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Monday, December 9, 2013

Giveaway Day 12.9.13

Welcome to the Life of Riley blog for the Sew Mama Sew giveaway day!

 *THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED*


 If you're new here, I do a lot of quilting, some other crafty sewing and occasionally talk about my family and some food.  You'll find tabs at the top where you can find my recipes, tutorials and completed quilts.
Here's a collage of some of this past year's completions.  You can see there is a bit of every kind of quilting around these parts.



 The reason you're here:  Today's prize package includes a Fabric basket, a Schnibbles Pattern called Honeycomb and FOUR charm packs of Riley Blake's Prairie Rose. (great name)


 You can find a tutorial to make your very own fabric basket *here*.
 Why four charm packs?  So you can make a decent size quilt.  Each pack has 24 squares, for a total of 96 5" squares for you!

How do you win?

1. First Chance to win: Leave me a comment telling me your favorite holiday food.  Doesn't have to be Christmas, maybe you have a hankering for Cadbury Eggs all year, or Candy Corn, whatever it is, tell me about it.

2. Second chance: Be a follower, new or old.  Leave me a comment telling me that you are and how. e.g. feedly, bloglovin, email, etc...

3. I am happy to ship internationally!

4. Giveaway ends December 13 at 5 p.m. PST.

5. I  will choose a winner via Mr. Random.org from all the eligible comments by December 15.  I will email the winner and also write a blog post announcing the winner.

6. I must have a way to contact you.  Either leave an email address in your comment, or make sure yours is embedded in your blogger profile.

7. Mean Moment: If I cannot contact you, or if you do not answer my question, I will choose another winner.  I know there are lots of blogs out there doing giveaways, but I don't appreciate the generic "thanks for the giveaway" comment.  I'm being generous with giving stuff away, you can give me a one word answer about food.

Good Luck!

*I try my very best to reply to comments on a daily basis, however, due to the volume of comments on giveaway day, it isn't feasible.  I do appreciate and read each and everyone, though.  Thank You*



554 comments:

  1. Oooh....my favorite holiday food is my mother's candied sweet potatoes... If I am lucky she makes them at Thanksgiving AND Christmas.

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  2. I follow with Google Friend Connect --and Bloglovin' (I imported my GFC blogs to Bloglovin' when I thought GFC was going away.)

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  3. My favourite holiday food is a Fondue. In my family we always have Fondue for Christmas Eve, it has become quite a tradition and I don't have it at any other time.
    This is a great giveaway, thanks for the chance!

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  4. I follow you both on Bloglovin and Blogger.

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  5. I love peppermint hot chocolate!

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  6. That is actually a quite hard question! ^^ To be honest, I love the collection of the food we have on christmas and the first day of christmas. Starting from the cokies and cake (Stollen) in the late, late afternoon at the 24th (to be honest, already early evening), to go over the good salad, cheese, shrimps (we always eat cold on christmas eve because on this day nobody should be forced to work, in germany we celebrate at the evening of the 24th, also exchanging presents and everything :)). On the next day we will have a really big meal with sea wolf baked in salt, christmas cake with stilton... okay, I have to stop now, I am getting hungry! But it never really changes because especially we "kids" (all grown up already) just love this specil combination even if our mom would like to try new stuff ^^

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  7. Ham any time of year.I also love my mothers stuffing and cranberrys of course.

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  8. My grandmother's sugar cookies! appropriate for any holiday depending on the shape you cut and the frosting color and decorations added! Good with lemonade, hot chocolate, tea.. whatever.

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  9. I am an old follower on Feedly.

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  10. My favourite holiday food is baked ham at Easter.

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  11. Deviled eggs! My husband doesn't like them so the only time I really get to make them so that I'm not the only one eating them is at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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  12. I'm dying to make a couscous salad that has pomegranates, pistachios, apricots & dates!Thanks for the giveaway!

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  13. Lots and lots of junk food -- Christmas cookies and fudge, pies, birthday cake. Whatever. I'll eat it.

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  14. Home made mince pies. Thanks for the great giveaway.

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  15. Favorite food - chocolate. Dark, please. Followed by cheese. And then vegetables.

    Thanks for the generous giveaway.

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  16. I'm a new follower via Feedly.

    I'll be checking out the fabric basket tutorial for a gift to make.

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  17. hmmmm... I think I will have to go with cinnamon hearts :)

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  18. My favorite holiday food...Fresh Pecans covered with butter and brown sugar dipped in chocolate.

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  19. My favourite is whatever my mom cooks. But I hope for fondue for Christmas! Thanks!

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  20. Peanut butter balls covered in chocolate! And cheesecake!

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  21. I follow on bloglovin and probably gfc.

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  22. Homemade Stuffing. I could eat it all the time! Of course, we dont make it all year round though.

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  23. I love making lots of salads on holidays, because I come from Russia and it is somehow traditional there :) Thanks for a chance to win! julia(dot)glotova(at)gmail(dot)com

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  24. I follow Via Bloglovin. Of course I followed before that and moved my reader to bloglovin back when GFC was suppose to be an issue.

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  25. I love gingerbread this time of year...ok all year long!!!

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  26. My favorite holiday food is snickerdoodles! Thank you for the chance to win. Riley Blake is awesome!

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  27. I love candy corn. I wish I knew why, but I just do.

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  28. I love homemade christmas chocolates :)

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  29. Favorite would be turkey stuffing with gravy. Pumpkin pie is a close second.

    syvisser@gmail(dot)com

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  30. Already a follower via Bloglovin.

    syvisser@gmail(dot)com

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  31. Peppermint bark! I can't get enough of it!!

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  32. christmas cookies....a huge cookie fan here, but there is something about those frosted sugar cookies!

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  33. I love making pumpkin pie (other berry pies too) and they are my favorite to make and eat! thank you! I like your tutorial section and have used the felt sunflowers one before! thank you!

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  34. My favorite is Marinated mushrooms, of course this is a family christmas favorite too. thank you for the chance to win this lovely fabric line.

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  35. I enjoy your blog and follow w/ GFC.

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  36. follow you on bloglovin, you have a great site.

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  37. i love strata (sausage, cheese, and egg)

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  38. I love chex mix, homemade. For some reason it is a Christmas food for me... Must be something we used to make at Christmas time when I was a child. Thank you!

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  39. I follow your blog through Google connect, or through my blog feed on Blogger. Thank you!

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  40. My favorite holiday food is homemade carmel popcorn balls!

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  41. I love Green bean casserole and my Aunt Lynda's cheese cake!

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  42. My favorite holiday food is any of the delicious cookies or sweets!

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  43. I also follow on The Old Reader!

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  44. My favorite holiday food is really candy....Pecan Pralines & Dark Chocolate Truffles!

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  45. Beef Bourguigion and a glass of red wine. Yummy!

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  46. The cookies, especially butterballs. My mother made them every year, so they just say "Christmas" and "home" to me.

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  47. I am a new follower on bloglovin'

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  48. my favorite food is homemade potato salad. thank you for such a special giveaway. babscorbitt@gmail.com

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  49. i follow via bloglovin. love love the basket. babscorbitt@gmail.com

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  50. My favorite Christmas foods are eggnog and chocolate covered cherries. What a fantastic giveaway! Thank you!

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  51. I just love food:) I love anything someone else cooks:) Seriously, I love my hubby's smoked turkey on his grill. Thank you for your generous giveaway! Awesome prizes!

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  52. I follow your blog on Bloglovin'. Merry Christmas!

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  53. I love the strawberry bavarian cream we make during the holidays! Love your giveaway!

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  54. I love good quality mince pies but only allow myself to buy them from the 1st of December (otherwise I would quite possibly scoff a box a day!)

    trashalou@googlemail.com

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  55. My favourite food is the chocolate marble cake with almond buttercream filling that my 9 year old daughter makes. Yummy!

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  56. My mom makes a chocolate covered candy that just dissolves in your mouth. I think she makes about 4 batches at Christmas, and its always the first to go.

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  57. turkey with mashed potatoes and gravy. mmmm..

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  58. My new favorite food is the Santa Reeses peanut butter cup... Oh my, I wish I never bought one because I now know where to buy them :o)
    Have a great day.
    Always, Queenie

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  59. Mince meat pie is a holiday favorite!

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  60. Rachel, I love your blog. I follow it on Feedler.

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  61. Hmm.... My favorite holiday food. I don't think dessert counts as a food, although I love them all. My favorite would be chocolate chip cookies.

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  62. I'm totally dependent on hot chocolate this season. Bring on the whip cream and peppermint! That reminds me, I haven't had any today. I should go make some, now. Thanks for the great giveaway!

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  63. Anything sweet and fattening! Thanks for the lovely giveaway! kmcassie@gmail.com

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  64. I'm a new follower by email. kmcassie@gmail.com

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  65. I love turkey stuffed with rice and chestnuts!AriadnefromGreece!

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  66. Jello popcorn at Christmas! Thanks for the chance!

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  67. Cute fabric basket! I love Julekakke - cardamom bread :)

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  68. FOLLOW>BLOG LOVIN'!

    msstitcher1948@yahoo.com

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  69. HI, IT'S MAKING=BAKING=EATING BUTTER COOKIE ROLL-OUTS+ THE DECORATING+SHARING!
    THANK YOU FOR SHARING!
    MERRY CHRISTMAS!

    msstitcher1948@yahoo.com

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  70. Traditional Spanish sweets and desserts: "turrón" and "polvorones" for example! Thank you for the giveaway!

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  71. I love anything with cranberries! Thank you for the giveaway!!

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  72. Homemade Snickerdoodles…so yummy!! Thanks for the sweet giveaway :)

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  73. I love a jello salad that our family makes for the holidays. It is a favorite of the whole clan.

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  74. I love cranberries in cookies, stuffing and candy.

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  75. I love candy corn and peeps year round.

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  76. Following via GFC and Bloglovin

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  77. I love all the sweets at Christmas parties...Love your fabric basket and the honeycomb pattern...love the prairie rose fabric...Thanks

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  78. I follow you on Bloglovin

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  79. My favorite is fudge, especially Divinity. Thanks.

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  80. I'm a follower with Bloglovin'. Thanks again.

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  81. My favorite holiday food is definitely peppermint bark. Yum!

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  82. My favourite holiday food is a Turrón,a typical spanish Christmas sweet.Thanks!

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  83. My favorite foods for holidays include Toll House pie, and cornbread stuffing with sausage, apple and pecan. Thanks!

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  84. My favorite is broccoli apple salad. Such a nice giveaway. Thanks.

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  85. my favorite holiday food is ginger snap cookies. it is the only time I make them and I really enjoy the treat.
    thanks for the giveaway.
    Merry Christmas!

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  86. Favorite food...homemade cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning.

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  87. That is an AMAZINGLY generous giveaway! Thank you.
    My favourite food to eat whilst on holiday is fruit salad.

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  88. I love egg nog. Pity you can only buy it thanksgiving through new years.

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  89. I love all the sweets especially gingerbread cookies!

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  90. My favorite holiday food is my mom's Chex mix - we call it Nuts and Bolts :-)

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  91. love my mother's gevulde speculaas! (Dutch) it's so much work she only makes it at Christmas.

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  92. I already follow on BlogLovin'! Thanks for the chance!

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  93. I love peanut butter balls!! And craving some Pumpkin Snickerdoodles even though fall is over...they are amazing!!

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  94. I'm not picky... Chocolate ANYTHING.

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  95. Pumpkin pie, anytime of the year! Well, actually most anything pumpkin is good especially if it is loaded with nuts!

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  96. Favorite holiday food...stuffing!

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  97. I love caramel popcorn... yum!!

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  98. I love chocolate covered pretzels! I make them at the holidays!

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  99. Oh, see here I thought I was going to say stuffing (my favorite Thanksgiving food) and then you had to remind me about Cadbury Eggs. Yep - definitely the Cadbury Eggs! And now I want one! Thanks so much for the chance!!

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  100. Stuffing & mashed potatoes...I'd rather have those than dessert :)

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  101. I always look forward to Pumpkin Pie during the holidays. Thanks for the great giveaway!

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  102. All I can think about right now is gingerbread cookies...

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  103. I love the kind of cranberry sauce that holds the shape of the can. I'm not sure why my family only has it at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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  104. As long as it is any holiday... I have to choose PEEPS!!! But now that they have them for all holidays, I don't have to go a whole year without them!

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  105. I just found you today and joined to follow via email!

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  106. I just love mincemeat tarts. I could eat them all year. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  107. Anything chocolate. Thanks for the chance.

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  108. Christmas breakfast at my mom's - includes homemade sausage, waffles, oatmeal, eggs, biscuits, bacon, and maple syrup. Not my normal fare, but I enjoy sharing it with my family.

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  109. My mom makes homemade beef and noodles for Christmas ever year. It's easily my favorite holiday food!

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  110. The green bean casserole - I love that!

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  111. I'm looking forward to a big turkey dinner with the fixings on Christmas day

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  112. I already follow on BL-karrie smith, ksmith8@emich.edu

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  113. Hi! My absolute favorite holiday food is a freshly filled Cannoli! Yummmmmmo!

    I follow you through BlogLovin'.

    melisa (at) roadrunner (dot) com


    Merry Christmas!
    Happy New Year!

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  114. My favorite holiday food is sweet potato casserole with cranberries, nuts, and coconut.

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  115. I love turkey and dressing! Rcoyle at olemiss dot edu

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  116. I follow you on Bloglivin'. Rcoyle at olemiss dot edu

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  117. I love homemade cranberry sauce!

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  118. Angel Food cake for my birthday. I adore it! Thanks for the chance to win an amazing gift!!

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  119. What a lovely prize. Love you blog already. :)

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  120. My favorite holiday food is pecan pie and pumpkin bread. I have an amazing recipe for Amish pumpkin bread that my family loves. I have been wanting to try a Schnibbles pattern and the fabric is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing such a generous gift! anglanouette at gmail dot com

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  121. My favorite holiday food is pecan pie. So delicious but I can really only justify eating it at Thanksgiving.

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  122. i love traditional cake for holidays

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  123. My favorite food (at least one of them)is Baskin-Robbins Peppermint ice cream, which I'm eating right now!! It is only out at Christmas time, and I get it as often as I can, cause I have to wait a whole year for it when they run out of it!! :-) Thanks for the lovely give-away!!

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  124. I'm following you on Bloglovin now!! Have a great Christmas!!

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  125. We have chocolate cutout cookies that my family makes around the holidays that I can never get enough of. They're pretty great.

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  126. My favorite holiday food is Spanikopita. I make it every year.

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  127. butter tarts at Christmas. yum!

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  128. I love sweet potato casserole. Only make it twice a year for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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  129. Potato salad! Made with real mayonnaise, of course!

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  130. I am following you via email, can't wait to check out your work!

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  131. I LOVE cheese cake..especially pumpkin cheesecake with a pecan topping..I could eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and all year round.

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  132. Really love these giveaway, thank you!!! My favourite food is gingerbread....
    Hugs from Italy Chiara

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  133. I always look forward to Thanksgiving stuffing...to stuff myself with!
    betsy_miller@yahoo.com

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  134. I follow on bloglovin!
    betsy_miller@yahoo.com

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  135. I love traditional Christmas pudding and fruit mince tarts. I always heap the pudding with custard and cream, making myself sick. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  136. As I'm in Australia and it's hot at Christmas we eat a lot of seafood at Christmas , I especially love fresh prawns yummo

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  137. Pecan pie is what I crave. I usually make 2 for Thanksgiving and 2 for Christmas. We cant seem to get enough

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  138. I love mince pies and Cadbury's Snow Bites!

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  139. I'm a real foodie so its hard to pick just one! I love the simple smoked salmon sandwiches we always have for tea on the evening of Christmas day. They are a perfect contrast to the huge elaborate Turkey lunch we eat on Christmas day.
    emma.house@thebowesmuseum.org.uk

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  140. My favorite holiday food is curry laksa - an Asian dish, a kind of hot spicy creamy noodle soup.

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  141. I am a follower by email
    siewkhim.chong@yahoo[dot]com

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  142. My favourite during wintertime is cheese fondue! Mmh!

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  143. I am a new follower through bloglovin'

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  144. My favorite food is an onion cornbread with cheese and dill and sauteed onions!
    Lovely giveaway!

    Susie
    legato1958@aol.com

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  145. I follow you by email

    Susie
    legato1958@aol.com

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  146. My fave holiday food is wedding cake. Not sure why, but there is nothing like a piece of wedding cake to make you go yummm!

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  147. My favorite holiday food is Christmas cookies. Any kind will do! Thanks for the chance.

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  148. I follow you with bloglovin. Thanks

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  149. My favorite holiday food is my Grandma's "Jimmy Cookies", which I only make at Christmas time. I love them and miss her. curlygirlmom@gmaildotcom

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  150. I've been following you since last year's giveaway, when I discovered your sweet blog! :)

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  151. Spiced Nuts. They're not necessarily a holiday food,but I only make them at Christmas time and we always eat them on our (15-hour) drive to my Grandparents' house for Christmas. It's just not the holidays without them.

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  152. I'm a sucker for Spiced Christmas biscuits! Such a lovely offer - thank you, and Merry Christmas

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