It's time to get us stitching! I have tons of great content coming your way. Interviews and projects, inspiration and loads of fun.

Let's get this party started!

We've got lots of great prizes to motivate you to start your stitching!

Here's how to win one... Just start stitching my free pattern, Sewing Room Sampler. Click HERE to download. Get at least two squares finished (I'd love if you'd do more, of course.) Then take a photo of it. Post the photo to our flickr group by no later than August 25, and you are entered to win! 

I've already got mine started... too bad I'm not eligible to win.

My piece will be finished before we get back from vacation which is tomorrow really because I'm writing this on the 20th and you'll be reading it on the 25th. So, tomorrow I'll post the updated photo. Normally I wouldn't add borders until I'm finished, but I wanted you to have a nice picture... so do as I say, not as I do, k?

In the next week, I will have all of the stitch videos you need to finish my project up and ready to go.

Wanna' know what you can win? Our sponsors have offered lots of great prizes! 

One lucky winner will win a $50 gift certificate to buy supplies at Daisy Cottage Quilting!

Missouri Star Quilt Co has offered a $25 gift certificate to two winners.

Wondrous Woven has offered a pair of these adorable scissors, and two patterns from Crab-Apple Hill.

Rosebud's Cottage has offered 4 sets of Sullivans seasons floss!

Quilt Fabric Delights is offering an array of flosses including stranded, perle 8 and 12 plus rick rack and wool felt!

Stash Books is offering a copy of For The Love of Handstitching to one US based winner.

And Lecien is giving away two sets of Cosmo Seasons floss in a handy roll up pack to two winners, a set of Cosmo Sparkles plus an embroidery hoop and a yard cut of Meg Hawkey's gorgeous linen to one winner, and a set of 5 Cosmo Multiwork floss spools plus an embroidery hoop and another yard of Meg Hawkey's linen to yet a fourth winner!!!

 

10 prizes to 10 lucky winners!

To pick winners, I'll number each Flickr entry by date, and the prizes will be awarded in the order listed in this email. i.e.: the first winner I pick (using random.org) gets the first prize and so on and so forth. The winner will be drawn on August 25.

Happy Stitching!

Bari

PS Keep your eyes peeled tomorrow. I've interviewed Natalie Lymer of Cinderberry Stitches and she has a goodie for all of you too!