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Hello! I'm Suzannah, a serious DIYer and mom of two little ones. Follow along with my DIY fixer upper house renovations, sewing and crafty projects, real food recipes, and de-stressing goals.
I believe you can love your home just the way it is, AND have the power to design and make big changes to make it better.
I'm also the author of DIY Wardrobe Makeovers!

Lovely new print patterns, and a giveaway!

Jessica and Ericka are our sponsors over at Violette Field Threads--lovely patterns for little ones and all kinds of fun ideas!  They do primarily PDF patterns but have just come out with a line of paper patterns.  They sent me a set to check out, and are giving away a set to one of you!!

Let me tell you, these patterns are BEAUTIFUL.  Some of the nicest-looking ones I've ever seen--beautiful photography (and adorable models, of course), color instructions with PHOTOS of the steps... what more could you ask for!?

Here are the three new paper patterns that you could win!

Take a look inside these lovely instruction books.

Even the back is pretty!

I haven't made any of them yet (my little cousin may be getting another gift pretty soon!) but so far they look great.  Clear instructions, nice quality paper, lots of sizes to choose from.

Check out all the adorable patterns at Violette Field Threads and see what strikes your fancy!

And, if you want to win the giveaway of the three paper patterns, here are the rules:
**Be sure you leave your email address or a way to contact you if you win!


For extra entries:
**FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO, LEAVE A COMMENT FOR AN EXTRA ENTRY!

Giveaway ends at midnight PST on Saturday, May 5th and the winner will be announced May 6th. Good luck!

And until then... Violette Field Threads has generous discount offers if you buy multiple patterns, up to 20% off! Check it out!

110 comments

  1. Oooh I LOVE this pattern company! I haven't bought anything yet but I've been ogling that Vivienne skirt for a while now. The new Emmaline dress is gorgeous, too!

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  2. I'm a twitter follower (SweetStitches)

    Melissa
    sewsweetstitches_on_etsy at yahoo

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  3. I liked VFT on facebook

    Melissa
    sewsweetstitches_on_etsy at yahoo

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  4. I liked AID on facebook

    Melissa
    sewsweetstitches_on_etsy at yahoo

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  5. oh so pretty!! i love the chloe and the fiona.

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  6. Chloe and Emmeline. Those chevrons are killing me!

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  7. I love the Ginger and the Molly jacket!

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  8. I follow you on Twitter.

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  9. I liked VFT on facebook.

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  10. My favorite is the Emmaline pattern! I totally want to buy it right now!

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  11. I already "like" Violette Field Threads on FB :)

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  12. I already "like" Adventures in Dressmaking FB :)

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  13. Following you on Twitter too! :) (fancy_belle)

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  14. Oh, I would just LOVE the Vivienne skirt for my little toddler!

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    1. And I should mention my email is polkadotoverload [at] me [dot] com

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  15. And I've liked VFT on FB...

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  16. And I've liked Adventures in Dressmaking on FB.

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  17. and I'm following Adventures in Dressmaking on Twitter.

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  18. I agree- lovely photography of their creations!

    I think the Emmaline is my favorite- perfect for my 8yo girl and 4yo niece!

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  19. I also follow you on Twitter (Jasarem)

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  20. I love the Chloe pattern-- it's beautiful!

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  21. I like the Emmaline dress the best, with Stella as a close second. I have an almost 3 year old daughter who would look lovely in both dresses. However, I like the Emmaline design better because I have been toying with the idea of mommy and me dresses. I think it would be so cute to make matching maxi dresses!

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  22. love the emmaline maxi dress!!!

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  23. i like violette threads on facebook already

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  24. I now like adventures in dressmaking on facebook

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  25. I love the Chloe dress, so classic and princess-like!

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  26. I drool over their patterns often!! I would love Stella for my little girl.

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  27. I liked VFT on Facebook!

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  28. My favorite pattern has to be the Molly pattern.
    emstone28@gmail.com

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  29. I liked Adventures in dressmaking on Facebook.

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  30. I already follow you on twitter!

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  31. I retweeted your tweet about the contest!

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  32. I already follow VFT on FB.
    emstone28@gmail.com

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  33. I also shared on Facebook! divinedime at gmail dot com

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  34. My favorite pattern is the Vivienne skirt. I've been eyeing it for a while and it would be so fun to win it!

    olympicsleeper(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  35. Love the green Molly jacket!

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  36. I love the Chloe pattern

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  37. I liked VFT on Facebook.

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  38. I've followed you on Twitter.

    My contact email is on my profile. Thanks!

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  39. I like Adele, Viola, and Olive. Couldn't pick just one.

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  40. I liked them on fb

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  41. shared giveaway on my fb

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  42. I love the Emmaline dress. Not sure my 3 yr old would go for the maxi dress style, but I'm willing to try!
    cbakertroublemaker@hotmail.com

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  43. I follow you on FB!
    cbakertroublemaker@hotmail.com

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  44. I follow Violette Fields on FB!
    cbakertroublemaker@hotmail.com

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  45. I love the Elise top
    mgrame00@gmail.com

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  46. I Like Violette Field Threads on Facebook- Michelle Frame
    mframe00@gmail.com

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  47. I Like Adventures in Dressmaking on Facebook- Michelle Frame
    mframe00@gmail.com

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  48. I was just looking at Violette Fields patterns! My daughter is a little fashionista and desperately wants a vivienne skirt!

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  49. I would really like to sew the Chloe dress for my daughter !

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  50. I like the Audrey dress a lot!

    rachaelclayson at gmail

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  51. I liked Adventures in Dressmaking on Facebook!

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  52. I liked Violette Fields Threads on Facebook!

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  53. I shared the giveaway on Facebook!

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  54. Chloe Dress is my all time favorite pattern!!!

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  55. Oh my, Chloe is my favourite http://violettefieldthreads.com/collections/dress-patterns/products/chloe-dress-pattern. laura.toomast/at/gmail.com

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  56. I liked Violette Field Threads in facebook. laura.toomast/at/gmail.com

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  57. Also liked Adventures in Dressmaking in facebook! laura.toomast/at/gmail.com

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  58. Vivienne. That is so cute I would wear it!!!

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  59. Vivienne. That is so cute I would wear it!!!

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  60. I LOVE the Penelope skirt pattern. My daughter would look SO cute in it!
    morgamurph at gmaildot com

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  61. I love the Olive pattern for my big little girl and Ginger for my little little girl!

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  62. wow. I would love to see patterns for adults come like this! So well done!

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  63. I love the emmaline and ginger patterns but they are all super cute!

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  64. I love the emmaline dress. Every southern girl needs a dress like that I have three little southern belles!

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  65. I also liked you (adventures in dressmaking) on facebook!

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  66. I "liked" violet field threads on facebook. Here's to winning!! :-)

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  67. So much cuteness but I'm really drawn to Audrey. Very classic.

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  68. That Molly jacket is adorable.

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  69. I love love the Vivienne! laceysvette@hotmail.com

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  70. I like Adventures in Dressmaking on FB

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  71. I like Violette Field Threads on FB

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  72. Chloe pattern looks very attractive to me!

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  73. Emmaline dress is so cute. Loved it.

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  74. Liked Violette Field Thread at FB.

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  75. Liked your page on FB.

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  76. Follow you on twitter.

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  77. Tweeted - https://twitter.com/hueisei/status/194666087005159424

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  78. So much lovely choice! But going to go for Chloe - I've never made anything like it and would love the challenge.

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  79. Anonymous4/24/2012

    I love the Emmaline dress pattern!

    olivia.fillmer(at)carolina.rr.com

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  80. oh, I love the Vivienne pattern. But they are all lovely.

    tlnovak [at] mlnovak [dot] com

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  81. Anonymous4/24/2012

    I follow Violette Fields on FB. I have several of their patterns and they are fantastic and so easy to follow.

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  82. My favorite pattern is the Emmaline dress.

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  83. I like Violette Fields on facebook.

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  84. I like Adventures in Dressmaking on facebook.

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  85. i love the Emmaline dress it looks so adorable on a little girl!

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  86. Beautiful! My daughter would love the Vivienne skirt.

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  89. I love love love the Vivienne skirt!
    joellemarie72(at)yahoo(dot)com
    ps. sorry about the two previous deleted posts ... i realized i mistyped my email!

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  90. I like Adventures in Dressmaking on FB.
    joellemarie72(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  91. I like Violette Fields Threads on FB.
    joellemarie72(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  92. I love the Vienne skirt! It is so cute!!
    teralyn@familycampground.org

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  93. I love the Chloe Dress pattern

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  94. I Like Violette Field Threads on Facebook

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  95. Following you on Twitter @nmbrumfield

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  96. i made the vivienne, that came out very nice and so easy to alter for my almost impossible to fit daughter. now i want to try the charlotte

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  97. violette fields fb fan

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  98. adventures fb fan

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  99. My favorite pattern is Vivienne

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  100. Adventures in Dressmaking Fb Fan

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  101. Violette Field Fb fan

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  102. Anonymous4/29/2012

    I really love these patterns because I would just adore to make them for my little sister.

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  103. Anonymous4/29/2012

    I love the Stella pattern but adore the Chloe one even more. So glamorous!
    Jesusluvsthisgirl@yahoo.com

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  104. I love the Vivienne pattern and my girls would adore any clothes made from any of the patterns! Beautiful! sewingmamachronicles@yahoo.com

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  105. I liked VFT on facebook. sewingmamachronicles@yahoo.com

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  106. I also liked Adventures n Dressmaking on facebook.
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