Canning 101: A Canning Book Giveaway**CLOSED**

I am excited about this book! To be honest, the first copy I got was to give away......but once I looked through it and saw all the fantastic recipes, I kept it for myself and ordered another to give away! Really, it's that good! I think you'll enjoy it too. This month I'll be giving away one copy of the Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving.
To enter:
1. Simply leave a comment telling me what your favorite food to can is (or one that you'd like to experiment with.)
2. For 1 additional entry, blog about the giveaway and leave an additional comment letting me know that you did.
3. For 1 additional entry, facebook or tweet about it and leave an additional comment letting me know that you did.

Contest is open to everyone until 7pm on August 21st. Winner will be drawn by Random.org on the 22nd.

Also, if you get a chance, head on over to my new poll regarding Farmer's markets (in the left hand column) and vote!

batik fabric giveaway winner!

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:
19
Timestamp: 2010-03-22 15:01:26 UTC

Which means.......

Pokey said...
These are pretty, and could be so fun. For spring, I'm opening the windows, and airing the quilts- happy spring! Thanks for the giveaway!

Congrats to you! :)

Giveaway #2 **Now closed**

Time for another giveaway of fabric! This one includes 13 batik fat quarters. I'm just not a batik person so these have to be purged from my stash! :)

To enter, leave a comment here and tell me about how you're getting ready for spring. One winner will be drawn this coming Monday (March 22nd.)

And don't forget to follow along- there will me more fabric giveaways!

giveaway winners

True Random Number Service
Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:
7
67
Timestamp: 2010-03-12 23:00:29 UTC

So that means that....
Bobbi Jo said...
Love it! Can always use fun fabric:)
Wins the #1 fabric (KJR)

Sharon said...
Sure, I can always use more material. Thanks for the giveaway.
Wins the #2 fabric (blues and greens)

Congrats to both of you! :)
If you want to follow along with my blog I will be having 2 more giveaways in the next month as I destash more fabric; all leading up to the May date for the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day!

giveaway ***Now Closed***

I was going through my fabric today and realized that I need to get rid of more so here we go...

Katie Jump Rope scraps and fat quarter cuts.

A mix of blue and green fabrics.

Two little sets of fabrics, two winners. Leave a comment and I'll draw two winners this Friday!

Giveaway winner!

Um, yes, I forgot about the giveaway results.......oops. Sorry about that! This weekend has been crazy!

So I went to random.org and Mr. Random chose entry #16....
Chris said...
Hi I'm new to your blog. A friend suggested I stop by..:) SO please enter me in the drawing. I am a homeschool mom of 10 kids and love to sew! I enjoyed looking around your site, I'll be back to visit again! God Bless

Congrats Chris! I'll be emailing you to get your info so that I can send you the layer cake! :)
Thanks so much to all who entered. After the first of the year I'll be having another giveaway so if you didn't win this one, don't worry, there will be more!

giveaway time!

As promised, I'm ready to do my giveaway! I'd love to be giving away something handcrafted but since I haven't even been making anything except for the necessities (i.e. Christmas gifts,) I don't have anything to give away in that respect. But how about something that you could use to create something of your own? Like FABRIC!!! :) Mmmmmm, fabric. Words don't properly express my love for it.♥

And just in time for Christmas- a Layer Cake of the new Mary Engelbreit Christmas fabric, The Caroler!

And as usual, to win, all you have to do is leave a comment. I'm not going to force you to "follow" my blog just to have an entry (I've always found that silly) and you don't have to blog about it to get an entry (although if you wanted to, that would be nice) and you don't have to share some story or tradition or anything like that (unless you want to) - you just have to leave a comment like, "Oh, I love this fabric, I'd love to win!" not "Pick ME! I'm the best!" and PLEASE leave an email or something for me to contact you because I'm not into tracking down folks to give them something.

Contest will close this Friday Dec 11th at midnight. The winner will be chosen using random.org. The Layer Cake will be shipped to the winner via USPS Priority Mail the following Monday.
Good luck to you all!

December's Quilt

December's Quilt of the Month is my Flower Boxes Quilt. Yep, I saved the best for last. The colors in this quilt are so terrific and the traditional patchwork is lovely. This quilt has really grown on me since I made it. I like everything that I make (well, almost) but I've really taken a liking to this one in the past couple of months! Here's the listing with all the information.

Today is also Giveaway Day on the Sew Mama Sew Blog.

I'm lame. Somehow I missed it so I didn't get to officially participate. I did get to enter a bunch of great giveaways though. If you'd like to also then you can click here. But missing out on doing a giveaway makes me a little sad so I'll be hosting one here next week! Follow my blog or just check back in next week to see what you can win!

Pattern Winners!

Well, little 'ol Random.org chose 2 numbers for me this morning......#34 and #42 (in that order.) So, that means that the winners are..........

"Deb said...
Oh I love any of the Green Fairy quilt patterns, but the other one is beautiful, too. I'd love to win one!"
and
"FabricsNQuilts said...
I love that 2nd pattern!"

Isn't that weird how that worked out? It must have been meant to be! Congrats Deb! If you can send me your info I'll get you the Green Fairy Quilts Pattern!
Congrats Shannon! Get me your info too and I'll send you the Schinbbles pattern! :)
Thanks to everyone else who entered. I'll have another giveaway before the end of the year so make sure that you check back in!

don't forget!

The pattern giveaway on my blog ends tonight! Make sure you've entered for your chance to win one of the fabulous quilt patterns!

Giveaway time!

It's fall. It's cold here this morning. Winter is closer than I think and you know what that means. Well, if you lived here you'd know what that means, rain. And lots of it. About 6 feet of it every season. That also means a lot of time spent indoors- with plenty of time to quilt! :) So to ring in the changing of the seasons I'm hosting a little giveaway of patterns. These cuties should keep you busy this fall and winter. Since there are two patterns there will be 2 winners- double the fun!
The first is a fabulous pattern by Judi of Green Fairy Quilts. She is the one who was having that great sale on the honey buns! This pattern is absolutely gorgeous and super easy to do. Don't let the photo deceive you! It makes a 53x81 sized quilt.

The second is this little gem called Roobios. It's a Schnibbles pattern- which seem to be quite fun and quite popular right now. This one uses charm squares and the finished quilt measures 27x32.

Here's how you enter...simply leave a comment here on my blog (on this post.) If you'd like an extra entry you can blog about my giveaway and then let me know that you did by adding one more comment. And just for the fun of it, for a third entry you can stop by my quilt shop, Mountain Home Quilts, and let me know which quilt is your favorite. 3 entries, 2 or 1, whatever you'd prefer!
The giveaway will close on October 7th at midnight PST. Winners will be drawn at random (by using random.org) and the first one to come up will get the first pattern, the second one will get the second. That makes sense.
Good luck! :)

Quilt Giveaway!

Kati Cupcake is giving away a kit to make this fabulous quilt called Porch Pots by Quilt Soup! It's a 60"x68" quilt using Amy Butler fabrics. Head on over to her blog to enter and when you do, please tell Amy that your found the giveaway on my blog!

finally - a couple winners!!

Does anyone else wish that blogger actually individually counted your comments so that you could easily go to say, #118? I do. Maybe there is a way and I don't know so I therefore just spent about 20 minutes trying to make sure that who I counted as #118 actually WAS #118. I need an easier way to do this! O.k., enough of my ramblings, you just want the good stuff right?
Courtesy of Random.org........

Here are your random numbers:

225, 118

Timestamp: 2009-06-01 12:52:03 UTC

So that means that Jen from Fabric Chick and julbgs from Julie Bugs are my two winners! Congrats! :) I'll try and get a hold of both of you this morning to get all your info. Unless you get a hold of me first!

Now for Deb. As promised you get a prize too. You have your choice between 3 Moda Charm Packs; Portugal, Fabulous Fall or American Primer. I can't find a pic for the American Primer one and honestly, it's 6:15am here and I don't want to go get my camera but you can see the fabric scheme here.

Let me know which one you'd like and I'll get it out to you!

As for everyone else, thanks so much for playing. I had so much fun doing this giveaway! If you follow along I promise to do another giveaway in the coming months!

can I get a 300?

There are only 20 minutes left in my fabric giveaway contest so maybe this will happen, maybe not. The comment count is currently at 293. If I get someone to comment before 8pm PST and that person is my 300th comment then a special prize will be awarded to them just for being lucky #300! Any takers??? :)

********** Apparently not. Oh well. That's o.k. folks! * The contest is now closed! No more entries will be counted. Thanks for your participation. I'll see you tomorrow with the two lucky numbers courtesy of Random.org*******************

*Deb, if you're reading this then, yes, sure. I'll count you as "close enough" just cause I'm feeling extra generous tonight. Tune in tomorrow to see what you've won!

Update on Giveaway Day

WOW! What a fabulous response I've gotten from all of you hoping to win the American Jane Turnover I'm giving away. I have truly enjoyed reading each one of your comments and checking out your blogs! This has been so much fun, and it isn't even over yet, that I've decided to giveaway 2 turnovers instead of one! So two lucky folks will each get their hands on a Snippets Turnover! I honestly wish I had enough to give everyone one.

So enter away because your odds of wining just got a tad bit better! :) And thanks so much for stopping by!

It starts in less than 7 hours!!

Tomorrow is Giveaway Day on the Sew Mama Sew blog!! Yahoo!! In case you missed the little handy thingamajigger on the right, you can find my giveaway here and you can click on the giveaway day icon to access the Sew Mama Sew blog and see the list of all the other blogs that will also start their giveaways tomorrow! I'm amped up!! (In case you couldn't tell from all of the !!!!'s)

Fabric Giveaway! CLOSED

This giveaway is now closed. Thanks! :)

The Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day is still almost a week away but who doesn't want to have extra time to enter a contest? I am always bumbed out when I go to enter one and it's already closed; only to have been open for 2 days. So I'm giving ample time for you to enter and spread the word, because really, who doesn't love free fabric?

Here's what I'm giving away:

Moda pre-cut fabric, retro style by American Jane. One free Snippets Turnover to one lucky winner! This turnover includes 80 pre-cut 6" triangles. Imagine the possibilities

Here's how you enter:

Simply leave a comment here on this post by May 31st. Yep, that's it. Really. Oh, and do leave a way for me to contact you if you are the chosen one from Random.org!

This contest is open to US residents only (sorry to my foreign friends) because while giving something away is fun, it's not fun to pay big bucks to ship overseas.

Contest ends May 31st at 8pm PST. Winners will be announced on Monday June 1st!

Giveaway Day

You may have or may not have noticed the little Giveaway Day logo on the right column of my blog. It's for the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day Promotion that will be happening on May 27th. Tons of blogs giving away lots of cool stuff. It doesn't get much better than that! For more info on the giveaway you can click on the logo on the right. I'll be putting up a post here next week for the giveaway I'll be doing on my blog. I'll give you a little hint though; it will be for some fabric that you won't want to miss!!

one last post!

I just had to share this before the day ended here. Erin over at Blue Bird Baby is having an AMAZING giveaway on her blog. And guess who's stuff she's giving away?? Mandi's!!! Yes, that's right, free Long Winter Farm stuff just for entering! This giveaway is so scrumdiliumpcious (is that really a word??) Erin has a terrific blog and Mandi's soaps and stuff are out of this world. Head on over and check it out!

wanna win some fabric?

Dafodillhill is giving away 4 fat quarters of some super cute Michael Miller fabric! Here's a picture that I stole....oops, I mean "borrowed" from her blog to show you what the FQ's look like. Yummy right? Go here and enter yourself into this fantastic contest!