Today, I am so excited to share with you lovely readers about the new Craftsy Block of the Month, taught by the very delightful, Amy Gibson.
Have you heard of Craftsy? Craftsy is a new site online with courses in all kinds of craftsy fun - sewing, knitting, quilting, even making hand dipped chocolates! The classes are taught in video courses that you can access at your own pace and schedule. Other benefits include being able to ask your instructor questions and get personalized responses and bookmark your favorite moments in the video. You can even take notes right under the video to refer back to. You can sign up for a free account at Craftsy.com and poke around the site for any classes you might be interested in. Most of the classes have a class fee.
For all you visual learners, this is the place for you.
Today I'd like to share a little bit about the FREE Block of the Month video courses taught by Amy. (I met Amy at the Sewing Summit and she was absolutely lovely. I can think of few people I'd enjoy watching more than Amy.)
You can watch a preview video here, but you need to click Sign-Up to see the full video tutorials, access the message boards, etc. I think that this is such a brilliant idea. All of us learn techniques differently and for many a video tutorial is the most effective way to learn. I love that this option is now available and put together so well.
In honor of the Craftsy Block of the Month Blog Tour, The Fat Quarter Shop is giving away a $25 gift certificate to one of you readers. Oh the possibilities. Maybe some of that Flea Market Fancy that just came out?? To enter, leave a comment on this post.
And there are other opportunities to enter for additional gift certificates. Visit any of the stops on this Blog Tour (that are still open) and you can enter to win again!
Feb 24 - Miss Print
Feb 25 - Hoosier Toni
Feb 27 - Fresh Lemons
Feb 28 - Qubee Quilts
Feb 29 - Amy's Creative Side
Mar 2 - mon petit lyons
Mar 3 - Mel's Own Place
Mar 5 - Breakfast for Dinner
Mar 7 - Sew Paint Create
Mar 9 - SoChick
Mar 10- Spin the Bobbin
Mar 12- Diary of A Quilter
Mar 14- Ellison Lane
Mar 16- Old Red Barn Co
Thanks so much Amy, Craftsy, and Fat Quarter Shop!
Winner:
Live a Colorful LifeMar 12, 2012 01:29 PM
Winner:
Live a Colorful LifeMar 12, 2012 01:29 PM
I follow Craftsy on FB but I'm heading over to check out the classes. Thanks!
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Thanks for opportunity for giveaway! I am really enjoying Craftsy BOM. My first ever BOM and my very first online class. It is a lot of fun!
ReplyDeleteAmy's Block of the Month on Craftsy is great! I can't wait until the new block each month and she loves fabric :-)!
ReplyDeleteLoving the blog tour. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI'm also loving Amy's tutorials- love learning new techniques. And having a goal to finish each month. Your blog is great- love your post about gratitude- very true. Happy quilting!
ReplyDeleteThis is my first BOM and so far I totally love it! Amy is a great teacher and the videos go really well with the written instructions for each block. I totally recommend joining in no matter what level of sewing you are at!
ReplyDeleteCraftsy's BOM is just fantastic! But it is nice to see a lot of my favourite blogs participating in the blog tour. Thanks for hosting the give away!
ReplyDeleteGreat BOM program! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool. I'm looking forward to the videos.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds neat! Thanks for the chance for some new stuff:)
ReplyDeleteI love the blog of the month on Craftsy. I just blogged about my own blocks so far today (catching up on blogging these days). http://www.creationsbyuli.ca/creativecorner
ReplyDeleteI've been hearing loads of good things about Craftsy.. maybe it's my time to jump on the wagon :)
ReplyDeleteSounds great! I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the info - and for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win the beauties!!
ReplyDeletesue
legato1958@aol.com
Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeletestephydinger at yahoo dot com
I LOVE the BOM! I made a sock monkey baby quilt with the wonky pound sign block and it's up for sale on my etsy site. I love love love craftsy :)
ReplyDeleteI signed up for the class last month and am having so much fun. As a beginning quilt-a-holic (I just started making quilts last September) I am learning so much about all of the possibilities I have with fabric.
ReplyDeleteThanks for putting the class out there, I have learned a lot, and I'm sure anyone else could learn from it too.
Em
One of these days I will have time to do all this stuff. In the meantime, I should just build up my stash!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteHaven't ever heard of Craftsy. Thanks for the heads up!
ReplyDeletelove a chance to win, thanks!
ReplyDeleteCraftsy is such a neat site! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteAh, great fun to have more resources online! There is so much to learn and so little time! Thanks for a great giveaway too!
ReplyDeleteWould love a chance to win! Craftsy BOM is wonderful. I am always waiting for the next installment. Really enjoying the classes so far.
ReplyDeleteI love craftsy...I am a visual learner and it is a wonderful tool for learning things you cannot imagine ever doing.. Thanks for the opportunity to enter this giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI am really enjoying Amy's class and learning so much! She's an excellent teacher! Thanks for the chance for a wonderful giveaway!
ReplyDeleteWow! What a great resource!
ReplyDeleteAmy is lovely! I'm in a modern quilt guild with her and it's so exciting to see what she's doing!
ReplyDeleteI love the craftsy tutorial, it so clear! Thanks for the chance to win :-)
ReplyDeletei'm in the Amy's class and she 's a perfect teacher!!!
ReplyDeletethank you for a giveaway
ciao Maria
Thanks for a great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway, and for great tutorials.
ReplyDeleteWow, I think I would love this. Thanks for the info and the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I enjoy following the tutorials they have on there.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to check out the videos!
ReplyDeletemissysaprons@yahoo.com
Thanks for the giveaway chance!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to check out this Flea Market Fancy I keep hearing about!
ReplyDeletewhat a great idea!
ReplyDeleteI'm really enjoying seeing all these new (to me, anyway) blogs on the blog tour!
ReplyDeleteThanks for another opportunity to win a give-away!
ReplyDeleteThe video tutorials sound great.
Lovely blog design! Thanks for hosting this stop on the Craftsy BOM blog-tour!
ReplyDeleteCheers!
adriprints(at)yahoo(dot)com
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ReplyDeleteI have been following along, although, I have yet to make a block. I should get on that!
ReplyDeleteI have blogged about this class. I love it. Thanks for hosting this.
ReplyDeleteCarla
http://www.createinthesticks.blogspot.com
I have blogged about this class. I love it. Thanks for hosting this.
ReplyDeleteCarla
http://www.createinthesticks.blogspot.com
I'd love to win a GC to the Fat Quarter Shop! What would I buy though...hmmmmmmm
ReplyDeleteI'm following Amy's BOM tutorial and I really like her presentations. Thank you for the giveaway and I love your blog and your tutorials! You do lovely work!
ReplyDeleteI'm really enjoying Cratfsy's block of the month class. And, what a great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI've looked at these videos and they are well done. Would love to win a gift cert from Fat Quarter shop. tks M
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win. I'm eagerly looking at a few fabric lines right now, so it would come in handy!
ReplyDeleteI've watched the first couple of videos, but haven't made any blocks yet. I love the efficiency of chain piecing and cutting strips, so sampler style doesn't appeal to me most of the time. However, I may eat my words and join in at some point anyway!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to check out that free BOM class! I didn't even know Craftsy existed. What rock have I been hiding under?! LOL Thanks for the info and for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteYEAH! I'm super excited about this giveaway! I'm about to go down and work on my March blocks right now. I have so much from the FQS that I want that a GC would be super helpful!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to have some spending money at the Fat Quarter Shop. Thanks for participating in the tour.
ReplyDeletei discovered Craftsy a few months ago and signed up. I am looking forward to watching those videos. Thanks FQS for the chance.
ReplyDeleteI love it when learning is free! Thanks to all!
ReplyDeletemjwolanin at gamail dot com
going to head over there now, what a great idea!
ReplyDeleteThis has been so much fun and just getting started! I'm looking forward to how this will turn out and what blocks are coming up in the coming months! The blog tour has been fun too! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI need to get going on my Craftsy BOM quilt now that I have scrounged up all the fabric I want to use (Central Park by Kate Spain). I am so behind!
ReplyDeleteI love Craftsy. I think they have a lot of great classes. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteGood to know about craftsy! I'm doing a block swap with my local guild right now and learning a ton!
ReplyDeleteI'm still pacing myself. I've done the first BOM for March, and I'll do the second one in the next few days. I decided not to rush and do them both on the 1st, since March is a long month! Lol.
ReplyDeleteOh, I could find so many things at FQS to spend a gift certificate on!
ReplyDeleteI am enrolled in this class, but haven't made any of the blocks yet. Life keeps getting in the way (migraines, storms, cleaning, etc.)
I was floored to see the number of people signed up for the video course. I love the thought that people all over, in different countries, and on different continents are participating.
ReplyDeleteI'm signed up!!!
ReplyDeleteYes, yes, Flea Market Fancy for me, please! I wasn't quilting the first time around. Thanks for the chance. Gonna go check out the Craftsy now . . . .
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for being part of the Craftsy BOM blog tour, Amy. I'm loving your blog!
ReplyDeleteFOLLOWING YOU + CRAFTSY VIA BLOG LOVIN'!
ReplyDeleteTHANKS FOR SHARING!
Oh I could definitely find something beautiful at the Fat Quarter Shop.
ReplyDeleteI love making these blocks!
ReplyDeleteI like Craftsy; especially, their deals!
ReplyDeleteThank you for a chance to win. :-)
Thank you for the giveaway opportunity. I really am enjoying the Craftsy BOM video tutorials. I haven't done any of the blocks yet since I'm still trying to decide on fabrics to use.
ReplyDeleteI signed up for this course! Of course, I am behind----I am new to finding all of the QALs and such--and as a result, have joined too many! LOL
ReplyDeleteI was hoping to get some of that Flea Market Fancy, but my favorite prints are gone already! Not to worry, my wishlist is still very long!
Thanks, Amy!
ReplyDeleteI am really enjoying the BOM class as well as the Blog Hop. I hope to win at one of the sites so I can expand my stash with bright, jewel tone colors. I am often a little too hesitant with color.
ReplyDeleteI follow Craftsy on FB but I'm heading over to check out the classes. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteVery cool
ReplyDeleteSo fun! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI am curious what these blocks would look like in a full quilt. I'm having a hard time liking the zig-zag one, but am with-holding final opinion till I try it. I am interested to see how these all look in different fabric choices and layouts. I hope craftsy has a plan for a "show and tell" area (:
ReplyDeleteI am really tempted to join this BOM - Craftsy is a classy organization!! Thanks for the giveway!
ReplyDeleteI'm still trying to decide what fabric to use for the BOM course. I'm glad the videos are available whenever I'm ready to get started :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool site! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThis has been fun - thanks for the giveaway chance! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm loving the videos and each block Amy's doing each month. Seeing them done really does help those of us who are more a visual learner.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the BOM and the blog tour.
I have been doing the Craftsy BOM and posting on Flickr, just 'cos thats where i put my stuff. It been great to see 2 different techniques each month.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to sign up for this! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI have been enjoying this series so much! I have learned new stuff each time.
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful - thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI am loving the blog, thank you!
ReplyDeleteAmy is great I love her blog.Thanks for chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI'm already signed up for the Block of the Month and it's fantastic! Thanks for spreading the word.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sending us to such a great blog!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great thing!
ReplyDeleteI've already signed up with Craftsy & am loving the BOM series. Thanks for a lovely giveaway.
ReplyDeleteTHanks for the giveaway! I have already signed up for the block of the month class and am up to date on my blocks. Now I just have to wait for April to get here to move along.
ReplyDeleteI am SO excited for the BOM Craftsy quilt along!!!! And Flea-market fancy is what I would get too!!!
ReplyDeleteHow cool! Thanks for this post, Amy!! I am in love with chevron blocks these days, and cannot wait to get to work! :)
ReplyDeleteLove all these BOMs in blogland - what a great way to work together and use up the stash!
ReplyDeleteAwesome!!! I love it!! Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteThanks for info...and chance to win!
ReplyDeleteGood to know and thanks so much for the chance to win some FABRIC!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the Craftsy BOM! It is so fun and Amy is adorable!
ReplyDeleteI'm having fun doing the Craftsy BOM! Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteThe Craftsy BOM has helped me a lot! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI am just learning to quilt and I love the tutorials.
ReplyDeleteReally enjoying the BOM - thanks!
ReplyDeleteWow this sounds so cool. I'm definitely going to check it out.
ReplyDeleteI just signed up for the class and took the first one ~ its delightful! I can hardly wait to view the next two and get all caught up. Thank you so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteDelinda Lea
I'm loving the BOM so much!
ReplyDeleteWOW! Great info and great giveaway! thanks!
ReplyDeleteAmy's class is awesome! Such clear instructions and great encouragement!
ReplyDeleteGreat info and wonderful giveaway, thank you!
ReplyDeleteLove the BOM! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! Craftsy is a GREAT idea! I might finally learn to knit that way! Love the giveaway-- my FQS wishlist is a mile long :)
ReplyDelete~robin
welchrobin@hotmail.com
I love the Fat Quarter Shop!
ReplyDeleteThank you for participating in this blog tour! I am loving the Craftsy BOM, and getting to know all these wonderful, awesome blogs! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing about Craftsy! I can't wait to check it out! :) Love the giveaway! xo Heather
ReplyDeleteI think that Craftsy sounds great. I will definetly look around the sight.
ReplyDeleteOh I'm excited to do that block of the month.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Craftsy! So glad you are spreading the word about it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win a FQS gift certificate. It's a great place to shop!
ReplyDeleteWow...Craftsy is new to me; I'll have to check it out. Please enter me for the gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Beth in AL
bhambeth at gmail dot com
I would have no trouble at all spending that $25 at FQS. I think I've already got about $250 worth of fabric on my wish list.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to enter this giveaway PLUS the introduction to the craftsy free BOM. I'm working on getting my registration squared away so can read about the project.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tips as well as the giveaway! K-
ReplyDeleteI'm excited to be on Craftsy on do the block of the month. Thanks for being involved in the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds so exciting. I can hardly wait to get started.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds so exciting. I can hardly wait to get started.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to this. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletei joined this site a month or so back for the block of the month. Thanks for the chance to win!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win !
ReplyDeleteI joined the Craftsy course last month, and it's great!
ReplyDeleteI'm in !!!! And I love the BOM!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win .... It would be great to win and in my wishlist to Fatquartershop the Flea Market Fancy is the first choice
I've joined in the craftsy bom and I'm loving it - the blocks are very cool
ReplyDeleteThanks for tell about craftsy, this year I m so bussy to take a class out home, now I will look a class in home. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteMaria de la luz
Wow! This is wonderful! Thanks for the chance to win, but even more, thank you for sharing about craftsy! I'm so excited about the possibilities!
ReplyDeleteI got an email about this site and I just need to find time to check it out further. I'm guessing that I will want to watch every single video.
ReplyDeleteThanks for clueing me in on Craftsy!
ReplyDeleteSurprisingly I've never heard of this website, but I will definitely be checking it out now! Thank you! XxxX
ReplyDeletehttp://thesecondhandrose.blogspot.com/
Thanks for introducing us to Craftsy. I'm always interested in learning more about quilting, so I can't wait to check this out.
ReplyDeleteI love doing the craftsy block of the month. I enjoy your website as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Craftsy link - and the gift certificate! The Fat Quarter Shop is one of my favorite spots to ooh and ahh over fabrics.
ReplyDeleteSuper giveaway. :-)
ReplyDeleteSuper giveaway. :-)
ReplyDeleteHello - would love to win! Many thanks!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy Amy's block of the month lessons and reading her blog. Great giveaway and thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm enjoying the BOM, but really must start March's blocks
ReplyDeleteI watched the first two BOM lessons on Craftsy. Must get the March one soon. I'd love to win some fabric to use with some great patterns I've downloaded.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to check out all of Amy's blocks, what a fun way to learn new techniques. Thanks for the info and for the chance at the giveaway! Smiles~Beth
ReplyDeleteVery interesting to learn about Craftsy. Sounds like a great idea!
ReplyDeleteI've watched the first video on Craftsy and Amy is great. I haven't started making my blocks, but I hope to get to them soon!
ReplyDeleteI love the craftsy class. I can't wait to make some of the blocks. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI love video tutorials (that's how I learned to quilt)! This looks amazing! And thank you for the give-away!
ReplyDeleteI joined the Craftsy BoM and I'm loving it! Its great to try new blocks and the videos make it really easy! I'm thinking my finished quilt will make a great picnic blanket!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway :)
I have also fallen in love with Craftsy. Great classes too.
ReplyDeleteSewCalGal
www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com
Wow, what a great idea and free is even better :) thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteI signed on to Craftsy. Such perfect corners on the pictured BOM!
ReplyDeletetrilliumcreates AT gmail dot COM
I love Craftsy!
ReplyDeleteI love Craftsy BOM with Amy! I also love that you can watch at your own convenience.
ReplyDeleteI am enjoying the videos on the Craftsy BOM - I hope I can win one of the gift certificates to buy some more fabric to make my blocks!
ReplyDeleteCute blog! I'm glad you participated in this BOM tour so I could find you! :) Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteI just discovered Craftsy! Looks like it will be very useful.
ReplyDeleteLove your blog! Thanks for being part of the BOTM tour. I've sure found many interesting blogs while following the tour! Thanks for the chance to win! Nvjacq@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHi, I've really been enjoying the different techniques you've been posting. I can't wait to try them out. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the BOM club and Amy is an awesome teacher, I just wish I had her skills.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing...
Carri
simplydonewright.blogspot.com
I love Craftsy and have already signed up for a class! I'd love to win this giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI am already signed up for Amy's BOM class!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful and generous give away!
Loving the blog tour, Amy and Craftsy. You are right, the video lessons are the perfect way for us visual learners. hehe.
ReplyDeleteThank you and FQS for an awesome giveaway and a chance to win.
usairdoll(at)gmail(dot)com
These blocks are so fresh! Thanks for participating in the hop!
ReplyDeleteAmy seems like a really fun lady. I'm enjoying the course.
ReplyDeleteI am loving this concept and so excited about getting on board--be fun to get my skills up and get some new blocks done :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like fun, especially for someone just starting to quilt.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. I am enjoying this BOM.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win a little spending money! I need more fabric like I need a hole in the head but oh well! We quilters can never truly have enough fabric now can we? I have been dying to get my fingers on some Flea Market Fancy fabric! I just love her fabrics.
ReplyDeleteThe craftsy site sounds like a great idea. I'll have to check it out, being a visual learner myself.
This BOM sounds great. I'll definitely be checking it out.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the wonderful giveaway - I'd love to get hold of some Flea Market Fancy :)
I do love Craftsy! Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
ReplyDeleteAs a traditional quilter, I am learning to break the mold and introduce some new modern blocks in my quilting projects. Thanks so much for my new found inspiration and for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteThe block of the month videos sound interesting. I have never tried to learn a block by video. Will make sure I check it out during some much needed me-time.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity to win the gift card. I already have my fabric picked out. :)
I have been doing this Block of the Month and really enjoying it. Thanks for the giveaway
ReplyDeleteI love this BOM and Amy is a wonderful teacher. I would do anything she ever taught again.
ReplyDeletePatti xxx
Thanks for the giveaway, I love The Fat Quarter shop. Craftsys online videos are such a good way of building up patchwork skills without having to drive anywhere first;-)
ReplyDeleteLove the Craftsy BOM class!
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DeleteThe BOM sounds great! Thanks for a chance to win! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm one of the 53,000 doing Craftsy's BOM and loving it.
ReplyDeleteI blog about the blocks as well at the beginning/end of every month on my blog
http://handmadebyclairebear.com/tag/craftsys-block-of-the-month/
Being able to watch Amy demonstrate the techniques makes it so easy.
Thanks for the chance to win the gift card.
ClaireBear
just signed up and can't wait to get started! thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletePlan on sighing up for the BOM and look forward to it. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeletei signed up=yay! and thanks!
ReplyDeleteI am registered for this course. Like all BOM clubs I am glad that it is something I can get to now or eventually. I am hoping to have time to do it NOW. The blocks so far are so cute!
ReplyDeleteI'm signed up, but haven't quite started yet. I need fabric!
ReplyDeleteI'm signed up, but haven't quite started yet. I need fabric!
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE to win a GC from Fat Quarter Shop.... I love their store!!!
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE to win a GC from Fat Quarter Shop.... I love their store!!!
ReplyDeleteI just have to say, Amy, that you are great. I love your pins (on pinterest) :) You probably don't remember but I "met" you a way back....I am Sarah Jane's cousin (I love all the work you've done for her) and you gave me some advice about fabric a while back! I still want to make it to your quilt shop. And now I love that you know this Amy bcse we went to high school together!! We did drama together for several years....I think that is why she is so good in front of the camera (I confess....I don't quilt.....yet...so I haven't watched her videos yet but I am so happy for her!).
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win! I love the Craftsy BOM.
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting this fun giveaway! Fat Quarter Shop rocks!
ReplyDeleteHope I win, Fat Quarter shop is so great!
ReplyDeleteI love Fat Quarter Shop!! It is definitely one of my favorite online stores!! :-) Also, LOVE the quilt with the black sashing-- beautiful!! Thanks so much for the chance to win!! :-)
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