HAPPY SUNDAY.

BEFORE I GET STARTED ON THE TUTORIAL I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR THE PORR PICTURE QUALITY. I USED MY PHONE LOL BAD YOYO I KNOW :/ SECOND THIS POST WILL BE PICTURE HEAVY, BUT PLEASE KEEP READING AND YOU WILL EVENTUALLY GET TO THE GIVEAWAY INFO LOL.

I WANT TO THANK WENDY FROM TINY SEA. IF YOU READ MY BLOG OFTEN THEN YOU KNOW WENDY AND LAUREN WERE FEATURED ON MY WEB CRAWER WEDNESDAY. THANK FOR TELLING YOUR TWITTER BUDDIES ABOUT TOPSTITCH WENDY. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

OKAY SO ON TO THE COASTER TUTORIAL
THESE COASTERS ARE SO EASY AND FAST TO MAKE.

SUPPLIES YOU NEED
FABRIC
BATTING
CUTTING MAT
RULER
ROTARY CUTTER
SCISSORS
THREAD
PINS

CUT 4 5X5 SQUARES FROM BOTH THE BATTING AND THE FABRIC

SANDWICH YOUR FABRIC AND BATTING TOGETHER BY FACING YOUR 2 FABRICS TOGETHER THEN PUT THE BATTING ON TOP

PIN TOGETHER

THIS IS WHERE THE FUN BEGINS!!!
SEW ALL THE WAY AROUND LEAVIG A 2 INCH OPENING OR YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO TURN IT RIGHT SIDE OUT

CLIP THE CORNERS BEFORE TURNING COASTER RIGHT SIDE OUT.

ONCE YOU’VE CLIPPED THE CORNERS AND TURNED IT RIGHT SIDE OUT
TOPSTITCH!!! AND YOU ARE DONE.

I USUALLY MAKE SETS OF 4 AND TIE THEM TOGETHER WITH SOME BAKERS TWINE

I HOPE THIS TUTORIAL WAS EASY ENOUGH FOR YOU TO MAKE SOME COASTERS OF YOUR OWN OR AS GIFTS.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REPLY WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

THESE COASTERS ARE THE GIVEAWAY. SO IF YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR DETAILS.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LEAVE A COMMENT. I WILL PICK A WINNER USING RANDOM.ORG AND WILL NOTIFY THE WINNER BY EMAIL
LAST DAY TO ENTER IS TUESDAY MARCH 6TH.

GIVEAWAY IS OPEN TO U.S. RESIDENTS ONLY

HAVE A GREAT WEEK.

THANKS FOR ENTERING LAST MONTH’S GIVEAWAY
THE PLAN WAS TO GIVE AWAY 13 TABLE RUNNERS, BUT I CHANGED MY MIND.
THIS MONTH CUPCAKE REHAB AND TOPSTITCH ARE GIVING AWAY A REVERSIBLE APRON.

LEAVE A COMMENT FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN THIS SHAMROCK DAY/EASTER APRON.
LAST DAY TO ENTER IS FEBRUARY 29TH

****PLEASE NOTE THAT GIVEAWAY IS OPEN TO U.S. RESIDENTS ONLY*****

GOOD LUCK

CONGRATS TANIA!!!

I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU THAT ENTERED. BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR DETAILS FOR OUR NEXT GIVEAWAY!!!

I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS GIVEAWAY FOR OVER A MONTH AND I AM SURE MARILLA HAS TOO.
I DECIDED TO HAVE A TABLE RUNNER GIVEAWAY WHEN I SAW HOW EXCITE MARILLA WAS OVER THE CHRISTMAS ONE I MADE HER.

SO HERE ARE THE DETAILS ON THE CUPCAKE REHAB & TOPSTITCH TABLE RUNNER GIVEAWAY.
WE ARE GOING TO MAKE AND GIVEAWAY 13 TABLE RUNNERS IN 2012.
FIRST ONE IS FOR VALENTINES DAY.
HERE IS THE FABRIC THAT I AM USING FOR IT.

I DON’T LIKE GIVEAWAYS THAT HAVE A MILLION RULES SO ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LEAVE A COMMENT.
I WILL PICK A WINNER USING RANDOM.ORG

LAST DAY TO ENTER IS JANUARY 31ST

*****PLEASE NOTE THAT GIVEAWAY IS OPEN TO U.S. RESIDENTS ONLY*****

GOOD LUCK!!!

CONTINUING WITH MY SUPPORT OF HANDMADE, THIS MONTH I DECIDED TO SURPRISE MARILLA WITH THIS CUTE APRON.

IT’S FROM LOVER DOVERS CLOTHING

I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT HANDMADE AND TO TAKE THE PLEDGE!

HAVE A GREAT WEEK AND THANKS FOR VISITING.

HOW AWESOME OF FOURSQUARE TO ADD THIS BADGE.

ON MY 13TH CHECK IN I BECOME MAYOR OF JO-ANN’S AND UNLOCKED THE BEST BADGE EVER!!!

TOOK THE HANDMADE PLEDGE A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT I DONT THINK I HAVE BEEN DOING A GOOD JOB OF SUPPORTING THE HANDMADE COMMUNITY. ONE OF MY GOALS THIS YEAR IS TO SPEND 20 DOLLARS A MONTH ON HANDMADE. I WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON ALL MY PURCHASES HERE.

THIS MONTH I DECIDED TO COMBINE IT WITH MY WEB CRAWLER WEDNESDAY.
I ASKED FRIENDS ON TWITTER A FEW WEEKS AGO TO POINT ME TO SOME OF THEIR FAVORITE HANDMADE SHOPS.
MARILLA POINTED ME TO SOAPPOPOTAMUS.

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I BOUGHT SOME LIP BUTTER AND A SOAP (SMELLS YUMMY BY THE WAY).

I LOVE THE SOAP

I COULDN’T PASS UP THIS PURPLE DRANK LIP BUTTER LOL

I LOVE CHAI TEA SO THIS IS ANOTHER LIP BUTTER I COULD NOT PASS UP.

I HOPE THIS ONE SMELLS AS GOOD AS IT SOUNDS. I KNOW IT WILL BECAUSE THE REST DO.

SOAPOPOTAMUS

HER OTHER SHOPS:
BAD BITCH COSMETICS (MINERAL MAKE UP)
BITTER TUNDRA (MORE BATH AND BEAUTY STUFF)
BOOBOBOPANDA (KAWAII COLLABORATION WITH HER BEST FRIEND)
LITTLE COOKIE (HER ORIGINAL ETSY SHOP)
FAMILIAR LOVER (HER BEST FRIENDS SHOP)

SHE WAS A FEATURED SELLER ON ETSY. READ HER INTERVIEW HERE.

PLEASE SUPPORT HANDMADE

I DIDN’T MAKE A RESOLUTION WHEN 2010 STARTED AND I DON’T PLAN ON MAKING ANY FOR 2011 EITHER.
I DO HAVE SOME GOALS. I ONLY HAD ONE GOAL FOR 2010 AND THAT WAS TO DONATE AT LEAST 1,000 DOLLARS TO CHARITY. I DONATED $1262.00. SO PROUD OF MYSELF!!!!!

MY GOALS FOR 2011:
- MAKE 3-5 STOCKINGS A MONTH. THEY ARE SO EASY AND FUN TO MAKE. I AM NOT BIG ON CHRISTMAS ANYMORE, BUT I LOVE CHRISTMAS MUSIC AND DECORATIONS. THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN!!!
- TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE PERSON IN ALL 50 STATES OWN A TOPSTITCH POUCH! I HAVEN’T MADE MY LIST YET, BUT I HAVE A FEW STATES ALREADY.
- TO HAVE A WEB CRAWLER WEDNESDAY POST EVERY WEEK OF 2011. ANOTHER CHALLENGE BUT I THINK I GOT THIS!!!
- TO MAKE AND GIVEAWAY 13 REUSABLE BAGS! INSPIRED BY THE GREEN BAG LADY.
- TO TAKE 365 PICTURES. ONE DAILY. I WILL POST SEWING RELATED PICTURES HERE! I’M DOING THIS ONE WITH ANNA. WE GOT THIS GIRL!!!
- TO SPEND AT LEAST 20 DOLLARS ON HANDMADE A MONTH. IF I WANT PEEPS TO SUPPORT MY SHOP THEN I NEED TO DO THE SAME FOR OTHERS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LINK ME TO SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE SHOPS.

IT’S GOING TO BE A BUSY YEAR, BUT I AM SO EXCITED AND READY FOR IT!! WISH ME LUCK!

THANKS TO EVERYBODY THAT PARTICIPATED!
AND THANKS TO SEW MAMA SEW FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALYSSA!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.