I still shake my head when I think about that movie... I went into it expecting history and instead got a man's movie full of graphic fight scenes and bare skin.
Kristy reminded me of the fact that the Spring Quilting Gallery blog hop giveaway is on and it just happens to coincide with ticking over to 300 Google Followers! It's such a thrill to know that people are out there reading my words and seeing my work. I also want to acknowledge the 400 odd of you who follow via email or RSS - you are just as important, thank you! It can be isolating living in Japan with no local quilt groups or the like, so it is my online community that IS my quilt group!
So in light of celebrating the wonderful world of online quilting, I would like to offer some sewing-themed goodies:
A fat eighth bundle of February's Sewing bundle from the Japanese Bundle Club!
** GIVEAWAY CLOSED **
To enter, leave me a comment telling me what your favourite sewing notion is! And followers, old or new, can leave a second comment for a bonus entry.
You MUST be contactable via email, either linked to your profile or in your comment. Giveaway closes March 15th 9am JST and winner will be chosen by random.org.
Good luck!
i love the clips for holding your binding but jack the ripper is what i use the most
ReplyDeleteMy seam ripper outer is my very fav notion
ReplyDeleteI follow in google reader
ReplyDeleteI will say my quilting gloves are my current favorite since I am obsessed with machine quilting right now. Congratulations on 300 plus 400 followers!
ReplyDeleteAnd I am one followers too! Thanks for the great giveaway.
ReplyDeleteFun fabrics! I'd say my seam ripper is my fave.
ReplyDeleteYou know I'm a long time follower.
ReplyDeleteSo many favourites! I couldn't get by without my trusty seam ripper but I do love my thread snips for quickly nipping off all those loose threads but I also love my old teaspoon which I use for helping to close all those safety pins when I'm basting my quilts!
ReplyDeleteTerrific giveaway by the way! I'm a follower too!
ReplyDeleteI would have to say the rotary cutter has to be my favorite notion! Thanks for a sweet fabric giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI am a follower via GFC! Thanks for a second chance!
ReplyDeleteMy seam ripper is my friend... :)
ReplyDeleteTotally my rotary cutter. I need to get a custom belt to carry that bad boy. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd of course I'm a follower!
ReplyDeleteI recently discovered Wonder Clips to hold down the binding and I love them!
ReplyDeleteAnd I am a follower. Thank you for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite would be thread snips.
ReplyDeleteHappy follower via GFC!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! My favorite notion is my leather thimble.
ReplyDeleteI follow with GFC and enjoy reading your blog!
ReplyDeleteWhat a funny connection with the 300 followers :-) My favorite notion right now is probably the little red Wonder Clips by Clover. I use them for so many different things. Right now, they are helping me audition curtain lengths. Thanks for the incredible giveaway!!
ReplyDeleteI am a happy follower of your blog.
ReplyDeleteCONGRATS! MY FAVORITE NOTION IS MY LITTLE 6" RULER>ALWAYS BY MY MACHINE!
ReplyDeleteTHANKS FOR SHARING!
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My most useful notion (though not my most favorite when I have to use it) is my new seam ripper with a big comfy handle.
ReplyDeleteI follow you wonderful blog
ReplyDeleteI can't live without my little snips! When my old pair went AWOL I was lost! Gorgeous bundle!
ReplyDeleteOh, and I'm a follower! lol
ReplyDeleteI'm loving the leather thimble I just got!
ReplyDeleteI follow via google - congrats on 300!
ReplyDeleteI am a follower!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on 300 followers!! My favourite notions are my cute little embroidery scissors! I love them!
ReplyDeleteMy seam ripper that my husband bought me from a wood turning artist. It cheers me up while I rip out mistakes!
ReplyDeleteI follow on google reader. Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteAmo minhas tesouras.Obrigada, estes são tecidos lindos.
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Sou seguidora nova GFC 302.Parabéns por + de 300 e obrigada por deixar eu fazer parte deste sucesso.
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I love my little tiny scissors with the curved blades that are perfect for clipping threads really close.
ReplyDeleteI follow via GFC.
ReplyDeleteI love the red clips to hold binding.....they are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI follow via Google Reader.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun fabric! I hope to order from you soon. :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is my tiny scissors. They are great for clipping loose threads.
And I follow via RSS!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite sewing notion is probably my old wrist pincushion. Can't sew without it. I have had it since 7th grade home-ec back in the 1970's.
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower of your Blog!
ReplyDeleteI love/hate my seam ripper!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite notion is definitely the Wonder Clips.
ReplyDeleteI'm already a follower via GFC.
ReplyDeleteI love my bodkin. It takes the swearing out of so much sewing (clothing wise).
ReplyDeleteI don't use Reader or any of those, I just come on over occasionally for a look.
I love my rotary cutter, even though I sort of hate cutting fabric.
ReplyDeleteAnd never expect history from Hollywood. ;)
ReplyDeleteHa...reading through all these responses, the seam ripper IS the most useful, but ..if the rotary cutter is a notion, I couldn't go back to quilting without it!
ReplyDeleteI follow your blog too - I still cant tell if you were totally disappointed in the movie or found a bit of enjoyment out of some of it :) I did like some of the slow motion scenes...I admit....
ReplyDeleteMy rotary cutter is my favourite - I used to just work with scissors, and it was a slow slow process!
ReplyDeleteI am a follower :-)
ReplyDeleteYay for 300 followers! My fav notion would have to be my seam ripper - that thing is always with me!! Question for you - how do you find out how many email followers there are? FAB giveaway fabrics - yum!!
ReplyDeleteYay - I am a follower too !!!
ReplyDeleteMost used= seam ripper!
ReplyDeleteI am also a follower.
ReplyDeleteLovely giveaway - thank you. My favourite notion is my rotary blade sharpener, it is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI follow via RSS
ReplyDeleteI love my rotary cutter too, couldn't imagine life without it. But I've just read the previous comment, a rotary blade sharpener? Can my favourite notion be something I don't have yet?
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower too
ReplyDeleteI'm loving my Clover wonder clips at the moment :)
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower :)
ReplyDeleteI love my pink rotary cutter! It makes life so much easier but now I think I need a team of them - a smaller one and one with a pinking edge :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm a follower via GFC!
ReplyDeleteperhaps not my favourite, but my most used and indispensible notion is my seam ripper!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower
ReplyDeleteCongrats and thanks for this giveaway, although I probably wouldn't have minded the naked Spartans either ;)
ReplyDeleteMy favourite sewing notion is my rotary cutter, followed by my big Ikea fabric scissors. Couldn't do with either of them :)
I also follow you through Goole Friend Connect
ReplyDeleteScissors... I think they're taken for granted! thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower
ReplyDeleteMy mom got me a magnetic needle keeper for Christmas and it is so handy! Thanks for the giveaway!!
ReplyDeleteI love my trusty ruler:) hahaha
ReplyDeleteI follow!
ReplyDeleteMy rotating cutting mat!
ReplyDeleteScissors are my fave :)
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower. :-)
ReplyDeleteMy seam ripper is my best friend!
ReplyDeleteHa! my favorite notion is the needle threaders...my eyesight is going down hill now. Love my automatic threader on the machine too; life would be very frustrating otherwise!
ReplyDeleteI follow via email and on fb as Mickey Louth
ReplyDeleteMy favorite notion are my embroidery scissors. Those little snips make cuttng small pieces so easy.
ReplyDeleteGFC follower, here.
ReplyDeleteI love my rotary cutter. Super cute fabric!
ReplyDeleteI follow you in Google Reader also. :)
ReplyDeleteI'd have to say my rotary cutter... could never go back to cutting w/scissors!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower
ReplyDeleteMy favorite notion is the little thingies you can cover to make your own buttons. Thank you!! I love that stack of fabric!!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower and my favorite sewing notion is my rotary cutter. It makes cutting out quilt pieces. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI follow you via email.
ReplyDeleteI follow you by email and love your blog!
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My favorite notion is a nice stainless small pair of scissors... for cutting threads after I sew. It has such a nice weighty feeling!
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My favorite sewing notion is my template set! :)
ReplyDeleteI am a follower. Congrats on reaching 300.... conn_and_vans_mom(at)yahoo(dot)com
ReplyDeleteMy favorite notion is my tiny little white seam ripper and of course the lint roller. To clean up all those little stray fibers and threads off of my projects and cutting table. conn_and_vans_mom(at)yahoo(dot)com
ReplyDeleteThat is great that you have collected 300 people to follow you. You have really great posts. So I know why so many people would want to follow you! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteI follow you by receiving emails about your posts.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite notion is the roller cutter, can't live without it!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm your loyal follower of course :)
ReplyDeleteHas to be my Rotary Cutter for sure!! :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on 300!!! Great reason for a Give-Away for sure!!!
I follow thru GFC too....loooove your Blog!
ReplyDeleteI do a lot of paper piecing, so the quarter inch ruler is a favourite of mine! Thanks for a great giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteMy fave notion is my rotary cutter - it's being shipped to me right now and I miss it terribly!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower!
ReplyDeleteI love my rotary cutter, and my Havel scissors, too!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower; thanks for the chance! LOVE the fabrics in your awesome giveaway!
ReplyDeleteIt's not really a notion, but I'm having so much fun playing with my new machine embroidery attachment, I'm seriously NOT getting anything else done. Thanks for the opportunity on a great draw
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I am a follower. Thanks for the opportunity on a great draw. Love the Japanese fabrics.
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Thanks for the chance. I like the seam ripper!
ReplyDeleteI follow via email :)
ReplyDeleteNaked spartans! lol ;) I always have a can of spray starch handy next to my iron. It's saved some pretty questionable stitching once or twice. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteAnd of course I follow you! :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite tool would be the rotary cutter , it doubles as,my seam ripper . Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteI follow by email !
ReplyDeleteI recently bought an Olfa 60mm ergonomic rotary cutter & I LOVE it! Makes cutting multiple layers so easy. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI follow via email, thanks.
ReplyDeleteThat fabric just makes my heart beat faster! It's so beautiful and unique. I hope you are enjoying your Japanese adventure! My favorite tool is my rotary cutter. I'm old enough to remember the days before we had them. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
ReplyDeleteI am following your blog. Congratulations on your following!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm your loyal follower of course :)
ReplyDeleteI love my fine Clover patchwork pins! So much nicer to use than my thicker, shorter pins that I had before!
ReplyDeleteAnd I follow your lovely blog :)
ReplyDeleteMy Clover seam ripper. Nothing else is like it!
ReplyDeleteI love my little point turning tool, and I use it for all kinds of projects.
ReplyDeleteI'm one of your faithful followers. :)
ReplyDeleteI love my rotary cutter!
ReplyDeleteMy Magnetically Helpful Bear Pin Holder! Great fabrics..what a great prize..thankyou.
ReplyDeleteWhat a yummy give away! My favorite notion is my small snips that I keep by my machine. Not exciting, but I use them more than anything else. Thanks for a chance!
ReplyDeletethose are such neat fabrics! my favourite notion is my purple erasable fabric marker!
ReplyDeleteHi Alyce, My Fave notion would have to be machine needles, I think they are the most forgotten of notions, but the most useful.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win this yummy fabric.
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Cute fabric! The coolest notion that I own are my rag quilt snippers. They don't get used nearly often enough.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite notion is my ripper and the new binding clips. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI am a new follower.
ReplyDeleteI love my little bird scissors my mother bought me.
ReplyDeleteI Love my clips that I use for holding down my binding...
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Such adorable fabrics - especially the hexie flower fabric and the notions fabric. My favorite notion is a thimble with a raised rim on the top. I never realized how important the rim is until I learned how to hand quilt recently and tried using a rimless thimble, which let the needle slip all over the place, since the little dimples are not deep enough. Hand quilting is so much easier now! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite sewing notion would have to be my rotary cutter because without we'd all be tracing templates onto our fabric and cutting the shapes out with scissors...ugh.
ReplyDeleteLove my seam rippper
ReplyDeleteI follow via GFC
ReplyDeleteI would have to say my rotary cutter and rulers are my favorite notions. Beautiful fabric. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteNew follower.
ReplyDeleteRotary cutter and RULERS!
ReplyDeleteThose binding clip-thingies, of course!
ReplyDeleteMy most used would be my quick unpick. Although unpicking is not a favourite task, it is a must have notion as it makes unpicking so quick! Thanks for the lovely giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI love my hera - has revolutionized the way I mark geese and HSTs ;-)
ReplyDeleteI love my Purple Thang. Never sew without it!
ReplyDeleteI just love my various rulers!
ReplyDeleteI love all the different rulers!
ReplyDeleteHello
ReplyDeleteDecent scissors and my un-picker. Have a great weekend.
Happy days.
Bev.xoxo
I have been a follower for a while now love your fabric choices!
ReplyDeleteIt is a toss up between rotary cutter and seam ripper. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower.
ReplyDeleteI love my magnetic pin "cushion" that my son bought for me awhile back. Love the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower of your blog :) Love the giveaway fabric!!!
ReplyDeleteMost used: Betweens size 10.
ReplyDeleteHi, Alyce! I'd say my favorite is my seam ripper. Not necessarily my favorite to use sometimes, but my favorite to have available. What would I do without it! :) What a great prize, btw.. love the fabrics!! Drooling. ;)
ReplyDeleteHappy Faithful Follower. :)
ReplyDeleteWell, I don't have many of those but I guess my Clover rotary cutter is my favourite. Thank you for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteNew follower! Happy that I found your blog :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful giveaway! I have been searching for some of the green
ReplyDeletesewing notion print!! My favorite sewing notion would be my embroidery
scissors shaped like the Eiffel Tower. I am keeping my fingers crossed
for this giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win!
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I am a new follower by e-mail & GFC.
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I love the clover binding clips - lovely give away.
ReplyDeleteI follow your blog.
ReplyDeleteI love my quilt ruler. I could not live without it. :) thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteMy rotary cutter. Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower.
ReplyDeleteI follow you by email.
ReplyDeleteMy rotary cutter . Hugs from France.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite sewing notion is simple--my needle! ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower!
ReplyDeletethe variety of thimbles that I use for hand piecing, applique and hand quilting - would be hard to do it without them.
ReplyDeleteSmall pieces of bright fabrics, hexagons and my needle. Thanks for this giveaway!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite notion is my sewing machine and my roller knife. I love the sunny sight of those colorfull fabrics, it makes that I already feel some spring in me....still rainy and cold here but the warmth from your blog made me smile!
ReplyDeleteI am going to follow you
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a Hera Marker. LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteI was given a fabric basket to hold snips of thread so they don't end up all over me or my sewing room floor. I never thought I'd use it as much as I do! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteThere are so many!! I would have to say my Baby Lock Tempo. It's a wonderful machine. I also love the GoBaby Cutter. Thanks for the giveaway
ReplyDeleteI am a new follower
ReplyDeleteThe go cutter is my favorite tool.Thank you for the chance to win this lovely prize.
ReplyDeleteI AMA new followerr
ReplyDeleteMy favorite notion is a Fiskars razor point scissors. I would love to have them in every room of my house. Perhaps someday I will. They are SOOOOO sharp and awesome. They are small but not so tiny that I can't find them. Just about school size if you remember kindergarten.
ReplyDeleteI am a new follower.
ReplyDeleteI can't do without my rotary cutter, it's basic for every sewing. And a value a good and sharp pair of scissors. That's a gorgeous bundle of fabric. Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower of yours, via GFC.
ReplyDeleteRotary cutter of course
ReplyDeleteI am a new follower by email
ReplyDeleteRotary cutter definitely
ReplyDeleteMy favorite sewing notion would have to be the rotary cutter. Those fabrics are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI am your newest follower.
ReplyDeleteI love my Rotary Cutter. I can't imagine how they used o quilt without them.
ReplyDeletenew follower :)
ReplyDeleteI would say the most used thing in my notion pile would be the seam ripper!!! Second would be the rotary cutter. I can't imagine life with just scissors!
ReplyDeleteI love my 1/4" foot. It keeps me precise! Pretty, pretty fabrics! thanks!
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower!
ReplyDeleteCouldn't live without my many seam rippers. Many because I am constantly losing them. Thanks for a great giveaway.
ReplyDeleteThose are sweet fabrics. I love my thread snips best while machine sewing.
ReplyDeleteWould have to say that I couldn't live without my rotary cutter.
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Am a new follower
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Wonderful giveaway! My favorite has to be my rotary cutter! It has made everything so much easier.
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