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Yes please! I've been 3 times in the last 4 years, it's a fantastic day out. Thanks for the chance.
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Commented May 21, 2015 on Win Tickets to Festival of Quilts! at The Last Piece
Win Tickets to Festival of Quilts!
I've got such a fantastic, fun giveaway for you guys! Now I know that a lot of you won't be able to make use of these tickets, so please only enter if you can actually GET to the show :) Because today - you can win tickets to Europe’s leading patchwork and quilting show, Festival of Qui...
Ooo so many words to use! I think I'd go for 'Once upon a time...' on a baby quilt I have in my head! thanks for the chance
Commented Oct 14, 2014 on Quilt Talk Blog Hop and Giveaway! at The Last Piece
Quilt Talk Blog Hop and Giveaway!
Oh I do so love a good book to review. I was thrilled when Sam Hunter from over there yonder at Hunter's Design Studio asked me to be a part of her blog tour, because I LOVE the idea of a quilt book full of WORDS! Quilt Talk contains paper-pieced patterns for a full alphabet, complete with le...
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Yet another gorgeous selection - thanks for the giveaway!
Commented Jun 5, 2012 on it's fat 1/8 tuesday! at i have to say...
it's fat 1/8 tuesday!
Hi Friends! It's Fat 1/8 Tuesday! And this lovely bundle of greens and yellows is up for grabs. I think this would make a lovely quilt, maybe with some darker browns added. To win this fat 1/8 bundle, simply leave a comment in this post. The winner will be announced tomorrow morning. Feel fr...
Wowee I would love to win this, I don't need any more sewing books but it would be ace and fabric to go with it? Yes please!
Commented Dec 8, 2011 on Spoonflower's 12 Days of Giveaways, Day Eight: Win Fabric-by-Fabric One-Yard Wonders book + 5 yards of custom fabric at Spoonflower Blog – Design & Sell your own Fabric, Wallpaper, and Gift Wrap
Spoonflower's 12 Days of Giveaways, Day Eight: Win Fabric-by-Fabric One-Yard Wonders book + 5 yards of custom fabric
It's Day Eight in our twelve days of holiday giveaways, and today we're gifting a copy of the brand new Fabric-by-Fabric One-Yard Wonders sewing project book. Filled with 101 projects you can make with just one yard of fabric, you'll find patterns for all of the fabrics in your stash: quilt...
Wowzers what a great prize - yes please, thank you kind people.
Commented Dec 7, 2011 on Spoonflower's 12 Days of Giveaways, Day Seven: Fabric Collections from Much-Loved Spoonflower Designers at Spoonflower Blog – Design & Sell your own Fabric, Wallpaper, and Gift Wrap
Spoonflower's 12 Days of Giveaways, Day Seven: Fabric Collections from Much-Loved Spoonflower Designers
We've reached the seventh installment of our twelve days of holiday giveaways, and today we offer three winners fat quarter bundles by three beloved Spoonflower designers. One winner plucks a bunch of fabrics from Bloem by Heather Dutton of Hang Tight Studio. In citrusy greens, calm blues a...
Wow I would love to win this, I've had a go at making some of these from a tutorial I saw somewhere but would love to do more - thanks for a superb giveaway
Commented Dec 5, 2011 on Spoonflower's 12 Days of Giveaways, Day Five: Win Kanzashi book & fat quarter bundle selected by Sister Diane at Spoonflower Blog – Design & Sell your own Fabric, Wallpaper, and Gift Wrap
Spoonflower's 12 Days of Giveaways, Day Five: Win Kanzashi book & fat quarter bundle selected by Sister Diane
Day Five of our 12 Days of Giveaways brings us to one of our favorite crafting books by one of our favorite crafty people, Diane Gilleland of CraftyPod. We're giving away a copy of Sister Diane's book Kanzashi in Bloom: 20 Simple Fold-and-Sew Projects to Wear and Give, as well as a fat quart...
Wow what a super prize - today is my birthday this would make a great present for me!
Commented Dec 3, 2011 on Spoonflower's 12 Days of Giveaways: Day Three -- Win a surprise holiday fabric bundle from our favorite designers at Spoonflower Blog – Design & Sell your own Fabric, Wallpaper, and Gift Wrap
Spoonflower's 12 Days of Giveaways: Day Three -- Win a surprise holiday fabric bundle from our favorite designers
To celebrate Day Three in our twelve days of holiday giveaways, we're giving three lucky fabric lovers surprise fat quarter bundles in holiday-inspired fabrics designed by some terrific Spoonflower designers. Printed on our limited edition cotton poplin fabric, these mixed bundles feature de...
Love that first photo, sometimes (often) I feel a need to do the same - hide in a pile of fabric! thanks for a great interview.
Commented Nov 23, 2011 on An Interview with Samarra Khaja, Spoonflower designer gone pro with Timeless Treasures at Spoonflower Blog – Design & Sell your own Fabric, Wallpaper, and Gift Wrap
An Interview with Samarra Khaja, Spoonflower designer gone pro with Timeless Treasures
Those of you who have followed the Spoonflower fabric-of-the-week contests for even a few months probably don't need an introduction to prolific designer Samarra Khaja, aka Sammyk. Samarra has a light-hearted design style coupled with a great sense of both humor and color, and she's won ou...
What a gorgeous collection of fabrics, just thinking of all those things I could make!
Commented Nov 9, 2011 on An interview with Patty Sloniger, our favorite bugs-in-a-jar fabric designer at Spoonflower Blog – Design & Sell your own Fabric, Wallpaper, and Gift Wrap
An interview with Patty Sloniger, our favorite bugs-in-a-jar fabric designer
Those of you who have been with Spoonflower awhile will likely remember our Project Selvage contest from early this year, and Patty Sloniger as the winner. Stephen had the pleasure of meeting Patty and her husband in person at Quilt Market a couple of weeks ago and posted a few photos of her b...
Really useful article - thanks. Great pattern too - I'd love to win.
Commented Oct 12, 2011 on Tips from Spoonflower designers: Berene Campbell on how to photograph your fabrics at Spoonflower Blog – Design & Sell your own Fabric, Wallpaper, and Gift Wrap
Tips from Spoonflower designers: Berene Campbell on how to photograph your fabrics
Now that it's possible to filter fabric search results on Spoonflower by photos of printed fabrics, I've been thinking about how to take a good photo lately. I personally have always found taking photographs tricky and have never considered myself particularly good at it. I'm more forgiving of m...
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