Winner: 100th Post and New Year's Giveaway

Thank you everyone for partcipating and celebrating in my "100th Post Giveaway".

There were 47 comments for a total of 78 enteries. I used a random number generator at Mathgoodies.com to pick the winning entry. It picked entry #75....soooo...

The winner of "Bachelor's Puzzle" and 5 fat quarters is:

Karenfae at Karensquilting.com

I'll be sending an email for your address.

I hope this giveaway has inspired everyone to read and quilt.

Stay tuned for a giveway of "Sister's Choice" the second book in Judith Pella's series.

100th Post and New Year Giveaway

To celebrate my 100th Post and the fact that it is New Year's Day, I am having a giveaway to celebrate my two favorite hobbies: Reading and Quilting!

Reading "The Bachelor's Puzzle" by Judith Pella was what inspired me to try my hand at quilting. I have sewn since I was 12 years old but I had never tried to make a quilt. It seemed too hard and impossible.

I read this book and loved it! At the back was a pattern for the "Bachelor's Puzzle" quilt block. The day after I finished the book, I headed for the local fabric shop and had a blast picking out the "ingredients" that I would need to make a single block.

I hand-pieced the block and then hand-quilted it and put the binding on. I was hooked! It started there and hasn't stopped since!

So in honor of my inspiration, I will be giving away a copy of the "Bachelor's Puzzle" by Judith Pella and 5 fat quarters. (A fat quarter is a piece of fabric 18" X 22" for you non-quilters.)

I hope to inspire non-reading quilters to read; and non-quilting readers to quilt. Make sense?

Here's how to enter:

1. Leave a comment telling me if you read or quilt or both. +1

2. Be a follower and mention it in your comment. +1

3. Blog about this giveaway on your blog. +2

I will draw a winner on Tuesday, January 12, 2010.