Giveaway: Freespirit Designer Solids (and Other Basics) Sample Card Giveaway
I think the universe is conspiring against me posting to True Up lately — last week I had a sick little boy that needed tending-to, now this week I have his crud, and we’ve had two days of major power outages — day one because windstorms, old trees, and power lines don’t mix, day two because the entire state of Texas had to undergo rolling blackouts (and of course our neighborhood seemed to get more than our fair share of darkness).
But I want to make up for the sparseness today (and fight all this grayness and chill) with a pretty spectacular giveaway. FreeSpirit has sent me two sets of sample cards of their new Designer Solids and other basics collections — a beautiful, saturated assortment of colors meant to coordinate with their designer print collections. I am reaaaaalllly tempted to keep a set for myself, but I love you so I want you to have them.
As anyone who frequently uses solids, you know that samples are extremely helpful in planning projects and purchases (especially online purchases). And the sample cards are not available for retail purchase! I’ll try to convince them to sell a retail version, but in the meanwhile, this will be the only way to get your hands on them.
Here’s a rundown of the tonal basics:
Beads — a small polka dot. 25 colors.
Houndstooth — the classic weave in print form, which I can’t help but see as diagonal space invaders. 25 colors.
Twine — like a beautiful mess of string. 25 colors.
Dapples — your basic mottled tonal print. 50 colors.
Fresco — like Dapples, but at a larger scale and more defined areas of color. 25 colors.
Instincts — almost like a tiny animal print. 25 colors.
Pinwheels — little curlicues over a Dapples-like background. 25 colors.
Just leave your comment on this post, and I’ll draw a winner randomly next Thursday, February 10, around 10am Central U.S. time. Two winners will receive a solids sample card and one each of the other seven basics collections. Thanks to FreeSpirit for providing these lovelies!
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Love the dots!
What an awesome giveaway. I find it odd that they don’t offer these for retail sale–I know RJR Solids doesn’t offer their color card either (but I’ve seen it, so I know it exists). It means that I pretty much only use Kona solids because it’s the card I have. I can guarantee that if I had other solid cards I would order from other manufacturers. It seems like a no brainer to me.
Wow-what an awesome giveaway!
I’d be tempted to frame this and hang it up over my sewing table. It’s just so pretty!
Wow–I’d love to have some of the Houndstooth and dots!
Thanks for trying to convince them to sell the cards!!! I’d love to win them here instead, but I’m usually not that lucky!
Wow what a great giveaway. I always tell myself I need more solids but never buy them for some reason. Those dots are awesome!! Thanks for the chance to win.
Oh my goodness! Do. Want. What a fantastic giveaway!
The color card is a a great idea! I find that I’m using solids more so this would be truly helpful. Thanks!
Ooooooo! I love those dots. They’re all lovely, but the dots just picked up my day!
Solids are so fun. I’ve just started using them and love them. A color card would be terrific because ordering on-line is always dicey when it come to color matching.
Good Golly, Miss Molly! These are absolutely fabulous. It’s been so hard to find real colors in solids. Would love to win some samples.
Oh please, that would just be sew wonderful
Aaaack! Would LOVE to have these. : )
I’m a solid junkie.
Love the houndstooth pattern! I agree they should sell these sample books.
Holy cow!! What an awesome give away!! I cannot believe that they will not have these for retail. That makes no sense to me. Please try to convince them. Especially if I don’t win.
Wow, the colors look so vivid! I’ve never used Free Spirit solids before, but I’d love to give them a try.
pickmepickmepickme!!!!
Only yesterday I was trying to co-ordinate solids from website photos and hoping I had got it right. I would LOVE to get my hands on these cards – what a treat!
Me please! Gracias.
Wow. What an awesome thing to win (possibly).
Fabulous!Pick me!!!
THANKS SO MUCH !
They really should sell these- they are so usefully, and cute craft room decorations in their own right! Thanks for sharing!
I would love to own these cards. I really hope that you will be able to convince the company that they should be available.
Lovely!
OH! How FABULOUS would this be!!! I would LOVE to have this as a reference!
Wowsie! Those are lovelies and practical too!
Holy moly, thanks for sharing Kim! I love a lot of these basics, especially the houndstooth basics, so fun!
Oooh, awesome. I don’t understand why they don’t offer these for sale! Thanks for the chance to win.
Wow, thanks for the chance to win. Keep warm!
I’m pretty new to your blog and I’m so thankful I’ve found it! I would love to be a winner! Out of curiosity, is it possible to purchase sample cards?
Wow, I’d love to win a set of these. Please include me in the running. Great blog. Love seeing the fabric and designs.
How kind of you!!! Thanks for the chance!
As I do just about all my fabric purchasing online, how handy would having samples in front of me be. Please persevere trying to convince the manufacturers to sell these sample cards retail – there would be a huge market for them.
Oh! Cool!!!I would love to win one of these cards! And I can’t wait toownsome of these new fabrics!
What a great giveaway! Thanks for the chance to enter!
Kim! This is one of the most awesome giveaways I’ve ever seen ;D Making the sample cards for basics available retail is a great idea. I believe they would sell well and help increase basics sales!
Gosh I’d really like to win this. I didn’t realize Freespirits did solids. What a great sample card. Thanks for the chance to win.
I love a solid that has a print – they need their own name! So many to choose from – why don’t they see that people must be buying more Kona cotton, by being able to use their colour card – colour cards for everyone I cheer!
Ooh! Ooh! I want! I want! (especially the dots!)
So cool!
I hear the FS solids have a lovely hand! I haven’t tried them yet!
love the polka dots!!
Those are beautiful. So nice to have on hand for color matching. Please encourage retail sale of these beauties!
These look lovely and would be very useful with making quilts and buying on line
Sample cards are so great – very useful!
What a great reference. It’s also great that it’s not just limited to solids but includes houdstooth, twine, etc. Hopefully, one day it will be available in retail.
These would be so handy to have. They really need to offer them retail!
Awesome! I bought a Kona Cotton swatch book last year and it’s one of my most valuable tools. I just love the houndstooth. And it would be great for a little color, since I haven’t seen the sun in weeks.