Canada Cups Wrap-Up

Its time to wrap up this tour and make our way home! 

There's still time to take advantage of the discount codes offered by our sponsors. Keep reading and find out who our lucky winners are! 

Now a few words from Marsha of Seam of my Pants! 

Generous Sponsor of Canada Cups 2016

Welcome back! You and I both know that you're here to find out if you, or someone you know, won a prize. Go on, admit it! … But don't be in too much of a hurry to leave. There's more. We wanted everyone to win so we've got some discounts for you, from some of our best kept Canadian secrets. Plus, I'm having a mini-giveaway of 1/2 metre of black stretch lace from my personal stash. Read past the winners' names to find out more.

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Giveaway Winners

Are you one of the lucky 10?

1. Lavender and Lace bra-making class from Braphoria: Reece Montgomery (Canada)
2. Two $25 CAD store credit certificates (for you and a friend) from Bra-makers Supply: Denise Marie (USA)
3. Exclusive pre-release Latte bra kit from The Emerald Studio: Jodi Barrington (Canada)
4. Complete bra kit including findings, underwires, and lace from Uplift Custom Bras: Angela Smith (Canada)
5. The Sophie Swimsuit online class, incl. PDF pattern from Closet Case Files: Yiling (USA)
6. $50 CAD store credit from Blackbird Fabrics: Chelle (USA) [Not again! This woman has a horseshoe hidden somewhere!]
7. $25 CAD gift card from Ann’s Fabric Shop & a PDF pattern from Jalie: Jeannie (USA)
8. $50 CAD gift card from Central Sewing Machines: Patricia (Canada)
9. Complete bra kit from Custom Bras: Kelly Boggs (Canada)
10. The 10th prize is a bundle of 3 classes from Craftsy, worth more than $200 USD. Their Giveaway is still open until tonight, 11:59 PM MST. This lucky skunk of a winner will be notified directly by Craftsy. (I'm so jelly!)

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Discounts From Our Sponsors

—>Get the Craftsy class I reviewed at 50% off. That's Panties, Construction & Fit  with Beverly Expires: Sept. 30
—> Visit Jalie for 20% off when you buy 3 or more PDF Patterns. Code: JALIE3PDF
—> Stop by Custom Bras for 10% off any item in stock. Code: Tour2016
—> Pop over to With Love Lingerie and score big with 50% off any order over $40. Code: Bloghop2016. Expires: Dec. 15, 2016
—> Drop in at Farthingales for 15% off your order. Code: Cancups
—> Pass by Miss Maika Fabrics to get 15% off some yummy fabric. Code: LINGERIE16. Expires: Sept. 30

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Mini-Giveaway

Half metre of black stretch lace a Rafflecopter giveaway

Did You Miss Any of Our Posts from the Tour?

Here again are all the posts from our magical trip with the Fairy Bra Mother and our impish friends:

• Beverly, our Fairy Bra Mother, launched the tour with her airy fairy introduction
• Valérie reviewed the Craftsy class Sewing Lingerie: Essential Techniques, by Alison Smith, même en français
• Michelle S. also reviewed Sewing Lingerie: Essential Techniques, by Alison Smith
• Lisa brought us a feature on Linda at Uplift Custom Bras
• Rachel got Emerald Erin sharing her story
• Lisa fit right in as a new Pin-Up Girl using Beverly Johnson's class, Sewing Bras: Construction and Fit on Craftsy
• Shelaine also made her first bra from Sewing Bras: Construction and Fit
• Rachelle got up close and personal with Carrie from With Love Lingerie
• Valérie went totally casual with Miss Maika Fabrics
• Rachelle wrote a review of Craftsy's Sewing Bras: Foam, Lace & Beyond, by Beverly Johnson
• Michelle N. shared her thoughts on Sewing Bras: Foam, Lace & Beyond as well.
• Jessica from Gracious Threads got the scoop on our Fairy Bra Mother
• Deb of Sprouting Jubejube chatted with Emilie from Jalie
• Karin and her daughter got chaotic (twice!) with their corsets at Sewing Corsets: Essential Techniques, by Alison Smith & Custom Corsets: Bones, Casing & Busks, by Linda Sparks
• Marsha flew by the seams of her pants into the same two corset classes from Craftsy
• Shelaine had a lovely chat with Melissa from Ann's Fabric Shop
• Michelle N. got Karin of Mrs. Weaver's to talk about her Finest Unmentionables
• Rachel tried her hands at designing her own assets with another Craftsy class Sewing Bras: Designer Techniques, by Beverly Johnson
• Jessica did the same with Sewing Bras: Designer Techniques, by Beverly Johnson
• Valérie came back again for an interview with Blackbird Fabrics
• Michelle N. took us for a look at her favourite local sewing spot, Central Sewing Machines
• Michelle S. returned to talk to Wendy of Custom Bras about her bespoke bras. Be what??
• Marsha got a taste of what's behind Farthingales' corsets
• Deb went bottoms up in the latest Beverly Johnson/Craftsy collaboration, Sewing Panties: Construction & Fit
• And so did Michelle in her Sewing Panties: Construction & Fit class
• Linda brought up the rear with her wrap-up post on Farthingales

Coming Up:

• Come back to visit all the blogs for followup posts. It's always fun!
• See you next year for another round of ...

Canada Cups, Giveaways!

WHOOHOOOOO!!!!! I hope you're as excited as I am!

 

Today is the day to enter the giveaways.  Entry starts Sunday at noon, and closes Tuesday at noon.  Winners will be announced Tuesday afternoon, there will be some consolation prizes as well if you don't win, so be sure to check back either way.

Now on to the prizes, our Sponsors have been very generous!!!!   

You can win,

• Online classes from Braphoria, Crafsty and Closet Case Files
• Gift certificates to Bra Makers Supply, Blackbirds Fabrics, Ann's Fabrics, and Central Sewing
• Bra kits from Emerald Studios, Uplift Custom Bra's, and Custom Bra's. 
• PDF pattern from Jalie

 Now even if you're convinced you will NEVER make a bra go enter, because any of these prizes would make an awesome gift, but you should totally keep it and make one, trust me it's awesome!!!!

Have you missed any posts???  Here's a link to my Panties, Construction and Fit
and my interview with Émilie of Jalie Patterns, and also the undies I made using Jalie 2568
The rest are all linked below, go and check up while you're waiting to see if you win!!!! 

So how do you enter?? Simple just click on my boobs!!

Enter Giveaways Here

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Giveaways

Click the image below now for a chance to win a bundle of 3 Craftsy classes (your choice):

 
Stay with us through to the end of the tour for a chance to win additional prizes:

• complete kits to make your own bra,
• bra- and swimsuit-making classes,
• fabric, and more ...

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Tour Schedule Itinerary

Follow the magical tour to see what we all have under our clothes

 // Please note that none of these post links are available before the scheduled date. If you click on one too early, you will get an Error 404: Page not found. You know about those, right? //

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Sunday, September 11

• Beverly, our Fairy Bra Mother, launches with her airy fairy introduction

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Monday, September 12

• Valérie, la Élégantine, gets us airborne with some lingerie of her own, même en français& Her Bosom Buddy Michelle S. from Little Heart Threads, balances with more sweet lingerie
• Lisa who drinks Glitter in my Coffee brings us an Uplifting post
• Rachel of The Wild Stitch manages a little tête-à-tête with Emerald Erin

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Tuesday, September 13

• Lisa fits right in as a new Pin Up Girl & Her Bosom Buddy, Shelaine, also makes her first bra
• Rachelle gets up close and personal with Carrie from With Love Lingerie
• Valérie returns with a whole new Bosom Buddy to tell us about Miss Maika Fabrics (This girl gets around!)

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Wednesday, September 14

• Rachelle gets to the bottom of things with her review of a Craftsy class & Her surrogate Bosom Buddy Michelle N. from Michelle's Creations dishes on the same Craftsy class
• Jessica from Gracious Threads gets Craftsy class review
• Deb of Sprouting Jubejube chats with Emilie from Jalie

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Thursday, September 15

• Karin gets chaotic (twice!) with corsets at Mrs. Weaver's Finest Unmentionables & Her BB Marsha flies by the seams of her pants into the corsetry web
• Shelaine is up to something and we have no idea what
• Michelle gets Mrs. Weaver to talk about her Finest Unmentionables

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Friday, September 16

• Wild Stitch Rachel tries her hands at designing her own assets & So does her Cross Country BB Jess gets the skinny on The Fairy Bra Mother
• Valérie est du rétour avec une entrevue de Blackbird
• Michelle N. takes us to a secret spot in the centre of things

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Saturday, September 17

• Michelle S. returns to talk to Wendy about her bespoke bras. Be what??
• Marsha gets a taste of what's behind Farthingales' corsets
• Meanwhile BBs Deb and Michelle N. go bottoms up in panties

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Sunday, September 18

• Marsha from Seam of my Pants guest posts on Farthingales for the wrap-up post

Whoohoo! It's giveaway day today!

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Monday, September 19

Have you entered the giveaways yet? Today's your last chance.

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Tuesday, September 20

Giveaway winners announced on all the blogs:

Life of a Fairy Bra Mother, Little Heart Threads, Glitter in my Coffee, Michelle's Creations, Mrs. Weaver's Finest Unmentionables, Braphoria, Gracious Threads, Élégantine!, Shelaine's Designs, That's so Venice, Sprouting Jubejube, Flying by the Seam of my Pants, The Wild Stitch, Farthingales Corset Blog

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After September 20

• Come back to visit all the blogs for followup posts. It's always fun!
• Craftsy class discounts expire at midnight Sept. 30

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Canada Cups or Bottoms Up!

This is my last post for the Cross You Heart Relay. Now that you've seen all the bras and corsets its time to get the matching pantie!  You'll also find my Booty Buddy, Michelle and her take on the "Panties, Construction and Fit" class right here!

*Disclaimer: Just so you know, I was given the class for free for the purpose of the tour, but all opinions are my own! I'm also an affiliate, meaning that if you should click on one of the links that take you to Craftsy (like on my sidebar or in this blog post) and make a purchase through that link, I make a small commission at no extra cost to you.
Craftsy equips you wit the tangilble skills, quality materials, access to inspiring and like-minded crafters, and most importantly, the confidence to add your own creative twist to all that you create. Craftsy is committed to helping you express your unique passion, talent, and creativity.


I watched the classes, "Panties Construction and Fit*"with Beverly, our Fairy Bra Mother,  I've done the math and drafted a pattern. I've made panties...and plenty of them!

This class took me from taking my own measurements properly, to drafting my basic master pattern in only the first 2 lessons.

Beverly really knows her stuff when talking about fabrics and notions, and mentions common mistakes some will make when drafting so that we don't make the same mistakes. In other lessons she explains how to modify to get different cuts and styles. 

I was easily able to alter my pattern so that the side seams would be more like front side seams. I find it makes for a very sexy and high-end look. 

After this class I feel very confident about the bra making classes that I recently purchased (all due to seeing everyone's project on this tour).  Just about everything I've learned as far as techniques and skills will be useful for those classes too.

So now that this Craftsy class finally got me out of my maternity undies (very true story, and thank you so much!) I'm so pleased that they are extending a savings out to you on this class. You can save 50% on "Panties, Construction and Fit" class by using my affiliate link (Click!) 

Giveaways

Click the image below now for a chance to win a bundle of 3 Craftsy classes (your choice):

  Stay with us through to the end of the tour for a chance to win additional prizes:

• complete kits to make your own bra,
• bra- and swimsuit-making classes,
• fabric, and more ...

Thank you to all our sponosors for such amazing prizes! 

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Tour Schedule Itinerary

Follow the magical tour to see what we all have under our clothes

// Please note that none of these post links are available before the scheduled date. If you click on one too early, you will get an Error 404: Page not found. You know about those, right? //

♥

Sunday, September 11

• Beverly, our Fairy Bra Mother, launches with her airy fairy introduction

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Monday, September 12

• Valérie, la Élégantine, gets us airborne with some lingerie of her own, même en français & Her Bosom Buddy Michelle S. from Little Heart Threads, balances with more sweet lingerie
• Lisa who drinks Glitter in my Coffee brings us an Uplifting post
• Rachel of The Wild Stitch manages a little tête-à-tête with Emerald Erin

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Tuesday, September 13

• Lisa fits right in as a new Pin Up Girl & Her Bosom Buddy, Shelaine, also makes her first bra
• Rachelle gets up close and personal with Carrie from With Love Lingerie
• Valérie returns with a whole new Bosom Buddy to tell us about Miss Maika Fabrics (This girl gets around!)

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Wednesday, September 14

• Rachelle gets to the bottom of things with her review of a Craftsy class & Her surrogate Bosom Buddy Michelle N. from Michelle's Creations dishes on the same Craftsy class
• Jessica from Gracious Threads gets the skinny on our Fairy Bra Mother
• Deb of Sprouting Jubejube chats with Emilie from Jalie

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Thursday, September 15

• Karin gets chaotic (twice!) with corsets at Mrs. Weaver's Finest Unmentionables & Her BB Marsha flies by the seams of her pants into the corsetry web
• Shelaine is up to something and we have no idea what
• Michelle gets Mrs. Weaver to talk about her Finest Unmentionables

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Friday, September 16

• Wild Stitch Rachel tries her hands at designing her own assets & So does her Cross Country BB Jess from the west
• Valérie est du rétour avec une entrevue de Blackbird
• Michelle N. takes us to a secret spot in the centre of things

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Saturday, September 17

• Michelle S. returns to talk to Wendy about her bespoke bras. Be what??
• Marsha gets a taste of what's behind Farthingales' corsets
• Meanwhile BBs Deb and Michelle N. go bottoms up in panties

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Sunday, September 18

• Marsha from Seam of my Pants guest posts on Farthingales for the wrap-up post

Whoohoo! It's giveaway day today!

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Monday, September 19

Have you entered the giveaways yet? Today's your last chance.

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Tuesday, September 20

Giveaway winners announced on all the blogs:

Life of a Fairy Bra Mother, Little Heart Threads, Glitter in my Coffee, Michelle's Creations, Mrs. Weaver's Finest Unmentionables, Braphoria, Gracious Threads, Élégantine!, Shelaine's Designs, That's so Venice, Sprouting Jubejube, Flying by the Seam of my Pants, The Wild Stitch, Farthingales Corset Blog

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After September 20

• Come back to visit all the blogs for followup posts. It's always fun!
• Craftsy class discounts expire at midnight Sept. 30

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Canada Cups, Cross Your Heart Relay - Jalie 2568

I bet you all want to see what I made using Jalie 2568. Well I can tell you I now have a full drawer of band new undies! I played around with the different styles available in the pattern, and also the different sizes...One thing for sure, smaller sizes are waaaayyyy cuter than the bigger sizes!

Je suis convaincue, que vous êtes curieuses de voir ce que j'ai fait avec le patron Jalie 2568. Je peux maintenant dire que j'ai un tiroir tout plein de nouvelles bobettes! J'ai profité de cette occasion d'essayer différent tissus et types d'élastiques. Je peux aussi confirmer que les bobettes en petite taille sont pas mal plus cute! 

    

I worked with different fabrics and elastic just to see what the results would be. the first pair with the orange trim is almost a mesh type fabric with a good amount of stretch in both directions, and the orange is fold over elastic (FOE). The fabric is very light weight but easy enough to sew because it isn't silky. 

I used a picot elastic and a three step zigzig to stitch on the elastic to avoid having the stitches pop. The fabric is a cotton lycra blend. No elastic needed at the legs with the boycut, I just finshed off the hem using my twin needle.  

Donc pour commencer, la première paire, j'ai fait avec un tissu genre mesh bien extensible des deux sens,  et la finissions est faite avec un élastique plié double orange. C’était assez facile à coudre parce-que le tissu n'est pas soyeux. 

Ensuite j'ai essayé la finition avec un élastique picot, j'ai pris le point zigzag a trois étapes pour éviter que mon fil casse. Pour la jambe j'ai simplement pris mon aiguille double. Ce n'est pas nécessaire de mettre un élastique pour la coupe garçonne.        

Now get ready for the cutest thing EVER! I was able to make a pair for the JubeJube in my left overs! All this using the same pattern because this pattern contains 27 sizes! The fit is perfect on her too. I get discouraged by the undies in the girls' clothing department, the fabric is so flimsy and the elastics come apart after two washes. I love that this cut of undies gives children that full coverage. 

Maintenant vous comprenez ce que je voulais dire...pas mal cute la paire que j'ai fait pour JubeJube à partir de mes reste. Et bien sure un seule patron a acheter parce-que les 27 grandeurs sont incluent. J'ai tellement horreur des petites culottes qu'on retrouve dans le départements des filles, le tissu et tellement mince et les élastique ne tiennent plus après deux lavages. Je peux aussi confirmer que cette coupe donne vraiment une belle couverture où nécessaire ;) 

OK, one last pair...The Brazilian cut. These are so quick to make especially if you already have the lace band available to you. 

Dernière paire, la coupe Brésilienne. Super facile a faire si vous avez les bandes de dentelle. 

Literally two seams to sew (I used my serger) and then stitching in the lining...and done! 

C'est vraiment simplement deux coutures (j'ai utiliser ma surjeteuse) et ensuite de pique la doublure, et c'est fini!  

Tomorrow you get to see what I made after having view Beverly's Construction and Fit panties class available on Craftsy...and guess what, I have an awesome deal for you...using my affiliate link you can get the class for half off (for a limited time). 

Demain je vous montre ce que j'ai fait apres avoir pris le cours "Construction and Fit panties class" de Beverly. ET en plus vous pouvez profiter d'un rabais de 50%sur ce cours avec mon lien affilié (pour une durée limité) 

* I got the pattern for free in exchange for the review, but all opinions are my own!

Giveaways

Click the image below now for a chance to win a bundle of 3 Craftsy classes (your choice):

 Stay with us through to the end of the tour for a chance to win additional prizes:

• complete kits to make your own bra,
• bra- and swimsuit-making classes,
• fabric, and more ...

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Tour Schedule Itinerary

Follow the magical tour to see what we all have under our clothes

// Please note that none of these post links are available before the scheduled date. If you click on one too early, you will get an Error 404: Page not found. You know about those, right? //

♥

Sunday, September 11

• Beverly, our Fairy Bra Mother, launches with her airy fairy introduction

♥

Monday, September 12

• Valérie, la Élégantine, gets us airborne with some lingerie of her own, même en français & Her Bosom Buddy Michelle S. from Little Heart Threads, balances with more sweet lingerie
• Lisa who drinks Glitter in my Coffee brings us an Uplifting post
• Rachel of The Wild Stitch manages a little tête-à-tête with Emerald Erin

♥

Tuesday, September 13

• Lisa fits right in as a new Pin Up Girl & Her Bosom Buddy, Shelaine, also makes her first bra
• Rachelle gets up close and personal with Carrie from With Love Lingerie
• Valérie returns with a whole new Bosom Buddy to tell us about Miss Maika Fabrics (This girl gets around!)

♥

Wednesday, September 14

• Rachelle gets to the bottom of things with her review of a Craftsy class & Her surrogate Bosom Buddy Michelle N. from Michelle's Creations dishes on the same Craftsy class
• Jessica from Gracious Threads gets the skinny on our Fairy Bra Mother
• Deb of Sprouting Jubejube chats with Emilie from Jalie

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Thursday, September 15

• Karin gets chaotic (twice!) with corsets at Mrs. Weaver's Finest Unmentionables & Her BB Marsha flies by the seams of her pants into the corsetry web
• Shelaine is up to something and we have no idea what
• Michelle gets Mrs. Weaver to talk about her Finest Unmentionables

♥

Friday, September 16

• Wild Stitch Rachel tries her hands at designing her own assets & So does her Cross Country BB Jess from the west
• Valérie est du rétour avec une entrevue de Blackbird
• Michelle N. takes us to a secret spot in the centre of things

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Saturday, September 17

• Michelle S. returns to talk to Wendy about her bespoke bras. Be what??
• Marsha gets a taste of what's behind Farthingales' corsets
• Meanwhile BBs Deb and Michelle N. go bottoms up in panties

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Sunday, September 18

• Marsha from Seam of my Pants guest posts on Farthingales for the wrap-up post

Whoohoo! It's giveaway day today!

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Monday, September 19

Have you entered the giveaways yet? Today's your last chance.

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Tuesday, September 20

Giveaway winners announced on all the blogs:

Life of a Fairy Bra Mother, Little Heart Threads, Glitter in my Coffee, Michelle's Creations, Mrs. Weaver's Finest Unmentionables, Braphoria, Gracious Threads, Élégantine!, Shelaine's Designs, That's so Venice, Sprouting Jubejube, Flying by the Seam of my Pants, The Wild Stitch, Farthingales Corset Blog

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After September 20

• Come back to visit all the blogs for followup posts. It's always fun!
• Craftsy class discounts expire at midnight Sept. 30

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The Great Canadian Craftsy Tour...Surprise Giveaway!

Hello again!   We've just barely made it home after our Craftsy escapade all across Canada. We're unpacking our luggage and finding some great souvenirs from the trip, but it's just too much to keep for ourselves. And because you've been such perfect road trip companions, we'd like to share them with you. Up for grabs are 4 coveted prize packs from our travels, as well as the special gift that Craftsy sent to us while we were gone galavanting. Be quick about it! Giveaway closes soon.


  

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* This post contains affiliate links. If you visit one of those pages via my link, I may receive a small commission from the seller, at no additional cost to you.

First up is the Craftsy gift:

* Please note: If you entered this giveaway before Friday, April 8, your entry may not have been recorded correctly by Craftsy. Please enter again. This colourful tote bag kit includes the Rowan Three-Quarter Patch Tote pattern, some stunning Kaffe Fassett fabric, plus all the Pellon Fusible Fleece stabilizer you will need for the project. The only things you would have to add to this are a coordinating button, some thread and your time. Voila! You have a gorgeous tote that will be the envy of tote-al strangers. It's almost like instant Jello pudding, only better! Follow this link to enter before midnight April 11, 2016:

Enter to WIN a Tote-bag Kit

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The Souvenir Prizes

Prize A (Canadian, US and International entries accepted)

• 1 Craftsy Class: “Mix & Match: Clutch Bag Techniques” by Janelle MacKay of Emmaline Bags

Prize B (Open to Canadian residents only)

• $32CAD store voucher for Tangled Blossoms Design (Redeemable in fabric and S&H)
• The Manhattan Bag PDF Pattern
• The Manhattan Mama Hardware Kit

Prize C (Open to Canadian residents only)

• The Totes Ma Tote PDF Pattern
• The Totes Ma Tote Hardware Kit

Prize D (Canadian, US and International entries accepted)

• 1 PDF Purse Pattern (winner’s choice) from Blue Calla Sewing Patterns

 

How to Enter

Sign in to Rafflecopter below, or follow this link:

  a Rafflecopter giveaway

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Giveaway Rules:

• Prizes are awarded "as is". No substitutions.
• Deadline for entries is 10 AM PST on Monday, April 11.
• Winner's will be notified by email within 3 hours of the contest closing, and will then have 24 hours in which to respond to the organizers.
• It is each participant's responsibility to ensure they sign in to Rafflecopter with a valid email address, and also check their email accounts for notification.
• Entries requiring a blog post comment, social media follow, or trivia answer will be verified using the name provided by the participant.
• The giveaway is open to anyone worldwide. International or US residents who win a prize designated as for Canadian Residents Only may be required to pay for the additional shipping, or forfeit the prize. If said winner chooses to forfeit the prize, another winner will be chosen from the remaining eligible entries.

Many, many thanks to all the wonderful people who've followed us on The Great Canadian Craftsy Bag Tour. We hope you learned a little about our very large, diverse and beautiful country while you got a peek into some of our favourite Craftsy classes. And very special thanks to the amazing, supportive people who helped make the giveaway and our graphics just that much better: Celine from Blue Calla Patterns and Elle from Brand UR Shop Graphic Design. Take a bow ladies!

Happy travels until the next time we take you tripping and traipsing!

Marsha, Janelle, Deb, Fiona, Michelle, Reece, Shelaine & Ula

If you want to take a look back here are the links to all the fun stops on this Canadian tour!

Monday, April 4

Seam of my Pants -- Bag-Making Basics: Reversible Tote & Zipper Pouch with Kristin Link and Learn to Sew: Simple Bags with Nicole Vasbinder

Tuesday, April 5

Sprouting JubeJube -- Sew Sturdy: Home Organizers with Annie Unrein

Lulu & Celeste -- Sewing With Oilcloth: Bags & Baskets with Kathy McGee

Wednesday, April 6

Happy Okapi -- Sew Sturdy Travel Organizers with Annie Unrein

Thursday, April 7

Michelle's Creations -- Mix & Match: Clutch Bag Techniques with Janelle MacKay

Friday, April 8

Shelaine's Designs -- Sew Better Bags: The Weekend Duffel with Betz White

Tangled Blossom Designs -- 20 Essential Techniques for Better Bags with Lisa Lam

Saturday, April 9

Emmaline Bags -- Recap/Roundup

Sunday, April 10

Sur "prizes"

Great Canadian Craftsy Bag Tour

So excited to be on this fun little tour with fellow Canadians and Craftsy! This is one tour you won't want to miss. Every stop is a new project, and you'll nevery know what you might learn. 

So thanks to the people at Craftsy I got to take the Sew Sturdy Home Organizers class with Annie Unrein (affiliate link). Just so you know, I did get this class for free for the purpose of the tour, but all opinons are my own. 

I watched all the segments to this class, about 3 hours of how-to videos (I didn't watch all in one sitting). I downloaded the patterns, and got my shopping list ready. I did have an issue finding By Annie's Soft & Stable,  so I had to make due with other stabilizers. I'll be able to tell you what I used and how that worked for me.

This is how I started my morning. See where my focus was, yup you guessed it, on my coffee! I cut out my pieces and applied a fleece interfacing and then a firm polyester stabilizer. I wanted the basket to be firm enough that it wouldn't just collapse if I decided to stack them. I think the combination of fleece with the firm interfacing worked fine. I wouldn't have any worries about stacking the baskets either.

I decided that I was to start off with the smallest nesting basket, just in case I didn't like it or the interfacing that I used didn't give the results I wanted. Once everything was cut out and interfacing applied I was able to measure the handle and little vinyl pocket placement. One thing that is mentioned in the class is to keep that little piece of tissue paper on the vinyl so that the clear vinyl doesn't get lost in the shuffle...I want to add that its also a good idea to hold on to that piece of tissue paper for easy top stitching. Place the paper over the vinyl so that everything feeds nicely under the presser foot. Once you're done just rip the paper off.

I don't usually make bags or sew thick fabric and I know Wonder Clips are life savers for some of us...but when you don't have Wonder Clips you can always use office supplies? These binder clips really did the job, not sure they would work for everything you would use Wonder Clips for, but in this case...

Once I had finished sewing the base to the body I felt it looked a bit like a pot. A pretty pot, but still a pot and not a basket. I had to hurry and get that lid made. I thought of what I would put in my little pot looking basket and if it would still look like a pot with its tag in place a lid.

JubeJube thought it would look nice with her toys in it and begged me to put her stuffed rabbit in it. thoughts?

I'm thinking these would make great gift baskets. Give a gift with its own storage container? That could work. 

In the end I think its my rick rack that won a new home...a girl can never have too much rick rack! Only in Canada, you say? Pity!

Here are a few things that I really liked about the class:

• You get two projects to work on, the nesting baskets and the Catch All Caddy.
• A good explanation on interfacing and which one would  work best for this project.
• Tips and tricks that are discussed in the class.
• Easy pace and not too much information all in one sitting.  

I really feel like I was able to benifit from this class and got to learn something new.

Guess what! Crafsty is going to offer this class at a huge discount, just for you! How about 50% off this class, no code needed with my affiliate link! Offer expires April 12th, 2016.

Craftsy has also graciously sponsored a prize for a giveaway! Up for grabs is Rowan Three-Quarter Patch Tote Kit (includes PDF pattern and fabric)*, plus Pellon Fusible Fleece Interfacing*.  Just click >>HERE*<< to enter!

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Meet my fellow Canadian bloggers on this tour with Janelle on her blog, Emmaline Bags! So many more projects to take a look at! You'll also want to go check out Marsha's blog, Seam of My Pants...I think she's got somthing up her sleeve...

Tour Dates

Monday, April 4

Seam of my Pants -- Bag-Making Basics: Reversible Tote & Zipper Pouch with Kristin Link and Learn to Sew: Simple Bags with Nicole Vasbinder

Tuesday, April 5

Sprouting JubeJube -- Sew Sturdy: Home Organizers with Annie Unrein

Lulu & Celeste -- Sewing With Oilcloth: Bags & Baskets with Kathy McGee

Wednesday, April 6

Happy Okapi -- Sew Sturdy Travel Organizers with Annie Unrein

Thursday, April 7

Michelle's Creations -- Mix & Match: Clutch Bag Techniques with Janelle MacKay

Friday, April 8

Shelaine's Designs -- Sew Better Bags: The Weekend Duffel with Betz White

Tangled Blossom Designs -- 20 Essential Techniques for Better Bags with Lisa Lam

Saturday, April 9

Emmaline Bags -- Recap/Roundup

Sunday, April 10

Sur "prizes"

Until next time, xx.