Sunday, December 11, 2011

Great BIG Giveaway Day!

Woo Hoo! It's Great Big Giveaway Day!

Sew Mama Sew is hosting a fabulous link party of giveaways all week so after you enter here, be sure to pop over there to check out and enter all the other great giveaways.

And this time you have a whole week to enter to win so be sure to check out everybody's blogs! Not only will you have a chance to win some great prizes, you'll likely find some great new blogs too!


For all of you that are regulars here- hey friends! :) Love that you are part of my blogging world, and I appreciate each and every one of you. 


For all of you that are visiting for the first time, welcome! Pull up a chair and stay a while! 

I'm Jennifer:  a Southern girl, a former teacher, and now a Home Engineer (aka Mama.) 

I’m a mother to two precious young children, a girl and a boy, and wife to a super supportive husband that understands and encourages my creative pursuits.  I’m a self-taught sewist and quilter, slightly obsessed with sewing, design, and modern fabric.  I'm driven by a need to express myself visually, a love of fabric and design, and the thrill that comes from creating something beautiful from a sketch and an idea.

Before I became a Mama and an obsessed quilter (only kidding-kinda,) I was an elementary school teacher.  I've always been crafty but I've only been sewing and quilting for a little over a year.


My obsession passion hit me hard and boy did I jump in with both feet! I hosted my first quilt-along this year with my friend Sarah as well as a really fun Christmas Gift Tutorials Blog Hop. (Check it out, there is still plenty of time to make any of these great gifts.)

Here are a few of the things I've made this year: 


I also have a bunch of tutorials you might like to check out including the fun sewing machine cover above, easy placemats, and a modern rainbow star quilt block. Come back tomorrow for an easy and quick table runner tutorial. 


Now, on to the goodies!

This past October I attended the Sewing Summit (which was AWESOME btw) and Elena and I hosted a small dinner for some bloggers we wanted to meet. On a whim we decided to put together goodie bags of sewing swag and boy oh boy did we have a great response! The generosity of the sponsors was overwhelming!

So today I am super excited to be sharing that swag with you!

That's right, one lucky winner will get everything you see here.
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Woo Hoo! Patterns, notions, fabric.... think of it as an early holiday gift to you!
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It's an almost embarrassing amount of stuff- and not my normal giveaway for sure- but I am thrilled to be sharing it with you. 

Want to enter to win? Well of course you do! 

1. To enter, leave a comment with your favorite word. That is it! 

2. For a second chance, become a follower and let me know in another comment.   For those of you that already follow, leave a comment saying so. 

Wait! Be sure to leave an email address in your comment so I can easily contact you. If I can't reach you, I'll choose another winner. The giveaway will close on Friday, December 16 and the winner will be announced on December 17. 

BTW, my giveaway is open to international readers. :) 

GOOD LUCK and thanks for stopping by! I hope you'll come back often. 

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! 

This giveaway is now closed. 

Congratulations to Kristen of KD Quilts! She was the winner of the swag! 

1,596 comments:

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Angela D. said...

I'm a follower!

Angela D. said...

My favorite word this year is optimism. Thanks for the opportunity to win such an awesome giveaway!

Melissa @ Happy Quilting said...

My favorite word is Yippee Skippee. So technically it is two, but it is my own personal made-up catch phrase :)

Melissa @ Happy Quilting said...

I follow your blog :)

Pink Stitches said...

My favorite word is... YUMMY! I say it about everything but mostly fabric :D

CaroleM said...

My favourite word is Grace. It's just a beautiful word with so much meaning.
carolejm at gmail dot com

Tricia said...

My favorite word is mom. It's my favorite word to hear!

Paskiaq said...

Serendipidy! :)

CaroleM said...

I was already a follower!
carolejm at gmail dot com

Paskiaq said...

I'm a follower :)

Tricia said...

I am a follower.

Pink Stitches said...

I'm a follower and I totally want to win this. And I am not sharing a single thing if I do! hehe

Mary on Lake Pulaski said...

I'm a follower!

Ella said...

It's a toss up between nonagon and aubergine.

Kristen said...

I'm a follower! :)

Mary on Lake Pulaski said...

My favorite word: believe.

Ella said...

I'm a happy follower!

Kristen said...

Believe

Phyllis said...

My favorite word is love. I would love to win all those wonderful goodies!

Phyllis said...

I am already a follower of your blog.

Donna Joy said...

Yes I have been following you, thanks for sharing your creativity.

Mom2RyandSis said...

I'm a follower :)

SewLindaAnn said...

I'm a Follower and read through Reader, also clicked on GFC. I enjoy your blog and love your work. Thank you for the op on that dreamy swag bag. larmenti at bellsouth dot net

Mystica said...

GFC Follower

Mystica said...

Right now favourite word would be family.

SewLindaAnn said...

My favorite word is Lovely. It's calm, but means a lot. larmenti at bellsouth dot net

supersara20 said...

I am a follower!

sara_stetson@yahoo.com

Kate R said...

What a wonderful bag of goodies! My favourite word is hope.

Mom2RyandSis said...

Thanks for the awesome giveaway!! Not sure its my favorite but "whatever" is probably the word I say most often :)

supersara20 said...

My favorite word. Hmmm, I can't really think of one! If I had to choose one it would probably be a cuss word and I wouldn't write it here!

Kate R said...

I've been a follower for a while. I think I discovered you (don't remember how!) around the time you made your gorgeous sewing machine cover. I didn't realise then that you had been quilting such a short time! What achievements you've had in just a year of quilting :)

What Comes Next? said...

Believe!

What Comes Next? said...

I'm a follower. Wonderful pile os swag you;re giving away!

The Happy Ranter said...

My favourite word is creativity :)

The Happy Ranter said...

I'm also a follower!

Sonia B said...

Supercallifragilisticexpealidocious. (If you say it loud enough, you'll always sound percocious.) Thanks for the chance!

Sonia B said...

I'm a follower . . . thanks for all the great inspiration you send out into the bloggy world.

Jessica said...

Happy!

Jessica said...

I am a follower!

Rachel said...

Sorry, one word won't work. I have two favorite words. 1. Mom and 2. Love. Thanks SO much for the opportunity!! I love your blog day to day and this is an amazing giveaway.

Tina M. said...

I am a follower. Tina M. yelowrozen at yahoo dot com

Rachel said...

I am (VERY happily!) a follower!!

Tina M. said...

I cannot think of just one word. I believe that everything happens the way it is supposed to. May not be the way I want them to, but in the long run I see that it turns out the way it was meant to be.

JanuaryT said...

I'm a follower and I'm a by fan!
January
Jf-turner @ hotmail.com

Jenniffier said...

Fantastic. My favorite word and it describes your giveaway too!

Jenniffier said...

I am already a follower!

Lisa said...

I'm a loyal follower in my google reader!

Lisa said...

And my favorite word is 'colour' (spelt the aussie way of course!)

JanuaryT said...

My word right now is spectacular
Makes me smile just typing it

O'Quilts said...

That is a wonderful picture of your family.

Elle said...

I am a very happy follower, but I just learned something new about you! I had no idea you are such a new quilter based on all that I've seen on your blog!

Elle said...

And my favorite word right now is "free-time", as in I had some this weekend and finally got back to work on a storm-at-sea quilt I started a couple years ago! Making progress...would that I had more free-time...don't want to stop sewing! The giveaway looks incredible...wish I'd made it to sewing summit yet again!

Eleni said...

Favorite word!!! BELIEVE !!!! Believe in YOU!!!!
Thank you so much for this opportunity!! I'm overwhelmed just by taking a look at all these goodies!!

LJ said...

I am a follopwer. Having such fun here. :)

Eleni said...

I'm already a follower:D
Happy Holidays!!!

LJ said...

My favorite word today is "druthers"! I used this word on my family yesterday and got so much flack for the word! I mean, really, let's expand our vocabulary! :)

Sarah Preston said...

I follow your blog!!

Michell said...

WaaHoo

Michell said...

I am a follower

Sarah Preston said...

My favorite word is chocolate :)

Janet said...

My favourite word (s) Be still.

Alisa said...

Favorite word...TRUTH. Great, really great give-away. Thanks for the chance.

Janet said...

I am a follower.

Alisa said...

Yes, I am a follower. Love your blog and your work is gorgeous.

Lynne said...

Wow! That's a swag of goodies!

Lynne said...

This follower thanks you for the second chance!

Oops-Lah said...

My favorite word is "give away", at least at the moment!

Oops-Lah said...

And I'm already a follower!

Anne said...

Holy cow, this is like the mother of all giveaways!! :D :D I would SO love to win!!

Let's see, my favorite word. Uhmmm I don't know, the only thing I can think of right now is "ecstatic" which is what I'd be if I won. :D

Thank you for a lovely giveaway!
anne.and.kita at gmail dot com

Anne said...

Also, I've been a follower for a while now through RSS feed. Love your blog! Thank you for the second chance to win. :)

anne.and.kita at gmail dot com

Quiltin' Sandy said...

Hi Jennifer, What a lovely giveaway! It was lovely to see a picture of you and your family. It amazes me that young mothers manage to find time for their crafts.
Merry Xmas from Sandy.:)

Julie said...

My favorite word is peace.

Julie said...

I follow you on Google Reader

Rachel said...

Wow - amazing giveaway!

My favourite word is "focus" - and I need to do it more.

poppyinpink said...

Grace....I'll never stop needing it.

Rachel said...

And I am a follower. :)

Quiltin' Sandy said...

I have been a follower for quite a while now. A favourite word would be "contentment" :)

poppyinpink said...

I am a follower, thanks for sharing your loot with us!

poppyinpink said...

Grace...I'll never stop needing plenty of this.

Beezus said...

Serendipity. What a beautiful word, no? :)

mjb said...

My favorite word is Love, you can never tell someone you love them enough! Thanks for the giveaway and Merry Christmas!

Beezus said...

And I am already a follower through Reeder. :) Thanks for sharing all your beautiful swag!

Chelle said...

Green!

mjb said...

I have been a follower for a few months! Love your blog:)

Chelle said...

I'm a follower.

piecinglight said...

Super fantastic giveaway.

Fav word: turangawaewae (Maori: the place which is always home, no matter where you live).

piecinglight said...

And I am a follower.

Cherry Red Quilter said...

I am happy to say i am already a follower! thanks

Cherry Red Quilter said...

My favourite word is BELIEVE!

Sharon said...

Grace....

Sharon said...

Hi Jennifer yes I visit here often and you have helped me sew a few very nice things for Christmas gifts...thank you...I have been a follower. Have a very Merry Christmas with your family.

thea said...

my favorite word is a phrase "kindred spirit". This is what I call my dearest friends. The kind that you want to see all the time but don't -- but when you do see each other its like you've never been apart.

thea said...

I am already a follower

UBee said...

At this moment, my favorite word is swag... and I hope I win it! :)

Heather D. said...

I think my favorite word my be YAY because I use it alot in blog comments. :) As in, "YAY, thanks for the awesome giveaway!"

heather.degreeff AT gmail DOT com

bhafer said...

Favorite word is family.

bhafer said...

I already follow. Thanks!

UBee said...

I am a follower and amazed by all the beauty you create and share! I really love your use of color, it is always bright and cheery. And I still think of your sewing machine cover often. I can't wait until I get to make one!

Heather D. said...

I follow via google reader...does that count? Delete my comment if not, I won't be offended!

Connie said...

I'm a follower, what a super, super giveaway!

ecuakim said...

Twinkle.

ecuakim said...

And I'm a follower! I love your blog! And it gives me hope because we started sewing at about the same time... :)

Sallie said...

Joy.

Sallie said...

I'm a follower. Thanks for the incredibly generous giveaway! Merry Christmas!

Jane said...

Wow, what a wonderful prize.
My favourite word is cryptic, don't ask me why, I"m not sure!

Jane said...

And I'm a follower :)

Leanne said...

Thank you for such a wonderful give away! I really love words, my favourite today is home.

Leanne said...

And, of course I follow your wonderful blog.

Jennyroo said...

Sweet!

Jennyroo said...

I'm a follower, thanks for sharing! This looks amazing!

Jo said...

I am a follower

Deb said...

I already follow your fab blog.

Jo said...

fav word; ice cream

Deb said...

Oh I don't know if I have a favourite word. I just asked my kids what word I say a lot and their answers were "No", "Get off your ipod" and "lose the attitude". Hmmmm, not quite the answers I was looking for.

Lindsay Conner said...

Friday!

Lindsay Conner said...

I'm a follower... happy giveaway day!

Katie B. said...

I really like the word superfluous. Is that weird?

Katie B. said...

Follower!

Judi said...

My favorite word id Forgiven :)

Judi said...

I'm a follower

Sharon said...

I've been a follower for quite awhile now -- great blog & tutorials.

Sharon said...

My favorite word is 'grandma' - makes my heart sing to hear one of my seven little ones calling me!

Alicia said...

My favourite word is love

Alicia said...

I'm allready your follower

Sharon - Lilabelle Lane said...

I'm a follower and love reading your blog :o)

Sharon - Lilabelle Lane said...

My word of the moment is "Slowly" simply beacuse I am learning needle turn applique and when the kids ask how I am going that is my response atm :o) Thanks for the chance

daisy and jack said...

fabulous giveaway - wow - and thanks for the question Jennifer - you know I wasn't sure if it was gorgeous or fabulous - so I did a search on my blog and found gorgeous 13 times and fabulous just 4 times - so gorgeous won hands down :)

daisy and jack said...

I'm a follower of your gorgeous blog :)

daisy and jack said...

I'm a follower of your gorgeous blog :)

tusen said...

There are so many words I like or find interesting it's really hard to choose one. But I thing rainbow is among my favourites.
Thank you for such a generous giveaway.

tusen said...

I'm already a follower of course.

Scenic Pit Stops said...

Right now, I love hearing the word "mommy" come out of my sons mouth. So awesome! Thank you for the amazing giveaway!

Scenic Pit Stops said...

I've been a follower for a while - love your work, thank you for all that you share!

heartsease54 said...

I am a follower.

heartsease54 said...

Favorite word??? hmmmm. Have to say it is "sassenach" the way Jamie says it to Claire in audio books read by Davina Porter. Books are Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon & they are my all time favorite books.

Pia said...

My favorite word is "mor" (the Danish word for mum).
tagepia@city.dk

Pia said...

I'm a follower.
tagepia@city.dk

Alissa said...

Favorite word is Live. Live life to the max!
alissa@sstudio.com.au

shayshap said...

My favorite word is yes.

Grammasheri said...

My favorite word is YES.
Yes is:
Acceptance.
Inclusion.
Commitment.
Permission.
Agreement.
Admission.
Possibility.
Yes is an open door.

shayshap said...

I am a happy follower, thanks, kathy

Patchwork and Play said...

Is hunky-dory one word? I hope so! That's one incredible giveaway ! Thank you!

Grammasheri said...

I have been a follower for awhile now.

Patchwork and Play said...

And I'm a follower, fan, stalker and happy to be!!!

Flying Blind... said...

Favourite word is still Congratulations!!

Flying Blind... said...

Definitely a Follower x

Garnet said...

my favorite word is peace.

Garnet said...

I'm already a follower!

Little Island Quilting said...

After seeing the generous nature of this giveaway I think my new favourite word may be 'splendiferous!'

Teje said...

Hi Jennifer! Wow what a present! For a quilter without any quilt shop that looks like a dream!
You made lovely post by showing your works!
(nerospostatgmaildotcom)

Little Island Quilting said...

Already a follower

Teje said...

I'm your happy follower!
(nerospostatgmaildotcom)

Alissa said...

I am a follower
alissa@sstudio.com.au

Mims said...

i wouldn't say it's my favorite word, but i had a pretty awful day at work on friday and the word "craptastic" just lodged itself in my head. it has a nice ring to it. and i like how it can express that even though it was such a crappy day, the fact that i have a good job is fantastic.

Mims said...

i'm a follower

Schmidty said...

One of the words among my favorites is mellifluous. Your swag may be just the thing I need to get my quilting juices flowing again. Life's interfered lately. :)

Schmidty said...

I'm your newest follower!

Denise said...

My favorite word is "Really?"

Sel's Quilting Blog said...

For some reason, the word 'antediluvian' keeps coming to mind, but I think I shall go with 'uxorious' which means "to be excessively fond of one's wife"!

Sel's Quilting Blog said...

And I'm a follower of your blog! Thanks for the giveaway!

nähtina said...

Oh my gosh - that is the BEST giveaway I have ever seen.

I think my favorite word is

Chocolat

Though these words are close up:

bedtime
silence
me time
Janome Horizon (does that count as one word?)
finished
tea
nook

Greetings,
Tina

(mailantina@gmail.com)

nähtina said...

I'm already a follower

Greetings again,
Tina

mailantina@gmail.com

**nicke... said...

my favorite word is smooch. it is so cute AND it is fun to do!

**nicke... said...

i totally follow you! like an annoying little sister!

Second Chance Tan said...

I follow you - and have had a go at some of your tutorials x

Second Chance Tan said...

Favourite word is bongo!

Joyatee said...

I'm a follower!

Joyatee said...

Supercalafragilisticexpialidocious.

Not sure if I spelled that correctly.

Jill aka ThatMoxieGirl Designs said...

My favorite word it facetious.

Thatmoxiegirl@gmail.com

Jill aka ThatMoxieGirl Designs said...

I'm a follower!

Thatmoxiegirl@gmail.com

Wivi said...

My favorite word is SUNSHINE

Wivi said...

I'm already a follower.

Anne said...

My favourite word is lovely!

Anne said...

I'm a follower.

Erin @ Missy Mac Creations said...

Snuggle!

Karen said...

The first word that came to mind was brilliant. You have certainly made some mighty fine quilts.

Erin @ Missy Mac Creations said...

What a gorgeous family! I'm a faithful follower. Thanks for the chance to win this awesome bounty! :)

Cass said...

My favourite word is SMILE, because it always gets a response. :)

Cass said...

I'm a longtime follower. :)

Debbie B Sam said...

My favorite word is - seriously?!?
thanks for the chance :)

Debbie B Sam said...

I'm a follower on google reader.

Karen M said...

My favorite word is love.

Karen M said...

I am already a follower. Thanks for the chance to win.

Bree said...

Holy cow this is an amazing giveaway!

My favorite word is smorgasbord, which always make me sing the song from Charlotte's Web.

Bree said...

I'm a follower.

Suzan said...

My favorite word is "serendipitous"' Great giveaway!!

Suzan said...

I am a follower...

soxenreider(at)gmail(dot)com

Leah0101 said...

My word is Scrumptious!! Thanks for the chance to win some goodies :)

Leah0101 said...

I'm now a follower :o)

Sunnybec said...

Wow that's a lot of goodies, not sure if you are including International but having ago just in case. My favourite word is "Giveaway" !!!! There are loads in Blog land at the moment. Linda

Celtic Thistle said...

My favourite word at the moment is "home" which is where we are heading on Friday!

Sunnybec said...

I am one of your followers.

Susanne said...

Lebkuchen :)

Susanne said...

I follow :)
Susanne

Donna said...

Love - my favorite word for today.

Donna said...

I am a follower.

Lisa Marie said...

Happiness.

Lisa Marie said...

I follow your blog.

Annabella said...

I`m a very very happy follower! A-MAZING GIVEAWAY! Interested you were an elementary school teacher as my second career after law was teaching. I taught 6th grade for 4 years and 2nd grade for a year before ending up as an administrator!

Annabella said...

My favorite word is `mummy` - for a while I never thought I would be one and I am!

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