I am so excited. It is time for the Sew, Mama, Sew! May Giveaway Day. I am giving away 4 fat quarters from the Dick and Jane fabric line, 2 tablerunner patterns and 2 Dresden plate notecards. I had thought a lot about what question to ask you for the giveaway and then on Sunday my daughter asked me "Why do you quilt so much?" My quick answer to her was that I like keeping people warm and I can't sleep with everybody. (My daughter is 4 and likes to sleep with me.) So this is what you need to do to enter the giveaway.
1) Tell me where you are from.
2) Tell me why you quilt so much?
3) The giveaway is open until May 31st at 11:59 pm EST. I will be drawing the name randomly on June 1, when the winner will be announced. I will ship internationally and will contact the winner to get his/her address on June 1st.
That's it! I hope you have a wonderful day and enjoy all of the giveaways.
324 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 324 of 324fun! I love to quilt b/c I love using so many beautiful fabrics together in such a beautiful yet useful way!
Oh, I love the Dick and Jane fabric!
I live near Seattle, transplanted from Illinois. Why do I quilt so much? Well, I don't as much as I would like to! But with two little ones at home, I consider sewing in general to be therapeutic. It's my break.
The fabrics are wonderful. How exciting. And by the way, your daughters question was cute. I haven't quilted that much, I am just starting, but the idea of creating something so unique and pretty out of a stack of fabric apeals to me!! I am from Salem, Oregon, the the rain falls more then the sun shines!!!
(bethanyjoy79@hotmail.com)
I'm from SK, Canada. I "quilt" (haven't made an actual quilt yet) because I love creating. and sewing is relaxing
Greetings from Indiana!! I quilt for sanity!!! Must make something!!
I am from NC and I have just gotten up the nerve to start quilting. I can't wait to get started!
I'm from the Carolinas (first North, now South!) I am new to quilting and have only done super simple block patterns, but plan to take a class this summer. I want to quilt because it's beautiful.
I live in Marietta, GA -- USA. I quilt because I LOVE fabric!
I am Shean from Magnolia Texas. I just started to quilt and I love to do it because it makes me feel closer to my mom and grandmother's who are no longer with me. I takes me back to a time when life was simpler that and it keeps me sane.
Hi MeeShell, (that's what I always say in my head)
From the glorious state of Idaho. Why do I quilt so much? I think I've heard the same questions from my kids, too. I think I just love the fibers and texture of material and the prints and colors and just need to create. alot. :)
I'm from Ottawa... I just started quilting because I love the possibilities and creatitity!
Love the fabric! I'm from upstate NY. I'm a beginner quilter working on my first quilt. It's fun watching it all come together!
Hi I am from a house on hill in Wellington, New Zealand. And I quilt so much because I love the different effect you can get from fabric and I feel that giving them away is one way of showing my love to the special people in my life.
I'm from Australia!
I don't quilt yet, I want to try but with 2 year old twins I find it hard to find the time!
I'm from Texas. I quilt because I love making things that people will love. And because it's in my blood--my grandmother was a fantastic quilter!
Thanks for a great giveaway!
parknj at verizon dot net
I'm from outside of Boston, but I used to live downtown toronto for 8 years and I'm still Canadian. Why do I quilt so much? Because i love creating and seeing the patterns come together.
living in virginia right now from texas, and moving to maryland soon! looking forward to starting my first quilt and what could be more perfect than one for my little girl out of that cute, cute fabric! thanks so much!
Well I'm from Washington State and I love to quilt so much because it is my way of being an artist and my grandmother inspired me ;)
I quilt so much because of the joy I get out of making something from these old hands that brings such happiness to others.
So sweet of you to do this, please put my name in the drawing :)
I'm from Winnipeg, Canada and I quilt (well attempt quilting) because it's darn cold here in the middle of Canada!
What a sweet generous giveaway. I hope you'll pick me. Please!! :)
I'm originally from Texas, but I live in Tampa, Florida now. I quilt so much because I love so many people and this is how I show it. I guess also, I'm a very tactile person who loves to touch pretty colorful things. I'm also an artist, so this is my way of touching my art and loving other people with it when I'm done.
Thank you for your thoughtful question. I never thought about it before. I sew every single day.
Blessings! Take care.
What a great giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win! You can enter for my giveaway at http://ratherbecrafting.blogspot.com ! =)
And I'm soon to start my first quilt, so i hope i will love it!
I'm from Lafayette, Oregon. I'm new to sewing so I don't quilt so much..yet. But I do feel it coming on. LOL
I'm from Missouri.
I quilt because I can't not quilt-- it relaxes me, engages my mind, and I get to play with color and form.
I love quilting because it keeps my mind nice and busy :) And I'm from Melboure, Australia
I am in Kingston Springs, TN. I love quilts. But I've never made one. I want to, but they are intimidating.
I love Dick and Jane! It's what my mom and I used to make my daughter's nursery decor/quilt. I'm in Tucson, AZ. As for quilting, I'm just starting out (I just got a machine that can handle it) and I'm really excited to make things that my daughter can keep and enjoy. Plus, I really like the creative outlet of sewing and I think quilting allows for even more expression. Thanks for the chance to win!
i am in Chicago, IL.
I quilt because since my husband passed away I need to keep myself busy, plus he is the one who bought me my sewing machine, I didn't even know I wanted one. It helps me stay connected to him.
Hi, great giveaway, LOVE THE DRESDEN PLATE NOTES, I am from Wisconsin, live on a farm with Hubby, 3 grown Daughters (who come and go) work full time, etc. WHY I QUILT>>>>>>>> TO KEEP MY SELF SANE AND belong to a group of other women who enjoy the same thing I do. :) Thanks for sharing and come and visit me, I am giving away hand dyed wool and a wool applique kit.
http://jeanne-justjeanne.blogspot.com/
I don't quilt, but I want to start, so this would be lovely! Oh , and I am from Ohio.
Thanks for the chance to win this great package!
Yehudim(at)aol(dot)com
What a great giveaway! I'm from Park Ridge, Illinois (outside Chicago) in the US. And I quilt so much, because I have to keep the stash in continuous rotation. Otherwise, I'll be over-run!
Carolyn
i'm sophia from australia!
i love quilting fabrics...but not for quilting...i use it to make softies, i love creating new characters for my shop!
♥ hey, try your luck at my giveaway too!
http://marelleshop.blogspot.com/
Keeping people warm is spot on! That and it's a way to show love from far away... and everyone can use a blanket!
Well, I am originally from Pittsburgh PA but now live in Cocoa FL. I quilt so much because I love to have/give unique things. To me, there is nothing better than knowing that my quilt is one of a kind (at least in fabric selection if not pattern). Oh, and quilting allows me to get away from the craziness of being a stay at home mom!
I am in CA and quilt so much because I love it and there are so many people I know who still haven't received a quilt
I live in Denver, originally from Nebraska. I have quilted because I love vintage fabrics and the old designs of quilts. Now my mom does longarm quilting so I like to help keep her in business ;)
I am from north Alabama. I have a southern accent, but not like the versions actors try to do on tv (they sound really stupid)
I have never quilted in my life so I can't answer that one. It is on my to do this year list.
Hi!
Damocamelia from South of France!!!
actually... I haven't started to quilt so much yet!!!
damocamelia(at)yahoo.com
i'm in pa. I quilt so much because i'd go crazy without it. i am so happy when i am quilting. it's also a good way to use up all this fabric that i am majorly addicted too.
I am from Washington state. I quilt so much because the outcome is so pretty. I love what people do with quilts and hope to one day make one that people feel worthy of looking at and Ohing and awing over. We will see. :)
Thanks for doing this giveaway!
Cassie
cmdoduck(at)gmail(dot)com
What a great giveaway! I've been a Dick and Jane fan since 1954!!I'm from Illinois - about 45 miles from Chicago. Why do I quilt - so I can justify ALL the fabric that I can't resist AND so I can see the joy that a quilt brings to a recipient! It's great to be a giver!
I wish I quilted. I am one of those people who just gawks at the creations of others, wishing I could do that, and drooling over the fabric. I love sewing, bags mainly, and I'd love to do a patched together bag sometime soon....or maybe become a quilter.
thanks for the giveaway.
spondah(at)aol(dot)com
I don't quilt yet... But I'd love to be able to because I find the result fascinating !
I'm Amanda from Marysville, OH. I quilt (or at least made quilt tops) so much because there's just soooo many beautiful fabrics out there. And I just love mixing and matching fabrics from different collections!
Wonderful fabrics! I´m from germany and I like quilting because it helps me to relax and think through all kinds of things!
Great giveaway! I like quilting because the patchwork pattern gives one texture to the finished product, but the quitling brings out a whole new aspect. There's so many layers and designs! Plus, it lets me use all of my beautiful stash of fabrics at once.
Thanks for the chance to enter!
lalestyleshop(at)gmail(dot)com
I am from Roanoke, Virginia and I don't quilt much yet, but my friends mother does and she's teaching me so this would be great!
Thanks!
Such cute fabrics - thank you for the giveaway! I actually have yet to make a quilt (these would be great for one, though!). I have quilted a few purses (a couple like this one). :)
You can enter my giveaway, too! It's at my blog Simply Vintagegirl.
Quilts are so much more personal.
I am from Minnesota....and I quilt so much because if I don't, I would have to stop buying fabric!!!!
Hi there,
I am from Vancouver, BC on Canada's west coast.
I quilt because it is in my blood - both my mother and grandmother have made some amazing and treasured quilts.
Thanks for sharing
xo
I quilt because it makes me happy to give them away to people I'll never know. Although I stay, pretty much, behind in my quilting...perhaps God will never let me die until my needles are empty -smile-.
Wisconsin winters are long enough for crafting quilts.
Wisconsin winters are long enough for crafting.
I think I'm going to win!
pjjllive(at)gmail(dot)com
I have just started quilting... but I sew so much because it is a stress reliever for me and I love looking at what I can make - it gives me a great sense of accomplishment & gets me gitty.
simply.simon.sister(at)gmail(dot)com
Thanks for the lovely fabric giveaway! I am from Palo Alto, California and I love to quilt because I love giving handmade things to people I love!
Thank you for your generosity.
I make quilts for charity, and I love to do it because I like to think about the smile I have put on someone's face either directly or indirectly.
xxx
i love the piecing part of quilting.
must be the puzzle lover in me!
i recently scooped up some old dick and jane books in an antique shop. love this stuff!
Love your giveaway! I am from San Diego, CA...I am new to quilting, so I can't say why I love to do it, but I can say I want to learn so I can make some heirlooms for my kids and something beautiful for our family.
These are lovely fabrics! I come from a long line of wonderful quilters and I aspire to be one of those people who "quilt so much!" Currently, I am a bit of a slacker in that department *L*
Why do I quilt so much? I quilt so much because it's such a great art, I'm always cold - so blankets are great, I like sewing, it's relaxing, it's my "me time".
I am not a quilter but love to sew! I make bibs, skirts, dresses, children's aprons, crayon rolls... for my girls. This fabric would be perfect for my sewing projects.
Hi! I'm from Seattle, WA. I quilt so much because I love how precise and fine of an art it is. It realy is such a relaxing and therapeutic art for me! On another note, my great Aunt (Eleanor Campbell) was the illustrator for Dick and Jane books, so I would love to win this! Thanks!
Hi there, I am from NZ. I don't quilt, but I want to! I want to make one for each of my children, and a lap blanket for me. I love your giveaway!
I´M FROM SÃO PAULO IN BRAZIL.
I QUILT SO MUCH BECAUSE IT MAKES ME HAPPY.
I'm Courtney from San Antonio Texas. I don't quilt yet, I'm actually just getting ready to start learning and am hoping to win some excellent fabrics to start with. :-)
Beautiful fabric & thanks for your generosity. I am a beginner at quilting so I have yet to reach the stage of quilting so much :) but I do scrapbook quite a bit and I do it because it preserves my family's history and I love the creative porcess.
ha ha, I like your daughter's question!
1) I'm from CA currently living in TN but moving to AL by the end of June
2) a)it's relaxing b)it's creative c) it's a break from my kids d) I love the whole process of seeing a quilt become a quilt
love dick and jane - I have some d & j cards in my etsy store...
Please enter me in the draw, and don't forget to enter mine. :)
Kentucky here and I love to feel the generations of quilters before me as I work, esp. my grandmother.
I'm from florida. I quilt to keep my hands busy!
This is an awesome giveaway! Thanks for sharing! I am from sunny Southern California (we had a rain today!). I quilt so much because I love creating something beautiful out of pieces of fabric. It is a part of me and it helps me relax. I love giving my quilts away too!
I am from beautiful Oregon.
I quilt for the same reason I breathe. Because I have to!!!
I loved your entry over at SWB, I agree my husband and children are my best gifts as well!!
The fabric is lovely. I have yet to make a quilt, I have been too chicken to try it. I sew a lot though, just smaller items.
Thanks for the giveaway, if I am the lucky winner, you can contact me through my website www.radseams.com.
This is a fab giveaway.
I am from Melbourne, Australia and I love to quilt because it keeps my hands busy and I love to make things that are useful and beautiful. Well I think they are beautiful. There is something special about making a quilt for someone
I actually don' quilt yet. I want to learn!
Quilting keeps me sane and indulges my love for colour and design. Our 4 year old sleeps with us too he says "it's more cosy with my people"!! hard to argue, lol.
I'm from Virginia and love to quilt I like to make quilts for family and friends, and it's delightful when they open the gift and love it! Who cannot love a quilt? Your fabric is a great giveaway.
I'm fairly new to quilting but have been sewing and crafting for years. My kids ask me why I give away most of what I make (rather than selling it) and I always tell them "by giving this away I am giving them a little piece of me".
Katt in Las Vegas, NV
Thanks for doing this giveaway! I don't actually quilt yet but I am really ready to start. I just want to make beautiful things that I and other people can cherish for a long time. And keeping warm is nice too.
I quilt to show people I care about them, and because it's my expression of creativity.
I am from Chillicothe MO. I wish that I could say that I quilt a lot but I usually only sew and quilt in the summer when I am off work. I love to process of creating!
I am from Chicago and I quilt so much because there is just something about the colors and artwork that goes into fabric. It's the most efficient way to use as many didn't kinds as possible!
Thanks for offering this!
oh love the fabric and it's neutral enough I could use it for boys we have LOTS of boys and no girls in my extended family. I don't quilt much recently I just haven't had the time but I really want to start again. I used to love cutting the shapes with a rotary cutter and rule the accuracy of it appeals to my inner geek I think :)
I'm from Redlands, California... hot and sunny socal!
And I love making thing to make people happy. I love to see the joy on someone's face when I get to give them something beautiful. It makes all the time worth it.
And I just LOVE that fabric, I really hope I win! Thanks for the giveaway!
megan.nadalet at gmail dot com
Hi! I'm from Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, USA. I quilt so much, because I love fabric and colors and like to surround myself with all that beauty. Plus, I'm originally from Idaho, and I say you can never have too many quilts -- never!
I love Dick and Jane. Thanks for a great giveaway!
jessierey@msn.com
www.thebossyquilter.blogspot.com
I am from Missouri, I quilt so much because I love creating beautiful things, it's a relaxing thing to do,and I like making people happy.
I love, love, love the Dick and Jane fabric, I found all the books and my children love them and if I could get the fabric yet too and create quilts for them they would be so excited!
Your give away is simply awesome!
I am from Estacada, OR and I quilt sew much because I love working with fabric! mdeeter@hotmail.com
I am from Alabama -My blog its titled Gene Black an Alabama artist.
Why do I quilt so much?
It is a compulsion.
It runs in the family - both grandmothers were quilters.
It is creative - and I love to create. It is a new way to "paint" for me. I am making art with a sewing machine!
It is love that you can share in a tangible way.
I'm originally from Hawaii, but now live in Las Vegas. I only started quilting and I love it. I guess it's because I get to give something that I made myself and to me that is more special than a store bought present.
Lovely giveaway! I quilt because it's so relaxing & addictive - I just love it. That I can make someone happy with the finished product is even better! I'm from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
ugli.tangelo.fruit at gmail dot com
I grew up in southern California, but currently live near Salt Lake City, Utah. I love to quilt (and mind you, I'm still a beginner at it, though not at sewing in general) because I love all the cute quilting fabric. Plus, quilts are so useful! And pretty. I loved your comment to your four year old. I have one of those, too (a boy), and we have some great conversations together.
I don't actually quilt so much yet, but I am trying to! Right now it is because I am so inspired by so many people online!
I'm from North Carolina, and I have a huge stash collected over many years of fabric shop employment. I have to make quilts because none of my children have any interest in sewing, and it makes me very happy.
Susan
sgalasso@triad.rr.com
Thanks so much for this terrific giveaway! I live in Arizona and actually, I'm not a quilter. I am a painter but I also love to crochet, knit, and sew.
What fun fabric! I love the dick and jane ones! I like to quilt because it is a great way to use all my scraps. I live in Idaho.
That's a very nice group of goodies in your giveaway, Michelle. I live in Israel and I quilt because it keeps me sane! Please count me in, thanks.
i'm from olympia, wa, and have yet to complete a full blown quilt. i ooh and ahh and ogle over them all the time, and dream of the day i design, start and finish one! honestly, i'm a bit intimidated, but i will be tackling one in the very near future!
camille
camilledawnphoto AT gmail DOT com
At this point I can't say why I quilt so much as I am working on my first ever quilt, but I can tell you why I sew so much...I love making things for my girls to wear or people to use that aren't cookie cutter, and they seem to like them too!
I'm from Grand Forks, North Dakota, and though I don't quilt a ton, I'd like to get into it more and I LOVE this collection but can't find it out by me !
Hey there I'm from Sydney!! And I want to learn to quilt along with crochet... I would love o try a baby blanket as It would be small and easy... I hope lol we're having a give away too
xo Steph
Love your giveaway, very generous.
The rason I quilt so much is simple, it is the only thing that keeps me sane!
Sue Cahill(sbonetsue at yahoo dot com)
i'm from philadelphia and i quilt so much because it makes me happy.. i love creating and learning!
Hi my name is Mel and I am from Adelaide, South Australia. I am a beginner sewer so I have not yet had the pleasure of experiencing quilting! Maybe one day I might give it a go, but right now I am happy to make little stuffed toys :D
x Mel
I'm from Lancaster, PA. I love quilting for the process. And the product isn't bad either;)
What a lovely giveaway! My father is a woodworker, and I've always been amazed with his ability to take simple boards and turn them into something beautiful. I think quilting provides me a means of doing the same thing. I'm a beginner, but it's certainly gratifying to see the fabric come together into something pretty.
hello there! I'm at university in Bellingham, Washington until the end of June... and i quilt "so much" for many reasons, but one of which is that if I don't have a way to keep my hands busy during lecture classes, I get antsy and beyond bored, so i do English paper-piecing in all my classes (same for road trips - that's where i get all my quilting done!).
well, I haven't yet made a quilt.... but really want to! I'm a relatively new sewer in New Haven, CT.
Hi, I'm Ilona from The Netherlands.
To be honest, I don't quilt at all (yet), because I don't have the pretty fabric. But who knows that will change before the end of the month, if I'm lucky in all these gorgeous give-aways!
I'm from near Pittsburgh, PA. I actually just started my first quilt recently! So I haven't quilted much at all, yet.
I'm still a beginner, so I quilt to learn more. Love the fabric.
I guess I quilt (and make stuffed animals) so much because I love the creative outlet it gives me. Even more than that, I love giving away my creations to my friends and loved ones!
I am in Michigan. I started quilting because my grandmother was a quilter and inspired me to want to also leave behind some for my family as she did.
Thank you for being so generous! The fabrics are gorgeous!
I quilt so much because it calms me, it relaxes me and because I love to see color everywhere and happiness in the people's faces when I give a quilt as a gift!
Thank you for the great giveaway and the chance to win!
Great giveaway Michelle!
I am in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and I like to quilt because:
- I like sewing
- I've always been intrigued
- it gives me something to do
- my creative outlet
- I meet some wonderful people
- and I like giving quilted gifts
Hello, my name is Liz and I'm from the San Francisco, CA area. I don't quilt yet but my first quilting class is on June 3rd. I am looking forward to making my 6 month old twin boys some quilts. Thanks for the opportunity!
Oh I love that fabric! Great Giveaway! I live right outside of Philadelphia. I quilt so much (although I've only finished 1 quilt) because my husband plays alot of video games...and because I enjoy the look on people's faces when they receive something I've made.
Provo, UT here! I only quilt when I really really have the urge! I make a LOT of clothing, but I really enjoy the finality of a big project like a quilt. Working with your hands and being creative all at once is really satisfying.
I'm from Cedar Rapids, IA. I quilt because I love putting together different color combinations.
Hi, I'm from Illinois and I quilt SO MUCH because it saves my sanity. Isn't quilting great therapy? : )
Lovely fabrics!! I quilt because I'm addicted to fabrics, colors and textures.. I love to create things, and quilting is something cosy too. Thanks for the chance of winning :))
I quilt usually for others as gift. Everyone think it weird that I still to this day after 15 years of it I still do not own a finished one myself. I have given tham all away.
That makes me sad, I need to win now so I can make one for myself LOL
Thank you
Terri
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