a big ol' book blog hop!

i'm so thrilled and excited to announce my book blog hop, i really hope you join me on a skip and a jump around t'internet for the next few weeks (with a break for christmas!) where bloggers will be sharing sew alongs, interviews and giveaways, all based on my book, quilt improv.

to kick off the blog tour, i've got two prizes to give away - the first person to drawn out of the hat will win a signed copy of the book, along with an extra special prize - a mini quilt made by me! the second prize is anther mini quilt. these are completely unique - i made them for the book but misplaced them, then unearthed them during a recent major studio clean-up.

chevron variation mini quilt

crazy triangles mini quilt

quilt improv!

i'd love them to go to new homes, so be in with a chance of winning, tell me - what's your favourite holiday tradition in your part of the world? it could be something that's unique to your household, or to your town or country. mine is listening to cheesy christmas music while decorating the tree & making paper snowflakes with my boys - probably a fairly worldwide universal tradition - so tell me the some unusual stuff! does your town put on a holiday carnival or fete? do you spend the entire month of december in a reindeer sweater & elf shoes? do you only exclusively eat candy canes & christmas tree branches during the holidays? ;)

so, to recap:

*to have a chance at winning, leave a message in the comments section telling me your favourite holiday tradition where you live. this is open to anyone, anywhere in the world. 

*remember to LEAVE YOUR NAME & AN EMAIL ADDRESS - no address, no win - don't be disappointed!

*i will pick a mini quilt to send at random, i'm afraid you won't be able to choose, but don't worry, they're both lovely! 

*closing date for comments is the end of the blog hop (29th january) so you've got plenty of time to enter.

the line up for the blog hop is amazing, as promised...feast your eyes...you're welcome! and remember to visit the stitch craft create blog here (http://ideas.stitchcraftcreate.co.uk) {sorry about the messy link, blogger is not playing ball today!} for lots of sewing and quilty news!

DECEMBER:

Mon 16^th – Me!
Wed 18^th – The Long Thread

Thur 19^th – A Stitch In Dye
Fri 20^th – Fresh Modern Quilts
Sun 29^th – Quiltville’s Quips & Snips

JANUARY:

Mon 6^th – Diary of a Quilter
Wed 8^th – Blueberry Park

Thur 9^th –  Sew Take a Hike
Fri 10^th – Very Kerry Berry
Mon 13^th – Sew Justine Sew
Wed 15^th – Lily’s Quilts
Thur 16th – Cut To Pieces 
Fri 17^th – Happy Zombie
Mon 20^th – Freshly Pieced
Wed 22^nd – Crazy Mom Quilts
Tue 21^st – Fresh Lemons Quilts
Thur 23^rd – Gen X Quilters
Fri 24^th – Handmade by Alissa
Mon 27^th – Don’t Call Me Betsy
Tue 28^th – I’m a Ginger Monkey
Wed 29^th – Sew Mama Sew
TBC – Ryan Walsh Quilts 

have fun and good luck!