A Little Saturday Fun! and a Giveaway!

My gosh...the days just whizz by for me, and it's been a busy week and just going to get busier the closer we get to Christmas.  Are you getting ready?  Well...maybe I can help you with this new giveaway today....keep reading. 

I was checking my email this morning and went to Sew Cal Gal's Blog and saw that I was the winner from her Friday fun giveaway!  Yay! I won a Beam and Read light. 

I have wanted one of these ever since I first saw them.  Yippee!  I can hardly wait to get it!  Thanks Sew Cal Gal and  Beam and Read!


It's time for me to do a Giveaway too!  Remember??   I promised, and I'm a gal who keeps her promises!  Christmas is a comin' whether we want it to or not, so thought it would be the perfect time  to give away one of my Christmas Bits & Pieces Quilt Kits and some Christmas Quilt Squares from My Etsy Shop.

There will be 3  lucky winners;


1 Lucky winner of the Pre-Cut Christmas Quilt Kit from my shop.




        
You can read more about this kit here.
 

and 2 Lucky Winners of Christmas Prints 5" charm sets from my shop.



This giveaway will end at midnight, November 17th....one whole week!  3 winners will be picked at random by my random generator....my sister in Wy so I have another excuse to call her.  We talk everyday, so I really don't need an excuse...but just thought I'd say that. 

1.  For one entry:  Just leave a comment here and if you do not have a blog, please leave your email address so I have a way of contacting you if you win. 

2.  For another entry:  Go to Facebook, and post about this Giveaway, (or just do a copy/paste of this blog post) then come back here and leave another comment telling me you did this.

3.  For another entry:  Go to Twitter, leave a tweet telling about this giveaway (or just do a copy/paste of this blog post) and make sure you put @sewfunquilts in it so I can verify your tweet.
Then come back here and leave a comment saying you did this. 



Good luck!

and thanks for visiting!

Do You Like Winning Prizes?

Accuquilt is having another great Scavenger hunt for a chance to win some fabulous prizes valued at $1295.00.

Just GO to AccuQuilt's Facebook Page and "like" them, then go to the LH side bar under this picture and click on Winter Wonderland for instructions and entry.


Have fun and good luck.

I'm All About Having Fun!

Business trips are just that......for business.  AND.........  when you can arrange to have some pleasure with some of that business, it becomes fun!  That's what I'm all about....having fun with fabrics, quilting, my GO cutter and my ETSY Shop.    

(Maybe I better clarify something first for my new followers.   I love my AccuQuilt GO cutter, and always use a larger font whenever I type the word GO.  There......does that answer your question?) 

With having to GO out of state recently on some business I was able to visit AccuQuilt headquarters in Fremont, Nebraska and even take a tour.  It's a fun business.....for sure. 

I'm telling you that company is nothing but FUN;   quilts on the outside, quilts on the inside, quilts in offices, quilts in the warehouse, fun people, fun colors,  everyone smiling, especially the employees.  It's a Happy Place and a Magical Place. 

Wait a minute......was I visiting Disneyland?  Sure felt like it to me!

Here's what you see driving up to their building.

 
A closer look showing the winning quilt design for their 2011 Barn Quilt Block design contest.

There's even fun on the back of the building with the 2nd place winner's design above the receiving dock.  

Lots of quilts everywhere.....here's a few of them.  (Some of the pictures are blurry....sorry.)

I loved this tree, with the dimensional leaves. 




Wish I had a close up of this one..... the Arabesque Die.



Simple block; circle in a square with corner
triangles.  Fun fabrics! 




Carolyn Robinson from Accuquilt talking about  a custom display.



Do you know which die was used for this butterfly?  Look at
the next picture & caption for your answer.



Close up of the feathers die being used as small birds!  Yes, lots of fun things you can create with some of the designs.  You just have to 'think outside the box'!   Just look at those tiny triangles......all using a GO cutter.


I'll share some more with you next time.....now GO 'like' the
AccuQuilt facebook page  and then GO to the LH sidebar and enter the Camp Quilt Along contest.

You can also get some great quilt ideas by clicking on the Free Patterns picture at the top RH side of this page.


Do I have fun with my GO? and do I like AccuQuilt??  You betcha!  Can't you tell?  I think every quilter should own one!


Thanks for visiting.

 






Hey...wanna win a FREE Giveaway??

Since I didn't do a FREE giveaway last month, there will be 3 separate prizes this month.  Why 3?  I don't know........guess I just like that number better.

1.  30 Lime Green Fabrics 5" Squares - (one of the many sets/colors for sale in my ETSY Shop) - These are die cut with my GO cutter.  What??  you didn't think I'd  mention my ETSY Shop??? or my AccuQuilt GO cutter??.....(you gotta be kiddin' me!) 

2.    4 Coordinated Fat Quarters, one with a sewing theme.  I've just got a small amount of this sewing theme fabric left in my stash, so thought I'd share.  I made a lot of different things with it for my sewing buddies as Christmas gifts several years ago and it's no longer available.

 

3.   Paper Backed Fusible Appliques cut with my GO cutter - Fall theme; leaves, acorns, pumpkins & one black cat.  (FYI - in case you don't win this set of appliques, they are available in my ETSY shop too.)

To get a chance to win one of these Giveaway Freebies all you have to do is become a new follower of my blog and leave a comment.   If you are already a follower, then GO tell someone come back here, leave your comment then tell me you did that.  You're on your honor here.....I'm not your mother, ya know? 

Want more than one chance??  GO  (I love my AccuQuilt GO cutter and love to capitalize the word when I use it in my blog!)  tell another person to follow my blog for a chance to win a freebie, then tell another person, another person, AND another person, etc.  Each time you tell someone, come back here and leave a separate comment.  (Posting this on facebook, twitter or on your blog will count too.....just leave a separate comment each time.)  

This giveaway will end at midnight on Tuesday (8/16/11) and the winners will be randomly chosen by number and announced here on Wednesday, August 17th.   Have fun with it and good luck.

Thanks for visiting.

The Giveaway is now closed.  Thanks everyone.

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden.....just a GIVEAWAY!

Let's get right to it....short and sweet.   Here's all about my FREE Giveaway for April.

I love to make watercolor quilts and here's one  I made many years ago using  pre-cut 2 inch fabric squares.   I added 3 machine embroidered butterflies  fluttering around in the flowers, with the sun shining brightly over the garden.

Have you ever wanted to 'play' around with doing something like this?    Here's your chance with my Giveaway.


Here's  an example of some of the lighter two inch fabric squares that could be used to make your own watercolor quilt. 

And here's some of the darker ones.....

For my giveaway one lucky winner will receive  200 of these pre-cut 2 inch fabric squares....both light and dark.

Here's the scoop for 5 chances to win:

1.   Become a follower of my blog, and leave a comment on this post.  If you already are a follower, tell me.

2.  For another entry, tell a friend about this giveaway and leave a comment that you did so and you gave them the link to this post.

3.  For another entry, post about this Giveaway on your blog, then leave your comment telling me.

4.  For another entry, post about this giveaway on Facebook, then come back and leave another comment telling me you did.

5.  For another entry, post about this on Twitter adding @sewfunquilts in your post, then come back here and leave another comment.

You have until tomorrow, 4/22/11 at midnight CDT to enter.  The winner will be randomly drawn and announced here on my blog on Saturday 4/23/11.  (Please make sure I have a way to contact you via email in case you're the lucky winner.)

Have fun and thanks for visiting!


P.S.  Just in case you don't win, I'm now offering these same squares in sets of 100  in my Etsy Store here

Let's GO again for the FREE GO Giveaway!

How would you  like this free GO cutter by AccuQuilt delivered to your house by the Big Brown Truck??

Then you could GO and cut lots of quilt strips, squares, triangles like these! 

Thanks to the great generosity of AccuQuilt, I am able to offer a GO cutter to some lucky winner of my special blog giveaway.  I feel very honored to be able to do this.   AccuQuilt and this machine has completely changed my entire life as a quilter, and I'm very thrilled to be able to give this opportunity to someone else in the quilting world.  To enter GO back one post or click on the picture on my side bar at the right hand top of this page.

It is so exciting to see the number of people who have already entered and complied with the rules of the giveaway.   GOod for you!   AND..today, I feel there is a need to clarify the rules again.  There have been several people who are NOT following the rules and completing all 5 requirements to earn an entry for the Free GO cutter.   

Hey,  my friends, this is not rocket science and you don't need a special degree in contests, or quilting, or reading to do this.  It's  sew simple;  GO read, & FOLLOW THE RULES then leave your ONE comment.

If  you think you have already entered, I suggest you GO back & read your comment to make sure you have met all the rules.   In all fairness to those people who have followed and complied with the rules,   it has become necessary for me to disqualify the names of the people who have not/do not follow the rules.    I've tried to send personal emails to those people so they could GO back and edit/delete and do it correctly, but this has become way too time consuming for me to continue doing that.  Hey...boys & girls,  I want to do some cutting and quilting!    Cutting with my GO cutter is fun!  

5 easy things to answer in ONE comment .......and YOU could win a GO cutter!  Wow!
1.  follow my blog..and tell me.
2.  follow me on twitter...and tell me.
3.  become a friend of mine on facebook...and tell me.
4.  GO to AccuQuilt's facebook and become a fan or "like", and tell them "sewfunquilts sent me"...then tell me.
5.  GO to AccuQuilt's website, look at the GO.  Tell me which two features you like about the GO.

Ok..that's it.  Thanks everyone, GO have some fun today, GO read the rules, GO leave your ONE comment to get an entry to win a FREE GO cutter from AccuQuilt.  Good luck.

(I wonder how many time I said the word GO??.....tee hee.  See, GO cutter is fun!)

Judy

Are You Ready to GO??

Are you ready??   

Today's the day for the start of my GO cutter giveaway, thanks to AccuQuilt and their wonderful generosity.    

I want to thank the many of you who voted for me in Bejeweled Quilts Barb's GO Giveaway back in June when I won a GO Cutter from AccuQuilt.  Ever since then, my blog followers and other quilters I know have teased me about how much I capitalize the word GO in all my posts.  It is just so fun.......can't help it.  Now, it's my turn to pass that GO 'torch' to another lucky winner on August 31.

I'm going to keep it easy for everyone, with just a few rules:

You will be leaving only ONE COMMENT on  today's post and you will include a few easy components in this ONE COMMENT to qualify for an entry.   

This Giveaway ends on August 31, 2010 at  12 noon.  The winner will be announced later that day.   People who already own a GO or Studio Cutter from AccuQuilt are not eligible.  

1.  GO to my blog, (you're already here...silly me.) follow me and then tell me in your ONE comment. If you already follow my blog, tell me in your ONE comment. (If you want to post about this GO giveaway on your blog...many thanks!)  
2.  GO  to Facebook, become one of my friends by sending me a request to become a friend,  then tell me in your ONE comment:  http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1233944773  My FB account is under my name..Judy Chain.   (If you don't have a Facebook page, now's the time to get one set up....it's easier than you think.) If you are already a fan of mine, then tell me in your comment.  (If you want to post about this GO Giveaway on your Facebook page, many thanks.)
3.  GO to Twitter, become one of my followers  and tell me in your ONE comment:  http://twitter.com/sewfunquilts  (If you don't have a twitter account, it is easy to create one...besides, it's fun!)  If you already follow me on Twitter, tell me in your ONE comment.  (If you want to tweet about this GO Giveaway on twitter, many thanks.)
4.  GO to AccuQuilt's facebook page   http://www.facebook.com/accuquilt   and become a fan by clicking on the "Like" button.  (See..that's definitely another reason to set up a Facebook account!)  Leave a comment on their FB page telling them "Sewfunquilts sent me."  Then come back  here and leave your ONE comment and tell me you did this.  If you are already a fan of AccuQuilt, then tell me...but don't forget to GO to their FB page and leave a comment that "sewfunquilts sent me".
5.   GO to AccuQuilt website  http://accuquilt.com  and check out the GO cutter; demos,  projects,  patterns, videos & dies.     Tell me which TWO features of the GO cutter you like the best for you., and WHY.  (Don't forget to tell me the why...ok?  I'd hate to have to disqualify you for not including that info in your ONE COMMENT.) 

So, to sum it up a bit for you.  You will be leaving only ONE COMMENT for ONE ENTRY here on this POST only, and your comment must include all 5 of the above requirements.  Those that do NOT adhere to the rules and include all 5 components will be disqualified.  (Sorry...that sounds so harsh.  But...hey, we gotta follow the rules in life, so follow the rules to win this Giveaway.)

Be sure that I can reach you by clicking on your name, or leave your email address in your comment.

Thank you sew much, AccuQuilt, for giving me this opportunity for a fun GO Giveaway.  They are also giving me my choice of 3 Free GO dies for doing this Giveaway and promoting this fabulous fabric cutting system....called the GO cutter.   I will be sharing some projects with my new dies in the future.  AccuQuilt is absolutely outstanding for hosting these promotions, their innovative marketing, friendly personal customer service ......and they are just plain fun!   

Good luck everyone and I hope you have fun! 

Sunday my surprise is GOing to be revealed!

Tomorrow...(Sunday - August 8th) is GOing to be a fun day here on my blog. 

 You won't want to miss it! 

Tell your family.  Tell your friends.  Blog about it.  Tweet about it. 

Post it on your Facebook page.  What are you waiting for?  Get GOing! 

My "BABY' is here and she's GORGEOUS!

I'm so sorry I haven't been posting since winning the GO cutter from AccuQuilt.   I re-injured my right hand/arm again and please don't ask me how I did it....it's too stupid.  Years ago I fell and had to have surgery on the tendons/ligaments on the top of my forearm, and every once in a while it likes to remind me about it.  Well, when that happens I just can't use it for a couple weeks, and sometimes have to go to Physical Therapy.   That's my story and I'm sticking to it!  

My new "baby" is here and is sew BEAUTIFUL! 

You didn't think I'd just show you a picture of the cardboard box now...did you?  Isn't she the most BEAUTIFUL BABY you've ever seen?  

Thank you AccuQuilt! 

and thank you Bejeweled Quilts by Barb for such a fun giveaway!

Due to my arm acting up and needing some attention (sounds just like a kid, doesn't it?) my sister helped me unpack it, and she actually got to try it out first.  I did get to do a couple cranks with my left hand/arm just so "BABY" knew she was mine, not my sisters.

Let me tell you ...........this is a fabulous machine, and is wonderful for anyone who has injured hands/arms or Rheumatoid Arthritis.  It is very easy to use, and I cut out (turning the crank handle left handed)  all the pieces for this GO! for it Quilt FREE Project  using the Value Die that comes with the GO; 4 1/2" square, 2 1/2" square, and 2" half square triangles. 

Drats!  Now, I wish I would have used real bright batiks fabric!  This is so light and pale.  You can't see by the picture very well, but the points matched great!  In the next few days this will turn into a quilt instead of just a quilt top!

Be sure to follow AccuQuilt on Facebook, as they have been giving away GO cutters every Friday.  Here's their Facebook link:

 

http://bit.ly/bP4um8

Well, what are you waiting for??  go sign up to follow AccuQuilt on Facebook.

QUILTING IS on ETSY Storque!! Thanks to WarmnFuzzies on Quiltsy Team.

Here's  a wonderful article written by one of our Etsy Team members of the Quiltsy Team on Etsy.  If you want to know more about our wonderful hobby/obsession and see some BEAUTIFUL quilts & artisans...just click on this link.  It's wonderfully written and  "covers" it all.

http://postserver.etsy.com/storque/reviews/facts-and-fancies-quilts-5107/

Some of us have even taken quilting  further and now incorporate quilting into our purses, bags, book covers, postcards, journals, wallets......and on and on.....

Here's a couple of my recent  bags you might not have seen.

I hope ya'll send this link to your families, friends and even your enemies (tee hee) to help us educate everyone about quilts and quilted items.   Hey...I've got another good idea; why don't ya  tweet about this blog post on Twitter, and share it on Facebook too. 

Thanks sew much from all the quilters out there.