Giving Thanks Blog Hop Party

208 Comments / By / February 22, 2019

Blog Hop Party with Give-AwaysI’m sew excited to participate in Quilting Gallery’s Blog Hop Party! Thank you Michele for hosting this wonderful blogging get together!

If you have never been to my blog before, welcome! If you are regular here, then welcome back! I love to share about my quilting and sewing adventures and I also blog about my family and our lives in the army.  I have a tutorials page filled with fun sewing and quilting tutorials. I am also co-hosting A Lovely Year of Finishes with Shanna from Fiber of All Sorts, we would love it if you joined the fun with us!

Below are some of my favorite projects from this year.

2013 project collage - https://test.sewbittersweetdesigns.comMy giveaway for you today is sponsored by my incredibly talented friend Vicki from Quilting Lodge. (And she’s hosting a giveaway too!) Not only is she a talented quilt pattern designer, she is also a fabulous long arm quilter. In fact sometime today the UPS man should be knocking on my door with one of my quilts that Vicki quilted. Can’t WAIT!

 



 What’s up for grabs you ask?

photoA new quilting magazine by Fons & Porter and a Barcelona Charm pack (my quilt that I’m getting back from Vicki is made with Barcelona!!!).

Entering the giveaway is simple! Just follow the directions on the rafflecopter below!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Don’t forget to hop over the Quilting Gallery and enter all of the other fun giveaways.

signaturePlease know that during big parties like this I do read every single comment, though I might not be able to respond to each one.

 

208 thoughts on “Giving Thanks Blog Hop Party”

  1. Fran

    I am always incredibly grateful for my lovely family but this year I am particularly grateful that my Mother is responding really well to her treatments for Ovarian cancer. Thanks so much for the great giveaway.

  2. Mary C in WA

    I always Grateful, but especially this year that my Anniversary is NOT on Thanksgiving. I got married on Thanksgiving Day in Canada, so every 7 years it is and I DON’T COOK! Thanks for the Giveaway! I enjoy reading about your adventures in Quilting. Wish I had a LongARM!

  4. Mariana Galvagno

    Hello Melissa! Ive been a folower for some time now and I really enjoy your posts. I am grateful for my parents. I live in another continent and miss them terribly. But I am thankful I can see them once a year. Thank you for this giveaway!

  6. Joyce Mitchell

    I’m grateful for my 3 sisters. We lost our 92 year old father this year (WWII & Korean War vet), but there’s still the 4 of us and our husbands & kids & grandkids & soon to be great grandkids. Thanks for the chance to win.

  13. Annette Holbrook

    I am grateful to be making the trip to my hometown in NE WI (1,000 miles away) to celebrate the Thanksgiving week with MY entire family. My sister and her family will be there from AZ. I haven’t seen her in 3 years and she has since had a little boy, who is 2. I can’t wait to spend time with her and my neice (5) and nephew! That precious time will be gone all too quickly and I’m focusing on making some very GOOD memories together. 🙂

  16. Nupur

    This year I am so grateful for our new puppy Duncan. He is a rescue and came to us in July. He is so sweet and loving and makes us laugh. He completes our family- grateful that we found him!!

  17. tubakk

    I’m grateful that I have such nice hobbies as quilting and blogging. They both give me inspiration in life, and good friends. Thanks for this giveaway. I’d really like to have this magazine.

  19. jayne

    I am thankful that my family is healthy and happy. I have a big family, but we are spread out from one coast to the other! Having my ‘little’ family together is always a special time!

  25. Rina

    I am grateful that in early 2014 a new drug that cures Hep C in 98% of the people is being released and that my doctor already has an appointment set for me to start taking it. Also grateful that my niece is driving up from Texas this Thanksgiving to surprise her mom. She will get here before her mom, hide her car and the entire family will all be together again.

  27. Brenda Hulsey

    I’m grateful for all things! That I can get up everyday, hear from my family and friends, the weather (no matter what it is), all God’s creations. Just everyday is a new blessing!

  28. barb price

    i’m always grateful for my family and this year my mom has been very sick with cancer so i am super grateful that she is still with us.

  30. Sonya

    Can’t wait to see your Barcelona quilt!! Thankful for wonderful bloggers like you that keep me inspired (even if my productivity is dreadfully low).

  32. LINDA

    HELLO, so thankful that our family is happy and well!
    Love the hexie pillow!
    Thanks for your blog+giveaway!

  37. Susan K

    I’m most grateful for the wonderful people in my life – my family, my friends, my children and my husband.

  39. Judy Blinkenberg

    I am thankful for having Jesus in my life, for his protection of my family, and that I can fly to Texas to see my grandchildren.

  42. Shawn J

    I am just grateful that our whole family still gets together for the holidays, love it! Thanks for the giveaway.
    smjohns63 at yahoo dot com

  46. Andrea Franklin

    I’m very thankful my hubby has much improved health after going through severe anemia and two successful surgeries. He’s most importantly eating better foods (vegan plant-based) along with me. Cooking has also been a total delight to me this year! Good Food is the best medicine!

  47. Lori Smanski

    oh my I have a lot to be grateful right now. One is my husband, he is so supportive of me, he is helpful in many ways, and continues to sweep me off my feet after 30 years.
    Thanks for a chance.

  53. shirley tener

    I am grateful for any energy I can have to spend time with my gandbabies.. and I am grateful Your hubby is home too because I remember last year for you.. bless you all and thank him for keeping my family safe !

  55. Mom C

    Four of our six children live within 10 minutes of us. It has been a wonderful 5 months with all the grandchildren playing and the grownups visiting together. A wonderful, joyous time. Thanks.

  56. lorene holbrook

    it looks like all 5 of our children will be home for Christmas! it’s been several years. yahoooo!!! that means our home will be full of grands, loud voices and lots of food. I am so grateful for each and everyone of my family. that’s what it is all about…..

  57. Ella

    I’m grateful my husband and I get to spend Christmas together this year, and I get the bonus of seeing my parents and my brother!

  59. Lia

    I’m very grateful for my mum, just for having her. I can’t say the same about my dad, unfortunately as he passed away very early. Just grateful for all the positive people in my life 🙂

  60. barbara corbitt

    i grateful for all that God has given me. I have suffered just like anyone else. my daughter died in my arms, i was holding my dad in the hospital when he died and i have lost my mother also. i may be dirt poor and in really bad health, but i am alive. thank you for a great giveaway babscorbitt@gmail.com

  63. Pam

    I’m grateful for friends and family and for wonderful quilters who share their beautiful work. Thanks for the inspiration!

  66. Jenelle Boxberger

    I so grateful that my daughter has gone into a rehab for substance abuse. I understand it is a hard thing to do and I’m proud that she is giving it a try. Thanks for the giveaway.

  69. Becky/Quilting Booklady

    I am grateful for our new retirement home and our new life in a new town. Grateful that my friend’s cancer was discovered and that she is getting excellent treatment. Happy Thanksgiving! So happy that your husband is home!

  70. Elizabeth Johnson

    I am grateful my husband is retired after 20 in the Navy to have him home each holiday but it was worth it. We have a better life for the time he spent working on the ships serving our country! I am glad your husband is home this holiday! Know that as a Military spouse you may feel alone when he is gone you have another that lived that life too! Lots of us just knock if you need to talk always home for a sister in arms!

  76. Rhonda Desgranges

    I am so Thankful for my family, and my health. I have survived 2 strokes, and learned
    how to write, (sew/quilt) and walk again.

  81. Susan

    I am very grateful that I still have my father and that at 92 he is still able to go to work every day and that this past spring he was able to go snorkeling with us on our cruise!

  84. susana

    Estoy agradecida a mi padre , no esta conmigo pero me ayuda ,desde donde esta.
    maravilloso regalo .Gracias a los dos.

  86. Stephanie

    I am so happy to have been able to move back to where I was raised. We bought a wonderful farm and built a house, and live closer to my parents and sibling than I ever have. My child goes to the same school I went to. It is nice to be back!

  88. SueAnn Wirick

    I’m thankful for all the helpers on my computer. I am so not good at computers and I am always asking for help. These angels never tire giving me advice to fix my mess ups! Thank you all

  89. Rae. Haller

    So glad to find your blog on this Thanksgiving Blog Hop. Thanks for the opportunity to win a great magazine and a gorgeous charm pack.
    Rae (nrhaller@aol.com)

  92. Ali M

    I’m grateful that when I have problems with somebody I love, there are other people there to give me support, and all the people who I care about have had to be there to support me at some point this year, and I’m so glad I have them!

  93. Sally Farris

    I am grateful for my husband of 33 years who supports me in everything I do, and sometimes cleans the house for me!

  95. Susan

    I’m grateful for good friends. They keep me going when it’s hard to get there on my own. Thanks for the giveaway. That looks like a terrific line of fabric.

  98. Sandra Visser

    Am most grateful for my husband who was right there with me for all appointments and treatments during my recent illnesses.

  99. Sherry VF

    I too am greatful to spend time with my children, husband and my brother’s gang this Thanksgiving.

  100. dianne

    I am thankful for retirement which equals time to enjoy my lifelong love of sewing, crafts, and learning to quilt!

  101. Heather

    This year I am grateful for the birth of a new granddaughter and for her birth parents bravery in giving her to my son and his wife.

  103. Susan Stanton

    I’m grateful for my wonderful family and a very special neighbor who cheerfully looks after me!

  105. Elizabeth

    I, too, am grateful to my husband and my kids – they sustain and support me in so many ways – love them megagigantically!!

  106. Löni

    most thankfull this year …. probably getting through moving half way across the country again … and a good start at the new univerisity

  107. Tammy Lyons

    I am so grateful to now be cancer free and on the mend. I am also very thankful; that my husband found a new job. And I am always thankful for the family I have been blessed with

  109. Rachell R

    I am grateful for being able to have one more baby in our family. Grateful my other two children are very excited for this baby and my hubby is being great!

  119. Margaret Schindler

    I am grateful this year to spend it with my husband who is terminally ill. Our family will all be together

  122. Jessica P.

    I am thankful for my husband and two kiddos. They are my world. I am a better person because of them. Thank you for the chance to win. That fabric looks really fun.

  124. Beth T.

    I am grateful that John’s paralysis resolved. When I see him do something simple like eating with a fork or opening a door, I’m sometimes moved to tears, remembering those months of uncertainty.

  125. DeborahGun

    I am most grateful for the work that God has done in me recently and that he doesn’t give up on me 🙂

  128. Debbie

    I’m oh so grateful for my healthy happy children. I’m also grateful for a chance to win a nice giveaway. Thanks for the chance. Love your blog.

  131. Heather North

    Last year my grandma kept falling and ended up breaking some ribs and her hip bone. She was having mini strokes and had given up on life, refusing to eat. We were afraid we would lose her. I made the trip down to CA to see. This year I am thankful that I was able to make a second trip to see her and she is still with us. She hasn’t given up completely yet. I’m thankful for every day I have ever spent with her, even the difficult ones.

  132. Joyce Carter

    Wonderful giveaway. Thank you so much. I am grateful that I can get up each day and do the things I love to do.

  133. jmniffer

    Great giveaway. I am thankful that my husband has found guidance in treating his complex health issues. I am also grateful that both of my grown children will be home for Thanksgiving.

  136. Kathie

    Hi Melissa: I’m just east of the mountains from you! I’m following you on several venues – twitter, bloglovin, pinterest, facebook. It’s the season to be thankful but I’m thankful every day for family, friends, health, art in all it’s many facets, including quilting. Come by and visit for a minute when you have time at Prairie Cottage Corner. And, Melissa, thank your husband for his service to this great nation; and thank you and your family, as I know you serve also. They also serve who only stand and wait. Thank you.

  138. Debra Neiman

    I am grateful to be retired now, so I can spend more time with my husband and sew/quilt. I am a new quilter from Oklahoma, USA. I am here for the party! crystalbluern at onlineok dot com

  142. robin

    I’m thankful for my health. This year I went off almost all grains, and have lost a lot of weight. I feel so much better! 🙂

  145. Barbmo

    Grateful for health and new and old friends, for the rainbow I saw today, and the whole Christmas thing… for a new job…. for quilting on-line links….
    Barbmo

  146. Joan H.

    I am grateful that my husband is recovering well after a recent fall. Thank you for the nice give away.

  150. Kathy M Boice

    I am thankful for family and friends and virtual friends, too! Thank you for your giveaway participation!

  151. Judith

    I’m grateful that I’m living close to friends and family this year. Thanks for the chance to win such a great giveaway.

  157. KatieQ

    I’m thankful that everyone in my family is healthy and happy. I’m praying for the job market to turn around for my children’s sake, but most of all I am grateful that my daughter will be home from school for Thanksgiving. When she was away at college, we saw her about every three or 4 weeks. She is so busy at graduate school that we now see her about every 7 weeks. I miss her terribly.

  158. Charlene MaCullough

    So nice of your friend to sponsor your giveaway. Friends like that are the best. The giveaway is perfect for the beginner, like me. Thanks for the opportunity

  159. Judy

    I am grateful that my son who lives on the opposite coast from us is able to spend Thanksgiving with us this year.

  162. Elizabeth McDonald

    My closest friend was diagnosed with uterine cancer, and then while tests were being done, the doctor discovered that she also had a large malignant tumor on one kidney. Three months later, she has had successful surgery, and has completed treatment with full recovery. We all feel blessed!

  163. Cecilia

    I’m grateful that all of my children and grandchildren will be here for Thanksgiving this year. Thanks for the great giveaway.

  166. Tamie

    I’m grateful that my son in law is not deployed right now and can spend Thanksgiving and Christmas with his new daughter. I’m grateful for her too. Thanks for participating in the blog hop.

  167. usairdoll

    Hi Melissa.. I’m giving thanks that my son will be with us this year at Thanksgiving since last gear he was deployed in Afghanistan with the USMC. I’m so happy that your husband will be home as well. I so enjoy all the times that we can all be together. Hope you and your family have a Happy Thanksgiving!

    Thank you for a super giveaway and a chance to win.

    usairdoll(at)gmail(dot)com

  170. Angelia Lanouette

    I am very thankful for my wonderful husband and two amazing grown boys. I am also grateful for blogs…as a new quilter I would be lost without the inspiration. Thank you for sharing!

  174. Diana M

    I’m thankful for my son’s health. He’s had developmental challenges since birth and we’re finally figuring out what the issues are. It’s nothing life-threatening and something we can learn to overcome. So thankful for that!

  195. Deb

    I’m grateful for my mom’s better health. At 85 she’s doing well after breaking her back earlier this year. I’m thankful for my family and my home, too!

  201. Sheila Ivany

    I am thankful for many gifts from God that I take for granted. My talent to quilt. Thank for a chance to win. Happy Quilting:)

  204. Jane F

    I am thankful that my husband of 49 years is still alive after a diagnosis of stage 4 cancer 2 1/2 years ago. God is so good!

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