I hope you've all had a chance to enjoy your weekend and had lots of time to sew! Did you also get some time to hop along with us? Here's the schedule if you want to go catch up and read about some amazing makes, designers and shops.
Canada Day 2016 Blog Hop Schedule
Be sure to visit each of these brilliant blogs this week for more on our outstanding Canadian designers and suppliers:
And, of course, to enter our giveaway for some sweet-like-maple-syrup prizes.
June 24: The Tour Starts HERE at Happy Okapi
June 25: Celine guest posts on Happy Okapi; Marsha @ Seam of my Pants
June 26: Fiona @ Tangled Blossoms Designs; Carla @ Half Dozen Daily
June 27: Sherry @ Thread Riding Hood; Reece @ Happy Okapi
June 28: Nicky guest posts on Seam of my Pants
June 29: Daniela @ On the Cutting Floor; Reece @ Happy Okapi
June 30: Michelle @ Michelle's Creations
Canada Day--July 1: Ula @ Lulu & Celeste
July 2: Marsha @ Seam of my Pants
July 3: Keshia @ Sand Dollar Design Studio
July 4: Wrap Up @ Happy Okapi
July 6: Giveaway winners announced
I'd really like to thank Marsha from Seam of my Pants for all the help with this blog hop. I'll let you in on a little secret...my computer crashed about a week before the hop was set to begin. I had all my sewing done, but left the writing until the last minute, and then reallllly regretted it. Why couldn't I have been more organized and scheduled all my posts weeks ago?! Well, I know the answer, it's because I always have new sewing projects that distract me. Anyway, without Marsha's help in the background, I would have had such a headache. Now that I have a computer again, I can write to my heart's content. Don't worry though, I'll keep this post short and sweet.
Summary
We had 11 people writing at 9 different blogs over more than a week, with some days having multiple posts for the hop. Marsha was quite busy with her features, and I invite you to read them all. I especially enjoyed the Camelot Fabrics feature; she had me in stitches! She also interviewedBeverly Johnson and we had an offer from Craftsy for all her classes at 50% off. The discount is over but Craftsy often has sales, so check it out and you just never know, it might be on sale!
Celine and I both talked about Libs Elliott here on my site. If you haven't had a chance to seeCeline's Rebel Quilt, you'll want to do that next. Don't forget Sitka Fabrics is carrying the entire collection of the Libs' first fabric line, True Love.
Fiona sewed up a beautiful Dahlia, from Blue Calla Patterns. Both Fiona's shop, Tangled Blossoms Design and Blue Calla Patterns are sponsors for our giveaways.
Carla gave us a treat with her new ruffled wristlet pattern shown off in more Sitka Fabrics. If you hurry, you can still catch her patterns on sale. She's also offered a pattern of winner's choice in our giveaway. Sherri from Thread Riding Hood wrote about some timely Fedora's, perfect for sunny days, or just to add some flair! Keshia sewed up one of Sherri's patterns, and I love how it turned out. You can win a pattern bundle from Thread Riding Hood, make sure to enter the giveaway before it's over.
Daniela and I both sewed up bags designed by Janelle Mackay of Emmaline Bags. Daniela modified the Totes Ma Tote to make it a super quick sew. I made a bag from the book Janelle Co-authored, On The Go Bags, which is still available at a discount with code CANADA to save 20% at the whole site. Emmaline Bags is also a sponsor for our giveaway, offering a $25 store credit - Thanks so much!
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Michelle made a beautifully elegant summer nightie set from Jalie Patterns. Ula has been keeping very busy and was part of two blog hops! I love the dress she made from Pollywoggles. Both Pollywoggles and Jalie are also giveaway sponsors.
That leads us back to here! I promised to share what I did with the other Camelot fabric from the Mama & Me collection. I love that this collection has pretty, grown up designs, but also fun playful ones; making it perfectly named. I made a sun hat in this super cute yellow fabric with a Mama fox and her baby. For a listing of Canadian retailers that carry Camelot Fabrics, please see myTwo-Bottle Tote post.
Check back in a couple days to see the winners of our giveaways. Thanks so much for joining us. I'd really love to hear what you thought of the hop. Did you learn about new Canadian sewing resources? Did it inspire you? Are you still looking for something?
Please show our sponsors some love! Most of the sales have finished now, but there are still a few active discounts, head on over to the sales tab to check them out.
Please show our sponsors some love! Most of the sales have finished now, but there are still a few active discounts, head on over to the sales tab to check them out.
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