About Me

South Louisiana
I have been married for 20 years to a great husband and we have 8 children ranging in age from 1 to 18 years. I am a homeschooling mom, which can be very challenging. I love sewing, knitting, reading, gardening and have recently started oil painting. I love to create. I really want to have a blog to show off some of the stuff I create, but I also want to share about my life and family. email me at ctrich8@bellsouth.net

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Sew Mama Sew Giveaway prize



Sorry I am a little late. Here are the pictures of the pincushion I am giving away. It is the pattern from Anna Maria Horner's book Seams to Me. I made myself one a few weeks ago, and I love it. So nice for carrying around with you while you are doing some hand sewing. It is nice and big too, room for lots of pins. I am including a pack of turquoise head pins with the cushion.

Everyone who responded to the previous post will definitely be included in the drawing : D


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Jocelyn said...

I saw this pincushion a couple of weeks ago too. Just loved it! I homeschool too :-) Thanks for the giveaway.

throuthehaze said...

Cute! I actually havent seen a pincushion that looked like this before

Jesse said...

Pretty fabrics!

coffeechris said...

love your fabric choices - i have wanted to make this...but would love to be gifted one.

Anya said...

Lovely. Thanks for the chance.

* elizabeth * said...

great colour combo!

Jodie said...

very nice and very unique. Would love to carry it around with me!

Gretchen R said...

I desperately need a new pin cushion. Really, I should post a picture of mine right now ;) Hope I win cause this is gorgeous!

janet lee said...

i love the colors and patterns you used for this!

Anonymous said...

That pincushion is great! I love the fabrics you used. I think I would have had a hard time with those curved seems, but your's look flawless.

Have a great day!

luke and pamela said...

sweet! love the fabric!

Denise said...

I love this. You've used some of my favorite fabrics! Thanks for sharing.

Ashley said...

It's so pretty! Thanks for offering it for the giveaway!

beagoodmom said...

oh, that's cute. what do you put in the hole? I guess I will find out!

ecky said...

this would be pretty handy!
i love the colors!

elkesten at yahoo dot com

Sheyb said...

Oh! I would love one of these!! In fact, I saw these in Seams to me, and remember wanting to make one so bad. Still haven't bought the book. :)

Hope I win!!

Here is my giveaway:
http://shealynnbenner.blogspot.com/

Thanks!

Sue Cahill said...

That is such a cool pincushion.
Thanks for sharing with us.

Sue Cahill (sbonetsue at yahoo dot com)

Valerie said...

Is it terrible to say it's almost a combo pincushion cup holder? Toooooo cute!

Katy said...

Love it - the space inside is a great idea - never seen that before - that would be perfect to put a tape measure in - thanks for your generous giveaway.!

Daisy said...

How cute. I could use one of these. Thanks for the giveaway.

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Linda said...

Love this pincushion---I've been wanting to try one!

Leigh said...

I love this!!!! This is on my list of things to make - but I'm not sure if I'll ever get to it!!! ;)

liz @ longview builders said...

This is really cool. I like the colors you used, they look great.

Christina said...

beautiful fabrics! i will want to carry it everywhere!
christinaleigh1@gmail.com

Eleanor said...

Very cute. I love the fabrics.

Katie B said...

Lovely!

kldemare at yahoo dot com

Creations by Rachel said...

Oooh! These are sooo pretty! I would love to win one! Thank you so much for the giveaway!

Bethany said...

Thanks for the great giveaway. I love the fabric!

Amber said...

Ooh - if I win then I won't have to make myself one - something I've been meaning to do since I got the book :-)
It looks fantastic!

Lauren said...

This is really cute!

The Sharp Needle said...

THanks so much for the great giveaway!

Jennadesigns said...

I just got this book and was admiring this project... for some reason I'm thinking maybe it looks harder than it is... is that true? I hope so, for your sake... I'd love one though!

Erin said...

That is the coolest pincushion ever! I've never seen anything so cool.

Thanks for the opportunity to win.

Have a fantastic day.

Jessica @ Sunny Tuesday said...

This pincushion is so cute! I keep meaning to make myself a pincushion, but I still am using the tomato from Joann.

Meadow said...

Wow, you have some mad skills. Your seams are perfect!

Bill said...

I just learned to sew and could use an awesome cushion

jbroberts@cox.net

-joy

Nova said...

Yay! Free pins too! I'd like to enter.

the monkeys' mama said...

that is the most gorgeous pin cushion i've ever seen! thanks for the great giveaway!

Christina said...

This is beautiful!

Unknown said...

So cute! I would love to give this a home :)

the sander family said...

Very cute. Thanks!

Lucy C said...

Such a cute pincushion - please count me in.
lucy(at)alittlebitofsugar(dot)com

Jennifer said...

I entered on the last post, but this pincushion is so cute i wanted to make sure you remembered my entry!! =) Adorable!

Great giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win. You can register for my giveaway at http://ratherbecrafting.blogspot.com

hana.k said...

I really like it! I wonder what I could put in the middle..

Kawaii for You said...

I could definately use another pincushion. Gorgeous fabrics!!
Christine xo

angela said...

Oooh! I would love that! That's a great giveaway for sure!!!

Jennifer Ladd said...

This is so cool! I would love to have one of these ... i do a lot of hand sewing and I'm always rying to juggle all of my supplies as I move from room to room. It looks so well made, too!

Thanks for the chance to win!

Jennifer
jennifereladd at yahoo dot com

Courtney said...

so bright and colorful and fun! I love the little cup in the middle, perfect place to hold my stitch ripper or seam ruler or marking pencil.

Heather said...

I would love this. Great job!

heathervanhoof[at]yahoo[dot]com

hanna said...

I so need this!
Love how it has a little spot for storing things in the middle.

Christina Lowry said...

I love this pin cushion. The colours are lovely and I have enver seen anything like it! It would be prefect for when you are sitting on the couch doing some handwork. :)

Amanda W said...

Oh what a luscious pin cushion!!! Please please enter me into your draw to win this gorgeous creation.

speedwayatom@optusnet(dot)com(dot)au

Jamiecrafts said...

WOW how cute is that, and it would come in handy too! :)

Jemma. said...

I've seen this book. And I love this pincushion :) Very nice colours too!

Holly said...

Love the pincushion and love the fabric!

twins2005 said...

Very nice!
Thanks

Jody said...

So cute and I love the colors.

Jaime said...

oh you don't know how bad I need a new one!! ANd this is the cutest one I have ever seen!
I want to win this soooo bad!
JloMamaJama@aol.com

Jess said...

I love this cushion! Hope to win!!

Deb (Two Cheeky Monkeys) said...

How cute! I'd have to hide it from my girls though, it's so pretty.

Miri said...

Please count me in! Thank you so much for your generosity! samjerus[at]yahoo.com

A Spoonful Of Sugar said...

What a lovely pincushion Tonya!! You have used many of my favourite fabrics in it:)

Naomi said...

Love it! Thanks for the giveaway!

Christy Amular said...

what a sweet pincushion in all the sweetest colors! thank you for teh chance to win. please enter my giveaway as well.:)

L said...

Awesome giveaway! I'm in need of a pincushion to use in the living room when I do applique and other little sewing projects. Let me tell you it's not nice to accidentally find a missing pin or two! Plus turquoise is my fav color, probably because it was my grandmother's. I live in Texas so howdy neighbor! Up until this year I've had season tickets to the Bossier Shreveport Mudbugs. I hope to visit South Louisiana sometime in the near future.

galaxie_bleu@yahoo.com

Michele said...

What a great pincushion.

damocamelia said...

Lovely!
Please count me in!

damocamelia(at)yahoo.com

Leaha said...

This is super cute!!!! Thank you so much for the giveaway!!

Anonymous said...

That's a very, very cute pincushion! =) Please count me in for the giveaway!

Unknown said...

I love this! It is so cute!
Thanks for doing the giveaway.

Cassie Driver
cmdoduck(at)gmail(dot)com

grendelskin said...

So cute! I could fit my GFG makings in there as a bundle and it would look so sweet in the living room, far better than the baggies it lives in now!

Anonymous said...

Very nice! I like how you can put stuff in the center as well. Thanks for the opportunity!

Becky said...

Great looking pin-cushion! Would love for it to live in my sewing room. Where are you in South Louisiana? I grew up in Lafayette, but currently live in Atlanta?

Elizabeth said...

the fabric is so happy!

visit me at
bitsofsunshine.typepad.com
for my GIVEAWAY

Keeping Up with the Benson's said...

very sweet! I love the colors!!

Jingle said...

This is such a wonderful pin cushion! I love the original design! So useful and yet adorable all at the same time!

Stephanie said...

Oh it's so pretty and seams (haha) so useful. What a fun giveaway!

Deranged Squirrel said...

Great fabric choices.

That Crazy Ajumma said...

everyone is using such colorful fabrics lately,I love it!
I definately need to retire my old pincushion.
Thanks for hosting the giveaway!

Simply EC said...

Oh I love this! And I always need and abundance of pin cushions!
What a beautiful blog! Thanks for hosting this awesome giveaway!

Jennifer said...

I love it! I could use another pincushion, too! Thanks!

Leslie Richman said...

Hi from a fellow Louisiana blogging lady! Your pincushion is gorgeous!

Sara said...

wow! LOVE your fabric selections!!! :o)
count me in!

the Domina said...

What a cute pinchusion - I've never seen one with a hole in the middle, but when I think about it I can come up with a ton of little things I'd put in there. We're homeschoolers too - press on!

Casey said...

I have wanted to make one of these for so long!! I love the fabrics you used for this one

Dr. Ambo said...

that's the most beautiful pin cushion I have ever seen.

seedless grape said...

I love it! What a generous giveaway! Thanks so much!

Lavinia said...

Hi Tonya! I looooove this pincushin caddy, I´ve been wanting to make one for months, but I never went further than reading the instructions lol! I´ll be so happy if I win, thank you!!!

(la.lavinia@gmail.com)

Anonymous said...

I have so wanted one of these, but I know I'll never get around to making it.

mchalehm said...

This is AWESOME! Thanks for putting it up for giveaway--that's so generous.

AltaModa said...

Love the pincushion and love the fabric!

Emily Cole said...

I haven't seen the book in person yet, and that pincushion looks so cool! I don't have a pincushion!!! I'm using a hackey sack out of the toybox right now...LOL!!! Em
emandmikeyATaolDOTcom
www.emandthegang.blogspot.com

Cassie said...

Cute, cute, cute, Tonya. Pick me!

Anonymous said...

Adorable! Thanks for the opportunity!

jmoore3333(at)gmail(dot)com

Anonymous said...

So whimsical! Are those AMH fabrics too? Love her!

Tessa said...

Pin cushions rule! This is beautiful. Great color choices and patterns. Fun!

craftytammie said...

This looks so pretty! It's almost a shame to stick pins in it! Thanks for the chance!

Misty.Creek said...

Beautiful! I know I'd sew better with that pincushion!

Andrea M. said...

Love the pincushion! Gee-giveaways are so much fun!

Unknown said...

What an adorable pincushion. Sometimes I wonder if I sew just to have an excuse for cute pincushions!

Kelly O. said...

I heart pincushions!

B said...

I love how bright this is.

Anonymous said...

I have been thinking of making one of those myself...I love those fabrics!

poohza@comcast.net
poohza.typepad.com

Super Fun Mama said...

so pretty!

Mama Lusco said...

Thanks for the giveaway. I can be contacted thru my blog: www.luscofamily.blogspot.com

Alexandra said...

I love the little cup in the middle to hold my thread while I sew so I don't lose it like I always do.

Vanessa said...

LOVE this pincushion---would love to win it, also. Thanks for the giveaway.
Vanessa

Shawn said...

Cute pin cushion- count me in!

Donna said...

Love it! Enter me!

Anonymous said...

That is so cute!

Kristie said...

Would love to win!

Desiree said...

Love the pin cushion. Man your family can eat a lot of crawfish - I would love to try some of that!

simply.simon.sisters(at)gmail(dot)com

Sarah Seitz said...

Gorgeous! I'd love to know, how do you have time to make such lovely things with 7 kids? You're amazing!!!

Melanie @ Whimsical Creations said...

How pretty! Love that pincushion!

Thanks for the chance to win.

=) melanie
http://melaniescrafts.blogspot.com
melanieadey at hotmail dot com

lwrn2 said...

So GORGEOUS! I just love the fabrics you combined in this one. Love it!
Thanks so much for letting me join the fun--and for the crawfish post. Looks like a great party!
--Laura
laura.hartog@att.net

urban craft said...

Lovely giveaway, cool blog too! Thank you!

alana said...

Beautiful pincushion and turquoise is my favorite color!! I hope I win! Thanks for the giveaway!

sfer said...

Gorgeous!! I wonder how you manage to sew the whole in it and all... I guess my sewing abilities are not so advanced yet, LOL!

Thanks for a chance to win something I doubt I could make for myself, he he!!!

Contact:librosfera(at)gmail(dot)com

Jessica said...

Wow! A pincushion that holds things! Neat! :D

Tami (Pixeltrash) said...

Such a pretty pincushion! LOVE those fabrics. Thanks for the great giveaway!

zees5 said...

Your banner is great and I have been wanting one of these AMH creations. Thanks! izazbz@yahoo.com

Kristi said...

Love it! You did a killer job. I've been wanting to make this but my novice-ness is TOO SCARED to start. How much more fun to WIN it.

Thanks for the chance.

Kathleen C said...

I've never seen a pincushion like this; I'd love to use one like this. Thanks so much for being part of this giveaway. Kathleen
villagequilteratgmaildotcom

fioretta said...

This is the first time I've seen a pincushion like that - I like! Love the farics, too!

susanlr said...

How cute AND practical...would help me to keep up with my needles, pins AND thread. Clever!!!

melonkelli said...

Lovely!

Samantha said...

Ooh, I so need one of these! I love your fabric choices too. Thanks for the chance to win!

Edna said...

Love the pincushion and the fabrics you used! Thanks for the giveaway!

marelle said...

♥ i love it!

hey, try your luck at my giveaway too!
http://marelleshop.blogspot.com/

Sahra said...

What a beautiful Pincushion! Thankyou for your giveaway!

Sahra said...

What a beautiful Pincushion! Thankyou for your giveaway!

Mel Cordell said...

What a great pincushion,. I just love the hole in the middle too, it's just perfect for storing extra pins or thimbles etc!! Such a great idea and I would really love to win it!! At the moment all of my pins end up in a container at the side of my machine, it's not exactly practical LOL.

x Mel

do said...

such a cute and practical giveaway. just love the fabrics.

Ru said...

really nice.

Anonymous said...

Well done!

A Little Of A Lot said...

Love it. Keep meaning to make myself one, maybe you'll save me the time :D

Sara said...

Really like this pincushion....

thanks for offering it...

nhsarab at yahoo dot com

Unknown said...

Oh, I love this and really hope to win it!

Stop by and register for my giveaways. :)

Kerry said...

I've been meaning to make this for weeks now, but looks like you already did it for me *wink wink*

cindie said...

Love this... wanted to get the book and now I know that I need to...

Melody said...

That is really cool! I love the fabrics too :)

jeannine said...

Beautiful! Thanks for the chance to win!

Unknown said...

love you choice of materials.

Jerri said...

Neat idea! Love the fabrics too!

Maren said...

I love this pincushion. The colors and fabrics are fantastic.

Jeanie said...

It's sooooooo beautiful ! Please include me ! Thank you for a great giveaway !

Jenny said...

This is adorable...need a new pincushion!

Sarah said...

I love the pincushion. I am even more amazed that you are a mom of 7 and have time to do anything...homeschooling mom of 7 at that! You are awesome. I'm going to subscribe to you just for that.
spondah(at)aol(dot)com

annasoc said...

I've wanted to try and make this. I have to do a gift swap and this would be the perfect gift for my quilting friend. Meaning I could keep this one and use it as a model when I made mine.
Anna S.

Montessori Bee said...

so pretty. I love the fabric

Sue said...

Beautiful pincushion. It would look great in my sewing room!

Unknown said...

How cute! I'd love to win a pincushion. Mine's almost a goner :(

Joan Princing Art said...

What an awesome pincushion! Love your fabric choices...please count me in too.
http://peaceloveandpugs.blogspot.com/

Lara said...

Oh my gosh--I LOVE the pincushion--the fabric, the way you centered the design in the middle section, everything!!! thank you for sharing it!

Little Lady Cakes said...

This is perfect for Mormor. I would love to win this!

Jacqui said...

I absolutely love your fabric choices, just gorgeous. I've looked at that pattern in her book but haven't had the time (or guts) to try it!

MamaG said...

Awesome giveaway!! This would be perfect in my sewing corner!! Thanks so much for the giveaway!!

tammi said...

Your pincushion is adorable. I need to make one of those.!

Kirsty said...

What a lovely pin cushion, please count me in

klaudia said...

Lovely pincushion!
Thank you for the giveaway!

Rafael's Mum said...

Thanks for taking part in the giveaway. I love this pincushion ! and such a wonderful choice of fabrics.. I see lots of sandi henderson and also heather bailey.. yum !!

djaj said...

my pincushion-giveaway is just ridiculous compared to yours !

Carolyn said...

this is just adorable! I would love to know how you made this!

Marsel said...

I didn't think I needed a new pincushion...until I saw the really cool well in the center of this one. What a great idea!!!

Anonymous said...

Love everything about it!

Anonymous said...

That is cute! I love your fabric choices.
I bet one could put a cup in the middle for pencils or things!

Thanks for the chance!
Beth
eaputzer(at)yahoo(dot)com

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful pincushion!

Amy said...

What a cute idea for a pincushion. Very convenient to have a cup in the center for scissors or thread. Love the colors too. Thanks for the giveaway.

Karissa said...

Nice work! I've had that book for months and that's the first project on my list, but I haven't gotten around to making it yet!

Vanessa be good said...

Cheery colors and useful. Totally awesome.

ilovebabyquilts said...

LOVE! Very interesting, love the fabric.

QuiltChick said...

very cute! Thanks!

Anonymous said...

Wonderful pincusion, job well done. lovely fabrics too. thanks for a chance to win!
Jenny krousegirl2@aol.com

Lisa said...

Very cute! Love your choice of fabrics too!

Leigh said...

Ohh great fabrics and what a neat pin cushion!

VickiT said...

I've never seen a pin cushion like that before. It's very cool. I love all the fabrics you've used on that as well.

Marsha McGuire said...

Great idea. Never seen one like this before

Linda T said...

Count me in! Such a cute and useful giveaway! Enjoy the giveaway fun!

ltenhage@gmail.com

M and E said...

I love your fabric choices! Adorable!

maxandellie at gmail dot com

Anonymous said...

That looks perfect for working on projects with and I love the fabrics!

Jules@MoonCatFarms said...

What a cute pincushion! I collect them & haven't seen one of these before. Thank you for entering me in your drawing.

Jen said...

Oh, how darling. Thanks for the giveaway!

Anonymous said...

It's lovely! Thanks for the giveaway!

Bonnita said...

Great giveaway! I've never seen a pincushion in this shape before.

kathytypestoo said...

i just love my heather bailey-even though i haven't been able to make myself cut into it yet! thanks for the giveaway!

susan said...

I've never seen a pincushion shaped like this before, but its really practical! and I really need one.
Susan
sgalasso@triad.rr.com

everyday inspirations said...

Enjoyed reading your blog!

Cute pick of fabrics - love the design - would love to win it!

catherine s.
imaginethatdesignstudio@gmail.com

mrstolli said...

I would love to have a cute pin cushion instead of my store bought plain one. Thanks!

Anonymous said...

The best thing about giveaway day is visiting all the blogs and seeing what folks are making. :)

beccy said...

What a lovely choice of fabrics! Great giveaway :)

The Shumate Family said...

very lovely!

free indeed said...

I've not seen this style pincushion before...it is lovely and very practical with that center like that....my thread spools seem to go 'walking' every time I sit down to sew and I have to chase it across the room!

Anonymous said...

that is the best pincushion I ever saw! Love the fabrics too, gorgeous! thanks for the chance to win it :)

MooBear Designs said...

My daughter made a pin cushion and thought she would let me use it!! NOPE... she loves it so much. So I am still using the one my grandma made from an old stocking and covered with 2 pieces of felt... it looks like a mouse... well it did lmao... time to up grade. WE're having a give away too!! YAY

xo Steph

Polka Dot Moon said...

Fabulous! Thanks for the chance!!
Denise

fieryone said...

The best part of giveaway day has been discovering so many great blogs :)

Beth- the mama bee said...

I love this! It's such a lovely design.

Jenny H said...

Lovely pincushion, I would love that addition to my sewing room!

aSprinkling said...

It's cute...but what's the hole for exactly?

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