Whiplash Goodies

I love winning prizes. Random, skill based, doesn’t matter. It’s fun to get the stuff. I’m also very lucky. Now, of course, I’m lucky in the important ways: great kids, fun husband, loving parents. But I’m also lucky in that ‘You’ve Won’ way. I’ve won the door prize at a Nordstrom fashion show good for a new pair of shoes, I won an autographed baseball from Vida Blue in a mail-in contest sponsored by Calistoga (yes, it’s people like me that fill out those little cards that come attached to the bottle), I won a $1,000 jackpot on a Wheel of Fortune machine on my third pull and I never play slot machines, I won a door prize at my second quilt guild meeting and I won a fat quarter exchange a few months ago (I’ve only been a member for less than a year!). If there’s a card, I fill it out and drop it in the box.

I received this great package in the mail last week for my Whiplash win with the Water Bottle Carrier Tutorial. It was exciting because I didn’t know before opening the package which prize I would be getting. There were purse handles from Tall Poppy, an Amy Butler purse pattern and a fabulous set of fat eighths from Sew, Mama, Sew. I learned on the website that these fabrics are from organically grown cotton and naturally dyed. The dyes are derived from plants, vegetables, minerals, and some animal products. All dyes are non-toxic, non-allergenic, completely bio-degradable and environmentally friendly. This quilt pattern (using these cottons) is available for free on their website:

A huge thanks to Whip Up and the generous product sponsors. I’ve received so many lovely notes about the tutorial, getting this package of goodies was icing on the cake.