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Holiday Lane Hop

It's here, my day and I am so excited to share what I have done.
But before I do I would like to give thanks to
                                          who is our hop hostess and cheerleader.
                                                   And Madame Samm,
                                          who is our Cheer-leader-in-residence,
                                       She will be maintaining the Pinterest Page
                                                 of projects by participants. 
                                                 

                                          And a very special thanks to Jill Finley
                                                         for all she has done and
        for the use of her pattern, Holiday Lane,
          which is available for FREE here


I want to share that I did. I did  not make the pillow because this is going to be a gift for my daughter and when I asked if she wanted a pillow or wallhanging she asked for a wallhanging

So now it time to go to Henny Lane,


If you have been following my blog you know I have a thing for chickens so it should be no surprise that I found a way to include my little friends



Looks like Santa has them all up and excited 





As you can see I did a lot of appliqueing, in fact it's all appliqued. I did not follow the pattern and sew the houses to the background, I found it easier for me to do it my way. Plus I add a few more windows and a door. Plus I thought it would look nice to have a little snow on the ground.




Thank you and here is the list of others 


Wednesday November 28
Mary Jo - that other blog




Comments

  1. Loved your wall hanging......the chickens are happy little things.....

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  2. Oh this is just so lovely - I love all the extra little details especially Santa and the chickens - thanks for sharing.

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  3. Fantastic details, Santa looks so cool! thanks for sharing.

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  4. Beautiful fabrics and I love all of your applique - especially Santa popping out of the chimney!

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  5. oh Kat, it must have been your roosters that woke me up this morning...I have to be away today but I am so glad I checked to see what all the fuss was about..your pillow is priceless....I adore all the fussy cutting...worth waking up to

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  6. Wow this is fantastic, I love all those chickens and the reindeer - well done

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  7. LOVE your chickens!! All your embellishments are just so cute!!

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  8. Loved your sky and all those super cute details!!

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  9. Great set of embellishments. I would not have guessed chickens would fit into a holiday themed pillow but they do!

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  10. I love chickens too and your pillow is so cute. Thanks for sharing

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  11. Love it! The chickens all look like they belong there with Santa and the reindeer!

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  12. This is just lovely....every little embellishment

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  13. Great way to make it your very own. Love the little chicken in the window!

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  14. Your Christmas chickens are hysterical! So cute!

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  15. I love your little chickens! Adorable!

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  16. Love your sky fabric, the snow on the ground, and all the little fussy cut embellishments!

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  17. Fun to see your critters in this pattern!

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  18. Oh, so cute! I have a thing for chickens too... Love all your adorable details!

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  19. Love the chickens coming home to roost! What did Santa think!

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  20. The chickens are a wonderful, personal touch, and I love adding snow to the ground! Very nice!

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  21. I love all the little adornments that you added! This is so cute! I would rather have a wall hanging too. Great job!
    hulseybg at gmail dot com

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  22. Kat this is just darling - of course I love your chickens but that little reindeer face is precious too. And Santa! Your daughter is going to love this - it's a treasure. blessings, marlene

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  23. Such cute applique...I just love it. Thank you for sharing with us all.

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  24. So many fun things to look at on your pillow...love it! All your applique is just beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

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  25. A great cushion! I love chickens too!
    Thank you for sharing!

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  26. What a cosy looking village! All those fussy cut and applique touches makes this such a fun pillow - well done!

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  27. Alot of great applique ! Beautiful and cozy..

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  28. Kat-Your personalized embellishments are so cute. From California, thanks for sharing.

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  29. I got quite a cackle out of your chickens, hilarious and such a great pillow!

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  30. Love the little cluck clucks! And Santa in the chimney is perfect!

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  31. Your wall hanging has an animated feel to it - love it!

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  32. Very sweet and I do love the chicken in there.

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  33. I bet your daughter will just love your gift of the wall hanging. Love the chickens. Thanks for being in the hop.

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  34. Great wall hanging. Love the chickens and poor old Santa trying to fit the chimney! Thank you for sharing.

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  35. Love your pillow! And your windows and santa!!!
    Greetings from Germany, Marita

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  36. Your pillow is adorable. You did a wonderful job. Thank you for sharing.

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  37. Hi!! I love it!!! All the little chickens and extras you put in it are adorable!!!! Happy and Fun!!! Thank You

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  38. What a cute added touch. My DH would love the chickens.He keeps telling me we need some here on our beef farm.Great job.

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  39. I love your chickens, Santa, and reindeer! This pattern is perfect for applique and you did a great job on it! Thank you for sharing your creativity!!

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  40. Great job! Love all the details and cute additions. Thanks for sharing!

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  41. Sew cute. Love the chickens,wreaths on door and Santa arriving. Such a cheerful hanging.

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  42. Rosemary B here: You pillow is just beautiful, I adore the colors and the chickens and Santa, marvelous. this is certainly my favorite one today!!
    Thank you for sharing

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  43. Great job Kathleen! Your houses are lovely, great fabric choices and the sky fabric is perfect. I love all your applique. All the windows so beautifully embellished, great detail. Thank you for sharing your time and inspiration with us today. Happy stitching, Pauline

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  44. I love the embellishments you have added to your pillow. It is so cute. Thank you for sharing.

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  45. All this creative juices I've been seeing is absolutely cool! You did a fantastic job in that department and I loved the chickens and Santa! I agree that if there's snow on the housetops there should be snow on the ground. Thanks for sharing.

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  46. And I must say that your little touches surely made this pillow outstanding. The addition of snow on the ground was perfect and the details are wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing all this goodness and inspiration. Judy C

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  47. A very charming village indeed!

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  48. Your pillow is gorgeous!! I love all the fussy cut details you added!!

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  49. This is one of my favorite pillows on the hop, love all the extra details. Thanks for the link to the pattern. I am now a follower after finding you thru the hop.

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  50. I love your pillow, though I am a little bias cause I love chooks too..lol

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  51. Oh how cute! I love the themed pillows and/or wall hangings. I have chickens too and they are such a delight to watch. Thanks for sharing.

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  52. The wallhanging is beautiful. The chickens are so cute in the windows.

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  53. Your pillow is so cute! Your sky fabric is perfect and I love all the additions in the windows and Santa at the chimney.

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  54. Oh your pillow is so cute...love your little friends. Thank you for sharing with us.

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  55. Super cute! love the details. Gotta love the chickens and Santa! Thanks for sharing.

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