FQBH Winners!!

Sorry I didn't announce the winners yesterday, I was still waiting on some judging... but the votes are IN! :) Before I get to the good stuff, I just want to say THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the blog hop! This was my first blog hop and I had SO much fun! I really appreciate all the nice comments and feedback that I've already received about it. It makes me giddy inside to know that others enjoyed this as well! If you have any comments, feedback or advice on how I could run a better blog hop if I do another one, ever. I would LOVE to hear what you have to say!! Be honest! and Thanks! :)


Judges Picks:

Ok, So I wasn't sure how to divvy up the judges top picks, so I just randomly picked prizes to go with their top votes.


First up:

$40 Gift Card to Sew Fresh Fabrics

goes to Lee's pick, of Freshly Pieced:

this *awesome* pillow by Whitney of The Peacock Tree.

Next up:

One Gift Card to Fabric.com

goes to: Faith's top pick, of Fresh Lemons Quilts

Wall art by Markia of Live, Laugh, Love... Sew

And...

$25 Gift Card to Fresh Squeezed Fabrics

goes to Megan's top pick, of Canoe Ridge Creations:

Friendship Bag by Jane of Buzzmills

Congrats ladies on some beautiful projects!! :) And thanks Lee, Faith and Megan for helping out!!


Now for the rest of the prizes!!

a layer cake OR jelly roll of 

Amy Butler's Lark collection

goes to:

9. Juliet of Tartankiwi

Fat Quarter shop is giving away 3 prizes:

the layer cake of Simply Color by V and Co.

goes to:

3. Friendship Hexie Pouch by Samantha of Making Life Prettier

 

charm pack of Metropolitan Fair by Barbara Brackman

goes to:

 

16. Dana @ Water Penny

 

 

 

 

charm pack of Tapestry by Fig Tree Quilts 

goes to:

 

 17. Danielle Hudson of Fresh Off the Spool

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 - $20 Gift Cards to Pink Chalk Fabrics go to:

 

 

 

6. Friendship iPad Bean Bag by Kristin at Pritty Tings

 

15. Jayme @ Finding Sweetland

 check out ET! Awesome!

23. Jill Fischer

 I can't share the photo, so be sure to click on the link and check out her beautiful quilt if you haven't already!

 

 

 

 

 

The other 2 - $20 Gift Cards are for the 80's photos! Thanks for digging up your old photos and sharing them with us! I had a blast remember things I'd forgotten from my younger years!

Ok, the winners are:

6. Becky at Solar Threads

3. Taryn

I have to say, this popples shirt is awesome! I actually still have my sister's and my popples from when we were little! My kids love them. :)

 Congrats to all the winners! And a HUGE thanks to the wonderful sponsors for this event!! I hope you will stop by their wonderful shops and give them some support!! :)

If you continue to make Friendship Quilts in the future, I would still love to see them! You can share them in the from blank pages... flickr group! :)

*** If I have your email I will email you as well as pass it along to the different sponsors so they can contact you about your prizes. If I don't have your email, I will wait until I hear back from you, so either leave a comment, or send me an email at fromblankpages@gmail.com.

FQBH: More Inspiration

I'm sorry for the lack of posts this week regarding the blog hop! I had some fun stuff planned, but I've been so sick and spent the last week+ on the couch or in bed... and well, it didn't happen. So is life. (the apology is that I hope I didn't let anyone down with kind of a bummer last week... otherwise, blogging is awesome, but life comes first.) Otherwise I've still had so much fun this month!! I hope you have too!


This month has gone by at lightning speed it seems and I can't believe that tomorrow is already the last day to link up your projects!!

As I was planning this blog hop, and since then, I've seen so many other projects and patterns, that although they might not have been inspired by friendship bracelets, I think they definitely have some good similarities to them! I wanted to share some of these with you in case you might need a little more inspiration to get you started! :)

Source: craftsy.com via Diane on Pinterest

How about this?! Actual friendship bracelets in a quilt. :) Kristy found this one and shared it with me.

You can find this pattern on Craftsy here, by Not Your Run of The Mill

I really love this bracelet design. It would make a fun Valentine's table runner. 

Source: craftsy.com via Diane on Pinterest

This project is one I found on Craftsy here, by Cadmancreations
This could be a fun one to paper piece.

I saw Katie of Swim, Bike, Quilt working on this one a while ago and LOVE it!

HST's are So versatile! How great!!
This pattern is called Helix by The Tulip Patch and you can find it on Craftsy here.
Doesn't this look so much like a Friendship Bracelet design?!

How about these Cashmere Cuffs from The Purl Bee? They look so soft!

Source: purlbee.com via Diane on Pinterest

I love the simple colors and simple design. A great idea for a low-value quilt.
You can find the blog post here.

Ok, with one more day left, maybe this will help give you the extra push you need to finish up your projects, or start one! ;) (p.s. the odds are looking PRETTY good for winnings something right now...  so get to work!! lol.) ;)

if you're new to the blog hop, you can find all the details here. Link up your projects here. Link up your 80's photos here (this linky closes on Sunday night.)

All prizes will be announced on Monday!

 

Share Your 80's Photos Party!

Whitney had the great idea while planning this blog hop to have each of the blog hoppers share an 80's photo of ourselves! I could not resist!! But I also couldn't help but think that our photos were NOT enough!! It's only a party if everyone gets to join in on the fun! So here's your chance to share your 80's photos!! I've seen a couple that have been added with the Friendship Quilts that have been linked up so far, and let me tell you, they are great!! (As are the projects!! Keep em' coming!! The link up for projects closes this Friday!)

With recently moving, trying to find all my old photos has been a definite hunt, but I finally found some more of them! :) I just wish I had a copy of my 1st grade picture. I did my own hair, and boy were my bangs poofy. lol. Anyway, here's some of the best that I found:

baby photo

LOVE this family photo. I'm the little on on the bottom right. Like my bangs?! I cut them myself... kind of gave myself a bit of a mullet... yuck!
My two oldest brothers are missing in this shot. I think they must have been on their missions at this time.



My brother dressing me up... the shirt was a LONG pajama shirt, hence the bulge. lol.
I loved those boots!



My sister and I took dance for a while. I totally remember performing this dance in the Kent Concert Hall at USU.



I got caught doing a little jig at the drinking fountain. I have a few more of this scene, but this is the cutest, least embarrassing one (I am making some silly faces in the other shots). ;)

Ok, so hopefully that is enough photos to go inspire you to find some of yours to share with us!! I LOVE looking back at old photos. Memories are so sweet...

Here are the details:

• You have until Sunday September 30th to link up your 80's photo(s). 
• You can link them from a blog or Flickr, or whatever photo source you use that will work. 
• On Monday October 1st I will announce 2 winners picked by Random.org who will each win a $20 Gift Certificate to Pink Chalk Fabrics!!
• You can share an 80's photo, even if you aren't entering a project. :)

I hope you'll play along!

Friendship Quilts Blog Hop Recap and Link Up!

I want to give a huge shout out to everyone that joined me in this fun blog hop! I hope you all enjoyed the projects they shared!  I know I did!! :)

If you missed any of the projects I hope you'll go back and see all the great details for each of the projects. And just because it's fun to see them all together, here they are...

I think there is a definite theme of friends, quilting and POUCHES. lol. I love them ALL!

2 - blog hop button
3 & 4 - Diane @ from blank pages...
5 - Whitney @ the peacock tree
6 - January T @ Sew Sew Go
7 - Melinda @ Quirky Granola Girl
8 - Courtney @ Mon Petit Lyons
9 - Jill @ Made with Moxie
10 - Danielle @ Fresh Off the Spool
11 - Kelsey @ Kelsey Sews
12 - Kristy @ Quiet Play
13 - Marika @ Live, Laugh, Love... Sew
14 - Karen @ Sew Well Maide
15 - Rachael @ imagine gnats
16 - Katey @ There & Back



Now it's YOUR turn to link up for some FANTASTIC prizes!! Want to know what you can win???

In no particular order...

Westwood Acres.
Amanda is offering one Amy Butler Lark
layer cake or jelly roll. (winner picks their preference)




Fresh Squeezed Fabrics
Randi has offered one $25 Gift Card to her shop.

Fabric.com is also offering one Gift Card, of unknown value. 

I have a feeling someone is going to be very lucky!

The Fat Quarter Shop is giving away 

1 layer cake of Simply Color by V and Co.

and 2 charm packs:

Metropolitan Fair by Barbara Brackman

and Tapestry by Fig Tree Quilts

to three lucky winners.

Sew Fresh Fabrics is giving away one $40 Gift Card! 

Wahoo!! ;)

Pink Chalk Fabrics is giving away five $20 Gift Cards

to five lucky winners!

Here's how it will work:

 You have until Friday September 28th at midnight to finish and link up your Friendship Quilt projects! Be sure to share who the special recipient is!

 - don't have a blog? link up a Flickr photo, you can easily add some info in the description.

 - making an actual quilt? A finished quilt top will be sufficient. All other items smaller than a quilt - wall hanging, mug rugs, coasters, bags, etc, do need to be completely finished.

 - you can link up as many projects as you have made, but they need to have different blog posts.

Once the linky is closed, voting begins! Megan of Canoe Ridge Creations, Lee of Freshly Pieced, and Faith of Fresh Lemons Quilts will pick their top favorite projects!

I will announce the judges picks on Monday October 1st, as well as give out the rest of the prizes by random.org!

BUT I will be saving 2 - $20 Gift Cards from Pink Chalk Fabrics for the OTHER linky that will be opening up on Monday September 24th! Dig out your best 80's photos and link them up! I will pick two winners on Monday October 1st as well! I say it's not fair if we're the only ones sharing our photos! I want to see yours as well! (you can share your photo in the same post as your project if you want)

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Am I forgetting anything? I don't think so... and that means Let the Party begin!!! :)

***Be sure to grab a button and link back to this page so others can come join the fun as well!! Visit the rest of the projects as well! I can't wait to see what you've made!! :)