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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Big Give-A-Way!!

Ok.  I can't believe I'm giving away one of my new favorite books, BUT this morning I am driven to earn more donations for Blood Water Mission!! 

So what, you ask, is my new favorite book??? 
Sunday Morning Quilts
 by Amanda Jean Nyberg and Cheryl Arkison!
This book shares patterns, techniques, and TONS of inspiration! 
On this gray January morning, I'm happy to say that this book is full of COLOR.  (In the winter, my heart craves color!)

And is there fabric with the book, too?!  (and perhaps a ginsu knife!)
YES--Hooray!! (sorry, no ginsu)
The Super Fantabulous PRIZE Package!!

Included in the Prize Package is the Sunday Morning Quilts book and 3 cuts of fabric (complete with color to brighten your day!)

For those that haven't heard, I'm giving away a quilt to raise money to build a well in Africa.  The quilt has a long story involving my Dad, his failing health, and hand quilting (quite a combo, huh?!)


There are 4 ways to enter this giveaway:
1.  Leave a comment and share your favorite quilting book or fabrics to play with on a gloomy day. (worth 1 entry in giveaway)

2.  Visit the Blood Water Mission website and leave a comment here telling something that you learned. (worth 1 entry in giveaway)

3.  Make a $10 donation (or more!) to Blood Water Mission and also be in the drawing for the Living Water Quilt.  (each $10 donation is worth 2 entries in this giveaway!)

4.  Write about this give-a-way on YOUR blog.  Then leave a comment here with a link over to yours. (worth 1 entry in giveaway)


Sorry that this seems so complicated.  But I guess using a quilt in America to raise donations to build a well filled with clean water in Africa is a little complicated!

This drawing will take place Wednesday, February 6.  Hurry and enter!
Thanks for joining me in the effort.

blessings,
pam

(fine print--I am an Amazon affiliate, so if you make a purchase on Amazon after clicking on one of the book links above, this blog will earn a wee bit of affiliate income.)
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71 comments:

  1. Sarah CraigJanuary 30, 2013 at 10:55 AM

    My favorite quilting book right now (after Sunday Morning Quilts!) is Free Motion Quilting with Angela Walters - that girl is a genius! And as far as fabrics, pretty much anything Kate Spain brightens up my day!!

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  2. Sarah CraigJanuary 30, 2013 at 10:57 AM

    And I learned that Blood:Water Mission was started by the Christian band, Jars of Clay!

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  3. AndiJanuary 30, 2013 at 1:09 PM

    LOL...Sarah stole my answer! So, I'll put a twist on your idea. I go to Leah Day's website FreeMotionQuilting.blogspot.com for inspiration.

    Kaffe Fassett fabric adds a little bit of sparkle to any quilt!

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  4. Richard HealeyJanuary 30, 2013 at 1:27 PM

    I don't have many quilt books and yet to have a favorite. I do have a scraps quilt book that leads to many scrappy ideas but nothing I just LOVE.

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  5. SaraJanuary 30, 2013 at 6:38 PM

    There is an old book called Quilts, Quilts, Quilts which I really love...

    nhsarab at yahoo dot com

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  6. SaraJanuary 30, 2013 at 6:42 PM

    i have to say that I think the 40 days of water is a really cool idea. May just participate...

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  7. Sarah CraigJanuary 30, 2013 at 7:41 PM

    I posted about your giveaway on my blog!

    http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2013/01/whats-cookin-at-sweatshop_30.html

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  8. pepepatchworkJanuary 30, 2013 at 10:46 PM

    First entry: I looove Some kind of wonderful by Hatched and patched!

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  9. Joan and KevinJanuary 31, 2013 at 2:33 AM

    I love to work with Bliss on a rainy day!
    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  10. Frog QuilterJanuary 31, 2013 at 2:57 AM

    I don't have that book yet but would love a chance to win it.

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  11. heleenJanuary 31, 2013 at 3:17 AM

    I love to browser the internet. I do love the book About the Dear Jane quilt right now.

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  12. ItsNurseJessiJanuary 31, 2013 at 3:20 AM

    Pam- it is one of my favorite books too! My favorite fabrics to play with are my scraps! Anything colorful and bright.

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  13. ItsNurseJessiJanuary 31, 2013 at 3:23 AM

    And, you saw I wrote about your giveaway too!(thank you SO much for visiting!)
    http://itsnursejessiandtherustynail.blogspot.com/2013/01/wip-wed-new-baby.html

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  14. GillJanuary 31, 2013 at 3:37 AM

    Favourite book at the moment is Elizabeth Hartman's Modern Patchwork!

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  15. GillJanuary 31, 2013 at 3:40 AM

    I learned that all the community in Cyanika, Northern Rwanda now has access to clean water!

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  16. FlourishingPalmsJanuary 31, 2013 at 3:50 AM

    Favorite quilting book: Barbara Brackman's "Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Blocks." It's chock full of inspirational line drawings of hundreds of blocks. I wouldn't be without this great resource. Thanks for the chance to win your giveaway!

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  17. Selvage QuilterJanuary 31, 2013 at 5:12 AM

    I keep coming back to Laura Fisher's "Quilts of Illusion." So much inspiration in there. I like the new books about modern quilts too. The giveaway book is awesome.

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  18. Selvage QuilterJanuary 31, 2013 at 5:14 AM

    I blogged about you:

    http://selvageblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/win-this-quilt.html

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  19. Selvage QuilterJanuary 31, 2013 at 5:19 AM

    Blood:Water has dug over 1,000 wells already! Wow!

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  20. SandyQuiltsJanuary 31, 2013 at 5:22 AM

    I love Free Motion Quilting with Angela Walters. At the moment scraps have taken over my life ... love them. thnk

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  21. AnyaJanuary 31, 2013 at 5:33 AM

    Any book by Kaffe Fassett and any fabric by him! Thanks for the chance!

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  22. JenetaJanuary 31, 2013 at 6:21 AM

    At the moment I am reading and enjoying '15 Minutes of Play: Improvisational Quilts' by Victoria Findlay Wolfe.

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  23. KathrynJanuary 31, 2013 at 7:23 AM

    I'm currently making a few quilts from Julie Herman's Skip the borders book. Nice designs.

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  24. KathrynJanuary 31, 2013 at 7:24 AM

    I learned that the charity works on both the HIV/AIDS problem and the need for clean water.

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  25. KathrynJanuary 31, 2013 at 7:24 AM

    I donated $30 today to the effort. Good luck.

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  26. M.W.January 31, 2013 at 7:52 AM

    My favorite book right now is Free Motion Quiling by Angela Walters.
    Shawn

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  27. cwebbJanuary 31, 2013 at 8:30 AM

    I haven't read any quilting books, but my scrap baskets keep me happy:)

    Jjjcwebb at hotmail dot com

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  28. Kathy @ Kwilty PleasuresJanuary 31, 2013 at 11:42 AM

    Would love this book! Thnx for the chance to win!

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  29. Spirit Over IntellectJanuary 31, 2013 at 6:18 PM

    my fav is One Block wonder…..thanks for a chance

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  30. Jennifer Grillo-FosterJanuary 31, 2013 at 7:34 PM

    I don't have a favorite quilting book. Some of my favorite fabrics come from clothes I make for my monsters, my sis and her monsters or myself ... either scraps, leftover yardage, or recycling the worn-out clothing.

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  31. LynnJanuary 31, 2013 at 8:27 PM

    My favorite fabric to play with is a large bin of scraps... I love the variety, and my mind starts whirling with possibilities as soon as I open the lid.

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  32. LynnJanuary 31, 2013 at 8:28 PM

    I learned that the water projects have served 800,000 people.

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  33. LizFebruary 2, 2013 at 8:27 AM

    woo-hooo! I just bought the Sunday Morning quilt book and LOVE it!! It is full of "validation" for all of the scraps I have saved over the 12 years I have been hooked on this great hobby of quilting. I made a dozen selvage pincushions before Christmas and now I have more ideas!!! Hooray!

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  34. KarrieFebruary 2, 2013 at 10:35 AM

    I have a book called The Quilter's bible that I use when I'm bored and want to try to learn something new

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  35. KarrieFebruary 2, 2013 at 10:37 AM

    I learned instead of just giving a handout that the mission will work with communities to educate and make them feel involved. What a great cause!

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  36. Pat from FloridaFebruary 2, 2013 at 10:57 AM

    My favorite book to brighten my day is "Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker" by Jennifer Chiaverini.

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  37. Pat from FloridaFebruary 2, 2013 at 11:00 AM

    i went to the site and learned that students in Lwala, Kenya just got safe drinking water.

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  38. Pat from FloridaFebruary 2, 2013 at 11:07 AM

    I put a post about this on my blog
    http://patspattering.blogspot.com/
    Hope you get lots of help for this super cause!

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  39. CindieFebruary 2, 2013 at 11:33 AM

    I really don't have a favorite book. but the fabrics I love is bright batiks. I will add this to my blog...

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  40. Kathy in GAFebruary 2, 2013 at 11:45 AM

    Hmm, gloomy day, I can't pick just one book, but I love to curl up on the couch under a quilt, and them through a big stack getting yet more ideas...now if I'd only remember to keep one of my journal books there too!

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  41. CathrynFebruary 2, 2013 at 12:05 PM

    I am so happy to see you back in the internet world! That you are adding a give-a-way prize to celebrate is even nicer. Welcome to the world of blogging.

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  42. UnknownFebruary 2, 2013 at 12:15 PM

    So glad to see you again! I was just looking at some of the fabric I purchased at your sale a couple of years ago and wondering about you! :)

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  43. Kathy @ Kwilty PleasuresFebruary 2, 2013 at 12:16 PM

    Glad to See you are back. Welcome to blogging..and come see me at Kwilty Pleasures blog. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  44. UnknownFebruary 2, 2013 at 12:17 PM

    Favorite quilting book: okay, it's not really a quilting book per se, but it is an inspirational look at life from the perspective of a quilter: Quilts from Heaven by Lucinda Secrest McDowell. It speaks to the soul of those of us who enjoy stitching together "comforts" for those we love, just as God finds delight in mending us. :)

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  45. glorcourFebruary 2, 2013 at 12:50 PM

    I love Moda precuts for the convenience, but Kaffe Fasset has my vote for the brightest most inspiring prints out there.

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  46. UnknownFebruary 2, 2013 at 1:33 PM

    My favorite quilting book right now is Doodle Quilting by Cheryl Malkowski. Check it out. It gives you all kinds of ideas for machine quilting.

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  47. BrendaFebruary 2, 2013 at 1:42 PM

    I love Kim Diehl's quilt books.

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  48. BrendaFebruary 2, 2013 at 1:43 PM

    I learned that all of the community in Cyanika, Northern Rwanda now has access to clean water.

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  49. LorrieFebruary 2, 2013 at 1:50 PM

    I could never choose just one favorite quilting book, but one of my top ten would have to be "Remember Me: Women & Their Friendship Quilts" by Linda Otto Lipsett. It's a historical review of several album quilts made during the mid 1800's and the stories behind them. It's a great book for curling up under a quilt and going back in time on a rainy day.

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  50. mb-RIFebruary 3, 2013 at 3:49 AM

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  51. mb-RIFebruary 3, 2013 at 3:53 AM

    Weeks Ringle's modern quilt books are great inspiration. Fabric that is bright and colorful - Kaffe's especially. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  52. BevFebruary 3, 2013 at 7:18 AM

    Right now I'm loving the Modern Quilt books and quilts. Kaffe Fassett's fabrics and colors make me happy on these dreary winter days. Good to see you back!!

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  53. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2013 at 8:02 AM

    On the dreary winter days, I love thumbing through any of The Thimbleberries books by Lynette Jensen. Then I pick one of her blocks and using my "fabrics I am no longer in love with", I make blocks for wonky but interesting quilts. I have found that by doing this, I remember why I loved those "fabrics".

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  54. Keep Stitchin'February 3, 2013 at 9:01 AM

    Glad you're back!
    I can't remember the exact name of the book because I don't currently own it but I've borrowed it from the library at least 4 times! It's by Better Homes & Gardens and is all about Scrap Quilting. I have been on a mission to cut up my smaller chunks of fabrics into specific size squares and rectangles and am making scrappy quilts. Fabrics?? Anything and everything!! But I do love all of the new modern 'retro-style' fabrics out there now in updated color schemes... reminds me of my youth!

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  55. Emily CFebruary 3, 2013 at 9:22 AM

    I love to play with Loulouthi on a gloomy day.

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  56. Kathy LFebruary 3, 2013 at 9:25 AM

    Love to win. Don't have a favorite book although I have a lot of them. Always room for one more.

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  57. SueFebruary 3, 2013 at 9:59 AM

    Just got "Kaffe Quilts Again" for Christmas and it's my current favorite. I'm all for helping Africa. A friend just adopted a little girl from Congo and so many still need help.

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  58. CeciliaFebruary 3, 2013 at 3:54 PM

    One of my favorite books is Beginner's Guide to Free Motion Quilting by Natalia Bonner. Welcome back and thanks for the giveaway.

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  59. CeciliaFebruary 3, 2013 at 3:57 PM

    I visited Blood Water Mission and learned that it was founded by Jars of Clay, one of my favorite Christian bands.

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  60. the girlfriend gapFebruary 3, 2013 at 4:52 PM

    favorite fabrics on a gloomy day.... anything sweetwater.
    Thanks for a chance at this sweet giveaway. janita

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  61. TammyFebruary 3, 2013 at 4:56 PM

    Right now I'm loving playing with a picture play quilts book. I can't remember the author - but I've made three quilts from the book for gifts, and I love them!! So fun to give sometng that will keep someone warm, as well as a fun game. I love adding pictures of the kiddos I'm giving the quilt to as well!

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  62. TammyFebruary 3, 2013 at 4:58 PM

    I learned that 1,000 wells have already been dug!! That'd amazing!

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  63. SilverthimbleFebruary 3, 2013 at 6:24 PM

    I totally relate to needing colour on a gloomy winter day. I have a stack of 1/2 yard cuts of Hawaiian fabrics that I bought on a trip to Hawaii. They are full of colour. I am working on piecing these fabrics into a quilt inspired by Terry Atkinson's Slide Show pattern. This quilt is definitely full of colour and brightens up a gloomy winter day!

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  64. JocelynFebruary 3, 2013 at 8:07 PM

    My favorite fabric to play with is Ruby. Bright and cheery fabrics.

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  65. JocelynFebruary 3, 2013 at 8:09 PM

    I was very impressed with your approach to providing clean water for health and sanitation. I've seen videos about similar programs in South Africa and Mexico.

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  66. Quilting BabciaFebruary 4, 2013 at 10:25 AM

    My favorite quilting books are Diane Gaudynski's free motion books. Love Kansas Troubles fabrics and patterns and generally most of the Civil War era fabrics.

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  67. Quilting BabciaFebruary 4, 2013 at 10:40 AM

    I learned that 73 new wells have been drilled in Uganda, serving nearly 55,000 people. Also that Blood:Water Mission was founded by Jars of Clay.

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  68. Nanbon44February 5, 2013 at 7:04 AM

    Blood Water Mission was started by the Christian band, Jars of Clay!

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  69. Nanbon44February 5, 2013 at 7:05 AM

    rainey days finds me in the sewing room making quilts for my charity group

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  70. amontesFebruary 5, 2013 at 12:27 PM

    YEAH!!! Pam is back ... and with a passionate purpose! Two of my very favorite, "go to", quilting books are "Traditions with a Twist" by Blanche Young & Dalene Yound-Stone and "Lickety-Split Quilts" by Laurie Bevan. Both have wonderful instructions, illustrations and examples. I enjoy thumbing through them just for entertainment's sake!

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  71. amontesFebruary 5, 2013 at 12:33 PM

    My Blood:Water Mission factoid ... loving the artistic supporters. Jars of Clay, Little Big Town and Tenth Avenue North are amongst my favorites. This just raises them higher in my estimation!!

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