Monday, June 29, 2015

Winners

Wow! I had 123 comments on my post to celebrate my two year blog anniversary giveaway. There were many sweet comments and great candy favorites. I figured out how to use the True Random Number Generator and our winner is comment 6, but I can't figure out how freeze the picture of the number generator. Comment 6 was:

Your new blog header looks great and so do the cute bag and pincushion! Congratulations on your two year blogiversary! I love peanut M&Ms
Little Penguin has been a follower since the beginning, so it was pretty fantastic that she won! I will get her some peanut M&Ms and get the bag in the mail ASAP. Congratulations and thank you to everyone!!!
Now onto another winner-- I have mentioned that I was up to some secret sewing and could not share everything, but my sister received her birthday package and I can share with you the goodies I made her. We have a retreat coming up in July and Tiffany is coming. I made her a Sewing Machine Cover & Mat. My parents and I gave her a black Singer Featherweight a few years ago for her birthday, so I decided to incorporate black as a binding to match her Featherweight. The spools are little pockets to keep all your supplies at you fingertips while you sew. Having a quilted mat under your machine helps to cut down on vibrations. I made 12 Apron Strings blocks as shown in the Farm Girl Vintage book by Lori Holt and the spool blocks are in Lori's Quilty Fun book along with directions for the sewing Machine Cover & Mat.
 I used two extra Apron Strings Blocks to form the bag portion of a thread catcher and a spool block for the pin cushion portion. The inside is the white with black polka dots fabric--I also used it as the backing for the mat.
 The white with black polka dot is the lining for the Watcha Got? large project bag. Everything is scrappy, but is united with the white with black polka dots. I put some goodies in the project bag--candy, lip balm, pins, a notepad, and other yummy muchies. All essentials for a retreat!
Here is the back of the project bag.

Have a great week everyone!


16 comments:

  1. Congratulations to your blog giveaway winner! You have made some fabulous gifts for your sister I am sure she was delighted with them! Have fun at your retreat! :) x

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  2. Awesome sewing machine cover! I need to sew one for mine. Your sister will love these.

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  3. All of those are adorable! You have been busy!!! Congrats to the winner and thanks for sharing your fun projects.

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  4. Such a nice gift you made for your sister! All of the items are so cute.

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  5. To get a picture of the Random generator, I've read to take a screenshot using the PrintScreen button, then paste it into a document (Ctrl-V), then Crop down to the Random button and save. I don't know if everyone does this or not, though. I don't do it as it's too many steps, especially in the Gravity QAL where I'm keeping track of so much info.

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  6. It is an amazing gift and I am thankful for Tanya's hard work!

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  7. Thanks for the great giveaway, Tanya! I'm excited to get something you made! I love your gifts for your sister, too! Pretty and useful!

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  8. Congratulations to the winner!! Fantastic present you have made for your sister....amazing collection of beautiful things.

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  9. What a lucky sister to get such lovely handmade gifts. I really like your sewing cover design.

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  10. Oh, your scrappy sewing machine cover is so pretty.

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  11. May I be your sister too? I love all the special things you made. I'm sorry I didn't win the giveaway but happy to have found your blog!

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  12. I love the sewing machine cover! You are a very talented gal for sure.
    I also like the bag to hang over the edge of the table.
    Unfortunately I only get to go to retreats that are in my own town, but very thankful that I get to do that. I love them!

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  13. You are very kind to make the gifts for your sister. She'll love them!

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  14. Congrats to the winner, its so generous of you to hold the comp. As for the sewing machine cover - its gorgeous!

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  15. Congrats to your winner and well done on your give away.
    Gorgeous sewing for the gifts for your sister and what a perfect idea for her.

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