Sewing and drawing, but mostly drawing (and a link party)

Good progress this week, a lot on my journal but that is going to be a separate post next week!!

The Ongoing Project List:

1. Play with Me QAL - September board (the last one) has been released (see below)!
2. Charity Quilts for DC General Homeless Shelter project - new top started (see 3.)
3. Summer Solstice QAL - no progress
4. Minion QAL - no progress
5. Mirror Mirror Afghan - no progress
6. Hello Block Swap - paused until October
7. Splendid Sampler - no progress
8. Secret event (January 2017) - "coloring" started
9. Secret event (February 2017) - well... few more blocks done, but cannot share yet :)
10. Secret event (August 2017) - no progress
11. Secret event (Feb-Oct 2017)  - sketches started! I think the idea is taking shape!!
12. Teal Mini Swap - completed and sent out, with extra goodies (see below)
13. Xmas decorations - few completed (see below)
14. Bullet Journaling - so much progress, but will share next week

The EverythingElse List:

1. 70273 Project - no progress
2. Jane T - no progress
3. The SK project - 2 blocks done (see below)
4. the 31000 Xs project - no progress
5. Spirit cross stitch project - no progress
6. Alice in Wonderland quilt - no progress
7. As You Wish -  no progress
8. Crazy optical illusion - no progress
9. Memory quilt 2 - no progress
10. Gyleen's BCP Mystery QAL - no progress

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The last board for the Play with Me QAL!

Even if this is the last board, you could still join and have the chance to win amazing prizes for the final giveaway of the QAL. If you made even a single board, you could win one of SEVEN prizes... just saying :) Just send me an email or leave a comment below if you have questions!

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18'' x 18''

My Teal Minis Swap partner likes country colors and I hope she likes the super simple quilting. I didn't want to distract from the piecing and I always struggle finding a thread color that "disappears" when the top is so scrappy. I think the minimal quilting is good enough, let's hope she likes it!!

The extra goodies are a needle book (made with a quilting practice piece, the pages are pieces of felt sheets and the binding is the same as the mini's back). I also added a heart shaped closure button and I used the sames to add 3D elements to the mini. For the closure loop I used one of those ribbons that wrap fabric bundles: nothing go to waste in this house!! :) 

I also made a Xmas decoration on red aida (more next week when I will have a bunch of them I hope).

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Back with some progress for my Stephen King project. 

Song of Susannah and The Drawing of the Three

I will eventually share the patterns on Fandom in Stitches... if you want them before, just send me an email or leave a comment with your contact info and I will send it your way!

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How about you? What are YOU up to?

Link it here and share it with me!!

An InLinkz Link-up

MOP Monday with giveaway!

Last few weeks giveaway was so fun that I decided to keep it going for a while! :)
So this is the new giveaway and few new rules!!

These are the rules:
- to participate in the giveaway you have to link a post of your blog on my MOP Monday linky party (at the end of this post) OR send me an email with your block (see later for details)
- each link added will give you one entry
- NEW RULE: if you share one of the blocks designed by me, you get 2 entries!! and if the block is one of the untested ones, you get 3 entries!! :)
- NEW RULE: if you want to share one of my blocks and you don't have a blog, you can send me an email and I will add the link to the linky party for you. My email is in all my patterns!
- NEW RULE: if you guess which city is the one depicted in the placemat on the background of the giveaway image I will add an extra bonus fat quarter ;) just write it in the comment below or send me an email (note: I will not publish the comments with the answers to avoid helping others ;) )
- links must be "new" (any date after Aug 15th is fine)
- the standard MOP Monday opening/closing time applies (the collection usually opens on Sat or Sun and is open until next Tue 12:05 pm EST)
- the giveaway will be running for 4 MOP Mondays and the winner will be announced around Sep 10
- I reserve the right to delete non-relevant links and/or exclude them from the count in the giveaway
- following my blog and commenting on other links is not required, but is greatly appreciated!!
- the giveaway is open to everyone, international entries are welcome (as well as US ones)!!

And now, for My Own Progress:

-- MOP: The list --

1. the SK project - 1 new block! (see below)
2. Rainbow Starburst - 1 block done (see below)
3. Topolino quilt - one block half way done... hope to share it next week
4. Reversible sewing machine cover - no progress
5. Tea Towel challenge and PPV BOM - 4 blocks done!! (4!! see below)
6. College Days Blog Hop blocks for tote/grocery bag - no progress
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7. Alice in Wonderland quilt - no progress
8. As You Wish - no progress
9. Happy Halloween wall hanging - no progress
10. Crazy optical illusion - no progress
11. Birthday wall hanging - finished top and quilted, just need to bind it... hope to share it next week
     (this is my project for A Lovely Year of Finishes (August))

-- MOP: This week new blocks --
Another corner block is ready!! I had the idea to use the corners to "blend" the colors on two sides and I think it's working out pretty well

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For August PPV (block of the month) Jennifer designed an additional bonus block that was so simple that I had to have it in my final wall hanging... so I made two of the bonus ones and two of the August ones! I am very happy that I am keeping up with this BOM because at the end of the year I will have a great wall hanging for my new house!! :)

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And here is another block for my SK project that I will also share through Summer of Stitches (on Fandom in Stitches) for the theme "I <3 books"... again another great opening "line" :)
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The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower series)
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Pattern available on "The SK project" page

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And now, link YOUR own progresses below!!
Links for the giveaway: dated after Aug 15
Rules for the linky party:
1. You can link finished projects or WIP at any stage! Every step is worth sharing
   (A journey of thousand miles is made of single steps)!
2. Link to your specific post to make it easier for others to read about your progress!
3. Spread the word and post my button or a text link (code for the button on the side bar)
4. Comment on other links!! It's always good to support each other every step of the way!! :)

An InLinkz Link-up