I'm sharing my blog with Ms. P. Designs USA to show off another amazing
row for the Christmas Caroling Row Along. I love their row!
We at Ms. P. Designs USA are so excited to be included in this year’s Christmas Caroling Row Along
Click this link to download the “Here We
Come A-Caroling” pattern: http://payhip.com/b/bQNz
Please join us in showing our appreciation for Marian at Seams to Be
Sew, and each of our wonderful
We at Ms. P. Designs USA are so excited to be included in this year’s Christmas Caroling Row Along
Event! Many
thanks to Carol, from Just Let Me Quilt, for hosting our blog post. Thank you, Marian
from Seams To Be Sew, for
inviting us and a HUGE thank you to each of our great sponsors!
Ms. P. Designs USA consists of Sharon Andersen and Susan Hatcher,
sisters who have each been
sewing as long as we can remember! Growing up as farm girls in Montana, we
learned various types
of needle arts from our mother and our grandmothers. We both relocated to Houston, Texas, as
adults, and we have never stopped creating.
Our inspiration for our Christmas Caroling Row Along Event row came
from some little Christmas
mouse ornaments that Susan made and sold at many
craft sales in the 1990’s. People at
work
referred to her as the “Mouse Lady”, so when it was time to create Ms. P.
Designs USA’s logo, the
“D” in Designs became a little mouse. Our row brings to mind those precious little
mice that made
Christmas just a little bit merrier for her children during
financially lean times.
“Here We Come A-Caroling” was written in 1850, and was sung to wish
everyone good health and a
Merry Christmas.
Bands of singers (usually beggars and orphans) made their way through
the
snowy streets of Victorian England, offering to sing good cheer if the
homeowner would give them a
drink, a penny, or some food to eat. Sometimes the singers were invited inside to
stand beside the
warmth of the hearth and enjoy some wassail, to warm their
tingling toes and fingers before they
went out to continue singing the joy of
the Christmas season.
Love and joy come to you,
And to you glad Christmas too,
And God bless you and send you a Happy
New Year,
And God send you a Happy New Year!
Our mouse family is dressed in typical Victorian-era costumes. The mouse children represent two
kids that
you might see when you attend any children’s choir concert: the little boy’s
enthusiasm for
singing far exceeds his abilities (someone must have told him to
sing loud during the rehearsal),
while the little girl sings because it makes
her happy (and it brings us joy to watch her)!
Mother and
Father Mouse are dressed in their Sunday best, enjoying the
family outing.
The applique panel for our row was made using raw-edge applique, which
Susan finished by hand
with a blanket stitch and two strands of black
embroidery floss. The pieced star flower
blocks were
created by Sharon, using precision quick-piecing techniques.
Our sponsors at Northcott Fabrics generously provided several of the
fabrics that we used to create
our row model.
Our fabrics are from the
following collections: “Magic of Christmas” , “Tis the
Season” , and “Toscana”. The rest of the fabrics came from our
extensive private textile collection,
aka “fabric stash”.
We hope you’ll enjoy our row pattern!
We’re happy to offer it to you free of charge through
September 20, 2017. You can choose to “pay
it forward” by making a donation to the
Samaritan’s Purse Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund,
www.samaritanspurse.org/disaster/hurricane-harvey, or another charity of your choice.
If you are able to help,
your financial support will make a positive impact on the lives of those
who are still in need after the devastating effects of the storm that
affected our area.
If you’d like to see more of our quilting
patterns, please visit our Craftsy pattern shop: http://craftsy.me/2gHVpVd
sponsors!
“Like” their Face Book pages and leave a comment. “Follow” them on Twitter, and
tweet about the
Row Along Event! Let them know that
you’ve enjoyed the Row Along and
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
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Thank the sponsor by buying their products for the giveaways. This helps them continue to offer great prizes for these types of events. You can also comment on their social media pages. Even if you don't win, letting them know you love their products is a huge incentive and they really do love hearing from you. No purchase whatsoever is necessary.
You must be 18+ in order to win a gift. You are responsible for claiming and paying any tax owed on the value of any gift that you win. Prizes valued at $500.00 should be claimed. All winners are chosen at random. All winners will be announced on the blogs via the Rafflecopter entry form and/or post by the blogger at the site where they won and here at [Seams To Be Sew](http://www.seamstobesew.com). All winners must allow for their first name and first initial of their last name to be announced on this blog. Odds of Winning a prize are based on a total number of rafflecopter entries during each week
and in total for all giveaways. This giveaway is void where prohibited by law. Participating bloggers may enter any of the giveaways. The word giveaways in the rules and guidelines are also known as sweepstakes. Most of the giveaways are international shipping this year in some cases, you will be asked to pay for shipping your giveaways.
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Daydreams of Quilts
Seams To Be Sew
Be A Quilter
Creatin’ in the Sticks
Fun Threads
Daydreams of Quilts
Seams To Be Sew
Be A Quilter
Creatin’ in the Sticks
Fun Threads
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Sew Incredibly Crazy
Masterpiece Quilting
Sugarlane Designs
Happy Sewing Room
Sew Incredibly Crazy
Masterpiece Quilting
Sugarlane Designs
Happy Sewing Room
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Barbara Dieges
Cynthia’s Creating Ark
The Quilted Snail
Ms. P. Designs USA (sponsored by Just Let Me Quilt)
Barbara Dieges
Cynthia’s Creating Ark
The Quilted Snail
Ms. P. Designs USA (sponsored by Just Let Me Quilt)
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Jaded Spade Creations
Adventurous Applique and Quilting
UlaSewing / SzycieUli
From Blank Pages
Jaded Spade Creations
Adventurous Applique and Quilting
UlaSewing / SzycieUli
From Blank Pages
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Martina Latimer
Martina Latimer
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Cheryl LaPlante (sponsored by Quilt In Piece)
Morning Glory
Pampered Pettit
Fun Threads
Cheryl LaPlante (sponsored by Quilt In Piece)
Morning Glory
Pampered Pettit
Fun Threads
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Mountain Meadow Designs
Quilt Art
Made By Marney
Renee’s Quilting Addiction
Mountain Meadow Designs
Quilt Art
Made By Marney
Renee’s Quilting Addiction
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
MaryMack’s Blog
Kathys Kwilts and More
Pamela Quilts
Duck Creek Mountain Quilting
Heleen Pinkster
MaryMack’s Blog
Kathys Kwilts and More
Pamela Quilts
Duck Creek Mountain Quilting
Heleen Pinkster
*More giveaway rules from Seams to Be Sew:
Giveaways offered by sponsors are assigned to the various bloggers for their featured day. You'll have to visit the blog or the featured blog to enter the giveaways. Not all giveaways can be entered at Seams To Be Sew. Winners will be starting on September 12, 2017, and finish announcing winners on October 12, 2017. In most cases, the blog where you won at also will announce their winners. You must give a valid email address when you enter the giveaways, any email returned loses the ability to win automatically. With the exception of Show and Tell Day, all giveaways run for approximately one week.You are given 3 days to answer the email, if you do not answer within 3 days a new winner will be drawn. Check those spam/junk mail folders, you may miss that winning email if you don't do so because there are no exceptions to this rule. If you are notified that you are a winner, in most cases, you will need to provide your name, address, city, state, zip code, country, telephone number, and email address. In some cases, you will be asked to comment on the blog to enter the giveaway... do the right thing and thank them for the time it took to create the pattern, thank them for the pattern and...
Thank the sponsor by buying their products for the giveaways. This helps them continue to offer great prizes for these types of events. You can also comment on their social media pages. Even if you don't win, letting them know you love their products is a huge incentive and they really do love hearing from you. No purchase whatsoever is necessary.
You must be 18+ in order to win a gift. You are responsible for claiming and paying any tax owed on the value of any gift that you win. Prizes valued at $500.00 should be claimed. All winners are chosen at random. All winners will be announced on the blogs via the Rafflecopter entry form and/or post by the blogger at the site where they won and here at [Seams To Be Sew](http://www.seamstobesew.com). All winners must allow for their first name and first initial of their last name to be announced on this blog. Odds of Winning a prize are based on a total number of rafflecopter entries during each week
and in total for all giveaways. This giveaway is void where prohibited by law. Participating bloggers may enter any of the giveaways. The word giveaways in the rules and guidelines are also known as sweepstakes. Most of the giveaways are international shipping this year in some cases, you will be asked to pay for shipping your giveaways.
Such a fun and fabulous row, so cute and playful I to am thrilled you joined us for the Christmas Caroling RAL this year.
ReplyDeleteThanks Marian! We're glad that you invited us.
DeleteSuch a sweet row! I love the mice!
ReplyDeleteThank you! :o)
DeleteThanks for being a great hostess! And thanks for the wonderful row!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Kelly! We hope that you'll enjoy your row.
DeleteThis is such a great design, Sharon and Susan. So much fun and really gets one into the Holiday spirit. Keep on creating.
ReplyDeleteKat
Thanks Kat! It was fun!
DeleteWhat a wonderful row! The mice are adorable.
ReplyDeleteThanks Elizabeth!
DeleteCarol, we appreciate you hosting us in your wonderful blog! I smile every time I look at these mice, happy memories of our childhood and the joys of Christmas!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute row! I love carolers and classic blocks!
ReplyDeleteSusie
Thank you! We enjoyed creating them.
DeleteLove your row! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! Glad that you like it.
DeleteThe mice are adorable. I've already downloaded the pattern. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteEnjoy! We'd love to see your row, if you want to send a photo please.
DeleteLove your Pattern. I downloaded it and I can't open it. I get this error message. Adobe Reader could not open 'RAL 2017 Caroling Mouse Family.pdf' because it is either not a supported file type or because the file has been damaged (for example, it was sent as an email attachment and wasn't correctly decoded).
ReplyDeleteI just tested it and it appears to be working just fine. Thank you for letting us know! Perhaps you could try again?
DeleteLove the mice!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteThank you for this fun row! =)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. :o)
DeleteI love your caroling mouse. Total #CreativeGoodness
ReplyDeleteQuiltShopGal
www.quiltshopgal.com
Thank you! :o)
DeleteLove the mice ... Perfect for the row x row ... Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome. :o)
DeleteOh, so mousy! I love them, and my cat can only 'look' at them. Thanks for the pattern.
ReplyDeleteCareful where you put them though; the mouse kids tend to giggle a lot when left to their own devices. ;o)
DeleteOk, now this is just too stinkin cute. I can't help but smile when I look at it.
ReplyDeleteMs P...you've got that eye for whimsy that speaks to my soul!
Thanks for a great row!
Glad to help! Enjoy. :o)
DeleteLove your row and the story behind it!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteVery cute row!
ReplyDeleteGlad that you like it!
Deletethank you for the mouse caroling pattern. L. Kuch
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome.
DeleteI love the mice!
ReplyDeleteMe too! Enjoy!!
DeleteThe mice are so cute.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! :o)
DeleteVery pretty, thanks for sharing and the giveaways! cork@pa.rr.com
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome!
DeleteIt's a lovely design. I appreciated the story of the mice in your lives and in the row. Sorry, I don't FB, but I thank you so much for your efforts.
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome! The mice have been part of our lives for quite a long time.
DeleteSuch a precious design ;-). Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks Chelra!
DeleteThanks for being a part of the Christmas Carol Row-Along! All the blocks are so cute! I especially enjoy yours!! Blessings!! Vivian wvoaks at comcast dot net.
ReplyDeleteThank you Vivian! We've enjoyed the Row-Along too.
DeleteWow! This is outstanding! The blanket stitch with the black thread really makes it pop! So, so cute!
ReplyDeleteThanks Shirley! Glad that you like it. :o)
DeleteVery cute row. The mice are super! Thank y'all for designing it. It's amazing!! Have a great day!!
ReplyDeleteThanks! We have fun with all our projects and are pleased that 200+ people have already downloaded the pattern!
DeleteThank you for sharing your block! I love it!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy!
DeleteSuch a sweet row. Love those little mice!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Drawing and stitching the mice hit a happy place for me! I love them too! Susan
DeleteYour row is adorable, love those cute little mice! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cute row...love it!
ReplyDeleteThat is just so cute. I love the story about how the mouse came about.
ReplyDeleteLove your row! Nancy A: rangerer@sbcglobal.net
ReplyDeleteCute row! Love the mice!
ReplyDeleteReally cute row - reminds me of days gone by.
ReplyDeleteI love your row. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteFun row Susan, thank you for your time in creating it.
ReplyDeleteMs. P, this is perfect. Thank you so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth, Silverdale, WA
Thank you so much for such a beautifully designed pattern.
ReplyDeleteThe family of mice are just adorable! :-) :-)
I love your row. however, i've downloaded three times and keep getting an error. argh. I can't get the file to open.
ReplyDeleteHi Apple Blossom,
DeleteSo sorry that you're having difficulty with the pattern download. Have you tried to download on a desktop computer? Sometimes there are issues when using a phone or tablet. Send us a message via email to mspdesignsusa@gmail.com, and we'll be happy to send it to you by return email.
Sharon at Ms P Designs USA
Thank you for this adorable row! Enjoyed reading your background story too of both of you.
ReplyDeleteI missed this hop, went through the earlier posts, so many beautiful designs.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
So cute!
ReplyDeletecute row
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute! I love it!
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable row! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteOh so cute!!
ReplyDeleteYour row is soooo cute! Thank you so much for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteI love that Christmas Carol and love the mice--they are so adorable! I also love the star flower end blocks! Thank you very much!
ReplyDeleteI especially like the pieced poinsettias.
ReplyDeleteYour row really made me smile! Those sweet faces singing with joy in their hearts and the bright colors are so much fun! I would love to embroider with Anita's designs!
ReplyDeleteLove those adorable sweet little mice. Such a cute row. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for a very cute row design!
ReplyDeleteYour row is very cute! Thank you for participating in the hop.
ReplyDeleteMrs. P Designs has created a very sweet and adorable row and I LOVE this Mouse Caroling Crew. Happy Quilting...<3
ReplyDeleteThank you for the very cute mice pattern. We in Florida hope Houston is better.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words! Our family was lucky, none of us (4 households) had any flooding in our homes, although it came really close!
DeleteDid you fare okay in Florida as well?
Those singing mice make me smile :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful row, your applique is so precious!
ReplyDeleteReally love all the patterns, Thank you. crystalbluern at tds dot net
ReplyDeleteThank you for all your kind comments! As of today, the patterns are no longer free; however, Ms. P. Designs will be selling the pattern at a reduced cost (using the same link found above) and all of the profits through October 31, 2017 will go to Samaritan's Purse, a non-profit organization. They are currently working here in Texas after all our flooding, as well as in Florida. A worthy cause that Sharon and I both support.
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