Cow Paddocks Patchwork

The Challenge Continues!

Hi again everyone,

just a huge thankyou to those who have been leaving lovely comments on the blog so far and of course they then go into the draw for the prizes! There have been a few great ideas for christmas projects too. So if you haven't already scroll back through the older posts and click on comments and have a little read of what everyone has been chattering about!

So thankyou so far to Barbara, Cate, Virginia, Ralene, Arlie, Melissa, Raelene & Ree! So don't forget for your chance to win prizes get commenting! Its easy - really!

A Challenge for our Blog Followers!

OK - now I know that our blog is followed by family, friends, customers, people I know well, as well as new friends just waiting to be met! There are local, national and international visitors and for that we are very grateful! AND I also know that most of you are a little comment shy as you email me directly - which I looove, ring me which I looove BUT I would love for you all to partake in the whole blogging experience with each other too.

SO I WILL BE GIVING AWAY 3 PRIZES STARTING NOW AND RUNNING OVER THE MONTH OF OCTOBER! BUT TO QUALIFIY YOU MUST LEAVE A COMMENT! THE DRAW WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 1ST OF NOVEMBER AND WINNERS NOTIFIED!

So start leaving some comments - they could be older posts or more recent ones - which ever you enjoyed, were inspired by, learnt something from etc etc. Just click on comment at the end of the post and go from there - and if you get stuck email me and I will help you! How easy is that to be in the chance to win a prize!

ALSO I have just thought that I will give another 2 prizes away to anyone who can give us some great gift ideas/projects for Christmas that they are willing to share on the blog and then we will vote on them via the comments to see which is the most popular! These could be little quick and easy projects, money saving ideas, just little purchased gifts - whatever you think other quilters would like to know about!

OK so you have 2 challenges everyone - and we want to hear from our blog followers near & far!

Good Luck and I will announce prize winners on the 1st November - don't forget!

Can't wait for the chatter!

August Winner

Our Fat quarter winner for August is Julie D. So congratulations Julie - I will send it to you via Shannon!

Well  Done!

We have Winners!

Yes we have the winners to guess my Injune Challenge - now I cannot divulge the answer - and don't be fooled the picture of the cupcakes in no ways implies what it is as that was the challenge fabric - not something I added!!!!!!!!!!!!

So a few of you were thrown a little by that - but we have - and because I am feeling extra generous 2 winners - Debbie & Maibry and runner up who was very close - Debra!

Congratulations - plus I have decided to give them each 2 patterns.

Now to the info about commenting - now I know lots of you are emailing me which I looove but if you would like to leave a comment - maybe you like what you see, maybe you have a question, maybe you wish to know that there are other people that do actually read this blog - I know you do because the sitemeter tells me we have up to 200 visits per week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From local, interstate & international visitors - and THANKYOU for that.

So to comment on a post you go to the end of the post and click on comment this will take you to where you can comment. If you don't have a typepad account - don't worry it costs nothing you can go through the steps to set up your blog name and it is very simple. When you comment you are asked to type in a copy of a set of letters or numbers that appear in a little box on the screen - this is just so that the system knows you are human and not a computer leaving dodgy things!

That way when we have "comment only" prizes you will all be up to speed. So have a little practice on some older posts and see how you go and if you get stuck email me and I will try and help you out.

Thanks again and congrats to the ladies. I will divulge in November what the project was!

Giveaway !!!!!!!!

OK now that the Injune Challenge has been extended - oh and by the way it is sort of my fault in a round about fashion - and a few other die hard patchworkers that can't make it that day - so I have decided that the first person to successfully guess what my project is will win something - I think it will have to be something different to a fat quarter this time as that is for the monthly winners - so I think it may be something like a pattern!

So everyone get your thinking caps on and either leave a comment or email me as to what you think it is. But I will have to try and let the winner know a little slyly so the cat isn't let out of the bag!

And - Guess what - when I did a little market analysis the other day I found out that this blog is actually read by people from the UK, Moraco, United States and many other countries !!!!!!!! The World Wide Web just never ceases to amaze me! So hello to all of of our international, interstate and local blog readers!

So this giveaway will run until someone guesses correctly!

Don't Look Now Giveaway courtesy of Kellie

Ok as you saw on my last post I am seriously expanding my favourite designer list to include Kellie Wulfsohn of Don't Look Now. I have added her link to "Blogs I Like to Visit" over in the sidebar, so all you have to do is click on it to go to her inspiring blog and see what she is up to!

Now Kellie is kindly giving away a pattern to the first person who contacts her after buying a pattern of one of her designs from either of 3 retailers that she has listed on her August 15th posts - AND ONE OF THEM IS ME!!!!!!!!!!!

So be quick as I'm sure this will go pretty quickly. All you have to do is obviously purchase one of her designs from me, have a proof of purchase and contact her! How easy is that to get a free pattern! And of course be the FIRST one from the any of the 3 stores!!!!!

July Winner

And the winner is....................Congratulations Jane!!!!!!!!!!! your fat quarter will be arriving very soon.

Just a reminder ladies that any item you purchase that has been or is on the blog - and let's face it that is about everything - you will go into the monthly draw for a free fat quarter!!!!!!!!!!

So Jane it was your lucky month this month!

I also have a question for everyone - what are your thoughts on me continuing my blog with little sneak peaks of projects, teaching schedule, tutorials, day to day life type thing but also venturing into a full blown website with a shopping cart etc. I'm just looking at costings etc at the moment and whether people can direct deposit from this type of format.

Would anyone use it or is it nearly as good just having the blog? Is it better as you can search particular products etc etc.?

I would really appreciate some feedback on this. Like everything it is all a cost but I'm wondering whether it would be worthwhile.

Any thoughts???????????????

March Winner

My deepest apologies  but I keep forgetting to put on our March winner for purchases from the blog!  March winner is Virginia!!!!!!!!

Congratulations - and remember April is nearly over so be quick to be in the draw!

Congratulations Injune

Just a quick one - I just want to comment on how I think we are all feeling about the devastation of the southern bushfires. It is just an event that words cannot describe how our hearts go out to these people in these terrible circumstances. No matter whose fault it is in the end unfortunately lives have been lost and I cannot imagine the physical and emotional distress any of the families and their loved ones are going through. It seems just too inconcievable that such a tragedy can happen and in such a large scale.

then on the other end of the country we have huge floods and loss of property which too will be a huge burden on families and communities. It is just such a time of extremes and we are in the middle nearly to the point of being grateful that we are only battling the drought of a lifetime. It seems nothing in comparison - and it is.

So while thinking of how everyone is being so generous and praying for all those involved in both disasters the group of ladies at Injune are doing their bit for a local family who lost their home in a fire recently. I mentioned this before but I just think that this is typical of Australians and quilters who are always willing to help each other. I received a phone call this morning to say that yesterday with 9 women they were able to finish the top for a queen size bed quilt and a large single bed quilt all in one day! So well done ladies! PS KEEP THIS QUIET BETWEEN QUILTERS SO THE RECIPIENTS DON'T FIND OUT JUST YET!

Lets just hope the rain from the north subsides and heads to the Bushfires.

December Winners

Sorry for the delay in this but everytime I get on here to do it I get side tracked, leave and then remember I still have listed these.

Well congratulations for On line purchases goes to Muffy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BUT THE WINNER OF THE MYSTERY PLANT - REMAINS A MYSTERY - THERE ARE NO WINNERS THIS MONTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So go back and have a look at the picture and see who can guess what it is!