Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Craft Corps Giveaway Day 6 : Jenny Hart Embroidery Patterns!

UPDATE: THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. THE WINNER IS:

Melissa Fritz!!

Please e-mail your snail mail address to: contests@vickiehowell.com within the next week to receive your prize. Congratulations!


Name: Jenny Hart

Gig(s):
Founder, Sublime Stitching

Excerpt Craft Corps (Chapter 3):

"
VH: You've had a large presence on the Internet and specifically on message boards over the years. Have you noticed any change in the perception of what being crafty means during that time?

JH: Rob Walker, who wrote the book
Buying In, has spent a lot of time talking to me and others in the DIY community. One of the things he pinpointed was that this doesn't seem to be as much a craft movement as it is a work movement. Something I notice when people talk heavily about crafting is that they discuss as a way to become independently employed. There are more people doing it; there are more people noticing it."

Today's Giveaway: 4 Pack of Sublime Stitching Embroidery Patterns!






How to Win:
POST A COMMENT HERE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS (BY 8AM ON TOMORROW). Poster's will be chosen via drawing at random.

Rules:
Please be sure to include your real name (not just your screen name) on your post. Winners will be posted on this blog every few days with instructions on getting me your mailing address. Prizes unclaimed will be put up for grabs at the end of the Craft Corps Give-Away-A-Day in May.

Craft Corps: Celebrating the Creative Community One Story at a Time hits shelves May 4th. Be one of the 1st to get a copy by ordering today from BN.com!

Don't forget to share your story on the Craft Corps website and become a Craft Corps fan on Facebook--fans will be eligible for additional prizes throughout the next month!

Craft.Rock.Love,
Vickie

Psst! Come back tomorrow for a giveaway from Designer/TV Host, Mark Montano!

97 comments:

  1. Woohoo! I love Sublime Stitching patterns - they rock!

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  2. such fun designs!
    Aurelia Crider

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  3. I just discovered that I love embroidering and I Must have that hedgehog!!!

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  4. Hi Vickie, I can't wait to read this interview with Jenny Hart in your new book! I'm just taking baby steps with stitching and I love Jenny's designs.

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  5. This gal jump started a lot of interest in embroidery for a whole new generation. I think she should receive an award!

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  6. Absolutely adore Jenny Hart, her work and her books.

    I have to agree with her about the shift in recent years--more people are looking for and talking about ways to monetize their art/craft. Thanks in no small part to the resources available today for selling online (from dedicated marketplaces to plug-and-play site set-up solutions), more artists and crafters are trying to support themselves either full-time--often with an eye towards work/life balance--or part time, using sales to help subsize their artistic expressions or to make ends meet in tough economic times.

    The other (wonderful) side of that coin is the recognition we're seeing of the value of handmade goods by the shopping public. They see and reward the time and creativity that can go into making--acknowledging that it is worth a bit more upfront to buy handmade in lieu of cheap, mass-produced products.

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  7. Anonymous8:51 AM

    Oh my oh how I want to win this! LOVE Jenny's designs! :)
    ~Stephanie

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  8. Cute patterns. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  9. Kim Mayhew9:19 AM

    Learned to embroider when I was a kid from my grandma...love to do it! This is wonderful!!!

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  10. I'm such a huge Sublime Stitching and Jenny fan! Awesome giveaway, I would be thrilled to win. :)

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  11. Hannah9:25 AM

    I love her patterns! Pick me! :D Hannah Deter

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  12. I have been wanting to try these for soooooooo long! I would love to win these :)

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  13. From one Jenni to the other... great stuff. I'm a big fan.

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  14. Anonymous9:31 AM

    Yay! These giveaways are awesome! I am a big fan of Jenny and her amazing work. pick me! pick me!

    Susan Rodnite

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  15. Love, love, love Sublime Stitching! Would love to add to my collection with this set.

    Catherine Hodge

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  16. I use to do embroidery when I was in high school.

    Susan M Hall

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  17. i just love her stuff, it is so fun and can really make a project pop.

    amanda cox

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  18. Love it!!!

    Casey Haar

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  19. FUN! crossing my fingers for this one!
    Julia Robinson

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  20. miktha9:49 AM

    I love embroidery, I would love to try one of those patterns..
    Thanks,
    miktha sirlaela (mikthasq(at)gmail(dot)com)

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  21. Me me me!! :)

    Karen Baumer

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  22. Awesome designs..reminiscent of the embroidery of the 50's! LOVE IT!

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  23. I love Jenny Hart. I have a few of her imbroidery patters. So fun!

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  24. Anonymous10:03 AM

    I've dabbled in embroidery but would love to do more!

    Zoe Rotter

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  25. Angela La Grasta10:09 AM

    I love you site, it's chock full of great ides. I am currently pregnant with my third and just ordered a kit from sublime stitching. I cannot wait to start working on my embroidered bib.
    Thanks,
    Angela
    ang_lagrasta@mediamark.com

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  26. Ruby Sundquist10:10 AM

    I'd love to learn to stitch...Sublimely!

    -- Ruby Sundquist

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  27. If those patterns don't inspire you to craft, then hang up your needles! Too cute, too fun for words! ~ Elissa Powell

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  28. I love Sublime Stitching! It's my go-to store for embroidery supplies and patterns. Thanks for featuring Jenny. :)
    Becky S

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  29. Oh - these are wonderful! Charming and so much fun... I'd love to win!

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  30. Ooo! I love Sublime Stitching patterns! Lisa Filion

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  31. I love Jenny Hart's work. She's so talented!

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  32. I remember when Jenny was first starting Sublime Stitching. So proud of her! ~ Jill Elliott

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  33. I love love love these patterns! I've looked at her book before, and I wish that I was better at embroidery. The craft ones are super adorable!

    [Miranda Ettinger]

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  34. I adore her work! She is so talented!
    Jessica Cheney

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  35. Jenny Hart is such an inspiration! I am a big fan of Sublime Stitching!!

    -Carol

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  36. Sweet!! Oh how I pray the crafty gods pick me!!!

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  37. Sublime patterns are the best! Fun and retro!! Turtle

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  38. Yay! I love Sublime Stitching! The more I see them, the more I want. Thanks for the giveaway!
    Ana Clerc

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  39. Brandy11:13 AM

    I've always wanted to try her patterns and this would be a great chance!

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  40. Thanks, Vickie and Jenny, for this opportunity!

    Beth Brooke

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  41. Oh I adore her patterns!! What an awesome prize!
    Mandi Ragland

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  42. Wow, that's super cute!

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  43. Love Jenny and Sublime stitching!
    -Danielle Harris

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  44. I am another fan - I keep buying patterns and giving them as gifts, but never keep any for myself. I think I'll be selfish this time!

    Tracy in SW WA
    http://www.fiberbabble.com

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  45. Anonymous12:01 PM

    LOVE IT!!! Angie Lagusis

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  46. coolest embroidery patterns I've ever seen! Me wannts!!!

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  47. Mary Alice in Delaware12:04 PM

    I love embroidery designs. I haven't done embroidery in a while and am becoming inspired to pick it up again!

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  48. Jenny Hart ! ! ! ! ♥♥♥♥
    Would love to win this one.
    Oh, my. How I truly love these.
    ♥♥♥♥♥
    Gerry

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  49. I might put down my knitting needles if I had some of those patterns ;0)
    Debs Feldmann

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  50. I seem to be getting back to my crafty roots of stitching.. so definitely count me in on this one!
    Denise Layman

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  51. What cute embroidery patterns? Thanks for the chance to win some. Keep up the good crafty work !

    ~Melody B.

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  52. These are very cool. I particularly like the owl!

    Annie Terry

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  53. I haven't done embroidery for a long time.... This would be a good incentive to start again....

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  54. Love Sublime Stitching!!!

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  55. Anonymous1:48 PM

    I love Sublime Stitching. Jenny Hart, through her books and kit taught me how to embroider, much to my close friend's and boyfriend's delight! I would so love to win this!
    Thanks for the awesome giveaway's as always Vickie! And I can't wait to read my copy of Craft Corps when it gets here!
    Melissa Fritz

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  56. I love Jenny's stuff!!

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  57. I have embroidered off and on since I was a little girl wich was an eon ago. LOL I would love to win these embroidery patterns.

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  58. jenny heart has the cutest patterns!

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  59. i love those patterns! so much fun!

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  60. I'd like to win these for my sister who lost her embroidery supplies in a fire a couple months back!

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  61. Sublime Stitching patterns rock! So Austiny! =)

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  62. Anonymous5:28 PM

    WOW what great designs I hope I win, I hope I win......

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  63. Anonymous5:32 PM

    I heart Sublime Stitching!

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  64. Anonymous5:38 PM

    LOVE sublime stitching!! I would love to win some patterns. Thanks Vickie for the opportunity.
    Diana R
    sdsunshine@sio.midco.net

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  65. Emily Barklage - took Jenny's class and loved her!

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  66. Anonymous5:42 PM

    Fingers crossed!
    -Maggie Larkin

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  67. i <3 sublime stitching

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  68. I started embroidering as a teen and let it go... I picked it back up again last year and I give the credit to Jenny Hart and SS! Love it! I'd also love to win. :)

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  69. Andrea Ray5:48 PM

    I love sublime stitching patterns! I would love to win!!

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  70. Christina C.5:51 PM

    I saw Jenny Hart on She's Crafty. I wish that show was back on the air.

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  71. Love me some Sublime Stitching! Working on a vital organs onesie as I (well..in between words)sit here! :-)

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  72. I have my first hand embroidery class next month and can't wait. 3 out the 4 are patterns I've been wanting to try.

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  73. Those just HAPPEN to be four patterns I don't have yet! What a crazy random happenstance!

    -Kat Szkody

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  74. Jennifer Lava6:01 PM

    Jenny is really creative, supportive, and kind. Love her and her designs. It is great to be able to work on embroidery patterns that have a modern sensibility. Thank you Jenny & Vicki.

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  75. Deanne Borowski6:03 PM

    I love love love Sublime Stitching! So far I stitch for others and it feels good to see their joy when they receive Jenny's patterns done by me!

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  76. Grace Hernandez6:11 PM

    I love the animals! The hedgehog is especially cute.
    -Grace Hernandez

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  77. I'm Bree Gordon, aka Crafty McSchnafty, aka Just-One-fof-Jenny-Hart's-Legion-Of-Fans. Been doing a lot of knitting, but I want to get back to some embroidery. This iron-on pack will get me inspired!

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  78. Anonymous6:30 PM

    Jenny and all the people involved in the Sublime Stitching community have inspired me to stretch my talents and push myself to become a better stitcher. PLUS, Jenny is excellent about complimenting other stitchers, and she will always respond to a question.

    Amy Byrne

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  79. Jenny's patterns are the coolest!

    Max Tardiff

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  80. I love these patterns! How cute is that Hedgie Hog?!

    -Barb Nelson

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  81. Not sure if that took, so here it is again. Delete this if I my first post made it. ^_^ Thanks!

    -Barb Nelson

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  82. Jessica Dougherty
    info@funkyfinds.com

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  83. I love to embroider. I think it is very meditative.
    Fingers crossed,
    Melissa B.
    mbabecka@gmail.com

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  84. i bought my first sublime stitching pattern a number of years ago when there were just a handful of designs. and now there are so many to choose from! thanks for the giveaway -- so generous!

    tina rodriguez
    tinarod515 at gmail dot com

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  85. Sublime Stitching is the best!

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  86. Oh wow, I love Sublime Stitching patterns. I hope I'm a winner. Lynn Williams

    scarlet93 @ hotmail.com

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  87. These are so cute and still have a vintage look to them.

    hafner611{AT}gmail{DOT}com

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  88. i (along with everyone else) love sublime stitching! thanks for the giveaway!

    saltyoat [at] gmail [dot] com

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  89. Embroidery is the next craft I want to learn.

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  90. You know I stumbled on Sublime Stitching on Twitter and Jenny's offerings made me want or was it NEED to add embroidery to my every growing list of craftiness. I can't get enough.

    Thanks, Jenny!

    Kristen Hess
    @KristenUH
    www.unrulyartclass.com

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  91. Jennie Brandon11:32 PM

    Those are so adorable. And I just _have_ to have the one with the hedgehog as my MIL collects hedgehogs in all forms and she'd really appreciate one right about now. Thank you, Jennie Brandon

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  92. I have not done Embroidery in years and these patterns are so cute!
    Carmen Reyes

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  93. Anonymous6:20 AM

    Love the patterns

    Anne Sampson

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  94. Barbara Lyons6:59 AM

    I love Sublime Stitching...Jenny has made embroidery "cool" again!!

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