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Monday, May 6, 2013

Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day




Hello everyone, and welcome to my Sew Mama Sew Giveaway! My name is Michelle aka Dresden Quilter. I have been quilting for over 20 years. I also have been knitting, and crocheting for longer. A few years ago I learned how to do red work and I love that as well.  Last year, I learned how to knit socks and I have grown a bit of an addiction to them. Yarn and fabric stores are both my favourites and can both be quite expensive! The people I love are my muses. I love to make things for the ones I care about. Presently, I am working on a pair of socks for my sister, a redwork table runner for myself, a quilt for my daughter, and a baby quilt for a friend.

For my giveaway I am giving away this charm pack of 42 squares of Dream On.






To enter, all you need to do is answer this question : If you could realize one dream, what would it be?

My dream would be to own a Janome Horizon, and more simply for people to be nicer to each other.

The winner will be chosen randomly and you must have a way for me to contact you. I am happy to ship internationally, from the beautiful country called Canada! I will leave the giveaway open until May 10 at 8:00 PM Eastern DST. Good luck with this and the other giveaways at Sew Mama Sew!

346 comments:

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nest full of eggs said...

open a shop selling little girl dresses :)

Cheryl said...

I would become a rockette and get to dance for a living (and quilt for fun in my spare time)

Scrapatches said...

I dream of peace, prosperity and happiness for everyone. Thanks for the chance to win ... :) Pat

Sewing Mom said...

I want to be in a third world country working with orphans, showing them love. That is my dream.

craftytammie said...

I'd love to own my own fabric shop, with classes and sit & sews and beautiful fabrics!

Connie said...

My dream would be to have time make everything that i want to make and give them to my family and freinds also for everyone to be happy and have Jesus in their everyday life.

Orange Crumpled Napkin said...

I dream of being a philanthropist. Thanks for the giveaway! ababillis at gmail dot com

M-R Charbonneau said...

My kids grow up healthy and awesome. :) Thanks for the giveaway, Michelle!

kbzelazny said...

Travel the world. Thanks you-fab giveaway!

Katrin said...

I would wish to have healthy and happy kids. Thanks!

Farm Road Quilts said...

my dream is to have a small farm in the midwest or texas. : )

knittingispurple said...

My dream happened last Thursday. I graduated from medical school!

Anonymous said...

hmmm, well, in the realm of "realistic" dreams, I'd love to run a modern fabric shop. If we're talking crazy dreams, I wish I were a bluegrass singer :)

Lindsay said...

My dream is to graduate from vet school and be able to pay off my debt ;) I am half way to graduation with a long road ahead. Fingers crossed!

jane p said...

My dream is to live well and not be a burden to my kids.

Nancy said...

My dream is to travel the world. There are so many places I want to go and see. Thanks for the giveaway:)

Amy said...

My dream is for my son to grow up happy and healthy, with great friends and passions.

mascanlon said...

My dream is to retire and spend more time with my husband traveling, playing with my grandchildren and sewing! Thanks for opportunity!

Anonymous said...

HI! HAVE A LITTLE FABRIC QUILT SHOP!
THANKS FOR A LOVELY GIVEAWAY>"DREAM ON" IS SO PRETTY!

msstitcher1948@yahoo.com

FrancisMoore said...

My dream is for my daughter and granddaughters to have happy, peaceful, and loving lives. I would also like to have a longarm quilting machine. fmoore11589@comcast.net

Joy said...

One dream? I would love for my new business venture to be successful.

Melissa Ann said...

Photographing 1-2 clients a month and making enough to hire an accountant. Ha! I'm pretty simple, eh? :-p

Tina C. said...

To make enough money to comfortably support my family by doing something I love, and that I can do from home. That is my dream.

tinaotherworld (at) yahoo (dot) com

Mama Spark said...

I have lots of dreams. I dream of visiting Australia someday. I fervently hope all my children are happy and healthy and successful too. GREAT idea for your question!

Paula said...

My dream - one more little person running riot round my house:)

james and bess said...

my dream would be for my kids to have peace and success in their lives. :) fun giveaway!

bess

Kigwit said...

I would dream to be home with my sons instead of working. It breaks my heart when they ask me if I have to go to work and why can't I stay home with them.

Anonymous said...

My dream is for my newly started sewing/craft blog to be successful!

Ellie Roberts said...

My dream is to have a big, light sewing room!

B. Tyner said...

My dream would be for all children to be happy, healthy and receive a good education.
Bev T

Meredith said...

to be a stay at home mom and run my etsy shop.

BestPirateEver said...

To become the woman God intended me to be!

Anonymous said...

For me & my family to live long healthy happy lives giving to & helping others.
Sarah
sshuttrbugg at aol dot com

KD-Quilts said...

My dream is to always be able to be there when my son needs me.

Lindsay @ 402CenterStreet.blogspot.com said...

My dream would be for my husband to find the job of his dreams and really feel like he's making a difference. And I'd love to be able to sew and create all day long. :)

Stitched With Prayer said...

Wow Michele, we had the same dream, but after saving for over two years, I finally purchased my Horizon named "Hazel" after my Grandma who told me I would have to unpick every stitch I sewed on Sunday, with my nose when I got to Heaven, LOL. I have loved sewing since I was a child but only discovered quilting 5 years ago. Now that I have Hazel, my dream would be to have a really nice quilting studio, with lots of shelves and cupboard space. Right now I'm in a small bedroom, but I'm not complaining, because it is my space to enjoy and like so many of us, I quilted where ever there was room to set up my sewing machine, for years. Usually in the kitchen. Hugs...
**I hope you get your Janome Horizon soon.

Shauna said...

I would love to own a beach house, somewhere I could hear the ocean every day.

Bonnie said...

To live in the country!

pennydog said...

My dream is to emigrate to Canada but they just trashed the professional programme and I'm neither an engineer or a doctor so they won't let me in for at least another year

Just Quilt It said...

My dream would be for my family to be happy. After losing a grandson a few years ago, it has been very difficult for all of us.

Terry said...

One dream...for my kids to be happy and healthy and have good lives. If not that, then I want to live at the beach! LOL Thanks for the chance to win the charm pack! :0)

Anonymous said...

One of my biggest dreams is about to come true. My spouse and I are closing on our first home this summer!

Jenny-Narcoleptic in a cupboards mum said...

My dream would be to update my sewing machine to one that sits in a table, so there's lots of room for hands when quilting.

bab5313 said...

my dream (currently) would be to have funding for grad school.....

bethbimber(at)gmail(dot)com

Lindsey said...

My dream would be to move across the country - or the world. But hubby needs to find the job that will get us there first. And I need to get over my fear of moving!

Unknown said...

To not be a procrastinator!

Cecilia said...

I was able to live one of my dreams last year when I went to Italy. I guess I need to think about what else I would like to happen. Thanks for the giveaway and I hope you get your dream machine soon.

Jonnie (JB) said...

A dream I have is that I get to see a cure for cancer in my lifetime. I hope my grandchildren live in a world where the disease doesn't exist.

Fiber Babble said...

My dream is to take my husband to England for a Dickensian Christmas experience!

Kate said...

We're making lots of plans to pay off our mortgage really early and I hope we make it happen. Thanks for hosting this giveaway!

Lindsay said...

I wish that my husband could stay home and farm full-time. Thank you for a lovely giveaway!!

Stephanie @ Quarter Incher said...

I would love to buy a house! That's my dream right now!
dazzlingshorty(at)yahoo(dot)com

Unknown said...

My dream would be to control myself better and enjoy the life in the better way without worrying about everything. julia.glotova (at) gmail (dot) com

Kim said...

My dream would be to open my own quilt shop.

Cortney said...

To be a published author.

Anonymous said...

to live up to/use my full potential.

Ali said...

Oh no, I was going to do a travel dream and then I saw you were utterly smart and practical and distracted me with dreams of fancy sewing machines!

I suppose my current most important dream is to get our house fixed up and sold within the next 18 months so we can move closer to my husband's new job so he doesn't have a miserable commute and...we can get a new place with a bigger sewing room for me ;)

Jessica said...

I actually don't know how to answer this question! I'm at that point in my life where I realise I'm not doing what I want, but still have to figure out what that might be. Although, people being nicer to each other is a dream I can get behind. :)

Sherry said...

My dream would be to retire and still have the money to visit my favorite fabric shops,sew to my hearts content, spend time in my garden and visit my children that live far away.

Kim said...

My dream is to someday have a career that involves fabric & sewing in some way. I want to love the work I do! Thanks for the chance to win!

Emily C said...

If I had my dream, I would move back to Washington, have my own house and never have to worry about money again(because I won the lottery of course).

Anonymous said...

Own a bakery specialty foods store

supersara20 said...

My dream would be to have my own flower shop and gardening center.

L said...

To have a child

SeeMaryQuilt said...

I'd love to own a Long arm and have a quilting business

Unknown said...

To be a homestay mum

Laura said...

I would love to open a daycare center!

Coser Tejer Crear said...

Id love not to worry so much!

Keri S said...

Hmm, one dream....I would learn about all this internet jargon and start my own blog and etsy shop so my hubby wouldn't have to work as hard. And for people to remember their manners when out in public. A smile. a thank you...it would go a long way for this country. kerihag at yahoo dot com

erica said...

I would love to beagle to make things to sell but right now I just don't have the time to commit. The other thing I would love would be to have a big bright craft room with lots of storage space to organize all of my stuff.

Dana Gaffney said...

I'd love to be a writer, but I like you're be nicer dream. Thanks.

Margaret said...

My dream is to live out in the country with a large vegetable garden and some chickens and a couple of dogs. As it is I live in an urban suburb with two cats. We do have a vegetable garden at least. :)

Alex Palmer said...

My dream is to be able to own my own home. Doesn't need to be too big - just have a spare room, and a sewing room! I just want somewhere I can decorate with pretty things I make.

Anonymous said...

My dream would be for my girls to get along and make it through one day without hair pulling and tears!
Thanks for the chance!

Monica B said...

My dream would be to have 3 healthy, happy kids (2 down 1 to go) and then adopt a fourth! And somewhere in all that chaos to actually have time to sew! =)

Kat said...

My dream is to be a published author! Thanks :)

Born4Travel said...

To be a full time Disney Travel Agent!

Laura said...

Right now I want so badly to be allowed to adopt the little girl we are fostering. By the way I have always loved the dream on fabric but it was out of print by the time I discovered it.

Lyanna L. said...

I would like to write a book! =) thanks for the chance to win!

cakegirl said...

My dream is to retire with my husband to a mild climate.
thanks for the giveaway.

hueisei said...

My dream is to own a Japanese fabrics shop

Anonymous said...

My dream would be to own/operate a quilt shop. The next, more manageable dream is to own a long arm quilting frame and machine!

Thanks for the chance to win! greycatquilts (at) yahoo (dot) com

Margaret said...

My dream is that they would find a cure for Cancer. That would be the best thing that ever happened in this world

Carrie P. said...

thanks for a chance to win your giveaway. I have a dream to go to Hawaii.

barbara woods said...

i want a really good sewing and quilting machine. thanks

Brie said...

My husband and I are working on bringing our dream to real life right now. Owning a large piece of land in the country

Shannon said...

I'd like to meet a great guy who loves me back. It's a pretty simple dream, I guess, but eludes me! Thank you for offering this! Have a great day!

April said...

I think that my dream is that we would all be honest with one another, both in a day-to-day and a bigger picture sense.

Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures said...

I would live closer to my son, who would be married and I would have grand kids to spoil rotten! Oh yeah, with my hubby! ; )

Pat V. said...

My dream is not a selfless, world saving kind of dream. I dream of becoming proficient at machine quilting!

Kimberly said...

My dream would to be able to move to Greece (with my family) and to be able to support a living there. Thank you for the giveaway!

Betsy said...

Retire this summer

Deb@asimplelifequilts said...

My dream is for my children to have happy lives.

Karen O said...

I look forward to seeing my dream of raising my children to be confident, content, successful adults come true.

Amy said...

My dream is to raise my 2 little girls to be loving, happy women of God.

Julie O. said...

My dream is to be successful in the business that I am starting.

Jill said...

My dream would be to travel the world. Thanks for the chance to win!

sandyandcosmo said...

I would like to move a little farther south!

Heather B said...

Open a little fabric shop in my hometown and spend my days being creative! Thanks for the great giveaway!
mrs(dot)hbraun(at)gmail(dot)com

Unknown said...

My dream is to start a non profit, to send quilt to Brazil.
and be able to send quilt to people that just need an extra hug.
red_murray2@yahoo.com

Connie Kresin Campbell said...

To have a long-arm machine!

Kayla Yapuncich said...

Thanks for the chance! My dream is to visit Egypt some day.

Michelle Olsen Sasak said...

My dream is to have a beautiful flower garden with something in bloom all the time (except for winter of course).

Nakayoshi said...

I would love to have a quilt shop!
Thanks for this giveaway!

Amy said...

To be a successful long arm quilter!
Thanks !

Sallie said...

Free motion quilt like the green fairy quilts! Thanks for the giveaway!

Christine S said...

To have my own fabric shop :)

Jessy said...

Hello from Canada also! I'm out here in Calgary and probably my biggest dream is to become a mom someday and get to sew my little on clothes! Thanks for such a great giveaway.

Janarama said...

Good health, wealth and happiness.

Lori said...

I'm realizing one: loosing weight and getting healthier. I would love to one day FMQ with ease and regularity. I really have trouble with this.

Jan Baker said...

I would love to be able to take a trip with my husband.

Cecilia said...

Travel the world singing in large concerts :) ah just the thought!

Carla said...

Thanks for the chance to win - I achieved my dream of being a professional public servant!

Mary Ann said...

Wonderful question.. makes me realize how close I am to living mine already. Counting my blessings.

Mama Said Sew said...

I would love to own a fabric/book/tea shop!

wobblybobbin said...

On the 16th I will graduate nursing school and that is definitely living one of my dreams!v

Taya@TypeB said...

Oh my, when I saw the thumbnail, I got so excited. Love, love, love this line! I would like to visit Australia and New Zealand some time. Or the dream where I'm flying :)

Jocelyn said...

I think it would be to own a Quilt shop.

Debra Lee said...

I would open a cat rescue!

Laura and crew said...

I've always wanted to pick and eat peaches straight from the tree and let the juices roll down my chin on a beautiful summer day.

Anita said...

My dream would be to open my own quilt shop. I would love a Janome Horizon too! Thank you for the chance to enter.

Jodi Godfrey said...

I would love to make quilts for a living!

auntie sash said...

Find a way for my husband to retire from his stressful job.

Amy's Crafty Shenanigans said...

For me it would be to be a museum technician - a behind the scenes person who does everything to do with the exhibit apart from being the person in charge!

Nati said...

My dream would be to have two kids and a house by a lake. Thanks for the chance to win.

Ana e os Viraventos said...

To be self employed! Thanks for the giveaway. Ana

Rachell said...

my dream is to own a longarm. probably a Handiquilter. and a huge room in a Victorian-style house to use it in. it I'd settle for the machine.
thanks!

Barbara O. said...

I'd love to have a house big enough for a sewing room with a longarm machine and a huge design wall.

Oops-Lah said...

And I would love to have a Handy Quilter Sweet 16. One can dream, right? Lovely give away.

Michell said...

My dream would be to travel the world

tammi said...

My dream is to see Paris.

Canadian Abroad said...

Thank you for the giveaway and a chance to win. My dream would be that we owned our own house rather than rented.

Melanie Sim (Heart and Homemade) said...

My dream would be to be able to support my family financially by doing something I love.

Lacey said...

My personal dream would be that my daughter could know my family better. I live abroad, and it's hard not being able to share my daughter's formative years with my parents and other close family members.
My crafting dream would be to finally have a sewing/craft room all my own!

Mystica said...

My dream is for my family to be happy and healthy.

Thrifty Finn said...

To move to New York. Or London. Or Paris. I'm not picky that way. Even Berlin would be great.

Lissa said...

My dream is to find a job that I love and can work at until I retire.

Nortiness said...

to be successful at my own home business of selling items that I have hand made at home! Allowing me to be here for my kids without having to use daycare!

Melinda said...

Hmmm...well, I would just really love it if all the things I wanted to update about my house were done!

SEW RED HOT said...

world peace! only kidding!

I want to quilt more!

Andie D. said...

That my kids are happy and healthy!

JLVerde said...

I'd love to be independently wealthy so I wouldn't have to work and could devote all my time to creative pursuits (and wealthy enough I could pay off my family's bills so they could do the same).

dawn - Mi rincón de mariposas said...

I'm very grateful for some dreams that became true short ago. If I could dream something else... I'd love get money for my blog, with advertising or whatever, so I don't have to go back to my job, and I could stay at home and take care of my children.

Michele said...

I realized my one big dream just about 6 years ago...to finally become a mom. I had to do it a bit differently than most, traveled to Vietnam to bring home our baby boy (and then 3 years later to China to bring hom eour daughter) but I wouldn't trade being a mom for anything in the world. Thanks for the chance to win.

Cara said...

I have a 13 month old little girl and our little boy is due in July so my dream is to have more time and much more patience. I just want to be able to do more and be more for my family and friends. Thanks for a great giveaway!

caramwills(at)gmail(dot)com

SIMPLESEW said...

To leave close to the Coast, I live in the suburbs to be with my grandkids but I dream of living on the beach where I was raised

Molli Sparkles said...

MMM... good question! I would love a day where I was financially independent and could just CREATE til my heart was content!

OzKnitter said...

I'd love to travel on the Rocky Mountaineer (have been wanting to for about 20 years ~ will get to Canada one day!).

Thanks,

ozknitter AT gmail DOT com

sherry said...

i have many dreams...a house on the beach in the wilds would be nice...a longarm quilter would be nice...but really i dream of happiness for all those i hold in my heart...

Patty said...

my dream is for 15 mins to sew everyday! Thanks!

Lucy | Charm About You said...

for the world, peace; for my family, not to have to worry about money!

Jayne said...

I would live on a tropical island somewhere! Like Hawaii! And sew forever!

atabanana29 said...

For my girls to have a good life! atabanana29(at)gmail(dot)com

JenJohnson said...

I dream of owning an alpaca ranch! :) thanks for the chance

Alyssa said...

I dream of being able to make a comfortable living sewing so that I can continue to stay home with my kids and do something I absolutely love.

B Greene said...

Winning the Lottery? I would love to prove that it doesn't have to make you miserable!

Judy H said...

My family would be closer together physically rather than 1500 miles apart.

Donna said...

To travel the world with my wonderful hubby :)

Cheri the Quilting Nanny said...

<y dream is to have my family back together...like it was back in the day before life sent them all in different directions. It is far to lonely without them! Thanks for the giveaway..beautiful charms!

KRubin said...

I would love to have my dream job... teaching in a children's hospital for children who are too ill to attend school.

Julia said...

I would be able to fly! Or at least find my husband and my dream jobs in the same town (we are both in grad school and do different specialized work)

Emily said...

I would love to travel the world! Thanks for the chance to win.

Unknown said...

Have a big craft room with lots of storage. Not only for my sewing, but my card making things as well.
Thanks for the chance to win.

Catskill Quilter said...

I skimmed through the dreams in the comments, and I would like to have the power to grant them all!

Rebeckah Austin said...

I have always wanted to be a ballerina, to dance on point and be ridiculously flexible.

sntbosch said...

I'd like for all of my family to join me in Heaven someday.
sntbosch(at)me(dot)com

Patti said...

I would love to have enough time (and money!) to quilt and craft full time!

Anonymous said...

I would find a cure for eating disorders...and quilt in my spare time!
Tami

tamiquilts (at) att (dot) net

Southern Gal said...

Go to Africa or India and help with an orphanage.

giddy99 said...

I want to retire with all of my wits and dexterity, and travel the US in an airstream trailer with my husband and my sewing machine. :)

Nikita said...

For myself, to own my fitness center. For everyone else.. I would that all those who are suffering and in pain are comforted and given hope to go on.

m hoch drei said...

my own house. a big garden.
Have a sunny day and thank you for the chance !

Tegan said...

My dream would be to own my own little quilt shop.

Heather said...

At the moment my dream is to live closer to family so my kids can have fun with their grandparents. And to have more time to sew.

Anonymous said...

We never had any kids, so that would be my biggest dream!
Gun, Sweden
gun@lapp.se

Joyce Carter said...

My dream is to someday own my own craft store. Thank you for a great giveaway.

Flo @ Butterfly Quilting said...

my dream would be to learn to play the piano! (lucky me...I own a Janome Horizon !!)

Leslie said...

To have a happy and healthy family.

CMEH said...

have a room just for my crafts with new sewing and embroidery machines

Jeana said...

quit my job and have more time to sew!

Martina said...

to open a quiltplace for ladies to meet, sew, and listen to God's word.

KT said...

My dream would just be that my son grows up happy, healthy and a good person.

Ellen said...

I would like to get paid just for being me and living my awesome life. That way I don't have to work and can spend my time exploring and enjoying life. Oh, and world peace.

Danielle said...

To start a non-profit to help victims of sex-trafficing

Linda said...

My dream is for my husband to get well so we can enjoy a long and healthy retirement. Thanks for the chance to win.

Unknown said...

To make enough money quilting that I could stop working my 9-5 gig

Unknown said...

To find a cure for cancer

Montseta - Montsecosecose said...

My dream is that the terrible economic situation that my country suffers (Spain) would end. & million people who are currently unemployed and their families have been already struggling far too much.
Terrific giveaway, thanks for the chance to win!

Sarah said...

My dream would be to have enough room for 10 dogs.

Catherine said...

I dream that there will be a cure for cerebral palsy.

Lynn M said...

My dream is that my husband could be happy. He was discharged from the military after planning on being in for life.

Lou said...

My dream has come true.. I have a small quilting business:)
Ck it out:) lousquiltncorner.blogspot.com

Alison V. said...

To get married to my best friend!
(It is supposed to happen 158 days from now!)

Karen said...

To own a LA quilting set up. Wonderful giveaway, thanks so much.

Sarah Macdonald said...

I would love to build my own house. A Tiny Tumbleweed to be exact. If you haven't heard of them, go look them up. So cool!

CraftyHourMom said...

World travel! I'd love to see more of God's beautiful creation one day. I'm thankful to live in this gorgeous country (Canada) and enjoy so much of it already.

Thanks for the chance - I have two giveaways happening too: www.craftyhour.com

Binks said...

It would probably be to have my dream job...

Vicki said...

To have the skill to machine quilt my quilts. To be able to afford all the fabric and batting that would be needed to accomplish the above dream!

Michele T said...

To have my own quilt and fabric shop - that is a big dream!!

Little Ella Lu said...

I would love to be able to travel the world.

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