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beauty from ashes

On the Beauty from Ashes blog today:  The Good Report.

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pin it to win it!

Yes, we are going to try this again!

I have revised the Pin It to Win It guidelines so that things will go much more smoothly this time!

Here is how this will work (please read the guidelines prior to playing along):

First up, head on over to my Etsy shop and check out the fat quarter bundles.  Now pick your favorite.  And then pin a bundle to one of your Pinterest boards (pinning more than one bundle is fine)

Pretty simple so far?

Now, in order to have a chance to win that bundle, you need to have your pin repinned the same amount of times as the dollar amount of the bundle.  For example, if the bundle costs $15.75, get it repinned 15 times.  You can get your pin repinned however you want to, as long as all the pinners are different.

Once it has been repinned the right number of times, email me at freshsqueezedpinit@gmail.com.  Be sure to add the price of the bundle to the subject line.

Now, here is how I will award the prizes.  There will be 5 in all (a total of 5 winners winning 5 prizes):

1. One bundle priced between $10 and $19.99

2. One bundle priced between $20 and $29.99

3. One bundle priced between $30 and $39.99

4. One bundle priced between $40 and $49.99

5. One bundle priced at $50+

Adding the dollar amount of the bundle in the email subject line will help me to pick winners (Aubry will be picking winners randomly).  It doesn't matter if you email me today, tomorrow or Thursday.  It all counts!

I will run the Pin It to Win It Challenge through Thursday, November 15th at 12 PM (MST).

Also, if you would like to spread the word about this challenge, please PIN, SHARE or TWEET this post too. 

Happy pinning!

PS--the email address in the graphic is different than the one in this post. I prefer the one in this post, so I can keep PITWI emails separate.  However, I will simply forward any emails to the PITWI account, so don't worry if you email to the wrong one!

 

 

 

beauty from ashes

My friend Erin wrote up a post for the Beauty for Ashes blog.  Head on over to see what she is talking about today.

Have a good one, friends!

a little rabbit trail

Do you ever get bored when you are in the middle of making a quilt? I do!  

I think it's because each step takes so long, and sometimes I need to stop and make something super quick.

Like buntings.

A sewed with a friend on Sunday and we both worked on bunting trianges.  Now all I need to do is sew them onto bias tape and then we are done.

Done!

I like that!

And by then I will be ready to do some machine quilting.

What about you?  Do you ever taking crafty rabbit trails?

sale of the week--the simple life

The Simple Life by Tasha Noel for Riley Blake Fabrics in on sale this week at 15% off!

Click here to see what's in stock.

Have a great day!

beauty from ashes

I posted on my Beauty from Ashes blog today. It's about strengths and weaknesses.

Have a great Friday!

My Marmalade quilt top is all ready for quilting!

I am thinking some free motion swirls for this one.  Not sure, though.  Must decide before tonight since I have a sewing time planned with a friend.  

Also, this quilt needs top needs basting and quilting.  Some straight-line quilting will do on this one.  Big squares equal simple, if you ask me.

What are you working on?

and the winner is...

...Nati @ Nati's Little Things!

Nati, email your mailing address to me at freshsqueezedfabrics (at) gmail (dot) com and I will get this bundle of Blooming Boardwalk in the mail to you!

Be sure to check out Nati's blog.  There are lots of lovely thing to see!

Have a great day!

 

it's fat 1/8 tuesday!

Hi, Friends!

It's time for another fun giveaway!

Today's bundle is called Blooming Boardwalk!

To win this fat 1/8 bundle, simply leave a comment in this post.  The winner will be announced in tomorrow morning's post.

Feel free to "like" my Facebook page, follow me on Twitter, or sign up for my newletter (it's low-volume).

Have a great Tuesday!

***Thanks, Jennifer, for naming this bundle!

 

what will she be when she grows up?

A friend and I got together last week to sew and I didn't know what to work on, so I just grabbed a charm pack of Marmalade and did what seemed right: hourglasses.  Now that they are all sewn together, I am trying to decide exactly what this is going to be!  

Maybe a table runner?  It's about that size.

I love the way all of the cheery prints play together.

If I do put this on the table, I will have to make a new valance for the kitchen window.  Something with red.  But I have had that on my to-do list FORVER so it's about time!

I was going to put together a little tutorial to make these blocks, but Rita posted an hourglass block tutorial a while ago, and here is the link.

Happy crafting!