Fabric Destash Finale Winners!

Thanks so much for all your comments, I loved hearing what your favorite things were. I've enjoyed this series, and it has definitely helped make a nice dent in my fabric stash!

Here is what my fabric shelf looked like before:


And here is what it looks like now:


See that? There is space on top of each shelf, lol!


You can actually see the fun pink stripes on the back of the shelf now, yay. :-D

I love having that room to grow, BUT I plan on keeping that room there, and not just filling it up again. ;-)

Alright, now for the winners of the fabric giveaway....

REDS - Regina
PINKS - Andrea
ORANGES - Angela
AQUAS - Elisabeth
BLUES - Charity
PURPLES - Amanda
BLACKS - Autumn

Congrats to all of you! I'll be sending out emails shortly to get the addresses I don't have.

I have one last little surprise for all my readers, if you'd like to get a jump on your holiday shopping, I'm offering 15% off anything in my Etsy shop from now until Nov. 8 (That's 2 weeks). Just use the coupon code DSTASH2011 when checking out. :-)

Thanks so much to all of you!! Stay tuned, as I'm planning on putting up some tutorials in the following month as we near the holidays. I know I'm always searching for new things to make for gifts during the holiday season, so I hope to help you out with a few possible ideas.

Fabric Destash Finale!

Alright friends, I thought that for the big finale it would be a great idea to give away lots of FABRIC! So I went through my stash to see what I've had around for a while that hasn't been used and that I don't have any plans for, and came up with 7 groups by color.

First, I'd like to ask a favor of you. :-) I would love to hear what your favorite creation(s) of the Great Fabric Destash Challenge was! It's a big help to hear feedback so I know what would be most popular in my Etsy shop. Your comment will be your entry!

If you don't have a use for fabric but would like to comment anyway, that would be great too. :-)

If you do want to enter to win one of the sets of fabric below, please list your top 3 color choices along with your comment. You have 24 hours to comment, and I'll select randomly as usual! US Residents only for this one (sorry International friends!)

As always, make sure I have a way to contact you, either through your blogger profile, or leave your screen name if I know you from a message board.

Alright, here are the fabrics up for grabs! Most of these are quilting type cotton, except for the aqua/brown fabrics which are decor weight cotton.

REDS

PINKS
ORANGES
AQUAS
BLUES
PURPLES
BLACKS

French Creations and Winner!

Can you believe this is the last fabric creations post? I've had so much fun thinking up ways to use up fabric!

Alright, this week's giveaway...can you guess? ;-)

An apron!!


This is a style I haven't really done before, I'm loving the pleated ruffle, it's almost like a little bustle in the back.

Next I made a couple magnet boards, one that's 10" across...

and another that's 8" across.

And finally, I made a couple more composition notebook covers.


And now for the winner of the final giveaway creation....

Jana! Congrats!! I'll be contacting you shortly to get your mailing address. :-)

Now, before we finish up the series I have one last giveaway post planned, it will be a little different than the others, because there will be several giveaways in one post! So get ready, I'll post it tomorrow (Tuesday) at noon (central time.)

Choose My FRENCH Fabric!

Alright, folks, this is it! The very last Choose My Fabric post, and we're ending with a French theme. ;-)

So, you know the drill, tell me which fabric you like best. Whichever fabric you help me pick (I'll choose whichever gets the most votes), I'm going to have to use it ALL up...that means NO leftover scraps like I usually have. Most of what I make will likely end up for sale in my Etsy shop.

Once I've used it all up, I'll choose something I made with the chosen fabric to give away! Here are this week's fabric choices:


Click on the image for a closer look! I've included a quarter to give you some sense of scale.

The first is a parisian scene type fabric, with bursts of pink and green. The second is a pink and brown Eiffel tower toile, so much fun! And the third has vintage sewing machines and dress forms with related French words on it, how cool is that?

All you need to do to enter the giveaway is:
*Leave a comment with your VOTE on which fabric I should use up this week or which one is your favorite, and

*Include an EMAIL ADDRESS where I can contact you should you win, (US and Canada residents only, sorry!). You can do this either by

1. Making sure your email is available through your blogger profile. (See here for help with that)



2. Leaving your email address in your comment.



3. Emailing me at mllevaleur (at) hotmail (dot) com with your email address, subject line "Giveaway email"



4. OR if I know you from a forum somewhere, leave your SCREEN NAME so I know who you are!

If I can't find a way to contact you, I'll just have to pick someone else, so make sure to do one of the above! :-)

I'll choose the winner randomly from among those who voted for the winning fabric, since I'd hate to send someone an item made from a fabric they don't love!

Please submit your vote before Thursday evening at midnight (central time). I'll update this post with the winning fabric on Friday, and then get to work! Check back next week to see what I've made, and of course to see who has won the giveaway and what they won!

Choose my fabric! :-)

UPDATE: And #1 is our winner! Check back next week to see what I've made and who has won the final giveaway!

Bird Fabric Creations and Winner

Here are this week's creations!

First up, the giveaway item...

A magnet board!

I found the idea of turning burner covers into magnet boards on Pinterest, and knew this was exactly what I was going to do for this week's giveaway, especially since I mastered making button magnets last week. ;-)


I also took pics as I went, so I'm planning on putting up a tutorial in the future, with lots of pics showing how I made these. I'm excited about that! The rest are up for sale in my shop.

Alright, next up I decoupaged a cute little wooden tray, using some coordinating blue damask fabric.

Then I made a plastic bag dispenser:


A notebook cover (without a flower, as I wanted the little birdie to be the focal point!)




And one tissue holder, with the birdie peeking over the edge. :-)



The giveaway winner this week is...

Gingerness! Congrats, I'll be contacting you shortly to get your address. :-)

Can you believe it? The next Choose My Fabric post will be my last one for the Great Fabric Destash! Be sure to check back tomorrow to help me choose my last fabric, and then stick around for a great finale!

Choose My BIRD Fabric

This is one of those things that I didn't realize I was attracted to until I realized how many bird-themed fabrics I had in my stash! Lol, apparently I like fabric with birds on it, who knew?

So, you know the drill, tell me which fabric you like best. Whichever fabric you help me pick (I'll choose whichever gets the most votes), I'm going to have to use it ALL up...that means NO leftover scraps like I usually have. Most of what I make will likely end up for sale in my Etsy shop.

Once I've used it all up, I'll choose something I made with the chosen fabric to give away! Here are this week's fabric choices:

Click on the image for a closer look! I've included a quarter to give you some sense of scale.

The first is almost like a bird toile, with lovely deep pinks on a cream background. The second is a gorgous colorful bird print on a light blue background. The third is a giant fun bird print on a white background.

All you need to do to enter the giveaway is:
*Leave a comment with your VOTE on which fabric I should use up this week or which one is your favorite, and

*Include an EMAIL ADDRESS where I can contact you should you win, (US and Canada residents only, sorry!). You can do this either by

1. Making sure your email is available through your blogger profile. (See here for help with that)



2. Leaving your email address in your comment.



3. Emailing me at mllevaleur (at) hotmail (dot) com with your email address, subject line "Giveaway email"



4. OR if I know you from a forum somewhere, leave your SCREEN NAME so I know who you are!

If I can't find a way to contact you, I'll just have to pick someone else, so make sure to do one of the above! :-)

I'll choose the winner randomly from among those who voted for the winning fabric, since I'd hate to send someone an item made from a fabric they don't love!

Please submit your vote before Wednesday evening at midnight (central time). I'll update this post with the winning fabric on Thursday, and then get to work! Check back early next week to see what I've made, and of course to see who has won the giveaway and what they won!

Choose my fabric! :-)

UPDATE: Looks like #3 is our winner. Sadly I seem to have caught a stomach bug so I'm having to take things slowly right now...but I'll use it up as soon as I can! Hopefully by early next week.

Floral Fabric Creations and Winner!

Finally, the floral fabric is all used up!

For the giveaway item this week I made...

Some cute fabric covered button magnets! This was my first time making fabric covered buttons, it was fun.


Next I made, yes, another composition notebook cover, lol.(Sorry about the awful lighting! It was already dark but I was determined to get this post up today.)


See, I bought dozens of the composition notebooks when they were only 10 cents each on clearance! (I mean, with my serious paper love, how could I not??) So I've been trying to use them up, and I'm planning to have a nice large stock by the busy pre-Christmas shopping season. This time, though, I made a ruffly flower instead of my usual petal flowers.

I enjoyed playing with the fabric figuring out how to do that. :-) This one is up for sale here.

Finally, with most of the fabric I made...


a half apron, which a fun bunch of ruffly flowers on it.


I really love how the flower cluster turned out!


It's up for sale here.

And now for this week's winner...

LORI!! Congrats, I'll be contacting you shortly to get your mailing address. :-)

I'll be posting the next fabric choices ASAP, only 2 weeks left!

Choose My FLORAL Fabric

Alright, we're getting close! Only 3 weeks left...this week we'll be looking at some sweet floral fabrics.

So, you know the drill, tell me which fabric you like best. Whichever fabric you help me pick (I'll choose whichever gets the most votes), I'm going to have to use it ALL up...that means NO leftover scraps like I usually have. Most of what I make will likely end up for sale in my Etsy shop.

Once I've used it all up, I'll choose something I made with the chosen fabric to give away! Here are this week's fabric choices:


Click on the image for a closer look! I've included a quarter to give you some sense of scale.

The first is a lovely pastel floral with a subtle stripe running through it. Next is a floral fabric with a muted brown background and pink flowers that pop. Third is a bright floral with an orange, red, and fuschia mix.

All you need to do to enter the giveaway is:
*Leave a comment with your VOTE on which fabric I should use up this week or which one is your favorite, and

*Include an EMAIL ADDRESS where I can contact you should you win, (US and Canada residents only, sorry!). You can do this either by

1. Making sure your email is available through your blogger profile. (See here for help with that)



2. Leaving your email address in your comment.



3. Emailing me at mllevaleur (at) hotmail (dot) com with your email address, subject line "Giveaway email"



4. OR if I know you from a forum somewhere, leave your SCREEN NAME so I know who you are!

If I can't find a way to contact you, I'll just have to pick someone else, so make sure to do one of the above! :-)

I'll choose the winner randomly from among those who voted for the winning fabric, since I'd hate to send someone an item made from a fabric they don't love!

Please submit your vote before Monday evening at midnight (central time). I'll update this post with the winning fabric on Tuesday, and then get to work! Check back at the latest on Friday to see what I've made, and of course to see who has won the giveaway and what they won!

Choose my fabric! :-)

UPDATE: And #3 is our winner! Thanks everyone, check back later this week to see what has been made and who won the giveaway!

Damask Creations and Winner

Goodness, I'm falling more and more behind! Ok, here's what I made this week.

First is the giveaway item...

a composition notebook cover! I just loved finding coordinating fabrics and ribbon, so much fun. :-)


I made another one that is up for sale here.

Next I tried out a new item, a pleated tote.



It's lined, has a magnetic closure, and one pocket inside.

I really love how this turned out! I *heart* the oversized bow on the front, and the adorable single pleat. :-)

It's up for sale in my shop here.

Next up, I made another plastic bag dispenser.

And then I made some more decoupaged letters. These are so much fun!

I made one set that saysDREAM:

and another that says SEW, with slightly larger letters:

This fabric was just lovely to work with, I almost wish I had more of it to use!

Alright, now for the winner...

AMANDA!! Congrats, I'll be contacting you shortly to get your address. :-)

Ok, I'll be posting the next fabric choices tomorrow...only 3 more weeks left in the Great Fabric Destash Challenge, so join in while you can!

Choose My DAMASK Fabric

Alright folks, I know I'm not the only damask lover out there. I had such a hard time trying to choose which ones to post!! I was almost tempted to put more than 3 options, but I figured that would just make your job harder. ;-)

So, you know the drill, tell me which fabric you like best. Whichever fabric you help me pick (I'll choose whichever gets the most votes), I'm going to have to use it ALL up...that means NO leftover scraps like I usually have. Most of what I make will likely end up for sale in my Etsy shop.

Once I've used it all up, I'll choose something I made with the chosen fabric to give away! Here are this week's fabric choices:


Click on the image for a closer look! I've included a quarter to give you some sense of scale.

You probably recognize a couple of these, the first is the green and aqua damask which I thought probably didn't get a fair chance the last time around because the color of the pic wasn't so great initially. The second is a lovely large damask with greens and aquas as well (I really wasn't trying to match colors this time, lol, it just kind of happened!) I have about one yard of it. And finally, from the orange choices quite a while ago is this aqua and orange damask, of which I have less than a yard.

All you need to do to enter the giveaway is:
*Leave a comment with your VOTE on which fabric I should use up this week or which one is your favorite, and

*Include an EMAIL ADDRESS where I can contact you should you win, (US and Canada residents only, sorry!). You can do this either by

1. Making sure your email is available through your blogger profile. (See here for help with that)



2. Leaving your email address in your comment.



3. Emailing me at mllevaleur (at) hotmail (dot) com with your email address, subject line "Giveaway email"



4. OR if I know you from a forum somewhere, leave your SCREEN NAME so I know who you are!

If I can't find a way to contact you, I'll just have to pick someone else, so make sure to do one of the above! :-)

I'll choose the winner randomly from among those who voted for the winning fabric, since I'd hate to send someone an item made from a fabric they don't love!

Please submit your vote before Saturday evening at midnight (central time). I'll update this post with the winning fabric on Sunday, and then get to work! Check back at the latest on Friday to see what I've made, and of course to see who has won the giveaway and what they won!

Choose my fabric! :-)

UPDATE: Clear winner is #2! Check back later this week to see what I've made and who won.

Toile Creations and Winner!

The toile fabric is all used up! Each time I work with toile I end up falling in love with it even more...I don't know if it's the pretty ladies in bustly dresses or what, lol, I just can't get enough.

So, for this week I made a few new items that I haven't done before, and I'm so pleased with the results. I didn't have a lot of the fabric, so I resorted to decoupage yet again to make the most of what I did have.

First, the giveaway item...

Some wooden letters that spell LOVE, decoupaged and ready to hang with pretty little bows. :-)


Once again, so simple to do, a wonderful way to use up scraps, and the result just makes me smile!


It was lots of fun trying to figure out the placement for the letters, so that you get just a peek of one particular lady or the pretty trees or the lamb.


I made two sets, so the other is up for sale on Etsy here. I think I'll definitely be making more of these letters, I find decoupage almost theraputic, I love to just switch something on Netflix and sit and paint glue on things and see the fabric bond like magic, like they were meant to be together. There is definitely a sense of instant gratification!

Ok ok, enough about that...next up are some sweet votives I made, again just using Mod Podge to glue on the fabric to some old glass votives I had sitting around.



I just love how the light shines through. :-)


These are up for sale here.

And finally, I did do a bit of sewing! I made something similar to my usual notebook covers, but instead of small notebooks I used composition notebooks, which allowed me a little more room to embellish. ;-)


Isn't the flower fun? And the ribbon was a last minute addition that kind of spontaneously happened, which I LOVE!


The great thing is, I was able to stock up on a bunch of composition notebooks from all the after school stuff being clearanced, yay for frugality!


I have two of these available in my shop here.

Alright, now for this week's winner....

If Toys Could Talk! :-) Congrats, I'll be sending you an email shortly to get your mailing address.

Thanks as always everyone, check back tomorrow for the next group of fabrics.