Happy New Year everyone … are you ready for 2012? I have lots of exciting events planned here at the Quilting Gallery for 2012. I’ll reveal what I can in the next few days.

Do you pick words of intention for a new year? I’ve picked my three words for 2012 .. Keeping two from before, colour and inspiration and adding “new beginnings”. What have you chosen as your words for 2012?

On to some New Year’s fun …

Pat Sloan is hosting a New Year’s UFO Busting Luau party! What will you finish this weekend? I was planning to work on my postage stamp quilt, but might work on a secret project that keeps calling my name instead. I’m going low-key tonight, watching hockey games and fighting off a cold.

Reminder: New Year’s Eve Twitter Party tonight!

Our friends at Stitchin’ Heaven are organizing a New Year’s Eve Twitter Party. It’s sure to be loads of FUN and there will be tonnes of wonderful prizes!

Not sure how to use Twitter and join the fun? Check out this blog post with all the details. RSVP on Facebook and check out the wonderful prizes that will be awarded.

Konda of Moose on the Porch Quilts is hosting a Fat Quarter Stars Quilt-Along on her site. It started late January and will run until end of March 2012. Every Tuesday a new star block is posted.

Here are the first seven blocks that have been created. Aren’t they gorgeous? I love the variety.

You can find the quilt-along info and block tutorials on this page: Fat Quarter Stars Quilt-Along. You can jump in and join the quilt-along at anytime. There are prizes too! See the gorgeous blocks that have been created so far in the Flickr group.

At the end of January, I’ll have a block featured. I’ve been playing around in EQ7 this week, and below are four block variations I’ve come up with. What do you think? Do you have a preference? There’s a poll underneath the photos that you can select your preferred block. The colours will change depending on what fabrics I choose to use. I’m hoping to get a test block done this weekend.

Version 1

Version 2

Version 3

Version 4

Which block version is your fave?

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Hi Everyone!

I’ve received many lovely comments of appreciation and thanks for hosting the Blog Hop Party. I hope everyone had fun participating, whether you were a blogger hosting a give-away or a quilter hopping along visiting new blog friends.

It was so much FUN, that I’d like to continue the event in 2012. I have a couple of polls included in this blog post. Please can you answer and let me know your thoughts. The questions are similar but are geared towards (1) bloggers that want to do give-aways and (2) quilters that hop around visiting the blogs and entering the give-aways. Bloggers can answer both questions.

Keep in mind, that you do not have to commit to participating in the event each time, this is just so I can get a general opinion of how often to organize future Blog Hops.

Question 1: For those bloggers that participated in the event or those bloggers that would like to participate in a future event:

How often would you like to host a give-away on your blog and participate in future Blog Hop Parties?

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Question 2: For those quilters that hopped along visiting the blogs:

How often would you like to hop along visiting bloggers in a Blog Hop Party?

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Also, if you have any suggestions or ideas for future Blog Hop Parties, please share them in the comments or send me an email.