I can't tell you how excited I was to receive an email a few weeks back from my friend Kerry asking me to take part in the blog hop for her brilliant new book 'Sewing Tales To Stitch & Love'.
The box of goodies I received as part of the blog hop was a-mazing!!! So much so I made a little Vine video of the grand opening!! (I forgot to turn the microphone off so please excuse my tired daughter making her tired noise in the background hehe!)
I'd really like to say a huge huge thanks to the #sewingtalesbookbloghop sponsors:
Each of the blog hop participants got such a great package of tools and fabric to make sure we could make whichever toy from the book we wanted to!!
photo courtesy of Kerry Goulder
photo courtesy of Kerry Goulder
For me choosing a project was the hardest thing, after looking through the book numerous times I was still undecided so I let my daughter have a look at the book and she just kept returning to Morton the Turtle! THE DECISION WAS MADE!!!
I was worried about how difficult the task ahead of me had the potential to be, after all I'm a quilter not a toy maker! I needn't have worried, Kerry's concise instructions that were broken down into manageable chunks, had me covered!
So here he is, Holly's own Morton Turtle:
How absolutely cute and adorable is he? Holly chose which fabrics were used where and she also added in some of our own Pearl Bracelets for the underbelly! Morton the turtle himself is separate from his shell so he could in effect have a whole wardrobe of shells!!!
I'd really encourage you to check out Kerry's book here at Amazon, it's a real treat and the projects are just adorable! The boys have already picked out the whales as our next make!!
Check out the other bloggers makes here:
MONDAY: Nov 4th
Mollie Johanson – Wild Olive
Jessica Fediw – Happy Together
Abby Glassenberg – While She Naps
Jennet Jones-Rau – Feathered Nest Studio
TUESDAY: Nov 5th
Sabra Gubler – Sew a Straight Line
Amber Carillo – One Shabby Chick
Caroline Hulse – Sew Caroline
Amy Friend – During Quiet Time
WEDNESDAY: Nov 6th
Miranda Anderson – One Little Minute
Andrea Taddicken – Knitty Bitties Sews
Kristi McDonough – Schnitzel & Boo
Terri Harlan – Sew Fantastic
THURSDAY: Nov 7th
Shari Butler – Doo Hikey Designs
Jodie Carleton – RicRac
Jen Goode – 100 Directions
Justine Henshaw – Sew Justine Sew (you're here!)
FRIDAY: Nov 8th
Emily Levey – Strawberry Patch Ramblings
Nicke Cutler – Kiss Kiss Quilt
Cathe Holden – Just Something I Made
Kate Henderson – Two Little Banshees
Finally (drum roll please!)
I'd like to offer a GIVEAWAY of all the tools and notions that I didn't use from my sponsor package as well as a signed copy of the book!! I'll also pop in the good size scraps that were left over from the Fat Quarters used in the project including Heather Bailey's LottieDa!
To enter please check out Kerry's book on Amazon and come back to tell me which project you'd like to make the most!
A winner will be drawn on Sunday 10th November 2013. UK entrants only please due to weight of winning parcel. Winner chose by random.org.
***Thank-You again to Kerry and the amazing sponsors for offering me the opportunity to take part and receive all these lovely goodies. I'm so happy I spent time with Holly creating our own Sewing Tale***