Rescue 911 ~ A Giveaway Winners Chosen

I'm a helper. There's nothing I love more 
than a friend in sewing distress.

"I'll be right over."

Kathy: Needed a little assistance making a Vintage Baby Quilt.

"No problem, I'll be right over"

I just hustled my little caboose to her house. We got to the point where we needed some pins.
Sure, she has pins. 
They were something out of a 1970's 
dress shirt from JC Penny's. 
Rusty and as sharp as my fingernails 
and left holes as big as my thumb in the fabric.

Hmmm....need to do a little measuring here.

Sure, she has a ruler. 
It looked like it had been sitting in a 
kindergartners desk with melted crayons 
and a Garfield sticker over the 3" marking.

Let's just do a little trimming of that.

Sure, she has scissors. 
She was just using them to scrape gum out of the carpet.

And rest assured, we made a few bloopers and yep, we need to unpick those.

Because I'm all about fixing our mistakes.

She handed me a fork. Is is lunchtime?

No, this is what I use to unpick the hems in my sons church pants.

THAT was the last straw.

So in order to keep with my 'helper bee-ness" I made up a little rescue sewing kit for her.

First, my very most favorite pins! 

They glide in and out like silk!

And they're blue and yellow!! How pretty!!

Dritz Quilting
100 Crystal Glasshead Pins

Size 1 7/8" .5mm

Nice SHARP scissors. 
Kind of girly and petite, so a husband 
or son won't be tempted to use it for skinning a deer.

Gotta have the measuring tape to line up 
all those mitered borders!

A needle threader and a seam ripper.

I've forgotten that most of the civilized world knows nothing about a seam ripper. My mother never owned one. I was raised using a razor blade and I have the scars to prove it. I guess a fork doesn't sound too bad. Do you own a seam ripper?? I mean they cost a whopping $1.69 at Joann's. Use your 40% off coupon and you are set back $1.01.

And now for the MAIN EVENT~ No decent do-gooder would DREAM of giving a sewing kit to someone without the essential pin cushion. And a homemade one would be even better!

Whew! Did you get all that? 

And I haven't even gotten to my thesis statement yet!

I LOVE THIS PIN CUSHION!

I've made them by the dozens. It's a darling pattern from my buddy Kimmie Poo Diehl. Kim Diehl to you, have a little respect. She has generously donated a couple of patterns for you, our loyal Thursday Giveaway Readers. I'm going to spend 3 more minutes and put together a cute little pin cushion kit just for you!! 

Kit equals=you do the work. :) I provide the material and pattern. I'm just trying to help your self-esteem grow. Hard work....didn't your mother tell you that??

Giveaway is for a pin cushion KIT. NOT a sewing kit. There will be no scissors, seam ripper or measuring tape. You will receive the pattern with cute little fabric to make your own pin cushions by the dozens.
Kimmie has a knack for writing patterns like nobody's business. She is clear, concise and thorough. Unlike, myself....see the dictionary under confusing, convoluted and caustic.

If you're still here.....leave a comment and tell me about your sewing kit. Make it up if you have to! Do YOU own a seam ripper??
THIS IS CUTENESS, people!!!

2 lucky girls..........Random drawing later tonight. You know the drill.
p.s Because I live so darn beautifully, I've also made one of those cute little baskets to put all of the goodies in. Pictures to come later.........