We have a guest and a giveaway!

Howdy friends,

How about grabbing a cup of coffee, tea or whatever your choice and sit and visit with us for awhile. We have a wonderful guest speaker today.  I'd like to introduce you to Jennifer from "Shabby Fabrics".  She has quite a story to tell and would love to share it with you.  So you can put a name with a face, here is Ms. Jennifer her very self.  :)

She's just as sweet as she is pretty.  :)  So without further ado, give it up for (I TOTALLY hate that saying!) Jennifer!

My name is Jennifer Bosworth, owner of Shabby Fabrics. I am honored to be a guest at Just One More Stitch. Thank you so much, Carolyn!  (You are so welcome!)

The Shabby Fabrics story begins here. All along while growing up, I loved arts and crafts with every ounce of my being. When it came time to choose a career and go to college, I figured I couldn't make a living crafting so I pursued an aeronautical degree and became an airline pilot. I would take my hand sewing with me on trips and stitch to my heart's content while laying over at various hotels. The love of crafting never left me. The events of September 11, 2001 changed the entire world and definitely my own personal world in a very big way. Soon thereafter the airlines began furloughing pilots. Both my husband (also a United pilot) and I found ourselves out of work with no health care, two children and a mortgage. These were indeed uncertain and scary times. All of the flying experience I had accumulated over the last 20+ years suddenly meant nothing. No one was hiring pilots. I knew I would have to reinvent myself and awaken a skill set that I never even knew I had. After much prayer and contemplation, I felt God urging me to do something I loved and knew a great deal about already. After all, we needed to find work right away! I applied for a business license and began selling a few fabrics on ebay. Ten years later, we are selling fabrics from our own website worldwide and loving every moment. There is no question that God is behind the success of Shabby Fabrics. I have a wonderful staff that I enjoy working with each day. Besides buying products and deciding which projects will becomes kits, block of the month, etc, I also design a line of quilt patterns called Shabby Exclusives. Some of our designs have been featured recently in McCalls magazine. When I think to the future of our company, I remind myself to remain flexible and attentive to God's word and plan. After all, He's the author of this great book.

Blessings to you all,
Jennifer
 
Thank you SO MUCH, Jennifer, for sharing your story with us and taking the time out of your busy schedule to visit with us.  I always love hearing the story behind people's life choices.  :)
 
Not only is Jennifer pretty and sweet, she is also VERY VERY generous.  She's offered a most wonderful giveaway to my readers that I think you will like very much.  You can do as few or as many entries as you want, but you do have to follow my blog and follow their blog to enter.  Other than that, the rest are extras.  :)
 
There will be THREE winners in this giveaway!  Here are the awesome prizes:

1st Prize:   3 jellyrolls at over $100.00 in total value

2nd Prize:  $25.00 gift certificate

3rd Prize:  $25.00 gift certificate

Pretty cool, huh?  (I'm jealous!  I love me some jelly rolls!)

Okay, here are the requirements.  You get one entry for each one that you do.  PLEASE put them on separate posts so that Mr. Random Dude Generator will give you credit for each one.  :)

1.  Follow my blog (link on my sidebar)

2. Follow their blog.

3. One entry for signing up for their newsletter on their website.   
4.  One entry for following them on Twitter.
5.  "Like" them on Facebook. Be sure and leave them a message that you came from here.
6.  An extra entry if you put this giveaway with a link on your blog.

Again, please post a separate entry for each one.  :)

They offer a wide selection of fabrics including some of the world's largest selections of Lakehouse and Mary Rose fabrics; quilt kits; pre-cuts; nearly 1000 patterns; block of the month and club programs, and a variety of trims, buttons, and other notions. It's a great place to shop. :)

Okay, I think that's it for now.  I hope you've enjoyed learning about Jennifer and her wonderful shop.  You have until midnight CST Saturday, June 18th to sign up for the giveaway.  I will announce the winner on Sunday, June 19th.  Good Luck everybody!
Have a wonderfully blessed week doing what you love with who you love!

Love and hugs from hot, hot, hot and dry Texas,