Quilting Gallery Blog Hop Giveaway Winner

Thank you all for entering my giveaway and for sharing your favourite quilting books. Thanks to your suggestions, I have some great ideas for Santa. :) A big, happy welcome to those of you who decided to follow along -- I always have fun with my projects...whether they are going well or not-so-well. :)

With so many participants all across the world, it rarely happens that I know the giveaway winner personally so I was excited when I went to see Mr. Random Number Generator's selection of #15...Heather J! Heather J is a member of my quilt guild. Woo hoo! Congrats, Heather! 

15. Heather J9 December, 2012 6:55 PM

I am a follower. :)

16. Heather J9 December, 2012 6:56 PM

I enjoyed Material Obsession and I do like the Elm Creek series.

There will be another giveaway soon for My Memories software so stay tuned!

Another Blog Hop Party and Another Giveaway!

Hi everybody and welcome to another giveaway! If you haven't been here before, I'm M-R and I live in Ottawa, Canada with my family. Here are a few of my recent projects:

Su{Brrr}nova

For 2012, one of my goals was to learn more about colour so each month focused on a different colour.  Here are a couple of the challenges to date:

Colour My World Grey

Rough Seas - Colour My World Blue

I'm thinking of a Scrap Bin Mission for 2013 because my scraps are out of control. Hope you'll come back to see what we do in the New Year. :)

Enough chit chat already. Let's get on with the giveaway, shall we? I have this little bundle of fire here - four fat quarters and a spool of fabulous Aurifil thread - to share with one of you.

This giveaway is open to everyone and all you have to do is leave a comment telling me what your favourite quilting book is (nonfiction or fiction).

Followers or new followers get a bonus entry -- just leave me a comment letting me know that you follow.

This giveaway will be open until December 15th at 8 p.m. EST, at which point I will pick a winner via random number generator. No-reply bloggers, please leave an email address so I can contact you otherwise I'll have to choose someone else. There were about 30 no-reply bloggers in my giveaway last week.

Thanks for entering this giveaway! I'm looking forward to reading your comments, although I probably won't be able to respond to them all. Good luck!

For more fun giveaways, visit Quilting Gallery's Blog Hop Party page. Thanks for organizing another great blog hop, Michele!

Winner of the Charm Pack Giveaway / Goat Cheese, Pesto and Sundried Tomato Dip

The giveaway for the Charm Pack is now closed. Being that it was the first time I'd participated in a Blog Hop Giveaway or Sew Mama Sew Giveaway, I have to say that I was blown away at the response. Thank you all for entering!

Here is another favourite recipe of ours that I thought I'd share with you to thank you for playing along. It is a very simple, but elegant and, most importantly, delicious dip. When we serve this, there are never any leftovers.

Goat Cheese, Pesto and Sundried Tomato Dip

Press a log of goat cheese (200-250 g) in an oven proof ramekin or bowl. Spread 1/2 cup of pesto onto the goat cheese. Top with a layer of rehydrated sundried tomatoes (To rehydrate the tomatoes, just soak them in hot water for about 10 minutes). Heat in 350F oven for about 10 minutes or until pesto is bubbling. Serve with sliced baguettes, melba toast, or crackers.

Enjoy!

So to the winner of the Blog Hop Party Giveaway Charm Pack:

True Random Number GeneratorMin: Max: Result:55Powered by RANDOM.ORG

beaquilter said...55

I live in NC but I'm born and raised in Denmark, so I always want to go back home more than I get to do.

11 December, 2011 8:16 AM 

Congratulations, Bea! Yay! I'll be sending you an email to get your address.

A big thank you to Michele at the Quilting Gallery and the folks over at Sew, Mama, Sew for organizing such fun blog hop giveaway parties!

Here's a little peek of what I've been working on today...

More to come this week.

Happy Saturday everyone!

Double the Pleasure, Double the Fun Giveaway!

Welcome to the Blog Hop Party and the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day Giveaways! This is my first time party-cipating (yeah, pretty bad, eh?) in a giveaway party like this. Looks like a lot of fun!

Falling for Stripes

For those of you who are new to my blog, welcome! I'm a quilter from Ottawa, Canada. I'm currently at home with my three young boys (2.5, 4.5 and 7 -- you have to get the partial years in, I'm told). I started this blog in May and am having a great time meeting other quilters from around the world.

Laura from Quokka Quilts and I started TGIFF! (Thank Goodness it's Finished, Friday!) a couple of months ago. It's a touring linky party for quilty finishes. We're having a blast -- and getting more projects finished to boot! I'm hosting this week and the wonderful and cheeky Lucy from Charm About You is hosting next week. If you have a finish in any given week, you are more than welcome to join in on the fun! You can also host if you like too. Check out the TGIFF! site for more details.

Another thing I do is travel the quilting blogosphere. I haven't done it in a couple of months because my computer is soooo slow, but we recently got a new computer and I'm feeling the travel bug again. I've got a few ideas for making these more visual trips for readers too.

Now to the giveaways!

There are two giveaways, one for the Quilting Gallery's Blog Hop Party and Sew Mama Sew's Giveaway Day and your comments will count for both!

Giveaway #1: A charm pack of 48 6" I spy squares. I use these packs to make my Wee Spy Quilts. With a 3" border, these squares make a 39" by 48" top. There are a variety of colours and novelty fabrics that attract wee ones' eyes. No two squares are alike. The best part? This top is so scrappy that you can use any colour or fabric as the border and backing and it works.

Giveaway #2: This Makower UK Make It Yourself Advent Calendar panel. I've made five of these Makower UK's Advent Calendars and I have to say that they are very easy and fast to do. The directions (provided on the panel) are clear and concise.

So how can you win? This is open to everyone and you have a few chances to win:

1) Leave a comment on your favourite travel destination or which country (or province or state) you think I should visit virtually next.
2) Leave a comment letting me know that you are a follower or have become a new follower of my blog.
3) Leave a comment letting me know that you are a TGIFF! follower or have become a TGIFF! follower.
4) Come back on Monday, when I add a fourth entry option for the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day Giveaway. Leave a comment about a goal you have for 2012.

Remember, your entry(ies) will count for both giveaways. [Edited: I almost forgot! The charm pack giveaway will be open until December 17th at 5 p.m. and the advent calendar will be open until December 16th at 5 p.m. Both giveaways will be determined by random number generator.]

Thanks for visiting and good luck!

Cheers and happy blog travels,
M-R