Winners of the Pets on Quilts Show

The 2011 Pets on Quilts Show is officially over, but you can still view all the entries at your liesure.
There were 109 entries this year (66 entries in the 2010 Pets on Quilts Show).  And, we had  5,000+ visitors to the show this year!

I want to recognize and thank all of the sponsors for this show and I hope you will also thank them and support them too, when you have the opportunity.  They've been very generous donating wonderful prizes.

• Fabric.com
• Fat Quarter Shop
• I Have A Notion
• InchWorm Fabrics
• Jane's Fabrics
• Java House Quilts
• Little Windows
• Martingale & Company, home of That Patchwork Place
• One-Stitch Off Jewelry
• Patterns to Quilt
• The Quilted Kitty
• The Rasberry Rabbits
• Sherrod Studios
• Sulky of America
• Two Wacky Woman

Thank you to everyone that entered this show.  You are all truly winners and the show wouldn't have happened without you entering!  We had a large variety of entries from dogs, cats, fish, birds, llama, EQ designs, and art quilts and everyone was delightful.  But, for added fun, like many shows, we have the Winners of the Viewer Choice Awards, which were based on nominations of viewers.  They are:

• Dog on quilt/Dog theme: My Life in Quilts
• Cat on quilt/Cat theme: Cats on My Quilts
• Other pet on quilt/other pet theme: Happy Cottage Quilter
• Best EQ pet theme quilt design: Southern Styles
• Best Art Quilt: A Creative K

Other winners were randomly drawn based on a number of categories (e.g. PR Angels,  those that entered the show, those that came to the show to have fun and view the show, those that took time to view all the entries and leave a comment on the post of the entry, those that voted for Best of Show, Best of show winners, etc.).  And, as there were a few winners of last year's show where a particular sponsor never did ship the prize, when those winners came back to participate in this show, they were automatically given a prize.    Once all the names were identified for the 26 prizes, I did my best to match winners up with the prizes that some of you expressed an interest in.

Congratulations to all of the lucky winners!  I'm sending out emails to all of them today, to let them know and confirm they want to claim their prize.  If they do not claim their prize within 3 days I will draw another winner. 

Sponsor	Prize(s)
	Prize #1 One very lucky winner will receive a $150 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop winner: Hand Wash Only
	Prize #2 One lucky winner is going to have fun making a cute quilt with this very cute Muchas Poochas quilt pattern, from Java House Quilts. To clarify, this prize is a full pattern set for the Muchas Poochas BOM. winner:  Stormy Days
	Prize #3 One lucky winner will receive a beautiful stitchery "kit", created special for this winner.  This special prize will  include a hoop, embroidery needles, floss kit, fusible interfacing, and The Rasberry Rabbits new Christmas pattern called "Birds on my Berry Tree's"   Winner: KdQuilts
	Prize #4 One lucky winner will receive a kit to make this cute "Sienna" bag:  Winner: Pigtales and Quilts
	Prize #5 One lucky winner will receive a Kona Fat Quarter Set, 7 spools of Presencia Perle Finca Thread and one yard of Marcus Super Softly Flannel to use for their embroidery stabilizer.  winner: What a Hoot
	Prize #6 One lucky winner will receive a $75 gift certificate to The Quilted Kitty. Winner: Seriously..I think it needs stitches
	Prize #7 One lucky winner will receive a $100 shopping spree at Fabric.com Winner:   Bejeweled Quilts by Barb
Two Wacky Women	Prize #8 One lucky winner will receive a Two Wacky Women welcome package (given to all participants at their Award Winning Quilt Retreats).  Package contains fabric and notions.  winner:  Chris (Cats on my Quilts)
	Prize #9 One lucky winner will receive a fat quarter bundle of the new Sapphire Collection by Skipping Stones Studios from Clothworks. Winner:  Happy Cottage Quilter
	Prize #10 One lucky winner will receive the book "Snuggle and Learn Quilts for Kids" by Chris Kirsch, a pattern called "Whiskers" by the Ginger Cookie Company (It has cats on it) and a charm pack, called Grand Finale from Moda Winner: Jo's Country Junction
	Prize #11 One lucky winner will receive a Little Windows brilliant resin  photo jewelry starter kits (retail $48). Winner: Vroomans Quilts
SewCalGal	Prize #12, 13, 14 Three lucky winners will receive a 2012 Pets on Quilts Calendar (12" x12" wall calendar), estimated value $25 each winner #12: tpott winner #13: Apple Avenue Quilts winner #14: My Life in Quilts
	Seven lucky winners will receive a copy of one of the following books: Prize #15 - Strip-Smart winner: Joy Prize #16 - Stash Magic winner: Hillbilly Handyworks Prize #17 - Fancy to Frugal  winner:  Chatterbox Quilts Prize #18 - Heartfelt Giving winner: Nanbon's Corner Prize #19 - CopyCat Quilts winner: TBD Prize #20 - Sunbonnet Sue and Scottie at Play  winner: TBD Prize #21 - Out of the Box with easy Blocks  winner: Needle, Thread, Happiness
	Prize #22 One lucky winner will receive: A Sulky kit that contains:  A concepts in Sulky Book, a randomly selected solid color sample spool of Sulky's NEW 60wt. PolyLite Thread, a randomly selected multi color sample spool of 60wt. PolyLite, a randomly selected color of Sulky 30wt. Cotton Blendables, a 1yd package of the NEW Sulky Soft 'n Sheer Extra, a package of 12 precut sheets of the NEW Printable Sticky Fabri-Solvy, and a Sulky Iron-On Transfer Pen, with a Total Retail Value of $40.92. winner: A Creative K
	Prize #23 and #24 Two lucky winners will receive: one(1)  e:patterns from  Patterns to Quilt.  winner #23: Legarthiclass winner #24: TBD
	Prize #25 One lucky winner will receive a Wonderfil Thread pack of 7 InvisaFil threads Bold-n-Bright donated by I Have A Notion. winner:  Southern Style
	Prize #26 One very lucky winner is going to win a beautiful handmade necklace (design of their choice from current selection ) from "1 Stitch Off", which makes jewelry handstamped with mixed metals embellished with charms, crystals and vintage beads.  They also specialize in personalized ordres.  Email One Stitch off for special orders.  They also specialize in necklaces for Quilters and have also created some necklaces with blog names. winner:  And Sew On

 I hope you will come back and participate in the 2012 Pets on Quilts Show, or come back and have fun viewing the entries. 

Please remember that there are pets living in shelters that need good homes.  If you have room in your heart and home, I hope you'll consider adopting one.  You may also want to consider making a quilted pet bed, or quilt, for an animal living in a shelter to have a cozy home.  But do check with your local shelter to see if they have any special bedding requirements before you do sew.