Woohoo - it's the end of Q4 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:
The awesome prizes for Q4 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.
Juliet from
Tartankiwi is providing 3 patterns of the winner's choice.
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.
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 January 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!
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