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Friday Finishes & Tula Giveaway

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Ahh, Friday! We love Fridays in this house, since not only is it the last day before the weekend, but it also means family movie night. I make homemade pizzas, we set out picnic quilts in the living room, and we have a pizza picnic while watching a movie. After pizza, there’s a short intermission for popcorn making and we enjoy the rest of the movie with huge bowls of popcorn and buttery fingers. My husband has a bit of a thing for popcorn, so he makes enough to feed a small army, which I suppose we are becoming as the kids get older! While this week had its share of frustration, I also finally finished and shared two projects. A week with one finish is great; a week with two finishes is worth celebrating!!

I love linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts’ Finish it Up Friday to share in the celebration of finished projects in the quilting community, so I figured I’d write a summary post this week so that I could link up with just one post instead of two. I also have a great giveaway sponsored by Fat Quarter Shop to share to help kick off the weekend!

So here we go–my finishes for the week!

fqs simple zipper pouch teacher giftI finished three cute Amy Butler-inspired rainbow zipper bags as end of the year teacher gifts for my son’s preschool teachers and communication facilitator. There is a great video tutorial posted by the Fat Quarter Shop so that you can make your own. You can see and read more about my zipper bags HERE.

oakshott lipari vesuvius quilt sizzixI also finished a volcano-inspired quilt with Oakshott’s new Lipari fabric line. This was a much longer term project, taking about 18 hours of work to make, start from finish. I share a tutorial so that you can make your very own Vesuvius quilt if you want! Check it out HERE.

Giveaway!

Tula Throwback bundle FQS giveawayAnd now, for the giveaway! Thanks to the Fat Quarter Shop, one of my lucky readers can enter to win a Tula Pink Throwback fat quarter bundle of 20 fat quarters! The bundle includes some of the most popular prints from Tula’s collections over the past four (4) years, and would be a great stash builder for any modern fabric lover, whether you’re a Tula troops die hard who would pay a premium for these prints on ebay or not. There are also many fabulous opportunities for meticulous cutting with these beauties!

To enter the giveaway today, tell me–are you a fabric designer fanatic, willing to pay top dollar for rare out of print fabrics? or are you happy using whatever gorgeous fabric is available now, regardless of designer? I’m curious, since while I consider myself to be in the latter category, I could definitely see myself paying more than market value for *some* rare and beloved out of print fabrics. Leave a comment and make sure I’m able to get ahold of you if you win.  If you’re a follower of Night Quilter, leave a second comment telling me how you follow for a second entry. Tell me how you follow Fat Quarter Shop (facebook,twitter, Instagram, their blog Jolly Jabber, etc.) for a third entry.

This giveaway is open to US and international participants.  The giveaway will be open until Thursday June 9th at 8pm EST when I’ll select the winner randomly with random.org. Good luck! This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations, Tessa! 

Thanks again to the Fat Quarter Shop! Blog sponsors help me to keep this blog going by helping cover the costs of hosting, photography equipment, supplies, and of course time. Sweet, precious time. Many many thanks to all who support me!

341 thoughts on “Friday Finishes & Tula Giveaway”

  1. I am happy to use readily available fabric. There are so many wonderful designs that I find fabric I like at many of my favorite quilt shops.

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  7. I’m far too cheap to use anything but readily available fabric. Sometimes I’ll buy things right when they come out even if I don’t have a purpose in mind, but that’s as far as I’ll go even for a celebrity designer.

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  13. I am a user of any and all beautiful fabrics, but I do love me some Tula, some Crimson Tate, Alison Glass, etc.

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  16. I am definitely a love whatever gorgeous fabric happens to be out at the moment kind of gal! That being said, I love me some Tula 🙂

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  18. I have some designers I dream about (Alison Glass, most Cotton+Steel), but I rarely buy those fabrics. I have to balance budget with those lovely goodies. As long as fabric is good quality, I don’t give too much thought to the name on the selvage. 😊

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  25. I mostly buy fabric as it is available but would be willing to pay more for that one piece I have been looking for forever. Namely an old Wizard of Oz piece.

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  27. I love designer fabric,but I also love all fabric. It all goes in the quilt. I tend to be a scrappy quilter.

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  29. I am a bit of a fabric snob when it comes to fabric manufacturers and designers. Tula Pink and Free Spirit fabrics are definitely at the top of my list.

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  31. I do both. I have a small collection of out-of-print fabrics. I like a lot of designer fabrics but if I like a fabric, I like a fabric–even if by an unknown or emerging designer.

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  32. Your Friday night routine sounds wonderful! Your children will no doubt have fond memories of it all their lives. I’m happy with gorgeous fabric regardless of the designer (which is fortunate for my budget!), but I occasionally indulge in a half yard of Anna Maria Horner or Tula Pink. This bundle is absolutely swoonworthy! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  33. My Friday night routine is surfing quilting blogs, and I follow your wonderful blog with Bloglovin. Thanks again for all that you share.

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  35. I am happy to use whatever is available at my LQS, it’s so hard to choose from in stock stuff already…lol I follow y’all on facebook!

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  45. I love Tula fabrics and when I was making her Paper Hearts Quilt one of the fabrics – the prince- was out of print and the only place I could find it was Australia – the cost for the fabric was reasonable but the shipping to CA was expensive!

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  48. I use whatever gorgeous fabric I can get my hands on. I am especially thrilled to find a close-out or a use coupon thereby justifying paying a higher price for a piece I must have!

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  50. The only reason I can see for paying a high price for an outdated designer fabric is making a quilt and running out and wanting to match (and not finding an alternative possibility). Generally speaking I am good with what is available now.

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