Christmas Sewing and Giveaway

So, if you have followed this blog for a few years, you’ve seen the massive quantities of gifts that I have made in the previous years…bags, mittens, notepad covers. But this year I think I bought too many items and only made a few aprons and really don’t need to give that many. I don’t know why.

Of course they are made from only fabrics that I had in my stash. And as you can see, I have a lot of Jane Sassaman fabric!  I was a fan from the very first collection, way before we published her book!

I got the apron pattern on the web as a free tutorial here.

I think the right one looks very Christmas colors and pattern but you can wear it year round.  I hope my friends like these.

GIVEAWAY…There is a new magazine called FiberArt Now which is very high quality in images and content and my new favorite textile arts magazine and I have one to give away. It would also make a great gift for your favorite quilter/sewer!!  Comment below on what you think I should make in mass quantities for next year’s gifts. I could use the suggestions!

If I don’t post soon….HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!  LOOK FOR THE START OF OUR EXCITING CONTEST ON JAN. 2!!

EXCITING CONTEST NEWS & PRIZES!!

Would you like to win these 8 half-yard cuts of Early Birds by Jane Sassaman?

Starting Jan. 2, Dragon Threads will be running a monthly contest open to quilters around the world!

For January’s contest you are invited to design and stitch a quilt top using a recipe in Patchwork Sassaman Style by Jane Sassaman. But you can use ANY FABRIC that you like... Kaffe, Amy, Lonnie?... to create a quilt TOP only and send us a photo. No size restrictions and no quilting required.

 

The particular recipe to use for January will be announced on our blogs…dragonthreadsopenbook.blogspot.com and sassaman.blogspot.com.

We want to prove that Jane’s recipes work with ‘Personality Prints’ of all kinds.

As you work, try to apply some of Jane’s principles, such as color blending, cropping, scale of pattern etc.

So put on your designing caps and submit the photo of your top by Jan. 25 to Info@dragonthreads.com.

We will put the photos on the blog and let readers vote for their favorite. The winner will be announced on Jan. 30.

THE PRIZE- Eight half yard cuts of Jane’s Early Birds fabric in the Plum colorway, for a total of 4 yards of beautiful fabric!

Then on Feb. 1, we will announce the next recipe contest and the exciting prize.

All other quilt tops will be entered for the final Grand Prize to be selected by Jane Sassaman. She will be looking for the quilts that best express the “Principles for using Personality Prints” as described in Patchwork Sassaman Style.