I’m really excited to be a part of the Quilting Gallery’s big Celebrate Back to School’s Blog Hop Party. If this is your first time here I just want to welcome you to my blog! I’ll just give you a quick overview of the major things that happen on here: (and yes – I will ship internationally…)
Project QUILTING
The biggest thing that happens on my blog is ‘Project QUILTING’. To find out more about Project QUILTING click HERE. Season 4 is tentatively scheduled to start in January of 2013 (sorry for the wait…it’s apple season!)
Challenges
I love a good challenge! And if it’s at all possible for me to squeeze it in – I will. The latest quilt I finished from a scrap challenge is here:
Amazing Technicolor Dream Quilt
Home Sweet Home Quilt Along
Earlier in 2012 I hosted the Home Sweet Home Quilt Along. I should have my quilt finished and ready to share with you all in the next few weeks. It’s not too late to go back and use the block tutorials to make your very own quilt!
Quilt Alongs
I fell so in love with quilt alongs in 2011 that I am currently working on seven all at the same time! I update either weekly or biweekly of my progress on them. You can see my latest post HERE.
Etsy
I’m an avid seller (PersimonDreams and TheApple) and supporter on etsy so I do post tips/tricks/tutorials to help you on your way to be a successful etsy seller. I also enjoy featuring great items I find on there.
Family and Orchard
I do have separate blogs for my family and orchard (yes, I own an apple orchard) but sometimes the news is just too great I can’t help but to share it on here too!
GIVEAWAY!
So – what am I giving away? Well – I’m going to give one lucky winner $25 gift certificate to use in either of my etsy shops – PersimonDreams and TheApple or, if you’re in the Poynette, WI, area – at my brick and mortar apple store. And it’s simple to enter!
Required for ENTRY: All you have to do is leave me a comment telling me which one of the Quilts in my etsy shop is your favorite: Click HERE. Be sure to include your email in your comment so I can notify you of your prize! If I can’t get a hold of you I will redraw!
If you want to be entered more than once – these are some bonus entry options:
- subscribe to my newsletter
- Like me on Facebook (I would love it if you said ‘Hi!!)
- Like Project QUILTING on Facebook
- follow my boards on pinterest
- follow me on twitter AND tweet about this giveaway
That’s it – just let me know you’re favorite piece of mine for your entry. If you really want my prize and are going for bonus entries – there are five opportunities for you!
***OPEN to everyone – I will ship internationally!****
The winner will be selected randomly on Tuesday, September 4th.
Be sure to click on the link to see all the other AMAZING giveaways being offered with this party! http://quiltinggallery.com/quilters-fun/quilters-blog-hop-party/
Jo says
I love Roll, Rool Cotton Boll. It's a lovely pattern and your colors are stunning. Thank you!
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DebPoole says
I just found u a couple weeks ago. I find your work very interesting. I like your choices of color very much.
I love your kite quilts. They are very fun.
Jo says
I think my favourite is the Heirloom Quilt – Modern Solid Sampler in gray, lime green, pink, and yellow – Lap Size. i am into solids at the moment!
Jo says
I already follow you on Facebook 🙂
Debra Lee says
I love this one: Quilted Table Runner – Diamond Strings in Reds, Purples, and Pinks
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Following on Pinterest under Debra Lee
Sara says
I like the Heirloom Quilted Wall Hanging – Rosy Star. Although, the kites are so adorable!
Laura says
I love the Olivia the Pig baby quilt!
Lyn M says
I liked the table runner. very nice
Lindsay says
So many beautiful quilts! The water wheel in purple quilt is so gorgeous!!!
Ella says
Nautical Wheels is my favorite!
Hilary says
I love your tangerine dream pinwheels lap quilt…you have some lovely quilts!
lynaeve says
I like this
Hilary says
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I now follow you on twitter @quilary
Carla G says
I like the Heirloom Quilt – Ocean Water Wheels the best! Thanks for a chance to win! 🙂
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Carla G says
I like you on fb already! Carla Geates
Carla G says
I already like Project Quilting on fb! 🙂
Carla G says
I follow you on twitter and tweeted…
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Betsy says
Nautical wheels. Wow!
Betst says
I signed up for your news letter
PersimonDreams says
Thanks! That one was crazy to make!
PersimonDreams says
Thanks so much! It's in the Solids Quilt Contest over at Quilting Gallery right now… http://quiltinggallery.com/2012/08/24/vote-now-solids-quilt-contest/ TONS of amazing Solids over there to drool over…
Annmarie says
I love bright colors so the Strips of Colorful Fun baby quilt is my favorite. Great giveaway – thanks for the chance.
Steph says
Love the Rocket Scientist baby quilt! Great color choices.
Steph says
I followed your boards on Pinterest.
Karen O says
Love them all but especially American Candy. I am amazed at your quilts, and wonder if you sell any at that price through your shop. I will be back to look at your other items, and to see what else you sell. I just opened my shop yesterday.
Amy C says
Oh I love the Heirloom Lap Quilt – and the kite wall art one too – lovely! Thanks for the chance ot win!!
Amy C says
I have liked Project Quilting on FAcebook 🙂 Yay for your wonderful giveaway!
barbara says
i love your old world christmas
Amy C says
I have like you on Facebook too!!! amycav at hotmail dot come
barbara says
i already get your newsletter
Katie Y. says
I love the Heirloom baby quilt in black and white with Olivia the Pig! http://www.etsy.com/listing/77378777/heirloom-baby-quilt-black-and-white-and
It's adorable 🙂
Katie Y. says
I like you on Facebook!
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I like Project Quilting on FB!
Katie Y. says
I follow you on Pinterest as well!
Judy Bowes says
I love your miniature kites!
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I joined your newsletter.
Janet says
I like Tangerine Dream Pinwheels, although I love the Technicolour Dream Quilt. Do you have a tutorial on it?
Karen A says
I love the Old World Christmas Lap Quilt. Such beautiful fabrics.
Marcia Kosturock says
The Sea of Green Mystery
Cherie G says
I love the Heirloom Lap Quilt – Secret Santa Tumbler – Celebrate Christmas! Super cute. Love the shape of the pieces. I am very new to quilting!
Tiffany says
The Tangerine Dream Pinwheels lap quilt is fantastic! The Modern Solid Sampler is great too.
Anita says
I LOVE your Heirloom tangerine dreams pinwheel quilt! so amazing. Thanks for a chance to enter.
Heather says
Loving Blooming Poppy Yo-Yo's quilt.
Gill says
My favourite quilt is 'American Candy'
Mary says
LOVE the kite alphabet!!! Sooo cute.
Mary says
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Margaret says
You have many marvelous quilts in your shop, but my favorite is Sea of Green Mystery. I love the way the colors flow together and the way the quilting enhances the beauty of that quilt.
Michele T says
Beautiful quilts… I especially love "Heirloom Bed Quilt – Kaddywampus"
Gwen Windham says
Heirloom Lap Quilt – Tangerine Dream Pinwheels – Baffled in Belmont Pattern is my favorite– but it was a hard decision because there are so many pretty ones!!! 🙂
Gwen Windham says
I like Persimmon Dreams on Facebook. Thank you for the chance to win
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Gwen Windham says
I like Project QUILTING on Facebook too! 🙂
Gwen Windham says
I am following your boards on Pinterest! And they look very interesting, by the way! 🙂
Gwen Windham says
I follow you on Twitter– and I tweeted your giveaway here: https://twitter.com/GwenWindham/status/239864052287950848
m honey says
I like tangerine dream pinwheels, it is lovely!
Thank you for the chance to win.
Michelle
PersimonDreams says
Thanks so much! It was a fun one to make 🙂
PersimonDreams says
Thanks. Best of luck with your shop.
PersimonDreams says
Thank you!
PersimonDreams says
Thanks! I don't have a tutorial on the Technicolor Dream Quilt but I used the book ‘create your own free-form quilts’ by Rayna Gillman to inspire it… It sort of just happened… Tangerine Dream is a pattern my MIL wrote.
PersimonDreams says
Thanks! I had a great time with that!
Leigh R. says
I love the Nautical Wheels quilt. Thanks for a chance to win!
Anne says
Wow- you are so talented! The Tangerine pinwheel quilt is a beauty!
Lori Smanski says
I like Baby Quilt-Strips of Colorful Fun
Michelle @ needle and nest says
I love your Let's Go Fly a Kite wall art quilt, especially the abc version. Thanks for the chance to win!
Deborah says
My favorite quilt:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77403278/heirloom-baby-quilt-rocket-scientist
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I gave Project Quilting a "like" on Facebook.
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We're Pinterest Pin Pals!
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Tweeted and followed!
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Jeneta Masson says
Heirloom Lap Quilt – Boxed in Spring caught my eye!
Fleurette says
Heirloom Shades of burgundy is the one I love. Thank you for the lovely giveaway.
Hueisei says
I like Tangerine Dream Pinwheel. Thanks.
Gun Adrian says
You have many, very nice quilts. Hard to choose one, but I think my choise is The Modern Solid Sampler Quilt. The wallhanging kites are also cute!
Gun, sweden
Cherilyn says
I really like te heirloom quilt the yo yo's are beautiful! Thanks for te chance to win!
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Sue says
I love the red white and black baby quilt. So vibrant!
PersimonDreams says
Thanks! That's one of my favorites too! it was really fun to make 🙂
PersimonDreams says
awww…thanks!
Sue says
I'm following your boards on Pinterest
gibberish (Julie G.) says
Sea of Green Mystery is gorgeous!
Melissa says
My favorite quilt on Etsy is the Heirloom Baby Quilt – Black and White and Red All Over – Olivia the Pig. I LOVE it, I have two little ones and this quilt would be perfect for picnics but also what an amazing quilt to have pictures taken on! I'm thinking it would be cute event for x-mas card pictures with the red/white/black color scheme! I'm for sure following you on pinterest and liking your facebook page/project. I also signed up for the news letter. I live in the area so I will subscribe to the news letter, the orchird looks like a great place to bring the kiddos! Keep up the amazing projects!!!
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Melinda says
I love the American Candy lap quilt!
PersimonDreams says
Thanks! The orchard IS a great place for kiddo's. Maybe we'll see you this fall!
Norma says
ok, how cool is that? You have an apple orchard!! Awesome.
AlessandraLace says
I love the American Candy lap quilt!
AlessandraLace says
I subscribed your newsletter. thank you
apple blossom says
Quilted Patriotic Table Topper
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Pam K says
I like the Heirloom Lap Quilt – Starry World Traveler.
Lisa Cox says
I like the Sea of Green Mystery best
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I Liked you on Facebook and said Hi too.
carolyn says
thanks for the giveaway–i like the heirloom quilt modern solid in gray,lime green, pink and yellow and also the quilted wall art-lets go fly a kite-abc's
MarciaW says
Heirloom Lap Quilt Boxed in Spring is my favorite, though you have so many lovely quilts that might change my mind if asked again.
shirley says
Strips of colorful fun! What a fun baby quilt!
Susan says
I love Old World Christmas! Just lovely!!!
Susan says
I have signed up for your newsletter!
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I liked you on Facebook.
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I liked Project QUILTING on facebook.
MaryLou says
I like Bloomin on your Etsy site – what an unusual quilt – bet it was a lot of fun to create.
Richard Healey says
Love the handmade baby quilt.
bonnie says
I like your Sea of Green Mystery quilt the best
Kathy says
I like your Heirloom bed quilt
Kathy says
I love the Shades of Burgundy quilt… they're all beautiful!
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Bonnie Larson says
I am a new follower of your newsletter and blog. Thanks for the opoprtunity on the draw.
Mara says
The let's go fly a kite, abc's is too cute, but then I saw the Patriotic table runner and well I have to have that, will show it to my husband later. I live in Greece but am American born and raised, miss it so much, plus the greek flag isn't on it, hehehe! definitely my pick.
mary says
Love love the blooming poppy yo yo quilt. That must have been a ton of fun to create!!!
barbara says
I love the boxed in spring do you sell kits? babscorbitt@gmail.com
janey says
I have fallen in love with the kite quilt, it is so fun, and just what a nursery wall would need to break up the bland colours x Thanks for sharing x
PersimonDreams says
Thanks so much Barb! I don't sell kits but now you've got me thinking…
Cassandra says
I love your American Candy quilt. The colors are so vibrant!
Thanks for holding a giveaway! Happy quilting!
Cassandra
shirley tener says
Handmade Quilt – Baby Boy Flan
Judi says
I absolutely love Let's Go Fly A Kite – abc's. I also really like the Old World Christmas quilt.
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Judi says
Following your boards on Pinterest – and I can't wait to get time to check them out. I even left the page open in a different link so I won't forget 😉 I'm a major Pinterest addict – lol
Susan says
The first quilt that caught my eye "Let's Go Fly a Kite"! Bright and colorful…would be so cute in a kid's room!
VickiT says
Your quilts are just gorgeous and picking one as my favorite is really tough. I LOVE purple so the Quilted table Runner with the gold/yellow and the eggplant purple really caught my eye. I LOVE that. BUT, the Heirloom Quilt Modern Sampler with the Grey, lime gree, pink, and yellow is my favorite. I just love all those colors and the quilt is just beautiful. I know with those bright colors my 6 month old Granddaughter who is living here with us right now along with her parents, would love that one too. While holding her when wearing my bathrobe which is purple and has some beautiful bright pink flowers she is always trying to grab those bright pink flowers off my robe. LOL
Thank you for the awesome giveaway.
How is the apple orchard this year? Do you have a lot of apples or did the weather reduce your crop like those near us? It might be fun to take a nice Fall drive up to your orchard since it's under a 2 hr drive if I can recover soon from a health problem I'm deaing with right now. I LOVE visiting the orchards this time of the year. I've never missed a year yet going to at least one orchard and usually more than one. This very well might be my first year though which is really bumming me out a lot. I can't recall ever my entire life NOT going to the orchard and that was even after having my first child. He went to the orchard when he was just 2 weeks old.
VickiT says
I've signed up for your newsletter now. I thought I was before but possibly not. I was following along on your quilt along for awhile although it was to read and study the different blocks, not make them.
PersimonDreams says
Thanks for all your wonderful words about my quilts! I so appreciate it!
Our orchard is 'okay' this year. We definitely lost a lot of apples with the crazy spring weather BUT what we do have we're selling out of our farm store. We're adding lots of special events and 'fun' things so hopefully our customers don't feel the loss like we are. I hope you recover soon and can come! If you do be sure you introduce yourself to the lady behind the counter – it will probably be me!
Take care!
Britany H says
I love your quilts, I hope one day I can make one so nice. my favorite item in your etsy shop though was the Spinning Nines in Dandelion Daydreams table runner. I think I need to try that.
Kaitlin M says
I like this quilt http://www.etsy.com/listing/98356709/heirloom-bed-quilt-roll-roll-cotton-boll
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Peggy Gibbs says
I like the baby quilt.
Thanks,
Peggy
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Becky says
I love the Heirloom Lap Quilt – Sea of Green Mystery in you etsy shop
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Rockgranny says
LOve your Kaffee tumbler most, thanks for giveaway
Dana says
I loved the Heirloom Quilt – Modern Solid Sampler in gray, lime green, pink, and yellow – Lap Size
Dana says
I have subscribed to your newsletter- thanks for the great givaway!
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Mike Pearson says
I like the Arizona Sunrise Mystery in your shop 🙂 amateurquilter at gmail dot com
Sandra Timmons says
I have looked at your quilts and my favorite would be the Lap Quilt – American Candy. Good Job and this one really captures the eye. I am a follower of yours and went on Facebook to check in with you there. I know with having an Apple Orchard, you are one busy lady. So, thank you for taking the time out to join the Blog Hop and giving all of us a chance to win that wonderful gift certificate. I also enjoy all of your quitalongs.
Judy Cooper says
I lkied the quilted wall art
Beth Strand says
I love the kite quilts, what a wonderful thing to dress up a child's room!
Shelley C says
Definately the poppy yoyo quilt! I so want to make a yoyo tablecloth..just need to start!
Shelley C says
Ha, and I ALREADY follow you on pinterest as Mickey Louth…that is my incognito name 🙂
Deb says
I like the Heirloom Lap Quilt – Starry World Traveler.
Margaret Powers says
Bright & Beautiful Buffalo Ridge is stunning – I love it!
annie! says
I love the heirloom quilt with the yo-yos.
Judy says
I like the quilt Ocean Water Wheels.
Karrie Smith says
My fave quilt is:Sea of Green Mystery
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spiritweaver says
Dater wheel in purple! Love love the colors!
Maria Kievit says
Love the Heirloom Bed quilt pattern. Thanks for the giveaway.
Mary Ellen says
I love the Sea of Greem. The colors are wonderful. Thank you for the generous giveaway.
Nicole Sender says
I absolutely love your Baby Quilt – Strips of Colorful Fun.
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