Congratulations (I think!) to the three winners of The Ugly Quilt contest.

First place goes to Jean Kritenbrink for My First Quilt, a quilting disaster.

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Please cast your vote below for the “What was I thinking?” – The Ugly Quilt Contest. View all of the submissions (click link below), read the funny stories and make your selection below.

• Contestants and Submissions

Since this is an Ugly Quilt Contest, please vote for the quilt most deserving of the title “The Ugly Quilt”. Which quilter deserves to win one of the fabulous prizes below for sharing their quilting blunders with us all?

The prizes are:

• Flower Festival by Kim Schaefer from Angie’s Bookshelf
• $20 gift card from Shiisa Quilts
• a gorgeous trapunto quilt from the Romanian Quilt Studio

Thanks to all the contestants; I really enjoyed reading your stories and seeing the quilts. A huge thank-you to the three sponsors for this contest.

Voting will close Sunday July 19, 2009.

One vote per IP address. What this means is, if you share your Internet connection with someone else, such as at work, then only one person will be able to vote from that address. This is in effect to prevent someone from voting multiple times.

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I’m slowly catching up after Canada Day celebrations last week and a visit to my family north of Toronto over the weekend. I had a fabulous time playing with my nieces, they are the best.

Just a few quick reminders:

• There are 195 participants for the Good Ol’ Summertime Mini Quilt Swap. I’ll be closing down registration Saturday morning, once I start sending out partner information.
• Friday is the last day to enter the “What was I thinking?” – The Ugly Quilt Contest. There are three great prizes up for grabs. Voting will start on Saturday. Check out the contestants.
• There are three great give-aways on the site right now that you can enter until tomorrow afternoon. Read the instructions for each, please.
  1. Happy Canada Day
  2. Guest Blogger Margaret Bucklew
  3. Friday Give-Away – Antique Quilt Dating Guides…by Style

Spring Blooms Mini Quilt Swap

To all participants in the Spring Blooms Mini Quilt Swap:

I know everyone is eager to receive their quilt and to find out if the quilt they sent has arrived. However, I’ve been getting a dozen or so emails a day asking on the status of their mini quilt. Please, please allow 14 to 21 business days for your quilt to arrive.

Before emailing me to follow-up, please check the participants list yourself, to see if the person you sent to has a blog and follow-up with them directly.

Please also note that approximately 25% of the participants were late sending their quilts. This is unfortunate, and I’m not sure why so many people were late. Let’s hope the Summer swap goes more smoothly.

I won’t be following up with any requests until the end of the month… I just don’t have the time to continue to do this.

I’ve added a page for the contestants of the "What was I thinking?" – The Ugly Quilt Contest. The stories are hilarious.

To enter the contest, please read the guidelines and prizes then submit your photo.

We’ve all done it… made or started a quilt we hated once we got into the project. Whether it was poor fabric choices, a pattern that just didn’t turn out how you envisioned or a technique that got the better of you.

Enter the “What was I thinking?” – The Ugly Quilt Contest. Here’s your chance to share your blunders with the world and win cool prizes too.

To enter, visit the “What was I thinking?” – The Ugly Quilt Contest main page to read the guidelines, detailed information on the prizes and get the banner code. Follow the link on that page to submit your photo and a short story online.

The submission deadline is July 9, 2009. Please don’t send me your submissions via email.

The prizes up for grabs are:

• A gorgeous shadow trapunto quilt from Geta Grama of the Romanian Quilt Studio
• A $20 gift card from Shiisa Quilts Bernina Sewing Center
• Flower Festival by Kim Schaefer donated by Angie’s Bookshelf

If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.

Have fun! May the ugliest quilt win.