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Happy Friday + Giveaway Winner + Randomness

April 26, 2013

Happy Friday! I am so pleased to announce the winner of the fabric giveaway...congrats #54: the lovely miss Cate! She wrote, "My last holiday (and the first in about 10 years) was for 3 days in Melbourne alone with my husband. We left all our kids at home and walked and walked and walked around the city; talking, eating and doing a little fabric shopping. It was blissful." Sounds blissful to me too! I discovered that Cate makes beautiful clothes and posts them here and I especially love her ... Read more

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More Fabric Giveaway! [CLOSED]

April 18, 2013

As promised, I have some more fabric to give away. The purging is gaining some momentum and I'll be able to do a few more giveaways - my ruthless culling is your gain! I have about a yard each of the mustard Echino and Far Far Away fabric (both of cotton/linen blend). I'm also throwing in a half a yard of a scrumptious green Nani Iro double gauze. I'm dreaming of exotic adventures - I haven't traveled outside of the country in years and haven't had anything resembling an adventure in ... Read more

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Happy Friday + Giveaway Winner + Randomness

April 5, 2013

Happy Friday! Remember my giveaway? I have nothing against random number generators, but they lack a certain...charm. So with K's assistance, I made a little raffle jar, and we have a winner! #25 was Liz, who recommended a knitting blog and a pottery blog. Love 'em! And I have loved each and every blog recommendation and am steadily making my way through getting acquainted with all of them. Thanks again for ... Read more

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Monday Giveaway! [CLOSED]

March 25, 2013

[Update: Due to technical difficulties, the giveaway has been extended. Hooray (not for the difficulties but for the extension)! The giveaway is open until Thursday, April 4th and I will announce the winner on Friday the 5th.] Good morning! What a weekend – we’ve been running around all over creation, from festivity to festivity. Fun, but I’m feeling ready to rest. How was yours? I’ll be posting the weekly outfit tomorrow, but in celebration of Japanese Book Sewing Series this week (where ... Read more

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SMS Giveaway Winner!

December 10, 2012

Good morning! Last week, I participated in the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway event and we have a winner! I used a random number generator and the lucky recipient of the Heather Ross Book and Fabric combo is #157, Jeana S.! Congrats, Jeana and please email me your address. I hope you enjoy the book and fabric - I've got a pretty little package ready to be shipped. I made a little felt flower and the olive leaf ribbon is from Paper Source. I love this ribbon and am having a ribbon and twine moment ... Read more

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