Monday, May 21, 2012

It's Giveaway Day! Win a Kona Cotton Solids color chart

Hey y'all! Today, I'm participating in my first Sew, Mama, Sew! Giveaway Day! With this prize you'll never have to wonder again if your buying the right shade of solids to match those other fabrics you have for your project. Because one of you will win this wonderful Kona Cotton Solids chart. Yippee! For anyone that sews who has to buy fabrics online, this is a coveted item.

Thanks to Hart's Fabrics for being supporters of the sewing community and offering this as a prize. This giveaway wouldn't be possible without them. So, I hope you'll visit Hart's and see what they have to offer. They sell notions, patterns, batting, thread, and all that good stuff! Oh, and of course they sell fabric--it is Hart's Fabrics, after all! Oh, and if you didn't already know, they also have a blog! Now, let's get down to the nitty-gritty and get this giveaway started shall we?


Here's how to enter the giveaway:
Required Entry: 
1. Just tell me the name of your favorite shade of Kona Cotton Solids (mine is the new Wisteria).

Lots of Optional entries:

2. Become a follower of my blog with Google Friend Connect or by subscribing to the RSS feed--your choice. For RSS, just click on the orange slice of cake at the top of my sidebar and choose your subscription preference.

3. Tweet, Blog, or Facebook about this giveaway. If you do, leave a comment here with the link, so I can check it out. (You can do one or all of these, just make sure to leave links for each method in a separate comment.) Feel free to use this easy tweet button. 

4. Visit Hart's Fabrics, have a look around and then come back and tell me your favorite item they sell or something you like about them.

5. Like Hart's Fabrics on Facebook. Then leave a comment telling me you did.

6. 
Sign up for their newsletter (bottom left hand corner on the home page.) Then leave a comment here telling me you did.

7. Follow Hart's Fabrics on Twitter. Then leave a comment here telling me you did.

8. Leave a comment on any non-giveaway post then come back to leave a comment if you do. I always enjoy hearing your thoughts and opinions.

That's it! You have 8 possible chances to enter. Giveaway closes May 25th at 5 PM PST (8 PM EST).
I will announce the winner on my blog on the 25th and the winner will have 48 hours to respond. This is where subscribing comes in handy--you won't accidentally miss the announcement. ;) Good luck!

694 comments:

  1. I'm the first to comment!! My favourite is Kona Charcoal at the moment. Great giveaway!

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  2. I've just 'liked' Hart's Fabric over on Facebook!!

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  3. I'm a subscriber thru' RSS - love your Kona Colour Chart as a prize - fingers crossed for me!! I love Charcoal.

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  4. Been on to the Harts site and see some Lorax fabric that is pretty awesome - I'd never seen that before. Thanks for the chance.

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  5. Just left a comment on Grey Skys are Going to Clear Up post... and I hope they do. We are due some someshine and warmer temps this week. Fingers crossed we actually get it!!

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  6. Love the Typewriter fabric by Melody Miller! very retro!

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  7. I commented on your recent Fat Quarter Idol post...does that count?

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  8. My favourite Kona colour is Ash-the perfect grey! Great giveaway! I have wanted one of these color cards for ages!

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  9. And I've signed up for Hart's newsletter!

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  10. I love Kona Snow best, but I also like Kona Ash and Charcoal. Thanks for the chance to win such an awesome prize!

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  11. Tweeted the giveaway, too.
    https://twitter.com/#!/AlphaBecky/status/204549489896325121

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  12. I love Hart's extensive selection of quilting fabrics - and fabrics that you don't see everyday on every other site! Very nice!!!

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  13. I am now following Hart's Fabrics on Twitter.

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  14. I love just about all of the Kona solids and I have to pick one???? Alright, Imma say ALL THE SHADES OF GRAY THEY HAVE! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  15. loving Kona Lime at the moment, seems to sneak into every project! great giveaway

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  16. I am loving the New wisteria, I would love to own a bundle.

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  17. My all time favorite would still be ash! Perfect neutral to use in many quilts!

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  18. I keep using Bleach White, Medium Grey, and Black

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  19. I would love one of those cards. I use the snow color most.

    Thanks for a chance to win.

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  20. NO contest--Kona Charcoal goes with everything!!

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  21. I have two favourite Kona colours - Snow and Charcoal - because they are so essential for the negative spaces in my quilts. I hate when I run out of either. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  22. I'm in love with Wisteria too! Thanks for the opportunity!

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  23. My fave is cool mint. so pretty!!

    Mary
    iammaryburke@gmail.com

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  24. I am a new follower

    Mary
    iammaryburke@gmail.com

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  25. I don't know the names of the colors, but I'm making an Amish Sampler using lots of different Kona solids.

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  26. the color i use most is ash, but my favorite is chartreuse

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  27. Tweeted your giveaway: https://twitter.com/#!/threecatsranch/status/204562650082983936

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  28. I love Ash. It seems to work with everything!
    Thank you for this awesome giveaway, I've been hoping for a color card for a long time!

    Crossing my fingers :)

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  29. Visted Hart's & I love their dupioni silks! Thanks again

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  30. Honestly it is the PFD White which I use for dying as well as a background in most of my quilts. I buy it buy the bolt, so yeah, it's a favorite!

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  31. I'll say Ash since I have some that coordinates with the quilt I'm working on right now. Thanks for chance to win! (EMAIL: marshudson at comcast dot net)

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  32. I'm already a follower (GFC); thanks (EMAIL: marshudson at comcast dot net)

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  33. signed up for Hart's newsletter; thanks (EMAIL: marshudson at comcast dot net)

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  34. kona cotton snow is my favorite . thank you . I love kona. janita

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  35. I like Ed Emberley's Happy Drawing; thanks for chance to win! (EMAIL: marshudson at comcast dot net)

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  36. Left a comment on "Meet me at the Picnic" page. Those are some great combinations! Thanks (EMAIL: marshudson at comcast dot net)

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  37. i sent a tweet.
    https://twitter.com/#!/nannyjsewsweet/status/204570009182273537

    thank you
    janita

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  38. I always seem to buy Kona coal

    I just finished a quilt using celery

    but coal is my fave

    If I had a color card, I could branch out.

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  39. I love the fact that Hart's Fabric has foam things, as well as batting and stuffing. Comes in handy to have things like crib bumper pads already!!

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  40. I visited Hart's Fabrics and I love how they carry organic and other eco fabrics. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  41. My favorite Kona color at the moment is Slate.

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  42. I love the Spring Kona solid color. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  43. Right now my favorite kona is charcoal for the way it sets off all of my colorful prints

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  44. I'm not so good with knowing the color names (that's why I need a Kona Card), but I know I have some Wysteria and Orchid waiting for me on my fabric shelf!

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  45. Hart's has an amazing selection from fashion fabrics - notions

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  46. https://twitter.com/#!/WeeShare/status/204572264098836481

    Desi
    weeshareblog@gmail.com

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  47. I like the way their site is set up. I also like their huge assortment of patterns!

    Desi
    weeshareblog@gmail.com

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  48. My favorite color has to be Petunia. So pretty.
    Thanks,
    Erin
    emstone28@gmail.com

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  49. like Hart's on FB- Desiree Glaze

    Desi
    weeshareblog@gmail.com

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  50. follow Hart's on twitter- WeeShare

    Desi
    weeshareblog@gmail.com

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  51. signed up for their newsletter

    Desi
    weeshareblog@gmail.com

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  52. My favorite items have to be the Oliver + S patterns, love sewing with them for my girls.
    Thanks,
    Erin
    emstone28@gmail.com

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  53. commented on fat quarter idol- week 3- daddy-o

    Desi
    weeshareblog@gmail.com

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  54. Candy Green is my current favorite. :) Thanks for the chance!

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  55. Pear is my favorite Kona color. It just screams spring to me.

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  56. I love all of the colors but I use the snow the most.

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  57. I signed up for their newsletter.
    Thanks,
    Erin
    emstone28@gmail.com

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  58. I love Kona Snow. I use it for the background on quilts.

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  59. I love Kona Canary! Also someone in my quilt guild recommended Prepared for Dying as an easier-on-the-eyes white but the name just floors me. :)

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  60. Kona snow. perfect not quite white
    hannah dot kitching at hotmail dot co dot uk

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  61. What I would buy from Harts Fabrics is Kona cotton solid fabrics. I use solid Kona lot, mostly black.

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  62. so many to choose from but i use sour apple alot

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  63. As crazy as it sounds, I like white. It goes with everything!

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  64. Pond is a delicious color. I have been dying for a color chart. I just tried to convince my husband to get me one so I could find the perfect coordinating fabrics for a project I am about to start. He rolled his eyes at me!

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  65. I love Kona Charcoal. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  66. I tweeted https://twitter.com/#!/HappyBirdQuilts

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  67. My fave is spice burnt orange. Although pretty much any shade of orange is awesome. :D

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  68. Commented on the Prima ballerina bundle - holy cuteness!

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  69. Got hung up on Hart's homepage and now I really want to make these shorts http://www.hartsfabric.com/colette-pattern-iris-857817003218.html

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  70. I love the collection of knits at Hart fabrics.

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  71. I'm rather fond of pepper, and aloe and seafoam... there are so many I like!! Great giveaway, thank you!

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  72. i like the parchement, but of course almost anything would be fun if i have the right match with it.

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  73. My default is usually snow...but I really want to use charcoal for a sashing here soon!

    brookeali(at)hotmail.com

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  74. I know its kind of boring, but I love kona ash. It's so versatile!

    Julia @ Stars&Sunshine
    starsandsunshineblog at gmail dot com

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  75. I subscribed via RSS in Google Reader - I look forward to hearing more from you!

    Julia @ Stars&Sunshine
    starsandsunshineblog at gmail dot com

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  76. I love that they carry sewaholic patterns - I really want the crescent skirt pattern!

    Julia @ Stars&Sunshine
    starsandsunshineblog at gmail dot com

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  77. I signed up for Harts Fabric's newsletter.

    Julia @ Stars&Sunshine
    starsandsunshineblog at gmail dot com

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  78. I liked Hart's Fabrics on facebook.

    Julia @ Stars&Sunshine
    starsandsunshineblog at gmail dot com

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  79. I'm also following Hart's on twitter.

    Julia @ Stars&Sunshine
    starsandsunshineblog at gmail dot com

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  80. I'm really like the basic Kona Snow...its great for everything :)

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  81. I posted on the SeamedUP post - so excited for a sewing version of ravelry!

    Julia @ Stars&Sunshine
    starsandsunshineblog at gmail dot com

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  82. My favorite Kona color is Peacock! (and Tomato)

    (I'm a reply to blogger, so you can find my email on my profile)

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  83. Wisteria is my fav. BUT I am thankful for colors like flesh - I was making a doll for my niece a few years ago and NO QUILT STORE carried solids locally except one. And they could not believe I bought a solid - hey I needed a solid for the face, can you imagine even a tone on tone face - think acne, lol.
    THANK GOODNESSS SOLIDS ARE BACK!
    (love amish quilts all my life!)

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  84. Thanks for the chance to win! I love Kona Ash :)

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  85. My current favorite is Kona Coal. I seem to be using bits of it in every quilt!

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  86. Hard to say. I love the colors, but I think it's the feel of that fabric that makes me happy!!!

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  87. My current favorite is always changing but at the moment it is definitely Cerise. Thank for you for the opportunity to win!

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  88. My favorite is charcoal. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  89. I'm loving all their Echino linens. Gorgeous!

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  90. My favorite shade of Kona solid is "Snow". I know, kinda boring, but I love it in quilting.

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  91. I commented on your vintage bundle for the Ginger Monkey contest and another bundle. Those were gorgeous!

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  92. I like the looks of Steel from their new colors.

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  93. I think my fave Kona solid right now is "lime".

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  94. I think the Sage, Crocus, and Bahama Blue are my favorites right now.

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  95. Kona Cerise, hands down! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  96. My favorite color today is pink, but there's no way I can choose just one! :D

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  97. The neutrals are all great but my current favourite is School Bus - I've been making lots of baby quilts and it is such a lovely warm orange.

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  98. I love the new Citrus, but my old standby is charcoal :)

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  99. Hard to choose a favorite Kona. I am liking the new Sprout color, but I also like Charcoal and Ash Gray.

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  100. I like Kona ash. It would be great to have a card for ordering online.

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  101. I checked out Hart's Fabrics, and I love all their animal print Minkee choices -- especially the giraffe and zebra!

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  102. I like that Hart's Fabric has Ruby STar Rising.

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  103. My favorite Kona solid is Coal

    shel704 at aol dot com

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  104. Tweeted:
    https://twitter.com/#!/auntiethesis/status/204621224272347136

    shel704 at aol dot com

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  105. My favorite item from Hart's is the Happy Drawing Organic Cotton Fabric From Cloud 9 line...especially Forest Friends.

    shel704 at aol dot com

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  106. I like Hart's on Facebook
    shel704 at aol dot com

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  107. I follow Hart's on Twitter @auntiethesis
    shel704 at aol dot com

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  108. I signed up for the Hart's newsletter
    shel704 at aol dot com

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  109. That would be pomegranate. Or berry. Or Papaya. Or any of the fruity ones. Must be lunch time.

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  110. how can you possibly choose a favorite? for this moment, my favorite will be cerise! it's so pretty. :)

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  111. Can I pick 2? I Like Papaya and Water. Thank you.

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  112. i like the Flea Market Fancy fabrics they have!
    thanks!

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  113. Went to Harts Fabric. Love the vintage vibe, japanese fabrics and diverse fabrics and patterns.

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  114. I love your pick for Fab Idol Picnic the cool colors.

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  115. I love charcoal!
    :)
    Katz.gali(at)gmail.com

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  116. I would love to win these fabrics.
    anghhong@yahoo.com

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  117. My favorite is the charcoal gray. It's such a rich neutral, I love it.

    Thank you for the giveaway. :)

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  118. I love the color Petunia! mjalfano19@gmail.com

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  119. Tweeted! @atabanana29 https://twitter.com/#!/atabanana29/status/204631620668493825

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  120. Following Hart's Fabrics on Twitter! @atabanana29

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  121. Signed up for their newsletter! mjalfano19@gmail.com

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  122. Liked Hart's Fabric on Facebook! Stacy Kemper Alfano mjalfano19@gmail.com

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  123. Oooh! I am loving the high fashion fabric!!! mjalfano19@gmail.com

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  124. My favorite kona solid is butter
    sntbosch(at)msn(dot)com

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  125. oh man, i am obsessed with kona grass right now!

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  126. Love the children at play line!
    sntbosch(at)msn(dot)com

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  127. I honestly don't know very many of their colors, but I do really like Charcoal.
    seemommysew @gmailDOTcom

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  128. my fave thing from harts is Echino Fabrics ..i love all the prints especially black trains :) raineoc@yahoo.com

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  129. Great giveaway, I've been wanting one of these little babies.

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  130. I visited the Hart's site and I'd love some of thishttp://www.hartsfabric.com/import-polka-dot-small-red-66538.html

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  131. I tweeted about your giveaway:https://twitter.com/#!/CraftyGardenMom/status/204635512978407424

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  132. I honestly can't choose one. I'm currently making a quilt out of Kona's Posiedon bundle and I'm absolutely smitten with the colors...

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  133. robins egg
    fingers crossed! treevt80 at yahoo dot com

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  134. I like ash. I know it is boring, but it is a great background color.

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  135. Besides the grays (ASh, Coal, Medium Gray), I love Pacific--a really nice royal blue.

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  136. Harts has a great variety of fabric! I wish I lived closer--I would love to go to their brick-and-mortar store.

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  137. At the risk of being boring, my favorite Kona color is snow. So versatile! Thanks for the chance at the awesome giveaway!

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  138. All colors are great... maybe charcoal ?

    Thank you and have a nice sunny week !

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  139. I really love Snow and Charcoal, but they are all so pretty.

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  140. I like all the gray Konas. Medium gray at the moment :) Also think that Bahama blue is fun!

    Thanks for the chance to win!

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  141. HR girl with ponies is one of my absolute favs because I'm a farm girl and I always wanted a horse :)

    http://www.hartsfabric.com/heather-ross-62826.html

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  142. I love charcoal, it goes so well with everything

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  143. Thank you for the chance to win this fabulous prize. My favorite Kona color right now is Snow.

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  144. I don't have a favorite color, because I love a majority of them, but I seem to use Snow and Coal the most.

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  145. I tweeted @ https://twitter.com/#!/cottonaddiction

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  146. I visited Hart's. I love the huge selection they have available. I can find almost anything I need there!

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  147. I commented here: http://eclecticallydelicious.blogspot.com/2012/01/homemade-trapper-keeper-notebook-tote.html

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  148. I visited harts website! I really like the Faux Fur Fabric lines!!! They are so much fun!!
    m.

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