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Monday, January 14, 2013

Golden Quilter Awards 2013 - Press Release

The 4th Annual Golden Quilter Awards is all about recognizing those individuals, businesses and products that make our world of quilting so wonderful.  Quilters from around the world will be invited to nominate their favorites, for a variety of award categories, as well as vote from their favorites of all nominees, to help identify the best of the best.

This year we have talented Padsworth (Lilypad Quilting) for our emcee as the master of ceremonies.  Padsworth was the emcee of the 2012 Pets on Quilts Show.  He is also busy coordinating "Padsworth's Project" where volunteers help make pet beds for their local animal shelters.  But, fortunately for us, he has agreed to emcee the 2013 Golden Quilter Awards Ceremony on March lst, where the winners will be recognized for being the best of the best by quilters from around the world.  And, after the Awards Ceremony we'll also have a Giveaway Party with prizes donated by our sponsors that will be awarded to PR Angels, volunteers of the nominating committee, voters, and those that come and attend the Awards Ceremony.


While nominations for the 2013 Golden Quilter Awards will open tomorrow, today I wanted to ask for help by PR Angels (details at the bottom of this post) and to recognize and thank our sponsors for this event.

Sponsors of the
2013 Golden Quilters Awards:


The Fat Quarter Shop, Sew Fun Quilts, Kelly Jackson (I Have A Notion), CT Publishing, Aurifil, Bonnie K. Hunter (Quiltville), Udder Cream ,  Martingale and Fabrics N Quilts.



Our sponsors have been very generous and donated many wonderful prizes.  While some of these prizes may only be shipped to US, US-Canada, many can be shipped internationally.  As you can see, they'll be plenty of prizes for PR Angeles, the nominating committee (anyone that takes time to nominate), those that vote, and those that come to the Awards Ceremony.


Sponsor(s)Prize(s)
The Fat Quarter Shop
THE FAT QUARTER SHOP
Two lucky winners will each receive a $150 gift certificate. 

Prize open to:  world-wide winners
SEW FUN QUILTS
Sew Fun Quilts and Judy Chain's ETSY store. 
One lucky winner will receive a strip bundle  (20 strips) in the color of their choice:  purple, yellow, aqua, vanilla-cream-white, red, black & white,  blue   and many other yummy colors too!  

Prize open to:  US winners only




and a 5" charm square pack.


IHAN Logo oval
Kelly Jackson (I Have A Notion)
Two lucky winners will each receive a $25 gift certificate.

Prize open to:  world-wide winners 
CT PUBLISHINGThree lucky winners will receive one of three new products from CT Publishing.

Prize open to:  US only winners


Essential Sandboard, from Piece O'Cake Designs





Twenty Two lucky winners, from around the world, will receive a designer collection of ten spools of Aurifil thread from many of Aurifil's amazing designers.

Prize open to:  world-wide winners



  



Bonnie K. Hunter (Quiltville)
One lucky winner will get to pick one of Bonnie's books as a prize.

Prize open to:  US winners. And, to International Winners that are willing to pay the sponsor for shipping expenses








String Fling: Scrappy, Happy and Loving It!
Udder Cream
One lucky winner will receive a bundle that includes:

Prize open to:  US winners




  • Hat
  • 16 oz Udderly Smooth Hand and Body Lotion
  • 3 oz Udderly Smooth  Vitamin E cream
  • 8 oz Udderly Smooth Shea Foot Cream
  • 12 oz tub Udderly Smooth
  • 2 oz Udderly Smooth
Martingale
Martingale has generously donated the following books, one book each for five lucky winners

Prize open to:  US-Canada winners as SewCalGal is picking up the expense of shipping these prizes



Quilt Batik!, by Cheryl Brown



Paper Piecing Quilts of Praise, by Jaynette Huff


Homestyle Quilts, by Kim Diehl and Laurie Baker


Solids, Stripes, Circles, and Squares, by Pippa Eccles Armbrester

Design, Create, and Quilt, by Rose Hughes

Fabrics N Quilts




Two lucky winners will each receive a $25 gift certificate.

Prize open to:  world-wide winners


Please visit the page labeled "Golden Quilter Awards" throughout this event for summary information and current links.  It also contains the names of winners in previous years.

As always, SewCalGal appreciates PR Angels that help to increase awareness this event.  Currently, help is needed by posting a badge on your blog and/or writing a blog post about this event and encouraging others to come nominate.  A post will be released tomorrow that will accept nominations in the following categories:

  1. Best Quilt Designer
  2. Best Fabric Designer
  3. Best Quilt Book Author
  4. Best Teacher/Instructor
  5. Best Quilt Store (physical)
  6. Best Quilt Store (online)
  7. Most Innovative Product (physical)
  8. Most Innovative Product (software)
  9. Best New Product Introduced in 2012 (physical)
  10. Best New Product Introduced in 2012 (software)
  11. Best Quilt Book Published in 2012
  12. Lifetime Achievement Award

PR Angels will also be needed to help increase awareness when Voting is opened (February 10th - 28th), as well as to help increase awareness of the Ceremonies and recognition of the 12 winners.  As you help, please update enter by way of this rafflecopter, as you'll be entered to win prizes.   IF you have problems using rafflecopter, leave a comment, but please try to use the rafflecopter.

PR Angels can complete this form to enter to win a prize A

 If you need copies of any images for this event, please feel free to copy.


Don't forget -Any quilter world wide can submit a nomination.


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11 comments:

Linda and Michelle said...

I would like to suggest another category:

13. Who or what has been most helpful to you in your pursuit of quilting?

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Mary Ann said...

I'd be happy to be a PR Angel for the fourth annual Golden Quilter's Awards!

Nanbon44 said...
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Nanbon44 said...

I found a way to get the information on my site. http://nanbon44.blogspot.com/2013/01/golden-quilters-award-press-release.html This might help other PR angels and you can copy from my blog... until SewCalGal gets her problem fixed

Anonymous said...

Sharing & put the button on my blog! Good luck to all!

Lee D said...

You advertise and want people world wide to vote, but half of your prize donors will only award prizes to US only. Not really enticing or fair.

SewCalGal said...

Actually Lee, this event is really meant to focus on recognizing those in the quilting business. Like the Oscars there is frequently SWAG given away at various parties. So, we have many generous sponsors for this event that have generously donated 38 wonderful prizes. Of those 38 prizes, only 6 are designated to ship to US only, and another 5 are designated for US/Canada only. So, there really are a number of prizes that are open for international participants that help with PR, nominate, vote, or come to the Celebration Party.

Jocelyn said...

Another great year of recognizing the best in the quilting industry. I have posted your button on my blog, blogged about the nominations and more recently about voting. I hope everyone will take advantage of voting for their favorites.