Crafted Applique - Book Release Blog Hop (Giveaway is now closed.)

Hello, Friends!

I often open my blog posts with that greeting,

and today I'm so excited to share a new book

that was written by one of my Friends!

Introducing...Crafted Applique, by Lara Buccella!

{Scroll down to find out how you can win a copy of Crafted Applique!}

This giveaway is now closed. The winning comment was #3 - Heather K.

I "met" Lara through blogging,

and I've been anticipating her book release

with great excitement.

I could tell from Lara's blog style that we were

in for a treat with a quilting book

that is both instructional and exciting!

Lara herself had told me that she had

developed a unique method

for creating applique designs.

I LOVE a good mystery book,

so when my copy arrived,

I sat down to discover this innovative approach

to raw-edge applique.

"Hello Mr. Ranger, Sir!" Insulated Pic-a-nic Bag from Crafted Applique

Oh.My.Goodness. 

This book is a light-bulb for me.

Without revealing the secret...

there is a good reason why it's named "Crafted Applique."

This technique will appeal to the crafter in the quilter!

May of us have dabbled in making other artsy-craftsy projects,

and preparing the applique will bring back happy memories.

The technique is simple and inexpensive,

versatile and innovative.

You will ask yourself, "Why didn't I think of that?" 

It will make you look at your fabric stash in a whole new way!

Daisy Hot Pad project from Crafted Applique

I can tell that some of my fabrics that have been ignored

will be starring in future projects.

I knew I liked these prints,

but now I understand why I liked them.

They have so much potential!

How can you get this book? Well...I'm glad you asked!

I've posted my review on Amazon.com,

where this book is now available at a bargain price.
You can also find it at Lara's Big Cartel shop
for a very special sale price,
or on the American Quilter's Society website.

-OR-

Maybe you can win a copy of Crafted Applique!!!
To enter the random giveaway,
just leave a comment on this post,
to describe how you feel about applique.
Love it, hate it, fear it, or admire it?
This giveaway ends at midnight on
Saturday, May 14, 2016.

I'll contact the winner by email,
so include your email address if you are a no-reply blogger.

There are plenty of other opportunities
to win a copy of Crafted Applique,
by visiting all of these stops along the blog hop.
Lara herself is adding some more fun giveaways,
too, so keep on checking in at BuzzinBumble blog!

{This giveaway is now closed. The winner - comment #3 - Heather K was contacted by email.}

Crafted Appliqué… New Possibilities Blog Hop - May 1^st to June 5^th 2016

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1 Lara Buccella BuzzinBumble   Introduce Tour	2 Valerie Smith Pumpkin Patch Quilter	3 Dana Gaffney Stormy Days	4 Lorna McMahon Sew Fresh Quilts	5 Mary Schuberg Needled Mom	6 Heidi Kuntz Red Letter Quilts	7 Alycia Carmin Alycia Quilts
8 Amy DeCesare Amy Made That	9 Sherri McConnell A Quilting Life	10 Lara Buccella Sew Mama Sew Guest Post	11 Christina Cameli A Few Scraps	12 Melissa Corry Happy Quilting	13 Sarah Craig Confessions of a Fabric Addict	14 Soma Acharya Whims & Fancies
15 Valerie Reynolds Val’s Quilting Studio	16 Angela Pingel Cut to Pieces	17 Sandra Walker Musings of a Menopausal Melon	18 Cheryl Brickey Meadow Mist Designs	19 Judy Murphy Quilt Paradigm	20 Yvonne Fuchs Quilting Jetgirl	21 Cindy Pieters Stitchin’ at Home
22 Susie Zlogar Susie’s Sunroom	23 Connie Campbell Freemotion by the River	24 Ruth Bourke Charly & Ben’s Crafty Corner	25 Kaja Zieslar Sew Slowly	26 Ann Brooks Fret Not Yourself	27 Cynthia Brunz Quilting is More Fun Than Housework	28 Holiday
29 Holiday	30 Holiday	31 Jenn Trott-Zisserson Quarter Inch from the Edge	1 Paulette Horn The Way I Sew It	2 Sandra Jansen Studio Sew of Course	3 Christine Sherman Triangles & Squares	4 Darlene Simmons Quilt Shop Gal
5 Lara Buccella BuzzinBumble Giveaway Winners Announced!

Crafted Applique provides lots of detailed information,

teaching a new way to create appliqued projects.

The inspiration will continue long after the first project is finished!