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
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.
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!