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Tomorrow is the big day! Newsletter subscribers will find out what they have to do to enter our new contest! So if you are looking to get your hands on the brand-new Brother LB6800PRW Computerized Embroidery and Sewing Machine, make sure you are all signed up for the Prudent Mama Newsletter.

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And if a leisurely extra 5 day to completely your entry isn't enough, sign up for the newsletter and receive an exclusive discount from our brand new sponsor, pop & lolli. They make THE MOST ADORABLE fabric wall stickers. You'll never find wall art so fun, versatile, and earth-friendly as the gorgeous designs from Pop & Lolli. And the kids will go nuts for them too!

Cursed textured walls! I want in on this beautiful art!

Need to hear all about that beautiful Embroidery and Sewing (don't forget the sewing!) machine again? Read all about it after the jump...

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Contest: THE SEWING MACHINE DOUBLE DOWN!

If you subscribe to our newsletter, you already now about our Best. Contest. Yet. and are working away on your entries. Now it's time to tell all of the Prudent Mamas what they have to do to win one of these two amazing sewing machines that Brother has generously offered to provide!





Yes, that's right, we are giving away one Brother PC-420 PRW Limited Edition Project Runway Sewing Machine and one Limited Edition Project Runway Innov-ís 40 Sewing Machine.  These are the sewing machines Jacinda and I use to create all of our tutorials! For all the details on these amazing machines, visit this post.

Now get the scoop on how you can enter to win a brand new sewing machine in our Best. Contest. Yet: THE SEWING MACHINE DOUBLE DOWN after the jump!
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Best. Contest. Yet.

All of our gushing over our beloved sewing machines and our stalking of executives has finally paid off! Brother has generously offered to provide the prizes for our next Prudent Baby Contest. And what are these prizes you might ask?


Well they just so happen to be a Brother PC-420 PRW Limited Edition Project Runway Sewing Machine and a Limited Edition Project Runway Innov-ís 40 Sewing Machine. That's right, WE ARE GIVING AWAY TWO AMAZING BRAND NEW SEWING MACHINES: one of my machine and one of Jaime's machine!!!! You are wondering what you have to do to be entered into such an exciting contest, right? We can't tell you quite yet but if you are signed up for the monthly Prudent Mama newsletter, you will get the scoop on Thursday in the January edition. That's one week earlier than we announce the contest here on the blog! A full extra week to work on your entry! And if you haven't signed up yet, why not take care of that right here and now. We'll wait...

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Ok, so you're all signed up to get the scoop on how to win these babies.  Now it's time to learn more about these magical prize machines! See more pics and read a little more about both amazing Brother sewing machines after the jump...
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December Steals & Deals

It's that time again!  The December Prudent Mama Newsletter goes out tomorrow.  In this month's issue you'll find out about our new contest - and the winner recieves a $50 gift card to everyone's favorite lusty, crafty baking shop Bake it Pretty!  Use it on whatever your heart desires - I love the items featured above: Green Baroque Cupcake Wrappers, Biodegradable Snowflake Cupcake Toppers, Caribbean Blue Baker's Twin Mini Bundle, Mini Sweet Blossoms Gable Boxes.

This month's edition will also feature discount codes for savings from these awesome shops!  You'll just have to register for the newsletter to get the deals!

Gingercake Patterns

Aren't these just the cutest?  You'll be saving on them with a great discount code!

Succulent Love

These mailable kits are so fun to put together with the kiddos and great for the green-loving girl in your life.

Livity Store

Love their boys hats (and all their mom gear too). And their mission of sustainability and equitable trade isn't bad either.

Fabricworm
Save on fresh shipments of hot new collections from Echino and Nani Iro and more at our fave fabric shop.

So for all these steals and deals, a fun new holiday tute, our make+buy gift pairing suggestions, the winner of last month's contest, and the scoop on this month's contest, register for the Prudent Mama Newsletter now!

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Winner of the Fat Quarter Apron Contest!

Oh my, how hard was it to decide?  Ridic hard!  Cynthia (owner of Fabricworm, contest sponsor, and all around awesome human being), Jacinda, and my dorky self all had to pore over the entries, considering things like creativity, embellishment, and ability to follow the tutorial, yet make it unique in design.  They were all so beautiful, but the universal favorite and winner of the entire Anna Maria Horner Innocent Crush Fat Quarter collection is...(drumroll please)...

Jennifer of Patchwork Collaborative!

There's no denying that is a beautful apron!  We love the patchwork flower and the easy-breezy style.  Thank you to Jennifer and to everyone that entered our first contest!

This contest was such fun and we loved seeing all of the hundreds of entries. We hope you enjoyed making them and that you will use the Fat Quarter Apron Tutorial for fun holiday gifts! We hope you'll feel the love when you take a look at all of the entries again here:

Ladies, you take our breath away. We could not be more proud to be your friends. Stay tuned, because we'll be announcing the next contest shortly. Prudent Mamas who subscribe to the newsletter are already in the know and working away, but don't fret, you can subscribe here and we'll share the details on Prudent Baby soon!

Do you love this apron? Did we choose wisely? Let us know what you think in the comments, and you could be this weeks' Surprise Prize Winner!

November Steals & Deals!

Our second Prudent Mama Newsletter goes out tomorrow morning, so make sure you've signed up! We've lined up some exclusive deals from great brands with coupon codes only for subscribers. What kind of deals you ask? Well, that's a secret, but I'll give you a hint: You'll be saving on drooly-worthy fabrics like the Rolling Hills Bundle pictured above and special exclusive discounts from these brands:

Kartell


California Baby


Barefoot Books

Bridget & Lucy: A Pattern Line


and of course Fabricworm!


You'll also find out how you can win a Simplicty Bias Tape Making Kit, which includes a Bias Tape Maker, a super handy bias ruler, and a pair of 8" Simplicity dressmaker shears!

If you want the full scoop, you'll just have to subscribe right here!

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Want to win a Simplicity Bias Tape Maker?

With this magical machine you can quickly and easily make your own bias tape like this...

or like this...

I know you want it! Well you're in luck, because we are going to be giving away an awesome Bias Tape Making Set from Simplicity in our November contest! The awesome package from the lovely ladies at Simplicity includes a Bias Tape Maker, a super handy bias ruler, and a pair of 8" Simplicity dressmaker shears! What a fantastic prize, right?!

Prudent Mamas will find out all about it in the November Edition of our Prudent Mama Newsletter, so go ahead and sign up here so you get all the details: Prudent Mama Newsletter:

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Then go ahead and check out our video of the Simplicity Bias Tape Maker in action here, and get our tutorial on how to make Bias Tape here! And don't forget, our October Contest is still running. Learn all about the Fat Quarter Apron Challenge here, and get your pics to us before November 10th - you could win the entire Anna Maria Horner Innocent Crush Fat Quarter Collection from Fabricworm!



And remember, any comment you leave this week could win you some fancy schmancy mystery trim...

FAT QUARTER APRON CONTEST!

Do you want this?

You know you do! Well, here's your chance to win it...

Introducing our very first contest! Of course, if you subscribe to our Prudent Mama Newsletter you already knew about it - and many of you have already sent in your entries! OMG, they're GORG. Well, now the rest of you need to get to sewing because someone is going to win this AMAZING pack of 22 Anna Maria Horner Innocent Crush Fat Quarters (yes, that's the ENTIRE COLLECTION) courtesy of Fabricworm!

Here's how it works: Visit our Fat Quarter Apron Tutorial, read through it, then go ahead and sew one or more of your own. Add fun trim, cute embellishments, and make it super special and unique. Here's mine:

And see what Jacinda did with it? So cute!

Next, email us a picture of your creation (or creations) to contest@prudentbaby.com and we'll check them all out and pick a winner. Go ahead and leave a comment here letting us know you did it, too!

The winning apron will be featured on Prudent Baby and win the fabrics
above! And because they loved us enough to subscribe, Prudent Mamas got
an extra week to create their fat quarter aprons before we shared this contest
with y'all. So, if you want to be in the know ahead of time, subscribe to our newsletter here!

Everyone has until midnight November 10th to email us their Fat Quarter Apron images, and regretfully we can only ship this prize to addresses in North America. Now get to sewing!

EXTRA! EXTRA! This just in...

Another fabulous sponsor has signed on for the Prudent Mama Newsletter! And you have a few more hours to sign up to be in-the-know on exclusive discounts from crafty shops. Joining Minted, Fabricworm, and Bridget & Lucy in providing you with coupon codes in our first edition is, drumroll please...

Pretty & Preppy! They feature fun, functional, and useful items like water bottles, bibs, wallets, and more, all made with gorgeous fabrics that scream happy!

So cute right? All these coupons, AND a new contest that could win you the entire new Anna Maria Horner Innocent Crush Collection in fat quarter form. Hurry up, the newsletter goes out tonight! Sign Up Now!

A Different Kind of Link Love

As we mentioned, we are launching our first Prudent Mama Newsletter on October 5th. We've lined up some exclusive deals from AWESOME CRAFTY SHOPS! Like seriously good deals for feeding your crafting and sewing addictions with actual coupon codes only for subscribers. What kind of deals you ask? Well, that's a secret, but I'll give you a hint: You'll be saving on those drooly-worthy fabrics pictured above from Anna Maria Horner's new collection Innocent Crush - OR YOU COULD WIN THEM!

Oh, but I've said too much, you'll just have to subscribe for the full scoop.

Now, on to some link love for this issue's sponsors...

MINTED
The freshest designs on paper. This is THE place to order modern, stylish customized baby announcements, stationary, christmas cards, photo holiday cards, pretty much anything you can imagine and all super gorg. You can seriously theme up a great party with this selection.  These elephant party invites are my fave (of course)!


BRIDGET & LUCY
You'll be saving on fabulous patterns & kits from these awesome designers who specialize in little girl wear. The Ruffle Joy pattern? What little girl wouldn't get her mind blown by mommy making a skirt like that?

FABRICWORM
You know you love it, you know you want it: exclusive discount code to stock up on designer fabrics from our absolute fave shop.

But wait, there's more...
Subscribers will also be the first to hear about our new monthly contests and they'll get an extra week to enter! All the details of the first contest will be revealed in the newsletter, but I can tell you this... the winner receives this entire bundle of 22 fat quarters - that's the whole collection - of ANNA MARIA HORNER INNOCENT CRUSH, courtesy of FABRICWORM!


STOP IT! YOU KNOW YOU WANT IT!

So SUBSCRIBE NOW! Click here for the Prudent Mama Newsletter Subscription Form. Ok, now go tell your friends. And remember, leave a comment on this or any post this week and you could win that Sandi Henderson fat quarter up there on the left! Because we're givers.