And the winners are...

Thank you to everyone who entered my Sew Mama Sew giveaways and also to all you who decided to follow me! I hope I won't disappoint:)

So, here are the winners of the giveaway prizes:

Rainbow fabric bundle - commenter #715 Patty who wrote "I am drawn to the rich colors of the Kansas ??? fabric designer, but I love the brights in option #1".

Charm packs of Marmalade and Kona Snow - commenter #121, my bee-mate Ange who wrote "i am a follower- my choice would be the rainbows, but both are gorgeous!! "

Bow clutch - commenter #40 Stephanie who wrote "I love little handbag like this one! Great for running around without a huge purse!"

Congratulations to all of you! I've e-mailed you all and will get your goodies in the mail as soon as I get your addresses.

-Marit

WiP Wednesday

First of all - THANK YOU to everyone who has entered my Sew Mama Sew giveaways and become new followers. I am overwhelmed at the response and have enjoyed reading all your responses. There is no way I will have time to respond to all the comments, but I do look forward getting to know you when life on my blog returns to normal!


So, I have actually been working on some projects the last couple of days. I have 2 nieces with birthdays this weekend and we're celebrating them tomorrow. I wanted to make them some cool pillows - I probably should have started earlier...

DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY - for niece turning 13

I really felt inspired on this one! Started with a printed panel (from Cat & Vee - I'll share more about that awesome duo when the pillows are done), some solids and a very detailed plan.

During cutting I decided the teal had to be replaced by a highlighter green.

Got the frame assembled and panel cut to size - looking pretty cool! Oh, no! The panel was cut too small! My seam allowances were way off last night.

Phew! Fixed with a small neon green border. I love it!

Now - just need to assemble the back and this baby is done (no time for quilting).

PIPSQEAK - for niece turning 8

Once again, started with a panel (also from Cat & Vee) - this time of a super cute doggy named Pipsqueak, some solids and a polka dot print. Unfortunately, not feeling inspired, but constrained by my time limit...

Worked my way out from the center (again, switching out one of the colors) and ended with this.

I am telling myself that the adorable Mr. Pipsqeak is cute enough to make up for the simple design. I hope the recipient doesn't think we love her sister more...

It's a good thing tomorrow is a public holiday here in Norway, because these need to be finished and wrapped by 4pm tomorrow and it's past today's sewing curfew (I can't sew after 10pm - it just doesn't end well)

Linking up with:

Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day - Part 2 of 2 - Handmade

UPDATE: GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED AT 178 COMMENTERS. WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN A SEPARATE POST.

Hi again! I am continuing to celebrate Giveaway Day!

So, I thought I should give away something I made, since that's a bit more personal than some fabric that anyone could get (although you gotta love free fabric !).

I had grand plans and this is what I ended up having time for...

A super-cute bow clutch!


One small and cute bow clutch. Main fabric is from IKEA, the bow is Kona Caribbean. I mainly followed this tutorial from Prudent Baby, but assembled the clutch according to the Perfect Zip Bag pattern from Elizabeth Hartman. It is my go-to bag/pouch pattern - it always works well!


Would you like to win it? Here's how:
1) Leave a comment and tell me what is your favorite purse/bag pattern (could be one you've made or want to make). I've been wanting to make the Anna Maria Horner Art Student Tote...
2) Bonus entry for followers - just leave an extra comment saying you are.

Giveaway open to all and closes at 9pm Central European Time on May 10th. The winner will be selected at random and announced by May 12th.


I you also want to win som fabric, go to my previous post.

   

Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day - Part 1 of 2 - fabric

UPDATE: GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED AT 749 COMMENTERS (+ 2 BY EMAIL). WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN A SEPARATE POST.

It's time for a giveaway party hosted by Sew Mama Sew. Welcome to my corner of the world! If you don't know me, then feel free to check out some of my previous projects in the finished projects pages above.

But let's skip the small talk and get right to it. I'm giving away 2 fabric prizes from my stash.

Option 1 - a rainbow bundle of 8 fat eights (approx. 9"x21") - I love that red with the apples!

Option 2 - one charm pack of Marmelade and one charm pack of Kona Snow - disregarding the name "snow" this is a spring/summer color combo winner - so fresh and warm!

How to win:
1) Leave a comment about what is your current favorite fabric (and you can also let me know which prize you'd prefer - I'll give the first drawn name their top choice)
2) Bonus entry for followers (old and new) - just leave an extra comment saying you are

Giveaway is open until 9pm Central European Time on May 10th and winners will be announced by May 12th. Open to all nations. Winners will be selected at random.


Check out my next post for a handmade giveaway - wouldn't you like to own this cute clutch?