Yesterday I put all the names for my 100th blog give away into a bag, and DD kindly mixed them up and drew one out.

So, Karol-Ann, if you send me your snailmail address, I'll put the 'Quilt Tschshin', fabric and a surprise into an envelope and hurry on down to the post office!

I'm sorry there was only one winner, but all things being equal, I intend to keep on blogging for a long time, so watch this space!

Hooray!

Hooray! In the nick of time I have finished my 'Family Tree' quilt, ready to give it to my Mum as a birthday present today. (It's not her birthday for another week, but I'm seeing her today, so it seemed like a good idea.)

Here is the finished quilt. I really enjoyed making it, as it was fun choosing the fabrics for the various people, and quite a challenge to make it up, to get it square and flat! I have put people's names and dates of birth next to them, for future reference, using a Pigma pen, and quilted with my favourite meander with hearts.

Here is a close-up of me, where you can see the details. I just quilted round each figure, as I didn't want to obscure them.

There is another reason for the 'Hooray!' as this is my 100th post! I can hardly believe it, but would like to say a big thank you to Jane who encouraged me to become a blogger in the first place, and all the lovely people I have met on the way.

As a thank you, I will be giving away a copy of 'Patchwork Quilt tsushin' (it's all in Japanese, but the pictures and diagrams are very clear), four blue batik fat eighths and a surprise. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post before midnight on Wednesday 19th September, and I will draw a name out of a hat. Good luck!

Fifty not out!

I knew I had been blogging for a while, but my fiftieth post crept up on me unawares. I can't believe it's been over six months since I accidentally started a blog, and that I have had enough to write about for all that time! I'm also grateful to all the other bloggers who have stopped by to say hello. I know it's called the World Wide Web, but I had no idea that I would get visitors from so many different locations all over the world! I'm especially grateful to those who visit regularly, who I am beginning to count among my friends.


So, here's a thankyou. I will select a name at random from anyone who comments on this post and send them four fat quarters of my best novelty fabric and a surprise! looking forward to hearing from you.