Today I have a brand new giveaway for all you stitchers and fabric lovers.
If you're not familiar with the wickedly whimsical world of Tula Pink fabric designs, you need to check them out!
"Tula Pink is an American textile designer and quilt maker with a dark sense of humour buried in a sea of print and pattern. She plays with images the way a poet plays with words, turning innocuous traditional designs into mischievous little critters. Whether it's a head of hair teased into a pirate ship or a damask molded into a frog..."
This is a beautiful but practical book, full of inspiration and useful tips. Whether you want to make an heirloom comforter for your bed, or try a new fabric project such as making a sketchbook cover with pockets for your pencils, this is a great book to have on your shelf. There are templates included and step-by-step illustrated tips on patchworking; cutting and designing your own bespoke quilt.
I have one copy to give away to UK readers, just complete the rafflecopter below to be in with a chance.
The giveaway closes at midnight on 31st March 2014 and one winner will be chosen at random.
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I'm really just learning so I've not taken on many projects. However I'm quite proud of the phone case that I made. It is full of mistakes but I love it.
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Hi Liz, my favourite project probably was my daughter's patchwork quilt. Lovely fabrics (even if I say so myself!) and I used an old duvet as wadding so it's particularly thick and snuggly. I even managed to quilt it with a sewing machine (big news in my world!). xx
ReplyDeleteMy Favourite Sewing Project is a huge Cross Stitch Kit, hope to finish it one day!
ReplyDeleteI do all sorts - cross stitch, tapestry, sewing gifts inc cushions etc but I have just started to do patchwork and have completed my first patchwork cushion! My next project is going to be a patchwork duvet to match! I adore Cath Kidston so have bought some lovely fabric to make it with!
ReplyDeleteI once made a pair of trousers for a friend. i hadn't a clue what I was doing and very much muddled through. I was delighted that she loved them phew!
ReplyDeleteI made my grandmother a photo blanket when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer, it had pictures of all her family and she wrapped herself in it every day xx
ReplyDeleteI made - with a lot of help from a friend - a little thin quilt that folds into a cushion it was great when the kids used to take naps.
ReplyDeleteI'm very much a keen novice. I have only made an owl doorstop so far. I am currently making a knitting needle roll case and enjoying this very much.
ReplyDeleteI made a quilt fo my neice when she was born. It was cot sized, and had a giraffe cross-stitched on it, with her name and date of birth also cross stitched.
ReplyDeleteThe quilt I made for MIni. I still need to make one for Maxi, perhaps if I win the book, I will find inspiration
ReplyDeleteMy favourite project was a dress I made for my daughter with gnomes on it. It was hard to match the seams but gave me a wonderful sense of achievement.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite sewing project was a silky top that my friends and I made. We made one each from the same material but all were different styles. We thought they were gorgeous. I think we were about 13years old at the time
ReplyDeleteAt the moment I've been doing a bit of dressmaking for my daughter for the summer (hoping for good weather!) but I'd love to get into quilting.
ReplyDeleteA patchwork quilt for my granddaughters bed
ReplyDeletei enjoy doing cross stitch pictures
ReplyDeleteI made my own cushion covers, and I'd really love to make many more things, unfortunately time is an issue!
ReplyDeleteI had to rack my brains about this one, but I think I have to go back to my teens when used to make all my own skirts by 'upcycling' (tho we didn't have that word then) garish 60s ones that used to belong to my mum and my aunties. This was in the 80s/Madonna stylee. I thought I was the bees knees!
ReplyDeleteA Peter Rabbit quilt for my Granddaughter
ReplyDeleteMy first cross stitch I done
ReplyDeletea beach quilt out of jeans
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ReplyDeleteA quilt made with some camper van fabric
ReplyDeleteI made a dinosaur blanket for my son's 2nd birthday, it was my first big sewing project with applique, binding and beautiful Amy Butler fabric. Needless to say it's in a box as I don't want him to use it!
ReplyDeleteI just made a beautiful quilt for a friends new baby girl and I thought it came out better than I imagined it would be
ReplyDeleteJust learning but having fun.
ReplyDeleteI love quilting and patchwork and am currently working on a bed spread, but as its a king size one its taking me a while! :)
ReplyDeleteI made a draft excluder for our front door, sounds a bit boring but it's in gorgeous fabrics that I wouldn't have been able to get in a shop :)
ReplyDeletei made a christmas advent calendar :) it was fun
ReplyDeleteMy latest, making costumes for my three children for world book day
ReplyDeleteI am very new to sewing and did a "love" tapestry for my mam. as my only project so far, it is my fave ;)
ReplyDeleteMy nostalgic favourite is the quilt I made for myself as a teenager using fabric stored up from my old clothes - I still have it. But I'm also have fond memories of the curtains I made when I bought my first flat.
ReplyDeleteI made a Christmas Stocking with my son's help
ReplyDeleteI made a patchwork quilt cover & pillow case in school & really enjoyed that.
ReplyDeleteI made one of my hubby's old shirts into a dress for my baby girl x
ReplyDeletelove doing the old cross stitch pictures of varies aspects that are part of my life!
ReplyDeleteI love making personalised cushions using applique but I also made my daughter a skirt which I am really happy with
ReplyDeleteI made my daughter a school pinafore when she started at her new school - it turned out really well, but what I liked was that she said it felt I was with her when she was wearing it.
ReplyDeleteAnything I make for the kids, especially summer clothing x
ReplyDeleteI'm just finding time to start sewing again now my son's are a little older. I made a fab dress a few years back and I would love to make some clothes for the boys.
ReplyDeleteI'm still learning at the moment, but my favourite was my patch work cushion, a little wonky and messy but I'm still happy with it :)
ReplyDeleteA patchwork make up bag that I made.
ReplyDeleteA quilt made out of my childrens baby clothes
ReplyDeletea cute fabric octopus i made for my dog.
ReplyDeleteMaking my daughters World Book Day costume
ReplyDeleteI made a cute quilt for my niece which was pretty good. I'm still learning how to sew really neatly, though.
ReplyDeletea cushion i made for my son
ReplyDeleteOnly just started sewing recently but made my niece a dress which was lovely. Really want to try quilting now as it looks so nice.
ReplyDeleteFor me it would have to be a blanket i did for my friends child
ReplyDeleteI love making cross-stitch pictures and framing them for the walls of the house
ReplyDeleteMy patchwork for my kids using there old clothes :)
ReplyDeleteAn animal quilt I made for my boys when they were young. I still use it when I'm out in the garden.
ReplyDeleteUsing my son's baby clothes to make a memory blanket
ReplyDeleteMaking a blanket from old clothes, who says we need to throw old stuff away! :)
ReplyDeletei have just started sewing, so starting with easy stuff like cushions
ReplyDeleteNothing yet really ... but I've got plans ... :-)
ReplyDeleteSewing a pyjamas case holder when i was a child
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I'm pretty new to sewing (as an adult) so haven't sewn much more than a pin cushion so far! This quilt is exquisite!
ReplyDeleteI need to learn first
ReplyDeleteI made my own cushion covers and baby quilt x
ReplyDeletei made my own skirt as i couldnt find one in that style anywhere...
ReplyDeletethat was 2 years ago..now theyre everywhere!
I made a satin pillowcase for my bed
ReplyDeleteMaking my daughter's baby blanket :) xx
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