Sew perfect & a giveaway...

A while back I contacted my friend, Jill of Sew A Fine Seam, to see if she could come up with a pouf of sorts for our son's room.  His room is one of my favourites as far as functionality and style, so I wanted something that would hold up to the wear and tear of a boy but still look good.

Jill, being the sewing master that she is, dove in and produced one of the most beautiful pieces that fit Hunter's room to a "t".  It isn't just a pouf, it's a little piece of sewing art.

This is the top of the piece that greeted me when I first opened the box.  I may have swooned a bit...

That Jill included my boy's initials makes my heart happy...

Jill used antique European grain sacks and filled the pouf with bean bag fill.

This piece was the perfect addition to Hunter's room, and with an upcoming (BIG) photo shoot I am over the moon excited to have it featured :)

If you want to pop over to Jill's shop you can see all of the beautiful pieces she creates, or have her design a custom piece for you.

The Giveaway...

Jill also included a little something extra for me to give away to one of my lucky readers!  This is a lovely little scarf and one of her adorable key fobs!

Here is what you need to do to enter:  

1.  Like my Facebook page: Little Cottage Designs 

2.  Like Jill's Facebook page: Sew a Fine Seam

3.  Leave me a comment and tell me your funniest sewing story.  Maybe you sewed your finger to a shirt, like my sweet hubby did in high school home economics, or sewed the hem of your skirt to the chair you were sitting on.  Hypothetically, of course...

Sara will pick a winner on Sunday Feb. 23rd- Good Luck!

Sew a Fine Seam & a giveaway...

Today I am featuring a lovely gal with a wicked sense of sewing smarts.  (say that fast three times!)

Meet Jill of Sew a Fine Seam...

She identifies herself as "one who sews".  That is like saying Rumplestiltskin merely knitted.  "One who has seriously mad sewing skills" better describes this gal!

A while back I asked Jill if she would design some Euro shams for my bedroom to coordinate with my lovely new totally copied from Miss Mustard Seed drapes.  I told her to use some drop cloth material, my fav and stands up to anything- and then use a bit of my expensive-ish blue material to do a bit of piping along the edges.  Oh, and ruffles, I really wanted to see some ruffles.

That's it- not more in the direction arena from me.

I think she may have a crystal ball next to her sewing machine.  And pixie dust.  Because look...

I mean, look!

Genius.  Shear genius.  (see what I did there? ;)

If you have not visited her Etsy shop then pop over!

Jill was even sweet enough to sew up a little something to pass on to my readers as a giveaway!

This lovely canvas tote using the same material we used in our bedroom- how perfect for summer!  The little details she included make it even more special.  Just leave a comment on this post to enter telling me what you would use this cute bag for :)

I will chose a winner by Friday- Good Luck!!