I would like to introduce you to another of my fab new sponsors.
Backstitch is another great British online fabric store born out of an enthusiasm for fabric and sewing. Backstitch is run by Alice who brings us a wonderful selection of the best from around the world.
One of the latest collections to hit Alice's virtual shelves is Cloud 9's wonderful Simpatico. I am chomping at the bit to get hold of this. But a little more about this later...
As well as Alice stocking a sought after range of modern designers, she also stocks a fantastic collection of solids in the form of Klona (yes, that's right, Klona not Kona) cottons and also a Linen/Cotton blend range at a very reasonable £10.50/m
Alice has a huge amount of fabulous sewing patterns on offer, ranging from Beginner to Advanced. I've been eyeing up The Schoolhouse Tunic for some time but still not sure if my rudimentary dress-making skills can be classified as "Advanced Beginner"...I'm thinking not.
And if they could be classified as "Intermediate" and if I had someone to sew them for, I would so be buying and making this.
Keep an eye out at Backstitch, as Alice is always adding to her collection on offer. Very soon we'll be seeing the arrival of Riley Blake Chevrons, Lotta Jansdotter Bella, along with a selection of 24 of Liberty Lifestyle fabrics.
To the giveaway...
You have probably already realised that the fantastically generous giveaway involves Simpatico. Alice is offering the chance to win a full fat quarter bundle of all 12 designs. I'm palpitating at the thought of that...and deeply saddened that I can't actually enter. Well, it wouldn't be right, would it?
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So how can you win?...
I would ask you to guess which design in which colour-way I am most hankering after, but that wouldn't be too challenging would it? So let's stick to making it straight-forward...
1 entry for telling me your favourite design and colour-way and what you would do with the bundle if you won...
another entry for following my blog before or now...
another entry for following Alice's blog before or now...
another entry for signing up to Backstitch's Newsletter before or now...
a final entry for tweeting (you need to come back here and tell me!)
You have until next Weds July 26 2012...good luck!
(I am really sorry that this giveaway is limited to UK and Europe only...but don't worry there'll be something very soon for all you further overseas stalwarts)
Gimme. I love it all. I like the triangles. A lot. Might make some burlap baskets for the sitting room.
ReplyDeleteI love the green and grey colours together. I need a cover for my sewing machine and That would look great. I am one of your regular followers.
ReplyDeleteGillx
Like them all. The aqua, mustard and grey colours are good and the HST style fabric is great. Love your Giveaway.
ReplyDeleteLinda on travjonuk@yahoo.com
Great Giveaway. I particularly like the aqua, mustard and grey colourway and the HST style design. All great stash builders though.
ReplyDeleteLinda on travjonuk@yahoo.com
I love the aquare stripes! think it would make a lush clutch bag!
ReplyDeleteI love the blue and purple chevons best - I'd use it to make some jenib320 drawstring bags.
ReplyDeleteI subscribe to your blog
ReplyDeleteand I also subscribe to Alice's blog
ReplyDeleteand I get the Backstitch newsletter too! phew
ReplyDeleteIt is beautiful I need to buy some of this too! It would be useful in a lot of projects!
ReplyDeletei bet you want them all equally but i am going to guess that you want the aqua and grey colorway the most....
ReplyDeletei love the chevron... tons!
and i follow you and have for a LONG time! xo
ReplyDeleteI love them all but the ultimate for me is On Point in Golden it's the classic yellow and grey combo with triangles I love.
ReplyDeleteI follow your blog.
ReplyDeleteI also receive the Backstitch newsletter
ReplyDeleteOh and I follow Alice's blog too - whoop
ReplyDeleteI've retweeted and started following your blog. Now gimme.
ReplyDeleteI love the aqua stripes very much!And I think I would sew some lovely pillows for my daughter's room.
ReplyDeleteAnd I am a follower of your blog!
ReplyDeleteI am a devoted follower
ReplyDeleteI am a devoted follower
ReplyDeleteLoving the minty on point!
ReplyDeleteoops forgot to say what I'd do with it! Thinking some snazzy 241 bags and one of the co-ordinating stripes!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely adore the On Point range and if pushed, I'd say I would pick the 'golden' colourway. The colours really POP!
ReplyDeleteIf I won, I'd probably make myself lots of little accessories - a handbound journal for starters, a new pencilcase for when I go back to uni in September, a case for my phone. I *might* let my girls pick some for a project that they've been asking about.
I follow your blog and Alice's thanks to google reader, I retweeted you and I have signed up to the backstitch newsletter :)
I love the aqua/grey colourway but I'm afraid I can't decide on a favourite pattern so I'm choosing two - the aqua stripe and the aqua/grey zigzags!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower of your blog!
ReplyDeleteI like the yellow and grey colourway and the stripes!
ReplyDeleteI follow Alice's blog!
ReplyDeleteI signed up for Alice's newsletter!
ReplyDeleteI love aqua colours and particularly the aqua and grey chevrons. I would probably make myself a summery bag if I was lucky enough to win. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteks(dot)eyles(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)uk
I follow Backstitch on facebook.
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Yes please, I will happily take these of your hands ;) If I had to choose it would have to be the minty chevrons. Think I'd like to make a new quilt to show these bad boys off!
ReplyDeleteI follow yours and Alice's blog, am signed up to the newsletter and have just tweeted.
Thanks for the great competition x
I really love the echo fabrics, they have such great colours on prints.
ReplyDeleteI would make some large pillows if I won this fabric =D
I also follow your blog too. =D
ReplyDeleteI adore Simpatico - the whole lot! If pushed I guess I'd go for Golden On Point as my absolute fave:)
ReplyDeleteI definitely see bags and cushions in my future if I'm the lucky winner of this gorgeous bundle! Thanks for the chance.
I've been following your lovely blog for a very long time now :)
ReplyDeleteI follow the Backstitch blog too :)
ReplyDeleteYes, I get the Backstitch newsletter too!
ReplyDeleteThanks again for the lovely giveaway.
I like the grey/yellow combo. I'm making a quilt for my sister in those colours
ReplyDeleteI subscribe to your blog x
ReplyDelete...and get the backstich newsletter
ReplyDeleteI already follow your blog!
ReplyDeleteI already follow the backstitch blog!
ReplyDeleteI already get the backstitch newsletter
ReplyDeleteMy favourite colour way is the orange & pink one and if I was lucky enough to win I'd treat myself to some Hope Chest FQs as they play so nicely together and I'd make a quilt!
ReplyDeleteLove this whole line! Specially the triangles and the chevrons. This would make a fabulous quilt for me! Thanks so much.
ReplyDeleteI love all of simpatico but especially the stripes in all the colours.
ReplyDeleteThank you for a fantastic giveaway!
eli(at)sharksdinner(dot)com
I'm a follower.
ReplyDeleteI am a Follower here.
ReplyDeleteAnd a Follower of the Backstitch blog too.
ReplyDeleteI like the pink and orange combo - my favourite colour combination :) Especially like the zigzags...
ReplyDelete... and I've just become a follower ...
ReplyDeleteOooh, I lovelovelove the aqua / grey chevrons, they're exactly my colors right now. I'd have to use it immediately for a pouch or something. But for the rest, I'd pull the pink / yellows aside right away for a baby quilt I'm getting ready to start - the mother and I picked pink / orange / yellow as the color scheme and these would fit right in! Thanks for the giveaway chance! ( julie at button - button dot co dot uk )
ReplyDelete... started following Alice's backstitch blog (didn't realise backstitch had a blog!) ...
ReplyDelete... and signed up for the newsletter :)
ReplyDeleteStripes are my favourite, and I follow your blog
ReplyDeleteI follow Alice's blog too!
ReplyDeleteAnd I subscribe to Backstitch!!
ReplyDeleteHi Karen, I love the minty designs but I think my favourite would have to be straws in golden! Versatile and sunny :)
ReplyDeleteI follow your blog too!
ReplyDelete.. and I've just signed up for the backstitch newsletter. Thanks for a great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI am a follower of the backstitch blog
ReplyDeleteI am signed up for the newsletter
ReplyDeleteI am a follower of you :-)
ReplyDeleteI have to make some stackable storage bowls and Id definitely use the grey/blue chevrons, they are lush!
ReplyDeleteI love the orange and pink! The triangles are my favourite! I need some storage and cushions so I would go crazy :)
ReplyDeleteI tweeted! (@MichalaThake)
ReplyDeleteI signed up for their newsletter.
ReplyDeleteI follow your blog.
ReplyDeleteI follow Alice's blog.
ReplyDeleteI love this fabric. I'd use it to make a quilt for my friends unborn baby girl!
ReplyDeleteI love the blue colour ways. I would love to do some patchwork with them. Yum!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the triangles in yellow/grey. Yellow is my favourite colour ;)
ReplyDeleteI follow the Backstitch blog
ReplyDeleteAnd I signed up for the newsletter too!
ReplyDeleteLove the grey and yellow triangles - it would make a perfect non sugary sweet quilt for my sister-in-law's new baby.
ReplyDeleteHave followed the backstitch newsletter x
Oooh - hard to choose, I love them all - maybe the aqua is my favourite. I'd do something patchwork-ish and make it into a shopping bag for me, or perhaps just use the whole lot for a super-twirly skirt for my daughter.
ReplyDelete(and I follow Alice's blog)
ReplyDeleteI adore this bundle. My favourite is the chevrons, in the pink/reddish (peachy) tones. I'd use it to make many, many things including numerous zippy pouches and possibly a smallish lap-sized quilt. Oh, and I'd make a sewing roll too, if there was anything left! Lush.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I follow the Backstitch blog on Facebook
ReplyDeleteOh, and I already am subscribed to the Backstitch newsletter!
ReplyDeleteAnd finally I now follow your blog too! (Fingers crossed!)
ReplyDeleteGreen and grey for me - I'd use it for a beginner's sewing workshop in my new shop which is just about to open in Totnes, Devon!! Planning lots of fun workshops to introduce peopel to the sublime art of sewing
ReplyDeleteDone all of the above and I Love the yellow and grey colourway and the stripes and i would use it to make a quilt for my daughter. xx
ReplyDeleteI love the oranges, especially the stripes x
ReplyDeleteI follow Alice, like a puppy x
ReplyDeleteI receive the Backstitch newsletter x
ReplyDeleteI love the multi colour triangles especially the gold, aqua, and grey ones. Would be a great start to my sister in-laws new baby. Due in Dec. so I probably should start soon.
ReplyDeleteOoh yes please. What a beautiful bundle.. oh how do I pick a favourite? The pink and mustard triangles are pretty special.. I'll use it to make beautiful things for my new flat and if I'm feeling generous, I'll make some presents too. PS- I did all the entries ;) x
ReplyDeletewow so pretty! I love the chevron designs! not sure what I would make at the moment but there is no harm in adding to my stash is there?
ReplyDeletei also follow your blog
ReplyDeleteand i follow alice's blog
ReplyDeleteI love the chevrons in the minty colorway!! And I love this fabric so much that I would hoard some of it and use some to make bags and maybe part of a quilt?
ReplyDeleteI tweeted!!
ReplyDeleteHello, I love it all! But especially the yellow / Gary triangles I think. I've been wanting to make some dining room seat covers for some time and these would be perfect. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGreat competition! I have been hankering after these for some time -I especially love the yellow / grey triangles but love them all. I've been meaning to make some dining room chair covers so this bundle would be great for that.
ReplyDeleteI love the pink colourway and I'd mix it with the orangey/mustard for the wow factor! I need a new bag - please!!
ReplyDeleteI follow Alice's blog.
ReplyDeleteI get the newsletter too!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower of your blog now
ReplyDeleteI love the aqua/mustard/grey triangles - but they all look great. Great giveaway too.
ReplyDeleteI love the aqua and purple colourway, and the aqua stripes are just delicious!
ReplyDeleteI love the stripes! I really want to make a patchwork quilt and these would look great.
ReplyDeleteI am following your blog via gfc as Claire Trevor.
ReplyDeleteI love the grey, blue and green color combination, the fabric with the triangles. I think that would be my "safe" color combination, since I always lean toward greens and blues. The fabrics with orange could also become my favourites, because they seem very lovely and bright.
ReplyDeleteI would use these fabrics to create some fresh new pillows on the couch! Some happy colors with the gloomy summer!
Hi, Love the peachy on point. Thinking of bunting for my neices and daughters x
ReplyDeleteHave become a follower! Sharon (Shmum)
ReplyDeleteHave follwed Backstitch blog too. Sharon (Shmum)
ReplyDeleteI have signed up for backstitch newsletter :) Sharon
ReplyDeleteLove the duck egg blue and grey combinations and would like to make a patch worked table runner for the dining room that I've been hankering after doing for a long time!
ReplyDeleteNow following your blog. Thank-you
ReplyDeleteI think mine would have to be the yellow and grey combo - love it! Kxx
ReplyDeleteWow I subscribe to your blog Kx
ReplyDeleteI do get backstitch newsletter Kx
ReplyDeletei'm following alices blog. X
ReplyDeletei'm a backstitch newsletter reader. Kxx
ReplyDeleteI would love to win this bundle!!! the colours look perfect for my new bed!
ReplyDeleteI like the aqua & the orange colorways the best - I'd use them together. I like the HSTs design, but I also love the chevrons & the stripes. If I'm lucky enough to win, I'd make a quilt for myself - haven't done that yet. Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower. Thanks for the great giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI signed up for the newsletter. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower of Alice's blog. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI like the blue and grey chevrons - they'd look great as a table runner.
ReplyDeleteI like the aqua triangles. I'd make a huge bag!
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I like them all! Don't make me choose please! I would have to make the 241 tote, I think the boldness of this collection would work perfectly.
ReplyDeletePlease don't make me choose! I like all of them! The 241 tote would be perfect with this fabric.
ReplyDeleteclaire-hillyard@hotmail.com
I love the classic combination of yellow and grey - beautiful! If I won this I'd make my first ever quilt, and it would be epic.
ReplyDeleteGourgeous! Yellow and Grey all the way! If I am feeling very generous I might share the other colours around my sewing group!
ReplyDeleteI love love love the yellow/grey colourway ~ which would make a gorgeous shoulder bag to cheer up autumn ... all the colours together would make a beautiful quilt :)
ReplyDeleteLove the mustards and greys, perfect colour combination. Love the blog too!
ReplyDeletei love that grey and yellow together
ReplyDeleteWhat great patterns- I love all the colours, especially the aqua and grey chevrons! They would make a lovely timeless baby quilt or bag, or purse......
ReplyDeleteEek. Not sure I've added my comment properly! My favourite is the yellow and grey triangles though they're all fab! I'd use them with some of Alice's solids to make my first ever quilt. I've been lusting after some of the beautiful ones that I've seen in blog land recently and these would be a great excuse to get started.
ReplyDeleteI love Minty Straws- I would make a wrap dress for my friend Rosie as the colour would really suit her.
ReplyDeleteI'd make some bunting and maybe a nappy stacker for my friend's nursery - turqoises would be great as they don't know the sex yet :)
ReplyDeleteI'm really into the turquoise chevrons. If I won these they'd be a great start for my FQ collection, I've only just started quilting so I don't have much fabric for it yet (dressmaking fabric is another matter and a different stash of course!)
ReplyDeleteannabholt at gmail dot com
I am now following your blog in Google Reader!
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I tweeted about the competition (well, retweeted!) my username is finallywakingup
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Totally love them all but aqua triangles hit the spot for me... How great are the stripes though?!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win such a bumper prize!
I follow your blog with delight
ReplyDeleteI follow Alice too
ReplyDelete... And I get backstitch's newsletter
ReplyDeleteAnd I tweeted xx
ReplyDeleteMy fave is the pink and blue but they are all so lovely. What a great give-a-way. I would make some gorgeous cushions and matching bunting.
ReplyDeleteMy fave is the pink and blue colour way but I love all of them. What a great give away. If I won I would make some gorgeous cushion covers and matching bunting.
ReplyDeleteI'm now following you and Alice and signed up for the newsletter.
ReplyDeleteHello got so excited at reading your blog and that of backstitch that I posted my entry on the wrong blog oops so here goes second time lucky I love the pink chevrons I'd like to make a summer dress for my neice or a draw string bag for nursery I follow on twitter blogs both you and backstitch also her newsletter. Great giveaway !
ReplyDeleteI love the yellow and gray triangels.
ReplyDeleteanu(dot)sorvali(at)luukku(dot)com
I love the yellow and gray triangels.
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And I follow your blog.
ReplyDeleteAnd I follow Alice's blog, too.
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