chatting + a giveaway

This week I did something I've never done before :: I chatted to Renae from Suzy Hausfrau on her podcast. I met Renae earlier in the year when I printed some rejigged tram roll tea towels and market bags for her yarn business. It was lovely :: a conversation more than an interview about small business, colour and textiles. I was a bit anxious about listening to it for the first time (the whole hate the sound of your own voice thing), but it actually sounds OK (even if I do say so myself!). You can find it here if you feel like a listen!

In other news, to celebrate 1000 lovely people who like the Yardage Design facebook page, there is a little giveaway going on over there to win a tea towel and bag printed in colours of your choice. Pop over to the page and find the post with all the details and enter! Some great suggestions over there already. This giveaway closes at 3pm Brisbane time this Sunday (tomorrow).

Have a great weekend!

** giveaway **

Have you ever read the lovely (free) online mag Tickle the Imagination? If you haven't, you're in for a treat. The current issue is out now and the theme is "Home Sweet Home" ~ full of beautiful ideas, designs and photography for your home. It seemed the perfect issue to host a Yardage Design giveaway ...

You can win a market bag and tea towel of your choice from my shop ~ which are your favourites?

Pop over here to enter ~ quick sticks! ~ entries close on 14 April at midnight (EST).

Happy reading!

the LIBERTY book of home sewing ~ GIVEAWAY!

Whilst in London, I casually slipped a visit to Liberty into the agenda and picked up this new book ...

It's full of lovely projects and beautiful photography. I loved it so much that I bought an extra one to give away (it is blogtoberfest after all!). Just leave a comment on this post to enter ~ I'd like to know what you love/would love to make out of Liberty print fabric. I love Liberty print fabrics on almost anything, but I do like a quilt with a patchwork of the delicate floral patterns. Red and blue colourways are my favourite, but I don't think I've seen a Liberty fabric I didn't like.

This giveaway is open to everyone! Entries will close Monday 17 October at midnight (AEST). Giveaway now closed - thanks to all those who entered!

Cheers!

P.S. Did you know that there are loads of excellent giveaways as part of blogtoberfest? There is a full list here - enjoy!

navy + red ... and a winner!

Thanks to everyone who entered my spring giveaway and told told me  their favourite colour combinations ~ you will be seeing some of those "in the ink" over the coming months! For now, I am indulging in one of my favourite colour combo's ... navy and red ... applied to my retro canisters tea towel ...

The crispness of these two colours together (I think) really works ~ red is always hard to resist for me, and navy always looks smart. I did a very small print run of these tea towels, and they are available in the shop now ~ be quick if you'd like one.

And now ... the lucky (random) winner of the spring giveaway is ....

Melinda from Paperklip! Congratulations!

I hope everyone has a spiffy week!

it's a spring giveaway ...

Spring has arrived (I'm still on southern hemisphere time ~ especially as there is no sign of autumn here!) and it seems a perfect excuse to have a spring inspired giveaway ... issue 1, 2 and 3 of Mollie Makes magazine (these babies are collectible!) and a (very) limited edition retro canisters tea towel ...

I've been collecting Mollie Makes from the start ~ I just love this magazine. The projects, style and aesthetic are really perfect and make me want to make stuff! These magazines are new/unused and probably quite collectible by now - especially as they all have their little project kits on the front too.

A few weeks ago I was printing my retro spice canisters tea towel, and felt like changing up the colours. I printed this colour combo of pink and tangerine for the lovely Cam, but kept one (this one) to give away. I think the colours are fun and spring-timey, and go really well with Mollie Makes!

To win this little package of happiness, leave me a comment with you favourite colour combination. Let me know if you are a follower of this blog and/or a facebook liker and/or a twitter follower and you'll get an extra entry for each. Everyone is welcome to enter ~ I'm happy to post internationally. Get your comments in by next Sunday (11 September) and I'll draw a winner soon after.

Have a great week!

P.S. New fabric designs and market bags in the Yardage Design online shop.

showbag GIVEAWAY winner ...

Thanks so much to all who entered my little giveaway. Your kind comments were appreciated!

A winner was randomly chosen (insert computery music here), and that person is Eight from Three. If this is you, please email me so I can get your details. Thanks all! Hope you're having a good week so far!

showbag GIVEAWAY

Those of you that read the Yardage Design facebook page would know that I have been having a big cleanup in the studio. I have unearthed all manner of weird one-off prints and misprints, and they need a new home, so I am giving away a one-off bag (it has prints on both sides) filled with these gems!

There are tea towels, fabric off-cuts, and vintage sewing bits and bobs (see the lovely Tower Ric Rac in there). The bag is actually a bit fuller since I took this photo yesterday, and it will probably grow between now and when the giveaway closes.

To enter, just leave a comment on this blog post (one per person). For an additional entry, leave a comment on the corresponding facebook post on the Yardage Design facebook page (feel free to "like" my Facebook page while you're there, if you don't already!). The winner will be randomly drawn on Monday 11 April at 12pm (Melbourne time). The weight of this one means that this giveaway is only open to people living in Australia (I'm sorry!).

Have a superb Wednesday!

just because ...

one ... it's Friday
two ... it's nice to share
three ... bloggers are lovely!

A quick little giveaway to inspire your creative weekend - a copy of my favourite textiles magazine Selvedge (the July/August edition) and a Bits'n'pieces fabric pack ...

Just leave comment to enter. Become a "follower" and/or "like" me on facebook to get an extra entry. Easy peasy! Entries open to everyone and will close tonight at 9pm AEST.

Have a great Friday!

colours + lovely regulars + a giveaway

I've been experimenting with colour lately, and thought it might be fun to print some of my tea towel designs in limited edition colours for the Finders Keepers Market.

You may have noticed that there are now 200 lovely people who regularly read this blog (aka Google Followers, but I hate the idea of "followers"). I think such a milestone is worthy of a giveaway. Up for grabs is a tea towel of your choice from those listed in the shop.

All you need to do to enter is leave a comment with you suggestion for a new colour for one (or more, if you like) of my tea towel designs (you can see them here). Will it be something to match your kitchen decor, your favourite colour or  a colour you've just always wanted to see on a tea towel ...?

Lovely regulars get an extra entry, as do people who "like" me on Facebook - just let me know in your comment. Open to Australian and international readers.

A fast giveaway is a good giveaway, so I'll randomly draw a winner on Friday at midday (AEST).

giveaway almost closed ....

Less than two hours to go until my giveaway closes ... good luck everyone!
I'll draw a winner tomorrow.

What is it about red and white butchers/bakers twine? I love it!

200 posts = giveaway!

To be sure, to be sure, I have rambled on for 200 posts! To repay the kindness to those of you who read this little blog, I'm having a giveaway ...

I secretly stashed a red tram roll tea towel before the show (I knew they would sell out!) so I'm giving one lucky reader the chance to win the very last one of these tea towels along with one fat quarter of Yardage Design fabric of their choice (see them here)!

Everything you need to know:

To enter, leave me a comment and let me know why you read this blog
If you are a lovely regular (aka Follower - I hate that term!) of my blog let me know for a second entry
Please leave an email address or link to your profile so I can get in touch with you if you win!
Entries close this Friday May 21st at midnight AEST. I will randomly pick a winner on Saturday.
Everyone is welcome - I'm happy to post internationally

100 = www + giveaway x 2

Hmmm ... it looks complicated, but this it what it all means ... this is my 100th blog post. How the time flies in blogland!

I'm celebrating this milestone in two ways ... first I'm sharing my new website with you ...

I was lucky enough to have the very talented Kellie from 74 Lime Lane set this up for me. I am so pleased with the outcome - thankyou Kellie for all of your help! You can visit Kellie's very beautiful blog here, and you can now buy her gorgeous photo's at her new store here. Her work is amazing!

OK, the second part of the celebration is all about you ... and your chance to win a giveaway (or two). I was overwhelmed with the response to my simple potholder yesterday (thanks!), so I made another one to give away ...

... the potholder is sitting on a test print of signature circles in red, which I'm also giving away for someone to make something out of. So, there will be two lucky winners! To throw your hat in the ring, just leave me a comment on this post and let me know two things: what you think of my website and which giveaway you would prefer (if you have a preference). Entries close midnight on Sunday (AEDST) and is open to everyone from everywhere! I will draw the lucky winners on Monday morning.

Thanks again for all of your support. I've said it before, but I'll say it again ...

Blogland is a lovely place to be!