Wednesday, 16 November 2011

Christmas Gifts for Quilters 7 (+ mahusive giveaway)

MAHUSIVE giveaway today.  Ma-double-husive.  Ma-Kona-husive. 



So, once again, here is a button you can grab for your blog.  The button links back to the original intro post for this series and, over time, that post will link to all the subsequent posts in the series so just leave the button lying around when friends and relatives are around and hope that they click through and get some great ideas of what to get you for Christmas.  And just in case none of your relatives are showing any interest in any of these great ideas, there's a giveaway at the end of the post.  Colossal giveaway.  MAHUSIVE giveaway.  MA-DOUBLE-HUSIVE giveaway.  

Christmas Gifts for Quilters
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But before we get to that, the winner of the Fat Quarterly year's subscription has just been picked by Mr Random and notified.  Congratulations to you Sana Saroti.  If you weren't the winner but did enter, the latest edition came out yesterday - all about colour - and you can buy it or your very own year's subscription here.



And this week, some suggestions for the quilter who has everything.  Even if the quilter in your life has these things, he or she will not complain at getting more of them.  Yes, I am talking about the king of the stash, the Kona solids!

For a small gift, Kona's charm packs come in five colourways; classic, dark, dusty, pastel and bright and you can also buy single-colour charm packs of the some of the most useful colours.


An alternative small gift of the most useful of all quilter's tools, the Kona colour card.  Though you can't see it in the photo, each swatch of colour is an actual piece of fabric so you can colour match to perfection.  
Want to spend a bit more?  How about Kona layer cakes or jelly rolls.  These come in the same colourways as the charm packs and in single colours of the some of the most useful colours.  


Looking for something slightly bigger again?  What about the Kona FQ bundles.  These come in beautiful colour groups.  


And finally, the undisputed king of any stash, the Kona Bounty of Basics Boxes.  One dark, one light.  Need I say more?  I have no words.  If you bought these for a quilter friend / relative / neighbour, they would love you forever.  Well maybe that's a slight exaggeration but they'd be happy as happy can be. 



To be in with a chance of winning these two boxes (yes, you heard me right, one person is going to win both of these boxes), three chances in three comments.

1.   Comment to tell me what your current favourite Kona colour is.  
2.   Comment to say you follow this blog.  
3.   Comment to say you spread the word (twitter, facebook, blog etc). 

Good luck and a winner will be drawn this time next week (23 November).

1374 comments:

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Cille said...

Right out of the box I would say Kona Stone but I'm seeing some wonderful blues here as well :)

Cille said...

... and I am a follower :)

piecinglight said...

Oh wow. This is amazing.
Lagoon, I think. Such a pretty shade of blue.

piecinglight said...

and I follow along via RSS!

Joyatee said...

Current favorite color: Ash.

Joyatee said...

I definitely follow this blog (hence, I'm commenting at 4:12am my time.)

Shevvy said...

Thats one hell of a giveway. I'm a follower.

Stitched Together said...

I love so many colours, but this morning my favourite is Aloe!

Stitched Together said...

And I follow you too.

Shevvy said...

I haven't played with lots of their colours yet, but I do love the banana. I love yellow but its a hard colour to get right in fabric and this one I think does.

Kathy said...

I follow your blog. Wow! What a great giveaway today!!!

gill said...

What an amazing giveaway Lynne!!
My current favourite Kona colour is Ash - It's so versatile!

gill said...

...and of course I'm a follower!

memmens said...

Wow what a fantastic giveaway! My favourite Kona colour at the moment is Robins Egg blue, not used it yet but it is delicious just sat on the shelf!

Kathy said...

I blogged about your giveaway today at:

http://new2quilting.blogspot.com

memmens said...

I follow your blog - thanks

dragonfly said...

I'm drooling over the fq bundles!
I think my favourite colour is stone at the moment as I seem to be in a neutral phase (which is very unlike me!), solid-wise, at least.

Kathy said...

My favorite Kona color right now is Medium Grey.

Eva said...

Drool ... You are right, any fabric loving person would go NUTS over these! And those not into sewing would be "???". :-D It's so nice to meet like-minded people on the net, where going crazy over fabric is just plain normal! ;-) :-)

My favourite Kona colour at the moment is Lagoon. I think it goes with everything! :-D

Eva said...

I'm a follower, too. :-)

'Aylin (Nilya2011) said...

My favorite Kona-color is eggplant.

Susie said...

Wow - what a competition/giveaway! My fave colour is Ash (at the moment) but I really do love most of them! I enjoy following your blog! Thanks for the opportunity!

Aylin (Nilya2011) said...

And of course I follow your blog ;-)

Aylin (Nilya2011) said...

And I will tell everybody about your blog and your give away ;-)

Mareenchen said...

Oh wow, what an AMAZING giveaway! I'd say my fave atm is Carribean but lately I've fallen for the Silent Film combination, too, Ash and Medium Grey in particular. :)

Sylvie said...

Hi Lynne!
I think that my favourite Kona colour is berry! But there are so many beautiful solid colours it is very hard to decide!

Sylvie said...

And I am a follower!

Mareenchen said...

Am following your blog. :)

Johanna said...

No exaggeration here, I would love them forever!
My favorite color is lagoon.

Lisa said...

Me and artichoke. It's love! Although my head might be turned by those lovely boxes of colour!

Lisa said...

Of course I follow your blog! In my google reader!

Salley said...

I love your blog...you introduced me to ATWD.... another great blog. As you always have such useful info I read your updates religiously!

Salley said...

I now follow you on Face Book!

Vickie Stickler said...

So many pretty colours, how can I pick just one. I forced myself to chose a favourite and it is Seafoam!

Vickie Stickler said...

I'm a follower on Google Reader

Montseta said...

Right now my favourite Kona cotton is eggplant (I guess it's always the one I'm using in my last project).

Salley said...

And my favourite Kona Solid at the moment....Being used in a quilt.... is....Espresso!

Debbie B Sam said...

I follow!!! :) (with google reader)

Montseta said...

I follow you (although I couldn't find the proper follow button so I used the follow post button). Is that OK?
Terrific giveaway! Thanks for sharing.

Lilysunshine said...

I think my favourite would be Snow, but so many wonderful colours to choose from!

Lilysunshine said...

I follow your blog too!

Debbie B Sam said...

My fav is sour apple and cyan! :)

OMG I would FLIP if I won this, thanks so much for the chance!

Lilysunshine said...

Oh and I've also just retweeted your giveaway tweet! :)

Montseta said...

And I tweeted about your giveaway (actually I retweeted your tweet). Username: Montse_PB. And now I follow you on twitter.
Gosh, I feel like I'm stalking you... sorry.

susis quilts said...

my favourite kona color is grey,susi

susis quilts said...

and i am a follower,susi

Merete said...

How can I pick a favourite amongst all the wonderful colours???? I go for the colours in the 'dark' box.

Merete said...

And Im a follower

Camilla said...

Stone is great but it's awfully hard to choose, that's why it'd be great to win this Mahsive giveaway!
I have been following you (in my google reader for a while now and your blog is so inspiring. Of course I've spread the word on FB too!

Jessica said...

I love anything purple but I do love Kona Artichoke, I think that is what the shade of green is called!

Jessica said...

I am a follower!

Gemma said...

I love Old Green, I used it recently and I want a ton more of it!

Gemma said...

And I'm a follower!

Gemma said...

And now I'm going to tweet you and Facebook you :) Thanks for the giveaway!

JudysPod said...
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JudysPod said...

Melon of course, my favorite fall color

JudysPod said...

I follow your blog using google reader

JudysPod said...

I posted your link to my facebook......should get you lots of new quilters!

Glenys said...

I like mint.

Glenys said...

I'm a follower.

Merran said...

wow what a giveaway. My fav is Cerise, so yummy

Glenys said...

Tweeted here:
https://twitter.com/#!/Glenys133/status/136748723140165633

Merran said...

and I follow you on google reader

Katrin said...
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Francis Paul said...

I'm a follower :-)

Francis Paul said...

and I love the Kona Cotton Delft. thanks for the chance to win!!!

Susanne said...

This is easy: I follow :)

QuiltSue said...

What a great giveaway. My current favourite is Kona Snow, I love using it for redwork.

QuiltSue said...

I am a follower.

Katrin said...

My favourite is Kona Ash. This is the best price ever!

Susanne said...

This is difficult: I love all Kona Colours. But especially Eggplant :)

Susanne

Katrin said...

And I follow you!

Tezzcan said...

Which is my favourite?
It depends on the day I think, but I love the teal.

the frog princess said...

My favourite is Kona Chartreuse!

the frog princess said...

I am a follower :)

Teresa Felgueiras said...

My favorite is Mulberry but I love them all.

Teresa Felgueiras said...

I'm a follower of your lovely blog.

Tezzcan said...

Of course I follow you Sweetie, you're a goddess.

bananaorangeapple said...

Now following your blog.

bananaorangeapple said...

favourite colour in the Kona solids: Canary.

bananaorangeapple said...

OK, now I am off to publicise your giveaway via twitter and FB. Thanks a bunch!

KellyBlackwelly said...

My favourite colour is Kona Coal, but I'd be happy to explore other colours in the box!!!

Sana Saroti said...

Of course I am the happiest follower right now since I won the last giveaway (thank you so much again!) but this one here is too good to be modest and not to try my luck again ;-)

KellyBlackwelly said...

My favourite colour is Kona Coal, but I'd be happy to explore the other colours in the box!

Sana Saroti said...

I also dont own any solids and have never put a hand on any Kona fabric. But on screen Lagoon and Cerise look pretty pretty.

Reene@Nellie's Niceties said...

My most used is Ash but my favourite is Berry. What a fantastic giveaway!! I'd love to win but I think I'd have to share it around if I did as it's just too amazing to keep it all!

Reene@Nellie's Niceties said...

I follow you oh great and inspirational leader....

Reene@Nellie's Niceties said...

Off to retweet your giveaway now :-)

Judith said...

Current favourite: Caribbean

Judith said...

Of course I am a follower !!!!!

Judith said...

And tweeted this most fabulistic of all giveaways !!!!

SewChristine said...

I'm a follower

SewChristine said...

My favourite colour is palest green

SewChristine said...

I've also tweeted your blog giveaway

Lesley said...

I am a follower and love to follow!

Lesley said...

My favorite Kona solid is Cerise...so pretty! But I do love them all!

Ethne said...

Heck this is the mother of all giveaway's - what a fantastic fabric pack the lucky winners are going to get - I see delicious colour palette quilts popping up as a result - you know I'll blog about it and that I constantly 'stalk' you ;oO

Danielle said...

I love pomegranate. Yum!

Danielle said...

And I'm a devoted follower ;)

Danielle said...

And I tweeted.

Nicky said...

What a silly question - how can I just pick one? That is why I need these boxes - but right at this minute it could be Pomegranite....or...or....

Nicky said...

Well do I get extra chances for following your blog AND your new career in FQ!?

Linda Coleman said...

I follow your blog

Linda Coleman said...

My favourite Kona colour would be cornflower. Not only is it a beautiful colour but it conjures up images of wild flower meadows.

Ethne said...

Cheeky post made ;o)

susan said...

I follow!

susan said...

I am not sure I have a favourite Kona colour but the one I use the most is ash. I always try to have some in my stash.

Isabelle said...

It's hard to pick a fave color but right now I would say kona ash because I use it a lot for my hexagon quilt as a background fabric :)

Isabelle said...

...and follow you too ;)

Debbie said...

It's hard to pick just one. I'll say my favorite color is lime.

Kiera said...

I follow your blog!

Debbie said...

I follow your blog in google reader.

Kiera said...

I tweeted about this great giveaway!

Kiera said...

Favorite color would have to be Cerise!!

Binks said...

i'm new to quilting so i'm not familiar with the ridiculously large amount of kona solids. but as i flipped through the pages, i found that i really love bone, pomegranite, and honeydew. but it all depends on my project...

Isisjem said...

I would give someone's right arm for a kona colour card. I used to say that I'd never spend that much money on a swatch card but since I've been using kona more and more (yep a convert to solids!) I find it hard to keep track of which colours I've used. In fact I was thinking only last night on receipt of a new colour I should stick a swatch of it in a book with a name! My absolute favourite go to colour is Medium Grey. I'm quite a fan of Chautreuse too.

Isisjem said...

I follow!

Binks said...

i'm a subscriber

Stacey said...

I like gray color, it makes things look pretty. does not mean that I get to use it though. I would love to win this, I am moving this weekend, and get a sewing room this time, have a very sad stash, and hardly any solids, so I promise to give it a good home :O}

Stacey said...

i am a follower

Stacey said...

i retweeted your tweet on twitter. thanks

Shocking Hocking said...

oh wow - what a giveaway - thanks for the op! My favourite colour is cerise - so rich

Shocking Hocking said...

and i follow your blog too!

Quilter in the Gap said...

My current favorite color is Logoon. I love all things turquoise and owl. What a great prize!!!

Binks said...

i Tweeted the giveaway

https://twitter.com/#!/binkiege/status/136767352565018624

Quilter in the Gap said...

I follow

Quilter in the Gap said...

I tweeted about your your giveaway

Kerry said...

Size matters, big is beautiful! Fav is Azure!

Kerry said...

Following every word

BaileyGirl5 said...

My favorite kona is ochre. I feel happy when I look at it :)

BaileyGirl5 said...

I'm a faithful follower!

Margaret said...

I follow your blog.

Marg M said...

Loving pear at the moment.

Marg M said...

Also follow on reader -love it

Margaret said...

I'm always looking for that perfect red color. Right now, I'd say it's pomegranate.

Sue said...

Ash is grey and on my I want to play with you wish list.

Julie Antinucci said...

I'm a follower and my favorite color is Aloe. !!!

Sue said...

....I am a follower

Sheila said...

As tis the season to be jolly, I think Kona Pomegranite fits the bill. What a stonking giveaway.

Sheila said...

And I follow..........

Emma B. said...

I'm digging Canary right now...thanks for the opportunity to win!

Emma B. said...

I'm a follower!

Elizabeth D. said...

Oh my, Lynne!! My favorite Kona right now would be Kona Peacock, but if you ask me tomorrow, it's highly likely I'll have a different answer :)

Suzanne said...

Wow, I don't have a favorite Kona color but I could use that color card to decide. Heck, I could use any of it.

Elizabeth D. said...

And oh yes, I follow you :)

Suzanne said...

and I follow you. Thanks, Lynne.

Mary Menzer said...

I think my favorite Kona color at the moment is Kona Ash.
I am wiping the drool off the keyboard thinking of all those colors in those boxes.

Mary Menzer said...

I'm a followin'.

elizabrt said...

I'm a follower

Elizabeth D. said...

And I shared the news of your seriously earth-shattering giveaway on my blog post this morning - http://www.dontcallmebetsy.com/2011/11/wip-wednesday-one-where-im-finally.html

elizabrt said...

Also I am loving Kona Ash. It is such a great neutral. In my current quilt I think there is more of the ash color than anything else. Thanks for the giveaway!

Beth said...

Oh my word. What an incredible giveaway.

Today my favorite Kona color is Brick. I just ordered four yards of it, simply to have it around.

wordygirl at earthlink dot net

A Plain Path said...

Ooh, amazing giveaway!! Thank you. My favorites would be Glacier and Cerise.

A Plain Path said...

I am already a follower.

Jacque. said...

I would have to say my fave is butter, though I haven't used it much...I use a lot of the neutrals. This is wonderful...thank you for the opportunity!

Jacque. said...

I am a follower.

Sally said...

You want me to choose one favorite Kona color? That's a nearly impossible task! I am rather fond of Green Apple and also the Curry right at this point in time.

Sally said...

I am already a loving follower of this blog, even if I don't always manage to get a comment posted.

Beth said...

I'm one of your followers, Lynne.

Anita said...

I love Kona Earth! Great giveaway, thanks!

Anita said...

I follow your blog! Thanks again!

Beth said...

I tweeted! http://twitter.com/#!/wordygirl11/status/136773769116139521

Anita said...

I tweeted the giveaway!
http://twitter.com/#!/AMKreations/status/136775785032851456

Karen said...

Just started with Kona snow and I love it!

Sally said...

I have spread the word via FB, which I almost never do, but I figure in honor of this mahusive giveaway that I could go to the extra effort :)

Karen said...

And I follow your blog!

Quiltjane said...

I love the Kona colours but my all time favourite would be 1136 Expresso (with a close second 1071 Charcoal).

Quiltjane said...

I stalk your blog.

Ann Marie @ 16 Muddy Feet said...

My favorite color is the rainbow. I can't pick just one.

Ann Marie @ 16 Muddy Feet said...

I have been a blog follower for a while now. Love it too.

Quiltjane said...

I shared the love on Twitter. Love that box of Kona loveliness.

Issabella The Cat said...

Holy Cow this is one heck of a giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win :)
My fave colour is Kona Cerise, so much so I coloured my hair to match :) I just luuurve plumy pinks!

Tiffany said...

Coal and Stone are my favorite background colors - right now eggplant and mustard are my favorite non-background colors ... so many colors to love with kona tho - would love to win those boxes!! :)

Tiffany said...

I follow your awesome blog - thanks for the great giveaway opportunity!

Jackie said...

Mahusive is right!

My favorite color at this particular moment is Turquoise. But you know, that will probably change the next time I look at my color card! :)

Jackie said...

I'm a happy follower!

Issabella The Cat said...

I follow you too through google reader.

Valquiria Lima said...

I love Kona Artichoke!

Valquiria Lima said...

I am a follower!
Kisses,Val.

Kwilt Noob said...

I've been using a ton of Kona Champagne lately.

Kwilt Noob said...

I'm a follower!

Ann Marie @ 16 Muddy Feet said...

I blogged about it here http://16muddyfeet.blogspot.com/2011/11/oh-my.html

Kwilt Noob said...

I tweeted! This is the most megamahusive giveaway EVER. Thanks SO SO much for the chance!

Natasha said...

Cornflower is my favorite. Love that color.

Natasha said...

I am a follower.

Anne said...

I think forever was the right word there:) My favourite Kona colour at the moment is Ash, because it goes with everything and is not as stark as white.

Anne said...

I'm definitely a follower.

littlebluebirdie said...

And I follow via Google reader...

Lorena said...

Today it's coral, but ask me again tomorrow :-)

Lorena said...

and I've finally become a follower!

Gemma said...

Got to be Crocus for me, what a beautiful purple.
Gemma
x

Gemma said...

I am a follower - love your blog.
Gemma
x

Lorena said...

and... telling everyone I know about your giveaway: facebook and email ;-) fingers crossed xx

Amy said...

I follow and I would love this for only a slightly belated birthday present to me!!

Amy said...

Let's see, I love to use aqua, mustard, ash, pepper, berry, celery, white, snow, I can't pick!

Anne said...

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A Plain Path said...

I have shared on my blog!! Thank you again for such an awesome giveaway!

Lori said...

I am a follower!

Lori said...

I would say my favorite Kona color would be .... Ash.

stitchinpenny said...

Kona Pepper is my favorite today.

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