SWEET TWEETS : A GIVE-AWAY

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Chirp chirp!  Today it's my stop on the Sweet Tweets blog hop talking about Erin's darling book Sweet Tweets Simple Stitches, Whimsical Birds.  There are so many cute projects in the book all enhanced by 'sketching' with thread : something I have never done. Each of the projects is small and very do-able. Erin's little birds have long captured my heart, so it was pretty exciting to be able to stitch a little sample for her blog hop : )

Flipping through the book the one that really caught my eye was the 'three little birds' quilt because of the hexagons-no surprise there.  Love me some hexies : )

I got to work immediately because I had quite a few to prepare

I hand appliqued them down to the linen and then set about sketching the tree with thread.  I was pretty nervous about it, but once I got going, it was lots of fun.

Then came the birds.  Those little things are tiny !

In the end, I think it turned out pretty cute. I haven't got to the quilting yet (sorry Erin!)

Would you like to try your hand at one of the projects?  You can leave a comment on this post for a chance to win an e-copy, and Katja's Quilt Shop where I work, has offered a hard copy to one of you.
Two chances : )

Visit the other blogs who are participating for a chance to win,  and to see more projects from the book

   Sweet Tweets Blog Hop

Tuesday, Sept.8 - Erin (intro post) Why Not Sew?  

Wednesday, Sept.9 - Heidi Fabric Mutt

Thursday, Sept.10 - Debbie A Quilter's Table

Friday, Sept.11 - No Post

Saturday, Sept.12 - Jacque Brown Dog Prims

Monday, Sept.14 - Amy nanaCompany

Tuesday, Sept.15 - Svetlana s.o.t.a.k handmade

Wednesday, Sept.16 - Renee Sewn With Grace

Thursday, Sept.17 - Martingale Stitch This! The Martingale Blog

Friday, Sept.18 - Heather Vintage Grey Handmade

Saturday, Sept.19 - Clara and Jennie Clover & Violet

Monday, Sept.21 - Amanda Jean Crazy Mom Quilts

Tuesday, Sept.22 - Cindy Live a Colorful Life

Wednesday, Sept.23 - Carla Grace and Favour (you are here )

Thursday, Sept.24 - Mary Molly Flanders

Friday, Sept.25 - No Post

Saturday, Sept.26 - Erin, Big Giveaway Post!!! Why Not Sew?

A GOOD NEIGHBORS PINCUSHION--AND A GIVE AWAY

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I'm sure you are all familiar with Amanda Jean of Crazy Mom Quilts fame?  Hers was one of the first blogs I started following when I first discovered there was such a thing : )  So much inspiration !
She co-authored one of my favourite quilting books ever, Sunday Morning Quilts.  Well now, she has designed a line of fabric called 'Good Neighbours'  for Connecting Threads

When I was asked to participate in this blog hop I was thrilled, but then experienced a moment of panic!  I had never made a pincushion.  I thought about it for a bit and then decided to fall back on my area of comfort, and make some hexies.  There were so many little prints in the line that would lend themselves to the hexagons, that I had a hard time choosing.

aren't the prints cute???

I made three little flowers and chose the green print for my 'grassy' background

It's filled with fibrefill and finished about 4 1/2" square

Connecting threads has offered to send one of you a Charm Pack of  Good Neighbours , and I decided to offer up the pincushion as a second give-away. I may even sweeten the pot with some charms of my own : )

Leave me a comment on this post telling me where you are from : )   ******If you comment from google+ I can't reply to you so leave me your e-mail in the comments.

Thanks so much for reading today.  Here is the list of all the other participants for even more chances to win!

Date	Blogger Name	Blog URL
9/1/2015	Amanda Jean	http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/ (kick off blog post)
9/2/2015	Anna	http://www.noodle-head.com/
9/3/2015	Mary	http://maryonlakepulaski.blogspot.com/
9/4/2015	Svetlana	http://sotakhandmade.blogspot.com/
9/5/2015	Debbie	http://www.eschhousequilts.com/
9/6/2015	Holly	http://www.bijoulovelydesigns.com/
9/7/2015	Carla	http://carla-graceandfavour.blogspot.com/
9/8/2015	Faith	www.FreshLemonsQuilts.com
9/9/2015	Vanessa	http://www.vanessachristenson.com/
9/10/2015	Anna	http://www.thimbleanna.com/
9/11/2015	Krista	http://poppyprintcreates.blogspot.com/
9/12/2015	Erin	http://whynotsew.blogspot.com/
9/13/2015	Lee	http://www.maychappell.com/
9/14/2015	Alex	http://teaginnydesigns.blogspot.com/
9/15/2015	Cheryl	http://naptimequilter.blogspot.com/
9/16/2015	Penny	http://sewtakeahike.typepad.com/
9/17/2015	Amy	http://duringquiettime.com/
9/18/2015	Debbie	http://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/
9/19/2015	Anne	http://www.springleafstudios.com/
9/20/2015	Melissa Corry	http://www.happyquiltingmelissa.com/
9/21/2015	Amber	http://www.oneshabbychick.typepad.com/
9/22/2015	Nettie	http://aquiltisnice.blogspot.com/
9/23/2015	Adrianne	http://www.littlebluebell.com/
9/24/2015	Cindy	http://www.liveacolorfullife.net/
9/25/2015	Amy	http://www.diaryofaquilter.com/
9/26/2015	Chase	http://quarterinchmark.blogspot.com/
9/27/2015	Rene	http://www.renecreates.com/
9/28/2015	Erin	http://www.houseonhillroad.com/
9/29/2015	Nicole	http://modernhandcraft.com/
9/30/2015	Teri	http://blog.connectingthreads.com/ (wrap-up blog post)

GIVING THANKS BLOG HOP WITH GIVE-AWAYS

GIVE AWAY IS NOW CLOSED
Once again it's time for the Quilting Gallery's Blog Hop. These are always a lot of fun and a great way to discover new blogs and 'meet' new people.  It's also a way for us who have quilt blogs to thank all of you for stopping by and leaving such encouraging comments.

My give-away consists of something hand made and something purchased. These little buckets were fun to make and are useful too! The big one could hold scraps, so to get you started how about 4 fat quarters of Jenni Bakers' Nordika. The little one is a thread catcher and it looks like it has already snagged a few spools  : )

To enter, just leave me one comment on this post. Give-away is open until November 26 at which time I will use Mr. Random Number generator to choose a winner. Yes, I will ship internationally.

The list of all the participating blogs will be available later this afternoon. Click here to visit all the other blogs and enter the give-aways.  Enjoy the Hop and good luck  : )