Monday, May 12, 2014

fabric!

If you are visiting from Sew Mama Sew, welcome! 

This giveaway is from sew me a song and is for the sweet bundle of fabrics from Yuwa pictured below (4 fat quarters.)

I know you are probably going to be busy today entering giveaways but I highly recommend you visit sew me a song when you get a chance to see Becca's (the owner) amazing selection of fabrics - I am especially fond of her Japanese fabric bundles. Becca stocks several popular new releases but she also has a big selection of really cool fabrics you don't usually see - and she has a great sale section!



1. To enter, simply leave a comment on this post. Any comment will do but if you'd like a topic, how about recommending a good book? (one entry)


2. Plum and June blog followers - old and new - get a second entry. Leave a comment indicating how you are following. (one entry)

So you can enter up to 2 times! This giveaway is for everyone and will remain open until May 16, 2014 at 5pm PST and a winner will be picked at random and will be notified by email by May 18, 2014.

****And unless you are positive that you are NOT a no-reply commenter, please leave your email address in your comment.****


Be sure to stop by Sew Mama Sew for links to the rest of the giveaways!


The giveaway is now closed and the winner is KatheG who said: I have too many authors I love to read and my preferences go from comedy to light to mysteries/murder. I have thoroughly enjoyed Nora Roberts' Boonsboro Trilogy - great light Summer reading. 

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499 comments:

  1. My favorite author is Debbie MacComber.

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  2. I read a lot of John Grisham, he is very good. Currently reading The Litigators, but it isn't new.

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  3. Ohhh, nice fabric! A good book...have you read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society?

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  4. Beautiful fabric! When I'm not writing my own sweet, contemporary romances, one of my favorite authors to read is Susan Wiggs.

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  5. LOL a good book, I just got Kaffe Fasset Shot Cottons and Stripes, it's a great book!

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  6. I really enjoyed Reamde by Neal Stephenson. It is thick though so read it on a kindle!

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  7. Great bundle of fabrics! I am just reading 1000 gifts from Ann Voskamp.

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  8. I am already a happy follower through bloglovin'.

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  9. A good book is Amethyst Heart by Penelope Stokes. I have read it numerous times and always enjoy it.

    ajoyfulnoise(at)live(dot)com

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  10. Lovely fabric! Thanks for the giveaway! I haven't done much reading lately, just sewing!! :-)

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  11. such a pretty fabric bundle :-) I love reading the Miss Fisher murder mysteries at the moment, and the TV series is fun too.

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  12. My daughter and I read the Kingdom Keepers series by Ridley Pearson and LOVED it!

    glazefamily3 AT gmail.com

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  13. follow on bloglovin'- Desiree Glaze

    glazefamily3 AT gmail.com

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  14. Gorgeous fabric!! I recommend The Goldfinch.

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  15. Follow you with bloglovin. Cindy

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  16. Interesting fabrics...I haven't seen anything like those!

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  17. I love almost all of Brandon Sanderson's work, but the best book I've read recently is Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan.

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  18. And I'm a follower via GFC! :)

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  19. hopping over from Jan at Sew and Sow Farm to say "HI"
    Thanks for a chance

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  20. Used to love reading but can't seem to find time for it anymore. Sad. Cindy

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  21. I recommend the Cazalet Chronicles if you miss Downton Abby!

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  22. Thank you for the giveaway!
    Greetings from Norway.

    jachelno at gmail dot com

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  23. I am a Bloglovin follower

    jachelno at gmail dot com

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  24. i absolutely LOVED all of gillian flynn's books (gone girl, etc) and really wish she had a new one

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  25. i follow on bloglovin' (lesleyana)

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  26. I'm a great fan of anything Jane Austen. They're all classics! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  27. Yummy giveaway!! I just finished reading Stoner - a sad but wonderfully well written and lovely book.

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  28. I am an 'old' follower. I turn 40 this month - does that make me 'over the hill' too? hahaha

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  29. If you like thrillers, try anything by John Sandford (nom de plume of Pulizter-prizewinning journalist John Camp). The "Prey" series is excellent. bonandclyde AT hotmail DOT com. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  30. Thanks for the chance - recently re-read Pride & Prejudice - love it!

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  31. Thanks for the awesome giveaway! I love Sew Me a Song. She always has such beautiful fabrics! I just finished reading Me Before you which was very good. I think the authors name is JoJo Moyers? I'm currently reading The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt which is amazing just like all of her books.

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  32. Recommending one book is impossible for me. But I am enjoying the outlander series right now and also rereading all of Robert Parker's Spenser books

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  33. Gorgeous fabrics! I think I may be spending all my free time browsing Becca's shop after seeing the link! If I am ever asked for a book recommendation I always suggest Neil Gaiman, anything by him should set your heart alight but in particular his latest novel 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' is truly special.

    Amy x. (wonderlandboutique@yahoo.co.uk)

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  34. If I remember right you often ask for book recommendations - I guess it's fortunate that I do read a lot of them or I wold rn out of new recommendations. Something serious: The Assassin from Apricot City. And some fun reading, one of the books by Leon de Winter.

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  35. Following on/through bloglovin

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  36. Such pretty fabrics! I'm reading the Game of Thrones book--I'm on the last one and can't wait for the next one to be published!

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  37. Thanks for the giveaway! I have been reading a lot lately and would recommend author Davis Bunn.

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  38. Beautiful fabrics. Thanks for your tutorials. Thanks for the giveaway. As for reading I am reading quilt magazines, you can't have to many of them.

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  39. Beautiful fabrics, and I love her shop!

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  40. I'm a follower on Bloglovin'. Thanks

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  41. What lovely fabric. I would recommend the Book Thief. Matsche.christine@yahoo.com.

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  42. I don't have any book recommendations right now...I'm looking for soem myself.. but I do follow you through blogger.

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  43. thanks for the chance! I'm terrible at recommending books as it does depend what you like to read. I recently read Small Wars Permitting which is a collection of articles and ponderings written by a foreign correspondent. I also recently read Sashenka which is a novel set during the Russian civil war and stretching to present day. I couldn't put that down, it was so well written.

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  44. This is lovely fabric. As a good read I'd recommend George Saunders' boolk Tenth of December, it a fabulous collection of stories. Thanks for the chance!

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  45. I follow you on Blogger/Bloglovin.

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  46. Thanks for the opportunity to win.

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  47. I book I recommend to anyone who asks is "In a Sunburned Country" by Bill Bryson. Educational and hilarious.

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  48. Great fabric. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  49. I follow on Bloglovin
    christyd8@bellsouth.net

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  50. These fabrics are beautiful! I sew little outfits for my granddaughter and her dolls so she would love these!!
    christyd8@bellsouth.net

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  51. Is it crazy that I only read The Giver last month? What a terrible ending, though!

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  52. I've been reading a lot of trashy romance novels lately! Such fun! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  53. Thanks for the chance to win Beth. I haven't read in a good book in a long time, so I'll be looking to see what everyone else has suggested.

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  54. Well, right now I'm reading a book called Palliative Care And Ethics. It's a good book, but I'm not sure who else would want to read it - it's not exactly light read or really relevant for a lot of people! I'm re-reading The Final Act of Living right now too; it's a good book and I think most people would benefit from it, but it's also non-fiction and not on a normally uplifting subject.

    jhunsberger (at) gmail (dot) com

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  55. And I am a bloglovin follower.

    jhunsberger (at) gmail (dot) com

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  56. I recommend "Winds of War" by Herman Wouk. I'm reading it for the 4th time since 1982. Great story, history, just a great book. Also his sequel to the book is "War & Remembrance", also excellent. And yes, they made a TV movie of these books. Great!

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  57. Just gorgeous fabric. The book I ALWAYS recommend to anyone who asks for a good read is Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. Wonderful book, great story, engaging characters and wonderful writing.

    just in case: (m3reyna at gmail dot com)

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  58. I haven't read anything in forever-when I get free time lately I sw, cross stitch or sleep! ;)

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  59. I often follow certain authors for many years. I love the late June releases for easy summer reading. I love Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books and look forward to Patricia Cornwell, Catherine Coulter FBI series and Rita Mae Brown's Sneaky Pie and Sister Jane novels. Easy summer reads or listens.

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  60. Love these! I recommend a song of Achilles. Epic book.

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  61. I love the books by Donna Tartt. Lovely giveaway, thanks!

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  62. And I'm already following your blog through Feedly. :)

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  63. 2 books! The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman, which stayed with me for a long time after finishing. And Room by Emma Donahue, which was totally gripping.

    dink_kelly at yahoo dot com

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  64. I love Lisa Scottoline's books. They are mysteries. Very pretty fabrics.

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  65. Love the fabrics, and my favorite book right now is the one I'm writing. :-)

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  66. I just finished David & Goliath by Malcom Gladwell and really liked it.

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  67. I don't have much free time to read but when I do, I love James Patterson. I'm making a new book list through all the recommendations others are making here!

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  68. Lovely fabrics! Yuwa is awesome. I love Zadie Smith, her book White Teeth is my fav right now! Cheers for the chance :)

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  69. Hi!!! Great give away!!!! I really just read quilting magazines and blogs!!!

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  70. I follow on GFC!!!! Thank You

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  71. I enjoy reading novels from Danielle Steel. Her novels are very easy to read and are very addicting. Thank for being a part of Sew Mamma Sew giveaway and the chance to win those 4 fat quarters. We all want and need fabric.

    Sandi Timmons
    sandit1@sbcglobal.net

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  72. Can't wait for my first newsletter to arrive. Just signed up through email. Hope you get a lot of new followers your way.

    Sandi Timmons
    sandit1@sbcglobal.net

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  73. Oh wow love these! hah I haven't read anything but textbooks in ages - I've just finished up nursing school!

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  74. I enjoy reading books by John Grisham and David Baldacci. Thanks for the sweet giveaway :)

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  75. What pretty fabrics. I love just about any mystery book especially by James Patterson. Thanks for the opportunity.

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  76. What pretty fabric! Thanks for the chance to win! I loved The Cuckoo's Calling.

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  77. Sew me a Song has lovely fabrics! thank you for the giveaway If you like mysteries Laurie King is a good writer!

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  78. This fabric is darling, please pick me!

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  79. I am a new follower with Bloglovn!

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  80. Pretty fabrics. For books, I would recommend Patrick Rothfuss. (I'm hoping the third book in his series is out soon.)

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  81. I'm a new follower (via Feedly).

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  82. I love the Hunger Games series!

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  83. ive been reading a lot lately...im currently reading Im Sorry, Leonard Peacock...very interesting book!

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  84. Hi Beth! I love Sew Me a Song! And that bundle is just precious. I'm reading Insurgent right now, the sequel to Divergent. A fun quick read (which is good for me, cause I'd usually rather be sewing!)

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  85. The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes.

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  86. Currently reading FELT STYLE by Chrissie Day. TraeFlesher@hotmail.com

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  87. The best book I have read recently was Half Breed by Robert Hatting, thanks! wonderlandbyalyce(at)gmail(dot)com

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  88. I also follow you on instagram TraeFlesher@hotmail.com

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  89. Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers would be my recommendation!

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  90. And of course I follow your blog! Email.

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  91. Most of the books I read now are craft books, lol. I like finding out about fun new fast quilting ideas - I just got Stack, Slash & Sash Quilting, and I'm waiting for a QAYG book by Jera Brandvig to be published in the fall - love shopping on the internet for craft supplies!

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  92. I am already following you via bloglovin :D

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  93. Very pretty fabric...Thanks for the opportunity...dollsem1@frontier.com

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  94. I am a follower on Facebook and email...dollsem1@frontier.com

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  95. wonderful giveaway, thanks for the chance

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  96. Thanks for the sweet giveaway! I highly recommend The Number 1 Ladies Detective Series by Alexander McCall Smith for a fun and uplifting read.

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  97. I love the vintage country look of those prints.

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  98. I love reading a great mystery or detective novel - keeps me guessing all the way through the story. Love those cute prints.

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  99. I'm reading Strawbale Gardening, probably not the most exciting book suggested here, but a very interesting idea.

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  100. I am reading Debbie Mccomber's Lost & found in Cedar Cove! Great Series! mary - mburnette912@bellsouth.net

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  101. I follow your blog via email. Mary - mburnette912@bellsouth.net

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  102. my heart in his hands about Ann Judson...excellent book :)

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  103. I just read Where'd you go, Bernadette? and it was really great!

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  104. Beautiful fabric, I just finished reading Fifteen Minutes by Karen Kingsbury, it was a quick and enjoyable read.

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  105. I follow your blog via email.

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  106. I've just finished reading the 'Bartimaeus' trilogy by Jonathan Stroud, the books are aimed at teenagers and it was my son who recommended them to me, but, as with the best of children's fiction, I think they're plenty good enough to appeal to adults too. I really enjoyed them anyway!

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  107. And I follow you through Blogger. Thank you!

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  108. I just finished Jaded by Tijan. I loved it!

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  109. I am a frequent customer of sewmeasong

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  110. love the fabric!

    chevybelair1 at juno dot com

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  111. and I follow you via google friend

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  112. Great giveaway - thank you. A great book is The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield.

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  113. Sew Me a Song is a great shop and I have had my eye on the Yuwa bundles! Thank you for sharing!

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  114. Greetings from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada :D

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  115. New Bloglovin Follower: http://www.bloglovin.com/tawnybee
    I'm happy to get to know you and all the other crafty people I have come across during my travels through the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway list. :D

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  116. Thanks for doing the giveaway! I'm a huge fan of the book The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (for some YA fiction lovers out there, although I think anyone can enjoy this book).

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  117. I love Pillars of the Earth, thanks for the chance to win!

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  118. I follow your wonderful blog via bloglovin

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  119. I love Sew Me a Song shop, she has the best selection of fabrics and bundles. She is definitely one of my favorite Etsy shops. It is so hard not to visit that shop with out buying something. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  120. Just re-read Edgar Sawtelle I love that book

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  121. Such pretty fabric. Thanks!

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  122. Lovely fabric! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  123. Beautiful fabrics and yes sew me a song does have some wonderful Japanese fabrics on her site.

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  124. I love any Margaret Atwood book! Beautiful fabric!!

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  125. These are beautiful, thanks so much for your giveaway. And I'm afraid I can't recommend any books, not enough time to read with all the sewing ;)

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  126. I'm a loyal follower via bloglovin' :)

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  127. Haven't read enough recently but will look for some recommendations here!

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  128. Back When We Were Grownups - not new, but I liked it.

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  129. I love her shop too, i have ordered from her before, great fabrics :)

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  130. Chronicles of the Kings series by Lynn Austin

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  131. I'm enjoying the Pioneer Woman's Cookbook. And yes, I'm reading it. She has a great voice and I love her humor.

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  132. I read a book called "The End of Your Life Book Club". The title sounds a bit gruesome but it was a really great book.

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  133. Gorgeous fabrics! I am reading the latest Flavia de Luce mystery

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  134. I'd recommend "Napoleons Buttons" by Penny Le Conteur, a nice easy read on how science (but mainly biochem) has influenced history. Enjoy!

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  135. I would recommend "The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt, it really is one of the best books I've read in a long time.

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  136. I follow through Bloglovin as Sandy Hardman,

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  137. I'm a newbie quilter and just love all the inspiration on all the blogs.

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  138. I'm an old follower on bloglovin and new follower on instagram

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  139. How pretty are those sweet yellow flowers on that first fabric? Love it.

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  140. I am an old follower on bloglovin'.

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  141. Just reading the latest Janet Evanovich books about Stephanie Plum. They make me laugh out loud.

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  142. Someday Mysteries by Clare O'Donohue are great! Thanks for the giveaway!
    Dawn
    array-dawn at cox dot net

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  143. I follow you via bloglovin!
    Dawn
    array-dawn at cox dot net

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  144. I follow you via Feedly. Thank you very much!

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  145. Those fabrics are lovely. As for a book how about 'Salvation of a Saint' by Keigo Higashino ....the main character is a quilter :)

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  146. I am a Mystery and Thriller addict where books are concerned and listen to over a hundred every year. One I have recently read by James Grippando is Intent to Kill, with lots of twists and turns, the kind of book tha leaves you wanting more.

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  147. I am a fan of almost anything written pre-1920. You might enjoy the Sherlock Holmes series!

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  148. Since I am a follower, here is another book suggestion. Killer, by Jonathon Kellerman. His wife and son have followed in his footsteps and I have read all their books as well. They are, Faye Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman. Hope you enjoy them as much as I have over the years.

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  149. Love this bundle and thanks for the giveaway!!

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  150. My favourite book of all time is Far From the Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy classic, I haven't read it for a while, I must hunt out my copy!

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  151. And I am a follower by bloglovin :o)

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  152. I just read a book called Faithful Women and Their Extraordinary God. It was great. Sorry, I am not a fiction reader.

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  153. Best of luck with the new Blog Hop Beth! I wish I could play along again, but not sure you can be a new blogger two years in a row. I'm currently reading "The Great Railway Bizarre" by Paul Theroux - I really would recommend it if you like trains and travel for the sake of it.

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  154. reading Fault in our Stars My daughter loved it so we are bonding LOL

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  155. I really enjoyed The Help...

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  156. Unfortunately I've only managed to read one single book since my first daughter was born nearly six years ago :-(

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  157. thanks for the giveaway. Oh the shack is a great book!

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  158. I love the fabric choice. My favorite books are by James Patterson

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  159. I follow by blog lovin and now instagram

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  160. I just finished "A Star for Mrs. Blake" - fascinating historical fiction!

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