Fat Quarter Shop - GIVEAWAY in support of our August Project!

Let's kick off this August Project sewing with a fun FABRIC GIVEAWAY what do say???

Fat Quarter Shop is giving 1 lucky seamstress a Bear Country School Layer Cake! And this is PERFECT to use with this free Pencil Pouch tutorial that uses 10" squares. Quick & Easy and OH SO CUTE!!!

Look at all those fun  prints!

Who doesn't love the Berenstain Bears anyway!?!?!?

The purpose of this giveaway is to support the August sewing project, so with that in mind, you can follow the Rafflecopter prompts below to enter. 

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Winner selected, announced & emailed 8/9/13 and provided 48 hours to respond and claim prize before an alternate winner is selected.

And GUESS WHAT!?!?!?!!
If you can't wait to get your hands on some of these adorable, scholarly prints, the WHOLE Bear Country School collection is 50% OFF in the Fat Quarter Shop!!!!!
Find all the cuteness and savings here!

Thank you so very much for your support Fat Quarter Shop!
Good Luck to all!

A SPECIAL Fat Quarter Shop Fabric Collection & GIVEAWAY!!!

I am soooooooo very excited to get to share this post with you!

First, because this is a very special fabric collection. It's called Happy Town.

This adorable collection was specially designed by Jaquelynne Steves of The Noble Wife to serve a greater purpose. This collection was designed to help support the beautiful and growing outreach of Quilts for Kids! LOVE IT! 

I love the collection with it's soft, playful colors and characters, but I especially LOVE seeing those in our creative community using their gifts and talents to give back naturally. SO INSPIRING!

You can read more about this collection and the heart behind it in the latest "Designer Tidbits" post at the Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber.  

One of my favorite pieces in this collection is this precious panel....just look how fun!

And these sweet critters can't be beat either...

There are also some perfect blenders and prints little boys will love too!

You can see the entire collection at the Fat Quarter Shop here.

Now for the cherry on top!

You have the chance to win an amazing Fat Quarter Bundle of this fabulous collection! And I'll go ahead and tell you....it's gonna be PERFECT for our February Project!  :) Just a little hint there...

Simply follow the Rafflecopter prompts below to enter.

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Open to all eligible. Read the "Giveaways" page at the top of the blog for further details regarding giveaways at Hopeful Threads. Winner will be announced and emailed Friday, February 1st, 2013 and given 48 hours to respond and claim prize before alternate winner is selected.

THANK YOU Mrs. Steves for this beautiful and meaningful fabric collection to sew with!

THANK YOU Fat Quarter Shop for providing this generous and inspiring giveaway!

THANK YOU all for being a part of the community and outreach of Hopeful Threads!

GOOD LUCK! 

Fat Quarter Shop GIVEAWAY!!!

Another fun giveaway in support of our November Project to spread CHEER!
This time from the Christmas Cloth Store at the Fat Quarter Shop!

The lucky winner of this giveaway will get to choose their favorite charm pack!
You can see them all here.
Some of my favorites...

If you'd like to win your favorite Christmas charm pack from the Christmas Cloth Store at the Fat Quarter Shop, enter here!

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Giveaway open to all eligible based on entry options listed. Winner to be announced and emailed 11/16/12 and given 48 hours to respond and claim prize or alternate winner will be selected.

Thank you Fat Quarter Shop for your continued support of our sewing outreach here at Hopeful Threads!

Fat Quarter Shop - Sponsored GIVEAWAY Contribution!

This is such a great prize to round out our Monthly Project prizes!!!

Fat Quarter Shop is offering a Fat Eighth Bundle of the newly released Bungle Jungle...what a perfectly boyish collection!

Retail Value = $65.99

Thank you Fat Quarter Shop for this incredible giveaway!

How to win???

Simple.

Participate in this month's sewing project here at Hopeful Threads. We're sewing shorts to be donated through the organization Children In Families.

Sew your shorts for donation. Take a picture and add it (or have me add it) to our Shorts Sewing Flickr Album. Then, email me for shipping address. Mail your shorts to me!

They'll all be traveling to Cambodia with a friend of mine that makes regular trips.

At the end of the month, Tuesday, July 31st, I'll announce the GRAND TOTAL of shorts contributed for our monthly project (we're already over 150 pairs!) and select winners for all of the sponsored prizes from the entries in our Shorts Sewing Flickr Album!  International seamstresses welcome! Each pair of shorts sewn for donation will be counted as an entry. An entry # is added below the picture as a comment by me once the photo is added to our album. Winners will be randomly selected from all eligible entries, announced here and under their photo July 31st, 2012. Winners are asked to respond within 48 hours of announcement, claiming their prize and providing shipping information if applicable. One prize per winner. *Please note, shorts do not have to be received by me by July 31st, but I do ask that you ship them no later than August 5th.*

If you're sewing along, you can still download the Mud Puddle Shorts pattern at Fishsticks Designs for FREE until the end of the month too!

There is still just enough time to sew and donate a pair of shorts!

Check out our album and all the AMAZING shorts that have already been made! There are OVER 150 pairs! Thank you all so much for making this a reality!

I love sewing with you!

Be sure and check out the other prizes already posted from Figgy's, Muddy Max Designs, Fishsticks Designs and ME too!

What a fun event this has been!

What's the TOTAL # of shorts you predict we will end with???

Kristy

Fat Quarter Shop WINNER!!!!

Ok, I won't dilly dally!

I know what you are here for today! :)

You want to know who won the amazing fabric bundle from Fat Quarter Shop don't ya???

And the handy dandy Rafflecopter has randomly selected LUCKY Entry #9

TAMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations!!!!!

Check your email for a message from me and please respond within 48 hours to claim your prize. 

Have a great day all! 

I'll check in again later to see where we are with numbers, and will share the official GRAND TOTAL of dresses sewn tomorrow along with the announcement for our May Project! 

Crazy, sewing fun!!!!!

Kristy

Fat Quarter Shop - 5y Bundle Gypsy Caravan GIVEAWAY!!!

My! My! My!

Look at this lovely fabric collection!
I think it's absolutely stunning, don't you?

And guess what??? The amazingly generous Fat Quarter Shop wants to reward one lucky dress seamstress a 5y BUNDLE from this collection to help rebuild that stash!

Haven't sewn a dress yet? There's still time! Get all the details about this month's Dress A Girl project here.  Already been sewing? Great! Follow the Rafflecopter prompts to get entered!

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I'll announce the winner of this yummy fabric giveaway on Monday, April 30, 2012 as part of our Project Finale! We WERE are aiming for 200 dresses ready to donate by that day, but have already passed our DOUBLE GOAL!!!! But Keep Sewing!!!! and come help us be a part of dressing little girls all over the world! What a special thing! 

Thank you Fat Quarter Shop!!!

Good Luck to you all!!!

Kristy

Fat Quarter Shop Giveaway WINNER!!!

WOAH!!!!!!!!!!! 

Ya'll love this amazing Sweet Lush fabric as much as I do huh????

You had some great ideas of how to sew it up too!

Here's what our winner thought it would look best as...

Was this the pattern you chose???

Well, if you are...

6blessings said... 1

"I think the Sweet Lush fabric would look cute made into an Evelyn Dress by Peek-A-Boo Patterns."

...then your number was the one Random.org selected and you are the lucky winner of this gorgeous fat quarter bundle, so you'll get to give it a try! 

Congratulations!!!

Thank you for the OVERWHELMING response to this giveaway! I'm so glad you liked it and welcome all the new followers it lead our way! Hope you'll stick around for all the upcoming fun planned and jump in with what we are doing around Hopeful Threads!

A HUGE thank you to Fat Quarter Shop for your continued support of Hopeful Threads and providing us with such gorgeous inspiration to sew and create!

Keep on! Because every stitch matters!!!

Fat Quarter Shop GIVEAWAY! - Sweet LUSH!

Did you know that the Fat Quarter Shop was the very first, "official" sponsor of Hopeful Threads? Yep! I can still remember how warm and enthusiastic Kimberly was about helping and I am still so very grateful for their continued support!

 Aside from having one of the most amazing selections of fabric and patterns on-line, they offer incredible customer service and are just plain nice folks! 

I am very proud to wear their badge on my sidebar!

If you have been around the sewing/quilting blog world for long, you are well aware of their generosity with giveaways. And today it's our turn!!! The lovely Fat Quarter Shop is offering one of you this absolutely GORGEOUS bundle of the new Patty Young collection, Sweet Lush...

<Huge Sigh!>

Isn't that gorgeous!?!?!?

I can already imagine some of the prettiest pieces for spring for my girls using this collection! It's perfectly feminine without being too "girly" in my opinion. 

If you'd like to get your name in for a chance to win this bundle of 15 fat quarters here's what you need to do....
COMMENTS CLOSED - WINNER POST TO FOLLOW. THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT INTEREST AND ENTRIES IN THIS GIVEAWAY!

Visit the patterns page over at the Fat Quarter Shop and leave a comment here as to which pattern, other than the ones I've chosen, you think would be perfect for this Sweet Lush fabric!

Me, I think it would be super sweet for my girls sewn up in The Party Frock

or this Daisy Girl Backpack

And for me....this Short & Sassy Pleated Handbag

...and not just because the name describes me! ;)

***EXTRA ENTRIES***

For those who want to increase your odds, here are a few options for extra entries AFTER the first comment with your pattern choice.

Extra Entry 1 - Follow Fat Quarter Shop via your preference of blog, facebook, twitter, newsletter, and/or pinterest and leave a separate comment with how you follow.

Extra Entry 2 - Follow Hopeful Threads via your preference of blog, facebook, email, and/or pinterest and leave a separate comment with how you follow.

Extra Entry 3 - SHARE! Blog, tweet, facebook post, pin it....however you'd like, tell your friends and leave a separate comment with your sharing link.

So, you can get up to 4 entries!

Giveaway Open Worldwide!

Winner randomly selected and announced here Monday, January 30th.

Please make sure I can reach you via your comment. If I can't reach you, another winner will be selected. Winner has 48 hours to respond or alternate winner will be selected. 

HAVE FUN looking around and GOOD LUCK!

COMMENTS CLOSED - WINNER POST TO FOLLOW. THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT INTEREST AND ENTRIES IN THIS GIVEAWAY!

***Fat Quarter Shop WINNERS!!!***

THANK YOU Fat Quarter Shop for this AMAZING giveaway!!!

And thank you all for participating and spreading the word about our BACK TO SCHOOL monthly project!

Now, for the THREE winners of the Heirloom by Joel Dewberry, Fat Quarter Bundles...

baukje said... 49

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Christy said... 17

I added the button to my blog on the right side. www.geoffandchristy.blogspot.com

Vickey Hughes said... 8

I have been a follower of hopeful threads for a while now. I hope Im the lucky winner!! :)

 CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Watch your email inbox (or "spam" as messages sometimes end up there), as I'm sending you each a message. I need to hear back within 48 hours or alternate winner(s) must be selected....and that would be no fun! :)

Looking forward to sharing more fun with you tomorrow and hope you will join in our BACK TO SCHOOL sewing efforts as well!

Also, don't forget to check out the Fundraising Auction...it closes today at Noon (EST) and there are still lots of things needing bids!

Happy Monday!

Fabulous *Fat Quarter Shop* GIVEAWAY!!!

I could hardly sit still when I got the news from the Fat Quarter Shop about this amazing giveaway!!! Seriously...I'm so jealous that I can't enter! :)

Are you ready for this???

Joel Dewberry's newest collection....Heirloom!

Go ahead, soak in the gorgeousness!

I'm personally smitten with Citrine but there are absolutely "must have" prints in each colorway!

Now, get this. The Fat Quarter Shop is giving away a fat quarter bundle of EACH colorway! That's right, there will be 3 WINNERS!!!

Eeeeeekkkkk!!!

You wanna get entered right???

All you have to do is add our "BACK TO SCHOOL HERE & THERE" project badge to the sidebar of your blog for the month of August.

<a href="http://www.ladybirdln.com/p/ladybird-lend-hand.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Back to School" src="http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n514/LadybirdLN/button.jpg" /></a>

That's it! Just copy the code, paste it as a HTML Gadget to your blog and comment below that you did with a link to your blog where the badge is.

Once you've added the badge to your blog, you are eligible for 2 Bonus entries.

Bonus entry 1 - Follow the Fat Quarter Shop via facebook, twitter, or blog and leave a comment saying how you follow.

Bonus entry 2 - Follow Hopeful Threads via blog/GFC, email or facebook and leave a comment saying how you follow.

So, that's a total of 3 possible entries for 3 LOVELY fat quarter bundles! Make sure to leave each comment separately. Giveaway open worldwide. Winners will be announced here, Monday, August 8th. MAKE SURE TO LEAVE A WAY FOR ME TO CONTACT YOU or else I will have to select another winner, and that would be terrible! Winners will have 48 hours to respond or alternate winners will be selected....again, terrible, so please don't make me have to do that. :)

***UPDATE***Make sure you are following the entry guidelines otherwise your comment will not be counted and will be removed.

Thank you Fat Quarter Shop for the FUN, FUN, FUN and thank you all for participating in our "Back To School" outreach efforts!