafts, and gardening for each month of the year. It's a delight just to turn the pages and look at the gorgeous pictures.
A few months ago, I won an incredible giveaway on Australian designer Val Laird's blog.
Val is currently offering a free BOM called Thoughts in Thread that combines pieced blocks with applique and hand embroidery. Although the BOM started in January, all 6 of the blocks are still available. Feast your eyes on these goodies and try not to drool on your computer screen.
The color of the etui is much prettier in person. You can see better pictures of the giveaway items on Val's blog. Val's handwork is beautiful. Her stitches are tiny and even.
The Herb Garden wall hanging has the names of 19 herbs embroidered in the outer borders and features appliqued pots of mint, rosemary, and cloves. It's hanging near our kitchen table and it makes me happy to look at it at every meal. She also sent a charm pack of Grace by Three Sisters and a pack with charms suitable for embellishments.
Last month, I won 2 patterns from Amber at A Little Bit Biased. You are probably familiar with her fabulous tutorial Scrap Jar Stars. The patterns are really well written and I have a charm pack that will be perfect to use.
Don't forget to check out the Red, White, and Blue Blog hop tomorrow and come back to visit for my blog hop day on July 4th to see my block and enter the giveaway.
