Free Patterns and BOMs

As a pay back for all the good luck I am having, I thought I would list some blogs that have some free patterns or BOMs.

One of my favourite blogs for applique is Erin Russek's One Piece at a Time It is such a good site, with loads of tutorials and videos on how Erin does her beautiful work. She has the patterns for her Floribunda BOM up until tomorrow. Sorry for the short notice . I tried to tell you about this before, but I managed to delete the post! The BOM is absolutely gorgeous, so go over and have a look.

Elly told me about the next site. The Temecula Quilt Co are giving patterns for the Twelve Days of Christmas, one each day. They are now on Day Ten. the patterns were inspired loosely on a quilt from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

At All People Quilt, you can sign up for a weekly newsletter, and get loads of patterns and ideas direct to your desktop. The site is enormous with lots of eye candy.

I love Ellie's Quiltplace, and especially the Cat Quilt BOS. There are also a lot of other free patterns. This site is really inspiring and I like it a lot.

Bunny Hill Designs has the most beautiful designs and there is going to be a new BOM called 'Henrietta Whiskers' coming tomorrow, I think.

There is a new BOM at Little Miss Shabby with embroidery and piecing. It looks really cute!

Dawn, at Sweet As Cinnamon is designing a really wonderful BOM called 'Out of the Box', which will use all sorts of lace, bits and bobs. There are 72 deigns, eight each month. It starts tomorrow, so get over there to get the all the gen!!

Hope you enjoy these sites. I will do this occasionally, as it is fun to pass it on.
Till next time.
tich

Subscription Surprise

I told you all about the new Quilt Pattern Magazine in a previous post, with the chance to win a year's subscription. You will never guess what happened? I went on the Blog Tour and left a comment each day, and I won five subscriptions!! I did not know what to do, so I contacted the creator of the magazine, and we used Skype to discuss the problem. I knew the subscriptions were non transferable, and I wanted to share my good fortune with others, so we agreed that I take two subscriptions and return the other three to be redrawn. I would like to thank all the ladies who advertised the Blog Tour, for giving me a chance to read their blogs, get new ideas, make new friends (you know who you are) and to win!! Yipee!! This is going to be a good year!
Till next time.
tich

We Have a Winner

We have a winner. Micki from Irish Muses has won the free subscription to the Quilt Pattern Magazine. Micki lives in a small village in Ireland, so she will be able to gets lots of ideas for new projects and stay green at the same time. Well done, Micki. Enjoy!
tich

Happy New Year (when it comes!)

Happy New Year and

Lang May Yer Lum Reek!!

40 years!

Thank you for 40 happy years!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS (when it comes)!!!

I know I will not have time tomorrow to blog, so I want to take this opportunity to wish all my bloggie friends 'A Merry Christmas!' The year did not start very well, and had a very sad middle, but from the sadness I met and made some wonderful bloggie friends, who overwhelmed me with kindness. I have learned so much from this year, I have some wonderful friends, I have tried new techniques and patterns and I have been surrounded by LOVE.

THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!!

WISHING YOU ALL A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS!!

Giveaway Competition

As you all know I live in a remote island off the north coast of Scotland. I love living here, and say thanks every day for being so lucky for being here, but, as with anything else, there are drawbacks. I can't nip down to the supermarket, when a recipe asks for an unusual ingredient - nearest supermarket 90 minutes away by ferry and only one return ferry a day. The weather can be severe, but having said that, we have not had the dumps of snow the rest of the country has had, and none of our roads have closed (thanks to our great roadmen!). I buy a lot of goods over the Net, but I think the thing I miss most is going to a Patchwork workshop and seeing and learning how things are made. I have great Webbie friends and I use the Net to increase my knowledge, so I am really excited about what I am going to tell you now.

There is going to be a new Internet magazine for quilters!!


It is only $11.99 for the year's subscription, that is twelve issues PLUS an extra issue free! Yes, that's right, a baker's dozen for only $11.99. Oh my Scottish blood is jumping. Imagine getting a magazine for less then $1 an issue and that is not all. The magazine has the following features -

• You can print and file the portions of the magazine you wish to keep.
• You can easily organize all the articles and patterns in a binder.
• You get at least five patterns in the magazine and

• You will have instant access to the magazine hot off the press. No waiting for the mail to arrive.

This is too much fun! I've had a sneak peek at the magazine and it is goood!! 

Now for the best bit - No 1!

If you want to see the magazine too, go to the following link -
http://www.quiltpatternmagazine.com/
Edit - I missed out a dot. Thanks to all the people who were paying attention!
Best Bit No. 2!
If you would like the chance of a free subscription to the magazine, come back to my blog, after you have looked at the magazine and leave a comment. The winner will be announced in the first week in January. I will use the Random Generator, as I know all my bloggie friends will want to win!!!!
Best Bit No. 3!
Even better! If you want more chances of winning, take part in the Blog Tour See all the participating blogs and leave a comment on their blog too. Not only do you get more chances of winning a subscription, you get to see a whole lot of interesting blogs!!! How good can it get?
Bonne chance!!
Till next time
tich