Birthday Week! Coupon and Surprise Sale!!

It's my birthday this week, and now that the week is half over.... oops, let's get this party started! ;)

If you signed up to receive my newsletter, you should have already received this info! But I want to be sure that no one misses out!

We just spent two weeks being sick, and now it's spring break, and I decided that a nice relaxing birthday week is in order this year. So I'm starting the week off with a coupon!

I'm turning 34 this year, and it feels pretty good! I don't feel young anymore, but I don't feel old either. I feel a greater sense of maturity as I emerge from some of life's trials, and although I feel a little bruised and banged up, it feels to have my feet underneath me and my head on my shoulders, and to feel in control of my future.

Pillow Tutorial and a Coupon!

Hi! I hope you've all had a wonderful holiday season so far!! It came quickly and I feel it is going by just as quick! We've had so much snow, and have been enjoying it as much as we can! I hope you are all safe and enjoying whatever weather you are receiving wherever you are in the world!



I told you I'd let you know as soon as my pillow tutorial was up, and it is!

You can find the tutorial HERE!

 I love how my pillow turned out, and now I can finally send it to my sister. 4 months later. ;)

The tutorial includes lots of photos, and some fun techniques I've picked up through the years. I hope you like it!


As the days rush by, I can't help but reflect on what an amazing year 2015 has been! There have been so many changes, exciting events, and so many opportunities present themselves throughout the year! I am humbled and grateful for every one of them, good or bad. I'm a little sad to say goodbye to such an amazing year!

I'm also extremely excited to say hello to 2016!! With new opportunities already at my doorstep, and so many possibilities to choose from with where I want to go with my family, business, and life in general, I can't wait to see how it all turns out! I'm excited to take it one day at a time, and thoroughly enjoy the ride!



To celebrate the goodbye's and the hello's, here's one last coupon to end the year with any patterns you wished you'd tried, or to start the year with the ones you want to make in the coming year!

Use code: "GoodbyeHello" to save 10% 

off anything in my Etsy shop (including sale items, bags, and destash fabric) 

or in my Bigcartel shop!

Coupon good until Jan 1st, 2016 at midnight.

Happy New Year!!! 

Wishing you safe and happy celebrations!

Happy Thanksgiving!!! + Coupon! + NEW Pattern!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends stateside! And Happy Day to everyone the world over!!

 {Image from Pinteres}

My heart is so full this morning as I reflect on this day today, and Thanksgiving days in the past. This is one day in the year that every year, has been a good day! I have so many memories spending this day with family and dear friends! I wish I could take a picture of all my memories and post them on my wall so I could look at them every day! :)

There is something magical about this day, where all the worries of the world seem to disappear, where being with, and thinking about, loved ones become my focus, and we play and eat good food, rest, laugh, and enjoy life. I love this day. And I'm grateful for the time to reflect on all the blessings that I have! The power of gratitude is real, and something I want to hold closer to my heart every day of the year.

I hope you all have a safe and wonderful day!! Enjoy your blessings!! It is such a sweet emotion. :)

 

 {Image from Pinterest}

And... to say thank you to all my quilty friends, I'm offering a coupon that starts now and will end on Monday 11/30/2015 at midnight!

Save 30% your entire order!

enter code: GIVETHANKS

Coupon works in my Etsy shop AND my shop!

I also recently updated my Paypal account so sales on Craftsy is now open to buyers outside of the USA. Please let me know if you have any trouble with any of my shops.

This will be the biggest coupon for the rest of the year... so don't miss out! ;)

 


ALSO, I want to announce my newest pattern:

Space Gem!

It comes in 4 sizes: 9inch, 12inch, 18inch, and formatted to print on legal paper (8.5in x 14in) is the 24inch size.

It includes the usual coloring pages, cutting templates, and detailed instructions for constructing the block.


 I will share more testers photos in the next few days, but if you want to see them, you can check them out now HERE. and here's a screenshot of just a few...

This pattern is available on Craftsy (price discounted since coupons don't work on Craftsy), Etsy, and My Shop! 

{Image from Pinterest}

Thank you everyone for your love and support!! This journey of pattern designing has been more than I ever expected and I'm so grateful for all of you!!!

A Happy almost Halloween coupon!! and what I'm up to...

Happy almost Halloween!! I usually really love Halloween!! I love decorating, carving pumpkins, halloween candy, making costumes, etc. But this year I have been avoiding the topic. I think I'll dress up as a sleeping mommy this year! oh wait!! I'm basically already a sleeping mommy. Or at least I wish I were... sleeping. ;)

Anyway, I thought a coupon and a little giveaway would be fun way to kind of get me in the mood.

Save 15% with code: HALLOWEEN15

expires 10/31/15

Good in my Etsy shop and in my Bigcartel shop

Would you like to win a FREE pattern of your choice? 

• Leave a comment and let me know what you and your family are dressing up as for Halloween. 
• If you don't celebrate Halloween, let me know what your favorite holiday or time of the year is.

In other news....


I'm working on a new pattern this week. I hope to get it out to testers by the end of the week.

Space Gem

I'm going to really make my son a quilt with this pattern (I always say that...). He's getting too tall for all his quilts and blankets, so naturally I need to make him a new one. And I'm really going to this time.

Anyway, this block will be a fun one for spotlighting focal prints. The center square that is on point, will be one solid fabric! (which means the assembly of this block is a little trickier, as apposed to constructing it as a 4-quadrant block. It was a tough decision to make, but I'm excited! I'll show you more soon...)


AND

because I honestly can't just work on one thing at a time, I'm going to make up some Halloween fabrics and print them on Spoonflower. I want to make a "Happy Halloween" banner like this "Happy Birthday" one I made a while ago.

But I haven't found just the right fabric for it... we'll see how this goes!! I'm really excited to finally try some fabric designing!! :)

I am still planning on turning this banner into a pattern, or perhaps kits. I'm just waiting for the right time to squeeze it in.

I hope everyone has a fantastic week!!! 

Don't forget to pick up those patterns you've been eyeing!!

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!!! And a Coupon!!

Happy holiday weekend!! I am super excited that the Mr gets work off tomorrow!! :) Days of are a good thing around here! So far our weekend is full of cleaning and building a sandbox. :) And of course I am so grateful for all those who have given their time, energy, lives, and sacrificed so much to make our country what it is today!

To help celebrate I have a coupon that is good on Etsy as well as in my shop!

Use code: MDAY15 at checkout

Expires Monday at midnight PST. 

What are your plans for the weekend?  Whether you are in the U.S.A. celebrating? Or somewhere else just enjoying your weekend? 

No April Fools Here!

I have so many things to be grateful for! To all of you and your kind comments (Thank you!!), support, and encouragement! For all of you who follow along on my blog and Instagram! For all the pictures you share of your projects!!! (One of my favorite things!) ;) Anyway.... I could go on and on! But basically, you are ALL awesome!!


So I am doing a NO JOKE flash sale!

You can save 25% off of anything and everything in my shop! 

Check out all my patterns in my shop HERE or on Etsy HERE!

Use coupon code: NOJOKE at checkout.

Coupon will expire in 24 hours! So don't pass up these huge savings!

I know I always say, "I probably won't do another coupon for a while" because I'm not planning on it. But then I find another excuse to give another coupon! And this one is definitely one of the best...

p.s. Sorry, coupons don't work on Craftsy, so no sales there. :( 

Thank You!! and Last Day for Coupon!

I want to say THANK YOU with all of my heart!! I just made a donation to the Humanitarian Aid program, which will go to help those affected by Cyclone Pam, of $146.83! Thank you everyone who purchased a pattern from me these last two days! Every little bit helps! If you would like to donate online, you can donate HERE.


I also want to let you know that today is the last day for my Birthday Coupons!!

Happy Birthday COUPONS!

Happy Monday!! If it's not a happy Monday, hopefully this will help. :)

I've added some coupon codes to my Bigcartel shop and Etsy shop. (same coupon codes work the same in both shops).

Save 10% on any purchase with code: BIRTHDAY10

Save 15% when you spend $10 or more with code: BIRTHDAY15

Save 20% when you spend $20 or more with code: BIRTHDAY 20

Coupons expire: March 19th, 2015.

I'll have something else in store for you after that...

I know some of you mentioned you were hoping for some coupons to get some patterns you've had your eye on. Hopefully this will help you out with that.

And thanks for the birthday wishes I've received so far! It's officially not until the 18th, but I enjoy them at any time. :D

FREE Mug, Anyone???

This post contains affiliate links.

Tiny Prints is having a great promotion today! You can get a FREE MUG! How fun is that?!

Here are the details: All customers are eligible to receive a FREE 11 oz. white mug with a $1 minimum purchase, or credit of $15.99 towards any color or size upgrade. One per person/household/billing address.

Use the coupon code: TPFREEMUG

Ends today, March 7th, 2015
click here to go to website.

These would be fun for Mother's/Father's day! Or maybe I should get one with our family picture for my hubby to keep at work. Or maybe... oh the decisions... ;)

Happy Holidays!!

Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

A gift I can share with everyone, save 15% off in my Etsy shop and Bigcartel shop until midnight January 1, 2015. 

I hope you all have safe travels, warm snuggles, and feel the love of this beautiful Christmas season! Whether you are surrounded by family, or all alone, I am thinking of you and wishing you all the best!! Thank you for your support, love, and encouragement! Love you!!!

3 New Patterns, 3 Coupons, and 3 Winners for a Giveaway!!

Hi there! I guess I have gone back to my old-non-blogging self. Sometimes I think, "if my life was only what I blogged about, I'd have a pretty boring life!" haha. Luckily it is not so. I am really excited to announce three new patterns that I've finished over the last few weeks!! Get  ready for picture overload! oh, and I have a 30% Off coupon for each new pattern (good only in my bigcartel shop), which is good until Saturday at midnight.


To save repeating myself, the patterns contain a lot of the same features. They all include:

• Patterns for 3 different sizes of finished blocks: 6 inch, 9 inch, and 12 inch.
• Cutting templates for each size
• Instructions specifically for each pattern. (Paper piecing instructions not included, but I include helpful links in each pattern.)
• Coloring pages. I included a bunch of different design layouts so you can plan just the block you want. :)

Here they are, in no particular order: (It'll be picture overload!!! But I hope you'll slow down and look at each one.) :) I also had amazing pattern testers help me with my patterns!! In an effort to not put too many pictures in one post, I'll save them for a different post. But I can't go without saying a HUGE thank you!! to each of them! They really helped me to smooth out the patterns!


Candy Wrappers

This is a fun versatile pattern with many options of how you can join the pattern to create different looks. Here are some mockups I made:

The block is created using an A pattern piece and a B pattern piece. When you use both A and B pattern pieces, here are the two blocks you can create, depending on how you orient them.

       

Here is a block you can create if you ONLY use the A pattern pieces.

 

Here is a block you can create if you ONLY use the B pattern pieces.

 

 

 Here are some examples of these blocks on a four block repeat. These designs would make fabulous pillows, bags, minis, mug rugs, etc. which you can easily make with the 6 inch and 9 inch pattern sizes.

  

  

 Here they are if you made 16 blocks into a quilt. :) I love these!

 I used this pattern during the summer when I made a pillow as one of my Handmade Birthday club gifts. It was hard to send this away.

While I was putting this pillow together is when I discovered the different designs with the A and B pattern pieces. Here's a picture I took with my phone... I think I want to make this again. :)

I think these would even look good in a quilt of alternating blocks of these! Wouldn't that be fun?!

You can find the Candy Wrappers pattern in any of my shops (Craftsy and Etsy). 

But, until Saturday night (11/8/14) you can save 30% OFF this pattern ONLY in my Bigcartel shop.

Use coupon code: SAVE30CANDYWRAPPERS

Starry Skyline

Maybe you recognize this pattern. I designed it for a Bee group on Flickr a few years ago. You can see the full tutorial for how to create it using HST's HERE. I LOVE this block, but I didn't really want to create a full quilt using that method. I finally turned it into a paper piecing pattern! AND I made a full quilt with it!!

My Halloween quilt! I was going to make it a fall quilt, and not use the orange. But my husband kindly reminded me that his favorite color is orange... so in it went! And I still think it'll be a fabulous fall quilt! :)

(there is one line that I REALLY messed up on, so I need to unpick it and fix it. So if you notice it... that is my own mistake and not how the pattern is.) ;)

This pattern is a bit more straight forward, so I'll just leave it at this quilt picture. But it sure is a fun one!

You can find the Starry Skyline pattern on Craftsy and Etsy. 

But, until Saturday night (11/8/14) you can save 30% OFF ONLY in my Bigcartel shop.

Use coupon code: SAVE30STARRYSKYLINE

Winter Holly

This is my most recent finish, and I LOVE it!!! I want to make a full quilt of this pattern too! I used to think one would have to be totally crazy to paper piece an entire quilt, but after making my Celestial Star quilt, I either have become totally crazy, or I realize that it's not crazy at all. ;) haha.

I'll start with some pattern mockups:

Here are two designs you can create from one single block.

    

These also make fantastic repeat patterns! Here they are with 4 blocks:

And if you used 16 blocks to create a full quilt. Um, yes please!!!

 This would be a gorgeous Christmas quilt!!! Or of course change up the colors, and it would simply be gorgeous!

While playing around I found this really neat secondary pattern... which also makes me see other patterns you could create by playing with value and color. :)

I am currently making a Christmas table runner that I am probably not going to put away after Christmas. ;) Here are the two styles I was debating on. My husband went out of town, so I haven't had time to finish it... maybe the kids can go to bed early tonight. ;)

These Cotton + Steel prints are perfect!!! I

'll use the two yellow prints in the top picture for the centers.

You can find the Winter Holly pattern in any of my shops (Craftsy and Etsy). 

But, until Saturday night (11/8/14) you can save 30% OFF this pattern ONLY in my Bigcartel shop.

Use coupon code: SAVE30WINTERHOLLY

Alright, and that's it!! What do you think?! :)

I hope you enjoy them!


Giveaway!

Now how about a giveaway?! If you sat through all that, you've earned it. ;)

Use the rafflecopter below to enter. Three people will win a copy of all three patterns!! Can you tell this post is all about three's?! Three patterns, three winners, three coupons, three-ty (thirty, haha) percent off.  The giveaway will be open until Saturday night. Good luck!!

***If you purchase the patterns (so you can take advantage of the coupons - I think you have to purchase them separately to take advantage of all three codes) and then you win them, I will happily refund your money!  So don't worry there. :)

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Packing, Coupons, and Motivation!

So... we will be driving away from Florida in exactly one week from tomorrow. I am kind of freaking out, a little bit in disbelief, and right now - highly unmotivated to pack. :) So about the title: Motivation - there is none. Packing, I have done a lot, but there is still much to do, and I need to get on it, like hours ago. And coupons...

Before I get to coupons, I want to let you know that I rearranged all my Cathedrals bundles. In my Etsy Shop and Craftsy Store. Here is the current and final break down for buying options:

   

• The Cathedrals, Cathedral Corners, and Cathedral Squares patterns are available individually in a 12 inch finished block pattern, OR an 18 inch finished block pattern. The two sizes are no longer sold together.
• The Cathedrals Collection 12 inch is all three designs sold together in the 12 inch size.
• The Cathedrals Collection 18 inch is all three designs in the 18 inch size.
• The Cathedrals Collection 12 inch and 18 inch is all three designs in both sizes

Each level of bundling also passes on savings to you, per block. The more you bundle, the more you save! :)

You can find all the options in my Craftsy Store, or my Etsy Shop.

I hope this isn't confusing.

To try and help me get motivated to pack, I decided to create some coupon codes for my Etsy Shop! I took out all the physical items, since most of them are packed away. But I have loads of patterns in there. If you've been holding off, here's a great time to buy the ones you want! :)

Spend $10 or more and save 10% with PACKING10

Spend $15 or more and save 15% with PACKING15

Spend $20 or more and save 20% with PACKING20

Enter the coupon code in the coupon field at checkout. Good on Etsy only. For a limited time. Don't miss out.

Now to get motivated and start packing...

but before that, here's one more distraction (I am all over this one!)



Creativebug is having a Mother's Day Sale!

That is a good deal. :)

Hope you are all having a wonderful Friday!

Happy weekend!