Whims And Fancies

I hope you are enjoying the Halloween Blog Hop!  Believe it or not, until just a few months ago, I couldn’t sleep without having the lights on or stay home alone after nightfall. I was terrified of the darkness and night, let alone reading or watching anything scary!  Needless to say, I really didn’t enjoy Halloween for the longest time!

Thanks to a dear friend of mine, I faced my fear and now monsters only exist between pages of the books I read.  I wanted to celebrate that by hosting this blog hop!  I also wanted to make something a little darker and spookier for my block.  I present to you Angry Pumpkin, who is going to turn into a story some day!

Download file – Angry Pumpkin

Remember to upload your blocks to this flickr group by noon today of Pacific Standard Time for a chance to win these prizes! I will post the winner’s block with tomorrow morning’s post.

Jennifer is not only this week’s blog hop designer, she is also a fellow prize contributor. She is sharing her pattern – Sunbonnet Sue’s Magical Friends – Monster Madness for this week’s prize!

Jennifer is a fantastic paper piecing designer and she has her patterns available on her website at sewhooked.com as well as on her Craftsy and Etsy stores.

I am also including one Halloween-themed fat quarter, one coordinating fat quarter and a Christmas-themed fat quarter from my stash.

The next drawing will be on the 22nd of October. That way you get a whole weekend of fun creating the blocks. Please upload your blocks to this flickr group for a chance to win. I will draw a winner randomly on Monday. I am really looking forward to seeing your blocks!

For the month of October, I have reduced prices by 10% on all patterns at Whims And Fancies on Craftsy. At shopwhimsandfancies on Etsy, you can use the coupon code PESKYPIXIE to get a 10% of discount from your total purchase. Hope you enjoy the sale!

Blog Hop Posts So Far -

1. Ruth Davis, Ruthie quilts! And quilts… – Batty For Halloween

2. Teri Emerson, handiwerx – ARRR!

3. Gaya, Le borse di Gaya – Something Wicked Is Under My Bed!

4. Caroline, Trillium Design – Witchy Toes

5. Jessica, Plum Patchwork – Wings In The Moonlight

6. Sandy in Buenos Aires, Peek a Boo ! – Happy Jack-O!

7. Deborah, Little Ms. Sew-Unsew – Frankie’s Bride

8. Patricia Lines, Quilting Lines – Dr. Whoot

9. Barbara Cain, B’s Modern Quilting – Jolly Roger

10. Candace, The Double Nickel Quilt Challenge – Ghostly Treats

11. Kimi Matsuzaki, eat.geek.sew – Wicked Candy

12. Vicki Ruebel, Quilting Lodge – My Little Monster

13. Michele Foster, Quilting Gallery – Pumpkin Topiary

14. Jane Capriotti, Jane’s Quilting – Ghost Of A Blocks

15. Lilja Björk, liljabs.com – The Rising

16. Jennifer Ofenstein, Sewhooked – Trick Or Treat Sue

17. Cindy, Quilt Doodle Designs – Come Here My Little Sweetie

18. Suziecurls, Hosted here at Whims And Fancies – Broken Tombstone

19. Diane Bohn, from blank pages… – Trick or Treat

20. Michelle Thompson, misha29 – Frankie’s Boy

21. Marissa Nichols, MKissa Creations – Which Shoes? Witch Shoes

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I was very lucky to get a couple of my favorite Etsy shops and a couple of our blog hop designers to contribute to the weekly prizes in the coming weeks. They are great stores that sell fabric, patterns and other quilting essentials. Please check back in upcoming weeks to see what they are offering for the giveaway :)