So to celebrate, it seems fitting to offer up winner’s choice of patterns from my Craftsy shop. I’ll pick three winners who can each choose three patterns/bundles of their choice. All you have to do to enter is leave me a comment and tell me what you’d like to see more of on my blog – be it content, pattern styles, bloggy events. Or if you can’t think of something like that (I know I never can), let me know what you like about Quiet Play so I can keep on doing that. Plus a bit of ego stroking never hurt anyone. Giveaway will close Wednesday 5th March Aussie time.
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Alas I am still not up to much sewing so I don’t have anything for show and tell. I’m having a big flare up of fatigue and joint pains and it makes it very difficult to sew. Sad when sewing literally hurts. I’m not telling you this for a wave of pity or sympathy. I’m alright! I just wanted to explain why there’s not much happening here – and I don’t really know when I’ll be back on top of it all again. I am hoping soon. But enough of that blahblah, back to the fun.
Seeing as I don’t have much fun paper piecing pretty to look at, let me see what you’ve been making! Link up your paper pieced projects for this week, then make sure you leave me a comment to enter the giveaway! Happy paper piecing my friends!
Quick refresher on what the deal is with the Paper Piecing Party (full details here):
* It’s on every weekend here at Quiet Play, starting Friday.
* Link up something you’re working on that’s foundation paper pieced
* Link a blog post or flickr photo
* Visit at least two other links and leave a comment because that’s half the fun!
Oooh, first to comment. Don't know if that means lucky number one or not! I love your blog for the patterns, the great stuff you make from said patterns and just your style of writing. Just keep doing what you're doing and I'll stay a happy follower!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on reaching 1000 followers!!! I'd love to see patterns designed for beginners with step-by-step directions.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on reaching 1000 followers, Kristy! Awesome! Although I don't do much paper piecing, I love coming here to see what fabulous patterns you've created and I love your writing style. Keep it up! I hope the fatigue and joint pain goes away soon!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Kristy!! I love your blog and all the amazing patterns that you create! I'd love to hear some advice on how us regular paper piecers might graduate to creating and drafting our own patterns as well :)
ReplyDeleteYeah congrats!!! This is huge
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! Keep sharing your great paper piecing patterns, that's the only thing I can think of!! Thanks for the chance to win!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! i love seeing new paper piecing patterns, especially groups of them that go together.. like your animals or fairy tale patterns!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations,Kristy! Just keep doing what you do, because it's all good!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! I love your patterns, can't get enough. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! I love to see more patters (free or not)! :) maybe a sew a long?
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Keep doing what you are doing! It's working!
ReplyDeleteGreat milestone. Great blog. Great Giveaway!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! I love your patterns!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your outlook and your style of writing. And - I LOVE paper piecing.....
ReplyDeleteCongrats!! I love what you do, especially your block of the month series.
ReplyDeleteCongrats! I love the variety of your patterns.
ReplyDeleteWOW 1000 - well done you!!! You just keep doing what you do and I will be happy! I love your patterns and look forward to each new one as you bring them out!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your 1000 bloglovin followers, I'm a Feedly follower so I'm an extra 1 ;)
ReplyDeleteI have only tried paper piecing after following your blog so I would say keep doing what you are doing. I found your love is in the air pattern challenging enough to keep my interest but straight forward enough to make a first great project. I have hypermobility syndrome so I find fatigue and pain get in the way of my quilting too so I hope you have a speedy recovery from your own condition and can be sewing up a storm again soon.
congratulations , well done, on 1000 followers
ReplyDeleteCongrats Kristy!! That's so awesome :) As for content... i think it's already great! I love the PPP and wish i could link up more often, but it's always nice to see others creations. And i'll always love your patterns!
ReplyDeletecongratulations! I just love all your patterns and have been collecting the monthly patterns as they come out. That is really great of you to do that! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWow, congratulations on by now >1000 followers!
ReplyDeleteI love when you show your newest pattern in several different fabric choices! They can look so different just by fabric and color selection. Thank you!
congrats love your patterns and your blog
ReplyDeleteThat's so cool! Congratulations!!
ReplyDeleteI feel you - I've been under the weather for one reason or another since Jan. I'm trying not to let it slow me down, but it is wearing a bit. I hope you're on the mend very very soon. We'll wait until you're ready. :)
I love seeing your patterns and designs.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on 1000 followers! I love reading your blog for all the amazing paper piecing. Thanks for a great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I do love all your patterns. Your tutorials are so helpful. Greetings from Oklahoma, USA crystalbluern at onlineok dot com
ReplyDeleteCongrats!!! You have some awesome patterns! Thank you for a chance to win!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the big 1000! I love your site for the patterns and that you seem to keep current with the latest 'animal' or 'event' in fabric. I love your camper line and would love to see more of that or even 'gypsy' pp patterns. That seems to be popping up everywhere. Hope you feel better soon!
ReplyDeleteCongrats!! You always inspire me to try new techniques in my quilting and to have fun doing it. Your generosity with your free patterns is also pretty dang inspirational! I can't even imagine how many people you've shared your love of paper piecing with through your original designs and very helpful tutorials. It's a big deal and I'm happy to celebrate with you! :)
ReplyDeleteWell, I LOVE your lego patterns. The Star Wars and Super Hero ones are awesome! Can't wait to make a super hero quilt from your patterns!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Now that you have converted me, I want to paper piece all the time.
ReplyDeleteLove your generous free patterns. I seem to love anything retro right now and your site is wonderful to satisfy the craving! Congrats on your milestone.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see behind the scenes about how you create your patterns! Congrats on the followers! You are very talented, and deserve all your success!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on 1,000 followers! Love your blog the way it is.
ReplyDeleteLove your paper piecing designs. Addicting.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on 1009 followers! I enjoy seeing your patterns and projects.
ReplyDeletecongrats on your huge, well deserved milestone!!! i think you had a couple of hundred followers when i started following you (but i could be totally wrong!!). you made my favorite patterns then and you still are my favorite pattern maker. i think your BOMs are the best too!!! you have a knack for simplifying difficult things and i love that about you!! p.s. no need to enter me in the give away since i have all of your patterns :)
ReplyDeleteI love reading your blog and especially love your patterns with kitchen and sewing themes. Would love to see some gardening pieces. Congrats on 1000 followers!
ReplyDeletei really like your blog and it has me inspired to try paper piecing. i enjoy all the pictures and you large variety of subjects. congrats! and thanks
ReplyDeleteI love following your blog. Your patterns are fabulous!
ReplyDeleteYour designs are awesome! Need to get my nerve up and just dive in to PP :) Thanks for the giveaway! Yeah to Craftsy too
ReplyDeleteHi Kristy! Congratulations! Sorry to hear that you have pain. I'm in the same boat - my shoulder is bad and I shouldn't sew or sit at the computer (or to do much anything). I hope to see soon again your sewings! Your patterns are always beautiful, fun and well made! Trying to think more ideas I thought that it would be very nice to make different kind of leaves and flowers - something from nature except animals. I hope you have something else fun to spend your time till you can sew again. Hugs! x Teje
ReplyDeletefirst congratulations to 1000 followers, and what I love are your creative PP templates
ReplyDeletethank you
Love paper piecing, your patterns are really cool
ReplyDeleteI love your BOMs. Keep up the awesome job!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Love your blog. Sorry to hear sewing has stopped for a while. Is it paper pieceitis?
ReplyDeleteCongrats! I still remember being #100 :-) Even though I don't do much PP I like your sense of humor and honesty. Get well soon!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Of course if you add in the people who follow you on different platforms, your total is probably way higher. I use Feedly, where you have another 218 readers.
ReplyDeleteI like your patterns! I haven't been reading your blog long, but I have enjoyed what I've seen so far, and I've enjoyed sewing your patterns that I have tried. Hope you are feeling better soon.
many many congratulations Kristy. You are such a super-star. I love your patterns, and you are so generous in sharing them. Your blog is fun too - I love that you have a good balance between longer-term projects and fast quick projects :-)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I have been following you on Bloglovin for some time now (still miss Google reader) I love your patterns, I have almost completed my Lego Star Wars quilt, just the binding to add now. Still deciding which project to tackle next, maybe the fairy tale series.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the 1000+ followers Kristy it does seem like no time since you were celebrating 50 :) Goes to show that whatever you are doing it is working, so keep it up!
ReplyDeleteHope you are feeling better soon too.
I like your blog the way it is! No changes necessary
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!. I like the lovely mix of things you have on your blog and of course the patterns! No need to change, just keep on doing what you're doing!!
ReplyDeleteI love a party! I always enjoy visiting here... you have a fun writing style and you are always doing something creative! I think I will need your turtle pattern for my SLow Sunday Stitching!
ReplyDeleteI'm newish to your blog and newer to paper piecing so I have no advice/suggestions to give you. I love the patterns you make and I plan to make the kitchen patterns when I get some order to my life. Well done on the follower numbers that's amazing!
ReplyDeleteBarb@Witsend
Great bloggy news! Hope you feel better soon because my favorite part of any sewing blog is seeing the finished patterns in fabric. Really helps with inspiring fabric choices. Maybe if not you, you could post images from pattern testers? Thanks for all the great patterns and sew-alongs!
ReplyDeleteKristy, congratulations that is quite something! I love how you keep it real on your blog and have enjoyed your posts about your son. Just keep them coming, please.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your many followers! I enjoy your patterns and your posts are always entertaining. I can't think of any ideas for improvements.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I always like your patterns and any how-to's or tips. I still haven't tried paper piecing but your blog makes me believe I can :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats! Love the patterns, maybe a swap??
ReplyDeleteWOW! What a milestone! Congrats!!! I am just starting to learn paper piecing. As a newbie, DON't CHANGE A THING. Love it!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!
ReplyDeleteI love your patterns and I'd like you to keep going just the way you are!!
Congratulations n 1,000 followers. I have been following your blog for a short time and I love your designs. Your block of the month is great. I am fairly new to paper piecing but I do enjoy it. I hope to share pictures of my Kitschy blocks on my blog soon. I love to see what you are working on.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the 1000 followers! You must be doing what we like to see now!
ReplyDeleteI just love the kitchen paper piecing patterns! :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you feel better as soon as the weather settles down for warmer. I think your foundation pieced patterns are so unique. Really like the retro home look of them and the toy look too. Just keep doing what you are doing.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on 1000! Just love all the retro patterns you come up with. My world would be complete if I could have an aqua fridge in my old farmhouse kitchen, but till then, I'll sew one up! Thanks for sharing your patterns with us, that's my favorite.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on 1000 followers, soon it will be even more! Take care of yourself and I'll keep you in my prayers. It's terrible when you can't do what you love.
ReplyDeleteI first found you on Craftsy & love your patterns! I love paper piecing & would love to win this give-away!
Congratulations on the 1000 followers! I would really enjoy some easy 'y' seam paper piecing patterns with some good pics to show what and how you are doing it.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the milestone! I love your animal paper piecing patterns - they are just so cute. Maybe a quilt-along featuring some of your blocks could be a fun project for the blog.
ReplyDeleteCongrats! I like the BoMs that you offer. I got in on the Sew Kitschy one, but I'm sorry I missed the one previous to that with all the sewing room patterns. If I win, I'd pick that bundle :)
ReplyDeleteOh, that's exciting! I'm always telling my sewing friends about your blog ~ how you've got the best paper piecing patterns.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy your blog and not sure what I would say to improve on it ~ you're already so generous with your patterns and come up with the best ideas (how's that for stroking the ego?). Seriously tho, I do enjoy your blog and all the patterns! love testing for you too!!!
I rather like the Woodland Creatures bundle ~ that's what I would choose! Thanks so much for another generous giveaway!
Congrats on the 1K mark on Bloglovin. I'm one of them. Hooray!. I love you blog and all the fun things you do. Love your patterns too. If you do applique, I'd love to some patterns. Just more of everything.
ReplyDeleteYay for you reaching the first 1K !!
ReplyDeleteI love your blog, because I can follow you on your sewing and designing journey, get ideas from you, see what you make, and see your awesome designs! Also , I have met fabulous friends through your blog. These talented quilters seem to flock around you! I love your BoM's and linkies, too !!
Good luck through the next thousand followers!
xo Susie
I love your fun and inventive paper piece patterns, so I'd say, more of the same!
ReplyDeleteCongrats. I love the patterns
ReplyDeleteShawn
Congrats!!!! It's a big big number!!! I love your patterns! Keep doing what you're doing! I love the birds and the Star Wars series
ReplyDeleteI would like to see more patterns of dogs!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on having so many followers! I really like all of your patterns and enjoy reading your blog so basicly just keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! I am a paper piecing newbie, so maybe some tips and how too's for beginners! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your patterns and site. I'd love to see more themed patterns
ReplyDeleteLove your patterns. Maybe a sew-along would be kind of fun.
ReplyDeleteCongrats! that is awesome. I am pretty new to your blog and paper piecing.
ReplyDeleteYou might have already done this but maybe some photo tutorials and tips about how you might cute your fabric so there is not waste.
thanks for the giveaway.
I love seeing your paper piecing creations! Paper piecing is not my forte, so tips and tricks, even if they seem totally obvious to others, always make me happy! madfabriholic at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteCongrats! I love seeing what you make and how you are very real on your blog. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on 1000 followers!! That is exciting! I'm so sorry that you're not feeling well enough to sew these days... I can relate. I have both Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia. Each day is a struggle to get to the sewing machine and some days I'm not that successful. But I do try. LOL Hope you get to feeling better real soon. Love your patterns by the way especially the Lego ones... need to get some of those to make a quilt now that the Lego movie is out! LOL
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend and thanks for the giveaway!
Dawn
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I wish you felt better but we all have down times. I struggle with depression, so I feel more like an ocean wave. Sometimes I'm rolling, and sometimes I'm not. Anyway, love your patterns and your skill. I would like to do more intricate flowers which I think you can do a lovely job.
ReplyDeleteGood job on 1000 followrs!! I love all the animal PP patterns. :) Hope you are well soon.
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I empathise with you. I have fibromyalgia and sometimes can't use my hands for weeks. Soooo frustating. I came to the site and fell in love with your BOM. It is the first paperpiecing that I've tried. So I am quietly getting addicted. i love the accuracy. Now it is to little time and too many aptterns. lol. Thanks for your dedication to the blog.
ReplyDeletecongrats!!!! I'm just learning paper piecing, but love looking at what you create, it inspires me to do more
ReplyDeleteI have chronic fatigue syndrome, which they say is related to fibromyalgia. I don't have it as badly as some, so I consider myself lucky. My mother-in-law has fibro, and a cousin, and it's no laughing matter about the pain and the frustration. I really appreciate your designs. They're well thought out, delightful, and cute. I'm not about 'cute', but it sure doesn't hurt, and cute with craft is something that's not easy to do. Thanks for the wonderful patterns and the encouragement.
ReplyDeleteI am a newer follower - but love your work. I think I have been following you on Craftsy longer than here. I am following Sew Kitchy - just haven't had time to make anything. Your other retro patterns are great too. Thank you for you angles tutorial - it has helped me a TON!!!. I still make mistakes, putting the fabric the wrong way on the crease, but once it is ripped out and done again - it always covers. Thanks for all you do. Hope you feel better soon. And a Super Congrats on 1000 followers.
ReplyDeleteI just love seeing all of the fab new patterns you come up with! :o)
ReplyDeleteCongrats! Just keep doing what you are doing. Oh yea, I sent a few members of my guild your way.
ReplyDeleteI think your blog is great! Just keep coming up with those great new patterns!
ReplyDeleteWhat's not to like on your blog. Everything is just so cute!
ReplyDeleteCongrats Kristy on your 1000 followers!! You deserve it and more! Wishing you a speedy recovery! Sometimes it just takes good old rest! Thank you for all your kindness with the patterns! Your work is amazing!! Marie xxx (mlismore@optusnet.com.au)
DeleteCongrats on the milestone. A wonderful achievement. Thank-you so much for sharing your life with all of us in blog-land.
ReplyDeleteCongrats! You have inspired my to give paper piecing a go!
ReplyDeleteWow; great number of followers! I like children focused patterns.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on 1000.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your blog - hard to think of what is my favourite part, but one thing for sure I have become addicted to paper piecing, had not tried pp until the Sew Kitschy came along, and I love it.
Also your patterns are totally brilliant.
Wow! 1,000 folks is a whole lot. I'd love to see some dinos from you.
ReplyDelete10 cubed, a millennium, kilo, a thousand! That's a lot of followers and I'm happy to be one. (I wonder what number I was.) I love your patterns and seeing what you've come up with. I'd love to see a little about your process for designing a pattern. And elephants! Hope you are up to sewing again soon!
ReplyDeleteAs you know, I'm a huge fan of your work and I especially love your animals! Beth @ Words & Stitches, pbstrand@msn.com
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on being such a popular blogger. 1000, wow!!!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to try your cute animal blocks if I won. I have 2 granddaughters who love rabbits and ditto grandsons with a dinosaur obsession so would love you to do something along those lines
Wlee done on having 1000 followers! I love your patterns. The only other things I can think of would be Briish animals?
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! That's fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI would like to see a jewelry themed quilt block paper pieced pattern set. I love the blog as is and love the patterns you create!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! How about flowers? Or seasons (outdoors)?
ReplyDeleteCongratulations¡¡¡ I love that you keep your blog so "normal", like, this week I don't finish anything, well that sound ok for me, you have a life besides your blog ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for this great chance.
I love the block of the months! I would love to have maybe word blocks, like phrases and such.
ReplyDeleteWow! Lots of comments for you! I understand your pain==literally. I've had fatigue and joint pain for 40 years, and I'm only 54. Had both hips replaced last year, finally found out what type of Arthritis I have, and it can be treated! So hopefully, no more joint degeneration. Hoping you feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteWell done for having so many read your blog. Yours is one of my favourite blogs because of your writing style and your humour; you have me in stitches at times! I'm a total newb so Id like some how tos on paper piecing properly and getting the most out of your patterns.
ReplyDeleteLots of love coming your bloggy way. I love all your pp patterns. Congrats. Jackie
ReplyDeleteLove lots of your patterns - the animal ones are sooooo cute - I think you could do another set of animals maybe? Love your work!
ReplyDelete1000 followers! That is amazing. Congratulations! I am so sorry for the fatigue and the pain. I pray that you will feel up to sewing again soon. I love your retro kitchen patterns. Thanks! Nancy: rangerer@sbcglobal.net
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on 1000! That is amazing! I love your blog. I like the way that you sometimes tell us about your family, you show us your beautiful creations and share yourself with us. Don't change a thing. As for the pain, when my arthritis gets really bad, I like a warm bath and a HUGE glass of wine :) Doesn't help for long but it helps for a little while
ReplyDeleteThis is my first time on your blog and I am enjoying it, I love your blocks. I am brand new at quilting and the paper piecing seems confusing, I liked your tutorial. Have a wonderful day! I am now following you on Bloglovin and via email that way I get your posts. I don't think I'm a no- reply, but just in case....dawnm1993 at gmail dot com
ReplyDeletecongratulations! I would LOVE to see some exotic flowers like hibiscus, orchids and red gingers as paper pieced patterns! melcrafts (at) hotmail {dot) com
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite parts is seeing your amazing paper piecing, I might build up the courage one day!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on 1000 followers. I have been a follower for a while now. I signed up because I like your patterns and the style of writing. I can certainly sympathize with your joint and muscle pain as I have been dealing with a major flare of that since December. I will keep you in my prayers. Just do what you can, when you can. We will still be here following you.
ReplyDeleteWow! 1000 followers! That is way cool! No wonder, as you have the best pp patterns!
ReplyDeleteI would love to learn how to draft my own paper pieced patterns! A tutorial on that would be great!
Congrats! I think you're doing pretty well so far. Maybe more process or in sewing action shots/talk?
ReplyDeleteLoving this blog just the way I did last time around you've asked. Got an inkling I always will. ;) here's hoping you'll feel better soon. xx
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!!! Your blog is one of my favourite blogs ever, especially for all the fun and cute patterns you make and your sew alongs rock! So proud to be one of those magic 1000 followers :D
ReplyDeleteCongrats Kristy! Oh no! know what it feels like when sewing hurts! no fun, so hoping you feel better soon :) Love your blog and I especially love your patterns but more than that the way you write, your funny stories and so on. So it's all good to me! Well done :)
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your paper piecing party that you started. I'm sure it will get bigger, but I. Enjoy having at least one smaller link party that isn't so huge that the thought of visiting other people is overwhelming.
ReplyDeleteI found your blog through the Kitschy BOM you're doing right now. You're patterns are very easy to follow and so far have turned out great. I like that you have the option to buy all the patterns or wait for the free one each month. You're patterns have a really "fresh and new" look to them that I really like. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI am fairly new at paper piecing and your stuff is like yummy candy to me. Appreciate your free patterns a lot!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on signing up your 1000the follower! I really like reading about the design process from bloggers.
ReplyDeleteI am following your Sew Kitschy paper piecing. This is my first paper piecing project. I love the whole quilt. It reminds me of my grandmother who died when I was 17. I am going to make two and send one to my mother. Thank-you for putting up all the lovely patterns! now I just need to get my pictures up for all to see.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see exotic flowers like orchids or hibiscus! melcrafts (at) hotmail (dot) com
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