Winners to announce!

I'm a little late in announcing these winners. We were gone for some relaxing holidays this past week, but had vehicle trouble on the way home. Our van needed to be towed for the final stretch, and now we're looking at the possiblility of replacing or fixing it. Good thing I'm married to a mechanic, but it's still an expense we weren't expecting to face right now. And since our tent trailer is stuck in another town till tomorrow, I'm still in holiday mode ~ not a load of laundry even has to be done right now because everything's in the trailer.

Well, back to the reason you really checked on this post:

The three winners from the Riley Blake Giveaway are:

Congratulations to Stray Stitches, Kristy, and Sandy!

And the winner of the Rockin' Green giveaway is:

Congratulations to The Green House!

I'll email you sometime tomorrow if you don't get to me first. And there's also going to be another sponsored giveaway posted tomorrow from The Sproutz Store for a gorgeous quilt kit ~ make sure to check back and enter for that one!

Now I'll go back to my relaxing cup of coffee and stack of emails. My sewing machine was serviced while I was gone and I'm hoping to get some time to work on some new projects this week. Hope you are all having a wonderful Summer!

quick baby quilt with Accuquilt flower rag die . . .

I received the flower rag die for my GO! Baby and our local quilt shop was asking for charity quilts, so it seemed like a great excuse to try it out!

I basted a pink cotton solid to some batting and a cozy flannel backing. Then I just quilted the flowers on top, and added some decorative quilting between the rows. The binding is the backing wrapped to the front and sewn down. I think I might have to try a boy version with the circles next . . .

Sewing and Quilting with Riley Blake . . .

Over the years, I've made several quilts and dresses from Riley Blake lines. Some of my favorites were my trio of baby quilts for my son, niece, and nephew (all born within 8 months of each other):

I've also used a flannel panel from their Hooty Hoot line, which whipped up into a really cute and quick baby quilt:

And this is the quilt I'm entering into the Riley Blake Quilt Contest on Facebook (and crossing my fingers that I win that cruise!):

and these are some of their prints in sundresses for my girls:

I have made other projects with Riley Blake prints: tote bags, bibs, soother straps, doll quilts, flannel receiving blankets and much more! And I have some pre-cuts sitting in my craft room waiting to be made into baby quilts. I'm hoping to coordinate with some of their Dreamy (minky) that's coming out soon . . .

Rockin' Green Giveaway

So we're living in a time where we're seeing the benefit of 'going green'. Rockin' Green is a laundry product that I've been using for a couple years, with great results. This product can be used on all your laundry. It is fantastic at removing build-up, especially in dishcloths and towels, and because it's all-natural it's also safe for sensitive skin allergies (my son has eczema and has no reaction to this!), and we also use it for our sons cloth diapers.

Vangoo Baby Boutique and Rockin' Green are giving away a bag of detergent to one lucky winner! Leave a comment for each entry, and don't forget to leave an email address so I can contact you if you win!

• Check out all their yummy scents, and tell me which one you'd pick!
• Like Vangoo Baby Boutique on Facebook
• Like Rockin' Green on Facebook
• Like Busy Bunch on Facebook
• Follow my blog with GFC
• Blog, tweet, or Facebook about this giveaway

Open to Canada and US residents. Giveaway ends Saturday, July 30th. Good luck!

and the winner of the Ann Kelle bundle is . . .

Thank-you so much to the Fat Quarter Shop for sponsoring this giveaway! I hope you all had fun picking which is your favorite print in the new Urban Zoologie line from Ann Kelle!

And the winner is . . .

Congratulations to Hueisei!

And there's another giveaway going up on the blog tomorrow;

it's not fabric this time, but something I'm a big fan of, and we all use!

Thanks for visiting!

Riley Blake Giveaway Time!

Did you know that Riley Blake is having a contest going on for a chance to win free fabric, a beach cruiser bike, or even a Caribbean cruise?! Every entry counts as a chance towards the cruise ~ and you still have time to enter a quilt into their current contest (closes Aug 17th) and their Home Decor contest is starting Sept 7th!

Now, take a look at these generous prizes being given away as an incentive to get some of those entries in!

A Fat Quarter bundle of Hoo's in the Forest by Doohikey Designs. . .

Some fun Riley Blake trims and buttons . . .

and a Layer Cake of Sugar & Spice by the Quilted Fish. . .
Want to get your hands on one of these lovely prizes?! Please leave a comment for each of the entries below, and remember to leave an email address if it's not included in your profile:

• Submit your entry to the contest on Facebook
• Blog about this contest and giveaway (you can copy this post if you like)
• Follow the Riley Blake blog
• Follow Our Busy Little Bunch blog

Giveaway ends on Saturday, July 30th. Good luck!

and the Ellie Inspired winner is . . .

Congrats to Gill ~ I'll be in contact with you!

And THANK-YOU to Ellie Inspired for sponsoring this giveaway!

Check back Monday for a BIG giveaway sponsored

by Riley Blake ~ you're going to LOVE this one!

Ann Kelle Fat Quarter Bundle GIVEAWAY

Ann Kelle's Designer Select Fat Quarter Bundle

Urban Zoologie Collection

A Fat Quarter Shop Exclusive!

Ann Kelle has specially selected 12 prints from her Urban Zoologie collection

along with 3 coordinating Kona Solids for this special bundle.

Would you like to win this beautiful bundle?! Just leave a comment below letting me know which is your favorite print!

For an extra entry, follow my blog

(so I can get you more awesome giveaways like this one!).

Winner will be picked by random.org on July 19th. Good luck!

Accuquilt Bust My Stash Photo Challenge!

Bust My Stash Photo Challenge

Have you stared at your fabric stash and wished that you had the time and energy to cut up your fabric for future projects? AccuQuilt has the answer! Click on the following link to participate: http://on.fb.me/qtyUoq or go to AccuQuilt’s Facebook page and click “Like”. Then go to the ‘Bust My Stash’ tab under their profile picture and upload a picture of your fabric stash. Submit your photo by Friday, July 22^nd and you’ll be eligible to win a GO! Mix & Match 12” Starter Set. The photo with the most votes by July 31^st wins! Photos will be voted on by viewers and fans of the AccuQuilt Facebook page using the following criteria: relevance, creativity, and originality. Share with your friends during the voting period to increase your odds of winning!

Good Luck!

And if you haven't signed up for your free Accuquilt patterns yet, you can do that HERE.

Ty Pennington bag . . .

I ordered some of Ty Pennington's Impressions fabric in home dec a little while back, knowing I wanted to make it into a larger purse for myself. I finally cut into it today, and used the Phoebe purse pattern. I am so excited that I can carry around this fabric now, instead of just admiring it when I walk into my craft room.

This fabric is on sale for 50% off at the Fat Quarter Shop if you want to get your hands on some ~ I loved working with it, and am tempted to get some more at this price, anyone else need a new bag?

And if you come back on Wednesday, I'm going to be hosting a giveaway sponsored by The Fat Quarter Shop ~ a beautiful bundle of 15 fat quarters of a newly released line! You'll have to check back to see which one it is!

Linking up to Craft-O-Maniac, Sew Modern Monday, Making the World Cuter, and Sew Many Ways.

Ellie Inspired Pattern Review and GIVEAWAY

I've got a great giveaway for you today from a fabulous childrens pattern designer, Ellie Inspired!

I love that the Ellie Inspired patterns are classic, but with a modern and fun twist. They're the kind of dresses that Daddy loves to see his little girl wear! They can be made up with dressier fabrics for a formal look, or more fun fabrics for everyday.

The pattern I made was picked out by my oldest daughter ~ it's called Pixie Girl and has lots of ruffles and girly appeal!

She also picked out the fabric, and wanted a fabric flower on the waistband and matching hair accessory.

I think she's pretty pleased with the finished result!

Here's how to enter the giveaway: Just tell me what pattern you'd pick from Ellie Inspired!

If you'd like some additional entries, you can become a Facebook fan of Ellie Inspired, follow my blog, tweet this giveaway, or share this giveaway on your blog or Facebook (leave a comment for each entry).

Winner will be picked by random.org on Friday, July 15th! Good luck!

And the winner of the GO! Baby is . . .

Congratulations Janet! I'll be in contact with you! And if you check out Janet's blog, you'll find a giveaway that includes some Sherbet Pips :)

I'm working on some more GO! projects right now, and with a pattern designer (a pattern review and giveaway are coming up soon), and it looks like there might be a sponsored fabric giveaway in the works too!

Hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful long weekend!