February Giveaway

I completely forgot about the January giveaway because I was ill for most of the month. I started new meds and one makes me feel nausea. I have stopped taking it. Also, there was excruciating pain like the pain one gets when a disk is torn. It was/is a horrific experience. These problems have significantly improved. Anyway, back to the giveaway.

Since Valentine's Day is in February I have chosen a book and a few patterns for redwork quilting. The Redwork From The Workbasket book that I reviewed in July, 2010 is a favorite of mine so I will be giving away a copy of it. Recently I found some new redwork patterns with winter scenes so I have ordered copies for both me and the giveaway winner.


Please note that entries from the U.S. And Canada are only accepted. I won't be having another international giveaway until Easter. I feel bad about this but the postage can be very expensive for international entries. A few of the giveaways that I have participated in the past cost me $100.00+ US dollars to mail, much more than the value of the giveaway item. Mailing through the U. S. Postal Service has poor service but is cheaper.

I read on a legal blog in November, 2010 that the U. S. Postal Service was considering filing for bankruptcy due to high worker's compensation claims. I think that they will go out of business because of the poor service. The employee's are rude and demand to know what is inside every envelope or box. They claim that they are required to ask since 9/11 happened which is untrue but the employee will turn you away if you don't tell them and will call security to escort you off of the premises. Ithink that it is really a way to find out if it is something that they want to steal. If you don't pay for a trackable Express or Priority Mail, you run the risk of theft. The reason why stamps are so high has been to increase employee benefits, mainly psycological treatment. Why don't they just fire the wackos, especially those that threaten to kill their co-workers. Enough of this soap box...

The Easter Giveaway will be spectacular to make up for leaving my overseas friends out of most of my giveaways this year. However, I have been thinking about hosting a giveway just for international bloggers. Stay tuned for more on this later in the year.

In order to be eligible you must have a quilting blog or a blog that on occasion publishes quilting-related posts. There are several ways that you can enter:

1) leave me a comment to this post.

2) become a follower. It is OK if you are already a follower, you will still get an additional entry. Remember to leave a separate comment for following.

3) Blog about my giveaway on your blog and include a link to your blog post in your comment. For each person who enters my giveaway after hearing about it on your blog, you will get an extra entry. However, the person must state in their comment that they read about the giveaway on your blog.

You have 3+ chances to enter but remember that you must leave a separate comment for each entry. Make sure to leave your e-mail address if your blog e-mail is not activated!

The winner will be selected by random.org. This giveaway will close at 11:59 PM CST on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2011 and the winner will be selected and announced on February 15. Good luck ya'll and kiss, kiss.