Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Pin It Blog Hop + a Giveaway

A Berry Happy Blog Hop and Giveaway




Hello! Welcome to Susie's Sunroom  on this last day of the PIN IT  blog hop!





This blog hop has been so much fun!  The pin cushions have been amazing and delightful.
Thank you ,  Madame Samm , of  Sew We Quilt!  for creating the blog hop!  
And  thank you, Kristen, of Meadowbrook , for being our cheerleader, and  keeping us organized and in touch.  You have both made this such a fun experience for me to be in!
(I think that I will be  experiencing "pincushion withdrawal"  tomorrow!)


Make yourself a cup of tea.... and enjoy today's bloggers and their pin cushions!
This is my special blend...
Here is today's lineup...  you'll want to visit everyone to see the pincushions  they have created!

Did you notice that Amy, my sister, is also on today's hop?  She is  Amy Made That!.... by eamylove...  I hope you 've already been over to visit her blog to see her gorgeous pincushions.


Welcome to Susie's Sunroom    on the Pin It! Blog Hop


I found this pattern and loved that it used lots of small squares.  The pattern is  called  Patchwork Pincushion  from  allpeoplequilt.com.  (And it is free.  Click HERE)

The original pattern has the word  "pins"  on it,  but I knew immediately that  I wanted to make it say "Pin it!" for this  blog hop!   I used my favorite scraps of Fig Tree & Co. , Moda fabrics, for this nice-sized pincushion.  ( 5 " tall x 10 " wide).  It is stuffed with both poly-fill and crushed walnut shells kitty litter.  I substituted some  lace for the  ric rac in the pattern, too.  

Pin it!  Front and back


 Now I'd like to share with you the next little pincushion that I made for the blog hop .

Strawberry Shortcake pin cushion     by Susie's Sunroom
               Pincushion Pattern:   Strawberry Shortcake  by  Fig Tree Threads,
                                 It is available for purchase  at  Fig Tree & Company.com  

I've had my eye on this pattern for quite awhile now, and was so happy to finally make this cute little strawberry with it's jaunty, leafy cap. I have a lot of Moda Fig Tree & Company fabrics/scraps in my stash, from the lines of Mill House Inn,  Buttercup, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and Dots, that will be perfect to make a strawberry ... or two....

It is fun to add buttons on top of the leaves

Once I got started,  I just couldn't stop!


This yummy color is from Breakfast At Tiffany's
I even made some of them scrappy...

"A Scrappy strawberry is a Happy Strawberry !"

 The more I made,  the more fun I had putting them in little dishes  for "their head shots"


Smile for the camera!



Slide over for the little guy!

These guys don't mind being a little squished together!


Before I knew it, berries were overflowing everywhere.... (well, technically, I did know it...) 

Luckily , just in the nick of time, Anna, at  Noodlehead,  posted this precious  Berry Basket Tutorial !  I saw it and KNEW it was just the thing for all of my little strawberry pincushions!  It is Anna's fabric version of a little vintage pint berry basket.  It is so fun and easy to make using Anna's directions in the tutorial.  (I have made one for my mother and sister already.)



Fabric berry basket    tutorial by Anna  of Noodlehead.com


Between you and me, I think that Fig Tree & Company is mostly to blame for my little  "problem", because they include a big  and  a small size for the strawberry pattern.  And then  I couldn't help but shrink the small one down to  80% to get the tiny size!


                                   

And I couldn't believe this, .....  just after I finished making  these strawberries, my sister, Amy, gave me the cutest little white porcelain berry basket!  The berries  I could hardly wait to use this sweet little basket in a million pictures picture.


Strawberries sitting pretty in a porcelain berry basket

Now it is time for details  about my giveaway~

Giveaway Prize:

A  Charm Pack  of  Julilee  by Bunny Hill   Moda Fabric
and
A yard of    Mod Century Blender Tweed   Gray  Moda Fabric


Date:   Tuesday  September 17, 2013 - Sunday  September 22, 2013  10:00 pm EST

How to enter:   

Simply leave one comment !
If you need an idea....you can tell me  what your favorite things are to sew.

Please make sure I can get your email address  , so that if Mr. Random Generator picks your number, I can email you to get your mailing address!  (I will have to redraw a number if I can't reach you.)


Good Luck  &  thanks for stopping by!  




Can you tell that I love making pincushions?  
I'm off to my sewing room!

Linking up to And Sew We Craft Together  @  And Sew We Craft

120 comments:

  1. Along with you I know I am going to have pincushion withdrawal...and hilarious on the strawberry making, but they are addicting aren't they when they are so cute! :)

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  2. Those berries are just delightful! And I love the berry baskets! Perfect! My favorite thing to sew is actually quilts...I'm afraid I am hopelessly addicted!

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  3. Love, love the berries!! And the berry basket - how cute! Fig Tree is perfect for these cuties and thank you for sharing.

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  4. All sew cute! I love the berries and baskets. The "tea bag" with the blog hop tag is my favorite, though! I like sewing quilts the best, but it is always fun to make other smaller projects, especially for these fun hops. Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win this wonderful giveaway ... :) Pat

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  5. overachiever extraordinaire!
    love the giant tea bag

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  6. How fun to be on the hop with your sister! It's like sharing a secret to see what she made for you! Does she get one of the strawberries? It's making my mouth water, and how fun to make the basket for them, too! Way cute.

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  7. I love your pincushions. The giant tea bag is just too cute. And the "Pin It" pin cushion will always be a great reminder of this hop! Your strawberries are just so pretty and fancy in their sweet basket.
    great job.
    Thank you for sharing.
    xo jan@sewandsowfarm

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  8. Your strawberries are adorable, even if they aren't edible.

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  9. Love your berries, but have to say the tea bag is my favorite! Thank you for sharing.

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  10. Sweet strawberries! Lovely to see so many in a basket

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  11. Wow you have been busy - lots of yummy goodness there! I love them all. Thanks for sharing.

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  12. You have certainly been busy making all these strawberries. And they are all sew cute. Thanks for sharing and for a great giveaway.

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  13. Love all those strawberries and cute baskets..thanks for sharing :) Right now I love making table runners and lap quilts but after seeing all these adorable pincushions, I think I'll have to make a few! Thanks for the sweet giveaway.

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  14. They look absolutely lovely. All of them. Thank you for the link. I love the strawberries (and I have made hundreds of them, seriously). I love pincushions too and after this hop, I have my work cut out for me. To many great ideas....sigh.... I love hand sewing HUGE quilts. I am working on one that will be 2,5 x 2,5 mtr. I still need to quilt the last one (same size).

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  15. Your strawberries are sew cute! I love the giant tea bag! So fun!

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  16. Love all your sweet strawberries. You do make the nicest pinnies. The tea bag really got me thought. Sew cute.

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  17. They are beautiful but I am going to make the teabag pincushion.
    This one is to die for.

    Warm regards from Holland,
    Marga♥

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  18. Susie, you are so creative and I can tell you truly enjoyed making these.

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  19. sweet berries, and love the basket too :-)

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  20. So sweet !!!!!! Love all the berries !!! I do love fig tree too.

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  21. A fabulous basket of sweet berries! Bravo!

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  22. Berry cute pincushions - thanks for sharing. And thanks for the chance to win.

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  23. Your strawberries are adorable and they look wonderful with so many together. Thank you for a lovely giveaway too.
    ks(dot)eyles(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)uk

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  24. I love to sew quilts of all sizes. I admire people who sew little tiny things like your lovely pincushions -- I usually get frustrated with tiny, fiddly things. And 3D is always harder than nice, flat quilts!

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  25. The strawberries are so beautiful! And I really love the tea bags!

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  26. Me thinks you are totally addicted but they are really adorable.

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  27. Oh my I love the berries, in fact I just bought some emery sand, and a pattern to make some strawberry pin cushion/sharpener's for gifts. Love the fabric that you used too!

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  28. Berry liscious...what great photos. Bravo

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  29. Susie!!! These are SOOO cute!!!!!! The tea bag is so fun, the Pin It is gorgeous and the berries & basket are to die for!! What a great idea! And what an awesome sister you have! That Amy...I tell ya.... she is a keeper, isn't she? :) And what a great giveaway! I can tell you my favorite thing to make is thread catchers. I have been addicted to them lately. :) Thanks for the chance!!

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  30. I think we will all be having those pincushion withdrawals tomorrow...this has been such fun! That little teabag and all those berries are just too cute! Love them all.

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  31. The tea bag was a clever idea and your strawberries are cute as can be !

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  32. Wow. Love all your berries. They make such cute pincushions. Right now I just make quilts.

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  33. Those are wonderful! I love them in the basket like that. Great job.

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  34. Oh, I didn't realize I loved pincushions so much until following this blog hop! I may just need to make myself a few more (I only have 4 now)! Thanks for the chance to win your wonderful giveaway!!!

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  35. Your berries are beautiful. Just right for picking.

    tvbart@charter.net

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  36. Suzie,
    I love your pin cushions! Tea bag was so creative. I love all of those little berries also. Thanks for the opportunity at your giveaway.
    Shelia

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  37. BEAUTIFUL pincushions, all of them!
    Easy to see that you love making them.
    Your berries are so cute, thanks for sharing and the chance to win.
    Bente

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  38. Wowser you made some great pincushions. Great tea bag. Wonderful strawberries. Cute "pin-it". They are all fantastic.

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  39. Very lovely pincushions. Just love your fabric choices. Tea bag cushion is so cute.

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  40. I can see how those strawberries would become addictive... just like in real life! I love working with precuts to make small projects, it's so fun holding a whole line of fabric in my hand.

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  41. Love your berries. I can totally see how they would be addictive. thanks so much for sharing.

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  42. Wow...I believe you are definitely going to have pincushion withdrawals! All of these are fantastic! The tea bag is adorable...great idea. Thanks for the giveaway chance.

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  43. What lovely projects they are all so beautiful!!!

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  44. What a very berry awesome amount of pincushions, I love the little house one too, so cute. I have been on a pouch kick lately and can't seem to stop making the Noodlehead open-wide zippered pouch.

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  45. Yes, I see you love them. They are adorable. Love the tea bag. First one I've seen like that.

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  46. Love those strawberries! I just joined a strawberry pin cushion swap hosted by Erin at whynotsew... You should think sbout signing up, too!

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  47. These little strawberries and the basket made for them are so cute! I love them!
    Sure would look good at my house....Just saying! LOL!
    hulseybg at gmail dot com

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  48. Your pincushions are all so adorable. Your strawberries are so cute. You are very creative. Thanks for sharing.

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  49. Great job on the pincushions! Very pretty. My mother made me a bunch of strawberries and I have been keeping them in a straw basket, but I really love yours so I think I will make one to keep mine in. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  50. I love that berry basket full of berries. Sew very cute. You have inspired me to make some berries today. Thank you for sharing.

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  51. I love your pincushions and the idea of making something like this, to sit in a bowl.
    I have a ton of needles in my cushion and can never find the one I want for a project, so having a bunch, means I could put different needles in each one.

    Debbie

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  52. All of your pincushions are fantastic. Of course the strawberries are cool and making a bunch of them is perfect. Great job!!

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  53. Sweet pincushions! You can never have just one strawberry anyway:) Great job!

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  54. Those are adorable! You did a great job on your berries!

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  55. Those are all gorgeous. What fabulous fabrics you used. And that tea bag! I love it!

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  56. Very creative, Susie. What a wonderful assortment of pinkeeps ; ) I sew bags for friends & have not made a pincushion [just yet]. With the pin it hop - i've had many wonderful ideas

    thx for sharing

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  57. Hi!!! These are all so sweet and fun!!!! I love the teabag!!! Very unique!!! Thank You

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  58. Wow so many nice pincushions. Thank you for sharing

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  59. Such creative pincushions. I have thoroughly enjoyed seeing your selection. Thank You.

    Vickie
    vicca@foothills.net

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  60. What a beautiful bunch of strawberry pin cushions! And the basket is so cute!

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  61. What a lovely basket of strawberries!

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  62. Love those berries Susie!! But my favorite things to sew, as of late, are baby quilts!!!

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  63. Love those berries Susie!! But my favorite things to sew, as of late, are baby quilts!!!

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  64. Those are too cute. Love the fabric you chose. A basket full of strawberry pincushions look quite yummy!!

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  65. I adore your basket full of berries with the lovely basket you made especially for them. Lots of cool pincushions, past and present judging from the last picture you showed.

    How fun that you and your sister both did the hop this time. THX for the giveaway opportunity.

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  66. The strawberries are so cute and look so sweet without pins. That berry crate was perfect. I really like the tiny patchwork cushion and it was spot-on to add Pin It! But my favorite is the tea bag with the Pin It! logo. Wonderful!

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  67. Your crate of strawberries are so cute. 24Tangent@gmail.com

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  68. Your pin cushions are "berry nice". Just love them, especially when they are put in a dish or basket. Nice job. I am sorry to see this hop end. Thank you for sharing.

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  69. You've made so many super cute pincushions. I've always thought of making myself a pincushion with a thread catcher. Now I may win one if I'm lucky. Hope so.

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  70. So cute and love the fabric you used! Thanks for sharing and for the giveaway. vickise at gmail dot com

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  71. Wonderful pin cushions and I love to see a big grouping of the same things. They always look cuter to me then. I love to make wall hangings and also pillowcases with themes.

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  72. I visited your sister's blog earlier today, you are a creative pair the two of you! I love your pin cushion show! Thanks for sharing!

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  73. This blog hop is really fun. I love the berry basket best!. Yes, I did see your sister's blog today. Thanks for the chance to win. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com

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  74. I love to make quilts but there comes a time when you've made one for everyone. I love to sew, so it doesn't necessarily have to be a quilt. I have made a variety of small things; pet beds, organizers for various things. My sister wanted a trash container for her Prius so I made her one to hold two boxes, one for tissue and the second one for trash. I put Velcro on the bottom so it sticks to the carpet underneath the dashboard. People who design cars must not use them for shop hops, transporting children, going to the store, etc where you need a trash container at your fingertips! So I like to make things that fulfill a need. Thanks for sharing.
    Rosemary

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  75. I love all kinds of sewing except mending. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  76. So much strawberryliciousness!! Love all these pinnies! Gorgeous fabrics, such a feast for the eyes :) Thank you for sharing.

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  77. Berry cute! You really did get into making those cute, adorable strawberries. I just like to sew but it sure feels like I don't get much done--LOL! Thanks for sharing your creations.

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  78. Love the strawberry pin cushions. Thanks for having such a great give away and showing us your wonderful pin cushions.

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  79. So many lovely pincushions! I love that teabag! Wonderfully creative.
    Cheers
    maggie

    maggiemine42@gmail.com

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  80. Congrats on a lovely post, filled with sew many great pinnies! Great pictures, and you have the smartest strawberries ever!

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  81. Oh my, those berries are fantastic! Great job!

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  82. Oh my goodness-Berry Crazy indeed. So cute but makes me hungry. I am so going to make a tea bag pincushion as tea is my drink of choice-always. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  83. Your teabag is hysterical....love it along with the strawberries! I would love to win that charm pack and tweed fabric...love it. Thanks for sharing with us.

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  84. Your berries are scrumptious. Love the tea bag pincushion too. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  85. You could eat these they are so sweet! Thank you for the pins link!
    Super, super job!

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  86. I love your strawberries! I just joined a strawberry pincushion swap. It sure would be fun to get one of yours!

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  87. The strawberries are gorgeous. They are displayed and photographed perfectly. Great colors. Such talent in one family. Must be good creative genes.

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  88. What beautiful pincushions and I think we are going to have to call you the pincushion queen!!

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  89. Oh my....what a yummy basket of berries! I love tea and your tea bag pin cushion is just wonderful! Thank you for sharing! anglanouette at gmail dot com

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  90. You have made the cutest strawberry pincushions!

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  91. Berry, berry delicious. When it comes to strawberries who can stop at one? Thanks for the info/links to make these darlings and their berry basket. Thanks for sharing and offering a giveaway. This hop has been the best.

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  92. What sweet berries. Love the basket too. These must be addictive, you have so many. You will have a pin cushion in every room.. Thanks for sharing all the other pin cushions, too. Great projects!

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  93. The strawberries are sooo cute! And the Pin it! one is very creative... I bet Mdmm Samm loved it, too!

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  94. All the berries; charming. I'm not quilting this week. I'm sewing baby hats and burp cloths.
    nicolesender(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  95. All your cushions are delightful. Particularly like the 'pin it' one.
    Nice work Susie.

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  96. Wow! Those berries! They are cute! And a real Pin it! pincushion, such a good idea! Why didn't I think of that! :D Love them all!

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  97. love strawberry pin cushions, and you have some great pics! I love to sew anything! mostly quilts though, but also pin cushions and clothing or bags

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  98. Love your pinnies, the teabag is a riot! Thanks for the link to the berry basket and your strawberries are the cutest! Thanks for sharing and thanks for the giveaway! Boy your pictures are wonderful! yessewingisfun@yahoo.com

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  99. Thanks for the links. I am going to find fabric and make me a basket for some strawberries of my own. And I love the teabag, so that is next. You did beautiful work. Thanks for sharing!

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  100. I really, really love your strawberries and berry basket. Thanks for sharing with
    us!! Thanks for the chance to win!!

    wigglypup2(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  101. Such a cute basket o' berries. I love your special blend teabag pincusion.

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  102. Love all those pincushions, especially the little birds. Birds are my favorite design. I enjoy sewing mug rugs and table toppers because they are fast and feed my need for instant gratification. If I can get it done in a day, it's tops in my book. Thanks for stopping by and visiting my blog today. I love meeting new people this way!

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  103. Love your pincushions and I like sewing small to medium sized projects.
    smjohns63 at yahoo dot com

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  104. I love your pincushions - all of them! The tea bag is very creative.

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  105. Your strawberry pin cushions are so cute in that berry basket. I'm going to give that a try! Also, I love the tea bag--well, all of your work is just lovely!

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  106. Hi Susie! What very cute pin cushions! I love the strawberries in the basket and the beautiful fabrics!

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  107. Hello Susie! Your pincusions are so sweet! I love them! Many hugs from Hungary?

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  108. Wow! Berry nuts! Hahaha, I love the berry basket too, I'm about to save her tutorial so I can make one this weekend. The tea bag is amazing, you did a wonderful job! My current favorite thing to sew is receiving blankets for all my friends who are having babies, it's that whole "when it rains, it pours" situation :) Thank you for sharing!
    ~Brandy
    brandizzle7133 at yahoo dot com

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  109. I love all of your pincushion ideas. Thanks for the links. I have some fabric scraps from making a sewing machine cover that are just the right colour for strawberries! Your teabag pincushion is a perfect reminder of this hop. Thanks for a chance in your giveaway.

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  110. Berry, berry nice, cute and useful too. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  111. I can't decide if I like the berries or the tea bag better!

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  112. you sure went to town making berries!! love your berry patch!!

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