Foxes via post and pin

This sweet little sleepy fox is actually the front of a cherished card handmade by my friend Janelle!

We had a few comments already and we just wanted let everyone know how excited we would be to get FOX entries via post!!
We had contestants mail in their softies before, though we've never officially announced this option.. we are right now!! ;)

So please if you want to send us your foxes, we'll ship them all right back after the contest is over and we've had a few extra days to ooh and ahh over them.

Be sure to include your foxes name and address.. and we'll probably need your name as well. Ship entries to

Sew To Speak
4610 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43214

Source: etsy.com via Sew on Pinterest

Also for a little foxy inspiration I made up a special board on Sew To Speak's Pinterest... http://pinterest.com/sewtospeak/fashion-a-fox/ ...take a look at all the cuteness!!! I even found some PDF fox patterns that I repined there.

Source: handmadecharlotte.com via Sew on Pinterest

Source: handmadecharlotte.com via Sew on Pinterest

Fashion a FOX

Softie Contest!!

This sweet little snow fox finger puppet is from Mollie Makes Christmas, a lovely new book, in stock now!

Our Annual Holiday Softie contest is here again! You may remember our previous softie contests... this year's theme is FOXES! Deadline for entries is Saturday, December 8th, 5PM.

Here's how it works:
Stitch a fox and bring him or her in to Sew To Speak by December 8th. Starting on December 9th until 14th customers, including you, will vote for their favorite and on December 15th, from 11-3pm we will host a Holiday Party, the votes will be tallied and winners will be announced!

The official Contest Rules:
1. Your fox must be sewn. They can have other embellishments (embroidery, crochet, knit and etc.) but the body must be sewn.
2. They can be as small as you like but no bigger than 30 inches long.
3. You can use a pattern, book or create your own.
4. Softies must stay at the shoppe until December 24th and then they are yours to take home.
5. Your foxes need to be given a name, so we know what to call them!
6. All entries must be in by close (5pm) Saturday, December 8th. One entry per person.

THE PRIZES!:
1st place will take home a $30 gift certificate
2nd place a $20 gift certificate
3rd place a $15 gift certificate

All children who enter a softie will receive a special little something just for participating:)

Elephants On Parade

Holiday Party at Sew To Speak
Tomorrow - 10 - 5 PM

Stop by this Saturday for some holiday treats.

Voting for your favorite elephant contestant will end promtly at 1:30.

At 2 o'clock we will announce our winners and prizes will be given.

Thank you to all who participated. Your softies have been enjoyed by the masses.

Happy Holidays from Anita, April, Janelle, Emily, Mary and Sydney at Sew To Speak.

Make way for Elephants...

Our Annual Holiday Softie contest is here again! 

You may remember our previous softie contests. This year's theme is ELEPHANTS! Deadline for entries is December 10th.

Here's how it works:
Stitch an Elephant and bring him or her in to Sew To Speak by December 10th. We will have customers, including you, vote for their favorite elephant and on December 17th, from 2-5pm we will host a Holiday Party, the votes will be tallied and winners will be announced!

The official Contest Rules:
1. Elephants must be sewn. They can have other embellishments (embroidery, crochet, and etc.) but the body must be sewn.
2. They can be as small as you like but no bigger than 30 inches long.
3. You can use a pattern, book or create your own softie.
4. Softies must stay at the shoppe until Saturday, January 7th and then they are yours to take home.
5. Your elephants need to be given a name, so we know what to call them ;)
6. All entries must be in by close (5pm) Saturday, December 10th.

THE PRIZES!:
1st place will take home a $30 gift certificate
2nd place a $20 gift certificate
3rd place a $15 gift certificate

Craft A Kitty!

Holiday Softie Contest!

Some of you may remember our previous softie contests, last years Make a Mouse or 2008's Sew a Sheep. They were both so much fun and now it's time to do it again! This years theme: Craft a Kitty!

Here's how it works: Craft a Kitty and bring him or her in to Sew To Speak by December 4th. We will have customers, including you, vote for their favorite cat. On December 18th, from 2-5pm we will host a Holiday Party, the votes will be tallied, winners will be announced and prizes given.

The official Contest Rules:
1. Kitty's must be sewn. They can have other embellishments (embroidery, crochet, and etc.) but the body must be sewn.
2. They can be as small as you like but no bigger than 30 inches long.
3. You can use a pattern, book or create your own softie.
4. Softies must stay at the shoppe until Saturday, January 8th and then they are yours to take home.
5. Your cat must be given a name, so we know what to call them.
6. All entries must be in by close (5pm) Saturday, December 4th.

Prizes:
1st place will take home a $50 gift certificate
2nd place a $25 gift certificate
3rd place a $25 gift certificate

The cats featured here were made by Martha West using The Three Faces of Steve cat pattern from the book Denyse Schmidt Quilts.

We can't wait to meet your cats and kittens!

You can bring them in as soon as you like (officially due December 4th), we love to see them gather.

Meow.

And the winners are....

1st

Jack by Amanda Sasikirana

2nd

Midge by Ann Marie Jones

3rd

Molly Mouse by Mary Dugan

It was a really stiff competition! Thanks to all our wonderful participants!
Your meeses were all so cute and unique. We've loved having each and everyone of them. And just to say thanks we have a special little gift for all of you so be sure to take your envelope when you pick up your mouse. :)

Softie Contest

Make a Mouse!

Some of you may remember last years Sew a Sheep, Holiday Softie Contest... it was such a fun event that we've decided to do it again. Yet this year we're asking you to Make a Mouse! or you can make many mice if you like.

So here's the deal:

Make a Mouse and bring him or her in to Sew To Speak by December 5th. We will have customers, including you, judge the mice. On December 19th, from 2-5pm we will host a holiday party, the votes will be tallied, winners will be announced and prizes given.

Here's the official Contest Rules:

1. Mice must be sewn. They can have other embellishments (embroidery, crochet, and etc.) but the body must be sewn.

2. Mice can be as small as you like but no bigger than 30 inches long.

3. You can use a pattern, book or create your own softy.

4. Mice must stay at the store until January 9th and then they are yours to take home.

5. Your Mouse or Mice must be given a names, so we know what to call them.

6. All entries must be in by close (5pm) Saturday, December 5th.

Prizes: We've upped the ante this year!

1st place will take home a $50 gift certificate

2nd place a $25 gift certificate

3rd place a $25 gift certificate

The winner's will also be photographed and published here for everyones blog viewing pleasure!

We can't wait to meet your mice, so get to making and bring them in as soon as you like, but no later than Dec. 5th :)

Yeah!!

Healthy and happy.
Aelyn's back to her old tricks... running around "her" shoppe, eagerly awaiting customers to entertain by dancing to Moby, sprawling herself out in the middle of the sales floor...
or just sitting cutely on her shelf amongst the beautiful prints of Anna Maria. :)




Meanwhile I finally had a chance to do a little photo shoot with the adorable winners of our Holiday Sheep Contest.
Here they are as voted by you...

Winners!

Adult division

1st place : Alfi
made by Martha

2nd place: Petey
made by: AnnMarie

3rd place: Tastie
made by Holly

Young Sewers Division

1st place: Bluebell
made by Sarah

2nd place: Shearie
made by Annalise

Congratulations! And thanks again to everyone who entered. It was so much fun seeing all the wonderful and uniquely personal sheep each maker came up with. May you continue making happy little buddies like these.. because you are never to old for something soft and friendly!

The Gangs All Here

Hi friends,
The contestants have all gathered to graze in our front window and the votes have been pouring in. Thank you all for the wonderful response to our contest. We have 15 in the adult division and 2 in the young sewers division. If you haven't seen them yet you must stop in to check them out. Today is the last day to vote for your favorites from each division. It's truly a tough choice, they are all so unique and cute. Your winners will be announced and the prizes will be given in the Shoppe at our Sheep Celebration, this Saturday, Dec. 20th, 11-5.

Here are just a few of the members of furry flock...

(President Lambert)

For those of you that can't make it in this Saturday, I'll be sure to post pictures of the winning sheep and the names of their makers some time in the coming week.

Have a happy weekend.
bahhh.....

SEW A SHEEP - Holiday Softie Contest!

At Sew to Speak we love our little softy, plushy, squishy sewn animal friends. They are fun to sew and always take on a personality of their own. You absolutely cannot make a mistake on these... they're just certain to turn out adorable.

So we want you to have the joy of making an animal... namely a Sheep and an opportunity to win a prize for doing it.

Here's the deal.... Sew a Sheep and bring it to Sew to Speak by Dec.9th. We will have customers, that includes you, judge the sheep. On Dec. 20th we'll have a holiday party and give out the prizes.

Here's the official Contest Rules:

1. Sheep must be sewn. They can have other embellishments (embroidery, crochet, and etc.) but the body must be sewn.

2. Sheep can be as small as you like but no bigger than 30 inches long.

3. You can use a pattern, book or create your own softy.

4. Sheep must stay at the store until January 3rd and then they are yours.

5. Your Sheep must be given a name, so we know what to call it.

6. All entries must be in by close (7pm) Tuesday, Dec. 9th.

There will be two devisions, Kids - up to 15 years, and Adults - ages 16 and up. Prizes will be given for each devision, so adults and kids each will have a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prize.

1st place a $25 gift certificate

2nd place one yard of fabric, your choice

3rd place a half yard of fabric, your choice

Also... You may enter more than one if you wish.

So don't be sheepish! Sew a Sheep and bring it in by Tuesday, Dec. 9th.

We can't wait to see them!

yours truly,

The Sew to Speak Team.