My first GIVEAWAY!

I've never done a giveaway on my blog before, but I figure it's about time.  Especially after winning a few prizes from other giveaways, it's about time to repay the good karma!  And talk about good timing, Sew Mama Sew is hosting Giveaway Day!

For this giveaway, I am offering a housewife, mostly because I think the name is funny.  I made it using this tutorial.  Also, a half yard of this pink birdie fabric.  Leave a comment, and good luck!

I will be choosing the winner by random drawing, and I will ship internationally.  This giveaway is open until December 6th, 11:59 pm PST.

EDIT: Here is the pink birdie fabric.  Hope you like it!

D-2 Mouse in a Mirror

LOVE this block.  I think I am starting to like hexagons.  I don't think I'd make an entire quilt out of them, but they are pretty fun.  This block used freezer paper to piece the outside corners, and I used a freezer paper to make hexagon templates, machine sewed them together, then appliqued to white fabric.  Sounds complicated but went very smoothly.

The fabric is from Free Study Glimmer by Kristine Baerlin, and I think it called grasshopper in blue?  It's hard to find information about this line now.

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D-12: Crossed Swords

This one was a bit.. well wonky.   I reverse appliqued the corner squares in, and they're a bit unsquare-ish.  The seams there are just too thick in some places.  I probably should have just done some set in seams.  The rest of the block was freezer paper pieced.

Fabric is a 10" scrap from F&S Fabrics.  I love dots!

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D-4: Crystal Star

LOVE this block.  The center is freezer paper foundation pieced, and the melons in the corners are appliqued on.  They're cute!  I did freezer paper inside for these, and I think they turned out ok.  For the set in seams I am utterly dependant on freezer paper.

The fabric is Erin McMorris' Forest in Lime from the Wildwood collection.  I  bought it from Bobbin's Nest Studio, a very cute quilt shop around here.

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E-2: Merry May

This block could have been easy, but I screwed things up.  I finished appliqueing the center square, only to cut it too small!  I ripped out the stiches and tried again.  The nice thing was that the edges were already turned over for appliquing it the second time around!

The fabric is Heather Ross Underwater Sisters in Plum from her Mendocino line.  I think there are a lot of Heather Ross fabrics in this row.
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E-12: Mary Ruth's Corset

This block was pretty fun to make.  Easy foundation piecing.  Those pieces in the center are tiny!  I did put white fabric where it was supposed to be patterned, so I had to rip it out and redo it.

The fabric is Amy Butler's Wildflowers in navy from the Daisy Chain collection.  I love how the big repeat fabrics look so different in these little blocks!

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D-8: Dee Dee's Delight

In contrast to the last block I did (D-1) this one really was a delight.  I think I'm starting to like hand piecing much better now.  It lets you enjoy the process.  My points are not really that pointy, but I do like the overall result of the block!  And finally, a block in fall colors.  I'm so excited for Thanksgiving this week!

The block was all hand appliqued, using the back basting technique.  It worked really well for this block so I didn't have to mess with the placement.  The fabric was a 10" fabric scrap from F&S Fabrics.

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