Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Winner!

Wow - how much fun was the Giveaway event at Sew Mama Sew?! I was blown away by how many people popped by and entered the giveaway - and I didn't even have that many people compared to some of the other blogs involved.

So what did I learn from this experience:

• That it's not coming into Summer for everyone out there, doh! Sorry to all the folks in the Southern Hemisphere who kindly told me what they were planning on making in Winter!!
• That I should get myself to the local library more often. Turns out a lot of you have been checking the "Bend the Rules" book out of the library....why have I never thought about checking out the crafting books there....rooky mistake I think!
• That there are going to be a lot of very busy crafters over the next few months.
• That there are a lot of really lovely blogs out there. Thanks to everyone who pointed me in the direction of their blog...I have a lot of reading to do now!!
• That my ipod can't cope very well with so many e-mails coming into my Hotmail account! Ha.

Anyway, shall we get on with the big reveal?! I think so.....

The Random Number Generator has spoken:

The lucky number is 112...who was:

Millie from Needles and Haystacks!

Congratulations Millie - I've sent you an e-mail asking for your address and I'll get the goods in the post to you as soon as possible.

Thanks to everyone who entered - if I could give you all a prize, I would!

And it's Bank Holiday weekend this weekend - woohoo! I'm working on a Pendrell which I hope to finish this weekend as well as hemming the lace dress that I eluded to recently. Hopefully I can share my makes with you all soon - this blog has definitely been a little lacking in finished items recently!!!

50+ Follower Giveaway Winners!

Thanks to everyone who joined in with the 50+ Follower Giveaway that I held last week - I'm so glad that the patterns and fabric bundles got you all so excited!

I wish you all could have won, but unfortunately there could only be two winners, and after the help of the Random Number Generator I can announce that:

The winner of Bundle 1 is Stevie from BeeBees Vintage Dress!!

The winner of Bundle 2 is Alexandra from Alexandra Mason

Please could you lovely ladies send me an e-mail with your postal address and I'll get these goodies sent out to you as soon as possible!

Thanks again to everyone for joining in. And don't forget to enter my other giveaway which is still going on!!!

Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day - CLOSED

Hello folks - and welcome to any people who have popped over here from Sew Mama Sew for the Giveaway Day extravaganza!!!

My little blog is where I share my adventures into learning to sew - both clothes and accessories. Feel free to browse around and see what I've been up to over the last year or so. I have a couple of fun tutorials as well - so do check them out, and if you try them I'd love to share the results on here too.

But, let's get down to the goods shall we?! Without further ado, here are the goodies up for grabs in the giveaway today:

Bend the Rules Sewing by Amy Karol

1 length of baby blue gathered lace

1 length of Scandinavian style ribbon

1 bag of multi-colour beads

1 bag of baby blue beads

So the main event is the wonderful book by Amy Karol: Bend the Rules Sewing. Here is the blurb about the book from Amazon:

Author Amy Karol brings stitchers everywhere a down-to-earth introduction to sewing, including thirty projects so adorable and cool they'll inspire anyone to pick up a needle and thread. Written with Amy's characteristic warmth and flair, you'll find information on basic equipment and supplies, advice on choosing and using fabrics and a fantastic section on techniques. In addition, Amy walks readers through easy, inspiring patterns designed for the fashion-savvy crafter. Playful, modern projects, which include pillows, aprons and purses, help novices master sewing skills while providing immediate sewing gratification and confidence. Best of all, Amy explains whats easy, whats hard and when not to sweat the small stuff. With its best-friend tone, solid reference section and super cute projects, this is the introduction to sewing that you wont want to be without. 

There really are so many brilliant, fun, quick and easy projects in the book.Why don't you check out the Flickr page to see some of the things people have made from the book.

If you would like to be in for a chance to get your hands on these goodies then leave me a comment below telling me what crafty things you plan to do this Summer and/or tell me about you own blog if you have one, as I'd love to discover new blogs. I will ship Internationally, so everyone is welcome to enter - the more the merrier! The giveaway is open until the end of the day on Wednesday 25th May. After that I will pick a winner using the Random Number Generator and will announce it on Friday 27th May.

Good Luck!

***Thanks everyone - this giveaway is now CLOSED***

Giveaway Reminders

Oh my goodness - what a crazy week this has been for me. I haven't even been able to go up into my sewing attic, let alone get near my nearly finished lace dress! And I really wanted to finish it this week. Ah well, that's life I guess. All I have left to do is hem it....and I hate hemming - does anyone else have an aversion to hemming? I think if I had a dress form I would find it a lot easier, but that's just not going to happen any time soon!

Anyway - back to the important stuff! Today is the deadline for my first giveaway! Get your name in the pot soon if you fancy a chance at winning - leave a comment on the original post here.

And just to remind you of what's up for grabs:

 Bundle 1

Bundle 2

I'll announce the winner on Tuesday, because on Monday....

I'm joining in with Sew Mama Sew's Giveaway day and I can't wait - it's going to be amazing!!! So remember to stop by on Monday to join in the fun!

Burda Style June

Summer is coming and I can't wait! Well...to be honest, I recon we (in Northern Ireland) had our 'Summer' last month as it was gorgeous, but there are rumours that this year we are going to have a good July/August (normally dismal here unfortunately!) - so I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

And what do you need for Summer? Lots of lovely light floaty dresses and skirts and cute shorts and comfy light drawstring trousers (of course!) and I am so excited to see what is in store for the Burda Style June issue, especially since I was so uninspired by May's offerings. Check these goodies out:

Lovely floaty dress with a nice v-neck. I actually have a linen in my stash in this exact colour...hmmmm

This shape has so much potential - casual like this, or make it up in a satin or silk for a lovely formal dress

OK, these look like under ware - but make them up in funky fabric and I recon they would be great. Altho I think it's a no-no to the bottoms, especially on my bum - this would not be a flattering look!

These trousers look so comfy. Yes, a bit like pjs - but that's just coz they are made up in checks. Actually, I have a really nice check fabric in my stash, so I might just make these into pjs! Ha.

Simple, class t-shirt and very nice looking shorts. The question is will they have a good fit? Or perhaps the question is - are my legs ready for shorts?!!

Bikini top again, less bra-like this time. I like these shorts, they are more forgiving than the ones above!

T-shirt taken from the same basic pattern as the bright pink dress and a classic shaped skirt - this is a really nice look

I love this look, mainly because I'm obsessed with bright blue at the moment, but if I'm honest, I won't make either the top or the skirt.

Love both of these dresses - but especially the maxi dress, it's such a great shape.

Really gorgeous wrap dress. I just need to pluck up the courage to try sewing knits!

Classic boat-neck T and cropped trousers

And normally I can find a fantastic dud in the mix, but this time nothing was too offensive - amazing! But I guess I haven't seen them all yet. There was a kimono type wrap top, which they made up in white...so it looked like the model was off to her Judo class. Wasn't too fussed on that one!

What do you guys think? Anything in this line-up that you fancy making?

And don't forget you have until this Friday to enter my giveaway to win fabric, lace and vintage patterns!