Making Connections Blog Hop and Giveaway *giveaway closed*

Making Connections Blog Hop and Giveaway giveaway closed

9/11/2017

*UPDATE: winner is Linda F, please email me Jamie@sunflower-quilts.com with your contact info (full name, address, email) so c&T knows
where to send your book!
Thanks to everyone for participating!
Howdy ya’ll!
Today is my stop in the Making Connections Blog Hop. The lovely Dorie Hruska’s new book Making Connections is a fun workbook that makes grid quilting easy! With lots of helpful tips and diagrams, Dorie takes you step by step with fun quilting designs. Whether you’re a longarmer or domestic machine quilter, this book is for you! It’s laid out as a workbook which is super helpful and really got my mind thinking in a different direction.

When Dorie was looking for bloggers for the blog hop, I jumped at the chance. I ordered the book and as soon as it came was inspired in new ways to quilt. I love free motion quilting, especially when there are very few starts and stops involved. Dorie does a great job guiding you through the process of each design and makes it easy to follow. I had a quilt top which I completed at a sewing retreat 3 years ago (embarrassing…I’m sure none of ya’ll have any of those) and still needed to be quilted.

I’m glad that I hadn’t quilted it yet, because it was the perfect quilt to practice new designs on from the Making Connections book. The quilt itself is rather busy so I decided to try one of the more simple designs in the book (connecting curves with petals) and I absolutely love how it turned out. What do ya’ll think?

Thank you Dorie and C&T Publishing for allowing me to be part of this blog hop!
GIVEAWAY:
C&T Publishing is giving ya’ll a chance to win a copy of this book. If you want a chance to win a copy of this fun/inspiring book leave a comment below telling me if you quilt on a longarm or domestic machine.
If you can’t wait to get your hands on this book, Dorie has signed copies on her website www.forever-quilting.com

Be sure to check out all of the posts in this fun blog hop. Schedule and links below!

BLOG HOP SCHEDULE
Friday September 1st C&T Publishing Blog: http://www.ctpub.com/blog/ IG:ctpublishing

Monday September 4th Holly Anne Knight Blog: https://www.stringandstory.com/ IG: stringandstory Susan Arnold Blog: www.quiltfabrication.com IG: quiltfabrication

Tuesday September 5th Becca Fenstermaker Blog: www.prettypiney.com IG: prettypiney
Teri Lucas Blog: www.generationqmagazine.com IG: genqmag

Wednesday September 6th Sherry Shish Blog: https://poweredbyquilting.com IG: poweredbyquilting Pam Morgan Blog: www.mysweetlittlestitches.com IG: sweetlittlestitches

Thursday September 7th Katy S Blog: http://www.katyquilts.netIG: katyquilts
Laura Piland Blog: http://www.sliceofpiquilts.comIG: sliceofpiquilts

Friday September 8th Suzy Webster Blog: https://websterquilt.blogspot.comIG: websterquilt
Bernie Kringel Blog: https://needleandfoot.comIG: needleandfoot

Monday September 11th Jamie Mueller Blog: www.sunflower-quilts.com IG: sunflower_quilt
Nancy Scott Blog: http://masterpiecequilting.blogspot.com IG: masterpiecequilting

Tuesday September 12th Sherri Noel Blog: www.rebeccamaedesigns.com IG: rebeccamaedesigns Anorina Morris Blog: www.sameliasmum.com IG: sameliasmum

Wednesday September 13th Yvonne Fuchs Blog: https://quiltingjetgirl.comIG: quiltingjetgirl
Barbie Mills Blog: https://thequiltingmill.blogspot.comIG: thequiltingmill

Thursday September 14th Afton Warrick Blog: http://www.quiltingmod.com IG: quiltingmod
Kathy Bruckman Blog: https://kathyskwiltsandmore.blogspot.com IG: kathyskwiltsandmore

Friday September 15th Susan Arnold Blog: www.quiltfabrication.com IG: quiltfabrication
Dorie Hruska Blog: http://www.forever-quilting.com/blog IG: foreverquilting

Thanks for stopping by our blog and hope everyone has a great week!

35 Comments

Monica R link

9/11/2017 08:24:18 am

I usually do domestic but sometime I rent a longarm.

9/11/2017 08:58:43 am

Wonderful that you had a quilt top to play with. It turned out so well.
I quilt on a domestic, the Janome 8900.

Beth T.

9/11/2017 10:04:38 am

I quilt on my domestic Pfaff. And yes, I have a bunch of quilt tops waiting to be quilted. Is that embarrassing or is it an indicator of how productive I've been? It's all in how you spin it.

Kathy R.

9/11/2017 10:41:09 am

I quilt on a domestic machine. I keep it very simple, but would like to learn new ways to quilt that would make it easy and pretty. Your quilt turned out great, the quilting fits the quilt.

Vicki H

9/11/2017 11:34:45 am

I quilt on my domestic machine. I have quilt similar to yours that needs quilting, I like the design you choose.

Sandy K

9/11/2017 11:36:12 am

I use my domestic sewing machine. I haven't done any large quilts yet.

MarthaB

9/11/2017 11:40:13 am

I quilt on a sit down longarm

Carol W

9/11/2017 12:17:07 pm

I quilt on domestic machines.

Nancy

9/11/2017 04:05:13 pm

I DIY on my domestic machine...lots of great ideas coming out of Dories book!

Suzan

9/11/2017 05:54:10 pm

Please enter my name to win the book. I quilt on my domestic machine.

Kathy E.

9/11/2017 09:25:14 pm

I do my own quilting on my domestic machine. I don't even know where I'd go if I wanted to hire a long-armer! I'm guessing I'd have to pack it up in a box and mail it far away. So far, I've been able to get 'er done myself!

Melody Lutz

9/11/2017 09:35:34 pm

I'm DOMESTIC!

Ali

9/11/2017 11:10:15 pm

Love the quilt - I think the design you picked was great! I quilt on a domestic machine!

Donna W

9/12/2017 12:24:03 am

I quilt on my domestic machine.

Sharon link

9/12/2017 06:20:28 am

Love Dorie's quilting. Enjoyed your blog. I quilt on a long arm

Andrea Rennick link

9/12/2017 07:18:14 am

I just got a longarm a few months ago.

Afton link

9/12/2017 09:12:31 am

I quilt on a domestic.

Janet T

9/12/2017 10:19:33 am

I quilt on a domestic. Would love a longarm but many things get in the way; like $$, space, getting the tops done....

Donna H

9/12/2017 12:35:22 pm

I quilt on a longarm and sometimes my sit down mid arm

Linda F

9/12/2017 02:35:33 pm

I would ❤️ To get my hands on this book. I am a longarmer. Great book!!

Jamie Mueller link

9/16/2017 05:17:37 pm

Linda, you're the winner, please email me Jamie@sunflower-quilts.com with your contact info (full name, address, email) so c&T knows where to send your book!

Margie

9/12/2017 05:50:01 pm

I have several 3 plus year old tops waiting on me.
I have a mid arm free motion only machine I am trying to master.

Beverly

9/12/2017 07:18:47 pm

Domestic machine -- mostly with a walking foot

Karen Thurn of Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eats link

9/12/2017 10:31:10 pm

I use a domestic machine to fmq small quilts and rent time on a longarm at my local quilt shop for larger ones. When I fly south for the winter, my quilting group in my village has a longarm, Gammill, that I can use.

Rosie Westerhold

9/12/2017 11:17:10 pm

I quilt on a longarm, and LOVE the idea of minimal starts and stops!

Susan Snooks

9/13/2017 01:22:51 am

I love the way you quilted your top! That DS backing is just perfect!

Cathy Bremer

9/13/2017 09:45:07 am

Longarm

Jane

9/14/2017 10:49:39 am

I use my domestic sewing machine and have actually done a 102 x102" quilt successfully.
This book sounds amazing and one is love to use.

Jayne P

9/14/2017 12:51:20 pm

I use a domestic machine but would love to get my hands on a longarm if only I had to room

Diane

9/14/2017 05:56:42 pm

I use a domestic machine. I like the design you picked for your quilt!

Tina

9/14/2017 07:16:54 pm

I quilt on my domestic machine. Thanks!

Sharon

9/15/2017 12:54:25 pm

Domestic but I could use help.

Cynthia Allen

9/15/2017 01:16:16 pm

I quilt on a longarm machine, but I'm always looking for new techniques and design ideas.

Cathy Wilson

9/15/2017 02:34:29 pm

I quilt on my domestic machine and love it!

Jason Trevino link

1/9/2021 09:24:03 pm

Hi great reading youur blog

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