Please join me in welcoming our guest blogger, Jacquelynne Steves. She’s here to share with us her upcoming BOM and she’s sponsoring a fabulous give-away too.
Thanks to Michele for having me here on her blog today! She always has great information and projects for quilters – her web site is such a great resource!
I’d like to share a really fun and free event with you. Have you heard about the Sew Sweet Simplicity Block of the Month?
This FREE Block of the Month will run 5 months – not too long, not too short – just right! Why is it called Sew Sweet Simplicity? Because the blocks look way more complicated than they are!
When I designed this project, I wanted to provide you with lots of options. So, you can do a 4 block quilt, or, if you have a little more time you can make a 6 block quilt.
And, you will have 3 different options for making your blocks:
- you can just piece them
- OR you can applique them (hand or machine – I did machine applique)
- OR you can do simple hand embroidery (just 2 super easy stitches – the backstitch and French knots – plus I have a YouTube tutorial for those stitches)
There will also be a blog hop each month, so you can see how different bloggers made their quilt – different fabrics, perhaps different settings and borders… So be prepared to be inspired. Oh, and of course, you can’t have a blog hop without fun prizes and giveaways!!!
Doesn’t this sound fun? If you’d like to sew along with us, just click here to sign up. You will have the patterns delivered to your inbox each month. The first block will be sent out on October 27.
To make things even more fun, I am sponsoring a giveaway here on Michele’s blog. Three lucky winners will receive a bundle of give PDF patterns (retail value $40).
I hope you will join us for this fun event! And thanks again to Michele for having me here as her guest today!
Give-Away
To enter the give-away, leave a comment below answering “What Christmas quilting are you making this year?” Three winners will be selected to receive Jacquelynne’s PDF pattern bundle shown above. One entry per person. Winners will be chosen randomly and notified via email next Wednesday, October 15th.
Winners
Congratulations to the three winners. You’ve each been sent an email from me and you’ll receive your PDF patterns from Jacquelynne shortly. Thanks everyone for participating.
I have a quilt to complete for my GGD and then on to several seasonal quilts and wall hangings I would like to complete for my friends and family. I would love the extra patterns.
I’m making 4 quilts for my 4 grandchildren. Have one done so far!
So far just one small wall hanging, but I’m sure I will add another couple of smaller projects in the mix.
I am making Christmas stockings for my grandchildren. Having so much fun doing it. I love for my smaller projects to look “old” or primitive, so I am excited about the project. Hope they inspire family traditions.
I have been making quilted pot holders for Christmas gifts. I am also working on recycled denim table runner for a gift and on 2 different red work hand embroidery designs as well. And I am way behind I should have had more accomplished by now.
I am finishing a red work Christmas panel. It seems like I’ve been doing it forever but I’m almost done. It will become a throw for my couch for the holidays. Still need to make 3 t shirt quilts for my boys, not sure if they will be done by Christmas or not
I’ll probably do some placemats and one or two quilts. Depends on time. Busy knitting socks as well.
I’ve done a couple of tree skirts and am now using the left-over fabric to make patchwork pot holders. Once I get a stack of them, I think I’ll do a few Amish star pot holders in Christmas colors. Then, if I still have fabric, maybe some place mats.
Quilts and table runners
I am hoping to do an advent calender and a small wall hanging.
doyleajackie AT gmail DOT com
I’m focusing on all my ufo;s. I’m trying to finish the circular napkins for my daughter in law. The are almost done A”Quilting friends are the best” wall hanging for my dear friend, and a celtic door bell hanging for another friend. All are within reach if I focus. The surprise package as above would be fun.
I will be busy in the next few months. I am finishing a quilt for my new granddaughter; a friend wants me to make a quilt as a Christmas gift for her new granddaughter; plus I want to make 2 quilts for my two grandchildren who are 7 and 9. They want “warm” quilts–ones with flannel backing; I haven’t made them with flannel backings before on the several quilts they already have and they are getting taller (ages 7 and 9) and they want bigger quilts too. Fortunately, I have all the fabric so I just have to get busy.
I have 5 quilts nearly finished piecing which are to be Christmas quilts for 5 grandchildren. I have never quilted anything yet so that might be a challenge.
I don’t have a Christmas project planned yet but I would love to make a set of quilted stockings for my family. My youngest, 10 years old, is still using his Baby’s First Christmas stocking!
I usually don’t make quilty gifts for Christmas because I don’t like deadlines, and I tend to procrastinate. I am making a wallhanging for myself that I hope to have to be able to use this year.
I am working on 9 table toppers to enhance my free motion skills,,they are gifts and a donation to our guild…Enjoying it thoroughlly!!
Working on some Christmas throws for the kids to use on their sofas
Making 2 tree skirts for my daughter & granddaughter. One will have appliqués & embroidered snowman and the other will have Christmas penguins. Both sets of designs will be done on the embroidery machine.,
I have been making Christmas table runners for my family and hope to make some ornaments too. I love the pinwheel pattern in the prize.
Pauline
I am trying to make a new quilt for my 2.5 yr old grandson whose birthday is 2 days before Christmas. He wants to help me make something for his Mom for Christmas plus I need to make a quilt for my nephew. Wow I had better get started!!
This year I have decided to make a Christmas quilt to decorate my house with. I am also going to make a couple table runners and potholders to give as gifts.
I’m trying to get a quilt done for my son! He always seems to be forgotten and put on the back burner and he’s so supportive of my quilting and helpful! We live in a town without a fabric store he’s so good about stopping at JoAnn’s after visiting his girlfriend in a nearby town and picking up fabric for me! He will even send me pics to make sure he gets the fabric I’m looking for! How many sons would do this!!!
I’m new to quilting!!! But am loving it so far! Am
Hoping to make my kids a quilt for Christmas!
Haven’t yet started a quilt for Christmas as yet, but will do one in the forthcoming years in order to pass down a hierloom for years to come.
This year I need to finish a bed scarf or two. Really do not have time for a full size quilt.
I am making pineapple block table runners.
I’m going to finish the quilted placemats I started last Christmas.
I never finished them, as on the 3rd of December last year, my son was involved in a Motorcycle accident.
He spent the next two months in hospital, and has only just gone back to work.
In all he had 9 months off work, and will have ongoing problems with his elbow.
Finishing up quilts for my daughter-in-law and my granddaughter.
Will finish the memory t-shirt quilts for my son and daughter to gift at Christmas time. Would love some patterns to help make a quilt for my granddaughter with the Christmas fabric I have, so that I can finish it too by Xmas
Having first Christmas at home in many years so plan to make Christmas table runner and place mats. Maybe pot holders and hot pads to match.
I plan to make a few quilts for gifts for Christmas.Mostly for children.
I’m sewing some pillows, potholders and a few quilts. Busy, busy, right? Thanks for the giveaway, I signed up a week ago for the BOM, it looks like fun!
tdkcarpenoctem@hotmail.com
Delightful Stars. I am designing a quilt for one if my sons.
Placemats. Table toppers/runners. And….and….
Hopefully a jacket for Mrs. Claus.
I hope to make ornaments for my great nieces and nephews.
I am in the process of making a quilt with scriptures on it with different colored fabrics, lots of stars. When I see a need for this will then give away to someone that needs comfort of some kind.
I have a pile if quilts that I need to get the basting and quilting done on.
A Hugs n Kisses for Autism quilt, a HST star quilt from the extra HST cut off from the Hugs n Kisses, a Swoon quilt, a Liberty Star wall hanging, and a firefighter quilt for my husband. I want to get the crib quilt stars done for my baby for Cheustmas or his first birthday in January.
I am making table toppers and little bags.
I am making wall hangings for my three sisters this year. One is very special because one sister’s husband died on their anniversary this year and I “lifted” several of his shirts without her knowledge and am making a Cross log cabin wall hanging using his shirts for hers. I’m sure it will be an emotional gift for all of us.
I’m working on embroidered and quilted stockings for my 3 grandchildren.
I made a quilt for my really good friend who has hosted our book club since 1997. I included all the names of the members and their favorite books. I also am working on finishing a patriotic quilt for my cousin and her husband. He is 95 years old, served in the Pacific theater in WWII and is still a Marine through and through. These quilts are both Christmas gifts this year.
I am making small pillow ornaments. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com
I am making snow houses for a quilt
I have to quilt a top for my youngest daughter and I’ve just finished 2 Christmas pillows for my oldest daughter. I hope to make 2 more quilts for Christmas.
I am making a quilt for my mother who is moving into a new home and in thanks for purchasing my newest sewing machine. That’s what got me back into sewing and allows me to pursue my passion for quilting.
My daughter and I are making quilted pot holders to give to our female Christmas guests. The men get homemade loaves of bread and homemade jelly.
A friend and I are making crazy quilt stalkings this year we need 18 and they are so fun to make.
placemats for the family Christmas. I’m thinking 32 will be enough for all the gathering!
Making a quilted Christmas tree to hang on wall to use instead of a real tree.
I am making a quilt for my sister-in-law who has been very ill the last two years and has also lost her other sister a year ago.