Stock Your Stash: The Quilting Goodies Giveaway!

Did you know March is National Quilting Month?  So what better way to celebrate than with some free patterns, new tutorials and a big Quilting Goodies Giveaway!!

I'm kicking off my celebration of all things quilted with a giveaway for some great quilting products from Pellon.  Who couldn't use some extra supplies to stock their stash??  Here are a few ways you can use them:

A colorful appliqued quilt like my new Rainbow Showers Quilt design - I'll be sharing the FREE pattern & tutorial for it this week:

Make some fun quilted potholders to add some extra style to your cooking & baking, using my tutorial HERE.

Give the kitchen a stylish makeover with a complete fabric kitchen accessories set.  I'll be sharing the patterns and details on how to make my Mod Kitchen Set this week too.

And I have a few more quilting themed projects heading this way too.  I'm not a traditional quilter so I'm sharing all sorts of ways you can rock these cool products, even if you don't consider making quilts your thing.  Appliqués, clothing, décor - there's loads of ways to use them!

The giveaway winner will receive the following products:

• Queen size package Nature's Touch 100% Cotton Batting (90” x 108”)
• 2 yd package of Wonder-Under® fusible (great for appliqués & fusing fabrics!)
• 1 yd of Legacy Natural Blend Batting (a giant 96" wide!)
• 1 yd of Insul-Fleece™ (insulates for hot & cold)
• 1 yd of Tru-Grid™ (use to create, alter & enlarge craft designs)
• 1 yd package of Fusible Fleece (adds softness to decor, craft & apparel projects)
• 10yd package of Easy Knit Tape (stabilize seams or use to join scrap batting)

This is over $60 in fantastic quilting supplies!

To Enter:

Say what you'd make with these goodies if you won.  Be sure to include an email address if it's not on your profile.

For Additional Entries (leave a separate comment for each one):

- Stop by PellonProjects.com, then come back and leave a comment saying your favorite quilted project

- Become a fan of Pellon on Facebook

- Follow Sew Can Do

- Like Sew Can Do on Facebook

- Follow Sew Can Do on Twitter

- Follow Sew Can Do on Pinterest

- Link to this giveaway on your blog, Facebook or Twitter

Giveaway IS CLOSED will be open until 11:59PM EST March 30, 2012. Giveaway is open to residents of U.S. and Canada only.  Void where prohibited.  The winner will be chosen at random and announced later that week.  Good Luck Everyone! 

Craftastic Monday Link Party & A New Look

Happy Craftastic Monday Everyone!  Here's to a great new week full of crafty ideas.  On my end, I've got a special giveaway coming up very soon that will also include LOADS of new tutorials.  I've been working like crazy to get a bunch of things done and am so excited to show them to you!!

I've also done a bit of spring cleaning with some fresh updates to Sew Can Do's look - including all new buttons!  Do you like them?  I'd love if you could update any you have with these new designs:)  It's also easy to find me on Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook, Feedburner, as well as email me, with my new one-click buttons on the right.  I try to have extra news & info on these so there's something special and different in each place you follow.  

Now let's take a look at last week's party goodies:

Jellyfish Jelly shared this fun cardboard garden that the kids can enjoy:

Check out this interesting tutorial from Suzy Cucumber for making beautiful roses from fabric and crayon:

A Girl In Paradise made this amazing folded star mini-quilt.  Incredible!!

And how cute is this balloon-themed cake from Ode To Inspiration!

I also feature these projects and many more favorites on the Sew Can Do Craftastic Picks board on Pinterest.  Follow me there to see more great projects and if yours is one of them!

Ready to link up your crafty creations?

Party rules are simple:

• As long as it's crafty and made by you it's Craftastic (no links giveaways, shops, link parties or other people's work).  Add the link to your specific post (not the main page of your blog).
• Grab my party button & put it on your post or blog somewhere.  The code's on the sidebar -> 
• Check out some of the other great links and share some crafty comment love.  We all love getting comments!!

Have a great week!

Plenty O'Luck Shamrock Shirt Tutorial

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I created today's project especially for my 6yr old son, Declan.  Even though we're not Irish, we gave him a very traditional Irish name, so St. Patrick's Day is a special day for our little guy. Now he's got something special to help celebrate: the Plenty O'Luck Shamrock Shirt.

The applique shamrock is made from smaller shamrocks for a fun, textured feel.  And who couldn't use the extra luck from so many four leaf clovers?  Here's how to make it - 

You'll Need:
- White t-shirt
- Green felt
- Sewing Notions (matching thread, pins, shears, sewing machine, ball point needle, disappearing marker)
- Optional: Cuttlebug/die cutter machine & 4 blossom flower die, hand sewing needle


First draw out the shamrock design on the shirt.  I used a glass and traced it with my disappearing marker to make four connecting circles like this:

Next the shamrocks need to be cut.  I cut about 55 shamrocks that were 1.5in in diameter.  This can be done by hand, but using a die cutter like my Cuttlebug makes this go A LOT faster.

I used a die for a four petaled flower and just rounded off the tips:

I also hand cut a curved stem out of felt:

Lay out the shamrocks, starting at the outline and layering edges until reaching center, so the shirt can't be seen underneath:

Pin shamrocks into place and add stem, tucking the top end under the clovers:

Stitch the stem into place close to the edges:

Now there are two options for sewing the shamrocks in place with matching colored thread:  

• Hand sew each one on with a few stitches in the center.  

• Machine stitched with ball point needle.    

I wanted these to really stay on well, and do it quickly, so I used my machine. Slide the front of the shirt over the free arm and starting at the outer edge of one side, stitch 3 straight stitches & backstitch over them on each shamrock.

Doing it this way gives a nice layered look that isn't too "patterned".  I also added a single light green clover in the center for a little extra detail:

Perfect for adding a bit of extra luck to the day!  

Sharing this with my FAVE LINK PARTIES too - click HERE to check them out!

Craftastic Monday Link Party!

Welcome to a new Craftastic Monday Link Party!  March is going to be a blockbuster month here at Sew Can Do.  We'll be celebrating National Quilting Month with some special themed projects, free patterns and giveaways.  There will be plenty of non-quilting goodies too.  

And to make it easier to keep up with all the going's on, Sew Can Do is now on Twitter!  

Follow @sewcandoblog

Following Sew Can Do on Twitter will be like having an inside scoop on crafty news.  On Twitter I'll be sharing:

•  Extra crafting tips & tricks
•  Sneak previews of future projects
•  Advance notice of upcoming giveaway goodies
•  Ways to promote your blog on Sew Can Do   

I'd love if you'd join me there!  Just click the follow button above to start following:)

Now let's get a look at some fabulous projects from last week's link party:

Would you believe these started as cheap, bright, plastic eggs?  Cup of Tea and A Slice of Cake shows how to turn them into these lovelies:

How cute are these duct tape ties from Repeat Crafter Me?  Definitely no worries of getting egg stains on these babies!

These grasshopper mint cookies from Six Sisters' Stuff looked amazingly tasty:

And I loved this adorable cradle purse from Emmaline Bags.  Check out the full tutorial to make your own (my daughter would love this!):

I also feature these projects and many more favorites on the Sew Can Do Craftastic Picks board on Pinterest.  Follow me there to see more great projects and if yours is one of them!

Ready to link up your crafty creations?

Party rules are simple:

• As long as it's crafty and made by you it's Craftastic (no links giveaways, shops, link parties or other people's work).  Add the link to your specific post (not the main page of your blog).
• Grab my party button & put it on your post or blog somewhere.  The code's on the sidebar -> 
• Check out some of the other great links and share some crafty comment love.  We all love getting comments!!

New Winner - Pellon Embroidery Stabilizer Giveaway

Since the original winner of the Pellon Embroidery Stabilizer Giveaway didn't provide any contact info or respond to my announcement last wek I've had to redraw another random winner.  Remember to provide your email in your entries or have it on your profile when entering giveaways so this doesn't happen to you!  The new winner is:

Congratulations Hibiscus House!  You've won $90 worth of Pellon's new packaged embroidery products.  I'll be contacting you via email on fulfilling your prize.  Thanks to Pellon for providing this terrific prize.

Another fantastic, crafty giveaway is coming soon!!

Let Down Your Hair: Rapunzel Hairdo Hat

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Today I thought I'd share something I completed a while back for a special customer: Rapunzel Hairdo Hats.  At Christmastime, a friend of mine asked if I could make some custom hairdo hats for her three little girls. They loved the movie Tangled & pretending to be Rapunzel, so I made them these hats for their favorite fairy tale playtime.

I originally designed an enchanted princess hairdo hat for my daughter, which you may remember from Halloween:

I modified my original design for a full-on Rapunzel feel.  My friend wanted something that would be long, but not drag on the floor. So I created hats with long, lovely fleece braids (ankle-length based on each girl's height), accented with silk flowers,

And satin bows to tie up the ends:



I made each one in a different shade of pink so they could tell their custom length hair apart, but they'd still be similar enough that there would be no chance of squabbling over who has what color (as one of 3 girls myself, I know all about that!)

Does it sound a little crazy to say even though I'm a grown woman I secretly want to wear one too?

These were a big hit with the three little princesses, so knowing they love wearing them is probably as good as being able to wear one myself!

Sharing this with my FAVE LINK PARTIES too - click HERE to check them out!