A clean room - finally and a GIVEAWAY!

Well at least now I can work in my sewing room!  While the amount of sewing still is no where near optimum, I can now see the floor and have space to work.  I like to be organised as those who know me could well say so.  Being in a state of chaos just causes me angst. 

I have worked on some little projects this week  like this custom order brooch.

And this special quilt is now finished.  If you have read my earlier posts then you may recognise this quilt that was under my sewing machine at the time.  This quilt belongs to my friend Katrina.  I hope she likes it.  It has been a well travelled quilt as once I finished hand sewing a set of blocks I would send them to her in the mail (all the way over to America).  When she came home last Christmas a large pile of squares was given back to me, to be all sewn up into this Chelsea Bloom Quilt. 

Last post I said how it was my goal for the week to get my little online shop "Online".  Well I did in the end achieve this.  I have set up an Etsy shop - there is a link on the side bar.  I have listed a small number of items at this stage and as the weeks go on I will continue to add new items in my shop.  Go and have a look at www.tiedwitharibbon.etsy.com .

To celebrate this big milestone I am having my first Giveaway. 

 If you would like to win this Notebook Keeper sewn by me:

1. To enter leave a comment on this post (one comment only please).
2. Leave a comment before Wednesday 21st July and I will announce the winner in my next post.
3. I will post anywhere so if you live internationally you may also enter.
4. I will use the random number generator to pick a winning comment number.

EDIT - Giveaway is now closed

Poor little Sewing Machine!

My poor sewing machine has been getting a workout!  I know that she can't wait to be put to sleep at night these days. Since my launch it has been non-stop here at Tied with a Ribbon central.  Many of the orders are now on the way to their new owners and one such order was for this special custom made brooch.  

 This brooch will be headed to a Kindy Classroom.  There are always lots of parents and  helpers who give up their time to help out in schools.  So this brooch is in special recognition of the "Parent Helper" of the day.   I thought it was such a wonderful gesture of the mum who ordered it.

All those fabric and felt hearts have now been turned into Needlebooks which I will be taking with me to Perth Upmarket.  This will be my first market so keep Sunday the 27th June free if you are in Perth. 

I am working on getting an online shop up and running.  This is a work in progress and which I hope soon to have launched.  If you want to contact me in the meantime you can leave a comment or drop me an e-mail and I can reply.

Here is a sneak peak at one of my new designs which I am working on. Well next on the cutting table are Notebook Keepers.  I will post a picture once they are complete.