Wednesday, May 27, 2009

May Day Giveaway! Amy Butler and a Monster

Edited June 1 to Announce Winners!

Wow, thanks to all 911 of you who visited my site for giveaway day!

Melissa has won the monster
Mary (no blog) has won the Amy Butler triangles

Happy Giveaway Day everyone and I'll see you at the next one!


So what am I giving away? Well, first of all, this lovely monster designed and made by yours truly, all by hand, no machines needed. I made him up and I'm giving him away! He can't wait to come and lurk in your closet of the closet of your small friend.


He's just waiting for you to tell him where he's going to live so I can personalize him with his new mommy or daddy's name! Or, if you want to name your monster, I can sew his OWN name onto his back instead.


Secondly, I'm giving away some pre-cut Amy Butler fabric just itching to be made into a mini-quilt or table runner. There are 45 triangles of each fabric, totaling 180 triangles! The fabrics are from this quilt and this quilt, and make a 2 1/2" square when sewn together (so a 2" finished block size in a quilt). There are enough to make almost 90 squares! Or, you could pair them with white or another color and stretch them out into a larger quilt like redpepperquilts did.

To enter, simply leave me a comment on this post telling me what your favorite quilt on my site is. The main quilts are all lined up on the left side of this blog, and are all clickable to read more. That's it! Happy Giveaway Day!

104 comments:

Mary on Lake Pulaski said...

My favorite is Heart of my Heart quilt!

Redheadharper said...

Hi there!

I have to say your quilts are just beautiful but my favorite is feedsack Grandma's flower garden. It reminds me of one my grandma made.

Chavaun

Jenna Z said...

LOVE the Amy Butler Hearts quilt! So awesome! Thanks for the chance to win! Pre-cut makes an awesome prize, I HATE cutting!

Emily Gusba said...

wow, what a great prize! And I love the wolf tracks quilt - it is beautiful, and the colours you used are just great.

windycindy said...

Your monster is adorable and the Amy Butler fabrics are lovely. Her fabrics are a favorite of mine!
Your quilts are all wonderful, but the Feedsack Grandmother's Flower Garden is my favorite. My grandmother
had lots of flowers growing in her yard. I also really like your Coffee
and Cream Quilt very much. Please
enter my name in your delightful prize giveaway drawing. Many thanks, Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

Lisa @ Life with 4! said...

Good morning!! I really like your wolftracks quilt. YOu are amazing... to do all this work by hand!
So here is my entry. I think I'll keep your blog on my follow list to check out some more of your posts later.

Allison said...

Yeah I'm first! I love the feedsack Grandmothers flower garden. ANd I still can't believe you hand quilt them. Its amazing! It makes them works of art even more! THanks for stopping by as always! -Allison

Lesley said...

your feedsack grandmother's flower garden reminds me of an heirloom quilt we have in my family. Beautiful...

and I'd be happy to win either of your fabulous prizes, but the mini quilt is something I've always wanted to try, and as Amy Butler's lotus is one of my favorite collections and my daughter's room is blue and green, I think I'm destined to win :)

Thanks for such a lovely and generous giveaway!

xo

Lesley

www.kensingtonblue.com

silversmith said...

i do so love the red and turquoise in "heart of my heart." always a favorite combo.

great giveaway! precut amy butler!

Anonymous said...

I like the rocket quilt

secret cake said...

Oh, your Feedsack Grandmother's Flower Garden makes me want to cry (in a good way)...reminds me of my talented great-grandmother's work.

Beautiful!

secretcake (at) yahoo (dot) com

Leigh said...

That monster is so cute!!! I love the colors in the wolf tracks quilt, so bright!

Unknown said...

Wow, your quilts are really beautiful - you are so talented! My favorite is the heart of my heart quilt - truely inspirational!

Thanks for a great give-away!

Dionne said...

My favorite quilt is the Gramothers Flower Garden because I would never attempt that quilt in a million years! It's GREAT!
My Little guy would love that monster! It's a great giveaway (and I love the triangles)
Cheers,
Dionne

Silka said...

I love your Grandmothers Flower Garden quilt.

QuiltChick said...

The Japanese quilt, as I love tea cups! Thanks so much, very cute stuff!

craftytammie said...

I love the flannel doggy quilt. And the wolf tracks quilt! Thanks for the chance to win a cool monster and pretty fabric!

the mama monster said...

i love the feedsack quilt, so very beautiful. they are all great though.

sandyandcosmo said...

I really like the Fourth of July quilt. And would love to win precut Amy Butler fabric for the table runner I'm making!

sandyandcosmo@yahoo.com

two hippos said...

The triangles look fun! My favorite is the sailboat quilt.

I'm also having a giveaway and hosting a fq swap. Come and check it out :)

Lindy said...

I would have to go with the Fourth of July quilt. I am trying to get my patriotic decorations out and it made me wish I had something like that to pull out. Love the monster (I know my grandson would too) and could definitely use the Amy Butler prints to make something for my granddaughter. Either or!!

free indeed said...

I am always awed by flying geese quilts...seems like a lot of small pieces! I tend toward the traditional myself. I would love those scraps as I am a scrap quilter. Yummy!

RazakFamily said...

I ADORE your 4th of July quilt. My baby girl was born on the 4th, so I have a special place in my heart for anything dealing with that day :)

Autumn said...

I love the sailboat quilt! Your a great quilter. Thanks for the giveaway.

melonkelli said...

I like the Rocket Quilt. My son pointed to that one when he wandered by.

Peggy said...

I love the Wolf Track and the cute kid wrapped up in it too!

Unknown said...

I like the "heart of my heart quilt". And I love that you do it all by hand.

lwrn2 said...

My favorite is the T Square quilt! LOVE the red and black--and the engineer part of it!
Thanks for letting me join in the fun; great giveaway!

dream quilt create said...

wolf's track quilt is my favorite.

Bianca said...

Your feedsck grandmothers flower garden quilt is fantastic!

Sarah Seitz said...

This is so fun! I am loving those Amy Butler triangles. Thanks so much!

Anonymous said...

I think the 4th of July is simply wonderful!

thanks
ashley
ashlomb at yahoo dot com

Mama Lusco said...

Your feedsack Flower Garden quilt is my favorite, although it was hard to pick just one! Thanks for the giveaway

isabel f. said...

Thanks for hosting such a great giveaway!
count me in, please!!
great parcel :))love everything :)

go see my giveaway
http://rosaechocolat.blogspot.com/
hugs Isabel

Treasuresofjoy said...

That flannel doggy quilt is sew cute!! I would love to win those triangles!

Barbara said...

I love the sailboat quilt. I am new to quilting and can't believe you did it all by hand. The time that must take, how truly wonderful!

Laurel said...

I'm always a big fan of Grandmother's Garden... and yours is lovely!

Sarah said...

I love the wolf tracks quilt - lovely pattern and execution :)

bashtree said...

I really love the flying geese quilt. I felt a nap coming on just looking at it! (I mean that in a good way)

Martha said...

My fave is the Rocket Quilt

Unknown said...

my favorite is the amy butler hearts quilt... the fabric is so pretty!

Vicki said...

Cool giveaway. I like the grandmother's flower garden.

Ginger said...

I really like the wolf track quilt. Thanks for the giveaway!

Allison said...

I love both your Subtle Hearts quilt and the Rocket quilt--but everything you have up is beautiful.

Red Pepper Quilts - Rita Hodge said...

Hi Wendy! Thanks for the link to my blog! I love your Glowing Hearts Quilt, it truly glows, and I like that you gave it away to a family in need. You are very kind hearted! Happy Giveaway!

Anonymous said...

I adore the Amy Butler Hearts quilt!

Unknown said...

I love the grandmothers flower garden quilt, everytime I see it in a book I keep feeling like I should make one someday.

Thanks for the giveaway!
Cassie Driver
cmdoduck(at)gmail(dot)com

Lisa said...

They're all great, but I think my faves are the Heart of My Heart and the Feedsack Grandmother's Garden - just beautiful!

I've been wanting to try my hand at a quilt and those fabrics would be wonderful! Thanks for the chance to win!

Christy Amular said...

Very cute giveaway! The little monster toy is just adorable. Thanks!

Jeanie said...

My favourite quilt has to be Heart of my Heart ! It's beautiful !

sb said...

I too love the Heart of My Heart quilt. It just looks so cute (and impressive!).

rosemeg said...

Please include me in your giveaway! My favorite quilt is the Amy Butler/Dale's Big Heart Quilt. I love the subtlety of the colors.

Karen said...

My favorite quilt is Heart of My Heart. I love the story behind why you created this beautiful baby quilt. I'm a mom of five and agree that they really are the "Heart of my Heart" from the moment I know they are begun! Thanks for the chance to win!

babalisme said...

the flannel doggy quilt is beyond cute!!

Holly said...

I was immediately drawn to your rocket quilt b/c my son loves space stuff. I was so sad to read about your loss.

Heather said...

Love the Heart of my Heart Quilt!

heathervanhoof[at]yahoo[dot]com

sabine(germany) 21 years said...

love the hearts quilt

Ali said...

I love the Wolf Tracks quilt, but I am biased. My son is a wolf cub scout :)

Melissa said...

I love the giveaway! I would totally love either! I have a 6 mo. old boy and I quilt like crazy! I love the ideo of a table runner with those triangles. I have never sewn triangles before, but I love the heart quilt!

faith said...

Oh I love those fabrics. I would love to win. The baby nine patch is my favorite. It is so colorful.

faith said...

Oh and my email address is: fharr@umd.edu

and I also like the rocket ship quilt because I am an engineer. heh.

Misty.Creek said...

I've always been a sucker for Grandmother's Flower Garden quilts. Reminds me of my quilting granny!

Ilona said...

Got 4 boys, they'd love that monster! Hehehe, it's too cute :)

carmel said...

your kids are too sweet!
i like the Wolf Tracks Quilt! love the fish on it and the colores!
thanks for the great giveaway!

Richelle said...

The sailboat and rocket ones are so cute! I would love to do something like that for my sons!

D said...

Thanks for the giveaway! I love all of your heart quilts! They are amazing!

Tawny said...

My favourite quilt on your site is the Triangles quilt. I love things that are personalized with pictures. They have special meaning and are a little more precious that the generic ones.

Cakewalk Baking said...

oh - I love the feedsack Grandmother's flower garden quilt. Thanks!

Anonymous said...

I like all your quilts...Im gonna say current favorite is sailboat bc I just finished one and I like to see how you changed it up. Added personality to it...mine is just test book, yours speaks volumes! I like the monster...we could name him Hugo, my sons name!
Thanks for a chance to win
Jenny
Krousegirl2@aol.com

Kelly O. said...

love the flannel doggy quilt!!!
never seen anything like it!
My son would go nuts for it.

sewfunky said...

love the feedsack grandmothers flower garden quilt!

Please enter me in the draw, and don't forget to enter mine. :)

Aim said...

I love the rocket quilt! My boys are all about rockets, robots and ninjas. I like the monster! I hope I win!

Thanks for the giveaway, if I am the lucky winner, you can contact me through my website www.radseams.com.

Liberty said...

My favorite is Grandmother's Flower Garden. I love the vintage feedsack fabrics, and the pattern is one I've always liked. Thanks for the chance to win the goodies!
libertylay (at) hotmail (dot) com

chrissyand said...

Definitely the rocket quilt--and then I read the meaning behind it and yup, the rocket quilt. Thanks for sharing your story.

JJ said...

I love the rocket quilt! That looks like a great one for a boy...please enter me for the fabric stash!

Digital Misfit said...

I love that sweet monster!
And you can NEVER go wrong with the fabulous fabrics of Ms Butler!

heidig@gmail.com

greeblygreebly said...

The feedsack grandmother's flowers garden. It reminds me of the quilt that was on my bed when I was a little girl except that one had a blue background rather than pink. The pink is so pretty!

Super Fun Mama said...

Thank you for your giveaway. Great item! I also want to give you a hug thanks for the generosity and heart that went into making your item. I love and support handmade!

I love Grandmother's Flower Garden.

Michele said...

You're going to make me pick a favorite? That's tough! The Amy Butler quilt made me drool a bit. In a good way, of course!

Gryhund said...

The rocket quilt. I really enjoyed reading the story behind all the quilts.

affectioknit said...

Wow! What a great giveaway! Thanks! I love the feedsack flower garden quilt - I'm so partial to feedsack prints...

Zarina said...

It will have to be my all time favourite grandmother garden. I did one but with lots of white space for my parent's 25th anniversary a while back.

brown robin said...

Oh... the feedsack grandma's flower garden. So nice to meet you. Love the sweet monster!

Annie said...

Your work is amazing, and even more amzing once I realized it is all hand done! Way to preserve tradition! My favorite quilt is the Grandma's feedsack quilt - I literally want to wrap up in it right now!

pinecone304 said...

I really like your rocket and sailboat quilts (although theyare all nice). Thanks for including me in your giveaway.

Mrs. Katie Picciottoli said...

My favourite quilt of yours is the Heart of My Heart Quilt, (1) because I'd never have the patience to piece it myself and (2) because the fabric combos are PERFECT (love the backing!)

Lovely doll and fabrics!

Anonymous said...

It's a toss up between the sailboat quilt and the wolf tracks quilt. Although, I'm leaning towards the wolf tracks.

thanks for the give away.

Anonymous said...

They're all so lovely, but Wolf Tracks calls my name.

MandMStudio said...

Amy Butler Heart Quilt- I just love the colors!

Kimberly said...

I love the grankids photo quilt. Such a fun idea and so lovely.
Thanks for your generosity!

Breanna S. said...

my son would love to have your monster for his bed.

Steph said...

love the wolf track quilt, but really, they are all lovely!

Ginny said...

I think the Subtle Heart Baby Quilt is my favorite, my next is the heart one & then the spaceship. Some very cool quilts!

Lauranie said...

And all by HAND!! Girl with the mad skills, thanks for the sweet giveaway! My boy has some cute monster jammies that need a little monster snuggly! I like the rockets, sailboats, and kitties!! Thanks for visiting my blog or else I might not have found you! I'll be back when I have more time!!

Mary said...

Wow, what a neat giveaway, My head is running with ideas for those triangles!

Your quilts are all gorgeous - you are very talented! My favorite is the Heart of My Heart Quilt - wonderful use of design and color! I also love the symbolism behind it..really sweet & Gigi is adorable!

ugli.tangelo.fruit@gmail.com

Karen said...

Mt favorite is the baby 9 patch quilt I think. Although they are all really nice! Thank you for the chance to enter!

mub said...

The cats on a fence quilt is ADORABLE!

Carolyn said...

I love the Subtle Heart Baby Quilt. The colors are just so sweet for a little girl.

Thanks for the chance to win!

Sweet Woodruff said...

Your grandmother's garden is amazing. I am working on one too, but not with old feedsacks. Your's is just incredible. How long did it take you?

I hope I win. I will give the toy to my nephew and keep the triangles for myself. I'm a sucker for those scraps. I like that heart quilt you made from the fabric.

Adriana said...

The Amy Butler heart quilt! And what a cute little monster!

Anonymous said...

Awesome giveaway!

Hi. I'm 8, and I am learning to sew. My mom is teaching me. I have my own sewing blog. I am doing a giveaway too for four beautiful yards of fabric. I hope you will stop by. www.sewingsister.blogspot.com

My mom is also doing a giveaway on her blog at www.sewingwithtrudy.blogspot.com

Melissa said...

Love that feedsack quilt! And that's quite a generous giveaway- Amy Butler, plus all the cut work already done?? Thanks!
missyschwartz (at) gmail (dot) com

Becky said...

All of your quilts are wonderful. I adore the feedsack flower garden but the rocket is my fav!

Deb said...

It would have to be the HEart of my Heart quilt. I'd love to win.