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Zakka Style Sew Along!

Dear, sweet Lindsey asked me a while back if I would mind if she hosted a sew along for my new book Zakka Style.  But of course I don't mind! ^_^  

Lindsey and Amy have put together a sew along/blog hop that will include 24 fabulous bloggers and you!

There are 24 projects in the book and they will be sewing right through it from start to finish!

The sew along starts Monday April 2nd with the first project in the book and will continue through Monday September 10th with a new project  introduced each Monday.

Each blogger will sew a different project and will be sharing their finished project and inspiration with you.

• April 2nd :: Zig Zag Tote with Sew Fantastic
• April 9th :: The House Pouch with During Quiet Time
• April 16th :: Zakka Pincushion with Pink Penguin
• April 23rd :: Sewing Kit with Monkey Do
• April 30th :: Patchwork Pencil Case with VeryKerryBerry
• May 7th :: Itty Bitty Quilt Block Magnets with Little Bluebell

• May 14th :: Raincloud Mug Rug with Quilt Dad
• May 21st :: Zakka Block Quilt with I like Orange
• May 28th :: Stem Messenger Bag with Sew Sweetness
• June 4th :: Zip Organizer with Spotted Stone
• June 11th :: Orchard Path Tweed Pouch with Don’t Call Me Betsy
• June 18th :: Happy Couple Handwarmers with A Cuppa and a Catchup

• June 25th :: Patchwork Potholder with Sew Take a Hike
• July 2nd :: Water Bottle Holder with One Shabby Chick
• July 9th :: Elephant Bookmark with Cut to Pieces
• July 16th :: Patchwork Ribbon with {House} of A la Mode
• July 23rd :: Delightful Linen Bag with Sukie
• July 30th :: Bread Basket with Patchwork Notes

• August 6th :: Sweet Sugar Cookie Sack with BettyCrockerAss
• August 13th :: Little Pocket Pillowcase with Freshly Pieced
• August 2oth :: Sweet Memories Photo Frame with Noodlehead
• August 27th :: Pleated Coin Purse with Shape Moth
• September 3rd :: Happy Garland Message Board with Maureen Cracknell Handmade
• September 10th :: Nesting Boxes with From the Blue Chair

 There will be a week in between each project to give you time to sew along and I sure hope you’ll join in on the fun!

You will need a copy of the book to participate, so be sure to grab one soon!

Here is a list of some places you can purchase online and it also comes in e-book form too!

E-book:

• C&T Publishing
• Google Play
• Diesel E-Book

Paperback Book:

• Signed Copy
• Amazon
• Amazon UK
• Sew Mama Sew
• Overstock
• Barnes & Noble
• Create for Less

 

There will be some lovely prizes offered each week and we are so thankful to have the support of:

 

 

 

If you are interested in participating as a sponsor please email Amy, thank you!

Feel free to join in the flickr group and be sure to grab a button, too!  Can't wait to see all of your Zakka Makin'!  ^_~ 

Win some Washi!

Hey! Happy Tuesday! 

Did you know that there's a 'Washi' giveaway?  You didn't?  Well now you do. ^_~

 

 

Super, awesome, sweet, gracious Lindsey of LRStitched.com is having a giveaway.  I have the distinct pleaseure of seeing her whenever I visit with the lovelies of the ATL Modern Quilt Guild.  She was at the meeting this weekend and bought some of my new collection 'Washi' (which is sold out in many shops btw.....*faints*) and is sharing some of her stash with one lucky reader over at her blog.  A super fat quarter bundle featuring 8 prints! How sweet is she?? ^_^ *does the washi is wonderful running man*

Comments will be open until Monday, Feb. 13th at 10pm EST. So get your booty over there and comment! 

Supercali-fabric-listicexpialidocious!

**Comments Closed** Keep an eye out for the winner announcement! ^_^

 

Hello all!  Long time no see.

I hope all is well with you.  I've been busy, busy, busy with my wee ones, little Matthew especially.  As you some of have seen he is doing tremendously!  Such a healthy little chunky bundle of love is my baby boy. And yes, he is REALLY good at keeping secrets. Which leads me to why I'm posting today.

A lot has been happening here in my crafty neck of the woods.  If you're a follower of my twitter or facebook, you've already gotten to hear some of this news, eons ago.  But I thought it was important to let my bloggy buddies know about it as well.  If it weren't for all of you none of this would be happening!

So here it is........

I have been blessed with the most awesomest of awesome privilege of........

writing a second book!  Eeeeeeee!  *faints*

I can't really give too many more details about it as you really have to be Secret Squirrel in this industry.  But I can tell you it will be published by C&T Publishing and will be a part of their Stash Books - Design Collective with yours truly as the author and there will be 25 contributors. ( I can't tell you who they are just yet. :P )

I truly love and admire Stash Books new authors, Kajsa Wikman of Syko, Camille Roskelley of Simplify, and Elizabeth Hartman of Oh Fransson to name a few.  Yay!

and my SECOND bit of news.......

I have been blessed with the most awesomest of SUPER awesome privilege of........

...........Designing my own line of fabric! Double Eeeeeeee!  *faints again*

I've been working on some designs on the low and shopped them around and Timeless Treasures has expressed interest in little ol' me.  Yay!  They will be 100% cotton and yup, yup there will be some linen to be had too.

The first collections will debut next year at Spring Market and my cutie pie little Robots will also be in included in one of the collections.  I'll have exclusive sneak peaks and more information to share with you as the months go along.  So exciting! Yay, yay, yay!  *Jumps up and down and claps hands like a school girl* ^o^

I've been receiving oodles and oodles of fabric samples from Timeless Treasures since signing with them. Some haven't even been seen by peeps outside of the company yet.  Can I just say, you are in for quite a treat when their new lines debut in the Fall.  They've really revamped their offerings with a lot of wonderfully fresh, fun, and modern designs.  They have a cotton lawn collection that is. to. DIE. for. and tons more.  I'm so honored to be included in their list of designers.

To celebrate my good news, I thought it only fair to share some of the fabric booty that I've been receiving with you by having a....you guessed it homegirls(and boys)...a GIVEAWAY! *dances the cutie pie Robot fabric dance*

First up from Timeless Treasures designers 21...yup I said it.....TWENTY ONE fat quarters.  5 from Momo by Alice Kennedy and 16 from Dear Dorothy by Karen Snyder.

Second from one of my most favorite fabric stores ever...Fabricworm because Cynthia is super-awesome and super generous!  She's offered a selection from Ann Kelle's Metro Market collection!  I believe it is out of stock at her store. So yaaaay!

All you have to do to win my booty....wait let me rephrase that....teehee.....all you have to do to win all these supercalifabriclisticexpialidocious goodies is comment on this post and tell me about your absolute favorite fabric from your stash.  What's it look like?  What colors are in it?  Have you used any of it yet?  Do you plan to use it?  What are you going to make with it?  Tell me, tell me and you could win, win, win!

I'm going to leave this post open until next Wednesday at noon ET.  I'll announce the winner here and on my twitter and facebook.  Good Luck! ^_~

Spoonflower Robots!

***edited - Can you believe I just now figured out how to reply to comments individually?  Geez Louise, what rock have I been hiding under?  It's super fun! :P ***

Yay! I entered my little Cute-bots in the Spoonflower Robot contest! 

   

Please go vote for my little cuties!

You won't see the large photo, only the small version.

Also the voting pages change for each user, so you'll have to click and look for 'Cute-bots by iheartlinen'.

Click it and it turns green, then click through to the last page and click "I'm done. Save my Votes". It's a lot of work I know, but my Robots would be ever so thankful! ^_~

Please vote!  *does the robot dance* Go Bots! ^_^

Pocket Mirror Tutorial

*Edited* Download link fixed! ^_~

Okay, I'm supposed to be sewing clothes for the kids today, so I'm gonna keep this post short.  But I just HAD to post this!

Yay!  Tutorial!

   

As promised my tutorial for this uber-dooper Pocket Mirror!  

 

Here are some photos of a few others I made previously.

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You can really make this project your own and add sweet little embellishments on the outside, add some patchwork, or leave it plain, all up to you.  Go nuts!

I've also included a shopping list for some of the items you'll need.  So go shop and have fun!

Download the PDF here!

Please remember to play nice.  This pattern may not be republished on other sites.  Please link to this post so that others can download it themselves.  Enjoy! ^_^

Fat Quarter Pack Guest Designer at Sew, Mama, Sew!

Check out my Designer's Dozen over at Sew, Mama, Sew!   *does the cabbage patch!* Woot!

Kristin so graciously invited me to design a Fat Quarter Pack for Sew, Mama, Sew and I couldn't resist saying, "Yes, yes, yes!".   \^.^/

Run over to Sew, Mama, Sew for a chance to win one or buy one from their shop!

Ready to POP!

Hello lovelies.  Not much to report.  I'm so tired lately, that I've been super lazy-matayzie.  34 Weeks and counting.

I can hardly breathe, my hips hurt, sleeping is a joke, if I sit on the floor I'm basically there until someone can help me up, Mel has to tie my shoes for me.......shall I continue?  Can't wait to see my little pumpkin though! ^_^

Any other expecting mama's feeling my pain right now?  Here's your chance to complain it up! Let's hear it! 

Merry Christmas!

 

   

Wishing you and your families a very Merry Christmas!

Warmest wishes, 

Rashida 

Blog Tour! (Psst....there's a giveaway too. ^_^)

  

We finally found a house and we'll be officially all moved in tomorrow (Saturday)! Yay!  Which is also the day my part of the Blog Tour begins!  What Blog Tour you ask?  Why the super groovy one I'm going to be sharing with the ever so talented 'Sew Liberated' author, Meg McElwee to celebrate our books being released of course!  Check out the press release below and join the fun! 

The Sew Liberated and I Love Patchwork Double-the-Fun Blog Tour: 2 Fabulous Sewing Authors, 2 New Books, 2 Weeks 'til Christmas!

Interweave is thrilled to announce the publication of two new contemporary sewing books: Rashida Coleman-Hale's I LOVE PATCHWORK: 21 IRRESISTIBLE ZAKKA PROJECTS TO SEW and Meg McElwee's SEW LIBERATED: 20 STYLISH PROJECTS FOR THE MODERN SEWIST.  To celebrate in style, Meg and Rashida are hitting the Internet highway on a double-author blog tour.  Follow the schedule and see gorgeous pictures from their books, learn more about their design personalities, gain a chance to win free copies, and more!  During the tour they'll also be giving us a glimpse of their home studios and creative environment on the Studios blog, and at the end they'll wrap it up with a designer-to-designer conversation with each other on their personal blogs, http://www.sewliberated.typepad.com and http://www.iheartlinen.typepad.com.  If you're not already following their blogs, bookmark them now and visit often.  We can't wait for you to get to know them better. 

Want to be a part of the tour?  Here's a fun giveaway open to all bloggers!  Leave a comment with your blog address on Rashida's blog or Meg's blog on Friday, December 11 (The blog post with the tour schedule).  On Monday, December 14 at Noon EST each author will randomly draw one person from the comments to receive a complimentary copy of their book, which Interweave will airmail out.  The winners will then have the opportunity to interview Rashida or Meg and post their interviews on January 4, 2010 as the capstone post of the tour.

Follow The Sew Liberated and I Love Patchwork Double-the-Fun Blog Tour at:

Friday, December 11:           
Meg on TrueUp.net (interview)

Saturday, December 12:      
Rashida on "In the Studio with Cate (studio tour)

Sunday, December 13:        
Meg on "In the Studio with Cate (studio tour)

Monday, December 14:        
Rashida on TrueUp.net (interview)

Tuesday, December 15:       
Meg on Apron-iCity.com (interview)

Wednesday, December 16:  
Rashida on Fabric Shop Network blog (interview)

Thursday, December 17:      
Meg on Grosgrain Fabulous (book review and giveaway)

Friday, December 18:          
Rashida Twitter event - Noon EST on Twitter with @iheartlinen
Meg on Living Life as Art (interview, review, and project)

Saturday, December 19:       
Meg on CraftyPod.com (book review)

Sunday, December 20:         
Rashida on Zakka Life (book review)

Monday, December 21:        
Meg on Craftsanity (podcast interview)
Rashida on Craft Critique (interview and book review)

Tuesday, December 22:      
Rashida on all buttoned up (interview)

Wednesday, December 23:   
Meg on maya*made (interview)

Thursday, December 24:      
Designer-to-Designer: Rashida and Meg interview each other on http://www.sewliberated.typepad.com and http://www.iheartlinen.typepad.com

Monday, January 4, 2010:    
Blog Tour Winners' Post - to be announced

 

And there you have it ladies and gentlemen.  Please leave a comment if you'd like to participate in the giveaway action.  And do join us as we embark on a whirlwind tour of crafty blogland! ^_^

Winner, winner bo binner, banana-fana fo finner......

Okay.  Winner time! Yay! Sorry about the delay,  but I forgot the movers were going to bring our stuff to our new house yesterday! Woot! No more corporate housing for us!   So I have no picture to post today.  But check out some of these fun Holiday Handmades from Flickr! ^_^

 1. Mary Jane Polka Dots Stocking, 2. Just a few more by Heartfelt Handmade, 3. Gingerbread baby, 4. studio wreath, 5. Peace to you ALL, Happy Holidays!, 6. Patchwork wreath, 7. a vintage christmas quilt 1, 8. every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas., 9. holiday rag wreath (8), 10.Holiday Sampler, 11. Yarn Christmas trees, 12. Joy!, 13. Christmas ornaments, 14. Christmas Stocking Front, 15. Antecipando o Natal..., 16. rainbow of trees - front, 17. Peppermint Pouches, 18. handmade ornaments, 19. Untitled, 20. wreath closeup

Now, without further ado.....the winner of the giveaway is.............

Commenter # 503 

Rhonda Gillette!! Yay!  

Congratulations to dear Rhonda!

Huge, huge thank you to everyone who commented.  I thoroughly enjoyed reading each and every one of your 540 comments. (I'm nosey so I couldn't help myself even if I tried. :P) Sounds like there is going to be a lot of fabric flying, yummy food cooking, flight catching, road tripping, face stuffing, present opening, movie watching, semester finishing, super partying, and a whole lot of other -ings.  I hope you all have a happy, safe and blessed holiday season! Enjoy it! ^_^