Sunday, September 18, 2011

National Sewing Month | Giveaway #3


COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED AND THE WINNER WILL BE NOTIFIED.

Whoops! Sorry I'm late posting this. All the excitement of Geninne's Alegria got me all off track. As such, I'll let this giveaway run until Wednesday. Cut Out & Keep by Heather Moore
Today, as part of our September giveaway series, the prize opportunity is a fat quarter of Cut Out & Keep! Heather's collection made a big splash for us, and it is not hard to find some of these prints.

To enter, tell us what your favorite thing to do in Autumn or Spring is.  The transitional season seems to be here these days, so we're going to enjoy our day apple picking!
Anyone can enter, but only one comment per person, please (additional comments will be deleted).

Our next and final giveaway starts on Friday!
Week 4: (open Sept 23-27) Across the Pond fat quarter bundle
Fat quarters of each of the 10 prints in this collection

74 comments:

  1. My favorite things to do i Autumn are to pick mushrooms and lingonberries in the forest. And make an applepie, of course!

    ReplyDelete
  2. For me, lately, autumn has been harvest & putting-up time -- specifically, roasted tomato sauce!

    ReplyDelete
  3. I love to knit in the chilly autumn evenings :)
    Thanks for the gorgeous giveaway - this is one of my very favourite collections.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Thanks for hosting this wonderful Giveaway!

    In Spring we love to go hunting for Morel Mushrooms!

    ReplyDelete
  5. I love both seasons and I like to get outdoors in the Spring and Autumn. Summer is much to hot, here, to do any hiking, etc., so I go in the Spring or Autumn.

    ReplyDelete
  6. My favourite thing to do in autumn is to harvest my apples and loganberries, make cakes and pies and then eat them in the sunshine in the warmth of the conservatory.

    ReplyDelete
  7. I love going to the country side in the fall for a picnic and watch the beautiful colours of fall leaves. Thanks for the giveaway, really love this collection!

    ReplyDelete
  8. I love stomping through fallen leaves! I love the crunchy sound it makes and the pretty colours as I kick them up in the air with my boots! I'm a child at heart by the seem of it!

    ReplyDelete
  9. My favorite thing in the Autumn is to go to apple orchards and pumpkin patches! I especially love apple cider donuts!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Hi, I would make a purse.
    Nancy in Mt
    http://tominerfolkart.blogpot.com
    nmoore848@yahoo.com

    ReplyDelete
  11. Favorite thing to do this time of year? Fall sewing, of course:)

    ReplyDelete
  12. We live in Oregon, so our fave thing in Autumn is to drive up the Columbia Gorge and through Hood River to view the leaves changing. Awesome drive and we usually end up driving around Mt Hood too.

    ReplyDelete
  13. I love foraging for mushrooms with my husband and daughter.

    ReplyDelete
  14. I love sitting outside with a cup of coffee or tea and just enjoying the weather. :)

    ReplyDelete
  15. Autumn always makes me want to get started on a new knitting project. If the days are sunny, I love to sit on my deck and knit. Here on the west coast of Vancouver Island, the blackberries are still ripening so I'm making some freezer jam. Thanks for the giveaway, this is a lovely collection.

    ReplyDelete
  16. I love walking and enjoying the beautiful Autumn colours. Thank you for another great giveaway.
    Judith. judithlynes(at)btinternet(dot)com

    ReplyDelete
  17. Sounds simple, but I love to open windows in my home. It's usually too hot here to let lots of fresh (hot) air in the house, so I love to be able to feel the cool air. Thanks for the give away chance. Such beautiful fabric.

    ReplyDelete
  18. I love a walk around the lake in our home community, and a chai tea! Perfect for a cool day. What an amazing giveaway, I missed out on a few of these prints and I have been kicking myself ever since!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Hmm! I live in Hawaii & we don't really have much in the way of seasons - kind of year-round summer with some winter rains occassionally. So I don't really have any "seasonal" favorites.

    ReplyDelete
  20. Fall color tour in Northern MI is the most inspiring part of fall for me!

    ReplyDelete
  21. I love playing outside with my little ones when it isn't blazing hot!

    ReplyDelete
  22. I like to split my time between long walks admiring the beauty of dying plants and curling up with the internet to find inspiration for projects to keep me busy during the long, dark, cold months of winter.

    ReplyDelete
  23. My favorite thing to do in the fall? Drag out my sweaters and re-acquaint myself with all their warm loveliness. Favorite thing to do in spring? Put those sweaters away and wear shorts again!!

    ReplyDelete
  24. In fall, I love to pile up the quilts and switch to flannel sheets to snuggle under as the air turns colder. Great sleeping weather!

    ReplyDelete
  25. I love to make soup in the fall. It just seems like the right time of year for hearty warm filling soup recipes :-) Thanks for the giveaway.

    ReplyDelete
  26. i love carving pumpkins! scg00387 at yahoo dot com

    ReplyDelete
  27. I love getting to wear woolen sweaters and long cotton tights!

    ReplyDelete
  28. my favorite for autumn is a nightly warm drink before bed, like tea with milk or apple cider. definitely not possible in the summer!

    ReplyDelete
  29. I just love spring. It is perfect for lying in the sun and grabbing a few rays without having to worry about getting burnt.

    ReplyDelete
  30. The highlight of my autumn is usually eating and drinking as many pumpkin flavored things as I can find. One year a friend made pumpkin lasagna!!!

    ReplyDelete
  31. Oops, I think I deleted my comment!

    My fav thing about fall is Thanksgiving! I love getting together with family and cooking and baking all of the traditional foods!

    Genevieve
    jenny(at)ykwc(dot)net

    ReplyDelete
  32. My favorite thing about fall is the cool crisp nights.

    ReplyDelete
  33. Love the autumn time because I get to knit/crochet hats, gloves, sweaters and sew blankets! LOVE LOVE drinking soup and watching movies with blankies :) lol

    ReplyDelete
  34. In autumn, when the weather finally gets a little crisp feel in the air, I make gumbo.

    ReplyDelete
  35. In autumn, my favourite thing to do is drive up the mountains and soak in the changing colour in the leaves on the trees, then stop for a Devonshire tea, walk around the little shops, especially the wool shop, and the tea shop.

    ReplyDelete
  36. My favourite thing to do in Spring is get outside and feel the sun on my bare arms! Thankyou for the competition.

    ReplyDelete
  37. My favorite thing to de in fall is go hiking and look at the changing leaves.

    ReplyDelete
  38. My favorite fall activity is to take a drive up the North Shore of Lake Superior and do some hiking on the trails.

    ReplyDelete
  39. canning, apple picking, raking leaves :)

    ReplyDelete
  40. I love the crisp, damp smell of autumn so one of our favourite activities is to just go for lots of walks with the kids and looks for interesting leaves, sticks and pinecones. And of course, living on the West coast of Canada where the autumns are especially rainy, we love to splash in puddles!

    ReplyDelete
  41. My favorite thing to do in Autumn is snuggle up with a great book and a cup of hot chocolate :) Thanks so much for the giveaway!

    bruinbr at gmail dot com

    ReplyDelete
  42. I love to get out into the garden in spring - its not too hot - plants are flowering, the sun is shining. What more can you say!

    ReplyDelete
  43. In fall I love visiting flea markets looking for wonderful old treasures that I can use in making Christmas gifts...especially old fabrics, buttons, trims... things that I can use to repurpose and recycle into fun new things! I throw my camera over my shoulder too to capture some of the gorgeous fall colors. Fall....my favorite season!

    ReplyDelete
  44. My fave thing to do in the fall is to make fruit crumbles (crisps) and freeze them, so we can enjoy the tastes of late summer all winter long.

    Fave thing in the spring is packing away all the snow boots, snow pants, hats, mitts and scarves!

    ReplyDelete
  45. I love our annual visit to the pumpkin patch!

    ReplyDelete
  46. I go apple crazy at the local orchard (originally planted by Johnny Appleseed himself!), picking apples, buying cider and apple butter, and gorging myself on apple products. Delicious!

    ReplyDelete
  47. It's spring here in Australia and the sun has just made an appearance. I love playing in our garden in the sun with my 3 children and discovering all the new flowers as they bloom :)

    ReplyDelete
  48. I love the fall so much it is hard to pick my "favorite" thing to do. I think that my new favorite thing for the fall is camping - it's great to be outdoors in the cool, crisp air with some hot apple cider!

    ReplyDelete
  49. Humm I love the smell of the fall. My favorite thing right now to do is to go out into the woods with my camera in hand. Walking in the woods or down a lonely path smelling the autumn air.

    ReplyDelete
  50. Plant a vegetable garden and see it grow for a little while before the hot weather (and my neglect) wilts it!!! hehehe

    ReplyDelete
  51. I think my favorite things has to be the right temp. . like no higher than 80s during the day and at nights 60s

    ReplyDelete
  52. this might sound crazy, but my favorite fall activity is going swimming! i live in san francisco where the two warmest months of the year are september and october so by the time fall rolls around we are so sick of the fog we're all very ready for barbeques and pool parties!

    ReplyDelete
  53. I would love it if Cloud 9 had a continuing line of organic flannel!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  54. I'm starting to get the urge to bake, and stockpile some freezer meals :)
    ourbusylittlebunch(at)hotmail(dot)com

    ReplyDelete
  55. I love to do anything in Autumn! By far my favorite time of year... and preferably be outside, enjoying the crisp air.

    ReplyDelete
  56. During Autumn when the air is cooler I like to work outside in the yard. My brother also has a Fall Halloween party on the farm for little kids, and this falls around my birthday. So, I look forward to the trick-r-treats, hay ride, cookout, etc. It's just a nice time of the year.

    ReplyDelete
  57. Spring and autumn bring the perfect weather for hiking!

    ReplyDelete
  58. from Quilteddog.
    having trouble posting, but my favorite fall activity is to start new sewing projects.
    quilteddog65@hotmail.com

    ReplyDelete
  59. I love to shoot in pile of leaves!

    ReplyDelete
  60. My favorite things to do in the fall are walking around the park for hours, riding my bike and hiking.

    ReplyDelete
  61. In spring, I love to spot the tulips and take pictures of all the blooms. In fall, I like to carve pumpkins, pick apples, cook soups and bake! Hailing from Florida, I'm so happy to finally have seasons :)

    Esposetta @ gmail . Com

    ReplyDelete
  62. I love getting pumpkins, cider, baking applies, mums, making soup, and harvest time at the farmers market!

    ReplyDelete
  63. Since we had a very wet summer, I am now relishing the sunny moments... ah, and time to make some photos of autumn colours.

    ReplyDelete
  64. It's going into autumn where I live and I love baking with all the local apples! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.

    ReplyDelete
  65. Oh, I love spring...planning my garden & what flowers to plant, walking around without a jacket, looking for that first robin, looking for new asparagus sprouts & the first tulips.

    ReplyDelete
  66. We're coming into Spring in Oz and it's so lovely, not too hot. Probably one of my favourite seasons of the year. I'm going to enjoy being outdoors, the blue skies, warm sunshine... until it starts to get too hot and then we'll bunker down inside in the air-con during summer.

    ReplyDelete
  67. I love the change of seasons, when you've finally had enough of the heat of the summer, and are ready for the coolness of fall. Though i am a busy craft show girl, I do love apple picking in the mountains, and nice hot apple pie! Yumm!
    x, Val

    ReplyDelete
  68. i love all of the fall food and the cooling of the weather

    jessicarwarfield(at)gmail(dot)com

    ReplyDelete
  69. Spring is my favourite season. I have done a bit of a spring clean as we have family coming to visit. I even sorted out my fabrics, and now am very keen to get the sewing machine out.

    ReplyDelete
  70. I'd have to say nothing beats hiking as a family whether it be up a mountain or discovering a new park. The fresh, crisp air can't be beat!

    ReplyDelete
  71. In the Autumn we collect our apples and press them to make cider!

    ReplyDelete
  72. ALL SEASONS ARE SPECIAL TO ME!
    SPRING IS SO BEAUTIFUL,IT IS MY FAVORITE;SO MANY FLOWERS ABOUT! THANKS FOR SHARING!

    jldouglas@wispwest.net

    ReplyDelete
  73. I love hanging outside with my dog. It is too hot in the summer for me to enjoy any outdoor time so I make up for it in the fall!

    ReplyDelete
  74. My favorite thing to do is be a vendor in the local fall markets. I make items for babies and children...but would love to add some organic items to the collection!
    boo-ka@hotmail.com

    ReplyDelete