I was trying to figure out what I could giveaway, because I don't have that much awesomeness laying around. But I do have a few things that I thought might peak someone's interest.
Exhibit A: vintage fabrics (pretty sure these are originals because they have been in the family for a while but I could be wrong...). I have a ton so I picked out an assortment of fun ones. They all are varying yardage, but there is for sure a good amount of fabric available. I would say almost all but one are a fat quarter's worth or more. Here are the close ups:
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| you like that low volume on the end, don't you? |
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| Some fun pinks in here, as well as some children... |
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| for both the dog and cat lovers of the fabric world |
Exhibit B: a pattern for a fat quarter friendly quilt. I had purchased it a while back and haven't gotten around to using it but it looks like a fun quick pattern, don't you think?
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| this has christmas fabs, but it would be fun with anything I think |
Exhibit C: this is for all you yarn peeps. Three skeins of Plymouth baby alpaca DK yarn in a nice aqua type blue (each skein is about 125yds). Here is a picture of one skein - but you will get 3!
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| it is super soft! |
So I figure we can make this fun! All you have to do is leave me a comment in which you tell me the story of how you got into crafting :-) whether it was slow progression of a little here and a little there or if it was all in due to one fantastic event or a friend or family member, etc. Also, make sure to mention which Exhibit you would prefer - you can list, one, two, or all three! At the close of giveaway day (week really) I will plug you into Mr Random generator for each Exhibit you entered and then he will spit out the winners.
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO LEAVE ME AN EMAIL TO GET A HOLD OF YOU! I am already unable to get a hold of some of you to respond to your awesome comments :-(
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO LEAVE ME AN EMAIL TO GET A HOLD OF YOU! I am already unable to get a hold of some of you to respond to your awesome comments :-(
This is open to everyone everywhere (except outer space)!
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have fun checking out all the giveaways and have a great Tuesday!
-k
My mom is a quilter/crafter/master of all crafts so that's how I got addicted. I like one or two!
ReplyDeleteI sewed a little as a teen, mostly pillows for my bed. I couldn't sew a straight line then and disliked sewing. My mom was great at sewing, but I didn't want to learn! Well, I'm 40 now and I have been sewing and quilting for 3 years! I love it and the good news is I can finally sew a straight line with my 1/4 inch foot!!! Loved it so much that 1 year ago I got a Gammill to quilt on. Would never go back to quilting on my sewing machine. I love Exhibit A, they would be great for all sorts of quilts!!! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteMy mom started me crocheting at a young age and it just took off after there!
ReplyDeletePlease enter me for #1 & #3. I love vintage fabric, so thanks for a great giveaway! My mother taught me to sew and I've gone away and come back to it overtime, but always appreciated it. My first project was actually hand sewing a precut design onto an apron in daisy scouts when I was 5. From there I was hooked!
ReplyDeleteoh my, alpaca for my baby girl, it was so expensive when I lived in Chile, and of course the first bundle of fabric. Start crafting I thinks for my mom, she loves everything handmade, and my grandfather work with don't know the name in English, but you have to seat it to ride a horse, was really amazing and handmade. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI got into quilting by my mother's example :) She taught me all she knows :) I'd love to use Exibit A in a quilt! Thanks for giving me the opportunity to enter :)
ReplyDeleteWow! Such awesome choices! I got into crafting when I was young - a family friend worked at a print shop and brought me a brown paper shopping bag full of paper cuts/all colours and sizes. My mom set up a desk and a lamp in my closet as a small crafting space and I have never looked back! Still remember that brown bag fondly...it's amazing what something seemingly small will start! I really love those vintage fabrics...I would love a chance at those.
ReplyDeleteMy mom made all my clothes when I was little, so I guess it come from her. I would love to receive the vintage fabrics. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI got started crafting as a kid just messing around with kiddie crafts and making clothes for little plastic dolls (oh those clothes were such double-knit nightmares!).
ReplyDeleteExhibit A, please.
Like everyone else it seems - I had a baby! But my mom sewed and I remember learning to sew in a home ec class. So it has always been around me and I finally decided I needed a hobby. Been sewing for about 3 years now.
ReplyDeleteI have always had the urge to create. It baffled my mom since she is the least crafty person I know. thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteExhibit A please! My fabric is soo lowwwww.
ReplyDeleteUm let's see... I sewed once in 7th grade and was proud of that pillow, and once again in high school in parenting class, a class quilt, we made. But it wasn't until my daughter was born that I got into sewing and bought my own machine, even then I didn't sew a whole lot.
More recently, about two years ago, my husband deployed but before deploying he bought me a new sewing machine and while he was deployed I sewed a lot and now I'm totally addicted!
for #1 :)
ReplyDeleteI sewed a pair of boxers in highschool. They were horrible. After a couple of years of marriage, I was really wanting to give sewing a try again but had no good machine. My husband bought me one for our 3rd anniversary. And, I've been sewing for around 2 and a half years, having had a machine upgrade for a birthday in there as well :)
When my children were born I couldn't find clothes that I really liked. Thank you for the giveaway. I would love to win vintage fabric.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a young pup we only had 3 channels on tv and my father controlled that as well as the selection wasn't that great so we had to do things to occupy ourselves. My grandmother had scraps stored in shoeboxes. So we made a template out of cardboard and with scissors cut out each piece and strung it on thread. Then with needle and thread we sewed the pieces together. Boy am I showing my age.
ReplyDeleteI started knitting in high school and picked up sewing/quilting last year. I'd love to get all three exhibits!
ReplyDeleteMy friend in high school started knitting and I thought it was cool, so I joined her. :) Needless to say, my knitting skills haven't gotten much better.
DeleteSign me up for Exhibit A :) My mom taught me how to make a pillow when I was little and she got me this little tiny kids sewing machine. I remember being so surprised that you put it together inside out and then turn it and it's a pillow! haha In high school, I became fascinated with quilts and then it grew from there... I made a few (crappy) quilts in high school, then in college I got a little more serious and after I got a job and some money bought a nicer machine and now I use it every day!
ReplyDeleteI remember by Grandma quilting. I was lucky enough to receive the last quilt she ever made. Since I remember her everytime I see that quilt, I thought I would get into quilting so that loved ones would know the love that went into what I make them. I am still very slowly making things, but I love it.
ReplyDeleteI would love exhibit A or exhibit C.
My grandmother taught me to sew when I was about 6 or so, because she got bored with making me things and thought that it'd be better to just to teach me to make things myself. My gran is my biggest inspiration when it comes to hand crafts; she used to to everything from sewing, bead work, painting glass and porcelain to weaving and she even taught dyeing with natural materials. I've been in love with sewing (and making soft toys especially) ever since gran first sat me in front of a sewing machine.
ReplyDeleteIf I were lucky enough to win, I'd love Exhibit A!
From my weaver mom from the time I could talk (at least)
ReplyDeleteI started to like sewing when I was in middle school because of a really awesome teacher in our crafts class...I didn't pick it up again until I was in my late twenties though and now it's my favourite hobby.
ReplyDeleteI would love to win Exhibit A. Thanks so much for this giveaway!
I started crafting because I watched my grand-mother knit and I was intrigued. I love 1 and 3.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great giveaway!
My grandmother taught me how to crochet and it morphed from there! I'd love all of them!
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ReplyDeletefMy mother was a craftster, she learned me to knit and sew. I would love the yarn!!!
ReplyDeleteI honestly don't remember a time I wasn't into crafting and quilting. I did take a long bit of time away from quilting though until the Mr. bought me an intro class to get my feet wet about 2 years ago and its been on since.
ReplyDeleteI like exhibit A. Thanks!
My mother taught me my sewing skills. I use the nearly every day! I'd like #1 or 3. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw the fabric collection Good Folks from Anna Maria Horner I said to myself that I can sew a quilt even if a don't have any skill. I follow load of tutorial online, create my design and voila! I finish my first quilt and I am now hooked.
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Thank you for your reply. I will love to win the vintage fabric!!! I will not know what to do with the alpaca DK yarn. I have not master that craft yet.
DeleteOh, wow. I'd love A or C..
ReplyDeleteWell, I got into crafting while I was pregnant.... deeper and deeper ;)
Have a nice christmas
I saw someone carrying a bag that they'd made out of an Amy Butler pattern. I was determined to teach myself how to sew so that I could make one of those gorgeous bags! I have 6-7 of them now! I would love to win your vintage fabrics (Exhibit A).
ReplyDeleteI just started getting into crafts/sewing again recently. My mom is also teaching my 7 and 10 year olds to sew, so it's a family affair!
ReplyDeleteI would love to win either 1 or 2. Thanks so much!
I used to sew a lot as a kid, but kind of forgot it during many years. A few years ago I thought I needed some more creativity in my life and got interested in quilting after accidently stumbling ocer some quilting blogs. Love it and am soooo glad I rediscovered this craft!
ReplyDeleteMy grandma taught me to sew when I was little and did lots of crafty things with us whenever we would visit!
ReplyDeleteExhibit A, definitely! Oh, the stuff I can make with these beautiful fabrics!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win!
it started when I was around 10 or 11 I use to like making clothes for my sisters barbie dolls.. since then it has grown into acrylics, quilting, scrap booking..and now that I am a SAHM I can indulge a little bit more than before.
ReplyDeleteI really love exhibit A!
I would mostly like a, and then b.
ReplyDeleteI sewed some with my Granny when I was young, and really got into it when my daughter was born 4 years ago.
Desi
weeshareblog@gmail.com
My crafting years started with cross stitch when I was a teenager then I got into crocheting in my 20's. Learnt knitting in my 30's and patchwork and quilting became my new found hobby when I turned 40, 3 years ago and I'm loving it!
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway and very generous of you, Kim! Exhibit A or B, please! Thanks for the opportunity.
Well I am totally taken with exhibit A... I started making quilts because I had been collecting fabric for years and this suddenly seemed to be the perfect thing to do with it! My mum sews, her mum sews, I'd always known I would eventually!
ReplyDeleteLove those vintage fabrics!! I have always been crafting and creating little things since I was young, but I wanted to learn how to quilt since I helped my grandmother hand-tie some of the ones she made. About three years ago I picked up every book and video from the library I could get my hands on, and looked at all kinds of blogs to learn how. I have now made about five large quilts and all kinds of small ones now. Anyways, Exhibit A reminds me of the fabrics my grandmother used and would love to win it! Thanks for the chance :)
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I have always crafted something but starting quilting when my girls were small. I'm loving A and C. Thanks for participating in the giveaway day.
ReplyDeleteI started with my mum, as a child, making clothes for my dolls... and never stopped.
ReplyDeleteI love love love this vintage fabrics, and I also love the yarn.
I like exhibit A. Love those vintages :) My aunt quilts and I was visiting her and decided to try it out. I became addicted. She then got me a new sewing machine. I haven't stopped since! amateurquilter at gmail
ReplyDeleteAll your exhibits are fantastic!
ReplyDeleteMy family are all very crafty, and I had done bits and pieces, usually clothes for myself, and always ended up so frustrated! I have a strange body shape.. lol.Then a few years ago I went to a quilt and craft show with my mum and aunt and picked up an applique book. I started making a small quilt for the little girl still in my tummy, and became completely hooked! I enjoy the quilting process so much, and have now branched out into making clothes for my little girl, little girls clothes are so much fun to sew as well! :)
A friend showed me some clothes she had made for her daughter and I was so impressed I decided I would borrow her machine and give it a try. I loved it and the huge range of fabrics available online and now I'm hooked and have stepped more into the world of quilting.
ReplyDeleteI really (REALLY) like the fabrics. They are unique and pretty.
ReplyDeleteMy mom did craft shows when I was a little girl, so that's how I remember starting to craft. She would be at her sewing machine and I would craft on the floor by the table. As a kid, I had a loom and a little potter's wheel.
My mom always made our outfits and I wanted to do the same for my daughters.
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I started sewing early, my mom was a fixer and a mender and we rarely bought new if we could fix the old. We always had lots of bits and pieces around to make things. I didn't really get into sewing until high school when I started using my grandmothers sewing machine and the ones in home economics. I caught the bug then and have never quit since. I do love that yarn! Knitting is another one of my many crafting pursuits, and I'm doing more and more!
ReplyDeleteI have been into crafts for as long as I can remember. Scrapbooking and crochet turned into sewing and quilting. I became obsessed with quilting just before my baby girl was born, before that I just didn't have time to do anything with twin boys running around. Now again I am in that stage with limited time, but whenever I can, I am at my sewing machine. I would love exhibit A. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI have a lot of creative and crafty people in my family. My paternal grandparents were involved in woodcarving and embroidery. My maternal grandparents were involved in woodcarving, sewing, knitting, and furniture making. My father used to paint with watercolors, and my mother has always done various needlework and sculpting. It's in my blood.
ReplyDeletelimor477 at aol dot com
Exhibit A is fabulous!!
ReplyDeleteIt was really my aunt and cousin that got me started - yeah I'm blaming them! ;)
Both my mother and grandmother were crafters so I got into it early! I can't remember a time when I wasn't crafting. I love the fabrics in exhibit A - they are calling out to be made into a quilt.... :)
ReplyDeleteI've always loved crafting since I was a kid. Quilting came in my 30's because of the beautiful quilts I see in craft shops.
ReplyDeleteMy first crafting started when I was in maybe the 3rd grade. My Dad hammered some small nails into the end of wooden spools & wound some yarn around them. Then he showed us how to make a chain of the yarn, picking it over the nails & wrapping more yarn. My sister & I would have a contest of who could make the longest chain in the shortest amount of time. I'd love to win either #1 or #3. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI have always been a crafter. I came about it naturally, as my mom and both my grandmothers were prolific sewers and knitters as well. I think I am the first in the family to be a quilter though.My first pick if I win would be exhibit A, but both the others are also wonderful prizes, too.
ReplyDeleteI started sewing when I moved last year and felt the necessity to decorate my home and customize it. However, I got addicted to sewing when I discovered online blogs! My choice would be set A. Thank you for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteOh my! That fabric is awesome! Would love to have it.
ReplyDeleteAs far as how I got into crafting. I grew up watching my mom sew ALL or our clothes and toys but I was never allowed to touch the machine. I did a lot of made up crafts on my own as a little kid. Now that I have kids I try to get them involved (even though they are very young). But now I think about crafting, mainly sewing all day long! I can't get enough.
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MY GRANDMOTHER+MOM INSPIRED ME TO HAND STITCH+EVENTUALLY I LEARNED TO MACHINE SEW+QUILT! THANKS FOR SHARING!
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I have been into crafting in dribs and drabs for years.. But then my MiL started telling me it was OK to be slightly obsessed with fabric and that cemented my love of patchwork!! I love 1930's reproduction fabric so am in awe of the material you are offering up!! Thanks so much for joining in :)
ReplyDeleteMy grandma for sure! But I come from a long line of crafters! sloanbrie (at) gmail (dot) com
ReplyDeleteI love 1 or 3. Thanks for the chance to win :D My passion to sewing and quilting started when I'm looking for a new job in 2010. I accidentally googled a sewing blog and spent time reading it instead of applying for job.
ReplyDeleteI have been crafting since I was a kid. I remember making pantyhose elf heads and attatching them to grapevine wreath that had come from my Gramma's grapevine. My mom and Gramma were both crafty. :o). I love C and A. Thanks for the giveaway! This is so fun!
ReplyDeleteI got into crafting at a young age...always had to do something creative with my hands (or I was getting into trouble)!!
ReplyDeleteI learned to sew from my mom, my grandmother taught me to embroider, and I taught myself to quilt. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI got into crafts through my Nana who taught me to knit when I was little. From there it grew and grew, and I'll more or less try anything now!
ReplyDeleteI started sewing when I was really young (like my mum doesn't even remember when I started young) and have been doing bits and pieces since. The thing that got me addicted to quilting was making a quilt for a friend's wedding present.
ReplyDeleteI remember crocheting in fifth grade, so it's been forever. My grandmother got me interested in it (crafty gene skipped my mom!)
ReplyDeleteI'd love the fabric first, then the yarn. Thanks!
Right after my first son was born, my MIL, with whom I have NOTHING in common, came to visit. I thought she came to help me out. Nope, she came to hog my baby! I was truly thinking homicidal thoughts during that fateful visit. In desperation one day, I asked her if she'd teach me how to make a quilt like the one she had made for her son, my hubby. The rest is history, and now, we have exactly ONE thing in common!
ReplyDeleteMy family members have always been crafty so I sew alot of it growing up.
ReplyDeleteLove vintage fabric in exhibit A! I grew up watching my Mom sew and my grandmother crochet. I think crafting is in my blood! I remember playing with fabric scraps and yarn as much as with toys and dolls. Great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI started with crafting when I was a kid - my mom bought a craft book and supplies and left me to it (she is not crafty!) thecraftingfiend@gmail.coom
ReplyDeleteI have been crafting since I was a wee little one with my mom. I would love exhibit A!
ReplyDeletejenna
callherhappy.com
Well, I've been sewing and crafting as long as I can remember. I did lots of cross-stitching and knitting in my younger years. But things turned hard core when I won a FQ bundle of Good Folks from AMH herself. I made my first quilt, and the rest is history!
ReplyDeleteI think I'd have to choose A.
ohh.....I blame it all on my mom starting me at an early age. I think I would choose Exhibit A.
ReplyDeleteI don't remember when I WASN'T crafting! So..it must have been my grandma and mom's influence. :)
ReplyDeleteI'd love to win either the GORGEOUS vintage fabric or the alpaca yarn!
Thanks!
Genevieve
I will have to enter exhibit a - because I badly need some more small prints for a quilt I'm making!
ReplyDeleteI have always admired handmade things, quilts and clothing in particular, so when Grandpa passed away a few years ago and Gran gave me $500 to buy something to remember him by, I bought my first sewing machine and haven't looked back since!
I had always loved art and drawing but when I changed schools midway through high school and was failing French, I was gently pushed into the direction of home economics. Fancy term for learning how to sew and cook but I am so glad that I did it!
ReplyDeleteExhibit A would be my choice. Thank you for the chance to win.
taswege(at)internode(dot)on(dot)net
I have been crafting on and off for years, but 2 years ago I decided to finlly learn how to sew through a free class.
ReplyDeleteI would love exhibit C and I started crafting with my Mom when I was very young.
ReplyDeleteThanks for such a great giveaway.
Erin
emstone28@gmail.com
I started crafting at five with my first sewing box and later at 7 with a large leaf bag full of my great grandmothers crafting things when they cleaned out her home to put her in a home. In the early 1990s my grandfather gave me my dads mom's sewing machine. I joined an email listserve(before internet)international online quilt guild Quiltnet. I learned to quilt that way participating in block and border swaps. Now I blog, tweet, flickr,Pinterest, fb and instagram.
ReplyDeleteI was born crafting. Probably a serious problem with being frugal, brought up frugal and surrounded by frugal people.
ReplyDeleteFabric - please. Love all the prints.
Thanks for the giveaway and please enter mine.
I would love any of the 3. I began sewing when I was about 10, making barbie clothes for my dolls by hand. My Aunt taught me to do embroidery when I was 13 and I got my first sewing machine at 15, I have tried cross stitch, crochet and many other things but just began quilting a couple of years ago.
ReplyDeleteI like one or two - nice giveaway. I took a quilt in a day class with a bunch of ladies from church many years ago....and I'm still quilting.
ReplyDeleteI think I was born with a pencil in one hand and a sketchbook in the other (ouch! for my mom, huh?) Truly I can't remember a time when I wasn't doing something creative...Dad was a BIG Band drummer, Mom was great at painting, sewing and knitting and my 3 older siblings all played musical instruments.The house was always filled with music and projects!
ReplyDeleteBack when my husband and I got married, my mother in law took me to a crafting group that made little gifts for children to give to their parents. I learned alot of crafting tips, it has served me well over the years.
ReplyDeleteI would love exhibit a, I already made a comment, not sure if this could be added to that one.
ReplyDeleteMy mother and grandmother got me into crafting. They patiently taught me and kept my little hands busy as a child. I like Exhibit 1! I've got a Michigan address waiting.
ReplyDeleteDeborah
pinkscissorsdesign @gmail. com
Ooh Exhibit A looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI got into sewing around 5 years ago when my in-laws kindly purchased me a sewing machine for Christmas. Such a generous present meant I just had to learn how to use it, and I haven't stopped since!
cheers,
christie at homegrownmama dot com
I've done some crafting since I was little--my mom taught me crocheting, cross stitch and simple sewing--but half a dozen years or so ago I started up again and have been teaching myself a lot more.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to win that lovely yarn!
I found fabric... :-/
ReplyDeleteI was pottering around one day and thought I'd check the LQS. Just browsing throguht the shevles and I found material I wanted. I desperately wanted it. I wanted it so bad I carried it around the shop with me for half an hour.
And so I bought the fabric. And some coordinating solids (because I was - and still am - too scared for prints) and that was the start of my quilting!
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(Oh, and I'd steal Exhibit A :-P)
hahaha all three for sure! or at least exhibit A.
ReplyDeletemy boss lady at work actually got me into crafting - first it was making jewelry, then it was an attempt at knitting, then it was spinning fiber into yarn, then it was weaving, then it was sewing, then it was crocheting.
Yay, I'm glad you're participating this year! :D I started with cross-stitch. At holidays, all the women would retire to the "front room" and bust out their cross-stitch projects and chat. It is associated with such happy memories for me! My mom always sewed her own clothes, so I got a sewing machine at one point, but somehow ended up quilting instead of making clothes. I...don't actually remember how I fell into quilting, which is sad since it was only a year or so ago. I think I ran across some modern quilt photos and got sucked in that way!
ReplyDeleteI love exhibit B and C. I started sewing and knitting before I was a teenager and just kept adding to the addictions. I never stopped to think I couldn't do it.
ReplyDeleteMy mother taught me to knit when I was aged about 6 or 7 and it's gone on from there!
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http://bossymamma.blogspot.co.uk/
I think that I inherited it from my mother (who I did not grow up with), but it was a grade school teacher who got me into sewing (ornaments from felt) and actually that same year I made a cape from a pattern that came with my Mandy doll. It was the first pattern I ever used and I had to hand sew it (just like Laura Ingalls Wilder!). I met my mother later in life and have found out that she is VERY crafty- interesting! Also I learned to knit (in Italian!) from my aunt- and I didn't speak Italian at the time! I would love the wool as the knitting bug has really hit, but I can never say no to fabric!
ReplyDeletethanks for the giveaway!
Love the fabric and the yarn! I grew up with a mom who could sew anything! At the time I was so terrible at sewing I gave up and it wasn't until I was in my early twenties when I stepped into a fabric store after many years that I thought I could give it another try. I've been quilting ever since and am learning new things all the time.
ReplyDeleteI got into sewing because my mom sewed. I don't remember a specific event but I've always liked making things myself.
ReplyDeleteI would prefer Exhibit A but would be happy with B as well!
erikawithak.vintage at gmail.com
I love your vintage fabrics!
ReplyDeleteI got into quilting because my best friend from high school's mum was a quilter - I've been quilting since I was 21.
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ReplyDeleteI come from a long line of crafty/artist types so I was born into a general do-it-yourself attitude. I suppose I picked up some skills along the way.
ReplyDeleteI'd just love some of that fabric!!
Thanks for the giveaway!
I use to make paper craft for school but i always wanted to try sewing. Now i love it!
ReplyDeleteI would like the Exhibit A :)
my mum has always been sewing. my dad do his own electronic and lots of furniture d.i.y// thanks for the chance..love Exhibit A
ReplyDeleteWow! Thanks for the generous giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI've always loved crafting, but I took a sewing class last year and then my husband got me the sewing machine I wanted for Christmas, and it's been a fun year learning how to sew since!
I would love 1 or 2!
My mum taught be crafts and creativity as a child, she's amazing. it was only a few years ago that i learnt how to quilt with the help of amazing bloggers : ) I would therefore love exhibit A! : ) annaconlan at gmail
ReplyDeleteI don't know if my comment went through... forgive me if i'm commenting twice! I learnt to craft from my amazing mother as a child, but it was bloggers who helped me learn to quilt. I'd love exhibit A! thank you : )
ReplyDeleteI have always *needed* to make things. I remember my mom giving me a needle and thread and some fabric to play with and when she came back a couple hours later and I had created my own pattern and skirt she was speechless :) I would love that vintage fabric! So beautiful, but the pattern is pretty great too!
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ReplyDeleteI don't remember a time when I wasn't crafting...so I guess it started in the womb...at 4 I started sewing on a Singer Featherweight [I still have the doll clothes I made then] but I must have been creating before then...
sowingstitches [at] gmail [dot] com
I would def choose exhibit A. :)
ReplyDeleteI got into quilting because my ex mother-in-law retired and didn't want to go to her new quilting classes alone. I have been addicted ever since.
My mom was always sewing pajamas for us kids. My big sister Nancy was into embroidery, and me the copy cat little sis (9 years younger and a pain) started to embroider also. The first thing I made was Snoopy on top of his dog house on a hunk of denim - never could bear to sew it on a pair of shorts though! Thanks for the give away.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Exhibit A. I am working on a Grandmothers Flower Garden using vintage fabrics. I seriously need lots more. I have sewn and crafted since I was a little girl. My mom made ALL of my clothes and was always doing little crafts. I guess I just followed her lead. I remember making little crafts as a child and going door to door to sell them to my neighbors for spending money. I have just always loved making things!
ReplyDeleteI got into sewing when I was very little and my mom was loosing patience with my ADHD. She let me "play" with her sewing machine. I would love the vintage fabrics to use in my vintage yo yo quilt.
ReplyDeleteI started sewing under the guidance of a teacher at school when I was 8 and I've never stopped!
ReplyDeleteI would love to win either #1 or#2
What an amazing give away. Thanx for a chance to win!!
ReplyDeleteI've always loved crafting, but I always lived in small houses so never had space for a sewing machine and some fabrics. When me and my husband bought our current house, I just really wanted to do something about this! I bought a sewing machine and took some lessons and I've been completely addicted ever since. Not only because of the sewing but also because of the fabulous DIY blogging community out there. It's just great!!
I am completely smitten by Exhibit A!!!
Happy holidays,
Esther.
My mom love doing embroidery,sewing and other hand crafts. I guess that's how I got involve and addicted to it! I love exhibit A and B . Thanks for the chance:)
ReplyDeleteI got in quilting when I took a second job working weekends at a Fabricland back in the 90's. Everyone was pitching in to make a highschool graduation quilt for one of the employees and I was asked to participate. I did pretty good for not having a clue what I was doing. There was no stopping me after that.
ReplyDeleteMy mother knits and sews; my grandmother knits, my other grandmother knit, sewed and crafted. My aunt knit, sewed, made gorgeous wool hooked rugs and painted. My cousin is a well known illustrator who knits, sews and crafts... It was inevitable that by 5 I was tottering in their footsteps.
ReplyDeleteAs a result, any of your fab prizes would be put to good use here in my happy home!
I've had a sewing machine for about 10 years, have taken up curtains and altered clothes with it but suddenly got into sewing earlier this year via a blogger/sewer friend. Then found the whole huge world of sewing blogs and tutorials! I've been hooked ever since!
ReplyDeleteI have always loved crafting -- I got a sewing machine and then taught myself to knit and embroider and just kept going from there. I'd love to win option one, the fabric!
ReplyDeleteI started sewing doll clothes when I was 7 or 8 years old, and I have been making things ever since! I love Exhibit #1!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely Exhibit A... I have so much yarn. :) I learned to sew and crochet from my grandmothers. Later I learned to knit in university when I was an RA and a housemate was always knitting socks in the common room. Eventually, I got serious and started designing knitwear and that's where I am now. I illustrate and design. :)
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I began crocheting and sewing when I was about 11 and really enjoyed it from there I moved onto cross stitch and embroidery. Then about 2 years ago I found a love for quilting through a pop in visit on a Quilting Club that meets in my town. I am still in the beginning phase and trying to build a stash and enjoying the whole of it.
ReplyDeleteExhibit A, please. :) I've always been a crafter. I made houses and furniture for my Barbies out of boxes and found objects, and I learned to sew from my mom. Now I sew, craft, crochet and want to learn how to knit and quilt.
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ReplyDeleteI got into crafts and sewing because of my mom. She sewed me clothes and made my barbies matching outfits to her clothes and always was crafting. I remember being quite young and loving sewing, knitting and crafts always. I would love to be entered to win all three.
ReplyDeleteI started very young, looking at my mum sewing, knitting and stitching. I'd like Exhibit A, then C or B. thanks so much for sharing! I'm hosting a giveaway too and you're welcome to participate
ReplyDeleteMy mums friend taught me to sew and knit Barbie cothes when I was young
ReplyDeleteI am not really sure, I was just the kid that was always drawing and making, coming out of school covered in paint with glue in my hair! My Mum sewed me some lovely dresses when I was little and my Grandmother did beautiful knitting and crochet so maybe it is in the genes!
ReplyDeleteI come from a long line of crafters and needle workers. I started with Barbie clothes and had my dolls looking good.
ReplyDeleteI cannot remember a time when I was not crafting. I would love to win either #1 or #3. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI forgot to mention, I'd love the Alpaca yarn to make something for the baby boy I'm expecting in January :)
DeleteI started crafting when I was probably 5 or 6 since my mother and great-grandmother were always quilting around me. I learned to knit and crochet in middle school from my step-mother and got my very own sewing machine as a dorm-warming present when I went off to college!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to win A or C!
I always loved making stuff with my hands. I picked up the sewing bug when I was about 6 years old. I love your Exhibit A ! cynsaw2(at)yahoo(dot)ca
ReplyDeleteI'd take #1 or #3...I started crafting when I took my first sewing class in 8th grade...haven't stopped since! Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteMy grandma showed my how to sew by hand, how to embroider and how to crochet, my mum showed me how to sew by machine and how to knit, I learned to handle a sewing machine by the age of seven and did a lot of crafting while I was in school.
ReplyDeleteAfter school I used to do a knitting or crocheting project once a year, usually between October and Christmas, and since I've got kids I'm heavily back into sewing. By machine first, and now also by hand.
I started quilting at age 11, through 4-H. From there I was hooked and recently I've gotten into making my own clothes. I would love to win #1. Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteMy mom was my first exposure to crafting!
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My aunt used to sew me clothes when I was little and then started to teach me in high school SHe also knit and crocheted so taught me that too.
ReplyDeleteI was born with a pretty awesome creative side (thanks mom) and I was an art student but now I stay home with my two beautiful boys! Crafting has become my outlet! Specifically sewing so I of course would love #1!
ReplyDeleteMy grandma started teaching me to cross-stitch when I was 5. I would love to win #1 or #2. Thanks for the generous giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI didn't want to study for my statistics exam in college, so I said "hey, I always wanted to learn to knit" and drove to Michael's, got a Learn to Knit kit, and stayed up all night looking at tutorials on the internet to learn.
ReplyDeleteI have always tried different crafts, but I didn't get into sewing until I quit smoking, and then I was hooked lol (on the sewing, I did quit smoking) and I would adore exhibit a :)
ReplyDeleteI think I was born crafting. My focus has changed sometimes, but I've always been making something. I would love any of the 3.
ReplyDeleteI love the fabric :-)
ReplyDeleteI only started quilting a year ago, but I used to lots of crafty things with my daughter as she was growing up. I love quilting and can't get enough of it. I have so many things I want to make.
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I started sewing last year and know is an obsesion. I would love to win A
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ReplyDeleteI always wanted to knit and quilt. One day about 10 years ago I checked out a knitting book from the library and bought some aluminum needles and some super soft cotton yarn and knitted a scarf. I have been hooked ever since. My current obsession is quilting. I made my first quilt two years ago and have been going non-stop since then.
I started crafting at a very early age since my mom is a big crafter...I think I started with doll clothes (knitting and sewing) :)
ReplyDeleteI've always been a craftsy person. Even when I was little. I stopped sewing for awhile from 17-30 and then picked it up again!
ReplyDeleteI love exhibit A (#1) for sure!!! Thanks!
My mom and grandmother are/were both crafty and I just followed suite! I would love #3. Gotta love Alpaca! Thanks for the giveaway! Amy @ gasudimack(at)sbcglobal(dot)net
ReplyDeleteI've been crafting one thing or another since kindergarten! Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI've been crafting since I was a teen. I was a self learner until it came to quilting. That journey (obsession!) began two years ago with a not so gentle push from a crafting buddy. I love it and am so glad to have it in my life. I would be interested in #1. Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteI am definitely a little bit of this, a little bit of that over time since I was little. Crafting just draws me in. I would really love Exhibit A for a quilt!
ReplyDeleteMy mom and Gramma were crafting type ladies and I naturally started being interested when I was somewhere around 7 or 8 years old. I know my Gramma intentionally started getting me involved in projects when I was around that age. I think I've always loved arts and crafts, though, even when I learned simple little things is school and church events. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! I was laid off last year, so my husband and I decided that I would be a stay-at-home-mom. I knew I needed to pick up a hobby to give myself an outlet, so I used my bank card reward points to get a Singer sewing machine. I also started doing some crocheting around that time. I have made about 6 quilts so far among other sewed items such as aprons, totes and pajama pants. I like options 1 & 3. wonderlandbyalyce(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother loved all kinds of crafty goodness. She exposed all the grandchildren and her own children to a variety of crafts. I would love to win Exhibit 2 the alpaca yarn. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI started sewing a year ago when my husbands job changed and he now works afternoon/nights. I had lots of alone time and desperately needed to fill it. I'm so in love with sewing now. I'd love Exhibit A or B!
ReplyDeleteA friend had a baby and gave me her old sewing machine. Would love to win the A vintage fabrics
ReplyDeleteI moved countries, made a new friend who offered to teach me to quilt, and I haven't stopped since (that was two years ago!). I would love to win number 1! Thanks
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ReplyDeleteNumber 1 would be fantastic. I got into crafting a few years back when my mom suggested I make my own purses instead of buying them all the time :)
ReplyDeleteI've been crafting all of my life! I crocheted since I was little and then as I got older got into scrapbooking and cardmaking, art journaling, mixed media and then sewing and now I'm mainly quilting! Guess you can say I'm a hobby addict! I just wish there were more hours in a day! Thanks so much for the wonderful giveaway! I'd love to win Exhibit "A"!!!
ReplyDeleteMy mom was always crafting when I was growing up, so I learnt to sew when I was younger. But I started quilting after I had my son and a girlfriend and I decided to make a baby quilt for a friend... the rest, as they say, is history! (I also love to embroider, cross stitch and crochet)
ReplyDeleteMy mom taught me to knit and to sew as a child, but I have learned about quilting from the Internet! I would love the vintage fabric (#1). Thanks for offering such a generous giveaway!
ReplyDeleteCrafting has always been around me so I don't think I really had an option. My mom was even crocheting while in labor with me and recovering from her c section.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE #1, if i don't win that one please put me in for #3.
ReplyDeleteMy mother started me sewing when I was small. Something the ladies did together. She started me off with embroidery and we went to a class together once a week.
Exhibit A - what beautiful fabrics!
ReplyDeleteI started crafting when I was a little girl. My dad taught me how to cross-stitch and would take me to craft fairs. :-)
thank you for the chance to win. My mom was always crafty and let me help. one is pretty
ReplyDeleteI just grew up in a crafty family and followed along. I'm not as good of a sewer as my mom, but took to knitting like a duck to water. Hence, my interest in exhibit 3! :) winterwrens at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteI was always crafty as a kid and my Mom sewed, but it wasn't until I got divorce that I started to quilt- my ex-husband got the tv. It was a very stressful time and quilting was a way to focus on something else that was positive. Probably more of a story than you wanted. Anyway-exhibit A would be awesome as I don't have any vintage or vintage repro fabrics. Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteI sewed clothing in my teens and twenties. A couple of cross stitch here and there. But I did get serious until a little over a year ago. I discovered quilting blogs when I was home recovering from surgery summer of 2011.
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE Exhibit A. I have already made several things with similar fabrics.
Please enter me for A and C. Thanks for the chance at some great prizes!
ReplyDeleteI can't remember a time when I didn't craft / create...my mom and grandmother are both very skilled and since I was little have always taught and encouraged craftiness in me. :)
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Exhibit A is fabulous!!
ReplyDeleteMy family does all kinds of crafting... sewing, quilting, knitting, crocheting and scrapbooking. I think I must have been born crafting. I learned to crochet & knit very young from my grandma. But sewing was another story... I learned in my teenaged years from my mom, but then didn't do anymore till after I had kids and now I love to sew for them! Thanks for a chance to win! :)
ReplyDeleteI saw a friends mum doing embroidery when I was 7, started doing that and that led to everything else. Exhibit b looks gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI got into it via blogs, I kept seeing things I liked but couldn't afford to buy, so I figured I'd have a go at making them!
ReplyDeleteMy mother taught me embroidery and knitting when I was a kid and she wanted to teach me how to sew too but I never wanted to learn :( Recently I decided to learn how to sew by myself and it's been a wonderful discovery. I would love to win Exhibit A; thanks for the chance!
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My grandmother taught me to knit as a child. Many years later when my now 6 year old was a baby I wanted to knit him some things so I picked up some needles and yarn and it all came back to me. I started quilting a few months ago and love it.
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Thanks for the giveaway and opportunity to win :) I would like to win the A and B.. Perfect for me to start off with great projects .. I create froma my school days and Started sewing this year .. I blog here - TheHobbyHarbor
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ReplyDeleteI mother was alway sewing and weaving when I was a small girl. after she died I never felt realy creative. Then a few years ago my mother in law died as well and left me her sewing machine. I just got home one day thinking "I want to make a quilt" and I did.
ReplyDeleteI have been a creative addict ever since.
I would love to win exhibit A.
I've always loved to make things. But, when I was 19 my mom bought me a sewing machine and I started sewing. When my kids were little, I didn't do as much crafting...just didn't have the time. But, now that they are older (8, 14 and 16) I have more time and I'm just getting into the blog world...wow! The talent out there is incredible and inspiring!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to be entered in all 3 giveaways. Thank you!
I'm lucky enough to have afghans made by both of my grandmother's and one of my hubby's... so I guess I was born into it! My Mom sewed everything so learned to make clothes in junior high and was taught all kinds of crafts. Right now quilting is my focus but any of your great items would make my day - thanks!
ReplyDeleteMy mom was always a crafter, and as soon as I was old enough, she employed me into stuffing pillows and glueing things together. She was just getting into quilting when she died, so I guess I continue the tradition. Oh, I would choose option 1. Yarn and sticks scare me.
ReplyDeleteI love making all things and really I just can't seem to stay on one alone, started with scrapbooking then glass making now sewing and I have been eyeing making my own crocheted scarf so I would be exhibit C to get me started on that learning curve.
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my mom is an artist and i have always seen her crafting, stitching, etc
ReplyDeletei guess its in my genes
thanks for the giveaway
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I started really crafting when I was in 5th grade. I used to sew tiny clothes for my glamour gals. I made a latch hook pillow for my favorite uncle that year too.
ReplyDeleteThey all seem like nice giveaway items. I don't know which to choose.
My mom taught me to sew clothes and then when I got married my mother in law taught me to quilt. eatkin85(at)yahoo(dot)com
ReplyDeleteErr ops forgot to say what got me into this stuff. I had my 4th child this year and I knew no one that would make me a quilt for her. I asked my wife my mother my mother in law all of them gave me strange looks. I pressured my wife (while pregnant to make one) not a good idea. Finally she told me to make my own. So we bought a sewing machine and I started I now have a blog http://richardquilts.blogspot.com come check me out my journey is crazy.
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hmm what got me into crafting .. being the girl to a father without sons I guess (that wsa the heavy machine, drills all kinds of saws and gadgets part) and having my "Greek Granny Maria" she used to take care of me sometimes in the afternoons and taught me to knit and crochet .. and my mother sewed a lot of my clothing and always did some crafty thingy with me .. and I still do pretty much everything with a focus on fabric right now - it's the easiest as I don't have to buy a lot of gadgets like saws and drills and ...
ReplyDeleteExhibit 1(A) . I went to an art school from middle school through college. Don't remember ever not crafting. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI inherited my grandma's knitting needles and so went looking for an online tutorial on how to knit. 11 years later I barely knit but I love to sew
ReplyDeleteI got started sewing in 4-H in the 5th grade at school.
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My husband started to quilt to make a quilt for our baby and about 4 months later I decided to try as well. Thanks for chance to win.
ReplyDeleteWow lovely giveaway! I got into crafting from a young age watching my mum knit and sew (but I can't knit!), Then since having my children I've taken it up full time! And love it!
ReplyDeleteI'd love exhibit A please
thank you mary(at)emmens(dot)co(dot)uk
It was when I was pregnant with my first child...... I started to make things for her, and then got the bug!
ReplyDeleteMy mother started teaching me to sew when I was about 8. She took me to a knitting "teacher" when I was 10 and on it has gone for 50+ years!
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I would be interested in exhibit A and C. :) I got into sewing right before my first child was born. I made a lot of cloth diapers for him. Now I like to sew for all four of my children and sometimes for myself!
ReplyDeleteHow I got into crafting? It was very sudden. In spring 2007 I found Stumble Upon (yeah. I know), where I found Craftster.org and rest is history. I was so awed by the stuff people showed there that I had to start doing it myself.
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ReplyDeleteI got into crafting because my mum sews and my grandmother embroidered and then my great aunt came out from England and she was a cross-stitcher so from the time I was 8 I have been crafting. At 10 my aunt taught me to patchwork and my bank balance has never been the same!!