December 12, 2010

Sew, Mamma, Sew! Giveaway Day

It's Sew, Mama, Sew! giveaway time again! I will be giving away one morsbag (fabric shopping bag) to at least one lucky winner. If I can finish more than one bag this week, there will be more than one winner. Of course I haven't finished any bags yet, but they will look something like this--


--except they will be made out of different fabric from thrifted sheets. (I promise the material I use will be like brand new. I'm pretty picky about the thrifted items I use to make my bags.) I'll post a picture of the completed bags when they're done.

To be entered to win, just leave a comment on this post (one comment per person and US residents only) about a handmade gift you have made or plan to make for somebody this holiday season. (If you have a link to the tutorial or a picture of your completed project, I would love to see them. I'm always looking for new ideas!) If you're not a crafter, leave a comment about the best handmade gift you ever received. I will use random.org to choose the winner(s) from all comments left by 12 midnight CST on Friday, December 17, 2010. I will ship the item(s) by December 20. Be sure to leave an e-mail address if I can't contact you through your comment. Thanks for participating!

50 comments:

  1. This Christmas I'm giving a handmade coloring book to my 3-year-old niece. I'm going to stamp several cute animal images, etc. on 4"x6" index cards, which I will bind together and make a pretty cover for. I know she'll love it and scribble all over it :D

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  2. I'm making most of my gifts this Christmas - pillowcases, aprons and wall quilts. Thanks for hosting this giveaway! I love vintage sheets, too!

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  3. We did handmade ornaments already and still have lip balm, bath salts, and body scrub to make before christmas.

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  4. I love making handmade gifts. This year I made a bunch of mini journals that I am giving to everyone. Here is a link to my tutorial: http://simplysimonsisters.blogspot.com/2010/07/little-gifts-mini-journals.html

    Thanks for the chance to win!

    simply.simon.sisters(at)gmail(dot)com

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  5. I am knitting socks for my son with size 12 feet. They are only half done, so I don't have a done pic yet. Thanks for this giveaway. avennett AT verizon DOT net

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  6. I'm planning to make a felted ball for my niece.

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  7. I'm making all my gifts! I have 2 craft blogs my own stuff: werethejoneses.blogspot.com

    And one where I feature 20 crafts each day from around blogworld:
    todaystoptwenty.blogspot.com

    Lots of ideas!
    I love thrifted upcycled stuff!

    Amanda
    amandaandandy@yahoo.com

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  8. I knitted a bunch of scarves and and hats for my family this year. I posted about it on my blog if you are interested in checking it out.

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  9. I've actually made a couple morsbags to give as gifts! It is my favorite type of bag and I'd love to have a couple more! Thanks for the chance!!

    sales4mp at gmail dot com

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  10. I recently made my own blanket! Two, actually, as gifts. It's the kind where you cut around the edges and tie them together. Love them!

    slove554(at)gmail(dot)com

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  11. I'm making art kits for my nieces and nephews.

    http://sewchaos.blogspot.com/2010/03/artista-crayon-totes.html

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  12. Making handmade pet stockings for friends! My giveaway is at http://www.lindsaysews.com

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  13. I'm planning on making little stuffed monkeys for my kids this year . . . must get started so I'm not pulling my hair out Christmas Eve!

    skooksplayground[at]gmail[dot]com

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  14. Such cute gifts! My birthday is Dec 17th, and winning would make the day extra-special.

    I made a blanket last week for a friend going in the hospital. I didn't follow a pattern. I made one side super-soft micro fleece, and the other side cotton. I like blankets like that, because you have a warm or a cool side.

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  15. My handmade gifts this year are quilts :) Haven't gotten pics up but eventually [after they're gifted! lol]

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  16. I just bought the Wee Wonderfuls book and am going to make my 10 year old girl the topsy turvy doll in there! I let her look through the book and she also really likes the pillow with a doll on front and a pocket for doll clothes, so that might have to be made, too!

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  17. Fun! I love reusable totes.

    This season I am using this tutorial--
    http://www.liaspace.com/2010/01/tutorial-making-of-mr-seahorse.html --to make lots of seahorses. Here is mine: http://skemommlenskedaddle.blogspot.com/2010/10/lias-sea-horse-pattern.html

    Thanks for the chance to win.

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  18. The best gift I gave was I think a crossstitch picture of my own design. I don't have a picture though. oops. :/

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  19. Great giveaway! Last year I made aprons for the girls and scarves for the boys, this year I'm making purses for the girls and I'm screen printing shirts for the boys.

    okiedokiemama(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  20. Last Christmas I made several gifts, from sewing shopping bags, puppets, and all the gift bags to making cakes as gifts. This year it has been slow! I actually have not made any sewed gifts this year, but may have to whip a couple up between now and Christmas. I received the most lovely hand made baby bunting, nightgown and bonnet as well as matching blanket for my daughter as a baby shower presents years ago.

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  21. this year i will be making a few of these as gifts! they are soo cute!

    http://alemonsqueezyhome.blogspot.com/2010/07/tissue-pouch-tutorial.html

    nelly dot barney at yahoo dot com

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  22. I plan on making an I spy bag for my daughter this Christmas.
    Jenn
    jaikok(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  23. I made some granny square, crocheted slippers. I absolutely love the yarn and the colors. I'm going to post them later this week. Thanks for offering the giveaway -- I use my Morsbag all the time!

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  24. This Christmas, I am giving my brother and his wife a quilt. My machine is giving my some trouble, so I quilt some, pull some, quilt some, cry some. stink!
    Bmoore_mamabee(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  25. I used to knit ramie scarves...sooo soft!

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  26. How lovely! We can always use a new bag. This year, I'm sewing my sister a new cell phone cover and camera case to go along with her homemade jewelry.

    Thanks for the giveaway!

    orinoco14 at yahoo dot com

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  27. I made a snowman ornament for my son this year. Thanks for the chance to win. Happy Christmas. stephspitzer at gmail dot com

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  28. I made my daughter and niece little ruffled aprons to use in their toy kitchens, complete with matching towels and potholders.

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  29. I've gotten into doing scarves for people. Don't have a like but I'm a patchwork, fly by the seat of my pants kinds girl.

    Thanks

    Susan

    susansisney@hotmail.com

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  30. I'm actually making handmade earrings out of melted solder, of all things. They (hopefully) will end up looking really cool, but it took me a few tries to get them right. Thanks for the giveaway!
    embyrfire(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  31. Love bags :D I am making some rice packs tonight to give as a gift :D

    I am having a giveaway too!! Come check it out if you like. http://hendrixville.blogspot.com/

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  32. I'm planning to make mohawk hats from fleece for my son and nephew- and a boa fleece scarf for my daughter- and maybe my niece.
    I wanted to make bags, but I feel I'm running out of time!

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  33. Well, I'm a quilter... so I'll be giving away a few quilts this year. Thanks for the lovely giveaway!
    Cheers,
    Dionne

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  34. I'm making a scrapbook for the boyfriend :)

    cy.song1 at gmail dot com

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  35. I made a fleece bacon and eggs scarf for my step-brother last night. It is of my own design, and it is beyond awesome! But I do not have any pictures yet.

    Thanks for the giveaway! Robyn (dot) Geddes (at) gmail (dot) com

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  36. I just finished knitting my husband a pair of socks, I still need to crochet and owl hat for a friends little boy and knit 3 little bunnies. Thank you for the chance to win!!

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  37. I'm making lots of handmade gifts this year. So far my favorite is the apron I created for my Mother in Law. She reads my blog, so it's not up yet. After Xmas, I will be posting it to www.TheModernLadyBlog.com. Love the idea of upcycling thrifted fabric into a bag!

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  38. I hope to make a blanket out of fleece for a friend's new baby. Thanks so much!
    bridgestranslation at yahoo dot com

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  39. I am giving some homemade barrettes to my daughter.

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  40. Thanks for the chance!
    thurbs8(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  41. i made f a m i l y blocks this year. I cut a 2x4 into various heights, stained them, added scrap book paper in coordinating colors and put vinyl letter on each block. It was fun and easy and I really like the one I made for myself.
    mknield @ gmail . com

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  42. I'm making sleep pants for the husband and sons in my life!

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  43. Awesome - love resuable bags. :)

    I'm making pretty much all of our gifts this year...various things for various people. My son is getting a quilt if I an get it wrapped up in time. I'm most proud (at the moment) of a tablerunner and coaster set that I made for my grandmother. It's the first sewn project that I've given her, though I've been sewing for a long time. I blogged it: www.searchingforthegood@yahoo.com i also just wrapped up a matching family set of jammies for a friend that I'm pretty proud of, though I haven't posted about them yet.

    Thank you for joining in giveaway day and for sharing a cool prize. :)

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  44. Oooh, I've been looking for a good reusable grocery bag, and these look fantastic!

    I've been doing a lot of pottery painting lately, and for this holiday I made a plate for my 6 year old niece. She's wanted a mermaid plate for a year or so, and she seems old enough now that ceramics won't immediately break, so I painted her one. I just got it out of the kiln tonight and I'm so pleased with it!

    Thanks for a great giveaway!

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  45. I'm making lounge pants (I use thrifted sheets too! So soft!)
    If you'd like to enter my giveaway in return, I'm giving away fabric coasters and Heather Ross scraps at http://www.etsy.com/shop/ananemone

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  46. I love thrifted sheets! I made this firewood tote for my brother for Christmas, and I think it came out great: http://www.quiltingarts.com/media/p/21461.aspx Merry Christmas!

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  47. I have made my daughter a rag doll, a Koji doll for my son and plan to make a tie, alabama stitch tshirts and an apron. : )
    espmax(at)gmail(dot)com

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  48. I made crayon rolls for all the grand nephews this year.

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