Chocolat quilt blocks giveaway

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September 12, 2013

The giveaway is closed and the winner has been notified.
This quilt is almost done.

SERIOUSLY

All you have to do is finish a few more

blocks and sew the blocks together.

Pattern and all the pieces

Need a Christmas quilt as a gift.

This could be just the ticket for you.

Good luck!!

and the winner of the Kansas Troubles
reds and blues is

Karen – Quilts…etc. said…
these are great fabrics — would love a chance! congrats to Kelly on yesterdays wins

September 11, 2013 at 7:25 AM

9-11 fabric giveaway

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September 11, 2013

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This one is a tough one to give away,

but
I thought what better day than 9-11

to post these
classic reds and blues as the giveaway.

Just in case you are just joining me,

read the full info of the giveaway here.

When I was bundling fabrics for this month long giveaway,

I grabbed this stack and tied a string around it.

Done!

Last night I thought those fabrics don’t really

look like that great of a giveaway.

How sick is that?

That I want each of the giveaways to be

impressive. Something you will really want !

So I opened these up to take a picture.

To my surprise, each of the 14 pieces is 3/4 to 1 yd.

Awesome!

When it comes to fabric lines,

especially Moda fabric I have a

pretty good memory on what designer did what.

This one threw me for a loop?

Do you know who did this?

KANSAS TROUBLES

What was the fabric line?

SIMPLY INDIGO

Impressive, right?

I am the biggest red white and blue fan out there.

I love sharing this fabric with you, so

Need some Bonnie and Camille scraps?

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September 10, 2013

The giveaway is closed and the winner has been notified.
I am having so much fun De-Stashing.

(is that really a word?)

Knowing that these fabrics are going to

good homes makes me happy,

because they have been

neglected at my house!

I am sure you all know that I am a

huge fan

of everything

Bonnie and Camille.

So today’s de stash is bag of fabrics

from some of their past collections.

A variety of prints and yardages.

There may be a few other fabrics in the

bag that are also aqua, grey or red,

but 90% Bonnie and Camille.

Vintage Tula Pink Giveaway

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September 9, 2013

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Tula Pink fans stand up and clap your hands!
Now is your chance to get your hands on some
vintage pieces from her early collections.

over 65 assorted layer cakes

some duplication but it is all good
along with a
few other bits and pieces.
If you want a chance,
leave a comment and I will do a random drawing.
The winner will be posted here tomorrow, Tuesday the 10th.

The winner of Friday’s fabric giveaway is

karen @ badlandsquilts said…
Hmm, sounds devine…perfect for fall. I have been sneaking in
some civil war creams in with my modern low volume mixes and they go so
well. THanks for the chance.

September 6, 2013 at 7:01 AM

Quilt fabric De-Stash day 3

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September 6, 2013

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I wonder if there is a psychologist out there that studies a

quilter’s fabric buying tendencies.

Or well maybe I don’t want to know the

results of such a study.

I do know I have a mad, crazy addiction to background fabrics.

I love scrappy quilts and the more backgrounds

I can use the happier I am.

Many years ago during one of our moves,

I had all my fabrics

in assorted black plastic bags.

Once the move happened and I was ever so neatly

arranging my fabrics on bookcases, I had no lights.

EGADS! All my light fabrics had been

mysteriously taken to Goodwill,

supposedly!

Even though the disappearing black plastic bag

has tormented me for years I have

amassed quite a collection of lights.

So keeping my promise to de-stash what will not fit,

I will have several bundles of

giveaways that will be backgrounds throughout

the rest of the month.

Here’s the low down.

To celebrate National Sewing Month,

I am going to have a Giveaway on my blog

every WEEK DAY.

It is going to be quick and simple.

I will announce the winner and the next giveaway

every weekday morning at 6:00 am central time.

Today’s giveaway is an assortment of
100%, first quality whites, cremes and tans. Some fat quarters
but mainly hunks of yardage.

None of them have been pre-washed.

They need a good home.

It will be a random drawing and I will ship at the end of each week.

I will consolidate shipments if you win more than once.

I am only going to be able to ship in the contiguous 48 states

and I must be able to contact you via e-mail.

AND the winner of Sept. 5th’s giveaway is…
madrekarin said…
Love brown. My living room is done in shades of brown
thanks to a wall papered in old book pages. I think it needs a brown
quilt to be completely happy. 🙂 Thanks for the chance!

September 5, 2013 at 10:04 PM

The winner of today’s DE STASH will be posted

Monday morning along with more giveaways all week.
Just to wet your appetite for the line up next week,
Some vintage Tula Pink
Quilt blocks in progress
fabric yo-yos
and more surprises

Thanks for following along.
-modalissa

Quilt Fabric Giveaway DAY 2

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September 5, 2013

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Just in case you missed yesterday’s post, here it is in a nutshell.

To celebrate National Sewing Month,

I am going to have a Giveaway on my blog

every WEEK DAY.

It is going to be quick and simple.

I will announce the winner and the next giveaway

every morning at 6:00 am central time.

It will be a random drawing and I will ship at the end of each week.

I will consolidate shipments if you win more than once.

I am only going to be able to ship in the contiguous 48 states

and I must be able to contact you via e-mail.

SO EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON.

And the reason is I don’t have any more room.

Today’s giveaway is an assortment of
100%, first quality brown fabrics

None of them have been pre-washed.

They need a good home.

Never too many browns!!. The pile does not look impressive

but it is 8-10 yards of browns, carmels and other yummies.

Assorted yardages that will fit right at home for the right quilter.

There were a few of these I really wanted to keep
but I hope the winner

loves Brown as much as I do.

The winner of Sept. 4th fabric treasure is

Fiesta said…
I am have been working on a hexagon charm quilt for over
three years. I am up to my last few charms thanks to a blogger friend.
These fabrics would be put immediately into that quilt. Thanks so much
for the chance.

September 4, 2013 at 5:39 PM

Quilt Fabric Giveaway

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September 4, 2013

The giveaway is closed and the winner has been notified.

You know the old saying…..

“I believe that everything happens for a reason. – Marilyn Monroe

Well that is the truth,

so let me tell you a story.

I have desperately needed new floor in my sewing room.

Let me just say high traffic area and 3 sets of puppies.

I have been patiently waiting for the floor and

they called to tell me it was going to be installed on a

Thursday and Friday.

As luck would have it,

this was the Thursday and Friday before I was to

move child #5 to his college apartment.

So not only was the apartment staging area happening

in my living room but the

entire sewing room had to be emptied by Wednesday night.

That is part 1 of the story.

Part 2, the other day a friend of mine came to me and said,

” This is going to be us.”

She then showed me a picture of a quilter’s estate sale.

Tables and tables full of fabric treasures. This quilter was a longtime quilt shop owner.

She has acquired 3 yards of every fabric to be able to use when she retired.

( we have all said that, right?)

So the past week or so I have been trying to put my house back together.

I vowed not to put anything back in my sewing room that there was not room for.

( I forgot to mention that the sewing room has also been the revolving bedroom for kids moving in and out and I had a stash of fabrics in another room)

So the another infamous saying is,

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

Prov. Something that one person considers worthless may be

considered valuable by someone else.

I am going to be sharing my treasures with you.

I don’t consider this worthless, actually

I hope they will be priceless to the right person.

My son kept me honest and didn’t let me sneak any

more fabric into my sewing room.

To celebrate National Sewing Month,

I am going to have a Giveaway on my blog

every WEEK DAY.

It is going to be quick and simple.

I will announce the winner and the next giveaway

every morning at 6:00 am central time.

It will be a random drawing and I will ship at the end of each week.

I will consolidate shipments if you win more than once.

I am only going to be able to ship in the contiguous 48 states

and I must be able to contact you via e-mail.

SO EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON.

And the reason is I don’t have any more room.

Today’s giveaway is an assortment of over

50 layer cakes (10″ fabric squares)

Lots of reds in this collection of assorted layer cakes.

They are from assorted fabric groups.

None of them have been pre-washed.

They need a good home.

Leave a comment and let me know you can put these fabrics to good use.

I will draw a name and post Day 2’s giveaway at 6:00 in the morning.

Quilting, sewing blog hops about to start.

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August 30, 2013

September
has always been my favorite month.

Our family is full of September birthdays and anniversaries.

Every day is a party!

I can also celebrate National Sewing Month.

So much fun.

So much to see and learn.

First of all, the crew at United Notions is celebrating with

Measure Twice, Cut Once.

You will want to join them for daily posts, giveaways and more.

Then the much anticipated Moda designer blog hop,

SIZE MATTERS takes place, Sept. 4-16.

Visit as many of the designers share their wit, wisdom and creativity.

YES of course there will be chances at giveaways.

YES there will be patterns you will want to collect and make.
To read all about it, click here.

Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend.

Hope you get lots of rest to start the

month of

September Sewing Celebrations.

Million Pillowcase Challenge

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August 19, 2013

image from million pillowcase challenge

Did you know that in the US alone there are over
800,000 children in foster care?
Many of these children move from place to place with
very little
and certainly nothing to carry their
few belongings in.
Just imagine if each child had a fun pillowcase.

This is one of the main reasons I have participated
in the
Million Pillowcase Challenge since the beginning.

Recently All People Quilt issued a challenge to vote
on your favorite
FREE pillowcase pattern.
I guess it is fitting that the train pillowcase won.
There seems to be an inspiring comparison between
the winning pillowcase
and the Million Pillowcase Challenge.
So, I have taken the liberty to give this pattern a new name,
the little engine that could.
That’s perfect, right?

APQ’s little engine has made it up the hill
to the half million mark.
Now is the time for everyone to throw some
coal in the engine and help.
So, today is the day many people are posting
their version of the train pillowcase pattern and
donating it to a local charity.
Here is my pillowcase.

The sample yardage from Arrin Turnmire’s, Little Things Organic
had arrived and I was dying to sew with the organic cotton.
I choose a fun striped print for the body of the pillowcase and then pulled
pieces from my scraps to make the train parts.
I must say, sewing on the organic was dreamy.

You can make your own version of the train or any pillowcase.
To download the train pillowcase pattern, click here. Lots more free patterns

are available at AllPeopleQuilt.com

Visit here to see the other pillowcase posts.

Here is a message from Senior Editor, Jennifer Keltner
asking for your help

in meeting their goal of One Million Pillowcases.

Won’t you please make a few pillowcases
and donate them to a local charity?

Here is a complete list of charities
if you
are looking for places to donate.

and the winner is…

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August 18, 2013

Thank you to Gudrun for letting me be a part of her anniversary celebration.

The winner from my blog post was

Linda said:

HI! LOVE THE HOP!
LOVE GUDRUN’S INSPIRATION!
THANKS FOR SHARING!

August 12, 2013 at 10:40 AM

Linda, I have sent you an email with the details.