Wednesday, June 1, 2011

pooches and pickups--giveaway-----closed------

giveaway closed!

Have you seen Laurie Wisbrun's new line of fabric for Robert Kaufman?  It's so cute, and soooo boy.  She sent me some fabric to play with and I came up with this fun quilt. 

Here's something I don't believe I have ever mentioned on my blog, I grew up on a farm--a real life working dairy farm.  I loved my childhood, and find myself wishing my kids could experience the country way of life.  It was the best.  I associate pickups with farm life... I grew up riding in their beds, driving them before I was 16 and feeling like that was totally normal...and there was usually my dog, Scratches, riding in the pickup...but she was pretty lucky and often got to ride in the front seat.
I made 4 random blocks, and then sashed them with this great tweed fabric from Robert Kaufman.  It gives the quilt so much texture, but is actually really soft.  I imagine my own little boy driving his trucks and cars around the quilt, using the sashing as a road.
Isn't this truck the spitting image of the one on Laurie's fabric?
I backed the quilt in this green dot.  I think it works perfectly.
here's the fun part, Laurie has sent along some extra fq bundles (6 total) for one of you!  Leave a comment to be entered in the drawing.  One entry per person.  Please be sure I have an email address to contact you!  Good luck!

I'll choose a winner on Sunday, June 5th.

348 comments:

  1. I just love the colours in this new collection...
    michelletripper(at)yahoo(dot)ca

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  2. I love your story about your quilt. I can just see your little man imagining the roadways between the blocks! There are no shortage of ideas tripping around in my brain for using these adorable fabrics. Thanks for being so sharable! :) Hugs!

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  3. Adorable, I would love to make something for my son with this!

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  4. love the quilt, love the fabric, love to win!

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  5. I have been wanting this line for weeks. My brother & his wife are expecting a baby later this year. If it's a boy this will make the prefect quilt!

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  6. these fabrics are great, and it would be awesome to win!

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  7. Lovely quilt and thanks for the chance to win some P&P! I can't wait to get my hands on some of this, esp the blue. :o)

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  8. I'd love to win! I am running a sponsored giveaway on my blog for the same fabric but I can't win that one!

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  9. Howdy, I just found you via P.S. I Quilt.

    Great blog!

    (my email is in my Blogger profile)

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  10. I'd love to win this for my baby boy's quilt! Love the themes and colours.

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  11. So Cute, I love the little truck to drive around the blocks. I'm putting this on my 'to sew' list for my grandson.

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  12. Pick me me please. I want to make that quilt for my new grandson. He already has cars to match.

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  13. Adorable quilt! I loved growing up on a community style farm. My Husband also grew up in farm country. We wish we were able to raise our kids in a country setting. We are hoping that maybe we can treat our grandkids to the country life.

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  14. Love that blue truck! The fabric is just too cute!

    MGM

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  15. What a gorgeous quilt , i love the idea of using the sashing as a road! Great fabrics , i would love some!

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  16. This quilt is just so perfect for a boy. Thanks for the chance to win some fabric.
    Happy days.
    Bev.xoxo

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  17. I really like this fabric. And your quilt is very fun

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  18. This is an awesome treat for us all! thank you!

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  19. Wow, really cute quilt and such a good idea for keeping little ones busy! I have a grandson who could use one of those! Such a great giveaway prize! Sign me up for the drawing please and thank you.
    mrsunclefuzzy(at)gmail(dot)com

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  20. I am having a baby boy in Sept, this would be perfect for him! Thank you for this giveaway

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  22. I would seriously love these fabrics! My infant son needs some "boy blankets" after using his sisters' blankets up until now!

    amira (at) byu (dot) net

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  23. Oh my goodness what a neat layout. I know a little GIRL who would go nuts over that fabric. Imagine that!

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  24. My little guy has just started pointing to trucks and telling us their color. I am so happy to see more "boy" fabric out there :)>

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  25. This fabric reminds me of my nephew Max. I'd love to use this fabric in a quilt for him!

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  26. Such cute fabric. Sometimes it can be so difficult to find boy prints. You did a great job on your quilt. Thanks for a very generous giveaway.

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  27. I love the fabric and I have to make a quilt for a little boy.

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  28. SEW CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Have the cutest little guy in mind for a quilt!

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  29. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!!
    winnieayala at yahoo dot com

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  30. My father-in-law drove an early 1950's blue truck - well into the late '70's! These fabrics remind me of him!

    Barb

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  31. These are such fabulous boy fabrics!

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  32. My 3 year old grandson would LOVE this! (I love it, too). So fun!

    Jayne

    jblafleur@aol.com

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  33. I love the sashing 'roads' :)

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  34. I love the small pickup truck print!

    addiesand(at)gmail(dot)com

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  35. I have some little boy quilts to make and this fabric would be perfect.

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  36. Adorable! Thank you for the opportunity.

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  37. Oh, my little guy would go crazy for that fabric, and my boy fabrics are dwindling big time, thanks for the chance!
    ourbusylittlebunch(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  38. I have a little boy that would love a quilt out of those!

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  39. adorable and my little boy loves trucks, thanks for the chance to win

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  40. Hubby just got a new pick-up truck that deserves to have a quilt in it - these fabric would be a great start. Thanks for the chance.

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  41. Beautiful fabrics, any child would love this, girl or boy!

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  42. Kids will use anything for a road including Nana's leg LOL. I remember building roads (outside)with Tonka toys as a kid--better than playing with dolls!

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  43. That is so cool - you clever lady, my boy and girls would love it! Gives me inspiration for my stash of My Minds Eye Wheels. thanks for the chance to win.

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  44. I love the pick up truck part of the prints......too cute for words.
    Thanks for the chance to win.
    rebecca.bird@clear.net.nz

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  45. I so love this fabric. When I was a teenager I had an old mini I drove around the paddocks with my cocker spaniel sitting in the passenger seat. I think she would have drove if she could have.

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  46. Would love to win that fabric!

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  47. I was in love with that fabric the moment it came out. It would be perfect if I'd win because I have two little nephews who'd be over the moon if they had a quilt made of that super cute fabrics.

    Thank you,

    Claudia x

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  48. I have 2 grandsons coming from Florida in 2 weeks. I would love to make them a lapquilt from this great material!

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  49. I've justed looking at all the sewing and quilting blogs - they are amazing. Just love this little quilt. How do you find the time!! It is just beautiful

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  50. My 20 month old looooves trucks! I'd love to win this :)

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  51. Laurie sent me to your blog to admire your adorable quilt. I made a backpack for my little grandson using the pickups in red. I just adore this fabric line!! I would love to win the fat quarters to create more for my little guy. Thanks to you and Laurie.

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  52. I, too, grew up on a farm - a grain farm - and am so nostalgic about it. As they say, you can take the girl out of the farm but not the farm out of the girl.

    Fun quilt! I'd used this fabric to make a quilt for a little boy soon to be born to my nephew and his wife. It still strikes me as strange to know the baby's gender before it's born!

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  53. I love that you made roads on the quilt, what a great treat for a lucky little boy. He can play with it and then cuddle up with it for a nap!

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  54. love your quilt-so adorable for a boy, or girl!

    great idea for older sibling of a new baby!

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  55. Love this fabric and have lots of little boys to make quilts for :). Thanks for the chance to win. smargster@msn.com

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  56. I really love the way this gray tweed contrasts with the pick-ups & pooches fabric! Beautiful!

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  57. I love this fabric. Your quilt is fantastic! I really like the gray you used with the fabrics. What a great idea to make a road for trucks to drive on!!

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  58. My little boy would love a quilt made from this fabric!

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  59. Laurie always has such fun fabric!

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  60. Your quilt is SOOO cute! I'd love to win some of this fabric.

    denny1600 at gmail dot com

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  61. This fabric is adorable and so fun for a little boy! I love it! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  62. I love those pickups! My dad had a red pickup like that from the early 60s. Thanks for the chance!

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  63. Oh this is the CUTEST fabric!! I love it!! I'm going to have to get my hands on that! Is it out to buy now as well?
    h_freund@Hotmail.com

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  64. This would be the perfect fabric to make something for my boys!

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  65. That is such fun fabric! I have a bunch of friends that are giving birth to little boys soon and that would make a perfect quilt.

    Also love your design of your quilt - the tweed for roads is very smart. =)

    Keep up the great work!

    Lyanna

    lyannab(at)gmail(dot)com

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  66. Another great quilt! The fabric is so cute, thank-you for the opportunity to win.

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  67. oh my gosh..how much fun are those?? i know lots of boys who would love that fabric! and a four year old nephew who loves to sew...and play with his cars. so much fun!

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  68. what a fun quilt! I love it, and that fabric is adorable, so very "boy" thanks for the chance to win

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  69. Perfect for my baby boy! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  70. Just had a baby boy named Liam last September. This would be perfect.

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  71. your quilt is beautiful! i'd love a chance to win the fabric!

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  72. I love that fabric....need to go get some to make a quilt for my 3 year old great nephew who is fighting cancer right now....he would love a quilt made from that! Thanks for introducing it to us! Nini vicenza74@gmail.com

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  73. I grew up on a farm, too! But I wasn't allowed to drive the pickup truck very often because I had a habit of wrecking autos. I was also banned from the riding mower for the same reason. I desperately wanted my own truck but have yet to realize that dream. Maybe a some of this fabric will help ease my truck itch for a little while... :)

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  74. Darling little boy fabric, darling quilt!

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  75. LOVE the quilt. I grew up on a farm too and often wish my kids could have a taste of that life. My son Ian would LOVE these fabrics!

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  76. I love boy fabric!! My little guys would love these! amy @ gasudimack@sbcglobal.net

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  77. this little car fabric is great...I am planning a little boy/nephew quilt and would love to add some to my quilt...thanks for posting the new fabric..

    Kathy
    kdduke@centurylink.net

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  78. with 3 boys in my house, it's all cars all the time!! would love to make something for them with that fabric!!!

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  79. I would so enjoy being apart of this drawing.
    Our small quilt group makes quilts for needy kids in our county. A child would enjoy a quilt with trucks on them.
    Thank you again...Karencg

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  80. Your quilt is perfect for a little one to play on! Great design. I'd love to play with some pooches and pick ups, too! Thanks for hosting.

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  81. I am really interested in that quilter's tweed - glad to hear you liked it.

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  82. Pieced beautifully! I have two new grandsons who would just love those fabrics! Vroom vroom!

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  83. your quilt is awesome! love the dots!

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  85. Love this boy quilt. So fun how the streets intersect for interaction later. I'd love to win these great fabrics!!

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  86. It's so hard to find fabrics designed specifically for boys. These are really cute.

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  87. I'm crazy about these fabrics (and about our black labs, too). Thanks for the givewaway.

    wordygirl at earthlink dot net

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  88. would love this for my grandsons!!

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  89. I'd love them - Thanks for the chance :D

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  90. this fabric as specially for my boys! thanks!

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  91. I love old pickups and it makes me extra happy to see a dog riding in one. Love this fabric.

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  92. Cute fabric!

    I also grew up on a small dairy farm- we had about 30 cows and 100 acres.

    too bad for me that I am allergic to cow hair- lol! I ended up doing inside chores- boo

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  93. Great quilt. Love those pooches. Growing up we always called them "pick-em up trucks".

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  94. I never have a boy printed fabric before. I should start using it & create something special for my precious...

    erinrizz@yahoo.com

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  95. Cute fabrics! its hard to find nice prints that favor boys these days i think. What a great giveaway!

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  96. My boys would love this fabric. I love old pickups.





    alijmartinez@hotmail.com

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  97. that is just too adorable!!! i love your quilt to much i think I'm gonna have to find a way to copy the desisn... someday. for now.. i'm too stupid. .. hahahah..

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  98. So good to see some boys fabrics in primary colours. Lovely. thanks for sharing...
    kath coolkat24@hotmail.com

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  99. I just love those fabrics! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  100. My son would love this fabric! Thanks for the great giveaway!

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  101. My son would love this fabric! Thanks for the great giveaway!

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  102. I love to have pooches and pickups!!! This is a must have!!!

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  103. I'm sure that quilt will get lots of love!

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  104. I have grandsons. Oh, the possibilities. Thanks for the chance to win. lynnegibson32@gmail.com

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  105. Those fabrics are adorable!!! I would love to make something for my little guy with them.
    boodybabies [at] comcast [dot] net

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  106. I grew up in the country too and I'm blessed because we found a place in the contry about a yr ago to buy so we can rise the kids. I hope they love it as much as I did.

    Thanks for sharing :)

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  107. Would love to win the fabric. I have two sons and the new Cars movie is coming out later this month

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  108. Sooo great to find all boy stuff! Yay for boys!

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  109. That quilt is very cool. Great fabric and so fun! Thanks for the great giveaway!

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  110. Can't get enough of this fabric! It's adorable! Love your blog!! Thanks for the give away!

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  111. Really cute fabrics and your quilt is awesome! Please count me in, thanks!
    ap_lemos at yahoo dot com

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  112. I would love to win the boy fabric. I have a little great grandson who would love a quilt made with the fabric. And by the way your quilt is beautiful and I can just see a little boy running his cars and trucks on the quilt streets. June -- june9190@cox.net

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  113. Thanks for the chance...I have small truck-lover in mind!

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  114. Fingers crossed here! It's so nice to see some lovely boy fabrics!

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  115. I love those red pickups! And good boy fabric is so hard to find sometimes.

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  116. So cute, thanks for the giveaway!

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  117. Oh that fabric is so cute and just what I am looking for to make a quilt for my yet to be born great nephew.

    Thanks for showing me that there is nice boy fabric out there.

    herlkalg@westnet.com.au

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  118. It was a nice surprise to see how your quilt turned into a road!

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  119. I sooooo want this fabric. It just screams lap quilt for cuddling with my pooch.

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  120. Ca-ute quilt!!! I would love to use them in a quilt for my baby boy!!

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  121. My 3 year old son would love this. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  122. I showed a picture of the fabric to my 3 yr old son. He now thinks Dunlop (our black lab/whippet) is so famous, that Dunlop even has his face on fabric. Perfect fabric for a giveaway! Thank you!

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  123. Super adorable! Love the line and love what you did with it!

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  124. What a sweet, sweet quilt! Adorable.

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  125. I love your quilt! Awesome fabric....my only grandson would love it as a quilt!
    Andreahfranklin@gmail.com

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  126. I love the total randomness of your quilt. It is so perfect for that fabric. My secret wish is to grow up and live on a farm with chickens and a cow and lots of crops, maybe one day when I retire.

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  127. Love your quilt, it's just gorgeous! Laurie just does great fabrics, what a great giveaway. Thank you for the opportunity.

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  128. So cute prints! Wish I had a baby boy! But surely I will find other boys to sew for them :)
    Bye
    Susanne

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  129. I loved riding in my uncle's farm pickup. I never drove it though. Kathie L in Allentown

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  130. I just love that quilt for a little boy so fun

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  131. I love this line! My parents are farmers, so I grew up the same way you did. Working and playing hard! :D

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  132. Hope it's not too late to get in on this cute giveaway. Love what you did with the fabric AND I need a baby boy quilt SOON!
    Shahann@yahoo.com

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  133. I love those fabrics, the grey you chose goes so well.

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  134. Hope I'm not too late! Love this fabric :)
    skklemm at gmail dot com

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  135. We live on a farm and I love to drive our Dodge RAM with a hemi! LOL. It's my brother who always has a cow dog in the back of his pickup! Please enter me in the drawing if I'm not too late. Blogger and I have been having a love hate relationship for the last month.

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  136. I have many boys to sew for and would love this

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  137. I'd love to get those fabrics!
    Helena
    helenaguerravicente@gmail.com

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  138. oooh how lovely!
    janelockrey(at)gmail(dot)com

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  139. Hello Hello memememememe...... I have a almost 3 year old Grandson that would die for this. And his Mommy would too since its a quite toy. HEHEHEHEHE maybe I could add something that needed batteries too. HMMMMMMMMMMM
    Hugs,
    Vicki R
    sunraesban@yahoo.com

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  140. really different from my usual stash. It would be fun to play with these images.

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  141. I have two grown sons and there was definitely a lack of suitable boy fabric available while they were growing up! Now I have three grand nephews, the youngest just born last week and I would love to make all of them quilts based on this great line of fabric!!

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