Monday, February 25, 2013

A Finish and a *Giveaway*

I recently finished up my Lucky Square quilt!  Out To Sea was a perfect selection for this pattern, it turned out even better than I had imagined :)  I picked up the fabric on a whim at Wexford Dry Goods (if you're in the Pittsburgh area, check it out - there's a huge selection of solids and some really great prints, too!) and found the right project for it!  The sun was still out a little bit when I got home today, so here's the photo shoot.

Lucky Square in Out To Sea
The back
Closeup of the back
So proud of the corners :)
Thanks to Lauren for suggesting the striped binding!  It turned out to be super cute!  I was worried about having to patch together a bunch of different colors, but I think it looks really fun. 

The quilt was finished up just in time - one of my good friends was pregnant and I figured I had some time (she's not due until sometime around the end of March) to get this surprise finished up.  But the little one arrived on Thursday!  So it's time to get this labeled and washed!

Now for what everyone's been waiting for... a giveaway!  My birthday is coming up next Monday and I want to celebrate by sending one of you a present!  I've pulled a charm pack of Twenty Three out of my stash for one lucky reader!

...this could all be yours!
All you have to do is leave a comment on this post!  A comment about anything at all.  If you can't think of something, tell me a funny birthday story.  And if you follow my blog, you get an extra entry (just leave a separate comment telling me you're a follower, new or old).  And if you really want a third entry, spread the news about this giveaway via Twitter, Facebook, your blog, or whatever.  I'll pick someone at random on Monday, March 4.

Good luck!
-Melissa

30 comments:

  1. Oh I love birthdays. And I like you love giving gifts out for my own birthday. Thanks for the great giveaway.

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  2. The quilt is DARLING; love that pattern and the stripey binding!

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  3. I'm a follower (HAPPY BIRTHDAY)!

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  4. I tweeted! https://twitter.com/giddy99/status/306217620053581824

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  5. Melissa - the quilt looks fantastic and those stripes on the binding are super cute. Happy upcoming birthday!!! (and you don't need to enter me in the give-away) :)

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  6. Lovely quilt! I love the Lucky Squares pattern - I've already made one quilt and will definitely be making more. Thanks for the lovely giveaway, and happy birthday for Monday.

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  7. Love your Lucky Squares quilt - the stripey binding is perfect.And Happy birthday for next week!!

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  8. Happy Happy Birthday! I love the quilt you made

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  9. I follow your wonderful blog through google reader

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  10. Birthdays are always so much fun - Enjoy! Thanks for the chance.

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  11. I'm a happy follower! Thanks for the chance.

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  12. Your Lucky Square quilt has turned out fabulous!
    Thanks for the birthday giveaway.

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  13. I follow :) I haven't seen this line before - it's great!

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  14. Happy birthday to you! I was always unlucky to have my birthday fall right in the middle of finals week in collage. It made for a pretty interesting 21st birthday! Your quilt is so cute! I love that pattern!

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  15. I was a RSS feed follower already, but I added myself to your GFC list too. ;)

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  16. Happy Birthday for next Monday! Have a great day!

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  17. Tweeted: https://twitter.com/UgFab/status/306433415983529984

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  18. Nice job on the finish! And Happy Birthday! Of course, no funny birthday stories come to mind, but when I turned five years old, I got a little sister for my birthday. That was exciting.

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  19. I'm a follower! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  20. I wish I could come up with a finish!

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  21. thank you so much for telling us how to even find you on a blog this is going to be an exciting adventure for many of us happy birthday

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