Last year, on May 18th, I started blogging. Even if it soaks up much of my sewing time, I have never regretted that decision.
This last year brought some great changes.
- I visited the Fat Quarterly Sewing Retreat in London.
- Brigitte and I founded Modern Quilt Guild Bielefeld.
- Our MQG is slowly growing and our meetings (twice per month) are very inspiring.
- I entered an Online Bee (Sew-Euro—bee-an) and the list of blogs that I follow gets longer and longer.
- some stats: I wrote 82 blog posts with 20463 views and 55 followers/ subscribers.
- And the best is: I made some wonderful new acquaintances in blogland. In far-away-countries that I’ll probably never visit… in many parts of Europe… and even in Germany. Before I started blogging I only knew one other quilter in person. It is so much more fun sharing this passion with others than sewing alone.
The (online) quilting community is quite awesome, thanks for letting me join in the fun!
I don’t post regularly and sometimes I’d rather sew than write. So it might happen that you don’t read a syllable about me in weeks. I guess today is an appropiate moment to declare myself a Slow Blogger.
Thanks for bearing with me, dear friends and followers! I appreciate it very much that you still stop by and take your time to drop me a lovely comment.
Now it’s time for a little giveaway.
I have often told you that COMMA by Zen Chic for Moda is my favourite fabric line of all times. To celebrate my 1-year-blogiversary I am giving away a large bag full of strips (as many as I can get into one big envelope). The strips are all 42” long and about 2,5” wide.
Here’s another sneak peek (Thank you, Brigitte Heitland for sharing your COMMA strips with us!!!). They would make a great addition to your stash of strips if I dare say so…
This is a giveaway for followers only (New followers, you are welcome, too). I want to thank you for your visits, your nice comments and the lovely way you welcomed me to blogland.
Let’s keep it simple. All you need to do is leave me a comment. Please make sure I have a way to contact you. I’ll draw a random winner on June 1st.
Good luck and thank you again!
Christine
I'm a follower and find it so cool that you started a guild with Brigitte, how awesome is that!
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Congratulations! I love to read your posts/Glückwunsch zum Jahrestag! Ich liebe es, deine Posts zu lesen, egal ob Slow Blogger oder nicht ;)
ReplyDeleteI love to be a follower of your blog!
ReplyDeleteGlückwunsch zum Geburtstag!
Ich hoffe, wir sehen uns demnächst in Bielefeld!
Bis dahin lg,
Karin
What a great first year of blogging Christine! and such a lovely giveaway. I'm also a follower.
ReplyDeleteI'm following you on blog lovin. I have to tell you that comma has to be my very favorite fabric line as well! I bought most of the patterns and I can't wait for Barcelona. There wew at least two patterns I want to make! Thanks for this opportunity.
ReplyDeleteLove reading your stuff, and seeing your lovely sewing! It is good to meet other quilters, amazing that the internet can be such a social venue for a hands-on craft. Yay for that! Fabric giveaways are a total bonus :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your blogiversary!! I always enjoy reading your posts, so slow or not, keep on blogging!! And oh, that Comma is so pretty!!! Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteHappy to have met you last year, and love your blog. I see we are in one class together.
ReplyDeleteI love the comma fabric!
Congratulations! Your anniversary is my son's birthday!!
ReplyDeleteI found you through Brigitte's blog - I love all her fabric lines, the new one looks amazing too!
You know I am a follower Christine... it was so nice to meet you in London last year.. such a shame I can't be there this year... Congratulations on your 1 year birthday ( I forgot about mine..) and I agree... Comma is a great fabric line.. and I am also looking forward to Barcelona..... Zen Chic rules...!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! One year is hopefully the first of many Bolgiversaries for you. Thank you for the great give away.
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Congratulations on your first blogiversary. I enjoy your blog and love being in the bee with you. Looking forward to meeting you again in July! Thank you so much for the chance of winning some of those wonderful fabric strips. Comma is such a gorgeous line.
ReplyDeleteohhh a fab year, I love your blog and being in the bees. See you in July :)
ReplyDeleteGreat mosaic of makes! Well done on your blogiversary. I am a new follower and yum to those green, grey, texty strips - yum yum!!! Found you through Finish it Friday over at Crazy Mom Quilts - I am the entry below yours!
ReplyDeleteI am a new follower and found you ,through Finish it Friday. I love the Comma collection and am thrilled with a chance to enter your giveaway.
ReplyDeleteSo much wish to win those strips. Thank you for the chance.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your blogversary! I love reading your blog, and it's always reassuring to know another slow blogger:-)
ReplyDeleteI am a follower. I enjoy reading your blog. Happy blogversary.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your blogiversary!! I just started, and it is nice to know that I could be here a year from now. Please visit....A Quilter's MIssion!!!
ReplyDeleteHerzlichen Glückwunsch! :D
ReplyDeleteI love all the things you've made ... Especially the star pillow! Thanks for a chance to win. Rcoyle@olemiss.edu
ReplyDeleteOh Christine, congratulations. So much work in all the sharing you do in your blog. Thank you for all your efforts, I enjoy them so much. A fan from Canada. (-:
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Christine on a year of blogging! I love seeing what you are doing and I hope to see you again in London at the retreat this year. This is a wonderful giveaway, I too love Comma.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations one your blog's first birthday! Comma is my most favorite fabric ever ever ever too! I have a little stack waiting for me to cut into... Dare I? :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you for this give-away and lotst of luck and fun with sewing and blogging!
Esther
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Congrats! I LOVE your blog-- and the fact that you are a "slow blogger" doesn't bother me at all :) I can be patient! Thanks for the giveaway!
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You know what they say "When You Find Great Grapes--Add some Cheese and Wine" OK that might be what I would say! I really am happy that I stumbled onto your blog and look forward to many more winderful posts (with some Grapes, Cheese and Wine--Haha). From a Happy Follower
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I'm a follower (via bloglovin'). Congrats on the blogiverssay:)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your blog anniversary, its been fun watching your progress! And you are too busy sewing to blog, we dont mind, because the show and tell is always worth the wait. Happy quilting, Sue SA.
ReplyDeleteIch liebe diese Stoffe! Love these fabrics! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeletethose fabrics are just lovely. Looking forward to meeting you at FQR this year
ReplyDeleteI just signed up to follow your blog ... this is a first for me, have been quilting for just over a year and am so inspired by all the talented quilters online.
ReplyDeleteHi Christine,
ReplyDeletecongratulations on your 1. year blog birthday! What a beautiful blog of yours!
Ich bleibe gerne als Leserin hier :-)
Happy blogging
Dekovibe
I am a new follower, found you via Finish It Up Fridays :) I would love to have some of those gorgeous strips. Good luck on another great year of sewing!
ReplyDeleteI am now an email follower of your blog, but have been reading for a while and gazing at all your lovely photos :-) Thanks for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteI am a new follower - found you via Annabella. I love the Comma fabrics!
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