06 May, 2013

10th Spring SewMamaSew Giveaway Day


 Welcome!
Thank you for visiting my giveaway today. I love SewMamaSew's Giveaways even though I don't have enough time in the day to visit all the ones I would love to win.
I enjoy seeing all the other sewing/quilting./knitting/ being crafty blogs that are out there.

I have three prizes for you to win.

Up for grabs are:

 
1.   4th of July combo.  Including a crocheted budweiser beer hat pattern! This is so retro- it's on trend for this 4th!  Daisy Kingdom 4th of July Table topper, 4th of July Vest (V.I.P. Dream Spinners) to sew and embellish, pattern to re-purpose beer cans/your drink of choice.

2.    Seersucker scraps. Fun whale patterned fabric. Kid themed. Hearts and Whales are the biggest pieces - others are cut squares (quilt?). whales spouting amongst stars, Hearts, tiny 1/4" hearts & stars, blue, peach & pink solids and small florals.

3.   Mop Head Doll Patterns. Six booklets to make all the mop head dolls you will desire.










I sew mostly garments and crafts. Last year I was on a crazy bag/purse making kick which I hope to god is finished so I can move onto something else.   I have a modern quilt pattern for our bed that I would love to make and need just time and the background fabrics to start sewing it. All the 'fussy' fabrics are in my possession.

I have been working the day job over 50 hours per week since September and my sewing has been pitiful indeed.
My junior clerk came back this month for a few weeks enabling me to work only about 40 hrs/wk.
This is better but it's still not working.

At 50hrs/wk I can hardly think of anything else except work and keeping my health up.
At 40 hrs/wk, I started 'dreaming' about sewing again;

My dream - if money and benefits were no object - would be to quit the day job and go whole-hog into running my etsy store and sewing for it.  I would have time for my friends again and the flexibility to mesh with their schedules. I could re-institute my wednesday kindle lunches with my mom. My creativity would soar.


What about you? If money and benefits were no object, what is your dream?
Comment  in a sentence or two and I will pull numbers out of a hat on Friday night and post Saturday, May 11th. Happy dreaming.

Please take the time to thank SewMamaSew for coordinating another (10!   10!   10!) Great Giveaway day. To enter more drawings, please click here.

small print: Open for everyone. USA and all the other countries.
Drawing open from Monday May 6, 2013 - May 10, 2013 at 6pm.
Oh- if you have a prize preference, indicate in your comment.
Three winners!!!

33 comments:

  1. I'd like for my husband and I to be able to work at only his side business and for us to be able to work at it together. Thanks for hosting!

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  2. I would love to be able to spend all my time sewing and taking care of my kiddos. If money were no object, I would have my husband quit his job and become my personal chef! He makes great food! :-)

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  3. If money was no problem, I'd have some-one else do the garden so I could sit in and sew more.

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  4. I would spend my time traveling, sewing and snuggling with my hubby. I would have a nice house in Washington and be able to visit my family whenever I wanted.

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  5. My dream is to enjoy my life in a fuller way without losing temper and getting nervous... something like that :) julia.glotova (at) gmail (dot) com

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  6. I would stay home and make dolls all day and attend every retreat around the world! Call me crazy but I want a can hat!

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  7. I would just hit the road and see the country! Thanks for the giveaway.

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  8. I would just quilt my job and travel to my favorite country with my hubby..

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  9. I would travel with my husband all over the United States. I could stop at all the fabric stores on the way

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  10. I would choose the seersucker scraps. If money were no object, I buy my children houses and pay for my grandchildren's college education. Then I'd buy a house with two bathrooms!

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  11. I already do part of my dream. I have a space in a craft co-op that allows me to sell the things I make there. I love it! To supplement that income I have to housekeep for one of the holiday houses near me. If money wasn't an issue I'd pack that in so I could spend my whole week crafting instead of a couple of days!

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  12. I'd love to take care of my children the whole day, and have some free time to sew.

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  13. If money were no object I would hire a cook and cleaner and never leave my studio again! LOL
    Christine
    ChrisW Designs

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  14. If I had the money, I would get a bigger home and hire a maid to take care of it while I spent all my time in my huge sewing studio creating to my heart's content. Thank you so much for the giveaway. (I would choose the fabric scraps)

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  15. thanks for the chance! If money were no object, I would build up an amazing sewing room

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  16. I would travel a lot, if I could do whatever I like. Maybe have more modern fabrics, than I have now (I mostly buy secondhands)
    Gun, Sweden
    gun@lapp.se

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  17. To have my husband stay cancer-free and to be able to go to Mauri again. Your giveaways are too good to be true. Thank you for being so generous to all of us and the chance to win.

    Sandi Timmons
    sandit1@sbcglobal.net

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  18. I would like to travel and visit family and friends who live far away now.

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  19. I'd hire a housekeeper and a grocery shopper :)

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  20. thanks for the offer. I would just like to be able to afford to buy a home.

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  21. Prefer Prize 2

    I have just been laid off due to downsizing at my work of 9 years. Unfortunately without work money is going to be a limiting factor to my creative dreams for the time being. If Time and Money were no object I would be a full time stay at home mum in a renovated comfortable but not over the top home with a reliable car and the freedom to fabric shop and create to my hearts content.

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  22. We are struggling a bit, but doing better since I found a job with more hours and better pay. In an ideal world, I wouldn't have to work at all, would have a bit larger of a house with a dedicated crafting room(my crafting area is a small area of our bedroom) and enough land to grow a huge veggie garden.

    I would love to win the seersucker scraps to make something fun for my 2 1/2 yr old daughter

    detroitgirl77 AT gmail DOT com

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  23. My dream would be to live somewhere different each summer with my family. I would love for my kids to have a chance to see the world and volunteer to help others worldwide!

    Thanks for the giveaway! I would love those seersucker scraps!

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  24. My dream would be to be able to get an architect to design my dream house, and then enough money to build it and decorate and furnish it exactly how I wanted it. I think it's because of living in rented places, furnished by someone else, where I can't do anything to make it mine for the last decade or so. Thanks for a sweet giveaway, and a thought provoking question.

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  25. If money were no object, I'd love for my hubby to retire and for us to travel to Alaska. I also think it would be fun to go out to eat, find the busiest family and secretly pay for their meal. :) Thanks for participating!

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  26. I would travel the world starting around the us in an RV. I would definitely have to bring a sewing machine and some fabric. I guess I would have to tow a trailer for all that. LOL

    Probably the can hat pattern. You can keep the patriotic vest, etc.

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  27. My dream is to work from home and work the same time as my wife we work opisit shifts and its rough.

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  28. I think I would first make sure the kids are have a nice house paid for.. then I would take the whole crew and my family on a cruise.. I would buy a long arm for my charity group and maybe a new car for me..

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  29. I would move to a beautiful house somewhere tropical.

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  30. My dream would be to live closer to kids and grandkids and have a big sewing room. Thanks for the giveaway chance!

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  31. If there were no limitations then my wish is for God to heal my body so I no longer have stage 4 terminal cancer and can quilt to my heart's content.

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  32. Margaret Quilts mlwright29(at)hotmail(dot)com
    option 2 fabric scraps

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  33. COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED. I'll post the three winners Saturday morning.
    Thank you for your lovely dreams.

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