Hi all. How are you all doing?
I'm sorry I was so quiet for a while here.
Thank you so much for your lovely, thoughtful comments,
e-mails, and letters that always cheer me up!
I just needed a little break for some reasons,
but I am back now and am so super thrilled to finally
share with you guys this excitement!
Yeah! my handmade tote bag made the cover of the Fall
issue of Stitch magazine!!!! Hooray!!!!!!!!!
Had I ever thought about seeing my own sewn item
in my favorite magazine in a bookstore?!
I can still hardly believe this really happened.
I am so happy to be part of the crafty contributors
that I have been admiring for a long time like
Rashida of I heart linen. (Go check out her blog
if you love to stumble upon a place that inspires you,
although I doubt there are many of you who haven't
checked it out... her work is just incredibly beautiful.)
I would say that I am probably not the one that
was excited the most about this magazine coming out.
Joe was checking out the bookstore like everyday
since a week before it got published. When it became
available, he got overly thrilled and couldn't help telling
the bookstore staff that the bag was made by his girlfriend
and rushed back to work and showed it off to every
co-worker he encountered in the day. LOL.
I really think I am so lucky to have met this guy.
I thank all of you who have continuously encouraged me
to get crafty and to allow me to share my work
with you guys. Thank you, thank you, thank you all!!!!!!
Thanks for coming and reading!!
Congrats - can't wait to get to the bookstore to pick it up!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I just can't even imagine how cool that must be! Great BF -- so proud and supportive!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations - it looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! I think I'm going to have to run to the book store right now and buy it! I love the bag!
ReplyDeleteYou're a cover-girl! Woo woo! Congratulations. :-)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! What a thrill to see your own work published like that. Your boyfriend is a real sweetie to be so enthusiastic about your work. I'll be on the lookout for that magazine around here so I can check out your stuff.
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Congratulations! I'll be on the lookout for it at the bookstore.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations...... sure hard to get a copy of the magz here... but will try to get it somehow, sooner or later!
ReplyDeleteI saw it today and I was so thrilled for you! How exciting!! Congratulations!!1
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!
ReplyDeletePicked up my copy last week and was thrilled to see your bag on the cover! I have loved your tutorials and check your blog often - thank you for all of your inspiration, it's wonderful! Congratulations on your lovely feature (and in such a great publication too!)
ReplyDeletehow exciting! I bought the magazine the other day and didn't even know it was your bag on the cover! love it and making it soon for my daughter-in-law and my nephew's girlfriend for Christmas! love your creativity!
ReplyDeleteWoohoo! That is super cool! I don't know if we get this mag in Canada - I've only seen it on blogs, but I'm going to ask if I can order it 'specially. Congratulations!!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations... I'll be watching for the magazine!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I can't wait to get the mag, it usually arrives in the bookstores very late here in Malaysia. Btw, I love all your work! :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! Your bag design looks great. I have never seen a Stitch in France but I am going to look high and low for one!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations with your beautiful bag on a cover of a magazine! Wow for a handcraft girl its a dream come true. Unfortunatly we cant buy the magazine here in Holland :( It looks likes a very nice magazine.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice day!
The computer ate my comment!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations - I'm very excited for you and pleased to see you've been published! It's fantastic!
Super congratulations...you deserve it.
ReplyDeleteAnd also deserve that gorgeous hunk in he second photo.
Enjoy and enjoy some more.
You have been very giving to us.
Congratulations, how exciting for you!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! You certainly deserve it!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I just saw this at the bookstore yesterday but didn't make the connection. I'll have to go back and get it:)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I can't wait to pick up this issue!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! And it doesn't surprise me at all to see your beautiful designs starting to get the attention they deserve!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! and you are blessed in so many ways!! and I have one of your potholders that is displayed in my studio, wow it is going to be worth a ton of money, but I will never sell, no way!!!
ReplyDeletecongrats on the cover!! i was so excited to get my hands on this when it first came out-it's by far one of my favorite sewing mags!! usually they're all gone by the time i get to the store!! the last issue i actually got while on vacation in canada! haha!
ReplyDeletecongratulations!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! You are such a clever cookie. Don't know when I'll be able to get my hands on one, though.
ReplyDeleteAnd so nice that your other half supports you like that. You make a great team. Next thing you know you'll be at Quilt Market ;-)
Cheers,
AJ
Congratulations! I bought this issue and recognized your work! The whole issue is so inspiring and you are in such great company (it's really rare for me to shell out that kind of $ for a mag )
ReplyDeleteYay!! Congratulations and loving the photos with the magazines, cute pegs as well if that is what they are. Trying to track down a copy of the magazine in the UK. Fingers crossed. Have started my patchwork course and been using some of your lovely fabrics rather nervously! Have fun for now :o)
ReplyDeleteCongrats! I just got the issue the other day and there is so much eye candy in there! So awesome that your bag is the cover! :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I completely randomly picked up the magazine on Oct 9, never seen or heard of it before, and when I got to the story about the bag I said... Wait a minute... Nice to read, great magazine. You're in great company!
ReplyDeleteWow! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteSo, so, so great!!!! Woot!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Ayumi!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI already imported the Sewing2010 Calendar but unfortunately I won't be that lucky and find your cover in our bookstrores;(
All the best!!!
I sent away for the magazine as soon as you hinted that you had something in it. I was really excited to get it. Such great ideas inside. Congrats to you!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Ayumi! I am so happy for your success
ReplyDeleteThat gorgeous hunk in the second photo looks very excited for you too...
Congratulations... I always love your craft ^O^
ReplyDeleteWELL DONE Ayumi!!!! You soo deserve this, i bet it won't be the last - keep up the INSPIRING WORK!!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome job, Ayumi!!!! You most definitley deserve it too.
ReplyDeleteI can see many covers in your future!
congratulations ! you rock !
ReplyDeleteCongrats girl! That is awesome!
ReplyDeletecongratulations! what an accomplishment!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! Your bag looks fantastic on the cover. I need to hit the bookstores so I can get one of my own.
ReplyDeleteWoo-Hoo! I'm looking forward to getting a copy! Love your writing and great tutorials. Thanks for being here... Pink Penguin Rocks!
ReplyDeleteHurray hurray!!! how exciting!
ReplyDeletei can't wait to get my hands on a copy!
congratulations!
I just picked up the magazine and was admiring the bag! Lovely that is was yours! Congratulations!
ReplyDeletecongrats!!!! i'd be just as excited!!
ReplyDelete今日書店で見ましたよぉ~~。すごいです、しかもカバーだし!本当におめでとう。これで進路は決まりですね!?
ReplyDeleteFlickrでいつも元気いっぱいの布あわせに感心してました。ああいう思い切った柄同士を合わせるのって難しくて私にはとても真似できないですが、楽しいだろうなあと思います。実はたまーにAyumi's soapをのぞかせていただいてたんですよね。。。つまりずっと隠れファンだったのです!これからのますますの活躍ぶり、楽しみにしてますねー。
Yay for you! It's totally deserved.
ReplyDeleteI love Joe's enthusiasm! I showed all my friends too! Congrats again Ayumi.I love this bag so much that I made a bag reminiscent of yours. You truly are an inspiration. Thanks!
ReplyDeletehow wonderful! congrats!
ReplyDeletewow, i can almost read half of that japanese comment above! hee
Congratulations !!! I love your work and I think you deserve this notorieté !!!
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Milou
Hi! I've following your blog for a few months now and I love it! Congratulations! I'll have to pick up that issue for sure! Keep up the great work.
ReplyDeleteYou guys are sooooooooooooo sweet!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much everyone!!!
Congratulations! I'll have to check the bookstore for it. I love men that are supportive...my husband is one of them.
ReplyDeleteHow exciting! And you deserve it so much! I am so pleased to own one of your early original bags-- You are brilliantly talented!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! I'm excited for you, yay!!
ReplyDeletecongratssss u truly deserve it :)
ReplyDeleteas the rest of your commenters here..many congratulations on this success, the bag is very beautiful and I plan on buying the magazine and a bag for my girlfriend, keep up the good work please!
ReplyDeleteAyumi's Soapからずっとファンで素敵な色やデザインの作品を拝見していました。長いこと更新されないのでとても心配し残念に思っておりましたが、偶然こちらでお元気でご活躍と知り大変うれしく思います。日本語サイトをぜひまた更新または作ってください。日本でのファンも多いと思います。これからも応援しています。
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