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Valentine’s Day Showcase Schedule & Sponsors

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Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching, are you ready?!? I am getting there! I have one project done – tutorial next week, and one project in the works – tutorial during the Valentine’s Day Showcase!

Here is the schedule of the AMAZING bloggers who will be providing inspiration:

Here is the schedule of the amazing bloggers who are providing tutorials for your inspiration:

February 1st – Sharon from Craizee Corners
February 2nd – Connie from Quilting by the River
February 3rd – Vicki from Sassy Blog
February 6th – Kris from I don’t have a problem, I have a well-rounded fabric stash!
February 7th – Melissa from Sew BitterSweet Designs
February 8th – Debbe from Pieces to Love
February 9th – Lyanna from Purple Panda Quilts
February 10th – Jenna from SewHappyGeek
February 13th – Lisa – future food and craft blogger
February 14th – Michele from Quilting Gallery

Here’s a look at our amazing sponsors and prizes for the linky party!

First place prize is:

A $75.00 gift certificate generously donated from Fat Quarter Shop

Known for their customer service, huge selection and fast shipping – Fat Quarter Shop is a one-stop destination for your quilting needs – Modern, Traditional or somewhere in between.

Second Place Prize is:

A $25.00 gift certificate from Contemporary Cloth

Contemporary Cloth carries textiles and supplies for your modern art, sewing and quilting needs. They have notions, books, and a Pinterest account chalk full of inspiration.

Third Place Prize is:

Keepsake Frame Cards from Carol Doak and an Add-A-Quarter ruler from Sassy Packs

Sassy Packs was started with the beginner quilter in mind – they specialize in “Sassy  Packs” – kits that contain everything you need – start to finish for your project. Purses, quilts, table runners, etc.

Make sure to stop by each day from February 1st to the 14th for some fun projects ranging from sewing & quilting to baking and come back on the 15th to link up your own project! If you don’t have a blog no problem, upload your project to Flickr and link up the photograph.  Voting will take place over President’s Day weekend and I will announce the winners on Monday, February 20th.

So grab a button and start creating!

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Playing Around

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I spent yesterday during nap time playing around with a new tool I got from Fat Quarter Shop and something new and fun was born.  Here is a scrappy peak of what I made:

I have decided to hand quilt the project – it will be my first attempt at hand quilting – I will start tonight during Project Runway (guilty pleasure).  Jenna from SewHappyGeek was kind enough to help me on Twitter yesterday, she sent me a couple of tutorials and also told me what supplies I was going to need.

I picked up some perle cotton number 8 in a beautiful red, some needles and a frame. I figured I needed to try hand quilting with and without a frame of some sort to see what worked for me so I picked up a cheapy little plastic frame. We shall see!

While Anne and I were out shopping I decided to pick up some more art projects for her – so we decided to make Valentine’s for our family and friends. I am sure her Grandparents will love them when we send them off at the beginning of next month – what do you think of them?

Today is my Friday, my hubs has Friday and Monday off and I want to spend some quality time with him and Anne – so I will be back on Tuesday!  I hope you all have a great weekend, take a moment and reflect on the holiday we celebrate – Martin Luther King Jr.

How will you be spending the weekend? Is it a long one for you too?

UPDATE! I just remembered I will be here on Monday…I have a very special fun giveaway for you! Make sure you come by and check it out!

 

Fat Quarter Shop Winner

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I love announcing winners on the blog – I love any opportunity to brighten another person’s day – it makes my day brighter!  Today I get to announce the winner of the Fat Quarter Shop notion of the month giveaway and two 1/2 yard cuts of fabric.

Author: Lori
Website: http://craftication.blogspot.com
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Love blue lagoon batiks. A fabulous giveaway!

Lori – you have one your choice of Triangle Papers from Fat Quarter Shop

You will get to pick one roll in the size of your choosing – I personally would love a roll of 2.5 inch finished HSTs – they are on my list to buy before the end of the month!

You also get to choose two 1/2 yard cuts of fabric! You can choose from Froggin’ by Sue Zipkin or from Always and Forever by Deb Strain!

I have sent you an email! Congratulations!

Sponsor Highlight & Giveaway – Fat Quarter Shop

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How much do you love the Fat Quarter Shop?

FatQuarterShop-165Fat Quarter Shop is one of the biggest online fabric stores and their service is unparalleled.  If you get your order placed by 3:00pm central time your order will ship the same day! That is really convenient if you are like me and always forget to order enough yardage and don’t realize it until you go to bind a project.  The entire team is incredibly helpful and they will go out of their way to answer questions and help you find what you are looking for.

I am the type of quilter who loves notions and quilting tools.  Did you know Fat Quarter Shop has a fabulous selection of quilting notions? They have rulers, thread, templates, and even software that you can purchase.

My most recent favorite find is the Easy Star and Geese Ruler which Fat Quarter Shop added to their inventory in September.  I like this ruler because it is versatile – I have used it to create multiple original flying geese blocks as well as an original quilt design – Flying Flocks.

Now you combine Fat Quarter Shop’s notions with their incredible selection of fabrics…and what can I say, I’m broke!  Here are a couple of my favorite recent releases that Fat Quarter Shop is carrying:

It is hard not to find something to love at Fat Quarter Shop.  Fat Quarter Shop recently sent me some fabric to play with and they are generously giving the same fabric to one of my readers…but that isn’t all! They are also giving away an Easy Star and Geese Ruler!

So one lucky winner will win…a Jelly Roll of Flora AND an Easy Star and Geese Ruler!

This Giveaway is NOW Closed

Do you want to win? Here’s is the nitty gritty (please be a follower of my blog – I want to know that these wonderful prizes are going to people who read my blog!):

1. Head over to Fat Quarter Shop and check out their notions section – tell me the one notion you would love to test drive.

2. Sign up for the Fat Quarter Shop Newsletter.

Bonus Entry: Spread the word – blog, tweet or facebook about this giveaway for an extra entry – please include a link in your comment.

That’s 3 possible entries! This giveaway will be open from November 14th through November 20th. I will announce the winner on November 21, 2011. One lucky winner will have one more thing to be grateful for at Thanksgiving!

I will be posting some inspirational projects later in the week that I have made using the Easy Star and Geese Ruler, as well as a project using Flora!

Sponsor Love – Fat Quarter Shop

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Do you love Fat Quarter Shop?  I do!  They have sew much to offer and the best part is that you can get in one stop, in one shipment and you get that shipment FAST!

Have you seen their new collection of downloadable patterns and quilt kits “It’s Sew Emma“?  I love quilting kits – all the work is done for you except the sewing! These are perfect for me, when I’m running low on time and want to be able to make a quilt for someone special and I am ALWAYS running low on time!

This quilt would be PERFECT for my friend Lisa’s son – he is having a Dr. Seuss birthday party in November.  Don’t you think it would be great for a 3 year old?

This quilt would be perfect for either of my two nieces.  They love pink and I think it is just grown up enough that in 2 or 3 years they will still really love it!  What I really love about these patterns is that you can purchase just the pattern, which provides you with the fabric requirements so you can completely personalize it OR you can can purchase the entire quilt kit.  I love that I can purchase the entire kit because it makes my life easier when I am in a pinch.

You may have noticed that I am also hugely into Christmas lately – what with my Christmas quilt blocks and the Christmas Block Swap that I co-host with Sunni from Love Affair With My Brother on Flickr. Fat Quarter Shop’s “Christmas Cloth Shop” is a one stop shopping experience for all thing Christmas fabric related!  They have the newest lines and offer both modern and traditionally inspired choices.

They have EVERY Christmas collection you can think of, here are a few of my personal favorites:

(I know – two Seuss items in one post – I can’t help myself, I love Max and Cindy Lou Who)

What is your favorite line that the Fat Quarter Shop offers?  It’s ok, if you can’t pick just one – I clearly can’t either 🙂

 

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