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CONGRATULATIONS LYNNE!!!

You’ve won the Ink & Spindle Giveaway prize!!!

Your comment on our blog post Guess who’s coming to Stitch 56? And a giveaway:

“I’ve never seen Ink and Spindle in real life – only on your blog! How exciting for you to stock it.”

has won you the prize! Thanks so much for your comments, and keep an eye on your email inbox for instructions on how to claim your Ink & Spindle fat quarter!

 

Guess who’s coming to Stitch 56? And a giveaway!

OMGosh! I’m just a little bit excited about the next products I’ll be adding to the shop! It’s only my favourite ever fabric! Can you guess?

If you know me at all, you’ll know that I’m just mad about Ink & Spindle fabrics. I have bags made with their fabrics, and I have clothing patterns in the “waiting” pile with some of the garment-weight fabric I bought from I&S a little while ago.

And soon, there’ll be little Ink & Spindle bundles in my hands! Now, I’m not really sure if I’m kidding or not when I say you’re going to have to pry them from my clenched fists with a… well, an order I guess.

Come to think of it, I’m not sure this little exercise will be as good for the soul as I first reckoned!

I’ll have just received delivery, and I’ll have to send the little darlings off in the mail to you! Hmmm. I don’t think that was very well thought out.

You’ll have to do it quickly then. To make it as painless as possible, ok?


Or, come to the Sisters’ Market to see me on September 8th at my stall. So exciting! I haven’t had a market stall in a few years now, and I always loved it! I’m hoping to have the new Ink & Spindle stock in time, fingers and toes crossed!

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I’m not sure exactly which fabrics I’ll receive in the order. It’s a bit of a pot luck. Lucky I adore them all! Which is your favourite? And what would you – or have you already – made from these divine little angels?

Leave a comment to tell me, and I’ll pull one comment out of a hat to win a free fat quarter! Please make sure your email address is in your comment so I can contact you when the time comes, yeah? And one other thing… please like the Stitch 56 Facebook page, follow us on Twitter, sign up for our newsletters (the sign-up form is down the bottom of the page), and leave another comment to say you’ve done that, with your username, and you’ll have another shot in the giveaway!