Hot air balloons!!! This is a paper piecing pattern available for free from Quiltmaker Magazine (you can find it here). In the original version the balloon part is done using one fabric (as with my version on the right) but Elaine told us to go ahead and do anything we wanted with our balloons, so I did the second one kind of scrappy and just paper pieced the strips into the available space on the balloon template. For both the background is a light blue Kona (sorry, can't remember which one) and the baskets and stems are also Kona (I believe it is Mocha). The balloon on the right was made using some Tula Pink Prince Charming, and the balloon on the left is a mix of scraps from Parisville, Modern Meadow, Terrain, and Dream On.
So, I bet you want to know who won the super-awesome Simply Fat Quarters giveaway, eh? Well, drum roll please!! We have four winners...
The three winners of a copy of Simply Fat Quarters are... Krista of Poppyprint, Stephanie of Sewing by Stephanie, and Allison of Dreaming in Patchwork.
The mega-big winner of a copy of the book as well as the Chicopee fabric to make the Poppy quilt is... Caitlin of Salty Oat Modern Quilts!
Congratulations ladies! Please send me an email with your address so that I can have Fat Quarter Shop ship your winnings out to you!
I'm also participating in a fun little blogathon featuring all Canadian quilters and blogs! The blogathon is being hosted by Sew Sisters (a quilting shop right here in Toronto) and is a great chance to find some new blogs - there will also be giveaways at each stop along the way (the giveaways are open internationally, not just to Canadians). Here is the list of participating bloggers (along with the province/territory the reside in):
Sunday, November 18
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Kick-off!
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Michele
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Monday, November 19
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BC
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Felicity
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Monday, November 19
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BC
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Cathy
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Tuesday, November 20
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NS
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Jeanette
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Tuesday, November 20
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NB
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Holly
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Wednesday, November 21
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AB
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Shena
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Wednesday, November 21
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SK
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Patti
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Thursday, November 22
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QC
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Marika
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Thursday, November 22
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MB
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Heather
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Friday, November 23
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YT
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Vivian
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Friday, November 23
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YT
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Janet
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Saturday, November 24
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ON
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Cathi
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Saturday, November 24
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ON
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Cara
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Saturday, November 24
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ON
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Kaye
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It's a pretty good list I think! Each of the participants will also feature a list of quilting bloggers within their own province/territory so if you would like to be mentioned in your area's list, please see this blog post from Sew Sisters for the details!
How fabulous!!! Thank you Kaye and the Fat Quarter Shop! I pass along my giveaway winnings to participants in my retreats as door prizes. They LOVE books and this one will be very popular. Who doesn't have a stack of FQ's waiting to be turned into a quilt?! Cheers!
ReplyDeleteLove your balloons! They were loads of fun to make aren't they? I can't wait to the quilt Elaine makes :)
ReplyDeletewhat a surprise to read my name as one of the winners! thank-you so much!! and thank-you to The Fat Quarter Shop, too!! I tried to e-mail you through your about & contact page, but I couldn't get it to work {I think there is something not right with my laptop, but I can't figure it out} but I will get a reply to this comment in my e-mail, and I'll send my address. thank-you again :)
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