Sunday, February 20, 2011

Surfin' Sunday - Featuring Chasing Cottons - and a Giveaway!


Hi, all!


It's Sunday again - and today I'd like to introduce you to Rebecca, the wonderful creative mind behind Chasing Cottons!  She's one of the most inspiring bloggers I know - she has a very special and touching story behind her passion that you can read in her own words here.




Rebecca creates and blogs from the Central Coast of Australia, and she has the most marvelous creations!  Not only does she design quilts (I'll show you those in a minute!) but take a look at these....


Check out the tutorial for this innovative wall hanging here...


There's a tutorial for these great pot-holders here....
And she'll even show you how to do curved seams in her 
Sew Mama Sew tutorial for this fabulous birdcage pillow!


There's even a tutorial on her blog for how to pin-baste a quilt - something that can come in really handy when you're trying to work it out for yourself!


-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

But I have to say that my favorite designs are her quilts!  Check these out....


Sand Castle - my personal favorite!
Rolling Meadows - simple yet striking!

Star Jewels - I love the way this just glows!


Diamond Bouquet- published in Quilters Companion last month!!


Curlicue Crush - lots of curves - and she makes them easy!
Eden's Garden - more beautiful curves!
(An update - be sure to hop over to this blog post to see her newest creation - made with Sherbet Pips!)

And now, the best news of all - Rebecca is offering four of her great quilt patterns for a giveaway!!  To spread the wealth a little, I think we'll have two winners - each will get to choose two of Rebecca's patterns for her very own!  So what can you do to get in on a chance at this great loot?

*1*

Hop over to Rebecca's shop, then come back here and 
leave a comment telling me what your favorite pattern is!

*2*

While you're over at Rebecca's, 
you might want to follow her blog.  
If you do, leave a second comment letting me know 
for another entry!

*3*

If you become a follower of my blog, 
or if you are already a follower, 
leave another comment letting me know for a third entry!

*4*

If you blog about this giveaway, 
leave a comment with a link to your blogpost 
for a fourth and final entry!

Do as many or as few of these as you want - 
you can win with only one entry, you know!  
But you've got to enter to win!!

The giveaway will remain open until Saturday, 
February 26th at 5 p.m. CST.  
The winners will be announced on next week's 
Surfin' Sunday post!

-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-


I hope you enjoy Rebecca's blog as much as I do!  Thanks for dropping by, and be sure to check back next Sunday to see who gets to pick out two new quilt patterns!!

Later!

Sarah

107 comments:

  1. Wow, stunning designs. I would love a chance to win one of her patterns but if you are offering two, well that's twice as good. It was really hard to only pick one of them but I have to say that I love Eden's Garden. Thanks for the chance to win.

    ReplyDelete
  2. My favorite pattern is a tie between "Sand Castles" and "Curlicue Crush." I LOVE them! I would love to try those curves... thanks for the great giveaway!

    ReplyDelete
  3. I have become a follower of Rebecca's blog. So count me in for one more entry pretty please.

    ReplyDelete
  4. And yes I am already a follower of this great blog. Thanks again for a chance to win this great prize.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Star Jewels - although I wonder if it would still pop if not done in such bold colors. Must be braver when buying fabrics! Look forward to curves tutorial and the birds wall hanging is eye catching!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Star Jewels and Diamond Bouquet are my favorite patterns. Thank you for the opportunity to win one of them!

    ReplyDelete
  7. And I am already a follower of your blog :D

    ReplyDelete
  8. I'm already a follower of your blog too :-)

    ReplyDelete
  9. My favorite pattern would be Star jewels.

    ReplyDelete
  10. And here is the link to my blog telling about your giveaway
    http://aufildujardin.blogspot.com/2011/02/giveaway-at-confessions-of-fabric.html

    ReplyDelete
  11. It would have to be the Sand Castles..absolutely gorgeous!

    ReplyDelete
  12. I just became a follower of your blog by adding you to my Google Reader.

    ReplyDelete
  13. I love Eden's Garden. I spotted that one a few weeks ago. I love it. Star Jewels is a close second.

    ReplyDelete
  14. I already follow Rebecca's blog. Thanks for offering this giveaway.

    ReplyDelete
  15. I have been following your blog, too!
    Thanks for hosting this giveaway.

    ReplyDelete
  16. I love sand castles and rolling meadows!
    butler83ataoldotocom

    ReplyDelete
  17. I follow chasing cottons blog!
    butler83ataoldotcom

    ReplyDelete
  18. I follow your blog!
    butler83ataoldotcom

    ReplyDelete
  19. I think I like the star jewwls pattern the best!

    ReplyDelete
  20. I'm now following her blog too. ;)

    ReplyDelete
  21. Star Jewels would be my favorie. Thanks for a chance to win.

    ReplyDelete
  22. I just became a follower of Rebecca's blog.

    ReplyDelete
  23. I'm a follower of your blog - that's why I'm getting these chances...

    ReplyDelete
  24. Eden's Garden is my fav - I love how it looks like the flowers are floating on the fabric.

    ReplyDelete
  25. Here is my post http://karatequilter.blogspot.com/2011/02/you-can-be-winner.html

    ReplyDelete
  26. I now follow Rebecca's blog - that's for making me aware of it. Its a great blog!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  27. Gorgeous works of art...including the pot holders.

    My favorite patterns currently available is Sand Castles and Star Jewels. I also really love Birds of Paradise.

    Thanks for the chance in the giveaway and for featuring these bloggers. I'm finding a LOT of people to follow. =)

    ReplyDelete
  28. I already follow your blog through Bloglines.

    ReplyDelete
  29. I now follow Chasing Cottons. Thanks again for introducing her into my world. =)

    ReplyDelete
  30. I already follow chasing cottons

    ReplyDelete
  31. I love Eden's Garden. It's gorgeous!

    ReplyDelete
  32. I am now a follower of Chasing Cottons

    ReplyDelete
  33. I am a follower of yours as well!

    ReplyDelete
  34. I love the Star Jewels pattern! Thanks for the chance to win:)

    ReplyDelete
  35. I visited The shop and I like Star Jewels and Sand Castles best.

    ReplyDelete
  36. I like Eden's Garden best. Curves make me nervous but I would like to try :)

    ReplyDelete
  37. I just became a follower of Rebecca's blog.

    ReplyDelete
  38. I am already a follower of your blog.

    ReplyDelete
  39. I just finished making a quilt from her Rolling Meadows patterns! I'd love to try the Curlicue Crush pattern next! THANKS for the chance!
    ourbusylittlebunch(at)hotmail(dot)com

    ReplyDelete
  40. I follow Rebecca's blog :)
    ourbusylittlebunch(at)hotmail(dot)com

    ReplyDelete
  41. I follow your blog :)
    ourbusylittlebunch(at)hotmail(dot)com

    ReplyDelete
  42. I think Star Jewels is an amazing pattern! Thanks for introducing Rebecca. Her designs are beautiful.

    ReplyDelete
  43. Thanks for a great gi away. I love Rebecca blog and patterns. I would love to make curlicue crush.

    ReplyDelete
  44. Curlique Crush is my favorite! Thanks for the introduction to another great artist.

    ReplyDelete
  45. Curlicue Crush caught my eye immediately, want it! Would love to win it...

    ReplyDelete
  46. And I became a follower on Chasing Cottons. (C'mon Curlicue Crush...)

    ReplyDelete
  47. My favorite pattern is Star Jewels! Thanks for the opportunity to enter your giveaway.

    ReplyDelete
  48. Rolling Meadows is lovely and easy and I love Jelly Rolls

    ReplyDelete
  49. I am a regular follower of your wonderful blog!!

    ReplyDelete
  50. I follow Rebecca's blog and it's just lovely

    ReplyDelete
  51. I also already follow your blog and I love your background, it's fantastic.

    ReplyDelete
  52. I love Eden'S garden. It makes me so happy :)
    Thank you for the chance to win!

    ReplyDelete
  53. so nice! Love Sand CAstle and the Star quilt. joleehamlin [at] comcast [dot] net

    ReplyDelete
  54. follow you on gfc. joleehamlin [at] comcast [dot] net

    ReplyDelete
  55. follow her blog. joleehamlin [at] comcast [dot] net

    ReplyDelete
  56. My favorite chasingcottons pattern right now is Eden's Garden. If win, would choose Rolling Meadows as the second pattern. Thanks for the opportunity to enter this giveaway.

    ReplyDelete
  57. I think I have to agree with the majority. Eden's Garden. Sweet.

    ReplyDelete
  58. I already follow chasingcottons blog. I started reading Rebecca's blog before she became famous. alternate email mlwright29(at) hotmail(dot)com

    ReplyDelete
  59. I already follow your blog. alternate email mlwright29(at) hotmail(dot)com

    ReplyDelete
  60. I blogged about your giveaway. =) http://highpitchedbarking.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/giveaway-at-sarahs/

    ReplyDelete
  61. I blogged about your giveaway here!
    http://quiltyhabit.blogspot.com/2011/02/scrappy-sunday-finally-red.html

    ReplyDelete
  62. I included your giveaway in my blog today:
    http://straystitches1.blogspot.com/2011/02/presidents-daydid-you-know.html

    ReplyDelete
  63. I like Diamond Bouquet. Thanks for the giveaway.

    ReplyDelete
  64. I would have to say that my favorite pattern is Eden's Garden with Sand Castles being a very close 2nd. I also really like the Curlicue Crush but it just looks hard!

    ReplyDelete
  65. I now follow Rebecca's blog...and probably spent close to an hour looking around it. :)

    ReplyDelete
  66. I blogged about Chasing Cottons and your giveaway - http://salliessampler.blogspot.com/2011/02/chasing-cottons-pattern-giveaway.html

    ReplyDelete
  67. I'm already a follower of your blog :)

    ReplyDelete
  68. I blogged about it but I doubt anyone will see it as I just started a blog and the only follower I have is my husband...lol. So you don't have to count this as an entry if you don't want to.

    http://domesticass.blogspot.com/2011/02/block-weekend.html

    ReplyDelete
  69. The sand castle pattern is great for Far Away prints!

    ReplyDelete
  70. I really like the Curlicue Crush Pattern. Thanks for the giveaway offer.

    ReplyDelete
  71. Very cute patterns. My favorite is sand castles.

    ReplyDelete
  72. I am a follower of chasing cottons.

    ReplyDelete
  73. I am a follower of your blog and have enjoyed reading your posts for a while now. Thanks for the chance to win in your giveaway.

    ReplyDelete
  74. I'm having trouble picking just one! They all are adorable! I think my favorite of them all though is the Curlicue Crush followed ever so closely by the Star Jewels.

    Thanks for the introduction to this great designer!
    Sandy A

    ReplyDelete
  75. I just signed up to follow her blog, too.
    Sandy A

    ReplyDelete
  76. And I already follow your blog!

    Sandy A

    ReplyDelete
  77. Already a stalker, oops I mean follower of yours :-)

    ReplyDelete
  78. Already a follower of Rebecca's.

    ReplyDelete
  79. I really like Diamond Bouquet but Star Jewels is pretty cool too.

    ReplyDelete
  80. I am now a follower of Rebecca's blog, thanks to Judi @ http://karatequilter.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  81. I am now a follower..
    http://dogwoodberries.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  82. Diamond Bouquet is calling my name.

    ReplyDelete
  83. LOVE star jewels and really need to find the time to make it myself!

    ReplyDelete
  84. I am now a follower of Rebecca's blog. THANKS!

    ReplyDelete
  85. I've been a follower of your blog for a while now. Thanks for the chance to win.

    ReplyDelete
  86. I love Rebecca's blog! My favorite of her quilts is the Curlicue Crush. It was fun today to see all the different versions.

    Thanks for the giveaway.

    wordygirl at earthlink dot net

    ReplyDelete

Comments make me smile!! If you want a PDF of a pattern, PLEASE leave your email address in your comment, or email me directly at salliesue57 (at) gmail (dot) com!