Surprise win!

In the second week of July I had one of those summer colds that leaves you feeling wiped out. Once over the worst I was looking for some distraction and came across the advert below for a competition in "Sewing World". I had previously looked at it but my mind just couldn't come up with any ideas for a quilt using three letters!

Doodling away I came up with the idea of using the angular letters to make some sort of organic design. I chose Y,L and I and used them repeatedly for the flowers and stems. I sent it off literally at the last minute. The result is that this week I received a letter saying that I have won the second prize which is a £250 worth selection of YLI threads.

I am delighted and can't wait to play with them :o)

PS. If you are at Festival of Quilts I think my little quilt will be hanging in the "Sewing World" area!

A prize :o)

In January Sewing World magazine ran a competition.

Using Gutermann Sulky threads in a decorative way a small hanging ( about 8"square) had to be made with a loop for it to be hung up. I showed the work in progress earlier in my blog but this is the finished object.

You can imagine how delighted that I was to find earlier this week that I have won First Prize!

The prize arrived today (the packaging is still on the table )

There is £300 worth of Gutermann Sulky threads of all types, plus prewound bobbins, elastic etc and a Starter Kit of Gutermann Sulky stabilisers, complete with an enormous Hobbygift work basket to keep them all in.

It feels like my birthday :o)))