Showing posts with label giveaway. Show all posts
Showing posts with label giveaway. Show all posts

Monday, August 10, 2026

Songbird Blog Hop and Giveaway

Hello!  Welcome to the first day of the Songbird blog hop!  Thanks for stopping by.  Songbird is my new signature fabric collection with Island Batik, Lumin Fabrics, designed by Jerry Khiev.

Disclaimer:  The fabric used to make these quilts was given to me by Island Batik Lumin Fabrics.
The Songbird collection is a beautiful array of pink, purple, and blue fabric. Designs include birds, flowers, and foliage.  It is simply gorgeous and has something for everyone.  The combinations are endless.  I love it.  I hope you do, too. The Songbird fabric collection and accompanying patterns should be arriving in local quilt shops now.

I made four new quilts and patterns to accompany the Songbird fabric line.  Here are my quilts:
Cultivated
The Cultivated quilt is the largest quilt in the group.  It finishes at 86" x 98" and includes many different design elements, combining fusible applique blocks with pieced blocks, and also has an attractive pieced border.  You will not get bored making the same thing over and over with this project.  Patterns are available in the Curlicue Creations Etsy Shop as a PDF instant download or a paper copy via US Mail.

Daisy Daydream
Daisy Daydream is a small project finishing at 42" x 51", perfect for a throw quilt or to jazz up an empty wall space.  This medallion style quilt also features a number of different designs to keep it interesting and fun to sew.  The center daisy block is made with easy fusible applique.  HST's and strip piecing are also part of this project.  Patterns are available in the Curlicue Creations Etsy Shop as a PDF instant download or a paper copy via US Mail.

Garland
If you are looking for a quick to piece project that uses the entire Songbird collection (10" precut stack friendly!) Garland is the quilt for you.  Finishing at 56" x 73", Garland would be a nice gift for a child or comfy throw quilt to snuggle under on chilly nights.  Patterns are available in the Curlicue Creations Etsy Shop as a PDF instant download or a paper copy via US Mail.

The Wishing Star
This quilt was so much fun to design and stitch!  The Wishing Star features large and small sawtooth stars, arranged in a pleasing manner.  This square quilt finishes at 65" x 65".  Patterns are available in the Curlicue Creations Etsy Shop as a PDF instant download or a paper copy via US Mail.

In conjunction with the Songbird blog hop, I am giving away a complete 20 piece fat quarter bundle of Songbird, along with a print copy of one of my new patterns (winner's choice).  To enter, please sign up for my newsletter at the bottom of this post, or follow me on Facebook or Instagram.  You will receive one entry for each.  Please comment how you follow me in your entry and let me know which pattern you would like to receive if you are selected as the lucky one.  Open to USA residents only, due to shipping costs.  Please be sure you leave me a way to contact you as well.

Thank you so much for visiting today. The Songbird blog hop runs from today through August 19th.  I can't wait to see what everyone made for the hop.  It's going to be so much fun and full of quilty inspiration.  Here's the list so you can visit all the blogs during the hop:

August 13:  Songbird Designs
August 14:  Sew Cute and Quirky
August 15:  Textile Time Travels
August 16:  The Darling Dogwood
August 17:  Quilted Delights
August 19:  Pamela Quilts

 Be Creative ~ Sew Something Beautiful Today,

Jennifer Thomas
Curlicue Creations

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Monday, June 13, 2022

New York Beauty Blog Hop and Giveaway!

Hello!  Welcome to my day of the Island Batik Ambassador New York Beauty blog hop!  This is my quilt.

Disclaimer:  The products used to make this quilt were given to me by Island Batik and industry partners.
This month's challenge and blog hop was to make a New York Beauty quilt using our "surprise" package fabrics that we received in our January Ambassador boxes.  

I was lucky enough to receive Pumpkin Spice.  This collection was designed by Kathy Engle for Sarah Fabian, Quilt Basket.  It is gorgeous!  The purples, golds, greens and more are saturated with Island Batik color, and the patterns feature pumpkins, ravens, curling vines and other fabulous designs.  I'm in love!  I'm giving away some of this collection at the end of my post.  Read on.

New York Beauty quilts typically feature curved blocks with paper pieced points.  This is one of the arcs I made for my quilt.  I designed my blocks in EQ8.  If you own Electric Quilt 8 and you've never tried designing one of these, it's really quite easy and fun.  They have a special section for drawing "arc" blocks.  I highly recommend trying it out.  

Here's one of my completed blocks.  I had a great time mixing up the Pumpkin Spice fabrics for the points and rainbows.  The neutral fabric I used is Rice.  I had a 6 yard cut and I used most of it for this project.

After I put all the blocks together, I cut squares from each fabric and sewed them into strips for one of the borders.

I made another pieced border with more paper piecing via these triangle strips.

When my top was all together and it was time to quilt I chose this light purple Aurifil thread.  It's #2562.  

Ragamuffin supervised.  "When is my new snuggle quilt going to be ready?" she wanted to know.

I quilted a loopy meander over the surface of the quilt with my favorite, Schmetz needles.

I used Hobbs 80/20 Bleached Cotton for the batting.  It's wonderful!

It looks like summertime on my front porch.

I used this Island Batik blender fabric for the backing. 

I made the binding from two of the green Pumpkin Spice fabrics.

So lovely!

New York Beauty
Quilt Stats:
Finished Quilt Size:  58-1/2" x 70-1/2"
Block Size:  12" x 12"
Fabric:  Pumpkin Spice and Rice by Island Batik
Batting:  Hobbs 80/20 Bleached Cotton
Thread:  Aurifil 2562
Needles:  Schmetz
Designed in EQ8

Here's my giveaway!  I'm giving 5" charms of 19 of the fabrics from the Pumpkin Spice collection.  To enter my giveaway, simply leave a comment below (scroll to the end of this post) with an idea for the name of my quilt.  I'll draw a winner randomly at the end of the hop.  Please be sure I have a way to contact you, should you be the lucky one.



In addition to my giveaway, please visit the Island Batik Blog for a chance to win a precut bundle of Savannah or Santorini fabric from their new collections!

Please visit my blog hop partner, Maryellen @ Mary Mack Made Mine to see what she made with the Pumpkin Spice fabric collection.  I'm including a list of the complete blog hop below.

June 6:

Gail Sheppard, Quilting Gail
Elizabeth DeCroos, Epida Studio

June 7:

Reed Johnson, Blue Bear Quilts
Andi Stanfield, True Blue Quilts

June 8:

Sandra Starley, Textile Time Travels

June 9:

Jennifer Fulton, Inquiring Quilter
Mania Hatziioannidi, Mania for Quilts

June 10:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 1 and Giveaway

June 13:

Jennifer Thomas, Curlicue Creations
Maryellen McAuliffe, Mary Mack Made Mine

June 14:

Pamela Boatright, Pamela Quilts
Anorina Morris, Samelia’s Mum

June 15:

Michelle Roberts, Creative Blonde Gifts
Lisa Pickering, Lisa’s Quilting Passion

June 16:

Denise Looney, For the Love of Geese
Connie Kauffman, Kauffman Designs

June 17:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 2 and Giveaway

June 20:

Claudia Porter, Create with Claudia
Brianna Roberts, Sew Cute and Quirky

June 21:

Gail Renna, Quilt Haven Threads
Preeti Harris, Sew Preeti Quilts

June 22:

Megan Best, Bestquilter
Leah Malasky, Quilted Delights

June 23:

Suzy Webster, Websterquilt
Emily Leachman, The Darling Dogwood

June 24:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 3 and Giveaway

June 27:

Jane Hauprich, Stitch by Stitch Custom Quilting
Brenda Alburl, Songbird Designs

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Jennifer Thomas
Curlicue Creations


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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Quilt Modern Blog Hop Winner!

Shirley C. was the winner of the 5" squares of fabric from the new Holly Holiday collection by Island Batik!  Congratulations Shirley!  She commented, "Fantastic job! It's just incredible!"  Thanks, Shirley.  I hope she enjoys sewing with these beautiful new fabrics.  Thank you to everyone who visited and commented on my Blowing Bubbles quilt.  It was a blast to create.

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Jennifer Thomas


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