Tuesday 11 September 2012

moda blog hoppety hop & giveaway!


the moda designer blog hop theme this time around is all about the places we live, and as usual i've rambled on, so i hope you enjoy!


me! hiding my bingo wings on the hottest day of the year
if you're new to this blog, hello, my name is lucie summers (generally known as lu) and i live on a farm with my farmer husband and 2 boys, an anti social ginger cat and a fairly scruffy looking chicken in suffolk which is in east anglia - if you can picture a map of the UK, the bit that sticks out to the right like a big round bum - well, that's east anglia and i live roughly in the middle of it. i'm a pattern designer and a screen printer and i also design for moda - my new line, 'summersville sping' is due out in february. 
i live in a tiny little village (pop: 550) that has one pub and one hotel and NOTHING else so you have to go a little further afield to do anything at all...shopping, eating out, going to the cinema...it's all a car journey away.

the village pub
i grew up in a small town called mildenhall which is 2 miles from the village where i live now. it is mostly famous for its US air base. it has the largest runway in europe (i think!) and after the opening ceremony of the london olympics the other week, michelle obama flew home from there. when i was a kid, mildenhall air base was host to the largest airshow in europe, but after 9/11 it was stopped for security reasons. although we live quite rurally, the base can be seen over the river across the fields from my back door. i've grown up with sounds of aircraft over my head!

mildenhall is also famous for the mildenhall to melbourne air race that took place in 1934. it was a huge deal back then with all the glamourous 'flying stars' of the era taking part, it's worth looking up on google, there are some amazing stories. my brother nick is obsessed with it and collects air race memorabilia, he's become quite the expert and curated an exhibition for the local museum a few years ago. my favourite story is about the lady who asked to travel on board a bi-plane to visit australia and spent the entire time knitting! 


poster for the air race
in 1942, the mildenhall treasure was unearthed by a farmer in a field. It was the biggest ever treasure trove found at the time and there was all sorts of controversy over it.  roald dahl wrote a brilliant kids book about it with amazing illustrations by ralph steadman. definitely worth a look.

piece of treasure!
roald dahl's book
nobody except my closest friends know what i do for a living. if people at the school gates ever ask they usually say stuff like "ohhhhh, my mum likes scrap booking" (?) or "my friend is really crafty!" or they ask me to put a new zip in their jeans. sigh.


win some summersville. but not the random horse, he's mine :)
i hope you've enjoy hearing about my hometown...now i'd like to hear about yours! & so i've got a giveaway for you - to win a fat quarter bundle of my entire original 'summersville' line all you need to do is tell me whereabouts in the world you live and what your hometown is called. this giveaway is open to anyone anywhere so get commenting :) and remember to keep on hoppin'!

visit today's other blog hop designer, COTTON WAY  then the rest of the hop is as follows:

sept. 12
KANSAS TROUBLESMALKA DUBRAWSKY and LAUNDRY BASKET QUILTS

sept. 13
KATHY SCHMITZSWEETWATER and V AND CO.

sept. 14
MINICK & SIMPSONJenn Ski and ZEN CHIC

prizes are announced on each blog and winners chosen on sept 15th so remember to come back and check to see if you've won. you will also want to stop by moda's blog the Cutting Table  all throughout the hop. 

good luck!

don't worry if you don't have any luck in the prize draw, everyone is a winner because to celebrate the hop moda are providing a block pattern that can be created using the latest moda precut, the 21/2" mini charm pack. 
download the PDF by clicking here

thanks so much for visiting, i hope you enjoyed it :)

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Anonymous said...

I live in a small town called Galesville, WI - pop around 1400 people. Closest city (~70,000) is only 20 min away.

coacheswifeandmore said...

Hi Lu! One day coach and I would like to travel to the other side of the ocean. But for now we live in Chandler, Arizona. It's a fun city to live in, with many other cities to wonder over to. You should stop by sometime.

Beth said...

My hometown is Huntington Beach, CA, which has a south-facing beach and great surfing.

nicolesender said...

Tacoma, WA in the USA is where I live. When it's not raining it is the best place to be.
nicolesender(at)yahoo(dot)com

EvnJo said...

I live in Western Australia just 5 minutes outside the city of Fremantle. I have my fingers crossed - love the fabric!

Sally said...

I live in Topock (Golden Shores), AZ, often the hottest place in the Nation. Not great in the summer (at 110 plus and now and then 120+) but great in the winter!

Malinda said...

I live in central Pennsylvania, but I'd love to visit Mildenhall!

Christina said...

I live in South Bend, Indiana, USA, most famous for being the home of the University of Notre Dame. It's small and cold here, but I love it! christina112358 at gmail dot com

Anne said...

Hello from Philadelphia the city of brotherly love!Your village sounds charming!

Di said...

Poulsbo, WA is a little Scandinavian fishing town. Cute as a button.

an encourager said...

I live in Bakersfield, California, where Buck Owens and Merle Haggard hail from. It's a nice place to live and raise kids!

Sara said...

I live in sunny southern CA, USA. Summersville is a favorite around here because it seems like is always summer or will be in a day or two!

Suzanne Daniels said...

I live in Georgia in the US but my hometown will always be Dublin, Ireland. Thanks for a great giveaway.

mommywend said...

Hi Lu, I live in a little village in Somerset, which also has just a pub and a post office but I love it here...I'm actually from Lancashire but have lived here for the past 15 years. I just love your fabrics and am currently in the process of making a bag with the blue colourway.. x

maeve said...

I live in a small part of upstate SC, near Walhalla, SC, on a little hilltop in the woods. It is beautiful here! Love your fabrics!

Unknown said...

My hometown is Preston in Lancashire- famous and prond for being the home of Wallace and Gromit's animators.

Ella said...

i'm in Atlanta, GA, home of Coke.

Thistle Cove Farm said...

I would love to visit your town; it sounds quite charming! I don't live in a town, but on a farm. Thistle Cove Farm is where Lassie, the movie was filmed. That's about our only claim to fame -smile-.

Jake and Sara said...

I grew up an hour drive from Yellowstone National Park, USA. My dad was a forest ranger so we grew up spending a lot of time in the forest. My dad will still quiz us on plant and tree species when we go hiking. It was a fantastic place to grow up.
Loved reading about your hometown! Thanks for sharing.

Helen said...

I live in Hamilton, New Zealand. Love your Summersville fabric line!

debbowers said...

I live in Henderson, NV - the slogan of Henderson is "Henderson - A Place to Call Home".

Anonymous said...

I live in a little town in Oregon called Lebanon. I have always been here and love small towns.
Thanks for the great giveaway,
Jan
jmillerts@hotmail.com

Lexie said...

I live about an hour north of Salt Lake City, UT in a place called Farr West. We have lots of great people here and awesome sunsets! ;)

Sheila said...

I have a home in Wilkesboro, NC. I love your fabric collections. Very nice giveaway.

Shirley said...

St. Louis, Mo, Home of the Cardinals (baseball team), Arch (Gateway to the West, and Busch Breweries and more fabulous places to see! Your town sounds truly wonderful! Small town living is the best!

Thanks so much for a chance to win !

Jodie said...

We live in Bogota, New Jersey. It's five miles outside of Manhattan, but we live on a fairly quiet little street.

Potpourri said...

Thanks for the description of East Anglia.
I live in Nova Scotia, Eastern Canada.
I am looking forward to your next lines you design lovely things.

salamanda said...

I live in Glasgow, Scotland which offers wonderful shops, architecture and design plus access to beautiful areas of the country like Loch Lomond.

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sarah said...

i am from portland oregon in the usa, and this is where i have already bought some of your summersville line!! :)

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