Okay, so I dug out the sewing machine yesterday afternoon and got busy. It's still trial & error, this sewing business. Gives me fits usually. Wouldn't you know? I sewed up three sides before I realized I had forgotten to sew on Mr. Pumpkin's candy corn eyes. *sigh* It was a trick to get them sewed on after that! The pin pillow turned out alright though. What do you think? This is one of the designs I bought on the weekend getaway and refused to show you. When I was showing Rick my purchases he said, "You sure like that Halloween stuff, don't you?" Yes, I do! I love just about any Autumn design, Halloween or Thanksgiving or simply Fall. I love them all.
It's still too hot. I think I hate Summer. Stitching Halloween/Autumn designs comforts me somehow...
Design ~ Spooks, Ghosts, & GoblinsDesigner ~ Val's Stuff
Fabric ~ 32 count Lugana (Daffycat-dyed)
Fiber ~ DMC
Embellishments ~ JABC tiny candy corn buttons
Now for the good stuff! I'm giving this pin pillow away to one lucky reader. Leave a comment on this post and make sure your email is in your profile or in your comment. I will draw a winner on Thursday, August 26th, 2010. Good luck!
Entries for this giveaway are now closed and the winner will be announced soon!
Thank you for visiting my blog today!
xox
I really need to get started on my Halloween stitching! I'm still waiting for some braid and beads though. :(
ReplyDeleteI think your pin pillow is fabulous. Please enter me in the draw. (I know the first person is never picked though. Oh well!)
silverlotus@gmail.com
I fing this a beautiful giveaway and i like halloween
ReplyDeleteCute! I'd love to be entered.
ReplyDeleteHere in Oklahoma with this heat and humidity...yeah...I think I hate summer too. Come on FALL!!!!
I LOVE it! Too cute! The fabric goes great w/the design! Love the colors you chose.
ReplyDeletePlease enter me! Thanks.
Tanya~friendshipcrossing.blogspot.com
Very cute!!
ReplyDeleteWell our summer has fast turned very cold and quite rainy. In fact it's been like that on and off all summer... how about a weather trade???
A lovely Halloween pillow! I'd love to be in the giveaway...
ReplyDeleteI love the pillow! The colors are great. Youchose the perfect fabric. I would a chance to win it.
ReplyDeleteAwww... This little guy makes me smile~~~ I love your fabric choice, too!!!!! So cute!!!!
ReplyDeleteHow cute! I love Halloween and would love to own this! Love the fabric....why can't I ever find fabric like that!!!!
ReplyDeleteToo cute as usual.....
BTW....I'm really hating summer too.
I LOVE your pin pillow. I feel the same way about the summer. Once I get past the 4th of July I am ready to start Halloween/Fall stitching. I love seeing what you stitch and put together. You do such a great job. Christie cmock@cinci.rr.com
ReplyDeleteI totally love this :) You did an excellent job with the sewing! Funny as I did some pillow sewing today too for a tutorial! Please, please enter me for a chance to win this lovely pillow! I hate Summer too, Autumn is the time of year I wait for every year! Where did you get that great Halloween fabric from?
ReplyDeleteIts a lovely halloween give away!
ReplyDeleteHeat is gone here...rainy days are here again ;)....and I love it lolz
Please enter me....thank you :D
Very nice Halloween pin pillow. You did well getting those eyes on.
ReplyDeleteI won't enter this giveaway as I recently won a givewaway of yours. Whoever wins this is one lucky stitcher!
Aww Sharon that is gorgeous and it;s stitched perfectly in my favourite colour.
ReplyDeleteThe 26th is Heathers 18th birthday so it;s certainly one of the luckiest dates in my life. Fingers crossed I would just love to win this one.
That is the cutest Halloween design ever! Please count me in!
ReplyDeleteI would love to be entered into the giveaway. I LOVE the pillow. The fabric you used is just adorable!
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeletenice little halloween. I would like to enter my email is lizymorales@hotmail.com
OMG! That is so cute!!! I would love to add it to my Hallowe'en collection!
ReplyDeleteFall, please hurry!! Here in NC 85 is a cool pleasant day this summer. I can't wait for the cooler weather. I am so homesick for New England this time of year.
ReplyDeleteYour stitching and finishing are wonderful. I love the rickrack.
I pulled out a couple of autumn/Halloween pieces to maybe stitch.
Thanks for the inspiration! Stay cool!
Chris
You've done a great job on this Halloween pin pillow! Love the colors too.
ReplyDeleteHow cute! I'd love to have a shot at this - thanks!
ReplyDeleteAdorable! I'd love to be entered! Thanks for being so generous to offer it up. I'm having a giveaway this week too if you want to enter. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm with you! It's still over 100 here on most days and I hate it! :( Fall can't come quickly enough here for me, although I think we do have at least another month of this before it gets nice again. :(
ReplyDeleteI love the pillow, btw. Please enter me in your contest and thank you so much for the chance! :)
The pillow turned out great! The candy corn eyes are so cool, I love them.
ReplyDeleteI hate summer too, late summer especially because it is too hot and we get flies inside the house, yuck! I adore everything about fall and wish it didn't feel like the shortest season!
He is way too cute! I absolutely love it.
ReplyDeletePlease include me in the giveaway!
Thank you!
Yesterday I finished off a fob before realizing that I had forgotten the ribbon and it was a tiny pincushion. Cue swearing and undoing.
ReplyDeleteThe pillow is adorable! Please add me to your drawing.
I LOVE halloween. It is my second favorite holiday besides CHristmas. I think it turned out GREAT please add my name to the list :)
ReplyDeleteThank you
Natasha
GBSGURL27@AOL.COM
That is just so Boo! I love it. Please enter me in your drawing.
ReplyDeleteI have yet to attack the dreaded sewing machine. You're a brave woman.
Love the pillow!!! Count me in.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun giveaway and a wonderful prize! Poor pumpkin looks a bit perplexed. Could it be the cat whispered horror stories about "carving parties"?
ReplyDeleteHalloween is my favorite holiday!! I decorate as much for it as I do for Christmas!! LOL And this would look GREAT in our home; I LOVE it!! Great work hun.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Finish!!
ReplyDeleteI'd love a chance to enter :)
Thanks,
kimberlybreid at hotmail.com
Great design! (And the pillow ain't to shabby either!) =)
ReplyDeleteAfter all, purple is my favorite color.
Pick me! You know I love me some Halloween stuff. :o) Seriously, your dyeing looks fabulous and this is such a cute design. I love the candy corn eyes and the fabric you used to finish it is great. Any lover of Halloween would be proud to have this one in their collection.
ReplyDeletethis is way too cute! I haven't stitched anything Halloween in a long, long time. Inspiring!
ReplyDeleteBarb
omashee at msn dot com
I'm nuts about Halloween too! I could stitch for this season year round.
ReplyDeleteThat is just the cutest Halloween pillow ! Don't you just love Val's designs?
Please count me in for the draw!
Weather has ccoled down here. I am stitching on Halloween items, too. Please enter me in the giveaway. My email is (myblogname) at gmail. Plus you can contact me through my blog.
ReplyDeleteI love it. I would love to enter :)
ReplyDeleteYup, I'm starting to think I don't like summer cuz it's too hot. Anything fallish is right up my alley, love the colors. Please enter me in the draw. How does one aquire some of that Daffycat-dyed Lugana? Hmmm?
ReplyDeleteGreat finish! I would love to be entered in your giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI love Halloween stitchy desgins, too! Anxiously awaiting the Just Cross Stitch Halloween ornament issue!
ReplyDeleteI would love to be considered for your drawing :-)
palomino311 at hotmail.com
I think you did a great job finishing your little pumpkin! I love to win him.
ReplyDeleteThat's one seriously cute pin pillow! I just love it! I'd love to be included in your giveaway.
ReplyDeleteWork has started, so I feel like I'm getting behind in my stitching... I love the pillow!
ReplyDeletePlease count me in.
Pirjo from Finland
pirjo.kallioniemi(at)yahoo.com
Adorable, Sharon. You are always so generous.
ReplyDeleteOoo, Halloween! I would love to win your beautiful pin keep! artlvr52@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteYour pin pillow is gorgeous. Please enter me in your giveaway.
ReplyDeletelbarge@msn.com
Oh my! It is fabulous.
ReplyDeleteI have started looking thru my halloween and fall designs.
Please enter me.
I love Halloween designs as well, and autumn is my favourite time of the year... This pillow is so cute! Please add my name to your list! Here's my email: andra_blog@gmx.de
ReplyDeleteCathi
The end of the summer and fall, that is my favourite season. The nice colors of the leaves, the pumkins, nuts,... I just love it. Ow, I forgot the smell off fall, lovely.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a spring person, but more a fall person, and I absolutly love halloween!!!!!
Wow... Sharon what a lovely pin pillow. Your sewing skills look great, I so love how you finished it up.
ReplyDeleteI also love halloween and fall stuff, but I need too buy some time first!!!!!!!
I would love too enter your give-away..
Good luck with it..
Your pin pillow just awesome! Thanks and thanks for the chance to win! I really want to be the lucky winner.
ReplyDeleteGreetings!!! Fine, I adore this holiday and about pleasure I join draw;)
ReplyDeleteYours faithfully, Lena... Sometimes TereZa
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I love Halloween too! That cushion is just SPOOKTACULAR! Please enter me. Thank You,Beth N. (stormybrew57@aol.com)
ReplyDeleteThat is a fabulous finish. I like to sew the buttons on after a pillow is stuffed. I actually think it's easier to get the placement right.
ReplyDeleteI'll pass on the tempting contest since I'm up to my ears in Halloween decorations and I'm still stitching more!
What a cute Halloween cushion. I love your choice of fabrics and finish. Please enter me!
ReplyDeleteI love Halloween but never make anything for it! I'd love to entered into your giveaway!!
ReplyDeleteHalloween is my favorite holiday. Please include me in your give-away.
ReplyDeleteMary
greenpig22@yahoo.com
It's adorable Sharon!!! I LOVE it!!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely adore your Halloween finish. My favorite time of year and my favorite theme to stitch.
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted a pin pillow. Please enter me. I love the fabric color!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree about fall stitching! Love it! Our evenings here have been downright chilly so I picked up some supplies yesterday for a few of the JCS Halloween ornaments. I'm rarin' to go!
ReplyDeletePlease include me in your giveaway! Your pin pillow is super cute!
OHHHHHHHHHHHH, meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! I know you stitched it just for me because it's got a pumpkin on it ;o) ROFL!
ReplyDeleteLove the design and you did an awesome job with dyeing the fabric and finishing it girl! Congrats!
You know I don't have to tell you that I want my name entered in your drawing ;o) Thanks for willing to give away such a beautiful finish.
Wow, your pillow is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteHope to be a lucky winner :))
Best wishes,
Tatyana
Love it,would loved to entered in the draw
ReplyDeletetinacallaghan123@hotmail.com
Thanks
Love the halloween pillow -- pleawse enter me in your giveaway. I agree about summer -- I hate the heat. Give me spring or fall anyday. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteqtlildawgs at yahoo dot com
He looks stunning on the purpley fabby. Halloween is not so popular here in the UK - shame really!
ReplyDeleteI love it! It turned out great! Please enter me in your giveaway! And, yes, I think we are all ready for cooler weather.
ReplyDeleteWow! Looks AWESOME! I'd love to have a chance to win. Thanks so much!
ReplyDelete~Kat
I agree with you that Autumn is a lovely time to sit and stitch, my favourite time. Please enter my name in this wonderful giveaway :)
ReplyDeleterebecca.hill@shpm.co.uk
Thank you!
I just wanted to congratulate you on a great finish but please don't put me in the draw.
ReplyDeleteOMGosh...I would LOVE to win this beautiful piece! Please enter my name. I am also heavy into Halloween stitching right now...even though I feel sorta guilty trying to rush out of summer ;P
ReplyDeleteSmiles, DianeM
basketblessed@yahoo.com
Wow, What a nice giveaway! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteIam a new follower,
Please include in your drawing.
Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Daya.labores@ gmail.com
Great finish. Please enter me in your giveaway. I love stitching Halloween stuff. They are my favorite designs to stitch. It's finally starting to cool down here. I was getting tired of 90-100degree weather.
ReplyDeletecodocat@yahoo.com
How cute! You did a good job! I'd love to win! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteFrances fnelson1@comcast.net
Cute pillow ! I would love a chance to win it too :)
ReplyDeleteI am like you kinda hate the heat ...love fall...
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for Halloween
this is a great design and it came out adorable...
Would love to win thanks for the opportunity
Nana
http://nanascraper.blogspot.com/
What a great finish! Your pillow turned out great. I love Halloween and so does my daughter. I have a bunch of Halloween fabrics and sewed my daughter a Halloween quilt. I have several Halloween ornaments but haven't stitched any in awhile. I would love to win yours. :)
ReplyDeleteOh he is adorable! As Julie said a few posts back, Halloween is not such a big thing here, but I think it is starting to become more popular
ReplyDeleteOhhhh...gorgeous colors! I love it. And such a lovely finish, Sharon. Please include me in your drawing. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteOops--I forgot to include my email address: brown.k@centurytel.net
ReplyDeleteNicely done! I think stitching fall and winter things helps take our mind off the heat and humidity. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteLove the little pillow, so cute. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteSandy
shilliard0914@aol.com
Oh I love fall/autumn/halloween patterns too!
ReplyDeleteLori
stitchpro@hotmail.com
Well, now that is just cute! I can't believe you are giving it away, but by all means, please add my name to the hat!
ReplyDeleteThat is adorable. I love it! Halloween/Thanksgiving/Fall are also my favorite time of year.
ReplyDeletegreat giveaway, i love Halloween!
ReplyDeleteIt's fabulous! I'd love a chance to display it in my house.
ReplyDeleteDarn computer wireless went down and I missed the giveaway. And I LOVE Halloween stitching! Oh well.. nice finish and I bet those eyes were tricky to get on after the fact!
ReplyDeleteSharon, that is a beautiful pillow and I think your sewing skills look pretty darn good to me!
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