Welcome to Day 1 on the Ruby Red Designs First Blush Blog Hop. I'm so excited to be part of this 18-day blog hop celebrating this month's arrival of Ruby Red Designs' First Blush fabric collection online and in quilt stores AND what a fantastic giveaway I have for you later in this post!
Disclosure/Disclaimer:
First Blush fabrics for the Just One Block quilt as well as the FQ bundle and Aurifil Thread giveaway prizes are supplied by Windham Fabrics and Aurifil for the purposes of the blog hop and at no cost to mbCD. All other materials are my own. In all other respects, this post is for informational purposes only and no payment or commission is received on click-throughs to links shared.
A few months ago Windham Fabrics sent me a gorgeous First Blush FQ bundle with instructions to play with, the instructions were super easy 'make something to share on the fabric release blog hop'. I don't know about you but I'm not turning down the chance to play with fabric and especially gorgeous fabric like this so you can bet I was in!!
!Here's Windham's description of the collection:
First Blush by Ruby Red Designs is a celebration of the first bloom of the season. Fresh pinks, aqua, and reds bring new life to vintage-inspired prints. Striking ginghams and Sunkist dot prints offer a great backdrop to the florals.
I designed a quilt block earlier this year and was waiting for the right opportunity to make it up as a quilt top and turn it into a pattern for my readers. As soon as I saw the First Blush collection I knew it was perfect to showcase my Just One Block quilt design.
I fell in love with the First Blush collection's modern take on vintage, those primary colours are muted just enough to have visual impact without being too bold and the designs are cute in a good way absolutely not little girl sugary or kitsch. In keeping with the fabric's simple nostalgic feel I kept my quilting minimal and top side invisible - stitch in the ditch. This also gives the quilt that puffy, crinkly look we expect to see on a farmhouse bed, and just what I was aiming for with this version of my Just One Block quilt.
Just One Block Quilt Pattern
If you'd like to make your own Just One Block quilt you can click through to my free quilt pattern here or by clicking the image below - and best of all, the pattern is Fat Quarter Friendly! Along with the pattern, there are more photos of the finished quilt and extra tutes including my 7 Steps To Pattern Match Fabric Seams.
First Blush Giveaway
Now let's talk about that First Blush fabric again and get on with the giveaway I mentioned earlier.
Your chance to win a full First Blush collection FQ bundle and a small box of Aurifil First Blush co-ordinating threads!
open to US + International Entries
Windham Fabrics are giving away a full First Blush collection FQ bundle and Aurifil is including a small First Blush box of coordinated thread as shown in the pic above.
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For your chance to win a First Blush fat quarter bundle and Aurifil First Blush thread collection leave a comment telling me what you'd like to make using the First Blush fabric collection.
For an additional chance to win follow my blog in some way: blog reader; Bloglovin'; Facebook; Instagram; or my Newsletter and leave a comment letting me know.
NOTE: Please be sure I can access your email. If you're a WordPress, Google+, no-reply or anonymous commenter, or maybe you're just not sure, please add your email address to each comment. If I can't find you I'll immediately draw another winner. This giveaway is open to US + International entries and closes on Friday, 28 October 2016 at 10.00 am (EST). A winner will be chosen from the comments using a random number generator, contacted via email and shared at the bottom of this post.
Best of luck!
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For More Chances To Win
Visit All The Stops On The Blog Hop
Windham Fabrics are giving away an FQ bundle of the full First Blush collection and Aurifil is including a small thread box of the coordinated thread for First Blush at every stop on the Blog Hop!
Day 1 - Monday, 10 October – Chris Dodsley, @made by ChrissieD - that's me and you're here!
Day 2 - Tuesday, 11 October – Sinta @Pink Pincushion
Day 3* - Wednesday, 12 October - The Jolly Jabber @Fat Quarter Shop
Day 4 - Thursday, 13 October - Windham/Two Blondes and a Sewing Machine
Day 5 - Friday, 14 October - Jennie @Clover & Violet
Day 6 - Saturday, 15 October - Hillary Jordan @Aurifil
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Day 7 - Sunday, 16 October- Tina Egner @Emily Ann's Kloset
Day 8 - Monday, 17 October – Kristyne Czepuryk @PRETTY by hand
Day 9 - Tuesday, 18 October – Allison Harris @Cluck Cluck Sew
Day 10 - Wednesday, 19 October – Erin Cox @Why Not Sew?
Day 11 - Thursday, 20 October – Angie Wilson @Gnome Angel
Day 12 - Friday, 21 October – Debbie @Happy Little Cottage
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Day 13* - Saturday, 22 October – Heidi Staples @Fabric Mutt
Day 14 - Sunday, 23 October – Leanne Elliott @daisy and jack handmade
Day 15 - Monday, 24 October - Greg Jones @Grey Dogwood Studio
Day 16 - Tuesday, 25 October - Wendy Sheppard @Ivory Spring
Day 17 - Wednesday, 26 October – Stephanie Lynn Denton @Creative Reveries
Day 18 - Thursday, 27 October – Lisa Ruble @Love To Color My World
*Additionally, Fat Quarter Shop will be giving away 4 books of patterns for their First Blush Block Of The Month (BOM) and 4 patterns of the quilt 'Posy' on their own Day 3* Blog Hop stop and also on Day 13* at Heidi Staples @Fabric Mutt's stop on the hop.
First Blush fabric is shipping to brick + mortar and online stores this month and Fat Quarter Shop are hosting a BOM to celebrate the fabric release and also releasing It's Sew Emma's 'Posy' Quilt Pattern.
First Blush Block of the Month
This is a modern 12 month BOM using a special ruler from Creative Grids to create its unique pattern. Full details of the BOM will be available on the Fat Quarter Shop blog on Day 3 of this blog hop.
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There's such a lot happening on this hop and I can't wait to see all the exciting projects still to come.
Hoping you've enjoyed your visit to my blog today too, thanks for stopping by - Chris :D
Just One Block Quilt Pattern
Don't forget to click through for my free Just One Block quilt pattern so you can make your very own First Blush quilt just like mine!
Clicking on an image will take you to a new page of crafty goodness :)
Disclosure/Disclaimer:
First Blush fabric for the Just One Block quilt as well as the FQ bundle and Aurifil Thread giveaway prizes are supplied by Windham Fabrics and Aurifil for the purposes of the blog hop and at no cost to mbCD. All other materials are my own. In all other respects, this post is for informational purposes only and no payment or commission is received on click-throughs to links shared.
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