Take 1 & Some Scraps

I was inspired by this bag 

I am pretty happy with it but I did start on bag #2 last night with some minor changes, mainly size increases. I think my favorite part about the reusable grocery bag is that I didn't have to turn any of it right side out to sew it together :)

My little helper has been carrying it around since we finished it. We have gotten pretty good at sewing together, now if my lap would just stop decreasing in size we would be set ;) As we are trying to simplify everything and keep things to a minimal around here I thought I would give away my scraps from this project. Anyone interested??  If so just leave a comment saying you are interested in the scraps (or something along those lines) and I will randomly pick a comment on Monday morning.             

Happy Friday!

Exciting News & a Giveaway

Almost a year ago I got asked to be a part of this...
Lunch Bags!: 25 Handmade Sacks & Wraps to Sew Today (Stash Books)
Here I am :)

Look who else is in here....The Sometime's Crafter (Christina)
There are a lot of really fun projects in the book some of which are not lunch bags but are amazing and I need to make them :)



        
I feel very lucky to have been asked to participate in this amazing collection of lunch bags. And I will admit it feels pretty cool to see yourself in a book!

Now for the fun part, sharing the love. Leave me a comment before Wednesday August 11th 12am. I will choose one lucky person and hopefully announce the winner on that Wednesday.

PS...If you like the Joel Dewberry fabrics used in my lunch bag I have recently seen some at Sheree's Alchemy and Fabric. com. As always Amazon.com has a great price on the book.

200 and Thankful

We had an amazing week last week. So great that I did not even notice that I hit 200 sales in the shop.

Photo appreciation: SR Photography

As a way of saying thank you I am offering 20% off all items in the shop. Simply type in "200" in the note to seller section and I will refund you the savings thru PayPal (excluding shipping). Or contact me before your purchase and I will adjust the prices for you.

And for some more fun how about a giveaway?!?

Thankful Giveaway

Two lucky winners will win their choice of either the Sweet Tweets or the 3,2,1 Blast Off Quilt PDF pattern.

Leave a comment stating which pattern you would like if you win before December 5th at 12am. I will choose the winners on Saturday using the random number generator. Good Luck!

A Mitten and a Winner

I finished my first knitting project last night. It's not he prettiest of mittens but I think it looks okay for being my first project :) Colin likes it and as long as it keeps his fingers warm I am happy. I started the second one last night and it already looks much better then my first one. Pattern can be found here, for free!

Now for the Sweet Tweets giveaway winner. Thank you everyone for your lovely comments and for participating.

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

5

Timestamp: 2009-10-26 18:00:16 UTC

allsewnup said...

Yep...it's sooo adorable. I'd love to make one for a new addition to our extended family this spring.

Carolyn

Congratulations! Look for your pattern in your email, if you don't receive it let me know.

Happy Monday everyone!

Sweet Tweet Giveaway

Update: The Giveaway is over, sorry to anyone who missed it :(

Thank you everyone for all of your wonderful comments about Brook's Quilt. It has since been renamed, thank you Sarah, to Sweet Tweets. And is now available in the shop as a PDF pattern. Many thanks to Christina (who has a new pattern in her shop too), Sarah, and my hubby for all of their help and inspiration.

To celebrate I thought I would do a giveaway for the pattern. Rules: simply leave a comment on this post before Sunday, October 25 at midnight. Winner will be announced on Monday.

Edit: Thank you to everyone you participated in the giveaway and for all of the lovely comments. The giveaway ended October 25, 2009. You can find the pattern for sale in my Etsy shop or there is a pay pal button in the right side column.

100th Blog Post Winner

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

22

Timestamp: 2009-08-07 14:15:36 UTC

Congratulations Dear Mrs. Reese!
dearmrsreese said...

I love the wedding ring quilt. One day I'm going to make one

I really want to make a wedding ring quilt too, I think they are terrific looking. Please email me your snail mail info and I will get this adorable book on it's way to you.

Happy Friday everyone and thank you for all your wonderful comments. I am looking forward to many more posts.

xo,
E

100th Blog Post

I finally made it. I was hoping to have something really cool for my 100th post but I just haven't gotten around to completing my projects. For now a giveaway will have to be enough.

One lucky winner will get this delightful book. It is packed full of inspiration and how to's. Here are some of my favorite projects:

The most important part is how to win this inspiring book. All you have to do is leave a comment before Thursday, August 7th, midnight PDT. Simple enough. Good luck to everyone.

xo,

E

Giveaway Winners

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

5 
Timestamp: 2009-06-22 17:12:18 UTC

Tami said... oooh, I would love the green bouquet.

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

2
Timestamp: 2009-06-22 17:13:49 UTC

Rachel@oneprettything.com said... Wow, those are both gorgeous! It's hard to pick but I think I'm leaning toward the black and white. I added this to my contest page as well.

That worked out nicely, both winners will get their choice. Tami and Rachel send me your snail mail info and
I will send these cute little guys on their way.  I hope everyone had a fun weekend. I know I sure did.
There are still some lovelies in the shop and I decided to keep the sale going for a bit longer.
I need to make some room around my house. We have a house guest.

xo,

E

Weekend Fun Giveaway

For the past week, things have been a bit askew around here. And I would like to ensure some fun this weekend. How can you do that in blog land? A Giveaway of course.

I am giving away two fat quarters

Flea Market Fancy-Green Bouquet

Peas & Carrots-Black Pez

Since not everyone can be a winner I thought I would share the fun as far as I could so:

From today, Friday June 19th, thru Sunday, June 21st, midnight PDT 25% OFF EVERYTHING IN MY SHOP simply type in the message to seller during your purchase WEEKEND FUN or in a convo to me and I will either adjust the price prior to purchase or refund you your savings.

Details for the Giveaway: Two people will each win one fat quarter. Simply leave a comment on this post stating which one you would like. I will let the random number generator choose the lucky winners. First one drawn will get their choice, the second winner will get the remaining fat quarter. Deadline for entries is Sunday, June 21st, midnight PDT. I will announce the winners on Monday.

International comments are welcome

For EXTRA entries:

2 extra entries for letting me know you are a reader/follower, I love to come and visit your blogs. Please let me know in your comment, if you are a reader/follower, so I can give you the extra entries.

2 extra entries for sharing the fun by either blogging about this giveaway, or tweeting it. Feel free to use the pictures in this post. Please leave a comment with the link of where you shared the fun.

Happy Friday everyone!

E

My First Giveaway

After cleaning out the closest I realized I had a lot of ribbon so I got busy and made a bunch of pacifier clips. I added a few different ones since then too.

So here is the deal:

Simply leave a comment stating which pacifier clip from the shop you would like or just state for a boy or a girl and I will randomly choose one.

The giveaway closes Thursday May 7th  at midnight. I will use the random number generator and choose one lucky person on Friday.

One entry per person. And yes I will ship anywhere in the world.

 

Good luck!

xo,

E

p.s. I am very excited to be hosting this :o)

Thought I would share

Sew-Fantastic is hosting a great giveaway and revealing her secret fabric supplier. Head on over to her blog and enter for a change to win one of three great fabric stacks.

Just so there is a picture....

Check this out

Look what I came across. One lucky person will win this whole bundle of goodness. So head on over to Modish and enter the giveaway. Good luck.

Win one of three quilts

Head on over to Old Red Barn Co. to enter this amazing giveaway. You can win one of these three quilts and each quilt will be given away. They are so beautiful and bright and cheery. Just what I need this winter. Good Luck!

Win this Lizzy Anne quilt

Head on over to here, for a chance to win an amazing quilt. It is a Lizzy Anne original quilt and it is gorgeous. She is also giving away a second and third prize which is the pattern to make this amazing quilt. I would love to win, it would be great to cozy up in it during the gray weather season that is fast approaching us in the northwest. Good luck to everyone.