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Spring break giveaway

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11 Mar
I’m at the beach this week with my children and my mom. We each packed hand stitching projects to work on after we clear away all the sand from little bodies and collapse exhausted at the end of sunny days. I have a few finishes to share when I get back (no time to take pictures when packing!).  But in the meantime, how about a giveaway for you sweeties? 

While at Quiltcon I handpicked some extra favorites just for my readers. Included are a charm pack of Lizzie House’s Pearl Bracelets, a fun quilt pattern called Circuitry by Elizabeth Dackson of Don’t Call Me Betsy, and a notebook from our good friends at Craftsy.
 

I'm giving these goodies away. Details soon on my blog (link in profile).

Please leave a comment if you’d like a chance to win. You could tell me what you like most about Spring Break, butcha don’t hafta. I really appreciate my followers, so if you’d like a second chance to win please leave a second comment saying you are a follower or a newly joined follower. Entries will be open until Friday, March 15th, at 8:00 pm central standard timeg. I’m happy to ship internationally. 
I’ll be back on Monday, March 18th to announce the winner. Thank you so much!

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  1. Kate R says

    March 11, 2013 at 9:44 pm

    Oh, I love taking hand stitching projects away on vacation. It feels a bit too slow to fit into everyday life sometimes, but it's perfect for vacations! Hope you are having a fun week away 🙂

  2. Kate R says

    March 11, 2013 at 9:45 pm

    I'm a follower 🙂

  3. wobblybobbin says

    March 11, 2013 at 9:56 pm

    The beach! Although this year it's looking less and less likely that we will make it.

  4. wobblybobbin says

    March 11, 2013 at 9:57 pm

    I follow you in my reader 🙂

  5. Laura says

    March 11, 2013 at 10:08 pm

    I usually just stay home for Spring break. I do love sewing and will be sewing up a storm!

  6. Laura says

    March 11, 2013 at 10:08 pm

    I am a follower!

  7. Amys Crafty Shenanigans says

    March 11, 2013 at 10:27 pm

    I like how quiet the streets are from traffic during the spring breaks/reading weeks. Gee I sound old!!!!

  8. Amys Crafty Shenanigans says

    March 11, 2013 at 10:28 pm

    Yay I am a follower – a recent one but loving your blog 🙂 Now I sound old and crazy!!

  9. Sasha says

    March 11, 2013 at 10:59 pm

    I'm a follower!

  10. Sasha says

    March 11, 2013 at 11:00 pm

    I'm in the UK and we don't really have spring break, if it's the same as Easter Holidays, my favourite part is the day the kids go back to school afterwards! (I love them really, but kids and chocolate for two weeks is not a good mix!)

  11. Jo says

    March 11, 2013 at 11:50 pm

    I usually fly to Connecticut to see the grands for their spring break. Enjoy your break, and thanks fir the chance

  12. Jo says

    March 11, 2013 at 11:50 pm

    I am a follower

  13. smazoochie says

    March 12, 2013 at 12:06 am

    I have to work this spring break. Enjoy the beach for me!

  14. smazoochie says

    March 12, 2013 at 12:07 am

    I'm a follower. <3 you big time!

  15. giddy99 says

    March 12, 2013 at 12:17 am

    Spring break? What is this "Spring Break?" 😉

  16. giddy99 says

    March 12, 2013 at 12:18 am

    I'm a follower; thanks for the chance!

  17. Heidi Staples says

    March 12, 2013 at 12:45 am

    Most of all, I love having my husband home with us! What a great pack, Becca!

  18. Heidi Staples says

    March 12, 2013 at 12:46 am

    I'm definitely a follower!

  19. Francine says

    March 12, 2013 at 1:01 am

    During spring break I definitely love not hearing my son's alarm go off and then again and again and again cause he's snoozing 🙂

  20. Francine says

    March 12, 2013 at 1:01 am

    I'm a follower 🙂

  21. Toni says

    March 12, 2013 at 1:16 am

    Well, our oldest is only in kindergarten so it's our first year of real Spring Break. We don't have a trip planned, but I am looking forward to not having to get dressed before 8AM if I don't have to! Thanks!

  22. Lori says

    March 12, 2013 at 1:27 am

    I love that my husband and I both get the week off of work! We are both teachers!

  23. ItsNurseJessi says

    March 12, 2013 at 1:35 am

    It sucks but out of the 3 in my department and being the only in Grad School- I am the only one that has to work! Yuckka do!
    But, I am slowly working my way around some hexies in the evenings!

  24. ItsNurseJessi says

    March 12, 2013 at 1:35 am

    Oh! And, I am a follower!

  25. Jessica says

    March 12, 2013 at 1:53 am

    Have a great spring break! We're leaving to visit family in Maine for ours 🙂

  26. Jessica says

    March 12, 2013 at 1:53 am

    I follow 🙂

  27. Beth says

    March 12, 2013 at 2:48 am

    I love having free time! Spring break is great and so is this giveaway 🙂

  28. Beth says

    March 12, 2013 at 2:49 am

    I'm an old follower

  29. amy and the bad cats says

    March 12, 2013 at 3:07 am

    have a fantastic spring break! sadly attorneys don't get one!

  30. amy and the bad cats says

    March 12, 2013 at 3:07 am

    also, i'm a follower!

  31. Pam Quiltaholic Biswas says

    March 12, 2013 at 5:25 am

    Kids are all grown, so I like spring break because Houston traffic is not as bad…
    Thanks for the give away!!!

  32. Pam Quiltaholic Biswas says

    March 12, 2013 at 5:26 am

    I'm one of your followers too

  33. andri. says

    March 12, 2013 at 10:25 am

    I love spring break because then i can laze around haha

  34. JLVerde says

    March 12, 2013 at 11:28 am

    Follower.

  35. JLVerde says

    March 12, 2013 at 11:28 am

    What's not to like about spring break?

  36. Fran says

    March 12, 2013 at 12:16 pm

    I live in Australia & we don't have spring break, I think our equivalent is our Summer holiday in January, it's such a lovely time of year, everyone is relaxed & happy & a really nice start to the year. Thanks for the chance to win these gorgeous prizes!

  37. Fran says

    March 12, 2013 at 12:17 pm

    I'm a follower via email subscription, thanks!

  38. Melissa says

    March 12, 2013 at 12:44 pm

    I wish I still had a spring break! I still live very close to the university I went to. What I love about spring break is that traffic is very light this week since all the students left 🙂 It cuts like 10 mins off my commute!

  39. Melissa says

    March 12, 2013 at 12:45 pm

    I follow your blog!

  40. Gill says

    March 12, 2013 at 1:28 pm

    Have a great break! I wish I was on the beach somewhere!

  41. Gill says

    March 12, 2013 at 1:28 pm

    I'm a happy follower!

  42. Lisa says

    March 12, 2013 at 2:04 pm

    Spring Break? What is that? I live about 90 miles from Panama City Beach, so spring break means a ton of traffic in our little corner of Alabama. But I love the flowers, the birds singing, watching my two dachshunds chase squirrells and chipmunks!

  43. Lisa says

    March 12, 2013 at 2:05 pm

    I'm a follower!!

  44. Kelly says

    March 12, 2013 at 2:39 pm

    Ohh to live in a country that had spring break! ;). Hope you are having a fabulous time, thanks for the giveaway 🙂

  45. Kelly says

    March 12, 2013 at 2:39 pm

    I follow 🙂

  46. Fiodhna says

    March 12, 2013 at 3:22 pm

    I love Spring Break because it means easy days at work. I really dig that! Have fun in the sun. 🙂

  47. Karen says

    March 12, 2013 at 10:44 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway, I love the spring holidays because we sometimes get a mini heatwave! Although with snow still on the ground it may be unlikely this year!

  48. Karen says

    March 12, 2013 at 10:44 pm

    I'm a follower :o)

  49. barbara woods says

    March 13, 2013 at 1:51 am

    Thanks for e giveaway

  50. barbara woods says

    March 13, 2013 at 1:51 am

    I follow

  51. hueisei says

    March 13, 2013 at 2:52 am

    Lovely giveaway!!!
    Thanks for the chance to win.

  52. hueisei says

    March 13, 2013 at 2:53 am

    I am a follower

  53. Stacy Hadwin says

    March 15, 2013 at 2:16 am

    This week, my hubby has stayed home with the kids and done "honeydo" chores, so that would be my favorite thing about spring break!

  54. Stacy Hadwin says

    March 15, 2013 at 2:16 am

    I am a follower.

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And in all honesty, you’re not just going to wake up one day and start feeling confident. 

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For me, confidence wasn’t one big moment or a clear feeling one day. 

It comes project by project. And even now, every single quilt takes me on the same emotional roller coaster. 🎢

💭 “This is going to be beautiful.”
💭 “What was I thinking?”
💭 “I don’t think this is working.”
💭 “Wait... maybe this is working!”
💭 “Ahhhh... I love it.”

Sometimes confidence is trusting yourself enough to keep sewing anyway, and sometimes it looks like trusting yourself enough to walk away from a project that isn’t bringing you joy anymore.

Not every quilt has to be finished, and not every idea has to become your favorite, but every project teaches you something, whether it ends up on your bed, your wall, or back on the shelf.

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Alchemy is my most challenging block of the month quilt yet, and I feel so lucky to see so many of them coming to life inside the Make Modern Triangles Club! 

We’re learning so much with this quilt, and It’s going to be worth every stitch in the end. 

If you’re on the hunt for a new hobby, something to do with your hands, a new skill to learn, or simply a way to get offline, take my free class and give quilting a try. 

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I will never tell you that it is always going to b I will never tell you that it is always going to be easy, but I will tell you that it is always going to be worth it. ✨

Alchemy is my most challenging block of the month quilt yet, and I feel so lucky to see so many of them coming to life inside the Make Modern Triangles Club! 

We’re learning so much with this quilt, and It’s going to be worth every stitch in the end. 

If you’re on the hunt for a new hobby, something to do with your hands, a new skill to learn, or simply a way to get offline, take my free class and give quilting a try. 

Comment ‘FREE’ for the link to sign up. 💌

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