Welcome October Sponsors!

Happy Monday! We're so excited to welcome sponsor friends, old and new, to Stumbles & Stitches!

These are some great small businesses that we are happy to support. We hope you'll give them a click and go check out their offerings. After all, it's time to stock up on supplies for holiday sewing and crafting!


Drygoods Design Online offers a fabulous selection of modern fabrics and handmade items, with free domestic shipping and low international rates. Owner Keli is a Seattle mom of two. You can find her on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest where she loves to plan projects with fabrics from various collections. During October, she is honoring Breast Cancer Awareness with 30% off all pink fabrics. 10% of proceeds from purchases made with code PINK30 will be donated to Susan G. Komen foundation.

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A Child's Dream Come True is a fantastic online source for wool felt, natural crafts and more. We love their 70+ colors of Holland Wool Felt for all kinds of projects, it's perfect for making Christmas ornaments! A Child's Dream just received a new shipment of beautiful wood puzzle toys from Russia, they can be found here. Owner Debbie is inviting Stumbles & Stitches readers to use the code STST to save $5 on your order of $30 or more. Good through October 23. You can find A Child's Dream Come True on Facebook here.

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Fat Quarter Shop has all the fabric you'd ever need to make a quilt and more! Owner Kimberly is proud of their excellent customer service and super fast shipping. Visit their website for exclusive quilt clubs, quilt kits and a huge selection of fat quarter bundles. They've recently unveiled their new It’s Sew Emma pattern company (website coming soon here). You can find Fat Quarter Shop on Facebook, Twitter and on Kimberly's blog The Jolly Jabber. Stay tuned for a Fat Quarter Shop giveaway coming soon!

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Fashionable Fabrics specializes in novelty and unique fashion fabrics. They have a great selection of Alexander Henry prints among many other designers. Check out their Halloween fabrics (Ghastlies!) and Christmas fabrics (Christmas Candy!). Fashionable Fabrics offers a $4.95 flat shipping rate on all US orders. You can find them on Facebook and Twitter.

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We are grateful to these lovely businesses for sponsoring us and helping us continue the work we do on this little blog.

For more information about advertising on Stumbles & Stitches, please visit our Sponsorship page.

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Fall is here, and the holidays are near!

We are opening our advertising column to new sponsors, with special pricing for the holiday months. Please check out our Advertising page for more information.


We love handmade, vintage and repurposed. We love fabric, yarn and felt. We love sewing, crafting, making. Sounds up your alley? Shoot us an email at stumblesstitches [at] ymail [dot] com to reserve your ad spot. We look forward to working with you!

Show and Tell: Magpie Patterns (and a GIVEAWAY!)

Happy Thursday everyone! It is a gray day here in Nashville, only 43 degrees. Last weekend it was 80 degrees! I heard that New York got a foot of snow, so I guess I shouldn't complain too much (especially since it will be 100 degrees outside soon enough).

Today I wanted to share what's caught my eye in the "new" section at Magpie Patterns! Amy does such a wonderful job curating her shop.

First up, I am in LOVE with this Grown Up Hoodie. The cables (are those considered cables?) up the back are just too cool. And, if I started knitting now, I might actually finish this in time for Fall!

Magpie Patterns Giveaway Winner!

Thank you to all our lovely readers who participated in our first sponsored giveaway this week. Magpie Patterns generously offered a $20 gift certificate to their shop.

And the lucky winner is... outside 'z' box!

Congratulations!   Please email us at stumblesstitches (at) ymail (dot) com so we can coordinate the delivery of your winnings!

Thanks again to everyone who participated. Stay tuned for more giveaways coming up soon! And make sure to check out Magpie Patterns for lovely patterns (for those last minute Christmas gifts!!) and a fab selection of crafty books.

Magpie Patterns: Introduction and Giveaway!

We're excited to introduce you to a new Stumbles & Stitches sponsor: Magpie Patterns!





Let me start out by saying that I look at a lot of independent online shops, and there are a few things that stand out to me when I visit a site for the first time. First, how does the site look and how easy is it to use? I need form and function, a beautiful site that is easy to order from and browse, that's organized in a way that makes sense to me. Secondly, does the site have a well curated selection of items?  And third, what do I know about the person running this small business? I like knowing that my purchase is helping someone that I would like to sit down with for a cup of coffee.



Magpie Patterns fits the bill on all three counts! Gorgeous layout and graphics, easy to navigate with fun and fitting search categories. A wonderful selection of patterns and books for knitting, embroidery, sewing, crochet and more. And a friendly, knowledgeable and creative person at the helm. (Check out her lovely blog Crafty Bird.)

I would be excited just to introduce you to Magpie Patterns, but to top it off Magpie has offered to give away a $20 gift certificate to their store to one of our lucky readers! (And, I should mention here that there are downloadable PDFs galore, so if you're looking for last minute gifts there's a good chance you can find a pattern or two with instant gratification for those last minute Christmas gifts.....)

To enter, go visit Magpie Patterns and take a look around (you might find some FREE PDFs while you are looking around, I noticed quite a few during my own visits the last couple of weeks). Then come back here to post a comment about your favorite pattern or book. For an extra chance to win, "Like" Magpie Patterns on Facebook, and post another comment here that you've done so!

That is 2 chances per person to enter the giveaway. Make sure to include contact info in your comment, like a blog link or email address. We'll accept entries through midnight on Friday 12/10. And we'll announce the winner on Saturday, 12/11. Good luck!

Here are some of our favorite things WE'D buy if we won:



French Press Felted Slippers pattern


Envelope Clutch pattern


Amelia hat knitting pattern


Festive Flock embroidery pattern


Felt Campfire sewing pattern


Spaceboy and Robot sewing pattern
Want to get your hands on some of these amazing patterns and books now? Magpie Patterns is offering a special discount for Stumbles & Stitches readers! Use DEC15 at the checkout to get 15% off your purchase until Friday, December 10! (You can always save the gift certificate for a rainy day, if you win!)

You can find Magpie Patterns in the following online spots:
- Shop
- Blog
- Facebook
- Twitter

Congratulations to V!  You've won our Magpie Patterns Giveaway.  Email us so we can connect you with Magpie!