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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Happy Birthday and thanks for the give away! My biggest sewing achievement was leaving my beloved machine in the States when we moved to Europe and purchasing a Euro machine here.
Happy birthday! My biggest accomplishment was starting to sew regularly. I’ve always been kind of an off and on sewer, but now I’m doing it almost every day!
Happy birthday!
This year I made my first (and second..and third..and FOURTH!) item of clothing which I proceeded to wear not only in public, but to work! More than the quantity, I’m very proud of the fact that I’ve now modified the pattern to fit me better than any off-the-rack clothing I’ve purchased.
Congratulations on a great year. Hopefuly there will be many more to come that are jsut as fantastic.
My greatest achivement so far this year has been to finnish my first ever quilt! Now on to the next, and the next and the next…
First, I got back into sewing. I think it was finishing a messenger bag for my sister’s birthday–*before* her birthday! (You can see it here: http://stitchbitch.blogspot.com/2009/02/sisterhood-moving-on.html
Your shop also helped renew a friendship. Last March (March 28th to be exact) a friend called to see if I wanted to check out the new fabric store on South Street. We had a great time picking out fabric and patterns. Thanks!
Congratulations on your first anniversary – wished I lived closer – I love the look of the classes you offer. My biggest achievement this year was completing an hand appliqued quilt for my daughter.
Congrats on the 1 year anniversary!!
My biggest accomplishment? I think taking the leap to begin sewing… I have always wanted to sew and two months ago I decided to learn. I have to admit – I am proud of myself for taking the intimidating leap. I have made my son a quilt, several applique tees, a couple bags and a few other odds and ends. I love sewing and it’s a great way to feed my creative side!
Great first year! I’ve enjoyed following your blog, and I’ve used a number of your tutorials and suggestions. My biggest accomplishment was finally getting some stippling quilting done on some small art quilts. I love it, and I’m glad I finally made myself figure it out! Hope you have a great second year.
my biggest sewing achievement in the last year was learning to sew! since then i have tackled many projects, but my favorite are these puffy baby quilts that i made for friends.
My biggest sewing achievement in the last year? I would say actually getting to use the machine with a brand new baby in the house. Completely unexpected, and completely wonderful!
Congrats on your 1 year anniversary!
My biggest accomplishment would be: To have learnt how to sew!
And after weeks of sewing by hand, I finally bought a sewing machine yesterday =)
Here’s to more anniversaries to come!
Congrats on your year! I love your fun store, and I’m glad I found you and all your cute fabrics and patterns. My biggest accomplishment this year was finishing a quilt for my mom for mother’s day (shhh)- (that’s a big accomplishment for me, while trying to entertain my 4 kids too) it’s one of those projects you just want to keep but can’t- so I’m sure I’ll be in soon for more fabric to make me one too. Thanks for the fun year and a chance for free fabric!
My biggest accomplishment was building my business Kaya’s Kloset from a hobby to a real business with my baby shoes in stores across the country and a big online following!
I wish I was close to Spool, I’d love you to be my fabric store, but if I’m in Philly, I’m coming straight to you. Love the blog!
My biggest sewing accomplishment has actually been getting organized. I have set up a little corner in our family room where I can keep my sewing machine set up all the time. This allows me to squeeze my projects into the short bursts of time I have. It also means that I am sewing a lot more than when I had to set up my machine each time I had to sew. I’ve also been enjoying making clothes for my daughter. This has been my first step into making clothes!
My biggest accomplishment this past year was definitely sewing most of my families Christmas gifts and getting them in the mail so they could actually open them on the big day. I’m notorious for IOUs, so I’m really proud of this little feat.
My biggest sewing accomplishment in the past year was learning to quilt and completing several! The binding was the most challenging part and I was thrilled to be able to take a class at my local quilting shop that taught that part. I’m feeling more confident with each quilt I complete and am even moving on to free-motion quilting. Oh and building my fabric stash!
Happy Birthday!
My biggest sewing accomplishment was my wedding dress! I got married in September and I don’t regret the decision to make it. It was a simple, grecian style dress but it means so much to me.
Congrats! Happy Birthday! My biggest accomplishment this year has been to make clothes for my son. He was born in October and I have made overalls, a hat and a few pairs of pants. I’m going to attempt shirts next!
My biggest accomplishment was sewing things that matter, with limited sewing knowledge or experience. Pregnant myself and with several friends expecting, I sewed four baby slings and a nursing cover: promoting breastfeeding and bonding with babies while also looking tres chic!
happy birthday spool! i love your little store. my biggest accomplishment was finishing a blanket for my nephews made from an adorable collection of sock monkey inspired fabric – did i mention i started the blanket three years ago?
My biggest sewing achievement this year has been gaining enough confidence to teach several friends the basics of sewing. Even though I’ve been in front of a machine for more than 20 years, I’ve always been so unsure of myself that I was too afraid to share my knowlege with others. In the past year I’ve finally been able to set three friends down with a pile of fabric and a machine and show them the basics. The first project I did with all three was sewing your sweet little fabric birds!
I made a baby quilt for my niece who is expecting a little girl. Then I made a dust ruffle, pillow, organizer, and bumpers to match. Now she has the nursery all ready for the sweet little one.
Wow, a year! Congratulations! My biggest sewing achievement this year was finally finishing a quilt that I bought the fabrics for in japan. Now i’ll always have something to remember this trip by!
Oh congratulations! I love birthday celebrations.In the past year I have made my first quilt ( done a few now : ))all hand stitched in spirals!Eight weeks of blisters : ) And I have begun to earn a living from selling my handstitched toys.All very exciting and a wonderful achievement for me.Looking forward to more of the same.
happy birthday to you! since having my daughter (also almost exactly a year ago) i have been inspired to hand make toys, accessories and clothing for her! i received a sewing machine for Christmas and in january of this year i made my very first stitch! i look forward to my “crafting hour” after tucking our daughter into bed so much and i thank your blog for giving me many ideas! i am still very much a novice, but i do enjoy sewing incredibly much!
Happy first anniversary! You have put together a great giveaway.
My biggest sewing achievement was quilting a crib quilt on my little sewing machine. I nearly tore my hair out getting it done, but it brought $110 at a charity auction!
Pic here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/71372091@N00/3258559215/in/set-1520337/
Happy Birthday, Spool! I just learned to sew this past year so pretty much every project has been a milestone for me. I think I’m most proud of the 10 pairs of lounge pants I made for the kiddos in my life for Christmas, and the doll I made using a Wee Wonderfuls pattern.
my biggest sewing accomplishment this year was to actually take the time to sew!! getting into all of the great blogs out there (spool being one of my favorites, of course!) has helped tremendously in terms of providing great ideas and inspiration. thanks! and happy birthday!!
My biggest accomplishment was finishing making a king size quilt for my bed.
I think my biggest accomplishment in sewing is gaining the confidence to try things without a pattern, to take the ideas in my head, sketch them out and sew, not entirely sure of the outcome but loving the process. More often than not it’s worked and that has given me the confidence to keep running with my ideas!
Thanks for all the inspiration you share with those of us too far away to visit you in person!!
Happy Birthday! here’s mine:
1. finding my niche in hand-stitching felts
2. scoring a sewing machine for free!!! =D
happy birthday! after years of talking about sewing and never doing it, i made a stuffed scottie dog to give a friend at her baby shower. it was such a hit!
The last time I sewed anything was when I was 16, but I just got a sewing machine for Christmas and I wanna sew everything now. My biggest accomplishment so far is the blanket I made for my husband which he affectionately calls his “gamer blanket.”
My biggest sewing accomplishment this year was finishing my “Journey of a Quilter”!! And I love it!
Hooray for Spool! I’m very glad you are in Philly!
My biggest accomplishment is one I should have tried earlier! I put a zipper in something! I think the basting helped…
I have to say that I love your website. If I am ever in the Philly area I will be sure to stop by. The projects you put on your website are really awesome. I did make the split 9 patch tablerunner as a Xmas gift for a special relative and she loved it.
I’m a quilter and right now I have about 5 projects in various stages. My big achievement this year is entering a quilt in a show. The show is in April and I’m excited to be a part of it.
Please keep sewing!
Happy birthday!
It’s probably not too impressive to most, but this year I bought a pair of somewhat large men’s jeans, and added tucks until they fit me.
(I hate that I can’t find 100% cotton pants in the women’s section.) Also nice: I hemmed them without getting in a really foul mood. Perhaps I’m getting better with my sewing machine?
As of this weekend, I now have a dedicated sewing table, so hopefully I’ll get more sewing done.
My biggest accomplishment is learning to sew-especially discovering the joys of handsewing through your bird pattern! I have loved working on my little mobile, and it has made me excited for many more projects in the future.
Congrats and Happy Birthday! I enjoy your blog and wish I could see your shop…maybe some day. Or just try and expand here to Texas
My biggest accomplishment since I am still basicly a beginner, if getting a better grasp and understanding of sewing vocabulary.
Keep up with the fabulous sight. It has inspired a good portion of the things I have sewn!
Happy birthday!!!
My biggest accomplishment is I finally get my act together and learned to sew!!! Since I got my sewing machine 3 month ago, I have made myself a skirt and a couple of matching fabric basket!
My biggest achievement was keeping an awesome Flickr group going!
http://www.flickr.com/groups/freshmodernquilts/
Well, finally I did it – signed up for a sewing class, took the plunge and learned how to thread the machine…beleive me, that was a biggie.
I have a great instructor who enables even a newbie like me to have the confidence to go for it!
achieved some funky pink/white felt snowflakes…patchworrk quilted coasters…
I sewed three quilts this year. 2 were gifts and one was for myself because I loved them so much. I was afraid of quilting, but now I see how fun they are to do. Love Sewing!
so far my biggest acomplishment this year is sewing curtains for my kitchen with a forties flair. Love vintage look and feel, but like being able to do it on a modern (not tredle) sewing machine. I also embroidered some dishtowels for my vintage look kitchen, and as gifts for friends.
My biggest accomplishment was finishing a table runner I started three years ago. Evidently, I’m a slow sewer. But I DID it! And I can’t wait to start my next project!!!
My biggest achievement would have to be finally getting brave enough to put a zipper in. It wasn’t the neatest job, but I finally overcame my fear of even trying it. I’m hoping I’ll do a better job next time!
This year I made curtains and a picture for the wall in my daughters room. The picture is cross stitiched and the curtains are quilted. I love to sew but these days it is hard to find the time.
Congratulations! Happy Birthday. Thank you for al te inspiration and the wonderful ideas. This year I learned how to applicate and quilt by machine. I did averything by hand but now I can make much more. Most of the things I make for family and friends.
Happy Birthday!
I think my biggest accomplishment this year was learning to sew in zippers. I always avoided this … heck … I was downright afraid of ‘em! But, I persisted and was able to do it! Now my sisters are bugging me for more zippered pouches … they’re not hesitating with their requests!
I love your site! I bought your Apple a Day pattern (no zippers!) and will be trying it out very soon so that I can carry my lunch to work in style!
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