It must be time for a Giveaway, what with Christmas on the horizon, and my new Facebook page ... and I haven't done a giveaway for a couple of months, so why not?
There will be a couple of winners. Each will receive a few bits and pieces - crochet bag, cupcake pincushion, heart keyring and trivet - something like this:
Then there'll be this bundle included in the first prize:
Do you remember the design below, using the beautiful Martinique range by 3 Sisters?
and this, using Rural Jardin by French General:
I found I had quite a few Jelly Roll strips left over from these two fabric ranges, so they are bundled together and are ready to be included with the first prize.
And I'm sure you'll remember all the things I made from the delightful Garden Party range by Blackbird Designs. Last count, I had made 14 different projects.
Now would you believe there are still some scraps left??? There's enough fabric to cut lots of border squares like on my Fantasia wall-hanging above and plenty of bits and pieces for applique and mug rugs.
So that bundle will be included in the second prize.
Now for some rules. If you are a "follower" of my blog, you are eligible to enter (from anywhere in the world), so leave a comment below. If you want to be super nice, you can give me in your comment some ideas of gifts to make for MEN! I always find it SO hard to think of male gifts, so would love some help if you have a bright idea. You can have a second entry in the competition if you "Like" my
Facebook site. Leave a second comment to let me know you have hit the "Like" button at the top of the Facebook page.
The competition will close on Saturday 26th November at midnight (my time).
I haven't designed many Christmas projects in the past, probably because we didn't have Christmas in our own home for much of our 45 years of marriage, mostly travelling to see other members of the family. However, I did design two small projects this year and one of them was in Handmade earlier in the year and another in Vol 29, No 8 last month:
(It was lovely to share a page spread with my friend,
Jenny, with her Daisy runner.) I called my design "Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh:
I've had quite a productive week, but more of that another time.
Keep an eye out for a free Christmas pattern that I will be making available soon.
Happy stitching!
Val