108: thirteenth try's a charm

Yup, that's how many times I had to try my little giveaway winner choosing scheme before I got an actual winner.  I wasn't anticipating quite so much work...

A couple of observations:

1.  There seem to be a lot of Jessicas who read my blog.  I know there are a ton of us out there, but at least 3 times a Jessica was chosen but they hadn't entered the giveaway.  I had to double check all the Jessicas who DID enter the giveaway to make sure they weren't the same person.

2.  I think I scared a lot of would-be enterers away with my fancy scheme.  More people de-lurked and said hello in post #103 than entered the giveaway.  And several times a name came up of a regular commenter that I recognized, but they hadn't entered.  :(  I won't mention who it was so you don't feel bad.  And next time, I guess I'll do the giveaway the regular way....

OK so without any further ado...dum dah dah dum....

The grand prize winner is Doris at Threads of Conversation.  Doris has be a loyal reader and commenter for quite some time, so while I wish I could send a quilt to all you nice people, at least I know this one will have a good home.  Doris said: " love it...esp. with the frayed edges!  I would have liked to see you buying the extra big jeans...it paints a great picture!"

The two runners up are:

Tiffany from the giveaway post #107.  Tiffany said: " Great idea for a quilt - I'm gonna look at my goodwill for huge jeans too!  They already think I'm crazy so I'll just add to the mystery :)  How fun!"

and

Karen from the gearing up for giveaway post #103.  Karen said: " found your blog last December when looking for a pattern for felt crowns and found your tutorial.  I made a whole 5th birthday party full of them--8 in all.  I have enjoyed reading your posts ever since!

Thanks!"

So congrats to you three winners.  I'll be emailing you for your snail mail addresses.

Sorry for the picture-less post.  I didn't want to wait to post this and I need to get my act together with more pictures I haven't processed yet.

JT

Comments

[Sarah]

That's exciting, glad it's going to a good home!

[amylouwho]

congrats to the winners! I hope I remembered to comment on the ACTUAL giveaway post.

[Amy @ parkcitygirl]

That is a lot of work! Congrats to the winners!

[angel]

Congrats to the winners!

[Renee E]

I have one pair of jeans my husband almost threw out. I am loving that pattern and congrats to the winners.

[Jessica Christensen]

Congratulations to the winners. I'm sad I hadn't discovered your blog before this. I could have been one of those Jessicas. ;)

[Doris]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I'm really glad I didn't have to try and figure out that process! Worked out great for me, though!

Doris

[Jessica]

Jessica was such a popular name and such a pain when I was growing up! I'm bummed out that I didn't get it, but hooray for the gals who did, that's awesome!

[Olivia]

I guess its a good thing I didn't win (looking for the silver lining here), since I started my own. I had a ton of lime green canvas, so I'm using that instead of denim. I'm using orange and yellows for the centers.I'm sure I'll be blogging about it sometime soon...hopefully.

[Polly Phinney]

Thanks for the opportunity Jessica! Like I've said before, I'll add this to my "gotta do" list when I graduate from college. Might as well start saving up jeans now right? Thanks again for the opportunity and CONGRATS to the winners!
Polly from KS

[Tiffany]

I'm so excited and surprised to have won a goodie package. I'm looking forward to using this technique with your denim. If I can elaborate on my comment, I live in a small town and the goodwill is a block from my office. So I go there a lot and get all sorts of random things that most people would think is junk ;)

[Jess]

I wish I would have been one of the Jessica's that was picked, but that's okay...I guess I'll just have to make one now. You're a good enabler!

[Paper Dolls for Boys]

Holy CRAP! I missed a chance at that wonderful goodness. Oh CRAP!