Thursday, 14 September 2017


Sorry about the break in transmission for a few months.  Both Leanne and I have been busy with life!  It happens and I hope you will forgive us the interlude.  The good news is that we are now raring to start again and hope you will join us as we are sure you will have lots of scrappy projects to share, either completed ones or in progress. Just remember we want only one link up per person.

 We are going to continue as we did, with the link the second Tuesday of the month for a week, with prizes from lovely sponsors. We will do some talking about whether some improvements are needed for next year, and if you have preferences feel free to share them.

 Here are our fabulous Scraptastic Tuesday Sponsors and their buttons, feel free to click through and thank them for their support:



The prizes for the September link up will be awarded next week after the link closes at 10 pm MDT on Monday September 19.

But we are also catching up on the May and June prizes. For the winners, you can expect an email from me today asking you to confirm your email and giving me permission to share you email with the sponsor. Then tomorrow or Thursday, you will get an email to you and the sponsor connecting you with the prizes.

For the May link, go here to see all the lovely inspiring May links and below are the prizes and the winners:

  • Studio 39 Fabrics - $25 gift certificate - 43, Nicole, minibea123
  • Fat Quarter Shop - $25 gift certificate - 36, Laurie, Dresden Lane Designs
  • Sew Me a Song - $20 gift certificate - 33, Nancy, Grace and Peace Quilting
  • Mad About Patchwork - a $40 gift certificate - 21, Mary, Fleur de Lis Quilting and Accessories
  • Sew Sisters Quilt Shop - $25 gift certificate - 3, The Lilac Cat
  • Green Fairy Quilts - $25 gift certificate - 14, Christiane, momi_machts

 For the June link, go here to see all the lovely inspiring June links and below are the prizes and the winners:

For the September link, 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 Monday night at 10:00 pm MDT. We will announce the winners next Tuesday.
  • If you have trouble linking up, let me or Leanne know and we will get you sorted.
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Sunday, 9 July 2017



It's time to link up your list of unfinished projects that you propose to finish in Q3 of the FAL. I am looking forward to seeing what you are planning to be working on over the next quarter.

The FAL is hosted by a community of bloggers across the world. Our hosts are:
  • Sarah - Sew me - Northern Ireland
Social Media Director
For those of you who are new to the FAL, it is a place to find motivation and encouragement to complete those unfinished projects that are hanging about becoming UFOs. Every quarter you post a list of projects you hope to finish in the next three months, and then at the end of the quarter, you post a link from your blog, Flickr or Instagram of each successful finish from your original list.

Each finish is an entry for wonderful prizes from our sponsors. There is no penalty for not finishing a listed project, so feel free to make your list long or short, as you wish. The 2017 Schedule and Rules for the FAL are on All You Need to Know About Finish Along 2017, let me know if you have any questions.

Here are the fantastic and generous sponsors for Q3 of the FAL - you can see each of their prizes listed under their logo (think about visiting them and saying thank you):  



As you may recall from last year, there was a return of tutorial week at the end of each quarter, between the opening of the link for finishes and the day that link closes. Are you enjoying this? Please share your thoughts in the comments section below! This will take place each quarter. Each host works hard to put these together so I hope you are visiting their blogs to encourage them. If you have a tutorial that you would like to share, please let me or another host know.

It's time to round up those projects you want to finish over the next three months, take a photo of each one and make your list. Please ensure that you have at least started your projects - pulled fabric with a pattern is now considered a UFO, and remember it is only finished projects that will get you an entry toward the above listed prizes. So while we love to see your bee blocks, the "finish" is when they are a completed, usable project.

It is very helpful if you tag your list as #2017FALQ3yourname when posting on social media: Flickr, Facebook & Instagram. Using the same hashtag over the quarter when sharing progress or finishes before the link, helps the hosts find your original list quickly - especially when this is done over a 3 month period. IMPORTANT: Don't forget to link your finishes up when the quarter closes.

The 2017 Q23link for your list of proposed finishes is now open below on my blog and on each of the hosting blogs. You need only link your list once, on one blog - and that link will show up on all of the blogs. If you are using Facebook, Flickr or Instagram, link a mosaic and put your list in the description. Katy of The Littlest Thistle has a great tutorial on how to link-up if you need it.

We also ask that you become part of the FAL community. Please check out the links of others - visit and comment on their lists. We all need encouragement to get those finishes done, so please share some of your own too. When creating your list there is one thing to remember....No deductions for not completing something so ..... Aim High! Nothing to lose!!! Well Now..... Get those lists together and get linked up. 

 The Q3 proposed finish linky party will stay open until 11 pm EST, July 8, 2017- as we are global, you might want to check your time zone to determine your last possible time to link. Remember: you only need to link up on ONE hosting blog and it will automatically show up on all hosting blogs.




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Saturday, 8 July 2017

Finish Along Quarter Three - same list as Quarter Two - this is ridiculous!

 Sneaking in at the last minute.....I have done very little except gardening of late so my list is the same as last quarter

1. I have made progress with this quilt, which is my take on Jen Kingwell's Bring Me Flowers.  I have added my own blocks and will be finishing it differently.  I love that Jen Kingwell look.
 

 
2. Next up is my Stingy Bee quilt from 2016 - all the blocks are finished I just need to work out how it will go together - still thinking about that!
 

3. This is my latest Scraptastic Sampler quilt  - I have started quilting it but I'm not really sure how I want to quilt the alternate blocks.  Still waiting for inspiration.
4. My Hoopla quilt - my version of a double wedding ring quilt - the top is complete but again I need to think how to quilt it or hand it over to someone who can work marvels!
 




5. Britt's Quilt - this is a quilt hand pieced by a quilting friend and I am quilting it in her memory.  It has taken me a long time to get around to working on this.


 

 
I have lots of other projects and but these are the ones I'd be ever so pleased to finish.  I think this is my shortest list ever.



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Monday, 26 June 2017

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 It might be hard to believe but we have made it to the end of the second quarter of the 2017 FAL and it's time to link up your Q2 finishes!

The 2017 FAL has a community of bloggers across the world jointly hosting the FAL. Our hosts are:
  • Sarah - Sew me - Northern Ireland
Social Media Director
Before you link up, let's give a huge thank you to our fantastic sponsors:
For the 2017 FAL, we continue tutorial week. Here is the schedule so you can visit them all:
The 2017 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 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 2017 FAL Facebook page is here and follow us on Instagram @finishlong and tag your photos #2017FALQ2yourname (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 thru July 1, 2017 - 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.

And don't forget to start making your Q3 lists as the Q3 list link opens on July 2nd.
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