Welcome to Blogathon Canada 2013 - a week long blog hop of Canadian quilting blogs! This week you can travel across the country and meet 100s of quilting bloggers. Find new blogs. Make new friends and enter giveaways to win fantastic prizes!
Blogathon Canada kicks off in Beautiful BC!
Our first stop on Blogathon Canada 2013 is British Columbia!
We have two amazing hosts from BC with many fantastic blogs that you can visit. If you want to be inspired and see amazing work - BC is where you should go!
The Hosts:
Holly at Holly's Red Bike
Holly Broadland is the founder and co-president of the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild. She has been a quilter for nearly twenty years and loves working with solids. She is the mother of two young girls and in her own words, is an "incurable procrastinator."
Click here to visit: Holly at Holly's Red Bike
Heather at Winding Bobbins
Heather is a stay-at-home mom, living on beautiful Vancouver Island with her husband and two sons. She has tried her hand at crafts of all sorts over the years but now, most of her extra time and energy is spent on creating quilts and other sewn items for her family and friends.
Click here to visit: Heather at Winding Bobbins
Holly and Heather have chosen delicious goodies from our store to giveaway on their blogs and have a great list of blogs from BC for you to visit. Check them out and enter the giveaways on their blogs to win amazing prizes!
Giveaway from Aurifil
Our featured sponsor today is Aurifil.
Aurifil thread is "the bomb". Aurifil is a high quality thread that has a long staple so is unlikely to tangle or break and has very low lint . The 50 wt is our go to thread for piecing whether by hand or machine. It would be amazing just based on its quality but the price is very reasonable too! Thanks Aurifil!
Aurifil is offering a 50wt Eat Your Fruits n' Veggies Thread Kit by Pat Sloan to one lucky winner. You can use these threads for hand appliqué, machine appliqué and machine quilting. The box has 12 spools of yummy colors. Each spool is 1,422 yards of pure delight!
Aurifil thread is "the bomb". Aurifil is a high quality thread that has a long staple so is unlikely to tangle or break and has very low lint . The 50 wt is our go to thread for piecing whether by hand or machine. It would be amazing just based on its quality but the price is very reasonable too! Thanks Aurifil!
- Judy
Aurifil is offering a 50wt Eat Your Fruits n' Veggies Thread Kit by Pat Sloan to one lucky winner. You can use these threads for hand appliqué, machine appliqué and machine quilting. The box has 12 spools of yummy colors. Each spool is 1,422 yards of pure delight!
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This Giveaway is now Closed. Please see our blog for the winner.
All giveaways on Blogathon Canada are open to everyone! International participants are welcome!
If you are a no-reply comment blogger or a Word Press blogger please leave your email address in your comment so we can contact you if you win.
Many thanks to Aurifil and Alex Veronelli for this great giveaway!
Head on over to Holly's Red Bike & Winding Bobbins for the party!
229 comments:
1 – 200 of 229 Newer› Newest»I look forward to this hop - I got to 'meet' so many fellow Canadians last year - makes me so homesick! And Aurifil - ooooh yum!!!
Last year's blog hop was great fun. I can't wait to see the blogs this year!
I have been looking forward to this blog hop. They are so much fun
I love this blog hop - so fun to discover new blogs and see so many wonderful quilts. Thanks!
These are such lovely colours. So many people are talking about Aurifil...but I've never had the opportunity to try it yet. Oh, and this is my first time "attending" this hop...I've no doubt I will enjoy it!
I've never tried Aurifil!
I love discovering new(to me)blogs - thanks!
I enjoyed last year's hop - thanks for the chance to win.
Sounds like a fun week
Wow, beautiful threads! Blog hop sounds like fun, I'm off to check out some blogs!
Good morning!! All set for the excitement and good luck to everyone.
Such a great blog hop! I love to see all the Canadian quilty goodness and meet some new Canadian bloggers. Thanks Sew Sisters.
I shall have to keep up and see where everybody sews! ;)
Looking forward to meeting new bloggers all week. I haven't had the opportunity to try Aurifil thread, but have heard so many good things I would love to! Thanks for the chance to win!
Looking forward to meeting new bloggers all week. I haven't had the opportunity to try Aurifil thread, but have heard so many good things I would love to! Thanks for the chance to win!
Great prize! Thanks to you and Aurifil. I'm looking forward meeting new bloggers from Canada all week long!
I'm glad to know others canadian bloggers. Each one is interesting.
Thanks so much for sharing. great to see the Canadian quilters come to the forefront to show our stuff.
Thanks for the blogathon and the chance to win!
Looking forward to following along...thanks so much!
Thanks so much for the Blogathon and the chance to see what other quilters are doing coast to coast! Love the thread colours.
Thank you for the Blogathon, it is such a great way to keep us inspired and connect with others that share the same passion, quilting/sewing.
looking forward to the rest of the week.
Thanks for taking the time to run this. It's an awesome chance to get to connect with other Canadian quilters.
What a lovely prize, thank you for the chance to win. I am already enjoying the blogathon, than you for organizing it.
This is my first year checking out the blogathon. What a great idea! mmm and Aurifil Fruits and Veggies, who can resist?
Thanks for another year of quilty goodness from our Canadian bloggers , looking forward to visiting and meeting new friends.
I am really looking forward to this blogathon, thank you for sponsoring it.
I am really looking forward to this blogathon, thank you for sponsoring it.
Am looking forward to meeting lots of Canadian bloggers... Thank you!
Oh my! I've never had the chance to use Aurifil. Would love the chance!
thanks for the party. I followed along last time this was going on. thanks for the giveaway.
I love Blog Hops, so much fun to find new blogs to follow. Thanks for this one
Thanks so much for organizing this...what a great idea!
Oh, I so want to win this giveaway, as I have a sewing basket full of gorgeous but completely unusable thread that breaks in my machine! I am holding off quilting some of my quilts because I haven't gotten around to getting the proper thread for the top. Pretty please pick me! Many thanks to both Aurifil and Sew Sisters.
Beautiful Colours in this kit. Hope I win!! :-) Tks for the chance.
I love Aurifil! Looking forward to this bloghop too.
Ooooh, please count me in for the Aurifil giveaway!! Looking forward to this week and lots of wonderful Canadian blogs to visit. Thanks for doing this Blog Hop!
I love Aurifil threads!! So wonderful for applique
I love reading these blogs. I get lost in them for hours. There are so many great ideas!
Aurifil thread is great stuff. These are gorgeous colours!
I was so inspired by this blogathon, that I decided to hold a contest of my own for any visitors who happen by during 'Ontario'. Looking forward to wandering around myself.
Thanks for organizing such a great event! Aurifil thread is amazing. Such a wonderful prize pack.
Woo Hoo! It begins! Great Giveaway :)
I"m new to quilting so the blog hop will be really fun and hopefully informative.
Love the Blogathon! I've heard good things about Aurifil, but have yet to try it - here's hoping!
Looking forward to seeing some Canadian quilt shops!
Oh yes now this is a WONDERFUL giveaway!
Fingers crossed so hard it hurts...hehe!
Thanks for the chance, Jessica
juceyj03@gmail.com
Really looking forward to visiting all the blogs.
This blog hop is so exciting. Love this thread from Pat Sloan. At market and festival she was so excited to be showcasing it.
Looking forward to finding new blogs to follow.
Looking forward to finding new blogs to follow.
Thank you for doing this blog hop, I am so happy to meet my fellow Canadian Quilters!! How can this not be fun when Aurifl is involved :)
love this canada blogathon...thx for doing this...
I am really looking forward to this blog hop :)
I love Aurifil, it's the only thread I use as my machine seems to love it best. Thanks for the giveaway.
My first time with a "Blogathon" seems fun so far!
Looking forward to see what everyone does. The aurifil colors
look wonderful.
24Tangent@gmail.com
Oh, how I love aurifil thread! It is absolutely wonderful! These blog hops are always so fun!
This blogging is new to me but have seen some great hints and tips so far. I will be following along for sure.
Kathrync@telusplanet.net
This blogging is new to me but have seen some great hints and tips so far. I will be following along for sure.
Kathrync@telusplanet.net
This blogging is new to me but have seen some great hints and tips so far. I will be following along for sure.
Kathrync@telusplanet.net
Blog hops are great, get to "meet" so many quilters that I haven't seen before. Thanks for a great giveaway, I really need that orange thread right now!!
I just discovered Aurifil. Love it!
Yay! I need more wonderful blogs to follow and I never know where to find them except through things I see I like on pinterest. Thank you for the blog hop.
Great colours love Aurfil, looking forward to seeing lots of new things
Great colours love Aurfil, looking forward to seeing lots of new things
Looking forward to getting to some of the great bloggers on the tour!
SOUNDS LIKE A NEAT HOP! THANKS!
LOVE THE AURIFIL THREADS+WOULD LOVE TO WIN SOME!
msstitcher1948@yahoo.com
I'm already having a great time with the Blogathon and look forward to meeting all sorts of new online friends this week! Thanks for all your work in organizing this great event showcasing Canadians! What a great prize from Aurifil - I love their thread!
I've been wanting to try Aurifil thread for a while! Thanks for the chance to win.
Looking forward to the hop! Thank you for the introduction to Heather and Holly. This is going to be so much fun!
Never tried Aurifil, but very interested.
Thank you for the consideration.
Best,
Mel
What a great thread bundle! :) Thanks for the chance.
Yum, yum, yum! I promise to eat all my fruits and veggies if I win! :) Thanks for the fab giveaway!
Looking forward to this hop as I have never hopped with the blog before. Never tried Aurifil before but looks beautiful
New at this looking forward to following the Hop. From Havelock Ontario. Olga
What a great idea for a blog hop! Can't wait to get to know all of these Canadian blogs.
I love Aurafil thread, in my opinion the best thread out there! What beautiful colours!
starting out in the best province lolol. i love this bloghop, and finding Canadian bloggers to support, good idea.
Fun! What a great idea! Thanks for the chance by the way. :)
How fun! I loved last year's blog hop! :)
What a wonderful day to start the hop. Thanks for the chance!
Love this thread. Thx for chance to win some!
Love these colours and I've been itching to try out Aurifil.
This is my first blog-hop! Where have I been? Thank you for hosting this fun event! It is so interesting to see everyone's works of art! Thank you for the opportunity to win the beautiful Aurifil threads! Good luck to everyone!
Enjoying my first blog hop! Have always loved aurifil :)
I so thrilled to be featured in this bloghop. Really fun!
I could also use some thread!!!
Cheers
I was just looking at these eat your veggies threads!!!! They would be perfect for my next Dear Jane project which will be in brights.
Chris from Ontario
We're off to a great start! So excited be able to discover new Canadian blogs to enjoy and make friends.
Thanks so much for putting this together.
PS. Thanks for the awesome giveaways! They are an extra special treat.
I love the colours of threads. I have been looking forward to this Blog Hop, lots of fun!
This is my first time joining the blog hop, and I'm having sooo.... much fun. Learning a lot too! The giveaways are a lovely surprise, and a nice extra. I use Aurifil thread, and love it because it works beautifully on it's own, or partnered with invisible thread on the top and Aurifil on the bottom. Many threads do not seem to like working with invisible thread...so Aurifil is my "go to" choice.
Yay, another blog hop! The last one I participated in had so much to see, and was great fun. Love the prizes too! (USA, CA)
Thank you SO much for host a great Canadian blog hop, I am excited to "meet" other Canadian Quilt bloggers!!
I'm already enjoying the blogs. Interesting to view the many,many different quilts people make, love it.
Love aurifil, what a great Blogathon this is going to be.
mcsweeney.erin@gmail.com
Can't wait until I have a few moments to surf and "meet" a few more Canadians! Thanks for organizing this!
This Blogathon is going to be so much fun. Thanks for doing it.
I am from Ontario and am happy to meet other Canadian quilters. I would love to win the Aurifil thread.
Love being able to travel through Canada with all of the blogs this week!
I love aurifil
Thanks for organizing this! What fun to get to know a whole new batch of bloggers.
HI there,
Glad that we finally have our own Blogathon! Yeah for us Canadians.
Would love the thread. Thanks for all that you are giving and for hosting this Blogathon as well.
Ruth
Looking forward to 'traveling' across the country via Canadian blogs!
Love Aurifil - use it all the time in my quilting - great quality. Thanks for the giveaway and will be enjoying the blogathon!
Love the Blogathon and visiting across Canada.
Looking forward to a great week of blog hopping.
so awesome! happy Blogathon Canada!
Love Aurifil nad my first blog hop
This is my first blog hop. It is all new and wonderful.
cheryl.moscoe@gmail.com
I love meeting my fellow Canadian quilters/bloggers! I have never used Aurifil thread but would love to try it.
What a great prize! I never seem to buy coloured thread (unless I'm planning to quilt something) so that'd be a fun addition to my sewing room!
Anyway, looking forward to seeing all the blogs on this years blogathon - I picked up a pile of new ones to read last year!
(clumsy.chord(at)gmail.com)
Thanks for hosting this Great Canadian Hop! Thanks also for the chance to win!
I would love to have some Auriful in my stash
This blogathon is suchh fun and it's only day one. Auriful thread is awesome to piece with.
Canada is awesome! Thanks for the chance to win, eh! ;)
As a quilter that follows lots of blogs I would love to try Aurifil threads, thanks for the chance.
Love the blog hop. Already found a few new blogs to follow. So awesome that you are giving away prizes, too.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING, YOUR GIVEAWAYS AND SOME BEAUTIFUL FAR AWAY LAND......please dont send me snow.. its 80 here today in Dallas Texas
Thank you for organizing this opportunity to get to know more Canadian quilters. Oh and thank you for a chance to win some Aurifil thread. Those threads are so luscious looking, they would fit right in with the fruit basket I'm appliqueing.
Thanks for hosting a great hop. I'm looking forward to finding new Canadian blogs to read.
Sounds like a lot of fun and I don't have to drive anywhere.
Sounds like a lot of fun and I don't have to drive anywhere.
I love Aurifil thread! It's always great to work with!
I love Aurifil thread! It's always great to work with!
You "Sew Sisters" are wonderful! I look forward to this Canadian Blogathon & thank you for a chance at the give-away!
Maureen
mgw070 at shaw dot ca
it would be great to be the lucky winner. thanks for the chance to enter.
I still follow bloggers I found here last year, so great to "meet" fellow Canadians. And I love my Aurifil !
What beautiful threads! And thanks for the blog hop - I've enjoyed visiting them so far.
It is great getting to meet so many Canadian bloggers. Thanks for the giveaway.
I bought my first Aurifil thread this year, and I love it, it is as good as everyone says! Thanks for the blog hop, I love reading about fellow Canadian quilters! sguday at shaw dot ca.
I'm excited for the hop! Thanks for the giveaway! =)
This sounds fun and informative, thanks for the giveaway
Aurifil is my favorite! Thanks for a chance to win some!
Looks like fun. Count me in.
Looks like fun. Count me in.
I just discovered Aurifil thread and I love it. I only have the basic black, white, and grey, but would love to try using different colours. I'm enjoying reading the many different blogs. It's going to be a fun week. :)
Eat Your Fruits n' Veggies Thread Kit by Pat Sloan is beautiful thread!!! What a wonderful pack to win!!
I love a good Blog hop, it's such a great way to discover new bloggers & I also enjoy checking out people's quilts & other projects. Thanks for the chance to win some lovely Aurifil threads.
Wow, what beautiful threads!
Love my fruits & veggies! Been wanting to try Aurofil thread for awhile.
Yummy threads...I've been using Aurifil threads for a few years now. I love them for piecing and embroidery. I'm looking forward to meeting some Canadian bloggers. This is the first time 'hopping' this Canadian bloghop. I will be moving back to Ontario in 2014...going 'home' after living in the USA for 12+ years. Happy stitching, thank for the chance! Pauline
love aurifil, love blog giveaways, love blog tours! your 'oh, Canada' is always interesting, one of my favorites!
I absolutely love Aurifil. These colors are yummy!
I am just getting familiar with Aurifil thread. I love it. Glad to meet our Canadian quilters. Thanks. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com
Yummy thread colours!
Beautiful colors!
Beautiful thread collection. I sew exclusively with Aurifil thread so would really appreciate this win. Fingers crossed. :)
I just learned about Sew Sisters a couple weeks ago. I would love to get a chance to get there in person, but I also appreciate the chance to get a few more blogs on my radar (especially Canadian ones). Plus who doesn't love the chance to win something :)
Thanks so much for hosting this blog hop. I have a FQ collection of Eat Your Fruits and Veggies that I have so far only petted - Okay, I did open it up and unfold some of the FQs but then I put it back together. It would be great to have the matching threads to go with it.
Such bright colours. Would love to give aurifil a try.
Will be fun meet new blogs.Thanks for the fun!
I always enjoy your blog hops!
This is my first hop. What a wonderful way to meet other Canadian quilters.
This is my first hop. What a wonderful way to meet other Canadian quilters.
Love surfing thread! What a great prize.
Love Aurifil. It's the only thread I use. I love it so much, I bought a giant cone so it would last, and last!!
I totally agree that Aurifil is the bomb and this box set is just killer!! Thank you for such a generous prize, I've got all possible digits crossed. Love these colours!! Thanks also for organizing the blogathon, there are so many great bloggers right here 'at home'.
I love Aurifil. I have been doing a lot of research on thread lately and kept coming back to Aufifil as the best choice. Great prize.
Oh I've been hearing so much about Aurofil thread and have been wanting to try some. Thanks for the chance to win some.
I love Aurifil. I have been doing a lot of research on thread lately and kept coming back to Aufifil as the best choice. Great prize.
It would be great to win this thread. I have heard good things and would love to try it.
Oh how pretty! I would love to have these! Thanks for the chance :)
What a fun hop! And a wonderful prize! Thanks.
Love this blog hop....and the great thread pack
Could always use more thread. Especially Aurifil thread. Thanks.
I love Aurifil and these colors are beautiful! Thank you!
This is such a fun hop. Thanks!
I am a new convert to Aurifil but the colours, spelt with a U during this blog hop thank you very much, are hard to find in my area.
Fabulous giveaway! Looking forward to meeting fellow Canadian bloggers! Thanks for hosting.
Oh what yummy threads!
Oooh this looks great! count me in :)
I'm looking forward to meeting new bloggers and seeing their work. Thanks!
I love using Aurifil threads and would love to win some
My first ever blog hop so I am checking it all out. Some beautiful quilts so far!
thebutterflyquilter@netzero.net
I have heard nothing but good thing about Aurifil. Would love to win, and thank you for the chance!!!
Aurifil is my favorite thread. Started using it a few years back. In fact, I found out about it through a fellow quilter. Looking forward to this bloghop!
It's only been a day or two, but I'm lovin' Blogathon Canada. I've yet to try Aurifil threads, but I'd love to!
Jousts started using Aurifil thread...love!!! Thanks for the chance:-)
Those threads look so yummy!! A great giveaway indeed!
Great Aurifil thread colours. Looking forward to finding nre blogs to read.
Wow those are some fabulous colors of thread- I have not ever used Aurafil thread but have heard some fabulous things about them. Thanks for introducing me to some fantastic new to me blogs and for the chance to win such nice threads..
Regards,
Anna
Pick me, pick me, over here in Winnipeg where no one stocks that lovely Aurifil! Thanks for the chance.
Wow!! Would love to try aurifil thread - haven't tried it yet. Thanks for a chance to win! :)
Can't wait to hop! Thanks so much for the giveaway!
I have already been hoping and have enjoyed all the lovely creations. Thank you for the chance to win this lovely prize. My first appliqué projects were pat Sloan designs which still hang on my walls even though they are eight years old.
Thanks for the chance to win and the chance to meet quilters across Canada!
dbelliott@outlook.com
Thanks for organizing the blog-a-thon!
I'd love to true Aurifil thread. I'm enjoying the blog hop
I so love Aurifil--and so does my machine! It's my go-to for quilting!
I forgot to enter this one! LOVE Aurifil!
ooops I missed day one somehow! Thank you for the chance to win
What a great blog hop and giveaway! Have not tried Aurifil thread yet, this would be a nice win! :)
Great start to your blog hop, love Aurifil threads.
What yummy Aurifil threads. This year's blog promises to be as exciting as last year's. Thanks for organizing it. It is appreciated.
Yay I'm so excited that the Blog Hop has started and talk about an amazing giveaway on day 1! Thank you for introduce us to to many new Canadian quilt bloggers for the the chance to win one heck of a great prize!
Delicious colours!
sewbusy.pc@gmail.com
Well, I do want to eat healthier! Love me some Aurifil.
What a fun blog hop and a great giveaway!
It's so nice to visit other bloggers from Canada! We live in such a large country but the blog hops bring us all together. Thanks for the Blogathon!
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