I've only been blogging for less than five years and during this time I have made so many quilting friends in Blogland. At first friendships were formed from leaving comments on Quilters' blogs, then joining QALS and, more recently, from the time I was a participant in the 2017 New Quilt Bloggers. This week, starting on May 6th, fellow quilt bloggers are celebrating the birthday of Paula Budinger, who blogged at Paula B Quilts and passed away this year on February 8th. There are many quilters who have formed friendships with Paula and although I was not part of her circle, I was blessed with many of her kind and thoughtful comments she left over the years on my blog. When I read Kate's post on March 1st inviting quilt bloggers to participate in Creating a Quilted Legacy Blog Hop by donating a quilt in Paula 's memory to an charitable organization, I knew I had the perfect quilt I wanted to donate.
If the above quilt looks familiar, it is one of the last quilts I finally finished during the last weeks of December and you can read about it in this post. I knew when I made it last year, I wanted to donate it and before I joined this Blog Hop I asked Kate if this quilt would be acceptable and it was. I thought my Malka Stripes would be perfect knowing that Paula liked bright colors. I will be donating this quilt to Hands2Help 2020/Caregivers Quilt Initiative and hope this quilt will bring comfort to a caregiver.
Thanks to Kate of Smiles from Kate and Janice of Color, Creating and Quilting for hosting and organizing this blog hop to honor Paula.
Here is a list of the others who are participating in the Creating A Quilted Legacy Blog Hop:
Wednesday, May 6
- Karen @kaholly.blogspot.com
- Kate @smilesfromkate
- Wendy @Pieceful Thoughts of my Quilting Life
- Bernie @Needle and Foot
- Linda @ My Sew-Called Quilts
- Cathy @Crazy By Design
- Linda @ My Sew-Called Quilts
- Magpie Sue @From the Magpie's Nest
Thursday, May 7
- Kate @Smiles From Kate
- Diann @Little Penguin Quilts
- Rose @something rosemade, that's me!
- Nann @With Strings Attached
- Mari @The Academic Quilter
- Louise @My Quilt Odyssey
- Susan @Desert Sky Quilts
Friday, May 8
- Janice @Color, Creating and Quilting
- Kate @Smiles From Kate
- Joy @The Joyful Quilter
- Susan @Quilt Fabrication
- Edi @Edi's Crafting Life
- Carol @Quilt Schmilt
- Preeti @Sew Preeti Quilts
- Emily @The Darling Dogwood
There are prizes for the Blog Hop. To enter, leave a comment on a blog post, the more blogs you visit and leave a comment, the more chances you have to win a prize.
Here’s the list of prizes
- Lorna, Sew Fresh Quilts, $50 gift certificate for her pattern shop.
- Yvonne Quilting Jetgirl, 2 PDF patterns of choice.
- Bernie Needle and Foot, $25 certificate for her shop.
- A fat quarter bundle from Figo Fabrics
- A set of quilty gift cards from Initial Thought by DMF Note cards set 1
- A pattern of choice from Karen, Sugar Free Quilts
- A $30 gift certificate for Doris, Cactus Queen Quilt Co
- A PDF pattern of choice from Joanne, www.etsy.com/shop/
CanuckQuilterDesigns - $25 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop (donated by Janice Holton)
Happy reading and Good Luck!