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Dresden Carnival {Blog Hop}

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20 Apr

Edited to add: Giveaway is closed! Thank you all for playing. I enjoyed hearing your favorite parts of carnivals. Thanks for sharing! Brenda Ackerman won this giveaway. I’ll have another giveaway soon!


 

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Today I get to tell you about a new book from Stash Books. Dresden Carnival is filled with fresh designs based on the classic and favorite Dresden quilt design. Aside from the wonderful designs, the authors Yvette and Marian have included a fantastic technique section, which includes a section of Needleturn Appliqué. Typically, I cheat (gulp!) and use a top-stitch appliqué technique, but I LOVE the look and feel of needle-turn appliqué.

 

 

CottonCandy_Pillow   PinkLemonadeandLace_Pillow

 

There are 16 projects within the book. Each using the classic Dresden design as a starting point. I’m showing you a couple of my favorites from the book within this post. I love the Cotton Candy design (upper left pillow) and the Lemonade and Lace designs (upper right pillow and quilt below).

 

 

11125, Gallian-Jones, F '16

 

 

If you’ve always loved Dresden designs or have been wanting to try your hand at a Dresden quilt, you will love this book.

 

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Here’s the rest of the blog hop schedule:

 

Dresden Carnival Book Blog Tour Schedule:

Mon. April 18:

C&T Publishing | http://www.ctpub.com/blog/

Tues. April 19:

Generation Q Magazine |  http://generationqmagazine.com/

Wed. April 20:

Bryan House Quilts | https://bryanhousequilts.com/

Thurs. April 21:

Michael Miller Fabrics | http://blog.michaelmillerfabrics.com/

Fri. April 22:

Textile Time Travels | http://utahquiltappraiser.blogspot.com/

Mon. April 25:

Andover Fabrics | http://blog.andoverfabrics.com/

Tues. April 26:

Kitchen Table Quilting | http://www.kitchentablequilting.com/

Wed. April 27:

Happy Quilting | http://www.happyquiltingmelissa.com/

Thurs. April 28:

Crazy Old Ladies | http://crazyoldladiesquilts.blogspot.com/

Fri. April 29:

Vetmari | http://www.vetmari.com/blog

Pink Hippo Quilts | http://www.pinkhippoquilts.com/blog

 

Giveaway time! Stash Books is giving away a copy to 1 lucky reader. If you would like to win a copy please comment on this post. The giveaway will stay open until the 29th, the end of the blog tour. After it closes, I’ll choose a winner randomly. When you comment I’d love to hear about your favorite part of a carnival. For me I enjoy the playful flirty, twilight atmosphere. (UGH! I’m such a romantic….)

😉

 

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  1. Allison says

    April 20, 2016 at 10:44 am

    Carnivals….the smell of hot caramel corn always gets to me…along with that sticky spun candy smell! i love the neon lights too!!! I’ve never been able to ride the carnival rides….but I do love looking at them as they spin around! Thanks for the chance!

  2. LINDA says

    April 20, 2016 at 10:59 am

    HI, the laughter of people and the fun of an unusual treat! Thanks for sharing!

  3. Patricia Cash says

    April 20, 2016 at 11:23 am

    The activity and lights and food!

  4. Teresa Stanulis says

    April 20, 2016 at 11:53 am

    Cotton candy! I loved the small carnivals held at the fire station when I was a teenager. I remember walking hand in hand with my boyfriend, sharing cotton candy, on hot summer evenings. Sweet memories!
    tstanulis@verizon.net

  5. Kathie L says

    April 20, 2016 at 12:58 pm

    I LOVE THE CARNIVAL FOOD.

  6. Michele@CrayonBoxQuiltStudio says

    April 20, 2016 at 2:08 pm

    The best part of a carnival to me, besides all the rides I remember from my childhood, is the fun food that you can only get there during the summers.

  7. Danette says

    April 20, 2016 at 2:55 pm

    The ferris wheel is the best ride! Thank you, peterstankovich@Comcast.net

  8. Laura says

    April 20, 2016 at 3:01 pm

    I love riding the carousel. I think the bright colors on the horses are so happy making me feel like I haven’t a care in the world.

  9. Mary Beth Baker says

    April 20, 2016 at 7:41 pm

    I love getting ice cream at the carnival. It’s usually so hot and dusty and a cold ice cream is so refreshing…or an italian ice!

  10. Lee says

    April 20, 2016 at 8:54 pm

    I love the cotton candy! thanks!

  11. Chris says

    April 20, 2016 at 9:34 pm

    I always love a beautiful carousel at night. Then there is the one of a kind crazy food.

  12. Susan K says

    April 20, 2016 at 10:33 pm

    People watching!

  13. julie says

    April 21, 2016 at 3:20 am

    I think mine would be the food, candy floss, hot dogs, the music and shrieks of laughter and horror on the rides,

  14. Margaret says

    April 21, 2016 at 5:42 am

    My kids used to love the “grabbers”, the things that had a claw that dropped and you try to grab on to a prize. I like the fried dough!

  15. Alison says

    April 21, 2016 at 7:20 am

    All of the food! Especially elephant ears and funnel cakes!

  16. Monica says

    April 21, 2016 at 9:25 am

    When I was a little girl in Baltimore, we use to have peppermint candy stick stuck in a lemon. Ommmmy goodness. Delicious. Now its hard to find sooo I go for the Kettle Corn.

    I’m excited to see a classical pattern used in a modern way in the Dresden Carnival book.

  17. Janie says

    April 21, 2016 at 12:23 pm

    My weakness is elephant ears and corn dogs. I love the pillow. Thank you for sharing.

  18. usairdoll says

    April 21, 2016 at 2:08 pm

    Carnivals are fun. I love seeing all the fun through my grandson’s eyes. The food smells, the music and bells and noise of people having fun. Lots of games and winning prizes.

    Thanks for a chance to win.

    usairdoll(at)gmail(dot)com

  19. Gayle Allen-Grier says

    April 21, 2016 at 6:56 pm

    My favorite part of a carnival is the happiness on faces…the children and their parents. This looks like a great book!
    Gayle
    aquiltersplayhouse at gmail dot com

  20. Gloria says

    April 21, 2016 at 7:01 pm

    We have an annual state fair in NC that is like a carnival and we love everything , but especially the exhibits — quilts, embroidery, cakes and pies, canning and preserving, wood crafts, blacksmithing, gardening, farm animals and pets of all descriptions. What fun!

  21. Bec says

    April 21, 2016 at 11:31 pm

    Oooo! I love that yellow quilt!!! For me it’s the excitement, the atmosphere and the food 😉

  22. Anita says

    April 22, 2016 at 12:23 am

    The costumes is my favorite part, of course! I used to be a costume designer/maker in the student theater group in my student years.

  23. Sharon A Parcel says

    April 22, 2016 at 9:17 am

    Currently having fun with dresden plates…so this book is right up my ally!

  24. Becky Turner says

    April 22, 2016 at 9:17 am

    The Food on the midway!!!!!

  25. Patty Flynn says

    April 22, 2016 at 9:17 am

    The food–kettle corn

  26. Alicua says

    April 22, 2016 at 11:24 pm

    It’s gotta be the food! Funnel cakes!

  27. Susan Spiers says

    April 23, 2016 at 8:40 am

    Luv, luv all the noise!-nothing like it!

  28. Brenda Ackerman says

    April 23, 2016 at 10:06 am

    Carnivals were always a favorite because of the fun. Waiting in lines with my daughter for she could try her first Ferris Wheel ride, buying her the first Cotton Candy oh that list just goes on and on. So much fun for everyone! These Dresden designs are superb! Just so exciting to have the opportunity to win a copy brings a smile to my morning! Have a fantastic creative day!

  29. Bev Leischner says

    April 23, 2016 at 10:19 am

    A carnival? Of course, the rides!

  30. Janet T says

    April 23, 2016 at 10:51 am

    The atmosphere and the food! Love the quilt.

  31. v dale says

    April 23, 2016 at 11:00 am

    I love the whole happy atmosphere of a carnival and I am an avid people watcher. Thank you for the opportunity to win!

  32. Rosalind Gutierrez says

    April 23, 2016 at 11:16 am

    Love the Ferris Wheel but pink cotton candy is a close second at the carnival.

  33. Rochelle Summers says

    April 23, 2016 at 12:27 pm

    What a beautiful book. Love the colors. Carnivals are a mixed bag but I like to look at the booths and really love a hot dog!!

  34. Lisa E says

    April 23, 2016 at 12:51 pm

    I enjoy the junk food that I normally don’t eat! People watching too!

  35. Carol C says

    April 23, 2016 at 1:54 pm

    My favourites are the ferris wheel and the food.

  36. Nancy says

    April 23, 2016 at 1:59 pm

    I love getting a caramel covered apple at Carnivals…also love to try and win a stuffed animal by tossing dimes into plates…I have been lucky a couple of times…!

  37. Diane says

    April 23, 2016 at 3:18 pm

    Carnivals seem to be a first date spot for many folks so the atmosphere speaks young love, and it just smells romantic (sugary) I suppose from the whiffs of cotton candy and fried doughy foods in the air.

  38. MoeWest says

    April 23, 2016 at 4:02 pm

    I like carnivals at night when all the rides are lit up.

  39. Faith says

    April 24, 2016 at 11:13 am

    Love the old rides that stay on the ground – like the TeaCup! lol

  40. Abby says

    April 24, 2016 at 1:18 pm

    The games – I always wanted to win a large stuffed animal – alas – it never happened.

  41. Mara says

    April 24, 2016 at 4:38 pm

    I love going on rides at the carnival and playing the games and watching people!

  42. Kari Power says

    April 24, 2016 at 6:27 pm

    I love the look of joy on children’s faces as they ride the rides and eat the carnival treats. Cotton candy covered smiling faces….so precious!

  43. Beth T. says

    April 25, 2016 at 1:26 am

    The happy atmosphere–people of all ages, groups of circumstances, everyone wandering around, feeling connected and cheerful.

  44. Doris McCarty says

    April 25, 2016 at 8:03 am

    Corn dogs! Yum!
    Dmac5958ataoldotcom

  45. Audrey says

    April 25, 2016 at 11:28 am

    It is the lights and the laughter of people having fun that are my favourite aspects of a carnival. I am loving this new release. Thanks for sharing.

  46. anna Brown says

    April 25, 2016 at 11:49 am

    I love the talent exhibit tent looking at all the things made is eye opening….That’s also why i love blog hops….Ohhhhhh and if you get there on first day the agricultural exhibit i tent is great too…. happyness04431@yahoo.com

  47. Judy Blinkenberg says

    April 25, 2016 at 12:19 pm

    I like seeing the small animals, the rabbits, mamma pig and her piglets, the rabbits and of course the chickens. I have 13 hens and love them. I also must have a cinnamon roll! Yummy.

  48. Sharon Browne says

    April 25, 2016 at 12:51 pm

    I can’t resist the cotton candy!

  49. Lori Morton says

    April 25, 2016 at 9:28 pm

    Carnival (& Fairs!) food is the Best!! Plus the lights & sights & smells! Walking around seeing everyone having fun!

    Thank you for chance to win your give-a-way too! 🙂

  50. lisa says

    April 25, 2016 at 9:33 pm

    Definitely the cotton candy.

  51. Sandra says

    April 26, 2016 at 7:40 am

    Pop corn and candy floss.

  52. Anne says

    April 26, 2016 at 1:41 pm

    I am super happy with this blog hop because it introduced me to a book that I would normally probably not buy. Not because I do not like dresden quilts, but Ive always found them a little intimidating. However, I love the designs from the book that youve shown and so I would really want to try make some anyway! Thank you; also for the chance to win!

    Oh, and I love carnivals for the overall atmosphere and the sound! Carnavals are usually so full of laughter and music. I dont get to think about that often, but now I do, I think that is what I love most about it!

  53. sharon says

    April 26, 2016 at 1:49 pm

    the food, i just read the commets– elephant ears, and funnel cakes !

  54. Kathy h says

    April 26, 2016 at 5:41 pm

    The food is my favorite. Funnel cakes or kettle corn. Can’t get them many places. I also like the lights all over at night.

  55. Rina says

    April 26, 2016 at 7:03 pm

    I think my favorite part is the games. I love how all ages can be seen trying the games and having a great time even if they don’t win a prize. That and the smell of carnival food makes me happy.

  56. Cecilia says

    April 26, 2016 at 7:56 pm

    The funnel cakes are the best! ?

  57. Renea Yarolim says

    April 26, 2016 at 9:33 pm

    It would have to be the food at the carnival. Love cotton candy and lemonade shakes. Thanks for the great giveaway.

  58. Pamela R says

    April 26, 2016 at 9:59 pm

    I think the loud happy atmosphere is what makes a carnival fun…and the “junk” food…

  59. Lori Smanski says

    April 27, 2016 at 11:13 am

    my favorite part of a carnival is just wandering and having some special time with my husband.
    I love this book. those pillows are fantastic. I have yet to try Dresden.

  60. Carmen N says

    April 27, 2016 at 10:00 pm

    My favorite part is the food – and the low G-force rides. I can usually handle the ferris wheel 🙂

  61. Karen in Breezy Point says

    April 28, 2016 at 10:33 am

    I have to go with cotton candy!

  62. Elizabeth Bolton says

    April 28, 2016 at 11:25 am

    Ohhh…. the Carnival – I confess to loving the deep-fried curly fries or onion rings – yum!!!!

    I am eager to see this book – the projects are so fresh and unusual – I love the modern flair to them!

  63. brianne says

    April 29, 2016 at 12:30 am

    Carnivals…… um I think my favorite part would have to be the food.

  64. Susan Snooks says

    April 29, 2016 at 8:11 pm

    The best part of a carnival has to be the rides- the ferris wheel in particular! Love it! And this book looks great too!

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