It's giveaway day at SewMamaSew, and I'm so happy to be partcipating. Thank you for popping over to check out my giveaway. I hope you will stay awhile and poke around. The main focus of this blog is saving money and it includes tasty recipes, sewing projects and lots of other goodies. I have a very popular weekly newsletter that you can sign up for at www.groceryshrink.com It is free and spam free too. Just for signing up I'll send you my favorite homemade cleaning recipes. They are tried and true, will save you a bundle in cash and are healthy for your family too.
I had planned the lovely things I would make and giveaway, but life happened to me again. So I hope you don't mind that I am giving away a sewing pattern that I made myself and sell over at my shop www.blesseddesigns.net/store This pattern is our #1 seller and is fabulous for nursing, but just as lovely if you are not. It includes pieces for a sleep bra, nightgown, cami, and tummy cover (which makes a nice curvy tube top too.) It is sized for cups A-C, but has simple instructions to make a full bust adjustment for our well-blessed mamas. It is soft with no hardware, but the fabric is designed to cradle you like an underwire. It is a printed pattern with full size pieces on large heavy paper.
To enter, leave a comment. I'd love to hear a frugal thing you do or an area you wish you could cut back. I will choose a winner on Sunday night at 8pm by random number generator and notify her by email. Good luck! I hope you win.
It's so lovely for you do this giveaway, and I am signed up for your newsletter! One area I really need to cut back in is the amount of money I spend on the car! I drive wayyy too much and need to figure out ways to cut that down.
Posted by: Kate | May 26, 2009 at 09:58 PM
Something frugal I do is serve oatmeal (with frozen blueberries, cinnamon, bananas, etc) most days for breakfast because it's got to be the cheapest breakfast meal and we love the variety of toppings! Way cheaper than cold cereal, which we reserve for days when we're in a rush or for Dad when he has to be at work super early.
Posted by: angela | May 27, 2009 at 06:21 AM
One frugal thing I do is to grow my own veggies in my garden. I follow your blog on bloglines and I subscribe to your newsletter.
Posted by: Kim | May 27, 2009 at 08:54 AM
I check your blog all the time and am a reader of your newsletter. Frugal thing. I save our bread bags and use them to pack my lunch in. I also save the plastic fruit containers that you buy spinach or strawberries in and use them when taking food to someone's house so I dont have to worry about bringing it back. Hope I win! My husband and I are starting Financial Peace on Sunday. We are excited!
Posted by: Wendy | May 27, 2009 at 10:08 AM
i always buy in bulk!
Posted by: jenny kim | May 27, 2009 at 10:25 AM
I NEED this pattern! Not only is it ADORABLE, but my sweet twin girls in my tummy will appreciate easy access to their all you can drink cafe!
One frugal thing I do for the babies is surf Craigslist. I managed to snag a Double Snap and Go stroller for $30 (it retails for $99!).
Posted by: Melissa Ann | May 27, 2009 at 11:04 AM
One of the frugal things I have done lately is started quilting....It makes me use up all my fabric scraps that I used to throw away. It is sewing for free!
Posted by: Brooke | May 27, 2009 at 11:29 AM
cute pattern{s}.
something frugal we do...
we buy our meats at the butcher, and in big amounts.
then we come home, divide it all into meal portions and then we have meat for the month or months.
Posted by: rachel | May 27, 2009 at 11:35 AM
I love this pattern! I could have used this so many times in the past! Were have you been all my life! LOL
The most frugal thing I do is use coupons and shop sales. I try to plan my dinner menu every week by what is on sale and what I have coupons for.
Thanks for this great giveaway!
Posted by: Melissa | May 27, 2009 at 11:54 AM
Love this! I was just thinking that I needed to make something like this!
To save the earth and money I use cloth diapers!
I am giving one away on my blog!
Posted by: Andrea | May 27, 2009 at 12:08 PM
awesome patterns!
one frugal thing I enjoy is to shop for cheap overlarge t-shirts with neat designs on them at thrift stores/garage sales, then reconstruct them to look cute and fit properly - three of my favorite dressy shirts came from t-shirts ranging from 99 cents to 5 bucks.
Posted by: Sara | May 27, 2009 at 12:20 PM
Great patterns! Frugal things I do: shop sales, use coupons, shop thrift stores, and have shopping self control, great blog!
Posted by: Kate | May 27, 2009 at 12:27 PM
Frankly I've always been pretty frugal! I use coupons, shop at thrift stores, make a lot of mine own stuff, look online for deals, etc. Really anything I can think of!
Posted by: Kaye Prince | May 27, 2009 at 12:43 PM
I love refashioning clothes to save money! My daughter has a whole closet full of dresses made out her Daddy's old shirts!
Love the pattern!
Posted by: Ashlee | May 27, 2009 at 12:55 PM
We go resale shopping a lot, we hardly buy anything new. Thanks for the great giveaway! Love the patterns!
Posted by: Tara H. | May 27, 2009 at 01:02 PM
My frugalness comes through a lot in my blog, as I'm always posting ideas for ways to reuse and repurpose items that would otherwise be thrown away. Just recently I came up with a use for those plastic mesh orange bags that come with 5lbs of oranges- I turned it into a beach bag! I love recycling as much as I can.
Posted by: Marie | May 27, 2009 at 01:24 PM
I love your site, I am going to have to take sometime and look around. the giveaway is so sweet of you too.. My friend sent me a site thats all about this woman doing yoga for free at places and all the cool leftovers and things she puts in her oatmeal. I'll have to find it and send it to you. so cute..
thanks again!
Tricia
Posted by: Tricia | May 27, 2009 at 02:00 PM
fabulous! I really try to make things from scratch, b/c buying the supplies in bulk is less expensive than buying a pre-packaged thing - whatever it seems to be. Granola bars are my newest creation...
Posted by: Leigh | May 27, 2009 at 02:37 PM
One frugal thing for me is knitting, sewing and... Blogging (which is quiet recent)
Posted by: djaj | May 27, 2009 at 02:40 PM
frugal? I buy thrifted sheets for fabric instead of paying $20 a metre at the store (fabric can be $$ in Canada!)
Posted by: Kelly O. | May 27, 2009 at 02:50 PM
i need to cut back on shoes!! i have way too many too count!!!
Posted by: nicole | May 27, 2009 at 03:15 PM
Oh, wonderful pattern! I was just wising for new nursing PJS, and here this is!!! We try to cut costs with my sewing sewing, but I'm not sure it really works that way...
Posted by: Katie | May 27, 2009 at 03:41 PM
to be frugal I use coupons when shopping.
Posted by: Raelena | May 27, 2009 at 03:56 PM
Hi,
Cute patterns. I always make a menu every Tuesday after the ads come out then stick to a grocery list. We rarely eat out anymore except for special occasions and it has saved us a lot of $$.
Jill
Posted by: Jill | May 27, 2009 at 03:57 PM
Hi! What an awesome pattern. To be frugal, I make my own baby wipes. I refold paper towels to fit the wipe containers, then pour over a mixture of 3 c warm water, 1 TB baby shampoo and 3 TB baby oil. That makes enough for 2 containers. I buy the paper towels in a case on sale!
Posted by: Emily G | May 27, 2009 at 04:16 PM