Shiva and A Giveaway.

03/15/2013

I know many of us are joined in bereavement over the impending death of Google Reader. Dearest Reader, you help so many of us keep track of our favorite online friends and distract us during our darkest (work)hours... It's going to be an adjustment. Loss is never easy. Change can be difficult... but it doesn't have to be. Sites like Bloglovin have created easy tools to import your reading list. You can also create categories for your feeds to help easily manage them. There are other options too, Feedly and Zite both look like fantastic ways to manage feeds. Whatever you choose, I hope, moving forward, You'll take TresBienEnsemble with you! I love interacting with you all and I would hate to lose touch.

As a distraction, from this great universal loss, I offer you a March Giveaway. We started the year with two knitting giveaways, so this month, SEWING.

I'm so pleased and excited to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to Grainline Studios. If you are familiar with Jen's creations, you already know how versatile and lovely her designs are. Grainline Studio patterns are available in printable PDF format. This giveaway is open to everyone, everywhere. I know I'm excited to print and make several pairs of maritime shorts for summer. I probably need a few tiny pocket tanks and Scout Tees to go with them....

For your opportunity to win, leave a comment below. Be sure to provide valid contact information, so I can reach and send your gift certificate. If you're a gambling gal/guy, increase your odds by Tweeting a link to this giveaway @tresbienmichell (+2 entries). Entry is open until midnight (CST) on March 30, and a winner will be randomly chosen and contacted on March 31.

Happy Friday!

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Miriana

03/15/2013 11:29

Yes please to the giveaway...she designs such wearable clothes

Joyatee link

03/15/2013 11:29

Ohh! Pick me! Pick me! I'd love a chance to win. Thanks for your generosity!

CarmencitaB link

03/15/2013 13:06

Nice gift, I'll probably pick the Archer.
I am quite dismayed at the demise of google rss reader too.

MadebyMeg link

03/15/2013 14:37

I have just decided that I am going to make the new Archer pattern, and would love to win this giveaway! Also, I have just migrated over to bloglovin, and am loving it!

Pumpkin link

03/15/2013 14:52

That dress is so, so cute!

PendleStitches link

03/15/2013 15:03

I have Scout on the sewing table...swooning over Archer and Moss...so please count me in...and thank you!
Google have lost their minds IMHO.

Stephanie link

03/15/2013 15:57

Oooh how generous! I love grainline studio patterns. They are such simple, designs. And I'm totally with you, I don't understand Google's decision at all. I use bloglovin which I'm pretty happy with for tracking blogs I love.

steph link

03/15/2013 16:37

what great incentive to get sewing again!!!!

Emma link

03/15/2013 17:16

I'm actually not at all upset about Google Reader. The only reason I even have an account is because my all-time favourite RSS reader, the only one I've been able to stick with for more than a few months (it's been a few years now and I still love it: Feedly), uses the Google Reader API. And they migrate me to their new solution seamlessly. :) I've been really surprised to find that so many people could stand Google Reader, and that so many people seem (not bloggers so much as people on Facebook) to think that the death of Google Reader is the death of RSS. C'mon, folks, let's cheer up, we did RSS wonderfully before Google Reader and we'll do RSS a lot better after Google Reader! :)

the quirky peach link

03/15/2013 18:07

Oooooh I would love to win this giveaway! I just bought the Archer pattern for the sewalong, but I really want to get the tiny tank and scout tee too! :)

joelle link

03/16/2013 11:51

Oh what a wonderful giveaway, please count me in! I use bloglovin, and i think it's great...

Mary link

03/17/2013 13:45

Oh fun! Getting better at sewing is the next frontier for me!

Nat @ Made in Home link

03/17/2013 14:04

A great giveaway!

Maria

03/18/2013 19:59

Oooh, I've been trying to find a great sewing pattern for a pair of shorts and it looks like I've find it in the Grainline Studios Maritime Shorts. Thank you for the giveaway and I'd love to win.

Lynn

03/19/2013 14:21

Lovely giveaway! I'm drawn to both the Maritime Shorts and the Archer. I use NetNewsWire on my mac, and just switched to Feedly on my ipad.

LBosch link

03/19/2013 15:46

Great giveaway!! I love your aran sweater. I haven't had the courage to finish a sweater for myself yet...

Jessica link

03/19/2013 19:11

I'm so pissed at Google for retiring my favorite product! :( Sad times, but there are so many other options out there now... It's just as you said though, change is hard!

I enjoyed looking at the patterns Grainline has to offer- I love the Kat Dress and the Tiny Pocket Tank! I feel inspired to do some spring and summer sewing!

Neha

03/20/2013 12:48

Thank you for the generous giveaway! :) And I loved reading through your blog archive :)

Laurie link

03/20/2013 15:23

You have great patterns! Those shorts would be great for summer... Thanks for the giveaway... Let me go TWEET it now! :)

Gjeometry link

03/20/2013 15:34

Oooh, I'd love a chance to win a grainline pattern! Thanks for hosting. I am also having a giveaway on my blog to celebrate the equinoxes (vernal or autumnal, depending on where you live). It's a Sewing Book, please feel free to enter!

Velosewer link

03/20/2013 16:57

You're very generous. Thanks for hosting this giveaway.

Elizabeth

03/21/2013 04:01

I've bought the Scout Tee and I'm looking forward to sewing my first one. However, having bought a new sewing machine and my very first overlocker at the same time, I'm a little intimidated so I've been sticking to bags and cushion covers! Thanks for hosting such a nice giveaway.

Mady link

03/22/2013 06:58

Oh what an amazing giveaway!

melanie

03/25/2013 02:58

Oooo what a great giveaway!!!
Thank you for the chance :)

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