GIVEAWAY CLOSED
Last weekend I had a play date with myself in my sewing room. I pulled out my stash of Lella Boutique fabrics and admired some of my favorite prints. I rifled through my pattern basket for project ideas. I didn’t have a plan, but I felt compelled to create. For me that is the true joy of sewing. Turning myself over to the process, letting the outside world fall away, becoming happily focused on something basic and beautiful.
Last weekend I had a play date with myself in my sewing room. I pulled out my stash of Lella Boutique fabrics and admired some of my favorite prints. I rifled through my pattern basket for project ideas. I didn’t have a plan, but I felt compelled to create. For me that is the true joy of sewing. Turning myself over to the process, letting the outside world fall away, becoming happily focused on something basic and beautiful.
So today I\’m sharing a little peek at what I was up to. Mostly I just cut some fabric and made a few test blocks, but it was a happy time in the sewing room! I settled in on the following fabrics, all from Moda, for my next project:
- Six prints from Harvest Road (Lella Boutique)
- Two prints from Farmer’s Daughter (Lella Boutique): the taupe gingham and the cream text print
- One print from Sweet Tea (Sweetwater): the navy text print
- Indigo Chambray (Moda 12051 13) which will likely be my background fabric
While making some simple hourglass blocks, I was delighted to see where the “love” showed up ~ all on its own without me forcing it to happen. I guess there are life lessons in sewing!
LouLou’s Fabric Shop and I would like to share the sewing love with you today by hosting a giveaway! Those sweet folks at LouLou’s are offering this gorgeous fat quarter bundle of Lella Boutique’s newest collection, Bloomington, to one of my lucky readers! We hope you’ll feel inspired to create!
To enter, simply leave a comment. Be sure to include your email address. The giveaway is open to US mailing addresses only due to the high rate of international shipping. Comments are open through 5:00 pm (CST) on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. At that time, I will do a random drawing and announce the winners. *Only one comment per person/per email address.
I’ll be back to share more progress on my project. In the meantime, stay safe and get carried away quilting!
~Taunja






Love your fabric choices – cream, green and navy are my favorite. The Bloomington collection looks fantastic – hope I am lucky!!
Playing with fabrics and blocks is such a fun way to spend a few hours. Love always shows up in unexpected places, doesn't it? 🙂 LouLou's is so generous to offer the Bloomington bundle to a lucky reader!duchick at gmail dot com
Beautiful fabric choices! I love blues and especially navy. Thank you and LouLou's for the lovely giveaway!
What lovely fabric. I always love fabric with words. And the shades of blue are so inspiring!
I love the fabrics. Lou Lous is a wonderful shop. Are we all bored to death yet? Jmikebalou (at) aol (dot) com
I love the combination of colors – it's like being by a lake in the woods. :)urchiken at gmail dot com
Great soft combination of colors and prints. Text prints are always fun. Love the Lou Lou
Those colors are beautiful together, love the fabric choices and Lou Lou! 🙂 cadkins4rr@yahoo.com
I love Lella Boutique fabric lines and Bloomington is so calming. Just what we need right now!
Can't wait to see your new project! You do such beautiful work . LouLou's is so generous to give away such a beautiful bundle!
Thank you, gorgeous fabric indeed. Fun just thinking of which pattern to use.cork@pa.rr.com
I love that Lella Boutique fabric <3 And I cant wait to see what you create!! rebeccasenn26@gmail
I love your fabric pull! I never thought any of the Lella Boutique lines would coordinate with Harvest Road. And I love the background fabric you chose. I can't wait to see the finished quilt! Kdob1023@gmail.com
I look forward to your project. I just love Harvest Road, and Bloomington is right up there too! ssnsalo@gmail.com
I love your blog and patterns!! Lella Boutique is my favorite designer! Zipity-do-dah@hotmail.com
I always admire your talent of selecting fabric – everything plays together well!Mona.dickey@icloud.com
Love . Xanl@sterlingbsi.com
Love it and would love to win.
What a beautiful collection! dsmcwade@sbcglobal.net
Taunja, I love the fabrics you put together. I have to agree that there’s a joy in creating. Right now it’s my sanity saver. I love the new Bloomington line and hope to make a quilt for my bed this year. Goals are good! Ricefordstreams at gmail com
Very creative! I love how it looks! ill.youri@juno.com
Can't wait to see where you are going with this! I am loving your color choices and your mix of different design lines. Looking at your sample, you wouldn't know they weren't all bundled together to begin with. Thanks for the chance at the giveaway! basketangel1970@gmail.com
Always such fun to do those fabric pulls. You seem to have a great talent for putting together soothing choices. Thank you for helping keep us all inspired.
I have always enjoyed your creations. I stumbled across one of your patterns and it quickly became one of my favourites! I love the colors on your newest creation in this blog and I am excited to see it once it is finished. Thank you for sharing your talents with us! Thank you for the giveaway opportunity! olin.family@gmail.com
You put beautiful things together there! Love the Bloomington line! Thanks to Lou Lou's for the giveaway!satterfieldfamily at sbcglobal dot net
Can't wait to see the finished quilt! Thank you for the giveaway. smhamnik@gmail.com
Enjoy reading your blog–I love Bloomington! Thanks for the opportunity to win this bundle 🙂 vickiwaltz78@gmail.com
Enjoy your blog, have several of your patterns in the finish pile and just love Lella Boutique! Made my Blockheads 2 with Olives Flower Market & Farmers Daughter. Thanks to Lou Lou’s for the giveaway!!
This collection is beautiful! It would be great to win this and figure out what pattern to use! Email address shermur@sbcglobal.net
I love Harvest Road and I’m excited to see where your project is going! I think I need some Indigo chambray as well:). kierstencreer@mac.com
Love your approach to creating…just immerse yourself and see what happens. My current favorite is Harvest Road. Would love to try Bloomington! Thank you. pbowman@niu.edu
I’ve enjoyed your quilts done using Lella Boutique! Always beautiful and inspiring! 🙂 Thank you for this giveaway opportunity! dc0442@comcast.net
Those fabrics are gorgeous!!! Thank you for the opportunity to win. Would make so many beautiful things. cshelleyqbq@gmail.com
I love the colors you're using! Looking forward to seeing how this project turns out. kellbert4@gmail.com
I love your patterns so much and Lella Boutique is my favorite fabric designer! ❤️❤️❤️ I’m finishing up my Star Watch quilt in Harvest Road this weekend! Thanks for such a fun giveaway!!!! katyaanenson@yahoo.com
I can't believe I j u st discovered your blog. Looking forward to following you and can't wait to see the finished quilt. Thanks for the inspiration. Lynda @ deickhoff@comcast.net
This is such a beautiful collection of fabrics…all those blues!! Can't wait to see what your next project will be! 😀 rpelephant@aim.com
I love your blog, the fabrics for your project, and the Lella Boutique FQB. I would really love tow in that! Thank you for your blog! amaurer65@yahoo.com
Love your mix of colors and prints! Thanks for the chance to win!Sandy Ascotty4me39 (at) yahoo.com
I love these fabrics, the colors are beautiful. Jaerickson6@gmail.com
Thank you for the chance! I love this FQB! Melissa5353 at gmail.com
Oh the things I can do with this!!! I can wait to see what you have cooked up! 😉 gloriaking789@yahoo.com
Love your blog and your combination of fabric lines is amazing!
I love your fabric pull! Lellaboutique is my favorite!Hkfallstrom@gmail.com
Thank you very much for the sweet giveaway!! Nice thing to do during these uncertain times. Taunja, I love your patterns and blog, thanks for sharing this!! My email is pamperedplants1@gmail.com—Linda Coulter
Thanks for this opportunity. Loving the colors in the FQ bundle!also find your choices welcoming, calming. Good job!
I dont know why this didn't publish my email! Here it is..j2jentilly@gmail.com
I love that mix of fabric on the chambray! I have a US mailing address, siobhanxs@yahoo.com. Thanks for the chance to win this beautiful bundle!
First time on your blog – subscribed right away. And the giveaway is beautiful!
I'll be back to see the progress on your latest scrumptious project. EMAIL: mathers.lynn@gmail.com