And The Winner of the Kona Card Is...

A huge thank you to everyone for entering! There was a total of 718 entries! Wow! There were a couple of duplicate comments and to make it absolutely fair, I always delete those. So, after deleting those 11 duplicates there were 707 entries. I then used a new random generator I found that I like better than random.org. It seems to me when you have a high number of entries, random.org is always spitting out numbers at the higher end and neglects the lower end of the range. I tested this generator out many, many times and it did a good job of picking out low, middle and high numbers throughout my tests. It seems it is more truly random and just more evenly balanced to me. So, I'll be using that from now on. Ok, you're probably wondering who the winner is by now...

The winner will have 48 hours to respond with her info which shouldn't be a problem since she isn't a no-reply blogger and she is a follower (thanks for that)! 

Have a great rest of the weekend everyone! I know I will! I'm making peanut butter frosting to go on some chocolate, caramel-filled cupcakes. To die for!!! And I'm going to get going on a quilt for QuiltsForKids.org. I have some Disney Pixar's Cars fabric and some Disney Mickey Mouse fabric for the back! I hope it turns out cute.

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. Tweet

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!

FreeSpirit Color Card Winner!!!

First of all, Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful mothers out there! I hope you had an enjoyable, relaxing day. You deserve it!

Second, it's time to announce the winner of the Free Spirit color card. If you didn't win this time, don't fret! Come back for Giveaway Day (on May 21st). I'll have something else you may want to get your hands on! 

Congrats to...

...and if you are Miss Jane, please email me your shipping address and I'll send it on to Hawthorne Threads so they can get your prize out to you. My email link is at the top of my sidebar. Thanks to everyone who entered.

Giveaway: FreeSpirit Designer Solids Color Card

Hey guys! Guess what? Today, I'm having a giveaway for a FreeSpirit Designer Solids color card! I just ♥ ♥ ♥ FreeSpirit fabrics, don't you? My fabric stash primarily consists of FreeSpirit fabrics--I'm talking about 90% of it!! Actually, I wish I had one of these color cards for myself. Maybe one day...but for now this color card is for one of you!! I want to sincerely thank Charlie and Lindsay of Hawthorne Threads for providing the color card for me to give away here. Thank you for being so awesome!

I've visited Hawthorne Threads quite a bit (even if I am only window shopping until the budget allows otherwise, ha ha!) Their shop is so user friendly and easy on the eyes. Can I tell you about my absolute favorite feature of their store? It's not something I've seen anywhere else. When you are shopping for fabrics, on each fabric's page, located at the bottom you'll see something like this: 

I mean, they take out all the guesswork of matching colors for you! You just click on one of the swatches and it shows you all the different fabrics they carry that include that specific color. It's just so nice to have that kind of help. Oh, did I mention they have weekly giveaways too? I hope you check out their shop.

Here's how to enter the giveaway:

Required Entry: 

1. Become a follower of my blog, either by Google Friend Connect and/or by subscribing to the RSS feed (just click on the orange slice of cake and choose your preference of reader).

Optional entries:

2. 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. Tweet

3. Visit Hawthorne Threads, have a look around and then come back and tell me your favorite item they sell or something you like about them.

4. Like Hawthorne Threads on Facebook. Then leave a comment telling me you did.

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

6. Leave a comment on any non-giveaway post. I always enjoy hearing your thoughts and opinions.

7. Go vote for your favorite bundle in the Fat Quarter Idol competition. I'm a finalist for Week 3, YAY! Then come back and tell me that you voted.

There ya go! You have 7 chances to enter. Giveaway closes May 13th at 9PM EST. I will email the winner for their name & address and send that info to Hawthorne Threads so they can ship it out to the winner. Good luck everyone!

The Aurifil Thread Chart Winner is...

Once again, thank you to Jean of Pumpkinvine Corner. This was fun and I hope we can do this again in the future! Congrats Karmen, I've sent you an email. Just as soon as I get your mailing info, I'll send the Aurifil card out to you. Enjoy!!

Win an Aurifil Thread Color Chart!

Hiya folks! I am so excited, because today I'm having a giveaway for an Aurifil Thread Chart! It has 252 colors of real thread displayed. Wouldn't you like to win one? I sure wish I had one...

Shopping for thread and fabric online is not as accurate as it is convenient. Every monitor shows color differently, making fabric and thread shopping a hit or a miss when trying to match colors. I'm very grateful to Jean from Pumpkinvine Corner for graciously providing this prize for me to give to one of you. Her store carries all sorts of goodies from patterns, and notions to decorative wire hangers...and of course, a goldmine of Aurifil threads. By goldmine, I mean a huge selection of colors, weights and spool sizes. Unfortunately, I do not have a local quilt shop. If you happen to have the same misfortune, you know how hard it is to find a good selection AND a great price on the supplies you need for your sewing projects. I was super impressed with Jean's selection of Aurifil. She even sells the LARGE cones! Very few online stores sell the 6,452 yard 50 wt. cones and the 5,140 yard 40 wt. cones. Just check out Pumpkinvine Corner's selection of Aurifil threads from the links below and you'll see what I mean. Oh, and Jean will even special order Aurifil cones if you can't find the color you want. Super cool huh? One last thing...orders over $50 qualify for 1/2 price shipping and orders over $99 ship for free!

50 wt Cones (on orange spindle) - 50 wt. Aurifil 100% Cotton: 6452 yards
50 wt Large Spools (on orange spool) - 50 wt. Aurifil 100% Cotton: 1422 yards
50 wt Mini Spools (on orange spool) - 50 wt. Aurifil 100% Cotton: 220 yards
40 wt Cones (on green spindle) - 40 wt. Aurifil 100% Cotton: 5140 yards
40 wt Large Spools (on green spool) - 40 wt. Aurifil 100% Cotton: 1094 yards
40 wt Mini Spools (on green spool) - 40 wt. Aurifil 100% Cotton: 164 yards
12 wt Mini Spools (on Red spools) - 12 wt. Aurifil 100% Cotton: 54 yards
Large Bobbin Spools (on white spool)- 60 wt. Aurifil 100% Cotton: Bobbin Thread: 1531 yards

Aurifil Color Card - Aurifil "Real Thread" Thread Chart

I'll bet you must be wondering how you can win this Aurifil Thread Chart, huh? 

Required Entry: 

1. Become a follower of my blog, either by Google Friend Connect and/or by subscribing to the RSS feed--links are on the top of my sidebar. (I do check to make sure, and if you aren't, then I have to pick another winner it's just not fair to those who follow the rules.)

Optional entries:

2. Tweet, Blog, or Facebook this giveaway. If you do, leave a comment with the link, so I can check it out. (You can one or all of these, just make sure to leave links for each method in separate comments.)
Tweet

3. Visit Pumpkinvine Corner, have a look around and then come back and tell me something you found there that interests you--besides Aurifil threads. For example: I just noticed she carries those John James Pebbles that some bloggers are giving away recently in the Colonial Needle Blog Hop!

4. Leave a comment on any non-giveaway post. I always enjoy hearing your thoughts and opinions.

5. Come up with a new creative name for your favorite color of Aurifil thread. Just tell me the number of the thread and the new name you want to give it. If you need to see all the thread colors just go to Alex's Thread Gallery. Example: One of my favorites is #4658 and I would call it Orange Dreamsicle.

6. You can tell Jean "Thank you" in the comments for her generosity and providing this great prize!

There ya go! You have up to 6 chances to enter. I will choose a winner randomly on May 1st and announce it here on the blog. International entries are welcome. 

We Have A Warm & Natural WINNER!

Many thanks to all of you who entered! I hope you stay tuned. I'll be having more giveaways and the next giveaway comes courtesy of Sullivan's Cutting Edge Rulers. I can't wait for that one! Without further adieu...

Giveaway: Warm & Natural batting Queen size! (Closed)

I've been holding out on this giveaway for a while--not that I wanted to. I just didn't want to do a giveaway until I could get my comments numbered on blogger! Less work for me when trying to figure out who wins! I finally figured it all out and now I can start doing my giveaways! I have had a couple of wonderful companies willing to provide stuff for me to review and for you to WIN! You'll have to stick around to see about those...

My sincerest thanks goes to the wonderful folks at Warm Company who provided me with batting to review and this great prize to give to you! This batting is absolutely wonderful, and I mean top-notch! Not ALL battings are created equal. I'm sure many of you more experienced quilters know this by now, but not long ago, I didn't think it really mattered because it was just filling, right? Um, wrong! It can totally make or break your quilt, not to mention frustrate you. The Warm & Natural batting is needle punched which means the fibers are held together nicely (without glues or other substances) and they aren't coming apart! If you've ever seen needle felting, it's kind of the same principle. It's like the needle interlocks neighboring fibers together. This process creates a strong batting material, not like that nasty loose polyfill. You won't experience any bearding, shedding, or just all-around "unpleasantness" with this batting. It's almost like a blanket straight out of the package. It's lightweight and oh, so soft! I had no idea how soft battings could be until now. I just wanted to cuddle it, pet it and whisper "my precious..." When it comes to batting, I have learned my lesson: Don't go cheap, go with quality--and if you ask me their battings are just as affordable as they are wonderful! Quality doesn't necessarily mean paying top dollar.

Let the GIVEAWAY begin! (This giveaway is open to everyone. I will ship internationally.) 

PRIZE: One winner will receive this Warm & Natural Queen Size Batting. 

To be entered to win:

Required Entry: Follow this blog via Google Friend Connect and/or Subscribe to RSS (both are at the very top of the sidebar on the right side for easy access.) Leave a comment on this post saying you did.

Optional Entries: 

1. Comment on one other post on this blog (besides this post) Come back and leave a comment saying you did.

2. Tweet about this giveaway using this button and come back and comment with the link. Tweet

3. Blog about this giveaway and come back and leave a comment with the link to your post. (I love checking out new blogs!)

4. Like Warm Company on Facebook They only have 51 likes. I'd love to help get their fan count up a bit. because they are awesome! 

5. Tell me what kind of batting you use or what your favorite batting is for your quilts.

6. Tell me how long you've been quilting. 

*That's it! You'll have up to 7 chances to win. Just make sure you aren't a No-reply or anonymous so I can contact you, or I'll have to pick someone else. I'll pick a winner randomly on April 17th.