3 Year Anniversary – Giveaway!!

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Can you believe it, I have hit the 3 year mark with my blog and my quilting hobby. Surprisingly, it feels much longer than that. In a good way, of course.

This blog started out as more than just a quilting blog. It was a space in which I shared all my hobbies & interests. Slowly, quilting/designing has consumed my world, and I have moved some of the other content to my IG account (ml_wilkie), focusing here on all things quilting.

I was thinking about the best way to recap this past year. It has been a crazy productive year, especially considering that I only have the weekends to really concentrate on quilting. To share with you how crazy it’s been here is a mosaic of my main finishes (links to the projects can be found on my Project Finishes menu above).

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A lot of these projects, represent some big accomplishments this year, including:

  • A couple of great swaps, and participating in the Sisterhood of the Traveling Quilts
  • Contributing 5-part tutorial series “Design to Reality” on Sew Mama Sew
  • Two quilt entries accepted to QuiltCon 2015 & just the fantastic experience attending QuiltCon.
  • Block of the Month (February) Cloud 9 Cirrus Solids
  • A quilt featured on the cover of Love Patchwork and Quilting Magazine (Publication)
  • A second publication in Quilt Now Magazine (Publication)
  • A quilt featured in one of Art Gallery Fabric LookBook + pattern release.
  • Quilt of the Month pattern for the Modern Quilt Guild

It is starting to get hard now to choose a favorite. I expect more of the same for the next 12 months, maybe a little less chaotic.

Ok, so I have to say this……I would not be where I am today without my wonderful supportive husband (in both allowing me to work on my quilts in my limited free time and understanding my fabric addiction) and the support system you all have provided. Thank you so much, to those who follow me here on my blog and/or Instagram. Thank you, thank you!!

This giveaway is a small gesture in which I can give back to this fabulous community I find myself immersed in. I am giving away a $50 gift card to Hawthorne Threads.

So, how do you win this gift card?

  • Just leave a comment answering  “What quilting accomplishment do you hope to fulfill over the next 12 months”. It doesn’t have to be big – anything.
  • If you are a follower please leave a second comment, just letting me know you follow.
  • A giveaway winner will be chosen at random at 8pm next Monday 7th (Labor Day here in the US)
  • This post will be updated with the winner and the winner notified via email.

Note: I read every comment but due to the number of comments I may not reply to your comment.

You, also, have a second chance of winning a $50 gift card to Hawthorne Threads by visiting me on IG (Instagram ml_wilkie)…look for the give away post in the next 30 mins.

Again, thank you!! Good luck and I hope you all have a great week.

***********Winner*****************

The winner is Lynn over @Monkey Needle!! Lynn I will be sending you the gift card today!!

 

214 thoughts on “3 Year Anniversary – Giveaway!!”

  1. Elizabeth Bolton's avatarElizabeth Bolton

    Congratulations on your anniversary. I have been enjoying your blog for about a year, I think (with email notifications)?? Time alternately crawls and flies, so I can’t actually say with true accuracy, but I so admire your design sense. Many thanks!!

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  2. Elizabeth Bolton's avatarElizabeth Bolton

    And…. I am very eager to make a modern-looking rainbow quilt using up loads of scraps. I keep changing my mind on design, but I think it’s time to choose and START!! My scrap bins are overflowing – but they are sorted by color – yay, me!! Yay for your anniversary, too!

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  3. jeanaschaaftraining's avatarjeanaschaaftraining

    A goal for the year is to finally finish my HexyMF quilt – it’s a completely hand-pieced quilt that I started YEARS ago and I’m so close to finishing – I just want to get motivated to actually finish it!

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  6. Chris's avatarChris

    I follow you on BL. I have a long list of quilts I want to make next year but I need to finish at least 4 UFO’s in the closet.

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  7. Lydia's avatarLydia

    Congratulations on your blogging and quilting journey. I am impressed by your talent and your quilts. I been quilting for 20 years and am now just getting into improv quilting. If I should win this generous gift certificate I would purchase solids. Working with improvisational quilting is the one area that I haven’t explored and have only a small amount of solids to work with now. Thank you for your inspiration.

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  8. Wendy's avatarWendy

    I’d really like to learn to piece curves. Congratulations on three years, you are so inspirational. I’m glad you atarted quilting and blogging three years ago!

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  10. Nurdan's avatarNurdan

    Congratulations! It has always been a pleasure to follow your quilting journey!
    I want to upgrade my sewing machine and finish the two bee quilts that still sits in the cupboard and make a few baby quilts for my on-her-way baby!

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  14. DeborahGun's avatarDeborahGun

    Many congratulations! Its been an amazing year for you 🙂 I want to improve at the quilting process – both straight line and FMQ. It still terrifies me, and often doesn’t work out how I want it to, so growing in ability and confidence would be great!

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  18. katechiconi's avatarkatechiconi

    I’d like to rescue the Ohio Star quilt I abandoned four years ago because it was so badly warped and out of shape. I think I now have the skills and courage to unpick it, straighten everything and reassemble it into something beautiful – the fabric is too beautiful to sit in a drawer, and my lovely Husband wants it for his own.

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  22. Michele Timms's avatarMichele Timms

    I am hoping to finish hand quilting the largest quilt I have ever made for our master bedroom!! After that… I’m not sure, something will come up, I’m sure😉 Thanks for the chance and congratulations on celebrating 3 years blogging!!!

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  28. carol's avatarcarol

    My goal is to continue to reach out of my sewing comfort zone with design and color. I have completed two of your wall hanging designs and am gathering fabric for a third. Thank you for your refreshing ideas!

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  31. Michele's avatarMichele

    Congrats on three years – you’re so productive! My goal is to finish this queen sized quilt I’ve started and quilt it myself.

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  33. Heidi's avatarHeidi

    With a 2 year old and a four month old, I have limited sewing time as well! I just hope to finish up a few wips… finish binding a Christmas lap quilt and get two baby quilts finished before February (the tops are already done!). Lately I’ve been in a sewing clothes kick, so my quilting has taken a back burner…

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  38. lewisnancy54's avatarlewisnancy54

    I would like to make a double wedding ring quilt. I helped my daughter make one 25 years ago, and would like to do it now, since I have more experience.

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  39. Jayne's avatarJayne

    Congrats on 3 years of blogging! I so love your blog! Boy, my accomplishment would be to get a couple of my designs in to pattern form! It’s so hard to do!

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  44. Lou's avatarLou

    I quilt for the public and my goal is to get more of mine quilted:) This seems to be my goal every year but as I quilt I also sew:)

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  46. Chiska's avatarChiska

    Congrats on three years! I have a quilt that I’ve been working on for my husband for the last several years. I’m hand quilting it, but I would like to get it done!

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