A Sunny Aurifil GIVEAWAY : :

Since I'm still playing catchup from the busy weekend with orders, housework, and emails on this dark, rainy day with nothing new to share, unless you want to see more Birthday Crowns, I thought I'd brighten things up a bit with a sunny Aurifil Giveaway!





The summery pair of pillows I recently made for Love Patchwork & Quilting's newest Issue 8 just arrived back to me with an early copy! The happy duo features Bonnie's Sweet As Honey collection, with a couple Chromatics, a Reminisce floral, Squared Element in Lemon, and a Tule Folklore added to the mix!

Seeing my work in print is so exciting, so why not celebrate the honor with a Giveaway!



Aurifil is so kind to periodically sponsor me with thread to use in my own projects and to share here in the occasional Giveaway. They are very aware that it's my favorite! I enjoy experimenting with colorful thread and love what it adds to my projects! For these pillows I used a variegated 50wt spool in a mix of yellows and oranges for my straight line quilting. Such a beautiful combo when paired with such cheerful fabrics!



Today I'm happy to offer two sampler packs of Aurifil's wonderful threads!! Each contains SIX colorful spools in a variety of weights, one in yellows and one in oranges! There will be TWO winners this time, one will receive the sampler of yellows and the other winner the oranges!



Enter to win! 

Here's how,

1. Simply leave a comment here in this post! (one entry)
2. You can follow Aurifil and Love Patchwork & Quilting on Facebook! Just let me know that you do by making a separate comment here to record that entry. (optional extra entry)
3. My followers get a third entry! Just let me know that you do by making a separate comment here to record that entry. (optional extra entry)
4. Help spread the word!! I know that many of you already do, so I like to add that as another way to enter! Whether by instagram, tweet, facebook, pin, blog, etc... (optional extra entry)

That’s 4 possible entries! Enter now through Monday, May 26th!! Winner will be picked at Random and I will announce their name at the bottom of this post, here on the blog!

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Thank you to all who entered the Giveaway!!

From 1,381 entries, Mr. Random says the lucky winners are... 

Comment #994 --   * tammi  * -- for the yellow threads!

Comment #385 --   *  Donna W  * -- for the orange threads!
   

Congratulations! I will be in touch shortly! 

Happy Mail : :

I've been pretty spoiled these past couple of weeks with some amazing mail deliveries! I don't always get the chance to share what I'm stashing, but on this rainy, dark morning the new piles of bright, happy fabrics & threads sitting on the desk beside me are inspiring!

First up, Pat Bravo's new collection NouvElle, a gorgeous assortment in half yard cuts of classic Pat Bravo prints blending all that I love about modern fabric design with femininity so perfectly as she always does!



These NouvElle colors of indigo, blush & bright pinks, slate, and airy blues are so pretty! At the foundation of each Pat Bravo collection there's always a sweet floral print that, to me, ties in all together. With NouvElle I'm so excited to see the return of one of my most favorite Pat Bravo prints, Femme Metale! This gorgeous floral design was my very favorite in her Rock 'n Romance collection and I am loving it once again, only this time in Sapphire!



Aurifil Thread so generously sent me two colorful thread sets, one in their 40 wt and one in 50 wt, including twelve large spools each, in their most popular thread colors! In addition, I was sent several sample thread packs of six spools each in fabulous colors, in a variety of weights that even includes their beautiful new floss on the cute wooden spools! Keep an eye out for a special Aurifil Giveaway soon!!



Have you seen Rae Hoekstra's newest collection Lotus Pond for Cloud9 Fabrics? This collection is full of the most adorable, cheery & colorful nature themed fabrics! The colors are truly amazing, so vibrant and fun!



It was impossible to choose a collection favorite, but just as I did yesterday with my personal Meadow favorite, I have to highlight this gorgeous Kelly green diamond print! I can't get enough of this color!



Also from Cloud9 Fabrics arrived this beautiful Grey Abbey collection by designer Elizabeth Olwen! The pastel palette is so soft & sweet, in prints inspired by nature and folklore, with a vintagey feel. It's so lovely! I'm really hoping we'll all get to enjoy many more fabric collaborations from Elizabeth & Cloud9 Fabrics!



Such amazing fabrics, aren't they? Now my only problem is deciding which to cut into first!  

How about you, what are you loving these days? Have you stashed anything good lately?

♥  Maureen

An Aurifil GIVEAWAY : :

Happy Wednesday everyone!! While I'm away on our family vacation I thought it would be fun to organize a special Aurifil Giveaway to share! I just had my first quilting experience with Tula Pink's beautiful variegated Aurifil thread collection on my most recent Zig Zag quilt and I am such a huge fan of these threads now!









For today's Giveaway I have one gorgeous thread box to offer! This Tula Pink Aurifil set includes 10 spools of variegated Aurifil cotton 50wt. in a wonderful variety of colors, perfect to match up with any of your sewing projects!!





Enter to win! 

Here's how,

 
1. Simply leave a comment here in this post! (one entry)
2. Follow Aurifil on facebook! (optional extra entry)
3. My followers get a third entry! Just let me know that you do by making a separate comment here to record that entry. (optional extra entry)
4. 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, instagram, blog, etc... (optional extra entry) 

That’s 4 possible entries! Enter now through Monday, July 22nd!! Winner will be picked at Random and I will announce their name 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!  

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Thank you to all who entered the Giveaway!!

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From 1,822 entries, Mr. Random says the lucky winner is...

    Comment #466 --   * Brie *  

Congratulations!!! I will be in touch shortly!

          

    

An Aurifil, Fabric, & Pattern GIVEAWAY : :

Since my last midweek Giveaway was so much fun, I decided to organize another for today while I finish up that new quilt!




This week I'm sharing two of my most favorite fabrics ever -- one yard of Afro Fusion in Dusk and one yard of Dynasty in Saffron, both from Art Gallery Fabric's Indie Collection by Pat Bravo!



And again, I have some glorious Aurifil to Giveaway! Each containing five colorful spools of their wonderful thread!



Sara from the blog Sew Sweetness has some amazing patterns to offer today, as well! She just opened a new shop this year for her gorgeous bag patterns, you can find them all here in her shop!

Her #1 seller is the Aeroplane Bags sewing pattern, shown below in Color Me Retro! This bag comes in two sizes, regular and long. It's a large bag, making it the perfect size for weekend travel, and is also carry-on approved with most airlines! You can find more information on this favorite and more, in the Sew Sweetness Pattern Shop!



There will be SIX WINNERS this week, FIVE receiving an Aurifil sampler pack of thread and a Sew Sweetness bag pattern of your choice! And, ONE will receive the two yards of Indie fabric, an Aurifil sampler pack of thread, and a Sew Sweetness bag pattern of your choice!!

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Enter to Win!

Here's how,
 
1. Simply leave a comment here in this post! (one entry)
2. You can follow the Aurifil BLOG or find them 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 follow Pat Bravo's BLOG or find her 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. You can follow Sew Sweetness BLOG or 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)
5. 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)

That’s five possible entries! Enter now through this Friday evening, when I will announce the names of the winners 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!   

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

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Thank you to all who entered the Giveaway!! 

 
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  From 2,085 entries, Mr. Random says the lucky Aurifil & Pattern winners are...

* Comment #1835 --  KLMunoz   * Comment #1627 --   Chris   * Comment #383 -- Jacklynn *  
* Comment #1601 -- Lucy F.    * Comment #3 --  Happy in red * 

And the lucky Aurifil, Pattern, & Indie Fabric winner is...

*  Comment #187 -- Heather B  *  

Congratulations everyone!!! I will be in touch shortly!

An Aurifil & Fabric GIVEAWAY : :

Since first my blogging, and then my sewing, three-year Anniversaries came and went sometime since the New Year without much thought, and because I'm still considering all the wonderful suggestions given under my post on Monday, I think it's the perfect day for a little spontaneous, midweek Giveaway!



I stashed this lovely bundle of fabric from Bloomerie recently -- A few Type prints, Marmalade Stripes, several Lizzy House prints, and more! There are eighteen - 1/4 yd cuts in total, and I thought it would be a nice treat to chop these in half and share this bundle with one of you! 



Last week, the generous folks at Aurifil sent me these sampler packs of their wonderful threads to Giveaway to my readers, each containing five colorful spools! I'm thrilled to offer up five of these today, as well!!



There will be SIX WINNERS this time, five receiving thread, one receiving a shared fabric stashing from Bloomerie!!

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Enter to Win!

Here's how,
 
1. Simply leave a comment here in this post. I'd love to know how long you've been blogging or sewing, if you don't have a blog of your own? (one entry)
2. You can follow Aurifil on facebook as an optional extra entry. Just let me know that you did by making a separate comment here to record that entry. (optional extra entry)
3. My followers get an extra entry, too! Since Google Reader is closing down, I'd love for you to find me on Bloglovin'! Just let me know that you do by making a separate comment here to record that entry. (optional extra entry)

That’s three possible entries! Enter now through this Friday, when I will announce the names of the winners 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!   

Good luck everyone and thank you so much for following along!!!  

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Thank you to all who entered the Giveaway!! 

 

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  From 2,145 entries, Mr. Random says the lucky Aurifil winners are...

Comment #835 --  Mary Beth

Comment #596 --  Lia*s Handmades

Comment #1037 -- Jess

Comment #627 -- Debbie 

 Comment #44 --  Tania Nelson 

and the lucky Fabric winner is...

Comment #196 -- Deb

Congratulations everyone!!! I will be in touch shortly!

Stuck : :

I've been hanging out with my sketch stitch wips for a while now and still haven't decided on a plan for any of them just yet. I have several different ideas, but nothing solid? Above is what both the back (left) and the front (right) look like in print form, you can see how making a copy picks up both the wrinkles and the fibers of the fabric. So, I'm not sure that turning these into prints, like I had hoped, is going to work? I want to be able to see that they are stitched, rather than drawn, but I want them to look nice enough to put in a frame to hang as artwork.

So...I'm asking for your thoughts today! What would you like to see these thread sketches become -- continue on with prints? a mini quilt? keep as a focal (or make more) for a large quilt? applique for pillows, bags, etc??

I'd love your help!!  ♥ Maureen

Aurifil Giveaway Winners!

Thank you to all who entered and to Aurifil for being so very generous!

Without further ado -- From the 1,017 entries Mr. Random says the five lucky winners 

of these lovely threads are,

  

sandyb    *     VickiT    *     holly | bijou lovely    *    Vicki CVHelderman@gmail.co    *     Cyndylou

Congratulations ladies!!! I will be in touch shortly! 

Good news!! I have a new fabric giveaway beginning Friday morning!! The Intrepid Thread is offering Verona fabrics by Riley Blake Designs!! So be sure to stop back for a chance to win!!

Color Inspiration & An Aurifil GIVEAWAY : :

Tangerine &

Via Pinterest or

Orange House * Ruffle Curtain * Colorful Porch * Bathroom * Door

Flowers * Living Room * Bedroom * Fabrics

City * Fabric Stack * Flowers * Painted Dresser

Tangerine, oranges, and coral really are everywhere these days, aren't they? I love it! It's such a happy, vibrant color. I am especially loving it paired with purple! When putting together this new mosaic, I had to search for another colorful house. That purple one was pinned just a little less than a million times I think! Thanks Michael!!

This week, I'm loving the oranges in my stash!



So bright and pretty!



With all this gorgeous color, I thought today would be the perfect day to giveaway some lovely, very colorful threads!

I have been enjoying Aurifil threads to use in my own projects for a couple of weeks now. I can honestly say, that threads really do make a huge difference, especially when they come in colors as brilliant as these!

Aurifil sent me five Sampler Packs of colorful threads to giveaway to my readers, each having 5 spools! I'm so happy that there will be FIVE WINNERS this time!!

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Enter to Win!

Here's how,
 
1. Simply leave a comment here in this post. I'd love to know what your very favorite thread color is, besides white of course! (one entry)
2. Follow Aurifil on facebook. Just let me know that you did by making a separate comment here to record that entry. (one entry)
3. My followers get a third entry! 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. (one entry)
 
That’s 3 possible entries! Enter now through Wednesday, February 29th. Mr. Random will pick the winner and I will announce their name in a new 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!
 
Good Luck everyone!!!  I will be away for the next couple of days to deal with some personal issues. I wish you all a wonderful start to another new week! Take care!!

New Pillows : :

I'm planning to have a tutorial to share here tomorrow
for my new quilted, stripe throw pillow!

I hope you stop back!!!