marie-madeline studio

The winner! (& fabric sale news!)

Well, it's about time we announced our winner, isn't it??  Drumroll, please....

ROBIN! (chocolatechippers)

Congratulations, Robin!  A big thanks to everyone who entered our giveaway!  In case you didn't win, but would still love the book we're happy to report that we have a small supply of them for sale on our site.  We have been running around doing so many things lately we haven't had the opportunity to sit down and sew something from Tanya's adorable book, but we're so much looking forward to doing it in the future!  There are sooo many cute projects!

Now, on to what we have for you today...

30% off all fabrics!! (through January 20th)

We've been so happy to see so many new wonderful fabrics showing up at our house, but we need room!!  You'll find a ton of great past collections, coupled with several fabulous new lines, including... Calypso, Ooh La La, Loulouthi velveteen, Girls World Vibe, and Folk Heart!  And, we want to introduce you to our newest fabric-related love: ruffles.  Oh my.  They are so wonderful and great and easy and fun taboot!  We have plans for a formal introduction on those shortly.  Stand by.

xo Kristie, Apphia, Achaia, Abigail, & Abiah

Celebrate! {a giveaway too.}

Whew!  Here we are back again after a somewhat whirlwind trip (we'd do it again in a New York minute).  We had the extreme pleasure of joining in the festivities of a beautiful wedding just last weekend, and hope to give you a few shots to look at, after we go through the 700+ pictures that we took.  But, you'll have to be content with off-the-cuff poses most of the time, as we were completely having way too much fun to stop and smile!

So, we think it's high-time to celebrate.  Anything and everything.  Be it a beautiful wedding, good friends, the New Year, or a new piece of fabric.  That's where we come in.  We've already talked about how much we adore Tanya and were itching to get our hands on her book, and right before we hopped in the car to leave on our trip what do you think showed up on our doorstep?  You guessed it.  Not just one, but several copies of her lovely book.  We want to share one with one of you.  Sound good??  Read on, friends! 

It also seemed fitting to throw in an adorable fat quarter stack of Tanya's latest fabric collection, Sugar Hill. (If you want to celebrate something extra hard, Sugar Hill's 25% off starting tomorrow until January 13th!)

Here's what you gotta do to get your name in the hat....

::leave a comment {1 entry}, telling us one of your favorite Christmas and/or New Year's memory

::become a fan on Facebook {2 entries}

::sign up for our newsletter {3 entries}

::post about it on your blog {10 entries} - don't forget to send us a link, please!

::spend over $25 dollars at marie-madeline studio {20 entries}

 

Let's get started!!

The Winners! (finally....)

Oh, you all are probably wondering when we were going to be announcing our bundle winners, weren't you??  Well, the wait is over!  So, let's get started.....

Samara Alger wins Shabby Chic

KathyH wins Loulouthi

Christine (redhead) wins West Indies

Roxanne wins Honey Child

Congratulations, ladies!!  Please just send us your address, and we will get your goodies headed your way!  Of course, as usual, we wish we could give all of you something... thank you from the bottom of our hearts for everything.

By the way, we loved hearing everyone's favorite movies!  Some of them were very familiar, while on the other hand, there were a few we'd never heard of.  Well, we just couldn't stay out of the fun, so below you'll find four of our favorite movies.  Yes, we only asked for one of your favorites, but since it's our blog we're taking the liberty of upping it to four for us!  (We are completely horrible at making decisions....)

Kristie~

San Antonio with Errol Flynn, Dallas with Gary Cooper, My Favorite Wife with Cary Grant, & An Affair to Remember with Cary Grant

Apphia~ On the Waterfront with Marlon Brando, North by Northwest with Cary Grant, The Guns of Navarone with Gregory Peck, & Roman Holiday with Audrey Hepburn

Achaia~ McLintock! with John Wayne, On the Waterfront with Marlon Brando, The Great Escape with Steve McQueen, & North by Northwest with Cary Grant

Abigail~ White Christmas with Bing Crosby, The Young Lions with Marlon Brando, Rio Bravo with John Wayne, & On the Waterfront with Marlon Brando

Abiah~ The Magnificent Seven with Steve McQueen, Never So Few with Frank Sinatra, On the Waterfront with Marlon Brando, & Roman Holiday with Audrey Hepburn

 

Okay.  We have one more question--- is everybody ready for fall? 

Much love! us

Four Winners!

It seems to us it's time to have a giveaway.  Agree??  Good.  And, we decided that just giving away one thing wasn't right.  So, we will have four winners!  Ready?

Here's details on the loot::

 

Honey Child fat quarter bundle (10 fat quarters)   

Shabby Chic jelly roll (18 3" strips)

Loulouthi jelly roll (20 3" strips)   

West Indies fat quarter bundle (14 fat quarters)

 

All these bundles are so cute, if we do say so ourselves!  We even like to use them for decoration.  Occasionally we sew with them too!

 

So!  Here's what you've got to do....

~leave us a comment! (naturally.)

~Give us your first and second bundle choice

~Tell us your favorite movie! 

~That's it!

 

This giveaway is open to everyone, so jump right in!

Much love~

XX the Long ladies

Edited PS--- We got so excited we forgot to mention when the giveaway closes.  Oops!  We're keeping it open until October 16th, and we'll plan to announce the winners on the 17th.  xoxo

the proof's in the puddin'

Here we are tonight with photographic proof that our sale was a bubbly success (thank you all!),and that we're still running to catch up with orders.

Oh, and that last picture is also proof that this tight ship doesn't always stay clean and tidy.  Right now when you walk into our studio you're bombarded with folded fabric everywhere, bolts of fabric, boxes, papers, ric rac, and cut out goodies ready to be sewn up, among other things.  Oh, that's right.  One of the other things happens to be a 1000 piece Old West puzzle.  We get lots of company here.

And no, we didn't photoshop those empty bolts in the background either.  That's more proof that we've sold lots of fabric.  And we can't wait to order more.

Much love & good night!   the Long ladies

PS  We also wanted to let you in on the giveaway our friends are having over at Life in a Shoe.... a $50 marie-madeline gift certificate OR the skirt of your choice!  Hurry on over.  xx

Now that is generosity!

 
Do you all remember our sweet friend Angelina?  She is truly such a loving and generous lady!  And now she is pouring her considerable talents into her sweet little Etsy shop, Ruby Jean.  (How's that for a cute name?)

BUT that's not all... she has purchased $100 of credit for the marie-madeline store.  And she's giving it away!!!  So hop on over to the Ruby Jean blog, and tell Angelina we sent you. 

XO, the Long ladies

Ps. Are you on the lookout for a lovely Mother's Day gift?  Be sure to visit the Ruby Jean boutique!

Hello, March!

 
                          Some lace that we got a couple of weeks ago.  One of the things we especially love about some of the pieces is that they're stretch!  We're looking forward to decorating something with them!

Happy March to everyone!  A new month is usually always exciting, and this one is no exception.  To start everything off on the right foot, we've got a couple of giveaways to mention that you need to go check out!

:: Our friend, Myra, is celebrating her blogiversary with some giveaways, the first of which is a $45 gift certificate to marie-madeline studio!

::And, Jenna (she's so sweet!) is giving away a bundle of our ladies' patterns (street fair skirt, summer shade jumper, and route 66 skirts) right over here!

Of course, we couldn't leave this post without a little fabric happiness----
                       Garden by Hokkoh is now on the site....   
 
Also, you'll find Rhapsody in Bloom!

There are definately some things we want to accomplish in March.  Now, we'd really like to hear from you.  What are you hoping to do in this new month???

Back again soon, Lord willing! xxx the Long ladies

We have the winners!

 

Congratulations, Brina!  (blrohloff)  You won our Red Rose Farm fat quarter bundle!!

 

 

 

Congratulations, Jenny!  (Vollmer) You won our Dream on bag + fat quarter bundle!!

 

 

 

 

Congratulations, Stacey! (0402)  You won our happy colors ribbon giveaway!!

 

 

Congratulations, Diane Y.!  You won our velveteen messenger bag giveaway!!

 If you winners could just drop us an email at mariemadeline(at)netins.net with your name and mailing address we'll get your goodies out to you as soon as possible!

A very big thank you to everyone that entered all of our giveaways!  We really wish we could give something to each and every one of you.  One of the things we enjoyed most about doing all of these giveaways is hearing a little more about you all!

Hopefully we'll be back soon!

xx, the Long ladies

one more time! {a messenger bag giveaway}

Note::  This giveaway is now closed! 

 
 
Ah... velveteen.  This bag has everything!  First off, it's velveteen of course.  And it's lined with Anna Maria's lovely home dec.  There are pockets inside, and lots of room.  Besides - it's velveteen.

To enter to win this bag, please leave us a comment telling us what your perfect day would include!  (This giveaway is open to everyone, so don't be shy.)  We'll be announcing all of our winners on Wednesday, January 5th.

Lots of love,

the Long ladies xxx

happy colors. {another two-day giveaway!}

Note:: This giveaway is now closed!

 
 
Ribbon is definitely one of the things on our we-love list.  Especially when it comes in all different widths and colors and textures.  And then there's ribbon with polka dots on it (!).  Add ricrac to the mix, and we're happy girls.

Just think of what you could do with all of this!  Three yards each of thirty different ribbons and ricracs - for a whopping total of 90 yards.

Just leave us a comment... and tell us at least three of your favorite things!  (This giveaway is open to everyone.)

Lots of love~

xx, the Long ladies