Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day!

To all of you who are here for the Giveaway Day - Welcome!!

If you're new here feel free to poke about. My favorite things are tiny piecing, precision foundation paper piecing, dense free motion quilting, and pouch making! You can see my finished quilts in the tabs at the top of the page, sorted by year. My pouches are here. 

I sell these pouches on an order by order basis (no etsy shop yet), so if you love them just contact me!

Now for the giveaway! 

I'm offering one medium boxed pouch made out of your favorite color of sparkle vinyl (chosen from my vinyl stash). The medium boxed pouch measures 7" x 3" x 3" and it is great for storing sewing notions, make up, or really anything. 

To enter the giveaway leave a comment below telling me what you'd put in this pouch (you can make up anything- really, amuse me). 

The giveaway will be open until Friday 12/12, and the winner will be  chosen by mr random.org, and notified by 12/12. USA shipping only please.

Check out more giveaways on Sew Mama Sew!

This giveaway is now close. Mr Random.org chose comment #122 as the winner. Congrats Carmen! Please reply to the email I sent promptly so I can get your pouch on it's way to you!!

Imagine Gnats - Indiegogo Fundraiser.

I'm popping in real quick today to let my readers know about a fabulous pattern designer Rachael of Imagine Gnats, and her goals to print paper versions of her current PDF clothing patterns. 

Photo by Imagine Gnats

Rachael has a fab blog, and a set of great clothing patterns for children and adults. You can check out her patterns here. 

Photo by Imagine Gnats

Rachael wants to grow her business to include paper versions of her current PDF patterns. If you have a moment check out her Indiegogo fundraiser here, and please consider supporting a friend and fellow crafter to reach her dreams! Thanks! 

As a thank you for your support Rachael will give away one of her clothing pattern PDF's to one of my readers. To enter please check out her page and let me know your fav pattern - and of course please consider donating to her fundraiser (even a dollar helps!).

Big City Bags - book tour!

"From Big-City Bags by Sara Lawson, Martingale, 2013; used by permission. Photo by Brent Kane. All rights reserved." 

I'm here today to tell you about how fabulous Sara Lawson's new book is! Don't get me wrong the whole point of a book release blog hop is to get the word out there, but believe me when I tell you this book is amazing!!!

My Meringue Clutch! It's actually photographed in the book! "From Big-City Bags by Sara Lawson, Martingale, 2013; used by permission. Photo by Brent Kane. All rights reserved." 

I can't express how excited I was to be asked to pattern test for Sara's book. She gave us the chance to pick what pattern and what fabric we wanted to use - we gave her our top 5 - and let me say, I would have happily made any of these bags! 

The bag that I made is the Meringue Clutch. It's perfect for day or night and I just love the texture of the gathers across the front! The clutch measures about 8.5" x 11", and it will easily hold your essentials. The instructions for this bag (and for all of Sara's bags) are impeccable - very user friendly with great tips and illustrations throughout. I would consider this to be a good project for the confident beginner - intermediate sewer. Do not fear the interfacing. Interfacing is our friend!

Speaking of interfacing, Big City Bags has an entire section in the front of the book where Sara shares her expertise about the various types and uses of interfacing. I expect that I'll be referencing this section often when I go to buy interfacing!! 

Sara's Meringue Clutch "From Big-City Bags by Sara Lawson, Martingale, 2013; used by permission. Photo by Brent Kane. All rights reserved." 

I'm going to add a side note here. I work at a used bookstore (where I run the arts and crafts section), I've seen a lot of mediocre bag sewing books - full of hideous dumpy looking bags, Big City Bags is the exact opposite of those books - full of beautiful patterns, all the bag-making info you need, and packed with beautiful pictures! Sara's book is the only purse-making book that you'll find on my bookshelf! 

So now that I've told you what I think, it's time for you to take a look for yourself. You can order a signed copy of "Big City Bags" here. 

Window Zip Pouch: Guest post and tutorial!

Hello everyone! I'm excited to announce that I'm guest posting on the Benartex blog today with a sweet tutorial. Welcome everyone who's here for the first time! I'd love if you looked around, follow me if you like what you see! 

The Window Zip Pouch is a completely lined pouch using a bit of vinyl on the front so you can keep an eye on the stuff you have stashed away! 

I made this pouch with my sister in mind - she loves baking and I think it'd be great for stashing her recipes - she won't forget what she has in there! Alternatively it is the perfect size for a rotary cutter and scissors. 

Thanks to Benartex you all get a chance to win a FQ bundle of these fabrics (Baker's Delight) used in the tutorial! To enter do one or more of the following (3 chances per person).

1. Sign up to follow Benartex's blog, either via email or a blog reader program like Bloglovin' (both on the righthand sidebar of the blog). Leave a comment letting me know you did so. 

2. "Like" Benartex on Facebook and leave a comment letting me know you did so. 

3. Follow Mommy's Nap Time and leave a comment letting me know you did so. 

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! 

Giveaway from Sewing Patterns By Mrs H

Have you seen the new Bookbag Backpack pattern? I just adore it! If I had the chance I would drop everything and sew one! Unfortunately for me I have to go to work tomorrow morning (I miss late night sewing!!). But on the positive side, it means that you have a chance to win the pattern!!

That's right, I'm having an,  "I wish I could sew this - but I can't" giveaway! Sponsored by the fabulous Samantha from Sewing Patterns by Mrs H!

What do you need to do to win this fab pattern? Leave a comment below - tell me what you're sewing (or if you're like me, tell me what you wish you had time to sew). Extra entries allowed as listed below.

1st entry - comment telling me what you're sewing!

2nd entry - stop by Sewing Patterns by Mrs H, then comment here saying you did! (seriously look at all those awesome patterns!) 

3rd entry - follow Mommy's Nap Time (I'm so close to 400 followers!)

4th entry - make me a Bookbag Backpack (and I'll be your best friend for sure!) Just kidding... (sort of). 

I'll draw a winner using Random.org next Sunday 10/13

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: 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!

Winner Winner!

I almost forgot to draw the winner for the Pattern Crush Tula Pink giveaway! 

Our winner was comment #14 Rachel BoothWho said: "I really like their shipping policy! I hate how sometimes you have to keep paying additional shipping... :) But that's just me!! :) Thanks for the chance to win!" 

Congrats Rachel! We'll be contacting you soon! 

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)

Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day!

I'm so excited to be a part of the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day!! 

I'd like to welcome all the new-to-my-blog readers coming from Sew Mama Sew today!! My regular readers already know about the Happy Little Pouch Hop that my friend Elaine and I are hosting right now. This hop is for all you pouch making enthusiasts! So it's only fitting that my giveaway today should be pouch related!

Today I'm giving away a box pouch and the supplies necessary to make your own pouch! 

The pouch I have for you measures 6" x 4" x 2" and is made from a vinyl coated reusable shopping bag. This is the larger size (with a slight variation) of my PonToms pouch tutorial that I shared last week. 

Also included with the pouch will be the supplies needed to make yourself another pouch that measures up to 7" x 3" x 3"! -Perfect for storing your rotary cutter and other sewing supplies!

To enter just drop me a line down there in the comments! You can write anything you want there to be entered - but if you'd like you can also share something fun (your fav handmade gift, something that inspires you, a story that's funny, etc). Seriously though, you can write anything in that box to be entered! 

(Not related to the giveaway, but If you take a look around the blog here and like what you see - by all means click the "follow/join this site" button over there to the right!)

I'll draw a winner December 7th. Check out the other awesome giveaways here.

Giveaway closed! The winner is Ali who said:

AliDecember 3, 2012 8:03 PM

I love that shape, I am not quit successful at box corners yet. I have nothing funny to say right now, because I had 4 cups of coffee and I'm too jittery ;) Thank you for the giveaway!

She'll be contacted soon! Thanks to all those who entered!

And the winners are....

LisaBee & Love.Sewn

LisaBee wins the first prize...the patterns and such, and Love.Sewn wins the set of cards etc. 

Congrats!!!

Please contact me with your addresses ladies! 

100th post giveaway!!

I can't really believe it, but this is my 100th post! To celebrate my 100th post I'm giving way all this loot (and more). One lucky winner will get one handmade pincushion (made by me), an inspirational copy of Miniature Quilters (from the 90's), 1/2 yd of this crazy batick fabric, and the three quilt patterns shown. I have the fortunate experience of working at a used bookstore, where we really don't have the shelfspace or demand to keep quilt patterns on the shelf - so they all go home to me! I'll be sure to add some odds and ends too... whatever I have around that looks pleasing. :)

And....

One lucky winner will get this set of notecards (12, blank inside), and some purple/pink/grey scraps to make your own set of quilted cards. I'll send a little how-to as well. All you'll need is your sewing machine and a glue stick!

So here's the deal; I will be chosing the winners on August 21st. That leaves you a little more than a week to sign up. The first giveaway is only open to central US residents (sorry it's just too heavy). But the second is open to everyone. Here's how to sign up:

• Leave a comment (tell me about something... your latest project, how much you love my blog ...hehe... anything, or just say hi) (1 entry)
• Follow my blog & let me know in the comments (1 additional entry)
• Post about it on your blogflickr/facebook etc (1 extra entry total) - don't forget to leave me a link to your post)

Thanks for stopping by! :)