UPDATE - GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED.
So, a few weeks ago I registered my blog with Quilting Gallery. If you haven't come across the site before, there is a Quilting Bloggers' Directory, weekly contests, regular block parties and quilt-alongs, and lots more. This week is the website's fifth birthday and they are hosting a blog hop with giveaways. Click on the button below to find a whole bunch more to enter if you are so inclined.
If you have found your way here from Quilting Gallery - welcome! Please feel free to take a look around my blog - I have been quite busy sewing the last few months and there are even a couple of tutorials if you're interested. To regular readers - welcome back!
Here are a couple of mosaics showing my recent(ish) projects - this one is the wrap up for October:
And this one is the wrap up for November:
Onto my giveaway. Up for grabs is a fat quarter of each of the DS Quilts fabrics pictured below. The whole DS Quilts thing doesn't seem to have really caught on here in New Zealand, but I understand that these fabrics can be hard to come by in other countries.
To enter, all you need to do is leave a comment on this post. I would love to know what you like to see (or would like to see more of) on quilting blogs. Followers (new and existing) get a second entry - just leave me a second comment letting me know that you follow. I'm very happy to ship internationally, but you probably won't get the fabric before Christmas because parcels move a little slower at this time of year.
This giveaway is open to everyone, but if I can't contact you, you can't win! If you are a no-reply blogger, please make sure you leave your email address in the comment.
The giveaway will stay open until around 10 am Sunday 16 December (New Zealand Daylight Savings Time), and I will use the random number generator at random.org to pick a winner then.
Good luck everyone!
UPDATE - GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED.
What I'd like to see more of on quilting blogs is people's mistakes. Seems a bit strange, but I actually like seeing where people have gone wrong and what they have done to correct it (or even if they have given up because it was too hard), because it helps me learn as well.
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ReplyDeleteI have to say the mistakes that Anna mentioned are a good idea, but who really likes to show their slip-ups? I certainly don't, but am always glad when I manage to hide them. What I like to see on blogs are tutorials tbh, but that's probably because I'm a beginner when it comes to actual quilting so I'm usually browsing the net for help lol. Thanks for this giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI follow your blog via Google Reader
ReplyDeleteI love to see lots of tutorials. And good organization!
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ReplyDeleteGreat color combinations for inspiration.
ReplyDeleteI follow on google reader.
ReplyDeleteI like to see tutorials for simpler projects that can be made with small amounts of fabric.
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ReplyDeleteI enjoy seeing the process, works in progress.
ReplyDeleteI follow on Google reader
ReplyDeleteI'm only just starting to get into quilting, so what I like to see on quilting blogs are good, detailed photos of what people have made (as inspiration).
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower of yours as well. :-)
ReplyDeleteI like to see tutorials and photos of projects, in progress and finished. It's so much inspiration.
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower of yours. Thank you for offering this giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing inspiring projects and tutorials - thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteI am a follower too.
ReplyDeleteI like seeing other quilts to get inspired and if they can share some quailing tips and tutorial is great. thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteI also follow your blog
ReplyDeleteI love these fabrics, in blogs I love great projects and awesome crisp pictures! Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI am a happy follower.
ReplyDeleteThanks for offering this giveaway. I like really good photos shot in good light - ones without flash are best - but know from experience how difficult it sometimes is to achieve that!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower:-)
ReplyDeleteI like to see nice photos of fabric and projects with clear information about where the pattern came from (if they used one) and what fabrics were used as often they can look very different in a project than they do as a FQ! Thanks for the give away!
ReplyDeleteI also follow your blog!
ReplyDeleteTutorials are nice but I also like quilt alongs. I love seeing how different the same blocks turn out with everyone else's favorite fabric. Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteI'm a happy follower. Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteI like lots of discussion on what the quilter has been doing, how they've gone about it, why they did what they did with their design choices, etc.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the lovely giveaway! I would like to see more step by step tutorials - especially of smaller projects.
ReplyDeleteI like to see people's decision process - why they made design or colour choices, etc. Thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteNew follower! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm a happy follower!
ReplyDeleteI like to see projects - complete with failures!! and lots of pictures!
ReplyDeleteThe more personal and the more the individual shines through the more often I read a blog. We are all different in our techniques, styles, color choices...I enjoy the variety in seeing everyone's individual projects.
ReplyDeletesowingstitches [at] gmail [dot] com
Would love to see more tutorials! You make such pretty things! Thanks for the chance to win!
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ReplyDeleteI like lots of pictures and a style to similar to mine.
ReplyDeletei am a new follower
ReplyDeleteI love detailed photos and tutorials. I also like to hear about the process behind the project - the how's and the why's of the project. I also love great fabric photos and interesting fabric/color combos!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win!
I am your 100th follower!!!! WooHoo!!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on reaching that milestone and thanks for the extra chance to win (I love Denyse Schmidt fabrics!).
I like to see the entire process from choosing the pattern and fabrics, to mistakes, to finished product.
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower. So nice of you to ship internationally!
ReplyDeleteI like lots of pictures in tutorials, and I like feeling like I really know the blogger.
ReplyDeleteI like big, clear pictures in any blog I read. I think you do a great job. Thanks so much for such a great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI already follow on Google Reader.
ReplyDeleteI like to see lots of pictures - yours look beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see projects for brand new quilters. Your fabric is beautiful!
ReplyDeletecute giveaway
ReplyDeleteI like to see pictures and tutorials :)
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower too :)
ReplyDeleteAdore that fabric!! I like seeing progress of people's projects and being inspired by different ideas!
ReplyDeleteI am a new follower :)
ReplyDeleteI love to see the projects people are working on!
ReplyDeleteI love to see photos and tutorials.
ReplyDeletesuch beautiful fabrics! I like seeing tutorials!
ReplyDeleteI follow as well
ReplyDeleteI love quilty inspiration...pictures of your work - in progress or finished! Thanks for a lovely giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI'm following.
ReplyDeleteHow did I miss your dat star post? Amazing block!!! Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! I'm always looking for new and unique projects people are working on.
ReplyDeleteI love photos and tutorials on quilting blogs. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI love the tutorials and pictures for inspiration
ReplyDeleteI follow your blog
ReplyDeleteI am new to sewing/quilting, so I like to see tutorials with lots of pictures and videos! :)
ReplyDeleteI love lots of photos & some tutorials! I'm a new quilter, so everything is exciting right now. :) Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteI follow you too! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI love to see lots of pictures and finished projects!
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower!
ReplyDeleteI like to see more detailed pictures of harder to make projects.
ReplyDeleteI love your photos and quilts,
ReplyDeleteI follow blogs for inspiration and tips.
ReplyDeleteHi Heather - at the moment you are a no-reply blogger, so you need to update your comment with your email address to be in to win.
DeleteI love to see helpful hints and new ways to do standard piecing. Thanks so much for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI like to see progress and process posts, showing us how you do things
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ReplyDeleteI like to see patterns with tutorials that are detailed or last over two or three weeks posts. I'm working on a Value Dance Quilt from Stitched In Color right now!
ReplyDeletelisamcgriff (at) hotmail (dot) com
I would love to see an app for inventory for fabric. love the material. thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI love free patterns and tutorials :) Super giveaway - cheers!
ReplyDeleteI love photos and a little bit about you and where you live interspersed with the sewing.
ReplyDeleteI love DS prints :) I always like looking at nice photos of projects, finished or in progress.
ReplyDeleteLove the give away. Thank you--- in advance.
ReplyDeleteAs for what I'd see--- more modern quilting. Love all the different designs in small spaces. Need to see more to get inspired to do my own.
i just love to learn from quilters
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ReplyDeleteI like to see tips and tutorials on blogs.
ReplyDeleteI love tutorials and quilt eye-candy
ReplyDeleteHi Katkat - at the moment you are a no-reply blogger, so you need to update your comment with your email address to be in to win.
DeleteI like seeing how they make beautiful fabric into something to show off that beautiful fabric :)
ReplyDeleteI am a follower!
ReplyDeleteI love tutorials on blogs, you can learn so much from them! Also reviews of books, honest ones...
ReplyDeleteI love to see a quilt come to life before my eyes :-)
ReplyDeleteKay
ktreve(at) hotmail (dot) com
I like tutorials, works in progress and pictures! The idea of showing mistakes and how they were fixed is intriguing. Thanks for the chance at your giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI am a new follower.
ReplyDeleteI love lots of pictures and inspiration and some tutorials to go along... But the pictures are what get me in--your recent(ish) quilts had me at hello! Thanks for the giveaway :)
ReplyDelete...had me at hello and now I am following along! Lovely to be here :)
ReplyDeleteI love to see tutorials on blogs.
ReplyDeleteI love photos and patterns. Thanks for the great giveaway! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing pictures of finished projects or projects in the works. Tutorials are also appreciated.
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower
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ReplyDeleteI like to see photos along the way, and turorials.
ReplyDeleteI am really impressed with all the Quilting gallery does to join quilters from all over the world. (And when I have a problem jumping through the technical hoops, they are so kind to help)
ReplyDeleteI do all my work by hand so I like seeing other hand work but am amazed at the speed that others turn out quilts.
I love to see beautiful quilts pictures and tutorials.
ReplyDeletewow you are prolific! I have more small finishes in a month than big like you :) I cannot get enough of tutorials... I always learn something new from each one and I love making new things!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see more tutorials!
ReplyDeleteI'm a beginner so I love to see tutorials. But I also love to see inspiration posts by viewing what others have done - like you show in your mosaics. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteHi Carmen - at the moment you are a no-reply blogger, so you need to update your comment with your email address to be in to win.
DeleteNova seguidora GFC 118,Obrigada.
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Tutorias sempre,amo.Obrigada pela chance .tiacarminhapezzuto@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI always love tutorials with plenty of clear pictures. I also can be persuaded to join in a quilt along occasionally.
ReplyDeleteI like to see others work for ideas and inspiration.
ReplyDeleteHi Vicki - at the moment you are a no-reply blogger, so you need to update your comment with your email address to be in to win.
DeleteI love learning new techniques, especially simple ways to do things that look complex. Thanks for being part of the blog party!
ReplyDeleteI am now an official follower of your blog!
ReplyDeleteI love a clean crisp look and seeing that the person is real :) Projects that interest me are great too!
ReplyDeleteI am surprised the DS fabrics have not caught on there, I always love seeing tutorials and fun projects.
ReplyDeleteI like to see fabric combinations and tutorials. Your DS fabrics are great. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower!
ReplyDeleteLovely fabric! I like tutorials on Blogs. Seeing pictures helps me.
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I am a new follower GFC. jbechosend at sbcglobal .net
ReplyDeleteThank you for the chance to win. i like pictures
ReplyDeleteSince I'm new to Quilting...I looove the Tutorials on the Blogs...but getting to know the person thru their stories & projects...makes me feel like I have made a new friend too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for chance to win your drawing! :)
I am a new follower of your Blog too, thru GFC,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sec9ond chance to win! :)
I like to see tutorials, giveaways, and recipes!
ReplyDeleteDeborah
pinkscissorsdesign @gmail .com
new blog follower
ReplyDeleteDeborah
pinkscissorsdesign @gmail .com
Im your new follower!! I would like to see more applique with batik ideas in blogs around the world.... one day when i get time I will have to write down my ideas in my blog... which is slow going as Im so busy but wow making friends with all you wonderful quilters are giving me inspiration
ReplyDeleteI love those, and haven't seen them before! I like tutorials, or links to tutorials. I also love "how tos" like how to choose colors that go together, how to combine large and small prints, and stuff that makes me feel smarter when I'm done reading it!
ReplyDeleteI like a clean look, clear photos, more 'in-progress' rather than finished projects, tutorials are fun and seeing different fabrics and colors used.
ReplyDeletewhat I liek on blogs is - have the feeling theat her is a person behind it rather than the blog just being an outlet to promote a store or the own patterns. Ilike to see errors, and getting a response to comments
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DeleteGorgeous fabrics - thanks for sharing. I'd love to see more sharing of mistakes, failures and errors...I'm probably as guilty as anyone else for not sharing those things, I will try harder!
ReplyDeleteI'm following you - thanks!
ReplyDeleteI like see ing nice easy to follow tutorials
ReplyDeletei love great photos and frequent post (at least once a week)..
ReplyDeletei'm a new follower..
ReplyDeleteI love ideas for using scraps, and ideas for organizing fabrics/what fabrics to use together
ReplyDeleteI really love seeing what people are working on. It is very inspiring!
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower! Thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteI love tutorials that make intimidating new skills easy to understand. Like paper piecing, applique, making your own binding.
ReplyDeleteI follow... thanks for a great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite blogs have lots of pictures and show all phases of their quilt making. I learn a lot from the choices quilters make.
ReplyDeleteI like tutorials and I like bag patterns :)
ReplyDeleteGun, Sweden
gun@lapp.se
I just like seeing pictures of peoples work. It inspires me to get into my sewing room.
ReplyDeleteI'm also one of those who want to see process photos, mistakes, fixes and problems. It teaches me so much about other process and learning from others mistakes instead of making them myself is always great =)
ReplyDeleteI think I am agreeing with many others here when I say I love seeing all the beautiful things people make and how they make it. But it would also be nice to see things that don't always turn out perfect, so perhaps where people go wrong and how they fix it or if they abandon altogether!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE to see PHOTOS.
ReplyDeleteI too like pictures.Maybe a short quilt a long or mystery quilt along. I am a new follower.
ReplyDeleteNew follower. Nice giveaway! Thanks for participating.
ReplyDeleteI love to look at pictures and the process involved into making those beautiful things.
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower.
ReplyDeleteI am an ole follower
ReplyDeleteIts hard to say, what I want to see more of, I like the basics because I am new to quilting, clear step by step short tutorials. I only follow blogs that keep my interest and since I was already a follower, I am happy to say, We're blog buddies. I would suggest and just suggest you take all the white down off your site some.. Compliment your style of color.
ReplyDeleteLovely things on the Mosaik! I love to see pictures of finished quilts and projects, but also tutorials as I have no quilting friends around. So blogland is the place where I learn.
ReplyDeleteI am a new follower! Look forward to read more!
ReplyDeleteI am a new follower! Great job!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy seeing what everyone is working on.
ReplyDeleteI'm following.
ReplyDeleteI love blogs with tutorials. ;)
ReplyDeleteJust more, more, more pictures of quilts!
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower. I look forward to getting to know you!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing tips/tricks/reviews. It's always nice to know how other people are doing things because their way might be better than mine!
ReplyDeleteI don't know what the DS thing is..but those patterns/colors are gorgous! What I like seeing in a blog is what you are doing, instructions, patterns etc. I like to learn from others. It inspires me to do more!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance!
Cheri
quiltingnanny(at)yahoo(dot)com
Beautiful fabrics!! I would love to see more free motion quilting tecniques using a domestic sewing machine and more sewing tips :).
ReplyDeletethanks you so much for this chance to win
Quilting mistakes. You don't often get to see mistakes that could happen. It just seems that nobody makes mistakes except beginners. Nobody likes to claim that they made a misake but it does happen and you do need to fix it. That's how we all learn. Thank you for the awesome giveway. Really nice looking fat quartes to win. Happy Holidays and am so glad that you took the time out to join in the Party.
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Sandi T.
sandit1@sbcglobal.net
Sonora, CA
I like to see the tutorials that people post. I have learned so much from the blogging world.
ReplyDeleteI am a new follower... hi, J x
ReplyDeleteJaney@bagsocharm.co.uk
I like personal blogs... as many have said, a blog that is simply a sales gimmick sends me packing - like one I have just seen on here (not this one), the blog should be informative, human and readable (spelling error's are fine!)... not photo upon photo and link upon link...
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining the giveaway
Janey x
Hi, I am a new follower. Thank you for this beautiful fabric offering.
ReplyDeleteI like pics, details, bloopers and victories, I love tutorials. Thank you for this give away.
ReplyDeleteHello from Minnesota! I'm a new follower (GFC)
ReplyDeleteI love beautiful photos (and tips on how to take them!) After that I can't get enough of personal recommendations for patterns, books, tools, etc. with examples. I really like hearing about must-haves and how to use them.
ReplyDeleteWhen I look through blog posts on Google Reader, I always click on (and go to read) posts with new tutorials, making small quilted gift items, and posts that tell more about the locale of the blogger. I consider myself pretty ignorant about New Zealand, and that is not good! I would love to read about your country -- not just the quilting, but holiday customs, special traditional recipes, and the culture.
ReplyDeleteI am a happy new follower of your blog. Happy holidays!
ReplyDeleteI like tutorials with lots and lots of pictures.
ReplyDeleteThat way if I can't figure out the directions, I can
at least follow the pictures.
I like to see tutorials, pics of new fabrics, and product reviews.
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower!
ReplyDeletehulsey at gmail dot com
ILike to read about the area where the blogger is from, what they are doing quilt wise, new techniques or items and of course...giveaways!
ReplyDeleteAlso swaps!
hulsey at gmail dot com
I love quilt-a-longs! :) Thanks for such an awesome giveaway! Happy Holidays to You! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm already a follower! :)
ReplyDeleteI love well-written, concise tutorials.
ReplyDeleteI love to see tutorials, and especially I love when the tutorials OH, and patterns are downloadable, so that I can save them and re-read them over and over again.
ReplyDeleteAll of your projects look gorgeous! I love tutorial and also smaller projects that are manageable for a newbie like me. Also just anything that inspires is always fun! thanks!
ReplyDeleteI like to see early stages of a project and to read discussion of design decisions (like you did about your brother's quilt)
ReplyDeleteand since you talk about design decisions, I started to follow your blog
ReplyDeleteI love tips and tricks for easier ways to make blocks. A bit of humor never hurts either! :)
ReplyDeleteI like original tutorials!
ReplyDeleteI love to see where people get their inspiration from, whether it be patterns, nature, fabric or something else.
ReplyDeleteI've just become a follower, I like to follow NZ blogs and see what my fellow Kiwi's are making.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see more reviews of products - not patterns and books but products that help quilting. I am interested in new quicker ways to do things and short cuts that people have found that work.
ReplyDeleteI'm always impressed to see tutorials. Looks like you've got several!
ReplyDeleteI like original projects and nice colors...
ReplyDeleteYour blog is great!
THanks for the giveaway
saruqa at gmail dot com
and I am a follower
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I like lovely pictures and new ideas!
ReplyDeleteI like to see projects in the progress, finished quilts, tutorials, tips & hints. Thanks for a chance to win! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm already a follower via gfc! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat gift....I like to see new ideas from folks...things I don't think of myself.
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