Craft Book Month and Other Random Ramblings

Sorry for the radio silence around here, I've been busy to say the least.  I'm sure you have already heard, but if you haven't, I didn't make it past the first round of Sewvivor.  Yep, I got the boot.  Yes, I was disappointed, I mean really disappointed, and may have moped around for a few days.  But, I am happy to say that life goes on, I'm over it and steady sewing!  Actually doing a LOT of secret sewing that I can't share for a while, so that is why I've been absent.  I do want to thank all my followers and friends, because I did receive over 200 votes for my little bag, and I'm really proud of that and I have all of you to thank for that!

Now let me talk about some of that secret sewing for a moment, one of the things I've been working on will be shared next week as part of the Craft Book Month Blog Hop, hosted by Craft Buds, I'll be here next Thursday showing off my Craft Book creation!  I'm not done with that project yet, so I better get stitching, and I may or may not have shown off a sneaky peak over on my Instagram account.

All of the Craft Book Month information is below, and it really is a great event that encourages you to pull out those craft books you bought and USE THEM.  And no, this is not limited to quilting/sewing.  Do you have a great canning recipe book?  Preserve some food, enter to win.  Knit or crochet something, enter to win.  Easy peasy!  The prizes were announced today, which are really awesome, so there is no excuse not to create something, enter and hopefully win!

I'll be back next week, enjoy your Labor Day weekend!

September marks the 4th Annual Craft Book Month at Craft Buds! This year, we're excited to celebrate all month long with a blog hop of inspiring craft book projects and LOTS of giveaways for sewing along with a sewing, knitting, cookbook or other craft book of YOUR CHOICE. If you are a craft book hoarder, you are not alone. Several years ago, I had an urge to dust off my craft books, unfold those crisp pattern sheets and put those patterns to good use by actually making some projects. :)

2014 Craft Book Month Blog Hop!

I've teamed up with some fabulous bloggers who will be showing off their projects made from craft books, all month long! Monday 9/1: Fabric Mutt / Lindsay Sews Tuesday 9/2: Rae Gun Ramblings / Craftside Wednesday 9/3: The Feisty Redhead / The Fabric Studio Thursday 9/4: Marci Girl Designs / Small Town Stitcher Friday 9/5: LRstitched / A Prairie Sunrise

Monday 9/8: Hopeful Threads / sewVery Tuesday 9/9: 13 Spools / Lisa Liza Lou Wednesday 9/10: Stitch This! / My Sewcial Hour Thursday 9/11: The Littlest Thistle / Fabric Seeds Friday 9/12: Sew Sweetness / Clover + Violet Monday 9/15: Inspire Me Grey / amylouwho

Link Up

9/1-9/30: Link up your craft book project at Craft Buds from your blog or Flickr account, and enter to win prizes. To participate in the month-long contest, just link up any project you've made from a pattern in a craft book. That easy! You'll tell us a little about the book, the project, how you personalized it, etc. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, October, 1!

Rules

1) One entry per person. 2) Your craft book project must have been completed in 2014. 3) Create a new blog post or Flickr photo (dated September 1, 2014 or later) and link back to Craft Buds/Craft Book Month in your post or photo description. In your post or photo description, make sure to list the craft book you used and provide a link if possible. 4) All winners chosen via Random.org. Some prizes available to international winners, so please join us!

Prizes

Visit Craft Buds and link up your craft book project during the window of Sept 1-30 and you'll automatically be entered to win some fantastic prizes from the Craft Book Month sponsors! More info coming soon . . .