I am so excited to announce the schedule for
Plum and June's Let's Get Acquainted blog hop!! My scheduled date is the 3rd of July (someone remind me when it gets near, I am so rubbish at remembering events!) I am particularly excited to be appearing the same day as
Di from Willowbeck Designs (completely by coincidence) as Di lives just up the road from my mum! It's such a small world! She is going to the FQ Retreat in London, I am so jealous...do you think by mentioning her in my blog she might sneak me into
this beautiful bag she's just made especially for the retreat? ;)
Rather than try and reword Beth's post and make a complete hash of it, I will copy and paste from her site and let her explain in her own words:
Come join in the fun this summer as we hop through Quilty Blog Land to find some new, fun blogs filled with fun projects and creative inspiration!
The Hop begins on May 22, 2012. We'll hop to 4 blogs a week (2 on Tuesdays and 2 on Thursdays)
For details and updates, see my Monday Blog Hop News that I'll post here on PlumandJune.blogspot.com every Monday throughout the Hop starting May 21st.
So, what is it all about?
1. Who can participate? The Let's Get Acquainted! Blog Hop is for blogs that were started in 2011 or 2012 and that focus primarily on quilting. We hope readers with older blogs or no blogs at all will join us as we visit these new blogs but only blogs fitting this criteria will be the stops on the hop.
2. Each blog in the hop has an assigned date. The calendar will be listed on this page as well as in my Monday posts. On each blog's date, we'll all "hop" over for a visit, look around, leave a comment or two, and if we like what we see and want more, we'll subscribe (or follow or join!)
3. What should you post on your hop day? Well, there are no strict rules - just some general guidelines about what your post should include:
***An introduction to you and your blog - maybe create a collage of your favorite finishes or links to your tutorials or favorite posts. (This is optional - it is totally up to you how you want to present your blog to the new visitors.)
***The official theme of the Hop is novelty prints (blogger's choice - examples include typewriters, monsters, bicycles, clocks, animals - or even just flowers.) You can make anything related to quilting - a quilt of any size, bags, pillows, coasters, etc. You don't need to include a full tutorial but you should include pics and a description of your process. Your project does not need to be used just for the hop - link it wherever you want, use it for a swap or a QAL - whatever you want.
***Q and A - This is completely optional but what about answering some fun questions about yourself and your blog. Answer as many or as few as you want in as little or as much detail as you would like. Use the following questions as guidelines or create your own (or send me some suggestions.)
- How long have you been quilting
- Favorite quilting tip(s)
- Favorite blogging tip(s)
- Favorite fabric (or wish list fabric)
- Favorite craft book
- Favorite book (or book you are currently reading)
- Favorite children's book
- Favorite quilting tool
- Favorite music to listen to while quilting
- Favorite TV show while hand stitching
- Binding - by hand or by machine?
- If I'd only known - what you wish you knew about blogging before you started your blog
***Please include the Blog Hop button in your post so we can pick up more visitors along the way. Also, please cut and paste from my Monday Blog Hop News post the links to the blogs assigned to the day before you, the same day as you, and the day after you.
4. You can post before your assigned date but your blog's official hop date will stay the same on the list. And if you want, you can definitely have your blog hop day coincide with another event on your blog (start of a swap, QAL, etc.)
5. Join the
Let's Get Acquainted! Blog Hop Flickr Group! You can post links to your tutorials/how-to's you created for the hop and post pics of any projects made using the tutorials you found through the hop.
6. Grab a button and please share the information about the Blog Hop with your readers - Link, Tweet, Pin! New bloggers interested in joining should send me an email (plumandjune(at)gmail(dot)com) or leave a comment on one of my posts.
7. I'll update this page regularly! And I'll publish Blog Hop posts every Monday starting May 21st which will include the week's schedule. In my Monday post, I'll (1) list the blogs we are "hopping to" for the week, (2) post information about anything happening on any of the blogs in the hop (like swaps, QALs, SALs, giveaways - email me with any information about your blog that you want included), (3) pick a few posts to feature from some of the blogs involved in the hop (if you don't want me to post any links from your blog, just let me know), and (4) post any updated information about the hop.
8. Also, as part of these Monday updates, you can link up any projects you make using the tutorials presented throughout the hop. Just another way for us all to "get acquainted"
9. And last but not least - please visit all the blogs in the Hop on their day and comment, comment, comment!
Participants and Schedule:
May
May 22
Kelsey from
Kelsey Sews
Erin from
Billy Button Designs
May 24
Nik from
Bold Goods
Alyssa from
Pile O Fabric
May 29
Heidi from
Fabric Mutt
Amy from
Amy's Crafty Shenanigans
May 31
Jodi from
Tickle and Hide
Jennie from
Porch Swing Quilts
June
June 5
Cinzia from
Deux Petites Souris
Kristy from
Quiet Play
June 7
Taryn from
From Pixels to Patchwork
Em from
Sewing by Moonlight
June 12
Kelly from
Jeliquilts
Yzo from
Chez Roo
June 14
Debbie from
A Quilter's Table
Sarah from
Silly Banana Sewing
June 19
Jennifer from
Sewlandia
Nicole from
Mama Love Quilts
June 21
Suzanne from
SuzClaas
Mina from
Kindaquilty
June 26
Svetlana from
Sotak Handmade
Beth from
Plum and June
June 28
Julie from
Jolie Maxtin
Lori from
Adventures in Fabric
July
July 3
Di from
Willowbeck Designs
Libby from Miss Beau Jangles
Jennifer from
Knotted Thread
July 5
Sarah from
Sarah Lou
Catherine from
Knotted Cotton
July 10
Jenelle from
Echinops and Aster
Julie from
Bedsheet in the Kitchen
July 12
Rebecca from
Sew Festive Handmade
Marti from
52 Quilts in 52 Weeks
July 17
Katie from
Kati's Quilting
Claire from
Sewing over Pins
Caroline from
Quilting in the Cold
July 19
Jamie from
Sweet Baby Jamie
Janine from
Rainbow Hare Quilts
July 24
Colby from
Sew Quilt Explore
Fiona from
Celtic Thistle
July 26
Mary from
Spoolhardy Girl
Fiona from
Finding Fifth
July 31
Audrey from
Hot Pink Quilts
Michelle Renee from
Quilt Matters
August
Aug 2
Jennifer from
GH Quilting
Aug 7
Liz from
What I Did on My Summer Vacation
Susan from
Canadian Abroad
Aug 9
Kirsten from
Gemini Stitches
Stephanie from
Sewing by Stephanie
Aug 14
Sarah from
Sarah Sews Quilting Blog
January from
Sew Sew Go
Aug 16
Alison from
Little Bunny Quilts
Cathy from
Blueberry Patch
Aug 21
Marta from
From Marta with Love
Marion from
My Quilt Diet
Aug 23
Sunni from
Love Affair With My Brother
Ginny from
Fish Creek Studio
Aug 28
Lucy from
Charm About You
Aug 30
Elaine from
Dashasel Sews
TBD
Danny from
MommyFor Reals
***Kathy from
Pink Chalk Studio has agreed to be interviewed during one of my Monday Blog Hop News posts and she'll also be giving away 4 $25 gift certificates to her awesome shop, Pink Chalk Fabrics - date to be announced soon.
***On June 11th, Lynne from the wonderful
Lily's Quilts will be guest hosting on my blog as part of the Monday Blog Hop News.
