I let the random number generator thing pick the winner.
The winner of the $50 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop is ........
LuAnn of Loose Threads blog.
Congrats, LuAnn. I see that you're now in Paducah enjoying the quilt show. Please contact me with your email address so I can get that gift certificate ordered for you.
Thank you to everyone for delurking. However, there is absolutely no need to ever leave a comment if you don't want to. I'm really not concerned about that at all. I just thought this would be fun way to have a give-away!!! And it was -- wasn't it?
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I just checked some stats on my blog and 562 folks have viewed it in the last 24 hours. Thirteen people have left comments.
So this week is the LA Quilter DeLurking Party!
The rules are simple: Leave a comment and be eligible for the drawing.
The drawing will be held on Sat. 4/30/11 at around noon California time. The prize will be a $50 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop. Tell us what you'd buy with that gift certificate. Just remember to leave an identifier, either email or blog, so I can contact the winner.
It's a great way to end this awful, tax-filled, dentist-filled, car-trouble-filled month!
Good luck!
135 comments:
OK - I read every day but do not usually take the time to leave a comment so here it is. I do enjoy your blog.
Would love to win a gift certificate from FQS. Really enjoy reading your blog.
I enjoy reading your blog, I don't comment often, guess I'm delurking!
I try not to lurk. I always try to leave comments on as many blogs as possible! Sometimes even with comments I find it hard to say something original.
Guilty: I am a lurker. I love reading blogs, but tend to mostly lurk in the background! This is the year when I'm going to make a dent in my stash, so I'd buy patterns, books, and maybe just a little bit of Christmas fabric! I'm thinking I'd like to make a Christmas quilt for everyone in my family. Crazy, I know! Thanks for the chance to enter your contest!
I get 200 people some days and 10 comments, lol.
But nice to know I have something interesting for them to look at;)
I would buy fabric, noticed today I need more greens.
Hard to find good ones in my local store.
Debbie
Well fine, if you're going to include a giveaway, I'll comment. ;) I do love reading your blog. What's Penny been up to?
Does this count as a comment! Love to win!
I think that I am a lurker as well. I read your blog just about every day, but seldom leave a comment. I have wondered if there is some etiquette involved with visiting. Thanks for the giveaway!
Okay, since you want to hear from me again. I would sign up for the 2011 Designer Mystery BOM.
Thanks,
Loretta in LA
Ok, ok! I follow you in my reader but rarely (ever?) leave a comment. If I win, I'll probably buy some Countdown to Christmas!
I read every post and need to remember to comment more. I just won a GC from FQS so I hope some other lucky person wins. I always want one of everything at FQS, don't you (and I know you do LOL!!!)?
I'm guilty of lurking! I love reading your blog! I would probably buy some sort of Moda Marbles, my current favorite line.
OK, I will delurk too...love reading what you've bought/ordered!
:P <---- does sticking my tongue out count as a comment!? hee hee - thanks for a great giveaway. I read your blog regularly!
It sucks that people don't always leave a comment, but then again ... I don't have time to leave comments on every blog that I read. *hanging head in shame*
Since I just put in my second order in a couple of weeks at the Fat Quarter Shop, I have absolutely NO idea what I would get. lol
I am a subscriber who enjoys your blog. I do comment occasionally, when I have something unique to say, except for today. ha ha. I would get some charm packs and some almost gone fabric because I want to help clear the way for new stuff. Thanks for having this give-away!!
I love your blog, I stalk it in my reader. I would buy backing fabric for my bee quilt, it's 90" sq so I need LOTS of fabric! I'm thinking red/white/aqua kona solids!
Enjoy your blog but don't comment often. I would love a gift certificate to Fat Quarter shop. I think I would buy a bolt of Michael Miller Krystal. I am trying to enhance my stash with bolts of this fabric. dlgoodman@hotmail.com
I follow your blog as I have it listed on my blog!
I'd order a bundle of Dark and Light Wool Crazy cuts for my wool stash, it is so pretty!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Take care, Leslie
I hasten to your blog to keep up with Penny's antics and her clever and witty comments.
You do pretty good, too!
TIA for any and all goodies that I may win.
Okay, I read your blog all the time. I have left a comment I think twice and always enjoy what you have going on. I would love to place an order for the "Together" line by Brannock & Patek that is expected out in September - it just looks so beautiful to me and I already have a pattern at home that it would go perfectly with
You crack me up! I am not a lurker of yours, though :) Fun way to have a contest...
I lurk around every day but am just a silent stalker (I am sure my husband wished that was the case round here) I check in on you (spy) every day!
Gosh, if I were lucky enough to win I’d choose the “Full Circle” charm pack, “muslin mates” charm pack, and the “Girl Meadow Friends” Layer Cake. http://needlenthread-ruth.blogspot.com/
I do read every post. Love the Penny stories... I really need to comment more often though...
What would I buy? um...FABRIC!! lol
Not sure what exactly...
Yes, I'll admit to lurking. I have the RSS Feed set which tells me whenever you make a new post. I love the FQS and would LOVE a Gift Certificate. So much fabric! I'd buy fabric for my favorite two subjects -- my grandson and charity. I quilt monthly with a group of ladies making baby quilts for a clinic in DC.
i don't lurk here ... but you already know that cuz i have teased you repeatedly about the bolt of cheddar (i can't BELIEVE it's a solid and you STILL can't use it - sheesh) ... i DO lurk on SOME PEOPLE's blogs, but if i mention them, then i wouldn't be a closet lurker anymore ... as for WHAT i would buy with $50 at the FQS - NOT a bolt of cheddar, cuz my LA quilting buddy has some that she'd probably give me a piece of if i asked nicely ... how's that for awkward wording?!?
You are on my RSS feed - so I do read every new post - you're an inspiration to me!
Heather
I'm not always a lurker, but consider me de-lurked!
I would buy orange and purple fabric - because I have almost none of either. Then I would complain on my stash report that it was your fault for giving me the gift certificate!
I lurk... sometimes I comment -mostly I browse and enjoy the eye candy and inspiration -and laughs and smiles and tears and frustrations - it's all good. Sometimes it just leaves me 'speechless.'
I still say 'go with the Lemon Law and get outta' that piece of #*%$ you're driving!!' OK...so much for prior comments!! I would spend a Fat Quarter Shop gift certificate on Flurry yardage and maybe some Strawberry Fields, too!! Jan
I read your blog faithfully, just rarely comment. So here I am! :) I'd love to win the gift certificate and use it to update my fabric palette...most of mine is dark and all of the new light, bright fabrics are calling me!
I would buy the Cat in the Hat FQ bundle. I enjoy your blog and love hearing about Penny. I used to check in daily, btu noticed I was spending multiple hours a day online. Now I visit about once a week trying to get more sewing done in the saved time.
I follow your blog, and comment occasionally. Before I had kids I worked MANY hours so I understand your busy life... and of course the most important think we have in common is being big M&S fans! Thanks so much for the chance to win.
I like reading your blog to see your stash posts, and to see what new projects you are working on.
I read every day with google reader and love your blog. I too love the FQS! I'd likely buy some moda precuts because I find them so handy!
Sorry to read about your car issues, Vicki. We have never had our cars in the shop for three weeks. Sounds very frustrating at the least. And...dental work... is not fun. Work can be overwhelming at times. I hope things get turned around for you and you can enjoy life soon. Sounds like a get away is in order. :)
If I were the fortunate person to win your generous give away, I believe I would put the money towards a quilt kit I have had my eye on.
Thanks for the give away opportunity. I always enjoy viewing your home shopping results, on your posts!! Your latest project looks fun.
Okay, I'm guilty...I lurk *hanging head in shame*. Now I have to tell you, that giveaway or not, after that post, I still would have left this comment cause, well, I felt guilty. I don't have my own blog so I live vicariously through others like you *head is hanging lower now*. I will try to comment more, though in all fairness, I have been recovering from surgery...well, that's not really fair either cause I have lurked for a long time. I will try to do better. Hugs...
OH...almost forgot, what would I buy? I would add the $$ hubby gave me for my birthday two weeks ago to buy fabric with and buy a fat quarter bundle, PLEASE don't make me choose just yet though, cause I'm having a bad time deciding. Thanks for a chance to have the fat quarter bundle of my choice though!!!
I leave comments once in a while but am a follower. Would love to win!
With the gift certificate I would wait and buy Tula Pink's new line Prince Charming. What a great giveaway - Thanks!!!!
I like your Drunkard's Path blocks.
It gives me another idea! If I win,
I would purchase the Merry and Bright Bundle by Buggy Barn. dfamily864@att.net
I enjoy reading your blog but have only commented twice. Guess I'm really a lurker. I'm expecting a large order from the Fat Quarter shop but I'm sure I could find something else.
Vicky, your blog is in my favorites. I visit most days..and like some of the other gals here..I'm guilty, guilty as can be...of lurking...I will try to do better.....
I would enjoy shoping at the Fat Quarter Shop.. I need some reds and greens to finish a project that I am working on.
Erlene
Congrads! Those are wonderful numbers.
Hi - How's Penny? Hmm, if I win the FQS gift certificate I'd have to stock up on some Red (Country Red) and White to make my next quilt. ~~Lisa
I'm sure coverage of spring Quilt Market will influence me and there will be no shortage of new fabric lines and patterns that I "need." So I would put the gift certificate towards something wonderful that's brand new.
I was glad to hear your car has recovered! Car troubles are always so worrying.
I think I'd like to try some of those Moda candy bars! :)
Great give-away!
What would I get at FQS??? What wouldn't I should be the question. LOL! I shop there often and just love it. Right now I am looking at building my CW stash so that is where it would go.
I'm afraid if I left comments on every blog I read, I'd never quilt. I love seeing your work and apologize for not telling you earlier. My daughter just mentioned a quilt she saw and liked, so I'd probably use the GC to buy fabric for it. Kathie L in Allentown
Not sure whether I've commented or not, but I told DH the tale of your quiltmobile! So I'm pretty sure I've been reading along! Sorry to lurk - I really REALLY R.E.A.L.L.Y. enjoy reading along! Thanks for the giveaway - although if you'd just asked for comments, you could've pocketed that $50 for yourself and I wouldn't tell a soul! If I were fortunate enough to win, I'd purchase some Riley Blake/Quilted Fish fabric or some more Park Ave from Moda/3 Sisters to make another quilt - thanks for the chance!
Jen
LOL-what a great way to get people talking! I stalk your blog atleast once a day to check out what you've been to. :) I have a lot of time on my hands while nursing. :)
What would I do with a gift card...get some of the fabric I have been putting and taking off my cart. Just a little bit of Dr. Seuss before it becomes unavailable.
Books - Four Seasons at Minglewood Quilt Book and Schnibbles Times Two Quilting Book
Not sure if I've ever commented before or not, but I do read your blog often. I'd love some Cat in the Hat fabric.
Vicky,
You most definitely need a new month. They say things come in threes. Time for 3 or more wonderful moments for you!
The Gallery in Red II fat quarter bundle is appealing. I'm also licking the Pom Pom de Paris yardage would be nice, too:)
Have a wonderful evening!
If I won, I'd be ordering Stonehenge fabrics for a quilt I want make featuring 3D looking blocks. I think it would be the ideal medium. Thanks for your blog with many ideas and eye candy. Sarah
I'm out of Lurkdom...grin. I would probably use the CG for a fat quarter bundle. It's become my favorite thing to shop for.
I must admit that I have been a lurker. I'm guilty of reading blogs and not leaving comments. I spend too much time on the computer as it is. I'll try to do better at leaving comments. I would love to win a gift certificate for fabric. I would probably buy some neutrals, solids, and basics to go with all the misc. fabric that I have in my stash. Thanks for the chance. I do enjoy reading your blog and hope that your car troubles are over soon.
I would like to pick up some Christmas fabric. With all the rain in my area over the past 2 weeks I would enjoy getting a jump start on Christmas gifts so when the rain goes away I can go spend time in the garden.
I'm pretty much a lurker although I do subscribe :) I'm sorry to hear about your tough week, hopefully it turns around quickly!
efoypann @ gmail
if I won a FQS certificate, I'd get a layer cake of Lilly and Will II and some aqua Kona yardage for another project backing :)
Dear Vicki,
I enjoy reading your weekly accounting of fabrics in and out of your stash and I feel like a voyeur when you show us your new acquisitions. I don't need a GC, just know that your blog is enjoyed tremendously!!
Mary
I do not always comment but come to see you alot! I would use that certificate to buy Charlevoix my new favorite line right now! Oh and maybe some Strawberry Fields too!!
Coming out of lurk-dom, just stopping in to say Hi! Really enjoy your blog and your posts!
Great idea, I'm always leaving comments everywhere.
I enjoy reading your blog. It makes me not feel so bad about all my fabric hoarding...I mean purchasing...LOL. Hubby says if I buy any more the fire department is going to require us to install fire sprinklers.
If I won a $50 gift certificate I'd HAVE TO buy more fabric. One really can't have enough.
I've been following your blog for awhile but probably have never left a comment. I enjoy your blog and I'm glad you have requested comments today, maybe I'll start a habit of leaving comments. FQS is one of my favorites. I would get a FQ bundle of Hoo's in the Forest. Hugs to Penny!
I do follow your blog. I love to see your purchases & projects!! If I won FGS shop gift certificate I would maybe purchase "Smitten" by Rachael Griffin or perhaps one of the other new collections that will be introduced at spring market & some patterns by Julie Herman!! Thank you for offering prize from the best quilt shop ever!!
Penny
I am a lurker sometimes! I don't always leave a comment, have to admit its hard to leave comments on every blog I read. I try and leave comments when I love what was posted or want to encourage the blogger or something in the post makes me want to respond........what would I buy????hmmm repro fabrics for the drunkards path why of course!
Another guilty lurker from Australia... but faithful reader. Mmmmm Fat 1/4 shop.... Summer House by Lily Ashbury
I lurk through Julie's blog...since I do not open up my RSS feeder...and always drop by to read your new posts :)
What fun Vicky! You are such a clever girl...Your blog has been one of my favorites for years...Hi Penny!
Vicky, those are great reader numbers! Love your current projects -- lately I've collecting Civil War fabric so that's what I'd get!
I admit- I read more than I comment, but I love your blog :) Thanks for sharing :)
Love reading your blog, but at 6am CST, I'm too bleary-eyed to leave comments! Would love to win a gift cert from FQS...
Oh my....I feel like I just got busted :o) I read your blog all the time but don't usually leave a comment. I don't know why since I enjoy reading your blog so much. A gift certificate from the Fat Quarter Shop would enhance my life with some fabrics from Kansas Troubles and a couple of patterns from Miss Rosies Quilt Co. :o)
Oh, I really need that gift certificate so I can buy more Kona Solids. I look at your post nearly every day, but don't always leave a comment. I did send you a picture of Max and Molly a couple of weeks ago...love our doxies. Thanks for the chance to win. carent1@neb.rr.com
Oh what a fun thing to do this week!!
I read your blog when you post. I don't often leave a comment. :( What a generous give away. I would use the certificate to buy some backing for my Eventide or maybe some jelly rolls. I have never used or owned a jelly roll. Would like to see what all the hype is about.
Yep I am one of those lurkers who look every day. Have to see what Penny has been up to...lol. Well after I got done drooling all over my screen as I browse the shop I would add to my tone on tone stash. I really need to build up my tans/beiges. I am sure a jelly roll/fat quarter will somehow jump into my cart without my knowledge as well.
hadacres at comcast.net
Hi Vicky and Penny! I try and comment almost every time I read of the doings in Upland. Aren't you glad Spring decided to visit SoCal this week? And I love FQS but let a new commenter win GC. thanks for offering!
I do almost always read when you have a new post, but don't usually comment unless I feel like I have something worthwhile to say - and I tend to not comment on the high profile/high traffic blogs. I guess I just feel a bit intimidated. If I won I would use the certificate to buy fabric to make my boyfriend a quilt. I have an idea in mind, a pattern I want to use and since he's inthe military and stationed far away from me it'd be nice for him to have something I made to curl up with!
Fabric!!! We are moving and I'm on a fabric diet... well more like a fabric fast. But if I had a gift certificate I would 'have' to shop... My wish list is getting so long.
I don't comment nearly as often I should though every time I follow a link of yours to the FQS I end up buying something.
OK, I'm delurking! Love your blog. :)
I think your blog was one of the first ones I started following waaaay back in 2006. Hope you get some time to relax and sew this weekend!
Sorry I don't leave comments a lot of times because I'm "speed reading" at work...I've been eyeing Silent Cinema FQ bundles at the FQS. Thanks for a chance to win and I hope you have a nice rest of the week.
I check your blog everyday, sometimes I comment, but most times I don't take the time. I do enjoy your blog, I get a big kick out of your stash busting efforts. Reminds me of mine! I love the Fat Quarter Shop, not sure what I would buy if I won, but I know that it would be something wonderful. Probably something from the Lilac Hill line.
So glad that the car seems to be working now. Can it be the Quiltmobile, or has it lost that privilege forever? :~)
"deLurking" hahahaa There are a lot of viewers out there who are just that, readers, not commenters or blogger. I love the comments, it validates that our words are being read and enjoyed!
I love your blog and found it from Judy L. at Patchwork Times. I have commented some. I do not have a blog and think I would not have much of interest to anyone but I have about convinced myself to jump in. With the gift card, there is so much I would like, I am not sure what I would choose. Kona solids probably as that is my new favorite thing. My husband was out of work for 6 months until recently so fabric was way down on the priority list. This would be so nice.
Hi,
I read your blog every time you have a new post. It's on my google feed. I don't know how that affects the stats. I enjoy hearing about your quilting journeys and everything else.
If I win the gift cert, I'd probably get some more Sunkissed fabrics or one of Art Gallery's lines.
Sorry to hear of your car woes. I went through that once when i was commuting. No fun at all.
O.k. I do lurk too. But with over 100 blogs (just related to various aspects of quilting!) in my blog reader (and usually 20-30 new posts each day), I only post comments if I have something to add to the conversation. Usually a few people have already said exactly what I would!
It already takes a few (albeit enjoyable) hours to read all the posts (and the interesting links they generate), if I commented on each I'd never get to sew! And as you can see, I am rarely brief.
Oh and the giveaway -- hmmm, a FQ bundle like the Bella 30s solids or the wool crazys or a CW sampler, any would be nice!
Well I haven't commented in a while but I do love to read your blog! If I won the gift certificate I think I would get the Smitten kit. Well I will probably get it anyway but I would get it a little faster!! Thank you for the chance to win and I will comment more frequently!! :)
Guilty as charged! I read every day, but I've only commented a few times. I'm trying to get better about that! Anyway, I love your blog and enjoy hearing about you and Penny!
I read but don't always leave comments either....then wonder why I don't get more comments on my own blog. At FQS I would buy a jelly roll of something new, and I need another charm pack of Bella Solids for a project I've started. I'm hoping to find one in Paducah..if not FQS will have it.
Color me guilty! I am an avid reader of your blog, but I tend to read and lurk instead of commenting--sorry!! With a FQS gift certificate, I'd probably stock up on some of the new holiday fabrics I've seen rolling out, in preparation for some festive quilts!
I'm not a lurker! I just have a baby that keeps my hands too busy. :)
I read your blog everyday. I would buy something from my favorite designer's.
Love your blog...just started following recently! My blog is fairly new, so no comments yet from people I don't know :o) I would buy the new Aviary 2 line from Joel Dewberry!
shopsweetandsassy.blogspot.com
I enjoy your blog. I comment every now and then.
My last post brought up my blogger blog which I don't update much. I still love that photo -- look at the silk.
I would buy a pattern and some fabric - maybe one of the new Christmas pre-cuts, probably Grace.
I try not to lurk to much but am guilty sometimes!
I'd buy some precuts most likely! I'm especially excited for the summer releases
I would buy some kona fat quarters. Thanks so much for the giveaway! kathy
I love your blog Vicky and I read it all the time. I really should comment more often. Your little basket blocks are the cutest and you've finished quite a few of them which is awesome. So sorry for your car repair problems, it could be time for car shopping. I know you know that I love the FQS as much as you love it. It's absolutely my favorite place to shop and I do it all too often. If I were to be lucky enough to win I think I would get Lori Holt's new Sew Cherry fabric, it's cute as can be.
Yep, you caught me! LOL! I am a lurker and have been forever! I love reading your blog and checking up on Penny.
Hmmmmm....if I had $50 to spend at the Fat Quarter Shop, I would buy some more Civil War fabrics! Since the closest quilt shop to me is 90 minutes away, it is cheaper for me just to order online.
Have a wonderful day
Kristie
I visit once in a while from a friend's blog. If I had a gift certificate from FQ Shop I would by a bundle of the Dilly Dally line, or some batiks, or both.
Heidi (not really a pair of dogs)
I enjoy reading your Sunday Stash posts. I need to find a backing fabric for a king size quilt, so that is what I'd buy.
My comments are sporadic but I don't think I'm really a lurker :)
$50 at the FAt Quarter shop, OMG. The mind boggles. I would love to get some basic Moda dots. Especially in red. Sorry to be boring!
Thanks for the giveaway :)
Yes, I'm guilty of lurking. I don't have a blog and most of the time have difficulty leaving a comment.
Basic 30's fabrics with plain bubblegum pink, yellow, blue, purple, etc. is what I would choose. Or maybe some overdyed wool (do they have that?).
thanks for being so generous.
I'm always around! I'm thinking I would buy Bella solids. Missed the sale we talked about and still haven't poked buttons. Hugs!
Delurking from here in Toronto. I check in every few days to see who has been buying more fabric, you or me. I am always relieved when it is you, but that is only true about half of the time!
Sorry, should have mentioned that I would probably buy some Sherbet Pips!
I read your blog faithfully, and have left a few comments now and then -- but do admit to being more of a lurker. :o)
Would love to enter for a chance to win a GC from FQS. It's my fav online fabric store. Not sure what I would get with it if I won, but would have a blast dreaming about it...
I'm also a fairly frequent reader of your blog, but I don't leave comments very often. I really enjoy reading your blog and the stories you have about Penny. Puppy antics are always fun. ;-)
I have been caught "lurking about" I enjoy your blog. I guess if I were to win I would buy Christmas or maybe batik fabric. Thanks for letting me "lurk".
Judy
I'm a long time lurker on your lovely blog. No blog of my own so I don't comment often.MaryJane of sfnutcase@yahoo.com
This is my first comment ever. I don't have a blog. I LOVE reading yours. If I won, I would buy fabric. Thanks for the chance to win.
Patsy
my email is lshipp2@verizon.net
Funny - I'd sign up for a BOM which I've always wanted to do. Happy May.
I mostly lurk, but do try to comment when I feel I have something worthwhile to say LOL.
Thanks for the great giveaway! I have no idea what I'd buy if I won, but it would probably be some sort of fabric by Moda! LOL
Delurking....I think that's a new word ;) I would buy fabric from Blue Hill but it might take me a while to figure out exactly which ones!
Okay, here you've pulled us all out of our lurking status....if I won a gc to the FQS, I'd most definitely get some Civil War fabrics...I'm collecting enough to do a hexagon quilt similar to an Albert Small quilt....my version of an insanity quilt, but a dream of mine, nonetheless.
I love reading blogs. They are so inspiring. I am needing some batik fabrics and a variety of grays.
I read through my Google Reader whenever you have an update .... I'd buy a Bali Pop packet or Batik Strip Box. Hugs - Gail
Guess I'm one of your Louisiana lurkers. Always love the dog pix and adventures.
Katherine
I guess I can't be a lurker, because I just discovered you today! But I would love to win a gift certificate. I am unemployed, so am on a forced fabric fast. I would spend the gift certificate on fabric!!
Thanks!
Deb from ClutteredQuilter.blogspot.com
Guilty as charged......I read but rarely comment.
If I was to win the certificate I would buy some
of Alexander Henry Christmas Time fabric for
my first xmas quilt. I love those owls.
Marilyn
maruvolo@gmail.com
I lurk a lot. Love your blog!
I guess I'm one of those lurkers who always read your blog. I'd get a fat quarter set (don't know which one though) if I won the gift certificate. Thanks for the giveaway.
Vicky - I read your blog daily, sorry about your car problems.
Jess
jess6361@hotmail.com
I read all my quilting blogs every Saturday morning with over a few cups of coffee, and I always like to read about how your stash is moving in and out! My email is LNMFERG at yahoo.com.
THANKS SO FOR YOUR BLOG+THIS NEAT GIVEAWAY! LOVE YOUR IDEAS! I'D PURCHASE "GRACE" FABRIC FROM FQ SHOP!
jldouglas@wispwest.net
I really enjoy reading your blog!
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