I have a few things to get off my chest before I start writing about how much fun the Book Blog Tour (BBT) has been. Jump over this first paragraph if you don't care to read about my rants. But sometimes a girl just needs to vent.
1. Hooray to Christian Dior! They did not miss a heartbeat in firing one of their esteemed designers who made horrible, hateful anti-semitic statements. They didn't hem and haw and look at the bottom line. They just fired him. I wish they had something affordable that I could buy to show my support.
2. Who the heck cares about Charlie Sheen and why does the media think we do?
3. Kudos to the Wall Street Journal Magazine. I don't know how often they publish this little gem. On the last page of this current issue, David Netto writes about the wonderful Philadelphia Museum of Art. In this article he focuses on the Brancusi sculptures - the largest collection in our country. It truly is a wonderful museum.
4. Boo to the Supreme Court for allowing protesters at military funerals. These men and women that die for our country are heroes. They should be allowed to be buried in peace.
So now that I got that off my chest, today is the last stop of the BBT. This has been such a wonderful experience. The quilt blogging community is generous and caring. There were some bloggers on this tour who have a HUGE following. There were other bloggers that could use some exposure. I have made many virtual friends and I hope you learned a lot about Quilt Fiesta. It has been an all around WIN-WIN for everyone. And 12 people will end up with a free copy by the end of the tour.
To become eligible to win a signed copy of Quilt Fiesta, become a Follower (if you are not already) and leave a comment and your e-mail address. Make sure you let me know if you left a comment at any other blogs and if so, how many.
You do still have a chance to put your name in for a book at:
http://cyarnell.blogspot.com/, http://therootconnection.blogspot.com/ , and http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com/ .
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
One More Blog
Day #9 of the Quilt Fiesta Book Blog Tour brings us to the blog of SewCalGal. This blog ties up the ends of the tour with a final stop at Yours Truly. Sew Cal Gal has been instrumental in bringing this quilting blog community together. She often has contests with many, many prizes to win. This blog is also the home of many blog tours. This is definitely the place to go to become attuned with what's going on out there in quilting blogland. Go visit. Take a look around and leave a comment. Check out the Golden Quilter Awards of 2011.
There is also still some time to leave a comment on some of the other blogs:
http://quiltville.blogspot.com/ , just home from Germany, will be picking a winner today
http://fingerlakesart.blogspot.com/
http://cyarnell.blogspot.com/
http://amyscreativeside.com/
http://therootconnection.blogspot.com/
This has been such an exciting experience. Stop by http://www.cheryllynchquilts.blogspot.com/ tomorrow to see a list of the winners and to gain an insider's look into a book blog tour.
There is also still some time to leave a comment on some of the other blogs:
http://quiltville.blogspot.com/ , just home from Germany, will be picking a winner today
http://fingerlakesart.blogspot.com/
http://cyarnell.blogspot.com/
http://amyscreativeside.com/
http://therootconnection.blogspot.com/
This has been such an exciting experience. Stop by http://www.cheryllynchquilts.blogspot.com/ tomorrow to see a list of the winners and to gain an insider's look into a book blog tour.
Monday, February 28, 2011
BBT Day #8
Book Blog Tour day #8 brings us to The Root Connection. This is a wonderful and enlightening blog. I have to say that I feel smarter after reading Sujata's blog. It's a little more cerebral than a lot of blogs. Quilting and life. She has an uplifting and positive attitude. And it looks like she is having so much fun. I think I may need a play date.
After you visit The Root Connection and leave a comment to hopefully win a copy of my book, make sure you visit the other blogs along the tour that are still accepting comments. Then one more blog to go. (And it's really a great one).
http://quiltville.blogspot.com/
http://fingerlakesart.blogspot.com/
http://cyarnell.blogspot.com/
http://amyscreativeside.com/
After you visit The Root Connection and leave a comment to hopefully win a copy of my book, make sure you visit the other blogs along the tour that are still accepting comments. Then one more blog to go. (And it's really a great one).
http://quiltville.blogspot.com/
http://fingerlakesart.blogspot.com/
http://cyarnell.blogspot.com/
http://amyscreativeside.com/
Co-Authors
Amy Ellis of Amy's Creative Side and I are co-authors! We are co-authors in a simultaneous sense, not in a collaborative sense. Today is Day #7 of the Quilt Fiesta Book Blog Tour. Amy's blog is stop #7:http://amyscreativeside.com/
Amy is also doing a book blog tour for her recently released, Modern Basics. You can read more about it on her blog.
And we have 2 winners that Kelly of Pinksdotquilts has picked. Why is she giving 2 books away? Kelly has a quilt in Quilt Fiesta and as a contributoe she received a free copy. The winners are: Alexis of Quilts of Mimi Park and Suze of GA's house. Congrats Ladies.
Another winner will be picked today by Barbara Jones at Quilt Soup. I hope you have been enjoying the BBT as I like to call it. There are 2 more blogs after Amy's and then the last day, will be home base at my blog. There are still lots of books to be given away.
http://therootconnection.blogspot.com/ Day #8
http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com/ Day #9
http://cheryllynchquilts.blogspot.com/ Day #10
Amy is also doing a book blog tour for her recently released, Modern Basics. You can read more about it on her blog.
And we have 2 winners that Kelly of Pinksdotquilts has picked. Why is she giving 2 books away? Kelly has a quilt in Quilt Fiesta and as a contributoe she received a free copy. The winners are: Alexis of Quilts of Mimi Park and Suze of GA's house. Congrats Ladies.
Another winner will be picked today by Barbara Jones at Quilt Soup. I hope you have been enjoying the BBT as I like to call it. There are 2 more blogs after Amy's and then the last day, will be home base at my blog. There are still lots of books to be given away.
http://therootconnection.blogspot.com/ Day #8
http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com/ Day #9
http://cheryllynchquilts.blogspot.com/ Day #10
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Day #6 of The Book Blog Tour
Colleen has become a friend of mine through the blog world. Her blog, Lucky Duck Dreams, says she is a cancer survivor and lucky to be following her dreams. You go girl! Fun and colorful projects can be found along with these wonderful lime green t-shirts with pink lettering that you can order, by clicking HERE , with part of the proceeds going to Relay for Life. Visit her blog for a chance to win a copy of Quilt Fiesta. Make sure you leave your e-mail address if you want to be notified if you win. And don't forget to visit the previous stops along the way.
http://www.quiltsoupblog.com/http://grandmacocosdesigns.blogspot.com/
http://www.quiltville.blogspot.com/
http://fingerlakesart.blogspot.com/
Kelly of Pinkadotquilts will be picking the first winner today.
And look what I found in The Old Country Store in Lancaster County, PA.
What do you think of my Vanna White impersonation?
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Book Blog Tour Day #5
Stop #5 of the Quilt Fiesta book Blog Tour is the blog of Holly Knott, http://fingerlakesart.blogspot.com/. I "met" Holly when I chose her to design my website. She did an amzing job. If you're in the market for a webmaster, you couldn't find a more professionl person. She is aways timely in doing updates and even though sometimes I can be pain in the A--, she was always patient and kind. Holly is also a quilter who makes beautiful art quilts and she has an etsy shop. Visit her blog, leave a comment and don't forget to leave an e-mail address. You can still leave a comment at Kelly's, Quilt Soup, Grandma Coco's, Bonnie's blog.
Today my computer died. I had talked about getting a new one, but again I have been procrastinating. Panic set in. There are a few things on that computer that would be impossible to replace. All those photos and my Power Point lecture presentations. I stopped at this little white house on the highway that I had driven by many, many times with a sign that said they did computer repair. I found my new best friend, Chris. He would be able to transfer all thhe data from my old computer to a new one in a matter of minutes! Not days! Time to buy a new computer.
Today my computer died. I had talked about getting a new one, but again I have been procrastinating. Panic set in. There are a few things on that computer that would be impossible to replace. All those photos and my Power Point lecture presentations. I stopped at this little white house on the highway that I had driven by many, many times with a sign that said they did computer repair. I found my new best friend, Chris. He would be able to transfer all thhe data from my old computer to a new one in a matter of minutes! Not days! Time to buy a new computer.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Have you been to Quiltville?
Stop #4 of the Quilt Fiesta Book Blog Tour: www.Quiltville.blogspot.com
Bonnie Hunter is one amazing quilter. I have never seen a more hard working and generous professional. After you check out her blog, you must check out her website: www.Quiltville.com
Bonnie teaches, travels and is a designer. Her focus is scrap quilts and you can find close to 50 free patterns on her website. (I did say she was generous.) She also supports many charitable causes as well as encourages fledgling authors! Actually she is teaching in Germany as her blog was posted for this book tour.
And don't forget you can still go to the first 3 stops of the book blog tour to comment for a chance to win a book. Remember to include your e-mail address.......just in case.
http://pinkadotquilts.blogspot.com/ 2/22/11 Day#1
http://www.quiltsoupblog.com/ 2/23/11 Day #2
http://grandmacocosdesigns.blogspot.com/ 2/24/11 Day #3
http://quiltville.blogspot.com 2/25/11 Day #4
http://fingerlakesart.blogspot.com 2/26/11 Day #5
http://cyarnell.blogspot.com 2/27/11 Day #6
http://amyscreativeside.com/ 2/28/11 Day #7
http://therootconnection.blogspot.com 3/1/11 Day #8 http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com 3/2/11 Day #9
http://CherylLynchQuilts.blogspot.com 3/3/11 Day #10
Here's a fun contest - How would you like to design a fun sock and get paid to do it? Go to:http://www.sockittome.com/blog/ It's their annual contest and you should see some of the designs. Quilty socks anyone?
Bonnie Hunter is one amazing quilter. I have never seen a more hard working and generous professional. After you check out her blog, you must check out her website: www.Quiltville.com
Bonnie teaches, travels and is a designer. Her focus is scrap quilts and you can find close to 50 free patterns on her website. (I did say she was generous.) She also supports many charitable causes as well as encourages fledgling authors! Actually she is teaching in Germany as her blog was posted for this book tour.
And don't forget you can still go to the first 3 stops of the book blog tour to comment for a chance to win a book. Remember to include your e-mail address.......just in case.
http://pinkadotquilts.blogspot.com/ 2/22/11 Day#1
http://www.quiltsoupblog.com/ 2/23/11 Day #2
http://grandmacocosdesigns.blogspot.com/ 2/24/11 Day #3
http://quiltville.blogspot.com 2/25/11 Day #4
http://fingerlakesart.blogspot.com 2/26/11 Day #5
http://cyarnell.blogspot.com 2/27/11 Day #6
http://amyscreativeside.com/ 2/28/11 Day #7
http://therootconnection.blogspot.com 3/1/11 Day #8 http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com 3/2/11 Day #9
http://CherylLynchQuilts.blogspot.com 3/3/11 Day #10
Here's a fun contest - How would you like to design a fun sock and get paid to do it? Go to:http://www.sockittome.com/blog/ It's their annual contest and you should see some of the designs. Quilty socks anyone?
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