Full Circle - Giveaway!
I generally have a story about most anything, but this one I felt compelled to share. It is a story of generosity and of paying it forward (or sewing it forward, as I like to say). It also ends in a Giveaway for you!
This story starts at my first Quilt Market in Pittsburgh in the Spring of 2014. Here I met Jessica VanDenburgh from Sew Many Creations (and our Featured Designer in December 2014). I had been overwhelmed with the buying choices, and she graciously gave me her pattern Stacked which eventually became our first quilt kit at Red Thread Studio.
The sample quilt was soon pieced by my mother-in-law, Louise, and quilted by my friend Monica of Diary of a Quilt Maven.
Fast forward to the Fall of 2014 when I was gearing up to launch the website but was in need of a brand logo. Enter a dear friend from my childhood who also happens to be not only a high school art teacher, but also photographer and graphic designer. If you knew Andrea, you would know that she is a giving soul. She worked with me patiently to design the Red Thread Studio logo and would not accept any payment in return.
Now and after nearly a year of vending at quilt shows, we have only one Stacked Quilt kit left and a beautiful quilt that needs a new home.
Well, the Stacked Quilt is on it's way to Andrea, and I couldn't be more excited for her to open the box! I don't know about you, but my favorite part of making quilts is giving them away!
And, so that the story does not end, we are giving away the last Stacked Quilt Kit which includes nearly 7 yards of fabric and the Stacked pattern. Our only request is that you find a way to also Sew It Forward and keep the story alive.
You can enter the giveaway by simply:
- Leaving a comment below telling us how you would Sew It Forward with either this kit or another quilt you have made or plan to make.
The Giveaway is open worldwide and ends March 31st at midnight EST, and the winner will be chosen using random.org and announced on this very post.
Good luck!
39 comments
Jen, The kit arrived today, and I was totally floored!! It’s so gorgeous! I didn’t receive the email notifying me I’d won, so I did a big ole happy dance ? Thank you so very much.
I like making quilts out of baby clothes, as a keepsake for the next generation.
What a wonderful story! I use my quilting to pay it forward by making quilts of valor for our servicemen and women.
Such a generous idea to Sew It Forward! We have a women’s shelter in town that is always open to charitable items since they take in women in emergency situations and will allow them to live there for a time until their lives get back on track. I would make a beautiful quilt to donate to this shelter. What a warm surprise it would be to a needy woman to see a hand-made quilt on a warm, safe bed.
I love this idea. I’d quilt it forward to my daught, just as my grandmother and great aunt have quilted forward lovely quilts to me. We need to keep the tradition alive for future generations.