A BIG THANK YOU to our September Supporters! A Sponsor Shout Out!

Hopeful Threads is able to do so much more because of the generous sponsors that support our Monthly Projects, as well as, the Hopeful Threads blog on a regular basis. For this, I am so very grateful! I'd like to ask that you remember these folks when you need to order, and be sure and tell them "THANKS!" for their support of our sewing outreach. :)

I just wanted to remind you of all the incredible gifts up for grabs for those sewing along with us for our September 2013 Create H.O.P.E. Designs Sew Along.

Aivilo Charlotte Designs is offering Winner's Choice of any 3 PDF patterns in her shop!

Find the Aivilo Charlotte Designs Shop here and facebook page here.

Patterns pictured - Pixie Shrug & Flora's Twirl Skirt

 

Cute Quilt Patterns is offering a Posy Patch Quilt Kit to create the beautiful quilt pictured below! 

Find the Cute Quilt Patterns shop here and facebook page here. 

Fishsticks Designs is offering Winner's Choice of any 4 PDF patterns in her shop!

Find the Fishsticks Designs shop here and facebook page here. 

Hopeful Threads (yep, that's me!) is offering an A+ Art Portfolio Kit to make one just like pictured!

Lily Bird Studio is offering Winner's Choice of any 3 PDF patterns in her shop!

Find the Lily Bird Studio shop here and facebook page here. 

The Mean Princess is offering a MASTER Pattern Bundle which includes one of each of her PDF patterns currently available in her shop!!!

Find The Mean Princess shop here and facebook page here. 

My Funny Buddy is offering a 5 Pack PDF Pattern Bundle! Winner's choice of designs!

Find the My Funny Buddy shop here and facebook page here. 

Seamingly Smitten is offering 2 WINNERS their choice of any 3 PDF patterns in her shop!

Find the Seamingly Smitten shop here and facebook page here. 

Petite Kids Boutique is offering Winner's Choice of any 2 PDF patterns in her shop!

Find the Petite Kids Boutique shop here and facebook page here. 

Eden Dress pictured here.

+++++++AND!!!!+++++++

Izzy & Ivy Designs is providing a GRAND PRIZE to one lucky seamstress that includes their Blossom's Garden Party Skirts Pattern Book, Monster Mash Pattern Book and Brooklyn's Boho Beachwear Pattern Book, +PLUS+ $100 Gift Card to Fat Quarter Shop!!!!!

Find the Izzy & Ivy shop here and facebook page here. 

To be entered all you have to do is....

* Sew a Create H.O.P.E. Designs pattern

* Add a pic of your Create H.O.P.E. Designs creation to our September Sew Along Album

* Winner's will be randomly selected at the end of the month from all participant photos!

Easy as that!!!

Additionally, all month long, My Funny Buddy is offering a special coupon for anyone purchasing a Create H.O.P.E. Designs pattern!!!! And, Butterfly Kisses Fabric is having a HUGE sale with an ADDITIONAL 10% off your entire purchase using code "HT10"!!!

Wow!!! What incredible generosity and support!!!!

Sure hope you all are as excited and grateful as I am! :)

Let's SEW! SEW! SEW!!!

All the Sew Along details here!

Craft Book Month - Kaleidoscope by Melly & Me

I'm very excited to once again be participating in Craft Buds "Craft Book Month" this year!

I love to buy sewing books, but often forget to pull them off the shelf and create from them as I intended to do when I purchased them. Craft Book Month helps remind me to do just that! You can participate too, and this post will not just include my entry, but also all the links and information to get your on board as well. 

For my project, I've I started with the Melly & Me book, Kaleidoscope and some soft pastel fabrics that have been tucked away in my collection far too long.

This book is PACKED with all kinds of serious cuteness, all enhanced with that delightful Melly & Me style! It was hard to choose which project to start with, but having our friends' new baby girl arrive helped me narrow my choices to the sweet Bumble Bub.

Here's my version...

 I made a matching bib from the tiny star print and backed with Minky to go along with it. :)
This is such a darling little bug and I'm sure to sew it again! The pattern was very easy to follow, straight forward, and I appreciated the unique way it was assembled.

Since I was making one already, it only took a few minutes more to make a second at the same time, so my other little buzzy friend will be donated with our next box for the FLUFF Project and will be the perfect pal for a child in foster care!

Melly & Me has just released a new book and fabric collection called Snug as a Bug, and I can't wait to get my hands on it too! :)

Be sure and check out ALL the Craft Book Month fun and join in!

It's time for the 3rd Annual Craft Book Month at Craft Buds! This year, we're excited to celebrate all month log with a blog hop of your inspirational craft book projects, a crafty contest, free patterns and prizes!

Don't let those craft books sit on your shelf and collect dust! We want to see what you've been making. That's why I've teamed up with some fabulous bloggers who will be showing off their projects made from craft books, all month long!

Blog Hop

Week One
Monday 9/2: Fabric Mutt / LRstitched
Tuesday 9/3: Stitch This! The Martingale Blog / Stitched in Color
Wednesday 9/4: Fabric Seeds / Pile O Fabric
Thursday 9/5: The Feisty Redhead / Rae Gun Ramblings
Friday 9/6: Sew-Fantastic / Clover + Violet
Saturday 9/7: A Prairie Sunrise / Small Town Stitcher

Week Two
Monday 9/9: Hopeful Threads / Go To Sew
Tuesday 9/10: The Sewing Rabbit / Sewing Mama RaeAnna
Wednesday 9/11: Marci Girl Designs / imagine gnats
Thursday 9/12: Sew Sweetness / amylouwhosews
Friday 9/13: Lindsay Sews / 13 Spools
 Saturday 9/14: Inspire Me Grey / Angela Yosten 

Week Three
Monday 9/16: Sew Very / Craftside
Tuesday 9/17: The Littlest Thistle / CraftFoxes  

9/1-9/30: Link up your craft book project at Craft Buds from your blog or Flickr account, and enter to win prizes. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, October, 1!

 

2012 Craft Book Month Projects (L to R):
Sew Crafty Jess, Sewing Rabbit, Stitched in Color, MissKnitta's Studio

To participate in the month-long contest, just link up any project you've made from a pattern in a craft book. That easy! You'll tell us a little about the book, the project, how you personalized it, etc.

Rules

1) One entry per person. 
2) Your craft book project must have been completed in 2013. 
3) Create a new blog post or Flickr photo (dated September 1, 2013 or later) and link back to Craft Buds/Craft Book Month in your post or photo description. In your post or photo description, make sure to list the craft book you used and provide a link if possible.
4) All winners chosen via Random.org. Some prizes available to international winners, so please join us!

Prizes

Visit Craft Buds and link up your craft book project during the window of Sept 1-30 and you'll automatically be entered to win some fantastic prizes from the Craft Book Month sponsors!

No time to make a project? You can also follow Craft Buds all month long for your chance to comment and win some new sewing and quilting books for your library.

 

Hope you have a GREAT WEEK! :)

Threading My Way - Create H.O.P.E. Designs Sew Along Blogger Share!

Today, my bloggy, Aussie friend Pam from Threading My Way is sharing her versions of the Create H.O.P.E. Designs pattern, Faith, Hope & Love Skirts by Red Thread Stitches.

Here's a peek at one of her's....doesn't that lil' pup fabric just make you squeal!?!?!? Too stinkin' cute if you ask me! ;)

Drop by her blog to see ALL THREE skirts she has beautifully sewn and while you're there, you'll want check out all the fun projects she's a part of! I love her Threading Your Way with Threading My Way series and have found so much creative inspiration from the links! Thank you Pam for sewing along, your skirts are perfectly adorable and impeccably sewn....just as I had expected they would be! 

Find the Faith, Hope & Love Skirts pattern in the Create H.O.P.E. Designs shop here.

Remember, all Create H.O.P.E. Designs patterns are only $5 each and the money raised by the sale of the patterns is donated to organizations providing care for some of the most vulnerable children worldwide.

Pattern Revolution - Create H.O.P.E. Designs Sew Along Blogger Share

So excited to have Pattern Revolution sewing along with us this month!

If you aren't already following the sewing insight and inspiration at Pattern Revolution, what are you waiting for??? ;) This site is PACKED with sewing tips, tutorials, pattern reviews and MORE! 

Drop by today and check out their versions of the Create H.O.P.E. Designs patterns, Lucy's Little Flower Tunic....

(LOVING the addition of that sweet SASH too!!! AND, she includes a tutorial for how to make "The Perfect Bow and The Baby Proof Sash!)

....and, the Ruffled Diaper Cover...

CUTENESS!!!!!

Find both patterns in the Create H.O.P.E. Designs shop here!

What Create H.O.P.E. Designs are you sewing??? 

Newest Create H.O.P.E. Designs Pattern, With a Dash of Love Aprons by Fishsticks Designs

JUST RELEASED!!!!

The newest addition to the Create H.O.P.E. Designs pattern collection is the With a Dash of Love -Reversible Aprons for Mom & Her Little Helpers.

Read more about this new pattern and see a bunch of the creative test samples over at the Fishsticks Designs blog here.

Find this incredible pattern for ONLY $5 in the Create H.O.P.E. Designs shop here. 

Dixie the Pony Stuffie - Create H.O.P.E. Designs Sew Along + COUPON!!!

Sharing my first Create H.O.P.E. Designs project, Dixie. This pony pattern is contributed by our friend and sponsor My Funny Buddy. 

 Like all My Funny Buddy PDF patterns, this is a straight forward, easy-to-follow pattern that leaves nothing out! This little pony is quick to put together and a great first sewing project too in my opinion.

Her tail is a loop that can easily be attached to plastic rings to keep her close to a little ones' stroller or carseat. No plastic eyes and such make her perfect for even newborns and depending on the fabrics used, might even just be your tweens favorite stuffed friend too. ;) 

Find the Dixie pattern in the Create H.O.P.E. Designs pattern shop here. 

This image shows Dixie with the adorable saddle blanket rolled and tied at her neck. Pattern and instructions for the blanket included in the pattern. 

Remember, all Create H.O.P.E. Designs patterns are only $5 each and the money raised by the sale of the patterns is donated to organizations providing care for some of the most vulnerable children worldwide.  

+++BONUS COUPON OFFER FROM MY FUNNY BUDDY!!!+++

My Funny Buddy is offering a special coupon for those who purchase ANY pattern from Create H.O.P.E. Designs this month. Simply email My Funny Buddy with your receipt from your purchase and she will respond with a coupon good for $5 in her shop......which would let you get any of the other adorable patterns in her shop for ONLY $1! That includes her newest pattern for the insanely sweet Ghost Family!

Wow!!!! Thanks My Funny Buddy! Here's a peek at some of her other cuteness...that you could get for a buck!

My sweet Dixies have been added to my current FLUFF Project box to be donated to children in foster care. The fabric for my Dixie stuffies was provided by Binkeez for Comfort as they graciously & generously sent me the trimmings from their gorgeous giving blankets!