Love those Quilt Hops!

Neighbor Judy and I ventured out in December and joined many other quilters participating in the Jingle Bell Hop.  The stores who organized it included:  The Attic Window, Queen Bee, Pressing Matters and Quilted Memories.  It was unusual for us to venture on a winter quilt hop, especially after the past two winters that started early and stayed and stayed and stayed.  We had one day for local stores because the weather was predicted to be lousy by the lakeshore.  Well, the weather was goofy in town where I won a $10 gift certificate at The Queen Bee.  I've never won any of the drawing gifts from any of the many hops I've done.  The equivalent of two fat quarters is a wonderful reward for a $5 passport fee.  This hop was different for me.  While the hop's dates were early December, near Christmas I received an email from Holland's Pressing Matters relating I won a gift from their daily hop drawing.  Oh how fun!  OMG, I never dreamed my gift would be all it was.  

Five holiday fat quarters, a pattern, a travel sized Best Press in a cute holiday tin chest.  Of course, some candies, too.  Thank you, thank you!

This table runner is the kit 

Pressing Matters offered. It's one of my favorites.

Remember this post in December?

I purchased this kit at PM as well.  I had problems with the triangle assembly, the gray-whites bordering the blocks.  While there last Friday, I asked Kelli, the owner, how her border came out so well.  Buyers, beware!  The project shown in the store is a digital panel that the completed kit should look like.  Kelli stated she'd never buy another digital panel.  While unaware of the instruction issue, we did agree how beautiful the fabric and "cards" are in the panel.  I wouldn't discourage from buying the kits, still available, but I'd recommend you come up with another type border, maybe a ribbon border made with HST's.  I explained my communications with the designer.  The designer sent me her design sheets with the mathematics; I don't think she tested it.