Friday, July 6, 2012

An Apple a Day blog tour and Giveaway

 
Welcome everyone!
Today's my turn to host the An Apple a Day Blog Tour! Please continue reading, there is a giveaway at the end!


 It took me a while to come up with my project, I thought for days on what a quilter would really need. 


Me, I am always annoyed that whenever I am going to visit someone, all my sewing supplies, all the small stuff somehow gets thrown into three different bags and still is totally out of order when I arrive and want to sew. 


So I made a bag that has enough pockets to carry everything with you. There are pockets for the rulers, for your pencils, for your spray starch or iron (or those small water bottles that I like to carry around), for your scissors. 


There are zippered pockets for those small things that you need but which would inevitably fall out of normal pockets. 




Click on the pictures to see all the details :)


Here is the full schedule, you can still enter:
Sunday, July 1st: Amanda's Blog & Jana's Blog
Monday, July 2nd: Julie's Blog
Tuesday, July 3rd: Sally's Blog 
Wednesday, July 4th: Candice's Blog
Thursday, July 5th: Stephanie's Blog
Saturday, July 7th: Jackie's Blog
Sunday, July 8th: Brooke's Blog
 

Now, for the giveaway: I am giving away two copies of
An Apple a Day, 9 projects for the daily life of sewist, quilters and crafters!
One to someone living in Europe,
one to someone living somewhere else in the world!

If you want to enter, please leave me a comment telling me where you live and what you would sew first from the book.

If you can't wait for the book, you can purchase it here.
 

Good luck everyone!

Johanna

49 comments:

  1. This is a beautiful book and is on my must have list. I have decided that the first project I want to do is to make the tablemats, we really do need some new ones. Also, I am fairly new to quilting and so still working on maneagble size projects that I can get quick results from. The idea of quilting something huge like a king size quilt still terrifies me at the minute. I live in England, by the way. Thank you for a great giveaway.
    ks(dot)eyles(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)uk

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  2. I currently live in Calgary, Alberta, Canda ( one never knows if or when they might move), and the first thing I would probably make is your organizer.Never hurts to try to be organized. Thanks.

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  3. I live in Elizabethtown, PA USA. I would probably make this organizer first as I am also a mess when I travel with my sewing stuff, no matter how organized I try to be. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  4. I live in Falmouth, Michigan. Boy, there are so many awesome projects and you want me to pick just one. I really like this organizer. I am like you, I haul everything in a mess of bags. I take my sewing on the road almost every week. So, this organizer would really come in handy and I have just the fabrics to use to make it look smashingly lovely.

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  5. What a fun book! I'm currently living in California, USA, but the army moves us all over, so we'll only be here one more year. I would probably make the sewing box or your organizer...I really love having cute stuff for my sewing, and, with moving often, I do take it on the road!

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  6. I live in Northeastern Pennsylvania in the USA. I think I would make the organizer first for just the reason you had - too many little bags! I need everything together in one place.

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  7. Oh what a beautiful organizer. I'd love to make this. I have lots of projects and would love to have all my tools together, in one handy place so I could just grab them when going to class etc. I live in northern California, USA.

    Thank you for a great giveaway and a chance to win.

    usairdoll(at)gmail(dot)com

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  8. I live in Sacramento, California. This book is fabulous! I want to make it all but I would probably start with your organizer. It is wonderful. I take several sewing classes a month so I need to have an organizer like this. Everyone in class will be so jealous!

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  9. I live in Manitoba, Canada, and I'd make this!

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  10. I live in Hastings, England in the UK.
    I would love to win and still can't decide what I would make first xxxx

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  11. I live in Perak, Malaysia. I love to make The organizer too :)

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  12. I live in New England in the US. I love the organizer and the placemats too! I'd have a hard time deciding what to make first in this book.

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  13. Your project is just perfect! Well thought out, can't wait to make it!
    I live in the US midwest. Lots of cornfields and soybean fields and hot hot heat! :(

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  14. I live in the UK and think I would make a necklace for me, I have lots of little bits of fabric that need using up! thanks for the chance to win

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  15. I LOVE your project! I saw on one of the other blogs just how big it is - AWESOMELY big! I am travelling this summer and want to take along my sewing stuff so this would be PERFECT for me to make (right after my daughter's wedding next Saturday). I live in northern Idaho - wayyyy up in the panhandle. :D

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  16. I would make the boxes from the cover. from Florida, USA Thank you for the lovely giveaway.

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  17. I am in Dover, PA and would sew that box on the cover first. Love it!

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  18. This book looks gorgeous! (I'm in the USA.)

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  19. I love your sewing tote! Really!

    I live in the U.S. (Louisiana)

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  20. I'm from Wisconsin and the first thing I'd make is the necklace.

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  21. I am an American living in Australia with my handsome Aussie husband. I would make the necklace and then the sewing box.

    Deborah
    homemakerhoney @gmail .com

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  22. I live in Wisconsin, USA. I so want to make the box on the front cover!

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  23. I'm in Canada and I like the folder project.

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  24. I'm from British Columbia, Canada. I'd make the quilt first! Thanks for a chance to win! :)

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  25. I live in southeast Missouri, USA. This is a wonderful book. There are so many useful patterns! I would make the sewing box first.
    This is the only book that I have seen in a
    long time where I would make all the patterns.
    Thanks for the chance to win!

    wigglypup2(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  26. Hey,
    ich wohne in Deutschland und ich währe entzückt, wenn ich die sewingbox nähen könnte.
    ... obwohl die Quildecke ist auch schick ...

    lg/Greta
    [grubby_k@web.de]

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  27. I live is Des Moines, Iowa, USA. I would start with the sewing box. I have a sewing sister who would love it.

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  28. I live in Winslow, Maine, USA and would start with the sewing bag...you can never have too many! My daughter just moved back to the states after 3 years in Vilseck, Germany and I got to visit several times. What a beautiful country! She and her husband both miss it and plan to return someday. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  29. I'm from Germany and I would start sewing the sewing box.

    Lila

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  30. I live in Wisconsin, USA. I love to make quilts so I'd start with that project and eventually plan to make at least 1 of everything in this beautiful book.

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  31. I live in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and would love to make the quilt in the book with this lovely fabric! awolk at rogers dot com

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  32. I live in the mountains of South East Queensland, Australia. Born and bred and traveled afar many times.
    I would definitely make the sewing basket first, maybe two of them. Storage, always need storage.
    Thank you fro the chance

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  33. I live in Georgia, USA and I would probably try this project first. I like everything to be organized. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.

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  34. I`m from Spain.Your project is awesome and can´t wait to try it.Thanks for the chance!!

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  35. I am from Australia. I think my first project would be the bag that holds a cutting mat - I love that one.

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  36. I live in Alabama-- on the Gulf Coast-- very hot and humid! If I win, one of the first things I would make are some of the little flowers-- like on the necklace--- only I would use them on a headband and to embellish some flip flops! CUTE! :-) Thank you so much for the chance to win!!

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  37. I live in Arkansas where it is very hot and dry!
    I think I'd start with this little organizer bag.

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  38. Oh, I just love that box on the front of the book; and then I'd work my way through the rest of the book! I sew every day... thanks for the chance to win.
    tilleybl@aol.com -- I'm from Lantana, Texas :)
    Lynne Tilley

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  39. I live in Canada .

    The bag for small items will make me th envy of all my friends on girls weekend trips. Hmmm, what a great gift idea as well!

    Hpennie at amtelecom dot net

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  40. I live in West Virginia, USA, and would make that necklace first!

    trilliumcreates AT gmail DOT com

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  41. I live in the US and would make the quilt first. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  42. I am from Tennessee. I would make the necklace first, but the beautiful box on the cover is a close second!

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  43. I live in the united states. I would make the core binder it is too cute!

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  44. I live in the UK and I'd make the organiser first!

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  45. I live in the USA. I would make the box from the cover of the book.

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  46. I love your bag Johanna and congratulations for being published. I didn't know I was in a Bee with a famous author! I live in Europe and would love a copy of your book! Thanks for the chance to win.
    Celine

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  47. Nice job on your post, Johanna! Now, of course, don't enter me in the giveaway! :-) I loved your bag.

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  48. I Love your Sewing Organizer! If I won this Book I would definitely Make this first as I love to be Organized! I live in Colorado. Thanks for this Great Giveaway!

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  49. I needed that organizer when I went on vacation last week! Thanks for sharing!

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