And The Winners Are?

Thanks to everyone who joined in and entered my giveaway for the SMS Giveaway Day.  My winners have been chosen and emails sent off. Well done to Ashley and Kathy for each winning a charm pack.  Ashley the Downton Abbey pack and Kathy the In From the Cold pack

a Rafflecopter giveaway

FNSI Result & A SewMamaSew Giveaway Winner

Yay, we have a winner of the two little charms packs I was giving away.  But first, last night a participated in FNSI which Wendy from Sugarlane Designs hosted.  Lately I have been a bit lapse in my cross stitching, well any type of craft so this gave me the motivation to do something.  Also joining a few Cross Stitch groups on Facebook has motivated me.  The lovely work people are doing.
I have been doing the Sheep Virtues series and this is the one I have nearly finished.  So I stitched away at it, then got all excited because yay just had the sheep to do.  But alas I have misplaced my Ercu and spent a good time looking for it.  I know I have it, but the point is where is my safe place.  I may just have to go and purchase some more I think when in town next. It may look wonky but it is just a bit loose on the top.  Note: I will find my Ercu!!!

Now on to the winner of my SewMamaSew giveaway.  I loved all your comments and where you would love to go for a holiday.  A few wanted to do a Cruise to Alaska which is my next destination...though I must say seeing the word Tuscany a few times is nearly changing my mind. Less than 48 hours now until I am in Fiji.....exciting!!!
So who is the winner of these two mini charm packs?

Drum roll please.......

 Well done Alexis from Cinnamonchip.  Off to email you shortly for your snail mail addy

Thank you everyone for entering.  

A Wedding And A Winner

I have been away this weekend at my brothers wedding.  Luckily he had some nice weather which is always dicey in Eketahuna where it was held and they were able to have it my mum's garden.

I also have a winner for the SMS Giveaway Day and it was Susan.

Well done Susan. An email is coming your way shortly.

Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day

NOW CLOSED

Yes I am participating in the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway day.

For this I am giving away these two mini charm packs Celebration and Scrumptious to someone anywhere in the world.

If you want a project for these, look over at A Quilting Life.  Sherri has a delightful project for them she recently posted here.

To win these two charm packs, just leave me any old comment and for a second entry follow via Bloglovin and let me know in another comment.

Closes on Dec 13th PST (but let you know a secret, I will be away as my brother is getting married so will be a little bit late closing it by a day).

Remember to make sure I have away to contact you too.

Finally go and have a look what elese it up for grabs for other bloggers over at Sew Mama Sew

Good luck.

And We Have A Winner

Thanks to those that entered and congrats to Jessica who was the winner

Remembrance Charm Pack Giveaway

Just a reminder to enter my giveaway HERE for this delightful charm pack celebrating 200 GFC followers

GFC Follower Giveaway Time

Well, I now over on Google Friend Connect (GFC) have over 200 followers - 215 currently - and I am having a giveaway to celebrate.  I will be giving away from my much loved charm pack stash, a charm pack of Remembrance by Brannock and Patek for Moda.This range has some lovely fabrics and I am sure you will find the perfect project for it. 

So to enter you have to be a GFC follower. Leave me a comment and tell me you are. 

If you tweet or facebook about it leave me other comment with your post link.  

So you should have two entries in total.  

I will post internationally.  

Entries will close Tuesday June 5th, 7pm New Zealand time.

SewMamaSew Giveaway Day Has Begun!!

Yes the day has finally begun.  It is the SewMamaSew Giveaway Day which only happens twice a year.

Now before we go on to what I am giving away, please go over to my other blog 'Michell's Cross Stitch'  and check out my give-away there too.

So what am I giving away today on this blog?

The first winner win get this lovely Moda Nostalgia Turnovers pack.  This has 80 triangles and if you join the half square triangle blocks you will have a 5" square with seams. 

The second winner will get this Pin Cushion and a Fat Quarter with a native New Zealand bird called the Tui on it.

Tui are common throughout New Zealand in forests, towns and on off-shore islands. They are adaptable and are found not only in native forests, bush reserves and bush remnants but also in suburban areas, particularly in winter if there is a flowering gum about.

These attractive birds can often be heard singing their beautiful melodies long before they are spotted. They are recognisable by their distinctive white tuft under their throat, which contrasts dramatically with the metallic blue-green sheen to their underlying black colour.

So what do you have to do to enter?

Just leave a comment.  Any old comment will do.

I would love it if you would follow me, but that is not a requirement.

Only one comment please.

Entries close Friday 25 May 5pm PST or here in New Zealand that is 12pm Saturday

I will post anywhere and everywhere

Please make sure you are if you are a no-reply blogger to leave your email address, as if I can not get hold of you, I will redraw.

And don't forget to go over to Michell's Cross Stitch to enter another giveaway.

Good luck.

Santa Sack Swap Sign Up Is Open

It's back!!! Sign ups are now open and these are limited.  So just click on the picture and it will take you to the sign up over at Cherylls Santa Sack Swap blog.


And don't forget to come over to this blog on Monday 21st at 6a.m. PST for

YaHoo!!!! Giveaway Day Is Nearly Upon Us Again

Now what am I going to giveaway this time?  Well come back at Monday, May 21 at 6 a.m. PST and I will be adding my linky to Sew Mama Sew's give-away linky.  And while you are there you will be able to enter many more give-aways.

So do not forget to come back here on May 21st for my giveaway and to get the chance to enter many more blogger giveaways.

Mug Rugs

Last month I joined up to Quilting Mumma's Mug Rug Swap.  I was lucky enough to get Jan from Jan's Art Friendzy who was very fast at sending mine over.

Jan sent me this small New York Beauty block which she made into a lovely mug rug.

And for Jan I made this mug rug and today I sent it on it's merry way.  So hopefully it arrives there next week if the postman is fast.

The tutorial for this mug rug can be found here at The Curious Quilter

GIVEAWAYS

Thought I might also add some giveaways for you today I have found around blogland

• Vroomans Quilts are giving away 2 double pks of charms - Papillon by 3 Sisters and Lily & Will II by Bunny Hill. Closes Saturday, May 12th 8pm (EST). Enter here

• Little Bluebell is giving away five packs of Aurifil thread to her readers. Five winners will be randomly selected on Friday, May 11, 2012.  International entries are welcome. Enter here

• Annies Ruby Slipperz are giving away 5 Fat quarters. Entries close Saturday May 12th midnight MT. Enter here

• Quilting Ranny has some Pilot FriXon Pens to giveaway.  Closes in 8 days from this post. Enter here

• Diary of a Quilter is having a sponsered giveaway by Simplifi Fabric.  You can win a $30.00 gift certificate from their store.  Closes Friday, May 11 at midnight MST. Enter here

• The Amateur Quilter is giving away 10 fat quarters.  Entries close midnight (eastern time) on Saturday, May 19th.  Enter here

Winners Are Grinners

The winner for the Quilting Gallery Blog Hop Party is

and the winner for the SewMamasew Giveaway Day is

Both winners have been contacted and have replied so I will be posting their winnings on their merry way on Monday.  Congratulations girls.

Giveaway's

Don't forget to enter my two giveaways currently going

Click here for the SewMamaSew Giveawy Day

Click here for the Quilting Galleries Blog Hop Party

Both close this Saturday NZ time

Do You Like Christmas Cake??...And It's Another Giveaway

GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED

I made my second ever Xmas cake in the last couple of days and it was real easy to do.  I used the Alison Holst recipe to make it.  If you don't know who she is, she is a very well known New Zealand cook who has wonderful simple recipes.  No home should be without one of her books.  I actually have quite a number of them and use them regularly.

I don't eat Xmas Cake neither does my daughter, but hubby and son love it, so guess whose tummy's it will be going into.

If you want it, here is the recipe for it.

Alison Holst Xmas Cake 

1.5 kg mixed fruit 

450g can crushed pineapple 

3 cups flour 

1 tsp each cinnamon and mixed spice 

½ tsp ground cloves 

225g butter 

1 C sugar 

½ tsp each vanilla, almond and lemon essence 

6 large eggs 

up to 1 extra cup flour 

About 50g cherries and 50g almonds to decorate. 

Two or three days before making the cake/s put the mixed fruit in a large plastic bag with the undrained pineapple. Leave in a warm place turning until the juice is absorbed. 

To Make: 

Mix the spices with the flour and put aside. Cream butter and sugar add essences until light and smooth. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, adding 2 Tbsp spiced flour to each egg. Toss remaining flour and fruit together in a large bowl. Stir in creamed mixture. Mixture should be soft enough to drop from spoon. If too soft, add extra flour. Put into tin or tins (lined of course). 

Bake depending on tin size as follows: 

23cm cake. (Mix makes one), 150°C 1 ½ hours then 130°C 2 more hours 

18cm cakes (makes 2) bake 140°C 1 hour then 130°C for 1 more hour 

10cm cakes (mix makes 12) bake 130°C for 1 ½ hours (smoked fish cans good for 10cms ones).

You can go to her website too and find this and other recipes.

Now onto the give-away

Firstly have you entered my other giveaway here  for the Quilting Gallery Blog Hop Party. It closes on the 17th, New Zealand time.

So onto my next giveaway

SewMamaSew is again hosting another Giveaway Day and I am participating in it again.

 To have a look at all the other linky's go here. 

Now what am I giving away this time??

Well I have made up this little bundle for the winner.

 Two Fat 1/8's of this delighful Xmas fabric

 This mug rug

And this Mail Sack pattern from Pink Chalk Studio

So what do you have to do to enter.

Leave me a comment.  Any old comment will be fine.

For an additional entry follow me and let me know

 Please only 2 comments (I will delete extras) and if you are a no-reply blogger, please leave me a way to contact you.  If you are the winner and I haven't got a way to contact , I will redraw.

I will close the draw on Saturday evening New Zealand time.

Looky, It's Snowy...And A Giveaway

GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED


Well, done the Christmas tree a few days ago and Snowy who is off to Dog Spa in 4 more sleeps for a much needed groom, was kind enough to sit still for a few seconds to quickly snap a couple of pictures.  Didn't help that the two lovely teens decided to keep on calling him at the same time, so he kept looking at them instead of the camera.  However I did get one decent photo of him looking at me....

Looking forward to that Dog Spa treatment on Tuesday.  He will look like a new dog.

Now I did say giveaway in my post title didn't I?

As mention in an earlier post, soon it is the Quilting Galleries 4th birthday, so to celebrate they are holding a Blog Hop Party to celebrate, and I have joined.  Saturday morning shortly after midnight Eastern time a list is going to be put up here with all the participants so be sure to go have a look.

So, now what  am I giving away?

Two Fat 1/4's to one lucky reader.

The first is a Christmas themed one from Cranston Fabrics named Away In The Manger.  So apt for the time of the year.

The second is a sewing themed one as pictured.  I am sure you sewers will love it.

So how to enter??

Just leave me a comment that you are a follower, new or old.  That simple.  

You can blog, twitter or facebook about the give-away if you want, but it won't get you any additional entries. Only one comment per person please. All others will be deleted.

On the 17th (New Zealand time) I will do the draw.

Make sure you leave a way to contact you because if I can not, I will redraw.

Open to every one.

Also don't forget to visit here. I am having another giveaway. For SMS Giveaway Day

Good Luck!!

I've Signed Up...Have You?

Soon it is the Quilting Galleries 4th birthday, so to celebrate they are holding a Blog Hop Party to celebrate. To join along in it all you have to do is host a giveaway on your blog from the 9th Dec to the 17th. If you want to join along in this Blog Hop just click below for all the details

I Love Giveaways

So I thought I might post about some giveaways for international entries in my spare time

Thanks to all that are hosting them

Made During Quiet Time is giving away a Lovin' Loulouthi pillow kit. Drawn 18th November.

Click here. 

Red Pepper Quilts are giving away a Fat Quarter bundle of The Woodlands by Khristian A Howell

to one lucky person. Closes Friday 18th November 2pm EDT (Australian time).

Click here. 

By The Bay Needleart are giving away A Stitch an Inch Christmas Chart and Frame. Drawing Friday night. Click here

Fabricworm is having their weekly giveaway and this week it is 10 french inspired Fat Quarters of J'Adore by Dear Stella. Close 8.30am PST Monday 21st November.

Click here

The Jolly Jabber is giving away a Bunny Hill’s Designer Select Fat Quarter Bundle. Closes one week from post date which is November 15

Click here

Over at Want It, Need It, Quiltjane is giving away A Walk in The Woods Layer Cake. Closes 30th November AEST time.

Click here

Giveaway Winner

So random.org done it's thing and we have a winner for the Celerbratory Giveaway

Off to email you now