Results and a Freebie Alert

Here is a look at what was hiding in those quart sealers in my last post.  I wanted to add some brighter colors to my current stock of infinity scarves and and I am pleased with the results.

I currently subscribe to The Quilt Pattern Magazine (TQPM).  It is an online only publication.
I am working on their Bullas Bears Block of the Month. They are currently offering a free 4 month subscription to new subscribers. Who doesn't like something free?

This is what you need to know to obtain their FREE 4-month subscription.

• The group code: GET4
• The group name: QUILTER

With this information ready, go to their website at
www.quiltpatternmagazine.com and click the red pincushion.

Infinity Scarves

I had some fun in the dye studio (laundry room) this past week.  I have started restocking my collection of infinity scarves after some requests for Christmas gifts.  I hope to do a few more next week.  I always find it tricky to capture the true colors in a photo.  These are all a little more vibrant in person.

The scarves are a circle with serged rolled hem edges, and are about 14" wide.  They are made from a bamboo/cotton blend jersey and are super soft and drape really well.  I sell them for $15.

Hope everyone has a fun Halloween!

Let's Celebrate with a Giveaway!

Highway 10 Designs (the pattern design venture that I share with Kathy Schwartz) has a little news to share - a hard copy, printed version of our Alternate Routes pattern is now available in our ETSY shop!  

What better way to celebrate our next step than with a Giveaway?  Actually, two designers means two giveaways!  Kathy has her own surprise on her blog here. 

I am giving away a copy of the pattern as well as one of my hand dyed Infinity Scarves.  What is an Infinity Scarf you may ask?  My girls are showing a couple of the ways they can be worn.  They are seamless 60" circles of bamboo jersey with rolled edges.

I always find it tricky to capture the true colors of these hand dyed scarves - they are somewhere between these two pictures!

From left to right:

Magenta, Rust, Blue, Navy/Brown, Green or Purple

To enter the Giveaway leave a comment letting me know which color is your favorite!

The draw is open until noon CDT on Friday, September 6th.

International entries are welcome! 

Please make sure I can contact you if you are the lucky winner -  leave me your email if you are an anonymous commenter.  Also, if you enter a lot of giveaways and never seem to win, you might want to check if you are a "no-reply blogger."  If you are not sure what that is all about you can look here for the answers.

Good luck and don't forget to head on over to Kathy at Tamarack Shack for your second chance to win!

Snow Dyeing & Infinity Scarves

I took a little time yesterday to do some dyeing.  I was low on my inventory of infinity scarves and my daughter wanted to give a few as Christmas gifts.  Her request was for a color kind of like strawberry yogurt, but darker.  Not sure that I quite understood what I was shooting for, but decided a variety of pinks and purples was the way to go.

She also requested some a mini snow dyed mandala for a special friend.  My normal mandalas are about 40" square.  These ones are about 20".

 

 Most of them came out a little lighter than expected.  We both picked the same favorite and she and her dad got to work stretching it over a simple frame.  

I also found some time for a little costume sewing. Here is a peek at the maid's dress.  It only needs a zipper. This one feels really good to have off my to do list.  Now, one last day to get everything done before school is out....