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.
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!)
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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.
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| Welcome to Susie's Sunroom on the Pin It! Blog Hop |
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.
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| Pin it! Front and back |
Now I'd like to share with you the next little pincushion that I made for the blog hop .
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....
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It is fun to add buttons on top of the leaves
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Once I got started, I just couldn't stop!
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| This yummy color is from Breakfast At Tiffany's |
I even made some of them scrappy...
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| "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"
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| Smile for the camera! |
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| Slide over for the little guy! |
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| 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.)
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.
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| 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
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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.)
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Good Luck & thanks for stopping by!
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| Can you tell that I love making pincushions? |
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I'm off to my sewing room!
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