Another Giveaway? YES! I decided late last week to have a handmade giveaway today for one of my own pillows. There are a couple of reasons I feel like celebrating right now...
1. My blog is very close to having 2,500 followers! And, that is just completely amazing to me! I have in so many ways had the most challenging personal two years of my life, but the most blessed two years all because of this blog, as well. I’m so grateful to all of my readers who follow, subscribe, comment, and share my posts. It's you all who keep me motivated to keep on creating and who are making so many of my dreams come true!
2. Feather Your Nest! Have you heard? It's a new sewing and stitch - along contest on Stumble & Stitches! I have been asked to join in as one of the judges, along with Ellen Luckett Baker of The Long Thread, Amanda Carestio of Lark Crafts, Rashida Coleman-Hale of I Heart Linen, Keli Faw of Drygoods Design Online, Rachael Gander of Imagine Gnats, Kimberly Jolly of Fat Quarter Shop, Jennet Mae Jones of Feathered Nest Studio, Kristin Link of Sew Mama Sew!, and Melanie O'Brien of A Sewing Journal. Honestly, having my name listed amongst their names for anything is reason enough for me to feel like celebrating!
There will be some amazing prizes to win in the Feather Your Nest contest. Including $150 gift certificate from Fat Quarter Shop! WOW!!
You can find all the details right here, as well as my very own "nest" being featured today on the Stumbled & Stitches blog! So what do you say?? Will you join in and welcome Spring in handmade style with us? I hope so!!
For my own Handmade Giveaway today, I thought it would be wonderful to get the chance to help "Feather Your Nest" by offering one of my handmade pillows to one of my readers. Last month for my two year Sew-iversary, I shared my new Summerlove Spring Birdie Pillow and asked you all to share your sewing story with me. I received a great response on both my pillow and with your stories, so today, I'm offering one of my Spring Birdie Pillows to one of you! This one measures a 14" square, has three little Summerlove appliqued birds, I will be including an insert, and a few other surprise goodies, too!
Enter to Win!
Here's how,
1. Simply leave a comment here in this post letting me know what you'd like to see more of here on my blog. Or, if you plan to join in the contest, you can let me know what handmade item you plan to make to "Feather Your Nest." (one entry)
2. My followers get a second entry! I thank you all SO much for following!! Whether you follow me here or on Facebook, just let me know that you do by making a separate comment here to record that entry. (optional extra entry)
That’s 2 possible entries! Enter now through Wednesday evening, April 18th.
* Note * This giveaway is open to EVERYONE! If you're a "no reply" or anonymous commenter, please remember to include your email address in your comment so that I can contact you should you win!
Good Luck everyone!!! Happy Monday!
512 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 512 Newer› Newest»I LOVE it!!! So excited about the chance of winning this pillow. It is gorgeous and I love the gray print you used for the background.
For Feather Your Nest, I'm making his/hers bulletin boards, a French Press cozy, some pillows for my bed and some cushion covers for my dining room chairs. Whew!!
I follow you on FB. :)
Thank you for the chance!
I am a happy follower of your blog, and my 7 year old daughter is in love with your creations, especially your stitched girls!
I'd love to have one of your gorgeous creations in my home! My daughter and I would love to see more of your stitched girls, she is fascinated with them!
I follow you here! Luv the birdies, too!!
Ima follower!
I am thinking of making a window treatment for my sewing/laundry room. Still has the same curtains on it as when we moved in :/ But don't hold me to it! Inspiration could take over and I may change my mind!!
I'm a blog follower!
I always love seeing tutorials for fun things. So... more tutorials!
That pillow is perfect. I love your blog as is.
I am a follower of yours.
Gosh! What a beautiful pillow! Seriously! I have been quite on the opposite end of sewing clothes this month, but my mantel is in desperate need of some sprucing, so I think I need to focus on some hand-made love going on there!
Vanessa@DesignsBySessa.com
Im so glad i found you on etsy... I love reading your blog, even though im not too crafty myself. i need these pillows! lOVE!
Lovely pillow!
I plan on feathering my home with a new king size quilt and backrest cover for our bed, and two children's quilts for my sons. That't a lot of feathers for the next weeks... ;-)
I'm following your blog via blogspot, but I don't follow on FB because I've quit the Blue Universe for good. ;-)
I am a follower of your blog and I love that pillow.
thanks cathy
I think MAYBE more little girl stuff, like that would appeal to a 3 year old. In case my toddler ever gets her own room.
I'm hoping to start work on a hanging mail organizer today and maybe going to try including my first appliqué on it, if I am feeling brave enough.
Please pick me! I love that pillow and could really use a little lift-up this week.
I love your blog just the way it is, actually. Beautiful pics, tutorials, whatever you choose to share of your life. Looking forward to every post. :)
Still following, obviously. :)
Oh no can I HANDLE seeing more? I always love seeing when bloggers I love link me to projects from others sites that THEY love. I have found almost all my favorite blogs that way!
I'm joining the contest. (My first ever online sewing contest!) I plan on making some mug rugs for my new home (we'll be moving at the end of the summer).
And I'm a dedicated follower!
I follow you on my RSS reader and facebook. Thank you for the giveway!
I love this pillow so much!!! Thanks for the entry.
Pamela.adams62@gmail.com
I love this pillow so much!!! Thanks for the entry.
Pamela.adams62@gmail.com
I follow your blog
I like a good quilt tutorial.
I love your blog and look forward to it everyday. Just keep on doing what you are doing.
I am a devoted follower
Hi there!
I love all the cheery colors you use in your designs. They give me courage when choosing my own. That said, I like the pillows and I would love to see you design practical use items. I love handmade things that are pretty and useful. You pretty much do that already. Thanks.
I follow you on Facebook! I would love to feather my newly done nest(room) with your pillow.
Thanks!
Beautiful pillow, thanks for the chance to win.
Love your birds and beasts--and I am no nature lover! Can always enjoy more birdies and critters.
I follow your blog daily
I love your work and I follow you on facebook!
I'd love to win your beautiful pillow. I have in mind to Feather my nest with some placemats, napkins and new kitchen curtains. That should keep me busy.
I am a follower of your blog.
I love the pillow and the birds are special, I love to sit out side and watch the bird at our feeder. I hope I win.
I follow you on facebook, and her on your blog.
I plan to finish a couple of bags!
Your pillow is so beautiful!
I'm a follower too
How exciting that you're participating as a judge in the contest! That sounds like fun! I always adore your designs, Maureen. I wouldn't change a thing about your blog. Keep going!
I follow you here and on flickr!
I would love to win your pillow! As for what to see on your blog, I would say more tutorials or templates. For example, it would be nice to have a "birdie" template to make my own pillow...just in case I don't win, plus dimensions, etc. Thanks!
I'm a follower! Love reading your blog :)
I'd probably die if I actually won one of your pillows! I'm in LOVE with those birds! I'm sot sure what I'll enter... maybe a mini quilt. Its time to get out of my comfort zone and try some new techniques :)
I follow along via Facebook and GFC :)
Wow your pillows are beautiful! Thank you for the chance to win. :)
Chandice
brunetteinnoaz@yahoo.com
Happy Monday - I am a follower!
Stacey
I LOVE your bird design on the pillow..... I am working on felt ornaments which are similar..... Thanks for sharing all that you do!
Stacey
I'm totally crazy about your wonderfull and lovely applique ideas... and love to see more to get inspired :-)
I follow you on FB!
I am hoping to finish a zig zag pillow for my son. Just the motivation I need! nlogsetty@gmail.com
Hm, I like your blog the way it is, but I'm always up for more tutorials! :)
I follow your blog in my reader. Thanks for the chance to win! :)
Oh my if I won I'd smuggle this pillow into my room otherwise I'm sure a small child (or 2) would want it for their room! I'd love to see more of your sewing/sketching, I find it fascinating and am so envious of your talent! thanks for the chance to win
I'm a blog follower too
That pillow would go PERRRRFECCCTT with my baby's nursery theme! :) :)
I also follow you on facebook & in real life :) :)
I plan on making new curtains for my living room this spring.
I am a follower on facebook and I just love the pillow. I love birds.
Ooh! Ooh! What a GREAT giveaway! Thanks so much :-)
And I'm happily following your creative journey - thanks for sharing.
I follow your blog Maureen!
I would love to see more of your process of getting a sketch to a fabric design.
I am so glad to be a part of this giveaway .
thanks for this chance to win
roycedavids at gmail dot com
I follow you her and on facebook
roycedavids at gmail dot com
I'm a follower!
I love your tutorials, you could never have enough of them!!
I am a follower.
I love your art, when you do really creative and inspirational work that is unlike anyone elses :) More of the same please!
I am a follower!
You may not want to hear this, but you asked. I'd love to see more owls! I miss them.
welsh(dot)theresa @gmail.com
I'll follow you anywhere!
welsh(dot)theresa @gmail
I already get your blog via email.
Your birdies gave me some great inspiration...I just put some on a child's sundress.
I love reading your blog, you are so inspirational!!
jchiagan at yahoo dot com
I follow you on FB.
jchiagan at yahoo dot com
I'd love to see more tutorials! But, your blog is so great that you don't need to change much.
I'm a follower
Congrats on 2500 followers!! I am proud to be one of them!! :)
I love everything you put on your blog! I love your stitched ladies and would love to see a whole lot more of them! :)
i am a follower
i just found your blog thru flickr and love what i have seen so far
I love seeing all of the projects you are working on. So inspiring! Thanks for the great giveaway. ksanderson@hotmail.ca
I am also a follower! ksanderson@hotmail.ca
I like smaller things (like pillows or table runners) that don't take forever to sew.
I'm a follower of your blog.
I love the pillow! I like tutorials.
I would love to see more applique patterns and designs, I am new to doing that - and I am enthralled by the process!
Pick me Pick me!!!
I just adore those little birdies (and everything else you do as well)
I've already put my name down for the feather your nest sew along/comp and am looking ofrward to seeing what everyone comes up with.
Congrats on 2500 followers on facebook and thanks for the giveaway :)
I am an avid follower of your blog (via email) and on FB... you inspire me!
I'm a follower of your blog
Love the pillow! Your site is very informative. Wouldn't change a thing!
I'm a follower!
I absolutely love your blog, your use of color is so inspiring. I find myself pinning so many pictures from your blog on pinterest. Congrats on all of your success. The thing that I would most like to see is more tutorials. :)
I'd love to see more tutorials of the stuff you make. I know these take a long time to create but would love to see more of them.
I follow you on Facebook as well as in my Google Reader. :)
I'm a follower of your amazing blog (suck up or what!?).
I am a follower on facebook!!!!! Thanks Maureen!
I plan on entering but I don't know if time will actually allow it...my plan is to piece some home decor fabric and make a cushion...we'll see if it happens. Thanks again!!!
I love tutorials!! So the more of those, the better!! :-)
I follow you on here and FB!
I love your blog just the way it is. You make so many beautiful things. :)
p.s. LOVE THE PILLOW!!!
I am already a faithful follower here and on Facebook!!!
I'd like to see more boy appropriate projects; my household is all male aside from me (cats don't count) so flowers and birds aren't so popular. At the moment it's squirrels, guitars, bikes and dinosaurs.
I'm a follower on Google Reader
I've just found you through Stumbles & Stitches, and I love your blog. As a newbie follower I don't know yet what I would especially like to see you blog about, but I'm sure I'll love everything! :-)
maclyn.crafts@gmail.com
I have also found you on Facebook, and am now a fan!
maclyn.crafts@gmail.com
I love everything you post, so keep it all coming! :)
I follow you!!!
Congrats on being part of feather your nest! Tht is super exciting!
Thank you for the giveaway opportunity. As a new quilter I would love to see a sample pattern when you show us a new collection, maybe a beginner, intermediate and advance pattern. That would give me an idea of what to do with the material.
I am also a followers of your blog as well as Facebook- I don't want to take a chance of missing you!
I love too see all your designs, especially your stuff made with the little girls on them. Lovely. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway!
I am a follower....thank you!!!
Absolutely lovely! You work is fabulous, so it is very hard to choose a favorite. My current sewing projects include decor for my new scrapbook room and so machine stitches to add to some new greeting card designs.
I can't think of anything you could add to your posts. You are doing a fantastic job!!
I am definitely a follower
I've been a Facebook follower for a while. I'm following your blog now as well! Sghartman@hotmail.com
Honestly, I don't feel like you need to change anything. And I'm not just sucking up. I think you do a wonderful job :)
I follow your blog and your Facebook page!
It's a gorgeous pillow and I'm up to my eyeballs in REAL feathers right now...lots of hens are hatching out chicks. So far we have over 30 little fluff balls. :)
I'm a happy follower and I'd love to see how to do applique. I loved some of your crazy quilt type things and how you showed how to do some of it.
I'm a happy as a bird follower too! Pinned your original birdie pillow weeks ago and just love it!
I'd love to win this giveaway!
I'm a follower
Loved your pillow. Maybe I want to join the contest by submit my handmade pillow too.
I'm a follower.
I love reading your blog...I'm not sure what I want more of. Maybe more patterns to try at home?
I'm a blog follower. =)
How precious. Love the birdies!
I could look at projects with these birds on them all day! They are so adorable! Thanks for the chance to win!
I'd love to see more of your sketch stitches! Beautiful!
I follow on Facebook, too!
I'm a follower of your blog.
I love this pillow and would love to have a Maureen original!
I follow you everywhere!
Tweet tweet. I love it:)
I follow.
I love the sweet-tweet pillow. Just keep on doing what you do best.
Love, love, love the birdie pillow. I would love to win!!! I'm not sure what I would suggest as more of on your blog...it's already wonderful! I would like to learn how to do things I see on your blog, so maybe a quick tutorial here and there.
I'm one of your blog subscribers!
I love those Birdies. Along with everything I admire on your blog... they are inspirational and creative! Thankyou for the giveaway chance!
I already follow you on FB!
I'd like to see anything you want to post, I follow you everyday. Thanks for some great ideas
I also follow you on FB, thanks for a second chance entry!
I plan on making something for the contest, but...I'm not sure as of this minute :) I LOVE your pillow. I have to say, I've been following your blog for about a month now, and it is my favorite one out there. I'm so happy you are getting more and more fans that can see all the awesome stuff you make! Karrie
PS I follow your blog and on facebook. Thanks for another awesome giveawy.
Wow - what a gorgeous pillow! Fingers crossed. :)
I look forward to all of your posts, but I'd be especially psyched for some tips & tricks for free-motion stitching.
Thanks for the chance! [And I can't wait to see the contest entries on Flickr.]
I'm a happy MCH follower.
I am new to your blog and am excited to be reading through it..so having said that, I will opt to tell you what I am planning on doing for the feather your nest stitch along... I am going to make some curtains..burlap, muslin-lining, and muslin rosettes to feminize the curtains! Its a vision in my head at the moment...lets hope they turn out great in real life! LOL
I just signed up to follow your blog!
Thanks for all you do!
I'm a new follower on FB; yay for creative blogs! :)
Hi, I'm a new follower on FB. Yay for discovering a new creative blog! :)
I really love your blog - congrats on 2,500 followers! That's a whole lot of people enjoying what you are sharing :) Really can't think of anything I'd like more of - it's just right :)
And obviously, yes, I follow your blog :)
I'm one of your blog and FB followers because I find your ideas so inspiring.
I have no suggestions for your blog - I just happily follow along!
I follow you on FB and your blog. Thanks for the chance!
Fixing my creative space and sewing up a table skirt and slipcover for my office chair.
Thank you for the chance to win that darling pillow!
I became your newest follower
thanks for such a cute pillow giveaway - I am going to try and find some old fabric this week so I can join in the feather your nest sewalong :)
If I join in the contest, I will make some pillows for my family room. I need to spruce up my house because we're putting it on the market. Maybe I'll make some cute bird pillows like these!
Hi Maureen, I think your work is fabulous. I would be really interested to read how you make curtains, as that is an item I am hoping to make for the Feather Your Nest Contest. Happy spring!
Hi = this little pillow is so cute! I think my little 5 year old niece would love it.
I'm following you on GFC and was already following you on FB (?) - would love a follow back @ http://familyliteracy2.blogspot.com and
http://givingnsharing.blogspot.com if you're interested. =D
Tina 'the book lady'
I'm kind of new to your blog - I love seeing tutorials so if you could share those I'd be very happy. Especially if the tutorial uses items around my house!
Tina 'the book lady'
I am trying to figure out what to feather my nest with. But I would be delighted with your little pillow!
I also follow you on FB!
I love your blog - your projects are always an inspiration!
I follow you on fb:)
I love the variety in your blog and dont know that I have any big suggestion. Sorry I'm not more help.
I'm a happy follower.
I follow you on Facebook
I would like to see that tutorial on Free-motion stitching!
I follow your blog!
And I do plan on entering, but I haven't yet decided what to make...
I am a happy follower :)
I'd like to see some tutorials! And thanks for a chance to win your gorgeous pillow!
I follow your blog :)
I love everything that you do but especially the sketching with thread, I think that is so cool! Thanks for the chance to win your lovely pillow!
Beautiful pillow! I love your tutorials. I hope to finish some small useful things to pretty up my sewing "room."
And I'm a follower.
I am a follower here and on FB!
sowingstitches [at] yahoo [dot] com
I am considering entering the contest.....headed now to locate the details. :)
sowingstitches [at] yahoo [dot] com
I'm a follower her and on Facebook, but either way I love, love ,just simply love this pillow , it's to die for
P.S thanks for doing what u do
I love your blog and how inspiring and creative it is. Thank you. :)
I'm a follower. :)
WANT! I must have that pillow! So cute!
I really like seeing stuff you make. I'm still not great with my sewing machine, so watching what other people do is really helpful. :-)
I'm happy to have found you via Craft Buds. Your pillow is adorable! I just followed your blog and would love to see more of your handmade designs. If the birds are any indication, I know I'll enjoy seeing what else you do.
I love your pillows! I plan to do the finishing touch on a small blanket I am giving for a silent auction to raise money for Relay for Life that my niece is doing.
kris = someyarns@yahoo.com
I'm already a follower, congrats on so many followers!
Tutorials are always fun to come and see more of! I'm off to check out Stumbles & Stitches.
I am a follower. Love those birdies!
I just love seeing the pretty things you create, whether for inspiration or just eye candy.
I would love to bring that gorgeous pillow home. Thanks for the opportunity. Congrats on having so many followers and getting so much satisfaction from blogging.
Love your pillow and hope you win.Good luck!
Of course,I`m one of your happy followe and hope more to come!!
I am a new follower!
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