And Spring arose on the garden fair,
Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;
And each flower and herb on Earth’s dark breast
rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.
-Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Sensitive Plant”
Spring is very short here in the desert, but the vibrant orange, yellow, purple and fuchsia flowers sure put up a good show for those short couple of weeks in April. Up in the Sierra mountains, waterfalls rush down the cliff faces, meadows turn luscious green and dogwoods – one of my favorite flowers – are in bloom. Spring is probably the only time when I can enjoy the mountains and the desert simultaneously.
While a lot of us are still battling winter, I thought this would be a good time to introduce the Spring Fling paper piecing blog hop to get us start thinking about warmer weather, and the bright and brilliant colors of Spring.
Please join me along with 19 other designers for a Spring-themed blog hop to celebrate this colorful season. It will be a month long blog hop in April during which each designer will share a 10-inch paper piecing block for you to make.
The Designers -
1. 04/01 Teri Emerson, handiwerx
2. 04/02 Barbara Cain, B’s Modern Quilting
3. 04/03 Ruth Davis, Ruthie quilts! And quilts…
4. 04/05 Marissa Nichols, MKissa Creations
5. 04/08 Cyrille, Bubblestitch Quilts
6. 04/09 Gaya, Le borse di Gaya
7. 04/10 Vicki Ruebel, Quilting Lodge
8. 04/11 Lilja Björk, liljabs.com
9. 04/12 Cindy, Quilt Doodle Designs
10. 04/15 Jennifer Ofenstein, Sewhooked
11. 04/16 Caroline, Trillium Design
12. 04/17 Sandy in Buenos Aires, Peek a Boo !
13. 04/18 Lynn Provencher, Thimblemouse & Spouse
14. 04/19 Soma Acharya, Whims And Fancies
15. 04/22 Aalia, Joy Of Stitches
16. 04/23 Amy Gay, ButterflyAngels Quilts
17. 04/24 Michele Foster, Quilting Gallery
18. 04/25 Dorothy Gautier, ButterflyAngels Quilts
19. 04/26 Michelle Thompson, misha29
20. 04/29 Regina Grewe, Textile Landscapes
A 180 x 180 banner image for you to share -
You can either download the image or just use the link below:
URL for the image link -
http://www.whimsandfancies.com/wp-content/gallery/other_photos/spring_fling_logo_180.jpg
URL for the blog hop link -
http://www.whimsandfancies.com/category/spring-fling/
Lastly, here is the HTML code that you can copy and paste on your blog. It includes the code for the image linking back to the blog hop post -
<a href=http://www.whimsandfancies.com/category/spring-fling/ target=_blank><img src=http://www.whimsandfancies.com/wp-content/gallery/other_photos/spring_fling_logo_180.jpg alt=Spring Fling Paper Piecing blog hop></a>
April will be so much fun, I can hardly wait!!
-Soma
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I have enjoyed this Spring Fling blog hop. Thanks for putting this together and sharing.
So good to hear that, Susan! I am glad you enjoyed the blog hop!
Happy Sewing,
Soma
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This sounds like fun. I wrote it on my calendar.
I am looking forward to it too :)
-Soma
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looking forward to the spring fling blog hop
Glad to have you on board :)
-Soma
great website.
Thank you so much!
-Soma
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Your work is great.
Thank you, Mary! That is so nice of you to say.
-Soma
Anxious for April to arrive
Me too!
-Soma
I’m looking forward to spring!
Me too, Cindy! I am very glad to have you as one of the designers :)
Wow! I will love this!
Oh Sil, I am so glad to have you here!!
-Soma
Sounds delightful! I love spring! Thank you!
It will be so much fun!!
-Soma
This looks like a grand time and a wonderful way to embrace Spring! Looking forward to April! Now once the days become sunny and warm …I may get sidetracked and spend time outdoors…keep posting reminders! please!!! :) I don’t want to miss this hop!
Now that you mention it, I am running the same risk with being outside a lot more. But no worries, I will definitely post reminders :)
-Soma
Yey! Love the banner…I’m all hooked up :)
Thank you, Lynn! I had fun making it. Now I have to think of a design for the block!
-Soma
This sounds like it will be fun!
I know, right?!
This looks awesome! I can’t wait until April!!
Susie
Glad to have you on board. I can’t wait either!