Saturday, May 26, 2012

And The Winner of the Kona Card Is...

A huge thank you to everyone for entering! There was a total of 718 entries! Wow! There were a couple of duplicate comments and to make it absolutely fair, I always delete those. So, after deleting those 11 duplicates there were 707 entries. I then used a new random generator I found that I like better than random.org. It seems to me when you have a high number of entries, random.org is always spitting out numbers at the higher end and neglects the lower end of the range. I tested this generator out many, many times and it did a good job of picking out low, middle and high numbers throughout my tests. It seems it is more truly random and just more evenly balanced to me. So, I'll be using that from now on. Ok, you're probably wondering who the winner is by now...

The winner will have 48 hours to respond with her info which shouldn't be a problem since she isn't a no-reply blogger and she is a follower (thanks for that)! 

Have a great rest of the weekend everyone! I know I will! I'm making peanut butter frosting to go on some chocolate, caramel-filled cupcakes. To die for!!! And I'm going to get going on a quilt for QuiltsForKids.org. I have some Disney Pixar's Cars fabric and some Disney Mickey Mouse fabric for the back! I hope it turns out cute.

Monday, May 21, 2012

It's Giveaway Day! Win a Kona Cotton Solids color chart

Hey y'all! Today, I'm participating in my first Sew, Mama, Sew! Giveaway Day! With this prize you'll never have to wonder again if your buying the right shade of solids to match those other fabrics you have for your project. Because one of you will win this wonderful Kona Cotton Solids chart. Yippee! For anyone that sews who has to buy fabrics online, this is a coveted item.

Thanks to Hart's Fabrics for being supporters of the sewing community and offering this as a prize. This giveaway wouldn't be possible without them. So, I hope you'll visit Hart's and see what they have to offer. They sell notions, patterns, batting, thread, and all that good stuff! Oh, and of course they sell fabric--it is Hart's Fabrics, after all! Oh, and if you didn't already know, they also have a blog! Now, let's get down to the nitty-gritty and get this giveaway started shall we?


Here's how to enter the giveaway:
Required Entry: 
1. Just tell me the name of your favorite shade of Kona Cotton Solids (mine is the new Wisteria).

Lots of Optional entries:

2. Become a follower of my blog with Google Friend Connect or by subscribing to the RSS feed--your choice. For RSS, just click on the orange slice of cake at the top of my sidebar and choose your subscription preference.

3. Tweet, Blog, or Facebook about this giveaway. If you do, leave a comment here with the link, so I can check it out. (You can do one or all of these, just make sure to leave links for each method in a separate comment.) Feel free to use this easy tweet button. 

4. Visit Hart's Fabrics, have a look around and then come back and tell me your favorite item they sell or something you like about them.

5. Like Hart's Fabrics on Facebook. Then leave a comment telling me you did.

6. 
Sign up for their newsletter (bottom left hand corner on the home page.) Then leave a comment here telling me you did.

7. Follow Hart's Fabrics on Twitter. Then leave a comment here telling me you did.

8. Leave a comment on any non-giveaway post then come back to leave a comment if you do. I always enjoy hearing your thoughts and opinions.

That's it! You have 8 possible chances to enter. Giveaway closes May 25th at 5 PM PST (8 PM EST).
I will announce the winner on my blog on the 25th and the winner will have 48 hours to respond. This is where subscribing comes in handy--you won't accidentally miss the announcement. ;) Good luck!

Sunday, May 13, 2012

FreeSpirit Color Card Winner!!!

First of all, Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful mothers out there! I hope you had an enjoyable, relaxing day. You deserve it!

Second, it's time to announce the winner of the Free Spirit color card. If you didn't win this time, don't fret! Come back for Giveaway Day (on May 21st). I'll have something else you may want to get your hands on! 

Congrats to...


...and if you are Miss Jane, please email me your shipping address and I'll send it on to Hawthorne Threads so they can get your prize out to you. My email link is at the top of my sidebar. Thanks to everyone who entered.

Sunday, May 6, 2012

SeamedUP -- It has finally happened!!

Ever since Ravelry was established, I have been hoping for an equivalent site for sewing and quilting. It's been a few years, but someone has finally done it! Hallelujah!


SeamedUp is to sewing & quilting as Ravelry is to knitting. I'm so happy right now and I've already got myself signed up for my free account. I'll be able to keep track of all of my fabrics & patterns. I needed an excuse to inventory everything anyway. I'll be able to keep track of any unfinished or completed projects I have. I know it will be a source of inspiration because you can see what other's have been up to, find fabrics and patterns you never knew existed. It's gonna be great! If you love to sew, quilt--or maybe you just love fabric, this is going to be a great place for you. It's FREE to join, so I hope you go check it out and pass it along to all your sewing friends. Let's help this wonderful new venture grow and flourish!

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Giveaway: FreeSpirit Designer Solids Color Card

Hey guys! Guess what? Today, I'm having a giveaway for a FreeSpirit Designer Solids color card! I just ♥ ♥ ♥ FreeSpirit fabrics, don't you? My fabric stash primarily consists of FreeSpirit fabrics--I'm talking about 90% of it!! Actually, I wish I had one of these color cards for myself. Maybe one day...but for now this color card is for one of you!! I want to sincerely thank Charlie and Lindsay of Hawthorne Threads for providing the color card for me to give away here. Thank you for being so awesome!

I've visited Hawthorne Threads quite a bit (even if I am only window shopping until the budget allows otherwise, ha ha!) Their shop is so user friendly and easy on the eyes. Can I tell you about my absolute favorite feature of their store? It's not something I've seen anywhere else. When you are shopping for fabrics, on each fabric's page, located at the bottom you'll see something like this: 







I mean, they take out all the guesswork of matching colors for you! You just click on one of the swatches and it shows you all the different fabrics they carry that include that specific color. It's just so nice to have that kind of help. Oh, did I mention they have weekly giveaways too? I hope you check out their shop.

Here's how to enter the giveaway:
Required Entry: 
1. Become a follower of my blog, either by Google Friend Connect and/or by subscribing to the RSS feed (just click on the orange slice of cake and choose your preference of reader).

Optional entries:
2. Tweet, Blog, or Facebook about this giveaway. If you do, leave a comment here with the link, so I can check it out. (You can do one or all of these, just make sure to leave links for each method in a separate comment.) Feel free to use this easy tweet button.

3. Visit Hawthorne Threads, have a look around and then come back and tell me your favorite item they sell or something you like about them.

4. Like Hawthorne Threads on Facebook. Then leave a comment telling me you did.

5. 
Sign up for their newsletter (bottom left hand corner on the home page.) Then leave a comment here telling me you did so.

6. Leave a comment on any non-giveaway post. I always enjoy hearing your thoughts and opinions.

7. Go vote for your favorite bundle in the Fat Quarter Idol competition. I'm a finalist for Week 3, YAY! Then come back and tell me that you voted.

There ya go! You have 7 chances to enter. Giveaway closes May 13th at 9PM EST. I will email the winner for their name & address and send that info to Hawthorne Threads so they can ship it out to the winner. Good luck everyone!

Friday, May 4, 2012

Fat Quarter Idol Week 3: Daddy-O!

This is my entry for week 3 of the Fat Quarter Idol contest. This week we were supposed to come up with fabrics suitable for the guys. I think it's appropriate and I adore this color scheme. I want this bundle whether it's a winner or not! I'd love to make a quilt with these. What do you think? Do you think these fabrics are good choices for a guy?

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

The Aurifil Thread Chart Winner is...

Once again, thank you to Jean of Pumpkinvine Corner. This was fun and I hope we can do this again in the future! Congrats Karmen, I've sent you an email. Just as soon as I get your mailing info, I'll send the Aurifil card out to you. Enjoy!!