Monday 27 February 2017

Celebrating Five Years: a giveaway

Does time go faster as you get older? It sure feels like it. I cannot believe it has been five years since I stared talking to you here. My blog was always meant to be a journal for me to record my quilting journey. After five years it is still that and so much more.

Since I started blogging I have found a community, birthed a guild, become a teacher, and I can even make something now without a pattern!  Becoming more confident with my sewing skills and sharing these skills with others has been a huge triumph for me. This blog started all of that. And you, my dear readers make all of this a ton of fun! I still get a thrill when a comment shows up after a post.

Before I get into the giveaway, I wanted to share my finished Mad About Patchwork Scrap Challenge that I talked about last week...String quilt success!


I had so much fun making this piece. Reflecting on it now I see some things I would change, but that is the fun part about learning right! Overall, I love it and it now lives on my office wall where I can enjoy it at the day job.







Many thanks to Rachel at Stitched in Color and Mad About Patchwork for this fun challenge. You can enter for a chance to win the same fabric bundle that I used for this challenge over at Stitched in Color this week so make sure to drop by and check it out.

OK, OK, back to the good stuff.

GIVEAWAY CLOSED
Congratulations to @twilight_leigh

GIVEAWAY
To celebrate blogging and YOU I have a wee giveaway. I have been asking around about favorite notions and it turns out many of my favorites are yours too. So today's prize is a selection of my top five sewing notions...


1. Wonder Clips - the name says it all!
2. Rotary Cutters - we all love our rotary cutters. My favorite is the Olfa Splash, I love the quick release button for blade changes.
3. Rulers!!!! - everyone loves rulers and I have recently discovered the magic that is Olfa Frosted rulers. That little bit of grip makes cutting that much easier.
4. Seam Ripper - you love them, you hate them, but this Clover one is my favorite
5. Hera Marker - not on everyone's list, but it's on mine (and I love the Clover version) and I give them as gifts all the time, a great way to mark your quilt with no marks!

HOW TO WIN?
1. Leave a comment - any comment.
2. For another chance to win head over to my Instagram Page @chezzquilts make a comment and tag some friends for more chances to win.

The draw will close at midnight AST on Friday March 3rd
** this draw is open to the whole world!

Good luck and as always, thanks for visiting!
Adrienne

69 comments:

  1. great giveaway. I don't instrangram

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  2. Fun to read your story. Blogging is not for the faint of heart! It takes commitment. So glad you have been richly rewarded for your faithfulness!

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  3. I enjoyed seeing a familiar name on Rachel's challenge post! Also need to replace my Hera marker - would love to win!

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  4. Lovely quilt and excellent sewing notions!

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  5. love your blog. Thanks for the chance to win

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  6. It's always awesome to find a new to me blog! Congratulations on 5 years! People really do need to discuss favorite blogs without the aid of contests!😉🤗

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  7. Congratulations on your 5th blogaversary, Adrienne! Chillingsworth crossed my parh, and I have been following your blog since. It's a fun, colorful and creative place. Thanks!

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  8. Happy Blogiversary! I remember the first time I saw your blog so well. I actually squealed a bit out loud. I am so proud and happy to be part of your journey and just as proud and happy that you are part of mine. Your quilt is fabulous! I adore how it turned out. What awesome colour placement and great use of those scraps. You are helping to keep our NS quilty roots alive.

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  9. Congrats and thank you for the giveaway ❤

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  10. that is my favorite seam ripper, and I unfortunately need many
    congrats!
    sharongalli@gmail.com

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  11. Congrats on 5 years and thanks for the giveaway chance.

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  12. 5 years - wow! My favourite seam ripper is a gift that my husband got at Lee Valley. It's a set that has a seam ripper and a stitch picker, both with replaceable blades, and is scalpel-like in it's sharpness! I've never tried a hera marker, so must give it a go. Love wonder clips!

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  13. Love your giveaway package! All useful products-especially the seam ripper! I use those a LOT! akronne17@gmail.com

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  14. Happy blog anniversary. I check your blog often but don't usually comment. 5 years do go fast for sure. Nice giveaway.
    beverlydotwoodatmedotcom

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  15. You made that mini really fast, Congratulations on 5 year's of blogging, love your notions choices!

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  16. Happy anniversary! And congrats on all you've accomplished.

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  17. Congratulations!! It's been a fun journey.

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  18. Yeah on 5 years! Your string quilt is gorgeous and should give you many smiles! I love the modern edge and the fabric colors in this project. Great items you chose for your celebratory prize...lucky someone!

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  19. Congratulations on celebrating 5 years!! That is awesome!! Your choices of notions are great, love them all!!

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  20. Congrats on 5 yrs, thanks for the giveaway fun.

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  21. Congratulations on your 5th Blogversary!

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  22. I've enjoyed being a part of your blogging journey! Here's to many more years of creativity!

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  23. Congrats on 5 years! Thanks for a chance to win the great notions.

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  24. Congrats on 5 years! Wishing you many, many more!

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  25. Adrienne, honey, this quilt really speaks to me. You did such a beautiful job. Has it really been five years? My how time flies! XO

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  26. Congratulations on your five years! I've enjoyed reading your blog since I first discovered it some years ago - and then to read the MMQG blog and see the great projects. Thanks for taking the time to blog.

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  27. Congrats on your five year anniversary of blogging. Great use of fabrics in the string quilt. Thanks for the chance to win this wonderful assortment of notions. mfhagopian@aol.com

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  28. Thanks for sharing some closeup photos of this quilt. Really love the crisp feel to this one. Congrats on 5 years of learning and fun on your blog.

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  29. Congratulatins on 5 years of blogging! Recently discovered the wonders of wonder clips and love them...and the frosted rulers!

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  30. Congratulations!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🍷🍷🍷🍷. You've come a long way. Love reading your blog. Reminds me of home.

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  31. Happy blogoversary! I hope you get cake and ice cream :)

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  32. Congratulations! and LOVE your blog and quilt.

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  33. Congrats on 5 years and here is to many, many more!

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  34. Happy Blogaversary , you have accomplished a lot in 5 years. Thanks for the chance at this great giveaway 😊

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  35. Gorgeous modern string quilt - I found it through a post on Stashbusters. Well done on 5 years of blogging. Great giveaway. julieclarke01 at bigpond dot com

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  36. Congrats on 5 bloggy years! I love your string quilt, the color palette is scrumptious. Such an awesome giveaway as well! I've always wanted to try a hera marker, but haven't taken the plunge and bought one.

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  37. Congratulations! I love the colors in your string quilt and the contrast of the large chunks of white.

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  38. Congratulations on your five year anniversary! I remember the first time I found your blog was when you had started the library project. Your blog is one of the first that I ever read and so many things have progressed in my quilting journey since then :) Thank you!

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  39. Congratulations on your blogiversary!!!

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  40. THOSE ARE GREAT NOTIONS THANKS, AND CONGRATS ON THE ANNIVERSARY

    ERIN2470@HOTMAIL.COM

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  41. Happy bloganniversary.Your string quilt is just stunning and love your fabric combo!

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  42. Absolutely amazing! esfellows @ gmail.com

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  43. Congratulations on all your accomplishments and thanks for the giveaway.

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  44. Happy 5th anniversary and ty 4 the entry in your awesome giveaway:)

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  45. I liked u on instagram luvs2fishmama

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  46. Great giveaway! I love supplies!

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  47. IG comment and tags @danadenay1967

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  48. How fun to giveaway notions, which everyone needs. Congrats on 5 years of blogging. I've just begun to blog and am so inspired by you veterans. Thatfabricfeeling.com

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  49. Happy, happy, happy, happy, happy to you for five years! That quilt is so cool - my eyes move around to the next block and then to another place - exactly what a piece of art should do!

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  50. Congratulations! Happy Anniversary

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  51. Congratulations! Who doesn't love notions??!!

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  52. Love that string quilt! And I'd love to win the draw - I had to leave most of my sewing/quilting stuff behind when I moved from BC to NS last June!

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  53. Congrats to the 5 years! Great give away...all the super important items needed when quilting.

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  54. COngrats! The quilts you show are always gorgeous

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  55. Great notions! Thank you.
    kcummings71@gmail.com

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  56. Love the string quilt. How unique! And what a great giveaway. Who can't use every one of those things?

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  57. Glad to see quilters are still blogging! A lot of favourites seem to have quit. Congrats on 5 years! annesimonot@sasktel.net

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  58. Congratulations on five years! Thank you for the fun giveaway!

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  59. I would love to win! That quilt pictured is so beautiful! I'm new starting on learning how to make quilts but all the women in my family know how to do it and now it's my turn!

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  60. Congratulations. Imagine if you had made one block for every blog you posted. That would be a giant quilt. Here's to 5 more years.

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  61. That little quilt is so lovely 💕 I love those Olfa frosted rulers so much. All of these notions would be great to win!

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  62. COngratulations! 5 years of blogging! Quite an accomplisment! Thank you for the chance to win!

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  63. Congratulations on your blogiversary! The little quilt is too cute!

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