It's that time of the year again!!
The time of the amazing Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Week!!
If you are new around here, welcome!
If you have been here before, I am glad that you came back!!! :)
If you are new here feel free to look around and you will find tons of FREE paper piecing patterns of very famous cartoon characters! :)
But let's get down to the giveaway business :)
I will give away 5 fat quarters and some embroidery floss!!
Rules are simple: Giveaway closed
If you are new here feel free to look around and you will find tons of FREE paper piecing patterns of very famous cartoon characters! :)
But let's get down to the giveaway business :)
I will give away 5 fat quarters and some embroidery floss!!
- leave a comment below answering a simple question:
Do you have a strategy to "attack" all these wonderful giveaways?
Do you choose to click only on few of them or do you try to get to all?
I use a systematic approach: I have a spreadsheet where I list the ones I want to visit and then I check them off once I do that :)
- the giveaway will close on December 12, and winner will be announced by email no later than Sunday, Dec 14.
- this giveaway is open to anyone (US and non-US)
- comments are going to be moderated, so they will not be published immediately. But in 24h I promise that I will approve all the comments that are not spam :)
- if you are a no-reply blogger, please leave your email in the comment because I will NOT publish comments by no-reply bloggers without the email (I need a way to contact you if you win). Please please please... take 5 minutes of your time to check if you are a no-reply blogger!! There are tons of tutorial that shows you how to check and how to stop this terrible thing that is preventing you to get new friends, replies to your comments and prizes!!!A simple step-by-step tutorial can be found HERE:It has pictures and detailed instructions...PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, do that now!!! It's NOT HARD... :)I didn't make you jump through hoops to get in the giveaway,so do make ME jump through hoops of fire just to find a way to contact you!!!
And finally, I promised to tell you more about a secret... well...
ETA: I received SIX comments until now, and FOUR of them are from NO-REPLY BLOGGERS!
I will not publish comments from no-reply bloggers nor enter them in the giveaway! Sorry!!
If you don't add your email in the comment and you are in that situation, I am sorry but you are not going to hear back from me!
ETA2: If you don't see your comment below and you think you entered, 99.9999% is because you are a no-reply blogger and you didn't leave your email address in the comment. If you think you are in this situation, just leave your email address :) can be something like name (at) something (dot) something if you are worried about spam :)
Giveaway closed
I have no strategy, it is just fun to get to know new blogs and always start to follow some of them.
ReplyDeleteEstratégia?...Não,nenhuma.Gosto de aprender tudo,sigo muitos via,Blogovin,Facebook,GFC etc...muitas novidades que vem de vocês me motivam e vou fazendo...tentando,acertando.Obrigada por presentear,feliz natal para você e os seus.tiacarminhapezzuto@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI just open them all and enter away, keeping track of where I am in the #s from day to day!
ReplyDeleteNo plan, I just enter the ones that have surprises/ giveaways that I like or blogs that I am fond of. I don't enter everything. buffyh_6(AT)yahoo(DOT)com
ReplyDeleteI open them all, enter the ones that I will use if I win and follow new blogs that are interesting to me.
ReplyDeletestrategy all the way! i usually start somewhere in the middle of entries since i figure everyone starts at #1! and i also keep track of where i leave off - but not with spreadsheets. :)
ReplyDeleteNo strategy, just visit a few blogs. Thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteNo strategy, I'll just try to enter some beautiful ones. Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeletei don't have a plan. I just start at the top and enter the ones that interest me. Thank you so much for your giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI don't necessarily have a plan, I usually just enter the ones I would want to win ;)
ReplyDeleteI like the way you do it!
I've looked through them all in the past, but that takes forever. Now I only click on ones where the picture or description catches my eye. :)
ReplyDeleteNo plan, just enter ones that interest me. I am glad we have several days to accomplish it.
ReplyDeleteI only win ones that I would like to have live with me.
ReplyDeleteI just skim the pictures and see if I like the gift. I avoid entering for gifts I am not really interested in. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteJust working my way through the list no set plan
ReplyDeleteI work my way down from the top, clicking on the pictures I like.
ReplyDeleteI only enter for prizes that I'd love to win. My strategy is to start at the top of the list & keep track of the last number I looked at, so the next day I can start at that number in the list. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeletei just find their page and start entering
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love finding new blogs so I try and visit them all.
ReplyDeleteI do not enter them all. I enter the ones that interest me. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteNo strategy. I only enter the ones with things I need
ReplyDeleteNo strategy here - just seeing what pictures catch my eye and entering those. I am really loving seeing all of these new blogs, though!
ReplyDeleteNo strategy....but I should probably have one! Thank you for the giveaway. Gramk2001@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI don't have time to be strategic.... I hope that I can get to most of the giveaways in the next few days
ReplyDeleteI look at the giveaways row by row and only click on the ones that I really want to win. No point winning a prize I can't use and which would be better off with someone else. :)
ReplyDeletetwocheekymonkeys at live dot com
I am now following through Bloglovin I love these hops. I tend to start at the top and enter the ones that I would be interested in.
ReplyDeleteI go to most of them, enter the ones that I like and find some new blogs that are interesting to me. Cindy bluemoonstencils@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI really just enter the ones where the prize appeals to me - don't try and enter all of them.
ReplyDeleteI just do a little bit at a time so I don't get tired out.
ReplyDeletedetroitgirl77 AT gmail DOT com
I am working my way through all of the giveaways from blogs I already follow. If I have more time I will go through and enter giveaways that catch my eye.
ReplyDeleteI just go down the list and do as many as I can until I am interrupted by my animals or if my Mom needs my help or if my boyfriend needs us to run errands. So it is now and then type thing. Just enter as many as you can. Thank you for being a part of the Sew Mama Sew giveaway and giving all of us the chance to win your own giveaway. Merry Christmas to you.
ReplyDeleteSandi Timmons
sandit1@sbcglobal.net
I have no strategy - I just enter them as I come across them, but I don't look.for them - if that makes sense. Thanks!
ReplyDeletePlease click on the delaineelliott above for my email link.
I have no real strategy but I do like to go back to the blogs and look around.
ReplyDeleteThis is my first time, I think making a list may be a good idea. Lindabavido@sbcglobal.net
ReplyDeleteI just go through the list top to bottom and pick out the ones I am interested in, based on the picture. If I run low on time (as I will tonight), I just jot down the number I am on so I can pick up there after work tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteI just click a bunch that sound interesting, make comments and go and click more. I dont enter all of them. If I feel I dont need it then let someone else win who would really appreciate it. Like patterns. I rarely use them. Also, if I like a blog I bookmark it and come back later to read more.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the opportunity here.
I go down the list and only enter the ones where I really want the prizes - I'd hate to think that I won something I was kind of 'meh' about that someone else might have been in love with.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the lovely giveaway! :)
I pick what catches my eye
ReplyDeleteI like your list idea. But I am just starting at the top and hoping to make it to the bottom of all the great giveaways. Signed up to learn more about the 2015 tutorials program and will be back to check out patterns as I love to paper piece.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway. I don't really have a strategy - I'm going through each one and getting acquainted with the bloggers that are doing the giveaways. I never knew so many fantastic people were out there! :)
ReplyDeleteFirst I start with my blog emails, then go to the Sew mama sew list. I love finding new blogs, but I've been following you for a while. cdahlgren at live dot com
ReplyDeleteI have no strategy. But too many hoops I don't enter. theschroeppel at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas from Oklahoma, USA! I printed out the pages and cross off my favorites first, then go back a enter others as I can. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com
ReplyDeleteThis is my first major giveaway like this, so I'm just running wild! Enter all the Giveaways! Win all the Prizes! If I don't like the prize or they make it too complicated then I skip it - gives me more time to get to the good stuff.
ReplyDeleteNo strategy but maybe I need one because I have never won anything and yet I participate everytime SewMama does this.
ReplyDeleteI do not enter if I know I would not use the prize. Too much unused fabric in my stash already ;-) Thanks!
ReplyDeleteNo strategy - I just open them all...if İ can)
ReplyDeleteI go for bright colours and interesting blogs.
ReplyDeleteI don't have much of a strategy I pretty much just try to enter them all! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeletetdkcarpenoctem@hotmail.com
I do a quick sweep and open the one's that look promising, then try and get through them as the week goes on. The first year I did it I think i entered everything, these days I've got a few more supplier at home, so I olnl go for things I will definiely use!
ReplyDeleteI work from top to bottom and click all of them, then read and either enter or move on. It takes awhile but it is fun to discover new blogs (love your header, especially the Alice).
ReplyDeleteI like finding new blogs but only enter the giveaways that I really like. I´m leaving email just in case, have problems with no reply every 5 or 6 weeks. sherylselves@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteStrategy?? You can have a strategy about giveaways? I don't know how to find a give away in a structured, repeatable manner. I just stumble onto a site that is having one while reading the blocks that I have bookmarked. When a give away is found I look at the prize and I look at what hoops I have to jump through to enter. Do I like the prize? What does the blogger want me to do? How long will it take me? A comment with my internet address is easy. You want me to go to facebook? no way.
ReplyDeletetnjmom1 at gmail dot com
I tend first to go into the blogs that I'm already following and then try to complete the others- not much time so sometimes I choose to get into the more colorful and attracting ones :) Thanks so much for this great giveaway ofcourse :)
ReplyDeleteI started working top to bottom last night, but this morning when I went back they were no longer at the top, so now I'm trying bottom to top. I've noticed this time that it will put a little check on the ones you've been to. I usually go to them all but don't necessarily enter them all.
ReplyDeleteI don't really have a strategy. If I only have a few minutes I'll click on the ones that look interesting. (like yours). If I have an hour I'll click on every one. Thanks for the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteThis is my first year to do this - so I am starting at the top and hopping on to those that look fun - what a great way to see new blogs!
ReplyDeletegaborgstadt at att.net
Dear Alida,
ReplyDeleteI usually search on internet everything, which I interested in, like sewing, traditional and modern quilting, paper piecing, cooking and other crafting.... I found your blog one of these times. And thanks for bloggers who tirelessly share free with us their experiencies, different techniques, tutorials, their works, ideas and patterns. As an amateur quilter thanks to these blogs I learned and improved a lot but till have many things I should learn yet. I simply like to read newly things and projects in quilter's world. And I love your patterns. I start The Sword in the Stone now.
gador.medea@yahoo.com
Maybe I should try something more strategic... I just click one by one... but the next day I notice that they are shuffled or something! oh oh! It is all in fun and the thrill of maybe winning something special! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI choose only the ones that I would be interested in.
ReplyDeleteI have a plan. I'm looking through each available to me, looking at the blog and entering if I want. It's been fun to meet all the creative people via their blogs.
ReplyDeleteI don't really participate in giveaway week. Only on the blogs I already follow. Thanks for having a giveaway though! :)
ReplyDeleteSpreadsheet is very efficient! I just click a few as and when I get time and then scroll through the list again to make sure I've not missed anything I like the look of. I don't enter them all.
ReplyDeleteI start at the beginning and click on ones that interest me - but today when I returned to SMS the giveaways were all muddled up!! Yesterday they were all numbered!
ReplyDeleteI was starting at the top and working my way down, but now the giveaways are out of order. I can pretty much remember what I entered. I only enter ones where I can use the prize or give it away, for example a child's pattern wouldn't be something I could use because I have teenagers and I don't know to many people with small children. dawnm1993(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI just work my way through the list at sms and if they interest me I enter, if not I just close the page. :) And any that are through Instagram I can't enter (as I don't do Instagram) and any that don't ship out of the USA. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway-- I have no strategy, just look at the pictures and if it is something I think I would like to work with I enter
ReplyDeletecjscraftcorner(at)gmail(dot)com
I used to always start in one place (often the middle) and visit each giveaway that sounds interesting to me. I write down the numbers of where I have been, so that I know where to go next. Unfortunately, yesterday the giveaways were numbered, and today they are not! YIKES! The best laid plans.....
ReplyDeleteI followed the instructions and hopefully I am NOT a noreply blogger!
ReplyDeleteI've just been looking at the thumbnails and clicking on the ones I like. If there is a green checkmark, I know I've already visited.
Thanks!
Kristin in Alaska
sunshine_in_wi(AT)ymail(DOT)com
I'm drawn to the pretty pictures first.
ReplyDeletet_ktl at yahoo.com
I scan through the pictures and only enter the ones that look appealing, but I do look at a lot more because it's a great way to find new blogs and FB pages.
ReplyDeleteI use the slow and steady wins the race approach. I do enter most but start to prioritize when time is running short.
ReplyDeleteFirst I went through my bloglovin' feed and entered all of those and now I am looking for new blogs, but I only enter if I like what they are giving away, if it is fabric/patterns that i don't think I will use then I don't enter, pretty sure I am not a no-replier, but just in case, grecomara at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteI choose only what I think I can use. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI try to enter them all, but will skip ones that I know I wouldn't use so I'm not just collecting things that someone else would have better use for. I think it might be new this year, or I just never noticed it, but now there is a green checkmark on the links I have visited. Makes it easier to keep track of where I've been :)
ReplyDeleteNo strategy really. Just pick out good ones I like! :) whitclark24 (at) hotmail (dot) com
ReplyDeleteI look at the pictures of the giveaways, if it might be something I could use then I enter.
ReplyDeleteI try to get to all that interest me and that I think I will use. If I don't think I will use it I don't enter because I don't want to win it over someone who really wants the item. I like that the little check marks are showing up on the linky now so I know which ones I have been to already.
ReplyDeleteI am taking FULL of advantage of the little ones nap times. She prefers to sleep on me so its the perfect excuse to just sit and enter!
ReplyDeleteI choose by the picture of the item(s), starting at the beginning and working my way through the list.
ReplyDeleteI have no strategy except to only enter the ones I know I would really use.
ReplyDeleteWork my way down the list, it was easy last time with numbers assigned to everybody. Enter some of them.
ReplyDelete24Tangent@gmail.com
Lol. No strategy here. I first found out about this during the May 2014 day and it was way too many for me to click on every one. The pictures help me to determine which ones I want to try for. Once there I read their blogs and start to follow some.
ReplyDeletetushay3(at)yahoo(dot)com
I have no strategy,but first of all is to the blog I follow and them a giveaway which caught my eye!
ReplyDeleteI open a few at a time, go through those and then go on to the next bunch. thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI charge through, first by looking at pictures, clicking on 10 blogs at a time, I wait to see if I like the blog before I follow and if I like the items I enter
ReplyDeleteI try to be orderly about it, working from the top down, but it seems to me that the various giveaways jump around. Maybe newer ones are being added to the top and so I am never quite sure where I am. I do my best to hit the ones that really appeal to me first, and then maybe others that are interesting or maybe I just want to check out a blog.
ReplyDeleteMy grandson was here sick home from school so I was on my kindle entering the giveaways:)
ReplyDeleteI was trying to keep track of the ones I had entered so I wouldn't accidentally enter twice but I'm having trouble as the order of the linky list keeps changing and the little green check marks sometimes appear and sometimes not. I think my brain is on giveaway overload!
ReplyDeleteI have no strategy other than making sure I find a way to follow each blog I come across. Love seeing different projects everyday!
ReplyDeleteNo strategy I find times to join the giveaway when my boy is napping :)
ReplyDeleteI try to hit a lot of them but skip if I know I couldn't use it.
ReplyDeleteI choose the ones I would like to win.
ReplyDeleteI am just trying to keep up with which ones I have entered and which ones I haven't
ReplyDeleteI just go along the list and look at blogs that seem interesting. It is fun to see some favorites and then find some new blogs.
ReplyDeleteI go through the list and enter the ones that I would like to win. If I am not fond of something, I don't enter because I am sure someone else would love to win it.
ReplyDeleteramona_murray(at)comcast(dot)net
I just found you by chance after seeing a picture of snoopy on FB where the pattern was credited to you.
ReplyDeleteI just go through them on SMS page and click on the ones I am interested in. I don't do the ones where I don't have a use for the item.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
Cheri
quiltingnanny(at)yahoo(dot)com
No strategy here. I just start at the beginning and enter those that I could make good use of. Then, I cross my fingers.
ReplyDeletejust try to get in on the ones that are most interesting to me, fun fun fun
ReplyDeleteI don't have much time for entering giveaways so I just scroll around & choose the ones that interest me.
ReplyDeleteI do most of the fabric and supplies. But only the ones I think I would really use, then that gives someone else who really LOVES it a better chance of winning.
ReplyDeletesntbosch(at)me(dot)com
No strategy, I'm just having fun discovering new blogs. Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteNo strategy at all, just willy nilly entering on things that catch my eye! monique.belmer at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteI scroll through the pictures on the giveaway post and click on the ones that interest me!
ReplyDeleteWell, I usually do the US only ones first because the list is shorter and less overwhellming. Then whatever I get to I enter as they catch my eye. sarah@forrussia.org
ReplyDeleteNo strategy, I just look at the picture and if it's something I am interested in I will enter. A spreadsheet! wow that's dedicated!
ReplyDeleteI do a row at a time - only the ones that I could really use/want. I don't want to take somebody else's chance if I don't need/want the item. Thanks for the chance! roguekeri at live dot com
ReplyDeleteVery systematic here too.. I grabbed all the link names, sorted them and go after them one by one, passing over the ones I know I wont use!
ReplyDeleteI enter the ones that interest me (no dress patterns for me! Too hard!) Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteI am a blog reader so I look at ones that are new to me and do some reading and enter their giveaway :) Yours is a new blog - I really enjoyed it! thank you!
ReplyDeleteI just click through them from the sewmamasew blog -- I don't enter things that I wouldn't actually use, but I enter the other ones. and then I follow blogs that seem like I would like them and go back to peruse after the madness is over!
ReplyDeleteI look through the photos and see which ones I like. but they are all great, so it's not really saving me any time :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance. naturallyfundays(at)gmail (dot)com
Hi there Alida,
ReplyDeleteI don't really have a strategy…I just enter the giveaways for things I would like, would use or would make a nice gift. I just go through the thumbnails on the SMS blog post.
Thanks so much for the giveaway,
Jacqueline in Pitt Meadows
snausages22@yahoo.ca
I pick a number, start there and visit those that I find interesting for one reason or another. I try and make it through the list but it can be difficult when life keeps getting in the way! Thanks for the chance at your giveaway.
ReplyDeleteA spreadsheet - impressive! I just try to check them all out and take my time. And when it's getting down to the wire, I just click the remaining ones that catch my eye! Thanks. deboannk[at]gmail[dot]com
ReplyDeleteNo strategy I click on what looks interesting. And I make sure I click on those I already follow. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI try to enter a couple each day but I'm not sure I'll get through them all before it's over. i just checked and we have nearly 300 to do!
ReplyDeleteI don't really have a plan of attack - I enter the ones I like in order so that I know I need to carry on from the last one I entered when I get some more free time.
ReplyDeletePauline
perry94022 at hotmail dot com
No real strategy but that is a great idea! I just go through and pick the items that I like and enter those.
ReplyDeleteI was working my way through the ones that have prizes I like, until my husband cleared the history on our computer. Until he did that, I was getting nice little ticks on the ones I had entered. Now I am having to check if I have already made a comment. I love the rafflecopter entries - I can see straight away.
ReplyDeleteI enter the ones that interest me in the order that they are listed in the linkup. For a while they were showing up randomly without numbers, which caused me to abandon my usual strategy. I love discovering new blogs!
ReplyDeletejackiethompson323(at)gmail(dot)com
I just work through them all one by one ;-)
ReplyDeleteI just scroll through and enter what strikes my fancy
ReplyDeleteI like hand embroidery and I like sewing, patchwork....and I don't have such beautiful fabric and floss. So, certainly I will use them with all my handmade love :) Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteallalarkin(at)gmail(dot)com
I just click on the links that look nice :) Thanks for the chance to win! nicolajobson (at) gmail (dot) com
ReplyDeleteI click on the links that look interesting. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteIt depends on whether I have to work the days that the contests are open, but usually I try to hit all of them.
ReplyDeleteI like to click on the pictures that look interesting and see what's going on. Sometimes I stumble upon a blog I must follow. Its nice to see the differences between everyone.
ReplyDeleteI just start at the top and work my way through, 25 at a time !
ReplyDeleteI enter everything I can! Thankfully, this week has been relatively free so I can enter.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a strategy. I start out thinking I will get to them all. I try to avoid signing up for prizes that I might win but never use, thus leaving them to someone who will truly use it. I don't want to win just for the sake of winning.
ReplyDeleteI don't really have a strategy...i just go down the list as long as i can for the day.
ReplyDeleteMy strategy - if I think I can use the goodies, then I am clicking on them all! I forgot how time consuming this was though, but yay! I am crossing my fingers! Thanks for the giveaway
ReplyDeleteI usually try to enter all of them at one time. Or do 100 in one day and the last part the next. ksmith8@emich.edu
ReplyDeleteI really have no strategy. I do love finding new bligs to follow! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeletewigglypup2 ( at ) yahoo ( dot ) com
I just click on the ones that look interesting. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI try and look at them all - sometimes the picture submitted doesn't reflex what is being given away. But I usually start in the middle somewhere, and keep track on a note where I started/stopped :)
ReplyDeleteMy strategy is to pick the ones with prizes I most want to win. I don't have time to enter them all and for most I only have time for one entry.
ReplyDeleteI limit myself to fifteen...usually just take the first 15 I find that I like. I love the sew a long idea. I'm psyched to learn more about it.
ReplyDeleteHa! I've got a spreadsheet too! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeletesarah123quilt AT gmail DOT com
I'd love to win! :) k-sell@hotmail.co.uk i tend to have a read through and enter the ones that I find exciting :)
ReplyDeleteNo strategy at all ... just click on pictures I like ... eg I don't need baby hats - I always do the handmade section first though ...
ReplyDeleteI started late in this giveaway so some of the rafflecopters are not working. So if it's a rafflecopter, I don't bother. I really would rather just leave 1 comment. I don't have time to belong to every social media website. Thank you, peterstankovich@comcast.net
ReplyDeleteI just go with whatever catches my eye.
ReplyDeleteI make a running list and try to follow the giveaways in order and skip the ones that are not of any interest to me.
ReplyDeletenicolesender(at)yahoo(dot)com
Wow, you are very dedicated to the giveaway plan! I go blog by blog as listed on SMS to check things out and follow the blogger if I like what I see. If I'm not interested in winning the prize, I move on. No need to take someone else's chance! Thanks for the NRB tutorial. I checked to make sure and I should be good!
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time I've heard about the giveaway. It's like Christmas! Just back into quilting after 20 hiatus, the sheer number of blogs to follow is overwhelming! I'd love to get some modern fabric to kickstand my old passion. :) Happy Holidays!
ReplyDeleteNo strategy...but I don't do every one tho...click on the ones that pertain to the things I do...and would love to use. :)
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