March 28, 2010

Celebrate with me!

5th-birthday-badge-large The Stashmaster Blog turns 5 years old today!   Anybody tenacious enough to go back to my first blog entries will see my main craft focus at that time was knitting, with quilting taking a back seat, but not for long!  I actually started quilting in 1993, but didn't have a lot of time to sew after my kids were born and also did not keep very detailed records until 2005 (one of my main reasons for starting a blog - to keep a photographic journal of my projects).  Since 2005, I have finished 50 quilting projects (and I know there are a few more small ones not included on my list - mostly tablerunners and swap gifts).


At any rate, what would a decent celebration be without PRESENTS?!   Only of course the gifts are for YOU - my much-appreciated blog readers!   To thank you for taking the time to stop by my blog and say hello, I am offering the following:


Prizes One name drawn will receive 2 layer cakes of the beautiful French General Rouenneries collection.   One name drawn will receive 1 layer cake of French General's newest collection coming out in June - Lumiere de Noel.  And finally, one name drawn will receive 2 charm packs of the beautiful Eva collection by Basic Grey.  Just leave a comment on my blog before 7 a.m. Pacific Time on another notable date in the Stashmaster household - Monday, April 5 - and I will use the Random Number Generator to pick the names of 3 winners.


Thanks to all blog readers, blog lurkers and my fellow bloggers.  I enjoy the quilt blogging community more than I can tell you, and I have met many wonderful people that I consider true friends.



136 comments:

  1. Congratulations on your 5 years! I don't know about you, but for me the fabric and the quilting ideas just keep me going. Blogging is such a great way to connect with fellow quilters!

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  2. Oh my goodness, I'm hopin for those rouenneries layer cakes! I've got plans for them already :)

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  3. Congratulations!!! It was actually through you that I started "blurking"! I googled the web sampler celebration because I was thinking of doing it and you popped up! I've loved reading your blog and I owe you a big thank you!! So Thank You! I also think I discovered Miss Rosie through you so I owe you a HUGE thank you!!!

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  4. Yea for you. I do enjoy reading your blog. Please don't even THINK of stopping!!

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  5. I went back and checked....my first comment on your blog was June 22nd, 2009!! Sure seems like I've known you forever! BTW, what happened to 2nd Story?
    Congratulations on 5 years of blogging!

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  6. Congratulations on 5 years. I'd love to be one of the winners.

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  7. One of my very best blogging experiences has been meeting you Lisa! You were one of the very first blogs to capture my attention and were part of the impetus that got me to start my own blog. Happy Fifth Year!!!! It has been wonderful to get to know you and to have such a wonderful person to share my passion in quilting.

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  8. Congratulations! The lovely gifts your are sharing are much more fun than the traditional wood or modern silverware usually connected with a 5 year anniversary. I'd love to be one of the winners.

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  9. congratulations on 5 years of blogging!! What an accomplishment, and thanks for your generosity!!!

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  10. Congratulations! Five years, WOW! You sharing is a gift in itself, but I will not turn down a gift of fabric. I have enjoyed your blog and have found a lot of inspiration. Thank you for sharing your talent.

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  11. Lisa,
    Congratulations on 5 years of such an inspirational blog. I went back and enjoyed some of your earlier posts - my first finished quilt was made with Zanny for Zinnias, too! I used the flannel version, and boy does that quilt get a lot of love.
    Jo

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  12. Congratulations! I didn't even know what a blog was 5 years ago. You are way ahead of the times (or I'm way behind). I also LOVE your fabric choices and would be thrilled to win any of them.

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  13. Congratulations on your 5th anniversary! Quite an accomplishment! The techno-challenged among us (that woudl include me!) are very impressed. And that's even before we get to all the wonderful ideas you have shared. I'm hoping that either one of those French General bundles comes to visit at my house!

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  14. Wow, 5 years! Congratulations, and please keep it up because I enjoy reading about your projects.

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  15. Congrats on 5 years. Thank you for the inspiration that you give.

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  16. Congrats on 5 years! I didn't even know what blogs were 2 years ago; but I sure do love them now. I don't have my own yet, but I think about it often. THanks for sharing with US!

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  17. Congratulations on your 5 year blogiversary! What a lovely giveaway. I love the French General fabrics! Thanks for entering me.

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  18. Congratulations on your 5 years of blogging. I enjoy your blog and look forward to 5 more years. Please enter me in your giveaway.
    Ladybug

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  19. Congratulations Lisa! I don't know where you find the time for all your beautiful projects!
    Diane

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  20. Congrats on the five years! I've certainly enjoyed your blogging. Please count me in on such a generous giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win. Looking forward to many more years of your blog!

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  21. Congratulations on 5 years. I've been blogging only two, and it's flown by. I'd love to be entered in the giveaway. Thank you.

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  22. I've been blogging nearly two years now and have loved the friendships made. Congrats on FIVE YEARS! I bet it flew on by and you too have many friendships....I've been lurking here forever on leave comments now and then too.

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  23. wow, am I ever impressed! 5 years!
    I have been reading for years!
    Heres to 5 more!
    always love seeing what your working on now.
    Kathie

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  24. Five years, what a commitment. And how kind of you to celebrate your guests, especially with French General!

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  25. Congratulations on 5 years! That is just amazing. Your's was one of the very first blogs I read. You are always an inspiration!

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  26. congrats on 5 years and here is to another 5 more!!

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  27. Happy BlogAnniversary. Five years is absolutely amazing. You have a delightful blog and should be proud.
    I do love your fabric giveaway. Please count me in.
    SewCalGal
    www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

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  28. Thank you for sharing your projects, ideas and inspirations for 5 years. I totally enjoy reading your blog. Congratulations!

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  29. Congratulations! 5 years is awesome! What are the plans for the next 5 years!

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  30. Congratulations on your 5th aniversary! All the best! Sharonj

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  31. Congrats on 5 years! I have always loved your projects and look forward to seeing many more.

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  32. Happy 5th Anniversary! Blogging is a great way to keep records on crafting accomplishments, and so rewarding, too. Your generous giveaway is proof of that generosity! I love all three fabric lines and would be thrilled to win any of them! Continued good luck to you! Jayne

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  33. Wow, five years! Congratulations.

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  34. Do't know if I'm in time for the drawing, but wanted to wish you congratulations anyway. THat's quite an achievement. I still have over a year and a half to go to reach five years. Congrats, my friend.

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  35. Five years! That makes you a pioneer in this community. Thanks for the giveaway and here's to five more years! It is interesting to look back and see how people evolve. Thank goodness for change. I would hate to be stuck in life.

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  36. Five years is a great milestone! Congratulations! And what a generous giveaway to mark the occasion!

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  37. Five years is incredible! Congratulations! You have chosen such a generous way to celebrate! Thank you for the opportunity.

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  38. Congratulations, what a milestone! Thanks for sharing your celebration with us.

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  39. Congratulations! Five years blogging is a milestone to celebrate, I think. I'm new to your blog...just found it through SewCalGal... so I can't wait to have a little time to sit down and browse all of your posts and see the projects you've made in your five years blogging.
    Thank you for the opportunity to win one of your generous prizes. I sincerely appreciate it!
    Kindest regards,
    Cyndi

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  40. Congratulations on 5 years of blogging. I fluctuate between knitting, crocheting, weaving and quilting, but am relatively new to blogging.

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  41. Congratulations on 5 years of blogging. Wow that's a lot of work! I love your choices of fabrics.

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  42. Congratulations on your 5th anniversary of blogging. The fabrics are gorgeous. Please count me in.

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  43. Congratulations! Time flies when you're having fun, right?

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  44. Congrats on your 5 year blogging!
    Really like reading it and seeing what you are making.
    Have a great day
    Ineke

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  45. Felicidades, no es facil mantener activo un blog durante tanto tiempo. Espero sigas adelante uno aprende compartiendo, viendo , siendo parte de esta comuninad bloggeril Un abrazo y felices 5 por muchos mas brindo.

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  46. The fabrics sound wonderful! What a great way to celebrate your birthday!

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  47. Congrats on your five years of blogging!!! I don't think I would make it blogging for five days :-)
    Thanks for the great giveaway--I would love to be entered!

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  48. Congratulations on your blogaversary! I'm looking forward to another five years of eye candy.

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  49. Super!! Congrats on the 5 years!! Please count me in! Thank you!!

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  50. Congratulations on your 5 year anniversary. Please count me in your drawing. Thank-you.

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  51. Congratulations to you on 5 years. Here's to many more years of blogging. Would love to be a winner of this beautiful fabric.

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  52. Congratulations on 5 years, I have only been blogging for two years and I just love it, I have learned so much, had sewing problems worked out and the best is the giveaways.... If you get time stop by Nanbon's Corner for my Birthday Bash Giveaway.... http://nanbonscorner.blogspot.com

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  53. I may not comment often but I love seeing what you sew.......bet you didn't think you would still be here 5 years later when you started.........and it is interesting to see how things changed as time has gone on on our blogs.........

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  54. Hi there! Congrats on 5 years! I can't wait til my blog grows up too! I would adore winning some of this beautiful fabric
    Ann

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  55. wow 5 years of fantastic blogging congrats to you
    please enter me in the draw
    big hugs Beth

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  56. Congratulations!!! Five years of blogging - how wonderful. Hope you have many more years of blogging. Would love to be included in the give-away. Off to explore your blog!

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  57. 5 years of blogging! Very cool indeed. Count me in please! I love blogging too. Here's to 5 more happy years.

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  58. Happy Blogoversary!! I'd love a chance to enter your wonderful giveaway - Thanks!

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  59. Congratulations on five years of blogs!!! Please keep up the great posts; I love reading your blog and seeing all your projects. You and I share a weakness for Moda fabrics :)

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  60. Congratulations and thanks for the chance!

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  61. Congratulations! I love "lurking" on your blog...your projects are all very inspiring.

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  62. Happy Blog Day to you, Happy Blog Day to you! I enjoy your blog and will need to check our your older posts on knitting-my new favorite crafty. I taught myself, along with the internet, to knit this winter. I was determined to make myself a felted wool handbag! Finished it last week!

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  63. Happy 5th Anniversary! Only recently started reading blogs (a new quilter)but am amazed with the effort quilters put into them and the kindness that abounds! Lisa your blog is so interesting and your quilting so inspiring, congratulations!!

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  64. I'm so happy you popped back in! Congratulations on 5 years...I always enjoy stopping by to check what you've been busy on!

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  65. Happy Blogiversary! Congrats on 5 years of blogging your accomplishments!

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  66. Congratulations on five years. You have accomplished quite a lot, and how I *love* that you included quilt names in your album.

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  67. Congrats on 5 years!! And thank you for a most generous give away!!
    SheilaC

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  68. Congratulations on 5 years! Did they go by fast?

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  69. Hi Lisa, I want you to know how much I have truly enjoyed your blog; all your beautiful quilts and the cute kids! Keep doing the fantastic work you do and I'll keep lurking for another 5 years! Congratulations! Nancy in WI

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  70. Congratulations on 5 years! How time flies. I guess I am more of a "blurker" maybe because I come and read, but don't leave a comment very often! But I'd still like to be in your drawing if I may!

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  71. I started my blog as a photo journal of my projects too. Its a nice way to keep track of what I've done. I'm still new to it, and can't imagine how neat it must be to look over the past five years. Congratulations on the milestone and good luck as you continue forward!

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  72. Congrats on five years! I started quilting around the same time as you (as a mere teenager) but have only gotten back to it recently. And what a beautiful and generous giveaway!

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  73. Iam a mostly a blog lurker but I do enjoy seeing all of the projects that you are making. Congratulations on 5 years.

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  74. WOW...5 years, that's awesome.
    Very generous giveaway, thank you!!

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  75. Congratulations! I would love to win! You make such amazing things!

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  76. Happy 5th Blogday. How excited for you to have accomplished this. Thank you for the wonderful presents too. Take care and God bless, Cory

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  77. Congrats on five years! Great giveaway! Please count me in!

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  78. Congrats on your 5years please put me in the draw I am not up to all the names of the materials But i am learning.
    Hugs Mary.

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  79. Happy 5th Anniversary!! Keep up the good work and please enter me into your giveaway. Thanks

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  80. Happy blog anniversary! Has it really been five years? I've been reading your blog for awhile and it seems like it's only been a couple of years. Wow! Five years! You go girl!

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  81. Happy, happy, blogaversary! I love checking to see what you are sewing! Thank you so much for sharing! Here's to many more years of stitching!

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  82. Oh, happy five year blogaversary! I love coming and visiting with you. Thanks for the inspiration and the sharing. Many,many more years of blogging to you. Thanks, too, for the chance to win - I would love any of the above mentioned fabrics - I love the lines from French General, especially.

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  83. Congratulations! I'm a fairly new reader and have been going back through your blog and am really enjoying it. I would love to win any of those fabrics - yummy!!!

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  84. Congrats on your 5th year. I've been seeing the F.G. material and have fallen in love. Please throw me into the pot. thanks.

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  85. Congratulations of five years ,I also didn't even know what a blog was five years ago but am so glad I have been introduced to this great world.It sure would be nice to win one of your great give aways and thanks for the chance .
    Sheila

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  86. Yeah! 5 years, I think I gave up on my blog after about a year. I would love to win a prize!
    Thank you,
    Rachel

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  87. What an accomplishment! Congrats! I haven't tried it, guess I figured no one really wants to see what I have to say anyway, Haha. But I have enjoyed looking at your blog and projects. Beautiful fabrics and very nice giveaway!

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  88. Congratulations! What a great giveaway, please count me in!
    ap_lemos at yahoo dot com

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  89. Congratulations on 5 years! And this is a great giveaway. Please enter my name.

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  90. congrats on 5 years! Love the fabric. would love to win!

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  91. Happy 5th!! Thanks for the giveaway.

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  92. Wow!!! Congratulations on 5 years. Love reading your blog. What a great giveaway.

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  93. Congratulations on 5 years! I have only been quilting for three years and blogging for one. I hope that I can make it five years as well. I also hope I win in the giveaway!

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  94. What an incredible milestone! Congratulations on your blogoversary as well as your extraordinary generosity. This is such a generous giveaway! :)

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  95. Happy fifth blogiversary! Wow! Would love to win one of those lovely gifts you are offering. Thanks for counting me in.

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  96. Congratulations on 5 years of blogging! I'm such a new blogger that I am only going on 4 months with my blog, but I'm really enjoying getting to know the other quilters in blogland. I found your blog through Thelma's blog a month or so ago and have enjoyed reading about your quilting activities. I would love to be entered in your giveaway!

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  97. congratulations. Five years of blogging. I don't have a blog because I can't see where I would have the time to do it for a month, let alone five years!

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  98. Five Years??? Oh my gosh, what a tremendous feat! You should be quite proud. I'm only been blogging for nine months and I fear running out of things to talk about. Congratulations and many many more years to come!

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  99. Congratulations on your 5 years! Please count me in for the draw!

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  100. Congratulations on 5 years.
    And thanks for giving away such gorgeous fabric.

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  101. Congratulations on 5 years of blogging!! I have just done 3 months and can't imagine 5 years, I didn't even know blogging existed 5 years ago!!
    Thanks for the chance at such a wonderful give away!!♥

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  102. congrats on your 5th blog anniversary
    and thanks for this great giveaway!
    have fun on blogging in all the next years
    thanks!
    carmel

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  103. Congratulations! 5 years is a great accomplishment! :-)

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  104. Happy 5th anniversary and please enter me in your great giveaway.

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  105. Congrats of 5 years being around in blogland. I will have my 5 years anniversary in december.

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  106. congrats on 5 years - lovely work and i would love to be entered in your draw

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  107. Happy blogaversary! Great blog and great giveaway. Keep on blogging!

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  108. Congratulations on 5 years!! :) Shannon Linde

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  109. Wow, 5 years blogging, now that's an accomplishment. Love your fabric give away, sure hope I win!

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  110. Congratulations! Wow - 5 years! Yours is one of the blogs I try to read regularly. I enjoy looking through your quilt album.
    Susan in NC

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  111. Best Wishes. I have just recently foun quiltting blog sites. I have enjoyed yours and thank you for taking the time in your busy life to share your thoughts and ideas with us. You have been an inspiration for me to keep on quilting and learning from creative woman who are willing to share their love of quilting with all of us.

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  112. Congratulations on five years of inspirational blogging!Thanks for allowing me to enter in your give-away.

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  113. Congratulations! Five years is quite an accomplishment!

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  114. what lovely gifts. You are very generous. Congrats on 5 years!

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  115. YAY! I love a good celebration! And this looks like the best! Your blog is wonderful! Keep up the amazing work!

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  116. Congratulations on 5 years of blogging! That's quite something, I wasn't even aware of blogs 5 years ago. Sometimes I think about starting a blog, but I'm afraid it would be rather boring, I love to quilt but don't have much time for it so I'm not nearly as prolific as most of the quilters who do have blogs. Any way I'm glad there are those like you who get a lot accomplished, very inspiring to me. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  117. I love your blog - like checking in with a friend, and catching up on what you have been doing. I've been quilting for years, but not proficient enough at computing to blog yet - congrats on your blogoversary!!

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  118. 5 years .... wonderful! Thanks for being here for us.

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  119. Hi Lisa! I stopped by to catch up and see you're having an anniversary! Congratulations on 5 years - and for the chance to have met you and become your friend! I'm so impressed that you've finished 10 project each year for the past 5 years - and they are all fantastic! I can't wait to see what the next 10 years brings!
    Cheers!

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  120. Wow! 5 years, How time flies. I have a blog but find little time to keep it up dated. I do however spend quite a bit of time following other blogs. I guess I like to read and sew more than I like to write.
    I just found your blog through another quilting blog. I love to see what everyone is doing. And I would love to be entered in you giveaway. :}

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  121. Congratulations. And thanks for the continued inspiration.

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  122. Congratulations on your accomplishments and on five years of blogging! Thanks for the wonderful giveaway! sazzyfrazz at gmail dot com

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  123. Happy BLOG-day to you!! Can you hear me singing??? Don't you just love being able to write about the things you love, doesn't matter the order, but sewing has got to be near the top, huh??hehe Just like piecing a quilt, your blog is pieces of your life and thank you for sharing that with us, hope that you have enjoyed the journey....Susan

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  124. Congratulations on your blog anniversary!!! Five years is indeed an accomplishment. Here's to many more!

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  125. Wow has it really been five years? And, I'm going to assume you're still wearing your cape! LOL

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  126. No prize for me, just a Happy Blog-i-versary!

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  127. Five years - WOW! Congratulations and I hope you have many more. Love the collections you have chosen for the giveaway - good luck to everyone. - Marlene

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  128. I am infrequent visitor but enjoy it whenever I do drop in. You are a very busy woman who quilts, definitely something to celebrate! Congratulations on 1,825 days of being in blogland. Please enter me in your drawing.

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  129. Congrats on 5 years of blogging, and thanks for the chance to win such goodies.

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  130. Congratulations on 5 years. What an accomplishment1

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  131. Wow, Lisa, 5 years is a long time to do anything! thanks for keeping us up to date on all things Lisa. Happy Birthday to the boys! Julie

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  132. Happy 5 years to the Stashmaster!!! Sorry I missed the day but you know if I were here I'd have been a royal pain in the @$$!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  133. What a lovely way to celebrate your Five-Year Blogiversary! Congrats, and keep up the good work.

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