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Giveaway: Free felt food or softie pattern from GulfCoastCottagePDF

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feltbarbequeIf you love sewing felt food and softies, then you’ll love Jen’s patterns at GulfCoastCottagePDF.  (I know I do!)  Her shop features a robust line of felt food playsets like tea sets, barbeque sets, and baking sets.  She also has patterns for nonfood-related playsets (like a doctor set) and softies she  calls “felt friends”.  I don’t think there’s anything she can’t make out of felt!

Jen has generously offered to give away one pattern of choice to one lucky Craft Gossip reader.  Here’s how to enter:  Go to the GulfCoastCottagePDF Etsy shop and browse through all the wonderful patterns she has to offer.  Then, leave a comment here telling which pattern is your favorite, and why you like it.  The winner will be chosen at random and will receive the pattern they mention in their comment.

Giveaway ends Monday, September 28 at midnight CST.  Winner will be announced the following day.

 

 

Comments

  3. Wow – they are all so amazing. Thank you for bringing this fabulous shop (and talent!) to my attention!

    I would have to go with bountiful harvest, as I’ve been promising a little one some felt veggies for a long time. That being said, the robot and the kitty KILL me with the amazing details. Love!

  5. With out a doubt the Tea Set is the one pattern I can’t live without! I’m only waiting to buy it until this giveaway is over! After that it’s mine! (along with the tea party sweets and the cupcake cottage) Your genius patterns are about to save my feet from those teacups that are only found by bare feet at 3am.

  7. oh, my favorite would have to be the tea set. it is beautiful and would be so much fun to make for little kids.

  10. I love the Be a Doctor Pattern, only in my house it would be a Be a Nurse Pattern because I am a nurse, my daughter is a nurse, and my grandchild would love to be a nurse.

  11. When I was sending it I realized my email address has a mistake. Maybe you want to erase my previous post. My favorites are the tea set and the tea party sweets.

  14. I had such a hard time deciding! I think the little lunch set with the peanut butter and jelly. My two year old is so jealous of his big sister getting the juice boxes and lunch boxes. He would adore that set!

  15. You are amazingly talented! They are all so adorable and lifelike. My favorite would probably be the bountiful harvest. But it really is neck and neck with the Mexican Combo and the Supermarket Tote Set. It’s so hard to choose!

  16. all of them are so great! the tea sweets are my faves with the baker’s set as a close second. my 4yo has requested that santa bring everything on your site for HALLOWEEN!

  18. I couldn’t choose between the Easter basket pattern and the retro robot plushie pattern – they were both amazing!!! Great Etsy shop, really wonderful!

  24. I love bountiful harvest. I’m just starting on the felt food thing and think these are beautiful and could even be used in a bowl in my kitchen. thanks

  29. Wow, they are all so pretty. But I guess if I were to choose one : I would pick the baker set. It would be a great gift for my mom as she loves to bake and my favourites would be carrot cake and classic cheese cake.

  32. It is so hard to pick the best of so many “the best felt sets” out there. But because my kid will have a second Birthday and right now she love to be a doctor, I will pick the doctor set.

  33. I love the fresh fruit and veg one such an awesome way to get children to eat healthy. Can’t wait to make some.

  34. I love the fresh fruit and veg one such an awesome way to get children to eat healthy. Can’t wait to make some. So I would pick the bountiful harvest one

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