Craft Book Blog Hop coming your way....

Announcing the Craft Book Month Blog Hop!

I'm thrilled to be a part of this awesome idea, being put on by Craft Buds. It's all about craft books, and in addition to some fun info from authors and editors, some of us quilters are also going to share projects made from these books, and of course there will be some prizes and giveaways :). Keep reading for all the official info!

Back-to-school season means its time to hit the books. Craft books, that is! We love craft books for their inspiration, stunning photography and crisp, glossy pages. Hard covers or soft, we just love craft books, and we know you do, too!

All month long in September, our friends at Craft Buds will celebrate sewing, quilting and all kinds of craft books by shining the spotlight on new releases, interviewing authors and editors who make the magic happen and giving you a chance to win.

Blog Hop

Week One

Sunday 9/2: Hopeful Threads / The Jolly Jabber Monday 9/3: Stitchery Dickory Dock / Me Sew Crazy Tuesday 9/4: Olive & Ollie / Sew Sweetness Wednesday 9/5: Fabric Seeds / The Busy Bean Thursday 9/6: CraftFoxes / Stitched In Color Friday 9/7: Katie's Korner / A Prairie Sunrise Week Two Sunday 9/9: Sweet Diesel Designs / missknitta's studio Monday 9/10: Sew Tara / Clover and Violet Tuesday 9/11: Sew Fantastic / amylouwho Wednesday 9/12: Projektownia Jednoiglec / Two More Seconds Thursday 9/13: Ellison Lane Quilts / Don't Call Me Betsy Friday 9/14: Live a Colorful Life / LRstitched Week Three Sunday 9/16: Fairy Face Designs / Canoe Ridge Creations Monday 9/17: Inspire Me Grey / Freshly Pieced Tuesday 9/18: Lindsay Sews / The Cute Life Wednesday 9/19: The Littlest Thistle / Sew Crafty Jess Thursday 9/20: Urban Stitches / imagine gnats Friday 9/21: Sew Bittersweet Designs / The Plaid Scottie

Week Four

Link up your craft book project at Craft Buds from Sept 23-30 from your blog or Flickr account, and enter to win prizes. Winners will be announced on Monday, October, 1!

To participate in the month-long contest, just link up any project you've made from a pattern in a craft book. That easy! You'll tell us a little about the book, the project, how you personalized it, etc.

Rules:

1) One entry per person. 2) Your craft book project must have been completed in 2012. 3) Create a new blog post or Flickr photo (dated September 1, 2012 or later) and link back to Craft Buds/Craft Book Month in your post or photo description. No time to create a project? This month, just follow Craft Buds and comment to win some new craft books and lots of giveaways! We'll also have expert Q-and-As to show you what it takes to write a craft book, from the initial idea to the layout, photography and the actual printed product.

To help kick off the Craft Book Month contest in style, Fat Quarter Shop is helping us celebrate with a big giveaway! One winner will take home a $100 gift certificate to shop for some new fabric, craft books and notions.

 

Ten winners will get a new craft book to help work out that creativity! This is the perfect excuse to make that project you've had your eye one, but haven't carved out the time for.

Fat Quarter Shop is giving away 1 copy each of Quilts from the House of Tula Pink by Tula Pink, Sewing ModKid Style by Patty Young, Skip the Borders by Julie Herman, Stop Go Quilt Sew by Angela Yosten and Sunday Morning Quilts by Amanda Jean Nyberg and Cheryl Arkison.

Craft Buds is giving away 1 copy each of Modern Basics by Amy Ellis, Reinvention by Maya Donenfeld, We Make Dolls! by Jenny Doh, New Dimensions in Bead and Wire Jewelry by Margot Potter and More Teach Yourself VISUALLY Jewelry Making by Chris Franchetti Michaels.

Fill out the Rafflecopter form below for your chance to win! The kickoff giveaway ends Wednesday, 9/5 at 11:59 ET, when we'll randomly choose 11 winners. Good luck! a Rafflecopter giveaway