Katie Jump Rope Giveaway~

WOWZA!!! 500 comments in this giveaway. I have to tell you this was the most fun giveaway I have ever done. You all share the same love for KJR  as I do, and everyone exposed themselves in order to get it (so to speak) I was seriously laughing my tail off on some comments, as a matter of fact their were quite a few Katie's that thought they should win because their name was Katie ;)

Thank you everyone for the great laughs. I see why people love reading blog comments so much, it's quite entertaining. I wish I could give Katie Jump Rope to everyone!

I have cut all 31 templates and now am ready to start cutting, I'm seriously biting my nails hoping I don't goof and ruin a single scrap of this stuff.  Look below..... This stack looks like a mama and her KJR cubs, don't it ;)

Who is the winner??

Comment #156 Sara - Joy In Everything

Who said :: Scrumptious KJR fabric for possibly little ole' me???? Why I would find something to make with it that is CLEARLY for SURE:) ~ Follow ur Fantastic blog already and love it!

Comment # 71 Renegade Quilter

Who said :: Oh this fabric makes me think of spring & warm weather & happy thoughts & kids in the park playing & flower gardens...... it sort of takes me away from this winter we are having. If I won I would make the Single Girl quilt.

Thanks for the giveaway!!!

Congrats to you both, you have 48 hours to email me at sewfantasticblog@yahoo.com   If I do not hear from you then the next winner will be given a chance.

Now let's get started on that Single girl quilt..... you all as excited as I am???

HAPPY SEWING!

Sunday Stash :: Texture

The fun part about modern quilting to me it watching it evolve so quickly. Modernizing traditional patterns, and using tons of color to create pieces with personality. Quilts are no longer just blankets they are pieces of art that are idolized more then I have ever seen before.

My new favorite quilting trend is texture. Well I guess I hope it becomes trendy cause I would love to see it used more. Robert Kaufman has cleverly constructed texture like cottons to add that extra zip to your projects without the hassle of the true blend. 

For instance, Linen is a very hard texture to work with. Some projects are easier then others, but after attempting a cathedral window pillow with 100% linen last year, I quickly learned that it's not always fun.

These Quilters linens play just like cotton fabrics, with the look of a linen texture. The colors are just amazing in person.

The newest launch is the quilters tweed. I have seen bits and pieces around, but mine did not actually arrive until this afternoon. I honestly can say that I am impressed with these. Again they play like cotton, with the true look of tweed fabrics. They look heavy and textured, the blends of color are just fantastic. They are truly beautiful to the touch and easy on the eyes. I see many texture look-a-likes in my quilting future.

The Quilters linen I got from Simply Solid Fabrics

The Quilters Tweed is from Ebay

Thank you Robert Kaufman for keeping up with us eager quilters.

HAPPY SEWING.

Single Girl Support Group ~ Giveaway

Nothing like a yummy set of fabrics to set the mood on a new quilting adventure. I have wanted to make this quilt for a very long time, and thanks to this wonderful group of ladies we can all join in on the fun.

Come join us for the Single girl quilt along, and don't forget to join the single girl support group while your at it.

To celebrate this fun adventure, I am giving away 2 bundles of KJR (Katie Jump Rope) by Denyse Schmidt.

Each bundle has enough fabric to make the pattern with a little left over depending on what size you choose. There is a 1/8 yard each of 27 prints. (not all of them are here but almost ) see the photo below for exact bundles you can win. I will choose 2 people to win on Monday January 30th.

International entries are welcome.

1:: Leave a comment about how this fabric makes you feel, what you would make with it if not this quilt, how badly do you want this bundle ;)  Just about anything about this fabric I will accept, it's one of my favorite lines.

2:: If your a follower of my blog I will add in another entry into the contest.

GOOD LUCK!!!

COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED!!!

Storage fun!

It has been 3 weeks now in my new studio. I love how spacious this one feels to me compared to the first room I picked. The windows were great, but I love the floor and wall space much better.

I have been trying to find creative storage ideas for the new room, but make it look clean and fresh still.

So I took these.......

And put them in these way cool Aqua glass vases I got at Joann's fabrics yesterday. Retail price was about 29.99 each but they were getting rid of them for a steal at just under 8.00. My lucky day. The jars are about 14"tall.

One Jar holds 1 and 1/4" hexies, and the other are 1 inch. I randomly make hexies with scraps when I have some down time on the couch. This will now give me a place to keep them when I have a project in mind.

Plus, look who else has discovered how wonderful these are...  Dump and pick up, dump and pick up. Just like a hexagon piggy bank.

Happy Sewing!

Sierra's Forest Quilt

After spending a few months half finished on my design wall, this beauty was completed last night. I have many new ideas for quilts and I promised myself that if both design walls were being used, I had to finish one before I started another.

Pattern is Sierra's Forest by Kate Conklin

Fabric Inspiration :: Porcelina by Michele D'Amore for Marcus Brothers

Other fabrics added::  Moda Early bird Ovals, AMH Voile, Moda Crossweaves,  RK Kona cottons

Happy Quilting

Color POP!

I have been trying to figure out color combinations for projects lately. It's been fun raiding through my stash and seeing different colors put together. Sometimes I throw scraps in the air just to see how they fall. I love seeing the colors that seem to cling to each other and therefore inspire another great craft project.

Seeing things in motion, on people, in daily life always inspire something creative.

Here are some other pallets that I am loving right now.

Photo Courtesy of  { philistine made }

Photo By Little Miss Shabby

What colors are inspiring you right now? Maybe some wild combination . Like hot pink and black? Aqua and orange....

Showcase your kids.

Little Sophie received this very cool art easel for Christmas. As much as she loves being in my sewing studio, I wanted her to have her own little art center to where she can get messy and be creative. One side has a paper roll that tears off and gives a clean usable sheet of paper as well as a whiteboard underneath. The other side is a chalkboard

The first day Sophie painted on it, this is what she made......

These papers are about the size of a FQ of fabric. I decided to hunt down some inexpensive frames to showcase these in her room.

Art Easel  Santa Brought :)

3 frames- $21.00 (joanns Clearance)

Sophie's face after showing her how proud I was - PRICELESS

Kids really get a kick outta something they made themselves, I saw proud smiles all over her face, and every time she sees them on the walls of her room. Talk about making my day.

I also picked up a few for myself to showcase the photos from Sarah Costa in My Studio.  (GORGEOUS!!!! )

GET YOUR CRAFT ON!

WIP's and a WINNER

I have been hit by the crafting bug, seriously! I found myself in line at the post office the other day, and seeing something as simple as a valentine greeting card that inspired a quilt idea, as well as this cute little zippy pouch.

 I also added a new quilt to my design wall. So loving the pillow I made for the PTS swap, I decided to use the same colors for this one. My 18 year old brother who is autistic, loves blues and greens. I made him a quilt ten years ago made with kitty cats all over it. I think it's about  time for an upgrade :)

I also finished my bee block for the Bee Hexed in bee. The entire bee is focused around Tacha's pillow cover from the very first issue of Fat Quarterly. I love all the unique color pallets that people are coming up with for this bee.

I would love to see what your working on.

post a link for me to see a photo or blog post. Inspiration comes from the things you never expect until it's there. Do you see crafts in your daily life to?

Happy Sewing!

Fashionable Fabrics and me would like to say a BIG thank you for all the comments you sent.  I expect to see big things coming for 2011 so keep your eye out and check their facebook page.

Winner for the Gift Card to Fashionable Fabrics is JEAN

Congratulations Jean you WON a $35.00 GC to Fashionable Fabrics, please email me your contact info at sewfantasticblog@yahoo.com

Sunday Stash :: Sponser Giveaway

My Newest Favorite Fabric. Kiss The cook, I can picture this making the cutest things for my kitchen in the near future. I am constantly struggling to find cute things for my kitchen and bathroom at the retail stores. It's always more fun to make something unique and original for yourself.

Want Some??

One of my fantastic sponsors " Fashionable Fabrics" would like to give you a $35.00 gift Certificate for your choice in there fabulous and unique fabric boutique.

Here is how to win this great prize.

1 entry for a comment left here on this post. Please visit Fashionable fabrics and tell me about what you would choose from there beautiful selection.

1 entry for liking Fashionable fabrics on Facebook visit here to link up with them on Facebook. Leave a comment for them if you want, they love hearing from you.

2 Entries for adding their shop  button to your blog.

If you want another entry, share this post with your facebook or twitter friends, Then leave another comment telling me you did.

You can leave me one comment telling me everything you did for your chance to win, or leave separate comments it's up to you.

Total of 5 possible entries in this great giveaway. Winner will be chosen via random.org on Thursday January 13th 2011.

Good Luck Everyone


COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED

Birdie Block of the month

I joined up in a block of the month group with little miss shabby.  Embroidery is a new adventure for me. I just started to teach myself through you tube videos and blogs. Although it's only a few months into it, I really love having another project to have on hand while traveling or when I just want to relax with a glass of wine.

Every month Little Miss Shabby will post a new embroidery challenge for everyone to make. It's a free design and you can quilt along with us, and share your blocks with the flickr group.

Fabric used::

Robert Kaufman Kona Snow

Moda Sugar Pop - by Liz Scott

How do you learn a new talent? Books? Classes? Are you more a visual learner rather then a person who can be told something and just do it? I am curious now.

Craft On!

Bloggers Pillow Party

Having all this extra time now that the holiday is over, sure is inspiring me to do things I normally would not have time for. Like those days that you get this really great idea to do something, but by the time you have a moment to try it, you forget why you thought it was cool in the first place. Or lucky if you even remember it.

That is my life story. I am turning 31 next month maybe it's affecting my brain a little.

I decided to enter into this pillow party contest and try my luck. I will have a new pillow next month but for this month I wanted to include the pillow made around Christmastime for the PTS swap over on Flickr, because I really do love the way it turned out.

This pillow currently resides in Australia with Nova. she was my lucky swap partner. She loves sleek an modern design along with a little stitchy goodness. To be honest, Nova truly inspired this design. Her love of cross quilts and solids, with stitches in surprise spots, made this project extra fun. Although her swaps usually involve incredible details, she also loves simplicity. The colors were her favorite as well. Blue, green, and gray, then she also mentioned she liked splashes of red.

After a very thought out design the top was finished and, it didn't quite look how I wanted. I ended up having this empty space in the corner with no color. That is when the idea to stitch it came in.

Never be afraid of something that doesn't turn out the way you thought it would, is will inspire you to make something new. That is my motto for 2011!

The entire pillow is made Robert Kaufman's Kona Solids and Essex linen in Putty. Each square is 2 inches by 2 inches sewn together with a helpful patchwork tip using interfacing to keep the lines sleek and the points matching.

The Pillow arrived just days ago and I am looking forward to seeing how it looks in it's new home with Nova.

Want to play to? Stop By Stitched In Color for Details on how to enter your pillow to.

Happy Stitching~

Gettin My Craft on ....

2011 has turned out great so far, how bout yours? It's our first Monday of the new year, and I am feeling great about all the crafty accomplishments I hope to get through. I am becoming a little addicted to my social media choices lately being as it's such a great way to keep in touch with friends, share pictures and stories. It's always great to also get feedback on something that your working on.

One of my goals this year is to make more patterns and tutorials, I also plan on making at least 6 quilts this year, I would strive for more as I know I can do it, just not sure what tasks the new year will bring yet. Another goal is to share more with you all, pictures, more posts, stopping by blogs and actually commenting instead of peaking in windows :)

What are your new years resolutions?

To start the sharing here are a few things I have been working on.

Jane Market Bags, a gift for a Mother in Law with a birthday

You to can make these find the pattern here.

A new Kindle pouch for the shop. After getting one for Christmas (thank you hubby) I had to make a new design . Super cute, VERY well made and protective for a great price. We all know the economy is slow. Everyone deserves a little handmade for a great price right ?

They are available in the shop now.

And the Top for my Sweetwater quilt is now finished. You can view all the quilts from this quilt along on flickr here. I am in LOVE with this quilt. I tried to pass it off as manly so my hubby would use it but he thinks there is not such thing as a manly quilt. Boy do I have some pictures to show him this year :)

Get your Craft On!