Remember September – Page 2 – Sew Bittersweet Designs

Remember September Prizes!

8 Comments / Hopeful Threads, Remember September / By Melissa Dunworth

Happy Saturday! Today I have Kristy here from Hopeful Threads to tell you all about the prizes for those who are sewing along with us for the Remember September Hopeful Threads project.
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Our efforts this month have been met with some very generous support including a remarkable list of prizes to be given away at the end of the month. Melissa and I have both been overwhelmed and are beyond grateful to these amazing sponsors!

For those of you sewing along this month, be sure to add pictures of your donations to our September Project Flickr Album Winners will be randomly selected from this album on 9/30/12 for some *FABULOUS PRIZES* and announced here. (I will add an entry # as a comment under each picture when it is added and this # will serve as reference for our prize giveaways.)

Additionally, on the winning announcement day, I will comment under the winner’s photos in our album. PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you with your picture…email, blog address or something. Thanks!

So are you ready to see ALL of this amazing, crafty loot???

From The Intrepid Thread – A Fat Quarter Stash Builder Bundle

From Sew BitterSweet Designs – Zakka Style project book

From Fat Quarter Shop – $35 Gift Certificate

From Sew BitterSweet Designs – Deploy That Fabric project book

From Contemporary Cloth – Alexander Henry Fat Quarter Bundle

From Contemporary Cloth – Daisy Janie Shades of Grey Fat Quarter Bundle

From Contemporary Cloth – Simpatico Fat Quarter Bundle

From Contemporary Cloth – Daisy Janie Geo Grand Charm pack & 1/2 yard each of Hip Squares, Caravan

From Sis Boom – A FABULOUS & HEFTY Fabric Bundle

That’s 9 Prizes!!!! 1 each for 9 Winners!!!

WOW!!!!

Prize winning eligibility open to all entrants in our project flickr album. One prize limit per person. Once announced, winners have 48 hours to respond and claim their prize or alternate winners will be selected.

So….consider this your mid-month reminder!

There is still plenty of time to sew for this month’s project, add your photo to our album and be entered to win one of these fabulous prizes!!!!

Once again, I want to extend our gratitude for the amazing support we have received for this project! It has been touching and inspiring for both Melissa & I to have you all join us so enthusiastically. We LOVE this community so very much and are proud to be a part of it!

SEW ON!!!

Kristy

Kindle Cover Tutorial – Purple Panda Quilts

5 Comments / Hopeful Threads, Remember September / By Melissa Dunworth

When I first thought of organizing this project I emailed 4 people for help with ideas and organizing everything. One of those people is my wonderful friend Lyanna from Purple Panda Quilts. She is an incredibly talented quilter and designer. I am lucky to have been in 3 bees with her so far, so I have some of her amazing work! She has a fantastic tutorial for you today over on her blog for a Kindle Cover.

Head on over to Lyanna’s blog for the tutorial and be sure to leave her some comment love – she did such an amazing job!

This post is part of the Remember Service Men and Women September 2012 Project with Hopeful Threads.

Throw a Wench in the Works – E-Reader Tutorial

4 Comments / Hopeful Threads, Remember September / By Melissa Dunworth

Hi Everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Mine was bittersweet, I love seeing my parents but I really hated having to say good-bye to them. Our visits are never long enough!

Today my blogging friend Ella from Throw a Wench in the Works has a fantastic tutorial on her blog for an iPad sleeve. I first met Ella as part of Sew Bee Blissful and she has quickly become a wonderful friend. She is INCREDIBLY talented. Just check out her finished iPad sleeve – isn’t it gorgeous!

Go check out her tutorial and leave her some comment love! Oh yeah, make one too!

This post is part of the Hopeful Threads Remember September project!

As of last night we were at 33 donations, 1/3 of our goal!

E-Reader Case Tutorial

4 Comments / Hopeful Threads, Remember September, tutorial / By Melissa Dunworth

Happy Sunday Everyone! Today I have a tutorial for an E-Reader Case that I designed. I have included 2 closures for my E-Reader case – zipper and hook and loop. You could easily eliminate the zipper but I chose to include it because over time…hook and loop seems to not work as well. At least it sure doesn’t seem to last long on Anne’s shoes!

The tutorial is available via PDF download. This post is part of the Hopeful Threads Remember Service Men and Women September 2012 project. I hope you will find it easy to follow and fun to make! As always, please let me know if you have any questions!!!

Sew BitterSweet Designs – E-Reader Case Tutorial

Pattern Review and Giveaway

41 Comments / Hopeful Threads, Pattern Review, Remember September / By Melissa Dunworth

Hi Everyone! Happy Saturday! Today I have a great pattern review and giveaway for you! The pattern is E-Book Reader Tablet Case by Rebecca Ruth Designs.

: Image Courtesy of Rebecca Ruth Designs

I first bought this pattern for myself at my local quilt shop (where Rebecca works part time and teaches!) when Kristy and I were first planning the Remember September project. I already knew how to do pillowcases but I really wanted to make an e-reader cover. I fell in love with the fabric on the cover and it looks like something I could easily do. Here is the one I made, it is the medium size and fits my Blackberry PlayBook perfectly.

What I love about Rebecca’s patterns is that she offers so many options and the directions are clearly written. For this pattern alone she offers 3 different sizes, 4 different closure styles, 2 different types of padding (peltex and batting), as well as directions for string piecing if you want to make the case out of scraps.

As you can see in the picture above, or at least I hope you can see, I went with the batting and quilting option. I wanted something extra padded and the batting and extra layer of muslin really provided that, my Blackberry isn’t going ANYWHERE!

I also decided to go with the velcro closure option. The other options included buttons or a strap to slide the top under. I stayed away from buttons because I was concerned about them possibly coming off down range and if you lose the closure then it wouldn’t function very well. However, in lovely everyday use, I think the button option would be gorgeous!

Observations:

The pattern is well written, any sewing experience level could easily sew this project
There are extra materials required: either peltex or batting (scraps can be used) as well as closures (buttons, cord, or velcro)
This is a hard copy pattern and all pattern pieces are included on one large sheet of paper. I did not want to cut my pattern apart so I grabbed my trusty freezer paper and traced the pattern pieces on there. That way I can continue to use my pattern for years to come and keep it stored in it’s original bag.
As an added bonus, Rebecca also includes directions for altering her pattern for size, so if the 3 sizes don’t fit your e-reader, you can make it fit!

In Summary:
I would definitely recommend this pattern for all skill levels. I was able to use scrap fabric from my stash and scrap batting as well. The only special techniques involved is the closures and Rebecca has included very detailed instructions making them easy to accomplish.

Now, thanks to the generosity of Rebecca Ruth Designs, you have a chance to win your own copy of this e-reader case pattern!

Simply follow the Rafflecopter prompts below to enter.

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Giveaway open to all. Winner will be randomly selected, emailed and posted here 9/13/12. Winner has 48 hours to respond or alternate winner is selected. *Please note – This is a paper pattern and will require shipping.

Good Luck to all!