It's a Grand Opening GIVEAWAY!!! Week TWO!

Welcome to our 

GRAND OPENING WEEK #2!

Last week was such a great week! 

All of you were amazing and I was so

overwhelmed at all the great comments,

Subscriptions to the newsletter and

all the visitors to our new shop!

THANK YOU FOR A GREAT FIRST WEEK!

I love all sorts of fabrics...don't you?

Our shop will eventually handle 

a little bit of everything...

but inspired by some of 

your comments last week...

This week, I am featuring... 

TYPE

by Julia Rothman

Back by popular demand is Julia Rothman’s collection, Type. 

Type is a playful collection with a soothing color 

combination and a cool retro vibe. 

The collection is filled with patterns 

of vintage typewriters, tossed paper clips, typewriter keys 

and notepads. Put your thinking cap on, grab a pencil

 and paper and whip up the perfect project 

for your home or office. Featuring a brand new 

word print with a grey background. 

Sew...what better way to kick-start week TWO

of our GRAND OPENING GIVEAWAY than to

offer a YARD of each colorway!!!!

It is not EVEN AVAILABLE until 

NOVEMBER!

That means you will have it FIRST!!!!

That is EIGHT YARDS!!!!

Now...Who's in?

All you need to do is THREE

of these FOUR items

and come back here and let me know!

1. Subscribe to It Seams To Be Sew... (the shop)

2. Follow It Seams To Be Sew... (the blog) Upper right-hand corner

3. Leave a comment on It Seams To Be Sew's Facebook page

and tell me how you would use this fabric!

4. Share this GIVEAWAY on your Blog, Facebook or Instagram and 

come back here and tell me where you shared!

We will pick a winner on 
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9th!

If you find something fun in the shop this week,

Your shipping is FREE!!!!!

 Sew...

Ready?

Set?

GO!!!

We have a Week ONE Winner!

A GRAND OPENING GIVEAWAY!!!!

Thank you for all the well wishes and all the responses to what fabrics you love...It is so interesting to see what others like and how they would use them! 

I also appreciate Aurifil for giving our new shop a 

HUGE SHOUT OUT on their Facebook page last night!

Now, while we are still adding more fabrics and Home Decor this week, please come by and visit often - we would love to 

SERVE YOU!

AND DON'T FORGET:

Come back here on MONDAY

for our next Giveaway! 

Remember, we are having a 

GIVEAWAY 

EVERY WEEK OF OCTOBER!!!!

So without further ado..

The WINNER OF 

THE RILEY BLAKE BASIC COLORS 

AURIFIL COLLECTION IS:

TERESA STANULIS

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Teresa, please check your email....

I would love to send this out to you today!!!!

I hope you all have a great weekend!

See you Back here on MONDAY!!!!

A GRAND OPENING GIVEAWAY!!!!

Well, indeed ...

WE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT!

Meadowbloom by April Rosenthal for Moda

Introducing...

It Seams To Be Sew...

THE FABRIC SHOP!

And 

YOU ARE INVITED

to our soft

GRAND OPENING!!!!

Chic Neutrals by Amy Ellis for Moda Fabrics

Omingrid Foldaway Trimming and Pressing Station

Snowman Bag Pattern by Sweetwater

Moda, Windham Fabrics, In The Beginning,

Sweetwater, Riley Blake and much much more!

Garden Party by Blend Fabrics (Coming in December)

Items are being added 

DAILY

however, while I am working away to do so...

you can shop now and find some really 

GREAT DEALS!

Oh, but that's not all!

We will have lots of other fun too...

BEGINNING TODAY!

As a WELCOME TO THE SHOP...

I am having a 

G-I-V-E-A-W-A-Y!

How would you like to claim this as

YOUR PRIZE?

Riley Blake Design's 

Basic Thread Collection

by Aurifil!

Box of 12 Colors!!!!

TO ENTER:

1. Visit us at:

It Seams To Be Sew...

Join by subscribing to our email list

(bottom right of the home page)

2. Like us on Facebook

3. Come back and tell me and comment on

What are your favorite items?

Modern, Traditional, Basics?

The 

WINNER 

will be 

ANNOUNCED 

on

Friday, October 2nd

Oh, but that's not all...

We will continue different 

G-I-V-E-A-W-A-Y-S

EVERY WEEK 

until 

OCTOBER 30th!!!

I hope you will all stop by and join in the fun!

!!!!!WELCOME!!!!!

The rest of the Quilt Story...

Today I wanted to share with you the last of the

three quilts sent to a set of three girls...

If you are just joining the story, you can catch up

here and here.

I pulled out a quilt top that I actually had started

several years ago... and

until now, I didn't know how to finish it.

When I pulled it out of my closet, I prayed that it would

bring a little light to a really dark set of days.

You see, these three girls were the children

of a helicopter pilot that worked for our company.

His job was to fly workers from an oil rig

back to the mainland after their shifts were over.

This particular day, we received word that our pilot's

helicopter went down. We weren't sure of the outcome,

but the initial reports weren't promising.

Unfortunately, six out of twelve souls were lost that day.

This set of sisters lost a Daddy.

The thought of it all was overwhelming.

I can't promise tears didn't fall on these little quilts

and yet I just couldn't stop sewing.

I wanted to do something, and yet there was 

nothing to do...not really.

In times like this I run to the Lord. 

I prayed and ask

for Him to give them comfort, peace and for grace .

By the end of the weekend, all three quilts 

were finished, wrapped and tied up in love.

My prayer was that they would provide

warmth and comfort and invisible hugs

all in the memory of their Daddy...

A friend to many, a husband to a sweet lady

that loved him dearly and the father of some 

of the most precious little ones around.

I will carry them with me for the rest of 

my life and continue to pray that they know

they are all loved beyond measure.

In Honor of Captain Jay.

You are loved and missed...

Chapter Two...Spinning Pinwheels

This sweet little pinwheel quilt found it's way

into the story because it was actually sent with 

it's sister quilt from here.

Both quilts went to a home of three sisters.

These sweet girls found a permanent place in my heart.

Sometimes when you aren't really able to make it all better,

you want to just send love.

I wanted this one to be a little more playful for this middle sister.
These fabrics were scraps from other quilts.

All these little spins in the quilting were just sew as you go...

no pattern here, just a little bit of praying with each little loop.

Do you do that? Quilt for someone and either find yourself 

praying for them in the process or thinking about them with love?

Sweetwater made a beautiful little backing in all those tiny little 

yellow flowers...and the binding just added a little zig-zaggy fun...

I

In the end, it was just big enough for her to snuggle in...

and hopefully to feel loved in.

Tomorrow I will tell the rest of this story.

Until then...

Chapter One: Squared Flower Love

Does anyone remember the 70s?

This little quilt reminds me of that generation for sure!

 Newsprint from the Paint Collection by Carrie Bloomston 

Mod Watercolor by Nat Olly / Available on Spoonflower

I chose the fabrics from various "destash" 

purchases I have made from friends on Instagram so,

 I apologize that I am not able to name many of them for you.

As for the pattern, it is a simple set of 8 1/2 inch squares 

with a solid backing. And if you look closely,

you will see a little Sweetwater in that binding..

I actually put this top together in less than 2 hours.

 The real leap for me here was on the free-motion quilting.

I took my cues from the fabric on the back 

and just fired up the Janome Horizon and started "drawing"

on the fabric with the needle in the machine.

The goal wasn't perfection, it was to really TRY HARD!

Please forgive the dark pictures...it just wouldn't stop raining, so pictures were all inside!

And there it is...from start to finish. 

It only took one full day.

You see, there is a story that come with this quilt.

It was ear-marked for a very special little girl.

But you have to stay tuned...

for the "rest of the story"

and this is just the first chapter.

Come tomorrow and I will introduce you to

this quilt's sister...

UPDATE: Aqua Crossing finish and a "littles" more...

It's been a while...

so I wanted to catch you up on the rest of the story.

I did finish my Aqua Crossing Quilt 

and it didn't take 4 months, 

I promise!

However...

There's been a lot going on 

in the background here and I am so 

excited to tell you all about it...

Sometimes things just come together 

and I just love it when that happens!

Don't you?

So...

Until then...

our family has some happy happy news!!!

These two little cousins, my little GBs...

Found out that both of them are going to big brothers...

And one of them is a GIRL!!!!!

Happy Monday 

and

Blessings to all,

Lana   

(aka) 

GIGI 

Aqua Crossing

Last night is the first time in a couple + weeks, 

 I had been in my studio working on anything.

I took a break. I needed one.

But last night, I decided to make something just for fun.

For no reason. Just because. Just with what I had.

It had to be simple and fast so I could feel a little progress.

Above is what happened and then I went to bed.

Sometimes it's just like that isn't it?