The Pod Swaddler - Giveaway Day!

SORRY GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED!!!

First of all I'd like to say "Welcome" to all of you that have come here for the first time today. I am really glad you stopped by. I hope you will find some inspiration and comfort here.

Now on to the reason all of you are here:

Today is the day! The Pod Swaddler pattern is finished and ready and IN the shop.

To celebrate I will be giving away TWO prizes!

The first is a PDF Pod pattern complete with a tutorial and printable instructions for use sent to you via email.

The second prize is your very own Pod made by Moi' (that's "me" in french...I know you knew that).

"So what do I need to do to get in on this totally awesome giveaway?" you ask.

Here are the rules:

I will be choosing a winner from two places on this blog:

1. The comments section (just leave me a comment telling me who you'd make this for)
2. The friends section (to become a friend just click on the "follow this blog" or " join this site" section on the side of the blog).

If you are not comfortable becoming friends yet, I totally understand...for heaven's sake we've just met! So don't feel any pressure to do this (although I promise you won't be sorry if you do).

So really if you are both a friend AND a commenter you really have TWO chances to WIN!

GIVEAWAY CLOSES:
THURSDAY AUGUST 6th AT midnight MST
I will post the winners here on Friday Morning the 7th. There will also be a little treat for everyone who enters. So stay tuned to find out what that will be!

Norah says:

And so do I!

P.S. If you post this giveaway on your own blog so all your friends, family, acquaintances, and enemies can see it, and you end up winning, I will throw in an extra pattern from my shop to sweeten the deal.

P.P.S. If you are more of a "I put inspirational blogs in my sidebar section" kind of person like I am, this counts as being a friend/follower of While They Sleep. Just leave me another comment (so two total) letting me know that I am on your side bar. If you do all three (comment, side bar comment, and friend/follower), that gives you even more chances to win!

It's Almost Ready!

I just got the photos of Norah modeling the Pod Swaddler (that's what I've decided to call it). I'm putting together a little "How-To" sheet today and waiting to hear back from just a few more of the volunteers who are making them. The goal is to have it up in the shop on August 5th! I will be hosting a little giveaway that day to celebrate so stay tuned!

Thanks so much to those that have volunteered to try it out. You have given me great input and helped make some really important changes to the pattern and instructions! Here's some of the photo's for the "How-To"...thanks to Eden Thome's brilliant photography!

HELP!!!!

Okay guys, so I'm working on a new pattern to put into the shop and need your help! First of all I apologize for the dark photos. As the blog indicates, I do this stuff while the girls sleep. Norah woke up so we did some photos. This is our third "test snuggler". I like this model the best so far but I need opinions...not "nice" opinions. I want real constructive criticism. Here are my questions:

1. Is there anything in the design that you would change?
2. When you look at this do you have any questions about how it works?
3. Is there too much white (or whatever color of fabric would be in the middle?)
4. How much would you pay for one of these if you were in the market for a swaddler?
5. How much would you pay for a pattern?
6. Anything else you want to say?
7. And last what would you name this? Here are some ideas I've come up with:

The POD Snuggler
PEA POD
POD
The POD Swaddler

I'm going to send the pattern to a few sewers I know and hopefully they will find any bugs I have missed. I'm actually looking for a few beginners so I can see if it all makes sense to a novice so don't be shy if you have limited sewing skills...mmmkay? And heck it's a chance for you to get a free pattern. If you are interested in testing out the pattern just leave it in your comments or shoot me an email.






Thanks in advance for your help!