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Hello! I'm Suzannah, a serious DIYer and mom of two little ones. Follow along with my DIY fixer upper house renovations, sewing and crafty projects, real food recipes, and de-stressing goals.
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Giveaway!! And a great new sponsor!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED =(
Check back, can't wait to do another one!
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Folks, I am sooo excited to announce my first giveaway!
I'm also very proud to announce my newest sponsor, Fat Quarter Shop--this great online fabric boutique has a huge selection of very cute fabrics and goodies!!  Gazillions of cute fabric, quilting and otherwise, in so many beautiful prints--it was so hard to pick some out to share with you, so this is just a teeny tiny (almost random) sample of the lovelies they have!  Look at this great stuff!
The GIVEAWAY from Fat Quarter Shop is very exciting--they're generously giving away a layer cake to one lucky reader!  Their layer cakes are collections of 10"x10" squares, all cutely coordinated... a great size to cut up into quilt squares, but big enough to be a very cute patchwork garment or accessory... bags, of course, and my fave, pillows!!!
Here are just some of the super cute layer cakes you will be able to choose from:
Which one will you choose?!?!
This giveaway is open to entries through the end of the day Sunday, March 28th when I will pick a winner at random!
Two ways to enter:
Leave a comment on this post,
and/or share this giveaway: Facebook, Twitter, your blog--leave a link in a comment on this post!
You get one entry per comment, so if you share this in two or three places, make sure to leave two or three comments!
I will announce the winner Monday, March 29th...
Have fun!

226 comments

  1. I wanna win! I wanna win! Pick me! Pick me! :) Congrats on the new sponsor, looks like an amazing one!

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  2. I tweeted about it! www.twitter.com/lexychik

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  3. Awesome new sponsor, congrats! I love fat quarter shop and I love pre-cuts! Thanks for the giveaway, I hope I win!

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  4. That yellow one is to DIE for....love it!!

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  5. Oh my goodness. It would be so hard to choose! Congrats!

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  6. Just tweeted the giveaway http://twitter.com/tingtongnthings/status/10959409329

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  7. Oooh what a great giveaway! Happy 1st giveaway and new sponsorship. Thanks for the chance to win. (Love the frolic pattern in your pictures)

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  8. Fantastic giveaway!! I love them all - thanks for the chance to win!

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  9. Great giveaway!

    Catherine
    http://onthewideopenroad.blogspot.com/

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  10. Love the "Frolic" cake!

    I'm having my first giveaway, too! Come on over and enter!
    http://someluckydog.blogspot.com/2010/03/sara-lynn-cd-review-and-giveawayright.html

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  11. Ahhh...These are my favorite fat quarters ever! Now I'm excited to perhaps win some!

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  12. I shared this giveaway on Facebook (Cindy Brooks)
    http://www.facebook.com/SomeLuckyDog?v=feed&story_fbid=108709065821990&ref=nf

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  13. I tweeted!
    http://twitter.com/someluckydog/status/10960503567

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  14. yay! awesome giveaway!

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  15. Anonymous3/23/2010

    Wow a Great sponsor!! I love FQS! Congrats. :)

    http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100000223016309&ref=nf

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  16. They all look so lovely! I can definitely see a home for these!

    Congrats on your first sponser!

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  17. I love the garden party one! Very pretty!
    I'm hosting a giveaway too right now so check it out if you get a chance!

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  18. Anonymous3/23/2010

    Hurray for sponsors (and giveaways)! I love the Frolic one as well!

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  19. Wow, awesome giveaway. Hope I win!

    kathrynbaby2004@yahoo.com

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  20. Awesome first giveaway!!
    thanks, kz

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  21. Ooo, this would be great! My new fabric stash is quickly depleting!

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  22. Anonymous3/23/2010

    I am just learning to sew! I would love to have some fabric choices! And, these are GREAT ones!
    Amy
    tatefamily@sti.net

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  23. Super cute fabric!!!

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  24. Anonymous3/23/2010

    I also am just learning to sew. Love your blog, and would also love some fabric. Thanks.
    Dianne
    jmclean@mts.net

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  25. totally want to win this one!

    allaboutmommies.blogspot.com

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  26. I facebooked about it!

    allaboutmommies.blogspot.com

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  27. Awesome new sponsor and beautiful fabrics!!!!

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  28. I want that frolic layer cake soooooooooooo bad!!!

    kaceykendrickwagner (AT) gmail.com

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  29. Ooh I love Fat Quarter shop...and pretty fabric! thanks for the giveaway :)

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  30. Yay! Congrats and thanks AND keep up the great works!

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  31. I LOVE these cakes! I'm so glad I stumbled onto your site! I'm drooling over your tutorials!!! Thanks!

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  32. i love all of them - pastel is great

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  33. Those are some lovely prices. I already can imagine all the gorgeous items that can be made with them.

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  34. Oh, how lovely. All the things that can be done with a fat quarter! I just love that Whimsy fabric.

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  35. I love fat quarter shop. I've made quite a few purchases there. I have my eye on a particular layer cake. Hope I win!!

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  36. Wow--they are all so nice! Can't we just have one of each? ;-} Love your ideas & tutes. So glad that I found you.

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  37. Shannon3/24/2010

    Love the "Frolic" flowers! All are really cute! Perfect for some patchwork pillows!! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  38. I never win anything :-( Maybe this time? Love your blog.

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  39. I love this store I buy fabric there all the time. Hope I win more!
    asklisam(at)gmail(dot)com

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  40. Ooohhh this is stunning fabric...Love the chirp and the frolic ones....

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  41. love the birds, good luck with everything

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  42. I love the layer cakes. It would be hard to choose one!

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  43. Oh! I want some cake please! These are so cute! Specially loving the Garden Party one!

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  44. I want to win, but I don't want to have to choose! FQS is awesome!

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  45. OOooo awesome! Pick me pick me, these fabric squares are inspiring!

    wshari1@gmail.com

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  46. congratulations on your new sponsor! great fabrics! love'em!

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  47. Love those layer cakes--perfect for the pinwheel quilt along at PS I Quilt! Thanks for the chance at the giveaway :)

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  48. congratulations! i love fat quarter shop! :) My favorite is the delft remix in green. I love all the unique and different fabrics!

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  49. Great giveaway!
    I love all of their fabric!

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  50. YAY! I am in love with this fabric. It's just perfect!

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  51. Elizabeth3/24/2010

    I would love to win the free bird fabric! I just moved so this would help me make great pillows for my new place!

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  52. Such pretty fabrics!

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  53. Great giveaway! I love the freebird and the whimsy ones :)

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  54. Great giveaway! I hope I win! :-)

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  55. the bird fabric is so cute!

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  56. Awesome! What beautiful fabric!

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  57. They WOULD make some spectacular pillows! Lovely :)

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  58. Congrats on your sponser! Those are beautiful fabrics!

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  59. i have just gotten back into sewing! thiswould be awesome!
    thethriftyba@yahoo.com

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  60. That fabric looks wonderful! What a great giveaway!

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  61. I tweeted!
    http://twitter.com/Songberries/status/10979232684

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  62. Oh Congrats - I LOVE fat quarter shop, they have some amaaaaazing fabrics. :)

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  63. Great giveaway!! would LOVE this:)

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  64. I don't know if I can decide between the frolic and the whimsy! Beautiful stuff.

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  65. Love so many of those fabrics, but I think Botany has most won me over this morning. What a lovely giveaway!

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  66. Oooh. I love the Moda fabrics. The Frolic collection is my fave.

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  67. Great giveaway! I would LOVE to win!!!

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  68. what a great giveaway!

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  69. LOVE the "Frolic" layer cake!

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  70. Oh I love those layer cakes and the Fat Quarter Shop.

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  71. Lovely fabric! Thanks for the giveaway, hope to win :)

    katesadventures(at)gmail(dot)com

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  72. I love these, Can't wait to try them, hope I win,

    I really like the Chirp fabric
    corrieb96@hotmail.com

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  73. Anonymous3/24/2010

    Love the convenience of those layer cakes not to mention how cute the fabric is!

    kirsten_13@hotmail.com

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  74. ouu super cute! I love it

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  75. I've been following your blog now for a few weeks, and I love it...you have truly inspired me! I have made 3 dresses for myself since first finding your blog.
    What lovely fabric! I love layer cakes!!!
    emilyclark at wildblue dot net

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  76. Those fabrics are gorgeous!

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  77. Just tweeted!

    http://twitter.com/jeezvanilla

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  78. Pretty Fabrics, me likes!
    janinekits [at] hotmail [dot] com

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  79. I've posted a link on my facebook!
    janinekits [at] hotmail [dot] com

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  80. Oh cute! I would love to win! I'm not sure which one I'd pick, they are all so cute. Great blog, by the way!

    Thanks!

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  81. Great fabrics and I have been meaning to start my next quilt.

    keesquivel@gmail.com if I win!

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  82. I just found your blog, love it!

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  83. Beautiful Fabrics! I can't wait to check out the new sponsor. I'm in a such a creative rut right now but I think some Spring-y fabric could easily help me to break out of the rut! Love your blog!

    Thanks, Jessica Miller

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  84. Oops! forgot my email! jm.oneglobalmind@gmail.com

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  85. love those fabrics!

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  86. Ooh, the stuff I could do with those adorable fabrics!

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  87. Oh man I would LOVE to win this! I would definitely choose the yellow cakes with the birds. I really love bird fabric!

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  88. Aimee Kulla3/24/2010

    I like the Frolic one. It is very pretty - they all are and I want to win:)

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  89. Aimee Kulla3/24/2010

    Oh - by the way - if I win, I'll just email you my address rather than writing it on here for everybody to see. Thanks so much!

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  90. I'd love to make something cute with those!

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  91. Sending some vibes to the Random.org generator. I never win anything.

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  92. Fat Quarter Shop is one of my faves!! I sure hope Monday is my lucky day!!
    kelli
    kellbell_6@hotmail.com

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  93. Lisa Moreau3/24/2010

    those are some pretty awesome fabrics!!

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  94. Beautiful fabrics!
    sunnysummersmile@gmail.com

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  95. Wow what a great giveaway! Hope this is the first of many!

    shannoncarman at yahoo dot com

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  96. Tweet! http://twitter.com/channynn/statuses/11013919802

    shannoncarman at yahoo dot com

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  97. I love your blog!! I am totally inspired by your incredible creations! I love how little you spend on your projects and that you can still have an amazing wardrobe without the price tag!

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  98. Just found your blog and LOVE it!!! You totally inspire me to cut into all those old clothing items I have in my closet that I can't seem to get rid of.

    These are beautiful fabrics! I especially love the "whimsy" one!

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  99. Fabulous Giveaway! I love it. I need it. :)

    Sandie
    zaftig2k at yahoo dot com
    http://zaftigdelights.blogspot.com

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  100. I posted your giveaway on facebook:

    http://www.facebook.com/sandie.russo?ref=profile

    Sandie
    zaftig2k at yahoo dot com
    http://zaftigdelights.blogspot.com

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  101. very fun fabric! Pick me!

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  102. Love Garden Party! So cute!

    jennifermaybooth@gmail.com

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  103. Tweeted at http://twitter.com/jennifermbooth

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  104. Also updated my face book status about it.

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  105. Oh I would love to win some fabric.I really think the fabric is so pretty.
    Love,debbie

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  106. melanie Egorin (melanie_egorin@yahoo.com)3/25/2010

    I love the fabric. I am dreaming of the possibilities of perking up my furniture in honor of spring.

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  107. I'd love to win some fabric!

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  108. I shared this link on facebook!

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  109. I am here because Caitlin posted on Facebook. :)

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  110. I posted on Facebook too!

    http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/andrea.k.smith?v=feed&story_fbid=105322922833558&ref=mf

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  111. I am just starting out sewing & working on building a fabric stash. This would be a great addition!

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  112. Ooh! My favorite is the tweet tweet by keiko. Please pick me.

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  113. i love the fabric is is so cute!!!

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  114. Anonymous3/26/2010

    Congratulations on your new sponsor! There are so many goodies to choose from, if I win... Happy Friday!

    Monah
    monahtkm@gmail.com

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  115. Woo hoo! I love these fabrics!

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  116. Congratulations on the new sponsor! Love all the choices they have. Thanks for the opportunity.

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  117. Thanks for the giveaway! What fun fabrics!

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  118. Oh, all the beautiful flower fabric. I'd love to win. Thanks.

    gracescotkeith at hotmail dot com

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  119. I just bought that Chirp layer cake! But I would love to win a different one! Love Fat Quarter Shop!

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  120. So fun! Thanks for the great giveaway!

    amykpaul AT gmail DOT com

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  121. Congrats! These are so pretty!!! Thanks for a fun giveaway! I would LOVE to win :)

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  122. I would love to win! You can never have enough fabric, right?

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  123. Blogged about this!

    http://peppermintgrove.blogspot.com/2010/03/heads-up.html

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  124. alisha3/26/2010

    Cute! I love the first one!

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  125. those are so neat, i love them!!

    ohhhfire@hotmail.com

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  126. beautiful! I've set a goal of learning to make/alter my clothes this summer and buy nothing new. Well haven't been buying new for almost a year. This part is being added. Thank you ladies!
    Katie

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  127. Beautiful fabric! I'm in love! Would love to use these fat quarters on my next rag quilt! :-)

    http://martylou.blogspot.com
    middle_friddle@hotmail.com

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  128. They're so beautiful, love them all! :-)

    Carina Guiname
    carinaguiname@gmail.com

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  129. That is some CUTE fabric.
    jenrcui at yahoo dot com

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  130. Love your blog, it's really gotten me interested in garment sewing again, after a 20 year absence (hey, Ii've been quilting!) Love the new fashions now with the surface design features. Thanks a bunch.

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  131. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the bird fabric!!

    celestia dot price at gmail dot com

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  132. I'd love to win some lovely fabric! I've been wanting to try quilting forever, this would be a perfect way to start.

    sugareaterATgmailDOTcom

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  133. Love it, please enter me.

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  134. Yay for your first give away!!! I really like the garden party and Chirp! Oh the choices are amazing!!

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  135. I'm a huge fan of FQS and just saw your blog through their FB post. I love your projects!

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  136. I LOVE FQS! I'm glad you have them as a sponser!

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  137. Congrats on your new sponsors, Fat Quarter Shop are my favs......Layer Cakes are so delicious but far fewer calories than real cake - good job really, the amount of them I have bought :)

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  139. I found your blog through FQS and was thrilled to see you are from PDX (its where I grew up)! I'm love the Frolic fabric, I'm actually trying to decide which prints to buy for a dress for my little girl.

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  140. Love the Fat Quarter Shop!! And love the layer cakes!

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  141. Just found your blog - glad to know you are acquainted with The Fat Quarter Shop --- they are great!

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  142. Love The Fat Quarter Shop and Cake!!! I will definately have to check out this blog. I am new to quilting and enjoy looking at other peoples work! Congrats on the sponsorship!!!!

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  143. Love Fat Quarter Shop and I am so glad to have found you!!! Would love to win-- it would be difficult to choose from all the gorgeous layer cakes! Mentioned you on my blog: www.maisysplace.blogspot.com

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  144. Ooh, nice. I've gotten excited about layer cakes, recently.

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  145. I'd love to win the Freebird cake,
    Oh what projects I could make!
    Thanks for the giveaway. I don't have a blog but I'll "friend" you on Facebook.

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  146. I would definitely choose whimsy! :D

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  147. Congratulations on your first sponsor! Fat Quarter Shop is where all my paychecks go. :D I have no idea which I'd chose, because they're all so lovely!

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  148. Anonymous3/26/2010

    What pretty fabrics! Never have tried to make a pillow before, but those would really "springtime" up my living room.

    Thanks for the chance to win!

    ejm6x (at) yahoo (dot) com

    --Liza

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  149. Wow, I love that first layer cake you showed, with the birds. I've always had a good experience buying from the Fat Quarter Shop! Thanks for the chance!

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  150. Ooooooo! Layer cakes from Fat Quarter Shop! I love it! Great blog...look forward to following it.

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  151. Woohoo! I love Fat Quarter Shop and who doesn't love giveaways?! I'm in! And thanks to http://peppermintgrove.blogspot.com/2010/03/heads-up.html for posting about it...!

    erindraeger AT gmail DOT com

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  152. I posted a link to my blog... sweet!

    http://erin-quilter.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-want-to-win-layer-cake.html

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  153. And I just Facebook'd it... though I have no idea how to show you a FB link of it...! Yay! Great blog you have here!

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  154. Love this giveaway! :)

    SweetFantasyStar[at]hotmail[dot]com

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  155. I love the birds on the green fabric... are they chickens?

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  156. I like the cherish nature layer cake. Tough choice!

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  157. Congratulationsvon your sponsorship with FQS. Thanks for doing the giveaway. I love all the fabrics. If I could only pick one as a favorite then I would pick Garden Party

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  158. Great giveaway! Please enter my name!

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  159. How sweet! Thanks!

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  160. Anonymous3/26/2010

    Thanks for the great contest!

    suddenlyspoo at gmail dot com

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  161. I LOVE the Cottage Garden - I only wish I could make may "real" garden look like that beautiful fabric.

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  162. These look delicious-I'm inspired to start a project! And, who knew there was a whole store for just fat quarters? I'm excited! Thanks!
    muskratholler at gmail dot com

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  163. I follow you on twitter and tweeted here! http://twitter.com/sweetmuskrat/status/11123718079
    muskratholler at gmail dot com

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  164. Wonderful fabrics! I love fat quarter shop.

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  165. Crossing my fingers to win!

    carolann427@aol.com

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  166. Please enter me . I love the Garden Party fabrics.
    rsgrandinetti@yahoo(dot)com

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  167. So difficult to choose, I might go for either the Awesome Layer Cake or the Colors Bella Solids

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  168. I tweeted here;
    http://twitter.com/thepeachrainbow/status/11130507030

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  169. My Birthday is the 28th! What a great gift if I were to win! Love the pretty fabrics! Crossing fingers, by the way! This is where I posted about this giveaway!

    Congrathttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?v=feed&story_fbid=112401045438724&id=100000064878267#!/?ref=logoulations on your new sponsor!

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  171. Thanks for the giveaway chance! It'll be difficult to choose, all of these layer cakes are so scrumptious. I have twittered all about it here: http://twitter.com/twiglet57/status/11133645506

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  175. T_t sorry about that, i was posting for another giveaway but i wasn't looking.

    and then i deleted my first legit post for this by mistake.

    anyway, I'd want the looking back cake..

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  176. Love all of them. It would be hard to pick. But I love using pre-cuts.

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  177. The garden patch kit is absolutly beautiful. I'd love to win this!

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  178. What a wonderful idea for a giveaway, I love the garden pattern!

    Anna
    perfectbluemoon@gmail[dot]com

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  179. I tweeted about this giveaway!
    http://twitter.com/perfectbluemoon/status/11147107445

    Anna
    perfectbluemoon@gmail[dot]com

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  180. Ahh, I love MODA fabrics.... if I won, I would feel as though I had died and went to heaven!!! Thank you for offering the giveaway!

    missavene (at) gmail (dot) com

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  181. I tweeted!! http://twitter.com/hamptonsoapco

    missavene (at) gmail (dot) com

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  182. I have to win this one, being the fabric junkie that I am. LOL. Great giveway.

    sapheyerblu@gmail.com

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  183. Posted this to my Twitter account

    http://www.twitter.com/sapheyerblu

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  184. And because I tweeted about it, it will automatically go to my Facebook page.

    http://www.facebook.com/crsenter
    sapheyerblu@gmail.com

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  185. Great giveaway! All are sooo darn cute!

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  186. Great giveaway! I'm tweeting and facebooking it, too!

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  187. Rebecca3/27/2010

    I'd love to win this! Thanks for the giveaway!

    rebeccalyn@crufflecarp.org

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  188. I love layer cakes! So many possibilities....and sewing with them give me such a good attitude. Thanks for being such a good sponsor!! Jan D

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  189. This looks great!

    vantran2311f03@hotmail.com

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  190. yummy! thanks for the chance.

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  191. I just got a sewing machine and am learning to sew so this would be a great treat!
    hails_18@hotmail.com

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  192. Anonymous3/28/2010

    Out there on twitter! http://twitter.com/ktomlin1980

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