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Friday, July 26, 2013

BOOK REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY: Gooseberry Patch Stitching for the Kitchen

Today I am part of the Gooseberry Patch book tour for their newest book, Stitching for the Kitchen. This book marries two of my most favorite things...cooking and sewing....so I was more than happy to review it!  The minute it arrived in the mail I promptly sat down on my porch and flipped through it noting all the fun projects I wanted to make while my kids ran through the sprinklers.

Like this Appliqued House Trivet...so cute! How fun would this be for a Christmas gift!

And I love, love, love this Warm and Toasty Toaster Cozy.  I want it just for me!!! I can see my girls wanting to play house with it :-)

The book has 30 easy projects from sewing to embroidery as well as it has recipes sprinkled throughout it that many times correlate with the project.  Like a recipe for Super Simple Parkerhouse Rolls that would be just lovely in the Divided Bread Basket project.  How's that for nifty?  It makes this book just perfect for gift giving...you could make a project and then add the recipe for a bridal shower...or make a project and make the recipe for say a housewarming!  Awesomesauce!

The book also included a techniques section which offers embroidery techniques as well essential techniques for making all the projects.  Plus all the embroidery designs are included and there is also a pocket at the back with all the patterns....woot! Gotta love that!

If you'd like to win a copy of Gooseberry Patch Stitching for the Kitchen you can enter via the rafflecopter widget below or CLICK HERE now!
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PS. here is the line up for the book's blog tour in case you wanted to follow along...there are projects, book reviews, and giveaways going on and coming up soon!



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54 Comments:

Blogger Unknown said...

This looks like a great book! I love baking, sewing AND crafting, so I am not sure I could choose between them.

Thanks for the giveaway!

lisejackson000 at gmail dot com

July 26, 2013 at 8:00 AM  
Blogger Gill said...

I love baking and sewing!

July 26, 2013 at 8:01 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

I **LOVE** Gooseberry Patch! I have their Budget Friendly Cookbook. I don't even think I have ever used a recipe out of there, I just love thumbing through the pages and reading all the sweet sentiments :)

July 26, 2013 at 8:15 AM  
Blogger Debi said...

I love the Gooseberry Patch books and this sounds like a great addition to my craft and recipe book collections!

July 26, 2013 at 8:45 AM  
Blogger Beth said...

I love Gooseberry Patch books! I would actually give this book to my mother-in-law as a gift; she is a very devoted sewer and embroider. Thanks for the giveaway!

July 26, 2013 at 9:41 AM  
Blogger Melle@featheredruffles.com said...

OOh. I'm a sewer AND a baker? I love to regular cook, also. But my favorite thing to do is bake goodies... :)

July 26, 2013 at 9:48 AM  
Blogger Yvonne said...

I'm a crocheter, knitter, sewer, baker, and general crafter. LOVE all things crafty, especially looking through any kind of craft book.

July 26, 2013 at 9:53 AM  
Blogger Pukimimimommy said...

I love to sew!!! and this would be a great book to get some more ideas!

July 26, 2013 at 10:05 AM  
Blogger annie said...

i love to cook, bake and craft!

July 26, 2013 at 10:07 AM  
Blogger Sarah said...

My most favorite is crafting in the form of yarn (aka knitting!)
but I really do love to bake too (trying to cut back because I am a chubbb!! LOL)

July 26, 2013 at 10:17 AM  
Blogger Kerry said...

All three - baking, sewing, and crafting! :) I depends on whether I want to eat something, wear something, or make something. :)

July 26, 2013 at 10:21 AM  
Blogger Annelies said...

I am a sewing JUNKIE!!!! Oh that coaster cover has me SEW excited!!! XXX

July 26, 2013 at 10:25 AM  
Blogger Stacey said...

I love crafting mainly if I had to pick.

July 26, 2013 at 10:39 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I love dabbling in all three. It all depends on my mood or the weather that day. robeader53@yahoo.com

July 26, 2013 at 2:34 PM  
Blogger HeatherD76 said...

I love to bake and sew. This book looks wonderful.

July 26, 2013 at 2:57 PM  
Blogger Mrs.T said...

I love baking, sewing and crafting. Not baking as much in the hot weather we've been having; no-bake cookies are fast becoming my go-to dessert! The book looks great and you wrote a great review. Thanks for the opportunity to win!

July 26, 2013 at 4:26 PM  
Blogger VickiT said...

What an awesome looking book. I've seen many of the Gooseberry Patch recipe books so this has to be a great book too. Their recipes books are wonderful.
My first love is baking/cooking but now that I am unable to stand for health reasons as I used to be able to, I have to say that probably sewing and quilting has moved to the top of that list.

July 26, 2013 at 4:27 PM  
Blogger annemarie said...

I love sewing and crocheting! This book sounds great!

July 26, 2013 at 6:20 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

I love sewing!
Thanks for the giveaway!

July 26, 2013 at 6:33 PM  
Blogger Donna~~ said...

I prefer sewing--quilting mainly. Also crochet.

July 26, 2013 at 8:19 PM  
Blogger Heidi said...

I like crafting, crochet, embroidery, knitting, paper crafts, baking sometimes.

July 26, 2013 at 11:08 PM  
Blogger Niki said...

Sewing! Baking is a distant second.

July 27, 2013 at 7:12 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

the book looks fun-I love gooseberry patch-thanks for the giveaway

July 27, 2013 at 8:43 AM  
Blogger Cindy said...

I really enjoy all of them. This looks like a great book to go through the projects with my daughters.

July 27, 2013 at 9:14 AM  
Blogger B Greene said...

I love sewing!!

July 27, 2013 at 9:24 AM  
Anonymous Debra said...

I Love them all.

July 27, 2013 at 9:25 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

I love to cook. I like to sew especially to make projects, this book would be so fun.

July 27, 2013 at 9:41 AM  
Blogger heatherp626 said...

I love to bake!!

heatherp626@msn.com

July 27, 2013 at 9:52 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Crafting!!! but I love all of them!

July 27, 2013 at 10:11 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

I like crafty, embroidery, sewing and baking! Thanks, Cindy

July 27, 2013 at 10:31 AM  
Blogger Giane said...

What an awesome book!

July 27, 2013 at 10:59 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Crafting, sewing, quilting & baking, in that order. Of course if you start with baking then you have snacks while your craft, sew.....

July 27, 2013 at 11:16 AM  
Anonymous martisanne said...

I love sewing the best, but also baking especially cakes and treats :-)

July 27, 2013 at 11:26 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Absolutely love to sew, bake, learning how to quilt... Thanks for the chance!

darlene macdonald
kittyklaws13411@yahoo.com

July 27, 2013 at 12:38 PM  
Blogger Teresa Young said...

I love to sew; right now I am enjoying making clothes for my granddaughters' dolls. I hope to be teaching them to sew in a few years.

July 27, 2013 at 2:27 PM  
Blogger Tammy said...

Awesoem looking book. Oh how I want it...I lov e that house cover for the toaster overn.....So cute. I love to sew....And craft and quilt too..

July 27, 2013 at 3:14 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Two of my favorite things cooking and sewing and add in Smashed peas and carrots and I am a girl in heaven! Thanks for always giving away such great stuff. Have a great weekend and let us know if you like the book.

July 27, 2013 at 6:07 PM  
Blogger Kelly O. said...

my favorite thing to do is sew but my family likes it when I bake so I do that too :)

July 28, 2013 at 3:54 PM  
Blogger Michele T said...

I love, love, love to quilt!!!!

July 28, 2013 at 4:02 PM  
Blogger Jenny L said...

Sewing every time. jennylarking@gmail.com

July 28, 2013 at 4:11 PM  
Blogger Julie P. said...

I would love to win this book. It is adorable.

July 28, 2013 at 7:21 PM  
Blogger Jodi - usairdoll said...

This book looks awesome and so many great projects! I love quilting, embroidery, hand piecing and lots of other crafts. I'm not really a baker, cookies are about all I do, so some kind of handwork it is, hehe.

Thank you and Gooseberry Patch for a super giveaway and a chance to win.

usairdoll(at)gmail(dot)com

July 29, 2013 at 12:18 AM  
Blogger Lisa said...

I love sewing and baking! It looks like it is very creative and I would love to have one!

July 29, 2013 at 12:21 AM  
Blogger michelle h said...

Great post!!! Thank for sharing some of the projects from the book....so cute!! Gooseberry Patch books always get my attention....they are terrific! I am into sewing and baking. Seem to be popular in the commenting crowd today! Thanks for being on this tour--it's always a bonus to discover a new and wonderful blog!!

July 29, 2013 at 12:41 AM  
Blogger Jule said...

I prefer all of them but the easiest is baking, cause it's something you can do every day and you have already a working space ;)

July 29, 2013 at 8:23 AM  
Blogger Houseful Of Nicholes said...

I pretty much like it all. If I can make someone's day brighter by something that I have made with my own two hands (or the eight of my children's) I'm all for it! Thanks for sharing

July 29, 2013 at 11:16 AM  
Blogger Cecilia said...

My two favorites are baking and quilting! If I didn't have to clean up I'd be in a continual state of doing either of those two!

July 29, 2013 at 1:31 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I love to bake.

Katie J.
johnsonk133 at yahoo dot com

July 29, 2013 at 3:36 PM  
Blogger Carolyn in Kentucky said...

I used to love baking when I was able to stand, but now my passion is sewing. This book looks wonderful.

July 29, 2013 at 6:13 PM  
Blogger mel said...

I like baking & trying new recipes & giving the goodies to my neighbors:)

July 29, 2013 at 11:26 PM  
Blogger Lee said...

I love sewing! thank you!

July 30, 2013 at 6:40 AM  
Blogger Carmen N said...

I love crafting - but my current favorite is knitting

July 30, 2013 at 12:30 PM  
Blogger Niqueknacks said...

sewing and baking :)

July 30, 2013 at 4:59 PM  
Blogger Sue D said...

I like crafting and baking the best.

July 30, 2013 at 5:47 PM  

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