Plum Patchwork

When Jennifer over at Sew Hooked  put out a call for designers for her Garden Party Blog Hop, I immediately thought of those fabulous topiaries you see lining the paths of elegant gardens.  With that in mind, I set about designing a topiary block that I thought reflected my personality.

Now, I have to tell you this is the *very first* paper pieced block I’ve ever designed, so I’ve kept it simple.  There’s lots of ways to get creative and mix it up with the heart portion – there’s some great ideas here.

I had lots of fun designing this block, and I think it came out pretty cute for my first try!

You can get the pattern here.

Huge thanks to Jennifer for hosting the blog hop!  There are so many amazing blocks and designers being featured this month.  I’m honored that I got to join in the fun!

Jessica

Just a quick post to say that the Garden Party Blog Hop over at Sewhooked starts today!  Today’s block is super-cute and perfect for the music lover.  Hop on over to check it out!

I wanted to say a big thanks to everyone who entered the Not-So-Fugly fabric giveaway.  I fully intended to respond to each and every comment, but when they started coming in like crazy, I realized it just wasn’t going to be possible.  I will definitely be stopping by everyone’s blog to say hello over the next few weeks!

On to the good stuff!

The winner of the Lost & Found Fat Quarter bundle is:

Mom C!

She said:

Mom C, I’ve sent you an email!

I also wanted to say thank you to Lucy for organizing this – it has been so much fun and I’ve got TONS of new blogs to check out now.  Thanks Lucy!

Update:  Entries are now closed.  Thanks to everyone who entered!

Hooray!  It’s Fugly Fabric Party giveaway day over at Charm About You!

Up for grabs today is a Fat Quarter Bundle of Lost & Found by Riley Blake Designs.  I thought the pink,  red, and black was perfect for the Valentine’s Day season.

In lieu of a real post, here’s a list.

1. I’m participating in the Fugly Fabric Party over at Lily’s Quilts.  I pretty much donated all my fugly fabric about a year ago, so I’ll be giving away something cute!  There will be lots of other fabric giveaways posted at the party.  February 7th – don’t forget!

3.   I’ve been training Kona to ring a bell on the door when he needs to go outside.  So far, he hasn’t voluntarily rung it once when he needs to go to the restroom, but he rings the heck out of it when he sees a cat he’d like to chase!

I don’t typically like to talk about the shop because I want this blog to be a place to connect with people, not an advertising pitch. But I’m so giddy about this new line of fabric that’s coming out – it has the same effect on me as Hope Valley did two years ago. It’s Verona by Emily Taylor for Riley Blake Designs and it will be available this month. I can’t wait to get my hands on it!

As I predicted, life has become super busy, which I’m sure you could see when I blogged about my vitamins.  Or maybe you just thought I was weird.  Anyway, not the point.

The point is, I don’t have anything new to write about unless you want to see photos of a bunch of Craigslist furniture disassembled and in the process of being sanded.

Didn’t think so.

So, I figure the best way to distract people from the fact that I haven’t done anything is to point them in the direction of folks who have done something, and hope that somehow reflects upon me.  Right?

So here we go:

First, you should totally check out Megan at Crooked Seams.  Not only is she totally adorable and a super gifted quilter, she’s also got a wicked sense of humor.  Plus, she designed and made this NCSU quilt, which kind makes her my hero.

Quilt by Megan of Crooked Seams

What can I say?  Go Pack!