Giveaway! $50 Babyville Boutique Sewing Goodies!

How would you like to have a fabulous collection of Babyville Boutique sewing products!!?!?!!

Well, simply enter the giveaway following the Rafflecopter prompts below!

Open to US residents.

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Giveaway ends Friday, February 13, 2015. Winner will be posted here and emailed at the address you provided through Rafflecopter. Winner expected to reply within 48 hours or an alternative winner may be selected. Pictures are only a sample of some of the great items that may be included in your prize package!

Thanks and GOOD LUCK!!!!

A Favorite Things Giveaway - SMS Giveaway Day!!!

I've been wanting to say "THANK YOU!!!" for all of your support and participation this year, and have been gathering items with this in mind, so what better way than a GIVEAWAY!!! I figured the SMS Giveaway Day was the perfect opportunity to do so! 

I'm putting together a FABULOUS surprise bundle of some of my favorite things....some sewing....some just special treats! I'll update this post throughout the week with some pictures of fun things I've found to include in the bundle, so be sure and stop back by and take a peek! :)

Ok....here's that peek!

• A Laura Ashley pencil box perfect for storing little notions and such.
• Post-It Notes....can't hardly imagine life without them!
• A roll of my favorite RED Scotch tape.....the only tape for PDF pattern assembly!
• Jelly Belly goodness
• Sewing patterns
• Thread pack with threader and thimble
• Fabric (OF COURSE!!!)
• Woven labels to personalize your handmade items
• A unique pattern coloring book......and more!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My giveaway is open for US shipping. HOWEVER....if you are an international participant of our projects and have sent items in support of any of our 2014 projects, then you are also invited to enter!  I appreciate you all so very much and know the added expense that shipping can be!

OK.

Here's how to enter.....

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Have fun and Happy Giveaway MADNESS!!! 

Find loads more Giveaway fun HERE!

GIVEAWAY!!!! $25 Gift Certificate from Fabric Outlet!

***ADDED NOTE*** Friends, just to clarify.  I am hosting the current giveaway for Kim at Fabric Outlet as an effort to show my support for her small business and get the word out about her shop. This can be especially difficult for smaller businesses today, and I have seen many have to downsize considerably or close because they can't compete with Big Box stores. The current giveaway was designed specifically to help her as she stepped out into Twitter to broaden her reach. She is one small fish in a huge ocean, so my effort is to simply try and help create a few extra splashes in her direction. 

Thanks for your support and understanding. Good luck and thanks for keeping this fun!

It's your LUCKY DAY!!!!!

Fabric Outlet is new to Twitter and is looking for new friends to share their tweets with! Help introduce them to the Twitter world and enter for your chance at a $25 Gift Certificate to their shop!

I've been ordering from Fabric Outlet for a long while now, and here's just a peek of some of the great quality fabrics I've snagged at their incredible discount prices! Each Thursday they host a "Thrifty Thursday" on their facebook page, with designer fabrics marked down to unbelievable prices! You'll want to check it out! 

If you'd like to join the fun and enter for your chance at the $25 Gift Certificate, just follow the easy Rafflecopter prompts below. Open to all! 

**NOTE - The gift certificate is for material purchases from Fabric Outlet and does NOT apply towards shipping. Shipping fees are the sole responsibility of the gift certificate winner.

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Winner to be announced & emailed Friday, September 26 and expected to respond within 48 hours or an alternate winner may be selected.

Thanks to Fabric Outlet for this generous giveaway!

Good Luck to All!!!!

You can find Fabric Outlet's On-line Shop HERE.
Fabric Outlet on Facebook HERE.
Fabric Outlet on Twitter HERE.
Fabric Outlet on Instagram HERE.
Follow all to be sure not to miss anything! :)

Hugh Manatee PDF Pattern GIVEAWAY!

Today you have the chance to win your own copy of the adorable Hugh Manatee PDF pattern I shared yesterday. You can see the pics of the ones I made and read my review of this fun to sew pattern here. 

Open to all eligible. Simply follow the Rafflecopter prompts below for easy entry & good luck!

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Winner announced and emailed Saturday 6/28/14 and asked to respond within 48 hours or an alternate winner may be selected. For further details about giveaways at Hopeful Threads, see the GIVEAWAYS page tabbed at the top of the blog. 

Tag It Ons GIVEAWAY!!!

Just as I mentioned in yesterday's post, now you have the chance to win a surprise assortment of TagItOns.com sew-on labels for your handmade projects!!!

I shared several different ways I have used these darling labels, and 2 lucky winners will receive an assorted packaged of their own to use as they would like! Simply follow the Rafflecopter prompts below to be entered. 

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All eligible are welcome to enter. Winners will be announced and notified by email 2/22/14 and asked to respond within 48 hours to claim prize or alternate winner(s) may be selected. Thanks!

Just can't wait to get your hands on some of these sweet labels? Find out WHERE TO BUY here!

Good luck to all!
And THANK YOU to TagItOns.com for sharing these sweet labels with us!

WINTER Sewing Giveaway!!!

There's something about Winter that just makes sewing & quilting even more right, don't ya think? To close yourself in your creative cave and be covered with fluff and threads as you stitch out your beloved creations.
THAT is a Winter Wonderland for sure! ;)

Being the first day of winter here in the US, I have a special giveaway for you all! I'm really excited about this one and know you are going to love it!!!!

 You know those darling Embellishment Charms I shared on my Family Stockings post yesterday??? Well, how would you like to have an assortment of those (and more goodies!) to add to your projects and special creations you are hand-making? 

Our friends at Dritz Sewing/Babyville Boutique are ready to send 1 lucky winner an Embellishment Gift Pack with charms, Babyville ribbons, appliques, and labels to accent your handmade gifts with that special finishing touch! FUN!!!! US Entrants simply follow the Rafflecopter prompts below to enter. 

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Winner announced & emailed 12/23/13 and expected to respond to claim prize within 48 hours or alternate winner may be chosen.

A very WARM THANKS to Drtiz Sewing & Babyville Boutique for this generous and fun creative giveaway!!! And GOOD LUCK to all the entrants!!!

November Project - Gratitude Giveaway!

Gratitude Giveaways are my FAVORITE!!!! 

While I know you don't participate to get stuff, I am so very grateful for the way you all pour your hearts and generosity into our sewing projects each and every month. These little treats are my way of tangibly saying "Thanks!" for all you do for others. 

My friend Sondra at Contemporary Cloth has teamed up with me to create this awesome package of goodies! She has contributed that GORGEOUS bundle of organic fabric from the Safari Sweet collection. The prints are absolutely precious!!! And did I say Organic??? Because it is silky soft!

I've added a current, Winter 2013 copy of Quilter's World magazine, a template cutting set and a Sandy Gervais pattern, making this a gift with all kinds of potential!

Melissa at Sew BitterSweet Designs has created a giveaway bundle all her own to be given away to one of our participants too! Includes pattern, template & charm pack!

I will be randomly selecting 2 winners from the participant photos in our November Project Album HERE on Sunday, December 1, 2013. US Shipping included. (1 bundle from me, 1 bundle from Melissa) If you have been sewing along and would like to have a chance at one of these giveaway bundles, be sure and get your photo in the album! 

Contemporary Cloth Inc. is having a HUGE SALE right now too, so be sure and pop over to see what you might just "need" at a great price! ;) 

And THANK YOU!!!! Thank you for being a part of Hopeful Threads and joining your efforts with mine each month to make a difference by giving back! 

GIVEAWAY! WinchesterLambourne Clip Art Bundle!!!

This is going to be FUN!!!!

You may remember a few months ago when I shared some new sewing labels I had received from Ananemone Labels. She had made some of the sweetest, personalized sew-in labels for me using a darling vintage sewing machine image. The images were designed by WinchesterLambourne and today, I have a very fun giveaway for you from them!

WinchesterLambourne provides unique and playful clip-arts, digital papers for scrap-booking and custom graphics that can be used for your shop/blog banners, business cards, labels, stickers, stationary, party supplies and MORE! There is truly something for everyone!

The images can be used for personal & commercial use, meaning you can make items for sale using the images, like the labels above, but you of course can't sell or share the images themselves.  

Her shop is bursting with possibilities for every occassion!

I personally have many favorites that are sure to be showing up around here, but her sewing theme set is a for sure at the top of my list! 

WinchesterLambourne is offering 1 lucky reader their choice of 10 Clipart Packs! That's a regular retail value of about $40!!!

This giveaway is open to all eligible, so if you'd like to enter, simply follow the Rafflecopter prompts below. Winner will be announced and emailed 11/25/13 and expected to respond within 48 hours or an alternate winner may be selected. Prize will be emailed to winner.

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Thank you for this wonderful opportunity and creative designs to work with WinchesterLambourne!

Have fun looking through all of the clip-art possibilities in the WinchesterLambourne shop and GOOD LUCK! 

Baby Girl Gift Set with Babyville Boutique!

 I had so much fun creating these sweet "Cowgirl" sets to be delivered as part of our November Project donations! They are super cute and simple to make, so I thought I'd share a tutorial for those of you that might like to give it a try. Ready? 

I've started with some of the adorable new Babyville Boutique Ruffle Elastic and Ribbons.

 If you are making these for your own child, you will want to start by measuring her head, otherwise, a quick google search for "baby headband measurements" will provide some averages for you to work from. Once you've determined your size, cut the Ruffle Elastic accordingly and sew the cut ends together to create your headband. 

Next, you will make your bows. For mine I have used THIS TUTORIAL and made 2 bows for layering.

  

 Once your bows are secured together, cut an extra piece of the Ruffle Elastic 3-5" in length, and use this to tie the bow to the headband, covering the stitching. 

Now you are all set! Quick & easy huh? And fun to make! Find a little model to show off your creation and enjoy making another. :)

 Here's the second headband I made following the same instructions above. 

 Using some of the remaining ribbon and Ruffle Elastic, I also made a sweet security blankie to complete my donation sets. 

I rolled the little blankies and used the stretchy headbands to wrap around them. I hope the little Cowgirl Princesses that receive these, and their parents, love them! :) 

Find out how you can join in and be part of our November Project, "Baby Love" HERE!

*****BONUS!!!!*****
Babyville Boutique is providing you with the chance to win your own surprise bundle of  their new ribbons and Ruffle Elastic so you can make your own adorable headbands! Simply follow the Rafflecopter prompts below to enter! (Open to US entrants)

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Winner announced and emailed 11/15/13 and provided 48 hours to respond and claim prize or alternate winner may be selected. Thanks!

See the great selection of Babyville Boutique elastics & ribbons at BabyvilleBoutique.com !
Thank you Babyville Boutique and good luck to you all!

Quilt Panel GIVEAWAY for November Project!

Melissa & I have teamed up to offer those of you interested in sewing along this month a special giveaway! We each have a quilt panel that would be perfect to make a quick baby quilt with this month, and we'd like to send them to 2 of you! :) 

Fabric Outlet provided me with several panels to use for our project this month, and this is one of them. Isn't it darling!?!?!
Thank you Fabric Outlet!

If you'd be interested in sewing up one of these sweet panels for a donation to our November Project, then follow the Rafflecopter prompts below to enter. US shipping only please due to the time limits of our project. Thanks!

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Winners will be announced this FRIDAY, November 15, 2013. Please respond within 48 hours so we can get the panels on their way to you, with time enough left to sew them! :)

Get all the details about our November Project HERE! 

Oh!! And stay tuned! Melissa will be sharing a quilting tutorial later this week using a panel!