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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Motivated to clean and GIVEAWAY

Since my mom has been ill and I'm not optimistic that she'll be back at her home any time soon, I've taken to cleaning up her place.  Is it the elderly who are terrible housekeepers? I mean, EEEW!  Possibly my mom was never a great housecleaner, but her house is in need of some serious cleaning. VBG. And throwing away of stuff she will never need.


It makes me wonder, though, what would someone say about MY house if they came in and found piles and piles of STUFF everywhere?? And I don't think I'm a pack-rat... Well, it has motivated me to get rid of stuff from my house.  Janet O. is doing her farmer's wife quilt in Christmas fabrics and I offered to share (dump!) my Christmas fabrics with her.


So, one half is going to Janet and the other half is up for grabs!! Want yards and yards of Christmas/winter fabrics?  Send me your email with a comment and I'll draw a winner on Friday morning.


Here's what they look like:




And I'm just starting to get rid of stuff. I'm vowing to give away SOMETHING every week. Next week? BOOKS!! Stay tuned!!!


Love to you all,
Randy
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40 comments:

  1. JulieFebruary 21, 2012 at 5:46 PM

    One person's stuff is another person's treasure! I'd love a chance for some Christmas fabrics.

    sallie789@hotmail.com

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  2. CyndiFebruary 21, 2012 at 5:47 PM

    I emailed you!

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  3. CyndiFebruary 21, 2012 at 5:47 PM

    I emailed you!

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  4. CyndiFebruary 21, 2012 at 5:47 PM

    I emailed you!

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  5. LoriFebruary 21, 2012 at 5:54 PM

    I think Cyndi emailed you!
    Next time we need a photo.....

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  6. Missy ShayFebruary 21, 2012 at 6:00 PM

    How fabalous! I love Christmas material! Do I just leave a comment here, or should I email you?
    missysaprons@yahoo.com

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  7. Marsha BFebruary 21, 2012 at 6:01 PM

    I just helped a friend whos mother passed away. She didn't quilt, so no fabric but I got a bunch of things sewing related, needles, buttons, lace, etc. I've been thinking about cleaning out things I don't use, too. It gets you to thinking. Thanks for the chance to win some Christmas fabrics!

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  8. reganFebruary 21, 2012 at 6:08 PM

    I'm always in awe when I'm watching the crime shows, how they are able to find fingerprints of the killers in a house.......cuz if they came into mine, they'd be hardpressed to find a surface without stuff piled on it! HA! Pack rat....maybe! Never put stuff away.....yep! Guess I should be sorting and giving away too, huh?

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  9. macbeanerFebruary 21, 2012 at 6:28 PM

    What pretty fabric! :)

    I just need to learn how to organize better and I wouldn't have the stacks!

    macbeaner at gmail dot com

    thanks!!

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  10. BrendaFebruary 21, 2012 at 7:14 PM

    I would love this fabric. What a treasure.

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2012 at 7:39 PM

    Sent you the email, and my comment is here. I don't have much Christmas fabric.... so send away.... now other kinds of fabric I can trade you yard for yard....

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  12. Granny AnneFebruary 21, 2012 at 8:06 PM

    Wow, thank you for the chance at a giveaway. I guess I haven't been at this long enough as I really have no piles of fabric. I have used all my Christmas fabric this year on placemats so that cupboard is bare! Ha, ha...

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  13. Susan MartinFebruary 21, 2012 at 8:07 PM

    Don't have any Christmas fabrics. Would love chance to win some.

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  14. Janet O.February 21, 2012 at 9:06 PM

    Wow, Randy, thanks--the fabrics look great! I am a winner and I didn't even enter. : )

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  15. Impera MagnaFebruary 21, 2012 at 11:32 PM

    I look at all the STUFF in my house and know it's time to start getting serious about it... passing things along, donate things, toss things, etc. I don't want my kids to have to deal with all this STUFF!

    Thanks for your kind offer to share some Christmas fabrics... would love to win some!

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  16. BriFebruary 22, 2012 at 3:38 AM

    Ooooooh! I love Christmas fabrics. Would love to have them... Bwquilts at yahoo dot com

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  17. pcflamingoFebruary 22, 2012 at 5:37 AM

    Thanks for the generous offer! pat dot chubb at me dot com

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  18. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2012 at 6:24 AM

    Yes, yes, yes! I want to be in your drawing for those wonderful fabrics! And a very generous offer it is. :-)

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  19. northernknitterFebruary 22, 2012 at 6:30 AM

    I'm collecting Christmas fabrics to make a tree skirt - these would be an excellent addition to the very few I have at the moment. northernknitter at yahoo dot com

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  20. MittsFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:33 AM

    Randy, a generous offer to be sure, I have posted your giveaway on my blog today.
    My mother lives with me and I have to get a family member to take her visiting before I can get to the rooting out of the junk that accumulates. Good for you. I too am de-stashing and giving to others is a great feeling.

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  21. MareiFebruary 22, 2012 at 9:36 AM

    Randy,
    I would love to give your extra Christmas fabric a home. mdmontalvo at yahoo dot com.
    Thanks.

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  22. MaureenFebruary 22, 2012 at 9:57 AM

    Good for you, getting rid of what you don't need. I wish I could do that. Christmas fabrics don't stand a chance around here. Our guild makes Christmas stockings for nursing home patients, and we can always use more fabrics.
    Thank you for the give-away contest.

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  23. DeniseFebruary 22, 2012 at 10:00 AM

    One can never have enough fabric!

    Thanks,
    Denise

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  24. Lisa CoxFebruary 22, 2012 at 10:41 AM

    The Bag Lady sent me over. I'd love to have those fabrics!
    I'm a newbie quilter, so don't have much of a stash yet myself.
    And I just love winter/Christmas fabrics.

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  25. MargaretFebruary 22, 2012 at 11:54 AM

    The Bag Lady sent me. I love Christmas fabric. I use it all the time. Thanks for clearing out your stash and offering a give away.

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  26. MartinaFebruary 22, 2012 at 12:25 PM

    Oh, such a lovely give away! Thanks so much! Even we can't wait for spring it is always time to sew something for christmas...

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  27. BethFebruary 22, 2012 at 1:38 PM

    I am/was destashing too. I have a bin of stuff that needs to live with someone else. My DD and her new neighbor want to learn to quilt, so I told them to shop the bin for fabric and I will teach them.

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  28. Me and My StitchesFebruary 22, 2012 at 4:20 PM

    I don't have any Christmas fabrics, so I would love to inherit this stash! I think part of the problem with the elderly not cleaning well is that they can't see very well!

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  29. RobertFebruary 22, 2012 at 5:16 PM

    Would love to take that fabric off your hand. Been debating starting your Farmer's Wife quilt along, have the book and want to do it, just need to get motivated. Again thanks for the opportunity to enter and follow you. Robert, in northern Iowa.

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  30. MaryFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:37 PM

    I would love to have your Christmas fabric! I'm hoping to do scrappy Christmas quilts for my three grown children and this would really come in handy.

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  31. bunbearFebruary 22, 2012 at 8:03 PM

    i would so love to win this fabric! my stash of holiday fabric has been dwindling over the past few years and i haven't been replacing it. seems i tell myself i'll get more each year, but then with holiday presents to buy, i just never have the extra money to do it! thanks for offering this!

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  32. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2012 at 8:50 PM

    I'd love to add those fabrics to my stash which is really lacking in holiday fabrics.

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  33. Sandie @ crazy'boutquiltsFebruary 22, 2012 at 11:26 PM

    I'm working on a scrappy Christmas quilt and would love to marry your scraps with mine. Thanks for the chance!

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  34. hueiseiFebruary 23, 2012 at 5:47 AM

    The bag lady sent me here. I love the Christmas fabrics. But, I think that too much to ship to me. Anyway, wish your mom get well soon..

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  35. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2012 at 8:07 AM

    Oh how generous of you! I don't collect those fabrics but they sure would be helpful in my "stockings for soldiers" project. I make stockings to pass out to volunteers, they fill them with gifts, then we ship them off to soldiers serving overseas.

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  36. diane knottFebruary 23, 2012 at 8:08 AM

    Oops, I clicked the wrond profile button...I'm not anonymous...I'm diane from herewego.typepad.com :)

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  37. mtquilterFebruary 23, 2012 at 1:21 PM

    It's really hard going thru your parents things isn't it? It sure has made me look at the things I have and wonder why I'm keeping them. I don't think my house would pass the white glove test but then my son is not the best housekeeper so I really don't have to worry about that! :) Your Mom might surprise you and recover enough to get back home. I'll keep you both in my prayers.

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  38. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2012 at 8:04 PM

    The fabrics would be lovely for a Christmas tree skirt that I want to make for my son's family.
    There's so many memories in some of my accumulations that it's been hard for me to part with them. Maybe someday.
    ablanton@nmsu.edu

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  39. AnonymousFebruary 29, 2012 at 11:10 AM

    I would enjoy having your Christmas fabrics. I love fabric.
    Betty
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    bgk44 @msn(dot)com

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  40. HelenMarieFebruary 29, 2012 at 7:30 PM

    I would love your Christmas fabrics! I need to make myself a Christmas quilt!

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