Sunday, May 25, 2014

Hedgepigs, Hares, and a Giveaway

Sorry for the wordy post today. I really love this quilt top so I have a lot to say about it. I do have a giveaway going on so make sure you scroll all the way to the bottom. When I was younger one of my favorite series was Redwall by Brian Jacques. In all reality it's still one of my favorite books. They're books all about small creatures finding strength they didn't know they had to defeat evil foes much bigger than they are. In Redwall the moles have a very heavy accent and call the hedgehogs "hedgepigs." It is impossible for me to see a hedgehog and not think of the hedgepigs of Redwall.

A few months ago I was in a quilt shop and saw Kate and Birdie Paper Co's "Bluebird Park." This square was at the top of the charm pack and I knew I had to have this fabric. Flipping through the charm pack I found that rabbits were also in abundance in this fabric. Since the Redwall series have several characters who are hares I had a name for my quilt. However I still had the dilemma of what kind of quilt do I make when I don't want to cut my fabric? 


I wanted something a little more than just putting sashing around each square, but I still wanted to keep the charms as whole as possible. After scouring the internet I stumbled on Don't Call Me Betsy's pattern for a Sweet Girly Charm Square Quilt. Since this is a quilt for me to use I decided to use two charm packs to make 30 blocks and I added two borders. 


I struggled a bit with choosing a few blocks to show close-ups of. Since I'm sure you don't want close-ups of all 30 blocks I'm going to share these four today.


I love all those happy little hedgehogs and bright cheerful bunnies.


Whew. You made it to the bottom. I used some of the leftover charms and some fat quarters from my stash to make a strippy charm pouch. Since Tuesday is my birthday I've decided to give this little pouch to one of you! To make things fun tell me your favorite animal (although penguins are mine hedgehogs, bunnies, and squirrels all make the top 5 list.) For a second chance to win follow my blog and leave another comment letting me know you're doing so. I'll use a random number generator to draw a winner early next Monday, June 2. (Due to the cost of international shipping I'm going to limit this to US residents only. Did you know that according to the post office's estimates shipping this little pouch to Australia would cost $42.75? Yikes!)

*This giveaway is now closed. 

25 comments:

  1. I follow you currently on GFC! Love the pouch and love that flimsy! Kathi

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  2. My fave animal is my mini doxie Daisy Mae! A dog :) Kathi

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  3. Hi, Kymberly! I think today my favorite animal is a monkey, mainly because when I call my youngest granddaughter "Monkey" she goes "oo-oo-ah-ah"!

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  4. And now I follow you via GFC (instead of via Facebook… LOL!)

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  5. Hi Kymberly, your quilt is gorgeous as is the little bag! I have many favorite animals and bunnies, squirrels top the list.

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  6. What a wonderful giveaway..alas I live in the UK.

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    1. So sorry not to include you in the giveaway. I couldn't believe how much international shipping is. I'm working on some patterns and hope to do some digital giveaways later this summer that will be open to everyone.

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  7. Love those hedgehogs. Such cute fabric. I like all animals, especially baby animals. I am allergic to them but I love to watch cats play. Maybe puppies too. :) Cute little pouch.

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  8. My very favorite animal is a frog! I have frogs everywhere in the house and in the garden...

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  9. Oooh, hedgehogs! I would've looked at closeups of all of the blocks -- that fabric is so CUTE! :-)

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  10. what a great way to show off such adorable fabric! my son's fav animal is by far penguins :) I would have to say cats for me

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  11. my favorite animal is my pup Frodo! a mini schnauzer :)

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  12. My favorite animal is the polar bear (of course if we were talking imaginary animals, I'd have to include dragons and griffons).

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  13. My favorite animal is a cat! I do love hedgehogs, too!
    Susie Happy Birthday!

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  14. I follow you by email! Your quilt is gorgeous!!
    Susie

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  15. Love how the quilt worked out. And using the left overs for the pouch is just icing on your birthday cake. Have a Happy Birthday.

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  16. Hope you had a Happy Birthday!
    I really love your setting for Bluebird Park - it really allows the prints to shine. Pretty pretty.

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  17. I've been eyeing that Bluebird Park as well. Lovely quilt. You showcased the prints beautifully.
    I have tons of rabbits at my house (wild, not pets) so I guess I'll choose those, though these hedgehogs are cute as can be (and I like the 'dont let the pigeons drive the bus' fabric also).

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  18. I'm following you via Bloglovin' . Thanks for the giveaway. It is a lovely pouch! (I've only just started making pouches and am finally getting somewhat happy with my zippers!)

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  19. Cute quilt top -as a librarian I"m very familiar with the Redwall books. That hedge hog is so cute! Thanks for the chance on the givewaway.

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  20. Very cute - love that the color follows a diagonal line across the quilt.

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  21. Love the block and the bag. I know someone that has a pet hedge hog. My favorite animals are cats, dogs, bunnies and just about any animal.

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