Swag Winner Monday!

Happy Monday everyone!  We hope you had a great weekend.  Once again, it's time for us to send a lucky Facebook friend some fun swag:

We hope that Patricia Hersl from Milton, DE will enjoy kicking back with her favorite beverage and reading a couple of new magazines!  Congrats Patricia, we'll be mailing your prize shortly! 

If you didn't win, don't be sad!  We do a swag giveaway every Friday, and as soon as we hit 11,000 likes on Facebook, we'll be giving away another Gidget sewing table!

How About Some Winners?

We've officially begun our journey to 20,000 likes with our first "500"milestone - a Gidget sewing table giveaway! In fact, we're giving away two - one to the lucky winner and one to her (or his) favorite sewing/quilting store!

(sewing machine, dressform and other accessories not included)

We know that you've all been patiently waiting, so without further ado it's time to announce the winner:

Diane Anderson from Tomball, TX!

 

Congratulations Diane!  Please keep an eye out for an email from us, or feel free to give us a call at 1-800-533-7347, option 1.

 

But wait, we've also got a swag winner to announce as well!  We'll be sending this:

 

to  Tamara Gallahan from Montclair, VA!  Congrats Tamara!  We'll be sending your prize out shortly!

Don't forget, we've still got a book to give away - leave a comment on this post for a chance to win:  Book Giveaway



The Book Nook: Kids' Crafternoon - Sewing

After a little hiatus, The Book Nook is back!  Every few weeks, we'll be reviewing a sewing-related book here on the blog.  Our choice for this installment is Kids' Crafternoon - Sewing: 25 Projects for a Crafty Afternoon.  It's edited by Kathreen Ricketson, and is one in a series of craft books featuring kid-friendly projects.

Kathreen Ricketson is the founder of WhipUp.net, the online handcraft hub, and Action-pack.com - a e-magazine for kids who want to do stuff. She has been featured on popular craft blogs such as Design*Sponge and Craftzine. 

The book starts off with the a sewing basics section, then goes over tools and materials.  There is also a section on safety, which I think is a great idea for a book aimed at kids.  After that, the projects begin!  There are 25 projects divided up among four categories: Fashion & Style, Play & Party, Read & Relax and Spruce Your Space.  Each project has a skill level, a time estimate for completion, and a list list of tools and materials.  There is a color picture of the finished project, and hand-drawn illustrations for the steps.

Depending on your fabric choices, I think the projects would appeal to a wide age range.  The book was only physically in the house for an hour before the almost-a-teenager ran off with it.  When she finally gave it back, I was informed that we would be making several projects in the book.  She especially loved the iPod and iPhone covers made of recycled sweaters!

The book itself has a covered spiral binding, which I love.  That means it lays flat when it opens - very handy when you're trying to follow along on a project.  It also has an envelope of templates inside the front cover - also very handy!  Keep in mind, however, that all of the measurements in the book are metric, so you'll have to do some converting.

We'd like to give you a chance to try this book out, so we've got a copy to give away! Leave a comment here telling us why you'd like to win it. Make sure the comment also includes your first name, last name, city and state so we can find you. Be sure to like us on Facebook as well, and fill out our contest registration form - the link is located on our Facebook page. Deadline for comments  is Thursday, May 9th, 2013 at 5 pm Eastern time. Good luck!

Our 4/26/13 Winner

Another Monday, another winner!  We've got some swag:

And it's headed out to Genevieve Wright of Sandy, UT!  Congrats Genevieve! 

Just a reminder, we have reset our giveaway registrations, so if you haven't re-registered, you need to do so!  We'll be giving away a Gidget Sewing tablet this week, and we want all of you to have a shot at being a winner.  You can read the update here:  Time For Spring Cleaning.  Good Luck Everyone!

"Double Swag Friday" Winners

We made it a double last week - double swag!!  That means we'll be sending out some swag to two lucky folks instead of one.  We've got some cute aprons:

 

and we'll be sending them to Christine Slaughter of Lake Havasu City, AZ and Shannon Ownby of Jamestown, TN!  Congrats ladies!  We'll be mailing your prize shortly!

 

These are the last winners we will be selecting from the old registrations, so be sure to check out this blog post and get signed up for all of the fun:  Spring Cleaning

Time For A Little Spring Cleaning!

Hello Everyone!  In case you missed it, we went over 10,000 "likes" on Facebook and gave away a sewing suite last week.  We're so excited for the next 10,000!  To that end, we have decided to do a little spring cleaning and begin the registration process anew for all the giveaways we'll be doing until we reach 20,000 "likes".  This means that anyone that registered in the past will need to sign up again by clicking on the purple "Sign Up for Our Giveaways" block located under our timeline photo on our Facebook page.  If you're only able to check-in on a mobile device, visit this link instead:   http://on.fb.me/XzJzcV  This will also give you a chance to update your contact info so that we can reach you when you're a winner.  And as we have done in the past, you will only need to register once  - duplicate entries will be deleted*. 

Remember, we choose the winners for our Friday swag giveaways and for our Facebook milestone giveaways from everyone that has registered.  In fact, we'll be choosing  a winner soon, because we hit 10,500 "likes" last week!  That means that a lucky person will be winning one of our great Gidget Sewing Tables:

(table only - sewing machine and other accessories not included)

 

In addition to our giveaway, we have more contests and fun planned during our journey to 20,000, so stay with us!

*Due to the prohibitive cost of shipping internationally, registration is only open to residents of the U.S. and Canada.

4/12/13 Swag Winner

Once again, we've chosen a random winner from all of you that have registered for our awesome giveaways!  We've got this bag o' swag  all packed up and ready to go:

 

 

We'll be sending it off to Barb Chumley from Jacksonville, IL!  Congratulations Barb!  We'll be mailing your prize shortly.  

Remember, if you didn't win this time, we have a swag prize every Friday.  You could be next!

Our Sewing Suite Winner

Wow!  When we first started our Facebook page, we never dreamt we get to 10,000 likes, but here we are, announcing the winner of our Sewing Suite Giveaway!  Thanks to all of you that helped us get here - we couldn't be more grateful. 

The winner of this sweet giveaway will be receiving an Arrow sewing cabinet, cutting table and chair:

(sewing machines, dress form, and all other accessories NOT included)

 

 

It's like getting an instant sewing room!  Now without further ado, we'd like to announce the winner:

 

Andrea Booz of Milford, DE

 

Congratulations Andrea!  Please give us a call at 1-800-533-7347 so we can make arrangements for delivery.

 

Thanks so much to everyone that entered, and keep checking us out on Facebook.  We've got more fun things in store!

 

Swag Winner For 4/5/13!

Winners yesterday, and another winner today!  We're going to send a little swag:

to Vicki Popp of  Deltona, FL!  Congrats Vicki!  Look for your prize in the mail soon! 

Don't forget, we'll soon be ready to finish the registration for our sewing suite giveaway, so be sure to check with us often!

Let's Make A Deal Winners!

The winners have finally been picked for the Let's Make A Deal contest!  We were so entertained by all of the entries, so we put them in slideshows for you to enjoy too.

First up - Bag #1




We only had one person request bag #1, so Jessica Vaughn, you're the winner of a June Tailor kit!

 

 

Next, we have the entries for Bag #2:

 



The lovely Kelly S as Spiderman wins this one, and she'll be getting a Kangaroo Rolling tote!

 

We had a lot of requests for Bag #3:

 



 

And our winner is Michelle G!  We will be sending her one of our awesome new Thread Caddies!

And last but not least, the entries for Bag #4:




Our winner for this one is Danielle D, who'll be getting the awesome V50 iron from Reliable Corporation!

Winners, we will be in touch shortly!  We'd also like to thank everyone that entered, we really got a kick out of all the costumes.  Don't forget, out friends at Reliable are giving away one of their V200 irons this week, so head on over to their Facebook page for a chance to win!