March 25, 2010

TQC Anniversary Giveaway

We searched our threads in the forums at TwilightMOMS and determined that March 31, 2009 is the day that we officially organized ourselves into a quilting group. To celebrate, the members of the Twilight Quilters Coven are participating in a swap. Each member is sharing a little gift with the others consisting of her favorite quilting tool, TQC memorabilia, or fabric. We thought it would be fun to host a little giveaway as part of our celebration. Since we put this together on-the-fly, there might be a thing or two more that we add but for now, we are going to show you what we are 100% sure that we are including.

Our giveaway includes a 4" x 8" OmniGrid ruler, perfect for trimming all those Twilighty paper piecing patterns as you go. And a few of our favorite sparkly fabrics, because vampires sparkle and we quilt about vampires. Fabrics include a fat quarter each of white with iridescent sparkles (a favorite for Vampire skin), Hollyberry Fairy Frost (red with gold sparkles), Platinum Fairy Frost (silver with silver sparkles) and Diamond Fairy Frost (not shown, but for sure included, black with silver sparkles).

First, the rules.
1. Any comment/entry that contains the words, 'real vampires don't sparkle,' or any variation thereof will be immediately deleted. This is not up for debate because vampires aren't real.
2. Please, please, please edit your profile (Google, Twitter, Yahoo, AIM, Netlog or OpenID) to include your e-mail. We need a way to contact you if you're the winner. If you would prefer to keep your profile void of your e-mail or are using the anonymous commenter option, then leave your first name and e-mail in your comment in the following format: address (at) domainname (dot) com. If we can't contact you, you can't win. Therefore, any comment/entry that does not have contact information will be deleted.
3. Giveaway is open until March 31, 2010, the date of our anniversary.
4. Winner will be drawn on April 1st {no joke}. We'll probably draw by hand, but in the event that we're absolutely inundated with entries, we'll use a random number generator to select the winner.
5. A giveaway entry consists of a comment on this post.
6. Each entrant is allowed only one comment/entry per category (listed below), for a total of four entries. Multiple entries in the same category will be deleted.
7. Negative, profane and/or inappropriate comments will be deleted. This is left to the sole discretion of the TQC Administrator.
8. TQC Admin and Authors are not eligible for this giveaway.

Now, let's get to the nitty gritty. How do you enter?
1. Answer any of the following questions:
  • What is your favorite quilting tool? OR
  • What is your favorite TQC quilt block? OR
  • Who is your favorite Sparkly Vampire?
You only get ONE entry for the question category, so just answer in ONE comment post. You can answer all three questions if you want, but you only get ONE post to do it in. Multiple entries in this category will be deleted.
2. Follow our blog. The easy link for following is at the very bottom of our blog. If you have a Google, Twitter, Yahoo, AIM, Netlog or OpenID, you can use an existing ID to follow our blog. Then leave a comment saying that you follow us (current followers, that includes you!).
3. Grab our button and put it on your blog. The code for the button is in the right hand column. The small button is 150 pixels wide and the large button is 220 pixels wide. Then leave a comment saying that our button is on your blog.
4. Blog about our giveaway. You have our permission to copy the giveaway goodies photograph and/or this post in its entirety. However, please do not copy other photographs or posts from our blog without permission from us (please feel free to link directly to any of our posts, though). Then leave a comment saying that you blogged about us.

Good luck!
-The Gang at the TQC
Angie, Cat, Elizabeth, Iris, Jerri Lynn, Joyce, Kate, Mel, Nicole, Vivian, Wanda

68 comments:

Liz said...

Thanks for the giveaway! My favorite quilting tool is my rotary cutter, for sure.

Liz said...

And I'm following your blog!

supermom said...

My favorite new tool has to be the Quick Clip for the pesky safety pins while basting. Amy. My e-mail is pedersenamy@msn.com. Thanks!

supermom said...

I follow your blog and love it. Two of my passions in one place. Amy at pedersenamy@msn.com

supermom said...

I just added your button to my blog. It is my first.

Angie said...

Favorite quilting tool: rotarty cutter

Favorite Block: New to the site, so I don't have one (yet)

Favorite Sparkly Vampire: Besides the obvious, it's a tie between Jasper and Alice.

Cute site!
angiemaynes (at) hotmail (dot) com

Angie said...

And I am now following your blog!

angiemaynes(at)hotmail(dot)com

Linda said...

I am now officially following your blog. WooHoo!!

Linda said...

I don't have a blog, and I don't quilt (yet), so I will tell you

my Favorite Sparkly Vampire is ... well, I guess it's changed because my first thought is JASPER, and I know it used to be Edward. But I'm more team Jacob and after reading a fan fiction story it made me think of Jasper in a whole new light!!

Thanks for offering this prize!!

QuiltNut Creations said...
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QuiltNut Creations said...

since i screwed up the first time, lets try this again lol

congrats on the 1 year! my favorite sparkly vampire is of course Edward!

QuiltNut Creations said...

i follow your blog already in my google reader

QuiltNut Creations said...

and i added your button to my blog

thanx for the chance :)

QuiltNut Creations said...

adding one more, i blogged your giveaway http://quiltnutcreations.blogspot.com/2010/03/blogversary.html

Deanna said...

Thanks for the giveaway--my favorite quilting tool is my imagination. I would be lost without it.

Melzie said...

My favorite vampire is Alice, I wana be Alice, cute, strong, perky and living forever ;)

By the time you check I'll have the button posted, be a follower AND hmmmm my ADD kicked in LOL but I'll do all the other things too!!!!!!

xoxo melzie

SewCalGal said...

Great giveaway and great rules. LOL. While I loved Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles I haven't kept up with the recent Vampire series (Twilight...but hope to). So, I'll answer another question...favorite quilting tool: Porcupine quill. Yes, a porcupine quill is a must have to help guide small fabric pieces into your sewing machine to ensure even 1/4" stitching at starting point (and frequently finish).

SewCalGal
www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

SewCalGal said...

How could I not become a follower. Your blog is delightful and I'm looking forward to your future posts!

SewCalGal
www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

Sequana said...

Nice giveaway! My fave quilting tools are my Clover forked pins to keep my seams in order.

deserae said...

My favorite quilting tool is my rotary cutter!

deserae said...

I am following your blog!

isa & marta said...

Hola cuantas reglas, pero son divertidas. Mira he recorrido los blogs de las chicas que hicieron manta para Joyce, me encantan y en este orden: camioneta de Bella,el castillo de los Vulturi y la Pusch.
Mi vampiro favorito de todos es Jasper, quizas porque controla las emociones, quizas por ese amor incondicional a Alice,por el esfuerzo de ser vegetariano, por lo bello del actor que lo interpreta, no se , el me encanta.
Estoy siguiendo nuevo misterio y por ahora elegi para novatos. Ya mostraré, esa tela del regalo es fascinante, seria bello tenerla para completar el edredon. Buen fin de semana.

Colleen said...

I love my 8.5" x 24" ruler, excellent for cutting border strips.
All the TQC blocks are great but Bells's truck comes to mind. Her truck is practically a character in the books and makes me miss mine.

Melzie said...

I'm a follower ;)
melzie

Melzie said...

I blogged!
xoxo melzie

Melzie said...

*sewed* your button on my sidebar! hehe xoxo melzie

Liz said...

I blogged about the giveaway.

Liz said...

And I added your button.

Unknown said...

Great giveaway! My favorite quilting tool would have to be my acrylic rulers.

Doina said...

Great giveaway! Please count me in! My favorite quilting tool is rotarty cutter.

Doina said...

I added your button.

zarina said...

The favourite tool will be have to be the rotary cutter. I still remember cutting those pieces by scissors eons ago - and those hexagons (which am working on now).

zarina said...

I have signed up to be one of your follower.

Jill aka neeuqpmats said...

Quiltnutone led me to you. Congrats on your one year anniversary! Love the quilts so much!! My favourite sparkly vampire is Emmett.

Ela said...

I added your button.

Ela said...

My e-mail is ela_ghioc@yahoo.com (http://elaquilt.blogspot.com/)
My favorite quilting tool is rotarty cutter.

Zanymouse said...

My favorite quilting tool is the picture of shirtless Edward I have taped to my sewing machine (also named Edward), to give me incentive to quilt every day. It really works!

I am following your blog now, and have it on my Google home page, yay!

Calin said...

Alice and Jasper are my favorite Vampires :)

I can't believe I just now heard of this blog!

Unknown said...

My favourite sparkly vampire would have to be Carlisle. I know Edward is the obvious choice, and I *AM* Team Edward. But Carlisle is just so serene and compassionate. It's hard not to love him :)

liljabs said...

What is your favorite quilting tool? : with out a doubt my rotary cutter

Who is your favorite Sparkly Vampire? : Carlisle

Erin said...

My favorite Sparkly Vampire is: Edward, both in the books and the movie!!!

AWESOME giveaway!

mamacubedcreations (at) yahoo (dot) com

Erin said...

I follow you guys!

mamacubedcreations (at) yahoo (dot) com

Gwyneth said...

favorite tool is the seam ripper (sad to say ;)

Bailey said...

My favorite quilting tool is my omnigrid square rulers. Love them for squaring up blocks!

Bailey said...

I am a new follower - can't wait to go back and look at previous posts!

Marcia W. said...

My favorite tool is a rotary cutter. mlwright29 {at} hotmail {dot} com

Marcia W. said...

I am now a follower of your blog. I don't have one of my own though. mlwright29 {at} hotmail {dot} com

Anonymous said...

Very nice giveaway
My favorite quilting tool is my Open Free Motion Foot and Mettler Threads too.
Happy Easter to you!
Love,Linda

jldouglas@wispwest.net

SarahMae said...

My favorite tool is my rotary cutter... I dont know what I would do without it!

And my favorite sparkly vampire these days is Jasper.

Anonymous said...

Hey guys! I've been following you all for a while now. :D

I've got your lovely badge posted both on the sewhooked blog and over on Harry Potter Paper Piecing.

My favorite quilting tool is Photoshop, where I draw all my paper pieced patterns. :)

Alice is definitely my favorite sparkly vampire!

You rock!

Jennifer

Ashley said...

My favorite is Edward. I'm so glad a friend of mine convinced me to begin the series two years ago. I've read it 3 1/2 times since. I'd love to use this fabric to create a little something for her for introducing me to the books.

Ashley said...

I'm following you guys.

Vesuviusmama said...

My favorite tool is my sewing machine. I began my first quilt by hand, and my goodness that was slow! Once I got a machine, unsophisticated as it is, it transformed the entire experience for me. Gotta love it!

Mystica said...

My favourite tool would be my sewing machine.

Crystal L. said...

My favorite quilting tool is my rotary cutter. I remember trying to learn to quilt before these came out and they have opened up an entire new world.


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Crystal L. said...

My favorite quilting tool is my rotary cutter. I remember trying to learn to quilt before these came out and they have opened up an entire new world.


crystals_ark@yahoo.com

Crystal L. said...

I am now following the blog.


crystals_ark@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

I'm going to go out on limb and say my favorite tool is my laptop! I've gotten so much information and inspiration via the internet and especially blogs that would have taken forever to accumulate through books.

I'd use this fabric and the ruler (in a size I don't have) to make a block for a coworker who loves Twilight and vamps in general and also quilts. She has it pretty rough and it'd be nice to do something for her that I know she'd like.

Mary on Lake Pulaski said...

My favorite quilting tool is my small fiscar scissors with a spring to automatically open once a snip is made! It is also very sharp and perfect for applique.

Janet said...

my favourite tool is the stitch ripper - especially on the days that I don't have to use it!

Janet said...

and I'll become a follower as soon as I'm done here

Jill Swank said...

fave quilting tool is a rotary cutter

Heather said...

My favorite quilting tool would have to be my rotary cutter.
My favorite sparkly vampire is Edward!!

Dresden Quilter said...

My favourite tool is called the Shape Cutter. It allows me to cut strips without having to constantly move the ruler. Thanks for the giveaway.

Ida13 said...

Congratulation!!
My Fav. tool is/tools are rulers.
Thanks for the chance.

Ida13 said...

I'm your follower.

Ida13 said...

I've blogged about your giveaway.
I'm praying.

ladmquilter said...

My favorite quilting tool is flickr it gives me such awesome ideas and wonderful friends in the quilting community, thanks for the chance.