Crushing on Anna Maria Horner

A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to win Darcy's awesome giveaway of this beautiful Anna Maria Horner's Innocent Crush line. Not only am I now the proud owner of these beautiful fabrics, but I also get to use this beautiful journal that has graph paper in it -- it is perfect for all my quilt planning!

To say that I was over the moon to win this giveaway is certainly an understatement. I missed out on the chance to buy a lot of these fabrics, so I can't wait to use them...now to find the perfect project!

Anyone have any suggestions?

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!

Wow, I had a lot of entries for this weeks giveaway...I only wish I had enough copies of Tula Pink's book for everyone.

Anyway drum roll please...

...and the winner is Erin! Congrats! I hope that you will enjoy this book as much as I do. I'll send you an email shortly.

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Also, thank you to all of you who entered and welcome to any new followers. I will be having another giveaway in a couple of weeks so stay tuned for that and other exciting things ahead.

Sew, Mama, Sew Giveaway Day!

Today one of my favorite blogs, Sew, Mama, Sew is hosting a giveaway day. Basically a bunch of blogs (including yours truly) are offering up all sorts of goodies. It is a fantastic way to introduce yourself to some new blogs and win some awesome prizes. I am always amazed by the generosity of the quilting/crafting community. Take a moment to enter my fantastic giveaway and then head on over to Sew, Mama, Sew to see what else is up for grabs.

I am giving away a copy of Tula Pink's newest book, City Sampler.

I can't even begin to explain how excited I am to give this away.

Not only are the 100 blocks featured inside beautiful, but there are a variety of layout options given...and then book itself is beautiful! Check out Tula Pink's website for more photos and info about this must have quilt book.

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Quilts for Boston & Upcoming Giveaway

I finally got a chance to sit down at my sewing machine earlier this week and whipped up a few quilt blocks for the Quilts for Boston project sponsored by the Boston Modern Quilt Guild.

The BMQG is planning on making quilts for those affected by the bombings. Go here for more info. I hope that you take some time out of your day to make a quilt block or two to donate to help those affected by the bombings in Boston.

In other news, Sew Mama Sew is hosting their giveaway day starting on Monday, May 6. Basically this is where a bunch of people all over the blogosphere celebrate their love for sewing/crafting and host giveaways. You can find out more about it here. I am super super excited for what I am giving away so be sure to check back Monday for all the details!

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

It's time for me to announce the winner of the Joel Dewberry Fat Quarters. But before I do, I wanted to say thank you to everyone who entered and especially to my loyal followers - you guys rock. =)

I did find out that many people are excited for architextures and saltwater to come out. Me too! I just saw architextures in person and it was all I could do to not buy the entire line! =)

Anyway, without any further ado our winner is Julie!

I emailed her and am waiting for a response, if I don't hear back from her by Tuesday I'll draw another winner.


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Sew, Mama, Sew Giveaway Day!

Hi friends! Today one of my favorite blogs, Sew, Mama, Sew is hosting a giveaway day. A bunch of blogs (including mine) are offering all sorts of goodies. It is way fun. So take a minute to enter my giveaway and then head over to Sew, Mama, Sew to see what else is up for grabs!

I am giving away this gorgeous stack of Joel Dewberry's new fabric line - Notting Hill. I love the brightness of these colors and think it can make a gorgeous baby quilt for a little girl.

To enter, just use the rafflecopter below - it's super easy. The giveaway ends at 5 PM on December 7. Good luck! =)


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Chicopee Giveaway: A sponsored post!

Awhile back I was in search of some gorgeous chicopee fabric for my fall table runner tutorial. I came across this awesome etsy shop - LiMaSews and I fell in love.

I ordered a fat quarter bundle of chicopee and the service was excellent. Linh worked with me to get my fabric shipped as soon as possible (I was a bit of a procrastinator in my ordering) and when it arrived it was beautifully packaged.

Here are a few of my favorite things in her shop:

Chicopee by Denyse Schmidt 

Designer Cotton Solids by Riley Blake

Tone on Tone chevrons from Riley Blake

Serenade Moonlight from Poetica by Art Gallery

Linh also blogs over at Elvy Crafts where you can find up to the minute information about the goings on in her shop. You can also see some examples of her excellent quilting!

Linh has so generously offered to give away this fat quarter bundle of chicopee fabrics in push pop to one of my readers! It includes 12 different fat quarters.

Enter using the Rafflecopter below and good luck! I will leave the giveaway open until Thursday November 22 at 12:01 AM.

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Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

So I recently hosted a giveaway of some purple fat quarters in conjunction with sew mama sews giveaway day (week). This allowed me to do some "market research" if you will. See, I was curious to see what colors people were sewing with these days.

And according to my completely scientific approach (i.e. tally sheet of color combos) it appears that most of you enjoy sewing with gray in almost any combo but especially gray and yellow and gray and purple. A lot of you also love orange. I have to say I haven't gotten on the orange band wagon yet, but I'm thinking about hitching a ride!

I am so amazed by how many of you guys entered my sew mama sew giveaway -- almost 400!! But after some tough deliberating by my friend Mr. Random, Gill was lucky number 86 and won the awesome fat quarters. Yay Gill!!

 gill said...

I love turquoise and grey!

12/12/2011 4:22 PM

**I haven't figured out how to successfully copy and paste my random number generator thingy. If you want to give me a suggestion that would be appreciated.**

It's giveaway day! Yay!

If you are here from Sew Mama Sew, then welcome to my little corner of the blogosphere! I do hope you'll take a few moments to make yourself comfortable and look around...and maybe even come back from time to time to visit and say hi.

Today is the official start of the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway day where tons of blogs out there in blogland are hosting giveaways this week. Back before I had a blog, I stumbled across this and thought it would be a blast to be able to participate. I love it because you can find new blogs to follow AND win some cool stuff.

So here's what I'm offering this year:

A fat quarter bundle of some of my favorite Kona purples! We've got Pansy, Magenta, Dark Violet, and Hibiscus. They are even more gorgeous in person. I also will most likely throw in some fun quilting tools/other purple fabrics.

My giveaway is open to readers ALL OVER THE WORLD! =)

Also it will close Friday, December 16 at 5PM PST.

To enter all you have to do is:

1. Tell me what your favorite color combo for sewing/crafty projects is. (Mine is dark purple+gray)

If you feel so inclined you may do the following for bonus entries:

1. Follow my blog
2. Tweet about winning some awesome purple fabric from PurplePandaQuilts!

Thanks for entering and good luck! Also don't forget to check out some other awesome blogs and see what they are giving away here!


EDITED TO ADD:

I have gotten many comments from no-reply bloggers. PLEASE be sure to leave me a way to get back in touch with you (i.e. your email address) if you are a no-reply blogger so I can let you know if you win. Also please put your email address in this form: purplepandaquilts (at) gmail (dot) com so we can avoid spam. If I can't get in touch with you, I will put your name on my blog for a few days and if you don't respond then I will be forced to draw another winner.

WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER!!


The winner was # 86 Gill who said:

 gill said...

I love turquoise and grey!

Stockings for Kids Giveaway Winners!

First off a GIANT thank you to everyone who participated in the first ever Stockings for Kids drive. I am very grateful to our awesome sponsors (go show them some love this holiday season please!) and to people who have sent in stockings from all over the world. As of this morning I have, wait for it...

219 stockings

I am seriously floored. That's more than four times the amount of stockings I was hoping to get. You guys rock! I never imagined that so many people from around the world would be willing to help make stockings for the foster kids. Not only have you made stockings, but some of you have donated money and even gifts to put in the stockings. Your generosity astounds me. I know it is because of you that these children will have a brighter holiday season.

Because I received so many stockings, I had to quickly figure out where the extras were going to go (my foster center doesn't need 200 stockings!) Most of them will be going to the foster children I work with and the rest will be distributed to other foster care centers in the central virginia area. I also will be taking a few to the hospital my husband works at where they will be given to kids who have to stay overnight on Christmas Eve. We are having a stocking stuffing party this next week so look for pictures of that soon!

Now on to the giveaway. Again another plug to go visit my awesome sponsors who have made this such a fun event. I used my friend Mr. Random Number Generator because my usual go to guy is very busy studying for an exam about how people breathe (apparently knowing that information is important). I thought I had saved the images of the random number but apparently I did not do that properly so you'll just have to take my word for it! =)

$50 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop goes to Ella

The countdown to christmas charm pack from Sweetwater fabrics goes to Joyce C.

The fat quarter pack donated by Tallgrass Prairie Studio goes to Melissa

The "Mystery" red and green fabric bundle donated by Pink Castle Fabrics goes to Jessica!


Happy Early Christmas to our winners and again THANK YOU to everyone who participated.


Quilters rock! 

Stockings for Kids Giveaway!!

It's giveaway time!

First off a massive thank you to everyone who has donated a stocking so far - my mailbox has been flooded with stockings and I'm sure my postal worker has been very appreciative of the extra packages she's had to deliver in the past month. Keep them coming! =) Also, don't forget all stockings need to be mailed to me no later than December 1!

Anyway to refresh your memory, here are the awesome prizes up for grabs:

$50 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop.

The Fat Quarter Shop is one of my favorite places to buy fabric online - they have such a great collection of fabric and quilt kits. I highly recommend their bloggers choice series where different bloggers put together a fat quarter bundle of their favorite fabrics for you to purchase (so fun!). And the best part is you don't have to wait weeks for your newly purchased fabrics to arrive at your doorstep with their same day shipping policy.

Sweetwater fabrics have so generously donated a countdown to christmas charm pack.

This is sure to be a perfect addition to your holiday sewing. They produce such fun fabric - I love the way they incorporate typography into their designs.

One of my favorite quilting bloggers, Jacquie, who blogs at Tallgrass Prairie Studio has generously put together a fat quarter pack featuring 2 prints from Kate Spain's 12 days of Christmas line and 2 colors from the peas and carrots line.

Brenda at Pink Castle Fabrics has donated a "mystery" red and green fabric bundle. Her Etsy shop is full of beautiful fabrics - including to die for fabric bundles - and she is such a joy to work with.


Giveaway Details:

1. You MUST link up a picture of your stocking that you made (one picture per stocking)
2. An extra entry is given for helping to spread the word (tweet, blog, facebook, etc) and letting me know in the comments
3. An extra entry is given for being a follower of my blog

The giveaway ends at midnight on December 2. Winner will be announced December 3 on my blog.

Stockings for Kids Early Bird Giveaway!

I'm excited to announce the first round of giveaways for the Stockings for Kids campaign! I am so appreciative of everyone that has donated a stocking so far. As a reward, I've decided to do an early bird giveaway.

Here are the prizes up for grabs:

A Set of Fat Quarters donated by Kate Spain from her 12 Days of Christmas collection.

And a second lucky person will win an Advent Calendar Kit

More exciting prizes will be available in December!

To Enter:

1. Leave a link to your completed Stocking for Kids stocking (1 link per stocking you are donating).
2. Spread the word about the Stockings for Kids drive on your blog (link to your blog post in the comments)

Bonus Entry:

If I receive your stocking before Nov 2, then I will give you an extra entry.

Giveaway ends at midnight (EST) on November 2.

Winner will be announced on my blog November 3.

Stocking for Kids: Sponsors and Prizes!!

The Stocking for Kids charity drive is off to a great start. A giant thank you to all who have submitted stockings, told their friends and written blog posts about this service opportunity.

In case you needed another reason to make a stocking (besides the warm and fuzzy feeling you get knowing you helped bring cheer to a child's face), I am excited to finally announce the sponsors of this project and the following prizes.

$50 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop.

The Fat Quarter Shop is one of my favorite places to buy fabric online - they have such a great collection of fabric and quilt kits. I highly recommend their bloggers choice series where different bloggers put together a fat quarter bundle of their favorite fabrics for you to purchase (so fun!). And the best part is you don't have to wait weeks for your newly purchased fabrics to arrive at your doorstep with their same day shipping policy.

Sweetwater fabrics have so generously donated a countdown to christmas charm pack.

This is sure to be a perfect addition to your holiday sewing. They produce such fun fabric - I love the way they incorporate typography into their designs.

One of my favorite quilting bloggers, Jacquie, who blogs at Tallgrass Prairie Studio has generously put together a fat quarter pack featuring 2 prints from Kate Spain's 12 days of Christmas line and 2 colors from the peas and carrots line.

Brenda at Pink Castle Fabrics has donated a "mystery" red and green fabric bundle. Her Etsy shop is full of beautiful fabrics - including to die for fabric bundles - and she is such a joy to work with.


To be entered to win one of these prizes you will need to donate a stocking - one entry per stocking you donate - and check back for the linky party which will be hosted here to enter on December 1. There also may or may not be a few surprise giveaways as well so keep checking back for more information!