Happy St. Patrick’s Day and if you’re new, welcome to my blog. Â The Quilting Gallery is hosting a St. Patrick’s Day Giveaway and I thought it would be great to join in the fun and host a giveaway too.
Today I am giving away the book  “Sew the perfect Gift” by That Patchwork Place and Martingale and Company.  Many crafting and quilting designers  have come together and put projects in this great book.  All the patterns to make these items are included in the book.
I love the little pincushion on the front cover. Â It’s a cute and perfect for using up some wool scraps.
I am a Kim Diehl fan. Â She contributed this cute little mini quilt.
I’d love a couple of these embroidered towels in my kitchen.
I’d love to make this little apron with pockets. Â When I am working with the quilting machine, this would be perfect to hold my scissors and my MP3 player.
This would be a cute bag for me to make for my daughter who is a knitter….oh so many cute projects all in one book!
There are several purse patterns too. Â I think this one made from a recycled sweater is so cute…check out the mug cozy too.
Pillows patterns are featured in the book too. Â I love this one with numbers on it.
There are pattern for all sorts of goodies in the book, journal cover, scarves, eye glass cases, lunch totes…all sorts of goodies. Â There are 25 projects featured in the book! Â With so many projects jammed into one book, a person might think the instructions are abbreviated, not true. Â The 117 page book has great pictures and something in the book is sure to appeal to all tastes.
I made one of the projects from the book. Â You can see it here.
If you would like to get a chance to win the book, you don’t need to do anything except leave a comment here telling your nationality…I have Swedish, English and German descendants…but I’m willing to be Irish for day!  If you haven’t been there yet, be sure to check out the Quilt Galleries list of other St. Patrick’s Day Giveaways.  The Quilting Gallery is also sponsoring their weekly Quilt Contest.  This week they are featuring baby quilts.  Go check them out and if you’re so inclined, vote for my Crumb quilt with the  alphabet  border.  I’ll pick a winner next Friday!  Before you go, I am hosting another giveaway for an awesome product for your sewing machine, a Ecolux LED Light.  You can check it out here  (sorry it’s CLOSED), but this book giveaway is still going on.
A great looking book! Thanks for the opportunity to win it! I actually have a post right now about my family heritage at my blog! I am Canadian born, but on my father’s side I am Dutch and Dutch and Dutch. On my Mother’s side is where things get a little more diverse with Ukrainian, Scottish, and English.
Canadian with British and Scottish ancestry.
Love you give away and I’m from the Netherlands.
I am Canadian… with a German ancestry.
Would love to win your giveaway – thanks for the chance.
I’m a Heinz 57, born and raised in Kansas,USA.
I honestly don’t know for sure, but I know there’s some Dutch way back, English…who knows.
i am a mix for sure…American with a heritage of Scandinavian, English and Irish.
Ooh that book looks wonderful. If I don’t win I think I’m going to have to go out and buy it. A mixture of Dutch, Scottish, German and now Canadian got me here.
Great idea for a prize, and this French/English girl would love to win! Thanks for participating in this blog hop party.
I don’t even know what all Nationalities I have. Mom was 1/2 German, 1/2 Swedish. Ancestor on Dad’s side came here from England in 1620, so who knows what is mixed in there in the 13 generations before me! Thank you for the chance to win such a great book.
Canadian and British.
My family came to the usa from Sweden! I’m born and raised in Kansas!
My ancestors are of German descent. I married a French guy so our kids are mutts :P Having a heat wave here in northern Maine today yes!!! I’m sure we are in for more cold and more mud…
I come from German and Polish descent. Originally a California girl, then Florida and now North Carolina.
:) I’m American, with a wide variety of nationalities in my heritage!
I am American. Thanks for a chance to win this book. I, too, love the pin cushion on the front cover.
I’m Italian, Spanish and Puerto Rican. What a combo! ;-> Toni Anne
Mostly Northern European, as far as I know — Irish and Scottish.
I’m Swiss and German which makes for a nice balance I think.
half Irish and half Dutch
German and French, but ALL American now!!
Well…just saw your post about that sandwich bag and would love trying that! Enjoy your day!!
I’m 100% French Canadian. Very unusual these days to be full anything. Just saw the lunch bag was in the book. Would be a great project to do as xmas gifts for people this year. Would love to win the book.
My heritage is Swedish and Danish. Thank you for a chance to win this book. I make many many sewing gifts. Enjoy your blog.
Suzanne
I am originally from Scotland – but now Canadian
Me…Welsh, Scottish, German….sweet book!
I’m Canadian with German background. Looks like a great book. Thanks for the giveaway.
I’m half Japanese, a quarter Irish, and another quarter German. How fun to read people’s backgrounds! Thanks for the opportunity!
I loved your pictures on the reuseable sandwich bag.
thanks for a chance at the book.
I am English. Thanks
English, Swedish, Irish, and who knows what else. Love your blog Jo!
I think this book would be very kewl! :) Lot’s of great ideas.
I’m German, Norwegian, Danish, and a little Swiss and English thrown in there :)
Love those projects! I am living in the States but originally from Canada.
Grandpa Cunningham was Scotch-Irish. All my other grandparents had a list too long to remember, so I usually say Scotch-Irish when asked around St Patty’s day. Otherwise, I’m American!
Thank you for the giveaway. Love it when the patterns arei included in the book so I don’t have to “increase the pattern 250%”. I am 75% Irish, and 25% English. My mom was born on St. Patrick’s Day.
I have German, Scottish, English and Dutch as my decendents….that I am aware of! Looks like an awesome book!
I have Swiss, German, and Irish descendants. What a combination!
I’m Swedish, Norwegian and German :)
Hmmm, at least 1/4 German, and the rest most likely English, Scotch, and Irish would be our best guest. Too bad we have no budding geneologist in our famly. That looks like a great book. Thanks for the give-away.
I am part French, part German, and all American.
American with Scotch – Irish decendents
Thank for giveaway love to win that book
ncjeepster@aol.com
Chinese! Thx for the giveaway.
My grandfather was French Canadian, grandmother was English and paternal grandparents from German descent. I’m a bit of the melting pot…(fondue)LOL! Looks like a wonderful book! Thank you for participating in the blog hop!
Hi Jo – I live in a small country town and love to quilt. My other love is genealogy. I have American Indian, German, French, Irish, Scottish and English ancestry. You can see my family history at http://www.amerindgen.com/family.html Thanks for letting us visit and share our backgrounds with you. Bye for now.
Aussie with Germanic, Swiss, Italian, Welsh bits!
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I’m American but my grandpa is Danish and my grandma is German.
what a great give a way. Thanks for the opportunity. I really love your sandwich bags. Had no idea about the fusing that wipes clean.
I am German, Irish, Swedish, Cherokee
I’m 1/4 Spanish and 1/4 Mexican and the other 1/2 is a mixture of Scottish, Irish and who knows what else. I’m a Califorina girl with an Okahoma heart soon to be transplanted in Arizona.
American, with Deep Southern roots, then German and English. Super cool giveaway – thanks!
i am hawaiian born japanese and african american! :D
My heritage is German on both sides of the family. My grandmother came to America in her 20s and delighted in telling stories about her experience.
Oops, forgot my website for the email!! I’m still Greek.
Canadian, British, Irish and Scottish.
Thanks for a chance to win the book and
happy sewing
I’m a Canadian of Dutch, Scottish and Unknown descent :). What a cute book!
I have a mix of Irish and German – however – many of our traditions are more recent – Pennsylvania Dutch!
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