Mystery Monday Link-Up and a Cyber Monday Sale!

Good Cyber Monday Morning, my friends!

This post comes with a warning – it’s going to be a long one as we’ve got a lot going on today. Grab a cup of your favorite and pull up a seat!

First things first – I have put another 500 PRE-ORDER copies of String Frenzy in the Quiltville Store.  Books are on the truck – they should be delivered this week and I will get in to filling orders in the orders that they were received as quickly as possible.  

Orders from today's 500 will be filled and posted as wave TWO – and it is likely 10 days to 2 weeks before that order filling will happen. 

Please remember you are placing a PRE-ORDER!  Orders are filled in the order that they came in and it could be that there are several hundred orders in front of yours being filled by yours truly.(With some help from some friends and family!)  I will do everything I can to get orders out as quickly as possible.

**UPDATE!!**

We sold out wave 2 of 500 pre-orders in less than an hour! There will be wave as I get these shipped out and have the ability to tackle more. Stay tuned and keep watching!

You will be receiving a PDF pattern for my Hunter’s String Star at purchase!

A second email will come from my store server ECWID AFTER you receive your receipt.

Click the link in the email and save the download to a place where YOU can find it on a REAL computer, not a mobile device or a phone.  It will likely go to your downloads folder, but I find it helpful to download it to my desktop.  If you get stuck, ask a 10 year old. LOL.

Along with String Frenzy being offered at a discount – ALL of my previous titles have been dropped to the low low price of $19.99 each, so it is time to round out your Quiltville library!

All Digital Patterns on Sale through WEDNESDAY, Nov 28!

If you didn’t do our On ringo Lake Mystery last year, but wanted to – if you wanted to make Allietare, or any of my other designs available in digital format, here is your chance!  

Use coupon code DIGITAL25 in the coupon box at purchase. Don't forget.  Code MUST be used for discount.

Newly Added!  Punkin’ Patch Table Runner!

This was actually supposed to happen in September, but you know how my September was derailed.  Still – it’s there!

Let me recap here – String Frenzy Pre-Orders wave 2 is limited to 500 copies!  

Free Hunter’s String Star pattern with purchase.  

All of my other titles on sale for $19.99 each, 

All digital patterns are 25% off with Coupon Code DIGITAL25.  

Got it?  Good!  Now go get it!

It’s a Mystery Monday Link-Up Kick Off!

Andee is one of my moderators in our Quiltville’s Open Studio group , and each Mystery Season she hosts a Mystery Kick Off!  She writes:

Happy Holiday Bonnie! Just wanted to share the Sixth Annual Quiltville Mystery Kickoff Party in Chandler, Arizona with you and your readers!

The response from our parties over the years is always something like "I wish I had a group like that in my area" and I just want to tell you to start one! Look for a half a dozen Quiltvillians and grow it from there! Seven years ago my friend Kathy invited me, Kathy, Becky and Barb to her house to sew on black Friday as your clue came out.

We got to talking that we should do it every year. The next year was our first official kickoff party and we had twelve people. We now invite close to fifty people and about half make it every year! You can start a group too--and share your fun and pictures with us on Quiltville Open Studio!

We had 20 people at our Sixth Annual Quiltville Mystery Kickoff party in Chandler, Arizona this year.  Barb had to work so only stopped in for a bit, but everyone else sewed all day!  If you want to attend next year and will be in the area, let me know.  We invite people until the seats are filled! 

Left to right starting at the top:  Marguerite, Laura, Marlene, Sueann, Ros, Becky, Kathy, Celeste.

bottom:  Phyliss, Cindy, Cynthia, Fran, BJ, Charlotte, Jill, Tina, Laurie and Kathy.  I am taking the selfie.

Only one gal that I know had gifted her On Ringo Lake  before our picture so in total twelve of us got the quilt done this year.   

My favorite part of this get together is seeing all of Bonnie Hunter's magnificent designs in different colors up close.  Each one is its own masterpiece!

Completed quilt tops are modeled by:   Marguerite, Laura, Becky, Celeste, Andee (me) and Ros and in the bottom row:  Cynthia, Fran, Tina, Kathy and Phyliss



Marguerite and Laura are a mother and daughter who really enjoy sewing together.  Every year they come to the party and get their quilts done for the photo.  Love their quilts!

Here are Kathy and I with our quilts.

Mine is of course Packer colors (third mystery quilt I have done in Packer colors--I even have a Facebook page devoted to Packer quilts!). 

I helped Kathy a lot this year on her quilt because this one will be gifted to my brother and his wife at their upcoming wedding.  She picked the colors for it and loves it--and the matching pillow made with the leftover block.

We gifted all who wanted one a quilt label and the last dozen or so people at the party got an embroidered sewing machine that Barb made for me. 

Everyone always asks how to make these. Super simple, save Bonnie's picture to your computer.  

Open up Word (or something similar) and insert the picture.  (I cropped it first to take off the duplicate information that was on the bottom of Bonnie's picture).  I then type in and center whatever I want on the label. When I see Bonnie I have her sign mine if she can.  I print them on my regular printer (buy fabric sheets to print on) and then cut them apart.

These are the colors Kathy and I will do for our quilts this year.  They will be for both of my engaged children's wedding gift.  Both girls love purple so using the same colors in different places and using navy blue for the neutrals in one.  Should be an interesting pair when they are done. 

Here is part of my clue one done!

Thank you Bonnie for this gift, I have made every mystery (some more than once) and look forward to it every year.  I even have a tab on my blog devoted to the mystery quilts and another one with a Quiltville Parade of quilts!

Looking forward to clue two of Good Fortune!

Andee in AZ, Bonnie's #1 fan
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Thanks, Andee!  One of these years I am going to BE THERE for this Mystery Kick-Off Party!  It sounds like such a blast!

If you have a group who is stitching together, send me some photos along with the story behind the photos in an email and you could be featured in a future Mystery Monday post!

Let’s get this Link-Up party of our own started. There is a lot of info below.  PLEASE DO NOT SKIM READ!

We have many new folks with us this year, so if you’ve never done a link-up before, we will include some info so you can add your photo of your progress to the mix.

You’ll need either a blog, an instagram account, a Pinterest account, a Flickr account or a Google+ account.  All of which are free, and a great way of journaling your progress on any project.  ALL of these must be set to PUBLIC. 

Please, no private accounts as no one will be able to see what you are sharing, so what’s the point? Links to private accounts will be deleted.

No matter where you are in your Good Fortune quilt you can share blocks, design wall photos, fabric choices, completed units with your dog, cat or grand-baby – just share!

Be sure when you are filling in your information in the Linky form below that you include a URL to your specific post or photo, not just your main blog or profile address.  We need the address of the page where your photo and post is, not the whole account.

For those who don’t understand HOW to find the URL of any given post PLEASE read this linky tutorial before you link up again.

For an example of a blog post including a link back, click HERE.
For a Pinterest post including a link back, click HERE.
For an Instagram post including a link back, click HERE.
For a Flickr post including a link back, click HERE.

Click the links above for examples of folks who have done it correctly!

If you hare having trouble, why not contact someone who has “done it correctly” and ask for their help? Leave them a comment on their photo.  We can help each other.

If you have linked to my main blog address http://quiltville.blogspot.com that also needs to be changed to the URL for today's linky page. Please check your post or photo and make sure you have the right link.

Include this link in your post: https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2018/11/mystery-monday-link-up-and-cyber-monday.html

Or Short Link: https://bit.ly/2AoDbhP

If you don’t know how to link it so it is clickable in your blog post, don’t worry about it. Just copy and paste the above URL into your text.

We are also using the hashtags #quiltvillemystery and #goodfortunequilt and a link back to this post for social media.  Please use them so we can find you!

If you post to Pinterest or Instagram, your blog, etc. - you need to add the link to the link-up post in your photo description.

Hash tags are not enough. It doesn’t matter if it is a hyperlink or just plain text, but it must be there.  If you do not link back to my post, your link will be removed from our link-up.

One more time:

Please do NOT post unit sizes or unit counts in your post.  This is a mystery.  The sizes and counts are plainly available in the mystery directions themselves.  Folks can get them by coming to my directions.

Also, your link-up post, be it on Instagram, Pinterest, your blog or wherever MUST include an easy to find, obvious link (highlighted helps!) to the link-up post. The link you are to use is given to you above.

Our posts are reciprocal.  Which means I link to you, you link back to me.

Thank you for working with me to be sure these things happen.  I really appreciate it. And it is so so so simple to just take the time and comply.

The linky pages will be alive FOREVER in the archives, Your link will stay there so people can find you, please link correctly to my post so people can find me and the others who have also shared their links as well.  Don’t be the dead end street for everyone else.  Thank you!

An InLinkz Link-up

I can't wait to see what you have to share! This Link-Up will close on Thursday Night, Nov 26th at 11:55pm Eastern. Part 2 of Good Fortune goes live the next morning!

I’ve got two more days with my dad – he flies back to Phoenix tomorrow evening.  The quilting has been minimal at best here this week, but my evenings have been full of relaxing hand quilting, and that is just what this soul needs before all of this String Frenzy shipping happens!

Quiltville Quote of the Day!

Sand Castles Quilt from String Frenzy!

We all feel stressed at certain times. Often, this time of year more than others.

Most of that stress is over things beyond our own control.

How we choose to react (often to other stressed out people) has a direct effect on the increase or decrease of our own stress levels.

Don't let other stressed out people push your buttons and add to your own stress!

Have a wonderful Monday, everyone!