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Villa Rosa Designs Fast & More Fun (Quilt) Blog Hop Comes to an End Plus Extra Blog Fun Just For You!

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Hello Quilty Friends!

Happy Thursday to you!

I can’t believe that a week has passed since we began our second VRD Blog Hop. It’s been Sew Much Fun! And FAST, too!

Our participating bloggers have shared their VRD quilts, tips and tricks, and inspiration by the boatload — just what we all needed to help us jump-start a new fun project! You can visit Villa Rosa Designs HERE to see our catalog of over 600 Rose Card patterns for even more inspiration as well as kits and fabric galore.

Here’s the special VRD Rose Card collection curated for our Fast & More Fun Blog Hop:

Get your own Pattern Set HERE or you can comment on all the participating blogger sites to register to win your own set.

Interested in seeing the patterns we selected for our very first Blog Hop in 2023? You can see them HERE.

While we are still Hopping, let me show you one of my next blog tutorial projects. I am planning to make 31 with this brand new collection by Satin Moon Designs for Blank Quilting. The collection is called Holiday Style and it is coming to a quilt shop near you in May 2024, so start planning your projects now.

You’ll have to stop back to check out my 31 tutorial sometime after the Blog Hop is all wrapped up and all the prizes are shipped.

Hey! Did you know we do tutorials on this blog??? You can see which VRD patterns we’ve done so far by finding the Tutorials link under the Blog Topics category over on the right side of the blog. Want to see a tutorial for a specific VRD Rose Card pattern that we haven’t done yet? Just ask and we’ll see what we can do.

Bloggers and Sponsors

GROUP HUG! An enormous hug goes out to all of our 28 amazing bloggers for participating in the 2024 Blog Hop and showing us their own spin for the VRD Rose Card patterns above. Thank you, Bloggers, for taking the time to be part of the second VRD Blog Hop!

PSST! A quick reminder from the bloggers — if you posted a comment as “anonymous” and/or did not include an email address, then PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE revisit the blogs where you posted and leave another comment with a contact email address. Sadly, with no email address, there is no way to contact you if you win. Comments will close midnight on Sunday, March 24th.

Here is our Blog Hop Schedule again in case you missed any participating blogs or need to add last-minute comments:

Thursday, March 14
Villa Rosa Quilts — https://villarosaquilts.com/

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 16 — National 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 17 — Happy 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)

NEWSFLASH! — There’s ONE MORE blogger surprise just for you! Our lovely sponsor, Hancock’s of Paducah, just created a blog to share their delight and excitement about Villa Rosa Designs Rose Card Patterns. You can stop over to cheer them on HERE. They aren’t able to accept comments at this time, but they know that you’ve been registering on all the other blogs for prizes. Enjoy one last stop….

And of course, need I mention all the prizes up for grabs??? See below for MORE PRIZES!

We couldn’t have done this Blog Hop without the support and generosity of our sponsors. Please join me in offering a round of applause for each of these lovely sponsors —

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

I’m bummed that our Fast & More Fun Blog Hop is wrapping up today. Sadly, all good things must come to an end sometime. And this Blog Hop really was a SUPER GOOD THING!

I really enjoyed reading each participating blogger’s post each day, didn’t you? I must confess that I read them over breakfast because I honestly couldn’t wait to see which quilt each blogger created! And I absolutely loved reading the comments on our VRD post as well as the comments on the other blogs. What fun!

THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to hop from blog to blog with us this past week. I hope you really enjoyed the Fast & More Fun Blog Hop with more quilts, more inspiration, and of course more prizes. And I hope that you discovered new quilty friend bloggers to visit on the ‘Net.

If you haven’t finished reading all 28 blog posts for the Hop and/or leaving comments on each to register for prizes, you have through Sunday, March 24th, to do so. Use the links above to visit each participating blogger to catch up on your reading and your prize entries.

Winners will be drawn next week and notified. Please be patient with us as we navigate the shipping process. And we will post all the winners just as soon as the winners are selected and prizes are shipped.

One Last VRD Fast & Fun Blog Hop Giveaway

Let’s review all the prizes that are up for grabs for our Blog Hop:

Everyone, Everywhere is eligible to win prizes and there are several opportunities for you to win prizes:

  1. Individual bloggers may be hosting giveaways on their blogs for you to win. Please visit these bloggers 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 card set winners will receive a digital collection of the 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 —
    • 5 Grand Prizes — Yup, I added another one to the Grand Prize list!
      • Kaffe Fasset Precut Collection
      • Big Box filled with mystery quilty goodies
      • $100 digital gift certificate to Hancock’s of Paducah
      • Electric Quilt 8 Download (winner to be selected on the EQ blog HERE)
      • An Eversewn Sparrow 25 Sewing Machine from Jaftex (winner will be selected on Scott’s blog HERE) — this was a happy surprise addition to the Hop Prizes, so make sure you get registered
    • Individual Prizes (each blogger will select 3 winners on their blog) which may be precuts, books, notions, or other cool quilty goodies.

WOWZER! That’s a lot of chances to win prizes so I hope you comment on ALL the blogs to increase your chance of being a winner. No purchase is necessary to participate in the Blog Hop or to win prizes, but please make sure you leave your email address on your comment or else we can’t contact you if you are a winner

Now, how about ONE LAST GIVEAWAY???

3 MORE QUILTS!!!

Left: Jubilee 45″ x 60″

Middle: Kalinda 45″ x 54″

Right: Star Spangled 48″ x 60″

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.

Here’s how to win one of these finished quilts:

You have up to 3 chances to win the quilts listed above on this blog post. Please leave a single comment for EACH of these categories (if you comment that you loved the hop, you are a blog follower, and hang out at VRD on Facebook all in one comment, it will only count as one chance to win).

1.  Leave a comment on this post and tell us your thoughts about the VRD Fast & More Fun Blog Hop.

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 follow — thank you — just leave a comment letting 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 — thank you — just leave a comment letting us know).

Ready!  Set!  GO!

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.

Don’t forget — registration for prizes closes Sunday, March 24th.

 Winners will be selected randomly next week and will be announced once all winners have been contacted.

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

Well, Quilty Friends, I thank you for hopping along with us this past week. I sincerely hope you had as much fun as we did! And I invite you to come back and visit the Villa Rosa Designs blog, Villa Rosa Quilts. We have SEW much fun here!

Until next Thursday —

Sew. Laugh. Hop ‘Til You Drop Some More. Repeat.

Always,

Tricia

Published by rosecards

Quilter--designer, quiltmaker, retailer

167 thoughts on “Villa Rosa Designs Fast & More Fun (Quilt) Blog Hop Comes to an End Plus Extra Blog Fun Just For You!”

  1. I thoroughly enjoyed the VRD Fast & More Fun Blog Hop. I think it was truly one of the best blog hops ever. I found so much creative inspiration and fun insights. Great fun. And, I fell in love with so many VRD quilts seeing the designs in various color waves. Possibilities are endless

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  2. I’m a subscriber. I was surprised that I was not one before this hop, but I took care of it on my first visit here, this time around.

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  3. This was a really fun blog hop! You chose such great bloggers–I’ve received really lovely, warm, personal responses to so many of my comments, which is surprising, given how many people they must have been writing to! It indicates to me just how devoted your bloggers were to this hop, and what nice people they are! I’ve found several new quilters to follow.

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  4. I’ve enjoyed your blog hop. It is so interesting to see all the different blogs and their creativity. I am a follower on facebook for VRD. I look forward every thursday to read your blog Tricia

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  7. Loved the Blog Hop and love seeing each designer’s version of the pattern. Villa Rosa patterns are wonderful!! 

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  8. I really enjoyed the hop and met a number of new designers and blogs. I also got some great ideas to use with my own fabric and the VRD patterns. I already follow on Facebook and the blog – and I signed up to follow a bunch more blogs. Thank you!

    garnet62 at hotmail dot com

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  9. Thank you for hosting such a fun blog hop!!! I loved getting inspired by everyone’s creations and can’t wait to start working on my own versions of these quilts! I’ve already subscribed to the blog and I’m in the fb group!

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  12. this was my first blog hop and I really enjoyed looking at the different quilts that everyone made with the patterns. hoping you do this again next year

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  16. Tricia, you have done an incredible job, and I am so happy to have been a part of this blog hop. Thank you for the patterns, the encouragement, and the fun. Your new Christmas version of 31 is going to be awesome!

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  25. It has been a great experience guest-hosting this year and a lot of fun, especially “meeting” so many new quilters! The positive feedback on my own version of Gypsy has been very motivating and I think I’ll be making another very soon! Thank you for allowing me to join along this year!

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  28. I have really enjoyed the blog hop! I got lots of inspiration and enjoyed seeing all the patterns and what various quilters did with them. I appreciate all the people who put in the effort to make it happen and all the sponsors who have offered these great prizes.

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  30. I follow the VR blog and get inspired by the creations and so appreciate the always lovely narrative. Thank you

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  31. Kudos for putting together such an event with so many terrific bloggers. I learned many tips and tricks for half square triangles from those doing Twinkle. Hooray! I am now thoroughly convinced that Ebb Tide will be perfect for my” too pretty to cut into tiny pieces” fabrics. Clover will be terrific for those fun seasonal 5 in square packs. Thanks for the fun week.

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  35. hi Tricia

    I loved the Fast and Fun Blog Hop as much as last year. The ideas you get are fantastic. Thank you to you, Pat, all the bloggers, and all the sponsors. Also all the people following blogs so hopefully next year will be just as fun.

    Charlene Morris

    charlenem622@yahoo.com

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  38. I thoroughly enjoyed this! I never new blog hops were a thing and I’ve just gotten into quilting so this is amazing!

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  42. I loved the blog hop, the bloggers you selected all had excellent versions of one or more of the five VRD patterns, and they were all different and inspiring. Great choice of sponsors too, so a big shout out to them! I can’t wait until next year’s hop so in the meantime I am going to leaf through my VRD postcards and get stuck in on a project.

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  48. Oops, posted to the wrong blog post. I have really enjoyed this year’s blog hop. So many new bloggers and I love how each blogger made the patterns their own.

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  55. I liked seeing all the different interpretations of your patterns. My favorite is still ’31’ since I really like using panels! Thanks for the wonderful blog hop and the chance for all the great prizes!

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  56. #1 I have truly enjoyed following this year’s VRD Fast & Fun Blog Hop! Each blogger’s contributions to the hop offered such beautiful renditions of the patterns and gave me tons of inspiration to make my own versions of the patterns. I still love Twinkle the most, but Gypsy and Clover are very near the top too! Thank you, Villa Rosa, for this hop! I’d love to be a contributor next year, if possible! duchick at gmail dot com

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  58. I subscribe to the blog and follow on Facebook. It’s been fun to see everyone’s interpretations of the patterns. Thanks for all the work you’ve put in to make this event happen. Anne-Marie ~ quilting at storiesfromthesewingroom dot com

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  64. I had fun on this blog hop. So much eye candy. Just seeing the patterns in so many different fabrics and styles showed the versatility of the patterns and how they could be personalized for recipient and for occasions. Just beautiful. A big big thank you to the participants, and to the sponsors.

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  69. My favorite VRD pattern is “Gypsy” as a collection of fabrics would look great in this quilt. Rozz01 at cox dot net

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  72. I love the Blog hop. It’s so fun to see everyone’s versions of each pattern. It’s a great way to get new ideas.

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  73. I agree, this has been a fun blog hop this year! I am coming away with lots of new ideas, and look forward to starting them soon.
    I am one of your followers and follow all the Villa Rosa sites — really enjoy the Friday night show.
    The only difficulty I had with the blog was finding where to leave the comments, other than that, the blog hunt has been a welcome distraction from Covid and the flu!
    Thank you for arranging the blog, and to all of the sponsors.

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  75. I enjoyed every day going to the blogs and seeing the adorable quilts that were created. This gave me many ideas for charity quilts. I also need to look into making table runners for the seasons.

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  76. I loved how I saw these patterns interpreted by different makers and it gave me so many ideas for multiple makes of my own. Patterns that at first didn’t make it on my “to make” list later became something I’m planning soon because of a little addition or a change of colors. Whether or not I win a prize, I’m already a winner because my creative thoughts have been fueled! mail4kristine at msn dot com.

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  78. I am subscribed to the blog. Thank you Villa Rosa Designs and Tricia for a fun blog hop. This was my first in years and the first quilting blog hop I’ve done. My creative juices are flowing and I can’t wait to submit this comment and get to my sewing room now!

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  79. Thid blog hop has been wonderful. Introductions to some bloggers I did not know and will now follow. The patterns are wonderful, and I am especially impressed with the Gypsy. Can’t wait to try it.

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  85. Thank you for doing the VRD Fast & More Fun Blog Hop!
    I really enjoyed discovering some new bloggers, and seeing so many projects made with the featured patterns. I look forward to future hops!

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  93. Is this where I am supposed to leave a comment? Sorry, I don’t understand the blog thing. I’ve read them (I think) but don’t see a place to reply to them. Maybe this is the spot? Sue Montag Sjmontag@gmail.com

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  94. I loved the blog hop. I loved all the different quilts from the same patterns. Wonderful source of inspiration.

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  99. I love, love, love loved this years VRD blog hop. Pretty sure I commented on all the posts. Sew many creative quilters out there! Thanks sew much!

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  103. I am a VR follower on Instagram . Thank you for the opportunity to win this year BonnieLarson58atgmaildotcom

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  105. I am a blog follower of VR as well as many of the participating quilters. Thank you for the opportunity to win this year

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  106. I loved this blog hop. I really like the VR designs. They are so awesome .Thank you for the opportunity to win this year

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  107. I think this is the best blog hop! Love seeing the patterns done in different fabrics. So helpful! I am a blog follower. I belong to the VRD FB group also. Lots of fun all around!!

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  111. This has been such a fun blog hop! I have found new blogs to follow and got so many ideas for future quilts! I am already following your blog and also subscribe to the FB group. Thank you for all your hard work to make this such a success!

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  118. I am intrigued by the 2M quilt pattern. I need to jump in, pick fabric and get sewing.
    I follow you both on this blog and Facebook.

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  119. I love this blog hop, Villa Rosa patterns are my favorite and one of the best parts of them are seeing all the different colorways/fabric used to make each pattern look so different from the original picture on the pattern. This blog hop is FULL of inspiration!!

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  122. It was fun getting to see some new bloggers and how they used the patterns. I really like Twinkle and look forward to making it.

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  126. This hop was well worth all your effort Tricia. The bloggers were fun and their projects were even ‘funner’.

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  133. Follow your blog and Facebook page. This is the second year following the Blog Hop and really enjoy finding new to me bloggers. And enjoy seeing everyones creations with their VRD pattern choice! Thanks for all the work you do behind the scenes, that’s how I learned of your relationship with Villa Rosa Designs!!
    mrssummy@gmail.com

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  137. I have seen some of your cards out in the wild, but I did not realize you had so many different patterns. I really love seeing all the diversity in the bloggers projects. This was a really fun blog hop, (perfect for a snowy week where I am not getting out much) and inspired me to try some new things. Now I just have to decide which one to try first! So many choices, so little time.

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  138. This is the second year of doing your Blog hop and I’ve enjoyed it both times. It’s nice seeing what each blogger made and their fabric choices. Thank you for all the fun.

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  140. Your Blog Hop has grown so much since last year. I’m a subscriber to your blog and a member of your FB page. I have enjoyed this hop so much, my mind is blown away at all the quilts and runners that everyone has shown. And the way that some made changes to make it their own.
    rem9640@aol.com

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  141. I loved last years hop and this one was even better!! I get your emails and heard about your FB Fridays during this hop and am following you on FB now!! Please keep running this blog hop!! We get to see so many takes on the same pattern and hear boggers stories. Just love it!!
    bagpipers159@gmail.com

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  143. Just want to say that I enjoyed doing your blog hop. It gave me so many ideas for your patterns. I already follow your blog and have joined your Facebook page. Thank you for all the work you do.

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  147. I am a subscriber, I belong to the Facebook group already. Wow so many great ideas. I loved all of them. Gypsy and Ebb Tide will be my new favorite donation quilt. There was one border on Gypsy that I want to learn more about. I have to buy all of the QOV cards. Thank you again for doing this. Jmikebalou (at) aol (dot) com

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  148. What a beautiful, majestic panel! I can’t wait to see it as a 31! I so enjoyed being one of the bloggers this year! Thank you for hosting a super fun blog hop!

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  149. Just wanted to thank you Tricia and all the sponsors of this blog hop. I enjoyed being a participant and loved reading the sweet comments left on my blog (and other blogs too). Everyone was very positive and seemed to truly enjoy this hop. I know I enjoyed the hop as a participant and a visitor to the other blogs too :0) I would love to join the hop again next year if you have one again. I have participated in many, many blog hops in the past, but this one was especially fun for me.

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  150. Have become a VRD blog subscriber. Look forward to future posts.
    Thanks for the info about your tutorials; am off to check them out.

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  151. Loved reading all the bloggers posts each day and seeing how different each pattern looks in their colorways. Thank you so much for the Hop.
    Margaret Morton

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  152. My friend from Wazoo invited me to the Blog Hop and I had so much fun every morning reading and checking in. Looking forward to seeing what everyone is working on

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  154. I have been reading this blog for last few months. I love being a follower and having it show up in my email. Makes it simple to get to. Thank you for having this blog hop.

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