Wednesday, June 27, 2012

100th Post Giveaway!

This is the 100th Sewing Over Pins post. Can you believe it? It's been a long trip from November 10, 2011, and the first blogspot domain to sewingoverpins.com. I've made a few lovely quilts:


I abandoned the original plan for my queen-sized Storm at Sea when it was doomed due to my user error:


I've made lots of blocks and picked up some new skills along the way:


Even better, I've met so many wonderful people through their blogs, through the Austin Modern Quilt Guild, at International Quilt Festival in Houston, and through Talkin' Tuesdays.

Speaking of getting to know people through Talkin' Tuesdays, Cristy Fincher of Purple Daisies and daughter of Sharon Schamber likes to get her Twitter chat on during Talkin' Tuesdays as well. You've heard me sing the praises of Sharon's binding videos on YouTube, and in discussing them with Cristy, she generously offered to provide a rocking kit of binding goodies. It was perfect timing with this little blog milestone!



So here's what's up for grabs!
• Some Elmer's glue with a pack of two fine line tips. The super skinny line of Elmer's you can lay down with these tips is about to make your binding life so much easier. (Charlotte of Displacement Activity tells me that PVA is the British equivalent of Elmer's.)
• Then, when you're ready to ladder stitch your binding to the back of your quilt and make those mitered corners permanent, you've got a Bohin rubber thimble to protect your finger. Got nails? There's a perforated section you can remove to let your nails poke through.
• Finally, the awesome Perfect Binding DVD has Sharon walking you through the process of creating contest-worthy bindings. Yes, please!

Just to up the awesomeness factor, Cristy is offering a 20% discount off of anything in the store to the Sewing Over Pins crowd with coupon code SOPBlog20. It expires on Sunday, July 8th.

If you want to win the goodies, leave a comment below. Mr. Random will pick a winner at noon Central time on Monday, July 2nd. I'll happily ship worldwide!

Thanks so much for reading along and sharing your experiences with me over these last hundred posts! It's been so much fun :-)

I'm linking up with Freshly Pieced, Sew Much Ado, Whatever Goes Wednesday, and Rae Gun Ramblings.



WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced  
 

26 comments:

  1. I've been loving your blog and your beautiful quilts and I would love to win the prize! Janelle
    Emmaline Bags & Sewing Patterns

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  2. Love your blog! You've accomplished a lot since last November!

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  3. Congratulations on your blog! This blinding method sounds interesting I'd love to try it!

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  4. Congratulations on your blog! This blinding method sounds interesting I'd love to try it!

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  5. Congratulations on your 100th post. You have a lovely array of quilts and blocks to show.

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  6. Congrats on 100 posts! You've created a lot of good looking quilts!

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  7. Congratulations on your 100th post! I've been with you the whole way and have enjoyed seeing your quilts and watching you "grow". Here's to the next 100...........BTW after seeing your "storm" so many times I've started my own. Measuring twice, cutting once, and checking my seam allowances!!mdmontalvo@yahoo.com

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  8. Happy hundredth! Those are some lovely quilts.

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  9. Congrats on the 100th post! I'm glad to be on your journey with you :)

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  10. I'm interested how you use Elmer's on the binding?

    Your quilts are wonderful.

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    1. You won the drawing, so you're about to find out :-D You're set up as a no reply blogger, so I'll see if I can contact you through your blog!

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  11. Check out the videos on YouTube. It's a three part series on YouTube, but it was a jaw dropping ten minutes the first time I watched it. Binding without pins is the best thing ever :-) P.S. You're set up as a no-reply blogger. I think you have to go into the old blogger interface to change it. Just google the how to ;-)

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  12. Congrats! I'm going to have to try the ladder stitch. I already use glue. :)

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  13. Isn't it fun out here in blog land learning from each other? congrats on your 100th post and thanks for a chance to win your giveaway goodies.

    Happy Sewing

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  14. Happy 100th post. I love everything you have been making! Keep om stitching.

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  15. Oh, Mr. Random, please pick me. Congrats on your 100th post.

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  16. Happy 100th - you've done so many great things in such a short time.

    Thanks for linking up to WIP Wednesdays too!

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  17. Wow, 100th post! That's a milestone to be proud of. Congrats!

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  18. I'm proud of you Claire, you've been doing great work! It's definitely time for you to pass the "winning bug" on to someone else!

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  19. Howdy! Your work is always inspiring!

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  20. Congrats on your milestone and thanks for the giveaway!

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  21. Congrats on 100! I just found you after joining your new CHEER circle. Can't wait to follow along and see what you make next!

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  22. Congratulations on your 100th post! I've got a long way to go to catch up! Your quilts are fantastic!

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