Thursday, 31 January 2013

introducing in a bit more detail...

summersville spring, YAY!

i have to say i'm really pleased with how this collection turned out, i don't mind admitting to a few wobbles and worries...it is SO different seeing proper printed yardage crisply printed compared to maybe a 6 inch scrap of quickly printed strike off, which is how i had to chose the colours!
And it's interesting timescale wise too - it's almost a year to the week that i sent my designs to moda for approval and the yardage was sent to me at the end of last week. a whole year! so, anyway, withou further ado, here are the designs with their official names...(it's worth scrolling down, there's a giveaway, but please remember to read the instructions in full!...)

BLOOMSBURY

FENCES

GINGER & MAX

SCRATCH

SPRIG

TRACKS

TREADS


CHARM PACK
As you can see the name fits rather well, bright happy spring colours and the designs themselves are inspired by living in the countryside on a farm. so...how can you get your hands on some? well, they are due out in february in the states and the rest of the world around march time, but of course, i've got 1 charm pack and 1 layer cake to giveaway to 2 lucky readers anywhere in the world...

there are 4 ways to win:

1. just leave a comment in the box telling me: what's your favourite season?

2. follow this blog then leave another comment telling me you have done so (or already follow)

3. follow me on twitter (@lusummers) then leave another comment telling me you have done so (or already follow)

4. tweet about the giveaway then leave another comment telling me you have done so with a link to the tweet

REMEMBER TO LEAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS...if mr random number generator picks someone without an email, i will pick another winner, so please don't miss out!

2 winners will be picked on monday, february 4th (at around lunchtime GMT, or whenever i remember!) so you have a long weekend to enter.

GOOD LUCKKKKKKKK!
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REMEMBER TO LEAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS!!!!




304 comments:

  1. winter is by far my favorite season! i love the cold and the crispness and all the holidays. i only wish we got more snow in seattle.

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  2. i'm a follower of your blog!

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  3. i also follow you on twitter!

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  4. Congratulations on your new collection - it's stunning! I love twig especially. My favourite season is autumn. I love the cooler months, layering with clothes, snuggling, the smell of fires and the warming foods. Perfect.

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  5. congratulations on yet another gorgeous collection! I especially love the fences and the colors are wonderful too!
    grace
    liberalsprinkles at gmail dot com

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    1. my favorite season is spring - for all the new beginnings and possibilities!

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  6. Spring - especially this year as it's when I get to meet my baby girl.

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  8. I follow you on twitter too
    grace
    liberalsprinkles at gmail dot com

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  9. My favorite season is Fall because I'm a sucker for bonfires, Halloween, and autumn leaves :) Contact me at: tumus.etsy@yahoo.com

    p.s.
    I'd always heard that fabric designing takes a really long time but I really love the Bloomsbury collection. Very excited to use this in a project once it comes out of the mills :)

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  10. What a great collection - it was worth scrolling down just to see the designs - even if you weren't doing a giveaway! My favourite season is Spring - I love seeing green shoots appear in the ground and on the trees, and I have a thing for blossom. my email is rainbowvintagehome@googlemail.com fingers crossed! Rachel x

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  11. Bloody phone double posted - am also a Twitter follower. danielle_coolbear at hotmail dot com

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  12. Loving all that colour in the new line!

    My favourite season in the UK is spring, but if I was back in Canada I would say autumn.

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  13. I love spring - it starts in March where I am with the forsythia and daffodils, and then endless flowering trees and perfect temperatures. (I love the geometrics in this line so so much).

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  14. I follow in google reader.

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  15. I follow on twitter - meagangracie

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  16. I retweeted your giveaway tweet, but I'm not sure how to link to that!

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  17. I adore fall as it's time to enjoy the perfect temps before the artic cold blasts us in the winters!

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  18. tweeted https://twitter.com/liberalsprinkle/status/297035257855754240
    grace
    liberalsprinkles at gmail dot com

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  19. I follow you on Twitter!

    leftcoaster at gmail dot com

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  20. I love winter, especially if we get snow - perfect! susan.vaughan4@hotmail.co.uk Sue x

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  21. I am already a follower of your blog.
    susan.vaughan4@hotmail.co.uk Sue x

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  22. Summer absolutely ... I'm so sick of the cold, overcast and gloom of Winter. Bring on Spring.
    Ottawa, Canada

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  23. I also follow you on twitter.
    susan.vaughan4@hotmail.co.uk Sue x

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  24. My favourite season is autumn. Maybe because my birthday is in October?
    I love your new collection, especially the greens!
    THank you for a lovely giveaway!

    eli@sharksdinner.com

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  25. I'm a follower of your blog :-)

    eli@sharksdinner.com

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  26. I follow you on Twitter.

    eli@sharksdinner.com

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  27. Summer,summer,summer-I love to be outside!! Thanks and love the new line!

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  28. I also tweeted about your lovely giveaway. @Krafty_Cupcake susan.vaughan4@hotmail.co.uk Sue x

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  29. I love the new prints - scale and colors. Thanks!

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  30. My favourite season is spring, I like the clear blue sky, and the sun on a cool crisp day as it's just beginning to warm up, and being out in the garden plotting for the new growing year, perfect!
    My contact details are on my blog : )

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  31. I'm already a follower of the blog.

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  32. I follow you via email subscription now, but I have you linked up to my blog so i know when you've updated, i'm too impatient to wait for an email! : ) Good Luck with the new line, the colours are fabulous.

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  33. I've tweeted about your giveaway too :-)

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  34. I love Fall. I am not a warm weather person so when it starts getting cooler I'm a much happier person. Plus the changing foliage is nice eye candy.

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  35. The new collection looks fabulous! I do love spring, all those fresh colours and the pretty flowers are so needed after the gloom of winter.

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  36. Hello gorgeous, those are some very zingy colours you have going on up there. Looking forward to seeing what the clever sewists make with those.

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  37. Summer is by far my most favorite season... although I sincerely enjoy them all for different reasons!! Thanks for the chance... this is the first time that I am seeing Summerville Spring - beautiful!!

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  38. I'm off to tweet all about this ace giveaway but only quietly bc then there will be a greater chance of me winning!

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  39. Also, today is my birthday. You should factor that in to the random generator ;-)

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  40. I am now following you on twitter!! (@mimistarquilter)

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  41. Congrats. I think that your spring collection is just gorgeous - especially the multi-coloured colourways!

    I have 2 favourite seasons - spring for the new buds and blooms and promise that hangs in the air....and summer, for the lovely warmth, high blue skys and sunshine.

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  43. oh....i am also a follower. email address on my blog, but just in case : keri {at} twolittleflowers {dot} com

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  44. Fall is my favorite season. The colours are beautiful, there isn't as much work as the spring and it's not sweltering hot. Right now I'd be happy with anything but winter though.

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  45. Second entry for me because I already follow your blog. Thank you for the chance to win! :)

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  46. Ooh... Lovely fabric *tries to stroke it through screen*.
    I love spring, throwing off the big heavy coats and jumpers and getting a lungful of fresh spring air! Email is louise(at)orths(dot)co(dot)uk

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  47. And I follow you on twitter. I am @sewmamasew_
    Email same as above! x

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  48. I'm following your blog via email (still same as above!) x

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  49. And I'm tweeting about you now! @sewmamasew_ (dare I say it again? *fears potential fabric loss* my email is the same as the one above. xx

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  50. Spring is my favourite season for sure! Great looking NEW LINE Lu - well done! amycav at hotmail dot com

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  51. M favorite season is Autumn. It's the best weather around here.

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  52. Wow a whole year!!! I was well worth it though! Love all the designs :)

    My favourite season is spring! I love the way nature wake up from winter with beautiful bright young colours! And I love the smell of spring :)

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  53. My favorite season is Autumn.

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  54. I and following you on Twitter too! laminag(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  55. Today: anything but winter (it is minus 50 degrees celsius with the wind chill in central Canada today. Yowch!). Fall has always been my absolute favourite, back to school, new beginnings, changing leaves. Sigh, perfection!

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  56. And I follow the blog, for sure!

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  57. And I follow you on twitter! @Jennyroo1

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  58. Wow that looks fantastic - not that I was expecting anything less! My favourite season is spring because there is always the possibility it will be followed by a sunny summer! thanks for sharing your gorgeous fabric!

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  59. Love the colours! Tracks with the yellow background is my favourite!
    I find autumn is my favourite season, I like the crisper weather :-)

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  60. I'm already following you...
    mary@emmens(dot)co(dot)uk

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  61. I follow your blog in my blog sidebar :-)

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  62. Yep I follow you on twitter too

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  63. I follow you on twitter too

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  64. And I tweeted:
    https://twitter.com/MaryEmmens/status/297065278376902656

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  65. I tweeted too https://twitter.com/SadieWishart/status/297065300199890944

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  66. My favourite season is Autumn as I love it when the leaves turn red/yellow/orange, they look so beautiful.

    Congratulations on the new collection it looks great, I love the turquoise Ginger & Max fabric

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  67. My favorite season is fall - I love the cool air and the beautiful colors.

    Congrats on the new line!

    I already follow your blog and my email address is: boodzoo at gmail dot com


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  68. SUMMER is my favorite season handsdown. Congratulations on your new line - love the patterns, line drawings and names.

    uschifrischie at yahoo dot com

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  69. Spring is my favourite season, March is my favourite month :-) Dunno why, it just is! Start of nice weather maybe? Loving the look of Summersville Spring!

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  70. I love summer best!

    enfurnoh@yahoo.com

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  71. I follow you on twitter now too

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  72. I tweeted your giveaway @ https://twitter.com/sleepinsarah

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  73. Here is my tweet!

    https://twitter.com/Curly_boy1/status/297072160940359680

    enfurnoh@yahoo.com

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  74. I already follow your blog!

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  75. My favorite season is fall. Your fabric is lovely!

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  76. I love the fall. But spring is my second favorite!

    dora at untrendy life dot com

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  77. I already follow your blog!

    dora at untrendy life dot com

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  78. I love the very start of spring, when you can sense the shift on the seasons between winter and spring.

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  79. I follow you on Twitter. BTW I think the fences print is my fave, just gorgeous!

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  80. my favourite season is autumn, but only if we've actually had a summer to cool off from otherwise it's just bloody irritating! Lovely fabric!

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  81. I love spring, the potential of all that new life

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  82. I also follow you on Twitter, I'm @finallywakingup

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  83. I follow you on twitter too Mum_themadhouse

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  84. Spring! I follow you on twitter (blotchandthrum) and I'm super excited for those pinks and purples! My email is blotchandthrum (at) gmail (dot) com

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  85. I love spring, think that's cos I'm a spring baby though :)

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  87. I tweeted the giveaway https://twitter.com/me0wp00/status/297082957510877184

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  88. My favourite season would have to be summer because that's when my birthday is! Sarah@guerilla-embroidery.com

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  89. Looks fab! I think your screen prints will always be my first love, but yardage would be a great way to make myself a genuine Lucie dress!

    Oh, and my fav season is Autumn.

    rosaliemalham@gmail.com

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  90. I love summer - mainly because i don't have to work half of it!
    I love the new range - some lovely colours and your familiar style still there!

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  91. I follow your blog on Google Reader!

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  92. I think I love Summersville Spring more than the original. FAvourite season is Autumn, although also partial to the odd spring daffodil!
    susydunne at gmail dot com

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  93. I tweeted about the giveaway too
    https://twitter.com/harrysmum2

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  94. No question: My favorite season is fall. Love this collection and I'd be so excited to win!

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  95. I follow you in my reader -- thanks!!

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  96. I've tweeted a link to your giveaway too!
    @susydunne
    How the hell do I paste a link to a tweet?? - have a look, it's there!
    susydunne at gmail dot com

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  97. Despite the name of the collection, summer is by far my favorite season. I love being warm all day and night.

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  98. Spring is my favourite season. When life springs onto action. Lovely fabrics.

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  99. My favourite season is autumn - I love the glorious colour!

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  100. I follow you on Twitter and am heading there now......

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  101. My favorite season is summer.

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  102. I twitted

    https://twitter.com/CherylBrickey1/status/297097146841325568

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  103. Spring is my favourite season, I am desperate for some brighter days and afternoons after a dreary winter!!
    Thanks for the chance of winning

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  104. I am a follower of your blog!
    rosedahlia10@gmail.com

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  105. And I follow you on Twitter!
    rosedahlia10@gmail.com

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  106. I have tweeted! http://twitter.com/snophiejo

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  107. My favorite season is fall with windy storms and havy rain while I'm in the house, quilting through the day :-)

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  108. My favourite season is SPRING, of course. And summer. And fall. Ok, and winter too. No, wait, Spring.

    lauramdd(at)terra(dot)es

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  109. And I already follow you!

    lauramdd(at)terra(dot)es

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  110. I love the colours of autumn and the hope of spring :-)

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  111. southern california spring- it lasts half the year:)

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  112. I like fall but am drawn to the happy colors of summer!erstJan 3819

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  113. I am a follower of your blog. Looove the new line!

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  114. Love your new line! My favourite season is autumn - turning leaves, late sunshine and crisp days.

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  115. I already follow your blog.

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  116. And I follow you on Twitter :)

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  117. I'm a happy follower of your blog!

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  118. My favorite season is Fall--especially love the colors of fall outside. But love the colors of Spring--and your new fabrics--in my fabric! So pretty!

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  119. My favourite season is summer, of course :)

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  120. I already follow you on Twitteroo

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  121. Autumn. Your collection is wonderful! Thanks for the chance.
    sdjg@pacbell.net

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  122. I am already a follower. Thanks for the chance!
    sdjg@pacbell.net

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  124. My favorite season is spring. I love the bulbs that flower in the beginning ....they are a promise of much beauty. I follow your blog and I love this new line you have come up with. Thanks for the chance to win some of it.
    okperi1@gmail.com

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  125. I follow your blog and really enjoy it. Would love to win.

    okperi1@gmail.com

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  126. My favourite season is spring, closely followed by autumn - I'm not a fan of extreme weather so the 'in-between seasons' are more my thing. Love your new fabric line, so incredibly beautiful!

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  127. I'm a follower of your blog, thanks for the lovely giveaway!

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  128. And I'm a new foolower of your Twitter account, thanks again!

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  129. I love autumn and I follow you on twitter too! tessabunney@hotmail.com

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  130. Summer is my favorite season 'cause my birthday is right in the middle!

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  131. Autumn is my favourite. Too bad it's so short!

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  132. My favorite season is Fall. I love your fabric. Congratulations.

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  133. I already follow your blog. :-)

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  134. My favourite season is fall and I am loving your new fabrics, thank you for the chance to win.

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  135. I do follow your lovely blog.

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  136. I love your fabric!! In Arizona the best season is spring..but we celebrate spring in Feb and March!! Harding.ly@gmail.com

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  137. I already follow your blog!! Love your pics on your blog!!

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  138. I follow you on Twitter. And I sent out a tweet..not sure how to show link. I've probably tweeted twice in my life!! ;) my Twitter name is @read_books. Which is my other favorite thing to do besides sewing and looking at sewing blogs and reading author tweets..like joanne harris..my favorite author!! harding.ly@gmail.com

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  139. My favorite season is autumn!!
    schultzster @ gmail

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  140. I follow on google reader :)

    schultzster @ gmail whoo!!

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  141. My fav season is summer! Unfortunately tha last summers have been rainy and a bit cold! So... Greece- thanks for defrosting a swedish girl! :)

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  142. My favorite season is fall for the energy, but saying I like a rainy seasons when I live outside of Seattle sounds crazy, so I think I'm going to say summer from now on ;)

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  143. I follow your blog, thank you for the giveaway and I love the new fabrics!

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  144. Got to be autumn for the colours
    Sewgoodpals@hotmail.co.uk

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  145. My favourite season is autumn and I am hanging out for it after this long hot dry summer we've had in Australia. It can't come soon enough for me!

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  146. I follow your blog. thanks for the chance to win.

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  147. My favourite season is autumn - beautiful colours, crunchy leaves and conkers!!!
    Thisiswiss@gmail.com

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  148. I follow you on twitter!
    Thisiswiss@gmail.com

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  149. Oh my I do love that Bloomsbury! My favorite season is Autumn hands down...though here in the North East I'm already too ready for spring. email
    is angelagklein@gmail.com

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  150. I'm following your blog now, yay!
    angelagklein@gmail.com

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  151. It has to be spring, I love the bulbs pushing through and the chickens start laying and I can usually walk the dog in some comfort instead of freezing my hands off!

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  152. Amazing!!!

    I love spring, winter makes me feel a bit cold and miserable and spring is so hopeful :)

    kerry(AT)penny-dog.co.uk

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  153. I follow you on Google Reader!

    kerry(AT)penny-dog.co.uk

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  155. I love summer, that 2 weeks in England when we get enough sunshine to Put on our shorts & tees & sandals and can bake in the sun. Plus it's the time of year we get to visit Glastonbury for 6 days away from the real world (come rain or shine).

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  156. I already follow your blog helenlay82 @ gmail . com

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  157. I already follow you on Twitter- I'm @pennydog

    kerry(AT)penny-dog.co.uk

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  158. I follow you on twitter helenlay82 @ gmail . com

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  159. I'm a follower of your blog on my reader :)

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  160. I follow you I. Twitter too

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  161. Hi there,
    Love the new collections, can't wait to get my hands on some! My favourite season is autumn, love all the colours of the trees and snuggling up into warmer clothes!
    Lisa (l.flint@ucl.ac.uk)

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  162. I follow this blog already!

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  163. I already follow you on Twitter (l.flint@ucl.ac.uk)

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