Happy National Sewing Month

I know I barely posted in August and it wasn't because I wasn't sewing. Honestly it was because of pictures. Lately, I've been challenged by having to take my own pictures. I don't know why but I can't get out of my head so I've waited for my daughter and August is just a very busy month for her and her family.

I've even gone back to wearing my makes before they're photographed and blogged. Life changes but sewing remains the constant in my life! So be prepared to get a lot of content this month which is totally appropriate since it is National Sewing Month!

There are the three pieces I completed during Sew Camp...

...then a new tunic using one of the panels I purchased from Fabric Mart during Sew Camp here.

From my cut pile I have a Myosotis dress and a Style Arc Hope dress I'd like to work on too.  Now while the Myosotis dresses I've previously made are some of my favorite summer dresses to wear, I've shied away from making more this summer. Simply because I own so many, but the fabric I'm using has begged to become one, so I obliged it. Hopefully I will have a new one to wear to work next week by weekend's end.

Oh yes, my weekend.  My company closed down for a four-day weekend (Friday - Monday) to celebrate Labor Day. I was supposed to attend a wedding this weekend but with Delta ranging and my date being my daughter, she just didn't want to expose herself to any more social situations where she could possibly come in contact with it.  School just started for the littles and she's worried enough about possible exposure and not adding to it.

Okay I digressed - my next project after the Myosotis is the Style Arc Hope Dress.  Birdie has made two great ones, so it's pushed my cut out one to the top of the pile. The last thing I'm contemplating working on is finally finishing this dress. I love the fabric so much and don't want to waste it but the dress is nothing like I imagined.

BTW, even though I haven't been buying much fabric this year, my Sew Camp haul was the largest amount I've purchased in over a year, I did buy a couple of new pieces.  Fall is around the corner and I want to make shirts so the cotton prints will be cut soon.

A cotton bundle of prints purchased from Sew Creative Lounge

Rayon floral print from Sew Much Fabric

This is where I'm starting September.  Thanks for hanging around during my downtime in August. I will be sharing more makes soon!

...as always more later!

      

Final Gift Card Winner & Some Thank Yous

Even though it's October and National Sewing Month is over, I would like to thank all of the online fabric stores for supplying the gift cards this month! I'm  truly grateful that you were willing to participate in the giveaways. 

I'd also like to thank everyone who left a comment for each of the giveaways. Every comment was read and noted and I'm appreciative that you took the time to leave them.

One more note before announcing the last winner...CarlaF from Atlanta I still haven't heard from you.  If you don't contact me by tomorrow, I will pick a new winner for the Smugglers Daughter $100 gift card.

Now for the winner of the Fabric Mart gift card...

#42 - MaryEllen

Please contact me at my email address in the about me section and I will forward your information to Fabric Mart.

Again, thank you to everyone who participated.  Regular blog posts will resume on Sunday.

...as always more later!

NSM: Fabric Gift Card Giveaway from Fabric Mart

The final gift card giveaway for this month is from Fabric Mart...

I don't even have to tell y'all how much I love Fabric Mart...it would just be redundant. Honestly about 90% of my fabric collection is from Fabric Mart - so that's shelves and shelves of fabric I've purchased from them.

Why you may ask? 

Let me count the reasons for you:
First - reasonable prices
Second - amazing sales
Third - awesome selection of high quality fabrics
Fourth - fantastic customer service both online and instore

Is that enough for you?  Do you need more?  Okay I'm stopping there because honestly I love Fabric Mart and hopefully you do too.

A few outfits ~

My TNT shirt

The first Katie dress

A pair of wide legged pants with tuxedo stripe

A glen plaid wool vest

This is just from the last couple of months...and I'm sure there will be more before the winter is over! 

Now that the fashion show is over, I know you wanna know what the gift card offer is, right?! Well for the National Sewing Month Celebration, Fabric Mart is offering one lucky winner a $50 gift card.

How do you win this gift card?
1. You must leave a comment in the box below. Remember only comments left on this post on blogger will be acceptable for the giveaway. Comments left anywhere else will NOT be eligible.

2. You must leave the comment by Thursday, October 4th by 11:59pm EST. 

3. All comments must be signed - if you use "Unknown" to comment you have to leave your name or email address.

4. Fabric Mart only ships to the US, Canada and Australia - so please only leave a comment if you're eligible to have goods shipped to you.

All of these rules MUST be followed to be eligible to win the gift card. A winner will be announced on Friday, October 5th.  You will have until Wednesday, October 10th to send me an email.  If I don't hear from you by then, I will pick another winner.  Also, please refer to the rules that were stated in the initial post for National Sewing Month.

This is the last giveaway celebrating National Sewing Month. Ready, set, comment and Good Luck!

HAPPY NATIONAL SEWING MONTH!

Winner of The Smugglers Daughter Gift Card

Folks I'm up relatively early this morning cause I have a hot project on the sewing machine!  I've pulled a winner for The Smuggler's Daughter $100 gift card. BTW, you had a one in 116 chance of winning...and that winner is:

#7 - CarlaF in Atlanta

Carla - Congratulations!  Please send me your email address or DM it to me on Instagram and I will get it to Susan at The Smuggler's Daughter.

There is one more gift card giveaway tomorrow from Fabric Mart! So check back then because the giveaway time frame is shorter this week. Sunday through Thursday with the winner announced on Friday, October 5th.

Happy National Sewing Month!

Tomorrow is the Deadline

If you haven't entered the giveaway for the $100 gift card from Smugglers Daughter - you have one more day!  The drawing closes at 11:59pm EST tomorrow evening.

As a reminder here are the rules...

1. You must leave a comment on the original post ONLY. Remember only comments left on that post on blogger will be acceptable for the giveaway. Comments left anywhere else, such as bloglovin' will NOT be eligible.

2. You must tell me in the comments about one fabric you saw on Susan's site that you would use your gift card on.

3. All comments must be signed - if you use "Unknown" to comment you have to leave your name or email address.

4. Please leave the comment by tomorrow, September 28th by 11:59pm EST. 

All of the rules MUST be followed to be eligible to win the gift card. A winner will be announced on Saturday, September 29th.  You will have until Saturday, October 6th to send me an email.  If I don't hear from you by then, I will pick another winner.  Also, please refer to the additional rules that were stated in the initial post for National Sewing Month.

Good Luck!

Happy National Sewing Month!

NSM: Fabric Gift Card Giveaway from Smugglers Daughter

I've been buying fabric from Susan at Smugglers Daughter since 2014. My first experience was with a piece she generously gave me and I made this dress...

I met her in person at Sew Expo in 2016.  It was great to spend some time with her.  My next garment was this skirt...

I've bought fabric from Smugglers Daughter that I used to make scarves for Christmas gifts. I've bought denim and this amazing cut out pleather that's back on my to sew list this fall. Susan has such interesting fabrics and I always find something I just have to have on her site.

To continue our celebration of National Sewing Month, Smugglers Daughter is offering the next gift card. Susan is generously offering a $100 gift card to one lucky winner.

How do you win this gift card?
1. You must leave a comment below. Remember only comments left on this post on blogger will be acceptable for the giveaway. Comments left anywhere else will NOT be eligible.

2. You must tell me in the comments about one fabric you saw on Susan's site that you would use your gift card on.

3. All comments must be signed - if you use "Unknown" to comment you have to leave your name or email address.

4. Please leave the comment by Friday, September 28th by 11:59pm EST. 

All of these rules MUST be followed to be eligible to win the gift card. A winner will be announced on Saturday, September 29th.  You will have until Saturday, October 6th to send me an email.  If I don't hear from you by then, I will pick another winner.  Also, please refer to the additional rules that were stated in the initial post for National Sewing Month.

Ready, set, comment and Good Luck!

Happy National Sewing Month!

Today's Winners Are...

The winners of the gift cards are ~

First the winner of the $50 gift card from Sewing Studio is:

#54 - tackyscab

Next the winner of the $50 gift card from Emmaonesock is:

#64 - Graca

Congratulations to the winners!  Please send me an email at cnorman underscore 98 at yahoo dot com with the subject line: Gift Card Winner.  I will connect you with the owners of the fabric store so you can claim your prize.

One note though ~

I had to check three numbers for the Sewing Studio gift card because all of the instructions weren't followed.  So please remember to follow ALL of the rules if you want to win!

Next gift card will be up on Monday, September 24th!

HAPPY NATIONAL SEWING MONTH!

One More Day...

Just want to remind everyone that there are two gift cards being given away tomorrow!  You have until 11:59pm EST tonight to enter one or both of the giveaways.

The first gift card is from Sewing Studio and she is offering a $50 gift card to one lucky winner. The post is here with the rules for entering the giveaway. As of right now there are only 66 people entered so you have a 1 in 66 chance of winning! Me personally I would be jumping on this because her fabric selection is amazing.

The second gift card this week is from Emmaonesock. Linda is also offering a $50 gift card to one lucky winner. If you're interested in entering this giveaway, click the link for this post. As of now, you have a 1 in 126 chance of winning!

I need to remind everyone, that you MUST follow the rules because I'm removing entries that don't. 
-   If you post as unknown, please leave a name or your comment is removed.
-   If it calls for you to leave a IG name and you don't your comment is removed.

If you're not sure, I would go back to the post you left a comment on and check to make sure it's still there. If I've removed it, please leave another comment following the rules.

Finally, we're more than halfway through the month and there are only two gift card giveaways left. Stay tuned for the next two Mondays to see what they are!

Winners will be announced tomorrow!

HAPPY NATIONAL SEWING MONTH!

NSM: Fabric Gift Card Giveaway Emmaonesock

Emmaonesock has a carefully curated online fabric shop of high quality fabrics. I've purchased many pieces from Linda, who owns Emmaonesock, over the years. I love her customer service and how she ships her fabrics.  I've watched her business grow from two people (her and her husband) to the bustling small business it is now!

My latest make using Emmaonesock fabric is a sleeveless shirtdress from McCalls 7470 in an embroidered seersucker...

I love Linda's selection because it combines the necessary fabric we need in our day-to-day lives ~ rayon knits, denims and shirtings with beautiful and unusual prints, designer pieces and to die for wools.

But you have to be fast if you find something you love on Linda's site, because she has a cadre of devoted followers buying fabrics as soon as they're listed on the site.

To help celebrate National Sewing Month, Linda is offering a $50 gift card to one lucky winner.

How do you win this gift card?
1. You must leave a comment in the box below. Remember only comments left on this post on blogger will be acceptable for the giveaway. Comments left anywhere else will NOT be eligible.

2. Please leave the comment by Friday, September 21st by 11:59pm EST. 

All of these rules MUST be followed to be eligible to win the gift card. A winner will be announced on Saturday, September 22nd.  You will have until Saturday, September 29th to send me an email.  If I don't hear from you by then, I will pick another winner.  Also, please refer to the rules that were stated in the initial post for National Sewing Month.

Ready, set, comment and Good Luck!

Happy National Sewing Month!

NSM: Fabric Gift Card Giveaway from Sewing Studio

I chose Sewing Studio for the giveaway because Karleen just bought the Sewing Studio. She purchased it from the previous owner who had a serious illness. I'm not sure how many sewists were aware of the Sewing Studio but as a serious fabricaholic I was. I'd even purchased a piece or two from the former owner.

It's so cool how Karleen has taken the site and grown it. How she's updated the website and changed up the fabric that's for sale. I haven't purchased anything from Karleen yet, but it's coming...it's coming. I just need to sew down a few more pieces in my collection!

If you haven't visited Karleen's site, please surf over and take a look at the amazing pieces of fabric, the patterns and the Manic Monday sales.

For National Sewing Month, Karleen is giving a $50 gift card to one lucky winner.

How do you win this gift card?
1. You must leave a comment in the box below. Remember only comments left on this post on blogger will be acceptable for the giveaway. Comments left anywhere else will NOT be eligible.

2. You must follow Sewing Studio on Instagram. They are known as pdxsewingstudio.  When you leave your comment, leave your Instagram name too so we can verify that you follow them.

3. You must leave the comment by Friday, September 21st by 11:59pm EST. 

All of these rules MUST be followed to be eligible to win the gift card. A winner will be announced on Saturday, September 22nd.  You will have until Saturday, September 29th to send me an email.  If I don't hear from you by then, I will pick another winner.  Also, please refer to the rules that were stated in the initial post for National Sewing Month.

Ready, set, comment and Good Luck!

Happy National Sewing Month!

Winner of the BlackBird Fabrics Gift Card...

Sorry this is so late!  I was out all day with the grandkids and their Mother doing back to school prep!  Yes, I know it's late...but the schools opened lateR in our town this year!

Okay...and the winner is:

#86 Gayle

If you would kindly send me an email at cnorman underscore 98 at yahoo dot com with the subject line "Blackbird Fabrics Gift Card Winner" I will pass your information on to Caroline at Blackbird Fabrics.

Thank you to all who participated. If you didn't win the gift card, I hope you will still take a minute and visit Caroline's online store and shop! There are some great fabrics there!

The next gift card giveaway will be up on Monday! Oh there are two giftcard giveaways this week...so look for them! More chances to win free fabric.

HAPPY NATIONAL SEWING MONTH!

NSM: Fabric Gift Card Giveaway Blackbird Fabrics

Blackbird Fabrics is a new favorite. Caroline's online fabricbusiness is located in Canada. So you would think that getting fabric from Canada would be difficult...ummmm no! The well curated fabric selection and the quick shipping, as well as no problems with the border, are what I like so much about Blackbird Fabrics.

I've placed two orders from them in the last 12 months because new resource and me cutting down on the fabric buying...however I made this cardigan that I wore all winter long because it was sooooo warm and the fabric didn't pill! 

High quality, well curated selection, fast shipping and good customer service - what's not to like!

Since they're new on the scene, I'm wondering how many of you have taken advantage of their awesome goods? Personally, I'm tempted by their amazing Instagram account...especially their stories where they show how the fabric moves with some soft jazz playing in the background! Hey give me a chilled glass of Mountain Dew, my credit cards and I'm in heaven! *LOL*

Caroline the proprieter of Blackbird Fabrics is offering a $50 gift card to one lucky winner!

1. You must leave a comment in the box below. Remember only comments left on this post on blogger will be acceptable for the giveaway. Comments left anywhere else will NOT be eligible.

2. Please leave the comment by Friday, September 14th by 11:59pm EST. 

All of these rules MUST be followed to be eligible to win the gift card. A winner will be announced on Saturday, September 15th.  You will have until Saturday, September 22nd to send me an email.  If I don't hear from you by then, I will pick another winner.  Also, please refer to the rules that were stated in the initial post for National Sewing Month.

Ready, set, comment and Good Luck!

Happy National Sewing Month!

The Winner of the Elliott Berman Gift Card is...

I'm going to be honest.  There were 107 comments left on the blog post. I removed 14 of them because the instructions weren't followed. I don't believe it's fair to the people who did follow the instructions to keep them.  This is just to let you know that I'm going to be strict about following the directions, please remember that when you're leaving comments on future gift card posts.  

Also, not all of the gift card posts will have requirements to be a part of social media. So make sure you read future posts all the way through for the directions.

Now onto the part that everyone is interested in...the winner of the gift card is ~

#48 - Linda Hutchings

Congratulations Linda - since your account is marked private on IG, please send me an email.  My email address is in the about me section. Please use "Elliott Berman Gift Card Winner" in the subject line so I can forward your info to Elliott Berman.  Please make sure you've read the disclaimers in the original blog post about your interaction with the fabric company.

Thanks to everyone who left a comment. If you didn't win this time remember there are five more opportunities this month to win a gift card.  Come back on Monday where the post for BlackBird Fabrics will be revealed.

HAPPY NATIONAL SEWING MONTH!

NSM: Fabric Gift Card Giveway from Elliott Berman

People I could sing the praises of Elliott Berman loud and strong for days at a time cause that's how much I love them!  I was first introduced to them by Meg from McCalls Patterns. I've loved them since.  Some of my most memorable garments have been made from Elliott Berman fabric.

I started with a few cardigans then I made a designer knock-off dress. This year,  I became a Brand Ambassador for them. 

Since joining forces with them, I've made two amazing shirts from shirting fabric...

(You can buy this print here)

A Duster in cotton voile

...and a dramatic shirt in a designer toile

(only 3 yards left!)

All from the amazing collection of fabrics they offer.  Now you can visit Elliott Berman if you live in the NYC area or if you're visiting from out-of-town for garment district shopping. However, they're only open from Monday - Friday...no weekends. But if you need a fabric fix, they do have a website plus active Instagram and Facebook accounts.

To me if you're looking for interesting upscale fabrics, Elliott Berman is the place to go! So the first giveaway for National Sewing Month is a $100 gift card from Elliott Berman.

How do you win this gift card?
1. You must leave a comment in the box below. Remember only comments left on this post on blogger will be acceptable for the giveaway. Comments left anywhere else will NOT be eligible.

2. You must follow Elliott Berman on Instagram.  So when you leave your comment, leave your Instagram name too so we can verify that you follow them.

3. You must leave the comment by Friday, September 7th by 11:59pm EST. 

All of these rules MUST be followed to be eligible to win the gift card. A winner will be announced on Saturday, September 8th.  You will have until Saturday, September 15th to send me an email.  If I don't hear from you by then, I will pick another winner.  Also, please refer to the rules that were stated in the initial post for National Sewing Month.

Ready, set, comment and Good Luck!

Happy National Sewing Month!

September is National Sewing Month

As has become my custom, I'm celebrating National Sewing Month for September! 

In previous years, I've done a mixture of discounts and giveaways but this year I have a pretty busy month. So while I still want to celebrate the month, I don't have as much time for the blog posts and follow up.

To that end I will share an abbreviated celebration and I've concentrated on online fabric store giveaways...not discounts but actual gift card giveaways. Cause y'all know I love fabric more than ANYTHING! That's why the previous post was about how to buy fabric online. My favorite fabric stores are offering gift card denominations from $50 - $100.

Each Monday, I will announce a new fabric store and you will have until Friday at midnight EST of that week to enter. Entries left after midnight, will not be considered for the giveaway. Winners will be announced on Saturdays.  Listed below are the rules to enter each giveaway.  If any of the rules are violated, your entry will be ineligible for the giveaway. 

This give away is open to everyone, as long as the online fabric retailer ships to you. If you're not in the US, I would check that information on their websites before entering the giveaway...most have it in their Q&A sections. 

Rules for Giveaway:
1. You MUST leave a comment on my original post on Blogger ONLY.  Any entries left ANYWHERE else and this includes bloglovin' or another reader, are ineligible.

2. If you use "Unknown" as a way to enter the giveaway, and your name and/or email address is not included in the comment, your entry is ineligible.

3. If you win a giveaway, please do not enter any of the following giveaways. IF you leave a comment on subsequent posts, I will delete it.

4. All winners have until 7 days after the announcement to send their name to me at cnorman underscore 98 at yahoo dot com. If you DO NOT do so in that amount of time, a new winner will be picked and announced...no exceptions.

5. Winners will be chosen by the Random Generator and I will list the number picked out of the number of entries, along with the winners name.

6. Once the winner's name is given to the online fabric store proprietor, all subsequent interactions are between you and the owner.  I'm not responsible for shipping problems, fabric quality, etc.  But may I say right here that I've only chosen to work with online retailers that I trust and know the quality of their goods as well as their shipping methods. They are ALL reputable small business owners!!!

These are not all of my favorite online fabric stores. I could have easily held 10 giveaways instead of the six that will be shared. However, as I stated above I have a busy month so this is what I can handle. 

Now to the good stuff...these are the six online fabric stores that have chosen to participate and the dates the giveaways will start.  Mark your calendar so you don't miss any of them!

September 3rd - Elliott Berman 
September 8th - Winner of Elliott Berman gift card will be announced
September 10th - Blackbird Fabrics
September 15th - Winner of Blackbird Fabrics gift card will be announced
September 17th - Sewing Studio
September 19th - Emmaonesock
September 22nd - Winner of Sewing Studio & Emmaonesock gift cards will be announced
September 24th - Smugglers Daughter 
September 29th - Winner of Smugglers Daughter gift card will be announced
September 30th - Fabric Mart
October 5 - Winner of Fabric Mart gift card will be announced.

Good luck and don't forget to enter...cause as they say in the lottery, you have to be in it to win it!

Happy National Sewing Month!