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giveaway day winner!

Thank you so much to everyone who entered last week's fat quarter giveaway---I appreciated each and every comment! The lucky winner is Sandra. Congrats, Sandra! And thank you to everyone for playing along!

P.S. You can still snag your own Hearts in Cherry Blossom fat quarter over in the shop!
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giveaway day!

 

For everyone that's visiting today as part of Sew Mama Sew's Giveaway Day, welcome! My name is Caitlin, and I'm a quilter and owner of a small fabric shop specializing in fabrics from independent designers from around the world. A few random things about me:
  • I love working on English paper-piecing, especially when I travel, and am excited about an improv hexagonproject I started while visiting the...
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rounded corners + a giveaway!

 

This weekend I fell in love with rounded corners and bias binding. I typically avoid bias binding in my quilts---straight-grain binding is so easy to cut and creates little waste---but while taking Tara Rebman's Quilt-As-You-Go Patchwork Bags class on Craftsy, I was inspired to branch out.


The kind folks over at Craftsy (an online video classroom specializing in a variety of crafts including quil...
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giveaway winner!


Thank you so much to everyone who entered my little giveaway, and welcome to all of my new followers! The winner of the mini charm pack and pinback button is...



Congratulations, Melissa! Shoot me an email [saltyoat at gmail dot com] with your mailing address, and I'll get your package in the mail!
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giveaway day!


Welcome to everyone visiting as part of Sew Mama Sew's giveaway day! If this is your first time at Salty Oat, here's a mini round-up of some of my most popular posts over the past few years, to get you up to speed:
  • One of my first quilts was made from the bunting I hung up at my wedding. 
  • When learning to embroider, I stitched a sampler using a doily as my inspiration. 
  • I think napkins are fun to...
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