Wow! It's HOT here. But there's good news. Today and through the coming weekend 15 of you will have a chance to win a charm pack of Andover fabric designed by Renee Nanneman - from her "Linen Closet" collection - that I used to make this sweet summery pillow. (Along with some pink and brown prints from her "Villageware Toile" collection that just came out.) This should cool you off a little.
If it weren't so darned hot I'd be out here lounging on my pillow, sipping an iced tea . . .
Linen Closet fabrics.
Just looking at these light and airy prints almost makes me feel cool in this heat wave we're having here . . .
Just looking at these light and airy prints almost makes me feel cool in this heat wave we're having here . . .
All you have to do is follow the instructions below and leave me a comment to enter. There will be 15 charm packs given away in all. Make sure you leave your name and a way I can contact you if you win.
Okay, in keeping with the theme of this fabric, here's the trick to winning - tell me what's in YOUR linen closet that doesn't belong there, something that isn't exactly like linens or isn't even close. If your closet is anything like mine, it needs cleaning out terribly but you're waiting for some of those cute wicker baskets or shelf dividers you see in magazine linen closets to be on sale before you take everything out and get it organized once and for all. And buy some new sheets and towels too. Maybe this August. Do they still have the August White Sales??
If what you keep in your linen closet is your darkest secret, I promise I won't tell a soul. You can trust me! I am not prepared to show you a photo of my linen closet right now but I can tell you it probably contains some things I either just can't bear to part with or had no other place to throw them. Not linens.
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Don't you love the bees?
So leave me a comment here - see instructions above - and your name will be entered into the giveaway. If you left a comment yesterday or the day before on the other post I wrote, it will not count - to have a chance to win, you have to post your comment on the giveaway post that's dated July 18. Comments will close sometime on Sunday and I will announce the 15 winners on Monday. Make sure you leave your name and a way for me to contact you if you win. Good luck!
I know that Andover Fabrics would love it if you visited their Facebook page and thanked them for the chance to win some of this wonderful fabric. (Tell them you like the free pillow pattern too!) Oh, yes, you can download the free pattern for the pillow here.
The strangest thing I place in my linen closet is my Christmas cactus in the fall. This fabric line is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThis fabric will be a great addition to anyone's stash. I have lanterns in my linen closet! For when the power goes out.
ReplyDeleteMy linen closet doubles as a partial pantry... there's towels, sheets, dry foods, cookie sheets and yes, even an ice cream maker :) But we're moving in a couple of months, so cross your fingers that I'll be able to separate these things!
ReplyDeleteI love to keep some candy in my linen closet. It is a nice surprise to see what is in there. I also keep some paperback books for those times when life needs a lift.
ReplyDeleteKarleen
karleenm@msn.com
Sweet fabrics from a sweet quilter/blogger. This pillow is so pretty. Thanks for the chance for the summer fabric give away! I have been enjoying the Yahoo group and photos as the members complete the little quilts.
ReplyDeleteIn my linen closet is a bunch of canned goods! I swapped out the linen closet to make a pantry. My towels and linens are in the closet of my second daughter's room - she moved out and got married 8 years ago, leaving lots of elbow room for me. What doesn't belong in that closet - mostly old running shoes that should go in the trash - they are not good for anything.
(My email is Cathie at haabs dot com)
I love your pillow and the fabrics are beautiful.....and I would love to win some!
ReplyDeletesue
rick.suehiemenz@sbcglobal.net
Hy Katleen, first sorry for my english : I'm Italian. Yes. I agree with you : in my closet I have many sheets and towels and every year, in August, I continued to buy, but I have something that is not linen which I do not want to separate. A black lace corset that reminds me of the carefree years past. Ciao Lidia
ReplyDeleteThe cake topper from our wedding cake (33 years ago) is in the top of our linen closet along with some various holiday decorations, candles, towels,and sheets.
ReplyDeleteGale
rs85221@windstream.net
My linen closet has all sorts of things. Promise not to laugh...leftover paint cans, tool sets, empty phone boxes, extensions cords....should I go on...
ReplyDeleteThe fabric is lovely and thanks for the chance to win.
Catherine
august1375.c@aol.com
I love these fabrics! What's in my linen closet that isn't linens? An old-fashioned hot water bottle and a first aid kit.
ReplyDeleteI have framed photos that haven't found a home as yet. The vacuum cleaner. The air mattress for the grandkids. Also some place mats. Yep, it needs some cleaning.
ReplyDeleteBesides the usual sheets and pillow cases, I have set of permanent rollers when I used to perm my hair myself---WHAT WAS I THINKING ???
ReplyDeleteLove the little pillow, will make it for my granddaughter..Love all your photos and all your little quilts..Thank you for the summer fabric giveaway..
ReplyDeleteThere are canned goods in my linen closet..Edna
dollsem1@fronter.com
My linen closet is everything but a true linen closet. I have a 1884 wool & silk crazy quilt, 2 china dolls needing clothes, yarn for my granddaughter, 12 ceramic santas I painted, 2 painted angels,6 tableclothes and napkins and finally some of my stash of wool and cotton fabric for quilting. I love your books and doll quilts. Thanks for the pillow pattern. Red is my color.Carolyn Boutilier
ReplyDeleteI thoroughly enjoyed reading what others have in their linen closets. I have pots and pans, candy dishes, and a basket full of pennies!
ReplyDeletesrowe1948@gmail.com
I keep my rulers for rotary cutting laying flat under my extra towels in the guest bathroom. My storage in there also has several drawers that are full of fabric, buttons, lace, ribbons, etc. There is quilt batting in the hamper in there, too! The fabrics are all gorgeous, thanks so much for a chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI keep my heating pad and one of those bean bags that you heat in the microwave for sore muscles in my linen closet. Oh yes, there are towels and bed linens there, too, and they usually end up on the floor when I open it! I do need to organize it, but only after I finish sewing all the little quilts I want to make ;) Luann716@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteWhat's in my linen closet? Whew! Scary stuff--air conditioning filters, rug hook frame, and some linen dinner napkins!
ReplyDeleteMy linen closet is so stuffed, I have to take things out whenever I need any actual linen.
ReplyDeleteOne day we had guests over so I go to make the bed in the spare room open the closet and hear a very unusual snoring sound, it was Mayling my 17yeard old cat. she had snuck in when I was putting away the sheets. I also have my daughter's wedding dress, one antique red kimono sash, a piece of an old crazy quilt that one day I will make into something, as well as silk flowers, and many other odds and sods.
Jennifer
nova scotia
jcroggon@hotmail.com
My "linen" closet is stuffed with whatever I can cram in there! I have boxes of greeting cards, a wok and slow cooker, my wedding gown and veil, and even a few towels and sheet sets. I love The fabrics--especially those bees!
ReplyDeleteYour pillow is adorable! Thanks for the pattern! As for my linen closet, I guess the strangest thing in there is my heating pad, which I have to use all the time for my aching back because I sit at my sewing machine day in and day out! Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteMy linen clost has shelves and five drawers so there are many things..antique clock, fancy purses, annual plates, first aid supplies, aprons, greeting cards, I could continue but it would be boring so there you have it...
ReplyDeleteLove the fabrics and thank you for a chance to win. What's in my linen closet besides linens? The stash of toiletries for when they run out in the bathroom, sun cream when it is not being used, hair moose that our friends left when they flew home and didn't want to get it confiscated! Also the central heating boiler and a water pump!!!!!! Susie x
ReplyDeleteIn my linen closet is fabric!! Lots of clear totes full of it!!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your little quilts!!!
Joan @ mlaugh29@comcast.net
What a lovely fabric collection! I can think of two things in my linen closet that perhaps might not belong in most. One is the step stool so the Grandsons' can reach the bathroom sink. The little pottie that went with the stool is not longer needed. And the other thing is all my cleaning rags. Last summer I cleaned out the closet and removed all the other "stuff" and it is has stayed very tidy. Thanks for the opportunity to win a little fabric collection. Joanne
ReplyDeleteMostly the extra shampoo and soap and things. But of course the linens too!
ReplyDeleteI use many of the "good" linen things that my grandmother made and added crocheted and tatted edging to. It makes me feel good to have a part of her in my home!
Kaye Koler
sewhappyquilting@gmail.com
The fabrics are gorgeous! I love the colors and the prints. What is the strangest thing in my linen closet? There are definitely several things that don't belong. I really need to clean and organize! The bowl of potpourri that used to sit out on the bathroom counter is a bit strange to find in a closet.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity to win the fabric!
Vicki
treasurednotions@gmail.com
I have just finished painting my linen closet and it will now be storage for the overflow from my sewing room -- ribbons & trims, felted wool, stuffing, and my vintage linen collection. Thanks so much for the chance to win some of this beautiful collection!
ReplyDeleteOh, to have a linen closet! I have to use the closet in our guest B/R. Besides our extra linens, it holds an air mattress, games, puzzles, file cabinet . . . Thanks for the giveaway opportunity. Love the fabric and your pillow. Sherry T. @ stwigs85@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteMy linen closet has some linens, but more sentimental things that I have received from grandparents and aunts who are no longer with me. Thank you for your generosity!.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I have anything too strange in my linen closet. I say "I don't think" because I am not completely sure of everything that is in my linen closet!
ReplyDeleteMy linen closet needs a sign that says "OPEN WITH CAUTION"! There are quite a few things that don't belong there but I think the one item that shouldn't be in there and "attacks" when opening the closet is a portable high chair! I know I should've gotten rid of it when I closed the daycare I ran for 20 years....but....now I am a Grandma so it will come in handy.....when he can sit on his own. :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Kathy, Love the FQ's and the pattern thank you. I have to say I have a lot of things in my linen closet that don't belong there such as: silver tea service, tools, tupperware, seasonal decorations and a whole lot more.
ReplyDeleteDebbie Russell at russhill@beecreek.net
Hmmm...the question here should be what is in the linen closet that actually SHOULD be in there! I have a tub of VHS tapes - why don't I give them to the thrift store? My 4-H scrapbooks from the mid 1970's-1985. Framed photos of my kids from when they were little, a cross stitch piece that I paid a fortune to have professionally framed and I detest it! Thank you for the opportunity to win! The fabrics are perfect for your summer pillow. ~Ann
ReplyDeleteI just recently joined your yahoo group and ordered the book Remembering Adelia. Also hoping I can at least find the time to stop in at the Batavia show to catch your lecture!
ReplyDeleteIn my linen closet there are 2 electric guitars that belong to my hubby and daughter. (they want to learn to play but haven't gotten started yet...after 1 1/2 years!)
I keep spare kitty cat toys in my linen closet. I don't know why either, It just seemed like a good place for them.Those fabrics are just delicious! carol b2405@telus.net
ReplyDeleteI actually cleaned out the closet last year because we redid the flooring in the hallway where it is located, so I had to take everything out. It is stuffed, but it really is all sheets, towels, blankets and pillows. We don't use a lot of them and I probably should have culled more than I did, but it is what it is.
ReplyDeleteGreat fabric and fabulous pillow! Thanks for sharing the pattern.
ohhhh i love the fabric and can see some very pretty spools made out of these..yup that is my idea right away. thanks for sharing the beautiful fabric and ideas Kathy...just lovely.
ReplyDeletePat
A box of rolls of film (remember film cameras?) with pictures taken years ago is stashed in the back of my linen closet. I often wonder if any of the pictures are any good anymore.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your pillow pattern and for this great giveaway.
Thanks for the chance! LOVE!! the new fabrics, especially the bees. Cute pillows, too. On to the linen closets... I have a very large linen closet, all five shelves, packed to the rafters - not a linen in sight, but instead filled with board games from when the children were young. Now the younger nieces, nephews and grands go to the linen closet to pull out games! Much more fun than linens!
ReplyDeleteI have a collection of handmade snowmen that I get at craft shows in my linen closet. They come out in the winter. This is the best place to store them because some of them have twig arms that might break if I boxed them up.
ReplyDeleteLOVE the fabrics!
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ReplyDeleteKathy I hate to admit it but my linen closet holds boating charts, lightbulbs, batteries and my vintage Christmas window lights!
ReplyDeleteAnne Westgate
p.westgate@comcast.net
What lovely fabric, it would be such fun to win one of the packs.
ReplyDeleteMy linen closet isn't really big enough to store much besides the linens - but I do have an old box of those pink spongy type curlers that I used to use for my daughters' hair.
HI! LOVE YOUR PILLOWS! LOVE THESE FABRICS TOO! THANKS FOR A SWEET GIVEAWAY!
ReplyDeletemsstitcher1948@yahoo.com
I'm lucky enough to have a spare (!!!) linen closet...and it holds Christmas decorations, all ready to use next December.
ReplyDeleteMy linen closet is actually used as an extra pantry. We have a very small pantry in the kitchen, so needed the extra room. Since we only use 1 bed (it's only DH & myself), we don't have to have alot of linens...LOL!! All towels are kept in the master bathroom under my DH's side of the vanity.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win!!
I am working on a project right now and could really use those charm squares. As a matter of fact, it's been put on hold until I gather up some more white-on-white, tone-on-tone scraps. There are a few gallon cans of partially used paint in my linen closet from over 5 years ago (shame on me). Thanks for the pillow pattern. It's very sweet of you.
ReplyDeleteMy linen closet is small but stuffed with linens, towels, placemats and tablecloths.
ReplyDeleteStrangest items are light bulbs and flashlights.
Thanks for making the giveaway fabric possible.
Gail Holland
gailholland@bellsouth.net
The things in my closet could b called macbre- When I move up here to Mt from Ill I brought my husband and son's ashes with me!!! They share the shelf with my sheets,treasures and some of my small quilts(Sunbonnet Sue).
ReplyDeleteI love your pillow and the light fabrics. Kathy O in MT
I just checked - my linen cupbarad doesn't contain anything too scary but it does store the box for the recycled papers, our bandages (nicely rolled up) and the wheatbags. Those fabrics are gorgeous - thank you fo the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteIn addition to the sheets, towels, tablecloths, and medicines, I have a small basket of pampers, wipes, bibs, and baby toys that gets used during visits from my grandchildren... except that now the oldest in 10 and the youngest, at 2, has outgrown everything in the basket! Time to clean the closet! What I enjoy seeing on occasion, when the door to the closet has been left open ever so slightly, is my one eyed cat curled up on the folded towels, napping away, thinking that he has just found a new, heavenly place for his naps! Thank you for the chance to win a very nice prize in your give away!
ReplyDeleteLOL in my linen closet is my large turkey roasting pan. We have so little storage here in the cottage that you have to get creative with larger items that don't any where esle.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the wonderful chacne to win these yummy neutrals.
Sincerely,
Tricia
My linen closet is pretty tiny but close to the bathroom so all the extra bits of toothpaste and razors are in there, plus the spare rolls of toilet paper that really should be in teh cabinet under the sink. Thanks for hosting.
ReplyDeletemindingmomma(at)aol(dot)com
mindingmomma.wordpress.com
Well I don't have a linen closet. Sheets are stored in the bedroom closet to which they belong. Quilts are in a hope chest and all over the rest of the house as decor. Towels stacked in the bathroom on a shelf. And for all the odd ball things like blankets that you hate to throw out, I bought one of those big bags that you can suck the air out of with the vac. Man that thing weights a ton!
ReplyDeletei live in a 160 year old house and only have one closit and it's for my clothes but i do have a sewing machine in there
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful giveaway! We live in an apartment, and our linen closet is a "catchall ". In addition to towels and sheets,
ReplyDeletemy husband's tool box is in there. I keep my crockpot and cast iron skillets in there, too! Thanks for the chance to win!
wigglypup2(at)yahoo (dot)com
I have a dry orange full with cloves. I love the scent but I have to confess that there is no scent anymore and there are lots of clove pieces between the linens....... IThose fabrics are just beautiful!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWe don't have a linen closet were we live now but I can tell you what was in our linen closet in our old place. Everything but linens! It ended up being a catch all for everything that didn't have a place to go. I don't even remember were we did keep the linens now that I think of it. Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeletencota71@gmail.com
What beautiful linen colors!
ReplyDeleteThe most "doesn't belong here" things in my linen closet are rolls of Christmas wrapping paper.
When the children were small I used to hide their Christmas presents in there - these days I keep home brewed beer for my husband!
ReplyDeleteIn my linen closet there are always small fabric bags containing lavender flowers. Each year I collect lavender flowers in my garden to change these bags; it smells very good .
ReplyDeleteThanks for the free pattern. Hugs from Provence in France
Those light fabrics are lovely! My linen closet has one shelf filled with kapok and excelsior for antique teddy bear repair, a dremel tool set, a big jar of buttons and a set of hot rollers. THank you for the pillow pattern and a chance to win some fabric. Teri
ReplyDeleteteriandco@tx.rr.com
Hi Kathy,
ReplyDeleteThank you for this lovely giveaway. The minute I saw the bee fabric- I just grinned! Very cute indeed and the other fabrics- totally delicious. I just opened my dreaded linen closet door and found only boring things- like sheets and towels,-all that one would expect. The reason it is orderly is because it is VERY small and so it must be used for the necessities. However, wouldn't it be ideal for my quilting fabrics! I really must put some more thought into that idea. Try not to melt- this is the longest and hottest summer I can remember.
Peg in NJ
Beautiful fabric. My linen closet needs to some cleaning too. I have Thanksgiving and Christmas ornaments in there along with flower vases and such. Candles and lightbulbs too.
ReplyDeleteTrina tdamil213@yahoo.com
LOVE the bee fabric !! I would love to win your give-away.
ReplyDeleteEver so often I find a naughty black cat in the linen closet. Ms Cha Cha loves to sneak in!
ReplyDeleteDonna
Lovely fabric, thanks for the opportunity. My linen closet, being in a condo, is a mix of tools, step stool, detergent and large appliances such as crock pot and toaster oven. Only 2 of the 5 shelves are actually linens, for shame...email me at jkaras17@yahoo.com should I be so fortunate as to win some of this gorgeous fabric.
ReplyDeleteHi Kathy, In my linen closet I have one shelf with all my purses on it. They should be in my closet but haven't gotten there yet. Thank you and Andover for the giveaway, the fabrics are very sweet. I love the pillow you made, it would look great in my den. Hugs, sandi
ReplyDeleteTo be honest with you, I'm not exactly sure WHAT is in our large linen closet. I opened the door to put away some towels last week (which is usually a chore for one of the kids), and it looked as though an earthquake had knocked everything to the floor! I don't know how long it's been like that, or what is underneath the pile of blankets, sheets and towels. I did see a case of toilet paper peaking out....but that's an appropriate item to store in this particular closet. I'll be tackling the cleaning next week...not sure if you'll ever hear from me again...haha.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful fabrics! Thank you for the giveaway!
In my linen closet. Well, I don't have one. Everything is jammed into regular closet. Clothes, purses, shoes, blankets, Halloween costumes, a box of genealogy papers and on and on. :D OH! and my dog wrapped up in a comforter.
ReplyDeleteI keep extra office supplies in our linen closet.
ReplyDeleteNothing exciting in my linen closet. A basket of small shampoo and crème rinse samples, a blood pressure machine, a dog bed cover and some old towels that really really need to be replaced. Thanks for the lovely pattern and giveaway.
ReplyDeleteThe fabrics are so nice - thanks for the chance to win! My "linen" closet has a lot of stuff - our scales!, my cross stitch supplies, clothes and oh yes, there are towels on the shelf.
ReplyDeleteMy bathroom scales and spare rolls of toilet paper. Liz B. in England.
ReplyDeleteLOL - love this idea of what's in our linen closets! In my bag of rags for dusting is the furniture polish and a few dusters. Our l.c. is so teeny-tiny that not much else fits after the linens.
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely fabric - thanks for the great giveaway!
Right now my linen closet is full of boxes. I will unpack some day,
ReplyDeleteLove the pillow and the fabrics.
suebennett1975@gmail.com
I wish I could say something humorous or naughty but honestly I keep my linen closet organized (not on the level of Martha Stewart) and items belong in a linen closet (towel, sheets, comforters, quilts etc..). Love the pillow above! Thanks for the pattern!
ReplyDeletehaha....i keep the cats' feather toy (the long stick with the feather boa on it) in the linen closet so they don't rip it apart or get hurt with it when we aren't home. i get it out when the female starts getting "crazy eyes" as we call it and needs to focus her energy on something rather than run all over the house getting in trouble. she knew the first time i kept it there where to go sit and whine the next night so that i could get it out. she is a smartie pants.
ReplyDeletelesley (lesleyana1@yahoo.com)
DeleteI would love to win these fabrics. Would go well with my collection to use with making your ssmall quilts. Thank you. Sandy in MN
ReplyDeleteThe only other thing in my linen closet that isn't linen is extra light bulbs and candles.
ReplyDeleteWhat a boring life I lead!!
I love the bee fabric and the cute pattern. Thanks!! Karen/IL.
meandyou1974@sbcglobal.net
Oh, my! Love the fabric, especially the bees! MY hall linen closet is stuffed with pillows, blankets, sheets AND my vacuum cleaner and a paper shredder! My bathroom linen closet has all the typical bathroom stuff, plus all my jewelry making supplies in a handy pull out drawer cubby on wheels. I have a small house, you get creative with your space!
ReplyDeleteChristine in WI
czarnsy@gmail.com
I hide my tool box in the linen closet otherwise my kids "borrow" them and I never see them again. So behind a pile of linens is the womans toolbox. I love love love these fabrics and thank you for the give away. HOpe I win! My e.m. is avonladypatty at yahoo!
ReplyDeleteLove that pillow...thanks for the pattern too!
ReplyDeleteWell, my linen closet is a big ole mess!! There are boxes full of photos going back over 20 years (or more):)! I have sheets that I've had for too long! There are some pillows in there that I need to get rid of,some blankets and a comforter. I really need to get it cleaned out and organized. The other closet is nice and neat with towels, first aid supplies, extra Kleenex, tp, etc.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Phyllis
gailxs at Hotmail.com
Since this house did not come with a linen closet, my linens are spread throughout the house, the ones that made it into a closet also have all camping gear.
ReplyDeleteI think maybe your "linen closet" is what we, in the UK, call an "airing cupboard". My airing cupboard contains the hot water tank so on the shelves above it are crammed with sheets, towels, pillow cases and some terry towelling nappies (my daughters are 39 and 37) have they really been in there that long!??
ReplyDeleteKathy, the fabrics are lovely and I know I would enjoy using them in our challenges.
Thank you for the pattern
Val in Bristol UK (smallquiltalk)
My linen closet has light bulbs, bath soaps and hair clippers in it.
ReplyDeleteGuin Reese ~ virginiaguinreese@gmail.com
I love that pillow and thank you for the pattern. My linen closet doesn't hold linens except in a tiny corner of it. It holds my winter clothes, photo boxes, a box of candles (a hold over from the Y2K experience), and some craft supplies. Thank you for the giveaway!!
ReplyDeleteThe linen closet fabrics are gorgeous! Thanks for offering this giveaway. My linen closet is a mess and really needs cleaned and reorganized but, for the most part, there are only linens in there. The things I would move are sleeping bags which haven't been used in too many years, some out-of-season clothing that hasn't been taken out in-season for too many years, and well, I guess there are few toys, too, which definitely don't belong there. Huh. Now I feel like I need to go clean my linen closet!
ReplyDeleteNancy, ndmessier@aol.com
Wow great fabric! Thanks for the opportunity to win a charm pack! nancynehez@gmail.cim
ReplyDeleteMy linen closet is nasty! It has Easter baskets on the top shelf and I think a bunny,too. No other place to put them. Thank you for the pattern for the pillow. Very pretty!
ReplyDeleteI love all the neutral shades- lovely and cool as we are having (for us) something of a heatwave in England! And the cushion is lovely!
ReplyDeleteAs to what's in my linen closet which shouldn't be... well, it's where I keep my loo rolls (toilet paper) and where my son always takes the last roll but leaves the plastic. But what SHOULDN'T be there, especially in this heat and lying all over my beautifully laundered towels is my CAT. Buzz off, Salem! Don't you know it's hot without having to find somewhere warmer???!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Jane in Old Hampshire
janegreppi@gmail.com
Hi Kathy, I love the pillow and fabrics. Just one of the things in my linen closet is a doll called "Mr. Wonderful". When I divorced, and moved into my new house, my friends gave me this doll as a housewarming gift. It is a hoot! It is a blond haired, blue eyed man doll with a blue denim shirt and khaki pants. You press his hand and he says the funniest things! The things that kinda remind me why I got a divorce in the first place! It's hot here in the Florida Panhandle too!
ReplyDeletestarla3422@gmail.com
My linen closet has . . . fabric . . . some of my stash just trying to find a happy place. Love the pillow . . . thanks for the pattern. Stay cool . . . hot in Kentucky, too. This weekend should be cooler, thank goodness.
ReplyDeleteThe fabrics are beautiful. Thank you for the giveaway. At the moment, my linen closet has only linens in it. However, the extra linens are on open shelves in my laundry room, along w/ my iron, extra dishes and glassware and miscellaneous tools and general junk!!
ReplyDeleteShifra G., mandmgold@yahoo.com
Hi Kathy,
ReplyDeleteMy Christmas tree :)
jennifermceneff@gmail.com
The top shelf of my linen closet has always been stuff that doesn't fit in the bathroom - cough syrup, cotton balls, big package of Q-tips, etc. Then there are linens including table clothes that really aren't quite the regular linens.
ReplyDeleteLove the pillow. It does look summery and airy. Need some of the in the 93 degree heat spell.
Marcia
fuzzy9291@yahoo.com
I keep bars of soap in mine as it makes the towels etc smell nice :-) also our first aid tin is in there otherwise we never know where it is!! Thanks for the giveaway. Linda
ReplyDeleteBesides all of the "normal" stuff ... I keep the replacement light bulbs for all of my OttLites in there - oh, and a spare replacement remote control for the TV in my quilt room! -- Amy (http://lexingtonquilter.blogspot.com/)
ReplyDeleteHmmmm. Right now it is empty because we have to get to the plumbing behind it for the bathroom remodel. Hopefully, it will be painted and put back nicely in a short time.!
ReplyDeletebobbigessell@gmail.com
Love the new fabrics! Besides linens, in my closet, you can usually find any new purchase that I don't have time to put away before my husband gets home. Heehee. He never looks in there and I need time to decide the right place to put my new treasures. :)
ReplyDeleteOooh GORGEOUS fabric! Okay - besides linen I also keep a beat up old tool chest in my linen closet and a couple of board games. Are you saying that don't belong there?
ReplyDelete- sunshdws at yahoo dot com
Apart from a few towels pushed into one corner, my linen closet contains my DH's Wooly Bear, thick gloves, thick socks. a thinsulate, various equipment bags and other items belong to DH and his scuba diving activities. All this expensive stuff, just to go under cold Atlantic water. Mad, should be my fabric in there!
ReplyDeleteBronwen B in Chesterfield UK
My linen closet has linens and towels some candles and extra boxes of tissue. It is a deep closet and if you go in the bathroom the other half is all my bathroom stuff.
ReplyDeleteThe pillow is really cute. Thanks for the chance to win.
Mary
I HIDE SOME UFOS IN MY CLOSET.I HAVE NO ROOM IN MY SEWINGROOM AND ALWAYS WANT TO BEGIN NEW PROJECTS AND I´LL BE SO HAPPY WITH SOME NEW FABRIC TOO
ReplyDeleteLOUISE D
My linen closet has towels, sheets, toilet paper, kleenex, qtips, and in the last section has a collection of items for re-gifting. I finally got them all in one place so I could find them when I need them!
ReplyDeleteI love the neutrals and it seems like I never have enough. Thanks for the giveaway.
Barbara
stitchinbarb@gmail.com
Well, besides what belongs in the linen closet there are picture frames, photo albums, electrical plug protectors, candles and probably other things buried where I can't see them. Sometimes it's just a quick place to stash something out of sight when you have to clean up fast.
ReplyDeleteHi Kathy
ReplyDeleteA beautiful fabric giveaway.
The strangest thing in my linen closet is a box of Toni home perm pink and white plastic curlers. I remember getting Toni home perms with a public school friend when much younger. I keep them for the laugh now but they were not funny at the time
Denise F. da632@mnsi.net
The fabric is absolutely lovely! I do so love creams and light colored prints! My linens are stored in the master room walk-in closet which is also our office.... Yeah, it needs some work.:)
ReplyDeleteLovely fabrics!
ReplyDeleteIn my linen closet along with some sheets and towels,I have such oddments as hair-cutting scissors, face paint, and swords. Yes, full-sized swords.
Well, we've got a linen dresser because this house doesn't have ANY closets (no I'm not kidding!). One of the drawers is full of nothing but photographs of my kids. Lots and lots of envelopes stuffed with pictures. They're not in any kind of order either. It's a mess!
ReplyDeleteHi Kathleen, once again a lovely fabric giveaway. So very nice of you.
ReplyDeleteI grow lots of herbs in my garden so apart from a few towels my linen closet (or airing cupboard as I called it in the old country) is filled with dried herbs. A great place to keep them as it's warm & dark. Makes my towels smell nice too.
Unfortunately, my linen closet contains the oddball vases as well as the seasonal suntan lotions,bug sprays and extra stock of bath soap, shampoo,etc. The towels are in there too, but that is the only fabric so far.
ReplyDeleteThese neutrals are just lovely. I promise not to put them in the closet.LOL
Lovely fabric, beautiful pillow! Because of lack of storage space, I keep serving bowls and platters in my linen closet. I also have some Christmas dishes that my daughter bought at Target :-)
ReplyDeleteI have a large linen closet but I guess the oddest thing would be a enormous glass turkey platter.
ReplyDeleteI love those neutrals and would fit so nicely in my collection
I still have these large fabric halloween bags that someone had made for the kids...who are now 21 and 27. They take up half a shelf but I can't seem to part with them, even though they hold no sentimental value to the kids...they always wanted to use whatever their friends were using for trick or treat.
ReplyDeleteWell....um....I don't have a linen closet. I keep my linen on the top shelf of my bedroom closet, next to my hats...
ReplyDeleteThe wrought iron fruit bowl my husbands aunt brought him and a set of spice jars n rack they sit in, we got or our wedding, both now surplus to requirements! Oh and the Ikea stools for kids table when we have extra kids over and they eat at their little table.
ReplyDeletePretty cushion, but defiantly one for indoors here as it is mid winter and raining! Thanks for the generous giveaway away, Sue SA.
I am ashamed but my "Linen Closet" doubles as a place for Christmas decorations, suitcases, coolers, folding chairs and a lot of other "stuff".
ReplyDeleteLove the fabric and especially the bee one! Thanks for the giveaway!
Absolutely love these fabrics! Thanks for the chance to win. Would you believe that in my linen closet is towels and a towel rack that I have not been able to convince my DH to put up! That's it! I feel almost ashamed that I have nothing interesting at all n there!
ReplyDeleteI actually just cleaned out my closet recently but it still has a box of books in it.
ReplyDeleteMy poor linen closet. The towels and sheets have to fight for space with the board games.
ReplyDeleteWell, let me go look! brb...I'm back well!! I have towels , sheets ,blankets, that should be in there.I guess the only thing that should not maybe would be napkin rings, but then again the napkins are there??!!HMMM Love the fabric!
ReplyDeleteMy linen cupboard is low and my cat has figured out how to open the door....so sometimes I find her in there!
ReplyDeleteOk, besides linens I do keep a hot glue gun in there
ReplyDeleteI have the usual stuff like towels, pillows, and sheets, but my husband also stores shotgun shells in there for our son-in-law who is a skeet shooter. :-). Your pillow is gorgeous! Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteOnce upon a time, my linen closet was tidy....
ReplyDeletenow it's just a mess
don't know what I'll find (if I'm ever brave enough to excavate it!!)
Love the pillow, love the fabric. I found some almonds in my linen closet, deposited there by an uninvited houseguest - a mouse - I presume.
ReplyDeleteMy linen closet is an old cabinet set in place when we built this home to look like an old midwest farmhoouse. I keep all of the needful linens in it but have some treasured old quilts, tablecloths, table runners that were my husbands grandmothers.Sitting side by side are 2 of my oldest roundtop trunks that hold more dear treasures, as napkins,bed linens wrapped with bits of lace and ribbons from my Mom and my grandmothers sewing boxes. This new Andover collection is sweet and so precious. Thank you for thinking of us.
ReplyDeleteKathy Kelley
kelley.farms@frontier.com
Love the fabric line. My linen closet is in my bathroom so I have sheets and towels plus bathroom supplies. Also my blow dryer.
ReplyDeleteJan/WI
janrich35@gmail.com
Hmmm,I actually have two linen closets, both stuffed I'm afraid...the one in the hall has the usual, plus some sleeping bags, bins of baby clothes (my baby is 25!)...the one in the bathroom has towels and sheets, some first aid supplies, and cleaning supplies...guess no real surprises - I guess that means I need to change that! Unfortunately they are too full to try to sneak some fabric into them.
ReplyDeleteKathy O in GA
Ksoppelt at aol dot com
Just what I need for my log cabin quilt.
ReplyDeleteThose are lovely fabrics! My linen closet has handmade ornaments, and a storage container of old pictures.
ReplyDeleteThe cushion is very pretty and makes me want to start a sewing project.
Blessings,
Diane
Gorgeous fabrics. Yes, I love bees. My linen closet is fairly neat, sheets, duvets, towels, etc. There is, however, an ice bag. Great if you have a sprain or headache (read hangover lol). Love the pillow, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBesides linens my closet includes Christmas decorations; big box of wrapping paper; clothes basket; tall ceramic doll; heating pad; extra bathroom cleaning supplies.
ReplyDeleteThese fabrics are beautiful. Thanks for the chance to win.
Darlis
darlisj@kinex.net
I have stored besides the normal linens, plastic clear jars filled with coins (dimes, nickels,quarters but mostly pennies.
ReplyDeleteSylvia Steele in TX
sylviasteele39@yahoo.com
I have a huge linen closet that stores my bed quilts that get changed out with the seasons! Along with the usual sheets and towels of course. It's pretty tidy right now.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the bee fabric!
Tina in Pendleton, OR
Shhh, don't tell.
ReplyDeleteI keep my new fabric on the top shelf, behind the towels in my linen closet.
When I take the fabric out of the linen closet my husband sometimes askes if the fabric is new. My answer is always "I took it out of the closet".
My older fabric is stored in the closet in my sewing room. Hee, Hee, Hee...Remember,don't tell.
Carol Young, Mass.
carolwilb@aol.com
Paint and wall patch tools and a fine china platter with cover. showell87@mchsi.com
ReplyDeleteMy linen closet is so small that pretty much everything in it is what you would normally find in a linen closet. I don't keep sheets in there, they're stored in their respective bedrooms, but there are a few towels in there. And the usual soaps, tp, medications, cleaning supplies, etc.
ReplyDeleteMy linen closet has linens but it also stores books, my iron and a spray bottle of lavender linen spray, a stack of vintage clothes of my grandmother's and a bunch of old lace waiting to be ironed. I also just found an old sample book of embroidery done by a young girl in 1911! I've been wondering where I had put it! Jamie V in MT
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I have a pair of swimming flippers in my linen closet. I know it is strange. The flippers are so huge and my linen closet is deep. It is easy to hide them in the closet and cover them with quilts! ~Melissa
ReplyDeleteMy "linen" closet also contains a vacuum cleaner, gift-wrapping supplies, canning jars, and various boxes that contain my "subscribe and save" deliveries including tea, dog treats, dishwashing liquid, etc.
ReplyDeleteI actually cleaned out most of my linen closet yesterday. It was horrible to do this in the extreme heat and no A/C. HOT! But I did make room to store some of the appliances that do not fit in the kitchen; mixer, griddle, cookie press, steamer! I also still have a shelf to clear out that has some dishware on it.
ReplyDeleteI adore that bee fabric...so sweet!
Colleen Taylor
http://americanaqueen.blogspot.com/
I have the usual objects in my linen closet,but occasionally cleaning supplies and paint brushes work their way in there. Once in a while we will find the cat napping in there too. The fabrics beautiful and the pillow pattern is too. Gayle Barka jgbarka@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteA pretty blue glass vase and six cans of paint are in my linen closet. The vase must come out for display; but, it's too hot to paint. It IS perfect weather to sit and sew the beautiful pillow using those cool Linen Closet fabrics. Thank you for the pattern and giveaway. Ann in PA
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ReplyDeleteI forgot to include my email: celiaquilts2@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteLovely pillow! The oddest things in my linen closet are a couple of boxes of scented talc with furry powder puffs that were given to me as gifts when I was in high school. Never used, but for some inexplicable reason kept - for 35 years. So you can imagine how old some of my fabric scraps are!
ReplyDeleteWell, gee whiz, my linen closet contains only linens for the beds & table runners, all nicely sorted. The closet is very small, so no room for things that don't belong there. They are elsewhere all over the house LOL! Love the beautiful fabric & pattern!
ReplyDeleteI have a shoe box full of "vintage" hair accessories, would you believe I still have a big polka dot bow from the 80s and even a hippy bandanna from the 70s....could somebody come throw these away while I'm not looking??? Why do I hang on to this stuff???
ReplyDeleteI am in LOVE with these fabrics!!!!! I need,need,need these in my stash!!! Thank you, dearly for the chance to win!
Beautiful fabrics! I guess the only thing in my linen closet (below the bathroom sink) is a stack of tiles to use if any of the tiles in the bathroom break. Probably antique by now.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win. I love the whole selection. My linen closet is a very large wainscot cupboard.
ReplyDeleteIn my linen closet/cupboard drawer is my collection of childhood records (Cinderella,the travels of Babar,etc) and the dress I wore for our wedding reception 49 years ago
judy jaques
jaques@wmtel.net.
Shoe polish and a leather hole punch! Plus the usual towels, mats, etc.
ReplyDeleteMy linen closet, like yours, desperately needs to be cleaned!!! Besides some linens, there are beach towels,seasonal mini quilts/wallhangings, assorted small appliances, various "decorative" items including Easter baskets, bunnies and valentine candles, etc. There are light bulbs and Swiffer refills. Now I am feeling guilty that I need to clean it out...... guess that means I'll just go in my sewing room and work on my swap signature blocks.... LOL
ReplyDeleteLynette ctryathrt@aol.com
Hum, first you have to have a linen closet...no spare closets in this house so my linens (at least towels and some sheets) are on a set of shelves in the laundry room. These linen closet neutrals are lovely. I'd be thrilled to win a charm square set. Thanks for the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteI keep scented candles in my linen closet - they make my sheets smell good!
ReplyDeleteIn my linen closet are linens and a vaporizer.Nothing really out of the way. Martha Mumaw
ReplyDeletemarthamumaw@yahoo.com
My linen closet contains all my extra toiletries, as well as anything I can't find another place for! Love the fabrics and would love to win!
ReplyDeleteRobin in Iowa
Beautiful pillow, and I LOVE those fabrics! Thanks for a chance to win. My linen closet contains the usual sheets, towels, personal care items, bathroom scale, and numerous dust bunnies.
ReplyDeleteBelieve it or not, my Purdue Barbie.
ReplyDeleteNo Linens in my closet - but plenty of books, a couple jigsaw puzzles, a "new" record turntable. It's the spare closet.
ReplyDeleteA post from Kris is above this entry box. I would love to see her Purdue Barbie!! I didn't know one existed. Go Boilers!! My alma mater.
Donna
bjinkymom@yahoo.com
Fantastic fabrics. I love neutrals with a splash of colour. I certainly would love to win a pack of these charming Andover fabrics.
ReplyDeleteFor me your challenge has been inspirational. I opened my linen closet and saw TOO MUCH STUFF!!!! So I've sorted all those towels, sheets, pillowcases and blankets I've not used in years and probably never will use again and bagged the best for charity and the rest for the RSPCA for pet towels and bedding.
Now I have plenty of room for the 48 roll pack of toilet paper that my husband likes to have in reserve just in case. In case of what? A world paper shortage? Will there be a run on toilet paper?
There's also plenty of room for the brand new still in its box foot pump for the air mattress we threw out twelve months ago because it had holes in it. And it hadn't been used in years anyway.
Kathy thank you for spearheading such an enjoyable informative friendly group.
P.S. The comment about the black corset brought back happy memories of the long forgotten old bone lace up corset my mother kept in a box under her bed.
Cheers
Bronwyn Miller in Brisbane Australia
bronwyn.anne.miller@gmail.com
Not much exciting in my linen closet. Because our home is small the closet has linens and lovely things like toilet paper, tissues, soap and first aid kit. Thanks for the chance to win the beautiful fabrics.
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I just LOVE this fabric line....especially the bees!!! I definitely have some things that don't belong in my linen closet - a couple of books, a hat, a board game. Time to clean it out! :)
ReplyDeleteChelleBelle1@gmail.com
Guilty! The placemats my children made for grade school room parties. I know they will never want them but I can not find it in me to toss them.
ReplyDeleteLove those fabrics, especially the bees. My husband is a beekeeper and I try to grab bee fabrics when I see them.
audrey B
audigobyby@junl.com
Other than linens (and that includes pet towels) I have light bulbs, vacuum accessories and a cat crate!
ReplyDeleteIn my linen closet I have bathroom cleaning supplies. Hair cutting tools for humans and dogs and a stack of golf magazines that belong to the husband. Love the pillow need to do one for my bed.
ReplyDeleteknitterlaurie@netscape.net
Those fabrics are glorious and the little bees so precious. As for linen closets, we made ours rather large when we remodeled the master bath, so there's LOTS of stuff that really belongs elsewhere, at the moment I can think of a bin of band aids and other first-aid stuff, laundry baskets, the sweater-drying shelf from the clothes dryer, an extra bottle of laundry detergent ... you really don't want me to continue do you LOL?!
ReplyDeleteThe fabric is lovely! Thank you for the chance to win! I keep my special imported fragrance soap in my linen closet. You may contact me at barbarakantola@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteLove those fabrics so I will pester you like everyone else. My kitchen is so small that I use the linen closet as a pantry. So everything that is in there shouldn't be.
ReplyDeleteThe linen closet serves as a pantry too since it's just off the kitchen. Next to the towels is canned foods and Pampered Chef stoneware. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful fabrics! Thank you for your giveaway opportunity! In my linen closet, apart from the usual towels, sheets etc, is dog food, christmas decorations, a broken lamp which I have been meaning to fix, and a yoga kit (and these days I don't even do yoga...). My email contact is - east17girl@yahoo.com.au. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteLove the linen closet fabrics!!! My linen closet (if that's what I'll call it today) has some polo tops that we wear at the fair when we show cows. There are actually two different sets of shirts-blue/white and red/white/blue....our decorations are generally patriotic.
ReplyDeleteLove these fabrics! The oddest thing in my linen closet is Easter candy I just found in there!
ReplyDeleteI love the fabric in you are giving away. Please me I want to win. I never have enough lights in my stash. The oddest thing in my linen closet is light bulbs. Don't know were else to store these. But why is it you could have a shelf full of light bulbs but never the wattage you are looking for!
ReplyDeleteBarb C at betcrawford@verizon.net
Lovely fabrics great to have a chance to win. Oddest thing in my linen closet probably heating pads and vaporizer.
ReplyDeleteI love your contests! New fabric we might win and better a new project and we get to see your creativity with the new fabric.
ReplyDeleteThanks for encouraging the fabric makers to share with us....
Jane Modjeski. Harleyetta@aol.com. Google is being cantankerous for me on the road.....sigh....
We don't even have a linen closet; we incorporated the original linen closet into the second bathroom to make it bigger. Now I store bedding in the closet of each bedroom where it gets used.
ReplyDeleteBesides the usual sheets and towels, I keep my quilter's light box in there. It fits perfect in there!
ReplyDeleteArgggghhh I told you Google was evil....my linen closets would distress most folks....I am neat....towels folded just so...old stuff gone....but the top,shelf...well that is the silly part...printer cartridges...sweater vest project that is ...50 years old.....my left arm might fit in it, two old hair dryers that still work....but the other shelves are pristine....now my sewing stash...that is really amazing....I fear saying it is neat (but it is a small space so....have to)
ReplyDeleteJane Modjeski part two...plush lease let this post correctly....heheheh. Harleyetta@aol.com
In my linen closet, I have the nebulizer my son used for asthma attacks when he was small. It is a reminder to me of the scary times when he was little and couldn't breathe and the faithfulness of God that helped him through! The fabrics are lovely!
ReplyDeleteKaty
sew4given AT aol DOT com
I keep most of our linens in a big "quilt" box - and anything else that I need to Hide!! LOL like gifts for family members, quilt projects that hit a wall, larger yardages of fabric - so it is always stuffed and sure needs a cleaning!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win!! I LOVE these fabrics! And your pillow is lovely!
Blessings
I have an old wooden crank telephone box in my linen closet. Its the only place big enough to store it. Thanks for the great giveaway.
ReplyDeleteLove the fabrics for the giveaway! Thank-you for offering them!
ReplyDeleteI use my linen closet as storage for...fabric...my flannels take up 3 of the 4 shelves, and the 4th shelf is wools. There are also 3 drawers below the shelves, 2 of the 3 have quilt-tops, and the 3rd...actually has linens...that is where I keep my sheets.
Oh...my contact information:
Deletekimquilts at new.rr.com
I am not sure how weird it is, but I keep tools in my linen closet--my hammer, screwdriver, etc.
ReplyDeleteCarolyn Beck bcbeck@insightbb.com (Love the linen closet fabrics.
I can not believe that you are asking about my linen contents as I was cleaning my linen closet today!1 I don't think I have cleaned it in 26 years... What did I find??? I found a whole set of acrylic drinking classes in summer colors, a matching salad bowl and tablecloth. In addition there was a set of matching candles, you know, the kind that chase the summer bugs away. So there you go Kathy Hope I'm lucky enough to win! Carolyn Barnett csbbobbin@yahoo.com
ReplyDeletein my linen closet is a small portable generator. i love the pillow, you did a great job
ReplyDeletelove the fabrics! such soft colors that will go with so many fabrics! the strange things in my linen closet? my washer and dryer! and my toolbox! had to combine the laundry and linen closet so could have a half bath downstairs. works for me!
ReplyDeleteLois McCoy -- loishmccoy@gmail.com
Beautiful fabric. Things in my linen closet include - bug spray, sun screen, Christmas night lights, etc.
ReplyDeleteOooh! Cute pillow! My linen closet contains several gallon paint cans, rollers, etc. for Reno's we're getting ready to make. Thank you for the giveaway opportunity.
ReplyDeleteTerri in AZ. Tdwoverton at gmail.com
What a great pillow and fabrics. I have a toolbox in my linen closet. It holds all the regular tools that you would expect-I use it often and Paul (my husband) does too since it's more convenient than the garage. I thought it was a little strange but after reading the comments here I guess not!
ReplyDeletethanks for the chance at the charm pack!
These fabrics are gorgeous and Yes I love bees :-)
ReplyDeleteMy linen closet has linens...and the 2000 pack box of Stevia we order for my tea!
Thank you for the chance to win some of the lovely fabric :-)
Gorgeous pillow ... Gorgeous fabrics ... Linen closet not too gorgeous but filled with treasures and surprises because every time I look for something I know is in there I'm surprised that I can't find it!!! If I'm lucky enough to win please contact Lynn at lharland4@gmail.com. Hope to meet you at the Batavia quilt show this weekend!
ReplyDeleteLove the fabrics and your pillow is gorgeous! Thanks for the chance to win a charm pack.
ReplyDeleteWhat I have in my closet besides linens is a box of floor tile that was leftover from redoing our kitchen floor. I didn't want to throw it away so that seemed like a great place to store it.
The tablecloth linen closet, or the sheet linen closet or the towel linen closet? I think what I have is just too many linens. Or maybe too many closets. ccasey1343 at aol dot com
ReplyDeletegreat fabric lots of uses in my linen closet is a humidifier and first aid kit. thanks for the chance to win this lovely fabric judy r hjrogers@sympatico.ca
ReplyDeleteMy linen closet has to double as my medicine cabinet so two shelves have all the things you would find in a bathroom cabinet, from toothpaste and toothbrush to comb and brush and beyond.
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