2017-2018 Hopes & Dreams SPONSORS!

Sponsor Prizes 2018

2018 Sponsors

With great appreciation, we'd like to THANK these generous companies for their prize donations & sponsorship! With their support we are able to raise awareness and much needed funds for ALS research. 

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$2,500 CASH DONATION

www.jnharper.com

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www.judymartin.com

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www.kimberbelldesigns.com

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www.suznquilts.com

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CUDDLE DIMPLE EXTRA WIDE
Prepacked 2 / 3 yards  FABRIC

www.shannonfabrics.com

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www.dragonthreads.com

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www.perkinsdrygoods.com

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*Free Hopes & Dreams advertisements in 

Machine Quilting Unlimited & Modern Quilts Unlimited

 One year magazine subscription to all winners.

 www.mqumag.com

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www.siestasilverjewelry.com

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www.foreverinstitches.com

www.raggedyruthdesigns.com

www.perfectcornerruler.com

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www.quilterstravelcompanion.com

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www.thewoodenbear.com

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www.straightstitchsociety.com

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10 Free Subscription for the Winners !!

(For Hopes & Dreams 20,000 Free Website Banner Impressions)

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www.andoverfabrics.com
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www.needletravel.com

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www.happyhollowdesigns.com

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www.minickandsimpson.blogspot.com

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www.weeksdyeworks.com

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www.craftoptics.com

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http://www.makeitcoats.com

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www.robertkaufman.com

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http://www.junetailor.com

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maryellenproducts.com

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www.northcott.net

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http://www.treenwaysilks.com

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http://www.quilterscorner-pa.com

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http://www.ctpub.com

Longarm Quilting Workbook by Teresa Silva

Blog Hop  - DAY 5

Hi Everyone!

I’m Teresa Silva and Quilting is My Bliss.  Really it is my bliss but also my business. I’ve been a longarm quilter for almost 7 years now and I totally love what I do; so much I decided to write a book and share some of my thoughts with you.  My new book is called Longarm Quilting Workbook, printed by F+W Media.  It’s geared for the beginner longarm, midarm, or domestic quilter all the way up to advanced quilters.  It’s a hardcover, spiral bound book so it makes it so easy to open it up and practice designs on paper or actually quilting them out. It includes information to help you make a decision in buying a longarm, learning new motifs, to creating beautiful whole cloth quilts.  Plus a bonus chapter of “Eye Candy” quilts.  

If you have been following along with me at all, you probably know I’m a huge Quilters Dream fan so it’s my honor to be allowed to post on their blog today.  It’s my number one go to batting choice.  My favorites are Quilters Dream Poly Select, Dream Blend 70/30 and Dream Wool.  I used their batting in all my quilts in this book. Here are a couple whole cloth quilts I did for my book.  I used a layer of Dream Blend 70/30 and Dream Wool for these.

This first quilt – Medallion Stars – Lap Quilt has such beautiful texture.  It is actually my most favorite quilt out of the book. I’m so glad to finally have it home with me.

This second quilt is Scalloped Center table runner.  It’s a small project and works great to practice some of your newly learned motifs.  There is a grid running behind the design to give the illusion of a zig zag running through it.

As you can see it makes the quilting really pop! I have lots of inspiration for you in Chapter 3 – Doodling & Drawing.  Please take the time to check it out and most of all I hope you find something that makes your heart happy and inspires you to create something awesome for yourself!

Please continue to follow along our blog hop and make sure and come back to my blog quiltingismybliss.com on October 17, 2017 and leave me a comment before Friday, 10/20/17 at 4:00 p.m. pacific time when I will choose two winners!  I have some fantastic prizes I will be giving away thanks to some very generous donations.

Make sure to check out Kristen McVane (Stashquilts on Instagram) on Monday, October 9 when she will be posting about my new book.  She doesn’t have a blog but she posts a lot of fun stuff and she has new patterns available and one is featured in my book called “Friendship”.  Check it out!

Monday, October 2, 2017

Teresa Silva – Quilting is My Bliss – http://www.quiltingismybliss.com

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Nancy Jewell – Free Spirit Fabric - http://freespiritfabric.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Leslie Meltzer – 50 sq ft studios - http://www.50sqftstudios.com/

Thursday, October 5, 2017

Carrie Nelson – Moda Fabrics - http://blog.modafabrics.com/

Friday, October 6, 2017

Jane Kinzie – Quilter’s Dream Batting - http://quiltersdreambatting.blogspot.com/

Monday, October 9, 2017

Kristen McVane – Instagram: Stashquilts  (Please leave her a comment and come back tomorrow to our blog hop.)  She will be giving away a Longarm Quilting Workbook.

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Carl Hentsch – 3 Dog Design - http://3dogdesignco.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Helen Ernst Longarm Quilting - http://www.helenernstlongarmquilting.com/

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Julie Herman – Jaybird Quilts - http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/

Friday, October 13, 2017

Karen Miller – Redbird Quilt Co. - http://karensquiltscrowscardinals.blogspot.com/

Monday, October 16, 2017

Linda and Carl Sullivan – Colourwerx - https://colourwerx.wordpress.com/

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Teresa Silva – Quilting is My Bliss - http://www.quiltingismybliss.com

You can purchase the Longarm Quilting Workbooks at the following sites:

http://www.quiltingismybliss.com  (For an autographed copy)

http://www.shopfonsandporter.com/

https://www.amazon.com/

http://www.quiltandsewshop.com/

Thanks so much for visiting! Have a fantastic day.

Teresa Silva

Congratulations to the Winners of our Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS!

Thanks to all the generous sponsors, we were able to award even more prizes this year than we anticipated!  I honestly feel that this year's prizes are better than ever.  Congratulations, to all the winners, and a big THANK YOU to everyone who donated to our 2016-2017 Hopes and Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS!

Sew Creative Winners:

Winner #1: Anna Lee Turner in Brook Park, OH

Winner #2:  Nancy Kurlich in Erie, PA

Winner #3: Pultneyville Reformed Church in Williamson, NY

Sew Lovely Winners:

Winner #1:  Chris Milodrovich in Missoula, MT

Winner #2:  Michelle Schroder in Guthrie, OK

Winner #3: Helen Emmerich in Stony Brook, NY

Sew Generous Individual Winners:

1st Place:  Pat Stacy in Versailles, KY

2nd Place: Grace Bomarita in Venice FL

Sew Generous Quilt Guild Winners:

1st Place: Sew Happy Quilters in Dover, PA

2nd Place: Venice Area Quilters in Venice, FL

3rd Place: We Bee Sisters in Tracy, CA

Sew Generous Quilt Shop Winners:

1st Place:  Tiger Lily Quilts in Utica, NY

2nd Place:  Around the Block Quilt Shop in Minocqua, WI

Sew Generous Professional Quilter Winners:

Joe Filer in Galesburg, IL

Barbara Hutton in Carolina Shores, NC

Voting will begin soon to choose the winners for our Sew Popular Category! 

Presenting Sponsor:

J.N. Harper, Co.                www.jnharper.com

Grand Sponsors:

Baby Lock                                             www.babylock.com

Dragon Threads                                 www.dragonthreads.com

hang it dang it                                     www.hangitdangit.com

Judy Martin Books                           www.judymartin.com

Kimberbell Designs                          www.kimberbelldesigns.com

Marcus Fabrics                                   www.marcusfabrics.com

Minick and Simpson                        minickandsimpson.blogspot.com

Modern Quilts Unlimited               www.modernquilts.mqumag.com

Nestlings by Robin                            www.nestlingsbyrobin.com/

Perkins Dry Goods                            www.perkinsdrygoods.com

Prym Consumer USA                       www.prym-consumer-usa.com/

Quilters Dream Batting                   www.QuiltersDreamBatting.com

Quilters Travel Companion           www.quilterstravelcompanion.com/

Quilters World Magazine               www.quiltersworld.com

Raggedy Ruth Designs/ Forever in Stitches LLC     www.ForeverInStitches.com

Shannon Fabrics                                shannonfabrics.com

Siesta Silver Jewelry                        www.siestasilverjewelry.com

Straight Stitch Society                     straightstitchsociety.com

Suzn Quilts                                           www.SuznQuilts.com

The Wooden Bear                              www.thewoodenbear.com

THREADS printable inkjet fabrics www.printablefabrics.com
YLI Threads                                          www.ylicorp.com

Charm Sponsors:

Island Batiks	IslandBatik.com
June Tailor	JuneTailor.com
May Chappell	MayChappell.com
Paper Pieces	PaperPieces.com
Quilting Creations International	QuiltingCreations.com
Robert Kaufman Fabrics	RobertKaufman.com
Tuanton Trade	Taunton.com
Fox Chapel Publishing	D-origianls.com
Clothworks	Clothworks.com
American Quilters Society	AmericanQuilter.com
Dreamworld NW (Sew Steady)	SewSteady.com
Quilters Corner	QuiltersCorner-pa.com
Fabri-Quilt	Fabri-Quilt.com
Bo-Nash	Bonash.com
Kenzie Mac & Co.	KenzieMac.com
Henry Glass & Co.	HenryGlassFabrics.com
Cherry Blossoms	CherryBlossomsQuilting.com
Studio 180 Designs	Studio180design.net
The Gentle Art	TheGentleArt.com
Seams Like A Dream	SeamsLikeADream.com
Weeks Dye Works	WeeksDyeWorks.com
Coats & Clark	ww.MakeItCoats.com
Happy Hollow Designs	HappyHollowDesigns.com
McKenna Ryan Designs	PineNeedles.com
Direction Press	NeedleTravel.com

Hopes & Dream Quilt Challenge for ALS

We are sincerely grateful to everyone who has helped to make our 2016-2017 Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge a wonderful success!

During the 2016-2017 Challenge, which lasted from Aug. 1, 2016, until July 31, 2017, we received 1112 quilts and quilted items generously donated by caring quilters who gave their time, talent, and supplies to provide love and support to the ALS community.

Most of the donated quilts have been hand delivered to ALS patients throughout the United States with the help of many chapters of the ALS Association.  The quilts provide not only warmth to patients, but wrap them in the love and comfort that a handmade quilt brings.

We often receive and publish on our Facebook page lovely notes and pictures from ALS patients who have received a Hopes & Dreams quilt, which touches our hearts and show just how much these quilts mean to patients and their families.




Select quilts and craft items are sold, auctioned, and raffled to raise funds with 100% of the money used for ALS research!  This year we attended Virginia Beach's Santa's Stocking Craft Show and the Aviation Museum's Air and Auto show and sale.  Quilts were also sold at Richard Stravitz Fine Arts Galleries. 

The Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS raised over $17,000 for research, supporting Emory University School of Medicine, The Packard Center for ALS Research, and the Felman Lab ALS Research in their fight to find a treatment and an eventual cure for ALS!



We will soon be announcing the winners of the Challenge, and posting pictures of select quilts to vote for your favorite in our "Sew Popular" division!

Thank you, to the following sponsors for providing 

wonderful and exciting prizes:

Presenting Sponsor:

J.N. Harper, Co.                www.jnharper.com

Grand Sponsors:

Baby Lock                                             www.babylock.com

Dragon Threads                                 www.dragonthreads.com

hang it dang it                                     www.hangitdangit.com

Judy Martin Books                           www.judymartin.com

Kimberbell Designs                          www.kimberbelldesigns.com

Marcus Fabrics                                   www.marcusfabrics.com

Minick and Simpson                        minickandsimpson.blogspot.com

Modern Quilts Unlimited               www.modernquilts.mqumag.com

Nestlings by Robin                            www.nestlingsbyrobin.com/

Perkins Dry Goods                            www.perkinsdrygoods.com

Prym Consumer USA                       www.prym-consumer-usa.com/

Quilters Dream Batting                   www.QuiltersDreamBatting.com

Quilters Travel Companion           www.quilterstravelcompanion.com/

Quilters World Magazine               www.quiltersworld.com

Raggedy Ruth Designs/ Forever in Stitches LLC     www.ForeverInStitches.com

Shannon Fabrics                                shannonfabrics.com

Siesta Silver Jewelry                        www.siestasilverjewelry.com

Straight Stitch Society                     straightstitchsociety.com

Suzn Quilts                                           www.SuznQuilts.com

The Wooden Bear                              www.thewoodenbear.com

THREADS printable inkjet fabrics www.printablefabrics.com
YLI Threads                                          www.ylicorp.com

Charm Sponsors:

Island Batiks	IslandBatik.com
June Tailor	JuneTailor.com
May Chappell	MayChappell.com
Paper Pieces	PaperPieces.com
Quilting Creations International	QuiltingCreations.com
Robert Kaufman Fabrics	RobertKaufman.com
Tuanton Trade	Taunton.com
Fox Chapel Publishing	D-origianls.com
Clothworks	Clothworks.com
American Quilters Society	AmericanQuilter.com
Dreamworld NW (Sew Steady)	SewSteady.com
Quilters Corner	QuiltersCorner-pa.com
Fabri-Quilt	Fabri-Quilt.com
Bo-Nash	Bonash.com
Kenzie Mac & Co.	KenzieMac.com
Henry Glass & Co.	HenryGlassFabrics.com
Cherry Blossoms	CherryBlossomsQuilting.com
Studio 180 Designs	Studio180design.net
The Gentle Art	TheGentleArt.com
Seams Like A Dream	SeamsLikeADream.com
Weeks Dye Works	WeeksDyeWorks.com
Coats & Clark	ww.MakeItCoats.com
Happy Hollow Designs	HappyHollowDesigns.com
McKenna Ryan Designs	PineNeedles.com
Direction Press	NeedleTravel.com

C&T Publishing Supports the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge

We are off to a great start for our 9th annual 

2017-2018 Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS.   

We are grateful to all of our sponsors who provide wonderful prizes each year, 

including our returning sponsor, C & T Publishing!

C&T Publishing 

Supports the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge

Hello Quilters Dream Batting Readers! We are the staff of C&T Publishing, a small quilting, sewing, and needle craft publisher based in Concord, California.

It all started with an impulsive promise back in 1983. When quilting teacher Roberta Horton told quilt-shop owner Carolie Hensley that she wanted to write a book on Amish quilts, but hadn't found a publisher yet, Carolie quickly said that she and her husband Tom would publish Roberta's book. The Hensleys launched C&T Publishing from their garage, with a catalog of exactly one book: Roberta Horton's An Amish Adventure. 

Jump ahead to today and Carolie and Tom Hensley have turned the business over to their sons Todd and Tony, who are assisted by a staff of more than 50 employees. We also have three imprints, Stash Books, FunStitch Studio, and Kansas City Star Quilts.

Now, in 2017, C&T Publishing has been in business for 35 years, and we continue to grow and evolve every day. One of our big projects this year is revamping our YouTube channel, adding more demos and tutorials from our best-selling and debut authors, constantly improving our video quality, creating eye-catching covers for the videos, and even filming a new video to introduce ourselves! If you’re curious, you can watch that video below.

We’re so pleased to be able to support the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS. As a small company mostly made up of quilters, sewists, and other crafters, we feel deeply connected to the quilting community, so when Quilter’s Dream Batting approached us with a request to sponsor the challenge, we never hesitated. In our opinion, one of the most beautiful aspects of the quilting community is how we can come together to support not only our own community but the community at large, whether we are auctioning off charity quilts, making quilts for people in need, donating our time and sewing skills, or coming up with other creative ways to help others. We look forward to supporting the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for many years to come!

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