Sunday, November 27, 2016

A Very Happy Win!

Yes I do!  I like giveaways, I especially like when I win a giveaway!  There are many generous people who entice us with goodies, and frankly I sometimes cannot resist throwing my name in the mix.  

I was the lucky winner of one of Afton's (@Quilting Mod) giveaways recently.  She has been super generous the past couple weeks with giveaways and sharing photos from Quilt Market. For those of us who weren't able to attend Quilt Market, the photos shared by Afton let us get a peek at the newest fabrics, latest trends and even a lot of gorgeous quilts!



When I saw the giveaway for thread, I was thrilled!  But when I saw it was Cotton + Steel thread I began to drool a little!  Early this year I saw that Cotton + Steel was partnering with Sulky to create a line of thread.  I was intrigued then and hoped to one day see it and try it. That day came with five pretty 50wt spools of cotton thread.  I'm looking forward to trying each and every color! 

 

And speaking of color, notice that each plastic spool is a different color.  Clever!  And exciting!  I can imagine all the Cotton + Steel junkies are beside themselves!



Also included was a big stack of selvages.  Each one generously cut with the C+S 'magic' include on each and every selvage.  I rarely save selvages.  If solids had selvage coolness, then I would. This stack will merge with my puny stack and hopefully I can one day explore a project using them all!



And who doesn't need a tote?!  Thank you Afton, thank you Cotton + Steel!  I'm a very happy girl!

LINKING:

18 comments :

  1. Congrats on your win and such a lovely win at that. Lovely vibrant threads. I will look forward to seeing what you do with those selvages, knowing you it will be magic.
    Smiles
    Kate

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I’m looking forward to making something with the selvages. My stash of them has always been pretty slim! The thread is what is exciting me most!!

      Delete
  2. congrats! I never save salvages either mainly because I get fat quarters and they do not always have the pretty piece, I have seen some pretty cool quilts made from those pieces.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Like you I’ve seen some amazing things made with selvages too! I know I won’t be making a quilt with them…such a tiny stash I have even with this new bunch I received! I’ll think of something!

      Delete
  3. Congratulations on you win. It looks yummy. Let us know how you enjoy the thread.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I’m pretty excited about the thread and cannot wait to give it a try! I’ll keep you posted!

      Delete
  4. You got a tote! I have a C&S tote from each of the previous markets, and I was torn about trying to keep my streak going, but I came to my senses, ha! Good win! I have been lucky lately too.

    ReplyDelete
  5. What a fun giveaway to win! I look forward to hearing what you think of the thread.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. It was a great giveaway to win! I saw cotton + steel was going to do thread and knew one day I wanted to give it a try! This win sped up my wish!

      Delete
  6. Congratulations Jayne on your wonderful winning! Wow those spools are delicious! You made me thought that solids should have also lovely selvage! I save every selvage and should start to use them. Lovely bag too! So happy for you! x Teje

    ReplyDelete
  7. What a great prize! Afton's quilt market posts are fantastic. Gosh those spools look amazing. What fun to win that bunch of goodies.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. It’s been super fun seeing Afton’s recount of the Market! I’ve never been and most likely never will go to one. It’s fun to see pictures to keep us all on trend!

      Delete
  8. You are very welcome. Thanks for this wonderful post.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you Afton! I saw Cotton + Steel was coming out with thread months and months ago and could not wait to get my hands on some! You let me score long before I would have been able to buy my own!

      Delete
  9. What a great giveaway, and congrats on the win!! Those are some really fun prizes. I can't wait to hear what you think about the Cotton + Steel thread. I've never tried Sulky before, but these look really fun. Plus the selvedges--I typically buy fabric by the FQ or half yard at most, and I have yet to get a full "magic" saying on a Cotton and Steel selvedge! Oh well. Have fun with them!!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Awesome win! Those thread spools are very cool.

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for visiting my blog! I love getting comments, and try to respond to each and every one.