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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Leap Day Madness!

***NOTE!!** This Give-Away has ended! Jan is the winner of the magazine and the charm pack from me. Congrats, Jan!


My buddy Pat Sloan and I were talking about being so glad, EVER SO GLAD that February had one extra day in it this year.

I mean, February with its short span of 28 days always leaves me feeling short-sheeted. It arrives right after January ends, and in the blink of an eye, bam! It’s gone! But this year, we get an EXTRA DAY---Today!

Let’s make a gift out of this extra gifted day, why don't we?

Pat had this great idea that we play a bit more on this extra day, and spread some friendship around! Of course that means there is a fun Give-away involved, directly from our stashes!

Your job is to tell your friends to come join in, via facebook, via email, via phone call -- however you choose it! You leave a comment to this post for the Quiltmaker magazine issue and the Moda Summer Breeze Charm pack, and then you head over to Pat’s Blog and leave her a comment for the Aurifil thread and the honey bun roll!

Remember, if you are commenting as anonymous, or if your profile does not include your email address, you must leave your name and email at the bottom of your comment to be eligible for this drawing.

If it is your first time commenting on my blog, let me know! Welcome, welcome! I’m so happy you stopped by! And if it is your first time visiting Pat’s blog – let her know as well.

This is a fun pic of Pat and I together as we took a batch of crazy quilters on a Carribbean cruise this past November! ((The shirtless guy with lots of hair belongs to neither of us -- just sayin'!))

If you are a member of my Quiltville Friend Page on Facebook, go give Pat a like too on hers! You won’t want to miss her radio interview posts with other Quilt Divas and the other fun Quilty stuff she is up to with the Learning Center.

If you are here because you read about it on Pat’s Facebook page or blog, would you give me a like too? I’d like to get to know you better! There is a Facebook widget over there in the right hand side bar..just click LIKE!

Get involved, get to know some quilters you may not have met before, laugh lots, share lots, and quilt lots more!

Let's run it down one more time!

  • Use the 'Share' feature at our Facebook Posts to spread the love to your own Facebook Wall!
  • tell your forum/yahoogroup/message board buddies about the give-away!
  • shout it out at your flickr groups!
  • and chat it up on your blogs!
  • the more quilters the better we say!

We will both be choosing our winners the evening of March 1st – so be watching for that, and good luck and HAPPY LEAP DAY to everyone!

BONUS!! If you are new here, I've got another give-away going on that will be drawn for on Friday! It's for an issue of "On Track" Magazine, the publication of the International Machine Quilter's Association. You can go HERE to read more about it and leave a comment there for that Give-Away too!

Don't forget that SATURDAY is the first Saturday of March, so it's also YARD SALE SATURDAY. You'll want to come back -- if you have a blog, blog about quilty things you want to sell, and come link up to my post and let's move this stuff out to new homes. Last month it was a lot of fun.

Leap Year
leap year pictures

481 comments:

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Judy said...

Happy Leap Day - love your blog just as it is. Kindle tips are great.

Pat V said...

Bonnie, It would be great if I won, March 1 is my B-day. Love your blog.
Pat

Pat V said...

Bonnie, It would be great if I won, March 1 is my B-day. Love your blog.
Pat

Anonymous said...

Thank you Bonnie for the chance to win your giveaway. This is my first time posting, but read all your Quips and snips.
Donna--wolf3349@atlanticbb.net

Anonymous said...

I have read soooo much about you, Bonnie, but this is the first time to visit your blog or website. It looks like lots of fun! Ann. pansiepatch@yahoo.com

dwright33055 said...

Thank you Bonnie, for this great give away, you two are my favorite, and love everthing that you are giving away, I made a pocketbook yesterday......yea me.....

Kimme said...

Love your blog Bonnie :-) this is my first time leaving a comment and thanks for the chance of leapyear giveaway!
Kimomallon@gmail.com

Nina Marie said...

ohhhh I would love to win! Nice giveaway!

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the Leap Day giveaway. I spent my free day playing with my new Baby Go. I created lots of cool shapes and tons of new scraps. Sherry Red Owl sherry_redowlneiss@yahoo.com

Sue said...

What great prizes, love your blog and patterns, been to Pats blog too

Anonymous said...

Happy Leap Year, this would be an awesome prize to win. Love your blog Bonnie,

Wilma Simons
friendshipquilter@gmail.com

AngieT said...

Missed this yesterday, I was "leaping" through a few mine fields that ended up turning out okay in the end. So I got an extra day to be thankful for small blessings. :)

Anne Coleman said...

Thanks Bonnie and Pat! What a neat idea for Leap day!

Mary said...

Thanks for the give-away! SO relieved that hairy guy is not with either you or Pat, lol!

marogez said...

Hi Bonnie I'm new to your blog, found you via Pat's blog. Thanks for the chance. :-)

DianeP said...

How nice to find your blog! Thank you for the chance to win the Leap Day giveaway!

kfr14819 said...

Thank you Bonnie and Pat for having us enter twice. I made some neglcted phone calls, and posted photos on an online quilting blog as I participated in a virtual quilting retreat. It was quite nice. I'll continue until I finish the quilt, hand quilting one my grandmother pieced in the 1930's. Thank you!

Unknown said...

Hi Bonnie I loos-see all the time but this is my very first post. You can do some awesome things with scraps thanks for helping and keeping our quilting community on top of things. I really made good use of my extra day and picked fabrics for a NYB quilt and finished 2 scrappy small quilts, well the tops anyway so I am on my way to getting things done..... Thanks for the chance at the give a way.

sarah said...

Love your blog!

stephsews said...

thanks for the great Leap Day give aways - you are awesome!!!

Jittina said...

No sewing for me on leap day (unless you count sewing a button onto a bag). But I did enjoy a good book.

CathyQuilts said...

Read blogs every morning. Love them.

Fullfilling my Dreams said...

I quilted on my free day, as I did the day before and the day before and the day before and the day before that, etc.
Love you girls.............

Fullfilling my Dreams said...

I quilted on my free day, as I did the day before and the day before and the day before and the day before that, etc.
Love you girls.............

Cindy said...

This is my 1st time here. So glad I found you thru Pat. Thank you for the give away ---- hope I win.

Cindy said...

This is my 1st time here. So glad I found you thru Pat. Thank you for the give away ---- hope I win.

Cindy said...

This is my 1st time here. So glad I found you thru Pat. Thank you for the give away ---- hope I win.

Cindy said...

This is my 1st time here. So glad I found you thru Pat. Thank you for the give away ---- hope I win.

Sally Johnson said...

Thank you Bonnie for letting me leave a comment here. I have followed Pat for a long time and if not for her I won't be able to come hop here and see your wonderful site... I had a wonderful free day and made a St. Patricks day table runner fom nothing but a pile of fabric to a completed project in just a couple of hours... I love leap year and give-aways are always fun... Happy March Madness

Jocelyn said...

I don't have facebook but I did post about it on my blog.

Karens Quilts, Crows and Cardinals said...

You two are the best -- thanks Bonnie and Pat !!

Karen

Anonymous said...

Hi Bonnie! Love reading your blog! Thanks for the opportunity of the giveaway!

Denise J. said...

I had a fun day working at the quilt shop. Thanks for the opportunity to participate.

pepperto@wowway.com

Denise J. said...

Don't think my original post went through the first time so I'll try again. I'm not so great at this!!!Thanks for the chance to win. I enjoy reading your blog daily.

pepperto@wowway.com

Jennie said...

I added 6 rows to my Orca Bay quilt last night....five more to go!

christineschoon said...

An extra day this year and a give-away on your and Pat's blog! That's just two extra treats at once! I love following your blog; I hop over every day since you often post more than once there's always something to look forward to! Thanks for sharing so much with us all. I just read your latest post and it makes me sad that people so easily complain when they can't even see you in person. I hope it's off your shoulders now, and that the possitive comments have the power to cheer you up a bit.
love from the Netherlands,
Christine S.

Anonymous said...

Wow! Coo! Look at all this Leap Day Madness! Love it!

Brenda S said...

Hi Bonnie. Thanks for the chance to win. I've shared on facebook, on Pat's page and now here. Will be fun waiting to hear who wins!

thecalicocorner said...

Hi...I've never seen your blog before being directed here by Pat...looking forward to stopping by!!! Still hand-quilting my Swoon block :-)

Laine said...

I had to work yesterday but am enjoying having today off. Thank you for the great giveaway. I am now following you on facebook.

lsandes@comcast.net

Street Imp said...

i used my Leap Day to start teaching myself FMQ on a QATGO block! It was exciting and nerve-wracking! Loved it!

JessicaSews said...

Bonnie and Pat, You are the "Happy Duo"! Thank you for the extra smile today!

Hey ... I'm Lindsay ! said...

My free day was spent long arming on a friend's machine.... and this is what I shared today...
Pat and Bonnie, sittin in a tree ... giving away good stuff for you and me! THANKS BONNIE!

Dee said...

Sharing the Facebook Love:) Thank you Pat and Bonnie.

beaquilter said...

I'd love to win something :-) I follow you already

Ray said...

You are always so generous!! Thanks for the opportunity.

Sharon said...

I subscribe to Quiltmaker but I would gladly pass my issue on to someone who doesn't have one. I follow you on facebook everyday! I also get to see you in a few weeks in Little Rock and I am very excited.

khowardquilts said...

What a fantastic giveaway!

Sandi Linn Andersen said...

I was at the doctor on my free day so I am taking today as a free day. :-) That honeybun roll looks delicious and calorie free. :-)

Carin@Ullhärvan said...

What a great giveaway! This is my first time here.

Carrie P. said...

thanks you two for a great giveaway. love the photo of you two.

Anonymous said...

I"ll bet your glad you pinned that quilt on the night before. I see you are 4/5 of the way done. Done is good. Heres hoping I get to win some free thread.

Anonymous said...

So happy to have found this page!!! Great information and thank you for sharing!

Diane
diane_macquoid@hotmail.com

Lisa C in GA. said...

I wish I'd had a free day off of work, but did get a chance to sew last night, to it's all okay :)

Patricia Lessell said...

Thank you so much Bonnie and Pat for the Leap Year giveaway. This is my first email to you Bonnie but it won't be my last because your blog is great.

Teresa F. said...

Thank you bonnie and Pat for the lovely giveaway.

Pat from Florida said...

Love your patterns and your energy! Would love to win! I used my free day to make more quilt blocks!

mary said...

Thanks for the giveaway. I love both your and Pats blog sites!!!!!!!

free indeed said...

I don't know if I've ever commented on your site before, but I know who you are and have admired your work from afar.
I spent the 'extra' time in the evening signing up for prizes with a Leap year blog hop while hubby worked nights. Nice, quiet time and I could get away with spending over a solid hour online.

the girlfriend gap said...

you two are an inspiration! quite the pair I imagine you and Pat to be. thanks for a chance to win. love to visit your blog and see what's new! thanks for all of your free quilt patterns. they are THE BEST! fingers crossed for winning treasures! janita

Chris said...

This giveaway looks like a lot of fun! I send all my friends to your blog. I like to think that I am responsible for half od San Diego following you!!

LeAnne said...

Came here from Pat's blog. Don't think I've visited your site before. I'll subscribe as soon as I post this.

Grammasheri said...

Hi Bonnie! I worked the Leap day sale at my LQS yesterday and today my hands and shoulders feel like they could just drop off! It was a fun day though. Some day, I'm gonna treat myself to one of your cruises (but please, not on Carnival :D). Happy March 1st!

Anonymous said...

Bonnie, visiting from Pat: HUGS FOR YOU!

Cindy said...

I live in Minnesota and we got a pretty decent snowfall yesterday, so I spent the day working on a rag quilt that will be my sister-in-law's Christmas present. Never to early to start on the gifts when you are as pokey as I seem to be.

Cindy said...

Lots of snow here, dontchaknow. Good day to be sewing. Yesterday was a snow day for the kids, which doesn't happen very often. Fun

emmy said...

Thank you for the giveaway. Always find great ideas on your site.

Anonymous said...

Love your blog and books and patterns.Right now working on a Nines in the Middle from your Leaders and Enders book.

Quiltnwoman said...

1st time here. Loved the Leap Year give away offer. I will be checking out this blog now.

Ann said...

Thank you Bonnie and Pat. Love your quilts. Sent this to all my quilting buddies. You will have lots of new friends. Bonnie, I am taking a class of yours in April at the Mississippi Valley Quilt Guild. I can't wait to meet you.

Ann P.
heywis@hotmail.com

Anonymous said...

Great blog on Leap Day Madness! Added a bright spot to my day!
At my guild meeting today, I told my friends about your blog and the giveaway. Maybe they'll enjoy all our fun too!
Mil Gracias,
Anita
ablanton@nmsu.edu

Rhonda D. said...

Great giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win.

ada said...

Thursday is the day the Sunshine Quilter meet and we quilt alll day

Anonymous said...

Thank you Bonnie for the chance to win one of your give-aways. I took one of your quilts I had done up to the LA quilter and she told me she LOVED your scrappy quilt pattern (ORCA BAY).She even suggested I enter it in quilt fair.So I told her about your site and how to get to it. She also teaches and said she would try it out .
Fingers crossed hoping I win something.

Anonymous said...

I forgot to put my addy in my last post.
Wolf3349@atlanticbb.net

hehjude said...

no quilty things going on here - just waiting for next week then I can get at it!! Thanks

Marcia W. said...

I thought this would end later - but that is OK - I enjoy visiting your blog and Pat's - the humor keeps me returning. Like the pink tree on your FB page too. I'll check out the magazine you mention too.

Zehrina said...

Thanks for chance to win.

Shirley said...

Bonnie, this is my first time to comment on your site! Thank you so much for the opportunity to win the charm pack of Moda Fabrics. How I just love the Moda fabrics! You and Pat look like you are having a fantastic time on your cruise. I must do one of these soon as it likes like so much Fun! I left a message on Pat's site and I"m off to like your and Pat's page...

Shirley

Anonymous said...

I clean house so my next day off I would have nothing to do but sew and do crafts and I felt great at the end of the day as everything in the house was clean and shiny-I won't feel guilty when I sew.

Stitched With Prayer said...

Hi Bonnie and Pat, My 'free' day yesterday was exactly that. after we did some grocery shopping, for the first time in over two weeks, I FINALLY got to spend some time in my sewing room...it was so much fun. I spent almost 8 hours in 'my little world', free from the stress of life's little vicissitudes. Every minute I spend sewing is completely Therapeutic, even helping to relieve some of the issues that come with Scleroderma. Though my hubby did make me stop long enough to eat some supper. It was a wonderful day!!!
*I didn't even get upset when I started to lay out my applique pieces and realized that I had pressed the fusible backing to the front of all my pieces!!! Sometimes I amaze myself, LOLOL. Big Hugs...

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