Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Just a Lil' Sweet Pea

Sweet Pea is Coming!

The grankids have returned to their respective homes after a hectic week-before-school-and-all-the-summer-day-camps-are-closed play date with Gramma and Grampa. Always fun to see them and hear what's new, always great to see them go and have my quiet, simple life back. Anyway, I was able to do some sorting with Aleece while she was here scrounging through my piles of scraps leftover from various projects. She has learned to hand stitch and can't get enough of it - clipped & snipped doll clothes designed without a pattern, buttons and beads for embellishment, snaps (a new skill) sewn on with care and ribbon ties for belts and apron strings. Pretty cool stuff even if I am the Gramma. But I digress. Lois, my dear piecer, bags and tags most of the scraps she brings back, but there are always a few piles that grow as we sew. To announce the impending delivery of Sweet Pea next month, I've assembled a bundle of scraps for one lucky quilter. Comment here by next Wednesday to win!

Sweet Pea scraps
This collection is anchored with a delightful floral print in warm fall tones (it even has pea pods!), smaller prints with leaves and flowers, a geometric dotted dot I adore, and a tone-on-tone that works with absolutely everything! Love, love, love it! Watch over the next couple weeks for the new projects featuring Sweet Pea fabrics & precuts.



Stop by each week on Wednesdays, beginning August 28th, for my blog post and our new weekly special. Our newest employee, Linda Van Ness, is cleaning out the storage room and wants to move patterns, books and fabric. Each week, we'll feature a KT product at drastically discounted prices on our website to share the overflow and make Linda happy. :) 


And don't forget about the Moda Designer Blog Hop to see all the latest designer's collections for fall. 


69 comments:

  1. What a great looking fabric collection - would be fun to use it in my small scrap quilts! Being a grandparent is the BEST, huh?

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  2. Please count me in!! Love the scraps!! Thanks for the chance!
    P...as in Sweet P:o))

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  3. Love the Sweet Pea collection. And who doesn't love someone elses scraps? Thanks for a great giveaway.

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  4. ohhhh, I do so love scraps. And I love your new line as well :)!!!

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  5. Sweet Pea is super cute.I`d love play with your scraps.Thanks!

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  6. What Sweet fabric Sweet pea is ! I would love to win these scraps :-D Thanks for the chance !

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  7. What's not to love about Sweet Pea fabric?? I'd love to win these scraps! Thanks for the chance!

    Bev E.

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  8. Count me in as well. I look forward to grandchildren!

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  9. I always love getting a peek at your soon to arrive fabric lines! One can never have too much KTQ fabric!

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  10. Oh, I always have a scrap quilt in mind to sew. These bits would make a wonderful start on my next project.

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  11. Aren't grandkids the best! I can't wait until my granddaughter is old enough for me to teach her to sew!

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  12. Those scraps would be great in a miniature quilt I plan on making.

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  13. I love working with scraps - one of my many current scrap projects is using just KTQ fabric and my stash is sadly limited. Your scraps would be a welcome addition.

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  14. You must have had a great time with the grandchildren. Lil' Sweet Pea fabrics looks beautiful.

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  15. Oh I love those scraps! I love any scraps, because they get your creative juices going. Thanks for the opportunity.

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  16. Love the new Sweet Pea line. Would love to win some scraps.
    Tina@brainer.com

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  17. Sweet Pea looks fabulous! I'd love those scraps--they would be very welcome in my scrap stash!

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  18. Fabulous fabrics - I'd love some scraps!

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  19. Would Love to win! I am making dresden plates and these fabrics would play so nicely! - Dwynette@AppleberryQuilts.com

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  20. Love making quilts out of scraps! Sweet Pea looks like a fun collection, can't wait to get my hands on it and make something with it. Being a grandparent is wonderful!

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  21. Love this collection. So nice of you to share

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  22. How fun to teach a granddaughter to sew! I have three grandsons who love their quilts, but no patience for sewing at 6, 3 and 2. Anxiously awaiting the arrival of my first granddaughter in the next few weeks!

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  23. I am also teaching my granddaughter to sew and having this special time with just the two of us is great!! Since my daughter has no desire to sew I am loving every minute of this experience. Also glad to know that when I leave this earth there is a loved one to cherish my sewing room and fabric. Would love your scraps to start her on a new project.

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  24. I love your scraps . If your giveaway is open to international readers, i'd like to a part of it.
    Hugs from France

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  25. Awesome Line. My oldest grandaughter who is 10 needed a sewing project for a Girl Guide badge.I found a pattern for a pillow case and she made herself one.It was great fun for me to be able to have granny time with her.

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  26. Love the dotted dot! It would go nicely in my ever growing stash of KT. Thanks for the give away.

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  27. Love Sweet Peas their my birthday flower, they come back every year on the back of our garage. Would love to win!

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  28. What a great new fabric line! You know that I love scraps - and these look like so much fun. Glad you had a great summer - Grandkids are a lot of fun for sure, but I'm with you - I have a quiet, simple, non-chaotic life that I'm used to!

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  29. This set does look like fall and fall is in the air in iowa. I love scraps!

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  30. Looking forward to the arrival of another fabulous line. I was thrilled to receive a mini-charm pack of the collection when I attended The Old Country Store event. Always love your colors. Thank you!

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  31. Scraps are a great opportunity to experiment with new color combinations! Thanks for the giveaway.

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  32. Love your new fabric line and love that it will blend with all the KT fabric I have. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  33. Love to sew scrappy. Love KT fabric as well. Thanks.

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  34. Love the scrappy look. Can't wait to see the new line! Thanks for the giveaway.

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  35. Would love to have some scraps. My sisters and I are collecting them and when we get enough we are going to have a scrap quilt making get together.

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  36. I would love to play with your scraps, count me in please. Isn't being a grandparent the best? and we get to send them home after all the fun.

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  37. Lynne,
    I love your Sweet Pea design!!! Tell Aleese I am so proud of her for learning hand-stitch

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  38. I would love to have your scraps. I have just the quilt that I am going to begin soon! Love being a grandparent but like you, I am always tired after a visit, even with a 16 year old.

    Gloria

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  39. Love to make scrap quilts.....thanks for the chance to win!!

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  40. Those look like great pieces. My 5-y-o granddaughter is learning to sew and they'd make a great doll quilt.

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  41. Love your new line, can't wait to see it in the shops!

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  42. Using other people's scraps is so fun! Thanks for a chance to win.

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  43. Love the scraps! Perfect for my small quilts.

    Robin in Iowa

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  44. I love KTQ fabrics. Love that they always go together from collection to collection. Thank you.

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  45. Your fabric lines are some of my favorites, the colors you choose are always my taste, thank you. How do you get the ideas to design the new lines so quickly? I haven't even cut up Icicle Kisses yet? Please count me in! Toni Anne ;->

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  46. Don't see KT fabric a lot; would absolutely love to piece with Sweet Pea. Thanks for sharing your scraps and I'll keep my eyes open for your specials.

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  47. Sweet Pea -- what a cute little name for those adorable prints! Can't wait to see more. :o)

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  48. Would enjoy the scraps for my string quilt and other projects. Thanks! Lana

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  49. Would love to win any scraps you have! Sleeve was such a delight at your pre opening. My sister in law and I have pics of her and remember her bubbly personality. She was quite the little sales lady.

    Brenda

    Bjeanand@gmsil.com

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  50. Luv scraps, thanks for sharing your scraps!! Looking forward to Sweet Pea arriving in my local fabric shops. Enjoy your weekend!!

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  51. Those scraps would be perfect for my venture into mini quilts. I have some wonderful patterns waiting to be made, and some nice spaces on my hallway wall to display them. Can't ever have too many KT fabrics, and your Sweet Pea line is just a beautiful addition.

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  52. I love your fabrics. Thanks for sharing! I can't wait to see Sweet Pea in my local quilt shop. Thanks!

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  53. Please enter me in the draw for some lovely scraps of fabric I will never have too much KT to play with,
    Sue....

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  54. I just returned two of my grandgirls to their parents today, so I am right where you were when you wrote this: ready for normal piece and quiet (with emphasis on piece!) We made a skirt for the 13-year-old while they were here, and we talked about an apron for the 8-year-old. She'll likely see that under the tree for Christmas. The inspiration for this coming gift was her modeling two size 8 aprons I've made for our church's fall bazaar. They were SO CUTE on her that I'm going to sew an apron for her, even if she doesn't cook. Heck, she can wear it to paint or whatever. Hope I win your bundle!!!!!

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  55. great looking bundle. my nephews are now 17,22, and 24 and I miss back to school shopping, esp the sneakers that light up.

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  56. I love the warm colors of Sweet Pea! Thanks a lot for this new giveaway!
    Have a nice day

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  57. Sweet Pea looks beautiful. Sweet Pea is what I call my granddaughter.

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  58. Sweet Pea is sweet - love the colors!

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  59. Sweet Pea scraps look fabulous. Count me in please.

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  60. Scraps are my favorite! And these scraps look like real treasures! I have lots of KT fabrics to go with these :)

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  61. Even snips and cuts of KT fabrics will be a dream addition to my stash. Our color choices have always been in sinc.

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  62. That is a beautiful Line!!! I could make those scraps sing! hehe Thanks for the chance.

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  63. Love Sweet Pea. Would love scraps. Thanks for the chance to win them.

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  64. Can't have enough of KT fabrics. I enjoy scrappy quilts and those scraps look wonderful. Hate seeing summer come to an end...but do love the fall in Iowa. Thanks for your generous nature.

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  65. Sweet Pea looks as lovely as all your other lines. Just finished a small table topper in KT fabrics. I make scrap quilts all the time. ~ Jody R

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  66. Sweet Pea is indeed sweet and I love it too! Thanks for the opportunity to win!

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  67. No matter how hard I try to resist I cannot stop myself from getting your new fabric lines. No matter how many bolt of fabric I look at in the quilt shops I always know that your fabric plays well with all the other fabrics you designed in the past that reside in my closet. I cannot tell you how happy that makes me, I know with other fabric lines I have tried to add to i have usually had the unpleasant surprise of a bringing home a fabric to add to the quilt and it just doesn't play nice with the other fabrics in the quilt.
    It sounds like you made some wonderful memories with your grand kids that they will have for the rest of their lives, enjoy them :)

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  68. I'd love using some KT scrap fabrics in my string quilt and other projects. Thanks for the giveaway! Lana

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