First Blush by Ruby Red Designs for Windham Fabrics is a celebration of the first bloom of the season. Fresh pinks, aquas and reds bring new life to vintage-inspired prints. Striking ginghams and sunkist dot prints offer a gorgeous backdrop to the florals. The collection accompanies the First Blush Block of the Month by It’s Sew Emma Patterns, a modern 12 month BOM that uses the Starburst 30° Ruler from Creative Grids to create its unique pattern. The coordinating Aurifil Thread Collection showcases our 50wt in super sweet colors.
THREAD COLLECTION DETAILS
First Blush
100% Aurifil Cotton
Large – 12 Colors, Large Spools, 1422yds each
1128 – 2805 – 5007 – 2423 – 2130 – 2135 – 2150 – 5002 – 2884 – 5017 – 2311 – 2024
Small – 10 Colors, Small Spools, 219yds each
1128 – 2805 – 2423 – 2130 – 2135 – 2150 – 5002 – 5017 – 2311 – 2024
THE FABRIC
THE BOM
Supplies:
The Fabric — First Blush by Ruby Red Designs for Windham Fabrics
The Thread — First Blush by Ruby Red Designs for Aurifil
The Book — First Blush Block of the Month
The Ruler — Starburst 30° Ruler from Creative Grids
THE GIVEAWAY
To enter-to-win, simply click here to head to the Rafflecopter entry page, or simply click on the image above. You do not have to complete all the options to be entered but the more options you choose, the more entries you have! Entries will be accepted from now through 11:59pm Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 11! Winner will be randomly selected and announced on Thursday, May 12th. Good luck!
Please Note: The book will ship after its release in Fall 2016.
UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to our winner, Erin Montequin!
What a wonderful happy collection!
This spring I am working to finish up several started project (3 down so far) and beginning a few others. Working this way makes me feel constructive AND creative!
HELLO, using beautiful spring colors of fabrics+threads, Aurifil Threads !!!
Spring brings such lovely colors, both in nature and in fabrics. Love them all. Thank you for a great giveaway!
I love all the spring colors after the winter hues.
Such happy colors. A joy to view. The thing I like most about spring sewing is looking out my window and seeing what is happening with the plants as they emerge and change.
Love the bright sunshine for light at my sewing table & working with a lighter color palette.
I really like the soft, crisp colors of this collection. Sure hope I win.
So cheerful. Would absolutely love to win this bundle of fabric and box of thread. It would bright up things a lot. I tend to buy darker and toned fabrics so it would be a joy to work with these crisp colors.
Spring brings a time of joy renewal and fresh look. The First Blush Line brings all of those feelings to reality.
Spring sunshine’s natural light. The Spring fabrics also seem cheerier.
I love being able to sew late into the evening by natural light. What an indulgence.
Using fresh colours.
Love starting new spring sewing projects especially new dresses for my five grand-daughters.
love fresh colours!
beautiful colors, spring is in the air. nice pattern light and airy
Such happy colors, this would make a great quilt for my granddaughter.
Spring sewing is a breath of fresh air, when you finally can open up the windows and the light is bright instead of muted and watery.
Spring sewing with bright vibrant colors, reminds me of what is to come when the flowers and trees are in full bloom.
What I love most about spring sewing is being able to have windows open to let in a cool breeze and looking out at all of the green.
Love all the cheerful fabrics for spring sewing.
I love the bright colors of spring sewing!
I love the colors and the renewed energy that spring gives me to get back to work on my projects!
I think what I like most about spring sewing, is starting new projects, finished with my winter work, bindings even done, so a fresh start.
My favorite thing about spring sewing is seeing all the bright and colorful new fabric lines! 🙂
What I love about spring sewing is all of the fresh colours.
More daylight streaming in my sewing room in the spring gives me a us kissed boost of sewing mojo!
I love seeing the leaves growing on the trees outside my window and the thought that soon I will be able to sew with the door open.
Love the fabric and the thread! Great giveaway! Thanks for the chance.
I love the colors and energy of Spring fabrics!
I love those colors!
Spring fabric is always so cheerful. It sets a happy tone for projects.
I love being able to sew with the windows open in spring!
What a sweet quilt pattern and fabrics!
Usually spring sewing means less pressure since I’m not sewing for holiday/ birthday season (which in our family is Nov-Jan). However this year it means finishing a quilt for my daughter’s teacher before school ends in less than 3 weeks!!
I love the soft colors that come out for spring sewing. So pretty!
My favorite thing about spring sewing is all of the beautiful things outside that serve as inspiration. But the hardest part is finding time to see when all you want to do is enjoy the great outdoors with your family!
Is Spring sewing different than other season’s sewing?? lol. I do enjoy using brighter fabrics and my stash of florals.
Pretty colors, just right for this time of the year!
gorgeous colors…gorgeous threads!!!
Very cute collection!
Spring colours light up every aspect of our lives, after the dark of winter. This collection is filled with those wonderful luminous pops of colour.
I love that the prints are nostalgic but the colors are more vibrant – so fun
The colors look like the flowers blooming in my garden! Wonderful!
I love the pretty colors and the bright cheerful look of the quilt AND the thread.
I love the smells of spring and the buzzing of our bees while I am sewing in the spring.
Sewing in the spring is amazing. What I love most about it is, getting to put flowers and butterflies on fabric to brighten up to winter months to come!
I love the fresh greens of everything growing, and the sweet fresh colors of flowering trees and spring flowers. Working with Spring colored fabrics, makes me want to inhale all the flower perfumes and curl up to listen to the birds song .
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What I like most about spring sewing is all the beautiful, cheery fabrics & colors!
What I love most about spring sewing is that it’s warmer in my basement sewing room and I don’t have to wear a down jacket to sew! 🙂
Love this collection! My favorite thing about spring is the weather!
What do I love about Spring sewing? The colors and fabrics. Seersucker is a favorite.
Love this collection! Thanks for the opportunity to win. I love using bright colors during the Spring for sewing.
I like the view from my basement sewing room a lot better in the spring.
Spring brings more bright colors to sew with.
Spring sewing is a happy place and just loving the fabrics and especially thread of your giveaway. This would make wonderful memories of this time and happiness.
Spring sewing means cheerful colors!
Spring sewing is when you really enjoy getting into those bright, cheery fabrics and threads to create something beautiful!
I love the view and all the spring colors that I can see since my sewing machine sits in front of a large window.
I love using colorful fabrics and all the bright sunshine of spring.
I love using the bright colors of Spring fabrics.
I love all the fresh, springtime colors! And I lover all of Allison Harris’s designs…her quilts are some of my favorites!
There is so much to love about spring sewing….having my sewing room window open to fresh breezes, the bright colors of fabric and thread and having a whole new outlook on my passion after a dreary, cold winter.
I love that everything seems fresh and new. There is new life springing up all over and that really rejuvenates my mind to start thinking new colors and new designs.
Love the fresh renewing that comes from Spring sewing! The fun Happy fabrics..colors & prints are Bright & Sunshiney! Makes my Heart smile BIG!! As I Spring Clean the house…and sew pretty things to brighten up for Summer days ahead…everyone else notices & Smiles too! 🙂
Thank you for chance to win your Give-a-way!! 😀
Love spring sewing with the windows open and a cool breeze blowing in!
What I love the most about spring sewing are the colors and all the wonderful floral patterns. Spring colors make me happy 😍!
The thing I love most most about spring sewing is opening the windows and smelling the lilacs outside my sewing room window. Thanks for the chance to win this awesome fabric and thread!
Spring sewing feels so fresh and bright . I love these happy fabrics and those threads would be so wonderful to work with!
i love these fabrics and i love aurifil.
Springtime fabrics and colors make me happy. I love sewing dresses for the girls!
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I love Spring colours and love to make my grandchildren Easter skirts.
Spring makes me want to get out happy fabric! Love this line and especially the Aurifil thread to match!
Using bright, fresh colors!
I love sewing in Spring as I love sewing every day. Beautiful colours in this set.
What a delightful collection! Bright and cheery. Lots of goodies and I will keep my fingers crossed.
I love all the bright colors, prints and designs. Every time I start a project with bright, spring like fabrics it acts as a reminder summer is be far away! My bright fabrics have made all of these dull rainy days brighter!
I love that Springtime gives us more daylight hours to sew in. All the natural light brings out the vibrancy of the quilts.
I love those thread colors!!
Spring seems like a great time to start new projects for Christmas. It’s a long time until Christmas so no close deadline to meet. I love sewing Christmas items in the spring.
I love all the bright, happy colors of spring threads and fabrics! They lift my spirits after a long, dreary winter!!
What I love most about Spring sewing is being able to sew in front of an open window on a warm day while listening to the birds.
I love being able to make cute shorts and skirts in the spring!
Spring brings the chance to work with lovely bright colors, like this collection! Thanks for this awesome giveaway.
I love the bright colors.
Love this fabric and thread! Thank you for the great give away!
I love sewing with all the trees in leaf and baby birds right outside my sewing room window.
In Spring I love all the new babies!
I love Aurifil thread and these spring colors are brilliant’
I love the bright and crisp colors in spring fabrics.
WOW! What a wonderful giveaway! I’m very excited about the opportunity to win all the goodies. My fav thing about spring quilting is all the bright happy colors. Of course, those are always my fav colors.
I love how spring sewing inspires me to make clothes!
I love spring sewing with all the bright fresh fabric. I make new dresses and skirts and lap quilt tops.
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I love the beautiful fresh colors of spring.
I love the great natural light coming in my window and all of the pretty floral fabrics to sew with.
Beautiful colours! My Beloved just built a studio for me. I love puttering around with the windows open. It’s lovely!
I love everything about sewing and creating
Spring sewing is all about bright, cheery colors. I love that!
Spinning pinwheels and a new ruler to play with, My idea of fun.I live in Southern California so I don’t care if it is spring sewing. It’s just sewing.
Spring quilting always seems to bring new energy and creativity. The bright colors are so inspiring.
I love bringing out all my brightly coloured floral fabrics x
I love that I have more time to sew after work because it’s lighter longer!
Spring sewing means that the semester is nearly over and soon I will have lots of time to sew and play in my sewing room…
I enjoy working with bright and beautiful fabrics in Spring colors!
I love the new fabric lines of spring!
I would love to win this. The colors are so bright and cheery.
Wow, what a great start to a beautiful day! Love the colors. Thanks for your generous giveaway. I see a bright, cheerful, spring flowers appliquéd on a table topper or wall hanging, or sunshine on a cloudy day via a lap quilt.
I love that the snow is gone in the spring!
The inspiration from nature being reborn.
This looks like Summer!! I sew would love to be the lucky winner.
I love Spring sewing – the flowers and bushes outside my sewing room window are just gorgeous in the spring!!!
Spring sewing means inspiration from those wonderful fabrics in the colors of the spring flowers!
I love all the colors and freshness spring brings. The renewal of all things. Bright and happy days.
I enjoy Spring sewing because I can sew a little, then sit on my porch a little while leafing through a magazine. In other words, I am not just steady sewing and wanting to get done. Thank you, peterstankovich@comcast.net
I love the bright Spring colors. The most colorful flowers of the year!!!!!
I love all the fresh, happy colors. Thanks for the chance to win!
I love spring sewing as it is full of bright and happy colors!
I love the fresh, soft colors in spring. Makes me want to be creating something new!
Thank you.
Spring = fun bright colors, and longer days for more sewing! Thanks for the chance 🙂
Spring fabric collections are so happy and colourful that it is so much fun to sew with it. Thanks!
Spring sewing is always light colors and floral fabrics. Thanks for the great giveaway..
I enjoy the changing of the color pallet with each season. Thank you for a terrific giveaway. janie(dot)mccombs(at)yahoo(dot)com
What a beautiful collection!
What bright happy colors those are!
They simply must come home with me.
Spring brings new energy and freshness which I think enhances my quilting projects. Thanks for the chance to win this great prize
I love the pretty sunny spring days with the sun shining through the window by my sewing machine….and of course spring fabrics and matching aurifil threads!
Both the fabrics and the threads are really luscious! I will keep my eyes open at my local shop so I can get my hands on some.
I love spring sewing as I have more energy as the weather warms up and I am not weighed done with warm clothes. I also love the change to pretty, fresh colours for spring.
My favorite thing about spring sewing is the longer days the flowers blooming the birds singing and more energy.
My favorite thing about spring sewing is all the new fabric collections and the gorgeous, happy colors. First Blush definitely fills the bill!
There’s just something about Earth waking up that brings out creativity! The colors, the sounds, the fragrances on the breeze…all spark happy, lively colors and designs!
What fun, cheerful fabrics! They are the kind that make me sing as I sew, and dance to the ironing board.
Beautiful colors.
Love beautiful bright fabrics!
I love spring sewing because of the flowers, fruit, and colors. I love working them into my quilting.
Love the rebirth of colorful plants and trees after a cold and dreary SW PA winter! Love this giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity!
The bright colors inspire me after the cold, white winter.
I enjoy sewing anytime of year, but having more daylight is a bonus.
I love spring with the longer hours of light I get to sew more, I can’t sew when it is dark outside so I don’t get much sewing done during the winter, love it when Spring comes!
I love being able to see the birds and greenery out my basement window while I sew!
There is such positive energy during the spring, giving you the idea that you can accomplish so many things. There is so much going on outside, there is sun shining, flowers blooming, birds nesting. The possibilities are limitless.
Love Spring. Everything is so new and fresh
I love being able to sit outside sewing on my porch in the warm afternoons.
I love using bright and happy colors of spring in my sewing.
Everything is new again and is re-freshing!
The thing I love most about sewing in spring is how the warmth, sunshine, and beautiful blooms reawaken my creative soul. Thank you for this great giveaway!
Spring sewing means brighter, lighter sewing… Also the days are longer so much more sewing gets done! Thanks for the giveaway!!
I love the colors of spring!
Spring sewing brings out the “flowers” to chase away the winter blues.
Spring colors!
Such bright, happy colors! I could really use some of this after so many weeks of rain! 😚
I love being able to sew with better natural light in Spring! I also love the Spring colours, so pretty and cheerful!
After long, dark and snowy Finnish winter, I look forward to light and colors spring brings!
Spring sewing means light in my sewing room and birds making a racket. Bright colors and lots of Aurifil thread. Thanks.
Spring sewing is so bright and fresh. The colors are lighter and happier. I can open my window, listen to the kids playing in the yard and enjoy my favorite thing to do!
I love sewing in Spring because it feels like a new start of everything! My creativity is inspired with all sorts of new ideas!
Spring sewing colours are soft and fresh. New beginnings.
I love working with flowery fabrics in the spring and sewing with the back door open and a breeze blowing in making everything smell fresh!
Spring inspires my sewing year-round. It’s my favorite time of year. The buds on trees, tulips popping up, birds chirping and bees buzzing around make you forget that you have been snowed in for the past few months. 🙂
Nice, it would be lovely to try these
All best colours! Love this giveaway.
I love color like this! What a fun giveaway!
Since my name is Spring, I have always loved the season and the colors it brings with an added amount of enthusiasm! These colors exude all that! 💗
I love spring sewing because I’m inspired by the beautiful colors outside my studio. It’s also great to open the windows and get some fresh air!
There is so much that I love about Spring sewing – the colour inspiration in all the fresh new growth, the warmer days allow me to start bringing sewing outdoors again and the longer evenings make evening sewing much more pleasurable
It is all so beautiful! Love the fresh colours. Spring sewing just gets my mind and soul rejuvenated after the grey and damp of winter.
I love using the light and cheerful colors of spring after a long Minnesota winter–it makes me happy!
I love sewing in Spring as the light is bright and cheery, when its not raining at least!
Thanks for the chance to win this super generous giveaway! The fabric and thread colors are truly refreshing. I hope I win!
Love Spring sewing because the natural light is around for longer in my sewing room. I can feel like I see nature and get some sewing done!
The extra hours of daylight encourage me to choose brighter colors for my sewing.
I love to see all the beautiful spring fabrics that come out! What a lovely fabric and thread collection!
Spring sewing brings out fresh colours and longer daylight hours. I like bringing it outdoors too.
I love the fresh colors of Spring!
I love the colors and that I can concentrate on smaller projects.
I love to take my sewing outside, when the weather changes. The spring colors are so beautiful.
Love the beautiful colors-they remind me of Spring! Time for some new fresh fabric!
Love all the Spring colors!
I sew with Aurifil! Love it!
So does my machine.