Book Hop: Mini Masterpieces + Giveaway Winner

Oh ladies and gay lords, it’s a good, good day. It’s one of those types of days where I need to put on my Lee Press On Nails. Yes, it is exactly that type of special occasion! You see, one of my favourite people, Alyce Blyth from Blossom Heart Quilts, is releasing a book called Mini Masterpieces. It’s my job as hype-gurrrrl to get you all shades of excited about this endeavour. To get us started, I’m going to show you some of the blocks I’ve made from the chapter about strip piecing (ahem!) and then leave you with a giveaway!

When Alyce — that’s pronounced “a lease on life” not “Alice in Wonderland” — told me she had assigned me a very special chapter (with a chuckle), I knew I was in for it. As I opened my pre-release copy to Lesson 2: Strip Piecing, not only was I not surprised, gurl, I was encouraged. I mean, I’ll always be the one to take it off for a good cause! Show me a dollar and I’ll make you holler!

If you’re new to quilting, the term strip piecing could easily be misconstrued for something more nefarious. And believe you me, even as a longterm quilter, it still can be! As Alyce writes, “When there are many identical units or blocks that contain squares or rectangles, you can often save time by piecing them together into larger strips or rows first and then sub-cutting to the required size.” If you’re not strip piecing yet, your world is about to go from strip mall to the Vegas strip.

Additionally, Alyce’s book takes you on a journey through twelve techniques that give you building blocks for larger projects. However, the larger projects you’ll be making are all mini quilts! These Mini Masterpieces can be used as wall hangings, turned into cushions, or for those wanting to go the full stripper pole, combined into larger-sized quilts. These little preview blocks took mere minutes to make, and I’m already crushing on their colours!

Once you have the foundations of these blocks and techniques, I’m sure I’ll find you swirling upside down à la J.Lo in Hustlers. Besides sewing, isn’t that what you do on weekends? If not, come over and I’ll show you how to really expand your repertoire! Until then, make sure you’re buying signed copies of Mini Masterpieces directly from Alyce’s website.

Some more good news: there’s a giveaway! I mean, really, what kind of Book Hop would this be without one? This giveaway is all shades of brilliant because you have the opportunity to win two spools of Aurifil thread that coordinate with the projects in the book. On this stop of the book hop the winner will be receiving Aurifl 1128 Light Blue Violet and Auriful 2021 Natural White.

To enter leave a comment with your stripper name (this can be real or imagined!) No judgements! I’ll circle back at the end of the book hop on 30 November and pick the most creative winner! [EDIT: The winner is Katrine Dukic, otherwise known as Lady Booty Juggles!]

November 18 – Simple Squares
Sarah from Sarah Ashford Studio – @sarahashfordstudio
Janice from Better Off Thread – @betteroffthread

November 19 – Strip Piecing
Molli from Molli Sparkles – @mollisparkles
Sarah from SariDitty – @sariditty

November 20 – Snowball Blocks
Ali from Arabesque Scissors – @arabesquescissors
Kitty from Night Quilter – @nightquilter

November 21 – HSTs
Andrea from 3rd Story Workshop – @3rdstoryworkshop
Caitlin – @caitlinpolden

November 22 – Flying Geese
Kirsty from Bonjour Quilts – @bonjour_quilts
Karen from Karen Lewis Textiles – @karenlewistextiles

November 23 – HRTs
Jemima from Tied With A Ribbon – @tiedwitharibbon
Rebecca from Bryan House Quilts – @bryanhousequilts

November 24 – Simple Curves
Nicole from Modern Handcraft – @modernhandcraft
Ava & Neve – @ava_and_neve

November 25 – Complex Curves
Elisabeth from Elisabew Quilts – @elisabew
Samantha from Aqua Paisley – @aqua_paisleyChristopher from The Tattooed Quilter – @the_tattooed_quilter

November 26 – Improv Curves
Aurifil – @aurifilthread

November 27 – Applique
Lauren from Molly And Mama – @mollyandmama
Sedef from Down Grapevine Lane – @downgrapevinelane

November 28 – EPP
Sharon from Lilabelle Lane – @lilabellelane
Jodi from Tales of Cloth – @talesofcloth

November 29 – FPP
Kristy from Quiet Play – @quietplay