SEW me TAGS and the winners are.....

 this is just 20 of the 90 name tags you can get from 1 fat quarter....

I don't think there is anything sew lovely as seeing ones name on fabric...

I can imagine many of you someday would love that title of designer..

ME not sew.....however I do love seeing my name on a personal name tag.

Something I can iron on and stitch on for minimal cost..

I came up with a solution and I am sharing this with YOU.

this is the actual size.... and yes it is meant to be smudged...I did a type font...

I designed my own signature font years ago, and I thought, as my mind

really runs 7 days a week, this circle of the days of the week and a heart

was "SEW ME"....

I will design 2  personal name tags for 2 winners and the winners will

be announced in 24 hours... 

Once you have this information, any of you can design

an image tag in a tiff format and head to  CREATE Page at Spoonflower

and request 1 fat quarter of fabric with approx 90 name tags

that should do you for awhile...

What You will need...

1 fat quarter of wonder under from PELLON. #805 

1 fat quarter of your choice of fabric, ( Spoonflower has many to choose from)

I chose linen! 

Ohhhh yes the IRON, this is the actual iron 2 winners will be winning

in the month of DECEMBER, the new SENSOR by Reliable...

OMG I loved my orange Velocity, and it still works fabulously

but this one...welllllll it is simple, light steam, heavy steam, constant steam,

vertical steam, alllll by holding the handle....

Back to the tut....once you receive your fat quarter with your name tags all over it...

you will cut 1 piece of #805 Pellon wonder under

and you will iron it on the back of your fabric....

I cut 2 strips the length of the fat quarter and iron the wonder under to be sure it will be very secure..

I used a light steam to adhere the glue to the back...

I then drew some lines in the centre of my strips ( this will be your cutting lines)

And draw lines across now....and then cut .....

Sew there you have it....now I have personal tags to add to all of
coin purses that I made for family and friends...I am going to sew them
into the seams...with stitching all around them...

BTW, my coin purse pattern for the month of DEC
is on sale from $7.50 to $5.50

HERE 

The winners will take their designs and order their own tags....

I will give you the camera ready art work, all you will have to do
is add to Spoonflower... I will design you anything you like...
but it has to be the size of the name tag above....

YOU can make your own tags for less than 15.00 and that is the cost
of shipping to you as well...
I have purchased similar tags in the past and they cost me $60.00 for 50...
This way you can make yours for a lot less.....
Under $15.00 for 90 name tags...that is a DEAL!

what a terrific Christmas gift for anyone who is a quilter...

OHHHH and beginning Monday for the whole month,
we will be introducing Authors to you...
Each day a giveaway.... every week a giveaway..
GREAT PRIZES and they are all for YOU, YOU and YOU...

To a very happy DECEMBER!
p.s all followers are eligible for all the giveaways...
today as well!

seeing all your notes..you make me smile..
won't be answering unless it is a question ok....
Good luck - until tomorrow !


Ahhhhh and the WINNERS..
are Amy and Truffle Queen who happens to be Elaine..

They both have been notified...

With Amy, I just made this....thinking she
may want something different...
this is what I felt for her...

She loved it just like this...I saw her blog and noted a heart..
sew I thought making it look like a stamp would be ideal!

And Elaine, I connected with her and 

she wanted a fox as she lives on fox run..

Sew I came up with this.

I do believe they liked their new personal tags...

To all those who entered....I am sure we will have similar

giveaways in the next few weeks...

Last day of Holiday Lane...and mine is more of a "BLOCK" vs a lane lol

 ( look real snow )

Good Morning, as you will note Mr Iced ( oh the Mrs is below)  is  is as pleased to see you as I am ....

( I am working on the pattern for a Mrs too) 

and my first salute goes out to....

To our dear Jill ( from Jillily studio)  for supplying with this great pattern.... WE all made it our OWN! 

And to  Pauline for organizing this event with such class- even with a very bad flu and pc problems

-she kept moving forward. A cheerleader with Class...yes...!

By now you have seen all the beautiful pillows of our 9 days

of Holiday Lane creators.....

I am honoured to share this last day with these delightful ladies...

Friday November 30

J Kafer on the Net

Busy as Can Be

Dachsies With Moxie ( she is at this blog )

28 Peppermint Grove

Marjorie's Busy Corner

Kris Loves Fabric

Linda - that other blog

Dora Quilts ( not up yet) 

Shedding the Wolf 

Quilting, Sewing Granny ( not up yet) 

Creative Notions

Chickadees Country Cottage Crafts

Madame Samm @ Sew We Quilt ( yes this is me) 

and yes big disappointment here ...I MADE BUT 1 PILLOW..

only 1...that is a first lol

My Plan for HOLIDAY LANE was to make it large enough to have it 

snuggled under our window seat in our kitchen... it is exactly 7 feet 5 inches long...

I drew some people and then made them into silhouettes to mirror

the neighbours on my holiday lane...

( this photo was taken on our steps off the deck to the garden, you will note how

large it is, it is laid on 6 steps...) 

I added buttons and of course some fluffy white fur to accent it as my snow...

I stitched all that fur on ...the ones on the roofs is a thinner version and the sidewalk

snow much thicker....

I also added  a border with dots, and when I saw a few of our creators pillows  with

piping like finishings.. .I took my pillow out of the window and turned
 it under to mirror the same look...

The weight and stuffing of this pillow just had my border lying down flat..

so big thanks to Bente and Marlene for their lovely suggestion! 

When I was trying to take photos of my pillow, it was hard to capture it inside

as we face south east exposure, so the photo always came out dark as I was shooting
into the sun, unless

I did it in the evening, which was what I captured below......

So with assistance of my DH, the pillow weighs approx 10 pounds...

 he carried  it outside and placed it on our outside window bench...
"Sparky, I think you could have made it longer" lol
( what he calls me, " yes but it fits the window bench perfectly'
He then says,  " Then you will have to make one for our here"
We both laugh!
I had every plan too for next summer...this one will be 8.5 feet long!

I purchased 3 king sized pillows, it was less expensive then trying to stuff it

with stuffing... I went to Sears and got the pillows for $5.oo each...Canadian! 

I left an opening in the back so after the season, this pillow will be folded

up and tucked away with all the rest of our Christmas decorations...

I may keep this up till March though...as it will suit our home and surroundings

till then... I want to replace it with a cafe one for the summer...

 or a black and white and red one like Janes....
( did you just not love that one) 

I am sew pleased with the result....I am not sure which photo I liked best

so I included them all....( well- not really I took over 40 pics) ...lol

NOTE here...I did NO piecing...but I did cut every house, door
and window using only wonder under by PELLON.
#805, I have found it the best to trace, trim, iron and stitch with...
I have always used it, always will. 

Now this one was taken at dusk on the window bench...it was hard to get the whole

thing visually...as it is sooooo large...but by golly...I just adore it..

YOU can see it from the front door of our home..

it's height is 22 inches high... 7 feet 5 inches long...

                                                       and this is what I created it from....

Here are the fabrics that I used... from Connecting Threads...I was soooo excited when I found the background fabric to mirror a stormy sky.... I included all the fabrics and numbers of them...

Blustery black 5272   background...looks like snow swirls..

Pin Dot Peridot 5034 that is the green one ( sides of pillow and backing) and some for the houses.

Twirl Cherry 5367       trees and houses

Crimson Berries Honeysuckle 5102 ( the top one)     houses,  trees  and window shutters

Chantilly buds 4313  for a variety of trees..

Little Stars 3980 for trees and shutters

                   Will you be making another HOLIDAY LANE?

                            What will yours look like?                                            

He was lonesome sew I made him a MRS...if only it were that easy! lol

Return later to see who made our top 3 and the winners of all the giveaways

will be announced in the MORNING! 

all the prizes are from JILL...we  all sew grateful for her generosity! 

 3 lucky winners will win this...

OUR TOP 3 for our last day....

Ohhh Look at this one....Pauline and I live on the same street....I love that it really looks

like a holiday lane....I want to live there for real...

This lady chose such a perfect fabric....I had to show both front and back...

I can see why she had to make this pillow...I love the hues of blues....

and this lady turned hers into a runner and still has effective..

we will call it a flat pillow lol. LOVED the lights on the tree...and the dotted

fabric looking like falling snow....pretty cool! 

Congrats to the following ladies who won this delicious bundle...
they all have been contacted with much excitement.


To Tracy for participating she is from farmroadquilts
To Lyn who just had a birthday, she was most certainly hopping lol for leaving comments..( no blog) yet lol
and to Sue for being in the top 3 and this was her
 first blog hop and win..
( chickadeescountrycottagecrafts) 

p.s and return SATURDAY for an announcement of our Blog HOP 

for January, PLANs have changed! 

I think this may interest many of you...
hint...it's wordy!

 Yes this will be our button....

more tomorrow! 

Day 8 of our Holiday Lane blog hop with 1 more day to go for giveaways...

EVER since I saw this pillow last fall from 

our  sweet JiLL from  Jillily Studio, I fell in love with it...

Clearly a year later it still is one of my most favourite

designs from a very sweet lady  whom I admire...

She is witty, bright, inspiring and downright creative! 

SEW I called her and convinced her in my very firm way lol

that I WANTED this pillow pattern for our blog hop.

She finally accepted my reasoning...

"If I love it, everyone will love it too" lol

 Jill has a new book out,  new fabric line and this Holiday Lane pillow

pattern to share...This is "simple piecing and a little applique."..

( once the book and fabric comes in, I will be taking photos

to show you too)

I am excited to say the least to see what your HOLIDAY LANE

will look like..

Would you believe JILL and I have already discussed

next years HOLIDAY LANE PILLOW series...Yep...lol

SEW there you have it my dear blog hoppers, creators

and designers...This will be our very last blog hop for 2012...

I am feeling the HOLIDAY spirit already, ARE YOU?

 HERE are those on the hop today...

  

Thursday November 29

Words & Stitches

Trying to Blog

Peanut's Patchwork 

Moosestash Quilting

A Loose Thread

stitch, stitch, stitch

In Stitches and Seams

Hooked on Quilting

A Reformed Heath'n

As Sweet as Peaches

The Learning Curve Quilts and Such

Geema's Wonderings

       

           Here are our top 3.

We wanted to lick this pillow, it looked sew delicious ...look at all those candy canes..

what a lovely tribute to the love of a Christmas confectionary. 

This lady always brings such variety in her creations...

And how could we overlook this whimsical stitchery pillow...WOW,there are a lot of delicate stitches here...and the designs of each house to make it sew unique...priceless it is...we loved the snowman trim ...and look another candy cane wreath....delightful! 

and we could not help but be drawn into this ladies pillow...look at her rooftops, 

the fabric brick choices...truly inspiring with the addition of the lamp post...a lot of thought

went into this one...

Pauline, from Quilt N Queen.. 

YOU are going to love this 

lady as much as we all do ....She is a perfect cheerleader

for this event...She loves HOLIDAYS, she loves cheering everyone on, 

and  she loves this pillow

almost as much as I do lol..

I met Pauline almost 2 years ago. She was so quiet

and reserved, she had a voice but she did not use it very often..

I saw something in her..in fact I saw a lot....She is the QUEEN

of binding, she is a terrific embroideries', her quilts are divine...

She is passionate, funny, someone you are glad to know...

When I asked her about this hop...she embraced

is as much as the pillow blog hop idea...

I am sew glad she did....

She has found her voice! 

I hate rules sew we call them guidelines...

READY?

#1 Everyone must turn off their word verification the day 

they are showing their Holiday Lane Project- PERIOD.

#2 Only 15 ladies with no blogs will be accepted,

it will be a first come, first serve basis.

#3 You must have your post ready at 

midnight E.S.T. If you are not

sure how to do that, we will guide you. 

( will do a tut for you if necessary)

#4 And most important, YOU

must add the names and links from

those who are on the hop the same

day as you. We want everyone

to find your Holiday spirited friends

as easily as they found you- PERIOD.

#5 All  Subscribed HOLIDAY LANE hoppers must

put button on their blog. ( please comply) 

( on the top right) 

copy code in gadgets

 html copy- that is it

( those who have no blogs, of course

you are omitted lol)

Winners of these bundles...

how you can win..

#1 if you participated in this hop, you can win...

#2 the top 3 who are highlighted here will also have an opportunity to win

#3 and all those who leave comments, ( each comment) gives you another chance...

Winners will be announced at the end of the hop....

Oh forgot to add...

P for Pinterest

YOU can see all the photos of this hop

HERE 

Day 7 of our Holiday Lane Blog hop

EVER since I saw this pillow last fall from 

our  sweet JiLL from  Jillily Studio, I fell in love with it...

Clearly a year later it still is one of my most favourite

designs from a very sweet lady  whom I admire...

She is witty, bright, inspiring and downright creative! 

SEW I called her and convinced her in my very firm way lol

that I WANTED this pillow pattern for our blog hop.

She finally accepted my reasoning...

"If I love it, everyone will love it too" lol

 Jill has a new book out,  new fabric line and this Holiday Lane pillow

pattern to share...This is "simple piecing and a little applique."..

( once the book and fabric comes in, I will be taking photos

to show you too)

I am excited to say the least to see what your HOLIDAY LANE

will look like..

Would you believe JILL and I have already discussed

next years HOLIDAY LANE PILLOW series...Yep...lol

SEW there you have it my dear blog hoppers, creators

and designers...This will be our very last blog hop for 2012...

I am feeling the HOLIDAY spirit already, ARE YOU?

 HERE are those on the hop today...

Wednesday November 28

Quilt n Queen

Keep your fork There's pie

Quilts My Way ( try later)

Grandma's Stories

Quiltscapes ( try later)

Espritpatch

Quilt on the Edge

Farm Road Ramblings

Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

Peach Patch Quilts

Cherry's Prairie Primitives

Mary Jo - that other blog 

  

       

           Here are our top 3.

I was able to get access to my iPad before class begins...

oh look what we have here

Everything about this pillow is lovely, the photo, the black and white homes, the stitching,

the red trees...stunning...it is perfectly suited for this chair too...love it

and this one, with the snowman and lovely stitching of the smoke out of the chimneys, the fabric

choices, the setting under the tree...wellllll feast the eyes on this grand pillow....

and don't you just love it in blues and whites...absolutely adorable interpretation

of Jill's design...in all colours, sizes...just perfection..

Pauline, from Quilt N Queen.. 

YOU are going to love this 

lady as much as we all do ....She is a perfect cheerleader

for this event...She loves HOLIDAYS, she loves cheering everyone on, 

and  she loves this pillow

almost as much as I do lol..

I met Pauline almost 2 years ago. She was so quiet

and reserved, she had a voice but she did not use it very often..

I saw something in her..in fact I saw a lot....She is the QUEEN

of binding, she is a terrific embroideries', her quilts are divine...

She is passionate, funny, someone you are glad to know...

When I asked her about this hop...she embraced

is as much as the pillow blog hop idea...

I am sew glad she did....

She has found her voice! 

I hate rules sew we call them guidelines...

READY?

#1 Everyone must turn off their word verification the day 

they are showing their Holiday Lane Project- PERIOD.

#2 Only 15 ladies with no blogs will be accepted,

it will be a first come, first serve basis.

#3 You must have your post ready at 

midnight E.S.T. If you are not

sure how to do that, we will guide you. 

( will do a tut for you if necessary)

#4 And most important, YOU

must add the names and links from

those who are on the hop the same

day as you. We want everyone

to find your Holiday spirited friends

as easily as they found you- PERIOD.

#5 All  Subscribed HOLIDAY LANE hoppers must

put button on their blog. ( please comply) 

( on the top right) 

copy code in gadgets

 html copy- that is it

( those who have no blogs, of course

you are omitted lol)

Winners of these bundles...

how you can win..

#1 if you participated in this hop, you can win...

#2 the top 3 who are highlighted here will also have an opportunity to win

#3 and all those who leave comments, ( each comment) gives you another chance...

Winners will be announced at the end of the hop....

Oh forgot to add...

P for Pinterest

YOU can see all the photos of this hop

HERE