festival of half square triangles | the winners!

this post is a part of the festival of half square triangles. 

for more information, click here. 

it's time to announce the winners!

over *1,000* of you voted for the viewer's choice

and the results are officially in...

Grand Prize and a $100 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop

goes to Shape Moth.

Runner-up and a $50 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop

goes to Flying Blind on a Rocket Cycle.

CONGRATULATIONS!

these are two *fabulous* quilts!

now for the 2 random draw door prizes.

these two lucky festival of half square triangles participants

each win a $25 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop!

they are...

link up [53] Celine of Sew Lovins

link up [108] Jennie at Jennie's Threads

thanks again to everyone who participated in the 

Festival of Half Square Triangles!

and a HUGE thanks to our blog event sponsor, 

Fat Quarter Shop!

have a great weekend!

xo, megan. 

festival of half square triangles | viewer's choice.

this post is part of the festival of half square triangles. 

for more information, click here. 

it's viewer's choice time!

WOW -- there were a TON of fabulous projects linked up to the 

Festival of HSTs! it's amazing how many different ways you can use HSTs!

thank you to each and everyone of you who linked up!

now it's time for you all to choose a winner! here are the top 10

link-ups as chosen by the Festival of HSTs blog hop bloggers!

#6 -- Quilterbell

#17 -- Notes From the Beach

#19 -- fordhook1

#34 -- Patch_Me

#45 -- Shape Moth

#57 -- The Elven Garden

#59 -- Flying Blind On A Rocket Cycle

#77 -- A Squared W

#79 -- Crafting...

#81 -- Plum and June

now it's up to you! please vote below for the Viewer's Choice!

voting will close Wednesday, April 25 at midnight CST.

xo, megan. 

festival of half square triangles | linky party

  
it's <<linky party>> time! 

a special thanks to

Fat Quarter Shop for sponsoring the

Festival of Half Square Triangles.

in case you missed out, here's a link to all the fabulous 
projects+inspiration shared in the blog hop -- be sure to check them all out!

lets get started...

Festival of Half Square Triangles Linky Party. 

linky party rules:

1. you may enter a maximum of <<two projects>> into the linky party. 

each project must have it's own blog post (or flickr picture) and link. 

2. this is a <<half square triangle event>> -- projects must use HSTs in 

at least 75% of the overall design.

3. projects must have been <<completed within the last 6 months.>>

4. <<everything goes!>> this linky party is for all things 

sewn -- quilts, pillows, bags, home decor, etc.

5. there are <<no size restrictions>> -- have fun!
6. please include the <<Festival of Half Square Triangles button>> 
in your blog post (or a link on your flickr picture!).

<a href="http://www.canoeridgecreations.com/p/festival-of-half-square-triangles.html"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvX5NVTkPc36qGce4Yb-6CrTUhfLMVovrmQw21QUpuvjqfJ4ls9wDOrw59zJGtfpNlXy6VINCjUQGK9Ke7LP1XrgSyKQepUi1w2wfEiSSNi-gO4LMkAep5XbdqEjiNv1y10di5LWz_A/s1600/festivalofHSTs150.png"></a>

the linky party will be open until Sunday, April 22nd at noon CST.
at which point, the talented list of Festival of HSTs bloggers will pick 10 finalists. 
then it's up to YOU to choose+vote for a winner starting Monday, April 23rd!


here's what's up for grabs.

Viewer's Choice -- Grand Prize

$100 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop

Viewer's Choice -- Runner-Up

$50 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop

2 Random Draw Door Prizes

$25 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop each

i can't wait to see what you have been creating!

xo, megan. 

festival of half square triangles | blog hop recap.

have you been following along with the Festival of Half Square Triangles blog hop these last two weeks? there's been a TON of fabulous projects+tutorials from some of your favorite bloggers -- from pillows to quilts and everything in between! in cased you missed out, here's a little <<recap>>.

Sara of Sew Sweetness | The Underwater Stripes Bag

Amy of Amy's Creative Side | HST Pillow

Faith of Fresh Lemons Quilts | Candy Pinwheel Block Tutorial

Holly of Bijou Lovely | Kaleidoscope Quilt Block Tutorial

Katie of Swim, Bike, Quilt | Santa Cruz Quilt

Erin of Two More Seconds | Zig Zag Apron Tutorial

Myself | HSTs+ Hexagon Recap

Jeni of In Color Order | Half Square Triangle Pot Holder Tutorial

Heather & Megan of Quilt Story | Pretty Pillowcase Tutorial

Katy from I'm a Ginger Monkey | The Scythe Pillow

there are some seriously <<GREAT>> projects up there -- be sure to check them all out and leave a little comment love to all of the wonderful ladies! now that the blog hop is wrapped up it can mean only one thing. IT'S YOUR TURN! check back Monday, April 16th for the Festival of Half Square Triangles Linky Party sponsored by Fat Quarter Shop! there's $200 worth of gift certificates up for grabs so be sure to join in on all the fun -- you can find the linky party rules here!

xo, megan

festival of half square triangles

This post is part of the Festival of Half Square Triangles. 

For more information, click here. 

Hello, everyone! Happy Tuesday and welcome to my stop on the Festival of Half Square Triangles blog hop! I love HSTs, so much that I struggled on deciding which project to share with you all. But in the end, I've decided to revisit my HSTs+hexagons post because it's my favorite project to date using HSTs!

Be sure to check out the entire blog post for tips on English Paper Piecing as well as a tutorial on how I created these half square triangle hexagons using leftover scraps from this quilt. I've started to pair these little EPP half square triangle flowers with a bit of Robert Kaufman Essex linen/cotton blend fabric -- LOVE that fabric!

Don't forget, the Festival of HSTs linky party featuring all of YOU starts next Monday, April 16th! Fat Quarter Shop is giving alway some serious gift certificates -- you won't want to miss out!

xo, megan.

festival of HSTs | linky party rules and prizes.

This post is part of the Festival of Half Square Triangles event.

For more information, click here. 

i am *SUPER EXCITED* to announce that Fat Quarter Shop will be sponsoring the 

Festival of Half Square Triangles blog-hop and linky party! and the prizes are *GREAT*! 

Fat Quarter Shop will be giving away 

$200 in Fat Quarter Shop gift certificates! 

from Monday, April 16 to Sunday, April 22, you all are invited to 

link-up your finished HSTs projects in the 

Festival of Half Square Triangles Linky Party. 

linky party rules:

1. you may enter a maximum of two projects into the linky party. 

each project must have it's own blog post and link. 

2. this is a half square triangle event -- projects must use HSTs in 

at least 75% of the overall design.

3. projects must have been completed within the last 6 months.

4. everything goes! this linky party is for all things 

sewn -- quilts, pillows, bags, home decor, etc.

5. there are no size restrictions -- have fun!

here's what's up for grabs.

Viewer's Choice -- Grand Prize

$100 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop

Viewer's Choice -- Runner-Up

$50 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop

2 Random Draw Door Prizes

$25 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop each

So grab a button, join the flickr group, and check back in April 2nd 

for the Festival of Half Square Triangles!

xo, megan. 

announcing | festival of half square triangles!

Do you love half square triangles? Looking for some fun, fresh ways to incorporate HSTs into your next sewing project? Then you are going to love the Festival of Half Square Triangles!

Starting Monday, April 2, we've got two weeks jammed packed with all sorts of half square triangle tutorials and projects from some of your favorite modern sewing bloggers! After all of the creative inspiration, you are invited to link up a HST sewing project of your own -- bags, mini quilts, home decor, you name it. Then our fabulous group of bloggers will choose 10 finalists, at which point it's all up to YOU to choose a winner! That's right, we've got some fabulous prizes up for grabs!

Here's the schedule:

Monday, April 2 -- Sara from Sew Sweetness

Tuesday, April 3 -- Amy from Amy's Creative Side

Wednesday, April 4 -- Faith from Fresh Lemons Quilts

Thursday, April 5 -- Holly from Bijou Lovely 

Friday, April 6 -- Katie from Swim, Bike, Quilt

Monday, April 9 -- Erin from Two More Seconds 

Tuesday, April 10 -- Megan from Canoe Ridge Creations

Wednesday, April 11 -- Jeni from In Color Order

Thursday, April 12 -- Heather and Megan from Quilt Story

Friday, April 13 -- Katy from I'm a Ginger Monkey

Monday, April 16 to Sunday, April 22 -- Linky Party featuring all of YOU over at Canoe Ridge Creations!

Monday, April 23 to Wednesday, April 25 -- Viewers Choice Voting
Friday, April 27 -- Winners Announced!

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So grab a button, check out the Flickr group, and join us for the 

Festival of Half Square Triangles -- starting Monday, April 2!

xo, megan