MooseStash Quilting: January 2022

Friday, January 28, 2022

Fond Farewell to the Polar Bear Plunge Blog Hop

It always makes me a little sad when a blog hop is over, but this time everyone went over and above to make it the greatest 1st hop of the year. To all the bloggers who participated, a big round of

The final day brought more incredible posts and projects.

Pattern and tutorials, and inspiration galore.

Lyndsey, delighted us today with her mug rug and gorgeous orphan block.
Julia shook things up with her snow-globe, using deco foil and shared the pattern and YouTube video on how to make it.
Lianne, who lives in Australia made a sweet cushion that is perfect for not only winter but the beach.

Cindy who choose not to actually take the plunge where she lives, rocked the hop with her stunning art quilt.
Carol shared a triple play today with 3 delightful polar bear projects!
Lynn enchanted us with her gorgeous Polar Bear hexagon mat and the pattern, too.
Lastly my "Polar Bear Plunge" quilt along with "Fluffmongers" polar stuffy.

Don't forget you can see all of the projects this week on our "Pinterest" board

HERE

To you readers, I do hope you enjoyed it as much as I did, and we promise this is just a start to the fun filled year we have ahead.

Next month Carla from "Creatin' in the Sticks" is hosting

March, Carol from "Just Let Me Quilt" is hosting

If you want to play along, just drop an email to the host with

Your name

Your email address

Your blog name

Your blog URL (including the HTTPS:)

Date preference if you have one.

til next time...

Keep on Stitchin'

Thursday, January 27, 2022

It's my day on the Polar Bear Blog Hop

I'm excited to share my project with you today. A little stash and pattern busting, was done for this hop and that makes me happy. I've long been collecting pattern from quilt magazines, that I "might" do some day. Know what I mean? LOL!! My notebooks are overflowing and it was time to make em or get rid of em. I found a pattern from the Quilt Sampler 2014 Spring/Summer issue, that was just what I needed for this hop. Can I get a whoop whoop?

This is my "Polar Bear Plunge" quilt.

(We even got some snow, so these bears could play outside for their photos)

You can see I changed it up a bit from the original pattern. While I loved all the arctic animal appliques, I really wanted to make it just about the polar bears, this time. Out came my hand dye fabrics that I have hoarded long enough!

You may have noticed the clipart at the end of my posts this week...

I saved my favorite for last...

This cutie is can be found at Clipartix.com

HERE

I love taking free clipart and turning them into appliques.

It's such a fun way to add a touch of whimsy to a quilt.

Speaking of adding whimsy...earlier this week Sharon Voorman shared a link

for the sweetest little polar bear stuffy. I had already planned to make him for the hop, but had only printed the pattern. That little "virtual kick in the rear" from you Sharon, make me get it in gear!

LOL!!

So I now have this sweet little guy to go with my Plunge quilt.

He is a free pattern from Fluffmonger, you can find

HERE

Check out all their free patterns while your there. They have an adorable Valentines one and V-day is just around the corner. There are even animal noses for face masks, that are just too cute.

My little "sleuth" of bears seem to get along quite nicely.

Yes, a group of bears are called a sleuth or sloth, really they are. You can check it out on

YellowstoneBearWorld. com

(Who knew!)

I do hope you have enjoyed the "Polar Bear Plunge" blog hop. The only plunge that promises to keep you warm and dry in front of your computer.

LOL!!

A big thanks to my fellow bloggers for making this hop a big success!

You all "rocked" the hop.

I opened up my new "Country Register" newspaper this week and found the perfect saying

to end this hop...

til next time...

Keep on Stitchin'

Polar Bear Blog Hop Day 5

I hope you are enjoying this hop as much as I am.

Today's bloggers kept the fun going, with their projects.

Brenda designed the cutest snowman mugrug and shared a bear quilt she made for her grandson.
Selena designed a dish drying mat and towels for her "not so polar bear plunge" but ocean side plunge. Yep, we are all just a little jealous about that, here. LOL!!
Susan and Sharon from Ms P Designs share so many of their fun Polar Bear designs with us and introduced a too cute for words, Yeti block!
Gail made the sweetest teddy quilt. It just makes you smile.
Karrin dug into her WIP (works in progress) pile and found the perfect wool runner for this hop.
Theresa also pulled out a project from 2016. She shared her gorgeous wool blocks. Baby it's cold outside sure made my heart melt.

Sadly tomorrow is the last day of this hop, but the fun is not over because these bloggers have lots to share.

Friday Jan 28

Don't forget you can see all of the projects this week on our "Pinterest" board

HERE

Here are the last of the photos of polar bears on the Arctic Circle, from my son.

NOTE: He did not take these photos. They had a computer at the camp, that anyone could share their photos on.

til tomorrow...

Keep on Stitchin'

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Polar Bear Day 4...Don't Shut the Door

There is no "hump" day when it comes to blog hops.

Our Wednesday bloggers pulled out all the stops to share their best.

Elizabeth delighted us with not only a polar bear, but also a black bear, grizzly bear and a panda bear and educated us about each one of them.
Kathy made the sweetest little bear and sleeping bag for her niece, and shared her progress on a fabulous bear quilt.
Beth was lucky enough to pattern test for Lorna at "Sew Fresh Quilts" and made the cutest polar bear pillow.
Kathleen made an awesome snowflake mini, quilted with Sulky Holoshimmer thread.
Andrée took us on an art quilt journey, all while sharing a true polar bear story.
Leah created an absolutely stunning bear paw quilt for this hop, using my favorite batiks.

Yes, today was a day to behold!

Don't forget you can see all of the projects this week on our "Pinterest" board

HERE

Tomorrow these bloggers are excited to share their project with us.

Thursday Jan 27

Here are a couple more photos from the Arctic Circle, from my son.

NOTE: He did not take these photos. They had a computer at the camp, that anyone could share their photos on.

til tomorrow...

Keep on Stitchin'

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Polar Plunge Day 3 Will be Something to See

Well, day 2 sure didn't disappoint!

Carol shared her super cute "Peace" Polar Bear, which brought back some of those 70's memories. LOL!!
Bea delighted us with her wintry gray snowball table topper.
Becky made a beautiful quilt for a friend's mom, with a fun Polar Bear backing.
Joy, even though she is roasting her her neck of the woods, jumped in and made some cute wintry soup bowl cozies, in the greatest fabrics.
Elana rocked her paper pieced Polar Bear with quilting that is awesome.
Turid, who lives not far from Polar Bear land, delighted us with so many fun projects. Her drawstring bags are great for so many things.
Sharon, who is living in a polar vortex right now, looked at the brighter side and created a modern quilt with colors from the weather map.

The fun just kept on going.

Don't forget you can see all of the projects this week on our "Pinterest" board

HERE

Tomorrow brings these bloggers, who are going to share...

Wednesday Jan 26

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Hazel’s Daughter

Words & Stitches

Kathleen McMusing

Quilting & Learning - What a Combo!

Quilted Delights

Here are a couple more photos from the Arctic Circle from my son.

NOTE: He did not take these photos. They had a computer at the camp, that anyone could share their photos on.

til tomorrow...

Keep on Stitchin'

Monday, January 24, 2022

Polar Bear Plunge Blog Hop Day 2 Coming at You

Oh my goodness, did you catch all the fabulous projects on day 1?

Carla delighted us, with the cutest bear quilt for her new grandson.
Anorina rocked the "improv" world with her fun pillow and incredible quilting.
Kim shared how to survive those cold Michigan winters, with her tea tray and showed us how to make sweet little trivets.
Daryl made the cutest can cover that would be perfect in my sewing room or anywhere else.
Kim, has designed another great block for this hop, in my favorite colors.
Wendy solved that age old problem of moving frozen foods around, with her adorable polar bear tote bag.

This is definitely why I love blog hops! I want to run right down into my sewing room and start creating them all today! LOL!!

Don't forget you can see all of the projects this week on our "Pinterest" board

HERE

Day 2 promises to bring you more fun with these great bloggers...

Tuesday Jan 25

Just Let Me Quilt

Beaquilter

Becky’s Adventures in Quilting and Travel

The complete schedule for the week, can be found

HERE

As I shared yesterday, my youngest did work on the arctic circle for 1 winter.

Here are more photos of the polar bears taken in the summertime.

NOTE: He did not take these photos. They had a computer at the camp, that anyone could share their photos on.

Its cold even in the summer...trust me I know. I took a day trip to Barrow AK and liked to froze.

LOL!!

It was an incredibly interesting place to visit, though.

til tomorrow...

Keep on Stitchin'

Sunday, January 23, 2022

Polar Bear Plunge Blog Hop starts Monday

It's colder than cold in most of the USA and we are taking the plunge.

32 fabulous bloggers have joined me in hibernating in their sewing rooms.

We promise that you will be delighted and entertained with what they have come up with.

You can visit these blogs tomorrow...

Monday Jan 24

Creatin' in the Sticks

Samelias Mum

Purring Cottage

Patchouli Moon Studio

Scrapdash

Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life

The complete schedule for the week, can be found

HERE

You can also follow the hop on the "Polar Bear Plunge" Pinterest board as well,

HERE

It will be updated daily.

I thought I would share a few photos with you throughout the week.

My youngest worked up on the Arctic Circle for 1 winter, cooking for an oil camp after he graduated from culinary school. One winter is all he would deal with, but it was an experience of a lifetime for him.

NOTE: He did not take these photos. They had a computer at the camp, that anyone could share their photos on.

It was dark and it was cold...

But they did see polar bears. In fact some days the bears were leaning up against the door of their building and they couldn't get out. How's that for a perfect excuse to call out "sick"?
LOL!!