#100Days100Blocks2018: Blocks 51 – 60 and Winner Announcement
With this set of 10 blocks we finished out the triangle section and the last of the daily sponsors. I’ve so enjoyed seeing everyone’s blocks and I think that having sponsors for the “tricker” sections really helped keep people motivated and on track. We’re into the downhill slide now with only 35 blocks left to make. This is where people really start to see their hard work add up as we get closer to having a finished pile of blocks to turn into a quilt top. If you have any questions about prizes, or the event in general, please check out the Frequently Asked Questions by clicking here.
Every 5 days after a segment of blocks finishes I’ll be announcing the winners for that section on the blog. (Have you printed out the free event tracker so you know when the prizes will be announced? Click here to download.) I really wish I could give everyone a prize for participating. The entries are amazing and the quilts being made are each unique and a reflection of the person making them. Winners details are below and so is a round up of my next ten blocks for this years event.
Please note: Winners have 48 hours from 7:30am 9 September (AEST) to claim their prize. You must email me to claim your prize. You can either email through the site by clicking here or send me an email at hello[at]gnomeangel.com. Unclaimed prizes may be allocated to another winner at the discretion of the event host. Please do not contact the sponsor directly to claim your prize, doing so will void your winning. Please do not DM on Instagram to claim your prize as I may miss it and you will miss out. I will email all winners back within working hours (that’s 9:30am – 2:30pm Monday to Friday AEST (Sydney Time) – please give me up to 3 working days to respond. If you haven’t heard by then, please contact me again via DM on IG or email. Please don’t send me multiple messages across multiple platforms to claim your prize – you just slow the process down as I have to take time out to look at the messages to determine if it’s relevant or not. For more information about prize allocation please click here.
Major Sponsor
TWO BLUE BIRDIES
Two Blue Birdies is an online fabric and haberdashery store based in Melbourne, Australia. Two Blue Birdies was founded in 2012 by Sonya Morris who started the shop as small hobby. From there, the hobby grew in to a business. Two years later, her brother Alex joined Two Blue Birdies to assist with cutting, packing and sending orders.
Two Blue Birdies offers a range of contemporary fabrics from Liberty of London, Robert Kaufman, Ella Blue & Riley Blake just to name a few, catering to a wide range of tastes.
They stock a range of sewing patterns and books from popular Australian designers such as Ric Rac, May Blossom, Sew to Grow and Emma Jean Jansen, as well as overseas designers such as Merchant & Mills, Pen & Paper Patterns and Tula Pink. They’ve got you covered for haberdashery, sewing tools and fabric care too, with everything from ironing sprays like Flatter and Best Press, through to safety eyes, scissors, needles and basting glue.
They also stock quality 100% Wool felt in over 110 colours, which is great for making soft toys, felt flowers or using for applique. Their wool felt is made from Merino wool, which is sourced predominately from Australia and then felted in Europe using natural soap, hot water and friction. The felt that results is of exquisite quality and is soft yet strong. 100% Wool Felt is hard-wearing, pill resistant, naturally stain-resistant and non-flammable, making it perfect for many craft projects.
Two Blue Birdies aims to inspire all levels of creativity and ability, through providing a high quality range supplies and tools.
* Discount Code valid for 30 May 2018 to 21 July 2018, excludes Liberty fabrics, 100% wool felt and items already on sale.
Prize: Two Blue Birdies has kindly donated a $150 Gift Certificate.
You can find them in the following places: Instagram | Website | Facebook
Please note: The prize is open internationally. Winner is responsible for own shipping, insurance and custom charges where applicable.
Prize allocated: This prize will be allocated at the completion of the event to one person who has completed and posted blocks 51 – 100.
Winner: @socalqwilter
Daily Sponsor Prizes
SUNFLOWER STITCHERIES & QUILTING
Sunflower Stitcheries and Quilting is a family duo of professional quilter Raylee and designer Barbara. What started as a fun way to create together has become a way to share our designs with others. We enjoy making up the many ideas in our minds and we love to create items that are both beautiful and functional. Raylee is a professional long arm quilter and enjoys the creativity of adding thread to a quilt and seeing it one step closer to being completed. Barbara is chief designer and brings a wealth of knowledge about embroidery and sewing. Together Raylee and Barbara want to share the joy of a craft where you can create beautiful things to use and gift.
Prize: $30 worth of digital PDF Patterns.
You can find Sunflower Stitcheries & Quilting in the following places: Instagram | Website | Facebook
Please note: The prize is open internationally. Winner is responsible for own shipping, insurance and custom charges where applicable.
Prize allocated: This prize will be allocated at the completion of the event to one person who has completed and posted block 51.
Winner: @muleskinnerquilting
BREWSTITCHED
BrewStitched a modern online fabric store famous for amazingly quick shipping, trendy quilting and sewing fabrics, along with popular quilt kits for every level sewist. BrewStitched just launched our new website and we’re excited to be growing like mad. Stop by, grab a cup, shop and make!
Prize: 1 x 16 FQ Bundle of Loved to Pieces for Art Gallery Fabrics
You can find BrewStitched in the following places: Instagram | Website | Facebook
Please note: The prize is open internationally. Winner is responsible for own shipping, insurance and custom charges where applicable.
Prize allocated: This prize will be allocated at the completion of the event to one person who has completed and posted block 52.
Winner: @michellesasak
BERRY PATCH COTTAGE DESIGNS
Erin is re-launching Berry Patch Cottage Designs as a creative patchwork design business. She loves all the colours of the rainbow, but the deep berry colours of strawberry, blueberry, cherry, raspberry and boysenberry as well as forest greens and coffee browns are her colour comfort zone.
Her creative focus is to make practical items like bed sized quilts, cushions and table runners, and sewn or knitted children’s clothes. So she likes to think her quilt and craft patterns are both cool to look at and serve a practical purpose. Her children are her main inspiration, as is colour. Visit her blog to be inspired by some of her creations, and there is a link there to her Etsy store to buy her digital quilt patterns. Based in the lower South Island of New Zealand.
Prize: 1 x 10 FQ Rainbow Bundle of Curated Fabrics
You can find Berry Patch Cottage Designs in the following places: Instagram | Website | Facebook
Please note: The prize is open internationally. Winner is responsible for own shipping, insurance and custom charges where applicable.
Prize allocated: This prize will be allocated at the completion of the event to one person who has completed and posted block 53.
Winner: @cinnndyb
PATTY MURPHY HANDMADE
Patty Murphy is a C&T author, pattern designer, and teacher. She began sewing as a child and has been quilting for 26 years. Patty is primarily a self-taught quilter. She worked and taught at a quilt shop in Decatur, Georgia for ten years. While there, Patty met numerous quilters that had the same struggles she encountered while learning to quilt. Her personal quilting challenges and those she saw new quilters face were the inspiration to write her book, Piecing Makeover. The first printing of her book sold out, and a second run was printed earlier this year.
Patty launched a line of patterns this year and a will be featured on a segment of The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims this August. When she’s not quilting, you can find Patty with her husband and two boys, volunteering at the school, cooking, or reading.
Prize: Patty is giving away a signed copy of her best selling book, Piecing Makeover, and two of patterns (Game Over and All Squared Up) from her recently launched pattern line.
You can find Patty Murphy Handmade in the following places: Instagram | Website | Facebook
Please note: The prize is open internationally. Winner is responsible for own shipping, insurance and custom charges where applicable.
Prize allocated: This prize will be allocated at the completion of the event to one person who has completed and posted block 54.
Winner: @elizabethkray
RED THREAD STUDIO
With the modern stitcher in mind, Red Thread Studio offers a unique selection of quality handwork kits, patterns, fabrics and notions for English paper piecing, hand piecing, Sashiko, hand embroidery as well as wool and cotton appliqué projects.
Prize: $100 Gift Certificate
You can find Red Thread Studio in the following places: Instagram | Website | Facebook
Please note: The prize is open internationally. Winner is responsible for own shipping, insurance and custom charges where applicable.
Prize allocated: This prize will be allocated at the completion of the event to one person who has completed and posted block 55.
Winner: @strange_stitches
My #100Days100Blocks2018 Blocks
We crossed the half way point with this group of ten and luck for us it’s a lot less embarrassing then crossing the equator for the first time with the Navy. Lots of fabulous prints in this grouping.
I hope you enjoyed seeing my blocks in one spot. If you’d like to see some even more amazing blocks be sure to check out the hashtag #100Days100Blocks2018 and leave some comments on people’s blocks. You never know, your thoughtful, encouraging and uplifting comment could just be the thing that helps someone fall in love with sewing and quilting.
I am enjoying this project and will be splitting up my blocks into two quilts – how is still being debated!
Thank you for running this sewalong! I am having so much fun, and am actually going to end up with 2 quilts worth of blocks this year, which works out great since next year we’ll be using a different book lol. Have a great day!