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Link Love: Fudge, A List & A Good Dose of Rainbow

December 12, 2016 by GnomeAngel

A highlight reel of what's going on in my life and a collection of useful links and information for the creatives amongst us - Angie Wilson at www.gnomeangel.com

What a week! I don’t think I stopped all week, it was brilliant. My fabric finally arrived and so now I have no excuse not to sew, sew, sew. It’s already started on a couple of projects and it’s given me that crazy, wake at 3am in the morning thinking about it all, feeling again. I’ve missed that feeling. (Haven’t missed the 3am wake up though!) There’s something so exciting about new projects and seeing something come to life.

I feel like 2017 is starting to get some really good momentum around it. I’ve got exciting things planned, I’m working with great friends, I’m making stuff happen – I hope it continues because I’m not going to lie… 2016 has been a battle. It’s really funny because it’s not been a horrible year filled with things that have broken me, it’s been a hard year because it’s been filled with things that have caused me to grow and forced me way out of my comfort zone. I wouldn’t say it’s been a good year in the traditional sense, but it’s been a great year for showing our little family exactly what we’re made of. My one (of who am I kidding I have many) hope for 2017 is that we have less time apart then we did this year.

In less navel gazing news, I crushed my Christmas shopping this week; did it all in one day. Yep. Left the house at 9am and was back by 11am with all presents in my hot little hands. They were wrapped and hidden by lunch time. I’m really excited about gift giving this year, not because I’m looking forward for anything or even because I know the Little Man is going to be excited, but because I cannot wait to see HUBBY’s face when he gets his gift. I can barely contain my excitement over it. It’s been years since I’ve been able to give a gift that I know the person receiving will love and will not be expecting it.

The boys are still sleeping so I’m going to sign off now and sneak back into my sewing room to have some more fun with fabric before the day gets crazy. Wishing you a most fabulously creative day!

PS. For those of you who might have missed it, the pattern for our Snail Paced Slow-Along Sew-Along is now available and you can get all the details about the patten and the event by clicking here.

FUN THINGS TO CLICK ON

Sometimes I can be a bit of a baking fiend and last year I made cookies & cream fudge and cookies in a jar as Christmas gifts for friends. Both were really well recieved and so I’m doing it again this year. You can join me and we’ll have a virtual baking party, just click here to get the recipe.

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Have you wanted to join a quilting bee but you’ve been put off because of the hassles, postage costs and the unknown? Well good news, Molli Sparkles is running The Honey Pot Bee. All the fun of a bee without the dramas. Click here for details.

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Have you got a rainbow lover in your midsts? *points to self* Then check out this awesome Christmas Gift Guide by Bryan House Quilts. Click here for details.

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I haven’t even started shopping for Christmas, whoops! This Christmas list from Bonnie Christine at Going Home to Roost will help me get it together quick smart. Click here for the details.

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Dear Santa, if you’ve got the room I’d love one of these ombre mermaid tails in my size please. Great tutorial from See Kate Sew for making your little mermaid a tail of her own. Click here to get the details.

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If you’re not familiar with the work of Thomas Knauer you really need to rectify that, pronto. I really enjoy his work and his words always make me think, even if I find them hard to read sometimes. He’s working on an amazing collaborative quilt and is calling for help with making the blocks. Click here to get the details.

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COMMUNITY CORK BOARD

Trixi from Coloured Buttons is hosting Sew a Softie for the Festive Season.The idea behind all the Sew a Softie events is to give mums and grandmas who want to teach their kids to sew, simple and achievable projects to do with them. Every day from December 1st until December 14 a simple, Christmas-themed softie tutorials will be posted online. This could include any Christmas or Holiday themed softie – perhaps a softie ornament for the tree, a festive softie toy or a hanging softie mistletoe, the list goes on! You can either sewalong or maybe you’ve got a tutorial of your own. Pop on over to the Sew a Softie Facebook group and join in! Click here to join in.

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Have you seen The Quilter’s Planner? The Quilter’s Planner is an 8″x11″ spiral bound book that includes standard planner fare such as weekly and monthly calendar pages, sturdy laminated cover and tabs, and stickers to add flare to your planning pages, but it also includes content created especially for quilters: project planning pages, 14 quilt patterns from top designers, swap organisation pages, project progress pages, weekly block designs, free motion quilting designs, beautiful quilt photography from the coast of Maine, a color chart from Cloud9 Fabrics, and plain and graph paper for recording your quilt ideas. This year, there’s also a small companion book for when you’re on the go. Stephanie has seriously thought of everything! The Quilter’s Planner is the perfect gift for the quilter in your life (especially if that quilter is you!) and can be ordered now by clicking here. Numbers are limited, so be sure to get yours before they’re all gone.

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Ros at Sew Delicious is currently doing a drive to help supply the NICU (Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit) at the Northern Hospital in Melbourne with drawstring bags. The bags are used to help keep all the laundry and clothing in order for babies that are being treated in the Unit. The bags often go home with the baby when they get to go home. The bags are super simple to make and you can get the tutorial and details about where to send them by clicking here.

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Seven quilt pattern designers have teamed up to create Quilt Theory, releasing a new pattern line printed on small cards. Quilt Theory asks, “Where can your quilt take you?” acknowledging the wide and varied influences brought to the crafting of a quilt. Each pattern is simple enough to fit on the back of a small card or one-page PDF, making the patterns perfect for both beginner and advanced quilters. The cards are sturdy and aesthetically appealing, and at only $3 each, they are perfect for gift giving or collecting. Online download of the Quilt Theory bundle also includes coloring pages for each quilt design. Click here to find out more.

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  • I’ve been working on a little cross-stitch during these school holidays. I purchased the @countrycottageneedleworks Cottage of the Month series of patterns in 2016 to stitch while traveling to Quilt Market. It didn’t go well. (I picked the wrong colour base cloth and it looked washed out.) So I’ve picked up some 16ct Aida in this lovely mushroom colour and I’m having another crack.
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Thanks to @kidgiddy raving about the @daylightcompany magnilight I picked one up and now I can actually see what I’m stitching! It’s brilliant! 🤓
  • 🌝 I confess this is a bit of an oddball block but I'm trusting in Caroline's vision for her blocks and having confidence that it'll work when it all comes together. I guess it just goes to show that skeleton Hello Kitty fabric can be made to work!
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⏰ THIS WEEK’S TASK
Make 1 block of Block 8 and post it to Instagram using the tag #RoundWeGoSAL
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☠️ ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
For the month of March you must make 4 versions of Block 8 and post them to instagram using the tag #RoundWe GoSAL between 12:01am 1 April & 11:59pm 30 April in YOUR TIMEZONE
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All the details about block order, where you can find the pattern, fabric bundles, FAQs and more can be found on my blog. [LINK IN PROFILE]
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👩‍🎤 @NIGHTINGALEQUILTS VERSION
Caroline and I are making our version of Sue Daley’s Round We Go Quilt using my stash. Unfortunately I may not be able to provide all fabric details about the fabrics used, where I can I will list them here. In today’s block there’s @michaelmillerfabrics (stars), @iamlunasol, @cottonandsteel (add it up) and I don't know where the Hello Kitty fabric comes from
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  • I baked today! For the first time in too long I found my way back into the kitchen to have fun. Chocolate chip muffins made fresh for the lad’s lunchbox.
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How lush are these @bisonhome condiment bowls? I’m obsessed with this colour combination!
  • ✂️ If you're looking for some motivation to get your #100Days100Blocks or #100Days100Blocks2017 blocks assembled into a quilt top then I've got the event for you! I've posted details on my blog (LINK IN PROFILE) about the #100Days100BlocksFinishalong which is kicking off APRIL 29 and will give you a finished quilt top in time for #100Days100Blocks2018 kicking off on July 7
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🦕 Here's a sneak peek of my @cottonandsteel #100Days100Blocks2017 quilt top coming together. I'm using @wattsalot's Tokyo Train Ride for my sashing fabric and I'm loving the texture it's adding.
  • 🌝 @Nightingalequilts and I are making more blocks for Round We Go and this one is by Caroline using some of my most precious Tula Pink fabrics. I just love how this block is subtle but still strong in it's impact. How are your blocks going?
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⏰ THIS WEEK’S TASK
Make 1 block of Block 8 and post it to Instagram using the tag #RoundWeGoSAL
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☠️ ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
For the month of March you must make 4 versions of Block 8 and post them to instagram using the tag #RoundWe GoSAL between 12:01am 1 April & 11:59pm 30 April in YOUR TIMEZONE
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📌 FOLLOW THESE ACCOUNTS
@GnomeAngel, @SueDaleyDesigns, @VoodooRabbitFabric
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⚠️ You can join this event at any time (before 11:59pm 30 April in your timezone) and be eligible for this month’s prize. Find out more about how you can participate on my blog. [LINK IN PROFILE]
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🖥 DETAILS
All the details about block order, where you can find the pattern, fabric bundles, FAQs and more can be found on my blog. [LINK IN PROFILE]
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👩‍🎤 @NIGHTINGALEQUILTS VERSION
Caroline and I are making our version of Sue Daley’s Round We Go Quilt using my stash. Unfortunately I may not be able to provide all fabric details about the fabrics used, where I can I will list them here. In today’s block there’s Salt Water by @TulaPink. I don't have details for the birds fabric.
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  • 🐱🐱 I’m “stuck” on the couch with vertigo.  These two rat bags (Link is on top and Sonic is on the bottom) are keeping me company while I catch up on 5 years of television that’s unsuitable for a child aged 0 to 5 years old while the kid is at school. #itsahardlife
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I’ve had vertigo for the past week thanks to a suspected inner ear infection, it’s not really stopping me from doing stuff thanks to some medication but why risk it... 😉
  • I’ve pulled out my #100days100blocks2017 @cottonandsteel blocks to get a good look at them before the #100days100blocksfinishalong kicks off 29 April 2018! More details to come - I just couldn’t help but drop that little teaser in there 😉
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⚠️ The finish-along will be to help those that participated in the previous two block making events turn those blocks into a quilt top BEFORE the next 100 days 100 blocks (block making) event kicks off July 7.

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Angie is a passionate quilter who loves fabric the way that Carrie Bradshaw loved shoes. She's got a weakness for trashy television, processed sugar and hugs from her boys.  READ MORE

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