Quilt Market Sewing Box
Thursday, October 15, 2009Today was laundry and cleaning day. Trying to get caught up from all of our travel. Evening is approaching and my home is feeling a bit more orderly. A bit more peaceful.
I did take a break from housework and covered a paper mache box with fabric. I love working on small projects. Don't you? This sewing box is for the contest. I collected some things at market and thought it would be fun to place them in something sweet for you. For you gals overseas....you don't have to worry. We are glad to ship things to you too!
I covered this box with some fabric from our Nell's Flower Shop line. (One of our older fabric lines.) This large floral print seemed just right for a sewing box. The inside is covered with paper. When covering paper mache boxes with fabric or paper I use PVA glue from Paper Source. The fabric and paper lay smooth and flat with this bookbinding glue.
Market treats are collected inside the box for you.
A small vintage French floral applique.
A charm pack of our new fabric Old Primrose Inn.
Vintage baby blue rick rack.
A paper bird cut by Kathy Schmitz. These paper birds flew all over her booth and she shared some of them with us. I thought it would be a cute needle holder. (Click on Kathy's name and go to her blog. You will see a picture of her booth and all of her paper birds.)
There was a great company selling metal findings at market. The copper colored bird was purchased from them.
A bit of vintage pink ribbon.
A small muslin bag with several buttons and a sprig of the lavender grown in my garden this summer.
The pattern on the left is a needle keeper from Bonnie Sullivan. Bonnie and Kathy are sisters. They are planning to begin cross stitch designs. Barb and I can hardly wait to see their new patterns. They will be showing at the Nashville Cross stitch market hopefully. Click on Bonnie's name to go to her web-site.
I was only able to make one sewing box today. I will be making a couple more boxes....each will be unique. So there will be 3 winners in this contest.
Leave your name and good luck! Cut off is Friday at midnight. Also please only leave one comment per person. The winners will be posted on Saturday.
Kay from The Rabbit's Lair in Roger's AR sent a photo of their Warm Hearts block of the month project. Click on the store name for more information. This quilt was designed by Barb and published in our Warm Hearts book. I'm now out of the book.....all have been shipped to The Rabbit's Lair.
Until later!
Alma
454 comments
Love the box, please enter me in the drawing for one!! Also, did Kay happen to mention that the MAKER of that beautiful quilt was none other than Kay herself? It is just stunning up close and personal.
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Oh what a beautiful box. Can't wait to get hold of some of your new fabric also.
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Trudy
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Susan
smurphy39@earthlink.net
If I don't win, I'll have to make my own box. Thanks for the tip on glue to use. As usual, beautiful things to look at on your blog.
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Melissa
Pick me! pick me! :)
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Debbie
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Oh, it's very pretty.
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I just love the covered box! I hope I win-we all say that don't we! The quilt is beautiful.
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Pretty things! Please enter me.
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The box is fantastic. I love the pink & brown theme--it's the color of the quilt I'm currently working on.
ReplyDeleteDear Alma, You do find the most amazing beautiful goodies. Please include me in the draw and thank you for the opportunity to be a winner. from Jenny McH
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Jennifer Dalenberg
jennifer.dalenberg@yahoo.com
or
http://www.feathersinthenest.blogspot.com/
Feathers in the Nest
Gorgeous! I have a bundle of Nell's Flower Shop in my Moda cupboard. I may have to go dig it out!
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What a sweet giveaway! I would love to be entered in the drawing.
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please enter me in the drawing! he boxes are so lovely and the new Primrose Inn fabric is just wonderful!
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ReplyDeleteNancy E
Oh Wow! What a wonderful treat it would be to win this lovely box (or one of the others you are putting together.)
ReplyDeleteCount me in!
I hope market was a great success. I wish I could have been there this time, but could not come because I'm knee deep in home schooling right now. I keep thinking of your advice that you gave me at market last year! "Put those kids on the bus, and ship them off to school." I think of this every day and smile! Take Care.
What fun treasures you have collected! I would love to find a home for them.
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If selected, I would certainly be a most proud winner of one of your sewing boxes! I could certainly use a place to store my special cross stitch goodies. :)
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I'd love to win the sweet box! The goodies inside sound like fun.
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Wow, what a great prize. How generous, I just love it all and the quilt is fabulous. Another book I have to look out for.
ReplyDeleteThanks and have a great weekend.
Lizzie
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Lovely box and what sweet finds from your travel. Please enter me in your drawing. Thanks!
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Wow you are always so generous! Thanks, Meagan
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Please add me to the list..
Really love the box and all the nice goodies! Please enter me in your contest! Also, have you printed the instructions in any of your books, which one?
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ReplyDelete(tina.dillon@iinet.net.au)
there's such excitement in quilty blogland when Market comes. thanks for your pictures!
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ReplyDelete~~Joyce
Love the box. Please include me in the drawing.
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Awesome and beautiful!
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dmorton001@indy.rr.com
the box is beautiful with lots of lovely treasures. I'd love to win.
ReplyDeleteMarsha
How exciting! The box you made is lovely! Also love the selection of goodies you are including in the lovely box!
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ReplyDeleteThank you.
Glad you had a wonderful time on your travels. Thanks for your great drawings.
ReplyDeleteRonnie
It all looks sooooo good. The fabric, the box, all is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBut ....... I am very curious about the buttons, great with the lavendel.
I just do love buttons.
It was so nice to see your booth here, gave me the feeling I was there. Thank you so much.
Wonderful Box and sewing assortment. Please enter me in your drawing.
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Please include me in the drawing! The beautiful box and it's treasures are amazing!!
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The album quilt is beautiful. Please enter my name in the drawing for your "Goodie Box."
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Oh my....takes my breath away. So lovely ...so very YOU!!!! Thanks for the chance to win. XXX Annie
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nycticebus
Dear Alma, really beautiful, the box that you've made. It is zo kind that you give all this beautiful things away... to people that you don't even know... Thanks for your giving soul... I wish there were more people on this world like you, we all should give away a bit more!
ReplyDeleteThanks Alma, greetings from Holland from Astridh
Creat box!!! With so beautiful goodies inside! Hope I'll be the winner!!! :)
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ReplyDeleteoh the box is adorable and would look wonderful on my dresser filled with my own little treasures.
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will be fun to go thru and see the goodies inside one by one that you included.
what a fun giveaway
Kathie
I find the box lovely. I like to enter the drawing.
ReplyDeletehi,what a nice sewing box!one can`t have enough boxes,well,susi
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ReplyDeleteHello Alma,
ReplyDeleteYou always have great ideas to offer us. Your cardboard box is beautiful and what it contains envy. Good day. Annick
You've lined it with musicnotespaper! Two of my favorite things glued together! It is very wise to have a break from household work now and then :)) Hope is set on a lucky number. Have a nice day! Hugs Danielle
ReplyDeletewow what a month you had indeed, not a bit less busy than mine just a lot more fun I think!
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Miranda
Thanks for including your overseas readers in your contest. A beautiful box of treasures would be a welcome treat from "home".
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Lisa
My eyeballs are popping right out of my head, everything's so gorgeouss. PLEASE include me in your drawing. You're just TOO talented!!! (And generous!)
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What a generous giveaway please put me in for it
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;)
ciao maria
Lovely ! Please enter me !
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Please enter my name.
love seeing the pictures from the market!! Thank you for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteFrom the netherlands, Linda
As ever - the things you make and design are gorgeous and I would love to be entered into the draw for the beautiful box.
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Please enter me in the draw.
Thanks so much
Everything you've gathered here is so lovely and inspiring, how do you do it? It's a gift!
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Thanks Alma for sharing your stories and pictures. Such wonderful inspiration!
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ReplyDeleteKarin :)
in NY
Your box is sooo lovely ! I keep my fingers crossed ;-)
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Wonderful box! I love it, please count me in.
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ReplyDeleteKahlie
Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteJacinta (Australia)
Maybe my luck is changing -- throw my name in the hat... great fabrics...nice giveaway thanks.
ReplyDeleteHow special it would be to have a beautiful box filled with all those treats. The quilt is stunning.
ReplyDeleteOhhh what fun! I can't win if I don't jump on board...so please throw my name in the hat and thank you for your generousity.
ReplyDeleteOh I hope I win. I am still hoarding my Nell's Flower Shop fabric, which I adore and have not thought up the right project for yet.
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