Thursday, October 27, 2016

Eerie Night Hop - My Day and a Giveaway

Today is the final
day of the


Hop! 
Thank you to all of you that have stopped
in and visited everyone's blog.
A big thanks to Marian for entrusting me
with hosting this hop while she
in one her way back to the states.


I figured since I was hosting the hop,
I need to join in the fun.

No quilting for this project,
I had to create a Mad Hatter costume for my daughter.
She doesn't like to match anyone
else, so a handmade jacket
was just the ticket.

This is what I came up with for her..


 Using Simplicity pattern #8020, fabric, interfacing,
some of my favorite threads, 
and a few hours.
I made her this.... 







As you can see the Mad Hatter,
(well the newer version)
had spools of thread for a sash.
I threaded them
all using DMC embroidery floss
(Love that stuff)


My favorite are the variegated
spools.  
They are so fun. 


I might have to put them all in
a jar after Halloween is
over.
If I can get them back from
my daughter.

For my Halloween projects of past,
in my home
I don't decorate a lot,
but here are a couple of my favorite
decorations.
My one and only Halloween quilt,
which you can see here in more detail.


I also just finished a tutorial
over at Thermoweb
for these little pumpkins.


They are going to
work their way right into
my Thanksgiving décor.


Now how about a giveaway...
A beautiful thread set from
Aurifil. 






I hope you enjoyed your stop here
and please stop by the rest of the
hoppers for today.


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62 comments:

  1. The Mad Hatter jacket is amazing! (My 16-year-old will be the Mad Hatter in his high school's musical performance of Wonderland High in a few weeks, so your Mad Hatter costume made me grin.) I love your Halloween quilt and the little pumpkins are darling. Thank you SO much for hosting the blog hop for us!

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  2. What a fun jacket! Your other creations are delightful too!

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  3. That jacket is amazing, what an awesome costume! Love the quilt and pumpkins too.

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  4. What a great jacket! Love the colors! And the spool sash is the cutest thing I've ever seen. How clever of you! Your daughter will be the best dressed for sure!

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  5. I love the jacket! It really is beautiful! I think I sa the quilt before! Thank you for stepping in

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  6. Amazing jacket and a great costume! Your Halloween quilt is awesome, too!

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  7. Great jacket and love that sash idea!! Cool

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  8. A perfect mad-hatter jacket-looks great! Love your Halloween quilt-hope to get mine started soon!

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  9. Great job on the jacket! And thank you for helping out Marian during this hop.

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  10. Beautiful jacket, and your Halloween quilt is really nice too! Thanks so much for running this hop for us!

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  11. The jacket is beautiful but what I really love it the thread belt! So clever.

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  12. Stunning jacket. The Mad Hatter has never worn such fine threads. And a wonderful way to use the thread. Thank you.

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  13. Sooooooo inventive, Amy!!!! Beautiful jacket, but the thread belt takes the prize!!!!!!!

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  14. Very fun project with the spools of thread!

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  15. The mad hatter pattern is awesome, great choice.
    patsystitch@gvtc.com

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  16. Jacket is gorgeous and the thread spools project is very fun!

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  17. Amy, thanks for taking over this blog hop...I enjoyed every stop on the way and picked up many great ideas! How fun is your daughter's costume with those spools? Genius idea!

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  18. Amy, the jacket is so gorgeous. And I love the addition of the thread spools. So cool. Thank you for sharing and for hosting the blog hop.

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  19. This Mad Hatter jacket is the bomb! She will look the best. Your Halloween quilt is very unique, too. Thank you, peterstankovich@comcast.net

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  20. Thanks for sharing the jacket. I hope there will a picture of your daughter in the whole costume.

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  21. I agree with what everyone else is saying, the jacket and thread BOTH are exquisite! Lovely colors.

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  22. Amy, you rock with this one...love that jacket! And those threads, wowzers! Thanks again for hosting this hop.

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  23. I adore the jacket and wow those thread spools! I have a shoebox full of vintage wooden thread spools and have been wondering whst to do with them. Thanks for the great giveaway💙

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  24. I adore the jacket and wow those thread spools! I have a shoebox full of vintage wooden thread spools and have been wondering whst to do with them. Thanks for the great giveaway💙

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  25. wonderful projects. the jacket is wonderful.

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  26. That is incredible. I'll bet she loved it. I especially love all of the thread spools.

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  27. Super cute . . . love the addition of the thread spools. How creative you are!!!!!! (lynnstck[at]yahoo.com)

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  28. Such fun sleeves on the jacket. Thanks for sharing.

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  29. Love your new updated Mad Hatter costume. This spools are just too cute. I'm thinking about them for my sewing room now! LOL!!! Thanks for stepping in and helping with this hop. Your a keeper! ;-)

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  30. Love your new updated Mad Hatter costume. This spools are just too cute. I'm thinking about them for my sewing room now! LOL!!! Thanks for stepping in and helping with this hop. Your a keeper! ;-)

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  31. NEAT HALLOWEEN POST! LOVE YOUR MAD HATTER! THANKS FOR SHARING!
    msstitcher1214@gmail.com

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  32. Cute Mad Hatter coat. Very clever with the spools. I haven't been able to enter the Aurifil drawing for days. It just doesn't work for me. But I have thoroughly enjoyed this hop. Thank you for all your hard work. I really appreciate what goes into hosting this.

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  33. Thank you for the inspiration! Everything is so lovely.

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  34. Those spools!!! I think I need to make some for myself. They are way too cute! Thank you so much for hosting the hop!!!

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  35. Your only Halloween quilt is very cute! The jacket turned out great!

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  36. This blog hop has been so much fun. Thanks for sharing your creativity.

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  37. Beautiful jacket - great projects. Thank you for organizing this fun blog hop!

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  38. the jacket is Beautiful!! She will love wearing!! :)

    Thank you for chance to win your Give-a-way too! :D

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  39. Nice jacket and what a fun Halloween quilt! Love your wee pumpkins too.

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  40. I love the thread sash too! So fantastic.

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  41. Different but so cool she will live it... happyness04431@yahoo.com

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  42. Different but so cool she will live it... happyness04431@yahoo.com

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  43. What a wonderful costume that will make. I think she can even wear it NOT as a costume. It's so pretty and I'd love to see a picture of her modeling it. Thank you for all you did this past two weeks to make the hop a success. It's been great!

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  44. Your daughters jacket turned out so cute. Love the spool sash too.

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  45. The jacket is perfect and I'm sure she will want to wear it after Halloween. I love your quilt and it's 30's feel.

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  46. Love and enjoy the hops so much. Thanks for all you do. The costume for your daughter is adorable. Handmade costumes last forever. The thread sash is too cute for words.

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  47. Thanks for all you've done, Amy, to make this blog hop so much fun. I'm sure you've put a lot of effort into it and it shows: every stop along the way has been so impressive!

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  48. Nice jacket! I used to make all of my kid's costumes too. We don't have as many trick or treaters these days but we still love to get out our decorations and have fun.

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  49. I have loved all the stops. So much fun. No treaters at our house we live in the woods but I remember the old days.

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  50. Very creative costume! Love this hop!

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  51. I loved your spools of thread sash!

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  52. That costume is AMAZING! love those spools!!!!

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  53. When my daughter was little I used to sew up her costumes as well. Why not be original? Your jacket is perfect and I'm sure she will love it. You're right though...if you can get those spools back they would make a perfect display for your sewing room. Thanks so much for hosting the hop. It's been so much fun!

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  54. Sew much fun! Thanks for everything, Amy! Beth @ Words & Stitches

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  55. What a fun costume! She'll love it!

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  56. What a fun costume! She'll love it!

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  57. You're such a good mom! Loved the hop!

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  58. Love the thread spools for your Daughter's outfit. Thanks for hosting this fun hop! raydeer@memlane.com

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