Wednesday, 30 September 2015

2015 Finish-Along - Q3 Finishes

Woohoo - it's the end of Q3 and time to link up your finishes!  I hope you've had a productive quarter and I can't wait to check out what you've been making.

Here is a quick reminder of the rules:

The Rules:

- At the start of each quarter there will be a linky party for you to link up your proposed list of finishes. You must link up in order to be able to be eligible for those prizes at the end.  Please only enter ONE blog post or flickr photo or instagram photo at this starting link-up.

- In order for your projects to be eligible, they must at least be a tangible project at the start of the quarter.  That means, at the very least, a pile of fabric pulled along with a pattern, or a quilt top needing to be quilted, or a half knit jumper. I love seeing your bee blocks, but they won't count unless you happen to be turning them all into a fully completed quilt!

- As you complete each of your projects on your list, write a post all about it, or a description of a Flickr pic.

- At the end of the quarter, link up each individual post/Flickr pic (please link back to your original list in some way). For each finish/link you complete, you get an entry into the draw, and therefore it's in your best interest to write up a separate post for each!

- A finish is defined as a completely finished project, eg a quilt, quilted and bound, a bag that's fully lined and functional, or a jumper that one could wear out in public. I'm happy for you if you get a quilt top completed in one quarter, but hold onto it for the next quarter and see if you can get it quilted and bound before entering please.

- You won't be punished if you don't finish your entire list, so feel free to make a big list and roll projects over from one quarter to the next if you need to.

- All qualifying finishes will be put into a prize draw, and the names drawn at random for each of the prizes donated by our sponsors for that quarter.

- The finish link party will be open for a week, and then the next quarter will open on the following day.

- During the week that the finish link party is open, there will be a series of tutorials appearing here on the blog. If you'd like to contribute a tutorial, please drop me an e-mail at adrianneonthewindyside at gmail dot com.

- The FAL is open to anyone, anywhere in the world.

I'd love if you'd spread the word about the FAL by popping my button in your post or on your blog.  You can grab the code for a large button or a small button below:

2015 FAL at On the Windy Side

2015 FAL at On the Windy Side

The awesome prizes for Q3 of the 2015 Finish-Along, provided by our wonderful sponsors:


Rachael from imagine gnats is providing a $30 gift voucher.


Sara from Sew Sweetness is providing 3 patterns of the winner's choice.



Becca from sew me a song is providing a $25 gift voucher.


Green Fairy Quilts is providing a $25 gift voucher.


Mad About Patchwork is providing a $30 gift voucher.


Juliet from Tartankiwi is providing 3 patterns of the winner's choice.


Alyce from Blossom Heart Quilts is providing a copy of one of her gorgeous patterns.


The team at Make Modern are providing a copy of the current issue of their magazine for two winners.


Jennie from Porch Swing Quilts is providing three lucky winners with two patterns of their choice each.


Laurel from Laurel Bee Designs is providing two pin dot magnetic pin bowl in the winner's choice of colours.

On the Windy Side

And finally, I will be providing a copy of each of my self-published patterns to a winner (full disclosure - at the moment there is only the one!).

So, start linking up.  The linky party closes on 6 October at 11:00 p.m. PST - if you're in a different time zone, please check and make sure you know what time that is in your part of the world so you don't miss the close.  World Time Buddy is my favourite time converter.  I'll remind you closer to the closing time.

Please make sure you link up a separate post for each finish.  If you need a refresher on how to link up, Katy from The Littlest Thistle did a post which explains how to use the link-up tool really well - you can find it here.

Using instagram to link up

If you're planning to use instagram to link up, Katy from The Littlest Thistle has done another tutorial on how to link from instagram using your computer (here).  If you are working on your phone or your tablet, Rhonda's tutorial on how to link from instagram (here) is for you.

How to delete your own links

If you add a link with an error or that wasn't on your original list and you want to delete it, you can do this yourself.  Hover your mouse over the thumbnail image of the link you want to delete, and a grey bar will appear at the bottom of the image.  On the right hand side, there will be a small rubbish bin / trash can icon - click on that to delete your link.  You can only delete your own links and it generally works best if you delete a link using the same device you used to add the link.  If for some reason, this is not working for you, let me know and I will delete the link for you - but please have a try at deleting it yourself first!


9 comments:

Ali W said...

Hi Adrienne. I was just a bit over-keen when adding links and I have added a link to an item that wasn't on my list originally. It is #8, and is title Noodlehead basket. The fabric is Shimmer in golds and greys. This is a Sotak pattern and the item was not on my original list so you should not include it! Please can you delete the link for me? I am not sure how to remove a link myself. Thanks and sorry!

Ali W said...

Hi Adrienne. Back again! I am trying to add your button into my blogpost and am having a lot of trouble. It only prints as text. I have retyped it as I noticed the inverted commas at the start of the quote were all facing the wrong way as if ending the quote. I use Wordpress, perhaps that is the issue. Any ideas on how to resolve? I could simply add the image and add my own link to it if you made the image available. Thanks

Lucy | Charm About You said...

I didn't do too badly and might try to sneak another finish in if I get time before the link ends! Thanks for hosting again :)

Kell said...

Dang, how did 3 months go by so fast? I didn't even touch most of the things on my list. :/ Hoping I can get one more finished before the end to go with the other one.

Mrs Flying Blind... said...

The summer played havoc with my sewing mojo; that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!!
Thanks for trying to keep me focussed x

Archie The Wonder Dog said...

Two finishes is better than no finishes, at least that's what I'm telling myself!

Georgi said...

SO many beautiful finishes ~ thanks for motivating all of us!!

Lisa in Port Hope said...

Darn, i missed the link up. Oh well, on to next quarter!

Mary Huey said...

So awesome -- so many finishes -- thanks for continuing to offer this challenge to keep all of us on our toes!!