The proud owner of these earrings from ThirtySixTen is….
#238, aka Carleen who said “I love the Tiny Silver Heart Ring!”
Carleen, shoot me an email to [email protected] to claim your prize.
HUGE thanks to Amy at ThirtySixTen for the awesome giveaway!
Still haven’t heard from our first winner and we NEED to get this tutu out!
So, the new winner is…
cherie, who said “I am a follower of the blog.”
Shoot me an email to [email protected] with your mailing address ASAP!
The winner of the Halloween bow and tutu set from Keri at Punkin’s Posies is….
Quiggle who said “Loving the tutu.”
Quiggle, shoot me an email ASAP to claim your prize. Because of the seasonal nature of this giveaway, if I haven’t heard from Quiggle by 10:00 MST tonight, we’ll pick a new winner.
Thanks to Punkin’s Posies for the giveaway!
(Don’t worry…you didn’t lose your mind…it’s still Wednesday!)
2 things are happening Friday that I want to make you aware of.
#1
Remember the awesome AccuQuilt GO! Cutter? They’ve got something new debuting on Friday. I don’t know what it is, but I can’t wait to find out.
and #2
Something fun and crafty that I’ll be participating in (along with some BIG craft bloggers) and YOU CAN TOO! Check back on Friday for the details!
How’d you get here already?
September’s my favorite month of the entire year…it’s my anniversary and my birthday, but I don’t think that’s why.
I love that it’s cool enough to sleep with the windows open and lots of covers on.
I love the produce stands.
I love that yard work season is almost over.
I love the sense of normalcy and routine that returns.
These guys went back to school last week:
(Yes…she really wore a shirt that said “proud 2B nerdy” to her first day of school. She is SO her mother’s child.)
My house was cleaner 2 days in than it had been all summer.
Last weekend, whilst I was napping, this happened:
(Oh the irony of one kid wearing a helmet and the other 2 running barefoot in the middle of the road !)
He TOLD us he could ride a bike without training wheels. Silly mom for doubting a 4 year old!
And in one week, we get to see 3 of our very favorite people.
September’s shaping up quite nicely.
What are you looking forward to this month?
#295, aka Alissa of Alissa and Chad!
Alissa, shoot me an email with your mailing address to [email protected] and we’ll get your Silhouette out to you ASAP!
And remember, if you didn’t win (sorry…most of you didn’t — LOL!) don’t forget about the awesome purchase deals Silhouette is offering EVERYONE right now!
(Use code “craft” at checkout and the extras will automatically be added to your cart):
1) AWESOME PROMO (running from August 23rd through September 1st at midnight)
Buy a machine and receive the following:
$50 off the Silhouette Craft Cutter
Fuzzy white vinyl (valued at $7.99)
Light blue smooth heat transfer (valued at 14.99)
Yellow flocked heat transfer (valued at $14.99)
Home Décor CD (valued at $50)
$10 Gift Card to the Silhouette Download Store (comes in the box)Cutting Blade (comes in the box)
2 Cutting Mats (comes in the box)
All for $249.99
(a savings of $137.97)
Just think of how much you’ll save on gift giving this year!
2) GOOD PROMO (running from September 2nd through September 4th at midnight)
Buy a machine and receive the following:
$50 off the Silhouette Craft Cutter
2 rolls of Heat transfer ($29.89 value)
$10 Gift Card to the Silhouette Download Store(comes in the box)
Cutting Blade (comes in the box)
2 Cutting Mats(comes in the box)
All for $249.99
(a savings of $79.98)
If your name is:
quilting granny Dawn
LuzSarah
You may have won one of my 1,000,000 hits giveaways. Check the big winner post to be sure. And then email me ASAP. Tomorrow’s the last day to claim your prize. We’ll redraw if I haven’t heard from you by then.
Speaking of tomorrow…TOMORROW (aka TUESDAY, August 31st) is the very last day to enter to win your very own Silhouette machine. I may have said Wednesday on accident in one of my other posts. I swear I get dumber the more kids I have. If you haven’t entered yet, go here to do so NOW. The winner will be announced shortly after noon tomorrow.
And if you want to buy a Silhouette, don’t forget the following insanely awesome promos they have going on right now (use code “craft” at checkout and all the extras will be automatically added to your cart):
1) AWESOME PROMO (running from August 23rd through September 1st at midnight)
Buy a machine and receive the following:
$50 off the Silhouette Craft Cutter
Fuzzy white vinyl (valued at $7.99)
Light blue smooth heat transfer (valued at 14.99)
Yellow flocked heat transfer (valued at $14.99)
Home Décor CD (valued at $50)
$10 Gift Card to the Silhouette Download Store (comes in the box)Cutting Blade (comes in the box)
2 Cutting Mats (comes in the box)
All for $249.99
(a savings of $137.97)
Just think of how much you’ll save on gift giving this year!
2) GOOD PROMO (running from September 2nd through September 4th at midnight)
Buy a machine and receive the following:
$50 off the Silhouette Craft Cutter
2 rolls of Heat transfer ($29.89 value)
$10 Gift Card to the Silhouette Download Store(comes in the box)
Cutting Blade (comes in the box)
2 Cutting Mats(comes in the box)
All for $249.99
(a savings of $79.98)
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(And one kid who is sick of pictures!)
(Almost a smile…)
(FINALLY!)
Who says math isn’t fun?
Know what else is fun?
Winning your very own Silhouette.
You can enter here up until noon on Tuesday!
What does this have to do with a Silhouette machine?
You’ll see that next (hopefully tomorrow), but you can still go enter to win one now!
These measurements are for the skirt I made Macy. She wears a 12 slim-ish. I think the fullness would be good from about size 4 on up. The waistband height would be best for 8 and up, but you could easily make it narrower.
All seam allowances are 1/2”, unless otherwise noted.
Waistband:
I wanted my waistband to be 4” high. I cut one piece 9” (double the finished size plus 1” for seam allowances) by 45” (the width of my fabric). I used a contrasting fabric for demonstration purposes. You probably won’t want to do that. 
Sew the short ends together. Press seam allowances open.
Press entire waistband in half lengthwise, right side facing out.
I used 1” elastic, so I needed to make my casing about 1 1/4”. I found the center, top to bottom, of the folded piece (minus the seam allowance on the raw edge) and then went out 5/8” in each direction.
I ironed a crease in mine to mark the center of the casing. You can use a pen or chalk or whatever floats your boat.
(That sticking out part is the seam allowance)
Sew all the way around the waistband piece on both sides of the line to form your casing.
(If you look closely, you can see the crease marking the center of my casing there on the left.)
(If you look closely, you can see that I should have retaken this picture. I don’t really have talons.)
Decide which will be the inside. Using a seam ripper, VERY carefully open the seam between the two casing lines you just sewed.
This will be where you insert your elastic later.
Skirt body:
I cut 2 pieces 21” high by 45” wide (the width of my fabric). That includes 1/2” at the top for seam allowances and 2.5” at the bottom for the hem. I wanted a bulky hem to help weigh the skirt down because it’s quite full.
Sew the short ends of your fabric together, right sides facing. Press seams open. I didn’t finish the seams because I used the (already finished) selvages of the fabric.
Gather along the top edge and pin evenly, right sides facing, to your waistband.
Stitch in place.
Press seam allowance towards the skirt.
Press the bottom edge up 2.5” for hem and stitch in place.
Elastic:
Cut a piece of elastic the size of the waist of the intended wearer. Thread through casing. Stitch ends together.
I think a ribbon or a belt around the waist would look nice.
Or, you can do what we’re going to do tomorrow….
