Pin It Weekly #110

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Blog Hop......Let's Party!

We're having a bloggy party, giveaways included, to celebrate Quilters' Gallery's 5th birthday! 

I thought about this all of two minutes, but I know that I want to make a couple of quilted Christmas stockings.  So, I'm  going to promise one in a favorite color to whomever wins this giveaway!  

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The Small Print:        

you must be a follower of this blog to win 

The Chances:

two great chances: 1. comment telling me what color stocking you'd choose if you were to win, and 2. like me on my Fleur de Lis Quilts Facebook page.

The Dirt: 

open until Monday, December 17th, 10 p.m. (CST); winner will be picked using random.org and announced on Tuesday; giveaway open to everyone, including those outside the U. S.A.

The Promise:

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I'll make a stocking or two this week and post it/them asap so you can see what I create, and I will have one in your color ready for shipping within a few days of contacting you.  I realize that it's getting a bit late for shipping, but I'm going to be positive about the winner receiving the prize before Christmas.  

Think happy, positive thoughts and enter all the giveaways you can, just click here to find the other blogs at Quilters' Gallery.

Another Giveaway!!!

beaded scarf

My blog hit 70 followers this week....yeah!  A good way to celebrate might be to have a giveaway.  The winners (yes, plural, as in two winners) of the giveaway will receive their choice of items from my Etsy shop up to $25 per winner.  I'll try to keep the rules simple.  


To be eligible you must
1) be a follower of this blog
2) go here to visit my shop and heart an item 
3) leave a comment telling which item you hearted

kindermat cover

Here's how it will work:

You have until August 5, 2011 to enter.  I will use random.com to choose a number.  I'll match that number to the follower list on my blog and then check that the potential winner has completed 2 and 3 above.  

Navy and blue purse

Every follower will be assigned a number; however, only those followers who have hearted an item in the shop and left a comment will be eligible to win.  If the first number results in a follower who has not completed 2 and 3 above, I will simply get another number from random.com, and continue to do so until a winner is chosen.  

giraffe print hair bow

Thanks again to those who have clicked on the Picket Fence button on the left.....loving those votes!!!!


When you leave a comment telling which item is your favorite, please, please, PLEASE leave your email address.....that will help so very much!!!!

fleur de lis applique info

I thought you might like to know just a little more about the appliques some lucky someone will win

Page edited to include photo.

These are the appliques.

They're not ironed on to anything, so they curl up along the edges, which distorts the photo some. (sorry about that) 

  Note that the appliques are all a bit different.

They are also NOT connected.  Each one has four pieces: a body, two arms, and a crosspiece.

Only the crosspieces are exactly alike.

 You'll get three different body styles

and three different arm styles.

And you can mix and match them as you prefer.

The three pics below show one body style, but each pic has that body paired with a different set of arms.

I designed the appliques with the express purpose of being able to mix and match body styles to arm styles so that instead of having three fleur de lis appliques, I have, in essence, nine differing appliques.  My intent in the next few weeks is to make one quilt with each of the nine different appliques.  I'll post a photo here so that you can see how they will work together while being a little different.

Of course, it takes a little more thought to put them together or they'll come out wonky looking--one arm higher than the other or something just a little off kilter (which is quite obvious in my photos).  To resolve that, I've come up with a template and instructions that I'll include in the giveaway so that the winner can build her appliques without the added hassle of trying to figure out how to make everything match.

And now for the question of the day! 

For a extra entry into the giveaway, answer the following in a comment to this post:

Which of the color choices in the giveaway is your favorite?  They are (clockwise from bottom) indigo, blue, purple, deep green, wine, sunshine, pumpkin, royal blue and red.  (not shown: solid black and solid white)
Remember, this posting is for an extra chance to win.  You must follow my blog and comment in the original giveaway post.

Happy Quilting,

Mary

Giveaway Time!

prize      prize      prize

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A three pack of fleur de lis qppliques

appliques have paper-backed iron-on adhesive 

and are ready to apply to any fabric or paper

cut on my Accuquilt Studio Cutter

using my custom made fleur de lis die

and you get to choose the color

from these fabrics, solid black or solid white 

So you might ask, what can I do with three appliques?  

Here are some ideas:

  add it to a scrapbook page

make a table runner

decorate a bag

embellish a garment

make a wall hanging

ahhh, the possibilities

Now the rules:

Let's keep it simple--2 rules

1. follow my blog and 2. comment on this page 

pretty please include your email address in the comment 

so that I can reach you when the giveaway is over in two weeks

(assuming you win, of course)

And the details: 

who: anyone, anywhere can enter

what: three fleur de lis appliques in your choice of color based on those in the photo above

when: beginning June 8 10:00 pm 

ending June 22 10:00 pm central time

where: anyone, anywhere across the globe

why: just cause I can!

Extra entries (yea!)

Each day I will include a question at the end of the day's post

answer the question for an additional chance to win

that means another chance every day for about two weeks

in Mary math that's 14 more chances to win 

(give or take, that's how Mary math works)

questions won't be hard, just fun (suggestions considered)