Welcome to Blogathon Canada! *Comments Closed*

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Blogathon Canada is a week long event featuring some great Canadian bloggers. Hosted by Sew Sisters Quilt Shop and supported by a bevy of amazing sponsors, this Blogathon Canada promises to be the best yet! If you are coming over from the Sew Sisters website, you have probably already entered the great Aurifil Giveaway they have running today, but if not, be sure to click the Blogathon link above to enter and then head on back for some more great stuff right here!

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I am thrilled to be one of the hosts for BC. Not only do I get to introduce some great local Bloggers ( a few of which are fellow Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild Members), share a little about myself, and kick off this awesome week,  I get to have a great giveaway too! Are you excited? Great! Then lets get things rolling!

The dragon quilt #1

The dragon quilt #1-My very first quilt way back in the day. Being from Northern Alberta, the closest fabrics shops were a 444 km drive away! So this was made from an assortment of small pieces collected from my Grandma’s stash and larger broadcloths and cottons from Walmart.

Hi! I’m Stacey and I am a Quiltaholic! I love everything about quilting, from picking gorgeous fabrics to making tops to actually quilting and finishing some! I also design and write my own patterns, as well as do some writing and designing for a couple of great companies. I was bitten by the sewing bug early, when I made my very first quilt with my Grandma at 6 years old. I have always sewn on and off, and in 2002 my Grandma gave me her Janome 6600 for Christmas. That machine got me through college-where I earned a diploma in Fashion Production-travelled North with me when I met my husband, and then south again when I went back to school to get my diploma in Medical Radiography. I quilted on and off through all those years, but it was when I moved here, to the Lower Mainland, that I really started quilting in earnest. In the summer of 2010 I met Krista (@Poppyprint) at the Lions Gate Quilt Guild show, and she led me to the very first ever meeting of the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild. It was the most amazing experience of my life, and I will always be thankful for that chance meeting. I had been a solitary quilter for a very long time, set apart by my style and age. I didn’t realize how many like minded quilters were out there until that meeting, nor the strong online presence and resources were out there. I started entering challenges and shows, having fun the whole time, looking forward every month to those VMQG meetings.

Fossilized Amethyst

Fossilized Amethyst-this beauty is my entry for the Hoffman Challenge 2014. You can read more about it here.

 

I started my blog in 2012 (it took me that long to embrace an online presence) when my son was born. I guess I didn’t feel busy enough, ha ha! I still managed to find time for sewing and quilting, and while I do have a few more Works in Progress than I might like, they are slowly being finished and given to loving homes. I do keep quite a few for myself, my quilts rotate around in my hallways (which are nice and long, perfect for hanging lots quilts!)

Sherbert at the Beach

Sherbert at the Beach- I entered this quilt into the AQS Lancaster show. You can read more about it here!

Thank you for visiting, and have a look around! There are tutorials and free patterns scattered about in here, I did try to corral them into a single tab up top, but you know how those things tend to migrate! (I can tell you there might be one here, and here, and possibly here)

Putting on the Ritz

Putting on the Ritz-This was my very first in print pattern. It can be found in Issue 16 of Fat Quarterly

Here is the list of great blogs I get to host for! Be sure to check them all out, and then come back here and tell me your favorite in the comments below.  Why you ask? Well, for this amazing bundle of Tula Pink’s Moonshine! Thats why! Yay!!! I love giving away great fabric! The giveaway is open to everyone, international friends are welcome! If you are a no reply Blogger, please be sure to leave your email in the comments so I can reach you! My partner host for today, Jessica over at Momiji Studio, will also have some great fabrics to give away as well as another list of great BC bloggers, so be sure to hop on over and keep the fun rolling!

Blogathon Giveaway Moon Shine in Strawberry

Blogathon Giveaway Moon Shine in Strawberry

Without further ado, it is my pleasure to introduce a great group of British Columbia Bloggers! I am honored to know many of them in person, and pleased to make some new friends. I hope you do too!

aRt by Rhoda Forbes

Adventures in Life

Poppyprint​

Good Earth Quilting

Terry Aske Art Quilt Studio

What Comes Next?

Blueberry Patch

Grace and Favour

Fraser Valley Modern Quilt Guild

Daphne Greig

 

Happy Stitching!

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296 thoughts on “Welcome to Blogathon Canada! *Comments Closed*”

  3. My favourite blog is aRT by RhondaForbes. I just found Bonnie Hunter site and plan to do her mystery quilt. will check with Rhonda’s site for inspiration.

  7. Thanks for the list of BC bloggers. I was once a member of the Fraser Valley Quilter’s Guild (not modern), but have since moved out of the area. I’m glad to see the Fraser Valley Modern Quilt Guild blog as I’ve now started using more modern and brighter fabrics, and I know I will find lots of inspiration with this group.

  8. I am new to your blog via the blogathon and your work is just lovely , thanks for hosting for BC . My favorite would be Blueberry Patch , I have been following her for a while now . Thanks for the chance .

  10. I really enjoyed Good Earth Quilting. One of my to-go projects while I travel south for the winter is to try my hand at embroidering some crazy quilt blocks! She’s very inspirational.

  11. I love finding new blogs, and who doesn’t like winning! I found Blueberry Patch a while back and really enjoy reading what Kathy is doing, Thanks for participating.

  13. I saw lots of lovely things at the other blogs, some of which were new to me. Fun! I especially liked the white poinsettia runner at windhorse studio.

  17. Love that coloured thread quilting over at “What comes next?” – wow, just amazing! Your blog is new to me, I’m looking forward to spending more time going back into your previous entries.

  22. Oh my goodness, my favorite? Well, you introduced me to some new Canadian bloggers. I already follow four that you listed. I guess Blueberry Patch has got to be one of my favorites. She sure knows how to finish a quilt. Something I need to practice.

  23. So many wonderful blogs! My favorite quilt is the one that Grace and Favour is working on, love the bright colors on that one. Terry Aske’s art quilts are fabulous too!

  26. I loved all the blogs, but have to say that Blueberry Patch is my favourite! Possibly due to all the blueberry farms near me, here in Pitt Meadows!
    I love Good Earth Quilting’s recycle mandate!!!
    Thanks so much for the giveaway,
    Jacqueline in Pitt Meadows
    Ps: I write a small blog, but I wasn’t on the ball and missed the sign-up for this blog hop!
    http://www.quilt-sewhappy.blogspot.com

  27. Loved the blogs that you featured. So nice to find blogs that are Canadian. I really liked your blog as well as Blueberry Patch. Loved her ideas on how to keep on top of all those scraps we accumulate.

  35. I love discovering new Canadian blogs – now following you! Your quilts are incredible – look forward to seeing more.

  40. My favourite blog is Poppyprint. Krista is a personal friend and fellow stitcher. I love her way with words, her creative imagination and fabulous photographs!

  43. I love the Hoffman challenge quilt but I also love your first quilt, the dragon quilt. Wow! I am really loving these art quilt blogs, I’m inspired to try geometric patterns and shapes. Thanks!

  44. It’s a toss up between Poppyprints & What comes next. But to be honest I loved the pictures of Italy & Capri so much I got drool on the iPad.
    Bev in Alberta

  45. Nice to meet you, Stacey! You have a lovely blog and so many gorgeous quilts to admire.

    Thanks for giving me some new Canadian blogs to visit! Each one has something inspiring to offer, so I can’t choose just one. :o)

  48. Thanks for the chance to win beautiful fabrics! It’s fun to check out new Canadian blogs – so inspiring. I’ve been following Carla on Grace and Favour for some time and always enjoy reading about her projects.

  49. So many great BC quilt bloggers. I really enjoyed Grace and Favour’s blog and the quilt she is currently working on, as well as the one in her header. What a great idea to hold a blogathon Canada.

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