Book Giveaway: Day Number Six

Crocheted Sweaters by Susan Huxley.  From the back cover:  You can create stylish, up-to-date crocheted sweaters, even if you've never held a crochet hook before!  Learn a few basic crochet stitches step by step, and then combine them in innovative ways for sensational sweaters--most designed especially with beginners in mind.

The reason I'm giving this book away is pretty much the same reason I'm giving the knitting book away--although I would truly love to make crocheted sweaters, learning to do it would take too much time away from quilting.


I know there are some crocheters (is that a word?) among us (Marg), so leave a comment to enter the drawing for this book.

And if you're just now coming to the eight days of book giveaways, it's not too late to check out the books from previous five days.  The giveaways will close at noon (Pacific Standard Time) on September 7th and winners will be announced September 8th.

My Favorite Thing Friday with Mrs. Pyjamas

This is going to be a fun blog to look forward to on Fridays. Thank you for hosting this event Mrs. Pyjamas.

I've got lots of favorite things, but decided I'd start out with the most recent. Yes, it is a tool box. I got it at Wal-Mart for $8.00. Yet, I'm not using it as a classic toolbox, the kind for hammers, screwdrivers and duck tape. Nope, it has my hand-piecing quilting supplies for the New York Beauty blocks inside. 

The tool box, henceforth called the quilting box, has two snap lids on top for holding small things like thimbles and needles.



Inside, the quilting box sports a removable tray. I keep my scissors and pincushion here.

Then the tray can be removed, to store my block pieces.

It's all so organized, and purple.  How cool is that?  And definitely an improvement over my old quilting caddy.

The only problem with my new favorite thing is that the lid is a little weighty, and without heavy items like hammers in the bottom, when the lid is open, it wants to tip.  I don't mind that little issue.  I just allow for it.

Book Giveaway: Day Number Five

Lap Quilting Lives! by Georgia Bonesteel.  From the back cover:  Let the host of the popular television show Lap Quilting with Georgia Bonesteel help you add the ultimate flexibility and comfort to your quiltmaking--learn to break your quilts down into simple, manageable steps with lap quilting!

Isn't that a pretty quilt on the front of the book?  While the colors sing to me, it is the quilting that really sets that quilt off.  The premise of lap quilting is to quilt each block and then assemble them into a top.  I'll admit I haven't tried this technique--at least not yet.  However, I have read the book often enough that I know how to do it.  Therefore, I'm ready to pass this book along.  The book not only shows the technique, it's filled with a variety of quilt projects.


Once again, all you have to do to enter the drawing is to comment.  It's okay to comment even if you don't want to enter, but be sure to make it clear you're not interested.

And if you're just now coming to the eight days of book giveaways, it's not too late to check out the books from previous four days.  The giveaways will close at noon (Pacific Standard Time) on September 7th and winners will be announced September 8th.

Note:  For those of you who use the "noreply-comment@blogger.com" for your reply email, you will need to provide some contact information to me if you should win.  Please be sure to come back and see if you are a winner on September 8th.  As it stands, there are several people who have entered the giveaway that I have no way to contact.

Book Giveaway: Day Number Four

 (Another picture with a glare from the camera flash)

Today's feature presentation is for the knitters among us:  The Big Book of Knitting by Katharina Buss.  From the back cover:  Turn to this all-in-one knitting book for every technique you need--plus fabulous projects.  Would you like to cover the basics?  You can with the detailed information, diagrams, and color photos.  Do you already know how to knit?  Then this book is also the right one for you.  See how to give a remarkably distinctive feel and a one-of-a-kind look to patterns with different stitches and embellishments.

This is a great book for which I had high aspirations.  The book is nearly an encyclopedia of knitting.  It discusses the basics like casting on, the various stitches, how to do bands, hems, ribbing, facings, necklines, collars, pockets, and buttonholes.  Plus there are several projects--sweaters, gloves, mittens, and socks--so that you can try out your newly learned skills.  What I realized after studying this book, is that if I wanted to learn to knit things that aren't flat (I've knitted afghans and scarves), I'm going to have to give up quilting to learn to do it.  That ain't happening!  (Are you seeing a trend here?)

So I hope there are some knitters among us who will be interested in this fine book.  Or perhaps you know a knitter who would enjoy this book.  You could try to win it for them.

Okay, I think you know the drill.  All you have to do to enter the drawing is to comment.  It's okay to comment even if you don't want to enter, but be sure to make it clear you're not interested.

And if you're just now coming to the eight days of book giveaways, it's not too late to check out the books from previous three days.  The giveaways will close at noon (Pacific Standard Time) on September 7th and winners will be announced September 8th.

Book Giveaway: Day Number Three

(My apologies for the camera flash on the book cover.)

For today's book giveaway, I offer Applique 12 Easy Ways by Elly Sienkiewicz.  From the back cover:  Applique 12 Easy Ways teaches you how to do hand applique simply.  Great drawings show exactly how it's done.  Even a beginner can make the small cover quilt, "You've Stolen My Heart".  As you sew, you'll learn a lifetime of applique skills in just a few evenings.  See your points, curves, and corners improve, heart by heart.

I do have an interest in applique.  In fact doing an applique wall-hanging is on my bucket list.  However, I have a feeling I need to move the applique project to my "maybe, someday" list.  I keep finding other projects to do instead.  Seeing that I'm really not progressing toward any applique project very quickly, I've decided I need to let this book go on to someone who may get some use out of it--or at least pretend they will as I have.

If you're interested in winning this book leave a comment.  (Or if you're not interested, but want to comment anyway, just leave a note in your message saying you're not interested.)

And if you're just now coming to the eight days of book giveaways, it's not too late to check out the books from Day Number One and Day Number Two.  Just comment in order to be placed in the drawing.  The giveaways will close at noon on September 7th and winners will be announced September 8th.