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It’s Finally Here — Kickoff Day for the 2024 Villa Rosa Designs Fast & More Fun Blog Hop!!!

Happy Thursday to you!

Let me rephrase that — Happy Blog Hop Kickoff Day to you!

Hi there! I’m Tricia, your Villa Rosa host for the Blog Hop. All of us at Villa Rosa Designs are tickled pink (and all the colors of the rainbow) that you are here to come along on a fun quilting adventure — our second Blog Hop here at Villa Rosa Designs. We’re calling it the Fast & MORE Fun Blog Hop.

You all know the saying — “Go big or go home?” We’re going B – I – G this year just for you! More Bloggers! More Fun! More Quilts! More Inspiration! More Prizes!

We have a super talented group of bloggers ready to share some awesome quilts made with Villa Rosa Designs (VRD) Rose Card patterns.

In fact, we’ve put together a special collection of 5 patterns just for this Blog Hop!

Here are the 5 patterns in the 2024 Fast & Fun Blog Hop Collection:

Lucky you! You can purchase a set of these 5 patterns HERE. Or visit our website HERE for even more great Rose Card patterns (over 600 of them).

Or you might just win a set. READ ON to find out how!

Let me tell you a little bit about Villa Rosa Designs in case this is the first time you’re visiting our blog home, Villa Rosa Quilts.

Villa Rosa Designs is the brainchild of owner and Rose Queen, Pat Fryer. Pat wanted to create Fast & Fun, affordable, and high quality patterns for quilters featuring precuts like 1/2 yards, fat quarters, 10″ squares, 5″ squares, 2 1/2″ strips, fat eighths, and fat sixths as well as other fabrics like panels and novelties.

Since its launch in 2010, VRD has become much more than a handful of easy-to-make quilt patterns. Rose Cards, Villa Rosa’s signature postcard-sized patterns, combine great design with simple packaging and an attractive price, making Rose Cards one of the best selling pattern brands on the market today! And since 2010, Villa Rosa Designs has grown to include a collection of very talented designers, each with their own unique style. 

Now that you know a little bit about Villa Rosa Designs, let me tell you about the VRD Fast & More Fun Blog Hop!

Good question and an easy one to explain. Most of you probably already know what a shop hop is (and may have participated in one before), where you travel to each shop participating in the event. There’s usually giveaways and a special pattern to collect at each shop.

A blog hop is very similar to a shop hop — instead of going from shop to shop, though, you go from blog to blog. You will usually find some kind of theme to a blog hop with opportunities to win prizes. And you can even hop from blog to blog in your jammies from the comfort of your own home. Yippee! Count me in!

We’ve teamed up with the most awesome group of bloggers! They have accepted the Blog Hop challenge to create at least 1 of the 5 Blog Hop Rose Card patterns above. To see which blogger has created which pattern, you’ll have to visit EACH blogger during the hop which runs from today, March 14th through next Thursday, March 21st.

Here is our Blog Hop Schedule:

Thursday, March 14
Villa Rosa Quilts — https://villarosaquilts.com/ (You are here)

Friday, March 15
Kathleen McMusings — https://kathleenmcmusing.com/
The Morning Latte — http://livelylatte.blogspot.com/
Homesewn By Us — https://www.homesewnbyus.com
Pieceful Thoughts — https://www.piecefulthoughts.com/
C & T Publishing — https://www.ctpub.com/blog/

Saturday March 16National Quilting Day!
Needle and Foot — https://needleandfoot.com/
MMM Quilts — https://www.mmmquilts.com/
Texas Quilt Gal — https://www.texasquiltgal.com/
Time 4 Stitchn — http://time4stitchn.blogspot.com/
SIY (Sew It Yourself) — https://blog.siysewityourself.com/

Sunday, March 17Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Quarter Inch Capers — https://quarterinchcapers.blogspot.com/
Norton House Quilting — https://www.nortonhousequilting.com/blogs/news
Quilting Gail — https://quiltinggail.com/

Wazoo! Newsbits — http://wazoonewsbits.blogspot.com/

Monday, March 18
With Strings Attached — https://withstringsattached.blogspot.com/
Jaftex/Scott Fortunoff — https://scottfortunoff.com/
Cocoa Quilts — https://www.cocoaquilts.com/ 

Quilt With a View — http://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, March 19
Shout 4 Joy — https://shout4joy-shouting.blogspot.com/
The Darling Dogwood — http://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/
Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting — www.knitbug2.blogspot.com
Something Rosemade — https://somethingrosemade14.blogspot.com/
Quilts of Valor Foundation — https://www.qovf.org/

Wednesday, March 20 — First Day of Spring!

Grace and Peace Quilting — https://www.graceandpeacequilting.com/
Happy Cottage Quilter — https://happycottagequilter.blogspot.com/
Joyfully Tracie — https://joyfullytracie.com/
Patchouli Moon Studio — https://patchouli-moon-studio.blogspot.com/
Electric Quilt Company — https://doyoueq.com/blog/

Thursday, March 21
Villa Rosa Quilts — villarosaquilts.com (You are here)

You will have the opportunity to win lots of great prizes during the blog hop! All you have to do is hop from blog to blog every day from March 14th through March 21st following the Blog Hop Schedule, above, to see which quilt each blogger made and to find out how to register for prizes on each blog.

Registration for prizes will close on Sunday, March 24th.

Before I jump into all the cool prizes you might win, I want to take a moment to thank all of our incredible sponsors, who donated all kinds of quilting goodies for you to win. Thank you Sponsors! Without you, this Blog Hop wouldn’t be possible.

https://hoffmancaliforniafabrics.net

https://modafabrics.com

https://www.ttfabrics.com

http://jaftex.com

https://electricquilt.com

https://www.northcott.com/home.aspx

http://benartex.com

https://www.hancocks-paducah.com

https://foxchapelpublishing.com

https://www.ctpub.com

https://www.pbtex.com

Here’s the Important Stuff you need to know:

It is free to participate in the Hop and there is no purchase necessary. Everyone Everywhere is invited to Hop along with us this week and register to win prizes.

There are many opportunities for you to win prizes during the blog hop:

  1. Individual bloggers may be hosting giveaways on their blogs for you to win. Please visit individual blogs to find out about their giveaways and how to register.
  2. Villa Rosa Designs is giving away a 2024 Blog Hop Rose Card pattern collection on each participating blog. International winners will win a digital set of patterns.
  3. Sponsor prizes have been donated by our lovely Sponsors, above, and even from some of the bloggers, too! These prizes are divided into 2 different categories —
  • Grand Prizes (each blogger will select 3 entries to go into the Grand Prize drawings):
  1. Kaffe Fasset Precut Collection
  2. $100 digital Gift Certificate to Hancock’s of Paducah
  3. A BIG BOX of mystery quilty goodies
  4. An Electric Quilt 8 download — the winner for this prize will be selected on the EQ blog, so you will need to register there for this prize
  • Individual Prizes (each blogger will select 3 winners on their blog) which may be books, patterns, fat quarter bundles, 5″ squares, 2 1/2″ strips, 10″ squares, or notions — it will be a fun surprise, I promise!

WOW! That’s A LOT of prizes if you do the math!

Here are some photos of prizes to get you motivated! LOL!

Left: A Box filled with Individual Sponsor Prizes Center: The Kaffe Fasset Precut Collection Grand Prize Right: The Mystery Box of Goodies Grand Prize (most likely we’ll be adding more items before the Hop is over)

Sooooo, how do you win?

Hop from blog to blog using the schedule and links above from today, Thursday March 14th through Thursday March 21st and register for prizes at each blog you visit. The more participating blogs you visit and register at, the more chances you have to win prizes! It’s really that easy, I promise.

Winners will be selected randomly. Each blogger will select 3 names to go into the Grand Prize drawings and then 3 winners will be selected randomly to win from the bloggers’ entries. Each blogger will also randomly select 3 winners for the Sponsored Individual Prizes and 1 winner for a set of the Blog Hop patterns.

Prize registration closes Sunday, March 23 2024.

Winners will be announced just as soon as all winners have been notified. Prizes will be shipped as soon as possible. Please be patient if you are a prize winner, this process can take a little time.

Thank you for reading all the way through this post! As a reward, you can register to win QUILTS!

These 3 quilts are made from Villa Rosa patterns and are completely finished — machine quilted and bound — and ready for you to enjoy. Awesome Applesauce!!!

You have up to 3 chances to win the quilts listed above on this blog. Please do a separate comment for each of the following 3 opportunities — if you answer all of them in one comment, then it only counts as one comment. So sorry if this was not clear.

1.  Leave a comment on this post and tell us what your favorite Rose Card pattern is (or one you would like to make if you’re new to VRD).

2.  Become a blog follower/subscriber and leave a comment on this post telling us that you are a blog follower/subscriber (if you already subscribe — thank you — just leave a comment and let us know).

3. Join our VRD Facebook group and leave a comment on this post telling us you joined our FB group (if you are already a member of our FB group — thank you — just leave a comment and let us know).

In addition to the 3 quilts above, we will be giving away a set of the Fast & More Fun Rose Card Patterns and 3 commenters will be added to the Grand Prize drawings.

Please note that to be registered to win any prizes on this blog, you first must leave a comment. To leave a comment, you will need to click on the comments link just under the blog title at the top of the blog OR you can find a comments link along the side of the blog post towards the bottom right. After you click the “comments” link, you need to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the comments in order to find the space to leave your own comment. Be patient — there may be a lot of comments to go through until you get to the bottom. Thank you.

Ready!  Set!  GO!

Don’t forget — registration for prizes closes Sunday, March 23rd.

PLEASE MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE AN EMAIL ADDRESS SO WE CAN CONTACT YOU IF YOU ARE A WINNER!

Well, Quilty Friends, I thank you for reading the whole way to the end.

Good luck to each of you and please enjoy the Blog Hop! Don’t forget to stop back each day of the Hop to follow the links to bloggers for that day.

See you next Thursday, right here at Villa Rosa Quilts!

Until then —

Always,

Tricia @VRD

319 thoughts on “It’s Finally Here — Kickoff Day for the 2024 Villa Rosa Designs Fast & More Fun Blog Hop!!!

  1. Thanks for this wonderful hop! I enjoyed the quilts, the blogs, and the introduction to Villa Rosa patterns. Many bloggers said that they go together quickly, and I want to make more quilts in less time. Thanks again!

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  2. Oh my Goodness! This has been so much fun! I have enjoyed every single blog post and am so inspired. Much gratitude to all the bloggers and sponsors! I am subscribed and follow. Moreover, I have to say… 31 is my favorite! Thank you again and I can’t wait to see what you create with the 31 pattern. Gingerdawnharman@live.com

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  3. I loved the fabric choices and ideas and the patterns are the best.. ty all for sharing your talents happyness04431@yahoo.com

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  4. This was an amazing blog hop, I so enjoyed the stops for each day. Wonderful quilts and tips. Thank you all for the fun, inspiration, and prizes.

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  5. This was an amazing blog hop, I so enjoyed the stops for each day. Wonderful quilts and tips. Thank you all for the fun, inspiration, and prizes.

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  6. The blog hop was so much fun. So many creative people and lots of new-to-me blogs. I love seeing how one pattern can be made in so many different ways!

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  7. My favorite card is April Showers. I have a kit of it somewhere and I’ve been searching for it because I want to make it so badly!

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  8. I wasn’t aware of VRD until this blog hop & have been enjoying all the talented bloggers’ creations of your patterns. After spending a big chunk of enjoyable time perusing website, I landed on your Mazed pattern that I’d to try – it makes my eyes continuously wander around the design . Beth in AL bhambeth@gmail.com.

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  9. I have made a quilt from the Waverly pattern and I really like it. Hard to say if it’s my favorite though — there are lots of the patterns that I like! On this hop I am particularly enjoying the versions of Gypsy.

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  10. My favorite Villa Rosa design card this week is Lazy Goose because it makes a nice size and a fast make. I already get blogs in my email and I have been a long time follower, love you guys and thanks for making the best patterns out there!!!

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  11. I love the Duet pattern. Great learning design for nesting seams and such a great opportunity to use up scraps as well as yardage!

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  12. I’m looking forward to trying your designs. I’ve seen the cards at my LQS and this post has motivated me to try them out!

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  13. Wow!! A blog hop. I love these and I love VR patterns. I would love to try the new Twinkle pattern as I totally love Stars!!. Thanks for the fun!!

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  14. I have made many VRD quilts and love them all. I would like to make the 31 quilt from the bundle in a Christmas theme.

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  15. My goodness! I just fell down the proverbial rabbit hole looking at all your wonderful patterns. I’m not a ‘sane’ quilter by any means (my forte is landscape art quilts) but I fell in like with the ‘Gathering’ design because I’d love to incorporate the border you used in one of my quilts. Looking forward to visiting the rest of the hop participants.

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  16. I am making table runners at the moment so I think I would like to try Clover. I really enjoy blog hops. Thank you for this one! I have subscribed to the site!

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  17. You know, I’m going to have to go with Gypsy as my fave now that I’ve made it and had so much fun adding my own touch to it. I think it makes just the best beginning and then the sky is the limit for finishing it off in your own way! I really had fun with it and plan on making more!

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  18. Currently, my favorite Villa Rosa card pattern is Falling! What a beautiful quilt this would be to cuddle up with on the porch in the autumn!

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  19. My favorite Villa Rosa pattern is OOKENDS. it is so much fun to use up scraps and have an amazing quilt in no time.

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  20. My favorite Rose Card of the moment is Blossoms! I have a stack of hexi flowers I made just to occupy my hands and now I know what I need to make out of them!

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  21. I’m following your blog and know snd love Pat for many, many years! Since her shop in Turlock where I quilted my quilts! 💜

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  22. I love using the lamplighter pattern for using my 5” squares. I’m already subscribed to both your blog and your Facebook group

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  23. I made Cat City and plan to make another cat City. I also made Jolie – absolutely love both patterns. My next will be Addison.

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  24. I have already been following on facebook. Amazing quilts and patterns that are posted. Already bought some of the patterns I have seen.

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  25. I have now registered as a VRD blog follower/subscriber, and am looking forward to the blog hop this week 😊

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  26. I’ve been watching VRD for several years now. I started when all the various shops started doing live sales after the covid epidemic threw a monkey wrench into their lives.

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  27. I subscribed to your blog now. I look forward to reading more posts!
    I’m also looking forward to attempting the Gypsy pattern. It’s beautiful!

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  28. I’m so happy that you are doing the Blog Hop again this year because it was so much fun last year.
    Love all the patterns so much.

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  29. I’m going to make Cat City next. It’s been on my list for years and it’s almost to the top. I’m already a subscriber to this blog.

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  30. I just subscribed to your blog and joined the FB group. My next VRD quilt is going to be Calabash. I sew for QOV and love the wonderful designs that are perfect for QOV quilts. Thanks for your great patterns.

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  31. I just love Calabash!! Can’t wait to make it. I just joined the Facebook Group and I already get the blog posts! I love all the wonderful patterns. Have already made several and sew for QOV, so your patterns make that really easy and fun.

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  32. There are so many fun patterns, I can’t choose a favorite! I just cut out the pieces for Ahoy, and I’ll be making Cat Walk soon.

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  33. You ask what is my favorite villa rosa card. I would say “Happy Thoughts that I am working on right now. I love Hypnotized also

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  34. I have made several Villa Rosa quilts but I have made Tumblebugs several times. They are perfect for charity quilts! I have already been following you on Facebook. I just subscribed to your newsletter.

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  35. Yay! A blog hop! Thank you! I’m subscribed and a FB follower. There are many patterns I love, but I hope to do October Sky soon.

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  36. I already follow the blog and am a FB fan. I try to watch the Friday show. I am currently working on Ahoy. I have made several other patterns. Each is a favorite in its own way!

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  37. I already follow the blog and am a FB follower. I try to watch the Friday shows. I am working on Ahoy currently. I have made several other patterns. Each is a favorite in their own way!

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  38. I’m was already subscribed and in the facebook group. I want to try dinomite, it may have something to do with the fabric on the pattern card.

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  39. I have made so many Villa rosa patterns, I Love them!!! I learned on Villa rosa Patterns!! Favorite one I’ve made is Hysteria and Sisterhood is on my list to make next!!! Gorgeous pattern 💜

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  40. Oh my!!! I have 3 favorites that have been used many times, in different fabrics, for different people! They are (alphabetical to be fair!) Durango, Splendor & Summer Song. I am on your blog & I truly love the ability to have all my cards with me all the time on your Villa Rosa app!!

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  41. It’s tough to choose only one pattern. I have a lot of favorites. One I
    have used a lot lately is Child’s Play.

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  42. Whirlybird is a favorite pattern, especially for a baby or child quilt! I’m on your Facebook page and blog follower…LOVE making your patterns!! Participated in the blog hop last year and looking forward to the fun this 2024.

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  43. I am already subscribed to this blog and enjoy reading it each week! My favorite Villa Rosa Design is Gypsy which makes a great baby quilt

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  44. A. My favorite patter, for today at least, is Diamond Daze.

    B. I subscribed to the blog today.

    C. I am already a subscriber on the Facebook page.

    Thank you.

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  45. I have already cut out the pieces for Ebb Tide, but my favorite finished quilt is Hypnotized which I made as a Quilt of Valor because I had the perfect panel.

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  46. I almost forgot I have been a registered member for roughly a year now and I like to read the blog from time to time. Thanks Tricia for keeping me up to date.

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  47. My favorite Rose Card is Tiffany. I’ve made it two times so far and I’m sure I’ll make it many more times in the future!

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  48. Blueberry Cobbler table runner is my favorite pattern. This is the first pattern that started my love for quilting and for Villa Rosa. Many of the patterns look like they would be difficult to do but they are really fun to complete!! I am just coming upon my first anniversary and couldn’t be happier with Villa Rosa Designs

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  49. I subscribed to this blog, joined the Facebook group, and looked through your patterns. I think the first one I want to try is Adobo. Thanks

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  50. My favorite pattern in Pointless. It is a great school quilt pattern! You can even embroider teachers name or school name on the pencil.

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  51. just subscribed to your blog, was following on Facebook. I was given a kit for Bohemia by my lovely sister, it’s fabulous!

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  52. Grenada was my very first quilt. Since then it’s been Batty, Sweater Weather, Liberty, White Cloud and several others!

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  53. I don’t know my favorite but I have made Ebbtide three times so maybe it is my favorite. Once with seasonal fat quarters for Easter. And two more with sports teams to showcase the fabrics!

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  54. Sisterhood is my favorite pattern. I haven’t done it yet, but I have all the fabrics pulled for at least 2 of them.

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  55. Wow, but there is a lot going on! I have a couple of your patterns, and they are definitely fun and easy. Also I like that they don’t need oodles of room for storage. Sorry but I am not sure I have a favourite, but like everything that I can turn into a sweet scrapy quilt.

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  56. I just recently made Claudette. It turned out fabulous. This was a practice quilt because I bought some special fabric for it, that I don’t want to miscut. I struggle to read patterns, but was pleasantly surprised that I was able to follow this one easily.
    I am looking forward to making Heat Wave.
    I am a Facebook follower already and now a subscriber to your blog.
    I look forward to this blog hop!

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  57. I am subscribed to the blog and my VRD pattern I want to make is Moonstone! I have the kit and am slowly working on it. So excited!

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  58. Sisterhood is my favorite rose card pattern this week! Having fun putting it together.
    Already a member of Facebook group and am a blog follower

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  59. I love Villa Rosa patterns and have a large collection. My favorite pattern is my latest completion Florence. It makes beautiful quilt!

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  60. I think my current favorite pattern is Silver Star, it’s perfect for baby quilts! I’m already in the FB group (Krista Smith) and I just subscribed (grungeandgracetx@gmail.com)

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  61. My current Villa Rosa project is Gemini. Not sure I have a true favorite. I signed up to follow the blog on Blogger, and am a Facebook follower.

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  62. I’ll say Acrobat today because that’s the one I’m working on right now! I have 33 of the cards all listed nicely on the app and it’s way too hard to pick just one – I’m a big fan of VRD and already subscribe to the blog and the store emails.

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  63. I always enjoy your blog and learn from it. My favorite card is Fernanda, i love the way it frames a panel. Thank you.

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  64. Loved last year’s blog hop and looking forward to this time around. I have lots of favorites but Adobo is the one I want to make next.

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  65. I made your Blueberry Hill as a wedding gift the other year, it came out beautifully. My Sew Charmed table runner is just waiting to be quilted after my house move is all done.

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  66. Honey Bouquet is my all time favorite VRD!!! Just grab a dozen FQs and away we go!!! See you on my blog next Wednesday for the blog hop!!! So excited!!!

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  67. Good Morning;
    I have several patterns and plan on making Quilt of Valor quilts first up is THE LADY to use up left over strips from other quilts.
    I am a blog subscriber.
    Hoppers along with you last year and saw a lot of pretty quilts and hop to see more eye candy this year.
    Thank You
    jsyoungsurgery@gmail.com

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  68. Hi Tricia! Thank you so much for including me in the blog hop. I am so excited to share our finish tomorrow. Good luck to all the commenters! {{Hugs}} ~smile~ Roseanne

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  69. I think my favorite pattern is Gemini. Right now I am making Fernanda. I receive your newsletter and follow your Facebook group. I was excited about participating again and messaged you back in Jan to see when it was. Thank you so much!!

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  70. I have two notebooks full of favorites! I do love split charms and can’t wait to make Eclipse. I am a subscriber to emails and Facebook.

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  71. I’m a subscriber and Facebook member. I’m so happy I found this paradise. I make 50+ quilts a year for Project Linus and these patterns are perfect. My favorite pattern is the one I’m currently working on. Each one is easy to follow and quick to cut and piece. Plus I am wittling down my fairly extensive collection of fabric. Sounds like a win win all around.

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  72. I am a blog subscriber and I followed the FB page. My favorites are Gemini and the Running Doe patterns. quilting @ storiesfromthesewingroom.com

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  73. I have many, many Villa Rose card patterns. How does a person pick a favorite. Right now I think I have three different quilts cut out using the Villa Rose patterns. I have made several quilts using the pattern Cloud Nine so maybe that is my favorite.

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  74. I just love VRD cards and fabrics. My cousin got me hooked on them and I am so glad she did. I don’t have a favorite because it is just to hard to pick just one.

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  75. I am working on my Be Unique pattern right now. I am a beginner so this has been challenging but I love how it is coming together! So pretty!

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  76. It’s so hard to pick just one favorite! I’ve made several and bought even more to make in the future. I just bought the Quilts of Valor pack, very excited to make some of these. One of the next ones I want to make is the one with bats. I just love Halloween! Love reading the blog each week, it is always so inspirational! Thanks!

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  77. Tricia, I am looking forward to seeing what my fellow blog participants have made for this hop. I am excited to share my make on the 20th. This will be my first time participating in your blog hop and I hope I can do it again. Blog hops are fun!

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  78. I have the Melody card and hope to make that quilt sometime this year. Clothesline Creations gives every participant a card at our quilt retreats twice a year. If only I could piece faster!

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  79. My favorite villa rosa card so far was October sky. I have plans to make pumpkin pie later this year with fun camping themed material.

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