I just can’t believe that it’s past the middle of April! How did that happen? Time is just flying by! It’s like no sooner do I get up and have breakfast and then I’m preparing for bed. I wish the days would slow down a little bit. I can remember when I was a kid, those lazy summer days seemed to last forever….
I must admit that I am still playing catch up for the prize winners for the Blog Hop in March. All of the winners have now been contacted and I have everyone’s information. Now it’s time to get those prizes out in the mail! Some of you winners will be receiving prizes directly from some of our lovely Sponsors, so be on the lookout soon. Thanks for your patience as I get everything wrapped up.
Ironically, I feel like the faster I try to do things, the slower I’m actually going. I think I’m taking after my niece, Morgan’s African tortoise, Carl. Slow and steady, but never quite fast enough. On second thought, I think Carl might actually be faster than I am, especially when it’s his meal time….LOL!
I couldn’t leave you hanging here without seeing my cute little tortoise grand nephew (who is really not all that little). Here’s Carl celebrating his 9th birthday recently. My goodness, he’s gotten so big! When Morgan adopted him, he was so tiny — about the size of a Matchbox car — and fit in her pocket!
No, your eyes are not playing tricks on you — Carl really is wearing a t-shirt as well as a diaper. He is a free range house tortoise (have you ever tried to potty train a tortoise???). Carl is also Mr. Personality. He doesn’t say much, but he has a way of getting his point across. See how happy he is, playing with his balloon?
Sorry, I digress. I’m supposed to be talking about the Blog Hop Winners today.
VRD Blog Hop Winners
Break out the champagne! Throw the confetti! Let’s hear it for our Blog Hop Winners! WAHOO! HUZZAH! CONGRATULATIONS!
We had winners from 31 US States, 4 Canadian Provinces, and 2 European Countries. There were also some super lucky folks who won prizes on different blogs. I just hope I didn’t accidentally leave anyone off this list….
YEAH! Let’s give a great big CHEER for our winners!
Grand Prize Winner — $100 Hancock’s Gift Certificate
Nancy M.
Grand Prize Winner — Kaffe Collection Winner
Andrea A.
Grand Prize Winner — Big Box of Mystery Quilt Goodies
Rita S.
VRD Quilt Winners
Anne-Marie, IN
Kathryn, FL
Kate, TX
Susan, MN
Jill, NE
Robin, PA
Pattern Set Winners
Nancy, MO
Nadja, AK
Deb, OH
Renea, IA
Anne, TN
Pam, MI
Debbie, IN
Darlene, UT
Elaine, TX
Sara, SD
Krista, TX
Carmen, TX
Bonnie, Saskatchewan, Canada
Patience, MI
Nikki, VA
Margaret, TX
Donna, Saskatchewan, Canada
Samantha, MS
Diane, NM
Mary, WI
Eva, Germany (sorry Eva!)
Pat, MI
Rita, NC
Cindy, TX
Jannette, Ontario, Canada
Lori, Newfoundland, Canada
Sponsor Winners
C.J., Netherlands
Donna, Saskatchewan, Canada
Mary Anne, Ontario, Canada
Carol, ID
Lisa, KY
Pat, NY
Renea, IA
Diane, NM
Lizzy, NM
Terri, CO
Nancy, CA
Rachel, IA
Jill, NE
Ann, WI
Sharon, VA
Mayme, MI
Samantha, MS
Julie, AR
Debbie, IN
Lisa, KY
Cindy, TX
Mary, WI
Barb, NE
Pat, MI
Kim, British Columbia, Canada
Terry, MA
Anita, GA
Joanne, British Columbia, Canada
Connie, VA
Joy, OR
Nancy, OH
Lee, MI
Carol, WI
Diann, CO
Deb, FL
Sherry, TN
Johnna, OH
Anne, TN
Bonnie, Saskatchewan, Canada
Karen, PA
Margaret, TX
Carol, NC
Donna, PA
Beth, AL
Sandra, FL
Donna, FL
Jeanie, TX
Kathleen, IA
Kim, GA
Anne-Marie, IN
Sharon, MS
Pam, HI
Krista, TX
Patricia, MN
Pam, WI
Cindy, LA
Julie, MN
Kathy, NC
Amy, WI
Deb, NY
Jennifer, NY
Julie, GA
Christi, NC
Diana, PA
Brenda, VA
Darlene, UT
Leslie, OR
Anna, MI
Of course, our Blog Hop wouldn’t have been a success without our AWESOME Bloggers and our VERY GENEROUS Sponsors. Thank you! Thank you!
And finally, our Blog Hop was a success because of YOU, our VRD enthusiasts and followers. Thank you for supporting Villa Rosa Designs and our Fast & More Fun Blog Hop! I hope this Blog Hop introduced you to many more wonderful quilt blogger friends.
Well, that’s it for me today! I have to get back to weighing and labeling packages……
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!
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!
What the Heck is a 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!
Let’s HOP!
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.
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.
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:
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.
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.
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):
Kaffe Fasset Precut Collection
$100 digital Gift Certificate to Hancock’s of Paducah
A BIG BOX of mystery quilty goodies
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.
Villa Rosa Designs Thursday March 14th Giveaway
Thank you for reading all the way through this post! As a reward, you can register to win QUILTS!
Left: Eden Rose 41×48 Center: Gingersnap 45×61 Right: Hey Day 60×80
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!!!
Here’s how to win one of these quilts:
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 ADDRESSSO 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.
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