Morning Doves have this habit of puffing up their wings when
they want to fight or flight…this morning they wanted to fight lol
the one on the left arrived first ...
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January 7th-21st
Welcome Back to more KONA!
Yes here we are Day 5 of our Wake up to KONA…. A lovely way to begin our year with loads of colour and coffee…Ok, that is just me….
Amanda Murphy knows a lot about colour and coffee drinking. She sipped - wrote and designed quilts for Color Essentials that is filled with patterns that she created using Sunrise and Sunset bundles from Robert Kaufman…ohhhh and let's not forget Aurifil which is the thread that matches perfectly too….Yes it will be a year of colour… If you have been searching for inspiration on what to do with KONA SOLIDs…then you will be thrilled at what all of our ladies have been busy stitching...
And we love that you will be joining us…In fact today, we have quite a line up of COLOURFUL ladies who have quilted and sewed using only KONA SOLIDs….I know I am certainly ready to shed the greys of 2013 and burst through 2014 with COLOUR…..
Who is on our list to show and tell today?…. We limited our hops to a much more manageable list, so you will be able spend some time with them and cheer them on…. So please do, let them know how excited you are to see what they created…..
Big thanks to Carol from just let me quilt who has managed this hop and sent out gentle reminders to keep this hop in particular running smoothly….ON the top right of this blog you will note the whole schedule on her blog… She is a lovely cheerleader who never disappoints, she fills our hops with humour, spirit and yes she cheers a lot….Isn't that what a great cheerleader does…..So let's check what Carol ( 1st one on the list) and the other ladies have created today….
If you do not have a copy yet…here is where you can get it...
January 13
Creatin’ In The Sticks
Meadowbrook
Cathy’s Chatter
Selina Quilts
Sew Fresh Quilts
The Sassy Quilter
It is MONDAY and what a beautiful MONDAY it is..
EVERY ONE OF YOU were like shining STARS…
Hard to choose the brightest….
OUR WOW FACTOR TODAY
I do believe that other lady and that other other lady
may be looking over their shoulders for this
other other other lady… OHHHH yes, this is only 1 of the
quilts she created…her other two were pretty amazing too.
but this one….WOW! I swear and I just don't do that
but let me say " holy smoke" lady you are smoking!
OUR WOW FOR CREATIVITY
There were 2 bundles ( Kona's sunrise and sunset)
as inspiration for our ladies to choose from.
This lady used both with finesse, precision and creativity…
CREATIVE you bet….you ladies make me cry lol
Each day all the participants on our hops
photos will be here on our Pinterest board...
Ohhhh and look we have some delightful and very generous giveaways...
From Amanda Murphy, Robert Kaufman and Aurifil Thread...
A delightful box of Aurifil thread…I chose threads that were in both
sunrise and sunset..thanks to Aurifil for always being there to stitch us all together…
And if ever you wanted a quilt designed by no other than Amanda Murphy
here is City Lights that was featured in her book..
The beginning bid starts at $150.00
YOU can bid on this quilt from January 15-21st
Winner will be announced the 22nd!
Along with all the winners from our hop too!
( link will be here on the 15th)
All proceeds going to CCFC( crohns and colitis foundation)
Our next hop that we are still accepting
YOU,
check it out here
YOU Matter!
To me, to our cheerleaders, to our sponsors
to all who stitch from their hearts….