It’s been two years already!! Where did time go?? This year has been a big one for my blog and myself. You may have noticed I stopped posting about topics other than quilting/sewing. This was not a conscious decision. It kind of happened organically, as such, I changed up my blog menu, to reflect more of my active quilting topics.
Some of the big things that have happened in the last year:
- Won Designers Choice award for the Threadbias Critters Patch Baby Quilt Design contest.
- Participated in my first online bees – Scrapbeelicious and Stash bee.
- Started Book Review Tuesdays (which is still happening just a little more sporadically).
- Hosting Gypsy Wife Quilt Along and it was the first time I reached out to get sponsors.
- My most successful post is the tutorial for the iPad/iPhone stand.
- Teaching 4 modern quilting classes at Spoonflower using my Sampler Quilt design. Part 3 of the 4 classes is currently open if you want to attend and in the Raleigh/Durham area.
- Participated in Sew Down Nashville and met some of the folks in the blogosphere. Also met Ashley (finally) from Wasn’t Quilt in Day!
- Joined the Quilt Design a Day group.
- Michael Oakshott, sponsored my “Neighbourhood” quilt and sent me fabric!!
- Won the Jungle Ave + Quilt Now Quilt Design contest.
- You can check out my finishes for this year here.
- Last week, I reached over 100,000 views!! and ~800 followers
- Today, I have a featured tutorial on Sew Mama Sew for my new quilt, which is one of my Quilt Design a Day designs. I will be choosing a couple more designs over the next couple of months and sharing them on Sew Mama Sew (if you have a favorite let me know).
A thank you goes out to the top 5 recent commenters to my blog. This is based on a wordpress statistic which does a count of the number of comments made by a person in the last 1000 comments. I will be sending a gift card to these 5 people from Hawthorne Threads. An email has been sent.
In addition to this I want to thank all those who have supported me in my new hobby/obsession, I thought a giveaway would be in order. All you need to do is leave me a comment about a project you are proud of so far this year (include a link so I can take a look. I love seeing everybody’s work). If you are a follower leave a second comment for a second entry. The winner will be announced after 6pm EST this Friday (5th September).
The giveaway includes:
- A 1/2 yard bundle of a selection (at least 3-4 yards) of my “Elements” fabric designs from Spoonflower.com.
- A Robert Kaufman Kona Color Card from the FQS.
- And a box of Alison Glass Aurifil thread kit (small)
Linking up with Lorna for Let’s bee Social (see button on the right).
Factotum of Arts 
1. Congrats on your success!
Just a couple of small projects for me:
http://thecraftersapprentice.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/save-stitches-update-blocks-4-5-and-6.html
http://thecraftersapprentice.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/wooooo-weeeee-woooo.html
neither are quilts, but I’m proud of both
2. I follow you on Feedly
3. Congratulations on two years! I’m proud of all the things I’ve made this year, I’ve tried to push myself and love the results. You can go take a gander at all of them here: http://www.pinterest.com/lostaspen/quilts-i-made-from-my-blog/
4. I follow via feedly.
5. I follow by email.
6. I’m proud of my last bed size quilt :http://www.uneaiguilledansunebottedefoin.blogspot.fr/2014/05/un-vent-de-folie.html
7. I follow you via email & I’ve bookmarked you in my favorites so I can revisit your site at any time.
8. HELLO, happy to follow you viaBlog lovin’ !
CONGRATS on “2” YEARS !
9. My latest quilt is a lap size Economy Block using so many of my favorite, long hoarded, quirky fabrics – but it’s been too rainy to get outside for a photo. Second latest finish – I made a scrappy ABC quilt for my grandson using the Spell It with Moda. I hope this Flickr link works – I don’t have a blog!
10. The projects I’m most proud of this year are the dozen or so Baby Charity Quilts I have made and donated to Crib Connection ! Thanks to you for sharing!
11. Oh, congratulations on 2 years! I started following you because of the Gypsy Wife QAL. I’m still in the process of quilting it, so it doesn’t count as my favorite (yet). Thanks for the giveaway! Here’s a link to my Alison Glass Spectrum quilt top in Field Day and Lucky Penny. I LOVE these fabrics!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/toohey_cohen/14652396115/
12. I just got back into quilting and my first big project is a EPP hexagon quilt using ginghams I inherited from a great aunt. I don’t have a blog yet so I don’t know how to link a picture!
13. congrats i am heading for my 3rd
14. I follow via bloglovin!
15. Congratulations on your milestone! Your projects are wonderful! Love your butterfly quilt; I did that challenge too and it was lots of fun. For me, often the project I’m most excited about it the one I’ve finished most recently, but here’s a link to one I love from a few months back. Not a very complicated project, but I just like how it turned out.
16. I have signed up to follow your blog via email.
17. Congrats on your blogiversary! One of my favorite finishes this year was my Vintage Stars quilt. http://www.meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/2014/01/vintage-stars-quilt-finished.html
18. I follow your wonderful blog via bloglovin
19. congratulations. I follow on email
what a wonderful two years it has been.
20. I am working on a quilt for our son. He gets married May 31, 2015. They are both civil war re-enactors, so I thought it appropriate that they get a civil war quilt, made from civil war reproduction fabrics and using Barbara Brackman’s Civil War Sampler book. Some fabulous quilt blocks.
21. Congratulations on your blogiversary and accomplishments! 🙂
I’ve only finished one proper quilt this year ( http://www.morepleasethankyou.com/byazoo/?p=2575 ), but I like it. 😀
22. I’m a follower!
23. Congrats on your 2nd blogiversary . I really can give a favorite because each piece I do is a favorite at the time because of the progress I feel in my abilities as a quilter. I don’t have a blog and I don’t know how to do a link to my flicker page but hopefully this will work. http://www.flickr.com/photos/marjnath/
24. I enjoy following you by email.
25. Congrats on your second blogiversary! Hats off to you!
The project I’m most proud of at the moment is my Sand Drift quilt (http://goodgollyginger.blogspot.com/2014/08/sand-drift-quilt-finish.html). Thanks for the giveaway!
26. I’m a bloglovin’ follower.
27. Congrats Michelle! You have made so many inspiring things and I am really looking forward to watching your new designs become real quilts. I love that I am lucky enough to see them in person at guild! Here is a link to a finished project, but I have some that are close to finished that I can’t wait to share.
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/114067803037405920/
28. I follow you on Bloglovin’
29. You have so much to be proud of, Michelle, congratulations. My big quilty achievement this year is my Radiant Explosion quilt, which placed 3rd in radiant orchid challenge.
http://milaandcuatro.blogspot.co.nz/2014/03/radiant-explosion.html
30. Happy blogiversary and congrats on all the achievements! I love your quilt that was on the SMS website. I follow you via bloglovin
31. I follow with bloglovin. And I saw your quilt on sew mama sew yesterday, it looks choice.
32. My proudest achievement would be finishing my Studio Cherie duffle. It was in my WIP list for over a year because for a long time I didn’t have the skills to make it, so it represents how far my sewing has come. I get a kick every time I use it! (Sorry not sure how to link to Instagram but you can find it under the hashtag #peachescraft2014)
33. Congratulations on your blogiversary! That’s so exciting!!! 🙂 You’ve definitely accomplished a lot.
I am super proud of the quilt I made for my youngest son. It took forever but was totally worth it.
http://hotpinkquilts.blogspot.com/2014/07/ff-favas-quilt.html
34. And I’m a follower! 🙂
35. I was really pleased with how my ruffly pin pouch turned out 🙂 http://banksoffrogcreek.blogspot.com/2014/03/put-ruffle-on-it-ruffles-blog-hop.html?m=1
36. I’ve watched your growth as a quilter and a blogger with delight. You keep stretching to try new ideas. Here’s a link to a modern style quilt I completed this year http://snarkyquilter.wordpress.com/2014/02/24/coming-to-terms/. I’m proud that I kept my palette to subdued colors and found some work-arounds for some physical limitations I faced while I was making it.
37. I’m a follower via Bloglovin… Congrats on a great year!
38. Happy Blogiversary! I am most proud of a full sized flannel rag quilt that I made this year. Thanks!
39. I follow by email. Thanks!
40. Aww! Well done friend. 🙂 You’ve had a great year. I’m proud that I started sewing again after what felt like forever! I haven’t blogged, so no link, but I know you saw on Instagram. 🙂
41. I follow on Bloglovin’
42. I love all my projects! My favourite quilt however is this one.
43. I follow you in WordPress.
44. Congratulations on all your successes! Look forward to seeing where you end up next!
45. Wow! Your successes only punctuate how incredibly talented you are!! Here is a link to one of my favorite quilt projects: https://flic.kr/p/iYv9Wo
It is a quilt for mybcousin Dan who turned 50 last year, it is perfect for his cottage!
46. I follow you via Bloglovin’!!! Thanks for an extra chance!!
47. I’ve done other things since but I’m proud of my very first quilt top: http://instagram.com/p/mx-Y5wlDZu/?modal=true
notwendy gmail
48. I follow via Bloglovin’. Thanks and congratulations! notwendy gmail
49. Congrats on all your accomplishments – that’s awesome!!
50. Thank you for a crazy generous giveaway! Your work is gorgeous. Right now I am proud of my forest friends appliqué quilt that was made for a friend ( rileysquilts.wordpress.com ) and of my rainbow quilt I’m working on. I love the challenge of figuring out my own blocks and how to put them together!