And the winner is:

For the giveaway of pink and green fabric and thread:Swedish Scrapper!
Congratulations! I'll be in touch, to get your mailing address.

Viridian

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Give-away at Viridian's blog!

Hello!  Goodness,  it's my 4th blogiversary, I've been blogging for 4 years!  Doesn't seem that long at all.  Let's have a giveaway to celebrate.

I have for you a selection of fat quarters and fat eighths of fabric in pinks, and one green, and two spools of Gutermann thread (polyester).  This was purchased for a project I know I'll never have time for, so it is going to move on to a new home - maybe yours.

To enter my giveaway contest, just leave a comment to this post to enter.  tell me about your day so far, or how you might use this fabric.

  I will use a list randomizer at Random.org to pick a winner!
Contest open now until noon on Thursday March 1. 

Really important:  Make sure I have a way to contact you.  If your email is not available on your blogger profile or whatever then please leave your email in the text of your message.  If you win, I need to contact you for your address.
Good luck!

Viridian

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Announcing a give-away

Do you like postcards? I do, and I have another blog just for THAT obsession.


It’s post number 99 for Viridian’s Postcard blog! And time for a give-way.

I started the blog when my first postcard blog entry on this blog drew more comments than any post I had done before.

The most recent series I have described is of postcard reproductions of Works Progress Administration (WPA) posters that were made to promote various national parks in the USA. I have ten of these postcards (more are available on the Ranger Doug website) and there are two more to go.

The prize to the lucky winner is my set of 10 unused postcards, mailed to you in a sturdy cardboard mailer. I will be using the list randomizer from Random.org to choose the winner.

How to enter this contest: Leave a comment on this post and please include a way to contact you if your blogger profile does not include your email address or blog name. A mention of this contest on your blog would be great but not necessary. A give-away is also a promotional scheme after all.



Enter by Tuesday June 29 at 6 PM Eastern USA time. (I have family vacation the week before this.) At that time I will close entries and use a random number generator or random list generator (See Random.org) to pick the winner. The next post will announce the winner. Once I have a shipping address the postcards are off to its new happy home.

(Disclosure: I am now part of the Amazon Associates Program.  These are neat books about the parks - click if interested. I do get a small payment for each purchase).
Good luck!

Viridian

Post #150 give away: results

And the winner is....

Anya!

I'll be contacting you shortly. Anya will receive the fabric shown in this post.

Thank you everyone for visiting this blog, commenting, even following. It is great to think my posts are being read by a few people at least! Have a happy, safe weekend. I have a vintage Easter postcard up on my postcard blog.

Viridian

Post #150 Give Away Contest

I just passed post # 150, and yesterday was National Quilting Day! Let's make it National Quilting Weekend. Let's have a fabric give way.

These pieces cut from my stash vary from 8 by 10 inches to 9 by 7 inches. the two on the far left are feedsack, and there is a small hole in the pink with berries one. The pink with morning glories fabric is tightly woven but has a line of stitching holes along the selvage. It was also a small piece. I'm guessing it was a sugar sack. The flowered fabric on the right and on the bottom are dress weight, or quilting weight cottons.

A story about the two feedsacks: I purchased these at an antique mall. The pink with berries sack had some rips so the price was very reasonable. When I got to the front counter to purchase these, the ladies there said, "Oh, booth 17. She had some real pretty feedsacks a few weeks ago." (This pink one is NOT pretty? This blue one is NOT cute?)

The contest: Comment on this post for ONE entry. My current followers as on Sunday March 21 are automatically entered. But a comment here will give you another entry.

And let's be honest, a giveaway is done to promote readership. So if you are not currently a follower, become a follower, and that will be another entry.

EVA SB is not eligible as she won my last give way.

DEADLINE TO ENTER: MARCH 31 8 PM eastern time (my time zone!)

I will make a list of entries and submit them to the list randomizer at Random.org (See this blog post for example) to pick the winner.

Good luck, and it's back to sewing!

Viridian

Give away winner announced

And the winner of the vintage fabric is ... EVA SB!

I have to teach class now but I will be contacting you!

viridian

Vintage Thingy Thursday - baby quilt

I'm joining ColoradoLady for Vintage Thingy Thursday, with a baby quilt purchased in Ohio, and probably made in Ohio. it is 27 inches wide by 32 inches tall, not including the points around the edge. It is hand-quilted.

Each pinwheel is about 4 and 3/4 inches square, and they are made of a great variety of 30's dress weight fabrics. None has that coarse weave of feedsack. If you collect reproduction 30's fabric (Aunt Grace, etc.) and you look closely, you may recognize some designs that have been reproduced. There are also some fabrics here I wish could be reproduced! The quilting design in the alternate white squares is of a simple circle flower and two leaves. If the quilt is held up to the light, you can tell the cotton batting has shifted and bunched, though the quilt doesn't feel lumpy.

I have never added prairie points to the edge of any of my quilts but these do appear to be prairie points, though the maker probably did not call them that. They are made as shown on this About.com web page, though not overlapping as they show.

Happy VTT! and see this post for how to enter my fabric giveaway to celebrate my second blog anniversary.


Viridian

Second Blog Anniversary Give-away!

THIS CONTEST NOW CLOSED, MARCH 8 2010
And not a moment too soon, as my actual blog-iversary was back in mid-February!


To celebrate I am having a giveaway of some vintage fabric from my stash. Pictured above is the prize package of 6 pieces of fabric about 6 by 8 inches, a few a little larger. The blue piece on the left and the aqua on the right are feedsack, but the others are quilting weight cottons. Just right to add to your stash, or use in a thirties reproduction quilt.

I often add a few pieces of actual vintage fabric to my 30's style scrap quilts. I figure it will keep future quilt historians guessing!

How to win: please leave a comment on this post for one entry in this contest. Become a new follower for another entry, by Sunday night March 7 at midnight. I will use random.org's list randomizer to pick a winner early Monday morning March 8.

And stayed tuned - I am back in the sewing room. Good luck.

Viridian

Soon: back to quilt content

Coming soon: back to our regularly scheduled quilt content!!

I have been ill for much of January and February, but now I am better, with higher energy. Blogging was one of the first things to go, and I haven't been quilting much either. Don't worry all is well. I have photos of my current projects, and some photos of some vintage quilts. Also, I passed by my second year blog-oversary in mid-February, and I'm coming up to post #150. So keep your eye out for a giveaway.

Viridian

Post #100: Giveaway Winner

And the winner is....

DianeH from Ontario Canada! Congratulations! The fabric will be packed up and sent as soon as I have your mailing address. There were 70 entries, but I am sorry only one prize. Thank you to all who visited, and to those who are now followers.

I will catch you up on quilt block progress starting tomorrow.
Viridian

Elaine's Giveaway

Do you like Civil war reproduction fabrics as much as I do? Then:

a. come back here in a few days to sign up for my give away of turkey red and poison green fabric

b. Immediately go to Faithful Quilter: Elaine's Journey and sign up for her giveaway. You have until Thursday, Aug. 27.

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