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Thursday, July 25, 2024

September Blog Hop...

The Challenge: September is the time to remember that a little kindness goes a long way. Share your “kind” projects. Your favorite charity project, a free online pattern or anything that shows you spread a little kindness, everywhere you go. The Bee's are an important part of life as well, and we all need to be kind to them too! That makes this hop the perfect place to share your Bee Quilts!

If you want to play along, drop me an email.(You don't need to be a blogger, if you have a Facebook or Instagram account you're welcome to play)


Don't forget next month's hop


I do have space if you want to join in on this one, as well!

 

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

It's My Day of the "Something Smells Fishy" Blog Hop


Carol always has such fun blog hop theme ideas. We love fish here. Pond fish, tank fish and fish on the wall. And for those of  you who have raised a houseful of boys, when they go thru puberty, they get pretty fishy smelling sometimes, too. (Know what I mean?) 

So this hop resonated with me.
 
My little sweet pea is crazy about Baby Shark. 
Being an applique junkie I love to turn clipart into quilts. So I went searching online for "free baby shark clipart".
I found this one and ran it thru the "Paint" program on my windows computer to enlarge it. Since it was more square in size and I was making a lap quilt, I searched again for something to add to make it longer.
This one was just what I was looking for. I cropped out the sharks, leaving a nice ocean bottom scene.
Then I cut it in 4 pieces and ran each piece thru "Paint" again to get the size I needed.
The addition of an underwater mountain and some sea creatures gave me the length and interest this quilt needed.
I kept playing around with things and went on to adjust my quilt photo with AI, as well. I'm not sure if I am really in love with the idea of artificial intelligence, but it was kinda fun to mess around with it.
Definitely not great clarity on the free trial version, but fun.
The fishy business continues...
 You know how I love to show my grandies.
Since these little fishes have been enjoying their pool this summer, it was time for some new pool towels.
Prehistoric land fish, lets say!
They do the job and the kids have have as much fun playing in the grass with them, as swimming.
This pattern is called "Cuddle Monster" Nap Mat by Whistlepig Creek Productions.
I changed out the underside to a terry cloth fabric and voila. It worked great and the kids love them.

Thinking about kids, I don't think I have even shared, that I have a new little one making an appearance in  November. 
These kids are expecting and we had a gender reveal a few weeks ago.
They celebrated with a "bang"! 
 Oh that crazy fishing and hunting passion these kids have.
This little girl is going to have an adventure filled life, that's for sure!
Please don't name her Bambi, I am scarred for life watching that movie
LOL!!

Enough about me, now swim on over and see what fishyness is going on with my fellow bloggers.
Leave them a little treat, with a sweet comment or two as well.

JULY 25

MooseStashQuilting (you're here)

Ms P Designs USA

Quilt and Color

Selina Quilts


You can find the complete schedule HERE

I will be hosting the "It's a Jungle" hop next month, and check back tomorrow for an announcement for the September hop!  Wink wink.

 til next time...

 Keep on Stitchin'


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Saturday, July 20, 2024

Something Smells Fishy Blog Hop Schedule

It's that time!
The "Something Smells Fishy" blog hop starts Monday.
Carol our hostess with the mostess, is bringing it to us this month.
Whoop Whoop!
I can't wait to see what everyone has to share.

JULY 22

Just Let Me Quilt

Karrin’s Crazy World

Scrapdash

Quilted Delights

 

JULY 23

Patchouli Moon Studio

Words & Stitches

Quilted Snail

Quilting Between The Rails

Sew Many Yarns

Hazel’s Daughter

 

JULY 24

A Quiltery

Beaquilter

Quilting Gail

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

That Fabric Feeling

 

JULY 25

MooseStashQuilting

Ms P Designs USA

Quilt and Color

Selina Quilts


Coming up next month is


Challenge: Animals, plants, trees…what’s in your jungle?
For some of us, it might even be our sewing rooms.
LOL!!

If you would like to play along drop me an email

I will see you on Thursday and I will have a new hop to announce next Friday!
(wink wink)



Monday, July 1, 2024

Bona Lisa's Sweater Emporium Final blocks


And here we are...the end of our 2024 Block of the Month.
That must mean that Halloween is rapidly approaching.
Whoop Whoop. 

This is "Bona's Wooly Wig" by Carla at Creatin' in the Sticks
You can find more on it HERE

Carol shared her August block with us early.
This is "Bad to the Bone" by "Just Let Me Quilt"
You will have to go to our Facebook group page to get this one!

We hope you have enjoyed our "Bona Lisa" BOM this year and we look forward to seeing your "boo-tiful" quilts.


How does our Bona Lisa's Sweater Emporium BOM work? 
It runs from January 1st through August 31st. July 31st.
All block releases happen on the first day of each month. They can be conveniently found on our Cackling Stitches Facebook page HERE.
 They will be pinned under the "Featured" tab to make them easy to locate.

On the first day of each month, we release a block pattern (sometimes it's more than one)
 that is free for the entire calendar month. After that, those blocks go into our individual 
ETSY shops where you can purchase them for $2 each. 
If you just can't wait, the entire pattern can be purchased in my ETSY shop for $15.

We hope you appreciate the time we put into creating this BOM and understand that we keep
 the costs to a minimum for you. We ask that you respect our copyrights and do not share the 
pattern with others. You're welcome to direct your friends to our Cackling Stitches Group 
Facebook or any of our ETSY shops so they can get their own patterns.

January Blocks
"Bona Lisa" by MooseStashQuilting

"In Vest" by "Creatin' in the Sticks"

"Repulsive Ruffled Sweater by "Just Let Me Quilt"
February Blocks
"Ye Ole Homestead" by "MooseStashQuilting"

"Bona's Kickin' it up Boots" by "Just Let Me Quilt"
March Block
"Take no Bull" by "Creatin in the Sticks"

April Block
"Trick or Treat" by "MooseStashQuilting"

MAY BLOCKS
"Witch Necessities" by "MooseStashQuilting"
ETSY

"Don't Touch the Hats" by "Just Let Me Quilt"

JUNE BLOCKS
"Hideous Hat" by "MooseStashQuilting"

"A Tight Knit Group" from "Creatin'in the Sticks".
 
You can choose to make the entire quilt, or just a wall hanging, the choice is yours! Either way, you will be able to collect many different "Sweaters" throughout the BOM, for your sweet skeleton.  If you are making your sweaters like paper doll clothes, just fuse the sweaters onto a piece of felt. If you have ever wanted to become a designer, give it a try and design and share a sweater with us. We can't wait to see what you dream up. 


 til next time...
Keep on Stitchin'

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