Tuesday, November 3, 2009

My First Blog Giveaway!!!!

I am so excited for this - my very first blog giveaway!!! As many of you know, I have been obsessed with japanese kawaii fairy tale fabrics for awhile now. I have scoured shops and the internet and spent way too much on shipping from Japan and Australia to acquire what I believe to be a lovely little collection. Oh, and not to mention the wonderful ladies who have swapped some of these to me! I really, really love these fabrics.
I know a lot of you love them too! Most of these are out of print or really hard to find. There is Peter Pan, The Wizard of Oz, Sleeping Beauty, Goldilocks, Pinocchio and many more. And don't forget Little Red. I have the fairy tale quilt I plan to make for Lucy all mapped out in my head but with all my other WIPs and the holidays looming that isn't realistic right now. Sooo, I needed an excuse to cut them - you! I really want to share and see what someone else would come up with.
So here is the giveaway - I spent tonight cutting 5 inch charms out of all my favorites - 25 different prints in total. TWO SETS are up for grabs! To enter, all you need to do is leave a message here about what you would love to make with the charms. If you sign up to follow me, you'll get another entry. And of course, the 25 great gals who have already been gracious enough to follow me will be entered a third time! I am thinking I will have my 11 year old niece help me to draw winners, the random number generator intimidates me! Comments will close Sunday evening November 8th at 10 PM Pacific.
Thanks again to everyone bothering to read my postings here. I am still so very new to this crafty-sewing-blogging-quilting-mama business and so many of you have been such a great inspiration to me. All your support and constructive comments are always appreciated!

60 comments:

  1. HI Megan,

    What a very generous giveaway! Hmm... I think I would make a wall quilt or a throw for myself (not sharing) out of these if I won and would incorporate some solids with them.

    I am already a follower... I found your blog thru flickr and like you am a relative newbie and fabric addict!

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  2. Oh, this is a great giveaway, and so generous one! I'd love to make a mini quilt, a scrap basket and a pincushion out of those scraps - something to have around and enjoy every time!

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  3. Oh yeah, congrats on your first giveaway, I just posted one as well and your welcome to enter. Giveaways are so much fun, you will love all the wonderful comments people leave.

    I think I would make a mini quilt for my little sophia. I to have a love for the japanese prints but do not have near enough to begin a project yet.

    Thanks for the chance. I am already a follower of yours to.

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  4. what a great giveaway, so many cute prints!!! As I have two daughters I would definately make them a lap quilt they would have to share!! It would be such a fun job!!!

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  5. These are gorgeous.
    I'd love to make a small lap quilt.
    rsgrandinetti@yahoo(DOT)com

    And I'm a new follower (rsg)

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  6. Gah ! Fabulous Fairytale Fun. Who could not love a wonderful giveaway like this. I definately know what I would be doing with these charms. I have wanted to make a placemats set with fairytales on it. With embroidery telling the story etc. Good dinner time reading ;) And everyone has a different story. Of course you need the coasters and maybe some servettes as well :D

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  7. Eeek i forgot to mention I am on Flickr and my id is smoochee :)

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  8. wow wow WOW! Would love these little beauties for appliques on kids shirts, or to start out on my adventure in quilting!!!

    on flickr I am rockabyeretro ;)

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  9. what a fun giveaway! i dont have much of this fabric, so I would be thrilled to win this! thanks a bunch!
    xo, Angela

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  11. What a generous giveaway! I would love to make some wonky log cabins out of those for a lovely lap quilt for me and Irene to share.

    How fun.

    Thanks for the opportunity.

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  12. What a great collection, Megan! So nice of you to share. I imagine if these were mine, they would make their way into a quilt somehow. Have fun with your first giveaway!

    ps. I already follow your blog. :)

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  13. Wow, so much fun! Love the Japanese goodies! I would make a doll quilt for my girls! Just found your blog! Looks great!

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  14. oh my gosh..too fun! Your Snow White is TDF...love! And with the little charms I would make a pillow or add a charm to the apron of a little girls skirt..I make a lot of those : )
    Angela
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/apronstringsboutique/

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  15. your collection is looking good! I would love to win those charms for a snowball doll quilt.

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  16. Oh these are SO cute! I would love to make a little fairytale themed quilt for my daughter, she is obsessed with all fairytales! Thanks for the generous giveaway!

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  17. I would make a baby I spy quilt... these are precious.

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  18. Oh my goodness! Sign me up! I love Japanese fabrics! I've been reading your blog for awhile now, and ou've inspired me to do Spoonflower! Eeek! if I win your giveaway, I will use the fabrics in my "Project Happiness" quilt, which I am getting ready to make a quilt-along on my blog.

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  20. these are wonderful! i would love to make a baby quilt with them.

    jesshea@gmail(dot)com

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  21. They are all so cute! Your Spoonflower fabric turned out wonderful, too!
    I'd make a baby quilt with them, maybe adding in some solids and dots.
    Hope you have a wonderful day!
    Jessica

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  22. What an awesome giveaway!!! I see some prints in there that I don't have and LOVE!! I'm planning on making a quilt for my lil' girl and maybe some patchwork pillows. :)

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  23. These are AWESOME! I would add them to my collection to make a quilt for my girls.. charms in the middle and pez around them.. something simple but fun to look at.. oh and probably a tote for myself too.. hehe. I follow you on google reader (have since you started) and folow you here as well.. ;-)

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  24. Oh, they're all so lovely! An I-Spy wall quilt I think would be nice, then they wouldn't have to be cut up much further and I could see all the prints! Thanks for the chance to enter =)

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  25. hello flickr friend! um it would be amazing to win this! i love me some japanese fairy tales!! heeee can't wait to see who you pick :)

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  26. count me in! these are darling. I am sure I would make a quilt with these, my daughter would love it.

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  27. Very cute prints. I'm collecting a bunch to make a cute kawaii quilt. This charms would go a long way towards getting there!

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  28. Oh I love your collection! I been thinking about doing a fairy tale quilt for my youngest Marie, I allready did some embroidery and this fabric would be perfect!
    Thank you for doing a giveaway :-)

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  29. What a great giveaway! You know, I recently purchased two giant 27" square pillow forms to make some TV-watching pillows for my twin girls ... I think these would make GREAT quilted pillow covers for them! Lots to look at and enjoy! Thanks so much.

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  30. Wow! What a great giveaway! You are too generous...I can't imagine how much you've spent on these fabrics!

    I would make my baby girl an awesome little crib blanket (even though she kicks them off) and back it with Minky!

    Thanks!

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  31. Hi Megan :))
    thanks for this lovely giveaway :)))
    I would make a cushion for my little girl M. :)
    HUGS iSABEL

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  32. WOW, what a wonderful giveaway!! I don't have any of this fabric yet, but have been drooling over it for awhile now. What would I do with it, well honestly it would be a toss up between a quilt for my daughter's room or a dress for her. All those prints would be so cute on her and would make a lovely a dress to pass through the generations.

    I became a follower, which I am ashamed for not doing sooner. I have reading your blog for awhile now, so really should have done it already!!

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  33. ack! Okay, first...I LOVE your new snow white fabric...way to go! Second...what I wouldn't do to win this giveaway! WOOT! You have so many prints that I've been searching for! My little hush hush plan is to make a storybook baby quilt as we are trying to get preggers with a second child. obviously not so hush hush now, huh? xo

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  34. What a cool giveaway! I'm always the last to know about cool Japanese prints - WIZARD OF OZ?! These prints would make a great I Spy quilt for my niece and nephew!

    Thanks!

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  35. I haven't even seen this stuff in person! I have no local sources for stuff like this and no budget, either. If I won I would probably want to use them in quilting, but would most likely keep them in my stash for a while and pet them every so often, then finally get around to using them to make a quilted gift for someone I KNOW would appreciate them! Thanks for the chance at your giveaway.

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  36. thanks a bunch, megan..pretty generous of you! i'd make a quilt for sure...not sure what...i'd just let it come to me!

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  37. You know, I've never actually seen any of these fabrics but they look so pretty through the screen :) I'm thinking they'd make a really cool start for an i-spy quilt for my little princess :)

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  38. You know I covet your fairytale prints . . . I am collecting so I can make doll quilts for my daughter and three nieces and then a lap quilt with nursery rhymes and fairytales for my mom.

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  39. i love to make clothes for my girls. these charms would make an awesome patchwork twirly skirt for my smallest! i am, by the way in love with your spoonflower fabric!!

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  40. I think this has to be the best giveaway I have entered in. Love all those fabrics. I would use them for a Japanese patchwork quilt if I win. :)
    ~Staci

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  41. I've been wanted to make a blanket with my daughter's name appliqued on it, these fabrics would be awesome!
    shannoncarman at yahoo dot com

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  42. Hey Megan!!! I'm loving your obsession and could definitely see myself making a wonky star quilt using your charms as centers!!! I would even keep it a simple design by using lots of Kona and linen.... Oooohhh the possibilities! Fabulous give-a-way!!! Thanks for the opportunity... and you know I already follow! :)

    XO, Heather

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  43. These are all SO adorable!! I have been wanting to start a quilt like this for my family!! This would be amazing for that!!! I have been a follower of yout blog & I adore your work!! Thanks so much for a chance to share in your gorgeous collection!! Thanks!! Nichole

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  44. I think they would make great button hair thingies. I think an embroidery from one of my Japanese embroidery books with the charms as alternate blocks or a piano key border would be great. So many ideas are inspired by fabric that cute!

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  45. Awesome giveaway!
    I've wanted to make a kawaii lap quilt for the longest time - this would really get me started! (I found you via Flickr btw~)
    .^_^.

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  46. Wow, those fabrics are super cute! What a nice giveaway. I think I'd make a little quilt for my daughter, I think it's something that she would love as she grew older.

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  47. How fun it would be to make a patchwork pillow cover with these mix with some solids.... I've seen lots of japanese prints online but there in NOTHING like it out here in rural NC!! What a fabulous giveaway.

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  48. Yay for your very first giveaway! It's such a generous and lovely one. Love your blog, by the way. I found it via flickr. :) Your Munki Munki 9 patch is very inspiring!

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  49. Hi Megan
    I've been popping in from time to time since I came across the amazing dress set you made for your little girl using petite ecole fabric on flickr.

    I'd use a some of the squares as features on bookcovers for my two favorite fairytale books which were my mum's when she was a girl. My girls would love them and it would be lovely to see the books become family heirlooms.

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  50. Wow, what beautiful fabric. They would make a wonderful quilt for my little girl - she's really into fairy tales these days!

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  51. These are such cute fabrics I would love to make a throw out of them.

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  52. These would make a wonderful reading quilt for a rocking chair where bedtime stories are read every night! Thanks for the chance to win such gtreat fabric..

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  53. If I were to win these scrumptious prints, first I'd make a pillow case ALL my own to sleep on every night; then the rest I'd use to make a small tote bag or zippered pouch to carry with me all the time!

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  54. Comments for the giveaway are closed now, and I will post the winners by the end of the week! Thank you all for all the inspirational ideas to use these fabrics!

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  55. I am already a follower... I found your blog thru flickr and like you am a relative newbie and fabric addict!
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