Are you wondering who is the lucky winner of my Sew Mama Sew's Giveaway Day giveaway?  Well wonder no more.

 I tried again to show the actual picture of the Mr. Random result and can't get it to work (if someone can tell me how to do that I'd be very appreciative) but I was able to get it to show in text form and the result was

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 231 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

When I changed the  blog last fall, I lost my comment numbering (I definitely have to get that added back) so I counted down the list and the winner is:

Congratulations Kristy!  I've sent you an email and as soon as I hear back, these Moda Social Club charm packs will be on their way to you. I can't wait to see what you create with them.

 I was really happy to find Kristy's blog, Hopeful Threads, because I learned that her blog is all about giving back in the form of sewing for others.  Her very first sewn donation was diapers that were sent to China with her dear friend when she traveled there to bring her new child home.  Of course, that struck a cord with me and I plan on helping Kristy with her projects and getting the word out in the future.  If you like to sew for charity, go check out her blog.

When I got home yesterday and checked my own email I got the happy news that I am a winner too.  Geta of Romanian Quilt Studio is giving me the choice of not 1 but 5 of her fabulous patterns.  It was hard to choose just 5 but here are my picks.

Thank you so much Geta.  I've so admired Geta's beautiful work for a while and now I can recreate some of her great projects myself.  And thank you to everyone that entered my giveaway.  You all had some great suggestions for the end of the year teacher gifts.  I've got a plan now, I just need to see if I have enough fabric that works, and then the sewing shall commence.  Stay tuned to see what I end up creating.

Monday morning I caught wind that Sew Mama Sew's biannual Giveaway Day was coming this week and I decided to dive in and join in on the fun.

It just sew happens that I've been thinking that it has been a while since I've hosted a giveaway. 
 My longtime readers already know all the crazy fun stuff about me but those of you that are new to my online home might want a glimpse into my world.

I'm a mom to 2 kidlets nicknamed Jammer and Sunshine.  They are 8 and 6 sure keep me busy.
Hubs is a volunteer firefighter (over 30 years) and past fire chief so we never know when his pager will go off and he'll be rushing out the door.  It has happened during a holiday meal more times than I can remember.

Last November I became a Moda Bake Shop designer and released my first pattern designed for that, Castles on the Horizon featuring Kate Spain's Horizon line.
I'm currently working on the design for my next Moda Bake Shop project which will feature Kate's new line coming out in October, Canyon.
And if you are wondering, Yes I am a full fledged, card carrying  Kate Spain fabric fanatic.  I have hosted not 1 but 2 Kate Spain Charm Swaps and I just might have a couple of more in the works for later this year (more details coming soon).

Let's see, what else can I tell you?  I also love Halloween prints and especially the Ghastlies.  I have a bunch of that one. I've made a few projects with it but many more are on my To Make list. Here is the cover that I made for my Lucy.
 And here is the mini quilt that I made for the Ghastlie Swap hosted by my good online friend Kathy of Kwilty Pleasures last fall.  She is a kindred spirit with me as she loves the Ghastlies and Halloween too.
I have a longarm machine (though at 17" it is technically a midarm) and her name so Penelope.  I've had her for 2 years now though we've only gotten to know each other over the past year.  She even got a fancy spa treatment last June that upgraded everything except her motor and now she purrs like a kitten. I just don't get as much time with her as I'd like.
This one was for a friend in California's daughter.
Two years in a row I made quilts for the kids' teachers as end of school year thank you gifts.  Here is a sampling of those. Nowadays I'm much busier and don't make full sized quilts for the teachers but I still enjoy giving them something handmade.

These 2 Red. White and Black Eight Pointed Star quilts were made from blocks sent by my blog readers in memory of my nephew Danny which were raffled off that year at the  annual softball tournament in his name.  This is the queen size one.
 And this is the lap size one created with the additional blocks that I received.  If you are interested, you can read the entire story about Danny and these quilts.  The link to all the posts is in my sidebar.
 This last quilt that I'll share today was the kids' art quilt for my daughter's school I created last spring. It now hangs for all to see in the school's lobby.
There are a lot more fun had on this here little ole quilting blog.  I love to host other events and some I've done in the past are: Modern Mini Mystery Round Robin (2 years), Quilt U Be Mine Mini Round Robin, Kate Spain Charm Swap Rounds 1 & 2, Halloween See Saw Swap, It's A Sister Thing Swap (2 years) and The Primary Bee.  Plus there are a few new ones in the planning stages.  I also host a weekly Stunning Stitchin Sunday post where I showcase some of the fabulous quilting I come across on the web.

I guess after all of this blabbering about me and my quilty endeavors, you are wondering what I'm giving away today. I looked through my special box of  giveaway goodies and decided to offer up to one winner this pair of Moda Social Club charm packs.
A few months ago I whipped up this duo of pillows with this fabric line and loved it so much that I acquired a couple of charm packs to give to one of you.
To enter:

1. Leave me one comment and just tell me....what sort of teacher gifts do you give each year, or if your kids are past this age, what kinds of gifts have you given in the past.  I'm looking for some new ideas for this year.

2. My followers get a 2nd entry and please do it in a separate comment.

If you like you can also follow me on Instagram at @crayonboxquiltstudio and on my Facebook page though there isn't much there yet because I'm still trying to figure out how to link all 3 of these together.

The giveaway will close at Midnight on Sunday, May 10th and the winner will be announced.  International friends are welcome to enter too.  Although I usually respond to all comments, due to the large number of them received during these giveaway days, I will be unable to do it this time.

I hope you have enjoyed this little glimpse into my world and I'd love it if you stick around.  You never know what fun little event that I'll decide to host next.

Now it wouldn't have been right for me to use Chicken Dinner in the title of this post, would it? The beloved bird of the season would have gotten it's beak all out of joint.

A Quilter's Mission said...

A new recliner! Congrats on your 600th post! Wow, that's so encouraging. 

and the winner of the half yard bundle of Petal Pushers fabric is:

Jeanie said... Congrats on your third birthday and 600th post.... that's a lot of great blogging! Thanks for the giveaway....seems like we should be gifting you. I already have Judy's wonderful book so you can leave me out for that one. May your have many more blogging anniversaries!

Wow! How perfect was that when Mr. Random picked for the 2nd winner someone who already has Judy's book.  I guess it was fate.

Congratulations ladies!  I hope you enjoy your goodies and they will be on their way to you on Friday.

The big snow is coming today so depending on whether or not they close schools early, I just might get a chance to do some sewing this afternoon.  Wherever you are, stay safe and warm and have a very Happy Thanksgiving.
 

Today is the last chance to enter my Double Celebration and Double Giveaway.  I'm celebrating both the 3rd Anniversary of this humble little quilting blog and

my 600th post. I'm still in awe that I've had that much to write about over the past 3 years. 

Not 1 but 2 winners will get the happy news tomorrow that they have won.  One of them will win Judy Madsen's Quilting Wide Open Spaces and the other will win the half yard bundle of Petal Pushers by Whistler Studios for Windham Fabrics.

Entries close today at Midnight so hurry on over to the giveaway post to enter.

I can't believe how swamped I've been over the past couple of weeks but there is plenty of good reason and I'll fill you in on that shortly but today is just going to be a day to celebrate.

A few days ago this blog became 3 years old.

Unfortunately I didn't have time to write this post then but I do now. It is hard to believe that it has been 3 years already.  Time sure has flown by fast. It is fun to look back at my first months of posts and remember just how much of a newbie I was and think about where this journey has taken me so far.  It really is amazing

One of those amazing things that recently came my way was an invitation to be a guest speaker. My friend Sharon of Vroomans Quilts asked me to speak to her guild, The Schoharie Valley Piecemakers, at their November meeting about 100 Good Wishes Quilts.
It was a thrill and an honor and from the feedback I've heard, it was a huge success. Whew! I admit that I was just a tad bit worried about that.  My friend Alana came along for technical and moral support.  That group is fantastic and so much fun.  Too bad they aren't close by....I'd join in an instant.  I'm happy to report that they "got it" and many of them are now thinking about making some 100 Good Wishes Quilts, for new babies or weddings or graduations. I can't wait to see the pictures of what they create.
(Thanks Sharon for allowing me to use your picture.)

But not only am I celebrating this blogiversary, but this just happens to also be my 600th post!

I tried to get this post written yesterday but that just didn't happen. Our computer went all berserk and then refused to reboot. This happened around Christmas time too. I told hubby it is TIME to get it replaced before it crashes for good and this momma loses important stuff.

Anyway there has been a bit of this and that going on in my studio. I got my Yellow blocks done for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

I cut up a bunch of Green and Blue scraps to use as a leader/ender project. I'm loving the fact that I have a 2nd quilt in process while I work on my main project.

Recent days has also seen me cut up this pile of squares. What might they be for you wonder?

They are going to get turned into another 100 Good Wishes Quilt, for the daughter of another friend. I'll also be putting together the scrapbook with the wishes.

Here are all 144 pieces ready to go. I decided that I didn't like the original pattern that I was going to use for this so I had to come up with an alternate plan. Stay tuned to see.

I've also been playing with these beauties. It is Kate Spain's newest line Horizon, which is coming out in September. The colors are just gorgeous.

A few days back, while skimming through block books for ideas for future event, I had a lighting bolt moment and quickly sat at our desk and drafted it out on graph paper (Yes I still need to learn how to use my EQ but at least it is loaded into the computer now). I made some test blocks and I'm really glad that I did. It helped me see where I need to change up the pattern to make it easier. Unfortunately this is a secret project so I can't show you more than a tiny peek of what's to come. It is really exciting too.

Lastly I need to announce the winner of this American Made Brand market tote.

Mr. Random chose the number that correlates to my friend Sharon's comment.

Congratulations Sharon! I already have your address so I will be sending off your info to Clothworks and I'm sure your market tote will be arriving in a few days. I know that Sharon is working on a project for the Farm to Fabric Challenge  (there is still time to enter yourself) and I can't wait to see what she is designing.

Have a great day all! I'm hoping this afternoon will be a productive one in my studio.

For me, participating in the American Made Brand Blog Tour was a blast. It really got my creative designer juices flowing and has pushed me onto designing more.

You could become a designer too. You could have your quilt displayed at the International Quilt Market and Festival in Houston this fall! You could become insanely famous!!!!!!

Ok so maybe not that last part. But you never know where one quilt design will lead you. All you have to do is to enter American Made Brand's Farm to Fabric Challenge.

You design a quilt made exclusively with Clothwork's American Made Brand fabrics and submit your idea by August 15th. Notifications will go out by September 5th as to which quilts are accepted and they are due in Houston by October 1st.

If you've ever wanted to have one of your quilts, something that you designed and then made reality with fabric, in a prestigious show now is your chance. Submit your entry today! All the details can be found here.

American Made Brand wants to spread the word about this fabulous challenge far and wide and I'm more than happy to help and just for doing so, they are sponsoring another giveaway for one of my readers. To the winner they will send this great American Made Brand market tote, sans veggies unfortunately.

It is 13' x 15” and is perfect for visiting farmer’s markets or toting a sewing project. The logo is printed on both sides and, of course, the bag is also made in the US of A. : )

To get your chance to win, I'd like for you to help spread the word about this Farm to Fabric Challenge too.

For each shout out on your own blog, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and any other social media site that I can't think of at this early hour, you will get one entry. Plus anyone who is submitting a quilt design to the challenge gets a bonus entry. In (1) comment each, just tell me all of the entry possibilities you are doing.

The giveaway will close at Midnight, Monday July 28th and the winner will be announced on Tuesday. Let's light up the interweb about this fabulous opportunity. If you've ever had big designing dreams, this could be your moment.

Hurry up will ya! Today is your last chance to enter the Classic Metal Company giveaway.
You can win your choice of a 24" x 24" barn quilt in the color of your choice.
Plus you also get to pick one of the ruler holders in your block and color choice.

Entries close at Midnight so don't wait. Click on over to the giveaway post to put your name in the hat for this awesome prize package.

In addition there are still a few more days to enter for your chance to win one of these gorgeous quilts over on my friend Sarah's blog Confessions of a Fabric Addict.
She is helping her daughter and hubby raise money to help with the adoption expenses of her soon to be grandson Nathanael. You can read all about their story here. I have been so happy to have been a part of this story when Sarah asked me to write about 100 Good Wishes Quilts as a guest poster and I'm waiting anxiously along with them for that little boy to come home to his forever family.

The raffle for these quilts, and one more if she reaches the next goal, ends at 5pm on Thursday, July 24th so please donate if you can. Every little bit helps. Adoption is so very expensive but knowing that just one more child will grow up in a loving family of his very own instead of at an orphanage makes it so worth it. Click on over to Sarah's blog to find the donation  link.