Tuesday, June 19

Christmas Stitches Giveaway!

It's not too early to think about stitching things for Christmas is it? At least not if you are as slow as I am in finishing projects! My stitchy pal Carina of Polka and Bloom is way better prepared than I am for these events and has put together a lovely e-book full of Christmas projects called Christmas Stitches.


There are tutorials for making fabric Christmas trees (small ones!), a mini sewing tin, a Christmas stocking and much more. Most of the projects involve a little bit of sewing but it's all very beginner friendly.  




The second half of the e-book is dedicated to embroidery tools and techniques (needles, transferring etc) and some lovely illustrated 'how to's' for embroidery stitches as well.  Here you will also find all the patterns you need to whip up those fabulous Christmas projects.


This week I"m giving away one copy (PDF) of Christmas Stitches! Be sure to leave a comment before this Saturday, the 23rd of June and let me know what's in your hoop right now! (I'm just curious that's all) Be sure to leave some kind of trail so I can trace you if you are the lucky winner.  Comments are closed now! Winner will be announced shortly.

Carina also has a great offer just for readers of this blog. If you use the code CHRISTMASBUNNY when you purchase Christmas Stitches, you get 15% off the regular price of $18.50. The offer ends this Sunday so hurry!

p.s. we have a fun giveaway over at the &Stitches blog of the 'New Crewel' book at the moment, do check that out as well!

72 comments:

  1. I agree it is not too early to start stitching for Christmas :) and I would love to win this book. I'm not working in any embroidery project at the moment; I'm finishing a beach tote.
    Thank you for the chance!
    ap_lemos at yahoo dot com

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  2. I love christmas! And I have yet to finish my christmas quilt from 2010. Ouch!

    Thanks for the giveaway!

    sonjasews@rocketmail.com

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  3. ohhh I could use this book lots... thanks for the chance to win and I've just seen the scrappy owl pattern, may have to leech it :)

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  4. This book looks fab - it's never to early for Christmas! I am currently working on a Scandinavian pattern which is all in one colour - I have chosen a dark green on a cream fabric. Thanks for offering this opportunity!

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  5. Thanks for giving us this chance to win the Christmas book! I'm currently working on a chef's apron. It's red with motifs from Sublime Stitching's Tiki pattern. Also, I'm starting on a handkerchief for my friend's wedding. It will feature a vintage pattern of bride and groom cats. Good luck everybody!
    duckythorn at google dot com

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  6. Já está quase terminada uma toalha de mesa de natal em ponto cruz.Sei que na hora da bainha eu vou empacar,é feita com uma tecnica difícil,acho que só as portuguesas fazem.Vou tentar pesquisa quando chegar a hora.Obrigada.tiacarminhapezzuto@gmail.com

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  7. I just joined a Christmas Blog Hop so could definitely use this book :) thanks for the chance! As for what's in my hoop...Sarah Janes new If I Had A Ship.

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  8. I just finished stitching an embroidery block for a QAL we host on our blog cloerandviolet.com This is a great giveaway I would love to win! Never too early for Christmas!

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  9. I currently have Lizzie*Kate's ABC Lessons in my cross-stitch hoop and am making a Bucilla Christmas stocking for daughter #2 (she was too young to notice she didn't have one last Christmas but she might notice this year so I am getting a head start!)

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  10. Technically, there's nothing in my hoop right now as i just finished a piece, but I'm planning on starting something in today. I just can't decide what ... probably one of Carina's designs.

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  11. Hi Nicole! I've got a lovely piece of white print on white fabric in my hoop which is getting nearly covered in a paisley and floral design. :)
    Hope you're having a great week!

    sewjenaissance at gmail dot com

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  12. Hi, Nicole! I've got a New Embroidery from Vintage Patterns contest entry in my hoop right now, and I'm wondering if I'll get finished by the deadline! :)

    Love the look of the book, and all of those lovely colors! I love Carina's color choices!

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  13. Right now I'm doing some little birds on a tea towel ~ don't remember where I got the patterns, but they are turning out really cute.
    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  14. It's never too early for Christmas stitching!
    I'm embroidering some of my Summersville houses!

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  15. Never too early :-) I am stitching a jam-jar cover for our Craftivist project about food poverty and sustainability.

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  16. Garden Steps Block 6.. Thanks for the chance to win ^^
    I'm in the Christmas mood now :)

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  17. Ooh, this book is actually on my wish list, so, finger crossed! I ave oodles of WIPS, but the one I work on the most is a Christmas gift for my Mom, a huge (to me) cross stitch butterfly. :)

    leahthezombie at gmail dot com

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  18. I have two - one is a verse I am stitching for my nephews confirmation and the other is one of your patterns i just bought - I love the hot air balloon!! thanks!

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  19. That looks like a really nice book. I don't have any embroidery going at the moment but am hoping to embroider some panels for my daughter's quilt.
    Thank you, Nicole, for the chance to win.

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  20. Would love the win this!

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  21. Right now, another Aneela project xxx

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  22. Right now I'm working on a project for a friend's birthday! Stitching a lion, since they are her favorite. Thanks!

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  23. I have a Rosalie Quinlan stitchery to complete which was a Christmas present from my best friend Claire. I also need to buy some more thread as I think I'm going to run out before I finish it.

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  24. Oh oh oh! Just seen this on twitter nicole! So pretty! I'm currently working on a summersville embroidery piece, but Its veeeeery slow going!

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  25. Looks like a great book! I'm desperate to learn new stitches! I'm currently stitching up the last of a selection of little Robins and also have some cross stitch super hero's on the go too!!

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  26. This book looks amazing! :)
    I'm starting my embroidering adventure right now, with a summer project.
    My aunt made for me a small linen kitchen (for breakfast or afternoon tea et similar events) and I'm going to embroider it with some bright colors and patterns from the 80s (I have some iron-transfer paper from old magazines dedicated to embroidery mum purchased when I was a little girl).
    The perfect project for my summer evening outdoor! :)

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  27. I'm super new to embroidery so right now I'm just working on a daisy, haha. I also followed your blog :)

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  28. Oh, Christmas will come faster than we know it! I'd love to win and use this e-book. :) Right now, I have a Japanese Sashiko sampler from the Purl Bee in my hoop...since 2010. Oh well, embroidery is supposed to be relaxing! Thanks for the beautiful blog.

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  29. Right now I have a pre-printed vintage unicorn being stitched in my hoop as well as some Christmas embroideries on the side because it isn't too early to start thinking about Christmas!

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  30. i have one of my son's drawings in my hoop=thanks for the giveaway!

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  31. This looks like a fun book! Nothing in my hoop lately, I've been trying to sew a lot when the heat isn't killing my motivation

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  32. This book looks great. I'm just getting into embroidery so could do with learning some new stitches andhaving new designs to try. Not too early for Christmas, my last embroidery was a snowman!

    In my hoop at the moment is tree design that I am about to add some forest animals to.

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  33. In 'my' hoop is a creation of my 7yr old daughters, a dog but she's lost interest...thanks for the chance to win

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  34. Currently in my hoop I have a kitchen towel. Working on a pattern that is a pot with flowers and a tag with a day of the week. Fun and fast!

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  35. This book sounds very interesting. Thanks for the give away.

    Well my project is currently on my ironing board as I just copied it to the fabric last night. Maybe later tonight I will get it in my hoop. It is a sewing machine scene with thread, fabric, scissor, etc around it which will become a wall hanging when done.

    lsandes@comcast.net

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    1. The book looks darling! Looking forward to getting it.
      Fondly,
      Suz

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  36. This book looks so fun- I would love to have a copy! As a matter of fact, I am working on Christmas projects- some small gingerbread houses with embroidery.

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  37. I have a crazy quilt in my hoop right now. It has been a work in progress for weeks and I'm not sure I will know when it is finished. I am loving this project!

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  38. My son is creating an abstract masterpiece in my hoop now, compete with sequins & buttons!

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  39. Right this minute I am stitching [daisy stitch] a birhday card for my grandmonther who is turning ninety. The stitching spells 'ninety' in spanish. I am turning up to the party on the other side of the globe as a surprise with my newborn - I love surprising and surprises. So would love to be surprised with a win :) Next project some owls on felt to decorate my son's room.
    carinascrafts at hotmail dot com

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  40. that would be hoops, I'm a bit of a multi tasker! A free-style embroidery of a dress, a cross stitch Geisha, a cross stitch John Clayton picture, a large crewel-work fire screen and a hardanger project! Not all in the same hoop of course!

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  41. Great giveaway! I have a snowman in my hoop right now, need to get back to it! Christmas will be here before we know it. Thanks for this chance to win!
    xoxo
    Joy

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  42. Wonderful giveaway - I have a Christmas project in my hoop at the present time! a(dot)haun(at)sbcglobal(dot)net

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  43. Nothing on my hoop right now, but I'm getting ready to work on some embroidery-on-felt mats that I added to my stash last year. So many projects...so little time...

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  44. Thank you for the chance to win! I currently have an angel x-stich underway, but I don't use a hoop - I love my frames/floor stand! :-)

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  45. I have four hoops going -- one is a skeleton being sewn on the back of a jacket, one is kantha stitching on a pillow, one is a cross stitch needle holder, and one is a wall hanging.

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  46. oh I would love to win this. looks great.

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  47. Oh my, what a delightful giveaway and I'd love to win - thanks for the chance. I have 3 hoops on the go .... a counted x-stitch that is our family emblem (being Scottish), and two embroidery blocks - one is a teddy bear that will be part of a quilt and the other is for the centre of a Dresdan Plate.

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  48. Thanks for the opportunity.. looks like a neat book. I am working on crazy quilted ornaments for a swap.... ddoersch@yahoo.com

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  49. I would so love to win this. I belong to a fiber guild and this would help me make projects for our Christmas bazaar...thank u.

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  50. Finishing work on some wool applique wall hangings. I use embroidery to embellish. I am in the process of finishing several pieces and remaking my etsy shop.

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  51. thx for hosting this beautiful book giveaway! The projects look very interesting (and creative). My hoop is holding a sampler - it is a reproduction from one in the EGA collection. I'm taking my time with it ; )

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  52. What a great giveaway!! I am a new follower, so glad I found you. I am working on some embroidered DOW tea towels
    that I am finishing for entry into our county fair. Thanks
    for the chance to win!

    wigglypup2(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  53. Wonderful giveaway. Right now I am stitching four pieces-one for each season. They are a set of Bird Brain Design redwork patterns, but I am using all colors of variegated floss...bright and cheerful!.

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  54. Hi:

    Thanks for the giveaway, so I want to win!!!!

    Ale
    Costa Rica
    aleabarca612@gmail.com
    100porcientotico.blogspot.com

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  55. Unfortunately I don't have anything in my hoop right now. I'm trying to finish some other crafts - namely curtains for my daughter's bedroom and a knitted sweater for her.

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  56. What a wonderful giveaway! Thank you!

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  57. Nothing in my hoop. Holding out for the Christmas crafts!

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  58. I just finished a baby present.

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  59. Its never too early for Christmas projects.
    I have a redwork tea towel in my hoop right now. A gift for a friend.
    Great giveaway.

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  60. Oh yes, it is never to early to prepare your Christmas crafting! At the moment I am trying to finish one of Carina's pretty patterns to use as an embellishment for a greeting card.

    :) debyeo at hotmail dot com

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  61. right now i am working on a block from the clover&violet QAL.I am having a good time with this it's a lot of fun.Thank-you for the give-away chance.Becky
    derry04@yahoo.com

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  62. I am working on a design that I downloaded from Rhonna Designs months ago. It is to be made into a pillow. I got the idea from The Polka Dot Chair. Anyway, I am slow but sure. Thanks for a chance to win.

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  64. Such a neat book! I need it!! Thx for chance to win! ajdeardurff@netscape.net

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  65. My hoop is empty, I need new patterns ;)

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  66. I am outlining some owls on a fabric print that I will make into a quilt. Love the giveaway

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  67. I am in finishing off the UFO's mode at the moment. This morning I was sorting through a way too large box of UFO's trying to decide on which project to finish next. They are still spread all over my bed since I left them there and didn't make a decision... perhaps I will start a nice fresh project. lol.
    thanks for the giveaway.

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  68. i am working on teapots sitting on a shelf

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  69. This is a beautiful project!! I would love to win it! I have a family signature piece to work on that we started in Maui.

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  70. My hoop has a birdcage with little birds and plenty of flowers and leaves woven into the bars.

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