Hi friends!
Christmas in July
Hasn’t this been a fun month? To celebrate the idea of Christmas in July, I have had 3 different fabric giveaways and all your comments have been so sweet!
And the Just Dandy strip pack was the favorite!
Note- the winner has been notified.
Click here to see the post and all the different strip patterns I shared.
I was debating on how to wrap this month up and since we have this last Wednesday, I thought I would do one final, small giveaway.
But first, did you know I am now also designing cross stitch patterns?
Cross Stitch
I have been a long fan of cross stitch and I used to love to create samplers when friends had babies. And every year I display one I did that has a Christmas theme!
I recently got back into it and have been turning some of my quilt patterns into cross stitch!
Log Roll, the quilt, became Log Roll the cross stitch!
And so did Cassie the quilt- meet Cassie the cross stitch!
But this next one makes me laugh!
Cut, Sew, Rip is often my mantra when sewing. I need to rip often as I get things turned around and sometimes… well, if I am in a hurry, they might stay that way because I didn’t notice, at least not until the quilt was quilted, bound and on display!
oops!
And yes, this did happen to me recently!
Butterflies
In 2024 I created a calendar using butterflies as my theme. Each month featured a different butterfly.
I loved that calendar. I hated not using the butterflies again so I created stickers using some of them. And now I am turning all 12 into cross stitch!
The series is called Fluttering through the Year and I have 2 done and up on the website and I am releasing 2 more next month!
This is Avril; she is my April butterfly.
And this is Maeve, the butterfly for May.
Leona (August) and Aster (September) will come out next month and then I am trying to decide if I move onto October or jump around some more?
The Giveaway
Now that you know about my butterflies, some of my cross stitch and stickers, my giveaway makes more sense!
For the last Christmas In July post, I am giving away a gift bag with a butterfly notepad, stickers and quilt stickers.
I love these!
Recently I was asked at a guild what someone would use the stickers for. Well, stickers are NOT just for kids! The butterfly stickers are on my sewing machine to dress it up and the quilt stickers are on my water bottle. Well, one water bottle has butterflies, one had quilts!!
You can keep these or give them away. Something fun and different! And did I mention the little gift bag is in some of my Just Dandy fabrics?
To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this blog post.
The giveaway closes Saturday August 9th at 9pm ET. I will email the winner and if I don’t receive a reply in 2 days, I will pick another winner.
Don’t know how to leave a comment? Scroll to the bottom of this blog post and look for the Leave a Reply box. Enter your comment in the box and then click on the Post Comment button! Easy peasy!
happy quilting!
Kate
Note: my website and I are on vacation starting tomorrow.
Which means you can place an order but if the item needs to be shipped, it has to wait until we are no longer on vacation! We will be back up and running Monday August 10th! Of course, PDFs are always available for immediate download. I just can’t help with trouble shooting until vacation is over!
I love butterflies and do my best to attract them each summer by having plenty of flowers and plants that attract them. I’m looking forward to seeing the Monarchs this fall.
Hi Kate, .I hope you have a wonderful vacation. I collect stickers and share them with my grandchildren. They love to put them on everything and as you mentioned drink bottles are a favorite. Other great places are laptops, and suitcases. Love your Misty Morning batiks. Keep up the great work.
Have a great vacation. Thanks for all the giveaways.
Great summer fun !
I didn’t realize that you also created cross stitch patterns. Really cute. Thanks for your inspiration and for the fun giveaways! Enjoy your vacation!
What a fun surprise! I love your designs and did not know you also designed cross stitch! I love it! Thank you !! Enjoy the vacation!
Love how you incorporated the love of cross stitch into your quilts.
Don’t underestimate the power of butterflies. My husband has just completed his 4 months of physical therapy from a total knee replacement. There were 2 collage paintings on either side of the entry door to his exercise room, a butterfly and a dragonfly. Three days a week we admired the butterfly and came to see it give him strength and a boost to his confidence of recovery. Seeing your butterflies warmed my heart and made me smile. Thanks for such a wonderful prize!
Love you cross stitch. I must stitch some
Your butterflies are very pretty and they accent the just dandy fabric sooo well. We all need a vacation, so I hope you enjoy yours!
I love stickers and butterflies! Thanks for a chance to win this lovely gift .
Have a wonderful vacation!
I love your stickers and your batik fabric lines. Both are very pretty. Great idea to put them on my water bottle!
What a fun giveaway. Thanks for your generosity. And have a wonderful vacation!
Oh my, you’re stickers are so cute! I would love to see them everyday while I see! They would be a lovely reminder also that I’m not alone in creating beautiful things!
Just love your fabrics, give always too!
Hope to meet you one day. Maybe on a retreat. Best wishes
Debra Kick
My sewing machine would be happy to model your butterfly stickers. She has been neglected – no stickers.
Adorable! One of my daughters is an entomologist and I would love to gift these to her if I’m lucky enough to win!
The bag is so cute and handy! Love the stickers. Great for decorating my Juki. Wonderful gifts for Christmas in July. Have a fun vacation!!
Wow! These are so cute! I love the idea of changing an image from one art form to another like you did with the stickers and crossed stitch. So creative!
What a fun colorful group of butterflies, thanks for a chance to win them.
I love bright stickers to add some fun to the sewing machine and the covers of my quilt notebooks! Enjoy your vacation—miss you here!
love the colors of everything. Hope I win and thank you
I love that you design quilts and cross stitch! 2 of my (too) many favorite crafts! 😆
Kate, so many thanks for the July giveaways. I love that your fabric was used for the bag, such a beautiful color/print. What a great idea having the transitioning 🦋 transition into cross stitch.
Ooooo. Cross stitch patterns. I haven’t dine cross stitch in over 30 years. How fun to combine quilting and cross stitch!
Happy holiday to you! Thanks for these give-aways! I love seeing butterflies!
Have a great vacation! I love the cross stitch designs! Thanks for the giveaways.
You are so right! Stickers aren’t just for kids. 😊 I love to collect small stickers and put them on my water bottle and my iPad case. They just make be happy. 😃 It’s been a fun month seeing what’s new and I love your Dandy batiks!
So much fun!!
That really is dandy! I love the colors😍. Thanks for the chance to win!
I too have a butterfly sticker on my sewing machine! I got it at an ACQ workshop you gave . It looks great! 🤣
Thank you for your wonderful giveaways.
Cute butterflies!!
I Love stickers! Thanks for all the giveaways.
I love to cross stitch, too and the butterflies are so cute!
I am super excited to see your upcoming cross stitch things!!
I love to cross stitch, and combining quilting and cross stitch is a win-win. The “Cut, Sew, Rip, Repeat” is a classic.
Happy Vacation! I adore these stickers and the cross stitch patterns. Would love to win the giveaway. I would put some of stickers on my travel sewing machine and favorite water bottle.
Are they counted cross stitch or are the patterns on the fabric?
Thank you!
Enjoy your vaca!
I love your quilt patterns