First Crush - Be My Valentine

Are you ready?

Valentine's Day is coming up soon!

If you're looking for a fun gift to stitch up,

consider making a "Be My Valentine" mug rug.

You can find my pattern here on Craftsy.

For this sample,

I used scraps from First Crush by Sweetwater

for Moda, in gray, red and black.

I love the text prints mixed in with hearts and arrows.

This modern line looks great with a bit of wavy quilting detail.

The finished mug rug is so sweet
for serving up a cuppa and a chocolate treat.

No matter which fabrics and ric rac you choose for the
Be My Valentine mug rug,
you're bound to fall in love with it.

The back is cleanly finished, so the mug rug is truly reversible.

Check out my original Be My Valentine post here...

The pattern launch post has more ideas, here.

Soon I'll be back with some shortcuts for this pattern,
in case you're really running out of sewing time.

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Celebrate! A New Mug Rug Pattern

This weekend I've got something to celebrate...

I've launched my new PDF pattern

for a fun and fresh new mug rug,

called...Celebrate!

I've gotta tell you that I didn't really plan

for this to be my next pattern,

but I've had the idea in my mind for a long time.

It came to life when

I made a kitchen-themed basket

for my son's Relay for Life team to raffle,

and I made this little mug rug as part of the prize.

I began with a Divided Basket

from my beloved Noodlehead pattern,

in a turquoise and lime color scheme.

I added a bunch of fun turquoise and lime stuff, 

like napkins, a silicone trivet,

a candle, some straws, and some picnic plates.

Here's the back of the basket.

See that Denyse Schmidt print I picked up at my JoAnn store?

I featured it, adding a sweet lime polka dot

and a fabulous turquoise chevron from Riley Blake!

I filled it with some more handmade goodies...

a stay-put tea towel

and some pretty coasters.

I know you want to see more of those coasters, right?

I whipped them up using my own Moda Bake Shop tutorial.

I'm hoping the winner of the basket

will feel happy each time she uses it.

:)

When I made my little mug rug,

I took some photos and made some notes...

and now I've got the pattern ready for sale!

There's something for everyone here...

a bit of applique using fusible webbing...

And a wee bit of embroidery...

All tied together with some bright binding.

You can find the Celebrate Mug Rug pattern 

in my pattern shop on Craftsy.

{Craftsy is running a sale all weekend

in honor of Memorial Day...

even more reason to celebrate!}

It's also available in my shop on Etsy,

called eamylove.

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Anita Vacation Tote Pattern Giveaway!!!

I'm so happy that I've finished my

Anita Vacation Tote PDF Pattern

just in time for a giveaway!

I've joined the Quilting Gallery

Quilter's Blog Hop Party!

The more blogs you visit, the better your chances to win a prize.

You can see the entire list of participating blogs here

at the Quilting Gallery.

It's Back To School time again for many of us.

We start school on Monday here in my area.

Pretzels!!!  via Pinterest

Whether you are celebrating back-to-school or not,

I invite you to join the party.

I'm giving away one copy of my 

PDF Tutorial Style Pattern for the

Anita Vacation Tote.

This pattern will TEACH you some sewing skills, like:

inserting a zippered pocket..

Stitching two-toned handle straps...

Installing magnetic snaps...

and making a divided pocket for the interior.

A confident beginner can accomplish all of this and more!

How can YOU enter to win my giveaway?

Just leave a comment below, 

telling me something about back-to-school in your life.

Even if those days lie ahead for you, or if they're in the past,

I know you'll have something to say.

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Here's my story...

After all these years, I still have dreams the night before school starts

{for my boys}

that I can't find my clothes or my school stuff or the bus or my locker...

and by the time I get to my classes, school is over for the day!

Please remember...

 make sure I have access to your email address, 

so that you can be my winner if I randomly select your comment.

If you are a no-reply blogger, you can include 

your email address in the comment.

Comments will be accepted until midnight at my house on September 3.

A winner will be randomly selected,

announced and notified on September 4.

{If I get a whole bunch of comments...

more than 100...

I will pick an additional winner!}

International readers are welcome to enter!

My pattern is sent via email in a PDF file, so there is no shipping or waiting.

If you don't win, my patterns are available for anyone to purchase

in several places including

my shop on Etsy, eamylove,

and on Craftsy.

I hope you'll take some time to visit my other blog posts, and will come back soon!  Remember to check out all of the other bloggers, too!

Good Luck!

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