Saturday, October 13, 2012

(A Giveaway) When You Wish Upon a Star...

...sometimes it still doesn't get you to the Sewing Summit! So if you're stuck at home blessed to be at home like me, then there's an alternative pity party get together happening over at amylouwho's bloggy pad!  She's having a linky party that amounts to a "virtual sewing room" for those of us who are #notgoingtosewingsummit. For those of us who are slaving away in our home sewing rooms rather than the sewing summit classes, this offers us a place to check in and report what we've been working on this weekend. I'm not going to link yet because I don't have pictures, but I have actually made some progress. The last Mystery Round Robin block I had to work on has been sent out (though my completely completed one is still here), and I started on another Carpenter Wheel last night.

Also under the heading of #notgoingtosewingsummit, I decided to hold a GIVEAWAY in honor of all the sewists who did NOT get to go to Sewing Summit! Sort of a last minute thing but I wanted it to be good since some of us didn't get to go and we need a little pick me up. I went by my LQS the other day and came across these lovely charms. I was so taken with them that I went back and picked up a few for you guys. I figured a rotary cutter and a sewing machine resulted in a block so that's what I ended up with.

The blade on the rotary cutter is all silver; that's just a shadow (of me) on the right edge. If you want a good closeup of what they look like or if you're interested in more, they are put out by pinpeddlers. Isn't it adorable all put together? Interested in winning it?
1.  Just leave a comment below for a chance to win. Aw, what the heck...
2. if you're a follower leave a second comment for another chance to win.
3. If you tweet, blog, or FB it, you can leave another comment. Have I exhausted everything? Gosh, I hope so!
OOPS! Forgot to add, make sure you are not a NO-REPLY BLOGGER or I can't get in touch with you. If you are or think you are, make sure you leave your email address in the comment so I can reach you!

I'll leave it open until 10/18, and I will pick a winner Friday morning so I can send it to it's new home. This is open internationally! It's light enough that it ought not be too expensive to send. Good luck!
This giveaway is closed!

46 comments:

M-R Charbonneau said...

Yay! I'm not at the Sewing Summit either. Love these charms and I actually have a charm bracelet somewhere that they'd be perfect on. :) Thanks for the giveaway, Melinda!

Gill said...

I'm in the UK so definitely not at the Sewing Summit!
Fabulous giveaway - Thanks!

Gill said...

I'm a happy follower!

barbara woods said...

so cute

barbara woods said...

i am a follower

derinda.frankish said...

love the machine charm :)

Kallie said...

Definitely not at Sewing Summit either although this would be an amazing consolation prize!!

Kallie said...

Also a follower!

Mommarock said...

Wouldn't this look stunning on my new winter jacket!!

Mommarock said...

I am a follower. YAY ME! I get a second entry. This is sure to be the lucky one!

Sallie said...

I stayed at home, too. Thanks for the giveaway!

Sallie said...

I'm a follower.

Linz said...

I'm a follower!! :)

Linz said...

I sure wish I could have gone to the summit too... but thanks for making it a little easier to cope :)

Terry@ a quilting blog said...

How sweet of you to do this giveaway...such cute charms!!! Thanks for the chance!

Terry@ a quilting blog said...

I'm already a happy follower...thanks again!

Deb said...

I've never seen one of these pins! I would love to win it!

Amy's Crafty Shenanigans said...

I'm stuck, I mean happy to be at home too.... !!! Wish I had a tonne of money and time to fly over and attend Summit!! Would love to enter your giveaway - it would be lovely to wear at another summit another time!!!

Unknown said...

Cute pin and precious giveaway. :)

I'm a follower.

Unknown said...

I have shared this on Twitter and Google+

Kathy MacKie said...

You bet I'd love to win, never seen these before, thanks.

Kathy MacKie said...

I'm a follower and lucky for me.

Barb said...

What an awesome pin....

Barb said...

I am definitely without a doubt a follower...

Carla G said...

What a great giveaway! Those charms are adorable! I wish I could go to sewing summit... Thanks for a chance to win! :)

Carla G said...

I'm a new follower of your blog! :)

Carla G said...

I shared on twitter...
https://twitter.com/CGeates/status/257675721747607553

Michele said...

I know, I know. Not being at Sewing Summit is killing me. So I guess I'll have to shar the pity with all the others that aren't there too. My sad part is that I don't ahve anything to link up with at the pity party since I don't have a machine to use. Oh well. Sometimes things just don't work out.

Michele said...

Of course I follow you! Hopefully to Sewing Summit 2013.

Lucy | Charm About You said...

That is so adorable!! Thanks for the giveaway for us poor lot stuck at home ;)

Lucy | Charm About You said...

I am a follower!

Pippa Parsons said...

Im a loyal follower )

Pippa Parsons said...

my DH bought me some charms but for some reason the shipping to France was stupidly high :( I must remind him again because they make great pressies from the kids to me, thanks for the giveaway

Kelli Fannin Quilts said...

Oh, so cute, and thanks for the heads up. :)

Kelli Fannin Quilts said...

I am a follower! Non-sewing-summit-attending sewists unite! ;) Thanks for the chance to win such sweet charms. :)

Cindy Sharp said...

Not at sewing summit either, nor was I. Which is just as well. My new Bloggy friends might discover that I am a terribly quiet and boring person in the flesh.

Kathy Davis said...

No Sewing Summet for me. I wish... I live in the MO Ozarks and the only place to even get sewing supplies is WalMart, but glad to have it. They sure don't sell cute pins like this though.
Thanks for the chance. I LOVE to sew!
Kathy Davis
kdavis1@centurytel.net

Kathy Davis said...

GFC follower as Mrs. Kathy Davis
Kathy Davis
kdavis1@centurytel.net

Cheryl's Teapots2Quilting said...

What? Our rotary blades don't come with nicks on them? Sew cute! Thanks for the chance.

Cheryl's Teapots2Quilting said...

Of course I follow your blog! I'm playing catch up from this weekend.

polly said...

just love it! very cute

polly said...

gfc-polly

Kwolek21 said...

I love these charms, they are adorable..thank you.

Kwolek21 said...

I follow GFC as Linda Kwolek

Kwolek21 said...

And I tweeted https://twitter.com/kwolek21/status/258909028116221952

Karen O said...

Great charms. Very generous of you to give them away.