Fresh Modern Quilts / Discuss

r0ssie    says:

It may be April Fool's Day, but having 2000 members in our group is no joke, and neither is this giveaway!

You know, having 1000 members was pretty awesome, but I think 2000 members is more awesome than awesome. And that, my friends, is the theme of this giveaway: things that are more awesome than awesome.

Like fabric. What’s more awesome than fabric? Hand-printed fabric! Indie fabric! Organic fabric!

And books. What’s more awesome than books? Signed books!

And patterns. What’s more awesome than patterns? Patterns written by people you know!

And fat quarter bundles. What’s more awesome that fat quarter bundles? Custom fat quarter bundles hand-picked by flickrettes!

A super-big shout out to (1) all of the folks who have so kindly donated to this giveaway, responding to my impertinent emails asking for free stuff with joy and generosity. You rock! (2) Amanda (aka digs&beans) for nudging me to get going with the giveaway, helping me along the way, and pinch-hitting as admin on odd days. (3) Amber (aka OneShabbyChic) for letting me use her quilt in the new group logo and for being my other back-up dancer. (4) Everyone who has been instrumental in setting up the Modern Quilt Guild or one of its chapters. This flickr group was always intended as a resource for people interested in a different way of thinking about quilts and I’ve been awed by how quickly the Modern Quilt Guild has become a vital resource of its own. Last, but not least, (5) All 2000+ members of this little Flickr group. For you generosity in sharing your creations and expressing your admiration for each other’s work, for the fact that I never have to police any unpleasantness, for generally being more awesome than awesome…thank you!



Oh, right, so you probably want to hear about the stuff, right? Well, can I tell you the rules, first?

The rules are simple. They are the same as last time. There are 29 prizes and at 5pm EST on April 8th, I will use a random number generator to pick 29 winners.

I will announce the winners here and contact them via flickr mail. I'll let first place chose their prize, then second can choose from what remains, then third, then fourth and on down the line. Winners must reply to my flickr mail within 48 hours in order to keep their place in the prize-picking queue.

International entries are okay! In fact, anyone but me can enter. In order to enter the giveaway, simply reply to this message. Say hello. Or bonjour. Or any of the greetings you have learned in your time on flickr.



Without further ado…the more awesome than awesome prizes:

1. Let’s start simple, shall we? How about a signed copy of my favorite quilting book ever?



Yep, Denyse Schmidt is going to sign a copy of her book and mail it to one lucky winner.



2. Maybe you’d like something more recent. How about a book that’s not even out yet? Did you know that group member Cherri House wrote a book? She did. It looks awesome. And while you can’t have this book before its release date in May, you will get a signed copy. (Thanks to C& T Publishing for donating this copy!)



3. Speaking of Cherri House, she also has a pattern shop online and is about to add this jaw-droppingly gorgeous pattern



She has generously offered a copy for the giveaway.

4. & 5. Elizabeth Hartman (aka Oh, Fransson!) also has a new pattern out and we have two copies to give away! Have you been reading her blog lately? I suspect that on top of quitting her day job she just might have cloned herself.



6. & 7. New on the scene, Kate Conklin caught my eye when I saw her patterns in the Craft Hope for Haiti shop. She has donated two copies of her patterns as well (winner gets to choose which pattern they'd like).




8. Malka (aka stitchindye) has been making and selling her glorious batik fabrics for a while now. Just today, she started selling coordinated fabric packs, bundled with a pillow pattern. We've got one of the bundles available for a lucky winner!



9. Of course, you may want to learn to make your own batik fabrics. If so, you might choose this signed copy of Malka's book!





Lark Books donated that copy of Malka's book and has also found it in their amazingly awesome hearts to donate...

10. A signed copy of "Quilts, Baby! which has some really fun patterns, including a few from people you'll recognize from the flickrverse!



11. A copy of 500 Art Quilts.



12. The gorgeous Masters: Art Quilts.



13. The brand new Pretty Little Mini Quilts



14. Are you getting tired yet? Okay, just stare at this glorious fabric for a while and relax.



Better? Good. That lovely fabric you just gazed at comes from Lucie Summers. I asked her if she'd be interested in donating a wee bit of fabric and she responded by saying yes, yes, yes! Apparently, she loves quilters. Pictured above is a 10x14 piece of her alphabetty print. The winner of Lucie's prize gets that print plus three more pieces of fabric in a variety of colorways and designs from her shop. Lucky duck.

15. Did I mention that Lucie loves quilters? Because she's also giving away a pair of fat-quarters in her Big Totem print. One in each color way. This fabric is organic, hand-loomed, and hand silkscreened. You'll probably become a better person just by having it around.



16. Speaking of organic fabrics, Cloud 9 fabrics has a new line coming out and one lucky winner will get to pick 3 fat quarters!



17. Last time we had a giveaway, I contributed a custom fat quarter mix-pack. I had so much fun choosing the fabrics and naming the mix, that I decided to do it again:




When I started putting together a list of people to bug for prizes I realized that I wanted to include some of the group's top contributors in some way. I thought they were likely to find it fun to put together custom mix packs. Turns out I was right!

18. Jacquie G put together this lovely mix of greens and oranges.



19. Ashley (aka Film in the Fridge) made this tasty mix.



20. Alissa (aka handmadebyalissa), one of the driving forces behind the Modern Quilt Guild, celebrates the coming of spring with her fat quarter bundle:



21. And Rita (aka Red Pepper Quilts) spreads the retro love with her fresh selections



22. I somehow blanked on the fact that Red Pepper Quilts started offering quilt patterns this year. Thankfully, Rita reminded me and said she’d happily send one of her “Bricks and Stones” patterns from her home in Australia!



Can we talk for a second about Australia? Is there something extra in the water over there? Because they’ve got Red Pepper Quilts, but also so many of my favorite textile designers! Seriously, Australia, you have less than 1% of the world’s population and like 60% of my favorite fabric designers. How is this possible? Well, at least generosity seems to be in the water as well, because...

23. The sassy lasses of Ink & Spindle are giving away three fat quarters from their new fabric line.



24. Not to be outdone, Amy and Carly of Umbrella Prints are giving away three fat quarters of their Bird in Paradise print.



25. And one of their trimmings packs!



26. Much closer to home (my home, anyway!) we’ve got this lovely fat quarter mix from indie designer Aunt June of Kansas City!



27. And from Austin, Texas, this gorgeous pair of prints from Scarlet Fig.



28. Do you have enough fabric, but need some guidance on combining colors and designs? C& T publishing may just have the solution to your problem. If you win, you should pick their book Intuitive Color and Design



29. Or maybe you’d like to learn how to dye your own fabric? Try Fabric to Dye For.



You know, I’m almost glad I can’t enter this giveaway. How on earth are you people going to decide what you want? My goodness. Oh well, as my mom would say “you’ll cross that bridge when you come to it.” First, you’d better enter!

Good luck all,

Rossie




The photographs used in this post are in a set in my photostream, there are more details about most items posted on the photo page for that item (for example, the names of fabric in mixes).

Have a blog? Feel free to refer your readers to this group and giveaway.

edited 4/2 to fix typos and make one clarification
Originally posted at 12:18AM, 1 April 2010 PDT (permalink)
r0ssie edited this topic 26 months ago.