A Pattern, Fabric, & Aurifil GIVEAWAY : :

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It's time for a new Friday Giveaway!

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Emmaline Sewing Patterns is a collection of unique, modern, and easy to follow PDF sewing patterns, designed to create gorgeous handbags and purses! Right now, enjoy 30% Off on all Snap Hooks PLUS Free Shipping on all purchases of sewing patterns, as well as all handbag hardware chosen to go perfectly with these wonderful patterns!

Be sure to visit the Emmaline blog to find helpful, free sewing tutorials with full color photos that will teach you to sew zipper pockets, slip pockets, bag straps, and more!

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Moona Fabrics is wonderful, online fabric shop with a mission to find the most beautiful and highest quality fabric out there, and to share their finds with all of us! They get new fabrics in frequently, so be sure to add them to your favorites, and visit often!
  

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 We hope you enjoy visiting their sites!! 

This week Emmaline Sewing Patterns is offering one of each of the FIVE PDF bag sewing patterns shown above, Moona Fabrics is offering the winner 1 Yard of Glimma Cotton Canvas in the print of the winner's choosing, and I have a glorious sample pack of Aurifil to Giveaway, containing five colorful spools of their wonderful thread!!

Sounds like the perfect Summer bag to me!! 

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Enter to Win!

Here's how,
 
1. Simply leave a comment here in this post! (one entry)
2. You can like Emmaline Sewing Pattern on facebook as an optional extra entry. Just let me know that you do by making a separate comment here to record that entry. (optional extra entry)
3. You can like Moona Fabrics on facebook as an optional extra entry. Just let me know that you do by making a separate comment here to record that entry. (optional extra entry)  
4. My followers always get an extra entry, too! Just let me know that you do by making a separate comment here to record that entry. (optional extra entry) 
5. Help spread the word!! I know that many of you already do, so I thought it would be nice to add that as another way to enter! Whether by tweet, facebook, pin, blog, instagram, etc... (optional extra entry)
 
That’s five possible entries! Enter now through Monday, June 3rd, when I will announce the name of the winner at the bottom of this post, here on the blog! 

* 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!   

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Thank you to all who entered the Giveaway!! 

   
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  From 1,965 entries, Mr. Random says the lucky winner is...

  
Comment #1539 --   * Stephanie @ Quarter Incher *  

Congratulations!!! I will be in touch shortly!

A Glimma & Linen Quilt Top : :

Yesterday, after packaging up orders and one long, very cold trip to the Post Office, I decided to treat myself to an afternoon of sewing something not on my list, because I'm really trying to stick to a list these days!

I put on The Lumineers, my new favorite! and laid out that beautiful Glimma Charm pack on our craft table. I had mentioned making a pillow, but once I starting planning out a project for them, I just couldn't get beyond wanting to combine them with some linen and make a quilt! Just for fun, for once!!



To begin, I started cutting 5" squares from both my stashed grey and white linen. The idea was to do a simple patchwork, with each block consisting of two Glimma prints and two linen. After I finished those blocks, easy, I did a little measuring. Lucky me, turns out I had just enough linen for some sashing! After the kiddos were asleep, with a clearer head than I've had in months, I thought it would be interesting to add the sashing to create points towards the center -- now that was fun! And, just before bedtime for me, I took a few quick photos. Right away I knew it wasn't done!





This was my favorite corner last night!



After one more border of linen, I still love this corner!



I tried my best to take some photos this morning, a little too early, just after the kids were off to school. I completely froze and it was a huge photo failure -- way too dark and dreary!



Yes, I much prefer the comfort and warmth of taking pictures indoors these days! Once finished, I hope this quilt will be bringing a little more of those things to someone?

For now, it looks pretty right here...



Now, I'm off to see who I'll be sending that Glimma, too! And, then it's back to work for me!
♥, Maureen

p.s. Oh, and if you happen to have any good ideas of what I could name this quilt -- please share! I am terrible at it! :)