Friday, November 28, 2008

Happy Blogiversary to me!

Today is my third blogiversary. In honor of this momentous occasion I am having a quiltie giveaway. Hurray for free stuff! My local quilt shop is having a sale tomorrow and I am jumping on that train to bring you a little quiltie prize of my random (but tasteful?) choosing . Leave me a comment on this post by midnight December 5th EST to enter. You don't have to leave your email address but I do need a way to contact you - if that is your blogger profile where your email can be found or a blog where I can comment for you that is fine. I'll try to post a picture of the gift tomorrow or Sunday. Wait, today is Friday right? Right.

Because of the prohibitive costs of shipping the winner must reside in the United States or Canada.

Good luck!

Family news -- I survived hosting thanksgiving for 17 people (it was supposed to be 22) at my house for the very first time. Whew. I had a little turkey trouble which I was not expecting because I've roasted up a gobbler before. But it all turned out all right and I haven't gotten any irate 'your crummy food made me sick!' phone calls so I'll take that as a good sign. Or maybe they are too busy barfing to call...

Also everyone seems to think I have permanently volunteered to have it at my house...urm, ok....what?

Fitness news...well I'm on a temporary pit stop. Besides the fact that I hate jogging in snow, rain, cold, and dark, I had a million things to do to prepare for the festivities at my house this week. I intend to start right back up next week. Really. I mean it.

Quilting news...I have 6 of the starburst hand pieced blocks done. I had a goal to get 8 done this year, but I don't think I'm going to make that. I am working on making myself a winter coat. And you know what? It's freakin' cold here in Ohio so I've got to get that done. Don't worry, I do have a stand-in coat in the meantime. I got the binding sewn onto the front of The Girl's quilt which is a big step. I also took a machine trampunto class through one of my guilds and that was lots of fun. It required some machine quilting and I did a not too terrible job at that. Oh and I joined a Round Robin with my guild and I'm really excited about that. I have a design worked out in my head for the center and we'll see how that turns out. I am thinking I might use the machine trapunto method for part of it.

9 comments:

  1. I'd love to be included in your drawing. It's a great way to get some of us out of lurking.....
    Thanks!
    Regina

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  2. happy blog anny!
    hmm funny how people love to volunteer us for things huh?
    make sure you delegate who brings what dish with them!
    I am impressed, making your own winter coat!
    please post pictures!
    kathie

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  3. Congrats on 3 years!
    Glad you survived your Thanksgiving dinner. I still can't get used to being the house everyone comes to for the holidays, I miss taking a dish to my parents or inlaws and getting to relax.
    Thanks for the chance to win something quilty, sounds like a wonderful little surprise.
    Sue Cahill (sbonetsue at yahoo dot com)

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  4. I'm always up for a blog drawing. Count me in please.

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  5. Happy 3rd! I'd love to be entered into your contest.

    I'd also love to see a pic of the coat you're making! That must be quite the undertaking!

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  6. Happy Blogiversary tooo youuuuuu!

    Woot on the Thanksgiving success! You'll have to give me all the details! I feel like we haven't chatted in ages. :)

    You don't need to include me in your giveaway, because, well, since you know me in real life, you also know I don't know how to sew!

    Love ya!

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  7. Happy Blogiversary to you!
    Happy Blogiversary to you!
    Happy Blogiversary dear Zegi!
    Happy Blogiversary to you!!

    Wasn't that class interesting?! I too have something planned for trapunto now... hummmm... Let's see if it ever comes to fruition..

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  8. Hey Congratulations on your blog aniversary! I would love to be entered in your drawing!
    Glad you had a good Thanksgiving!

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