Beware the Ides of March, ’cause you might get some free fabric! Today is our 1st birthday and to celebrate, we are having a giveaway. One year ago today we opened our doors, not quite sure what to expect. What we got was an amazing year, filled with fantastic fabrics, creativity and new friends. Just what we’d hoped for!
Looking back over the year, I’d say our biggest accomplishment was helping people get excited about sewing. We taught many newbies the basics and rekindled interest in seasoned stitchers. Connections were made with lovely new internet friends. We fell in love with sewing all over again, ourselves, seeing all the wonderful things our customers have made.
Now for the giveaway! Leave a comment telling us your biggest sewing achievement in the last year, and you could win a Heather Ross Mendocino fat quarter pack. That could mean anything from learning to sew or finally finishing that king sized quilt for your best friend’s wedding. Comments will be open until noon tomorrow, when we pick the winner.
There will be more birthday celebration ( and cupcakes!!) at this month’s Stitch Party. If you’re in the neighborhood, please join us. Thanks so much for a wonderful year!
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Congratulations on your first year! As a beginner there have been many questions, frustrations, and mistakes and my biggest accomplishment is that despite all those mistakes and frustrations I’m still trying and still learning. I think that says a lot to all the possibilities of creating that can happen with sewing and how gratifying it is to say, ” I made that!”
A very happy 1st birthday to you! My most significant achievement in the last year would have been making a quilt in a week for my eldest daughter’s 13th birthday. This may not sound like much for some people, but for slow old, procrastinator, perfectionist me, it was a wonder! It is here if you’re interested:
http://bloomandblossom.blogspot.com/2008/10/at-last-i-got-to-local-botanic-gardens.html
My biggest achievement was put a zipper in something!
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The biggest accomplishment was making a quilt to donate for the Quilts of Valor. But, I also finished all my other sewing projects except for one.
First time sewer!!! I made a birthday crown for my little boy who just turned one! Now, I’m going for a quilt!!!! EXCITED! I use the sewing machine my grandma used, and I’m learning, one stitch at a time.
Happy Birthday,
Last year I sewed a quilt for my husband.
A foto is on my blog.
My two biggest sewing achievements of the past 12 months are – finally sewing my son a sleeping bag. It’s a technical bag, microfleece, thinsulate, ripstop nylon, for canoe camping. I put it off for an entire year, but now that it’s complete, I am so pleased to have made it, finished it, and have it look fairly professional! The second biggest thing for me was to sew 75yards of fabric in February. As part of a no-buying, lots of sewing challenge, I sewed gifts, spring wardrobes, and household items, and worked my way through 75 yards of my stash, and bought absolutely no fabric! (I’m making up for it now … shop shop shopping all through March!)
Well, I managed to open my very own etsy shop and sell some of my (sewn) creations!
My biggest accomplishment so far this year is learning how to stipple! I just stippled my first quilt (my first time doing any kind of free motion quilting actually) and I’m happy with how it turned out!
I made little heart sachets, which of course needed curved seams, which could either make or break the entire item. I keep wobbling off course but I’ve IMPROVED. Because it’s been so oddly difficult for me, I’d say that’s a bigger accomplishment than even the baby quilt with hand applique that I made for my god daughter.
Learning to sew which has made my year. I have sewn so many projects including Bday and Christmas presents. It has all been so much fun. My husband is in the military so I always need to find a hobby when we move and this is what started my love of fabric. While on vacation last year we stopped at your store and then shortly I found out the blog I had been looking at was your store. I have thought that was so cool. I am an Amy Butler junkie. Happy Birthday Spool.
Happy Birthday Spool!!!
I’ve always considered myself a non-sewer who just happened to own a sewing machine.
When two of my nieces announced that they were expecting, I was determined to make them quilts. Your fabric selection was fabulous and inspiring, it really makes you want to sew! The quilts were a huge hit and as a result, I got a commission to make a quilt, from a woman who attended the baby shower. So thanks Spool, for helping me overcome my fear of sewing!
Thanks so much for teaching me how to sew! Your shop and the fabrics you carry inspired me to give it a shot! I took the sewing 101 class and loved it! bought my own machine and got to work! My projects this year include the bag from class, the stuffed birds from your pattern online, the machine cover (also from your pattern online), 2 scarves from the shot cloth, 2 barcelona skirts, a tie, and 12 adorable burp cloths and 2 fabric baby balls. I am having so much fun expressing my creativity! Thanks for getting me started!
I finally was able to follow a pattern!
Now this may not sound like a big accomplishment, but for me this was huge. Being somewhat new to sewing and having the attention span of a gnat, I was overjoyed when I was finally able to follow an Amy Butler apron pattern, make something beautiful, and then go on to follow two more AB patterns for pants and an Anna Maria Horner pattern for a handbag. I’m on a roll!
And I would love, love, LOVE that fat quarter bundle. Thanks for the chance to win.
Happy Birthday!! I’m so glad you’re in Philly!!! I’ve only been down to the shop once, but I ADORED it and hopefully can make it down again soon (maybe for the stitch party, we’ll see how the baby’s doing).
For me, I think my biggest accomplishment has been making sewing more a part of my daily life. Sewing what I need, as much as possible. I’ve made clothes for my kids, gifts for friends, have worked up the bravery to sew something besides skirts for myself, and even have started an etsy shop (diber.etsy.com). I can see my skills improving and that makes me excited.
I just started sewing a couple of years ago after five years in grad school studying music history. Grad school was awesome, but also extremely difficult–and an unfortunate byproduct of academia is that it makes you feel like you’re never good enough. Sewing is helping me come out of that mindset. Not that I’m perfect, but I CAN do things!
I made my first quilt this year. I am now hooked! I am working on my second quilt top now with plans for a third!
My biggest achievement is definitely … learning how to sew!! I took one of your classes with my Mom and Sister and I’ve been hooked ever since then. I love it so much and sew so often I’m even opening my own Etsy shop next month! Thanks for opening your shop – it has benefited so many people and everyone I know who sews loves it!
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