Hi Friends! Today’s post is short and sweet; it is about gratitude.
Looking for the giveaway? It’s at the end of this post.
Giveaway is closed.. thank you so much to everyone who entered! I loved reading all your comments about what your are grateful for! Happy Holidays to all!
Gratitude
Some days it is easy to forget about the good things. I didn’t want to let this holiday season go by without telling you all how grateful I am to you. To those of you who read my blog posts and newsletters, those who purchase from my website or take my classes: thank you.
I am profoundly grateful that you spend some of your time and your quilting budget with me.
Free Pattern for post mastectomy patients
Recently a friend approached me as she wanted to write a pattern for a post mastectomy vest made from a T-shirt. The vest makes it easy to corral those pesky drains while being easy to put on and take off. She was making a couple of the camisoles for a family member going through this and thought it would be great to make the pattern available to others as well. Being a breast cancer survivor herself she knows the needs of a patient post mastectomy.
She asked me if I could hep her format the pattern and get it out in the world. Of course I said yes! It took a while to get it done but it is on my website, on the Tips and Tutorial page. The pattern is all Marybeth’s; I just put it together with her images and gave it a home to live on the internet.
Click here to check out the Comfort Camisole pattern. Please let anyone who might need this know where it is!
A year of Firsts!
This year has been especially exciting for me – the year my first digital fabric line, Blooming, hit the stores, the year my first batik fabric line, Paisley Got Mod, came out and the first year I opened a shop on Society 6 and had some of my designs on actual products!
I called the collection Winter Rose. I put a few of the designs on mugs and notebooks.
If you click on the image, using my affiliate link, it will take you to Society 6. You can see the mug and all the other designs I uploaded there!
How fun! I love a good notebook! Society 6 is a great place to find lots of unique designs on mugs, notebooks, pillows, phone cases and more. There are so many designs to choose from designers of all different styles and genres.
I have so enjoyed learning to do new things like design fabric and designs to put on other products and I hope to do more in the future.
Gratitude giveaway!
In honor of all the exciting things that happened this year, and in honor of all of you who support me and my business, it’s time for the last giveaway of the year! Normally I just do a fabric giveaway when a line first comes out but… since this year it’s MY fabric, I decided to do one last FQ bundle giveaway of BOTH Blooming and Paisley Got Mod!
To be entered for a chance to win one of these bundles, leave a comment on this blog post. You can leave any comment you want, but maybe you could tell me one good thing that happened for you this year or one thing you are grateful for? I would love to hear about you!
Giveaway is open to US only. Sorry but shipping cost are so much right now 🙁 .
Giveaway entry ends Monday night December 19th at 9pm MT (MT means Mountain Time or My Time -haha! )
Thank you again for a great year! I hope you have a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year! See you in 2023!
happy quilting!
Kate
P.S. I have a couple of my Paisley Got Mod strip packs left. See them here.
There is always something to be grateful for! Today, I’m grateful for my health and medical science who has developed vaccinations to keep us healthy. Being healthy and strong enables me to continue being a care giver for my 2 elderly friends. We all depend on each other in some way!
I am grateful that I live in a community of supportive friends. We are all Seniors and understand what true blessings long life and good health are.
I am grateful for my large sewing room (turned the master bedroom into my sewing center)
I’m grateful for all the friends who give me strength after a death in the family.
I am grateful my 12 year old grandson’s seizures have diminished greatly. They were diagnosed as functional seizures.
I am grateful for the continued support and encouragement from my friends for my quilting.
I am grateful for family.
I’ve had an up and down year in my biz. I learned a lot, for which I’m grateful. I’m even grateful for the failures, because I learned from them.
I’m especially grateful to have “met” you, Kate! I enjoyed the Sisterhood sew along, and I’m looking forward to our next collaboration.
Thank you for the chance to win! I am grateful for a great group of co-workers who make work fun! We’ve added a new member this year and they fit in perfectly.
I am thankful that I was able to travel with my husband from NH to the Grand Canyon, and 11 other National Parks, spend time with sister in Colorado, and see my grandson (now 9) who moved away when he was 5. I love your bright colors in your designs.
I am grateful for each day! My grandson lights up my life.
I am grateful for surviving breast cancer and being able to watch my grandchildren grow up and being able to quilt and sew again. Thank you for your videos and designs and the beautiful fabrics
I am thankful for being recently retired so I can participate more in my favorite fiber arts.
I am grateful for my family being together over THanksgiving. It was the first time in many years. We had a wonderful time, all 21 of us. ONly 2 grandsons missing. My heart was full.
I am grateful for my family and quilting friends, who I consider my worldwide family. I am also thankful to our quilting designers and bloggers, who inspire us to be ever so more creative.
I am so thankful for my family and friends. It has been a rough year, but God is good, and there is always a reason to HOPE!
Discovering all the wonderful quilt sites that gave a free block or pattern as their way of “giving back”
I am grateful that I found your site. I have several friends who have passed or still battling breast cancer and have become active in the fight for the cure and make everything from head scarves to mastectomy pillows. It made my heart sing when I saw your pattern for the Comfort Camisole. Donating a bright quilt and a camisole to our cancer center will bring hope and healing for women (and men) dealing with breast cancer. So grateful to be able to explore your site today!! Blessing
Thank you for being such a beautiful artist and fun person! I’m grateful to be regaining my health.
I am grateful for my puppy who came along when I most needed her! I am grateful for all my amazing friends as well.
I am grateful for you and your talents!! So glad you are in business!! I love that Paisley got mad!!! Wishing you and yours happy holidays!
I love your fabric lines and the products on Society6. I am grateful for finally getting around to taking my health seriously and losing over 90 pounds. And my two kitties??⬛
Thanks for the giveaway.
Happy Holidays Kate!
I am grateful that the Lord is in my life and walks with me everyday. Also that I have my sewing and quilting. I love fabrics and helping people with their machines problems. Love your fabrics, paisley and flowers prints has always been my favorites.
love your fabrics as well as your patterns!! thanks for your input to my quilting life
I am grateful to medical science advances and an awesome surgeon that gave me a new knee! I didn’t know how much I missed being more active.
At 80 years old I am very grateful and thankful to God for my good health and many blessings of family and friends.
I am so very greatful for those who support my Etsy shop of finished quilted items and for my pattern shop customers also! Congrats on your gorgeous fabric lines Kate. Happy Holidays!
I’m a huge fan of batiks, less lint and fraying. Paisley Got Mod is an awesome collection that I’d love to make something with.
I am grateful for family .
I love both your fat quarters bundle fabrics.
I’m grateful for family and friends that give companionship, support and encouragement in my life journey.
Your fabrics are beautiful. I love love batiks. I am grateful for a wonderful year full of friends, fabric and fun times. Life is good and I feel like a very lucky girl. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
I am grateful for my family and all the wonderful time we spend together.
I’m grateful for my family, which will be expanding soon when our first grandchild arrives! Your fabric lines are beautiful. Happy holidays! ?
My family is my life – 4 children, 7 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren – they are all so different. They do keep me busy! Each is a blessing in their own way. I am thankful after having battled cancer twice that I am in such good health. And, thank God for having been born with such a positive attitude – it conquers all!
I am grateful for my return to health after receiving 26 radiation treatments for non-cancer brain tumor and have so much empathy and compassion for others who are going through medical challenges more severe than mine. Looking forward to getting back to sewing. Your designs are wonderful and oh how I would love to win some new fabrics! Merry Christmas!
Thank you for this give away! I am grateful my husband’s chemo treatments continue to work and he is in remission. I am grateful a broken relationship with my daughter-in – law is healing. I am grateful to have a passion for quilting that calms me and I can make things for people and thank them for their kindness.
I am grateful for my family, including my furry family members. I am grateful for the world reopening.
I send you all the best wishes for the holiday season and that 2023 is as productive your you as 2022 was! The best thing for me, this year, was stepping outside my comfort zone and starting the Sisterhood BOM (let’s not talk about how it’s going, though, yeah?)
*for you
Wow, me.
Both of these fabric collections are bright, happy and sooo modern. I appreciated the Sisterhood sew along in 2022. I need to rework the partial seam blocks but this one won’t be a UFO for long. I’m grateful for the simpler life I’m working toward by not working so hard at it. Lol!
Good morning! I’m grateful I got to help celebrate my grandson’s one-year birthday and my granddaughter’s (in a different state) two-year birthday! They grow up so quickly – makes me realize how fast time flies!
I am thankful for every day I wake up and have another wonderful day of life.
I am grateful for my family and friends.
Also enjoy the on line quitting community and all it has to offer.
Merry Christmas
God Bless !!!!!
I am grateful for my extended family who really loves and supports one another. And for a community of people who are making a difference in the lives of local children in need. So grateful to be a part of their efforts.
I am thankful for my quilt friends helping me with a church fundraiser project.
I am grateful to see all three of my daughters this December. All live out of state now and I am anticipating the hugs already.
I continue to be grateful to be able to make Twin sized community service quilts with my stash! A passion of mine for 12 years ❤️. Your beautiful fabrics make me smile, as do the recipients of the quilts!
I have seen some of your posts about your friend being a breast cancer survivor . love that camisole.I am sure women who need it,love itI have worked in several breast centers and am thankful there is so much support.
I’m grateful for a lot of things- a year in a new home and a new community- making friends and finding a direction for a new season of life.
Two really cool things happened for me this year. Two of my quilt patterns were published in Martingale books! One was a Jelly Roll pattern, and the other for Charm Packs.
I’m thankful for each new glorious day God gives me to enjoy all the blessings he’s provided not only for me but for everyone.
Love the batiks! I’m grateful I survived the year and looking forward to what 2023 brings! There’s a lot of reading between the lines!!
Just being alive is something to be grateful for
A cancer survivor x4 minor and major and also having a loving family to be there
I am grateful for each day that I wake up and see the beautiful sunrise, hear the sounds of nature and and know that I have wonderful family and friends that I love and cherish!
There is so much to be grateful for in my life. The return of good health is number one. I am welcoming a beautiful daughter to my family and hope that in the next couple of years that that marriage will bring about even more blessings. My husband, my sons, my three beautiful grandsons make my life blessed and I am grateful to witness and participate in their lives.
I am thankful that I can still do my quilting with RA, some days it hurts just to walk. I am also thankful for my sister-in-law who helps me out by cutting my fabric so I can sew it back together lol.
I am grateful I met you. I enjoyed the Breakout class you taught through our guild. I smiled seeing your black and white cat. I love tuxedos. I have had 3. Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and continued success in the New Year.
I’m grateful my family has been healthy. I’m grateful I had the ability to purchase a longarm machine to fulfill one of my retirement needs.
I am grateful for each day because my life is so much better than I ever dreamed it could be. The most exciting event for me this year is that I entered my quilts in a judged show for the first time. And I won Second Place in my category! A happy and very surprising shock. Thank you for offering this giveaway of your lovely fabrics.
I am grateful for my husbands four months of sobriety, alcohol is a wicked evil. I am grateful for my health and can hopefully stay healthy until I reach medicare age in 3 years, LOL!
I’m in love with this fabric, it is so bright and cheerful.
Forgot to say I’m most grateful for my grown son and daughter who do so much for me as a senior and widow.
I am grateful for my my best friend who always checks up on me when we cannot get together or I am not feeling well!
I am grateful for my family and for my friends and my quilting hobby
This year I’m grateful that my oldest son got married to a wonderful woman that I love. I’m grateful that I was able to finish the Sisterhood quilt and gift it to a friend when she was going through a very difficult time. I’m grateful for a group of friends, who I see rarely, but when we get together once a year we are able to pick up as if we’d just seen each other the day before. And mostly I’m grateful for a loving husband who supports me in all the crazy project I get myself into (from making quilts to rewiring the Christmas tree).
I’m thankful that both of my daughters and grandson will be here for Christmas! Also thankful that I finished a quilt for my younger daughter in time for Christmas!
There is so much going on right now. Friends who have husbands that are sick, friends who are sick, people who have medical issues, but through it all we need to keep in mind what we are grateful for. I intend leave a journal in the kitchen, so when something pops into my mind, I can immediately write down what I am grateful for. My friend wanted to start keeping a gratitude journal and I think I will give her an early Christmas present. This way we can do it together.
I just love your fabrics! And the design on the mug is so sweet!
I am grateful for my husband who has put up with me for the last 50 years. He is supportive in quilting passion. And I am thankful that the Lord Jesus Christ came into this world and died on the cross to save us from our sins.
Beautiful thoughts and fabric. Thank you
I’m grateful for every day! I have the love of a wonderful man and our daughters, their husbands and my beautiful grandchildren. I’m so lucky to be able to get up every day and if I want I can sew. I’m scheduled for back surgery on the third of January and I hope to finish any more quilts. I appreciate the generosity of you Kate and the many others. Thank you.
I am grateful that I have the time, resources and ability to sew as it has added a lot of joy to my life and (I’m pretty sure) to the lives of some others when I give them handmade gifts. I am also grateful for bloggers (like you!) who generously share inspiration, ideas, tips, patterns, and even fabric with those who are interested in reading the blog. Thanks so much and have a wonderful holiday season!
I love your creativity! The colors and patterns are just in my taste. Please continue on.
Thank you.
Both of those bundles are beautiful! I am grateful for my health and for closing in on my running goals this year.
Happy Holidays to all!
I’m grateful for another year of life with my loving husband, great health & friends, and a happy retirement! Happy and prosperous New Year!
I am grateful for my family, my friends and my health
Love the great color of fabrics coming out.
Congratulations Kate for moving ahead with doing what you love to do! I am grateful for my beautiful girlfriends that embrace life to the fullest.
I am grateful for your talented designs and love the colors. Keep up the good work!
I am grateful for having so many friends in the quilting commu;ity. Even though I may never meet Kate in person, it seems you know her from so many videos and listening to her give so many wonderful patterns and ideas.. it makes me feel like a part of a big friendly family of like minded quilters. A great way to learn new ideas.
Blessings and prosperity for a wonderful year to everyone. Kate, I love both of your fabric lines! Hard to choose, but the paisley would be great for projects.
I’m grateful that my two sons in Florida survived the hurricane with no damages to their homes. I’m thankful that my daughter and her two daughters moved back close to me. I’m very grateful for all my Quilting friends who have helped me through the loss of my husband in 2020.
My being grateful is tied to being able to see; my DH had 2 eye surgeries and now sunshine! thanks for the chance to enjoy your Fabrics !
I am grateful for my life with all of the imperfections and perfections; I embrace the challenges and accept the failures and am working on thinking about failures as opportunities rather than stop signs/rejections.
I am grateful for my home, health, family and for the being able to meet all my basic needs and so much more; I intend to give more of everything this both physically and responsibly to improve the world in any small ways I possibly can.
Thank you.
This has been a year where I have counted my blessing over and over. After going through a extensive workup for a possible lung cancer ( I am a non-smoker), there came good news I did not have it. I thank you for your clear and easy to follow patterns. They gave me a place to go to where I could focus on what was just in front of me. Thank you! Merry Christmas.
I’m lucky enough to get up each morning with the opportunity to see all the surprising things that come along with every day, and I truly appreciate that. Thank you for your generosity in sharing your fabrics, your knowledge, and support
When my husband and I moved to this neighborhood most of the neighbors were our age, now “older” and starting to move away – which means new people moving in – the average age is 41! And KIDS all over the place! We even had a block party that lasted until the wee hours, then we all had BREAKFAST together. My husband passed this last year and all these people have helped me through this just by saying hi, letting me know they are here. And seeing all these kids, the Circle of Life. I am so grateful. Thanks for asking.
What a beautiful blessing to you, Joan, to be surrounded by lively neighbors who care about you and are supporting you as you adjust to your loss.
I am both grateful and thankful for the birth of my first grandchild.
So much to be grateful for! One unexpected blessing of the year was allowing my husband to talk me into trying running just one more time. (Long history of knee injuries in the past.) For the first time in my 65 years, I’m not only enjoying this sport I can share with my spouse, but I’m competing in 5Ks monthly. Getting healthier and feeling more confident are some nice side effects of this new activity.
Grateful for another year to celebrate Jesus’ birth. Thankful all my children and grandchildren will be together for Christmas which has not been possible since 2019.
Paisley Got Mod is gorgeous! I hope I’m the lucky recipient! Would make a lovely quilt.
The fabrics are gorgeous! I’m grateful that my grandchildren are healthy and enjoying all their activities.
I am grateful for my extended family and friends who has been incredibly supportive during a very difficult year for my immediate family. Thanks for all you share and wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season!
I am grateful that I am close to family.
I’m grateful for my family and friends who support me no matter what is happening in my life.
I am grateful for good health and all of my family!
I am thankful for all my family and friends and glad we can get together and enjoy each other’s company!
Beautiful fabric! Happy holidays!!
I am grateful we are getting over the flu at our house. Very grateful.
I’m so grateful for for my family and neighbors! We have been blessed this year with friends and family!
I’m grateful for my life filled with great health, unconditional love and the support of friends and family. I’m grateful for my sewing/quilting space and my abilities and creativity pursuing both. Thank you for your kindness and unselfish sharing.
I am grateful for so many things. At the top of my list is my wonderful family and my good friends.
I am very grateful that I will be seeing some of my grandchildren for Christmas ?
I’m so grateful for a wonderful husband and son. Also most grateful to be able to rescue/adopt two wonderful senior cats (12 and 15 years old from the Spca) that people were passing for the kittens. They are precious. Merry Christmas everyone.
I am great full for my daughter and son-in-law and grandchildren they have been with me through all of the medical issue have held me tight and now we a getting ready to have a joyful Christmas thanks to all there love
I’m grateful for the rain we’ve had this month!
I’m grateful for my family and friends.
I love the colors in the fabric bundle!
I am so grateful just to be alive and enjoying my life. Health issues nearly took my life several years ago, but during the recovery process I learned that thankfulness drives out a heart of despair. I am also grateful for you, Kate, and your generous spirit in sharing so much of your quilting knowledge with us! Congratulations on your wonderful year of firsts!
I am grateful to be able to see the beauty of trees and of light in all seasons and times of day.
I have many things to be grateful for, but most recently, my public speaking students finished up tribute speeches, in which they paid tribute to someone important to them. I have had the privilege of listening to them tell wonderful heartfelt stories about parents, grandparents, teachers, coaches, medical personnel, and even dogs. It’s been a heart-warming three days.
I am gratefull for the worldwide quilting community that has become my therapy to cope with breast cancer, heart surgery & the recent news that my wonderful husband of 41 years has stage 4 liver cancer. the generosity of quilt designers with wonderful patterns, beautiful fabrics and fun giveaways to inspire us!
I thank God for family and friends and for good health to do the things I love to do..
Love your cheerful fabrics.
I’m so grateful for making it through this year and looking forward to a promising 2023.
P.S. I have a U.S address
Wonderful line of fabrics as always! I wish you a wonderful holiday and Healthy & prosperous New Year! The gratefulness is being of the receiving end of your hard work and great imagination!
I am grateful for all the talented artists who so loving provide such beautiful fabric and patterns to the world! They are truly amazing. I am also grateful for my family and our health.
I am thankful for my family.
I’m thankful that my oldest daughter moved out of New York City and is now only an hour away. Also daughter #2 just received a job offer in her field and will be moving in January.
I am grateful that I met you! Your creativity is an inspiration and your fabric is not only beautiful, but fun too!
Although it’s been a tough year, healthwise, for some family members, including my husband, I’m grateful that they are on the mend. I’m hoping the new year will bring more favorable news on the health front.
Thank you for these generous fat quarters giveaways! Merry Christmas!
My heart is full of gratitude for my family. I lost my mom this year. She suffered from Alzheimers. I was able to spend 4 days talking, praying and laughing with her. Although I had not seen her in a couple of months she recognized me which lifted my heart. I care for her in her final days and I was there to supported my dad and siblings. She had a long and beautiful life and so much of who I am is because of her love and example. I miss her physical presence but I talk to her often and I know I will see her again.
I am grateful for my family. Grateful that everyone has made it thru this year between chemo, covid, and diagnosis’s.
I am also grateful that the arthritis in my hands has not stopped me from quilting by hand.
I’m grateful for the blessings that have been bestowed on my family.
Thank you for this giveaway. Wishing you a Happy Holiday.
I am thankful for wonderful friends and family. I’ve been blessed with another sweet grandnephew this year. My husband has a terrific job he loves. My youngest son is doing fantastic in college and is home right now for the holiday season. I finished the quilt I designed for my oldest daughter (3 years in the making). Good neighbors are always looking out for us. A great church family where the youth group visits shut-ins like myself (They were just here today caroling for me and bringing gifts). Yes, I have been blessed.
I am grateful for the doors that opened allowing me to move back to my hometown and buy the house next door to my 88 & 87 year old parents. It is a joy to share their lives while they are healthy and young at heart, and I love being here to help as needed. Plus, I am turning my mom (an expert garment sewist) into a quilter.
I am grateful that I have time to sew and that I have inspiration every day by just looking out my window.
There is so much to be grateful for each and every day: my husband and his improved health, my daughter, so thoughtful and kind, my son, who now is a recovering alcoholic, my grand daughters and my wonderful 5year-old great grandson. Each day I am grateful for just waking up ready to enjoy another day.
Kate, what two beautiful bundles! Thank you for the opportunity to win.
I’m just thankful to live another year, as I wake every morning. I’ve had a few friends die this year, and another just diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer, a real shock. She’s my longest known friend, quilter, seamstress, crafter extraordinaire that I’ve known, 45 years. My mother will be 93 in 2 weeks, and I hope to be able to live that long to everything and anything I’ve yet to do. I’m grateful my 5 siblings are still alive, and I get to talk to them or correspond with them daily and weekly.
If I win either of these beautiful bundles, I’d love to use it in a lap quilt I will be designing to give to her to use with her upcoming radiation and chemo treatments. I can’t not imagine her in my life even tho she’s 7 years older than me. Love knows no boundaries, and generations.
I am very thankful for my friends and family and their health. It has been a very rough few years but together we make it through ( and with faith!) Thank you for your generosity and wishing you and your family a happy and healthy holiday season!
I am grateful for my dog who,keeps me amused and coffee which keeps me from committing felonies. ?
Lots to be thankful for in this crazy world. Sewing soothes the soul!
I am so grateful for recently retiring.
I have put 30 years in at Walmart.
I love give aways!
Our project raised over $22,000 this year and $29,250 since Aug. 2021! All to help Wishes come true and to give joy to the Ronald McDonald House and Children’s Cancer Association. We make quilts and auction them off – all from donated fabrics and quilts from all across the nation. Our hearts are full of so much gratitude and joy. Please don’t hesitate to become a member. Also, we would be honored to receive quilts to help the Magic happen. https://www.facebook.com/groups/391673602349315
We were able to see all 4 of our granddaughters this year.
Grateful for spending the final months with my mother.
It is so kind of you to giveaway a bundle. It has been a sad year for me too many losses. I am looking on the bright side. I am here, still quilting and will drop off 15 quilts next week to our local Oncology unit. That is a blessing. I’m excited.
It is so kind of you to giveaway a bundle. It has been a sad year for me too many losses. I am looking on the bright side. I am here, still quilting and will drop off 15 quilts next week to our local Oncology unit. That is a blessing. I’m excited. 2023 is going to be a wonderful quilting year.
Thank you for the chance to win your beautiful fabric.
This year I met my fiancé. I am 40, and have never wanted to fall in love or get married, and then I met him, and my whole life changed and he showed me what caring in action looks like. We are best friends, and partners, and I love him very much. I am beyond grateful for his patience and love.
I am grateful for my sewing room, even though it means going up the hill to turn on the propane heater for 30 minutes to take the chill off; it will be finished next spring.
There are so many things we have to be thankful for. The first that came to mind is our grandchildren. We have quite a few.; each of them bring something new and different to the family. Then my husband and I will be retiring soon. Yippee! There will be more free time for hobbies, traveling, visiting friends and enjoying the grandkids! I have quilted since before I was a teenager and am grateful for all the new quilt tools, gorgeous fabrics, I especially love those batiks, and inspirational quilting and sewing bloggers and teachers. Technology has made learning so much easier! Yeats ago if you wanted to learn something new you would check a book out of the library. If they didn’t have it you would submit a request and wait two weeks for it to arrive. Lol Now all it takes is an online search! We are blessed. Years ago I started a gratitude journal and am glad I did.