Written Erin on May 28, 2011 in Sewing Patterns | No comments yet
Today is the last day of my tour for Stripped Down Patchwork!!  Wow, this has been quite a tour.  Thanks to everyone – from my lovely hosts to all my lovely commenters – for all your support, enthusiasm and creativity in helping me get the word out about this book!  I can’t even begin to tell you how much it means to me.  Honestly, I was shocked by the outpouring of kindness...
Written Erin on May 26, 2011 in Sewing Patterns | 2 Comments
For day #11, I talked to Lara of A Mountain Hearth – an unparalleled homesteader, mountain-woman and momma of twins – about the history of Seminole patchwork. The story of Seminole patchwork is intertwined with resistance to colonization, unlikely alliances, an invention called the hand-crank sewing machine, tourism, industrialization, lady ingenuity and, of course,...
Written Erin on May 22, 2011 in Sewing | No comments yet
It’s day #7 of my tour for Stripped Down Patchwork!  Whew…this is a doozy of a tour, guys. Today, we’ve got a lovely review and yet another giveaway (!!) at Pink Penguin. Pink Penguin is operated by my good friend and fellow sewing pattern designer, Ayumi Mills.  She is a sweetheart and super-talented AND her stuff is soooo cute.  If you haven’t visited her blog...
Written Erin on May 16, 2011 in Sewing Patterns | No comments yet
Eeeps! This party has officially started. Today is Day #1 of my blog tour for my strip-piecing patchwork sewing pattern book, Stripped Down Patchwork!! Cheryl Johnson was kind enough to volunteer to kick off the tour with her behind-the-scenes post over at the Leisure Arts Blog about what goes on at a crafty publisher’s office during the making of a crafty sewing book like Stripped Down...
Written Erin on April 27, 2011 in Giveaways | 2 Comments
We have a winner! My Random Number is 121.00 Random Number Calculator LisaT!!!!!! She said: “What would I cut into? Fabric of course. And buttons off of old shirts; I save them for folky type wallhangings and runners. I gave my pumpkin runner evil eyes, etc. I also have never intentionally performed quilticide. Ive only cut in order to save… Scruffy, my Cairn ...
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