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AllFreeCrochet and AllFreeKnitting Host Third Annual Prayer Shawl Drive
Northbrook, IL — AllFreeCrochet and AllFreeKnitting proudly partnered with Rush University Medical Center’s Prayer Shawls at Rush initiative during the month of November for a charity drive.
“There’s more to the prayer shawl than meets the eye – besides just keeping you warm, prayer shawls provide comfort during challenging times. For a patient receiving a shawl, knowing that someone out there took the time to hand make the garment means so much. Knowing that there are others out there invested in what they’re going through, it makes a difference,” said editor Julia Wiatr.
“These gifts we receive are treasured and honored,” said Erin Bagwell, Clinical Social Worker at Rush Hospital. “We have countless stories of how meaningful they have been to our patients and families, including a couple of stories in which our patients loved them so much that their families chose to incorporate the shawl into their funeral service. Since we have been blessed to have a generous flow of shawls, we are able to expand these gifts to our hospice unit – it truly is a gift. We are so honored to continue to be chosen and are humbled every day by the beautiful creations of our talented knitters and crocheters. Thank you to all who have supported our program.”
The charity drive, in its third straight year, collected hundreds of completed knit and crochet shawls that will be shared with local hospice patients. For more information on Rush’s Prayer Shawls at Rush initiative, and to learn how you can make a difference, please check out Rush’s page here.
RecipeLion Releases Two New Cookbooks
Northbrook, IL—RecipeLion and Addie Gundry, in partnership with St. Martin’s Griffin, released the latest cookbooks in the 103 cookbook series, Everyday Dinner Ideas: 103 Easy Recipes for Chicken, Pasta, and Other Dishes Everyone Will Love and Easy Cookie Recipes: 103 Best Recipes for Chocolate Chip Cookies, Cake-Mix Creations, Bars, and Holiday Treats Everyone Will Love, on Tuesday, November 28, 2017.
These are the third and fourth books in the 103 cookbook series. The previous two cookbooks, Family Favorite Casserole Recipes: 103 Comforting Breakfast Casseroles, Dinner Ideas, and Desserts Everyone Will Love and No-Bake Desserts: 103 Easy Recipes for No-Bake Cookies, Bars, and Treats, were released on July 4, 2017. Upcoming cookbooks include a retro theme, a slow cooker theme, a chicken theme, and a soup theme, among others.
Cookbook author Addie Gundry received her masters in culinary arts at Auguste Escoffier in Avignon, France. She has worked for chefs including Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, and Martha Stewart on management, restaurant openings, brand development, editorial, marketing, and sales. In 2015, Gundry won Cutthroat Kitchen on The Food Network.
Gundry appeared on QVC’s In the Kitchen with David on Wednesday, November 1st for the debut of Everyday Dinner Ideas and Easy Cookie Recipes. Recipes featured included Bacon Ranch Mac & Cheese and Taco Soup from Everyday Dinner Ideas and Blueberry Muffin Cookies and Toasted S’mores Cookies from Easy Cookie Recipes. The cookbooks have also been featured on The Seasoned Mom and Delightful Mom Cookies.
Addie Gundry, Cookbook Author, Speaks at the Newcomers’ Club
Northbrook, IL—Addie Gundry, author of RecipeLion’s 103 Cookbook series, was the guest of honor at the November 16, 2017 meeting of the Newcomers’ Club of Lake Bluff and Lake Forest held at the Lake Forest Club. Her first two cookbooks, Family Favorite Casserole Recipes and No-Bake Desserts were available for sale at the event.
Gundry spoke about her experiences on Food Network Star, along with her impressions of Bobby and Giada, and talked about her career path, from deciding to attend culinary school in France to working for Thomas Keller and Martha Stewart to her job at gravitytank where she found innovative twists on food products. The Lake Forest Book Store, where Gundry had had a book signing back in August, provided a table of cookbooks to sell to attendees for Gundry to sign. Gundry talked about how the cookbooks combined her culinary expertise with the practical elements of cooking at home and the shortcuts that make tasty food even easier to make.
Gundry most recently appeared on QVC on In the Kitchen with David to promote the release of her upcoming cookbooks, Everyday Dinner Ideas: 103 Easy Recipes for Chicken, Pasta and Other Dishes Everyone Will Love and Easy Cookie Recipes: 103 Best Recipes for Chocolate Chip Cookies, Cake-Mix Creations, Bars, and Holiday Treats Everyone Will Love. These are the third and fourth books in the RecipeLion series and will be released in bookstores nationwide on Tuesday, November 28, 2017. They are available for pre-order now on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
RecipeLion’s Addie Gundry Debuts Latest Cookbooks on QVC
Northbrook, IL—RecipeLion’s own chef Addie Gundry debuted the latest cookbooks in the RecipeLion 103 Cookbook series on In the Kitchen with David, hosted by David Venable, on QVC on November 1st, 2017. The latest two cookbooks, Everyday Dinner Ideas: 103 Easy Recipes for Chicken, Pasta and Other Dishes Everyone Will Love and Easy Cookie Recipes: 103 Best Recipes for Chocolate Chip Cookies, Cake-Mix Creations, Bars, and Holiday Treats Everyone Will Love, are the third and fourth of the series and will be officially released on Tuesday, November 28th, 2017. The two books sold as a bundle deal for $24.95.
In the Kitchen with David showcased several of the recipes featured in both cookbooks. Highlights included the Bacon Ranch Mac & Cheese and Taco Soup from Everyday Dinner Ideas and Blueberry Muffin Cookies and Toasted S’mores Cookies from Easy Cookie Recipes. Gundry chatted with David about the best occasions to make each dish, including how they could help enhance the holiday season.
Gundry was last on QVC in June 2017 to debut the first two books in the RecipeLion cookbook series, Family Favorite Casserole Recipes and No-Bake Desserts. She also appeared on Windy City Live, You & Me This Morning, and Good Day Chicago and on Oprah.com, the Chicago Tribune, and PopSugar.
Gundry received her masters in culinary arts at Auguste Escoffier in Avignon, France. She has worked for chefs including Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, and Martha Stewart on management, restaurant openings, brand development, editorial, marketing, and sales. In 2015, Gundry won Cutthroat Kitchen on The Food Network.
The cookbooks are still available for pre-order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other bookstores near you.
RecipeLion’s Addie Gundry Debuts Latest Cookbooks on QVC
Northbrook, IL—RecipeLion’s own chef Addie Gundry debuted the latest cookbooks in the RecipeLion 103 Cookbook series on In the Kitchen with David, hosted by David Venable, on QVC on November 1st, 2017. The latest two cookbooks, Everyday Dinner Ideas: 103 Easy Recipes for Chicken, Pasta and Other Dishes Everyone Will Love and Easy Cookie Recipes: 103 Best Recipes for Chocolate Chip Cookies, Cake-Mix Creations, Bars, and Holiday Treats Everyone Will Love, are the third and fourth of the series and will be officially released on Tuesday, November 28th, 2017. The two books sold as a bundle deal for $24.95.
In the Kitchen with David showcased several of the recipes featured in both cookbooks. Highlights included the Bacon Ranch Mac & Cheese and Taco Soup from Everyday Dinner Ideas and Blueberry Muffin Cookies and Toasted S’mores Cookies from Easy Cookie Recipes. Gundry chatted with David about the best occasions to make each dish, including how they could help enhance the holiday season.
Gundry was last on QVC in June 2017 to debut the first two books in the RecipeLion cookbook series, Family Favorite Casserole Recipes and No-Bake Desserts. She also appeared on Windy City Live, You & Me This Morning, and Good Day Chicago and on Oprah.com, the Chicago Tribune, and PopSugar.
Gundry received her masters in culinary arts at Auguste Escoffier in Avignon, France. She has worked for chefs including Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, and Martha Stewart on management, restaurant openings, brand development, editorial, marketing, and sales. In 2015, Gundry won Cutthroat Kitchen on The Food Network.
The cookbooks are still available for pre-order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other bookstores near you.
Prime Publishing Joins Craft Yarn Council to Celebrate I Love Yarn Day
Northbrook, IL – Prime Publishing LLC joined the Craft Yarn Council to celebrate the seventh annual I Love Yarn Day on October 14, 2017. I Love Yarn Day, the second Saturday in October, is a day for yarn enthusiasts from across the globe to share what they love about yarn crafting. The theme, #StitchItForward, encourages crocheters and knitters to teach others these crafts.
Prime Publishing’s I Love Yarn Day campaign was a joint effort between editors and designer Kristi Simpson who created an original knit scarf and crochet scarf for a week-long knit along and crochet along exclusively hosted on AllFreeKnitting.com and AllFreeCrochet.com, respectively. In the spirit of #StitchItForward, yarn enthusiasts were encouraged to learn a new skill each day as they worked to complete their knit or crochet scarf.
In addition to the five video tutorials for each scarf pattern, Prime Publishing LLC hosted a corresponding giveaway featuring wonderful prizes from company sponsors LoveKnitting.com, LoveCrochet.com, and YarnPop. Prizes included various skeins of yarn and a portable, stylish project bag.
The celebration also featured social media promotion to our 3.2 million followers, as well as two blog features on Stitch & Unwind.
As Jenny Bessonette, executive director of the Craft Yarn Council, said, “I Love Yarn Day is all about looking back on what yarn has meant in people’s lives. Whether your grandmother or best friend taught you how to knit or crochet, these are activities that anyone can learn and enjoy.”
Be sure to check out the AllFreeKnitting.com knit along and the AllFreeCrochet.com crochet along to learn how you can make a beautiful scarf of your own and #StitchItForward in honor of I Love Yarn Day.
Learn more about the Craft Yarn Council’s I Love Yarn Day initiative.
AllFreeSewing Celebrates National Sewing Month 2017
Northbrook, IL – Prime Publishing joined the sewing and quilting community throughout the month of September to celebrate National Sewing Month 2017. This month-long event brought brand new sewing tutorials, free patterns, and other new content to AllFreeSewing.com. Sewists and quilters were treated to sewing tips from other readers, ideas for quilting on a budget, and a full tutorial for designing a dress without a pattern. National Sewing Month 2017 garnered over 100,000 page views for AllFreeSewing, as well as 12 brand new original projects from top sewing and quilting bloggers.
AllFreeSewing also ran a month-long grand prize giveaway sponsored by BERNINA featuring their Bernina 215 Simple Red Sewing Machine. Riley Blake Designs also sponsored the grand prize giveaway with the chance for readers to win their Crayola Fabric Colors Fat Quarter Pack. In addition to offering a grand prize giveaway totaling over $1,000, AllFreeSewing editors created a free eBook, Top 5 Favorite Free Sewing Patterns, for readers to enjoy. This eBook featured a free quilt pattern from Riley Blake and received over 12,000 page views throughout the month of September.
Visit AllFreeSewing.com to download the Top 5 Favorite Free Sewing Patterns Free eBook, and to view all of our new DIY ornaments, scrap quilting projects, and more from National Sewing Month.
Prime Publishing Joins Craft Yarn Council for #PomPomParty Campaign
Northbrook, IL – Jumping on board the latest pompom and tassel trend that’s overtaking the craft world, Prime Publishing LLC joins the Craft Yarn Council for their new Pom Pom Party campaign promotions. This promotion is a joint effort of Prime Publishing editors and talented bloggers Heidi Gustad, Lindsay Mayo, Cat Webel, and Janaya Chouinard, whose patterns are featured in the campaign. These patterns, ranging from wearables and accessories to home decor, are exclusively available on FaveCrafts and AllFreeCrochet. This promotion also features social media shout outs to our 905,000 fans, a blog feature on Stitch and Unwind and a downloadable eBook.
Pom poms and tassels are easy-to-make embellishments that can be added to a variety of projects to give some extra flair. With the the trend’s growing popularity, the Craft Yarn Council and Prime Publishing saw an opportunity to have some fun with the pom pom movement. Using just a small amount of yarn or cotton thread, pom poms and tassels are quick to make and endlessly stylish. Be sure to check out all five patterns and videos: Fuzzy DIY Pom Pom, Criss-Cross Tassel Dishcloth, Tassel Pillow with Trim, Star Stitch Earflap Hat, and the Coral Tassel Earrings.
Prime Publishing Joins Craft Yarn Council for #PomPomParty Campaign
Northbrook, IL – Jumping on board the latest pompom and tassel trend that’s overtaking the craft world, Prime Publishing LLC joins the Craft Yarn Council for their new Pom Pom Party campaign promotions. This promotion is a joint effort of Prime Publishing editors and talented bloggers Heidi Gustad, Lindsay Mayo, Cat Webel, and Janaya Chouinard, whose patterns are featured in the campaign. These patterns, ranging from wearables and accessories to home decor, are exclusively available on FaveCrafts and AllFreeCrochet. This promotion also features social media shout outs to our 905,000 fans, a blog feature on Stitch and Unwind and a downloadable eBook.
Pom poms and tassels are easy-to-make embellishments that can be added to a variety of projects to give some extra flair. With the the trend’s growing popularity, the Craft Yarn Council and Prime Publishing saw an opportunity to have some fun with the pom pom movement. Using just a small amount of yarn or cotton thread, pom poms and tassels are quick to make and endlessly stylish. Be sure to check out all five patterns and videos: Fuzzy DIY Pom Pom, Criss-Cross Tassel Dishcloth, Tassel Pillow with Trim, Star Stitch Earflap Hat, and the Coral Tassel Earrings.
RecipeLion Cookbooks Featured at the Lake Forest Book Store
Northbrook, IL—Chef Addie Gundry visited the Lake Forest Book Store in Lake Forest, IL on Wednesday, August 9, 2017 for a meet and greet and book signing. The first two cookbooks in RecipeLion’s 103 Cookbook series, Family Favorite Casserole Recipes: 103 Comforting Breakfast Casseroles, Dinner Ideas, and Desserts Everyone Will Love and No-Bake Desserts: 103 Easy Recipes for No-Bake Cookies, Bars, and Treats, were released on July 4, 2017.
Gundry spoke in front of the standing room–only crowd to talk about how she got into cooking, her chef background, and her experiences making the RecipeLion cookbooks. The talk was followed by a question and answer session and then a book signing. Guests were also able to sample a few recipes from the cookbooks, including the Smoked Gouda Mac & Cheese, a favorite from Gundry’s QVC appearance on In the Kitchen with David, as well as Cake Batter Bites and Rainbow Mint Bark.
Gundry has previously appeared at The Book Cellar in Chicago for a book signing as well as on Windy City Live, Good Day Chicago, and You & Me This Morning. The RecipeLion cookbooks have also been featured on Oprah.com, PopSugar, Closer Weekly, the Chicago Tribune, and more.
The next two cookbooks in the RecipeLion series, Everyday Dinner Ideas: 103 Easy Recipes for Chicken, Pasta, and Other Dishes Everyone Will Love and Easy Cookie Recipes: 103 Best Recipes for Chocolate Chip Cookies, Cake-Mix Creations, Bars, and Holiday Treats Everyone Will Love, will be released in November 2017.
*Photos courtesy of Gianna Annunzio and Stuart Hochwert
