My 200th Blog Post: An Abbey Bag Giveaway

I've only been blogging for six months, but in that short time I've noticed that bloggers love two things: readers and giveaways. I've also noticed that bloggers will do almost anything to get new readers {like give away free stuff} and to win the free stuff other bloggers are giving away to get more readers {like follow a new blog and tell all their readers about it}. I've also noticed that giveaways sometimes coincide with special occasions, like post 100 or a blog-iversary or a certain number of followers.

My 100th post came really fast and I wasn't ready for a giveaway. At the time, I hinted at a bribe-new-readers type of giveaway at some random post like 137, but that came and went and so did 164. In the meantime I gave away some milk glass serving plates of my grandmother's and some sleep masks for National Pink Day. But those weren't serious attempts at luring in new readers. Those were just for fun.

About the time that I hit post 187 I realized that if I wanted to do a giveaway for a special blogging event, I'd better hurry and get it together because post 200 was just around the corner. I've actually been planning to make this fun little goodie since I realized that you could bribe entice people to follow your blog. I've just been waiting for the right time to do it. That day has finally arrived. Today is my 200th blog post. Coincidentally, today is also the day that Mr. Bug and I had our first date 14 years ago, so it is a doubly good day to have a giveaway.

Without further ado, I present to you my 200th Post Giveaway. I'm giving away this cute little Abbey Bag pincushion, specially made by me. {There are more specifics about the pincushion here.}

Here's how my giveaway works:
Preamble: This pincushion is very girlie. The fabric has women on it saying things like, I got a sewing machine for my husband. Good trade, huh? and I told him it was unwise to make me choose between him and my fabrics . . . I will miss him though. I know that there are men who to like quilt {I follow several of your blogs} and so not to exclude the men, in the event that one of our quilting brothers enters and wins my giveaway, I will make a pincushion in more masculine colors. Keep in mind, the pincushion is gathered for cuteness and sits on top of a flower {which can't be left off because of the way the whole thing is put together} and the bag is all puffy and cute. So, it is still going to come out looking pretty, well, girlie. But I've turned this over in my mind quite a bit and that is the best solution I can come up with.

You do not have to have a Blogger account or blog to enter my giveaway. However, if you are using the anonymous posting option, please leave your first name and e-mail address in the following form: address @ domain name (dot) com. Anonymous posts with no contact information will be deleted.

The giveaway will be open until 11:59 pm {MDST} on Tuesday, July 27. I'll close the comments at that time and draw and post the winner by noon {MDST} on Wednesday, July 28.

Please leave a separate comment for each entry. Each person is allowed up to four entries.

1. Comment: leave a comment on this post. You can comment about anything {the weather, your favorite sports team, your kids, how you got engaged} but if you're stuck for something to say, I'd love to hear about your favorite sewing project. Leave me a link and I'll check it out.

2. Following: If you're already a follower of my blog, leave me a comment saying so. If you're new, become a follower of my blog {scroll all the way to the bottom of the page to find it} and then leave me a comment. {Editor's Note: If you're new here, please have a look around before you commit to following me just for a chance to win a pincushion. Read some of my other posts, know that I'm a little weird, I tend to ramble on, I'm not always super funny and although I try to keep religion contained to my Sunday posts sometimes it leaks out on other days. It is just who I am. And sharing who I am is part of my blogging process.}

3. Blog: Blog about my giveaway and then leave a comment with a link to your post. I'll come and check you out!

4. Button: Add my little button {thank you, Iris!} to your sidebar and then leave a comment with a link to your blog. If you already have my button, let me know in a comment.



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Good luck and let the fun begin!