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Winners!

I really apologise I couldn't announce the winners of Big Celebration Giveaway yesterday, but today it was first thing I did as I got up. So here we are:

Blue bundle won Elena/comment #20:

Congratulations!
I'm currently working on several orders for customers, but for myself I'm doing a sew-along of a Weekender bag by Sew Spoiled. I love sewing bags b/c they're useful afterwards, but I did just start quilting, so I've been loving that, too.
They're all so pretty, I don't know which one I'd choose!

Pink bundle won Sylvie/comment #4:

Hi Sardana,
I did not know you had a blog!
Happy Birthday! And Congratulations for your 100th post!
My latest projects were sewing tops for me. I made 4 tops in April, and entered a contest (at MadebyRae) and I have even been selected as a finalist! Wow!
Now I think I will make some more clothes for me and my daughters, and some patchwork.
If I win your giveaway, I will choose the pink bundle, because a mother of 2 daughters can never have too much pink fabric!
Love from France,

Sylvie

Green bundle goes to Jaime/comment #6:

These are SO lovely!! What a generous giveaway! I am currently working on some doll quilts. I have been binding them all weekend!

I would love to win the green bundle, but any one would be wonderful!

xoxo

Lilac/purple bundle gets KatieB/comment #15:

Wow! Beautiful fabrics! I'm working on finishing up my pinwheel quilt. I feel like I have lots of crafty deadlines looming!

Happy birthday. I like all of these, but the lilac is my favorite :)

I emailed all winners. Thank you for visiting my blog and all your lovely comments!!!!!

Have a great week!

xo,

Sardana

The Ultimate Sardana Sewing Case

The Ultimate Sardana Sewing Case, originally uploaded by ::Sardana.

If you follow me on Flickr, you sure saw few pictures of my sewing tools and notions just laying on my craft desk I've uploaded lately. Elisabeth guessed correctly, I was going to take my sewing stuff on my travel. (Marguerite, I'll travel by train, and yes, not everything would be allowed to take on a plain). Thank you all for playing does-it-make-any-sense-to-you-guess-game!

Okai, back to my sewing case. I named it ultimate because it's perfect (clever me! {road sign: ironic}), it holds all my tools:
roller cutter,
seam ripper,
crochet hooks,
pen,
pencil,
scissors,
pincushion,
sewing thread,
embroidery hook,
embroidery floss,
measuring tape,
!!!
I can carry hexagon templates or fabric scraps in a roomy zipper bag! Small things in a pocket with two Velcro's! I added an extra pocket for large pieces of fabric or crochet instructions, or whatever. Oh, I used newest Tilda prints which arrived on Tuesday. 30 bolts of happiness! It was really hard to pick out prints. I added here and there vintage lace, I used a trim Cybil from Alaska sent me along a swap parcel and elastic strap for thread.
I needed 5 hours to get it done, and I'm very happy and satisfied with the result. Now I'm off to pack my luggage for trip. See ya!

Have a great time!

xo,

Sardana

A Short Break

A short time-out, originally uploaded by ::Sardana.

My daughter has a day off at school this Friday so I thought it would be great to "hit the road". On Thursday is the Ascension Day, we have time till Sunday. I called my friends in Budapest right away, bought train tickets and now am preparing for travel. We are so excited since we've been there once in November and the second trip was back in January. Spring-y Budapest for a change!

Certainly, I don't think I'll get to draw winners of my Big Celebration Giveaway on Friday. I decided to extend the closing day till Sunday, the 16th of May. I'll draw four winners on Monday.

Thank you so much for understanding.

xo

Sardana

Big Celebration Giveaway!

Giveaway!, originally uploaded by ::Sardana.

I had so many celebrations lately,

♥ I'm 40!!!!!!!

♥ I got my VAT-# (after 4 long weeks of waiting!)

♥ my first fabric order arrived

♥ 100th post (OK, 106th) --> phew, I never thought I'd keep blogging!

To celebrate all these wonderful moments in my life, I'm having a giveaway! Four bundles of european FQ's cut fresh from the bolts are waiting for their new homes. There are:

#1 - blues (6 FQ's)
#2 - pinks (7 FQ's)
#3 - greens (4 FQ's)
#4 - lilac (5 FQ's)

By the way, all this prints are from Bavaria, wonderful 100% cotton, extra wide (about 60''-62'').

To win my Big Celebration Giveaway please tell me which project did you finish lately or you are working on and what do you prefer to sew. Oh, and don't forget to let me know which bundle would you love to win. I'll leave this open until next Thursday, the 13th Sunday, the 16th of May, and will announce 4 winners on Friday, the 14th Monday, the 17th of May.

Good luck and thanks bunches for playing!

xo,

Sardana

Sew & Tell Friday

Sew & Tell Friday, originally uploaded by ::Sardana.

I finished a project today I've been working on since Monday. I thought I never get done. As it is a secret project, I can upload pictures only after my partner receives it. So I was a bit confused about what to do and upload.

Sew & Tell Fridays is a great opportunity to keep motivated and get to know so many amazing and talented crafters from all over the world. I'm hooked and sure I'd love to be part of it! Then the idea came pretty spontaneous - a sleeve for new MacBook! My daughter {as it's her laptop} chose Sandy Henderson prints and after less than an hour it was done! Quick project made from less than two two fat quarters - happy me. Though I'm not sure if I'll ever do top stitches again, I defo need more practice. Anyway, I love how it turned out. By the way, it's my own pattern and I might sew more for my land-based shop.

Happy sewing!

xo,

Sardana

PS: here is the link, I'm afraid my tag doesn't work: http://www.amylouwho.com/

At long last I unravelled the tag mistery :)