The Final Winners

You have all yet again made some fabulous projects! Here are the winners for the past two challenges...

For FINE the winner is Lisa Marie, who made a brilliant zip pouch with the theme 'library fines' and a sweet 'fine dining' pot holder:

For BLOSSOM the winner is The Lilac Cat, who made a pretty floral Stitchy Pie that she's using to hold her handmade alphabet pins:

I have been in touch so please reply and we can arrange your prizes!

That is the final giveaway and theme for le challenge. 

We hope you will continue to support our fabulous sponsors Fat Quarter Shop, who have been with us for three years, and Eco Fabric Store / Fibers to Fabric. These shops have supported our blog by kindly providing prizes for you each month. We are very grateful!

Unfortunately Nat and myself are consumed with other projects and life goings-on so we cannot commit to this blog any more. We have really enjoyed creating so many fun themes and seeing all the amazing projects and interpretations you come up with each time.

Thank you so much for participating and inspiring us! 

If you wish to keep in touch please follow us on social media:

Lucy is @charmaboutyou

Nat is @natmadeinhome

Le Challenge #32 - BLOSSOM

We hope you've been inspired this month, there has been a lot of sun here and the flowers are blooming!

Nat and I have been busy as bees so in a couple of days we will announce the winners of this month and last month!

Link up your finished project based on 'BLOSSOM' below for a random chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop and $10 to spend at Eco Fabric Store or Fibers To Fabric.

Please remember to include the button or a link to Le Challenge in your blog post or Flickr description and use the hashtag #lechallenge if you are linking up from Instagram. If you are new to Le Challenge find more information here - please read the guidelines.

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A blooming new theme

The le challenge link for FINE can be found by clicking here!

Here in the UK spring has started to arrive with all the beauty it brings and we had that in mind for May's theme...

The theme this month is BLOSSOM.

Anyone can join in, using any medium and create a finished project based on the theme 'BLOSSOM'.

The link will open 14th May and one person will be chosen by random to win a $25 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop and a $10 gift certificate to spend at Eco Fabric Store or Fibers To Fabric. If you are new to le challenge please read these guidelines.

Use the hashtag #lechallenge on social media to show us what you're working on!

Le Challenge #31 - FINE

Apologies for the delay! We are blaming the Easter holidays! To give everyone a chance to link up we are leaving this link open until 17th April :)

Here's what we made:

see Lucy's bee basket at Charm About You

Link up your finished project based on 'FINE' below for a random chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop and $10 to spend at Eco Fabric Store or Fibers To Fabric.

Please remember to include the button or a link to Le Challenge in your blog post or Flickr description and use the hashtag #lechallenge if you are linking up from Instagram. If you are new to Le Challenge find more information here - please read the guidelines.

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And the winner is ...

.. number 4 - a post on IG by thelilaccat- Congrats! Will be in touch!

A quality new theme

Keeping it short and sweet today with a colourful picture!

The theme this month is FINE.

Anyone can join in, using any medium and create a finished project based on the theme 'FINE'.

The link will open 14th April and one person will be chosen by random to win a $25 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop and a $10 gift certificate to spend at Eco Fabric Store or Fibers To Fabric. If you are new to le challenge please read these guidelines.

Use the hashtag #lechallenge on social media to show us what you're working on.

There are lots of ways to interpret this theme and this might be one of my favourite themes yet! We look forward to seeing what you make next month :)

Le Challenge #30 - READING

Can you believe this is the 30th link up?!

Here is what we did...

see Lucy's laminated fabric bookmark at Charm About You

Link up your finished project based on 'READING' below for a random chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop and $10 to spend at Eco Fabric Store or Fibers To Fabric.

Please remember to include the button or a link to Le Challenge in your blog post or Flickr description and use the hashtag #lechallenge if you are linking up from Instagram. If you are new to Le Challenge find more information here - please read the guidelines.

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And the winner is ...

Lisa with her wonderful spring quilt. I am probably late as I am thinking way too much about our next theme 'reading'... See you here on 15th!  

Study the new theme

This theme is so perfect for le challenge, not straightforward and open to lots of interpretation!

It could cause you to get lost...

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or require some studying...

to get more understanding...

The theme this month is READING.

Anyone can join in, using any medium and create a finished project based on the theme 'READING'.

The link will open 14th March and one person will be chosen by random to win a $25 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop and a $10 gift certificate to spend at Eco Fabric Store or Fibers To Fabric. If you are new to le challenge please read these guidelines.

Use the hashtag #lechallenge on social media to show us what you're working on.

We're excited to see what you create!

Le Challenge #29 - ROUND

Love is in the air! ♥ Happy Valentine's Day to you all ♥

Here's what we made this month:

 Lucy is getting cosy over at Charm About You

Check out Nat's new hat knitted in the round over at Made in Home

Link up your finished project based on 'ROUND' below for a random chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop and $10 to spend at Eco Fabric Store or Fibers To Fabric.

Please remember to include the button or a link to Le Challenge in your blog post or Flickr description and use the hashtag #lechallenge if you are linking up from Instagram. If you are new to Le Challenge find more information here - please read the guidelines.

The next theme will be announced tomorrow :)

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A whole new theme

Hello! Welcome back, we hope you are enjoying 2016 and are ready for a new challenge!

There are things...

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you could move or travel...

simply a shape...

or you could buy us one ;)

The theme for this month is ROUND.

Quite a simple starting theme for the year and we hope you will come up with some clever and different interpretations as always! 

Anyone can join in, using any medium and create a finished project based on the theme 'ROUND'.

The link will open 14th February and one person will be chosen by random to win a $25 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop and a $10 gift certificate to spend at Eco Fabric Store or Fibers To Fabric.

If you are new to le challenge please read these guidelines.
Use the hashtag #lechallenge on social media to show us what you're working on.

We are happy to return and always enjoy seeing your projects. Nat and I have worked hard creating our own projects for le challenge each month and while we plan to continue there have been personal changes and we both have lots of other commitments in our lives. After discussing it we agreed that we will take some of the pressure off ourselves by perhaps not always having our own projects to link up, we hope you understand and will continue to be inspired to take on the challenge!

And the winner is...

Debbie who made an insulated bag for her husband - featuring my son's favourite heroes (at the moment) - the ninja turtles! 

Happy new year everyone!

Le Challenge #28 - SPACE

Hello! Thank you for joining us at what is such a busy time of the year for so many! We are looking forward to seeing your interpretations and 'space' makes. 

Here's what we made this month:

Lucy made some space on her sewing desk at Charm About You

Nat made a vintage inspired pincushion and a tutorial here. 

Link up your finished project based on 'SPACE' below for a random chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop and $10 to spend at Eco Fabric Store or Fibers To Fabric.

Please remember to include the button or a link to Le Challenge in your blog post or Flickr description and use the hashtag #lechallenge if you are linking up from Instagram. If you are new to Le Challenge find more information here - please read the guidelines.


A reminder that there will be no new challenge theme this month. We like to take a little break over the holidays and we will be back with a new theme on January 15th 2016!

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And the winner is ...

... Kirsten who blogs at Gemini Stitches. I love her pillow and I am hoping to be able to use the method she highlighted! Thanks all for participating, and see you in a month. 

Room for a new theme

From the final frontier...

to just breathing...

source: Action for Happiness

Maybe in the open...

Or the places in between...

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The theme this month is: SPACE

We hope this inspires you to get crafting!

Anyone can join in, using any medium and create a finished project based on the theme 'SPACE'.
The link will open 14th December and one person will be chosen by random to win a $25 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop and a $10 gift certificate to spend at Eco Fabric Store or Fibers To Fabric.
If you are new to le challenge please read these guidelines.

Use the hashtag #lechallenge on social media to show us what you're working on.

Le Challenge #27 - METHOD

The days are shorter here in the UK and while we might feel like hibernating there is still crafting to be done!

So here's what we did this month:

see Lucy's appliqué method at Charm About You

You can see how to make a wreath at Made in Home

Link up below for a random chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop and $10 to spend at Eco Fabric Store or Fibers To Fabric.

Please remember to include the button or a link to Le Challenge in your blog post or Flickr description and use the hashtag #lechallenge if you are linking up from Instagram. If you are new to Le Challenge find more information here - please read the guidelines.

Check back tomorrow for the new theme announcement!

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More to giveaway! ~ New Sponsor ~ Eco Fabric Store / Fibers to Fabric

We are thrilled to welcome a new sponsor to Le Challenge!

"India is a country where being natural is not such a difficult thing. It is still the most basic lifestyle in our rural villages. People have better immunity, health and are in peace with themselves. India is a land where diversities really teach you if you are open to absorbing and learning. Extending natural living practices to fabrics being an integral part of our everyday lives was an idea I held very close to my heart - right from the days I graduated in Fashion Design. By God's grace, I met the right people who shared the same mission as I do and together the whole idea of natural plant extract dyeing and colors were formed. Eco Fabric Store is an honest attempt to fulfill that vision. All my fabrics are Eco Friendly and Earth friendly. The yarns are natural and are hundred percent biodegradable. We also offer a variety of fabrics made from Eco and Earth friendly fibers such as Organic Cotton, Bamboo, Hemp, Soyabean Protein, Banana and Ahimsa Silk".
- Vishruti, Eco Fabric Store owner

Eco Fabric Store has a really beautiful selection of Earth Friendly Fabrics, here's just a few examples:

Triangular Block print, Cotton Pod print, Dahlia Floral print and Leafy Vines print

Not only that but Vishruti runs another shop...

Fibers to Fabric stocks Indian Cotton, vintage fabrics, kits and notions:

Jute twine, Coconut Shell buttons, Small Chevron print and Folk Art print

So technically it's two sponsors but there will be one extra giveaway - the winner can chose which shop to spend a $10 gift certificate!

Please support our sponsors! We are so grateful to them for encouraging us all with our challenges :)

The new link opens tomorrow, if you missed the theme you can read about it here - it's a really encompassing theme so get creative and link up your finishes for a chance to win!

And the winner is...

The winner of the $25 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop is...

Number 5, Kirsten from Gemini Stitches, who made these clever folded festive coasters:

Congratulations Kirsten!

Stay tuned for some exciting news and I'm hoping to provide some inspiration for this month's challenging theme :)

An organised new theme

"Though this be madness, yet there is method in't." - William Shakespeare, Hamlet

"You know my method. It is founded upon the observation of trifles." - Arthur Conan Doyle, The Boscombe Valley Mystery

"The true method of knowledge is experiment." - William Blake

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"The more restricted a method, the lesser the opportunity for one's individual freedom of expression." - Bruce Lee, Bruce Lee: Artist of Life

This is an opportunity to really get creative, the theme this month is: METHOD

For the full low down on le challenge please read these guidelines. Anyone can join in, using any medium and create a finished project based on 'METHOD'. 

The link will open 14th November and one person will be chosen by random to win a $25 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop.

**There will also be an additional sponsor of le challenge, details coming soon!**

Use the hashtag #lechallenge on social media to show us what you're working on.

Le Challenge #26 - GOLD

Welcome back! Let's see some shiny gold projects...

Here's what we've made:

Lucy had some trouble but made a small christmas ornament. 

Read about it at Charm About You

Check back tomorrow for the new theme announcement!

Link your finished GOLD project below for a random chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop.

Please remember to include the button or a link to Le Challenge in your blog post or Flickr description and use the hashtag #lechallenge if you are linking up from Instagram. If you are new to Le Challenge find more information here - please read the guidelines!

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