Happy Friday Folks,
Well today begins our Spring Break and my momma and baby sis are on their way in town as I type. I promised in my last post to get back on the blog this week to host a giveaway in honor of my precious girl that turned 9 last week.
So in Celebration of my girl Leah and the upcoming Spring season, I put together a bundle of 10 fun prints, perfect for Spring sewing...these are all from my personal fabric stash. (I pulled 9 at first, since Leah turned 9, but wanted to make sure to get in some matching dots to go with the florals, so I ended up with 10!).
One winner will be chosen at random to receive 1 FQ of each of the 10 prints shown below (all are 100% cotton). Aren't these some happy prints?
To enter, just leave a comment on this post telling me what you have been up to...what you are most looking forward to about spring...have you started your spring cleaning...spring gardening....what are you working on today....or just say Hello Sheree! Feel free to wish my girl a happy birthday also, as she'd love to read them here.
Please leave your comment by Wednesday, March 31st. I'll close comments then have Leah pick the number of the winner. Good luck to you all!
Now for a bit of an update from me...
Okay, I am off to take some pictures of new fat quarter bundles for the website, which by the way is reopened for business. As I mentioned before, I won't be selling very many fabrics by the yard on the website. There are alot of online shops where you can get the new fabrics, and I don't have the time now to manage a full fledged fabric shop anymore, but I do want to continue to share some textiles...so focusing on more unusual/hard to find fabrics seems to make sense to me. I will continue to sell some of the gorgeous fabrics from Harmony Art by the yard, because I just love them and I know it can be hard to find lovely organic cotton fabrics. And I may from time to time add some yardage as a part of a destash effort. But for the most part, I'll be putting together hard to find and out of print fat quarter bundles for those wanting to add some treasures to their stash. As I get everything lined up, I'll be adding more new features to the site. At first I was going to keep the site closed until everything was ready, but I changed my mind and will add things in stages..that just works better for me right now with all I have going on.
Here is a sneak peek at some of the new bundles I've put together!
Most of these will go up on the website, but some will head over to my Etsy shop, for those of you that like to shop there.
Oh, and my DSQ 8 quilt was received and Kelly loves her new quilt! I am so excited. You all know I am more of a seamstress than a quilter, so I still get a wee nervous when the quilts go out. :)
I think that's it for now. I'll see you all soon. I may or may not post over Spring Break...we'll see how things go. Hubby is also taking the whole week off, which is soooo unheard of, but I am soooo happy about that!
Have a wonderful weekend...and try your best to spend some time making something beautiful!
Hugs,
Sheree
Happy Birthday Leah! Nine years old! wow. what an adventure!! for spring we started some of our seeds in the house...the kids love that! sunflower seeds, pumpkins and watermelons...all new to us this year. fingers crossed! thanks for a chance at your giveaway Sheree!
Posted by: Jenny | March 12, 2010 at 12:56 PM
I am very happy to celebrate Leah's birthday. I love spring, the sun and the first flowers. thank you for this giveaway. hugs from Italy. Alessandra
Posted by: Alessandra | March 12, 2010 at 01:13 PM
Happy Birthday Leah! My baby will be 33 this month!
Posted by: leta | March 12, 2010 at 01:15 PM
Lovely bundles you have put together! I made a spring table runner for a spring giveaway on my website, and I like it so much that I almost wish I didn't have to give it away...of course I could always make another! We still have snow on the ground here, but we're very much looking forward to getting back into the garden and enjoying some warmer weather!
MGM
Posted by: Mary Grace McNamara | March 12, 2010 at 01:17 PM
Happy Birthday, Leah! :o)
I was on spring break all this week and was able to get a lot of work done, finish some quilting & cloth diaper orders, and I posted 3 new video tutorials on my blog & YouTube channel (TheCraftyGemini). Thanks for this giveaway!
Posted by: Vanessa W. | March 12, 2010 at 01:21 PM
Hello. :) Happy birthday to your little girl! and wow what great prints. Those are bright and fun!
Haven't really done much spring cleaning yet... today I am making cookies for church Sunday. Hope you have fun doing springy things. :)
Cassie
Posted by: Cassie Driver | March 12, 2010 at 01:23 PM
Ooh, what pretty spring fabrics! The thing I'm most looking forward to this spring is all the budding trees & flowers. It's been a rather dull & gray winter. I've been in a bit of a quilting funk, but have been knitting a lot. Hope to get back in the quilting mood soon.
And Happy Birthday Leah! Hope you have a great one.
Posted by: christy | March 12, 2010 at 01:26 PM
Happy Birthday! And such lovely spring fabrics... jolly blog post indeed :-)
I have been up to something very new - I've discovered the ticker tape quilt and am having a good time with it - so messy and twirly and annoying, but it gets really cute and beautiful in the end... I assume! http://www.flickr.com/photos/notyetthedodo/4427636590/
Posted by: Dorte | March 12, 2010 at 01:31 PM
Happy Birthday Leah!
We've got a busy spring ahead - we'll be putting our house on the market in 2-3 weeks and it needs loads of cleaning. Then we go back to building our new home, which is a shell right now. It's going to be a crazy year!
Posted by: DebbieKL | March 12, 2010 at 01:32 PM
Happy Birthday Leah!!!! I hope it is a marvelous year in store for you.
I always love to see the beautiful fabrics you have and your fabric bundles are so inspiring!
♥ Emily
Posted by: Ravenhill | March 12, 2010 at 01:37 PM
Best Wishes to the Birthday Girl! Next year - double digits! WooHoo! Enjoy! The fabrics are fabulous! Love the dots!
Posted by: PaulaK | March 12, 2010 at 01:42 PM
Happy Birthday to your Leah on her 9th birthday!!!
These are such fun prints for your giveaway. I am not working on anything at the moment, but have a ton of things to pick from. Work keeps getting in the way! But I am looking forward to being able to attend Spring Market in Minneapolis!
Posted by: Carol | March 12, 2010 at 01:45 PM
Pretty fabrics. I can't wait for Spring so I can start gardening :)
Posted by: Raelena | March 12, 2010 at 01:52 PM
happy birthday Leah, your mom's choice of fabrics are sensational. today I finished a small tulip wall hanging for a spring swap, started quilting my niece's string quilt and now I am making chocolate surprise cupcakes after chatting with my neighbour. As soon as they are out of the oven it time to get my daughter from school. Have a great weekend.
Posted by: Lee | March 12, 2010 at 01:53 PM
Happy Birthday, Leah! I hope you have a beautiful, happy day and many happy returns!
Today I worked on finishing a baby blanket I am crocheting to donate, and I have been planning a table runner in spring colors to sew. I'm in Massachusetts, so I've been checking the backyard for the crocus flowers. We have light purple and dark yellow so far. I love them.
Thank you for the giveaway chance. Best Wishes, again, to Leah.
Posted by: Joanna | March 12, 2010 at 01:54 PM
Happy Birth Anniversary Leah!!
Count me in for the fat quarter!!
Posted by: Diane | March 12, 2010 at 01:56 PM
Lovely giveaway. Happy birthday Leah! This spring I am really looking forward to wearing skirts again. Chicago doesn't give us many opportunities for it until April at least.
Posted by: Mary P | March 12, 2010 at 02:02 PM
Happy Birthday Leah! I hope you have a great time with your aunt and grandma when they get to your house!
Thanks for the update Sheree, have a great spring break. I've been working on my quilt as you go quilt today, I can't wait to finish it and put it on my bed!
Posted by: Penny | March 12, 2010 at 02:11 PM
Happy Birthday, Leah! (What a lovely name, btw!)
Today is the birthday of my boys (twins). They turned 22. It seems like yesterday that we were celebrating their 9th birthday ;-)
Those fabrics are gorgeous. Thanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: Dagmar | March 12, 2010 at 02:14 PM
Happy Birthday! I looking forward to some warmer temps.
Posted by: Theresa N | March 12, 2010 at 02:30 PM
Happy Birthday to Leah! Have a wonderful time with your family! What a fun giveaway :)
Posted by: Jen S. | March 12, 2010 at 02:38 PM
Happy Birthday! I'm looking forward to hosting my earth day event at Guadalupe River State Park April 24th! You should come, I think you live somewhat nearby.
Posted by: wendy | March 12, 2010 at 02:49 PM
(Wow, that first set is precious.) Happy birthday to your girl. I love reading about both of your crafty endeavors.
Spring and sunshine are helping me recover from a fabulous craft party I hosted last night. Spring is kind.
Posted by: Ammie | March 12, 2010 at 02:55 PM
Leah, I hope you have a very happy birthday...
Sheree - it is good to see you. I so enjoy your blog. I've been knitting and quilting...making a bunch of pillowcases and shopping bags...waiting for spring to get here...
The fabrics are fab!!!
Posted by: Sara | March 12, 2010 at 03:15 PM
Happy Birthday Leah!!! What a fun age to be...I hope you have a wonderful year.
As for me, I have been growing a baby the last few months. I am 14 weeks pregnant and I am just trying to keep working out and get my house clean again. But, I have a long way to go so I will be getting ready for a summer of being really hot and pregnant here in Alabama!!!
Oh and I love the fabrics!!!!
Posted by: Natalie Edwards | March 12, 2010 at 03:21 PM