Tuesday, December 1, 2009

2009 SMS Giveaway Day!

New people: thanks for coming! Return visitors, thanks for coming back!
It's that time again-- Giveaway Day! Here's what I have for you at the Sweat Shop:

Some fat quarters I've been saving/hoarding from Anna Maria Horner:


Also, a pillow I made. Here's the front (careful viewers will see some AMH in here, too):

And here's the back, made out of super soft corduroy:
It's on a 16" pillow form and it's an envelope back, so I suppose if you hate the pillow you can just use the form.

Now, the details:

I'll leave this contest open until December 6, 2009. To enter to win, please leave a comment, and tell me something interesting about yourself, and then I'll pick a winner. Here's something about me: my birthday is December 23, and I love having it so close to all of the holidays because I feel like everyone gets to celebrate with me!

Thanks for playing!

402 comments:

  1. i'm the first! yay...
    your task is hard... i love to eat and sew and felt^0^

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  2. My birthday is also in Dec (18th), and I too have always loved having it so close to Christmas-- just made the season that much better!
    Something interesting about myself... I've lived all over the world- 9 cities in 6 countries in 3 continents, and am now living in Hawaii, and wondering about where the next place will be.
    I love the pillow by the way!! and the fat quarters!

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  3. Something interesting about me. I love sci fi tv :)

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  4. Hello!!! What a fun giveaway. Something interesting about me.....I live in Vienna, Austria.

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  5. Hi, My sister Erin is also the 23rd of December, and it is true she does get to celebrate it with everyone, and she makes it very known that there must be 2 gifts for her so that she is not missing out! I love Anna Maria Horner so this is right up my alley! An interesting fact about me....hmmm...I knit Baby Cocoons, sorry couldn't think of anything else more interesting!

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  6. Something about me?
    I've just quit my job to start a quilt making business.
    Andi :-)

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  7. love colours on pillow and fabrics. i'm crazy mom of 3 angels, who loves crafting. pretty new in patchwork but really would love to learn move, as my kids says it's never late to learn something new:)

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  8. beautiful parcel!!! lovely!
    please count me in!!
    and go to my blog
    http://rosaechocolat.blogspot.com/
    I’m hosting this giveaway too :))
    HUGS from Portugal :)))

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  9. wow - beautiful pillow. nice to find all thesenew blogs thorugh SMS.

    something about me - I am American, married to an Englishman I met in Israel and we live in Australia!

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  10. I'm Lia...I have two gorgeous little misfits and a self confessed fabric addict and craft/sewing book compulsive.....but I'm a generally happy person :)

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  11. Oh, I would love to win! AMH is my alltime favorite fabric designer :)
    Something interesting about me. Actually there is nothing too interesting about me: I have my own little shop for bags on Dawanda (little sister of Etsy) and I sell mainly bags over there. I am a fabric addict and my fabric closet is way too crowded but somehow the world doesn't stop creating wonderful designs so each week it gets cosier and cosier in there.
    I can't throw away any of my fabric scraps, I use them for making cards, quilts or boxes to keep my scraps :) Anything bigger then a thumbnail gets to be kept, a little creepy, but I just can't throw away fabric (anything else is fine!)
    Thank you for this opportunity, I promise not to hoard this fabric and use it in my next quilt :)
    Johanna

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  12. Something interesting about me is that I was in a waterskiing show when I was in college! It was on a lake where we were always afraid there were snakes in the water so we never wanted to fall!

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  13. well, my daughter said something interesting yesterday! We were outside making a wreath, and it was chilly and she was tired so when we were walking back inside she said (in an exasperated voice) "my energy is out of breath". I thought that was an apt way of describing it!
    Thanks for the giveaway, love the pillow!

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  14. Gorgeous pillow! You are so talented! I'm not sure this is that interesting, but I got hooked into sewing and quilting in 2007 and became obsessed. Before that, I couldn't sew a button on. Wait, I still can't sew a button on! But I can sew and quilt! ;)

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  15. This is on my list to make. You could save me some time. Yours is lovely!

    Something about me. Right now I am living in FL and my husband is living in NC. He just started a new job 3 weeks ago and I am dealing with the house and all the leftover issues in our home in FL. Three more weeks and he comes home for Christmas!

    butlerswife@gmail.com

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  16. i LOVE anna! those fabrics are great. love the pillow too.

    i guess something interesting about me would be that i'm 28, and don't know how to drive a car. i have always been a bit afraid to drive, so i never learned. i walk everywhere. i'm also afraid of butterflies, and ferris wheels. :)

    funny huh?

    thanks for the cute giveaway. and happy birthday.

    -krista

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  17. Super cute pillow!

    Hrm, something interesting... I used to be a music major, and my instrument was the double bass (classical). I haven't touched it in years, but I really miss it.

    Liz @ teeny tiny quilts

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  18. my pets out number me 4:1 and they are three different species: cat, dog, and chinchills.
    very nice stash of fabrics!

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  19. I love those fabrics and I just LOVE the pillow, I'll try to make a tote bag with that tree for me! I live in Chile and love sewing, it's quite expensive to buy fabrics from the States and have them deliverd to Chile, but I find a lot of nice fabrics in shops that sell fabric by the pound here!

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  20. Love the pillow - I made a shirt for my daughter based on that pattern.

    Interesting . . my first job in Ottawa was on Parliament Hill . . i worked as an intern and worked with Members of Parliament on both the Government side and the Opposition - we did study trips too and visited legislatures in Brussels, Strasbourg (European Parliament), Uk (met the British Prime Minister), the US capitol, Toronto, and the far North (Iqaluit, Nunavut). What a year!

    Thanks for the chance to win!

    Donna
    kindredcrafters (at) gmail (dot) com

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  21. I needed to read this today...seriously I think I've been directed here with reason. I hope you will take time and read my blog post from yesterday....and perhaps one I made back in August called My Birthday...NOT! My birthday is Dec 22nd...I hate it. You made me think...I've been trying to put a positive spin on the holiday birth. Thank you for that.

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  22. great giveaway! my name is bess and i secretly wish someone would steal my minivan so i can get something more fun to drive. :)

    great giveaway!

    jbknav@hotmail.com

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  23. Cute pillow and lovely fabrics. As for interesting, I'm a grad student and made my students try to sew for a section about the garment industry.

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  24. That pillow is super cute! Something about me... I knit, crochet and spin and I'm learning to sew.

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  25. I LOVE THAT PILLOW! That is awesome! Something interesting about me....I have a small obsession with owls. Anything with owls.

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  26. I am an archaeologist (people always think that is interesting and sometimes it is) but I am a stay at home mom now.

    Great giveaway!

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  27. Hmmm...something interesting about me. I played the violin for 13 years, then quit. Haven't played since. I don't know what I was thinking.

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  28. Great giveaway, love the fabric and the pillow is great too, thanks for the giveaway.
    I have green eyes and live in Florence, AZ a one stop lite town.
    littlefamily1997 at msn com

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  29. I got on one of those home reno shows, only to have them paint my living room two horrific shades of green and replace my sofa with three separate chairs. The funniest part was they made me pose with power tools, but I wasn't really allowed to touch them for insurance purposes. (They must have known I'm clumsy).

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  30. I love that pillow--and would use IT, not just the form! And that fabric is so gorgeous.

    My birthday's also near Christmas, in January. Sometimes I open gifts on my birthday and find a note inside that says "Remember your Christmas gift." Haha.

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  31. A December birthday??? I have three grandchildren with December birthdays - one on Christmas Day. Happy early birthday.

    Love the fabrics and the cute, cute, pillow.

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  32. That pillow is darling! Something interesting about me... syrup is my mortal enemy. My four children can cover every surface of my house with stickiness in twenty seconds flat.
    Thanks!

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  33. My birthday is the day after Christmas so I rarely get to celebrate. But that is just sad and not interesting. *laugh*

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  34. Wonderful giveaway! Thanks for the chance.

    An interesting thing about myself...hmmm...how about that I grew up speaking Russian at home.

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  35. That pillow is gorgeous!

    I eat steal cut oats for breakfast every morning, and never get sick of it...

    Thanks for hosting a GiveAway!

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  36. i am an AMH big time fan and a nurse midwife.

    phillandlesley(at)msn(dot)com

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  37. i had 3 kids in 3 years! am i nuts?!! maybe, but i love it. and i love all that stuff in your giveaway!!! thanks :-)

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  38. yes! AMH and a gorgeous pillow! that would be such a score. something interesting: i love traveling and have lived in the netherlands and japan.

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  39. hmmm...something interesting about me? I am a typo nerd. I find typos in everything I read. It's a sickness.

    Great giveaway!

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  40. I'm 19 weeks pregant - that's about the most interesting thing about me these days!

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  41. i'm just learning how to sew and would love to add to my stash!

    something interesting? i have 4 year old boy/girl twins. that might not be interesting but it's about the only thing i have going on!

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  42. i don't like chocolate. yuck! happy giveaway day! here's my giveaway http://www.simplymodernmom.com/2009/12/the-gift-box-a-giveaway/

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  43. Wow! I love your pillow! Something interesting about me, hmmm... I love to cook but it requires dirtying most of the dishes in the kitchen and I hate clean-up!

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  44. Hi here's my random piece of information about myself - I don't like to breathe 'recycled' air - this means I have to have the covers far away from my face when I sleep

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  45. My interesting fact: I used to be part of a crew for a hot air balloon and have been on several flights. I absolutely long to get up in the air again, but there aren't any opportunities where I live now. One day, I hope I can be in a crew again!

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  46. Wow, the pillow is just lovely! I'm a geek 40 hours a week, a Mom all the time, serve on the local Planning and Zoning Commission in between, and sew when I can!

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  47. fun giveaway!my birthday is close to chirstmas ( jan 2nd) as well and i feel the same way you do about it. i love it plus people feel badly that it is so close to the holidays and give me fun gifts to make up for it!

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  48. I heart both the prizes. Thanks for participating in the giveaway.

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  49. My Bday's on Jan. 14th and I like to say I get to celebrate extra long with the MLK holiday. Ppl are off, so let the celebration continue! Thanks for the chance!

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  50. I really like the fabrics and the pillow!

    Something interesting about me...hmmm...well I am a pretty interesting person so this is hard. I will say that I can not sneeze like a normal person for some reason. I have been told that my sneeze is like a cartoon mouse.

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  51. Love your fabric - no wonder you've been hoarding it. Something interesting about me is that I have a rare brain disease called Intracranial Hypertension of Pseudotumor Cerebri. Always trying to raise awareness. Thanks for the give away.

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  52. Great giveaway! I've been a RN for 10 years but just recently quit working to stay home with my 2 year old. What a crazy change to go from working mom of 3 kiddos to home all day with a 2 year old! Thanks for the prizes. alusco@centurytel.net

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  53. Wanna trade giveaway prizes?? LOL! Anyway, I think I'm pretty boring, not interesting...but I'll try. I've never been nicknamed - always Michelle, nothing shorter. Which was good - I grew up in a town of 850 people, and there was another Michelle (aka Shelli) that lived a block away from me our whole lives, born on the same day (different hospital), so I kept my name as is...

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  54. Great giveaway! thanks for the opportunity! I am a knitting & sewing lawyer, not sure how many of those there are around! toilandtrouble [at] spambog [dot] com

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  55. LOVE anna maria horner!
    I can touch my tongue to my nose. :)
    SparklePowerCandace@gmail.com

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  56. im a fan of the AMH line also. the pillow is great too. humm, something about me.....everyday i have to do two things or i go crazy: run and sew. meganlahayes at gmail dot com rmhayes.blogspot.com

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  57. What a beautiful pillow, no one will hate it!! Something interesting about me...I've been at work for 2 hours and all I've done is entered Giveaways at SMS :)!!!

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  58. Fun giveaway! My interesting thing...I was born on Valentines Day...I always felt like I was missing out!

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  59. Lovely, lovely things. Thank you for your generosity!

    stephw3-at-yahoo

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  60. I love the fabric and the pillow! About me... my feet are not quite the same size, with the right one being 1/2 size larger. It makes shoe shopping interesting!

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  61. BEAUTIFUL gifts!! :) something interesting about me...i am fluent in LOLspeak :)

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  62. I love AMH! Something about me...I've been a vegetarian for half my life.

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  63. Love the fabric and pillow....

    I am an excessive person, like, if I find a pattern I love to do, I will do it multiple times until I get sick of making it.

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  64. Awesome giveaway!
    something about me... I love veggies and want to be an organic farmer!

    gretsky91(at)gmail(dot)com

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  65. My grandmother was a opera singer and my grandfather was a blacksmith - odd couple, huh? Thanks for the giveaway!
    jmhamlin826 AT yahoo DOT com

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  66. Oh, that's a lovely prize package :)

    Something interesting about me: me, my eldest daughter, and my mother in law were all born on Labour Day (all on different dates though).

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  67. The fabrics and pillow are beautiful! Me- I had cataracts when I was 6 yrs old.

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  68. What a gorgeous giveaway. Just use the pillow form -- you have got to be joking!!
    I went from litigating to quilting almost 20 years ago. My quilting pals saved my spirit fighting stage four colorectal cancer more than seven years ago.

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  69. Love, love, love! What's better than a comfy corduroy pillow?

    Something interesting... well, I used to be in a circus. I can't juggle but I can unicycle, spin poi, tightrope walk and stiltwalk (not all at once, obviously...)!

    Skip.

    http://skippedydoodah.wordpress.com

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  70. What beautiful fabric!! Hmmm, something interesting about me... I love to run and have ran 2 full marathons and a half marathon- but I also love to sit and eat a half gallon of ice cream :)

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  71. I'm from Germany. I dont like Sauerkraut, but I love Bratwurst. Interesting ? ? Doubt it, but still..

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  72. I really like the pillow!

    I had surprise identical twins. Like, the older boy was 15 minutes old before we realized our younger boy existed.

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  73. YAY! I live just south of Indy (greenwood area), so I'm excited to find your blog. I'd be so excited to win! AMH is one of my fave designers and Good Folks is amazing.

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  74. Something interesting about me. Hmm... Every time I am pregnant I know because I get congested and it doesn't go away until 24 hours after I give birth. Weird, huh?

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  75. One can never have too many pillows, especially as beautiful as the one in the giveaway. Interestingly enough I am not interesting at all. angie.huffman@gmail.com

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  76. Hate the pillow? It's beautiful and I love that you used corduroy on the back!

    My daughter is turning 2 on Dec 14th and I was so worried about having her b-day in Dec that she wouldn't feel special and now I've learned everyone who has a b-dy in Dec loves it :) Thanks for sharing that!

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  77. That pillow is darling! I love to craft, but even more for others than for myself. I like having things I've made, but seeing someone's face light up when I give them something handmade brings me more joy!

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  78. I love banana and peanut butter sandwiches!

    Great giveaway, love the pillow.

    Merry Christmas!

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  79. I am THRILLED to hear you love your bday near Christmas...my sons bday is dec 13 and I wonder if he will like/dislike that as he gets older? Anyway, interesting fact...my son's birthday SHOULD HAVE been late January, but that was not the way it worked out. THankfully all is good!! ALso, I did a pillow v. similar to yours from tutorial on cluck cluck sew. Your giveaway is very generous. Thank you...also...Im a Hoosier too!

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  80. I love the fabric and the pillow- so cute! Thank you for this opportunity!

    Something interesting about me- I studied abroad in Italy for a year during college! :)

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  81. I've only traveled once outside of the US - and that was to Colombia!

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  82. ohh! AMH fat quarters! YUMMY! I'm actually in the middle of a quilt along that I'm doing with Good Folks! I'm a mother of 2 girls, a Navy Wife, and my husband's birthday is Dec. 24th! I always feel bad for him thinking that he kinda gets jipped; but he always says the same thing as you. He gets to celebrate with a ton of family and it's always a great day!

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  83. Nice giveaway! Something about me? Well, I practically live on the floor. Everyone thinks it's weird, but even though I have chairs and a couch, I always sit on the floor to eat, watch TV, or work on my laptop!

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  84. that pillow is great!

    I can (or used to) be able to read ancient Mayan Hieroglyphs

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  85. Something interesting? I have a black belt in Taekwondo, but you'd never know it, looking at me.
    Thanks for the chance to win these lovely gifts

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  86. I love it!

    I'm a blonde/blue eyed girl that no one believe speaks Spanish until they hear me. And I played in a mariachi group which threw a lot of people for a loop.

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  87. Very nice! Thank you for the opportunity!

    Something interesting about me...I ran my first 5K last week and I had a great time! (OK, I realize that's probably only interesting TO me, and not ABOUT me...)

    secretcake (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  88. Great giveaway! mmmm something interesting about me....mmmm I love all kinds of crafts, but can't paint!

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  89. Here's something interesting about me... This giveaway has my name written all over it! I live on Park Avenue in Montreal... AND my initials are AMH, just like the fabric's designer! :D

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  90. I love trees, so that pillow is perfect for me! Am drooling over the fabrics too. I've lived here in the town I was born in all my life...nearly 50 years!

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  91. I love the pillow! As for something interesting about me...hmmmm. I used to play the English Handbells.

    attemptingcreativity at gmail dot com

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  92. I love the pillow - beautiful!

    Something interesting about me - I am a clown. Not a circus variety but a clown, as in the red-nose-wearing type!

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  93. The pillow is awesome--no on will just use the form! Something interesting about me.....why can't I think of anything? Well, I make beautiful wedding cakes but I don't actually like it. I don't know if that is interesting or just dumb. Maybe I should stop making them!

    Thanks so much for the chance to win!

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  94. Something interesting about me - I'm a whistler :) I'm currently driving my cube-mates nuts whistling "Let it Snow" :)

    (I've faved a pillow on Flickr so similar to that one I wonder if you made it too! It's absolutely GORGEOUS!!)

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  95. I love it! The pillow is gorgeous! And I'm glad to know you like your birthday so close to Christmas - my son's is the 21st, and I'm hoping he doesn't hate it being so close...

    Something interesting about me - I studied opera for 10 years, but now I haven't sung in 10 years. sigh...

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  96. Another December birthday here -- mine is next week!

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  97. I recently got married and for the wedding instead of a guest book I made a guest quilt for everyone to sign. I made the quilt top and left it in 4 large pieces so it could be arranged on the table. Then people signed in fabric pens I supplied. It worked out SO well, I am so giddy to finish making the rest of this quilt. Also, this is my first time making a quilt, a friend of mine who is a pro is helping me.

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  98. Something interesting, huh? I have two different colored eyes. One hazel and one brown. :)

    Thanks for the giveaway!

    www.babyvalone.blogspot.com

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  99. first of all happy birthday soon! my birthday is a little later, at january 24th. i am a yunge mother of 3 kids.
    thanks for asking
    and thanks for the giveaway!

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  100. Love it! We're getting ready to celebrate our 1 year wedding annivesary the weekend after new years!

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  101. What a wonderful package of goodies this would be to win! Something interesting is that I live in Muncie, IN! Sew, howdy neighbor!

    Thanks for such a fun giveaway and the chance to win!
    Merry Christmas!
    mayhem5@softhome.net

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  102. Great giveaway! As for something interesting about me, street lights go out when I walk under them! I'm used to it but it freaks other people out!

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  103. beautiful pillow. Something interesting about me...when I was 5 I declared I was allergic to bananas and never touched another one until I was 15 when I discovered peanut butter and banana sandwiches. It is still the only way I can eat bananas.

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  104. I'm not really that interesting...but here goes...I'm a Kiwi (New Zealander) living in Australia with my family, I have 2 kids, 2 dogs and 2 chooks!

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  105. Hmmm. In many ways I'm a craftin' hippy, but I love video games.

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  106. interesting, hard... I'm having a hysterectomy tomorrow because I carry the BRCA1 gene mutation. Christmas will be interesting as I will be in full recovery mode!

    Please enter me in the draw!

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  107. Something interesting about me is that I sometimes can't sleep at night because I have so many quilting ideas running around in my head!!

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  108. That pillow is adorable! Happy birthday a bit early! I love our fruit cake that has non-candied real fruit in it. Is that remotely interesting?

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  109. Most people seem to think the most interesting thing about me is that I have 5 kids but I am also a super fast reader. :)

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  110. i'm new to sewing. i just recently pulled out the sewing machine my mother-in-law gave me a few months before we got married! it was sitting in its box unopened for the last 5 years! now, i do enjoy sewing, but have limited time to do it, thanks to the 3 kids who popped up during those last 5 years! :)

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  111. Thanks for a great giveaway!
    My daughters birthday is also 23rd December & it is always a time for me to be thankful for the privalege of having such a lovely daughter
    Merry Christmas!

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  112. Cheers from Barcelona!
    My name is Silvia, I am from Spain, I'm 31 (almost 32... in January!), I love sewing, reading and surfing the Internet, and find it really hard to balance it all! I work in a public library, I have 2 tattoos, 2 sisters and 1 boyfriend, I just came back from Paris on a bookish trip and am already thinking about next year's trip to NYC!!

    I don't know if any of that is interesting, but it's all true :-)

    Thanks for the opportunity to win!!

    Contact:librosfera(at)gmail(dot)com

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  113. what a gorgeous pillow (and the fabric, too)! thanks for the opportunity to win... giveaway day is awesome :)
    cheers
    sarita0818 at comcast dot net

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  114. Thanks for a great giveaway! Something interesting about me... I love the Muppets and I'm 30 years old.

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  115. LOVE the pillow! Something interesting...hmmmm... I once flirted with Kelsey Grammar at a Neil Young concert in L.A.

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  116. Your pillow is beautiful. My nephews birthday is also Dec. 23rd as for the interesting thing my daughter, mother-in law and grandmother all have the same birthday.

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  117. I love the pillow! My daughter was born on my Birthday. She was 9 days late and I'm convinced she was waiting. I love celebrating with her! josilva3(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  118. Your tree pillow is FABULOUS!!
    Let's see, what's interesting about me? I was the president of a MINI Cooper Enthusiast Club in Philadelphia for 3 years!

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  119. I love that pillow, I have a thing for tree motifs so if it came to my house it would be loved as is! Something interesting, well...how about I am adopted from Korea and my brother is from India and we were both raised by parents of Polish/German heritage. katiesnestingspot(at)live(dot)com

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  120. Thanks for the great offer! Now something interesting about myself.. hmm, I'm 25 years old and I love sewing and quilting! haha, and I'm also a co-home owner at the age of 25 with my loving fiance =P Oh, and I cannot wait to have some babies =P

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  121. MMMMM....Anna Maria.

    About me, um, I can't tell time very well. Embarrassing, but true. I'm crap at it.

    albeaton (at) aol (dot) com

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  122. My birthday is Dec 18th and i always hated having it so close to Christmas as a kid because people would give me joint presents. Now I don't mind so much because it means December is one long party

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  123. Something interesting about me.. I was on a reality show! It's called "Bulging Brides" and it's all about getting into shape for your wedding day. It was a lot of fun to be part of and I got to be on TV!


    Giveaway day is awesome.

    Michelle
    michelou[at]gmail[dot]com

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  124. Great prizes!! Okay, my interesting thing is that I got married one month before my 18th birthday. No shotgun or anything, I just really wanted that date and couldn't stand the idea of waiting a whole year! We're coming up on 5 years and each one has been better than the last!

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  125. Wow! Such a nice giveaway! I've had a blah day, but it's been fun searching thru all the giveaways.

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  126. Hi, that cushion is gorgeous. Hmm something interesting about me.. I live in Australia and have never seen another country (actually that's sort of sad lol)

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  127. I secretly love step aerobics. It makes me think I can actually dance.

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  128. i love the word awesome. also, that cushion is super awesome!

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  129. LOVE that pillow!! My birthday is on Valentines day!!

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  130. love the pillow and the fabric! My birthday is December 12, I have the same thought as you. The whole world decorates just for my birthday :-)

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  131. That's really interesting, I my birthday is in July and I love having it half way though the year, so every 6 months I either get Christmas or a birthday. I like your attitude- I guess you get lots of decorations for your birthday each year, too, huh. Hmm, something interesting. YOu never think yourself to be that interesting do you? We have 10 baby chicks and 3 pigs at the moment- is that interesting? I work with people who are dying (in palliative care), actually that might be interesting, it's a priveledge to be involved in palliative care.

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  132. Oh, that pillow is so like one I'd wanted to make for my dear friend's new baby (her name is Sylvia, which means forest). Interesting is in the eye of the beholder...the only thing I couldn't stand to eat while I was pregnant was Goddess salad dressing.

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  133. Great giveaway! Something interesting about me- I was born in Jamaica. My father is Chinese Jamaican, my mother is from Belize. I grew up in Toronto, Canada and am now living in Los Angeles with my American husband and daughter. And I miss snow at Christmas.

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  134. oooh How could anyone hate that pillow? It's darling! & Anna Maria fabrics are to die for! Interesting about me? Hmmmm I'm left handed, how's that?

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  135. Well I love that pillow, I would use it :) Something interesting...I've discovered this thrift store, about 15 min from my home, was there yesterday and today (looking for wool sweaters to felt) and got some gorgeous old glass ornaments for pennies! I love all the old Christmas decorations!
    Thanks for the fun!

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  136. great - GREAT giveaway...
    colors, everything!
    i'd love to win. . .

    thank you!

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  137. Love the pillow!! My bday is Aug 21 and I gated that it was often on the first day of the school year.

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  138. I think your pillow is absolutely lovely. Randsom fact about me....I'm in school in order to become an embalmer.

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  139. Love that fabric too - I haven't bought any yet because I don't want to take scissors to them! :)
    Something interesting about me is that I work as a pediatric cardiac nurse at the Children's Hospital here in Denver and I absolutely LOVE my job.

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  140. I love the pillow and fabric. I hope I win. Today I worked at my church's school making pierogi, a very delicious Polish food. They are sold at the holidays to raise money for the school, and they always sell out.

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  141. My grandmother's birthday is the 23rd and mine is the 24th of December, I took have always liked being so close to the holidays, always liked having the beautiful lights and decorations up for my birthday too. Those are beautiful fabrics and I love the tree on the pillow.

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  142. A gorgeous pillow and some beautiful fabrics from one of my favourite designers. thanks for the of so generous giveaway!! Something random about me Hmmm.... In the last month I have completed to epic cycling events/races. One was 200kms and the other was 160 kms. Both were hard and hilly and I'm feeling pretty pleased with myself for completing them.

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  143. I love the tree pillow!! Something interesting about me - I went on Vacation 6 years ago to Eastern Canada, fell in love with the landscape, was offered a job, and never went back home! Looking back at it I can't believe that I made such a rash decision (moving cross-country isn't usually a decision you make in a week!) but at the time it seemed the right thing to do and I have never regretted it!

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  144. I watch soaps while I'm blogging.
    great giveaway

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  145. I love the pillow. My random fact is that orange is my favorite color. Not many girls pick that as a favorite color and I have often been teased about it but it's true. I LOVE orange.

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  146. Happy Birthday soon.....celebrate with my son who was born Dec. 25th. Ne was never happy about his birthday. !2 years ago he became even less happy when my neice gave birth to her son on Christmas day.....BOYS they are never happy about good things!

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  147. That pillow is beautiful! How are you going to part with it??
    Something interesting: I have phonaphobia (the name I've given to being afraid of the phone...lol)

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  148. Those fabrics are super pretty, as is the pillow. Also? I was born on a bus.

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  149. Cute pillow! I love to read knitting magazines before I go to sleep.

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  150. I love the pillow! I am a special ed teacher and right now I am on maternity leave.

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  151. I love that pillow! It would look really pretty on my sofa!

    Interesting about me, hmm..I'm a pediatric oncology nurse and I love, love, love my job.

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  152. I hate to admit it but I am a bag lady. I love bags, any kind. I even love backpacks or carryons. Weird huh?

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  153. I am a fourth generation quilter(on both sides of my family). I am just started to learn how to piece quilts from my mother and grandmother. Hopefully, one day I'll teach my daughter.

    cassandra.pendergraff (at) gmail (dot) com

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  154. Something interesting about me- I met my husband online.

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  155. Pretty fabrics and I love the pillow!

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  156. Hi I am Desiree. Interesting fact is I love ranch dressing on everything. Thank you for the chance to win. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas. -dez
    simply.simon.sisters(at)gmail(dot)com

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  157. I love that pillow and the fabric! My birthday is coming up on Dec 26th. I'm not so hot on it being so close to Christmas but hey, you get what you get right? I'm not sure how interesting I am but I think it's interesting that I will sing anything. Really, anything. Jingles, songs from kid's shows, anything I hear in the store or on the radio...my kids just love it.;)

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  158. Beautiful fabric and pillow! You already know I am a children's librarian, but I have worked there since high school - 13 years!

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  159. The pillow looks great! I want to try that technique in a banner some time. I live in the Pacific Northwest, where it is green year round, and outdoor activities are limitless. BUT...I still think the Midwest plains (where I grew up) is the most beautiful landscape in the world!

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  160. what a great giveaway. thank you for the chance to win....and thanks for coming to my bog as well and entering. good luck

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  161. Not love the pillow...nonsense! Both the giveaways are great and I hope I win!! Interesting about myself: I've been to the Amazon three times.

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  162. Awesome giveaway! Probably the most interesting thing about me is my husband and I are building a house ourselves. Lots of work but very gratifying!

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  163. Great giveaway!!!
    Weird fact:
    I don't like most fish, but I will eat sardines!!

    Thank you for the opportunity to enter.

    SheilaC

    shecarita(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  164. Oh yes, please call me. I love AMH too! Come enter my drawing as well.

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  165. great giveaway!

    Let's see... something interesting about me... I used to hold a commercial drivers license because I drove campus buses in college.

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  166. Something funny and related is that I'm perpetually starting projects and leaving them unfinished. I need a serious deadline or for what I'm making to be a gift in order to stay on track. Otherwise, I'll go to the store to pick up batting to finish one quilt, and leave with yards of fabric to make another. But it keeps me busy!

    Thanks for the giveaway!
    ferilyn@yahoo.com

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  167. Great giveaway! I collect turtles, I have ALL types of turtles, candle sticks to zipper pulls, over 300 turtles.

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  168. So cute! My birthday is on valentine's day--always hated it. Thanks for the give away!

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  169. That pillow! I saw a tute for it on SMS... I used to be allergic to apple juice. it made me super hyper! but no more, alas.

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  170. Lovely pillow! I crack up my colleagues because I don't like giving my name to strangers on the phone when I'm placing an order... so whenever I order sandwiches I say my name is Skippy.

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  171. What gorgeous fabrics and that pillow is way cute. About me..........I love crunchy peanut butter on bananas!

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  172. Gorgeous pillow!

    Let's see ... my name is Jodi and I once visited the Elephant Sanctuary and walked among the elephants. Incredible Day.

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  173. Hmm, interesting? I spin my own yarn for knitting

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  174. I love pillows!! and this fabric is great!
    Something "interesting" about me is that I am a triplet! I was born on April 15th, 1980.
    Happy Holidays!
    h_freund@Hotmail.com

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  175. Thanks for the giveaway! If I should happen to win, please let me know - elizabethdaming(AT)yahoo(DOT)com

    Interesting thing about me - I was born February 29th, so I only get a "real" birthday every four years!

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  176. Hi, what pretty fabrics! My birthday is in March. I never liked it then, and always wanted to trade with my sister (hers is in july). that way I could have a pool party!
    Thanks for a chance to win.
    curry(dot)jessica(at)gmail(dot)com

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  177. Something interesting about myself--- When I was nine, I won a turkey and a pack of beer from a local radio station. I was sad when they'd only give me the turkey because I was nine (I had no idea what beer was then, just wanted to win it all!)!

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  178. Oh my goodness! I am a total AMH nerd, and that pillow is absolutely gorgeous. An interesting thing about me...we're moving across the country (CA to GA) tomorrow. And I'm surfing giveaways online. Gahh!

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  179. I love the pillow cover and fabric! Nice giveaway.

    Something interesting about me, huh? Well, I learned to sew when I was four, my grandmother taught me how. I love the color tangerine orange and my husband and I are attempting to buy our first house.

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  180. I am a woman and have a twin brother who doesn't look much like me. All our life when people who have met both of us hear that we are twins they ask, "Are you identical?"

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  181. Hi Rachael,
    Thanks for the giveaway. I make great vegan cookies and cupcakes!

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  182. Thi pillow would look amazing on my couch! Oh how I hope I win! :) Something interesting huh? Hmm...I am currently in Texas but my heart belongs up north in Alaska! Ahh someday!

    www.ourbrokenroad.blogspot.com

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  183. Thank you for the chance to win the darling pillow and fabric. An interesting fact about me is that I won a destruction derby when I was 19 years old.

    Have a great birthday and Happy Holidays.

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  184. The pillow is fantastic! It would be wonderful to win it. Hmmm.... something interesting about me? I know I can't ride a bicycle. I've tried for years but just can't get my balance. Weird huh?
    http://tinknfrog.blogspot.com/
    Cheers!

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  185. That is gorgeous! I see you are in Indy...gotta love a local girl!

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  186. hmmm.. something interesting. People think it's weird that I am a grown woman who loves to play video games and craft. odd combo, i guess? =P

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  187. Here's something about me: I love to cook but I don't like eating it!
    Great giveaway! thank you

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  188. What a lovely pillow (the fabric isn't too shabby either! Love it)
    As for me? Hmm...when I was a little girl I would love to watch old movies from hollywoods golden age and I wanted to grow up and marry Gene Kelly or Cary Grant.

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  189. hi
    thanks for the great giveaway!
    i have two webbed toes - ugh!!
    gill x

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  190. Hmm...I know how to play Camptown Races on a banjo! :)

    Genevieve
    www.prettywit.etsy.com
    jenny(at)ykwc(dot)net

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  191. Your pillow is gorgeous! I love it.

    Something interesting about me...

    I cannot tolerate the texture of velvet. Even the thought of touching velvet makes me cringe... so I am cringing right now.

    Happy Holidays! And thanks for the chance to enter your contest!

    kimmieluwho at yahoo dot ca

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  192. I forgot my blog there is also a giveaway
    http://busybeefree.blogspot.com/

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  193. I am Dutch and live in France with my partner, 4 chickens, 1 coq, a dog acat and two lovely donkey's

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  194. Hiya - I'm a newish mama to an 18 month year old, a part time worker and a full time homemaker! The fabric is lovely! Thanks for the chance to enter!

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  195. What a lovely giveaway! And I just love that you love having a birthday close to christmas. Two of my kids have close to christmas birthdays (December 15th & January 18th). I alway's wonder if it takes some of the joy out of having a birthday. Hopefully they will be like you and just enjoy the big stretch of celebrating!

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  196. Lovely! Thanks for the opportunity.
    I like to spin wool.

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  197. I'm glad to hear that you like having your birthday so close to Christmas. My daughter was born on Christmas morning and everyone feels bad for her. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  198. I love it all, something interesting about me is I can gooble and sound just like a turkey...

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