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Words (and my SMS Giveaway Offering)

Do you ever feel like you have lost your voice? I have felt that way a bit lately. Every time I come to this space to put words to the page, I can’t get out what is inside. So I am going to type up a google doc over the course of this week with all of the rest of the snowflakes. I don’t work well on a deadline. Or perhaps I do. I made this little pillow for the Pillow Talk Swap just in the nick of time.

Luckily for me, there is a lot to say about this pillow. It was outside of my comfort zone. For one thing, it is a heavily modified version of a beloved Anna Maria Horner pattern. (I purchased acrylic templates here that made it SO much easier!) Sending something like this off made me really bite my fingernails. Leila has received it, so now I can share my thoughts and process, since each piece of this pillow is based on something about her or that she requested.

She asked for ‘French General’ colors: rosy pinks, brick reds, and creams and taupes. But she wanted it ‘modern’ with lots of text, japanese prints, and ‘unfussycut’ types of prints (novelty prints with part of the design cut off). This is a real deviation from my normal super saturated, high contrast, fussycutting style. So I wandered over to design seeds to find something inspiring. I took my inspiration from this picture which saturated the traditional tones.

I pulled fabrics from my stash that I knew would correlate to something in her life. January of last year her sweet little boy was born, so I put that in the pillow. She also used to work at a paper mill and I know she has a penchant to hand write sweet notes to her friends, so I included the ‘paperie’ and fountain pens.

There is also a little mouse family with a little boy mouse that I had to include. You can tell that family is very important to her (and I think most of us, too 🙂 ). She also has a love of polka dots and linen, so those are featured heavily throughout. There are a lot of tiny pieces in this.

She raises three hens, so of course those family members can’t be left out. And she studied architecture, so this japanese print featuring floorplans fit right in. A little Liberty also made an appearance, along with Denyse Schmidt. I knew from some past swaps that Leila had a fondness for vintage reproductions. And for Lakehouse Metallic seed catalog. More on that below.

When I first swapped with Leila for fabric, she included a little bit of the now sadly out of print Lakehouse seed packet fabric featuring pinks and golds and shimmering metallic ink. This was quite a bit before metallic fabric really caught on. So, when she mentioned in her mosaic that she still had a fondness for the stuff, I went on the hunt. I found one last online shop with a bit to sell and bought a bit. So the back of the pillow is one solid piece of fabric.

For my final trick, I hid a zipper under that flap. I LOVE zippers in pillows. They keep a feather pillow form in shape since there isn’t any wiggle room.

So, now it is time for the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day. I LOVE this day. I could spend all day perusing fun, new, inspiration filled blogs. If you are stopping by from SMS, ‘Hi!’ and ‘Thank you!’ I’d love if you had time to poke around, but I know the clock is ticking.

My giveaway today is a fat eighth bundle from my shop. Fat Eighth bundles are my absolute favorite cut. Ours our cut generously enough that you could get a couple layer cakes, bunches of charms, or 2.5″ strips from them. I used them to make my fun alphabet quilt, my madrona road quilt, and they are THE BEST cut if you want a variety of new prints, but don’t want so much that you are intimidated to cut into it. I’m already trying to decide what to do with the brand new architextures bundle that I added to my shop yesterday 🙂

If you’d like to enter, all you need to do is stop by my shop and let me know which Fat Eighth bundle you would like to take home with you. The lucky winner will win whichever bundle they chose. Easy, Peasy! There is just one method of entering this time.

If you haven’t already stopped by, my amazingly talented friend Jessica is launching her brand-new-sure-to-be-awesome blog by giving away a $40 gift certificate to my shop. I almost entered it myself it was so tempting. Definitely stop by and say hi to her! And check out her finished quilt page. There is some serious eye candy there.

You’ll also find a Fat Quarter Bundle of our new Bella Solids up for grabs over at Lindsay‘s blog. These girls were so thoughtful to choose my shop, so I’d love if you’d pop by and let them know I sent you.

If you like what you see here, I’d love to keep in touch in whichever method you choose, be it facebook, pinterest, twitter, instagram, email. Thank you so much for stopping by!

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Comments

  1. Oh my that pillow is so gorgeous, you are one clever lady. All you fat 8th bundles are delicious, I would love the Out to Sea one, my youngest daughter loves the blue pirate fabrics (she wants to be a pirate when she grows up!) and I’m sure I could persuade her to like some pink to go with it! thanks for a brilliant giveaway

  2. Ahhh! How I love this blog. I love that you share feelings along with your fabric-y work/art. I hope you find yourself able to share you voice again soon. The pillow you made is stunning – I love all the very personal details you thoughtfully included. Your shop is one of my favorites, so I visit often. I LOVE Architecture, but I’m also working on a quilt for my little guy and have decided on Out to Sea (boy colors, of course) – so I’d just love to win either of those. And I agree – Fat 8ths are awesome!!

  4. All your bundles are great, and I agree–fat eighths are one of the best sizes of sampler packs. I really like the Out to Sea Girl bundle. Thanks for the chance to win!

  5. Thank you for sharing 🙂 Lovely pillow – so scrappy but meaningful – you’re so sweet! I’d love the Field Study bundle 😉

  7. Notting Hill, all the way! Thanks for the chance.

    Your pillow cover is amazing. I have a tutorial for a zipper done that way bookmarked and hope to try it some day soon.

  8. Amanda that is such a beautiful cushion!! So much thought went into it and it is stunning 🙂
    It is a tough choice but I really love Field Study so I pick that!

    I hope you find your voice x

  9. i would love to win the madrona road bundle. such perfect fabric for my planned quilt my new baby niece. love your pillow by the way., and the thought you put into the fabric choices.

  10. That’s a great pillow, you really put a lot of thought into it! And I’m jonesing for some Architextures (but I’m not seeing it listed currently, probably because somebody bought it!).

  11. i was hoping you’d have architextures in that section! But I love Anna Maria Horner’s Field Study, too.

  15. Definitely the Architextures bundle. Or maybe the Notting Hill bundle. No, definitely the Architextures bundle 🙂 I love your pillow – what a lovely and thoughtful gift for your friend. I’m sure she will treasure it. (Crazy for your alphabet quilt too! When I first saw it, I had to pull that pattern back out and start thinking about what fabrics I’d like to make it up in.)

  16. That is a seriously lovely cushion – so heartfelt. What a generous giveaway, and a tough choice. I don’t think I have any Lizzy House Outfoxed in my stash, so that would be my pick.

  17. Chicopee for sure! And wow, I thought *I* appreciated Leila on Flickr…I think I would cry if someone put that much thought into a pillow for me! Thanks for a wonderful giveaway, Amanda, and hope you have a great week (and that your “voice” comes back)!

  19. love your pillow and love all the thought process that went into it – thanks for sharing 🙂 thanks also for such a generous giveaway – fingers crossed that I’d get to pick lucky penny or notting hill – love them both 🙂 oh, and thanks for the other links to giveaways too !

  20. So hard to chose! I would love the lizzy house outfoxed fat eighth bundle. Thanks for the chance. Your feather pillow is so sweet and obviously full of love.

  22. Love that pillow!!! And what a great idea to use AMH’s feather! I love that pattern, but have been a bit intimidated by it… If I happen to win, my choice is Madrona Road. Thank you for this giveaway!!!

  23. Lovely pillow! And great selection of bundles! I’d love the architectures- what a fun new line!

  24. I love the pillow and wish I would have known about the template set sooner! I am making a queen sized version of that quilt and it would have saved me a ton of time. If I won a fat 1/8th bundle I would pick Architecture. I will probably get one even if I don’t win. 🙂

  26. Architextures!! Wow, what a great collection – I hadn’t really looked at it until now, and I love it! It’s great to get outside our comfort zone sometimes – look at the incredible work you created by doing so! Nice job! Thank you!

  28. I am loving all the Architextures I am seeing around blogland. I would choose Notting Hill, though.

  30. OOh – I love your pillows – the little hide-away mouse is just too cute 🙂

    I love your Architextures Fat Eighth Bundle. All those texty fabrics are so gorgeous!

  33. I adore the Notting Hill collection in your stop and the back of that pillow is divine! I can’t believe that cute little flap you made.. it’s perfect.

  34. They are all so gorgeous it was very difficult to chose a favorite. But after much thought, I would choose Lucky penny. Thanks much for the giveaway.

  35. The feathers are so cute 🙂 And I know what you mean about losing your voice! Sometimes blogging is just difficult. I’m so sporadic with it!

    And oooh ooh oooh pick me!! Outfoxed, please!

  36. That cushion is so special! And you’re right, I think you did get the last bit of the backing anywhere. I just spent about half an hour trying to find some and nada!

    I was going to say that I’d love a bundle of architextures… but then I went ahead and ordered the fat quarter bundle of it! So not that. So how about the lark bundle since I’ve been veering away from Amy Butler and it would be good to be reacquainted.

    Awesome, incredibly generous giveaway, by the way!

  38. I follow you on fb. That is such a thoughtful pillow! I love the look of the necktie shapes. I bought a half yard of that Lakehouse print at my LQS over the summer. It was so unique and I am a sucker for prints with lots of shimmer like Mirror
    Ball dot.

  40. I’m between architexture and mama said sew… wonderful fabric collections, both of them, hard to pick just one… if I had to, I’ll go with Architexture… and may have to buy mama said sew too!

    Thanks for the chance to win!

  42. It’s a struggle to pick a favourite but I’d have to say Field Study. Difficult choice though!

  45. Um…all of them. Love your pillow and the thought put into it! Thanks for the generous giveaway!

  48. Oh my word, that pillow is beyond gorgeous, and so much thought and effort was put into it, it definitely shows! I would pick the architextures bundle, I have ideas for it! Be blessed!

  50. Totally get what you mean about not always able to get the words out… I’ve been feeling that way too lately but have chalked it up to a crazy busy season of life. Blah! 😉

    I would definitely pick the bundle of Madrona Road; I’ve never seen it in person but it looks SO GREAT! Thanks for the opportunity! 🙂

  52. Love the pillow! I really NEED the architextures bundle. Lucky Penny is pretty tempting too.

  56. Your pillow looks great, Amanda! Nice fabric choices, I’m sure she’ll love it!

    Hard choice, but I think I’d have to pick Chicopee. Architextures would be my second choice.

  57. Your pillow is lovely! I like Riley Blake House Designer Small Polka Dots. Love dots! I enjoyed reading your blog too!

  58. That is one seriously beautiful pillow! You have totally nailed it with the modern french general, and I think I have a new fabric crush… Love 8ths bundles! Have been lusting after architextures too, but that Notting hill bundle looks right up my street too! Great giveaway 🙂 thanks

  59. Beautiful pillow! Love how you hid the zipper – so clever. I wouldn’t say no to an Architextures bundle. 😀

    Thanks for the giveaway, and happy holidays to you and your family.

  63. I think your pillow looks amazing! Love all the little details like the hens and working in a paper mill! What a treasure!

    Your fat eighth bundles are awesome too! I’d love to get some Architextures! I’m also dying for you to get the pearl bracelets in stock!! 😉

  64. Wow – such beautiful bundles! I guess I would have to pick Architextures by a slight margin over NottingHill. 🙂

  65. Love your pillow! And would love to win an Architextures bundle! Thanks for the opportunity.

  66. Your pillow is amazing and so is your offering. I’d go for the Architextures bundle. I majored in architectural design so this is right up my alley. Thanks for participating in the giveaway day.

  67. Love the personalized touches on the pillow!

    Are you going to have Salt Water? Mmmm…

    Otherwise, I’d choose outfoxed.

  70. I love the pillow you made! I think the architextures bundle from your shop is my fav 🙂

  72. OMG…i can’t decide..it’s a toss up between Lucky Penny and Notting Hill…or no, Madrona road…actually, the Out to Sea is adorable! ACK!!! I can’t decide!! Thanks for the giveaway!

  76. Notting Hill, definitely!! So gorgeous!! Thanks for the chance 🙂

    amandaj(at)cinci(dot)rr(dot)com

  78. Wow what a great shop you have. I’d love the complete Out to Sea fat eighth bundle. All the prints are so enchanting I was having a hard time selecting some. Now I can have them all in a very versatile size. Thanks for the giveaway.

  82. Ooh – i think I would get architextures – I have been waiting for this to come out. Or the Amy Butler Lark bundle. I need to go on the hunt for some of the pillow back fabric – my last name is Rice…how fitting! Thanks for the chance to win.

  85. That pillow is amazing! I love it!

    I would love to have some of that Architextures. It’s my first time to see it and I am in love! 🙂

    Thanks for the chance to win!

  86. Oh my goodness, so much thought you put into every tiny scrap of fabric for Leila’s pillow, and it is just amazing! She must be so thrilled. I can’t stop looking at it – wow!
    I always want everything that is in your shop – too bad that I’m banned from buying more fabric, lol. It looks like I missed the Nightshade F8 bundle and I definitely need Salt Water, but I’d happily take Field Study, Madrona Road or Architextures that you have on offer – such difficult choices!
    Thanks for joining in the SMS giveaway day and hope you find your blogging voice soon 🙂

  87. The pillow you made is amazing. I am brand new to quilting, so fat eighths sound like a GREAT idea to start my stash. I love the Architextures prints, and think that they would be a super ‘first’ bundle for my non-existant collection. ha. Thank you hosting a great give-away.

  88. O gosh … me in your shop, dangerous! I need to avoid fabric! lol I love your 2 out to sea bundles – the girl and boy ones. Thanks for the chance! 🙂

  91. I have wanted the Out to Sea collection since it came out. I have yet to buy it. LOL I’d take just the blossom colorway if the entire collection is too much. Thanks for the chance to win!

  92. The Notting Hill fat quarters look like they have LOTS of potential. Would love to win something like that. Thanks for the giveaway!

  94. I would FALL ALL OVER myself for a bundle of Architextures!! Have been drooling over that line for months!

  95. That pillow is absolutely fantastic!! All that piecing had to have taken so long! It was definitely worth it, it turned out great.

    It’s definitely hard to pick my favorite bundle, but I think it’s lucky penny. The colors in that line are so bright and bold, I love them!

  96. everything you make is AMAZINGLY gorgeous!!! I am in love with the new Architextures fabrics…thank you for a chance to win!

  101. It was a hard decision but i have to go with architextures. A close second was lucky penny. I love them both.

  104. I’d have to say Lucky Penny is my favorite! Great blog about your custom pillow…turned out beautiful!

  105. All the bundles are so pretty, but if i had to make a choice, it would be out to sea, I love whimsical prints! I would make something for my little girl, maybe a cot quilt, or a gorgeous ruffled dress, and maybe a pillow for me! Super cute! Thanks for such a generous giveaway! 🙂

  106. Awesome pillow! You have such a great fabric selection Amanda, I’d love a FE of Lucky Penny.

  107. Such a gorgeous pillow. Love the back fabric.
    If by some fluke I won the Out to sea bundle is gorgeous (of course I’d like the complete bundle but the blossom colour way would be more than plenty)

  110. Easy peasy- I want the one you posted about, Architextures! I love the clean modern lines and super awesome text prints! Thanks for the chance to win.

  112. Your pillow is a work of art.

    Thank you for the generous giveaway. I’m torn between Madrona Road and Architextures…but I think Architextures wins.

  114. So many beautiful fabrics, how does one decide?? I would be over the moon to own so much of any of those beautiful fabric collections at one time! Given the choice I think I would pick Field Study, but seriously would be happy with any of them!

  115. I love the Architextures Fat Eighth Bundle. These fabrics are so cool. Thanks for the chance to win!

  117. You’ll find your voice again! Don’t worry. 🙂 Sometimes you just need a break.

    I really love the Madrona Road Fat 8th bundle. I didn’t purchase any of this collection yet, but I really love the large floral prints in it. 🙂 Thanks for the chance!

  120. I can’t wait to get my hands on some Architexture so I would be super grateful to win a bundle. Thanks for the chance!

  121. I would love to win the Notting Hill Fat Eighth bundle. Thanks for the amazing giveaway.

  125. Hi Amanda,
    I had a hard time choosing one but I think I like the out to sea girl bundle the best 🙂 happy holidays!

    Ronya

  127. That pillow turned out so pretty!

    My favorite fat eighth bundle in your shop is the Andover Lizzie House Outfoxed bundle. I love the colors and I adore hedgehogs. 🙂

  129. At first I was going to say Architextures because that collection just looks awesome…but then I saw Field Study! That’s a really really difficult choice! Thanks for the offerings! 🙂

  130. I am in love with that pillow. Maybe I should give my name to YOU for the next round?!?!?! 🙂
    And if I had to choose a favorite, it would be the Architextures collection. It’s in my cart at Etsy from your shop. I just need to convince myself that it’s ok to shop for me when I really need to be shopping for others this month. 😉

  131. I am dying for some Architextures … so if I can’t win some, I’ll be back to buy some for sure – thank you!

  132. could you be more sweet? i think not!

    i am seriously LOVING architextures. i’m currently on a no-buying-new-fabric ban (started in august, ends january 1st); as soon as that’s lifted i am gonna have a hay day.

  134. I just so happened to be perusing your shop this afternoon, Amanda! At the top of my list is Madrona Road. I thought I could hold off on buying it, but I just can’t. I know my chances are slim of winning the fat eighth bundle, so if I don’t, I’m sure to be purchasing it soon!

  135. Architextures is tempting, but I really want to get some of the Out to Sea to make something for my 3 month old niece – those girl pirates are wonderful – and haven’t got around tobuying any yet. Thanks for a lovely giveaway.

  136. Architextures is tempting, but I really want to get some of the Out to Sea to make something for my 3 month old niece – those girl pirates are wonderful – and haven’t got around to buying any yet. Thanks for a lovely giveaway.

  138. I love Mama said sew , but reality is I love all fabric:):):) I would be thrilled to win one fat quarter, seems I have spent two days entering sew mama sew giveaways:):):) thanks for the chance!!!

  139. My choice would have to be Mama Said Sew. Thanks for the great giveaway. I love your pillow.

  145. Love them all but would have to go with architextures..thanks so much for the generous giveaway!

  159. Oh my goodness you amaze me. Not only are you an amazing seamstress you infuse the things you make with such thought and meaning it makes them even that much better. I was so taken by your weekender and now this pillow! How thoughtful you are to think so much about your friend and make it so special. And the zipper is awesome. I am not entering your giveaway I just wanted you to know how amazing your pillow and all the thought that went into it is!

  162. I love 8th too!!!! I’ve seen a few bits of Archtextures, but not all of them, they are great, love to have a bit of each!!!!! Thanks for the giveaway!

  163. Mam Said Sew would be my first choice, but Architextures would be second. What a wonderful post about the pillow – how meaningful!!!

  164. I love all the meaning and thought you put into this pillow just like you did with your weekender. It is a beautiful pillow!! My new favorite in your shop is Architextures although I love everything you have in your shop!

  165. Chicopee all the way – but they are all tempting! Gorgeous pillow and loved hearing your process 🙂 and thanks for all the great give aways!

  166. I love the Notting Hill 36 Fat Eighth Bundle by Joel Dewberry. Such beautiful colors and prints! Love your pillow as well.

  167. I love all your bundles! I think I would get the Out to Sea bundle because it is so cute and not something I would normally buy. I think I need to buy that Architecture bundle though 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway!

  170. I love the idea of fat eights. This hard choice they are all so beautiful! I really like Notting Hill. Thanks for the chance to win.

  186. I would have to pick Field Study because I love AMH and I love the colors in this collection. They are so vibrant !! I only bought 3 prints (one for a tova though) but maybe, once all my christmas presents are purchased and if I have some money left, I’ll buy a F8th or FQ bundle (from you, of course).

  187. I really want the sarah jane fabric, but I think I’d have to choose the Architecture and use it to make an e-reader case for my husband. Thanks for the giveaway!

  190. Oh lovely! Love your shop already.

    If I won I’d choose the Out to Sea bundle.. I’ve been wanting to get my hands on that collection! It is so cute.

    Genevieve

  191. I really like the Notting Hill 36 Fat Eighth Bundle by Joel Dewberry. So lovely to look at!

  192. Great pillow! I have Anna Maria’s pattern myself and will be making a pillow soon(I hope!).

    Anyways, I would love the Architextures bundles. Thank you!

  194. Love everything from your shop! But if I have to choose, it’s going to be Field Study or Notting Hill

  196. That pillow is amazing and I wish it was going to live at my house 🙂 I would choose an architextures bundle, I just love it!

  197. Your pillow turned out great! I just made some feathers using her pattern. Choosing between the Architextures or Outfoxed. Thank you for the great giveaway!

    owensolivia at hotmail dot com

  201. That pillow is great! Lucky lady.

    I’d love to Win the architectures or The Lizzie house. Thanks!

  204. I’d go for Notting Hill. I love all Joel Dewberry’s fabric. I’d be happy with any of your packs though. You have good taste in fabric. Thanks!

  208. Decisions.
    At one point I wanted to be a landscape designer so I will pick one of the landscape plant prints from the architexture line – the blueprint/ blue on graph paper fabric.
    Thanks for the giveaway and please enter mine.

  210. Definitely the Architextures. I really want that set of fabrics. Second choice would be Lucky Penny…great colors. Thanks for the chance to win.

  215. So hard to choose. ‘Chicopee’ for Free Spirit/Westminster is wonderful, but so is ‘Mama Said Sew’ from Sweetwater which is a wonderful line for all those quilters and sewers out there.

  220. I love Lucky Penny and have already bought some but it can’t hurt to get a little more should I be lucky enough to win 🙂

  223. I love the colorful Notting Hill Bundle!! Thanks for being so generous! Loved all that you wrote about your beautiful pillow!

  225. Ooooh! Field Study or Chicopee. I might need to enlist the help of my six year old for some serious ‘eenie-meenie-minie-moe’ing to help me choose. I have really been wanting to try the patchwork feathers that AMHorner has been sharing. A fat eighth bundle would be perfect!

  227. I think my favourite might be the Chicopee. Or maybe the Lucky Penny. But, no, I have half yards of a bunch of those prints… so definitely the Chicopee. The colours are so fantastic in that line.

  232. Field Study…or Lark…or LuckyPenny. Oh my! Beautiful! Thanks for the giveaway. I like all the thought and detail that went into the pillow!

  233. I love the Notting Hill bundle. The pinks and teals would look sweet in our new baby’s room…. we just found out it’s a girl today!

  234. So sweet–thanks for the shout out! Um, I can’t pick just one favorite. That is impossible, so I’ve favorited 4! But I’d say Notting Hill or Architextures!

  235. Mmmm…I’m going to have to go with Out to Sea, although Architextures is VERY tempting! Very. Thanks for the giveaway. You’ve got a great shop, and your thoughtfulness on Leila’s pillow are really touching. I think it really makes a swap SO much better when the person actually makes something FOR ME, rather than what they like and hope I like it, too. 🙂

    Thanks again! 🙂

  236. Amanda your pillow is beautiful! Your projects are always so intentional, seeing them makes me want to be more like that in my making. I am so torn between the notting hill and architextures. Both will most likely make their way to me eventually!

  237. beautiful pillow! I can’t wait to get some architextures fabric. That’s the one I would pick. Love your shop!

  244. Well, I would have said Architexures, but I just went over to your shop and bought that one. 🙂 So I’d have to say that my second choice would be Chicopee. Your pillow is absolutely stunning, Amanda!

  245. Wow! Your store is so beautiful! I love the MAma said Sew fat eighth bundle- I am dreaming of projects already! Thank you for the generous giveaway!

  247. I would have to say the Architextures ! It’s fab . Love your pillow . So much thought went into every piece . Well done !

  248. My favourite would have to be the Field Study by AMH! I just love anything by her and did not get my hands into this collection yet!

  249. I think I’d like the architectures. I’ve been seeing them everywhere. Thanks for the chance to win.

  253. That pillow is just amazing! I would love to win the Mama said Sew bundle. Thanks for the chance to win, I am becoming a new follower via email hoping that I will get inspired by your talent!

  254. Hi! I love the pillow you just made!!!
    I also browsed your shop, I love the Notting Hill!

    thank you.

  261. i’d love to win the Notting Hill bundle – I fall a little more in love with this range every time I see it.
    Thanks for the chance!

  262. I love the cushion you made for the swap. With so much meaning in the fabrics, I’m sure it’s very cherished by the recipient!

    Tough decision for a favourite fat eighth bundle! I think it’d have to be Notting Hill. Those bright colours are so lovely! Thanks for the giveaway!

  266. That pillow is amazing – and I love how much thought went into your fabric selection! I have a piece of that seed catalogue fabric and had no idea how HTF it is!

    I adore architextures so I’d have to choose that :o) Id love to win, but I’m glad I found your shop too (love F8s too!)

  267. Wonderful giveaway and thank you for the chance to win. If I was the lucky person I would choose the Madrona Road bundle. There are so many lovely prints in that line. Have a wonderful Christmas!

  270. Love the pillow ~ what a really nice swap gift ~ lucky girl that gets it.
    As for the giveaway ~ loving Lucky Penny.
    Thanks for being so generous with the giveaway!

  272. So hard to choose but I have to go with Architextures (love the patterns and the light/neutral shades–great mixers).

  273. Oooh! They are all so pretty it’s hard to pick! I would LOVE the Out To Sea Fat Eighth GIRL Bundle from Sarah Jane… the boy one is fantastic too… so hard to choose!

    Thanks for hosting the giveaway! Very generous!

    Fingers crossed!

  274. i’m loving the architextures too, thanks for the giveaway!!! and your pillow is gorgeous!!

  275. Too many to choose from!! But I think I’ll go with Architextures. (Ask me again tomorrow ;))

  278. I would definitely chose the Anna Maria Horner Field Study bundle; I love this line and I have an idea brewing for a fab quilt!

  282. Oh boy, I have been drooling over Joel Dewberry’s Notting Hill – how about some of that in the teals? Thanks for the awesome give away.

  283. Thanks for the giveaway! I would love to have the fat eighth bundle of Chicopee by Denise Schmidt.

  285. Wow! Fabulous shop!
    Hard to choose… I think I’d pick the Notting Hill. The colours are gorgeous.
    Thanks for the great giveaway!

  288. Seu travesseiro ficou uma graça,e que capricho,parabéns.Se a sorte me sorrir….Bundle Fat Boy, meu neto tem um quarto marítimo,faria maravilhas com este tecido.Obrigada pela generosidade.Vou seguir por E-mail.

    tiacarminhapezzuto@gmail.com

  290. Definitely Notting Hill! Not only is it my favorite movie of all time but now there is a fabric collection by the same name!!

  292. I have to go with architextures. I have a project in mind for my best friend! Thanks for the opportunity!

  293. I am totally in the Notting Hill camp. I particularly love the poppy and aqua colors. What a great collection!

  297. Mama said sew would be my choice.
    You are very generous to offer this giveaway. Thank you.

    Kay

  303. My needs are probably the same as other quilters: F8 bundle of Architextures!

    I love the pillow – it’s so lovely that I wouldn’t know that it’s out of your comfort zone…

  304. Thank you for the great giveaway – I love Lizzy House outfoxed but i think I would choose Architectures as my daughter would love a quilt from that! Happy SMS day and thanks again!

  307. Well it would have to be Architextures Fat Eighth Bundle – it’s gorgeous! I’m already a facebook fan!

  309. Thanks for hosting this giveaway! My fave fat 8th bundle is the Architextures bundle… I can’t help it. I’m an illustrator with a background in drafting. 😀
    adriprints(at)yahoo(dot)com

  310. What fun! I really enjoyed browsing your selection of fat eighths! After lots of deliberation, I think Chicopee would be my choice….kind of comical, as initially I thought, “Oh, I wouldn’t choose that” — and then I did!

  311. Hmm it would be a coin toss between chickopee and architextures, thanks for the chance to win such a great prize.

  312. I would love Architextures if I win this. Thanks so much for offering fat eighth bundles in your shop- I just love them for exactly the reason you mentioned- you can affordably get your hands on a variety of prints and make something lovely out of it. 🙂

  314. I would love Field Study. I am taking a class from Anna Maria in February at QuiltCon and I am excited/nervous! I am very new to quilting and hope to keep up. Until then I will keep practicing!

  315. I’d love Out to Sea from Sara Jane, the complete set both boy and girl. I absolutely love this line.

  318. I would love the Notting Hill FE Bundle. I have been eyeing this line for a bit. Thanks for the giveaway.

  322. It’s the Notting Hill Fat Eighth bundle I chose. I love the collection!

    Thank you for your generous offer!

  323. Thanks for the giveaway! I think I would go with the Architextures bundle. Such an original collection. BTW, I love your pillow! All those soft prints with the pink feathers look really good together.

  324. I’ve been working on Anna Maria Horner Feather Quilt for my niece and I love your pillow variation! From your shop I like the Madrona Road bundle. Thank you for participating in the Giveaway day!

  326. I love Anna Maria Horner’s Field Study. I love her designs and would love to finally have some of her fabric….!

  327. Man I just spent FOREVER looking at your website because I want lots of the bundles! But I think ultimately I would go with Notting Hill… thanks for the generous giveaway! I’ve favorited your shop because I LOVE that you sell fat eighth bundles!

  330. Oh I would chose Notting Hill, I keep seeing this and like it more and more each time I do!

  338. I’m so happy to see that you have that Architexture in your shop! I have been looking for to get those lovely fabrics! Thank you for a great give away!

  340. Well–considering I had to walk away from the computer several times yesterday to not purchase the Architextures bundle, that would for sure be my pick!

  342. I love the Architextures. It would be great to make something for my husband wit the fabric since he is in the drafting field. Love it. Thanks for the chance.

  345. If I were to win, I would love to take home some “Lucky Penny.” I’ve been eye-ballin that collection since it first arrived on the quilting scene. SOO gorgeous.

    Thank you for hosting this sweet giveaway. Your pillow is so darling, and the love you stitched in clearly shows.

  350. I am a HUGE Joel Dewberry fan so I would pick Notting Hill. THANKS so much for the chance!
    ourbusylittlebunch(at)hotmail(dot)com

  351. Mama Said Sew and Architextures are my favorites. I would be happy with either one 🙂 thanks for the chance!
    ap_lemos at yahoo dot com

  354. Love the Out to Sea. It is sometimes hard to find boy fabrics:) Thanks for the giveaway! Amy @ gasudimack(at)sbcglobal(dot)net

  356. Wow, it’s so hard to choose since you have so many great ones, but I think I’d pick the AMH Field study. Thanks for the great giveaway! 🙂

  357. I’d be so happy with Mama Said Sew (although Architextures follow so close by I’m still tempted to change my mind).

  358. OMG – what a fab giveaway! I have favourited your shop and LOVE the Architextures … and Madrona Road… and and and !!!!! Thank you for this chance!

  362. Thanks for the giveaway! I love the fabric selection in your shop! My favorite fat eighth bundle is Notting Hill. wonderlandbyalyce(at)gmail(dot)com

  364. Love your pillow, but what templet did you use, I am intimidated by the pattern also. I like the Archixtexture text prints, very cute. Thanks. Vivian

  366. I would pick a bundle of architextures, I love those fabrics. What a lovely giveaway, thank you. And I just love your pillow too.

  369. This is difficult, you have lovely options! Maybe Architextures since I love those types of fabrics in quilts, but seldom seem to have them on hand. Nottinghill has called me, as has Madrona Road. (there’s shopping in my future!)

    Thank you for the wonderful giveaway!!

    3rdmargaret at gmail dot com

  370. I love your pillow – it is amazing! Thanks for the giveaway – I would choose Lucky Penny 🙂

  372. Wow! Such a generous giveaway! I LOVE the pinks and aqua’s in the Nottinghill 36 Fat Eight Bundle!! I adore your Madrona Road quilt!!! Thanks so much for such a wonderful giveaway!

  376. Love your pillow.. especially the quilting. I think fat 8ths are just the right size when trying to get a variety of fabrics. I love the colors in the mama said sew bundle!

  378. Oh my gosh I so can’t pick… I keep going back and forth between 4 different sets…. lets go with Anna Marie Horner… BTW I follow and like and adding your shop to my favorites 🙂

  381. Wow, thanks for the generous giveaway! I actually had previously favorited your etsy shop and just realized it, haha! Tough choice – I think I’d have to go with Field Study. I’m obsessed with AMH.

  382. Blimey! You have lovely fabrics. I think I’d have to go for Chicopee, with the architect bundle a reaaally close runner up. 🙂

  384. All I can say about your pillow is WOW! It’s gorgeous! A wow giveaway too – I think I would choose Architextures or Lucky Penny. Many thanks for the chance!

  387. I think I’d have to pick Architextures – the prints have really been calling to me, I would love to work with some of them! I’m thinking laptop sleeves and all sorts of other geeky technical stuff with them. 🙂

  391. I would want Architextures. It looks so fun!

    I know what you mean about losing your voice. I’ve been going through a bit of that too. Glad you’re back here showing off your pretties though. That pillow is gorg!

  397. I’d have to pick Notting Hill – so pretty!! Thanks for the chance to win! jgemeroy(at)shaw(dot)ca

  399. I love the Mama Said Sew bundle! I’ve been wanting this line, but haven’t gotten any yet! Thanks for a chance to win! 🙂

  401. What a beautiful pillow! So lovely and it’s grest how well your zipper is hidden, hehe. I’ve already been by both blogs, Euphoria and Lindsay Sews. Both have super giveaways and it’s great that the giveaways are from your store, Westward Acres! Your fabrics are gorgeous and the first F8B that caught my eye is the Notting Hill bundle, WoW! What fun, bright and happy colors, I Likey!

    Thank you for an awesome giveaway and a chance to win.

    usairdoll(@)gmail(dot)com

  405. I LOVE your pillow, so thougtful and beautiful! If I could win a fat eighth bundle, I would love to win the Arquitextures one 🙂 Fingers crossed…

  411. what a lovely cushion (pillow) but an even lovelier post. how thoughtful of you to put so much effort into making such a personal gift!

    I have wanted the Chicopee fat eighth bundle for a while and it’s definitely going in my basket if I don’t win the giveaway! 🙂

  413. I love the architextural fat eight bundle. my father was a architect and the drawing of the fabric make me remind him. i would add the fabric in a memory quilt I hope to make for him one day.

  414. I like Mama Said Sew Fat Eighth Bundle by Sweetwater for Moda,Westminster FreeSpirit Amy Butler Lark…Lovely giveaway,thanks for the chance to win it.

  417. I would love to win the Architextures bundle! I’m so in love with this line! Beautiful pillow, btw!

  418. What a great pillow you made for Leila! My daughter (8yo) sat beside me reading about it and she loved it, too. 🙂

    I would choose the “Mama Said Sew” fat eighth bundle. I have lots of bright colors and I definitely need some greys, blacks and even reds. 🙂

    Thanks for the chance to win!

  423. So hard to choose just one, but I guess I would take AMH’s Field Study. Thanks for the giveaway 🙂

  427. I like all of them but am partial to the architextural set. Thanks for the chance to win!
    jendenscott at gmail dot com

  438. Wowza, what beautiful bundles. I almost want the one you are showing but the Notting Hill Bundle by Joel Dewberry is calling my name. I’d make a ton of different things with this line. I like the idea of it being cut so small, too. Better to make the things I like….. such as, simple stroller blankets, baby blocks, and dolls. Thanks!

    stephanyzerbe@yahoo.com

  439. It was very hard to choose…..they are all sooo beautiful! I think I will go with Chicopee. Thank you!

  441. Your pillow is really lovely – you put a lot of thought into making it for Leila. Thanks for the giveaway chance – I’d love to take home some of those Architexture prints!

  446. ohhhh, so difficult! I think I would choose Field Study. I love it that you offer fat eighths. Thanks so much!

  447. Out To Sea Fat Eighth Bundle from Sarah Jane COMPLETE (42 Piece) Boy and Girl Fabrics is my choice!
    Your pillow is great!

  449. Definitely the Architextures bundle. That line could have been designed for me. Thanks for the great giveaway opportunity.

  451. Wow, that pillow is divine! Nice work!

    I am head over heels for Architextures, so that is definitely the bundle I’d pick–thanks!

  452. I’d choose the Chicopee by Denyse Schmidt. You are actually on my RSS-feed already. Now that I haven’t seen your blog “live” for a while, reminds me I should read it more often like this. So much more prettier.

  453. Awesome giveaway thanks!
    I would pick the Architextures, I think. (Although the Amy Butler, Anna Maria Horner & Mama Said Sew ones are awesome too.) But I love the text textures of Architextures so that’d be my pick. Thanks for the lovely giveaway.

  456. That was YOUR quilt! I remember loving it when I saw it on flickr! I don’t have a single piece of Lucky Penny yet, I’d love to get some (and should put it on my Christmas list you know?) Thank you for the wonderful giveaway!

  457. Chicopee!!! But that’s only b/c I’m going right back to your shop pronto to buy Architextures. The odds here are not in my favour and I don’t want to miss out on that awesomeness!!!

  464. Field Study by Anna Maria Horner. Thanks for the opportunity on a great draw. Merry Christmas to you.
    bonnielarson58(at)gmail(dot)com.

  468. I need the Architextures to finally make my architect husband a lap quilt of his own! Your pillow turned out beautifully!

  469. that was hard – i liked all of them but notting hill was the one that kept catching my eyes

  470. That pillow is amazing. So personal and artful. I would love one. I am bookmarking your blog to come back once this giveaway Day is over. 🙂 As for my favorite fabric in your shop, it’s Architextures Fat Eighth Bundle of 17 by Carolyn Friedlander.

  471. My dad’s an architect, so that Architextures line caught my eye when I first saw it (online) a month or so ago. I’d love to make him something with it! Thanks!

  481. Field Study ! I just got a couple charms of it to satisfy the itch, but I’m hungry for more big pieces of it.

  485. Amy butler lark, for sure!! or the Out to sea Girl…But probably the lark… 🙂 (love this font!)

  486. Ooh! I’d love the architextures bundle! It almost makes me miss architecture school! Thanks for the opportunity!

  487. Definitely the Notting Hill. Or the Architectures…. Either one of those. I think the Notting hill though. I saw a sneak peek of that from Sewing Summit and I fell in love! Thank you for the giveaway!

  489. OH! I love Out to Sea so much! Thanks for the chance to win. If I win could I choose some out of both genders instead of one bundle? Thanks so much!!!

  496. I absolutely love the Lucky Penny bundle…all those vibrant colours…mmmmm.

    Thanks for the opportunity! X

  500. I love the Mama said Sew or anything with text on it. I love the new text trend on fabric, so cool!

  502. I’d get Chicopee, Denyse Schmidt is almost impossible to get hold of here, and I’ve been eyeing it up for a while!

  503. I love the Mama Said Sew! Those are my colors… black & white. + red.

    (I adore the layout of your blog and especially the front. Wish I knew how to change my front to this…)

  510. I would love, love, love to win the Notting Hill Fat 8th bundle!!! I love Joel Dewberry, and I love those colors. Thanks for such a generous giveaway!

  514. Chicopee – I didn’t think I liked it when it first came out but it has really grown on me, particularly after seeing so many gorgeous things made with it.

  519. I am so excited about architextures, but my favorite of what you have available is Field Study. (Or Chicopee, or Outfoxed, or Lucky Penny…. You have great options!)

  520. I would love to win the Out To Sea boy bundle. I promised my son I would make him a quilt with these fabrics but haven’t got around to buying them yet, I was waiting until after Christmas.

  521. Oh my goodness, I would just freak out over the Out To Sea Fat Eighth Bundle from Sarah Jane COMPLETE (42 Piece) Boy and Girl Fabrics. I just love that line, it is so stinking adorable!!!

  523. I love fat eighth bundles, too. Sometimes that is all you need for a quilt. I love the Mama Said Sew bundle, but also the Out to Sea. Thanks for the chance!

  528. I think I would pick the Madrona Road bundle. But, I’m a huge Lizzy House fan, so I’m awfully tempted by the Outfoxed bundle. Thanks for your giveaway! ajhtejpal at gmail dot com

  532. Oh, I think they are all simply superduper wonderful! But I think the ultimate winner is Mama Said Sew! Thanks for such a generous giveaway 🙂

  533. I am dying for the Notting Hill collection, so that would be my choice. Thank you for the chance to win this.

  536. I love your swap pillow – very thoughtfully put together! Your store has a great selection of fabrics! It’s a tough choice for me, but I think I’d have to go with Architextures – I can already tell that’s a line that I won’t be able to get enough of. Thanks so much for the chance to win your generous giveaway!

  540. Man it’s a toss up because I almost bought Field Study with my birthday coupon last month, but that Notting Hill is hard to pass up too! AND Architexture too…you make it hard to be good!

  541. Ohh, you have Mama said sew. I love all their prints, but my fabric store only carries a few colors.

  554. Wow, so hard to choose! I think I’d have to pick the Mama Said Sew bundle, but the Architecture bundle would be a very close second!

  559. The new Architextures bundle is absolutely delightful. Thank you for hosting this giveaway!

  560. The fat eighth bundle I like is “Riley Blake House Designer Small Polka Dots 10 Fat Eighth Bundle”. 🙂 Not the biggest one you offer, but I would enjoy working with the dots I think.
    I don’t know when this giveaway closes, so hopefully it’s still officially open.

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