Monday, July 12, 2010

A Pattern and Fabric Giveaway

GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED

This is me. Well, the lower half of me. I'm modeling the skirt I made on Saturday and wore to church Sunday. The pattern is Street Fair Skirts, designed by Marie-Madeline Studio, and made from "Zesty Zinnia" fabric by Michael Miller. I love my new skirt, and how comfortable and feminine it feels to wear.

Now, courtesy of Marie-Madeline Studio, you have a chance to win a pattern and the fabric of your choice! Yes, it's a giveaway!

You can have up to three entries. Here's how:

1. For your first entry, leave a comment telling me which one of the 15 Marie-Madeline Studio patterns you'd like to win.

2. For a second entry, just tell me a joke - a clean joke, please! Whether you have a knock-knock or a one-liner, leave the joke and punchline in a comment. We all like a good giggle, or even a good groan, if it comes to that. (Does everyone know why the chicken crossed the road?)

3. For a third entry in the giveaway, post about this giveaway on your blog, linking back to my post. Then return here and leave a comment saying you've blogged about it and where we should go have a look.

Here are a few other giveaway details:
  • This giveaway is open to everyone, wherever you are in the world. Yay! (This includes YOU, my Aussie friends!)
  • You have until midnight (Central time, USA) Saturday, July 17 to enter your comment(s).
  • Be sure your comment includes your email address, so I can tell you if you've won.
Easy-peasy, isn't it?
Now that I'm hooked on Marie-Madeline Studio patterns, I'll be making this Route 66 Skirt pattern next.










Enjoy looking through all the other Marie-Madeline Studio patterns for aprons, girls' clothing, and darling bags, totes and accessories.
If you win, these are just some of the yummy Marie-Madeline Studio fabrics you can choose!
Have fun browsing Marie-Madeline Studio website, or check out the Marie-Madeline Studio blog.

Entries/comments accepted until midnight (Central time, USA) Saturday, July 17.
GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED
Go! Browse! Comment! Win!

213 comments:

  1. I'd love to win the Street Fair pattern. I think I could find time to do that....

    Susan Boxberger
    Olathe, KS
    hgb001@aol.com

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  2. Oh, how exciting! I love your finished skirt, Linda! So summery and beautiful. Love the fabric!

    Okay, I would probably choose the Tessa Bloomers & Bag Pattern. For the fabric (this was hard! :), I would probably choose Darla Rosie Dot Green for the bloomers and Yellow Darla Rosie Dot for the bag!

    Thanks for hosting this wonderful giveaway!
    Joyfully in Jesus,
    Elizabeth

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  3. All right, for my second entry my joke :)...

    Q: Why did the computer technician's cheese sandwich always disappear?

    A: Because his *mouse* ate it! :)

    ~Elizabeth

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  4. I posted!
    Here is the link:
    http://joyfuljewels4jesus.blogspot.com/2010/07/giveaway.html

    Joyfully in Jesus,
    Elizabeth

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  5. I love the Street Fair skirts pattern

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  6. My second entry - the joke my 5 yo son stood up and told at a friend's wedding

    What dog smells of onions?

    A hot dog!

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  7. And my final entry is on my blog here:
    http://alteredeye.blogspot.com/2010/07/competition-entry.html

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  8. What a lovely skirt, love the fabrics you chose to use in yours.

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  9. Lovely patterns. I really like the Bianca bag.

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  10. Oh my what a lovely giveaway! I love MMS! Now, if I won, I would chooses the pleated cottage apron pattern, so pretty and feminine!

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  11. Ok a joke~

    Why was the spider ALWAYS on the computer?

    Because he liked surfing the web!!!

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  12. I posted about it here~

    http://johanna-an-old-fashioned-girl.blogspot.com/2010/07/giveaway_12.html

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  13. I would probably choose the route 66 skirt pattern.and the Robert Kaufman denim fabric.

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  14. For a joke

    what did the table say when the salt fell on it?


    Help i have been a salted.

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  15. Oooh! Fun skirt! :) I would probably go with the Route 66 skirt pattern. Thanks for the chance to win! :)

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  16. I've always loved the Laraine Bag pattern! Admired that for some time now...

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  17. Knock Knock.

    Who's there?

    Violet.

    Violet Who?

    Violet the cat out of the bag?


    I have all kinds of these from my little nieces and nephews...

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  18. LOVE YOUR BLOG!
    LOVE MARIE-MADELINE BLOG+SHOP!
    STREET FAIR IS MY FAVORITE PATTERN!
    THANKS FOR SHARING,LOVE,LINDA

    jldouglas@wispwest.net

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  19. I used to sew alll my clothes....in the olden days! Now, it's mostly for my grand daughters, so I would choose the Gracie Ruffled skirt pattern. Thanks for the chance to win. There are some pretty fabrics!

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  20. My 4 year old grand daughter, Haven, told me a joke this morning without realizing it! While I was pouring out her cheerios, she saw my Fiber One cereal and asked what it was. I said "oh, that's my cereal and you probably wouldn't like it." She said "Oh, is that what you feed mice?" Get it? She heard "my cereal" as "mice cereal". I thought it was funny, anyway!

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  21. Linda, your skirt is too cute! I'd love to win that same pattern.

    e_mckim@yahoo.com

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  22. Here's my joke:

    What do John the Baptist and Winnie the Pooh have in common?

    Their middle name!

    e_mckim@yahoo.com

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  23. Here's my post about your giveaway:

    http://em-kae.blogspot.com/2010/07/giveaway.html

    e_mckim@yahoo.com

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  24. I would love to win the route 66 skirt pattern

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  25. JOKE: What did Santa say to the three beautiful blondes? HO HO HO

    Thanks for sharing,Love,Linda

    jldouglas@wispwest.net

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  26. I found this giveaway through my friend Elizabeth...how fun! Marie-Madeline Studio is a lovely business.
    I would choose the summer shade jumper pattern - so cute!! =)
    Blessings,
    ~Annie~

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  27. Here's my joke...
    A girl went into a library and walked straight up to the librarian's desk.
    Girl: "I'D LIKE A CHEESEBURGER, FRIES, AND A SHAKE."
    Librarian: "Uh, this is a library."
    Girl: (in a hushed whisper) "Oh, I'd like a cheeseburger, fries, and a shake."

    I love telling this joke...it always makes people laugh! :)

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  28. I'd love to win the Ilsa handbag pattern!
    Thanks for the chance!
    linedupuy(at)hotmail(dot)fr

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  29. My favorite is the Route 66 denim shirt that's shown in your post. I love long skirts.

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  30. I think this is so cute.
    You have to stay in shape. My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today and we don't know where the hell she is.

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  31. I blogged about your giveaway.

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  32. The summer shade jumper pattern. I can see it in so many colors and patterns...

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  33. Your skirt looks lovely.
    I like the tessa bloomers...for my girls..they are perfect! :)

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  34. I like the Summer Shade Jumper but the Street Fair Skirt is cute too!

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  35. I would probably choose the Tessa Bloomers and Bag pattern.

    ndetz@comcast.net

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  36. I have been wanting the Bianca bag pattern for awhile now! Thanks so much!!
    Julie Chhim

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  37. Q:What happens when a bomb blows up in a kitchen in France?

    A:You get Linoleum Blown-apart.

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  38. Here's my joke from my 8 year old son :)
    What time is it when an elephant sits on your deck?
    Time to build a new deck!!

    Thanks,
    Julie

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  39. I'd choose the Street Fair Skirt or the Tessa Bloomers and Bag pattern. I've been eyeing them for a while...

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  40. I so love the street fair pattern. I've been drooling over it for some time now!

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  41. I would love to win the summer shade jumper pattern!

    Love your skirt!

    Kayla
    princessesindisguise at yahoo dot com

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  42. I would love to win the Street Fair skirt pattern.

    Thank you for the giveaway!

    you can contact me at adoregon@embarqmail.com

    ~Emily

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  43. I'll just do a one liner 'I used to have a open mind, but my brains kept falling out'

    Thanks again! :)

    ~Emily

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  44. aww what a cute skirt!! I would love the summer shade jumper pattern, it's so cute!

    Kate

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  45. Love the Chic Sisters apron, and the Tessa bloomers. And love MM too :)

    karenesavage@gmail.com

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  46. I would be thrilled to get the Street Fair pattern. But possibly a little girl pattern for my niece... Thank you for the give away! annabananafive@gmail.com

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  47. Okay - this is my daughters goofy knock knock joke...she's only 4 and we were pretty impressed when she came up with it :)

    Knock knock.
    Who's there?
    Pencil.
    Pencil who?
    Pants'll fall down if you don't wear a belt!

    karenesavage@gmail.com

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  48. Now for a joke:(this one works a lot better in person)

    KNOCK KNOCK

    Whose there?

    INTERRUPTING COW

    an interrupt..MOOOOO

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  49. Alright, for a second entry, a joke...

    Q. Why was six afraid of seven?
    A. Because seven eight (ate) nine!

    Cheesy, I know. I just asked my sisters to tell me a joke, and that's the first thing they came up with...:-)

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  50. Love your Street Fair skirt. I have oodles of fabric that would look good made up into that, not to mention the yummy fabrics they have in stock, so i would definitely pick it. :)

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  51. I've been eying the street flair pattern ever since they came out with it, and would absolutely LOVE TO HAVE IT!! :)

    Your skirt is beyond adorable. I'd be terribly tempted to just copy you, because I loooove the black and red together. Except. I don't have a cute shirt. hummm...

    alaskawildrose AT gmail DOT com or through my Joy in The Journey Blog in my profile. :)

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  52. A riddle, if you please:

    What is greater than God, more evil than the devil, the rich need it, the poor have it, and if you eat it you will die.

    Apparently, this question was asked to two groups: college graduates, and first graders. Guess who won? :)

    alaskawildrose AT gmail DOT com

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  53. OOOhhh tough choice!
    Either the Street Fair or the Route 66 would be perfect - both my daughter and I could wear them... perhaps even my grad-student step-daughter would like them!

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  54. I would love to make the "route 66 39" (ankle length) denim skirt" ... I love ankle length denim skirts. I've made one out of two pairs of my old jeans :) Would love to make another!

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  55. nice skirt! i would try the route 55 first!

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  56. I would love the Route 66 skirt pattern!

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  57. Just linked to you on my sewing blog...
    http://debsews.blogspot.com/

    Hasn't been much sewing lately... have GOT to get busy with some summer projects before summer is over!

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  58. I blogged about this giveaway ..

    http://mariesokat.blogspot.com/

    :)

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  59. I LOVE Marie-Madeline Studio!!! :) I always get excited when there is a give-away from them! :D

    Hmmmm....choose my favorite pattern? Impossible. :) But, to narrow it down to one, I would probably choose the ilsa handbag. Or the laraine shoulder bag.... :)

    Thanks for hosting this!

    -Hannah A.
    www.reflections319.blogspot.com

    (hanabana DOT al AT gmail DOT com)

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  60. I would love to own the Street Fair skirt pattern. I already own the route 66 pattern, and it is one of my favorite patterns!

    ~Ashley
    bramblewoodfashion(at)gmail(dot)com

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  61. Ok--my joke. :)

    Q: Why did the teacher have her eyes crossed?

    A: because she couldn't control her pupils! :)

    -Hannah A.
    www.reflections319.blogspot.com
    (hanabana DOT al AT gmail DOT com)

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  62. And my third comment! :) I posted on my blog: http://reflections319.blogspot.com/p/give-aways-new.html

    Thanks again!!
    -Hannah A.
    www.reflections319.blogspot.com
    (hanabana DOT al AT gmail DOT com)

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  63. Bob and Fred were playing their weekly game of golf.
    Fred said to the Bob "Isn't that a new putter?"
    "Yep", said Bob.
    "So what happened to the old one?" asked Fred.
    Bob replied "It couldn't swim!".

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  64. I blogged about your giveaway on my blog.

    http://bramblewoodfashion.blogspot.com/2010/07/two-marie-madeline-studio-giveaways.html

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  65. I like the route 66 pattern- so pretty!
    brooke at richardchurch dot com

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  66. Why did the chicken cross the road?
    To show the raccoons it could be done!

    brooke at richardchurch dot com

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  68. OK I have now blogged about it!

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  69. Hmmm....tough choice but I would probably have to pick the street fair pattern.

    What is brown and sticky?

    A stick!

    Samantha
    skrichards90@yahoo.com

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  70. I would love to win the Route 66 skirt pattern.

    Blessings,
    Addie

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  73. Would love to try either the Route 66 pattern or the Street Fair pattern. Thanks for the chance!!!!

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  74. I would choose the Gracie Ruffle Skirt! Too cute and I have 3 girls!
    kady@thebeerguy.ca

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  75. knock, knock
    who's there?
    philip
    philip who?
    philip my bag with candy!

    :)

    kady@thebeerguy.ca

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  76. I just bought the fair street pattern so I am thinking the route 66 is next on the list. I also blogged about the giveaway.

    My joke(I used to teach math):
    why was 6 mad at 7?

    because 7 "ate" 9

    (*** groan ***)

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  77. I would dearly love to receive the Route 66 skirt pattern, in Dottie Home Dec.

    ~Lily

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  78. Blogged about your giveaway!
    http://takeamomswordforit.blogspot.com/2010/07/check-out-this-fabric-giveaway.html
    kady@thebeerguy.ca

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  79. I have been wanting the Route 66 pattern for a while.

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  80. This one came from my children.

    Why did the frog say "Meow"?

    He wanted to learn a foreign language. :-)

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  81. I would like to win a Route 66 pattern! Cute skirt!

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  82. Why did the shark cross the road??
    To get to the other TIDE!!

    Oh groan!!!
    My kids fav joke from VBS. I've heard it a few times.... =D

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  83. I love the Street Fair Skirt! So pretty.

    hrtzl at verizon dot net

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  84. I would like the Street Fair Skirt pattern.

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  85. I would love the ilsa handbag pattern

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  86. I posted here: http://theknitwitbyshair.blogspot.com/2010/07/giveaway-for-fabric.html
    theknitwitbyshair@hotmail.com

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  87. blogged:
    http://thefrostedbutton.blogspot.com/2010/07/giveaway.html

    hrtzl at verizon dot net

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  88. oh! street fair skirt pattern for me!

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  89. I would love to have the Bianca Handbag pattern.

    ajmizen(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  90. Here is a silly joke:
    Q: What is the fastest way to raise strawberries?
    A: With a spoon!

    ajmizen(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  91. If I was to win, I would want the "Summer Shade Jumper Pattern". :) My email address is fiddlinaway@gmail.com.

    And here's another entry from me:
    What's a dog's favorite drink? Answer: Pupsi. :)

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  92. Street Fair skirt pattern, lovely!

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  93. What do you call a fish with no eyes?
    A fsh

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  94. It is a toss up between the route66 skirts and the street fair skirts..Just too cute!!!I had been eying up the street fair but that was before I saw there route 66....

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  95. Street Fair Skirt. I have been drooling over it for sooo long!

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  96. Not really a joke but something funny my four year old son said/asked to me today. "Mommy, can I watch some TV? It is just some-not too much...because I don't want my brain to rot and my teeth to fall out." :)

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  97. I love both the Street Fair and Route 66 Skirts, but I think I'd go with Street Fair.

    (my email is in my profile)

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  98. Blogged about it here: http://happyhomemakerandmomma.blogspot.com/2010/07/another-giveaway.html

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  99. Here's a joke:
    Why do women wear make-up and perfume?
    Because they're ugly and they stink.

    I'm not sure why, but that one cracks me up.
    (My email is in my profile.)

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  100. I LOVE Marie Madeline Studio!!! I would like to win the Street Fair Skirt Pattern. I would probably make it in the "Black and White" line or "Good Folks" line. Thanks for the giveaway!!!
    Blessings,
    Alanna N.

    newtfour@hotmail.com

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  101. What do you do all day??

    A man came home from work and found his three children outside, still in their pyjamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and 20 wrappers strewn all around the front yard.
    The door of his wife's car was open, and so the front door to the house and there was no sign of the dog. Proceeding into the entry, he found an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded against one wall.
    In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a cartoon channel, and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing.
    In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door.
    He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife.. He was worried she might be ill, or that something serious had happened. He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door.
    As he peered inside he found wet towels, scummy soap and more toys strewn over
    the floor. Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and walls.
    As he rushed to the bedroom, he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pyjamas, reading a novel.
    She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went..
    He looked at her bewildered and asked, 'What happened here today?'
    She again smiled and answered, 'You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world I do all day?'
    'Yes,' was his incredulous reply.
    She answered, 'Well, today I didn't do it.'

    I apologize for the length of the 'joke' but I like it!!

    I really like the bag pattern called Bianca.

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  102. I'd love the route 66 skirt pattern

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  103. I read this long ago in a weekend paper, glad I found it in the net as well.
    You might have already heard it but the first time I read it, it made me laugh till I was teary!

    here goes;

    Two little boys, ages 8 and 10, are excessively mischievous. They are always getting into trouble and their parents know all about it. If any mischief occurs in their town, the two boys are probably involved. The boys' mother heard that a preacher in town had been successful in disciplining children, so she asked if he would speak with her boys.

    The preacher agreed, but he asked to see them individually. So the mother sent the 8 year old first, in the morning, with the older boy to see the preacher in the afternoon.

    The preacher, a huge man with a booming voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him sternly, "Do you know where God is, son?"

    The boy's mouth dropped open, but he made no response, sitting there wide-eyed with his mouth hanging open. So the preacher repeated the question in an even sterner tone, "Where is God?!"

    Again, the boy made no attempt to answer.

    The preacher raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face and bellowed, "Where is God?!"

    The boy screamed & bolted from the room, ran directly home & dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him. When his older brother found him in the closet, he asked, "what happened?"

    The younger brother, gasping for breath, replied, "We are in BIG trouble this time."

    "GOD is missing, and they think we did it!"

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  104. I blogged about it here;
    http://peachrainbow.blogspot.com/2010/07/pattern-fabric.html

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  105. I love the chic sisters apron pattern.

    ananemone@gmail.com

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  106. A joke I know is:

    There are two cows in a field. one cow says to the other, "Hey, you worried about that mad cow disease going around?"

    The other cow says, "What are you talking about? I'm a helicopter."

    ananemone@gmail.com

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  107. I would love to win the Street Fair skirt pattern!

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  108. Here is the joke for my second entry!

    Q: where do one-legged people eat?

    A: IHOP

    Thank you for having this giveaway! :)

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  109. Your skirt is wonderful, can't wait to see what you do with the next. Love the yellow.

    The Dance with Me fabric will be adorable for my granddaughters in a skirt or bag. What a wonderful Christmas present they will be.
    Kim

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  110. You made a gorgeous skirt!!! I would absolutely LOVE to win, and get the bianca handbag pattern with some of the Long Ladies adorable fabric:)

    Thank you so much for the entry!

    ~Jenna~
    femininefarmgirl@gmail.com

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  111. Oh the Summer Shade Jumper pattern would be so awesome to have....with the cute fabric from those ladies of course. Thanks.

    Takisha
    takishaknp(at)yahoo.com

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  112. You've done it again, Linda - stitched up something beautiful that I would love to make too! The Street Fair skirt pattern would be perfect if I win!

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  113. My joke is actually a series of one-liners because I couldn't choose between them :-))

    A peanut walks into a police station to make a complaint claiming he was a salted.

    A jump-lead walks into a bar. The barman says "I'll serve you, but don't start anything".

    A sandwich walks into a bar, The barman says, "Sorry, we don't serve food in here".

    A dyslexic man walks into a bra.

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  114. I've been eyeing the route 66 pattern for awhile now! Please enter me!

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  115. I love their Anaclaire jumper for little girls! Please enter me in the giveaway!

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  116. Entry number 3 - I've blogged about your lovely giveaway, Linda.

    http://snippetsnscraps.blogspot.com/2010/07/laugh-yourself-silly.html

    Cheers, Di

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  117. I would like the route 66 skirt pattern!

    mrunamistry at gmail dot com

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  118. joke:

    A girl who would do anything for a mink coat...can't sew buttons on it!!!!

    mrunamistry at gmail dot ocm

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  119. I'd love to win the Summer Shade Jumper Pattern!

    octoberblonde92@gmail.com

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  120. I love mariemadeline! I already have several of their patterns. I think the next ones on my list are the Little Chic sisters apron pattern, and the Anaclaire jumper.

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  121. Great give-away Linda! I like the skirt pattern you made - and it looks great on you too! I also added a post at my blog about your give-away. Have a super day!
    Heather

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  122. Your skirt looks beautiful. This is a fabulous giveaway. I'd like to win the Brooke Shoulder Bag and Shopper Pattern. Thanks so much.


    bgcchs(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  123. i would like to win the Plain Jane Fuchsia prints 2 pretty

    lyroemro77@gmail.com

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  124. How do you scare a man?

    Sneak up behind him and start throwing rice.

    bgcchs(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  125. I think I would pick the Brooke Shoulder Bag Pattern but I'm not sure because everything is so cute!

    kove1432@yahoo.com

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  126. I'd love to win the Route 66 pattern! I love it!

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  127. I blogged about the giveaway!
    http://www.chubbycheeksthinks.com/2010/07/i-love-fabric-and-giveaways.html

    klove1432@yahoo.com

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  128. Two psychiatrists were walking down a hall.

    One turned to the other and said, "Hello."

    The other one thought, "I wonder what he meant by that."

    klove1432@yahoo.com

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  129. A country doctor went way out to the boondocks to deliver a baby.

    It was so far out, there was no electricity. When the doctor arrived, no one was home except for the laboring mother and her 5-year-old child. The doctor instructed the child to hold a lantern high so he could see, while he helped the woman deliver the baby.

    The child did so, the mother pushed and after a little while, the doctor lifted the newborn baby by the feet and spanked him on the bottom to get him to take his first breath.

    The doctor then asked the 5-year-old what he thought of the baby.

    "Hit him again," the 5-year-old said. "He shouldn't have crawled up there in the first place!"

    lyromero77 @ gmail dot com

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  130. Ooooh, that's tough! The aprons are SO cute. I think I'd go for the Route 66 pattern though, and make myself and my oldest daughter some more skirts!

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  131. A joke from my dd's science book:

    Sherlock Holmes and his faithful companion Dr. Watson go on a camping trip. They find a beautiful spot and set up their tent. After a full day of enjoying nature, they go into their tent and fall asleep. Some hours later, Holmes wakes Dr. Watson and says, "Look up at the sky and tell me what you see." Watson is awestruck. After a moment, he says, "I see countless stars." Mr. Holmes replies, "What does that tell you?" Watson considers for a moment and says, "It tells me that the universe is vast, and it will probably take us several lifetimes to gain even a small amount of understanding as to how it functions and what our place is in it." Mr. Holmes asks, "Anything else?" Mr. Watson thinks for a moment and says, "Based on the position of the stars, I would say it is approximately two o'clock in the morning." Once again, Mr. Holmes asks, "Anything else?" Desperate now, Watson replies, "Because the sky is so clear, we will probably have a beautiful day tomorrow." Once again, Mr. Holmes asks, "Anything else?" Frustrated, Mr. Watson says, "I can't think of anything else. What does it tell YOU?" Holmes is silent for a moment and then says , "Elementary, my dear Watson. Someone has stolen our tent."

    =D
    trueharttreasures@gmail.com

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  132. I think the Street Fair pattern is my favorite

    thedealscoop @ yahoo . com

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  133. Joke:

    I always wondered why a frisbee gets bigger the closer it gets to you. Then it hit me.

    thedealscoop @ yahoo . com

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  134. The Ilsa handbag is my favorite - I would LOVE to make that! Cute patterns for girl clothes too! Thanks for the chance!
    ourbusylittlebunch(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  135. One day the school principal was talking to Little Johnny's teacher about his behavior, when all of a sudden Johnny comes running down the hallway. The principal stops Johnny and asks him, why are you running? Little Johnny says; I’m keeping two kids from fighting, sir. Who? ask the principal. Me and the kid chasing me; and off he went.

    ourbusylittebunch(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  136. I would make the Frilly Fandango apron.

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  137. I think I'd have to go with the Street Fair skirt pattern. It's hard to get A-line skirts just right!

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  138. Since I am a blonde, I have blonde jokes in abundance ... this one is my Mom's favorite.

    A blonde walked into the library and said "I'd like a Big Mac, a large fry, and a Coke."

    The librarian, surprised, stammered, "Well, ma'am ... this is the library."

    "Oh, oh, I'm sorry!" said the blonde.

    Then she whispered, "I'd like a Big Mac, a large fry, and a Coke."

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  139. i love the bianca handbag pattern. thanks for hosting the giveaway.

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  140. I'm particularly fond of the anaclaire jumper pattern. There's a little girl at church I would just love to make this for.

    I forgot my email address:
    pkbiashara@hotmail.com.

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  141. What a fun give-away! I just love the Route 66 skirt, so that would be my top pick!!

    ~Elissa

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  142. Okay, here's my second entry! My favorite joke! :)

    Q: Why did the blonde get fired from the M&M factory?

    A: She was throwing out the Ws!

    That one always makes me giggle!
    ~Elissa

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  143. Wow I love the skirt!
    I'd really like to enter this competition, please!

    I'd like to win the Bianca Bag pattern.. it's gorgeous!

    I have one terrible joke for you.. what happened when the frogs car broke down?.. It got toad away!! LOL

    I've made a new blog post about your giveaway here http://jasminesbeautyboudoir.blogspot.com/2010/07/flourishing-palms-mary-madelines-studio.html

    Thanks for giving us the chance to win! Jasmine - jasminebower@live.com

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  144. I am stuck somewhere between the Route 66 skirt and the cottage apron.

    happyholladay@gmail.com

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  145. My favorite pattern is Route 66 skirt. mlwright29 (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  146. Here is the joke. My mother was wearing a bandana to keep sweat out of her eyes while working in the yard. My niece dropped off my grandniece for babysitting. The little one looked at my mother and very very seriously said, "Grandma, are you a piiiiii-wrat". It was hilarious and all we could do to not lol. My mother is a petite white haired 80-year old and certainly not a pirate.

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  147. I'd love to win the Tessa bloomer pattern! So cute for my girls!

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  148. Second entry - why did the banana go to the doctor?

    Answer: Because he wasn't peeling well.

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  149. Oops, I guess I didn't read all the instructions. I'd like the Street Fair pattern, and the Darla Rose aqua!

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  150. Also I posted about this.
    http://strivingtoencourage.blogspot.com/2010/07/another-giveaway.html

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  151. I like the street fair skirts pattern- they would liven up my pallet! =)

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  152. I put it on my blog! =)
    http://adrienneand.blogspot.com/2010/07/flourishing-palmsclick-here-is-having.html

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  153. This one is really fun to teach children:
    Knock-knock.
    -Who's there?
    Banana.
    Knock-knock.
    -Who's there?
    Banana.
    Knock-knock.
    -Who's there?
    Banana.
    Knock-knock.
    -Who's there?
    Orange.
    -Orange who?
    Orange you glad I did not say banana again?! =)

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  154. realitybbq*AT*gmail*DOT*com

    The pattern I'd like to win is the route 66 skirt pattern.

    Thank you!

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  155. What's the difference between a woman jogger and a sewing machine?

    A sewing machine only has one bobbin.

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  156. realitybbq*AT*gmail*DOT*com

    I blogged your contest: http://www.cancontests.com/blog/2010/07/contests-from-elsewhere-win-a-pattern-and-fabric-from-flourishing-palms/ . Thank you!

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  157. Your skirt is cute--I love the colors and print you chose. If I won the giveaway, I would like the Route 66 pattern.

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  158. What was the very first palindrome spoken in history?

    "Madam, I'm Adam."

    And the second?

    "Eve."

    The third?

    "Wow!"

    email: gdesignsATwildblue.net

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  159. I would like to win the route 66 skirt pattern. Thanks for this great giveaway!

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  160. Route 66 Skirt

    mmorr852 at hotmail dot com

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  161. knock, knock

    who's there?

    Boo!!

    Boo Who?

    Don't cry.

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  162. I'd love to win the Route 66 Skirt pattern. Thanks so much for such a generous give away, Linda.

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  163. The Biggest Lie

    Two boys were arguing when the teacher entered the room.

    The teacher said, "Why are you arguing"?

    One boy answered,
    "We found a ten dollar bill
    and decided to give it to whoever tells the biggest lie."

    "You should be ashamed of yourselves,"
    said the teacher.
    "When I was your age,
    I didn't even know what a lie was."

    The boys gave the ten dollars to the teacher.

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  164. fun giveaway. I love the skirt you made so I choose that pattern:Street fair skirt. I be you got a lot of great comments on your skirt. Very cute.

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  165. I can only remember one knock,knock joke. Here it is.

    Knock,Knock.
    who's there?
    Dwayne!
    Dwayne who?
    Dwayne the tub, I'm drowning!!

    Silly, I know.

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  166. I would love to have the anaclaire jumper pattern, it looks really cute. Thanks!

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  167. After seeing your finished skirt I must say that I too would love to try the Street Fair skirt pattern. I could envision it in many different fabric combos - oh to have a new summer skirt ... Sadly, I don't have any funny crack you up jokes that come to mind at this moment.

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  168. i like the laraine shoulder bag patternso nice!!
    thanks!

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  169. and i blogged about it on my sidebar
    thanks!

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  170. After checking out all the patterns, I think the Street Fair skirt pattern is my favorite. Thanks for the chance to win!
    debgiro at wildblue dot net

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  171. Second entry joke:
    A blonde cop stops blonde motorist and asks for her driving license.

    The Motorist scuffles around in her purse and can't find it. She says to the cop, "I must have left it at home officer."

    The cop says, "Well, do you have any kind of identification?" The motorist scuffles around in her purse again, and finds a pocket mirror.

    She looks at it and says to the cop, "All I have is this picture of myself." The cop says, "Let me see it, then." So the blonde motorist gives the mirror to the blonde cop, who looks at it, and replies, "Well, if I had known you were a police officer, I wouldn't have even pulled you over. You can go now."

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  172. WoW! I absolutely love the Ava Rose! Gorgeous!

    Anna
    perfectbluemoon@gmail[dot]com

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  173. Clean Joke, omgoodness, I feel so bad, I can't think of anything clean! okok um, I have a riddle! The person who made it doesn't want it, the person who buys it doesn't need it, and the person who has it doesn't know it... A coffin!

    Anna
    perfectbluemoon@gmail[dot]com

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  174. I would choose the anaclaire jumper pattern.
    mframe00@yahoo.com

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  175. Tha 'anaclaire jumper pattern' is my favourite.
    sewmentalmama(at)ireland(dot)com

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  176. And the joke!
    Why did the orange go to the doctor?


    It wasn't peeling well!

    (I know, there's no excuse for how bad that is!)

    sewmentalmama(at)ireland(dot)com

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  177. Love the Street Fair pattern - yours turned out so lovely! I'm very glad to have found your blog, and thank you for the entry in your giveaway. :)

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  178. I'm sorry - I forgot to add my joke for an extra entry:

    There were three men on a hill with their watches.

    The first man threw his watch down the hill and it broke.

    The second man threw his watch down the hill and it broke.

    The third man threw his watch down the hill, walked all the way to the bottom, and caught it.

    The other two men were puzzled and asked the third man how he did it.

    The third man said, "Easy. My watch is 5 minutes slow!"

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  179. I really like the gracie ruffle skirt pattern for little girls...my little one would love it.
    atjeles@hotmail.com

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  180. i would love to win the bianca handbag pattern

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  181. knock knock?
    whos there?
    amos.
    amos who?
    amos quito

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  182. i blogged about yhttp://inspired-by-jay.blogspot.com/2010/07/pattern-and-fabric-giveaway.htmlour giveaway here

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  183. I would love the route 66 skirt pattern.

    Laura Elizabeth
    prov31sister@mac.com

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  184. Knock Knock
    Who's there
    Fanny
    Fanny who
    These jokes aren't very fanny.

    Laura Elizabeth
    prov31sister@mac.com

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  185. I posted about it here:

    http://handsindelight.blogspot.com/2010/07/giveaway.html


    Laura Elizabeth
    prov31sister@mac.com

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  186. I would love to win the gracie ruffle skirt pattern! I think it is SO cute!

    Thanks for such a great give a way!
    wnc_usa@yahoo.com

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  187. I really like the Street Fair Skirt pattern. I am 45 and I think it would look good even on me! LOL

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  188. The picture of the skirt you made is lovely! The pattern I'd like to try and win is the "Summer Shade Jumper Pattern," though. :) Thank you for considering me!

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  189. By the way, I just posted a blog entry on my blog about your lovely contest! My blog is moldingintoalady.blogspot.com Thanks!

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  190. Very pretty fabrics, Linda- Someone is going to cheer when they win your giveaway.
    Regards,
    Anna

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  191. I would LOVE to enter your giveaway! I would like to win the "Street Fair Skirt" Pattern I have wanted ti for a while now and would love to win it! I am not sure what fabric i would choose yet as they have so many I LOVE!

    Here is my e-mail if I win:
    ajkonvalin(at)gmail(dot)com

    Many blessings,

    Miss Antoinette

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  192. Ok, now for my joke, well it is a sweet video I want to share with you that you can see here: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=eDARfDJw80s

    enjoy!

    Miss Antoinette
    www.practicalsimplicity.com/blog/

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  193. Hi Linda,
    great give away and didn't your skirt turn out beautifully.

    Some lovely patterns on Maria-Madelaine's site and hard to choose but finally decided that my favourite is Laraine shoulder bag as that is such an unusual closure.

    I was going to post a link on my blog but as I haven't updated it literally for months I am positive no one is following it at present.
    cinzia

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  194. Hope you like my joke...

    A new Woolworths Supermarket opened in Adelaide, SA. It has an automatic water mister to keep the produce fresh. Just before it goes on, you hear the distant sound of thunder and the smell of fresh rain.

    When you pass the milk cases, you hear cows mooing and you experience the scent of fresh cut hay.

    In the meat department there is the aroma of charcoal grilled steaks and chops.

    In the liquor department, the fresh, clean, crispsmell of a Carlton Draught.

    When you approach the egg case, you hear hens cluck and cackle and the air is filled with the pleasing aroma of bacon and eggs frying.

    The bread department features the tantalizing smell of fresh baked bread & cookies.

    I don't buy toilet paper there anymore.

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  195. Hi Linda
    My favourite pattern is "laraine shoulder bag pattern".
    Cheers
    Munaiba

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  196. That route 66 skirt looks very tempting to make.

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  197. I Love the Frilly Fandango Apron!
    My DB and DSIL adore the 50's, they are doing their house 50's style, and Mandy would love this apron.

    Marianne
    mayun62@yahoo.com.au

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  198. Hi! I would really like to be entered in your give-away. I think I would probably choose the street fair skirt pattern (though it's a hard desicion!).

    Thanks!!
    Amy

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