{"id":2969,"date":"2014-10-07T08:56:38","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T06:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/?p=2969"},"modified":"2014-10-07T08:56:38","modified_gmt":"2014-10-07T06:56:38","slug":"the-round-the-world-blog-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/?p=2969","title":{"rendered":"The Round the World Blog Hop"},"content":{"rendered":"

First of all: phew, what a long blogging break this has been. That cold lingered quite a while, then I had a very unhappy Little Miss Bossy-Boots and a very important deadline. All this meant that the blog was seemingly forgotten. Well, behind the scenes I have been sewing, buying and begging for my celebratory giveaway. More on this in the next post.<\/p>\n

First, though, I have been tagged by the lovely Paula, who blogs at Mud, Pies and Pins<\/a>, for the Round the World Blog Hop. I’ve known Paula for more than 13 years and she’s a great friend. Her eldest and Little Miss Bossy-Boots were born exactly two months apart and get on like a house on fire. We have great playdates where the kids run around and get really dirty while we talk fabric and threads. Bliss!<\/p>\n

Right, I believe I’m supposed to introduce myself and answer a few questions. Here goes:<\/p>\n

1. What quilting\/sewing thing am I working on?<\/em><\/p>\n

My main project at the moment is a bit of secret sewing which I can’t show you yet. It’s and EPP project and very colourful but that’s all I can say so far. However, I always have a million and one projects on the go so here are a few other things I’m working on: My Spring Carnival quilt which sits in a bag next to the sofa. It’s been a work in progress for the last two years and I love it more than anything else I’ve made so far. Every now and then I sew a few pieces together but the fact that I haven’t got enough of the stripy fabric is holding me back.<\/p>\n

\"Spring<\/a><\/p>\n

I’ve also cut out the pattern for the Joni top from TheLittleHouseMartin<\/a> and made a muslin. \u00a0The fabric I’ve chosen needs to be washed and then I can make the perfect top to go under cardigans for autumn.<\/p>\n

2. How does my work differ from others of its genre?<\/em><\/p>\n

That’s a question I’m not sure how to answer. My EPP mini quilts are, I suppose, what might set me apart to a certain degree. I really love to design them and am hoping that other people love to receive them.<\/p>\n

\"Liberty<\/a><\/p>\n

This one, Liberty Bloom<\/a>, was made for a swap and now lives in Canada.<\/p>\n

\"Mini\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Four Paths <\/a>was made for an Instagram giveaway and has also been sent all the way to Canada.<\/p>\n

\"Jewel\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Jewel<\/a> went to a wonderfully courageous lady, Karie, in America.<\/p>\n

\"R\u00e9alt<\/a><\/p>\n

This one is the one that started it all off. This was the first pattern I designed and you can see that the pieces didn’t actually fit together properly. I had to wrangle some of the pieces \u00a0into submission. This pattern, Athea<\/a>, was drawn by hand and I had to re-draw the pieces a few times before they fit together perfectly. Click on the tutorial tab if you’d like to make your own Athea mini to find the free downloadable pattern.<\/p>\n

3. Why do I write\/create what I do?<\/em><\/p>\n

I started this blog to show my family what I was working on while I lived in England and it became a real joy to write. My blogging isn’t regular, I have phases where I write less and others where I could write three blog posts in a day. I admire all the bloggers who blog every day but I realise that I can’t do it. As for the creating part of the question, designing and sewing makes me happy.<\/p>\n

\"Butterfly\"<\/a><\/p>\n

4. How does my writing\/creating process work?<\/em><\/p>\n

Sometimes an idea just pops into my head, other times I sit down with a pen and paper or my iPad and start doodling without a plan. Blog posts are written in the same way I would be writing a letter to a friend. I think that people who read my blog would like to know me as a person and I’m a scatty blonde with many ideas and no planning skills. I’m fairly sure that comes through in my posts.<\/p>\n

\"EPP<\/a><\/p>\n

I’ve enjoyed answering these questions and in true Elisabeth Style I have failed to ask any blogging friends if they would like to participate in the blog hop. I will, however, remedy that and tag two friends some time this week. Better late, than never, eh?! This should teach me not to schedule things like this log hop during the holidays.<\/p>\n

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First of all: phew, what a long blogging break this has been. That cold lingered quite a while, then I had a very unhappy Little Miss Bossy-Boots and a very important deadline. All this meant that the blog was seemingly forgotten. Well, behind the scenes I have been sewing, buying and begging for my celebratory… Continue Reading The Round the World Blog Hop<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[91,188,189,221,273,295,386],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2969"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2969\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}