We have a WINNER for the Denyse Schmidt fabric! Stephanie of
Imperfectly Perfect Quilts and More. Congratulations Stephanie!
I have been quite busy this week making pillowcases. Some are for Christmas presents but not as a normal present. No, I am using the pillowcases to wrap large, oversized presents for the grandkids! I chose sports related pillowcases for my grandson and girly ones for my granddaughter. So they not only get the gift inside, they have new pillowcases to use all year. The rest of my pillowcases will be used for the
Million Pillowcase Challenge. You have heard of this haven't you? The goal is to make 1,000,000 pillowcases for charity. Many quilt shops are participating and there is a list of charities that can be helped....or keep it local and check with your hospitals, etc to find a charity in your area.
Here are the pillowcases I have made this week.
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| Soccer in bright green and red! |
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| Alexander Henry baseball fabric. |
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| Flowery cases in blue and green |
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| I love blue and green together |
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| My stack of finished pillowcases!!!! |
Since I had so much fun making these this week, I want 3 of you to have the same chance! I used this
Youtube video from the Missouri Quilt Co. to make the neat hot dog roll method to make the pillowcases. It is so easy...I taught the method to my 7 1/2 year old granddaughter in one afternoon. I am giving away fabric to make a set of pillowcases each. (two pieces for the body, 2 pieces for the cuff and 2 pieces for the trim piece.)
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| Bubbles and Swirls by Lonni Rossi for Andover Fabrics |
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| Feeling Groovy by Michael Miller |
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| Denyse Schmidt Meadowlark and Aunt Edna fabric |
To win one set of pillowcase fabric, all you have to do is leave a comment about how the weather is at your house! Here in Florida, it is still hot but less humid so it is bearable! I will randomly pick 3 winners next Thursday night(October 16th) at 8 PM.
PLEASE make sure you leave me a way to contact you if you are one of the winners. The first name drawn will choose which fabric they want, and so on!
*****I have already had one no reply post. Please leave an email address in your reply so that I can get in touch with you if you win.Especially if you use Google Plus to post. Thanks.
I'm shocked to be the first post. I'm from northern Wisconsin. Our weather has been miserable. Windy, cloudy and cold. We actually had snow one night last week. Enough to block the satelite from working, it did melt the next day. I wanted to say, I love the tutorial at missouri star, I've made a lot of pillowcases since I found it.
ReplyDeleteLike Donna, the first poster, I'm also from Wisconsin, and it's getting cold! Time to put the plastic on the windows! I love your idea of wrapping gifts in pillowcases. I have 7 nieces and nephews to give gifts to this year, and I'm going to use pillowcases. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteThe weather yesterday was beautiful, but the sun just never made much of an appearance here in the Denver metro area. The mist moved in along with the cold air around noon and turned into a gentle rain that lasted all afternoon. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteOk this is my second post, just in ase my first shows up.
ReplyDeleteLove your pillow cases and fabric choices. I've watched the video on how to make them, just haven't followed through. Thanks for the nudge, hehe. Weather here in northern California today was 88. Starting tomorrow, we're back into the 90's! I'm so tired of this heat and can't wait till it cools down and stays that way. We could also really use some rain.
Thanks for a super giveaway and a chance to win. Three winners! Woot! Woot! You Rock!
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Beautiful pillow cases and what a clever idea to use them to wrap gifts! Thanks!
ReplyDeletePlease click on the delaineelliott above for my email link.
Do I have to mention our weather? It has been wet, cold, and dreary where I live north of Lake Superior in Canada! I expect that we will have snow that will stay soon! Thanks for the chance!!
ReplyDeleteYour pillow cases look wonderful -- quite a stack going there. Thanks for the opportunity at such lovely fabric. Our weather here is gorgeous -- mid 70's with a light breeze and mostly sunny. Of course it changes at the drop of a hat so who knows what tomorrow may bring. Thanks for the link to the video how to.
ReplyDeleteIt's been rainy the last few days in Iowa around mid-60s...not bad for October. I've been making a lot of pillowcases lately since the Pillowcase Challenge began. It's fun and a great way to use up fabrics I no longer want to put into my quilts. svonfumetti at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of wrapping gifts with the pillowcases. Thank you for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI live in N.E. Georgia and the weather turned very cool. Then it turned hot again and has been raining just about every day.
Thank you so much!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe weather here in WV is rainy and cool. Got the fires burning.
ReplyDeleteCute, cute, cute pillowcases! The weather in Utah is so nice right now...I'm loving it!
ReplyDeleteSorry here is my address. kelly32@citlink.net
ReplyDeleteHere in the North East its getting a bit chilly now! Had to clear the frost from my car this morning. Only good thing about the winters up here, is plenty of excuses to sit in front of the sewing machine!
ReplyDeleteI love making pillow cases, such a quick way to dress up a bedroom! Thank you for the chance,
ReplyDeleteThe weather here on the Canadian prairies has been a little of everything, I didn't need a jacket to take Foxy out this morning but we all know IT'S coming!
I have made these but it has been a couple of years now. Our weather in South Carolina is cooler now down in the 80's during the day. Our night and early morning are rather cool. The leaves are beginning to fall and the pine straw too...Love Fall but not looking forward to winter
ReplyDeleteYour pillowcases are just gorgeous. I love wrapping the kid's gifts in the pillowcases too. I'll be posting mine today so you can see the fun I had with the fabric.
ReplyDeleteOur weather has been warm and toasty - typical fall for us.
I made pillowcases on Wednesday with the hotdog technique. The weather here is cool and rainy. This is the second wet day.
ReplyDeleteJane in KS
I live in North Carolina and the weather is perfect. 74 and low humidity. Supposed to get rain the next few days but that is okay because my garden needs it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for another fabulous giveaway. I love the DS fabric. Congrats to Stephanie.
It is cold in the teens and twentys here and we have had our first snow storm 10 inches. I live in Alaska,
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I live in Iowa, and it is a refreshingly cool 50° with a warm sun.
ReplyDeleteIn Minnesota -- it's seasonal and dang - working hard to get the crops out of the fields before Mother Nature feels the need to snow!
ReplyDeleteSouth Dakota - very fallish! It was 32 degrees last night but a beautiful 50s-60s this afternoon :)
ReplyDeleteI'm in SC so we are having a nice fall with highs in the upper 70's or lower 80's.
ReplyDeleteToday it's cool here in central Nebraska but we're supposed to be back up into the 70s by early next week. Thanks for the giveaway and the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteIt is 60 degrees in Northern Virginia with overcast skies and drizzle. Thank you for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteI'm in Ontario Canada and it is 10 degrees at the moment
ReplyDelete(50 degrees Fahrenheit). It will be going down to -1 (or 30 degrees Fahrenheit) tonight.
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London England 13*C and raining.
ReplyDeleteHere in Dubuque, Iowa, it is typical autumn weather....mid-50s during the day and just darned chilly at night! yes, we've turned on the heat already! Winter is just around the corner.
ReplyDeleteAnother South Carolina girl here. Our weather has been lovely. Clear and in the 80s.
ReplyDeleteI love the pillowcases and the idea of using them to put presents in is brilliant! I love it.
ReplyDeleteWent directly to the youtube tutorial and was amazed how simple. Thanks for the lead....I had already purchased fabrics for cases for grandchildren for Christmas.
ReplyDeleteLovely pillowcases. I like the blue and green together too. I am in jacksonville, fl and was thinking today that the weather was spring like - mid eighties and low humidity. Very nice. Thanks for the chance to win! Trepmom at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteI live in California on the Central Coast, the weather is beautiful and starting to get a little crispness in the air! I love it when Autumn is in the air! Thanks for the giveaway
ReplyDeleteI'm in WA and we had to put the heater on tonight~ it is rainy & chilly. Love your pillowcases! What a nice gift. Have a happy weekend! crazy(dot)boutquilts(at)yahoo(dot) com
ReplyDeleteIt has been very rainy here in the MO Ozarks.
ReplyDeletekdavis1@centurytel.net
I'm in, The weather here is hot in the afternoon, but cooler at night. This morning when we went to the bird refuge to take pictures, it was cool enough for fog to roll in and make for some interesting pictures.
ReplyDeleteThe weather here is amazing - warm with clear skies. If it gets a bit warmer it will be perfect for swimming in the pool!
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely pillowcases. The weather here is starting to get chilly. The sun shone all day, but there is an autumnal nip in the air.
ReplyDeleteI'm in the UK and the weather here is wet and windy!
ReplyDeleteI have been working on pillowcases also. What a great idea to use them as gift wrap. I think I will do some in fleece for gift wrap for our annual holiday get together.
ReplyDeleteI'm in Missouri and it turned very cool this week in the 50's from being in the 70's last week. I had to turn the heat on to knock the chill off.
Your fabrics are lovely and it would be a joy to make pillowcases with them.
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I live in Ohio....and we are under a Frost Advisory tonight! Brrrrrrr!!! Highs have bee near 60 lately & low 40's at night.
ReplyDeleteIt is hot and sunny here in So. Cal. Love the weather.
ReplyDeleteI'm in Northern Wisconsin. Today the weather was 54 degrees and sunny. Great idea to wrap presents in the pillow cases. Matsche.christine@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI live in Ohio and we are having Indian Summer today! I love these last "summer days" as colder weather is no doubt coming right behind it! Mary
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It's cool and sunny here today. I have made many a pillowcases myself:)
ReplyDeleteHere in Eastern PA it's been cool and misty, but supposed to get up to the 80s tomorrow!!!! sarah@forrussia.org
ReplyDeleteThe weather here in NJ has been cold in the morning and mild by the afternoon.
ReplyDeleteWe had storms last night and it has been cooler here today. Right now it is 76 degrees outside.. Perfect temp but there are clouds and chances for more storms.
ReplyDeleteWe are having typical fall weather for western Iowa... was windy today with a cool morning of 36 degrees but warming up to 66 for a nice sunny afternoon. The trees are beautiful & the farmers are busy harvesting in the fields!
ReplyDeleteIt's quite warm here right now - I have the air conditioning on :).
ReplyDeleteI live in the Foothills of SC and we are having great fall
ReplyDeleteweather - cool at night and days in the low 70s. Great for sleeping and outdoor activities. Thanks for the chance to win the fabric for pillowcases. mfhagopian@aol.com