Welcome to the Grande Finale of the 2011 Golden Quilter Awards

Like the Oscars, the Golden Globes and the Emmys there are always after parties. This is the grande finale of the Golden Quilter Awards. The winners of the 2011 Golden Quilter Awards have been celebrating all week. And thanks to our PR Angels, there have been many blogs that have been helping to increase awareness of all the winners too!

I want to take this opportunity to thank the sponsors for the 2011 Golden Quilter Awards, as well as everyone who helped (e.g. PR Angels, those that took time to nominate and/or vote).  I couldn't have done this without your help. 

Time to get this party moving, as it will take awhile to announce the winners of "30" prizes.  But first, I want to share insight on how these prizes were awarded.  Winners were selected randomly, in five categories:  1) PR Angels, 2) those that helped to nominate, 3) those that helped to vote, 4) followers, and 5) those that entered the giveaway. Six winners in each category were selected using a random number generator.  All 30 winners were first selected, and then where insights were provided as to what prize(s) they might prefer, I did my best to try to match winners up with a prize that they were interested in. 

At the bottom of the post I'll share more insight about how winners need to claim their prize and if they do not claim it, a name of another winner will be drawin in 3 days.

Drum roll....

Time to announce the winners of the prizes for the giveaway to the Golden Quilter Awards.



CT Publishing is donating five (5) copies of  The Gentle Art of Quiltmaking.  for five lucky winners.

Prize #1- copy of the Gentle Art of Quiltmaking, by Judy Brocket
winner:  Quilting Ranny  ***claimed***
Prize #2    "       "   "     "         "    "     "                 "    "        "
winner: Nanbon's Corner  ***claimed***
Prize #3    "       "   "     "          "    "    "                 "    "        "
winner:  Lynn W.   ***claimed***
Prize #4    "       "   "     "          "    "    "                 "    "        "   
winner:  Stormy Days  ***claimed***
Prize #5    "       "   "     "          "    "    "                 "    "        "
winner:   Sallie's Sampler  ***claimed***

QuiltAlbum is donating copies of their software, to three lucky winners.

Prize #6 - copy of Quilt Album software
winner: Joyful Quilter  ***claimed***
Prize #7     "       "   "        "         "
winner:   Kasey of Fabric and Thread, Paper and Pens
Prize #8     "       "   "        "         "
winner:  Needle, Thread, Happiness  ***claimed***

Fat Quarter Shop is donating a $100 and a $50 gift certificate to their store, for two lucky winners.



Prize #9 $100 gift certifcate to the Fat Quarter Shop
winner: Splitting Stitches  ***claimed***
Prize #10 $50 "       "           "    "    "        "          "
winner: A Stitch in Time  ***claimed***


The Electric Quilt Company has donated a copy of the Kaleidoscope Collection software, an add-on software capatible with EQ5, EQ6 and EQ7 software.



Prize #11 - Kaleidoscope Collection software


winner:  Carol Kaplan  ***claimed***


 
Fairfield Processing  is donating (3) 60” x 60” Fusi-Boo battings for three lucky winners.

Prize #12  - Fusi-Boo batting (60" x 60")
winner:  MJ  ***claimed***


Prize #13  -   "      "       "          "    "  "
winner: North Hills Quilter  ***claimed***
Prize #14  -   "      "       "          "    "  "
winner: KaHolly  ***claimed***

 
Dragon Threads, Extraordinary Textile Art Books will be donating three prizes, where three winners will have the ability to select which book they want from the Dragon Threads' online store.

Prize #15  - book of your choice from Dragon Threads
winner:   Kathy Brown  ***claimed***
 Prize #16  -   "       "   "         "         "       "           "
winner: Mary on Lake Pulaski  ***claimed***
Prize #17  -   "       "   "         "         "       "           "
winner:   Aunt Polly's Porch   ***claimed***

Fabric.com donated:



Prize #18 -  a beautiful collection of fat quarters, from the Soul Blossom line by Amy Butler Soul Blossoms


winner:  Happy Quilting  ***claimed***


Margaret Bucklew, of Patterns 2 Quilt and Chiseled in Cloth is donating


Prize #19 - a CD set of her new Clip Art for Quilters to one lucky winner


winner:  I Have A Notion   ***claimed***

Prairie Moon Quilts 

donated  Prize #20 - a "Cowboy Blessing mini-kit". This little stitchery kit contains everything you need to make the little 15" x 14" mini-quilt as shown, including all the fabrics, backing, batting, binding, and embroidery floss. With a full-size embroidery pattern and complete instructions, it comes packaged in a little reusable muslin drawstring bag.

winner:  Laura (from Texas)  ***claimed***

Stitch in the Ditch is donating two copies of the book "Heartfelt Giving", one for a US resident and one for a Canadian resident for two winners who will also receive a cool pen that is also a measuring tape.  They are also donating a GO! Feathers die with pattern selected by Stitch in the Ditch, that will be given to one lucky winner in the US or Canada.

Prize #21 - copy of the book Heartfelt Giving, by Marie Osmond, for a Canadian resident
winner:  Sewing Obsessed   ***claimed***

Prize #22  -   "     "   "       "         "           "        "    "           "        , for a US resident
winner:  Run to Momma   ***claimed***


Prize #23  - GO! Feathers die with pattern selected by Stitch in the ditch, for a Canadian or US resident




winner:   Sweet P. Quilting & Creations  ***claimed***

Sew Fun Quilts

donated:
Prize #24 - a $25 gift certificate for one winner to use at her lovely ETSY store.
winner:   Darlene B.  ***claimed***

Martingale & Company, Home of That Patchwork Place donated five books to five different winners: 

Prize #25 A Year in the Life of Sunbonnet Sue, by Darra Williamson and Christine Porter
winner:  Happy Cottage Quilter   ***claimed***


Prize #26 Sew Decorative, from Sew News

winner:  Crazy Bout Quilts  ***claimed***

Prize #27 ReSew, by Jenny Wilding Cardon

winner:  Sue's Quilting Haven   ***claimed****

Prize #28 Modern Basics, by Amy Ellis

winner:   Quilter in the Gap   ***claimed***

Prize #29 Word Play Quilts, by Tonya Ricucci

winner:  Michelle's Quilts & Stuff   ***claimed***
FabricWorm donated

Prize #30 - a beautiful fat quarter set of the entire Birch Fabrics Marine collection by Dan Stiles, (8 Total) for one lucky winner.

winner:  Cheryl's Stuff   ***claimed***

I will email all the winners tonight.  They will have three days to claim their prize, by providing me their snail mail address.  But I do hope if any winner does not want their prize they also let me know ASAP, as either way I'd like to draw another name.  Also, it is easier to coordinate shipments of prizes once all shipping information is obtained, so the sooner that I hear back from everyone the faster I can coordinate getting prizes shipped to the respective winners.

Lastly, I hope you have had fun at all the parties of the 2011 Golden Quilter Awards.  And, if you have a chance to congratulate the ultimate winners and/or nominees, I hope that you'll do so when you meet them, visit their blogs or Facebook pages, or even email them. After all, recognition is the best gift that we can give them for all that they have done to make our world of quilting so wonderful.