Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Guess Where I Was! {plus a giveaway}

Last week I had a little adventure…

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Yes, my sweet husband let me out of the house for four days of sewing bliss in Las Vegas!  Fabric Fest happened to coincide with my birthday, which is about the best present a quilter could ask for.

One of the highlights of the week was meeting Amy Smart of Diary of a Quilter.  Hers was one of the very first sewing blogs I ever followed and so for me it was like meeting a celebrity.  She taught a class called “Scraps, Scraps, Scraps!” which was so much fun and helpful.  I made a basket that just happened to match my outfit that day (totally by chance).

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I enjoyed making it so much that I made one at home.  I changed the design a little by adding scrappy piecing, handles, and an embroidered label.

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I just crazy pieced (is that even a term?) a bunch of scraps I had leftover from a quilt.  I cut dresden plates from all the big scraps to hopefully use one day for another quilt, and then I used all the little bits to make the basket.

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I included some pink because I will be mailing this along with some other surprises to a friend.

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And the generous folks over at Riley Blake sent me home with some goodies including a jelly roll for my birthday.  I thought I’d share some of the loot with a lucky reader.  If you are the winner you’ll be receiving this cute “emergency thread” set from Coats & Clark, a set of 10 Clover Wonder Clips, and an Ashbury Heights jelly roll.

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Just leave a comment on this post to be entered.  I will ship anywhere, including international.  I will be doing a few more posts with some other photos and various projects I made at Fabric Fest, so I’ll be waiting to pick a winner until October 1st.  Good luck!

52 comments:

  1. I love your scrappy basket! And what a nice way to spend your birthday. :)

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  2. Love the scrappy bucket. Can't wait to see the projects you post. Happy birthday!

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  3. I keep meaning to make one of those baskets. And ooooh! I need those wonder clips! They are on my list for my next shopping spree! I'd love the AH jelly roll too! Thanks for sharing your birthday loot!

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  4. Don't you just love when a Bucket list item is filled! Thanks for the giveaway and a chance to win!

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  5. I'm glad you had such a good time! I'm excited to hear more about it. The bucket is adorable.

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  6. I love the scraps fabric basket. It turned out beautifully. Souns like you had a really good time. What a wonderful way to spend one's birthday.

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  7. What a fun getaway! Love the baskets, too! Thanks for sharing your bounty.

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  8. I'm so glad u got to go! Wish I could've went with u!!!! I love that basket! Sew cute! Happy birthday!

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  9. So envious...would love to have gone! Sounds like you had a ball. What a wonderful birthday gift!

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  10. What a great birthday gift! Your basket is adorable

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  11. Great fabric baskets! What a wonderful birthday. Thanks for the chance to win some fun things!

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  12. Love love your scrappy basket. Glad you had a fantastic birthday :-)

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  13. What a great birthday trip. Your baskets are adorable. Thanks for the generous giveaway.

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  14. It sounds like it was a perfect way to celebrate a new year. Your scrap basket turned out so cute.

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  15. Yay! What a sweet time for your birthday! It looks like you had a great time. And those baskets are cute! :)

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  16. love the scrap basket! Thanks for the giveaway.

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  17. A great birthday gift for sure! You'll remember that gift long after you've forgotten others.

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  18. What a fun birthday! Your baskets are so cute. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  19. Your photo with Amy is darling! I've been wanting to meet her also. Glad you had fun. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  20. Love that tote.. I need to make a few as well.

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  21. Fab picture of you - and I love the crazy scrappy basket. Lucky friend!!!

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  22. I love the scrappy basket. Happy Birthday!

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  23. Happy belated birthday to you! To meet your quilting heroine in a sewing class you enjoyed on a little getaway sounds like the perfect gift, I´m happy for you! (And I love the scrappy basket and that the 1st basket matched your outfit, so stylish!)

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  24. Great scrappy basket... I really need one of those :) Thanks for the giveaway!

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  25. That trip sounds like so much fun. Thank you for the giveaway and Happy Birthday!

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  26. I thought about you last week when I saw all the fun on Instagram. Wish I could have gone!

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  27. Sounds like a wonderful trip... Happy Belated Birthday! Your scrappy basket is adorable.

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  28. If "crazy pieced" wasn't a word before, it is now! (;

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  29. Ashbury Heights is one of my favorite fabrics right now! Your "crazy pieced" basket is really cute too!

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  30. What a fun birthday present. Love you scrap basket and what a great idea. My scraps are just in one big mess. Happy belated Birthday my dear.
    Hugs
    donna

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  31. What a fun birthday present. Love you scrap basket and what a great idea. My scraps are just in one big mess. Happy belated Birthday my dear.
    Hugs
    donna

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  32. such a cute basket, thanks for the chance!!!!

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  33. what a great birthday present, thank you for sharing!!!!

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  34. Love your basket. Thanks for generously sharing loot!

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  35. Happy Birthday!! Quilting in Vegas for 4 days sounds like a brilliant way to celebrate!! I love your scrap basket, especially that you made scrappy handles too.

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  36. What a fun birthday (and 4 days) you enjoyed. Happy Birthday! Thanks for this chance to win. kathleen dot lutz at doh dot state dot nj dot us.

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  37. love your scrapy bucket thanks for the chance

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  38. What an awesome way to spend your birthday. Your crazy pieced bucket is too cute. Thank you for the chance to win a great giveaway.

    Happy Belated Birthday!

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  39. I love scrappy projects, aren't they the best. I'd really like to have more time to add embroidery and beads. I have added fancy stitches with my sewing machine to jazz things up.

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  40. I love scrappy projects, aren't they the best. I'd really like to have more time to add embroidery and beads. I have added fancy stitches with my sewing machine to jazz things up.

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  41. What a wonderful & fun way to spend your birthday. Love the scrappy basket. Happy belated birthday

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  42. Happy Birthday! I want to go on another sewing retreat!

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  43. What a great birthday! I need to make some scrap baskets to tame my piles.

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  44. What a great birthday! I need to make some scrap baskets to tame my piles.

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  45. Fabric Fest was so much fun,we need to do it again! Love how your scrappy patchwork basket turned out. The addition of the scrappy handles is great too.

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  46. I'm so glad you had a great time at Fabric Fest. I met Amy a couple years ago at the first Sewing Summit. She is a sweetheart. And Happy Belated Birthday!

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  47. oh i love the idea of a scrap basket to sit next to my iron and one next to my machine!

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  48. Love the scrap basket, you can never have too many baskets.

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  49. Glad you had a great Birthday... Love the scrap basket.

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  50. Birthdays are great when you can celebrate all month long... Happy Birthday.

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  51. What a fun way to celebrate your birthday. Hope it was all happy!

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  52. New reader here. Off to look around. (Happy birthday!)

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