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Sunday, October 21, 2012

A Ghoulish Welcome!


Thank you for joining us on the first day of the Wicked blog hop!

Once upon a time there lived wicked witch who refused to be foul on Halloween. All of her friends told her it just wasn't right! They said she should stick her tongue out at small children so their parents slap them when they stick their tongues out back at her. 

But no matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't be nasty. In fact, even though her skin was mottled green and dress was decayed black lace, she couldn't resist the desire to be girly…

“Pink! Give me pink!” she cried. Her friends merely laughed.

“How ghastly you are!” she retorted through tears.

Being a witch, she decided to cast a spell whereby all her friends would spend eternity in the cross threads of fabric, forced to endure pink on Halloween.

So, do not be alarmed by the forthcoming dreadful countenances —they are simply the ex-friends of the wicked witch. In addition, let this be a lesson to you—pink is indeed fabulous for Halloween!

First, the wicked witch made a Ghastlie kitchen island runner:
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Then she took the leftovers and made a roll-up bag, starting with a 10.5 block and then added to it...
 (measuring 15 X 15 X 7)—nice!


But the island runner was very lonely so the wicked witch made a tablecloth:
(click on photo for closer view)
(click for closer view of these amazing fabrics)
(sun shadows--sorry!)

Funny story—the witch got up in the middle of the night for some brew and after she turned out the lights she realized that the bones fabric glows in the dark! Score!


In honor of non-traditional holiday colors, the wicked witch scoured her stash and would like to offer a charm pack of Christmas fabric that has (gasp!) turquoise blue. Leave a comment below to be entered in the draw!




Big SPANKS to Spookie Madame Samm and her henchwoman Wendy! 
**Click on the haunted house** to go back to Wendy’s blog!

Here's a list of the other Wicked ones presenting today (click on any blog name to link there!):




185 comments:

  1. I actually like the shadows in the picture - makes it look spoooookier!
    Thanks for hosting the hop - it looks like it's going to be a lot of fun!
    mummyquilts@gmail.com

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  2. WOW, love all of the items you made! And that Glow-in-Dark bones fabric?!? Major score. Thanks for the chance!

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  3. What a talented wicked witch! Not only a cute story but such creative ideas using The Ghastlies. Love the fact that the bones glow in the dark. I think this witch needs a pair of ruby slippers in hot pink! I'm also a person who likes a white Christmas tree trimmed in turquoise so I'd be happy to take that charm pack off your hands, lol.

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  4. great giveaway thanks for the chance

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  5. SCORE! Awecome tale of your pink Halloween .... almost as amazing as your wonderful projects!! Wicked Cool! Thank you so much for sharing Duff!!

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  6. LOVE the fabric!!! I couldn't get my hands on any of it -- ggrrr!!
    GREAT table runner!! And real nice give away! :)

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  7. Great job!!! Love the skeleton print. Nice giveaway, too!

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  8. What fun you had with your projects! I have some glow in the dark fabric that I used in some Halloween quilts I made my boys. I only had a yard, so had to make sure there was enough to put on both quilts...and their's were not pink!!

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  9. Now I just love the Ghastlies, but oh my gosh - the skeleton fabric is the 'boo-mb'!!

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  10. Glow in the dark what a nice touch. What an awesome quilt!

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  11. Oooh love the idea of the glow in dark fabric - how cool is that. Love all of your creations I have had some ghastlie material sitting in my stash for a while now but have finally got around to using it on this hop - its fabulous isnt it. Thanks for sharing.

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  12. Great quilts and I'm not a pink person but love it in these pieces. Can see a new table runner made with the non traditional charm pack. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  13. Your Ghastlies are each and every one fantastic! Love that fabric. Thank you for sharing and the great giveaway.

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  14. Go Ghastlies! They remind me of the old Addams Family TV show, I loved that show. You've outdone your Ghastlie self, what a fun place you kitchen must be. I love your WICKED sense of humor. ;-> Toni Anne

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  15. I love the Ghastlies. So Fun. Thanks for bring it to a new realm. Skeleton print is awesome too.

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  16. Love all of your Ghastlies and that glowing skeleton fabric is fantastic.

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  17. I love the fabric you used. Really funny and spooky. Thanks for showing it all.

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  18. Fantastic project! Love it and the Christmas fabric as well, thanks for the chance to win!

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  19. Amazing work! I have that fabric hoarded in my stash! Granted, not that much of it (grrrrowl). I love your story too. And I agree. Pink is fabulous for any occasion! Thank you for sharing!

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  20. You have Ghastly fabric,love your project,thanks.

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  21. Wow, what amazing blocks, I love them. Thanks for sharing and the lovely Giveaway. Susie x

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  23. Wonderful ideas for using a wicked fabric. Just to say turquoise is one of my fav colours

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  24. I love your wicked quilt,bag and tablecloth made of this great fabric. Thanks for sharing!
    Liebe Grüße
    Bente - Germany
    new follower here ☺

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  25. Thanks for sharing your awesome ideas with the Ghastly fabric.
    And thanks for your lovely give away
    Britt-Inger in Sweden

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  26. Your project is wonderful and so creative. Thank you for sharing your wickedness today!

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  27. Wow, you've been wickedly busy!! Am loving all of your projects!!

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  28. I love your projects! especially the tablecloth!!
    Thank you for sharing!

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  29. How creative! You sure make Halloween fun.

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  30. What a great way to use the Ghastly fabric - I love it! I have some of the glow-in-the-dark skeletons and made pillowcases for grandchildren with it. They love that! blessings, marlene

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  31. Ah one of my very favorite wicked themes, Ghastlies. I might be brewing a little with them too. Love all your projects.

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  32. Glow in the dark fabric - cool. Thanks for sharing & thanks for the chance to win.

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  33. Duff wonderful wicked show.....love the idea of glow in the dark fabric and the tablecloth....

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  34. Love, love, love your projects! Anything with Ghastlie fabric is wonderful. Thanks for the giveaway and Happy Halloween!

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  35. is it even possible to have a wicked hop without you know lol. great work...you are such a pink girl...love the "well everything" sew much sew...I think yes I do....

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  36. I do love the Ghastlies. Very cute table toppers all.

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  37. love your project the ghastlies are some of my favorite fabric

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  38. Pink is perfect!!!! More pink :)
    Gun, Sweden
    gun@lapp.se

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  39. Fabric that glows in the dark -- perfect! Also, the non-traditional colors in the holiday projects/fabrics is great.

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  40. Love that wicked fabric! It would be just the most fun to work with I bet! I love what you made.

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  41. I love what you made ! So original...

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  42. nice, nice projects...that skeleton texty fabric is so great...love it!!!

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  43. Love your story and your projects are so great. Always like a chance to win something, although I don't ever seem to be the one.

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  44. Wow, fabulous fabrics, wonderful projects! Love them all!

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  45. I absolutely love the Kitchen Island Runner - fantastic project!! Great discovery about the GITD bones - bet that was a bit of a shock :-) Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win the Christmas charms!

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  46. Love all your wickedly projects. Thanks for sharing and yes I do like turquoise for a Christmas color. Thanks for the great giveaway.

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  47. How Great is You Runner! And I just Love the title Bacon Then Eggs. Anyway, you are also now stuck with me following you to see all the neat things you come up with.

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  48. Love all your ghastlie projects especially the table cloth. Made some ghastlie projects last year...fantastic fabric line! Thanks for sharing and your giveaway!

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  49. Your ghastlies quilt is so cute!

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  50. Very, very cute! Thanks for sharing!

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  51. I loved your ghastly tale , brightened a somewhat dreary day :-) Great projects too , thanks so much for sharing and for a chance at your giveaway.

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  52. That cute little story is just adorable! Wish I were that creative with my blog. And your projects are great! Love the pink for Halloween and the glow-in-the-dark skeletons were really cool.

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  53. Blue and pink are awesome winter colors. I love your tale. Very cute.

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  54. What a fun tale you wrote! Great project, too. Thanks for the chance to win. :)

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  55. I don't know which I enjoyed more.. the story or your beautiful projects. I love, love, love the fabric's.

    jleibfried@aol.com

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  56. Good morning Duff...love your ghastlie projects and the Ghastlie tale....too cute. Thanks for sharing, happy stitching, Pauline

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  57. Ooooo, such a wickedly pleasant story to go along with those marvelous Ghastlie-looking creations. You've made my morning!

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  58. Lovely, wicked Ghastlie story...
    Thanks for sharing.

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  59. what boo tiful creations with just a touch of pink...thanks for sharing your story and quilts with us all and the give away too.
    in stitches

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  60. love this story!
    love the fabrics!
    what fun!

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  61. love the non trad holiday colors, connecting threads has a christmas line with orange!

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  62. I love your projects! Ghastlie fabrics are among my favorites! Great tablecloth!

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  63. Great post...I love the Ghastlies. Come see me on Wednesday...I will show you a Ghastlies quilt along with other fun WICKEDness.

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  64. This is the best use of this fabric I have seen.. quit wicked and fun

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  65. Thanks so much! I loved your projects. Thanks for being part of the hop.

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  66. Wow, you have so much talent! I loved all of your Ghastlies!! Have a Happy Halloween!

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  67. I love your ghastly projects. I have got to score me some of that fabric. I also love the non traditional colors for Christmas. Thanks for sharing.

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  68. You are a wicked story teller. What you did with the ghastly is fantastic and tha anatomy fabric perfect!

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  69. Your house is so cool with all those Ghastlies visiting!
    Thank you for sharing :)

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  70. I love all of your projects and what a bonus to have the glow in the dark fabric. I am so happy to see some Ghastlies again.

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  71. Love all your great work...thanks so much for sharing

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  72. Your ghastlie items are so great! I want to make some of my own now :)

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  73. Love the ghastlies (and the pink...) Thanks for the opportunity on the draw
    bonnielarson58@gmail.com

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  74. I think the Ghastlies are so fun and great for home decorating. The charm pack would make a beautiful runner for my daughter, she loves colors like that.

    Debbie

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  75. can't go wrong with glow in the dark! I really like your island runner, the pink is unexpected for Halloween but works well.

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  76. How Ghastly! I love what you did with this fabric. Love the pink, too.

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  77. I absolutely loved reading your blog post...soo funny!! and your projects were awesome!!! Thanks for sharing :)

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  78. Great job on your projects! I love the fabric choices!

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  79. I am soooo glad to see someone use The Ghastlies fabrics!!! They are my favorite.

    Fawn

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  80. "Big spanks"....you're so funny!!

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  81. Love black, pink, grey, white! Awesome!
    lisamcgriff (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  82. love all your projects you made for this hop! especially the bag!

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  83. Hi!!! Love it all!!! Pink is WICKED!!!! Love the WICKED story too!!! Thanks for a chance on the Christmas fabric!!!!

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  84. Rosemary B here: I LOVE THIS!!
    I love this fabric! this is a really nifty quilt and I love the bag and well,,, all of your creations are marvelous!
    thanks for sharing

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  85. I love your runner and tablecloth.

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  86. Love this fabric and your table runner-wickedly spooky!

    Thanks so much for sharing your talents and a chance to win a turquoise Christmas Charm pack.

    It takes a creative person to use non-traditional colors and you are definitely creative!

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  87. Oh I love your witch because pink is my favourite,too! I also purchased the glow in the dark fabric recently for my daughter who is a nursing studen.t. She assures me that the anatomy on the fabric is correct as well! Thanks for hosting

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  88. Great job on going out of the box with your color choices. Thanks for sharing.

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  89. You are too funny with the story line! Very creative. Thanks for sharing!

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  90. Your projects are wicked cool! Pink is good ANYTIME of the year! off to slap my children...

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  91. LOVE the turquoise in the xmas fabrics!! and the halloween projects...cool.

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  92. Your halloween projects are wickedly cool!!!! Love them!!! Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!!!

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  93. Hi Duff, Very, very ghoulish. Love the pink and big whoop for the glow in the dark effect. Thanks for sharing and Hopping with us.

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  94. Duff-Your creations are ghastly cute! The kitchen island runner and table cloth are ghoulishly haunting and very practical. From California, thanks for sharing.

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  95. Such a Goulish Ghastlie treat. I love them darn Ghastlies, and you have done them justice!!!

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  96. Well done, well done. Great story. I love everything ghastlies. That skeleton fabric is awesome. Need to look that up. Nice job!

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  97. Congrats on such a fun post for the blog hop! You are one talented lady!

    Thanks for the giveaway!

    Yay! PINK

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  98. Just love your projects and story!!! Really made for entertaining reading - thank you for sharing your talents - quilty and literary - with us and for the opportunity to win your great Christmas fabric!

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  99. Thanks for the parade of pictures. Great blog story. Thanks. Happy pink Halloween.

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  100. WONDERFUL!!! I love the glow in the dark bones. I think you did great. Thanks also for the neet giveaway. Remindes me of my (long ago) teen age years.

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  101. She is so right, pink is perfect for any Holiday! I love your projects. I have an island too, makes one think!

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  102. I'm absolutely loving the pink --- and that amazing skeleton fabric!

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  103. I really like your tablecloth! The skeleton fabric is so cool!

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  104. Pink is for witches! And, I think turquoise for Christmas is fantastic!

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  105. I love your table runner and table cloth-great use of this fabric. I also love the turquoise in the Christmas fabrics.

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  106. I love pink and your projects are wonderful! Thanks for the great giveaway!

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  107. That really is the cutest fabric ever!

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  108. Wickedly, wickedly delightful :D

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  109. A Ghastlie show of terrible cute projects, thanks for sharing.

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  110. This is absolutely fantastic for Halloween which if I had things my way all year round!

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  111. Very ghastlie! Just gotta love the Ghastlies!
    Thanks for sharing and the opportunity to win.

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  112. Oh wow! I've never seen any of the glow in the dark fabrics! So they really do work! Cute halloween items here! I'd love a chance to win you giveaway!
    hulseybg@gmail.com

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  113. Loving the Ghastlies! Aren't they wonderful! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  114. Teehee. Your Hallowe'en threesome are fabulous projects and I love that skeleton fabric - even better that it glows in the dark!!! Super fun, Duff!

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  115. Your projects are fun. And it is so scary that we have so few weeks before Christmas. So this give away comes at a good time.

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  116. Your projects are fun. And it is so scary that we have so few weeks before Christmas. So this give away comes at a good time.

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  117. Love the Ghastlies fabric and what you've done with it. How fun that the bones glow in the dark. :) Thanks for the chance to win!

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  118. Wow! The wicked witch is awesome :o) All her goodies must make the house very festive (in the light and the dark!) Thanks for sharing with us :O)

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  119. Oh! I love that Ghastlie fabric and your runner is SO pretty!! :-) Thanks for sharing it with us and for the chance to win some Christmas fabric!! :-)

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  120. Love the ghastlies fabrics and your runner is just wonderful.Thanks for sharing!

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  121. I love your Ghastlie bag! The pink Amy Butler print looks perfect with it!

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  122. What fun - I love the ghastlies!

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  123. Your ghastlies or sew cute. Thanks for the giveaway offer.

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  124. What fun Ghastlie projects (and I love the touch of pink and that glow-in-the-dark fabric is great!!!) TFS and thanks for the sweet giveaway!

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  125. HI! YOUR GHASTLIES ARE NEAT!
    THANKS FOR SHARING+A GREAT GIVEAWAY!

    msstitcher1948@yahoo.com

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  126. Glow in the dark is fun. I had some lips fabric in a Valentines project that glowed. I love your Ghastlies runner and table cloth! The bag is great too. Thanks for a chance in your giveaway.

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  127. Ohhhh I love the halloween things you make and the witch is right ... pink goes very wel with halloween !!
    Thanks for the great give away !

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  128. What great projects, I love the table runner. Good work! Happy Halloween
    thanks for the giveaway. love those colors.

    Cheers
    maggie
    maggiemine42@gmail.com

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  129. Oh I just love those Ghastlies! Great projects!

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  130. Love your projects...and the way you kept going...tying everything together. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  131. Great Ghastlies projects! Like the colors.

    susie
    legato1958@aol.com

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  132. What a well told story! Love your ghastlie creations.

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  133. I love this posting and your projects! Great!

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  134. your projects are great and I love the story you told...Great!!!

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  135. I actually like turquoise and lime green for Christmas! Love your Ghastlies projects and thanks for the giveaway!

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  136. Turquoise and xmas colors...score! Love the Ghastlies! B-)

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  137. I love your Ghastly projects. I hope your sweet witch enjoys Halloween in her own style.

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  138. Your projects are fantastic!! I love the tablecloth! Thanks for participating in the blog hop & inspiring us today!

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  139. I love the turquoise in the Christmas fabric! awolk at rogers dot com

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  140. Awesome, simply awesome! New follower!

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  141. Love the Ghastlies, you have done them justice! :)

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  142. Excellent!! I want that table runner. Oh, that's not the giveaway. Shucks! The glow-in-the-dark fabric is perfect.

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  143. You are gasping over turquoise used with Christmas colors? I love the combination and the snowflakes and swirl prints. How fun they are!

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  144. These are wonderful. I especially love the bag.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  145. Yes I gasp over turquoise for Xmas cole as well. Surely it can't be that bad. Thanks for giveaway.

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  146. Love the story, and what you made for the wicked hop! Thanks for sharing.

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  147. I love the table cloth with the skeleton fabric around it! Very Wicked!

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  148. I love your Ghastlies they are my favorites you know. I am happy to be a follower!

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  149. The Ghastlies are always a hit. Am a new follower.

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  150. Holy Cow! I love all your ghastly projects!! Thanks so much for being a part of this hop and sharing your projects with us!

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  151. Made a darling ghastly quilt lady year and 2 pillows....it is my birthday on Halloween so the best holiday ever! Love the Xmas material too..thanks!

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  152. You do beautiful work. Thank you for sharing. I truly enjoyed reading.

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  153. I love your choice of giveaway fabric. You are so wickedly cool.

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  154. I love those ghastlie projects! Great job!

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  155. That is the best use of that Halloween fabric I saw. I didn't buy any because I couldn't think of what to do with it. very creative. Thanks for the giveaway. Vivian

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  156. I love that ghoulish fabric! I haven't seen any of it locally, so I love seeing what others have done with it!

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  157. I love that you used pink in your Halloween quilt.

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  158. You can NEVER go wrong with Ghastlies! Just sayin! I have been in love with them from the first time I saw them! And glow in the dark skeletons... really can it get any better! I think not! :o)

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  159. Love that charm pack. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  160. What cute decorations and bag! The fabric is super pretty! <3

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  161. I love all of your Ghastly projects! Also love the Ready, Set, Snow fabbies! Thanks for a chance to win.

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  162. Love your projects! And, yes, pink does go with Halloween.
    Thanks for the chance to win
    lisa(at)vetteklisa(dot)com

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  163. I adore anything ghastlies!! great job!

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  164. Very pretty wicked projects. I just love that table cloth. I would love to go in the draw for your give away.

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  165. I love your Ghastlie projects..and thanks for the chance to win..

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  166. These are awesome projects! I adore the pink too and love that the skeletons glow in the dark! I'm a huge fan of purple for Halloween and thankfully the stores get behind me on that one. I also love that Ready, Set, Snow! line. I used it for a recent Christmas quilt for myself as I just adore blue in Christmas decor.

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  167. Your Wicked projects are absolutely Ghastlie. Congratulations on a job well done. Thank you for the lovely giveaway as really like non traditional colors too.

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  168. I love the Ghastlies! Very cute work.

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  169. Fun quilt, great that it glows in the dark.

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  170. I love your blocks! I certainly understand how easy it is to get carried away with the Ghastlies! They live at my house too! Thanks so much for sharing yours.

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  171. I just love your creative story, very nicely done Your projects are wonderful as well!!) Thanks so much for sharing!

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  172. Love what you have done with your Ghastlie fabric. The table runner is a great idea!

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  173. I just discovered that some of my fabric glows in the dark, too! Startling, but then very cool!

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  174. Your projects are so cute. Glow in the dark fabrics ... what will they come up with next?

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