ALYOF final thoughts......

The last three years have been so much fun, Melissa and I have really enjoyed managing and running A Lovely Year of Finishes. 

We have had the opportunity to work with some incredible sponsors and we have been lucky to see so many wonderful finishes, and finish a few projects ourselves.  

That being said, we have decided it is time to take a break from A Lovely Year of Finishes, and it is with heavy hearts that we are announcing the end of A Lovely Year of Finishes. 

We want to thank each and everyone person who linked up with us over the last three years. Give yourselves a huge round of applause, there have been over 3,000 finished projects linked up to our blogs. Talk about amazing!

We want to thank our incredible sponsors.  Your generosity has be unparalleled. 

This doesn't mean that Melissa and I are going away or that our wonderful friendship is ending, merely that we want some time to re-focus ourselves, our blogs, and our sewing.  We are excited for the future and we hope that you will keep up with your finishes.  

The group on Facebook will still be live and you are always welcome to keep posting there if you need some cheer leading!  

Don't forget that if you finished 6 out of 12 finishes this year you are eligible to link up to our finale party that will open on January 1st. Make sure to link to each of your awesome finishes in your blog post (or better yet, show a picture of each one in the post!).

And again, we aren't going anywhere, there will be lots of quilting, sewing and creating on each of our blogs in the coming year, we are just taking a break from this particular project.

Happy Sewing!

Melissa & Shanna

December 2015: A Lovely Year of Finishes - Finishes Party

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Let's see how everyone is doing out there!

You have requirements to be entered into the prizes this month.

1. Link-up {this previous post} the first 7-days of this month

and

2. Link-up below during the last 7-days of this month 

~ with a successful finish.

Add your blog post or flickr photo (with appropriate descriptions) to the linky party below.

Please grab a button or link back to Melissa and I so other people can join in the fun! {See stage left for the grab the button stuffs}

And if you remember to make it easy for us we'll click through the winners faster..aka put number of goal link up. The easier for us to choose you the happier we are.  

**Please note, the linky party is the same here and over at Melissa , so there is no need to enter twice **

Here’s our amazing prizes this month…thank you sponsors!

1.  Green Fairy Quilts – 3 pdf patterns

2. $15 gift certificate from Fat Quarter Shop

3. One PDF pattern from Michele of Mishka’s Playground

4. PDF Pattern from Katy – The Littlest Thistle

5. One PDF Pattern from Meadow Mist Designs

6. PDF Pattern from Persimon Dreams

7. One pdf Pattern from Clover and Violet

8. One Charm pack or $10.00 gift certificate to

Stitches n’ Giggles (winners choice)

9. Sew BitterSweet Designs one pdf pattern

10. One PDF pattern from Sew Sweetness

 

11. One PDF pattern from Honey, Bunny, and Doll Designs

12. Thimblepie’s Quilt Supplies – Custom fabric package, 3 yards plus free shipping anywhere

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Congrats to all that have finished...if not it's all good!

Just keep Stitching

November 2015 Winners ~ A Lovely Year of Finishes

Excited to share the winners from last month.

Melissa and I are so excited to hear all about your finishes!!

Let's celebrate last month!

1. Thimblepie’s Quilt Supplies – Custom fabric package, 3 yards plus free shipping anywhere

Moneik - Moneik Quilts

2. Green Fairy Quilts – 3 pdf patterns

Yanicka - Finding myself as an artist

3. $15 gift certificate from Fat Quarter Shop

Deb - newcreativestate

4. PDF Pattern from Katy – The Littlest Thistle

Ella - Throw a Wench in the Works

5. One PDF Pattern from Meadow Mist Designs

Susan - Desertsky Quilting

6. PDF Pattern from Persimon Dreams

Pauline - Quilt-N-Queen

7. One pdf Pattern from Clover and Violet

Lisa - Quilts by Lisa

8. One Charm pack or $10.00 gift certificate to
Stitches n’ Giggles (winners choice)

Karen - KaHolly

9. Sew BitterSweet Designs one pdf pattern

Anita - Quilt in a not-Shell

10. One PDF pattern from Sew Sweetness

 

Kell - Kell

11. One PDF pattern from Honey, Bunny, and Doll Designs

Cynthia - Quilting is more fun than Housework

Congratulations to all of our winners and good luck with your December goals!!

December 2015: Lovely Year of Finishes ~ Goal Setting Party

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Hello December and uhhh suddenly the last month of the year.
WHAAAAA

Melissa from Sew BitterSweet Designs and I have had so much fun hosting another installment  A Lovely Year of Finishes.

Remember this is just a little incentive nothing to get too competitive over.  And life does happen...that's why you only need to have 6 successful completions to enter in the grand finale at the end of this year.

This is all about fun...oh and some amazing sponsors!

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I'm losing my exchange student to another host family, yes this was planned, and it will be sad but exciting to see what life has in store this month.

Oh I'm not planning on sewing...silly people.

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Do share, what's your December goal?

What one item will you choose?

You have two requirements to be entered into the prizes this month.

1. Link-up {on this post} the first 7-days of the month 
Please choose ONE project

and

2. Link-up in the last 7-days of the month 
Only with a completed, successful project.  And yes the same one that you choose earlier in the month.

Add your blog post or flickr photo (with appropriate descriptions) to the linky party below.

Please grab a button or link back to Melissa and I so other people can join in the fun!

And if you are on twitter or Instagram tag #ALYoF

**Please note, the linky party is the same here and over at Melissa , so there is no need to enter twice **

 Here’s our amazing prizes this month…thank you sponsors!

1.  Green Fairy Quilts – 3 pdf patterns

2. $15 gift certificate from Fat Quarter Shop

3. One PDF pattern from Michele of Mishka’s Playground

4. PDF Pattern from Katy – The Littlest Thistle

5. One PDF Pattern from Meadow Mist Designs

6. PDF Pattern from Persimon Dreams

7. One pdf Pattern from Clover and Violet

8. One Charm pack or $10.00 gift certificate to
Stitches n’ Giggles (winners choice)

9. Sew BitterSweet Designs one pdf pattern

10. One PDF pattern from Sew Sweetness

 

11. One PDF pattern from Honey, Bunny, and Doll Designs

12. Thimblepie’s Quilt Supplies – Custom fabric package, 3 yards plus free shipping anywhere

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Can't wait to see what you all make

Just keep Stitching

November 2015: A Lovely Year of Finishes - Finishes Party

Happy November - yes we are nearing the end!

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Let's see how everyone is doing out there!

You have requirements to be entered into the prizes this month.

1. Link-up {this previous post} the first 7-days of this month

and

2. Link-up below during the last 7-days of this month 

~ with a successful finish.

Add your blog post or flickr photo (with appropriate descriptions) to the linky party below.

Please grab a button or link back to Melissa and I so other people can join in the fun! {See stage left for the grab the button stuffs}

And if you remember to make it easy for us we'll click through the winners faster..aka put number of goal link up. The easier for us to choose you the happier we are.  

**Please note, the linky party is the same here and over at Melissa , so there is no need to enter twice **

Here’s our amazing prizes this month…thank you sponsors!

1. Thimblepie’s Quilt Supplies – Custom fabric package, 3 yards plus free shipping anywhere

2. Green Fairy Quilts – 3 pdf patterns

3. $15 gift certificate from Fat Quarter Shop

4. PDF Pattern from Katy – The Littlest Thistle

5. One PDF Pattern from Meadow Mist Designs

6. PDF Pattern from Persimon Dreams

7. One pdf Pattern from Clover and Violet

8. One Charm pack or $10.00 gift certificate to

Stitches n’ Giggles (winners choice)

9. Sew BitterSweet Designs one pdf pattern

10. One PDF pattern from Sew Sweetness

 

11. One PDF pattern from Honey, Bunny, and Doll Designs

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Can't wait to see what you all make

Just keep Stitching