My First Sew Beautiful Story- A Giveaway!

Look! Do you see my name?

That is my name right next to 

 Janet Gilbert's name!

 Yes, much screaming and jumping up and down

was done by me when I saw it!

You see Sew Beautiful

is my very favorite magazine.

I have learned so very much of sewing,

smocking, 

embroidery,

construction,

design,

and inspiration 

from this magazine

and it's writers.

Janet Gilbert is my favorite!

(Yes, she knows that I was a stalker fan before

we finally "met" and now we are friends!)

And look!

Our story is even a "cover story"!

So Janet and I worked on this article together.

It features 3 of my skirts

and 3 of Janet's skirts.

One of the skirts is my 

Monkey Girl Bloomer Skirt pattern.

You can buy the pattern here from my blog,

or "You Can Make This.com"

Or from my Etsy store

Sivjegoose

Or from Fairytale Frocks And Lollipops

The corduroy A-line skirt with zipper trim

is featured in the article as a free pattern!

My photos are awful but the photos in the magazine are 

much better!

And the free tutorial for my "Math Skirt"

pattern are featured on the 

Sew Beautiful Blog!

There are many, many more

wonderful articles,

ideas and patterns in the Back To School issue

of Sew Beautiful!

So to share my joy and excitement,

I am giving away a copy 

of this issue of Sew Beautiful Magazine!

If you would like to be included in this giveaway,

please leave me a comment 

with your email address.

Thank you for sharing my joy!!!!!

Happy Sewing!!!

Sivje

Yaya's Apron On Sale!

Yes!

YouCanMakeThis.com
is having a big sale and 

my Yaya's Apron pattern is on sale for 5$!!! 

You can get it HERE

 

You can also purchase a lot of other 

great patterns on sale 

today through June 18.

And remember, you can always

contact me if you want to order a custom made

Yaya's Apron created for you by me!

You can email me directly at 

Sivje @ Sivjegoose . com

(remove the spaces)

Happy Sewing!

Yaya's Apron Is Here! And Giveaway Winners too!

Here she is!!

Yaya's Apron is here!

Isn't she darling? YES!

This is my Mother-in-law Lyn. 

Her mother is the "Yaya" who inspired this whole

pattern project.  

You see, THIS is the original apron!! 

I have never been able to find the orginal pattern for this,
so I HAD to make my own.

I love this apron. 

It is threadbare and hanging together my memories,

tasty recipes and love.

Using the original apron for inspiration, I re-engineered

it to enhance the practicality and beauty of the design. 

I added some fun design elements that may make you smile!

And it gave me a good excuse to use these gorgeous fabrics by Jennifer Paganelli!

(Yes, this is me, with out any makeup and I forgot to brush 

my hair before India took the picture!)

Ahnalin is wearing the Child Size Medium

which fits children approximately ages 5-8.

This is an older Dick and Jane print and I wish I had bought the whole bolt.

But I do have a bit more of it! Heehee!

And she is holding her dolly Marina who is wearing her own matching apron.

And here she is again, wearing her denim craft apron

made from the Yaya's Apron pattern too. These little craft aprons go
together SO QUICKLY!

Another Yaya's Apron, sewn up in another

gorgeous fabric by Jennifer Paganelli.
I LOVE this fabric!

And you have seen this one before, but it is one of my faves!

This fabric is by Patty Young and it just reminds me of Spring.

And the back view is so pretty too.

The Yays's Apron pattern is an Ebook that will come
as a PDF to your Inbox.

Included in the pattern are 5 sizes.
The Misses size is approximately 41" inches wide and 37" long.
It hangs loosely from the shoulders so it is very comfortable.
 The child sizes come in a size Small (2-4), Medium (5-8),
and Large (10-14).

The pattern for your 18" doll is also included!
So you can sew up a bunch of these little darlings with those pretty scraps
so many of us can't bear to throw away.

Your pattern will arrive in your inbox within 24-48 hours
of my notification of your purchase.
I can not accept any refunds but
I do want you to feel successful in your creation of your
own Yaya's Aprons.
So I include my email in the E-Book.
And I love chatting about sewing,
so email me!

The pattern will be $9.95 and you have two options for purchase right now.

You can visit my Etsy store OR
you can click the button on the upper right of the blog and order through Paypal.


And now, for OTHER news you have all been waiting for......




So CONGRATULATIONS to the winners!!!

Katrina Marie said:

The best gift I ever received from my grandmother is learning how to sew & crochet. She helped bring out my craftiness. She is the best grandmother I could have ever asked for.

And Meredith said:

What a wonderful giveaway! I would love to take part in it. I have so many wonderful memories of my grandparents and great grandma. They have given me so many things but one that particularily stands out are the diaries that my Grandpa wrote in. For over 40 years he wrote in a diary everyday (yes, EVERY DAY!!!) he used the 5 year diaries so it is neat to be able to look across the years and get a picture of his life. Some days it was just the weather. Other days it was the price of milk or the news of the neighborhood. I love looking up the days that I was born, someone's birthday, etc. It is such a gift to have all these memories written down in his hand, especially as he is gone now. Thank you for this wonderful chance to share this memory of him with you and to be a part of this drawing! Meredith

Thank you all!!

And thank you to all of my wonderful testers!!
I will email you the final copy of the pattern!
You were all so amazingly helpful!

Time for a Giveaway!

So, I am REALLY late for my "Blogiversary", which was in February.

And I am also REALLY late for my "100 followers" celebration.

And I am almost at 150 followers now!!

So, that means I owe you all a GIVEAWAY!!!!

Ok, I am still working on finishing up the final "Yaya's Apron" details. 

And I am running slower than I want to be.

(Actually, I am eating, sleeping and breathing apron stuff right now!

(another example of my poor photography skills, but still a super cute apron back view.)

We are working on the photography of the final pattern

and I have the help my dear friend Heather who is a professional photographer.

Heather DID NOT TAKE ANY OF THESE PICTURES!

So, she takes really good pictures, unlike me!!

(Ahnalin is not part of the giveaway,
but I just had to show you how cute she is in her gear for bike riding.)

But since you have all been so patient, and encouraging, and since I love to read your comments so much,  I am putting up the giveaway information now.

I will not give you a date yet of when this giveaway will close, but it will coincide with the completion of the Yaya's Apron pattern.

So, you have just a few days for this one. 

(Yep, another random shot. This one is of a sign Ahnalin made for a puppet show
she did over Spring Break and Grandma and Grandpa's house.)

So, let me think......

(Let's hear it for more random photos!
This one is of my mom and the girls last summer walking in the Creek at Lithia Park
in Ashland.)

Ok, here we go. Since this pattern is named in honor of my husband's grandmother, I want to hear what is your favorite "gift" you have received from a grandparent or another person who invested time and love into your life. By gift, I mean wisdom, a skill lovingly taught, a story shared, or even a physical gift like a locket or book or some other special item.

What am I giving away? Well, the winner will receive the Yaya's Apron E-Book in PDF on the day it goes on sale. In addition, I will custom make a Yaya's Apron for you in your choice of size.

Please make sure that you include your email address so I can reach you.

Additional chances to win:

Become a follower or tell me if you are one already.

Become a fan of "Sivjegoose Patterns and Pretties" on Facebook, or tell me if you are already a fan.

Blog about this giveaway and leave the link in your comment.

Tweet about this giveaway and send me the link.

Follow me on Twitter. The link is on my sidebar near the top.

And post a separate entry for each chance you take!

Thank you all and good luck!!!

Happy Saturday.

And I am going to get back to work to get this pattern done!

Love to you all!!!!

Sivje