Today is the last day to enter the giveaway from Colonial Needles! I will be sending TWO winners a prize pack and I’m thinking of having a surprise (not a surprise anymore…) third winner – so come on and go enter!
Here is a look at some of the items you could win!
As I have mentioned a few times recently my family has a lot going on these days with some big changes on the very immediate horizon. I can’t talk about everything just yet and I promise that in the middle of May I will explain most, if not all, of what is going on. In the mean time…I need to take a few days off from the blog and I really don’t want to just go silent…
Is anyone out there interested in guest posting? It doesn’t have to be a tutorial or even quilting related, just something fun you would like to share that you think my wonderful readers would be interested in.
I would really appreciate the help! Please let me know in the comments and I will email you!
Thank you!!!
Marie Bostwick has just released her 5th book in her “Cobbled Court” series and Michele from Quilting Gallery asked me to be part of the online book review blog hop! I was so excited because I am always looking for something new to read and I love getting lost in a good book. During the blog hop there will be lots of giveaways to win Ties That Bind – so make sure to check out each day and enter to win. The book is a wonderful read and I will be back on Saturday with my thoughts on the book and a giveaway!
Blog Hop Schedule:
Tuesday, April 24
Michele – Quilting Gallery – http://quiltinggallery.com/
Jackie – Canton Village Quilt Works – http://cvquiltworks.blogspot.com/
Wendy – Ivory Spring – http://ivoryspring.wordpress.com/
Wednesday, April 25
Jennifer – SewHooked – http://sewhooked.com/
Erin – One Piece at a Time – http://erinrussek.typepad.com/
Thursday, April 26
Victoria – Bumble Beans Inc. – http://bumblebeansinc.blogspot.com/
Sandi – A Legacy of Stitches – http://alegacyofstitches.blogspot.com/
Friday, April 27
Michele – With Heart and Hands – http://www.with-heart-and-hands.com/
Melissa – Lilac Lane – http://www.blog.melissastramel.com/
Saturday, April 28
Melissa – Sew Bitter Sweet Designs – https://test.sewbittersweetdesigns.com/
Kim – Crafty Apple – http://kimscraftyapple.blogspot.com/
We are home! We really enjoyed our trip, but I have to tell you all that I was a total basket case at times missing Anne so bad! As soon as we got home she ran into my arms and said “I missed you mommy!” Then she proceeded to run to her daddy’s arms and said “I missed you daya!” It was the coolest most wonderful feeling 🙂
Here are a few of the 300+ pictures I took. Now here is a little something you may not know about me…in my former life I was a photographer – with a degree and published and everything… Once upon a time that is. Now I just dabble. I’m thinking any or all of these would be great inspiration for a quilt.
Butchart Gardens
Butterfly Gardens
Craigdarroch Castle
Governor’s Mansion
I have 300+ photos to go through, but there were some really wonderful ones that will serve as some fabulous quilty inspiration!
How was your week? Don’t forget to go enter the wonderful giveaway from Colonial Needles.
Welcome to my day of the Colonial Needle Blog Hop – to see the rest of the schedule please go visit my post here and to read more about it please to visit Lily Pad Quilting! If this is your first time to my blog, welcome!
I have absolutely loved working with Colonial Needle’s products the past month! I have had a lot of handwork to get done lately, sewing down quilt bindings, burying threads and some hand quilting. This hop couldn’t have happened at a more opportune time!
The product was most interested in test driving was the Colonial Needle Pebbles.
These are handy little needle carrying cases with an assortment of different types of needles inside. Each Pebble has a different assortment of needles: quilting, beading, household, tapestry, etc. I immediately opened the Quilting Pebble and got straight to work – here is a close up of some of the stitching I did on my mom’s mother’s day gift.
Sewing with the Pebbles was smooth and easy. They were not overly flexible, I didn’t break a single needle (yeah, I’ve done that…), and they just glided right through all three layers. Love Love Love. The only thing that was hard for me was getting the needle out of the Pebble, but my hands don’t always like to cooperate with me (the doctors are working on that). One of the things I liked best, was that I could just throw the entire case into my sewing bag and I didn’t have to worry about my needles getting loose and free ranging in my bag. It was nice to be able to reach in without fear of stabbing myself with a rogue needle (yup, done that more than once!). I also like that the Quilting Pebble contained 16 different needles ranging in size and length – this meant I always had the right needle when I was working. Can’t get better than that.
Now, I don’t want you to think that Colonial Needle just makes needles, oh no, they make way more than just needles. In the package of products I received from Lily Pad Quilting there were the following products: Safety Pins, Snap Fasteners, Magnets, Stitch Rippers, Measuring Tapes, and Hooks & Bars, AND that was just a sampling of their products! Please visit their website to see their huge assortment of tools that every sewist needs.
I promised a giveaway in the title, didn’t I? Well how about 2 prize packs of assorted Colonial Needle products, each one will include a Pebble Set and a set of their regular needles as well. Then there will be an assortment of all the tools that were in my package. How does that sound? Need a picture to make sure you want in on the goodies…
Each prize pack will include one of everything pictured above (though the needles may be a different type) and possibly more…depends on how much I can fit in the boxes I get!
How can you enter?
1. Be a follower (old or new) and tell me how you follow – there are so many ways to do it in my sidebar!
2. Alert the media – blog, facebook, or tweet about this giveaway – come back and give me the link.
You will have from today, April 19th through Wednesday April 25th (9pm Pacific time) to enter and I will announce the winner on April 26th. Good luck!
