I was very new to blogging when I joined last years Giveaway Day organized by Sew Mama Sew and had no idea how HUGE this event is! So of course I want to join in the fun again.
One word sums up what I've been blogging about over the last year - UFOs. If you look at my UFO Countdown on the right you will see that I've finished 71 UFOs in the last 14 months. My Word of the Year for 2013 has been FINISH.
But that's enough about me... here is what I am giving away to ONE of YOU:
UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed. I guess I'm not the only one who loves Pearl Bracelets judging by all the entries!
Mr Random selected:
All you need to do to enter is leave a comment on this post. Tell me what one word sums up 2013 for you and tell me why. Easy peasy - one comment per person please!
Be sure to leave an email address if you are a no-reply blogger so I can reach you. Mr. Random will select a lucky winner on December 13th at 5:00 pm PST and I will notify you via email. International entries welcome.
And, I would LOVE it if you came back to check out my blog when you have a few free minutes. I've got lots of eye candy on my Finished Quilts pages for you. I can't tell you much I am looking forward to wrapping up my Year of Finish and mixing in lots of NEW projects in 2014. I've really enjoying making friends here over the last year and appreciate my virtual guild of quilters worldwide!
What a great bundle! One word for 2013 - adventure! . We went to NZ for 4 weeks and it's been the highlight of my year. Have a fun giveaway!
ReplyDeleteRetirement!
ReplyDeleteAcceptance. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteFamily! (new granddaughter, lots of family visits)
ReplyDeleteGramma! Two new additions to our family, Henry and Ella, increased my grandchild total to 3! So maybe my word should be "Blessed"!
ReplyDeleteFamily.
ReplyDeleteBaby!
ReplyDeleteOur little one arrived this spring which put a damper on my sewing, but I suppose she's worth it ;)
I love pearl bracelets!!
Crazy! Got engaged, lost a job, found a job. :) thank you for the chance
ReplyDeleteAccomplish. It was my mantra all year long with mixed results!
ReplyDeleteHard to say. Maybe struggle?
ReplyDeleteMOVE
ReplyDeleteCchhh- cchh- anges! (Think David Bowie here!) changes at work, moved, new house/acreage, changes at home. Enjoyed your blog this past year & all your great UFOs! annesimonot@sasktel.net
ReplyDeleteMiracle! My 25 week premie came home healthy and happy in October!
ReplyDeleteQuick. Where did the year go? I love Pearl Bracelets! I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I've enjoyed your blog; it has motivated me to do the same with my UFOs -- get them finished.
ReplyDeletek.castanette@hotmail.com
Adventure! Went on an awesome long anticipated overseas trip.
ReplyDeleteRelaxing. My daughter came to stay for a few weeks and helped out a lot around the house.
ReplyDeletePATIENCE …
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance …
Melani
hippolicious at hotmail dot com
Sad...our daughter is having some health issues.
ReplyDeletePROGRESS - that is my one word for 2013. I made progress in reducing my stash by giving away some things, and I made progress in reducing my UFO stack by finishing some things. I love the Pearl Bracelet fabrics and just used a piece in a couple of Christmas table runners. Thanks for the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately - Stressful. When it rains it pours. I'm hoping for a better year next year. Sewing is definitely my therapy when I'm able. I'm so grateful for quilting!
ReplyDeleteWhirlwind. Where did 2013 go?! Thanks for the chance, love those pearl bracelets!
ReplyDeleteFinish was my word too. I am proud of my focus, but I still have a long way to go. I have been wanting the pearl bracelet fabrics.
ReplyDeleteThis was the year of the empty nest! All 3 of my kids moved off the Island within a week of each other. So what to do to take my mind off that? Quilt of course!! :)
ReplyDeleteCaregiver. Have spent many hours this year caring for aging parents. Managed to finish half a dozen quilts. Would love to win Lizzy's fabric! Thanks for the chance Deb, and good luck everyone. maryjotruax@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI have been eyeing these prints FOREVER!!! My word this year is - life. I became a mother this year and watching this new little life grow and explore has inspired my lifes direction in more ways than I can name.
ReplyDeleteBusy
ReplyDeleteLearning - Trying to pick up tips from the quilting world.
ReplyDelete24Tangent@gmail.com
Busy - it's been a big year for me and our family. Looking forward to relaxing over the summer holidays with my girls. Thanks for the chance to win these lovely fabrics - I have never seen the white version before, beautiful!
ReplyDeletechange
ReplyDeleteAcceptance - I thought we would be empty nesters by now, we are not. Still have two at home and then a few months ago we let a friend of our daughter move in because she was kicked out oh her family home. Heavy sigh, but it has worked out for everyone. :)
ReplyDeleteCreate. So much creating has gone on this year!
ReplyDeleteEmpowered - I was determined to make 2013 the best one yet, and so far I've succeeded by just trying to put myself first and make myself happy.
ReplyDeleteMy 2013 word would be STARTED - not a lot of quilts got finished but loads got started! hehehe - my 2014 word will be FINISH.. something I must
ReplyDeletehahaha - see what I did there?
Moving.....retired and found a part-time job in a completely different field, moved 2400 miles away from where I was living, moved in with my daughter, son-in-law and grand daughter...
ReplyDeleteFamily - my family is getting scattered and I love the holidays when everyone is coming home.
ReplyDeletetrust. I've had to really learn to trust in God through a lot of things!
ReplyDeleteDonate.....my year has been all about making and donating quilts.
ReplyDeleteRetired!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteBookworm. Novels and crafting books.
ReplyDeleteFAMILY. The love that binds us !
ReplyDeleteMERRY CHRISTMAS!
msstitcher1948@yahoo.com
Exams finished - that's my headword for 2013, and now I've got sewing time again. Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteStruggle. But for next year I will change this. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteMiraculous. I became a mom! Thank you for the giveaway. Finished quilt #61 (was it a bee project) is incredible! Love the details.
ReplyDeleteChallenging - sometimes life's challenges knock you flat and other times it gives you courage, determination and strength.
ReplyDeleteLovely fabric...I hope I win!!
Volunteer - trying to stretch my horizons. Have gained so much more than that. Love reading your blog and would love those FQ`s.
ReplyDeleteQueen_of_scots@frontier dot com
Joan
Lol One word may have to be slacker? I have a quilt top and a set of blocks that have been hanging out for like a year now. I just get started on other things and just haven't gotten back to it.
ReplyDeleteBUSY. I got married this year in addition to everything else, so life has been busy.
ReplyDeleteBusy!!!!!!! My sewing business has started taking off so I'm sewing all the hours that I can.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win they're gorgeous fabrics.
Faith.
ReplyDeleteThanks for a chance to win! julia(dot)glotova(at)gmail(dot)com
Satisfying. It's been so full of everything for our family. Joy, grief, growth, stagnation and everything possible for humans to experience (it seems anyway).
ReplyDeleteStressful! Major building work on our house and then both my husband and I were both diagnosed with auto-immune diseases! I won't be sad to see the end of this year! thanks for the great giveaway
ReplyDeleteUnstash! Not sure that is a word but I have certainly defined it in 2013. Unfortunately, I think it will carry right on over to 2014. But I sure wouldn't turn down those fun fabrics! :-)
ReplyDeleteBabies!! It has absolutely been the year for nrw babies all around me!
ReplyDeleteProductive!
ReplyDeleteI have gotten a lot done, and not just in my quilting life
Busy, with now two kids around, I hardly have time for myself, sewing is my only relaxing time, at night...thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeletePerseverance. I started hand quilting a quilt in January and was determined to finish it for September. I've never finished a hand work quilt in less than two years before, and I was stitching until the last possible second, but I did it! Congratulations on so many finishes. And thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteCharity is the word for me this year. I was able to donate over 40 blankets, 10 pillowcases, scarves, receiving blankets, crib sheets and more to our local Palouse against Violence. It's a shelter for women and kids.
ReplyDeleteI would like to enter the chance for the drawing to help add to the stash for my charity sewing.
I guess it would have to be gratitude. God has been really good to me this year and I've tried to pass it on.
ReplyDeleteMy word for the year uprooted...moving and not getting settles in. Thanks for the give away.
ReplyDeleteTough!!!!
ReplyDeleteFamily (my youngest son got engaged!)
ReplyDeleteBusy: our 8th child was born in August, our small catering business has been incredibly busy, I'm home schooling 5 children (with a preschooler, a toddler, and an infant on the side), I moved my mother from ID to WI in September, and my quilting business is starting to take off. Whew!!
ReplyDeleteNew
ReplyDeleteContented.Thanks for the chance
ReplyDeleteIntentions. Kept going at projects with the best intentions of completion only to have my plans derailed time and again. I finished 1 lone project this year. Oh well, all my loved ones are well so that's what really matters.
ReplyDeleteExciting - We had a lot of new things come along this year that made life fun and exciting ;)
ReplyDeleteFamily . . . because I have been blessed with two of the sweetest little granddaughters this year!
ReplyDeleteThankful--my mother is in a wonderful nursing home.
ReplyDeleteMy word is stitched. I am machine quilting my 93rd quilt for the year. A few are mine, a few for charity or guild projects, but mostly for other people. I really don't need the income, but it is hard for me to say no. Unfortunately, it really cuts deep into my time to spend on my own projects.
ReplyDeleteEPIC! epic was the mantra for my chorus as we competed in a contest in hawaii and won gold. It was one for the history books, and a one we worked sooo hard for.
ReplyDeleteLove. I got to see so many people this year that I haven't seen in a long time. It was really great!
ReplyDeleteStength I lost my daughter very sudden in a car accident this year and it is time like this that you relize how fragile life is. Everyday is hard the holidays being the worst. I have to have strength to see me thru the day and be thier for my 2 little grandson
ReplyDeleteHappy (happy-go-lucky)
ReplyDelete2013 -- changes. many things have happened in my life this year and it has all been about making adjustments.
ReplyDeleteGratitude!
ReplyDeletecrazy, this year has had good, bad and some occasional peaceful moments
ReplyDelete2013 - Surprise!
ReplyDelete( I found out i was pregnant in July ... biggest surprise of my life for sure!)
Beginnings! Exploring new career possibilities.
ReplyDeleteGREAT GRANDMOTHER!!!! TWICE within seven days!!! A boy & a girl!
ReplyDeleteThankful, so much illness and death in my family this year, thankful for my health. thank you for a chance to win these loving pearls.
ReplyDeleteBusy. It just seemed like the year flew by! Love the fabrics, thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteFamily - relocated closer to family and am able to spend more time with them
ReplyDeleteBUSY! Moved, shuttling kids to and from everything, and now getting ready to move again!
ReplyDeletePerseverance! Thanks so much for this lovely fabric giveaway!
ReplyDeleteMoving!
ReplyDeleteDiscovering! I have learned a lot this year on many things! Thanks for this opportunity!
ReplyDeleteChange! I left my job to start my new business & my kids started new schools.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting idea. Sum up 2013 in 1 word. Hmmm. Grateful. Grateful for all the goodness of this past year. -- my family, pets, garden, the beach, the family reunion (totally love Banff!), my warm home (it's quite chilly outside). Grateful that I found quilting. Grateful for my friends. Truly, the list could go on. I'm a very fortunate individual.
ReplyDeleteBusy! Retirement has been so wonderful
ReplyDeleteHousewife : ) and loving every minute
ReplyDeleteLovely - My 2013 was lovely! llatham0306 at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteUndefeated. 2013 was the third year in a row of financial uncertainty but it's finally starting to look up!
ReplyDeleteMoved! Thanks for the giveaway. Love the pearl bracelet colors!
ReplyDeleteAmazing.
ReplyDeleteIt really was a great year!
Japan, I went there this summer, finally. It was great!
ReplyDeleteLife-changing (adding a hyphen makes it one word right?). I now have two children under the age of two and it has taken a little bit of adjusting to say the least :)
ReplyDeleteChange! Graduating, moving, new job!
ReplyDeleteone word; difficult. i love my daughter an only child so i do only quilts for charity as part of my therapy. love this fabric thank you for a great giveaway. babscorbitt@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteBusy….new house, travel, company, lots of sewing.
ReplyDeleteAppreciation! Realizing and appreciating what a wonderful life that I have! Thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteWonderful!
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I moved into our fixer-upper house last fall, and spent the coldest winter ever with oil that ran out and no heat. But in the course of the year that we've now been here (we moved to an area we knew very little about and had no friends or family here and in the course of the year we've met some really great people, made some good friends and gotten to learn a lot about the area we're in! Even better we had a wood burning stove put in this month and are now Warm! yay Warm! :D
Thanks for hosting this great give away!
2013 word of the day-Toddlers. I've been home with my boys and they sure keep me busy. I would be lost without them!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the awesome giveaway!
Stress! hah I'm in my final year of nursing school and it is TOUGH! Thankfully I have beautiful fabric to play with and pet when I need to relax!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway!
ReplyDelete2013 for me has been about embracing change. I finally buckled down and have been losing weight that I've wanted off for a long time (and have lost 40 lbs so far). I've also stepped outside my fashion comfort zone and tried (and loved) maxi dresses, colored pants, and skinny jeans!
2013 can only be described as "Devastating" unfortunately. Would love to inject a bit of colour and cheer into my friends life as she lost her only son this year. This fabric along with some "special" fabric to make a memory quilt would be perfect.
ReplyDeleteVolunteerism. After forced into retirement, I have volunteered a lot at our city's botanical garden. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteFinally!!! (all three kids are finally in full day school!)
ReplyDeleteecisley(at)comcast(dot)net
Paleo! I finally decided to get healthy.
ReplyDeleteExhaustion! Pregnancy, a new baby, a toddler, house renovations, work...it's been a good year, but not a well-rested one!
ReplyDeleteAdapt has been my word for 2013. There has been lots of unexpected change. All of it good, but a change nonetheless. What is your word for 2014? How impressive that you have completed so many UFO's. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteThe word would be "blessed," the year has not gone as planned, nor as expected, but god was there every step of the way. We have come to the end of it in one piece, blessed by the gentle guidance of His hands.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely blessed! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteBABY sums up my 2013 pretty well. getting used to all the changes a little one brings.
ReplyDeleteBlessed. Lots of bad things has happened but I am still so blessed. Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
ReplyDeleteFinishes! Over 100 so far and still a few weeks left.
ReplyDeleteSewing - bought a sewing machine this year and discovered quilting. Many thanks
ReplyDeleteThankful. My dad had a heart attack and is now doing well.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win.
Thankful--thankful we finally, after a year of trying, sold our house and thankfully we able to move right into our new house and we love it. Thankful I still get my own sewing room, thankful the kids have adjusted so well, and thankful we live in such a nice, quiet neighborhood.
ReplyDeletegood
ReplyDeleteGrateful. Many blessings this year.
ReplyDeleteMy word is "start". I started my blog. Woohoo! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteWhirlwind!
ReplyDeleteChaotic. This year has been filled with quite a few ups and downs.
ReplyDeleteI think finish has been my word this year too. While I haven't had as many finishes as you have (so awesome of you) I have been working on finishing quilting tops that I have had lying around for years. I am about half way through a stack of 13 tops. I will keep going on into 2014.
ReplyDeleteI really am not a downer, but the word for me is LOSS. I've coped well and moved on, but loss has been everywhere. kmcassie@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteTransition - we moved across the world and it has been almost a years worth of transition, in preparation and unpacking. Ready for 2014!
ReplyDeleteFast, This year seemed to fly!
ReplyDeleteCaregiving! Both sets of parents needing lots of help this year. Thanks so much for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteHorrible. I was diagnosed with breast cancer and have gone through multiple surgeries with it and am now going through the process of reconstruction. My husband also lost his job this year through no fault of his own. When government shut down occurred they decided to cancel his civilian companies contract and then later awarded to to another company. He was out of work for over a month and didn't qualify for unemployment benefits as he is retired military and draws a extremely small check for it. And the renters in our rental property that a property management firm handles for us out of the area. The renters moved out after their 2 year contract ended and our home was extremely messed up and needed tons of repairs and work before it was able to be listed on the market again. So this has been a horrible year...
ReplyDeleteSweet <3 Thankful for my blessings. :)
ReplyDeleteBalance, as I navigate going back to work part time and plan for retirement in a few years.
ReplyDeletePatience. I'm just waiting on God's plans for me.
ReplyDeleteHope and chaotic.
ReplyDeleteFinish. My 2013 goal was to finish at least one UFO a month, and if I started a new project I had to finish it completely. I managed to meet my goal, but I still have more UFOs to finish next year. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteEventful. I just had so many exciting things happen!! (b2malan@cox.net)
ReplyDeleteRetired!
ReplyDeleteTired - what can I say?
ReplyDeleteObsession. You can never have too many pearl bracelets fabrics.
ReplyDeleteI am in love with pearl bracelet. These would be perfect for my (not happening yet) cushion making.
ReplyDeleteChange. Have made some big career and life changes this year. angelamiller387@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteImproved.
ReplyDeleteAdjustment. Several health issues for my DH has caused a complete overhaul of our food intake. Talk about eye opening! Thanks for the chance at your wonderful giveaway.
ReplyDeleteBlogging! I started blogging this year and I've been sewing like crazy!
ReplyDeleteBlur. I'm still wondering where 2013 went! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteComplicated. I had a baby and had some serious complications. I'm okay now, but having a baby complicates my time schedule too. Well worth it though.
ReplyDeleteChange, I have moved and starting to sew!
ReplyDeleteGratitute. Thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteOh, how I love the Pearl Bracelets so so much. I can't get enough of them! My 2013 in one word? Strength. I've needed a lot of it and I've seen so much of it in others. It's been a tough year but now hopefully looking up. Thanks for the giveaway chance - Pearl Bracelets always make things feel happy, don't they? :)
ReplyDeleteStressful! My husband had been ill since the previous fall, and it took 6 months before we finally got a diagnosis and another 6 months and 3 surgeries before (cross your fingers!) the issue was resolved. Here's hoping 2014 is a calmer year!
ReplyDeleteBlessed.
ReplyDeleteBlessed!
ReplyDeletejessicarwarfield at gmail dot com
Stressful Hoping 2014 is better. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteLucky. Started off by winning an iPad which I immediately gave away to a friend without a computer.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful giveaway. One word for 2013? Journey. The journey brought unknown adventures such as hosting a major sew along, entering and winning a quilt challenge, and being published. Kinda speechless at what the year has held.
ReplyDeleteBlissful. :) New job, new apartment, marriage - life is good.
ReplyDeleteKaleidoscope. On the one hand, the joy of having all 4 sons living in the same small town and being with family on a regular basis. On the other I campaigned for and won a state office and as I face the challenges and frustrations I wonder, "what was I thinking?"
ReplyDeleteStressed. College, internship, secretary of the honor society, group of 1 that was supposed to be 2, and dealing with a GMIL who is getting dementia. I am so ready for 2014 and graduation.
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely fabric bundle!
ReplyDeleteMy word is - Eventful!
The pearl bracelets are lovely. My word? Ephemeral. I've got young kids, and I'm trying to remind myself that everything is a stage!
ReplyDeleteInteresting :)
ReplyDeleteChanges.
ReplyDelete;o)
Oh, what a great giveaway - thanks for the chance! And my word is Change. So. Much. Change! But (almost) all for the better!
ReplyDeleteHolding...this year has been a holding pattern while my husband trains for his new job.
ReplyDeleteEngagement! I know it's cheesy, but I got engaged last week and it's all that I can think about, drowning out any memories of what happened the rest of the year :)
ReplyDeleteMy word is Same...not much happening different this year. What a lovely giveaway!
ReplyDeleteWater
ReplyDeleteLove. To quote one of my favorite movies, "I think if you look for it, you'll find that Love Actually IS all around...".
ReplyDeleteNothing is to different from last year except maybe my quilting is better. I had just started in the summer of last year. Love this collection. Wanted to get it but never managed to do so. Thank you for the chance to win it.
ReplyDeleteTolerance
ReplyDeleteBarb@Witsend
Restoration. I'm ready to go into 2014 full steam ahead. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteBelonging!
ReplyDeleteNew, because I started grad school, moved to a new state and got engaged this year!
ReplyDeleteRecovery!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the next year.
Crafty! I learned to quilt and rekindled a love for sewing.
ReplyDeleteBusy. Having teenagers finishing school and organising them can be very busy
ReplyDeleteThis is a fabulous bundle! The only PBs I have are pastels, so boy would these be great in my stash. Blessed. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! My 2013 word would be trials.
ReplyDeleteGot to use 2 words - new adventures. I moved!
ReplyDeleteThankful- !!
ReplyDeletePatience.
ReplyDelete"Accept" was my New Years word for this year. Accept myself, situations, life, etc. and I've done a pretty good job :) Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAcomplished
ReplyDeleteOne word = Grateful. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteMy word sadly is unproductive. I feel like I haven't accomplished much this year but I'll work at doing better next year. :) Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteProductive! Set up my fabric dyeing business plus sewing classes for children here in Singapore. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteLearning would be the word for me! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeletebeginnings. Love the pearl bracelets! Very pretty.
ReplyDeleteBlessed. Hubby has a new job. I have a new baby coming in January. Good things are coming to us!
ReplyDeleteAmy
ajh15@hotmail.com
Change. I had a lot of changes this year!
ReplyDeleteGrace: I needed a lot of it this year. j_momof2@hotmail dot com
ReplyDeleteBetter
ReplyDeleteBlessed : )
ReplyDeleteI think I would say "normal" but in a positive way because even though there haven't been major changes in my life, it means that I'm happy, my family is safe and we have a job, which is very important in Spain as we have 26% of unemployment. I hope 2014 will be "normal" too. Thanks for the giveaway
ReplyDeleteFrustrating! My husband lost his bank job 18 months ago because of a merger and hasn't been able to find a new one yet. Thank you for sharing! anglanouette at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteMy word for 2013 is "ouch" because I had to have several operations this year care of a self-inflicted sewing injury, oops.
ReplyDeleteGraced-This has been the best year in I don't know how long. First grandchild, kids doing well, health, travel, and friends
ReplyDeletedeckerston(at)aol(dot)com
Tough: we had a new baby, lots of illness and other crazy stuff. Onwards and upwards!!
ReplyDeleteRetired!
ReplyDeleteTired. For no good reason, just tired.
ReplyDeleteModeration. I usually end up with too much on my plate, schedule, obligations, etc.
ReplyDelete