one for allie + maybe one for you

i'm thrilled with the results of yesterday's project ::

here's to keeping the little one comfy+ cozy and enchanted by her new friends.

i love how the free-motion quilting aided in creating all those soft quilty lumps.  thanks to the 100% cotton fabrics + batting, it shrunk up to a perfectly baby-sized 22"x22".  next time i try this technique, i need to move a bit slower and really work on keeping the stitches closer together.  i think my excitement got the best of me this first time whirling around like that - but is that so wrong?

so here's the thing - i want to try this again, but am babyed out at the moment, having just finished this piece as well as a handknit blanket for another friend's newest addition.  i'd like to make another and it's a great opportunity for a... 

GIVEAWAY :: i want to make one for YOU!  that's right, a custom baby playmat/quilt - you pick the colors and then i'll handle the rest, from selecting the fabrics to putting it all together and even giving it a wash + tumble.

HOW TO ENTER :: you need to create a link back to this post on your own blog and in your post, be sure to mention the 2-3 main colors you'd like in your custom piece, if you win.  once you've done that, you are in the running - typepad and technorati will show me who has entered.  a winner will be chosen and announced right here on monday, november 3rd.  xoxo

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edited to add :: comments are now closed as a winner has been chosen, yippee!