Winner Winner!

Whew! That week flew by! Now it's time to share the winner from last week's giveaway! Jake / comment # 16 will be receiving the pdf pattern for Sewing Patterns By Mrs H's Bookbag Backpack! I sure hope you love it Jake - and show us tons of pics once you make one! :) 

Thanks again to Samantha / Sewing Patterns By Mrs H for sponsoring this giveaway! Don't forget to check out her shop for more bag making inspiration! 

Another giveaway? So soon?!

Late last week I received a message from Samantha from Pattern Crush (funny how both my sponsors are named Samantha!) saying that Windham sent her a couple free charm packs of Heather Ross's Briar Rose to giveaway! So we're giving one away here this week! Yep, you heard me right, that's BEFORE the fabric arrives in stores! So to snag some Briar Rose early leave a comment below. 

Here are the rules:

1. One comment - tell me something, anything. A funny joke? Your fav way to entertain small children in the summer? Whatever you like.
2. One comment - follow me on bloglovn (or any other way: twitter, facebook, instagram, flickr) and leave a comment saying so.
3. One comment - follow Pattern Crush (blog, newsletter, instagram, facebook, twitter) and leave a comment saying so.

Sewing Patterns By Mrs H: Giveaway winner announced.

A quick update - Random.org has made his pick, and the winner for last week's giveaway is comment #18 Gill, #24 Mel, and #10 Barbara who said:

GillJune 27, 2013 at 3:28 PM

I love the bow pleated bag!!

MelJune 27, 2013 at 6:05 PM

Samantha lives in Cwmamanm, in Wales, right?

barbara woodsJune 26, 2013 at 9:52 PM

great bag pattern, i follow, and she lives in cwmaman

Congrats guys!! Thanks to Sewing Patterns by Mrs H for sponsoring, and thanks to everyone who entered!

Sponsor giveaway: Sewing Patterns by Mrs. H!

This week I'm happy to bring you a fun little giveaway from one of my sponsors! Samantha, from Sewing Patterns by Mrs H is offering three patterns - one for each winner!

First you'll need to head on over and check out her awesome patterns - and come back here to tell me what you think! What's your fav? Do you love sewing purses or are you nervous about it? Do share!!

Now for the rules:

• 1 entry - leave a comment, any comment!
• 2nd entry - follow my blog or Samantha's blog (and leave a comment saying so)
• 3rd entry - tell me the name of the Village where Samantha Lives! 

This giveaway is open to everyone. I will draw a winner using mr random.org Monday July 1st!

A Shout-out to My Sponsors!

Hello friends! I'd like to take a moment today to thank my awesomely supportive sponsors!

I've been blogging for quite some time now, and have only recently taken on sponsors, it helps me a lot to be able to continue bringing great new projects to the blog!

Sewing Patterns by Mrs H is owned by Samantha, and she sells some really great purse patterns, as well as all the hardware and accessories needed to make the patterns. Samantha's purses are clean and functional. I've had my eye on the Stella Pleated Handbag - if only I could find the time to put it together! :)

Pattern Crush is a new shop for crush worthy fabric. Pattern Crush is owned by a different Samantha (how funny is that - two Samanthas!). Samantha has a great eye for fabrics and is currently taking pre-orders for Heather Ross's new line Briar Rose.

I can't say enough about how much I appreciate my sponsors, they're really great people, with really great products to offer. I hope you'll go check them out!!

Giveaway Winner!

Our winner for the Riley Blake Cotton Shuffle is comment #87:

Krista @ Sewwhatscooking.comFebruary 15, 2013 at 9:59 AM

Thanks for the giveaway!

Thanks everyone for joining! Krista, you'll be getting an email from Samantha shortly! 

For the rest of you who were really hoping to win some of this awesome fabric now's your chance! For the rest of the weekend Samantha at Pattern Crush is offering free shipping on any order that conains Riley Blake Cotton Shuffle in any quantity, domestic shipping only. The code is "RBShuffle." Hurry, the discount expires 2/17 at midnight.

Don't forget to enter the giveaway!

Hey guys, just one more day to enter my giveaway! Entries will close at midnight on Friday.

Head on over here to enter!!

Sponsored by Pattern Crush!

Sponsor Giveaway: Riley Blake Cotton Shuffle!

I'm excited to announce a giveaway today! My sponsor, Pattern Crush is offering a half yard bundle of four of the fabulous new Riley Blake fabrics!

Win a half yard of each!

You can win half yard of each, Hot Pink, Navy, Black, and Grey - all in the Cotton Shuffle print.

Leave a comment here to enter. For bonus entries, follow Pattern Crush on twitter (@patterncrush), facebook. or on their blog (leave a comment below for each one).

The giveaway will be open until Friday at midnight.
US only, sorry international friends.

As always, check out Pattern Crush for some great fabrics and excellent prices!

Welcoming a new sponsor: Sewing Patterns By Mrs H!

Did you guys notice the new pretties over there on the sidebar? I've got a fancy new sponsor, Sewing Patterns By Mrs H! 

Sewing Patterns by Mrs H is run by Samantha (Mrs H) who lives in Wales. Samantha designs handbags and produces patterns for them. Her etsy shop is full of great PDF purse patterns and purse making supplies. 

I'm personally excited about The Stella Pleated Bag pattern. I have the pattern ready and waiting for the perfect fabric (and a spare minute) to make one for myself! 

Go check out her shop, I'd love to hear what you think of her bags!

PS - Don't forget to check out Samantha's blog too, where she shares household tips, tutorials, and recipes!

Pattern Crush : Tula Pink Salt Water Giveaway!

Today my lovely sponsor Pattern Crush has a giveaway for you guys! 

For those of you who missed the announcement last week, Pattern Crush is my newest sponsor It's a brand new shop, and it's owned by my local friend Samantha.

Hop on over and take a look at the shop - and use the coupon "Hohoho" to get an extra 10% off  at checkout! (Coupon expires 12/31/12)

Pattern Crush is currently taking pre-orders for Tula Pink's awesome new line Salt Water (which is currently on sale)!  Today you have a chance to win a fat quarter bundle of Salt Water in the aqua colorway! 

Tula Pink Salt Water FQ Bundle in Aqua

For a chance to win please check out Pattern Crush's shipping policy and leave a comment here to let us know what you think about it. 

The shipping policy is a bit different than many etsy shops because the shipping on the total purchase is combined instead of adding a charge for each cut of fabric. For example, the first item purchased has a $4.95 shipping fee and there is no shipping fee for additional items (up to 10 yards). If half a yard or less of fabric is purchased $2.45 of your shipping will be returned to you. 

Samantha would like to know what you think of this different format for shipping policy. Do you like it? If not, how could she make it better? 

(Giveaway will end Wednesday Dec 19th at 6:00 (central), and a winner will be chosen using Random.org)

Pattern Crush - A New Modern Fabric Shop!

Today I'd like to welcome my newest blog sponsor, Pattern Crush! 

Pattern Crush is a brand new online fabric shop owned by Samantha who is inspired by modern fabric designers such as Tula Pink, Deneyse Schmidt, Kate Spain, and Laurie Wisbrun. Samantha has been sewing and blogging over at her blog (also named Pattern Crush), and she's just starting out in the scary and exciting venture of fabric shop ownership!

Pattern Crush is up and running, and is currently taking pre-orders for Tula Pink's Salt Water! These fabrics are priced at a reduced sale price for all pre-orders! This fabric is set to arrive in the shop soon, and will ship soon after! 

Please help me welcome Pattern Crush as my newest sponsor! Go see what they have to offer, and snag some of that Salt Water so you'll be the first to get your hands on it! 

For frequent shop updates follow Pattern Crush on Facebook! 

Welcoming The Needle Shop - My very first blog sponsor!

It's with a whole lot of excitement today, that I'm announcing The Needle Shop as my first blog sponsor!

The Needle Shop is a fantastic shop located here in Chicago and it is full of fabrics, books, and patterns to love! Rachel has a fantastic sense of color and style and that really shows through in the fabrics The Needle Shop carries! While they don't carry complete lines of new fabrics, the selection is excellent. These are really my kind of fabrics! I dare you to walk into the shop and not feel inspired - it's not possible!

Rolls of beautiful fabric at the Needle Shop!

The Needle Shop is a brick & mortar shop - but it also exists as an online shop. So all of you who don't have the luxury of living nearby can still shop! Their online shop is categorized by designer, company, color, fabric content, etc. They carry a good variety of quilting cottons, as well as linen and home dec fabric. Take a browse around their shop I'm sure you'll enjoy what you see!

Check them out in person:

2054 W. Charleston St., Chicago, IL 60647

Or Online:

http://www.theneedleshop.net/collections/store

Read about my last trip to the Needle Shop here.