Thursday, 30 June 2016

Fabulous Finish-A-Long 2016 Quarter Two - Link Up!


FAL 2016 



Here we are at the end of another quarter....Q2 of the 2016 FAL! The 2016 FAL is now global - a community of bloggers across the world are jointly hosting the FAL. Our hosts are:
It's time to link up the projects from your 2016 Q2 FAL list that you have finished. 

First, a huge thank you to our fantastic sponsors:
For the 2016 FAL, we also will feature a tutorial week. Here is the schedule so you can visit them all:
The 2016 Q2 link for your finishes is now open below on my blog and on each of the hosting blogs - you only need to link on one blog for your finish to appear on each blog. Link-up "rules"
  • Add one link for each finish. If you want to link a round up post of all your finishes, use that link to enter one of your finishes and then link the rest of your finishes separately. Please, only one link per finish, as your link is an entry into the randomly drawn prize draws.
  • Please use the 2016 FAL button or the hashtag #2016FAL
  • Please ensure that the photo or blog post you link up contains a link or reference back to your original list so that we can verify your entry (make sure it is from the appropriate quarter)
  • Please become part of the FAL community. Please check out the links of others and comment. We all need encouragement so let's applaud each other. The 2016 FAL Facebook page is here and follow us on Instagram @finishlong and tag your photos #2016fal and #falq2yourname (substitute your name - this makes it easier for us to match your finishes with your lists.
  • Our hosts will also link their finishes to share in the community, but they are not eligible for any of the prizes.
The Q2 Finishes link will stay open from now through till July 7 - link up your finishes early and if you have a last minute one, add that one later so you don't miss out. The prizes will be awarded as soon as we can verify all the entries and do the drawings. We will post the winners on each hosts' blog. 

Start making your Q3 FAL lists as the Q3 list link opens on July 8.

Now I'm off to link up my finishes - here is one from Quarter 1, which I enjoy every day 



 and I'm looking forward to seeing yours! 

 

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Wednesday, 22 June 2016

Scraptastic Tuesday Winners in June

I am late in sharing the prize winners this month - so sorry but we had issues with our internet connection so I just had to wait.  I am so happy today as both my kids have finished sitting their exams.  End of a stressful time for both of them.  Now we just need to wait for the results!  Argh!  

 In the meantime in case you don't know by looking at Leanne's blog here are the results....
A huge thank you to our generous sponsors for providing the following prizes which will be awarded randomly among those of you who link up.

         Please join Nicky from Mrs. Sew and Sow and I next month to link up your scrappy project or thoughts on taming your scrap mountain on the second Tuesday - July 13.
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        Tuesday, 14 June 2016

        The Madallion Quilt - Scraptastic Tuesday June Link Up



        Scraptastic Tuesday


        It has been on my FAL list for quite a while to make a quilt from some of my Karen Lewis textiles scraps!  

        I finally got started in March!  I decided to use my hot colour scraps and was thinking it would be a log cabin sort of thing....



        Fairly quickly it lost that sort of look as I added some scrap wonky triangles...


        Then I cut some 1.5" squares to make a regular (rather than wonky) border .. 


        And added some grey.... another wonky, but this time rectangular border - with a promise of more wonky triangles....


        I added purple and that is when I fell in love with this project...


        It is strange how one decision can make such a difference...


        It just needed one final border - back to grey and those pinks!  


        I decided to hand quilt this one with some bright colours, changing the colour as it came to an end in the needle!  It was a very free, random sort of responsive feeling quilting this one.  Mostly I outlined the shapes...


        But decided the outer orange border  would benefit from something more so I quilted it with a Baptist or Amish fan!  Nothing marked, just quilt round your thumb and repeat ever outwards until it is time to start a new fan!
        I love the texture this pattern gives!

         Then there had to be a scrappy orange KLT binding, which I finished by hand!    


             

         And Ta Da here is the #Madallion quilt!



        So that is the scrappy thing I have been up to.

         Now its time for you to share your scrappy projects, plans and ideas.
        A huge thank you to our generous sponsors for providing the following prizes which will be awarded randomly among those of you who link up.
          • Massdrop - Marine by Quilt Gate Half Yard Bundle

             Please join Leanne from She Can Quilt and I by linking up a blog post or flickr or instagram photo sharing a scrappy project, in progress or finished, or your thoughts on dealing with your scrap mountain:
            • You don't have to have joined us before, everyone is welcome.
            • One link per person, and it will be your entry into the random draw for the prizes. It is the same link up here and at Leanne's blog - She Can Quilt - so you only need to link up on one of our blogs.
            • This link is to share with our community about using your scraps, please don't use it to advertise your own products or events.
            • You can link up from your blog, instagram or flickr, but you have to link up to be entered in the prize draw.
            • Please visit at least a few of the links, they are very inspiring, and leave comments too as everyone loves to connect.
            • Use the Scraptastic Tuesday button and invite your friends to join us too. Please share our button, or a link or the hashtag #scraptastictuesday in your linked post or photo.
            • The link is open until next Monday night at 10:00 pm MST. We will announce the winners next Tuesday.
            • If you have trouble linking up, let me or Leanne know and we will get you sorted.




            An InLinkz Link-up







            I will be linking this project to the Finish-A-Long 2016 at the end of quarter 2


            Finish A Long 2016

            This quilt is on my Quarter 2 list here

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