Fiber of All Sorts – Page 21 – Sew Bittersweet Designs

A Lovely Year of Finishes – October Finishes Party

7 Comments / A Lovely Year of Finishes, Fiber of All Sorts / By Melissa Dunworth

How on earth did it already become the end of October. I was reading yesterday that there are something like only 60 days left until Christmas! WHAT?!? Next month my goal will have something to do with Christmas sewing I am certain! For now though, let’s focus on this month. My goal was to make the cat costume for Anne using the pattern below. It is finished but I thought it would only be appropriate to reveal it on Halloween, so you will have to wait a week to see my finish, but I want to see yours now (or as soon as you are done)!

Also, I would like to offer my sincerest apologies for abandoning everyone at the mid-month check in. My blog was having some technical difficulties. Luckily Shanna is AWESOME and hosted the link up party!

Your turn!

What one item did you choose to finish for October?

To make it easy on Shanna and I (and easier on you), please link back to the goal setting post or photo.

We have a few people that missed out on prizes as we couldn’t verify if they entered in the beginning post. We also are having a hard time as many of you are listing more than one goal.

Add your blog post or flickr photo (with appropriate descriptions) to the linky party below.

Please grab a button or link back to Shanna and I so other people can join in the fun!

**Please note, the linky party is the same here and over at Shanna, so there is no need to enter twice **

For those unsure of how to link up go check out our Q&A Page for A Lovely Year of Finishes – there are instructions on how to link up from a blog and from Flickr.

Grab a button from my sidebar and spread the LOVE!

Oh yeah and there are prizes this month (as always!), here is what our fantastic sponsors are offering:

October Prizes Include:

1. A Fat Quarter Bundle from Moda United Notions

2, 3. TWO winners each getting to choose one pdf pattern
from Sew BitterSweet Designs – that’s me!
($10 value)

4. Choice of $15 or 2 charm packs from Stitch n’ Giggles

5. A Paper Piecing Kit from Paper Pieces

6. $25.00 Gift Certificate to Superior Threads

7. Quilting Patterns designed by Quilting Lodge

Try and visit at least 2 other people who have linked up before you so that we can cheer each other on!

A Lovely Year of Finishes – September Winners

6 Comments / A Lovely Year of Finishes, Fiber of All Sorts / By Melissa Dunworth

I love the days Shanna & I announce the winners – it is always such a feel good post and who doesn’t love that! Remember you still have today and tomorrow to link up your goal for October, in order to be eligible for prize you must link up to the Goal Party and the Finishes Party.

Congratulations to our awesome winners!

1. A CraftsyClass (winners choice of class)

Winner – Katy – Lethargic Lass http://lethargiclass.blogspot.com/

2, 3. TWO winners each getting to choose one pdf pattern
from Sew BitterSweet Designs – that’s me!
($10 value)

2 – Kerry from Penny Dog Patchwork

3 – Lynette from What a Hoot Quilts

4. $25.00 Gift Certificate to I Love Fabrics

Winner – Marlene of KISSed Quilts

5. Choice of $15 or 2 charm packs from Stitch n’ Giggles

Winner – Amy from Cloud CouCou Crafts

6. A Paper Piecing Kit from Paper Pieces

Winner – Jessica from Noguchi Designs

7. Quilting Patterns designed by Quilting Lodge

Winner – Beatrice from Une Aiguille dans une botte de foin

8 & 9. A thread pack from Aurifil

Winner – Karen from Flick r

Winner – Jo from CReate the poinT

A Lovely Year of Finishes – Survey Update

2 Comments / A Lovely Year of Finishes, Fiber of All Sorts / By Melissa Dunworth

So far the response to the survey we have up for A Lovely Year of Finishes that I am co-hosting with Shanna has been fantastic.

We super appreciate this feedback as we decide if we’re up to hosting this group again the new year.

If you haven’t already…fill out the survey here.

There have been some items that we wanted to address along the way.

These are now added to the Q&A page

Q. Can international people participate?

A. Yes, yes, and yes. If our sponsors have mailed us the prizes, we mail them out and just request some assistance with shipping. If you are unable to obtain your winnings – please contact us! We have other prizes that can be substituted.

Q. Is there a different drawing for those that completed all their goals?

A. Yes, this will be the final link-up to be held January 1-7, 2014 We’ve set the minimum number of projects to 6 completed projects to enter into this “extra” drawing.

Q. I have a quilty shop and would love to be part of the sponsors, who do I contact?

A. Please email either Melissa (melissa {at} sewbittersweetdesigns {dot} com) or Shanna (fiberofallsorts {at} gmail {dot} com)

*There could a special giveaway for people who completed all their goals – maybe some suggestions of sponsors of this would be rocking*

Just as a reminder that we’re just to two quilters that are running this. We’ve obtained no compensation from the sponsors, we’ve actually gone seeking them out. We are doing this purely for the fun of it and to encourage ourselves and others to get stuff DONE!

And then we’ve put in our own funds to send out the prizes some sponsors sent to our doorstep. We actually didn’t anticipate this happening and are so thankful some people have assisted and donated a little to the shipping costs for them to get prizes.

Everyone has been so awesome while we grow and learn what we’re doing. If there has been a concern with anything remember we aren’t privy to that information unless you tell us.

Keep the comments coming.

Help us know if you want this project again.

And the October goal setting link is open till the 7th. This is a requirement to be eligible for prizes. You can find that linky in this post.

A Lovely Year of Finishes – October Goal Party

10 Comments / A Lovely Year of Finishes, Fiber of All Sorts, halloween / By Melissa Dunworth

Welcome to October! Time to bust out the pumpkins and all the little ghoulies! October is a fun month for my family, two of my favorite people (my mom and Anne) are downright obsessed with Halloween, and I always try to make it special. Last year I made Anne’s Halloween outfit and I am going to do it again this year and that is my goal, very simple – make Anne’s costume.

Anne wants to be the cat. This will be quite a challenge for me as I still consider myself a beginner at clothes sewing. Tomorrow we will go shopping for our fabrics and notions and Thursday I will get started sewing! Wish me luck!

As we approach the end of the year Shanna and I would love to get some feedback from you on how this year has gone! Please take a couple minutes to fill out our brief survey so we can get ready for Another Lovely Year of Finishes.

Your turn!

What one item will you choose to do for October?

You have two requirements to be entered into the prizes this month.

1. Link-up {on this post} the first 7-days of the month

and

2. Link-up in the last 7-days of the month.

Add your blog post or flickr photo (with appropriate descriptions) to the linky party below.

Please grab a button or link back to Shanna and I so other people can join in the fun!

**Please note, the linky party is the same here and over at Shanna, so there is no need to enter twice **

For those unsure of how to link up go check out our Q&A Page for A Lovely Year of Finishes – there are instructions on how to link up from a blog and from Flickr.

Grab a button from my sidebar and spread the LOVE!

Oh yeah and there are prizes this month (as always!), here is what our fantastic sponsors are offering:

October Prizes Include:

1. A Fat Quarter Bundle from Moda United Notions

2, 3. TWO winners each getting to choose one pdf pattern
from Sew BitterSweet Designs – that’s me!
($10 value)

4. Choice of $15 or 2 charm packs from Stitch n’ Giggles

5. A Paper Piecing Kit from Paper Pieces

6. $25.00 Gift Certificate to Superior Threads

7. Quilting Patterns designed by Quilting Lodge

Try and visit 2 other people who have linked up before you so that we can cheer each other on!

A Lovely Year of Finishes – September Finishes Party!

10 Comments / A Lovely Year of Finishes, Fiber of All Sorts / By Melissa Dunworth

September has flown by and we have now come to the end. Time to link up those finishes! Mine is happily completed, but as yet not photographed. Hopefully before my hubby leaves for 2.5 weeks I will be able to get a picture!

Here it is at the beginning of the month, it is now quilted (which was my goal), I just need to finish the binding…hmmm maybe I will work on that today and be 100% finished with this one!

Now it is your turn!

What one item did you choose to do for September?

You have two requirements to be entered into the prizes this month.

1. Link-up {on this post} the first 7-days of the month

and

2. Link-up {here} in the last 7-days of the month.

For fun, how about we all visit each other and cheer each other on! Try and visit at least 2 other people who link up and oooh and aaaah over their awesome creations!

Add your blog post or flickr photo (with appropriate descriptions) to the linky party below.

Please grab a button or link back to Shanna and I so other people can join in the fun!

**Please note, the linky party is the same here and over at Shanna, so there is no need to enter twice **

For those unsure of how to link up go check out our Q&A Page for A Lovely Year of Finishes – there are instructions on how to link up from a blog and from Flickr.

Grab a button from my sidebar and spread the LOVE!

Oh yeah and there are prizes this month (as always!), here is what our fantastic sponsors are offering:

September Prizes Include:

1. A CraftsyClass (winners choice of class)

2, 3. TWO winners each getting to choose one pdf pattern
from Sew BitterSweet Designs – that’s me!
($10 value)

4. $25.00 Gift Certificate to I Love Fabrics

5. Choice of $15 or 2 charm packs from Stitch n’ Giggles

6. A Paper Piecing Kit from Paper Pieces

7. Quilting Patterns designed by Quilting Lodge

8 & 9. A thread pack from Aurifil