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Bla, bla, bla & Winners!

But, I'll let the winners go first.  Lee of Freshly Pieced and Debra each won a Halloween Fat Quarter Surprise!  I've already contacted you both via email.  Thanks!

a public service announcement (wink)

It was easy to contact Lee & Debra since they have their blogger profiles set to "show email".  If you don't manually check this setting you're a "no-reply commenter".  That means Blogger writers won't be able to respond to your comments or let you know that you've won a contest!  So, without delay, hop on over to Blogger to access your "dashboard" and edit your profile.  If you have a google account of any kind, you have a blogger profile (I think).  Check the "show my email address" line and save.  Ya!

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Ok, so I asked for feedback and positive criticism... and I got it! Thank-you so much!  By far and wide and deep, the most common suggestion was more tutorials.    I began to hide under my desk as these comments came in because tutorials take oodles of time.  But, then I started savoring comments like this one,

I'm finding your Colorbrick Quilt Along very helpful, especially all the detailed pictures! You have a clear and engaging writing style that makes it easy to follow along with and I appreciate the work you put into it since I'm a quilting beginner. 
Do you know that just makes my day?  Thank-you for appreciating the Colorbrick Quilt-Along.  It has been a lot of work, but to know that it is helping you make a beginning at quilting makes it completely worth it!  And, you have totally convinced me to plan another quilt-along for after the holidays.  There were also lots of votes for Home Decor projects, which are so my thing.  Cool!

Here are some more of your great ideas...

" How you made that adorable hexagon tree."   What a great idea. I'd love to!

Hexagon Tree Block

" A camera tutorial on how you take such good clear pics on your tutes."  Ah, yes.  That would be very handy, wouldn't it?  Expect to see a post on this soon.

" How you pick the fabrics for a pattern, or vice verse."  Ok, that sounds like a challenging post.  I'll see what I can do.  I like a challenge!

" Handwork! I'd love to see some little things like embroidery or trinkets stitched by hand."  Guess what?  I'm posting some embroidery tomorrow.  LOL!
 
" Holiday Tutorials."  Yes, it's time (finally).  I completed my Spiderweb Christmas Tree Skirt in September and have been waiting to release the tutorial.  Expect to see that early/mid-November.

Work in Progress

Thanks, friends!