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Welcome to my blog! If you have popped across from the Quilter's Blog Hop - WELCOME! We are all celebrating their 5th birthday and I am celebrating having 300 followers! I am so glad you are here :)
Hi - I am Amy and I am a fabriholic!! I love fabric. I love quilting. I love crafts. And chocolate. Especially chocolate!! I also love the blogging community that we are all a part of. I have made some amazing 'blogging friends' and even met a few of them in person!
I love how generous people are - quilters and crafters freely share their ideas, their patterns and their 'schtuff'. Squishy packages are sent to and fro all over the world to happy, squealing recipients! I have been a happy, squealing recipient more than once and I have loved and appreciated every squishy package I have been sent.
So, I am going to share my appreciation and send a squishy package to one lucky person:
Included is a Fig Tree & Co pattern called 'Slipper Cuties', two fat quarters to start your slippers off, some Gutermann recycled polyester thread in red and three zippers - one red, one green and one brown!! I'm thinking a little bit of chocolate might make it into the parcel too.... and I promise it won't be an empty wrapper!!
To enter, feel free to do one -or all three- of the following:
- One entry -- recommend a book for me to read this holiday season
- Second entry -- become a GFC follower and tell me so in the comments (if you are already a GFC follower, please say so in the comments)
- Third entry -- 'favourite' my Etsy shop (which is a little empty at the moment!!!) and tell me in a comment
Be sure to visit the other participating blogs [list goes live December 10th of more than 150 blogs!] for more chances to win! Have fun blog-hopping! I know I will -- I'm off to make some new 'blogging friends'!
Enjoy!
PS - Thank you Michele for orgainsing another great Blog-Hop with Giveaways!
I've just read The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Steven Baxter which was really interesting, and I'm also halfway through I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou which is amazing! Neither of them are light hearted Christmassy reading though. I also recently read 1,227 QI facts, which had me saying "Did you know that..." to Hubs every two mins!
ReplyDeleteAnd I am a follower, thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteI just finished reading Heads in Beds, an insider's look at the hotel industry from a front desk manager's perspective. It was a fun, easy read (great if you're going to be traveling and want something that's not too deep).
ReplyDeleteI'm already a follower via Google Reader.
ReplyDeleteI just went over to Etsy and added your shop to my favorites. Thanks for the chances to win!
ReplyDeleteI'm a happy follower!
ReplyDeleteI have favourited your shop!
ReplyDeleteI've recently discovered Anita Shreve - I'm reading Fortune Rocks at the moment!
ReplyDeletedid you ask for books on the other give away too? hmm I would still recommend "The Help"
ReplyDeleteMy that was specific GFC follower ... took me a while to figure out how to check that - I only read the blogs in my reader ..
ReplyDeleteBut yes apparnetly I do follow via the GFC thingy
And I went to your Etsy store - with the UK thing shipping shouldn't cause a heart attack here, just the very urgend need for some valium ...
ReplyDeleteI am already a follower. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI just finished reading Water for Elephants and really enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteI always love a Grisham book. The Racketeer is another one not to be missed.
ReplyDeleteThank you for offering this giveaway. Always scary recommending a book in case someone else hates it, but Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson is a good winter read!
ReplyDeleteHappy follower!
ReplyDeleteand have favourited your shop on Etsy:-)
ReplyDeleteThe Salt Road by Jane Johnson. Caribbean literature. I find it very interesting since I had to study it in University.
ReplyDeleteThe Salt Road by Jane Johnson. Caribbean literature. I find it very interesting since I had to study it in University.
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower!
ReplyDeleteI just read The jewels of Paradise by Donna Leon.I read it in spanish.
ReplyDeleteI`m a happy follower!
ReplyDeleteSome Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym is a comic insight into village life in 1950s England and a nice easy holiday read. Or if you like Downton Abbey, you may like Past Imperfect which is by the same author, Julian Fellowes. I would love to know what books you recommend too!
ReplyDeleteI had to look up what GFC is! But yes I am a follower already :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I have favourited your shop - your little birdie looked so lonely there on its lonesome! x
ReplyDelete'The Help' by Kathryn Stockett and; if you enjoy history, 'Killing Lincoln'.
ReplyDeleteI'm already a happy GFC follower :o)
ReplyDeleteYour etsy shop is now a 'favorite' :o)
ReplyDeleteI just read The Hobbit in preparation for the movie release. Now, I've moved on to the Lord of the Rings. I've read them all before,but am enjoying aother read.
ReplyDeleteI follow via GFC.
ReplyDeleteDivergent or The Traveller by John Twelve Hawks. Thanks for the giveaway, Amy!
ReplyDeleteI'm a happy follower. :)
ReplyDeleteI just finished 'Kavalier and Clay' by Michael Chabon and loved it!
ReplyDeleteI am a gfc follower :)
ReplyDeleteYour shop is a favourite!
ReplyDeleteI don't know if you like mysteries, but I just read Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn and it was wonderful!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower by GFC!!!
ReplyDeleteHave you read The Christmas List? Very good!!
ReplyDeleteI am a google follower.
ReplyDeleteAny of the "In Death" series by JD Robb gets my vote for a book over the holidays. You can put it down if company comes, or the kids OD on cookies, and pick it right back up. I can't believe I recommend these books, they are so far from my normal reading fare,,,but I am addicted!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win.
I'm a GFC follower!
ReplyDeleteYou're on my favoUrite etsy list!
ReplyDeleteSou seguidora GFC.Obrigada.tiacarminhapezzuto@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteLindo pássaro de sua loja,ficaria lindo na minha guirlanda.Obrigada.tiacarminhapezzuto@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI am gathering book suggestions too. I will have to come back to check out your comments at the end too. If you are looking for a serious book, try Margaret Atwood, Oryx and Crake - she is Canadian and it is set in the immediate future. if you want interesting non fiction, Bill Bryson is one of my favourites. If you want mysteries, I still love Sue Grafton's Alphabet mysteries, and have read every one so far. And I am planning to re-read Lord of the Rings and also watch all of the movies over the holidays, they are always favourites. Lovely give away and congrats on all the followers.
ReplyDeleteI do follow your lovely blog.
ReplyDeleteFor books, just get any of Chadwick's book on Henry VIII England, they are fantastic! Thanks for the chance to win
ReplyDeleteI am a follower on GFC
ReplyDeleteI know its an oldy but just now finished "Eat Pray Love" :)
ReplyDeleteI follow you by GFC! Thanks for the great givaway!
ReplyDeleteOoh... Must read The Help!
ReplyDeleteA book that is amazing, but hard to read due to subject matter is Sarah's Key... it is during the Second World War and is tragic, but also very worth reading... if not, I suggest reading (or re-reading) my three favourite children's books, The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, and Little Lord Fauntleroy... I just re-read them for the millionth time and still love them :)
ReplyDeleteI am a follower :)
ReplyDeleteI favourited your (very empty lol) shop :)
ReplyDeleteAlost Heaven by Judith McNaught or Wicked Angel
ReplyDeleteI am a follower of your blog
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book series is 'Outlander' by Diana Gabaldon. She is my hero!
ReplyDeleteI faved your etsy shop
ReplyDeleteI am following.
ReplyDeleteThe Cove by Catherine Colter. A little mystery, a little romance, and some humor. Great read. In fact I have it on CD and would be glad to send it to you if you want to give me your address.
ReplyDeleteI have been a follower by e-mail for a while. I just signed on as a follower with google friends.
ReplyDeleteI love any book by Alexander McCall Smith - relaxing and engaging reading!
ReplyDeleteI am an email follower!
ReplyDeleteI favorited (is that even a word?) your etsy shop.
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower and I would love to win.
ReplyDeleteI can only recommend children's books atm, as bedtime reading is all I can squeeze in! So I would say something by Roald Dahl.
ReplyDeleteYah! I became a follower! Love your projects.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all of your followers. You can now add one more as I will be back again to visit. I love your idea of a squishy package. This will certaily keep one of us buzy for a while. Thank you for sharing and hoping your holidays are the best.
ReplyDeleteSandi T.
Sonora, CA
sandit1@sbcglobal.net
I am currently reading "The Help" and I'm really enjoying it. I also listened to an audio-book version of "Brinking in Fin" recently and it was really interesting and good. Happy holidays!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower!
ReplyDeleteI have just finished '12 Days of Christmas' by Trisha Ashley. It was a lovely Christmas read - I think you'd like it!
ReplyDeleteI am a follower on GFC. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI favorited your shop! Cute birdie!! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteRead "The Shack". Life-changing! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI tend to read kid's books. I highly recommend "Cold Cereal" by Adam Rex.
ReplyDeleteIf you like classics, I'd recommend anything by Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol, Tale of Two Cities, etc.
ReplyDeleteThanks for a chance to win.
I am an existing follower. Thanks for the opportunity on a wonderful prize.
ReplyDeleteIf you like science fiction and good vs evil, the Robert Jordan Wheel of Time series is great - and at 12-13 books, it will take you a while to go thru them all.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed "In a Sunburned Country" by Bill Bryson.
ReplyDeleteI follow you in GFC
ReplyDeleteI've faved your shop and jumped on your twitter button ;)
ReplyDeleteMy recommendation would be "The Devil's Puzzle by Clare O'Donohue.
ReplyDeleteA mystery wrapped up in the quilters world we all love.
Hi!!! I am a happy follower!!! Thanks for the chance to win!!!
ReplyDeleteMaybe you love to read The Pact by Jodi Picoult
ReplyDeleteI am a GFC follower
ReplyDeleteI Favorited your etsy shop
ReplyDeleteone lone bird in your shop, guess that means you sold all the rest, which is fantastic
ReplyDeleteI am a follower
ReplyDeleteAs for a book, I never have the time to read a book anymore.. I use to read those romance novels all the time.. or Bios, but now it is quilt books and magazines that take any reading time I might have. Always learning new techniques
ReplyDeleteI love any book by Nora Roberts or JD Robb (they are the same person)!
ReplyDeleteI would recommend Pillar of the Earth for some good reading.
ReplyDeleteI follow you through RSS and now GFC too
ReplyDeleteI favorited your etsy shop. Looks like you have almost sold out, wonderful. If you have a few minutes I would love it if you checked out my etsy shop:
ReplyDeletewww.etsy.com/shop/MeadowMistDesigns
I have pincushions, stockings, and a few other things on it.
Thanks!
I loved Suite Francaise. It can be very sad but it is incredibly well written that it is a joy to read as well.
ReplyDeleteI am a follower.
ReplyDeleteI like the author Kay Hooper, I just read her book "Haven" and enjoyed it very much.
ReplyDeleteI became a follower on GFC, I was following you on Google Reader already ;)
ReplyDeleteI faved your shop :)
ReplyDeleteMadonnas of Leningrad. Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteDon't laugh, but I am re-reading the Wizard of Oz series! jbechosend at sbcglobal dot net
ReplyDeleteI now follow GFC along with following via e-mail.
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I just finished Bill Bryson's At Home and it was a great read. so informative yet entertaining at the same time!
ReplyDeleteI just read the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and it was actually really good; a thoroughly enjoyable book. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteAt my house it's all about sesame street and kitty/puppy/baby books these days.
ReplyDeleteI am a new gfc follower.
ReplyDeleteI added you to my favorites in etsy.
ReplyDeleteCurrently reading The Host by Stephenie Meyer...it's...different... lol! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteA lovely giveaway! I'm a new follower here. :) I always suggest Sabril by Garth Nix . . loved that entire series.
ReplyDeleteMy heart in HIs hands--about Ann judson! it is a very good book about God's guidance and sovereignty!
ReplyDeleteIf you have any interest in how kids' brains work, I recommend Nurtureshock. It's kind of like Freakonomics for the child psychology/development world.
ReplyDeleteI am a follower
ReplyDeleteI favorited your Etsy shop!
ReplyDeleteRead "The Crystal Cave" or some Mary Stewart, I love all her books
ReplyDeleteFreakanomics is a good read if you want a little bit of nonfiction. Thanks for such a generous giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI added your etsy shop to my favorites. :)
ReplyDeleteI'd recommend any of AJ Jacobs books. The most recent one I read was Drop Dead Healthy. They are non-fiction and funny. Thanks for participating in the Blog Hop Party.
ReplyDeleteI'm following through GFC.
ReplyDeleteIf you haven't read the 19th Wife, I'd recommend that one straight away. If you prefer a thriller, I'd go for anything by Davide Baldacci
ReplyDeleteim a follower
ReplyDeletelol, 50 shades are a must read
ReplyDeleteI'm not a big book reader. But I like to read Christmas stories during this time. They make me rethink my life. Maybe to change a few things
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower through email.
ReplyDeleteYour Etsy shop is one of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteI am already follower from Italy. hugs
ReplyDeletethank you for this great chance. hugs Alessandra
ReplyDeleteAny of the Elm Creek quilt books or anything my Katherine Hall Page.
ReplyDeletefollowing via GFC :) Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeletethe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was excellent - not super happy, but well worth the read. I promise you'll learn something :)
ReplyDeleteI recommend the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - such fun!
ReplyDeleteDeborah
pinkscissorsdesign @gmail .com
GFC follower!
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pinkscissorsdesign @gmail .com
I've been reading Marie Bostwick's "Cobbled Court" series, which are quite fun and very good. If you've not read any of them (they're centered around quilting), I'd highly recommend them -- starting with 'A Single Thread'. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm already a GFC follower! Yay for me! :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I've favorited you on Etsy (and am following you on Twitter, for good measure, too)! :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is "Family Pictures" by Sue Miller. Thanks for a great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower via GFC
ReplyDeleteI favorited your shop on Etsy!
ReplyDeleteThank you for a comment on my blog. Happy to find a blogger from UK. I can recommend Fracois Lelord; Hector and the search for happiness. Easy to read, interesting and it gives you something to think of.Greetings from Norway tubakk@online.no
ReplyDeleteI'm now a follower, because I can see so much interesting here, and like to come back when I have time.
ReplyDeleteI am a new follower to your blog.
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Instead of recomending a book to you I will recomend an entire series it is for adults not children. It is Christine Feehans Dark sereis about the Carpathian people. Their are many books to this series and it is very good. Her leopard people series is also very good. Thank you for a chance to enter your giveaway.
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I just added your Etsy shop as a favorite.
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I am always looking for a good book to read so I glanced at some of the answers. I read The Shack and hated it, but I don't know why. It just hit me wrong. I also read The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo and the 2 that followed. I enjoyed them, but felt that if the author hadn't died after writing the 3rd book, he would have written another to "pull everything together". I felt like the story was't finished. Guess that's not much help. But a really wonderful book is Heaven is for Real.
ReplyDeleteHAPPY TO FOLLOW YOU VIA GFC!
ReplyDeletemsstitcher1948@yahoo.com
HI! YOU MIGHT LIKE "THE CHRISTMAS LIST"! THANK YOU FOR A NEAT GIVEAWAY!
ReplyDeletemsstitcher1948@yahoo.com
I would recommend a book if I'd read anything lately. Unfortunately I never get much of a chance to read :-( How about Readers Digest.
ReplyDeleteKay
ktreve(at) hotmail (dot) com
I liked Jeffrey Archer's "A Prisoner of Birth." It's kind of an adult version of the Prince and the Pauper. Thanks for partying with us!
ReplyDeleteI am now following your Etsy shop.
ReplyDeleteI am now also following your blog. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHello from Minnesota! Maybe you have read them already as they are quite popular but I like Alan Bradley's Flavia de Luce mysteries.
ReplyDeleteI have been trying to read Anna Karenina before the movie comes out!
ReplyDeleteThe Memory Quilt by T.D.Jakes
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ReplyDeleteNice blog
Lately my reading is quilty: Skip the Borders. alternate email mlwright29(at)hotmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI already follow you via gfc! :)
ReplyDeleteI follow your etsy shop! :)
ReplyDeleteAhhh! have to admit I have not read a book lately, but I do make lots of bookmarks and always give children's books away.
ReplyDeleteAm a new follower!
ReplyDeletegood book...Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna WeAVER..
ReplyDeletethanks!!!
The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas.
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower.
ReplyDeleteI liked your Etsy shop.
ReplyDeleteI favorites your etsy shop!! YAY-
ReplyDeleteWe love the Michael Vey series (only 2 are out so far) around here- they are good for adults too :)
ReplyDeleteI'm a librarian (and a reader, too) and gladly recommend "The Commoner" by John Burnham Schwartz. I recently reviewed it on my blog (love it). Thanks for participating in the blog hop party!
ReplyDeleteMary (fleurdelisquilts.blogspot.com)
I am a follower!
ReplyDeleteAnything by Debbie Macomber
ReplyDeleteThe Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani. Recently read it and loved it. :)
ReplyDeleteI am a long time follower. :)
ReplyDeleteJust favorited your shop on Etsy. Thanks for the chance to win. Love that slipper pattern!!
ReplyDeleteDebbie Macomber's Inn at Rosé Harbor
ReplyDeleteI am a GFC follower.
ReplyDeleteI like the Spenser novels by Robert Parker.
ReplyDeleteAdded your shop to my favorites
ReplyDeleteHoliday reading...we got Wombat Divine (kids Christmas book) that has been a favorite this year, and also several Jan Brett books. Grown up reading...this year I have really enjoyed Josephine Tey, Charles Martin, the book Saphires and Garlic... Happy reading and thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI'm reading The Secret Life of the Bees by Sue Monk Kidd. It's rather a youths' book but it's precios. Lovely lecture for the holidays without having to concentrate too hard. :-)
ReplyDeleteMy next one will be the new Umberto Eco novel, something to concentrate harder, again! :-)
I follow you via GFC.
ReplyDeleteI favourited your Etsy shop. I use the same e-mail-address as on my GFC account.
ReplyDeleteThanks for offering!
I've just reread The Hobbit. I'm hoping the film will stick to the book.
ReplyDeleteA short history of tractors in Ukrainian .
ReplyDeleteI'm a reader so I could recommend many titles. Have you read Marie Bostwick's book A Single Thread. I also just finished The Giving Quilt by Jennifer Cheverani. Both were great reads! Thanks for a great giveaway!
ReplyDelete"With or without you" by Carole Matthews. Or anything by Carole Matthews!
ReplyDeleteI used to read as a passion and past time and now...mostly quilting books. How about Victoria F. Wolfe's new 15 Minutes of Play? Thank you for the give away.
ReplyDeleteI favorited your ETSY.
ReplyDeleteI am a follower. :)
ReplyDeleteClassic read: Pride & Prejudice! Or other Jane Austen. I will probably read it for the dozenth (or so) time this Christmas, if I get the time. :) T
ReplyDeleteOops - sorry - meant to say at the end of my first comment: Thanks for the chance! I'm a GFC too.
ReplyDeletei am a follower
ReplyDeletei love all clive cluslers books
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ReplyDeleteAnything by Jody Piccoult.
ReplyDeleteI like Brandilyn Collins mysteries. The latest one I finished was Gone to Ground.
ReplyDeleteI favorited your Etsy shop
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what type of books you like, but I am hooked on the In Death series by JD Robb. They are about a cop in the future.
ReplyDeleteUhm, love the slippers!
ReplyDeleteIf you haven't already, read The Hunger Games series. I read all three. I read them three days in a row and couldn't put them down. They were awesome!!
ReplyDeleteI just read Gone Girl - if you like mysteries, that's a good one.
ReplyDeleteGFC follower
ReplyDeleteSo cute! I recommend the Beacon at Alexandria. Totally worth looking up!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I follow you in my google reader!
ReplyDeleteI am rereading the In Death series of books by JD Robb. Murder with a touch of romance thrown in.
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