Sunday, June 27, 2010

Giveaway Winners!

Hello, and happy Sunday, all! There were a record 648 entries into my Blogiversary Giveaway. Wow! I wish I could give all of you a little prize, but alas, only two could win $25 Colette Patterns gift certificates. I drew numbers this morning and without further ado, they are . . .

woolcat and Florence Ann! (Ironically they both seem to be knitters primarily. I hope we can pull them over to the dark side of sewing with their prizes. Bwa ha ha.) Ladies, e-mail me to claim your prizes, okay?

Thanks to all who entered and made the giveaway a raging success! Don't worry, there will be more goodies in the future.

Now, I'm off to sweat my way through an hour and 15 minutes of yoga in a studio with no a/c. (But classes are $5!) Any Astorians in the house? I need a yoga buddy!

6 comments:

  1. I'd be willing to sweat for $5, too.

    Congrats to the winners. Ladies, now you HAVE to start sewing.

    Trudy
    www.sewingwithtrudy.blogspot.com

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  2. Being a knitter and crocheter myself with almost no sewing skills, maybe you could do a post for us beginning sewers, Gertie. I love reading about your projects, but have no idea where I would start myself if I wanted to begin sewing. Just choosing a good sewing machine seems to be a big enough hurdle that I sit here and lurk at your blog and take no steps to get started myself. A few words on fabric that is well-behaved for beginners, and some good first projects to try so we would learn some basic skills would also be welcome.

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  3. Ooh congrats to you both! Ive just started Bikram yoga which is done in a 38 or 40 (can't remember degree (celcius*) room. oh so hot! but its winter so its quite nice to be out of the cold! If I was closer I'd join you :-D

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  4. congratulations to the winners! How could they not be inspired to sew after reading a few of your posts? Even a simple Apron is OOOH so vintage!

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  5. Me?? Really?? WOW! I never win stuff! Thank you so much!

    I've actually been sewing (much) longer than I have been knitting - but I have a four year old and in the last little while having a project I can take to the playground is nice.

    Also, if I mess up my knitting I can just take it apart and start again but once you've cut fabric, you can't tape it back together, right?

    But like other commenters have said - you are certainly inspiring me to find some more sewing time, and to try my hand at some vintage stuff. (I have a 1952 mail order dress pattern that came from my birth grandmother that I really have to try).

    Thanks again!

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  6. Oh wow! I completely forgot to check in earlier today to see who the winners are. I'm so excited!!!

    Yes, I am an avid knitter, but I recently invested in a new babylock machine, and retired my old, old, old kenmore and I've been sewing like a maniac ever since. Just finishing up the Coffee Date dress from Burdastyle tonight for my first trip to NYC on Wednesday.

    Thanks Gertie and Colette Patterns!

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