Giveaway of Mollie Makes and Generation Q magazines.

Hi all. It's time for a giveaway! What kind of giveaway?

Yup, a "Lovely Magazine" giveaway. Do you love Mollie Makes, that super fabulous crafty magazine from the UK? Me, too! I especially love Issue Thirty because my Octo-quilt from Sew & Stitch Embroidery is in it. Yippee! The article includes full instructions on how to make the funny embroidered Octopus quilt and pillow sham. 

The Octo-quilt is making the rounds in super neat crafty magazines. An image of it also appears in the September-October issue of Generation Q! There is also a never-seen-before photo of one of my very first cross-stitch projects, along with an article on how I fell in love with embroidery.

I am offering BOTH Mollie Makes Issue Thirty AND the September-October Generation Q in our giveaway! The winner will receive both magazines AND 15% off in the Penguin & Fish shop.

How do I win, you ask? 


To enter:
1 - head over to our facebook page
2 - make sure to "like" us
3 - comment under the giveaway post

4 - Get an extra entry for "sharing" the post. Let me know in an additional comment that you "shared".

(please comment only 2 times. 1 to enter the giveaway and an additional 1 if you "shared" the post) 



We will randomly select a winner on Thursday September 26th at 11:00am central time, so make sure to enter before then.


If you win, I will Facebook message you so I can get your address to send you your magazines. I will also give you a code to receive your 15% off in the Penguin & Fish shop. (The 15% off will be refunded to you after your purchase.)

And yes, I will ship internationally.


Thanks everyone!

-Your friends @penguinandfish

Fat Quarters Giveaway!

What is a Fat Quarter?

To all of our beginner fabric friends, a fat quarter is a measurement of fabric equaling a 1/4 of a yard. Typically a 1/4 yard cut is made by taking the measurement for a 1/4 of a yard (9 inches) and cutting across the width of the fabric creating a fabric piece that's 9" x 42". A fat quarter is still a 1/4 yard of fabric, but instead of cutting all the way across the width of the fabric, it's made by taking a yard of fabric and cutting it in half both widthwise and lengthwise, creating a piece that's 18" x 21". It's taller and not as wide as a normal 1/4 yard cut making it "fat". Fat quarters are great for tons of sewing projects and is a common size cut found in quilting shops.
 Here's what a fat quarter looks like:

 

For a list of fun project ideas using fat quarters, visit this awesome blog, Owen's Olivia!

Also.....

We're giving away the complete collection of Picnic Pals Organic Fat Quarters!

In honor of the end of the season, we're giving away the complete collection of Picnic Pals organic Fat Quarters! One winner will receive 26 fat quarters, making 6 1/2 yards, with a retail value of $74.00!!! Made with 100% organic cotton, this collection is perfect for making a colorful and cozy lap quilt or tote bag! Here's how to enter!

Two ways to enter:

Enter via Penguin and Fish Blog:
1) Comment on this post!
2) Comments will be collected and entered into
the raffle.
3) Winner will be notified via email!

For an additional entry, participate via Twitter!

Enter via Twitter:
1) Tweet a friendly greeting @penguinandfish
with the hashtag #picnicpals
2) We'll gather all the tweets and enter them
into the raffle.
3) Winner will be notified with a Direct Message
via Twitter!

For an additional entry retweet any @penguinandfish tweet or sign up for our newsletter, located in the right hand column!

All entries are due by 12:00 Central Time October 16th.
We can't wait to give this awesome bundle to one of our lucky P&F friends!

Thanks for visiting our blog today!
Sincerely,
Your friends at Penguin and Fish