Aurifil Threads are Irresistible
Welcome to my stop on the first-ever Aurifil Blog Hop. Thanks so much Pat for inviting me to share my love of Aurifil threads.
I hope you’ve been having fun on this blog hop, collecting the Spring blocks that have been created and leaving comments for your chance to win some Irresistible Aurifil Threads.
Nine bloggers, nine blocks and 10 chances to win. Here are the other participants:
- Monday, Feb. 21st – Pat Sloan
- Tuesday, Feb. 22nd – Pink Chalk Studio and Lizzie B Girls
- Wednesday, Feb. 23rd – Erin Russek (Video Tutorial) and Thimbleanna
- Thursday, Feb. 24th – Stitchen heaven and ME! – Quilting Gallery
- Friday Feb. 25th – Sew Cal Gal and I Have A Notion
Be sure to leave a comment on each blog before Saturday for your chance to win the grand prize:
Share your finished blocks in the Flickr group.
Aurifil Threads are Irresistible.
Aurifil makes 4 weights of its 100% cotton Mako threads: 12wt, 28wt, 40wt and 50wt. The larger the number, the smaller the thread. I use the 50wt thread for all of my piecing. I love how thin it is and that it doesn’t add any bulk to my seams when pressed.
Pat’s done a great video on the different thread weights and how to recognize the spool colours:
I love how Aurifil threads have a tiny bit of shine to them and shimmer ever-so-slightly when the light hits them. Hopefully you can see the shimmering effect in this photo:
I love the subtle gradients in many of their threads. I have two nieces and these purple and pink gradient threads get used often.
I love that when I use the 50wt thread for hand appliqué, the stitches vanish right into the fabric.
I love that I can get gorgeous machine blanket stitch, accurate stitch-in-the-ditch and beautiful dense quilting with Aurifil threads. I’ve been using Aurifil threads for two years and not once has my thread broken.
For me, Aurifil threads are irresistible. They make my quilting life more enjoyable and beautiful.
Here’s my block: Hidden Star. Made up of simple half-square triangles and four patches. Don’t let the on-point layout scare you, it’s super easy to put together.
Download the block instructions here: Hidden-Star-Quilting-Gallery [PDF File]
Leave a comment below telling me what’s your favourite season and why? For me, it’s Spring, when the birds return and the flowers and trees awaken from their cold Winter’s nap.
Two winners will be selected to win a thread sampler pack containing one spool of each of the different weights of Irresistible Aurifil Threads. Winners will be selected on Saturday.
Today (Thursday) is the last day to enter your quilt in this week’s contest Colourful Modern Quilts. Check back on Friday for your chance to vote for your favourite.
Posted: February 24th, 2011
Topics: Free Projects, Product Reviews, Quilting Events, Tips and Tricks, Videos
Tags: Give-Aways
Love Spring and Aurifil Threads….so true about the pressed seam having no extra bulk.
We posted at the same time!!!
I’m so glad that you used the Friendship star in this bock…one of my all-time favorites.
Spring is becoming my favorite season; once upon a time it was Autumn, and before that summer. Winter never made the grade for me. I like your block, and your instructions are very good. Thanks for participation in the Aurifil Hop!
Interesting block – I see lots of possibilities. Thank! Also for introducng me to Aurifil – Best by far!!
I Love the fall of the year, when the trees start changing colors, the afternoon walks in the cool air.
Oh, I forgot to mention why Spring is my favorite season. It’s the freshness and new growth, so full of promise. And even more, the days are getting longer! Love those long spring-summer days…
I love Spring! I’m always eager to see the first yellow crocuses bloom and then I know that winter finally is on its way out.
Love the block! and I love spring!… its a new begining!
Spring is my favorite season. I look forward to planting flowers in my yard, and I love to see the trees and plants starting to burst with color. Everything is new again.
I love fall for the cooler temperatures and changing colors.
I love summer, I love the heat of the sun and everything is in full bloom.. Thanks for participating in the Aurifil Blog Hop!
Oh wow…that pink and purple thread is very pretty. I didn’t know that Aurifil made that many different weights of threads. I’m going now to watch the video you posted. Thank you for the lovely block. I sure hope to be able to try out some of this thread.
I love the in-between seasons. You know, when it’s changing from one season to another. When Summer is changing to Fall, Fall into Winter, Winter into Spring and Spring into Summer. I love the anticipation of what is to come. I think this is why I love color, all kinds of color. I never stick with just one favorite.
Fall has always been my favourite season. Still to this day I love to kick the fallen leaves, is that ok at my age? Thanks for the giveaway!
My favorite season is Fall. I just love the colors….However, right now, I sure am wishing for Spring. Thanks for the cute block.
I would love to try these. I am pretty new so don’t have a lot of supplies. The thread looks gorgeous though and the colors so vibrant!
Spring! It is raining here today and the air smells so fresh and clean : ) I need to try this thread, especially the 50ct!
I love Fall! The crisp air, football, my birthday, both my kids’ birthdays, the colors!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Spring has always been my favorite season. Winter’s dirty snow is a distant memory and everything is in bloom again. I love using AuriFil thread – it’s the best! Thanks so much for your cute block pattern and for the chance to win your giveaway!!!
Sweet block – it looks like it would be fun to make in multiples and see what happens next. I need more aurifil thread to make it happen!
Thanks for your block, it looks great, I love the hidden star pattern. This is a great bloghop-event, every block en blog is a treat! Lots of love from Holland – Europe.
I do want to try this thread, but can’t find a local seller. Want to handle it before purchasing. So hopefully if I win I can.
I love Fall – finally a break from mosquitos and humidity! Now that we have A/C, Spring is a close second – no more Dread Of Summer!!! :) Me and the heat – we are not buddies.
I love this block and the colors are awesome.
Linda
I think your block is so sweet. I can’t wait to try it.
I would love to win the threads. Thanks much.
My favorite season is fall. I love the colors, the look of the sunlight at that time of year and the smell and feel of the crisp air. I use that as an inspiration for a lot of the quilts I make. Thanks for being part of the Aurifil Blog Hop.
Thank you for the pattern. My favorite season is the Fall. The colors and smells are terrific. Apple cider, leaves to jump in and holidays to prepare for.
My favorite season is Summer. I love the ocean especially on a hot day. I wasn’t able to download the patten. I received an error message that the file was damaged. is anyone having the same problem?
Beth
My favorite season is Fall. I love the colors of autumn and enjoy living in an area where they are at their loveliest in my favorite month of October. However………Spring is looking very inviting this year as I am tired of all that white snow. I am ready for some color! Would love to win some Aurifil thread. Used it for the first time a few weeks ago and I loved it. I’m actually headed out this morning to buy more!
Very cute block! Would love to try that thread. Summer!
I love that Aurifil threads are Irresistible! Just like Spring! I like Fall, but it leads into the long cold Winter, so Spring is my new favorite season. It inspires me with beautiful colors, fresh green growth, moderating temperatures, light breezes, and new animal babies. Spring is so very Irresistible!
Living in New England, I have to say, Spring is my favorite season, it means new, clean, fresh, colorful! I plan to use fresh spring-like fabrics for the blog hop blocks and can’t wait for the chance to win wonderful threads by Auriful! Never thought to do do handwork with it, use it for piecing all the time. my eyes are open.
I love the Spring Awakening, but Autumn is my favorite season. The colors are my favorites!
My favorite is Spring too. The kids can play outside and we can do family bike rides; but we still have the routine of school, housework, and study groups going on.
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I love the block, and thank you! I can’t wait to see this whole thing put together! Great hop!
I love Auriful thead. I usually buy one or two spools each time I go quilt shopping to build up my stash.
Love the block. thanks
Fall is my favorite time! All the leaves falling and the different shades of colors, the crisp air!
Love your block!!!
My favorite season is WINTER!!! Yes, I am one of the crazy ones. I just love the crisp freshness of new snow, and yes even at my age of 50+, I still make Snow Angels.
I’m a summer person. Heat doesn’t seem to bother me, and I can go barefoot without people looking at me funny (like in other seasons!).
Your opinions and review of the Aurifil have been the most compelling so far… yes, yes, I’ll get some as soon as I have the opportunity!! ;-)
Actually, I like spring and fall. If I have to pick one, it’s fall because I know winter is coming instead of summer and I like winter much better than the hot, hot, hot heat of Oklahoma summers. I like the pastels associated with spring and summer much better than the autumn colors though. I like the brisk air that can be associated with each spring and fall. It makes me want to wake up and be creative. BTW – I love your Chubby Chicks quilt – I have two to make – one is started – I have two grandsons and I thought they would be perfect gifts for two five year olds. I hope I get them done while they are still five – lol Thanks for the beautiful pattern.
I love all of the seasons and each for their own unique reasons. I especially love summer because I live in the desert and it isn’t as crowded in the summer. Fall colors are my favorite colors, though. I find Aurifil thread and the many colors of it irresistible. I’ve started a collection. Thanks for all the additional information on them.
Fall and Spring – can’t narrow it down any more than that. I just love the cool weather either after the heat of summer or as we warm up from winter. Your block is so beautiful.
I love fall. It’s a wonderful season, with a lot of awesome stuff – the first time you can breathe after a hot season, the leaves turning colors, the first frost, the perfect weather for campfires, s’mores (hey, I can dream, right?), pumpkins, hot apple cider, apple picking, apple butter (I love apples!), my birthday…yep, I love fall!
I love autumn very much. Just all these warm colours, not that hot anymore, it is just a special atmosphere! Thanks for the lovely block and the fun!
I love spring, summer, and fall in the Pacific Northwest! Winter (rainy season)–not so much, but it is a great time to be indoors quilting, with a soup on the stove.
I also love Aurifil threads. Use them in piecing, hand applique, machine quilting. Hope to try the thicker soon for hand quilting.
Thanks for the great blog hop!
Joanna
I love autumn very much. Just all these warm colours, not that hot anymore, it is just a special atmosphere! Thanks for the lovely block and the fun!
PS: didn’t see the comment popping up so I try again…
I like Spring, but my favorite season is Summer! It’s a time for gardens, family vacations and best of all Family Reunions. Really, I love the warmth of summer. Thanks for the block and giveaway. Can’t wait to check out this thread.
Love Aurifil and your blog!
Summer is my favorite … nice and sunny, and I get to celebrate my birthday LOL!
I love spring………putting the garden in, seeing baby animals, knowing that fresh food is coming……love fresh food from the garden, camping, hiking, seeing neighbors. It just has such a feeling of renewal. Would love to try these threads…….what better way than on your cute block……..daffidils are blooming in my front yard………just like a promise of what is to come……..thanks
My favorite season is definitely Spring. I love the warmer air after the long Midwest winters and look forward so much each year to my Lilacs blooming. I just love the Lilac scent. It’s my favorite of all and when the windows are opened each Spring the Lilac smell fills my entire house.
Thank you for the great block pattern. It’s very nice.
I love springtime too! The smell of new growth, the sound of new life. Spring always recharges my internal battery! Love the block and the giveaway!
Hey Michelle, I love your block!!! Well, my favorite season is certainly NOT winter!! I am so tired of the cold and snowy weather. I do love spring when there is newness in the air. I also like the colors and temps of early fall too. Summer aint so bad either but winter….
My favorite is the end of spring and beginning of summer. It’s a little warmer, and the trees are providing full shade. I love hearing the bells from ice cream carts and seeing kids play ball in the park and seeing the fruit stands in the back of pickup trucks. Just thinking about it makes me feel warm and my heart thaws from wintery-ness just a little bit.
I’m looking forward to seeing the result this wonderful Aurifil thread has on my quarter-inch seams.
Hugs,
Gerry
Thank you for the great video. I am going to the Sewing and Quilting Expo in Cleveland, Ohio in March and I will be sure to look for Aurifil so I can stock up. I like all the seasons, but spring is probably my favorite.
I love spring because in the North of Norway the winter is so long, cold and dark with a lot og snow. After two months not seeing the sun I start looking forward to spring with bright sunshine, birds singing, and soon the midnight sun will brighten our nights.
I found the hidden star – Now if I can only win some thread my day will be made :)
Cute block! I really like you birdie quilt – love those fat birds! Aurifil is the best for piecing! Thanks for sharing!
I love the summer-sunny-warm-roses and hubby and my bithdays!
I love your Hidden Star block! Lovely!
Summer is my fav…though spring is a close second! I love being able to be outdoors as much as possible.
Thanks for sharing the beautiful photos of your work!
Thanks for the free block pattern and the giveaway. My favourite season is summer for the warm sunshine, I hate being cold. I also quite like the spring when at last I can get outside into the garden. Linda
I love all the seasons, but I think my fav at the moment might be fall. Perhaps because I miss it the most living in Atlanta – the New England leaf colors are so vivid and crisp, and that cold snap in the air! Since we had 5″ of snow and ice, I got my winter fix for the year, and certainly wouldn’t want the winter the north has had this year…and spring and summer will be here so soon! Thank you for the lovely block and giveaway!
Spring is my favorite season especially this year after the terrible winter we have had. I can’t wait to see the crocuses and daffodils! Love your block and can’t wait to try it and Aurifil thread.
I too love Aurifil threads, there is all the difference in the world in my blocks when I piece with them. I also love how they just disappear when I applique with them.
I love all seasons except winter. I don’t like to shovel snow and if I would never see another snowflake I would be ecstatic! The only nice thing about winter is that I don’t have to make up an excuse to stay inside and sew!!!!!
I do love spring but I believe that Fall is my favorite time of year. The oranges and yellows are just yummy. I love aurifil thread, especially the varigated ones.
At this moment in time, Spring is my favorite season because it represents hope and possibilities. But having said that, I find that the colors of Fall are my favorites.
Love your block! And Aurifil thread–the best!
Fall is my favorite season. We can escape the terrible hot weather of summer, but still have gorgeous days. The colors are beautiful, and, that’s when my birthday is! Coinsidence??
Spring is my favorite!!! The Aurfil varigated is my favorite especiailly the “Varigated Sunset” !!
Thank you for reposting Pat Sloan’s video telling about the differences in the weights and what she likes best for which projects! I had seen this a while back – but always so nice to watch again.
Can not wait to try out this thread everyone keeps raving about! Love from Texas! ~bonnie
I love spring with all the new things growing in my garden – seeing changes daily. However, I also really enjoy the snow and the cold (has nothing to do w/ my mold allergies or my curly hair that frizzes in the more moderate temps!).
I love the Hidden Star block…thanks for the fun blog hop!! I love SUMMER!! Lots of walks on the beach…
Love your site!!! Wow! GREAT quilts!! You are soooo talented!
Thanks for sharing your free block, and for chance to win Aurifil thread! Never used before…tho admit I am a Newbie at quilting.
Hugs! :)
Forgot to tell you my favorite Season!! Duh!
It has to be SPRING!!! After the cold, snowy, gray days of Winter………Spring brings us sunny days, warmer temps, and everything is waking up & beginning to bloom! YAY!!
& thanks for chance to win Aurifil thread! :)
I am so inspired by all the blocks and reviews of Aurifil thread, I can’t wait to try it! Thanks for a great hop.
great block it’s not downloading right now so I will need to come back
thanks for the fun project
Regena
I guess I would have to say spring is my favorite. The flowers start to pop up and the days are crisp and clear.
I love aurifil thread, I’ve only used on color but am looking forward to trying the different weights.
I like your block too! My favorite season is Summer, no excuses to not see my Grandchildren whenever I can travel. This year I’m so sick of SNOW! I’d love to win some Thread to go on my road trips.
It’s gotta be Spring … I can’t wait for that time change!
Thanks for the opportunity!
Oddly enough I like Winter the best – at least in west Texas. I didn’t like it all when I was growing up in Nebraska. I love to quilt when it’s cold outside and cloudy and particularly raining like it will never stop. I, like you, use Auriful for piecing and long arming – it never lets me down!
Oh Michele I LOVE your block. Now I have tried just about everything I can to make half square triangles (even with Thangles I have not succeeded). Anyway your way looks super duper easy and I’m going to have a go tonight with it. Thank you so much for your great instructions. Okay now for my favorite season – it is SPRING. I just love spring and watching everything come to life again it’s just the best ever and also my body really likes it too. Thank you so much once again.
Love
Patti xxx
The season I like best is Fall. I love to watch the trees change colors and love the red and orange leaves!
thanks for the chance to win. SUmmer is my favorite.
Summer is my favorite season. I live close to the beach,and enjoy walking on the sand. I LOVE the block you have for the Blog Hop.
I love Aurifil…would love to try some colors…I always use neutral for my piecing!
My favorite season is spring…everything just perfect temperatures and beautiful green…and flowers blooming!
I love Summer! There’s so much to do and the days are longer and lazy. At least mentally, maybe not in reality!
Fall is my favorite season. I love when the leaves change colors and there’s relief from the hot summer.
My favorite season would have to be fall. I love the cooler weather, after a hot, humid summer. I love the fall colors, and driving out to the farmstands. I love the way the air smells, and the way it feels.
This block is so pretty. I love the star within the block, and can’t wait to try it. I don’t know if anyone else has reported it, but I am having trouble printing out your PDF file. I’ll wait away and try it again.
Really adore your block ! THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!!
I LOVE Aurifil threads! I am constantly drooling over my color card. Thank you for the block and chance to win.
My favorite season is summer! I’m a teacher – time crunched and pressured during the school year. Summer is relaxed!!
Spring is definitely my favorite season! Anticipation of warmer weather, new blossoms everywhere, planting my garden, on and on! What could be better? Except sewing with some new wonderful thread! Pick me! Pick me!!!
My favorite time of year is Spring because I cannot wait to get out and start planting!
I have been enjoying all the blocks. My favorite season is spring, with the new births its great to see all the new things.
I’ve always said fall for the colors and pumpkins. But as I get older, Spring is becoming my favorite because it means the end of winter. The flower and birds are just irresistible right now!
I can never decide if I like Spring or Fall the best. In Spring I like Spring the best, and in the Fall I like Fall the best!!!!!! Spring has the beautiful flowers, but Fall has the beautiful cozy colors!!!!!
My Favorite Season is always the one approaching… I’m always anxious to “jump to the next” season with the promises that each season holds. After a lonG winter, Spring can’t get here fast enough. Spring is the funny one, it’s never long enough to become tiring (unless it happens to hold a real bad string of bad weather). Often Summer arrives in full bloom and I’m wondering what happened to Spring (certainly the Spring flowers spent wayyy too fast). But by the end of the Summer’s friends, fireworks and fun, I’m looking forward to Trick-or-Treaters then the pumpkin pies then the candy canes and cute mittens….. and of course I love winter for the hours of sewing time it allows…. but then those darn seed catalogues arrive and I am thinking of spring and planting the garden…. those real flowers tease what fun they’d be as an applique project. I wish my garden could grow Aurifil thread, wouldn’t THAT be a good garden to grow!?!!
I usually love fall the best but today it is super cold and Spring is looking mighty good right now! Thanks for the block and the chance to win the wonderful thread!
I love fall the best. The colors! Oh the colors, yellows, oranges, rusts..reds.. greens .. I just love all of the colors. Ususlly all of the colors of summer are still around, and then just as they are fading, a treat is in store as the leaves begin to change and bring the colors back in all their glory. I just LOVE the fall!
Hi! great giveaway. I have not used this thread for hand applique yet. Love your quilt with the little birds. and the block pattern is lovely!
I have been to everyone of the blogs this week. Hoping to win some thread. I like your close up of the fabric to show off the thread.
I love fall. I love the nip in the air, the scents, the harvest, everything.
Spring is a time of promise and love to see plants emerging. But summer is my favorite, I spend hours outside working in my gardens and driving thru the woods. I like the square and will download it, thanks. Have never tried the thread but it sounds great.
Oh shoot. Forget to put in my favorite season. As a Texas it has to be spring when we get such a show from the Wildflowers.
what a beauitful spring block it just started snowing here so its a perfect timing just love the colors it brightens up my day
Oh, that is a tough one! Here in western NY every season is really beautiful (yes, winter too!!). If I have to pick one, it is a very close cal between autumn with amazing colors and spring with all the nature’s awakenings!!! Can I have two favorites? :)
My favorite is spring except where I live the wind blows a lot but the birds sing in the morning out my window when it is warm enough and not hot enough to leave the windows open. The desert can be tricky. I have been using Aurifil for my piecing but would love to try more colors on my applique, so I hope I win something!!!! Your block is really nice.
I love the fall with the beautiful colors — and the return of football season!
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE fall. I lean toward fall colors in every choice I make. Living in Arizona, we don’t see the change in season like other parts of the country but I see the fall colors all year around.
Thanks for the fabulous block! I am as much of a thread-aholic as I am a fabric-aholic, but I hanve never tried the Aurifil threads. I certainly plan to now.
Plan to try Aurifil soon–it sounds like I’ve been missing out! My favorite season is Fall…I love the changing colors and the crisp air, and I supposed because the winter days are coming, I appreciate those last few semi-warm, nice days! Thanks for a great block!
I’ve also been using Aurifil for a few years and I agree, using a heavier weight feels so bulky now! :D My favorite season is spring. I enjoy watching the new flowers pop up with happy bees buzzing about them.
Thanks for sharing!
thanks for the giveaway!
Spring is my favorite time of year… I love the bulbs popping up from the ground, the birds start singing again, everything green and new.
I love spring so I can get outside and work in my garden!
I downloaded your block; thanks so much. Would love to try/win some Aurifil thread!
I love Spring!!! It is like a renewal of life with everything turning the most gorgeous shade of green!! Outdoor BBQ’s and vegetable gardening start up again! YUM!
Definitely Spring, I love it when the flowers start blooming and everything is so green!
I love spring and all the blooming trees and flowers. I also love Aurifil thread. It doesn’t clog up your machine with lint and is easy to work with. I also love your block and I am going to download the pattern and make a pillow out of the block. A pretty spring pillow for someone special for their April birthday.
Great video on Aurifil threads. Something for everyone!
My favorite season is Fall. I love the beautiful colors of the changing leaves and the hint of chill in the air.
Spring and Fall are tied for my favorite, and pretty much for the same reason, Colour!
I love colour so the pretty new, or the dramatic old, both make me happy! This year I think Spring will be preferred just because it means this winter is over!
My favorite season would be fall / autumn. I love the colours of the trees, the start of many evening spent together with friends and family or snuggled up under a quilt watching a movie while working on another quiltproject. I love the sound of rain and storms against the windows, knowing i am warm and comfy inside. Knowing that in a few months spring will come again and a new circle of life will start. Only downside to this season is that winter is next. For me winter can be skipped.
Love the spring colors, this block would be wonderful in fall colors also!
I LOVE fall the best……..I really like to make fall quilts-oranges, greens, pumpkins, halloween.
Thanks for the CUTE block-I love auriful thread, too!
Spring, hands down. The bulbs I planted in the fall greet me with their perky faces. The days grow longer, and I am filled with energy that has stored up over the winter. Everything seems happier, brighter, full of fun in the spring. Thanks for the opportunity to win some Aurifil thread. I have not been able to locate it near me and the reviews for it are amazing. Have a wonderful day.
I’ve always loved fall the best…it gets cooler and much more comfortable with lower humidity. And I love the colors of fall, especially in the trees. I wish there was a way to avoid winter though! LOL
What a fun block!! Thank you! My favorite season is spring. I love rain, and here in CA we often get spring showers. I also love our green hills in the spring, and nature bursts out in flowers which is glorious.
after this week nothing else but Aurifil in my house!!
Thank you for sharing your adorable block. I love the friendship star. I have always loved the fall season the best. I think it’s because of the colors and I love the crispness of the air in the evening. My next favorite season is Spring when all is new.
My favorite season is spring. Everything is new again – pretty and fresh. I love Aurifil thread colors and quality!
Spring is my favorite season as daffodils are my very favorite flower and they bloom in the spring just as the days are getting sunnier and warmer. I am enjoying the hop and hope to win some Aurifil thread as that is what I use all the time for my piecing.
I love Spring! and can hardly wait (it’s snowing right now). Spring is full of new greens and new life. A time of renewal :)
Incredible block. Love any block with a star in the centre. And Aurifil is great. Thanks for giving us an opportunity to win some.
Thanks for participating in the blog hop, would love to win some Aurifil thread. Love the block, looking forward to make the quilt.
Spring is has always been my favorite season. My birthday is in March and I love daffodils! There are so many reasons to love springtime!
Yay for Irresistible and I’s!!! Love your block — I can’t wait to see them all together!
Fall is my favorite season. Love the weather and the fall colors!
Thanks so much for this beautiful block!!
Thank you for the cute block!
Winter in South Texas is becoming a favorite of mine. It’s a wonderful time to be quilting and I get to wear my winter coat for a few days! No spring or fall allergies to deal with, nor the heat of summer! It’s a great season!
LaDonna (who is trying out Aurifil for the first time today!)
Thank you for the cute block layout. Love the aurifil thread!
Thank you for the pattern. Fall in Vermont is my favorite season, I love colors, the smell, the weather…
Thanks so much for the bright happy block it will go well with the others, I appreciate it. Hmmmm I guess fall would be only because to me fall is the start of what is filled with warm colors, the beautiful harvest moon and everything seems to be filled with wonderful smells of baked goods and then we start seeing friends and family which we may have not saw in awhile winter happens and then after all that it is time to do some heavy quilting because it is way too cold outside for everything else.
it’s coming together nicely!
My favorite season is summer, I grew up in AZ and now live in the NorthWest and summer is the only season where I am not cold! I also really miss the pure, clear light of summer.
I love Spring. Winter is ending and I’ve months of good weather, flowers, birds, and vacation to look forward to. Love strawberries, asparagus and fresh peas too
Irresistible, I agree. I use Aurifil for everything!
Love your block! I’ve never experienced using Aurifil thread. Anxious to try it after all the wonderful things I’ve heard on this blog. My favorite season is spring. I love the flowers in bloom, bright blue skies, birds chirping, nice green grass and lush colorful trees. Also, can’t forget all the wonderful smells. Thanks for having this giveaway.
I love spring, I feel must better in spring, don’t like winter at all.
great block! thank you!
I love your block!!
My favorite time of the year is spring too. I need the return of more light and fresh new colors.
Spring is my favorite. I love it when everything starts blooming, and we leave winter behind. Thanks for the block and the giveaway!
My favorite season is probably summer at the lake, only because of the relaxed attitude everyone has…..we wake up late or very early, nature is alive, love the sounds of the lake waves splashing onto shore, napping on the dock or the boat (or maybe squeezing in a little hand sewing), and late night dinners.
I could certainly use some of the Aurifil thread out on the boat this next summer, when I’m doing my hand applique! Thanks for the chance to participate!
Eileen
senecastitches.wordpress.com
I love Spring – season of renew an refresh – and I love Aurifil thread!
I love the fall when the air gets cooler, beautiful nature colors, anticipation of family holidays.
Thanks for the block and chance to win.
Wow, your projects are beautiful. I am definitely going to have to check out this thread! My favorite season is Fall. My birthday is at the end of Sept. and I am from Virginia, so the changing leaves and happiness of the season are always something for me to look forward to. Thanks for the chance to win!
Such a pretty block! And wow, I didn’t realize Aurifil had so many colors. Thanks for the blog hop!
Spring is my favorite season because I don’t have allergies so I can enjoy all the blooming flowers! I love aurifil and have used it exclusively for piecing and machine quilting.. the video was very informative for other uses!
Thanks for the chance to win!
summer, summer, summer! can’t get enuf of that sunshine! hope i win that thread!!
I love your block, Spring is my fav season IRL but I *love* autumnal colours and get more quilting done as the nights draw in.
Though I do love spring with all her flowers, autumn is my favorite time of year. The coolness of the weather after a hot summer, then decorating for Halloween, and oh ya, my birthday! Maybe that is why I love autumn!
Thank you for the opportunity to win!
I love Autumn (Fall) when all the leaves are changing colour!
I look forward to the fall, I live in TX so most of the year is hot and humid! I am also looking forward to trying Aurifil it would be great to win some! Thank you.
Spring is my favorite season. Love it when all the flowers and trees start blooming. I’ve been using Aurifil thread for several years, and it’s great.
I live in Santa Barbara, California so we don’t really get typical seasons so it’s tough to choose one. Our seasons are sunshine, fog, sunshine, rain, sunshine, sunshine. So I choose sunshine which is all four seasons :)
Springtime is my favorite. Here in N FL we definitly have a springtime, where the mornings are cool, but the days are delightfully warm and all of the flowersand trees begin to bud.
I would love to win some aurifil thread.\
Thanks for the giveaway
I love Spring! I live in PA and I can’t wait for Spring to arrive! Good bye snow! I love Aurifil thread and would like to win some. Your block is great. Thanks for being part of this hop.
Spring is my favorite when the flowers start to come up and it is time to work outside. Love your block, thanks!
Spring is my all-time favorite season .. all the trees and flowering plants are beginning to bloom and the world just seems so fresh and full of possibilities. Fall is a close second and the one that I chose to get married during.
I haven’t tried Aurifil yet but I’m off to the quilt shop to get a spool and try it out.
I love fall the best as we get a break from the heat. I love the fall colors, the oranges, reds and yellows. Thanks for the video on the different weights of the aurifil thread. I have used it for hand applique and was wondering what the other weights were for. Very helpful.
My favorite season is fall. It is a time of getting back to our schedules and a time of beautiful colors. I am hoping I will win some of this wonderful aurifil thread.
I do love all the seasons for different reasons… but after a looooong winter (around here it lasts for about 6 months) I am ready for spring, ready to shed the extra clothes, ready to skip out of the house into the sunshine and warm air. Thanks for this awesome giveaway!!
Wow I love that sampler card of thread. For me Fall is the best. Its cool but not cold and you have the perfect excuse for apple cider.
Spring is my favorite and it means that winter is over.
My favorite season is Fall. I love everything about the fall and for me it is opening season for all my favorite holidays. I’m already quilting for Christmas!
Summer — I like warm temperatures. Thanks for hosting the stop I is for Irresitible Aurifil. I’m willing to win!
My favorite season is Fall. Please enter me in the drawing!
Spring and summer are a tie for me. New blooms, brightness in the colors, lazy days etc.
Thanks for the block and being part of the blog hop.
I live in Texas so I’m always grateful for the fall…cooler weather and not much humidity.
I have two seasons that I like. Spring – Everything is waking from its long winter nap. Peeking up from Mother Earth. New things are great. Fall- Everything is getting ready for its long winter nap. Love the autumn colors and the crunch of the leaves under foot. Putting on a sweater is like meeting up with old friends. I like how you have made the star in your block…looks like it could be hard but isn’t.
I love Winter! Love having fires, wonderful steaming hot soups, and I love how quiet everything gets when it snows. I love the sense that the earth lies dormant and is just waiting to spring to life again!
I love Spring and Fall.The only negative about spring is my allergies.Your block is beautiful.Love Aurifil thread.
Yes I live in Texas also and always ready for the fall weather. We had a lovely Fall in 2010 and I hope our Spring will be nice too.
My favorite seasons? Spring and Fall. Love your block and would love to try the Aurifil threads.
My favorite season is spring. Good bye to the cold. Hello to some warmth.
Summer is my favorite, but Spring is close behind. Love warm weather and a garden with tomatoes growing (well, ripening!). Thank you for jumping in on the hop and for your block.
My favorite season is spring as well, because we are coming out of the dark slump of winter, and everything is fresh and new.
I LOVE SPRING THE BEST OF ALL,BUT I LOVE YOUR BLOCK EVEN MORE!
SPRING!!! Tiny buds on the plants, hints of green, wildflowers beside the roadways, newborn critters…what’s not to like? A return of the sun after a long, dreary winter. Painted toe nails! (after a long ‘hide’ under socks)
my favorite season is early summer when most of the flowers are blooming and I can shed all the bulky clothes
My favorite season is Fall, especially here in Florida. The respite from the heat is intoxicating and we can finally open the windows!!
What a great block! So simple yet so effective.
As for my favourite season… I’ve always liked Autumn. I don’t like the heat and Autumn is that bit cooler, without the shivering cold of winter. Plus I’ve always been fascinated by deciduous trees because we didn’t have any at our house when I was growing up.
*high five* Auritfil is my home boy…well thread. ANY WAY I just love it to pieces and will never go back to ‘other’ threads again!
I can never get enough Aurifil thread – would love to win more.
I like the fall when the leaves start to change colors and I can start wearing sweatshirts and sweaters.
Aurifil is my favorite thread and the only one that I will use!!!!!
Spring, I love spring! I was born in the spring, but mainly I love it because that is when the earth wakes up and everything comes to life again!
I love fall. Halloween, changing color of leaves, walks in the cool fresh air. I have never used Aurifil but would love to try some.
Fall is my favourite in the Fall and Spring is my fav right after a long Winter. Thanks for a chance and love your block.
very pretty block and all of the blocks so far are all coordinating colors! great idea.
I found all your pictures and info very Interesting.
My favorite season is spring too, when the birds and butterflies come back and everything starts to green up and bloom again! Thanks for the great block and for the chance to win some great thread! :0)
The block will be a challenge for me but I’m willing to try–the colors in your block are Inspirational at this time of year with its grey skies.
Thank you for an opportunity to win a sample of Aurifil, thread that I haven’t found in a local quilt shop.
For me it is a toss up between spring with new leaves and flowers and fall with the changing leaf colors. I like the temperatures of spring and fall the best.
My favorite season is Fall! I love the crisp air and the crunch of the leaves. I love that Halloween and Thanksgiving and Christmas are coming. It’s probably a leftover from my school days, but I love the “new beginning” that Fall represents to me.
I love Autumn because of the beautiful trees and cooler weather. Spring and winter come right behind that with summer last because of the intense heat.
I love that little ruler you used to draw the pencil line on a square for HSTs. But sometimes I forget I have it!
Nice block!=) I love spring. I am looking forward to no longer being cold!=)
Well that was pretty awesome information. I love your block. Fall is the best season of all. Who doesn’t love the crisp air and sound of crunchy leaves…prelude to Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas! Yes.
Spring. It awakens everything. Including me!
Autumn – after a long, hot summer I’m always more than ready for the cooler days of autumn.
Fall. I love Halloween!
My favorite season is Winter, where I live that means the temperature is in the 70′s and the days are gorgeous.
Love the Friendship star variation.
Fall, with all its deep, rich oranges, reds, golds, browns, is my favorite season.
I love the Winter, I love wrapping up in hats and scarfs and sitting by fires drinking warm drinks. Although spring seems enticing right now…
I love spring. It is such a beautiful time of the year. Early flowers and trees in bloom.
I wasn’t able to download your block. I will come back later. It sure is a nice block.
Thanks,
Lyn
I love summer. I love the heat, rafting and sipping mojitos on the porch while I watch the river go by
Love Aurfill thread. Thanks for the blog hop and free patterns.
Well that is a hard choice for me. I like spring and fall.
both for all the different colors.
thanks for a chance to win some thread. Great block.
Spring AND Fall are my faves! They each remind me that new things are on the horizon! Lovely block for the hop!
I like spring. Tulips. gardening and frogs are a few things I missed over the winter. Cute block, thank you
Only found your site because of the blog hop, and really like the block, thank you. I am really loving spring and can hardly wait to see the 5 ft drifts disappear and green grass, flowers, and birds all back in full color.
Simply irresistible … Aurifil Thread and a new Block Design!
I love Aurifil thread. I really like all the examples you showed of your work using the thread. Lovely!
My favorite season is probably fall, I love the colors of the leaves as they change.
I love your block!!! Thanks for such a great give away!
I like fall the best. I like the smell and sound of it. I look forward to comfort food cooking….oooo, the soups!
But I have to say, all seasons have something great in them. Like right now its snowing here in Western WA and its gorgeous!
I think fall is my favorite time of year. I like the cooler weather and spring is just so busy we don’t have time to enjoy it (we are ranchers). Fall is also when we have our BQG Quilting Retreat so that could have something to do with it.
This year Spring is my favorite season because I get to attend the International Quilt Festival in Cincinnati!
I love spring! It is the time when our farmer’s markets start up for the new year! Yea:)
I will have to say Spring because it is a time to renew. Every thing starts to change to its new colors ,it starts small and works up to a clean new season. Like the colors of the thread. Thanks for the giveaway.
I love spring. As soon as the crocus and the daffodils start blooming, I know it’s time to get out the pastel fabrics and make a spring quilt. They just make me happy.
I really love the spring when everything is renewed. i was also told i was a “spring” when i had my colors done many years ago so it makes sense i love that season!
I love the thread. It is soooo beautiful!
Along with so many of you, my favorite season is Spring, the renewal of life. In SC, we’re now enjoying the daffodils opening their little yellow heads right now and the crocuses are in full bloom. The buds are all swollen on the trees and the earth is waking up all around us. One can’t help but smile and be inspired by the all the colors coming alive again!
Even when I was a child, I loved going back to school in the Fall. Probably why I became a teacher. I love the fall colors, new crayons, new shoes , new books and school bag. The richness of the reds, browns, golds.
Spring is my favorite season because it is a new start
of life from the flowers that bloom to the leaves on the trees with baby birds. The beautiful colors of the flowers in spring is what the Aurifil thread colors remind me of.
I really liked your block and all the info on the thread. I have never tried it but can’t wait to after hearing about it. I would be great if I won. Thanks for the giveaway.
Fall has always been my favorite season but with another winter storm headed for us I am really looking forward to spring this year!
Cute block! I love star blocks and this one is not one I have seen before!
I love all the seasons for different reasons. Spring with the new flowers and soft rains, pastel colors and irises hydrangeas. Summer with the warmth of the sun, blue cool waters and parades and fireworks. Fall has the orange, red and yellows that are gorgeous, falling leaves, apple cider and bonfires. Last, winter with the cool crisp snow, the bare trees and snowmen. Who could ask for more? :)
I think my favorite season is Fall. It is so hot in Texas during the summer, the cool weather is a welcome break. I say I think, because it really is hard to choose between Fall and Spring.
My Favorite Season? That is hard to say as I really like each for my own reason. We love to camp in our 5th Wheel and for that Spring & Fall are the best. It’s a chance to enjoy beauty and nature at it’s finest! Then Summer and Winter is my chance to enjoy the sunshine, swimming pool, family time and Winter is beautiful for the Snow and crispness in the air and birds eating at the feeder. It also seems to be my favorite sewing time.
I love all the seasons equally. If I had to choose, the end of summer and beginning of fall. Right when the heat lays off and it’s still warm enough to play in the sprinklers.
I love Autumn when the tree leaves turn those amazing colors and I am hoping to win some of those colors in Aurifil threads; never have tried them.
my favorite season is Fall – the cool mornings and evenings but warm days – nature’s display of glorious color and the majesty of the changing of the seasons
BEAUTIFUL block – thank you so much for this ! too too pretty – almost good enough to eat !
My favorite season in FALL! I can’t wait to retire where the weather is always tempid! I love the colors of Fall and the temperature, the smell of leaves and bon fires.
Love the block! Can’t wait to visit all the other blogs and have a chance to win this gorgeous thread.
LOVE your block, thanks so much for sharing, and for the great thread give away!
I love spring, like colors of flowers and leave of tree.
I like spring because the blossoming colors make everything look happy.
I love Spring! It just seems to be a time of renewal, and of productivity!
My favorite season? Has to be fall. Here in the desert southwest we don’t see much change of seasons, but fall means cooler temperatures are coming, and after months of 100*+ days cool is good. Winter is mild, so that is also to be looked forward to.
Pati, in Phx
My favorite season is Autumn especially for quilting, with all the rich colors of rust,tans,browns,reds and blues in fabric and aurifil threads they make me happy.
Summer……..I LOVE the heat. Warm nights, a relaxing day at the beach, time spent walking along the shoreline…….oh my but look at the calendar…..maybe I’ll go quilt some sun rays!
Fall is my favorite season…it just gives me a zest for life! I love the brisk air, the intoxicating riotous colors, the scent of wood smoke on the air….just love it.
I’m glad to read about these threads and find out how I should be using the different weights…I never used heavier thread for my quilting…just always used the piecing thread…so maybe my quilts will improve with a nicer look to the stitches?
Great Block just in time for Spring. Can’t wait to try Aurifil Treads. Thanks
I bought some sample packs in Houston last fall and love them…the sample card is awesome too! Lisa in Texas
My favorite season is summer. I love the brightness of it. I love how things are green and the flowers are in bloom. Oh and the heat…I love the warmth on my skin and the sun on my face. I hate the cold and love the heat!! It lifts my spirits and makes me feel good.
I am already looking forward to Fall and we haven’t even finished with winter. The block is a cute one. Sure would love to try some Aurifil thread on it.
I like Spring, everything is fresh and new. Thanks for the block and the giveaway. I really want to try Aurifil thread.
Spring – There is always hope in the fresh new growth in the spring.
I found the “hidden Star” ;-) And look at all those colors on that color chart!! WOW!! Total candy for a quilter!
I love summer the best — why? Because I work for a school and my days are shorter! I love your block.
My favorite season is also spring. One of the best things is seeing our front yard crabapple tree in bloom. When it “pops” in May, the white blooms look just like popcorn… so we call it the popcorn tree. It’s a show-stopper. Hey, thanks for this lovely giveaway. I already know about the wonderful features of 50-weight Aurifil. I use it for everything quilt-y.
My favorite season is summer- when everything feels immortal! There’s always that moment when it feels like summer will never end, likeI could stay in that moment forever.
Spring or fall…it’s a toss up for my favorite season because neither is too hot or cold.
Thanks for the chance to win some wonderful thread!
We live on a lake so my favorite season is summer. I love to swim in the lake and summer would be the only season that is possible. I can’t wait for summer!
Spring … full of promise and new beginnings … one of my favorite seasons … but then all the seasons have something wonderful about them … so hard to choose! Thanks for the chance to win some incredible thread!
I love spring as everything once again starts to bloom! Love your block! Thanks for the giveaway.
I love winter. I can put soup on in the crockpot, curl up in front of the fireplace with cocoa beside me, and applique to my heart’s content. Even better if it is snowing outside!
Great block that you gave us! Thanks!
Summer is my favorite because I can relax from teaching middle school and recharge my batteries.
I love summer because the days are long & that gives me lots of time to work outside in the gardens, then I can sew all night long, and poof! It’s time to go outside again. Winter nights just make me want to snuggle up to my puppy under a nice warm blanket and EAT.
Winter is my favorite. Love to snuggle in and quilt or read a book.
Spring is my favorite season. It’s like starting a new quilt. I can’t wait to cut into the fabric or see the first blossom.
Definately Spring! I love spring, its sunny but crisp in the air, the cherry blossoms are out, the colours are happy :)
defn defn Spring :)
love aurifil btw ;) will soo be trying your block, looks fantastic :)
I usually prefer the fall season but with this winter hanging on for what seems like forever I am longing for spring and the warm temps that are going to bring out my flowers.
I love spring when things start to grow again and I can get out in my garden.
I love late spring. When gardens are growing, the hint of summer to come and the solstice. I love the summer solstice.
your information is wonderful, love the duck quilt.Deborah
Spring is my favorite season. Winter is my least favorite season. I am so eager to see the Spring flowers, the beautiful birds, the flowering trees, the green grass, and my beloved herb garden!
I have two favorite seasons; Spring & Fall. Why? Because it’s not too hot and it’s not too cold. It’s perfect.
I love Spring – new plants, warmer weather – everything seems bright and optimistic.
Fall is my favorite…I especially love the oranges, yellows greens of leaves against a clear blue sky…awesome! Thank yoe for your block and the chance to win the Aurifil thread! Blessings
spring! after a long alaskan winter …. new color, all green! fresh, little sprouts, hidden, then, a whole new world. like that suggestion in your hidden star block
Spring is such a rebirth of nature that has been asleep for many months. Gardening is so peaceful and I get ideas for quilt colors from nature.
Autumn. When I was growing up in Southern California, autumn was a non-season. Moving to Oregon as an adult, I was astonished by the outlandish beauty of the season. Maybe that’s why it is my favorite season–how many incredibly beautiful things does one discover for the first time as a 40 year old? Yay Autumn!
Summer is my favorite season because of the long sunny days. I work until at least 7 pm. and enjoy not having to drive home in the dark and feel like I still have some day left.
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My favorite season is spring. The rain covered grass, the awakening flowers, the birds dancing around as the select their mates, the warm sun and cool, crisp air. I love to be outside and yet I have an energy to work on things in my craft room. Thank you for this opportunity to win one of the beautiful prizes.
Wanda
http://wandas-quilts-crafts.blogspot.com/
My favourite season is summer as long as it is not too hot. I can’t function then. Thanks for the chance to win.
:)Carol
I’m going to tell you my not favorite season: winter, brrr…
Love the newness of spring, the warmth of summer and the cool crips days of fall. And love all the colors each season brings, just like I love all the colors available in Aurifil threads. Also love your block!!!
Thanks for the giveaway.
I love your block. Pinwheels are faborites of mine. Thanks for such a great blog hop
Have always loved fall with the great colors but this year I am loving spring and the chance to divest myself of “stull” that no longer serves me. I am intriqued by how great everyone says aurifil thread is and am looking forward to experiencing for myself. thanks
I love summer! Lazy, hot, on vacation summer!
My favorite season is the Christmas season. I love the lights, the music, and the spirit of the season.
Oh, wait you meant like the four seasons of the year. In that case I have to pick Summer. I love the warmth, the flowers, the fact that there is no snow on the ground and we can ride out tandem bike. Living in Alaska, winter seems to last forever. Summer also means that I am off work, but since I am retiring at the end of this school year I will be off forever, unless I find a new career when I grow up. :)
I love Aurifil thread, it makes sewing so much cleaner as it is does not leave lint behind like all the other threads I have tried.
FALL! Temperature falling; leaves falling love it!
Definitely going to try Aurifil thread.
Summer, because I like the sun and good weather.
greetings from the Netherlands
Fall is my favorite time of year, when it begins to cool down here in southern Arizona (LATE fall, that is!) I love the warm, autumn colors. Thank you for the fun pinwheel block and for being part of this blog hop. Am definitely going to have to try the Aurifil thread to see what the buzz is all about!
Thank you for the block!!
What a lovely designed block, and thanks for the opportunity to win some lovely threads.
My favorite season is Fall. I just love the colors and there is not much better than snuggling up with a cup of hot chocolate on those chilly days!
I’ve just bought some Aurifil thread after seeing all the buzz about it…I can’t wait to see how the heavier weight looks when I try it for machine quilting.
Please throw my name in the hat!!
Now, if you asked my husband, his reply would be “Footy Season” :-) … but that’s not the kind of season you refer to!!! I love Autumn. We have horrible hot and humid summers here in Queensland so when that first chill is in the air it is just so refreshing and I can’t wait to get into some quilting! I’m hoping that it will be with Aurifil thread!!
Summer is my favourite season. Even though it can get quite hot, I love the long days of sunshine that lets me sew longer into the evening. Thanks for the chance to have some of those lovely threads.
Now that I live somewhere that actually has “seasons” unlike Southern California where I grew up, I love fall the best! Love the colors, the mild temperatures in the day and chilly nights, and pumpkin pie! I love your block, too. Nothing better than an “on point” block! Thanks!
Fall is definitely my favorite. Living in the south brings a very hot summer, and the cool weather of fall brings such a relaxing feeling. You can finally go outside and not melt. Plus, the fall colors are my favs — for clothes, curtains and quilts! Go figure.
Anytime I’m on vacation is my favorite time of the year! Season-wise – I’d have to say Spring & Fall! Thanks for the adorable block — it is a hidden star!!
It took me a moment but I finally found the star! Fabulous block!
Please add my name in the drawing!
It has got to be spring! New beginnnings…love the block!
My favorite season is fa. I love the beautiful colors of the trees turning, the crisp air and comfort foods.
I think I love the next season I am heading into…each of the four holds such great expectations and holidays…change of seasons is wonderful in Iowa. Thank you for giving all of us an opportunity to learn about our favoritie thread!
Love your block. Aurafil threads are just the best.
I love the new life of Spring as well. I love your block. Thanks for participating!
Love Aurifil thread….thanks for the giveaway..
My favorite season is fall. One day it can be warm and the next cool, but there’s usually the abundance of sunshine still.
Love the block you’ve created and thanks for the chance to win some Aurifil thread!
I think Aurifil is irrestistible too! No lint! Thanks for the chance to win some. Love your block!
Summer and the beach! Thanks for a chance to win
Fall is my favorite season, with the brilliant fall colors, the days still warm enough to enjoy the motorcycle and the cool fall evenings, perfect for snuggling with a loved one!
My favorite season is summer. I feel a little bad, but the reason I love summer so much is because I am a teacher… that first month of summer is HEAVENLY after a long year of working SO hard with all those kids!
I love winter – everything is at rest and peaceful. I like the stark color contrasts of winter. I even like the cold (and snow). BUT I am the only one in my family (maybe the world) who does.
You block was well worth “hunting for” thanks for reposting. Very nice block. I have not used Aurifil before will be looking for some to try. Love spring and summer. As I age the bones need the warm weather to make the fingers work. lol This is a wonderful idea- “hop”. Thanks, Sally King
I love spring too, and it will be especially welcome this year after the terrible winter we’ve had up here in Alberta. I adore your quilt with the little chicks on it! The quilting is superb! really enjoying the blog hop.
I totally love Aurifil threads!!! I have been sewing with them for a few years and would love to win some more!
Very nice block, I look forward to making it :)
I stopped by on Thursday morning for the block and to post a comment, but nothing was up yet. Luckily today is the last day and I still have a chance. I do hope I get a chance at trying this thread. Thanks for the block too.
Spring is my favorite season when everything is green.
I have two – Spring and autumn. I love seeing the seasons change and the wonderful colours that they bring.
Fall. I love the colors, cool weather, and thoughts of the holiday season approaching.
My favorite season is Fall. I just love the colors of the leaves changing and that “crisp” feeling in the air.
My favorite season is fall, because I love Halloween.
I’m a new quilter and began using Aurifil a little over a year ago and love collecting the many beautiful colors!
I love Aurifil threads, and so does my new sewing machine. Fall is my favorite season because I love all things Halloween!
My favorite Season is Summer and that’s because as far back as I remember love going shopping in the air conditioned store which always makes you just a little cold and then I love the slightly roasted feeling you get coming back to a hot car. LOL.
My favorite season has to be spring, for all of the bright colors. But fall comes in as a close second.
Summer is my favorite – I love the heat and the easy days. Thanks for the chance to win!
I just purchase a Black Aurifil thread to quilt my lap size quilt.. I just love the sheen and the strength of it..
I think spring is my favorite-getting out in the garden and cleaning it up is fun for me. thanks for the pattern!
I love your block but I need the thread to complete it! (Wink, Wink!) Thanks for the chance to win!
And I love spring! Nice weather, not too cold, not too hot, flowers, trees blooming, so pretty!
definitely sprin…when everything’s all fresh, bright and new!
rebirth….is always great for quilting inspiration too!!!!
sugary hugs
Wendy :O)
Ah, Yes, for me it is spring — late spring tho as the strawberries come ripe and summer is about to explode…
I love spring with everything coming ‘alive’ again, the birds, the trees, the flowers… ANd Ive just gotten to know Aurifil threads, so I need to add to my collection :o)
My favourite season is winter – we are snowbirds and head to Arizona for 5 months. The rest of the Canada and the US are freezing and we are toasty warm and enjoying sunshine.
Aurifil is awesome thread. Have been a use for many years but am desperate for some fun colours.
I love your block but I need the thread to complete it! (Wink, Wink!) Thanks for the chance to win!
I love spring with the nice weather, not to hot, not to cold! The flowers blooming, trees buding….it is wonderful!
My favorite season is fall because its warm reds and yellows offset the chill that is the best relief from summer’s swelter. As for aurifil thread, I discovered it when I began hand piecing. I love how it slides through cotton.
I would love to try this thread. Love your block, it’s beautiful. My favorite season is fall – school starts, the leaves change, its nice and cool outside :) Thanks for the chance to win!
I love aurifil threads. Thanks so much for posting this. Your block is really pretty and I am just getting into applique.
Fall is my favorite season – when the true colors of the leaves come out and the hills are bathed in all those glorious tones! Thanks for the chance!
I love Spring everything is so new and new life is just beautiful. Winter I hate the Nebraska winters I really need to move.
I love the Aurifil threads there are so many beautiful colors, and that pink and purple I have to get those I would be using them all the time. Purple is my all time favorite.
I love the hidden star I have to make that one, it will make a great quilt and people will really be talking about it.
Oh by the way this is a great site.
I love Fall – the crispness and colors and cooler weather – and football. Thanks for the chance to win the wonderful threads!
I can’t remember if I left a comment yesterday. I remember I read this post yesterday but my mind was moving ahead to the fact I was headed to Firefly Quilt Shop to drop off a retreat project and buy fabric and to buy Aurifil thread. LOL! I used Aurifil for the first time on my husband’s NASCAR placemat and then on my mug rugs for your swap. I love how it sews!! I’ll be buying more! Thanks for sharing and I had to look twice and then I saw the “hidden star” in your block!!
hands down, it’s winter. i love the smell of snow. i love the cold on my nose. i love the quiet and the beauty when everything is snow covered. i love catching snowflakes on my tongue. i love playing in the snow, making snowforts and snow angels, ice skating, sledding, skiing. and, really, how can you beat, cuddled up in you new favorite quilt, just finishing the binding with your new aurifil thread, looking out at the sparkley snow diamonds.
I love the fall! The weather, the holidays, the excitement in the air, the decorations, everything about the fall!
Actually I have two favourite seasons. The first is spring and the second is fall. Both are great walking weather seasons and I love walking. Winter – too cold and sometimes the summer is way too hot and humid. Thanks for the block and the chance to win the wonderful thread.
Love the block. Thanks for the chance to win!
Thanks Michelle for alerting me to this great hop. I use Aurifil thread alot and would love to win.
Pretty cool adventure, blog hopping the day away and getting inspired in the process!
Thanks, Arras
I absolutely love Aurifil threads and fall. Love, love the colors of the changing leaves.
Thanks for the chance to win.
I love spring , it is so refreshing after a cold winter , I love to see all the trees and grass turning green and the flowers blooming with brigh colors ,longer days to spend outside with a breeze .
I love Aurifil thread, just wish I could get a LQS to carry it. My favorite season is…..well all of them, I guess. I look forward to what each season brings. Thanks for the chance to win some wonderful thread!
I have heard great things about this thread. Would love to be the winner! My favorite season is spring. It just puts joy in my day when it is spring.
Fall!!!! I love fall in Wisconsin with the cool nights sitting beside a campfire under my pergola in the back yard. I also love how beautiful God has made the trees.
I love spring…everything is brand new in the garden with wonderful possibilities.
Spring is my favorite season – it feels great to get outdoors with a light jacket, slip on shoes and into the warm, fresh air… especially after a looooong winter! Thanks for this great review!
This is fun bouncing around to the different blogs. Thanks.
Thanks for offering such a nice block and for the thread giveaway.
I absolutely love spring and the vibrant and juicy colours of the leaves! The greens are just yummy!
I actually enjoy each season – even winter (I love how snow makes the outdoors clean and bright during the coldest season).
Thanks for the chance to win and for the helpful review.
Favorite season is spring…love new mulch!
I love Autumn. After a long hot summer the cooler weather and changing colors are so welcome. Thank you for participating in this blog hop and thanks for the chance to win.
i actually love ALL of the seasons … the cleanliness of the wintery snows, the fresh smell of a spring rain, the cooling shade of a summer sun, and the crispness of the fall air!
I’m a lizard and love the summer. Any day I can wear shorts is a good day!
My fave season is Winter. I love the quiet and the chance to rejuvenate and get ready for Spring.
Winter has always been my favorite season because it’s the only season where I get some peace and quiet in my neighborhood. However, after shoveling for 1 hour and 45 minutes this morning…..I may have to choose Spring!
My fav season is WINTER, being an Alberta Girl, it means -40 weather, snow piles bigger than me and fun fun fun, outdoors and inside. I never feel a pang of guilt quilting in my Alberta winters! thanks for being such a great hostess!
Spring is my favorite season. It is so neat to watch all the green emerging from the trees and ground. And after a long snowy winter it is nice not to have to bundle up in layers. Cute quilt block – thanks for a chance to win!
it’s the end of February – all I can think about is SPRING!!!!
Spring! I love gardening and finally getting out of the house and into the fresh air!
Spring !! Wen do you come. I love the Aurifil blog-hop.
I love Fall – the trees in colour and getting ready for the holidays.
This block hop has been fun. Can’t wait to put the quilt together. Thanks for the chance to win some thread. Hugs
My favorite season is fall. I love the rich warm colors and I don’t feel guilty about not working in the yard so I have more time to sew and quilt I would dearly love to win some great Aurifil thread.
I love Aurifil threads – they don’t break like other threads and work great making lace. Have a great day.
i started using aurifil a few years ago on my quilting projects and what a difference it made in the quality of the quilt LOVE IT so many shades to match to your projedts
I love your block and would love to try Aurifil thread.
I love spring the best. I’m out gardening sun up to sun down – then I quilt!
Definitely autumn – crisp mornings, awesome sunsets and kicking through piles of leaves!
Love the block!
I love summer, even when it’s a short 3 1/2 months like last year! Even though I’m a prairie girl, I love the water, so during the summer I can swim, sail, hike, and golf. Love that! I also love photography, so it’s a perfect time to take the camera out on walks and enjoy the vibrant colours!
I just started piecing with Aurifil threads in the past few months, and have become a huge fan for all the reasons stated by others. I’ll be using up the Gutermann and Mettler and switching permanently to Aurifil!
My favorite season is winter. Yes, winter. I have always enjoyed the beauty of a white blanket over everything. I also have a team of sled dogs & winter is our short window of time where we can be out together, enjoying the trails & beauty of a silent forest.
I love things about all four seasons and right now I’m loving that spring is just around the corner. Great block too.
my favorite season is spring when everything starts to grow again.
Count me in your give away, I would love to try out these threads.
Karen
http://karensquilting.com/blog/
I love all the seasons when the sun is shining and all the people are in an good humor.
Your block looks great in the spring colors.
I love the awakening of my country world in springtime! The birds return, all things greening out and the new blooms of promise!
Very pretty block Michele!
Love you block. I also really enjoy winter, although this winter I am beginning to rethink that love since I am in Wisconsin and we just got another 10-15 inches earlier this week. Ick I am ready for spring now, but i do love the pure white snow, especially right after a snow fall. I get really excited! :)
My favorite season is Spring. After the cold bleak winter days, it’s always a treat to see green popping up on the yard, trees and bushes again. I love the spring rains, even the thunderstorms.
Autumn is definately my favorite season.
My favorite season is autumn. I love the colors and kicking through a pile of leaves. When the wind catches them in a little spin, they dance so merrily down to the ground.
My favorite season is a toss up between spring and summer. Love the flowers blooming and the baby birds of spring, but love the warmth of summer. I hate to be cold!
I 50 wt aurifil thread for all my quilting. Love it.
Autumn. Warm enough to be pleasant, but those hideous 40C days are a thing of the past.
And in a few days autumn will be here!!!
I love summer!
Autumn is my favorite, perhaps because I am an October baby. Wild, windy, colorful…
Anyway, thanks for the chance at these lovely threads.
Living in Florida I love Spring as it’s beautiful before the humidity and heat of summer sets in. Unfortunately it is very short! I like seeing all the Sandhill Crane chicks also.
Spring and Fall – both – color presents itself with every turn of the head and the palatte is all there for inspiration and pleasure. What an awesome giveaway and we all love Aurifil Thread – what wonderful lucious colors. Thanks JCnNC
great block, spring is my favorite
I love Spring. The flowers blooming, the sparrows nesting, the green fields sprinkled with red poppies.
Thank you for the great blog hop and a beautiful block.
If I can’t get Auriful… I’m really disappointed. I have found no other thread I like better. Blog hopping is FUN!
SPRING!!!!!…………….cute patterns and wonderful Aurifil
threads, what fun this is thank-you
Well, whenever a new season starts, I feel like it’s my favorite ;) I think it’s that transition time that I love the most! But perhaps fall. There’s this ‘back-to-real-life’ feeling that I actually find comforting after the crazy/busy/fun summer months.
My favorite season has always been fall—I love the colors, the temps, the smells, the activities. BUT, now that I garden, I have to say spring/summer is also my favorite. I love planning in the winter, planting in the spring, caring for it in the summer and harvesting in the summer/fall. I love all the seasons! We just had a blizzard here in Ohio—3-4ft drifts out there—-I love winter!
I love winter….quilt weather!
Love Stars, thank you for sharing.
Spring – budding flowers, singing birds, blue skies, spring rain – what’s not to love about spring.
Definatelyyyy Spring! The first pleasant weather after a longgggg winter ” all the flowers are popping up the birds are singing, the squirrels are playing I love it!
I love the fall with its crisp feeling in the air.
I love them all!!
Spring-it’s a time of rebirth from the Winter’s period of rest…Summer-because it’s the last Hoorah!, Fall, because it’s time to prepare for that long winter’s rest and regeneration…
I love Spring, so fresh and pretty! Aurifil is my favorite thread for piecing, I have yet to try it for quilting. Must do that next time!
Love Autumn sweeps away the heat of summer so crisp and cool. Irresistable.
To me it has to be all four. Why? When it’s winter and cold you are longing for warmer weather. When spring has arrieved you long for the days when you can take a swim or walk barefooted in green grass. But somehow you start to long for some cooler days and fall comes along. After a while you are tired of dark, wet windy days and long for the first snow to brighten up your days again. Since I live in Norway, there’s no Christmas without snow. So you see, I just can’t pick just one season. I love them all :)
I haven’t yet uses these threads, but everyone is certainly talking about them, I will have to try them out
I have a hard time picking one season as a favorite too. I seem to always like whatever the NEXT season will be so right now, that would be Spring! Love your block for the Aurifil Hop.
I actually have 2 favorite seasons…..Spring and Fall. Thanks for the great giveaway!
spring when color returns and the suns warmth goes to your soul.
I love Fall, here in the Northwest we get distinctive seasons and the Fall has cool crisp nights, beautiful colors and days ranging from hot to crisp but sunny. It’s all good in my book.
I love autumn, when the air starts getting cooler and the trees start changing colour. It’s a welcome relief after our hot summers here in Australia.
I love Aurifil threads for quilting, they shimmer and look so great on a quilt top.
I Love Spring as some colour comes back into the garden Its not too hot and everything is full of energy …. even me ! The pretty aurifill colours remnind me of spring
I Love Spring. The air is fresh with the smell of flowers, and sound of birds singing.
I read the name of your block, had to look twice at it, the star really is hidden.
Summer is mine… to da beach!
yeahhhh they got your site fixed, didn’t want to miss out on the giveaway and I need to vote too… thanks for a chance to win some neat threads.
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Since I practically have ‘summer’ all year round here…the other season that I love most is Spring and Autumn… this is the time I could see the bloom or colours all around…..
Thank you for your block
Leena
My Birthday is January… I’m a winter girl… Luvin the cold and wind and snow. Blessed that I usually don’t drive in the mess. Grandkids know I’ll build a snowman with them and tromp around outside…. Their parents just bring-em over!
Happy to hop with you!
Spring is my favorite of all – the flowers waking up, the birds returning, and best of all – I can sit out on my back porch in the morning with my coffee and watch it all!!
Spring and fall are my favorite. I don’t like it too hot or too cold. Just love the plants beginning to push through the earth in spring and the leaves in fall.
Thanks for the block and a chance to win some wonderful thread.
With all the snow this winter spring has got to be my choice. Craving fresh greens and blossoms and no more snow to shovel or drive through. Cute block .Thank you.
A fun and fast block. It is sooooo cute. I definitely reminds me of spring. I love spring also, just seeing all the green plants and flowers is so cheerful.
I love spring when colors are starting to come alive. I love color
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Love summer, warm, and fresh, full of colors, and sunshine
Summer is my favourite season because of the long days and sunshine and my birthday is in July.
Fall is my favorite season. Here in New England the trees are so colorful I think Auriful uses them for their color schemes.
I would have to say that summer is my favorite. My girls play outside all day and are so tired out that bedtimes are easy. I also love days at the pool!
I love summer when everything so alive and growing it always gives me hope.
My favorite season is summer. When the weather is warm and I can enjoy the outdoors. Tired of the snowy winter. Just snowed 10 more inches today. Tired of shovelling and driving on bad roads.
I love the greens of Spring – the willows as they begin to bud, the first blades of grass, the delicate spikes of crocus peeking up through the snow – and the promise of warmer weather to come.
Thanks for the giveaway.
Lots of cute patterns and plenty of talk about Aurifil threads. Now to see how this quilts up.
I love the spring time when all the flowers are blooming. They are so pretty and add so much color after a long cold winter.
The colors of Autumn are my favorite-it’s my favorite time of year!
I love Autumn with it’s harvest festival and the fiery colours of the trees!
Thanks for the opportunity to win Aurifil threads :)
I love Spring–and right now I need Spring! The groundhog didn’t see his shadow, so where is the early Spring??? We have had the snowest January in history–a true record!
I love the smell of Spring, the flowers and the sound of peepers, (the baby frogs that come out every Spring).
Thank you so much for the opportunity to win Aurifil thread!
I love fall. The approach of the holiday season and a quilter pace for a painter!
I love Spring…the air smells so fresh and the tulips are wonderful. I love watching all the green appears
OOo OOOO. . . Aurifil threads are MOST DEFINITELY IRRISITABLE!!! Thank you SOOOO much for the opportunity to win these!!!
one more thing – my favorite season would be Autumn. . or Winter. I love the falling leaves and the smells of baking and all the beautiful colors that come with Thanksgiving and Christmas.
I love winter – Christmas, getting to stay inside, all the lovely snow….
Thanks!♥
I love the beginning of every season, but Fall is my absolute favorite! I love when the air turns crisp and is perfect for sweaters. I love that back-to-school feeling of it as well!
i like autumn best – cuz it’s not too (hot or cold or wet or dry)
I have been using aurifil thread for quite some time now and not only do I like them my machine loves them. (It doesn’t like some others). The colour range is excellent and for hand sewing it is wonderful. Thanks for the opportunity to win. My favourite season here in australia is winter as I live by the coast and love the sea with all its great winter moods.
I can never pick my favorite season, it’s always a tie between spring and fall. I love the transitions, the chilly evenings and warm afternoons. And lots of new fabric lines seem to come out then!
I absolutely love Fall. While the weather is cool it usually is not cold, nor is it hot..perfect. The warm fall colors have always appealed to me. I recently bought a falling leaves kit that I am going to do next..have always wanted to do on.e
It has to be spring when all new things are starting to grow again and new projects too.
My favorite season is Spring and even though we’ve had heavy snowfall where I live, the promise of Spring is in the air. The budding trees and flowers are my favorites.
I like Spring because it is not too cold, not too hot and I was born in the Spring.
My favorite season is summer, I love the warm days and wearing shorts and flip flops.
Thanks for your pretty block. The colors are really ones I’m drawn to. I am eager for the chance to win some Aurifil thread.
I love Autumn – I love the colours and smells. I don’t like the fact that Winter follows on its heels, but I ignore that part ;)
I love fall when the trees change color and looking forward to going south for the winter
My favorite season is the fall, with all of the brightly colored leaves, the chill in the air, and the promise of snow to come soon. The colors of fall are some of my favorites!
I just tried Aurifil thread for the first time, and loved it! The two that I tried were variegateds and they were so beautiful as well as strong and clean. Please count me in!
I love winter..we get lots of snow and it is like a white blanket. On extreme cold day…what better excuse to stay qlued to your quilting room!
I would love to win this thread. On a very tight budget and would love to try.
I love the Fall, we are farmers and enjoy the different weather during the harvest days! Would love to win some Aurifil thread!
Thank you for the quilt block – quite pretty. Can’t wait for spring. I love using Aurifil thread – perfect for quilting and also really wonderful for making lace.
The thread is delicious looking and so springy.
What do i like about aurifil thread…i will extol its virtues…so thin but SO strong…i sewed the binding on a queen quilt with it …no breaks…Its easy to thread because its so thin…easily zips thru the smallest eye of the needle…so many lucious colors to chose from…and then there is that CUTE Alex Veronelli…another reason to use Aurifil:> Awesome thread Awesome colors! Awesome Alex!!
I love Fall…favorite season of the year…but right now I need Spring to get here…
I love the spring. I live in Minnesota, and winters are sooo long and cold. But spring in Minnesota is just glorious, and a reward for making it through another winter.
Thanks for the giveaway and the chance to win such wonderful thread.
Hello, Michele!
Beautiful your block and thanks for giving us the chance to win a kit!
I love summer, because I enjoy the sun, heat, birds, plants, fresh fruits, sea and the beach, long days that I can sew up late, in short: the happy days that put a big smile on my face!
This is the week of my birthday (yesterday was 24), would make a wonderful gift to win the kit!
I love spring when things get all green, but I have to say fall is my favorite because of all of the beautiful colors in the trees. I moved to Michigan from Los Angeles because I needed to have seasons again and Michigan falls never fail to amaze me.
My favorite season is autumn. I love the cool brisk mornings and evenings, along with the mild days, the changing colors of the leaves on the trees, the many festivities and holidays. It is an exciting time of year for me, one that envigorates me and gets me going! Would love to win some of this thread! I’ve never tried it before and I do sew a lot.
I love Autumn!!
Autumn. I love the colors, less rain where we live, my birthday and a time to get away and enjoy it all.
Beautiful,when I go to work every day I pretend I’m a star just like your block, Beautiful full of life and ready to go. Denise Fischer Tucson, Az.
I love each of the 4 seasons for all their individual personality traits, but Fall is my ‘favorite child’. I have the fishing lake to myself, the colors are amazing, the creatures are fattening and furring up, the days are warm and the nights crisp, harvest is in and canned, dried, jammed…Yep! Love that Fall season!
Oh! Spring is most definitely my favorite. And Autumn next.
Your block is all SPRING! Very pretty. This blog hop has been fun. Nice prizes too.
What a cute block! I love these free patterns. Now if I could only win some thread…
Fall is my favorite time of year, I love the autumn colors when the trees start to turn color and the temperatures start to cool down.
Aurifil is wonderful for applique…
Spring of course!! After the “drabness” of winter, spring brings color back into the world!! It is starting now with some little green shoots popping up through the dirt. Soon there will be some flowers to go with them! Yeah!!
Oh, and thanks for the block pattern. I’ve enjoyed this hop.
I have become a big fan of Aurifil thread and use it all of the time for piecing and quilting!
Spring is definately my favorite…such a welcome relief from the deep freeze of winter, and not too hot yet…and the flowers are a bonus!
Love the thread blog hop…very fun!
I am an Aurifil addict :) Haven’t seen the varigated threads though…I’m going to search them out. Loved your photos!
I love fall the best–the colors, the crisp air, the golden light.
I love summer because I love to go to the beach!!
I like your block. Thanks. Aurifil thread is on my list for the Bloominton, IN, quilt show.
I am a newbie and a borrower but soon to be buyer. I love this thread. My mom loaned me a spool and it is perfect for piecing and for quilting. My Bernina loves it and so do I.
ariel
I live in the middle-of-nowhere, and although I have heard of this thread, I have never had the opportunity to use it. I love machine quilting with variegated thread.
Spring has always been my favorite; that fact is reinforced especially after this winter.
I guess I have to say winter.Working on all you warm quilt When it is so cold outside
Autumn is my favorite, perhaps because I am an September baby. Wild, windy, colorful…
Anyway, thanks for the chance at these lovely threads.
I love spring, as I live in cornwall in the very south of the UK everything is bursting intoo bud the daffodills are out in the fields, the primroses are now in bloom, and also the pretty wild garlic ( which is good for cooking as well as being prett.
I really love Aurofull threads they are just so adaptable, but not quite so easy to find in the Uk
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I love fall. The different colors of leaves really sparks my creativity and appreciation of the world. There is never enough time to quilt!
The colors of fall are my favorites. The hues of Autuimn make me feel warm and cozy. This is also the time of year that I look forward to beginning new quilting projects that will tide me over the oncoming winter.
Spring is my favorite season. Everything is fresh and brand new. After the dead of winter, where I truly feel like the bears in hybernation, I need the smell of the spring flowers. I can go outside without it being so cold and enjoy nature the way God has intended. As I sit outside, I can just listen to the birds chirp, and think of all of God’s creation..