Monday, June 30, 2014

Ready to celebrate the 4th with a GIVEAWAY

I have been sewing with these beautiful Island Batik fabrics.  The colors are just so rich and the fabric feels so amazing.  So to celebrate the 4th of July, I want to share a fat eighth collection of these patriotic colors.


Eight Fat Eighths for you to enjoy.  As these can be sent in a flat rate envelope, I am gladly including my international readers.

Just leave a comment and tell me what you will be doing on the 4th of July.  In the US we celebrate Independence Day, but it's the 4th of July all over the world.  If you are follower, you may leave a second comment letting me know how you follow.  AND I would love for you to follow me on Instagram.  My kids are trying to bring me up to the 21st century so they have given me an Instagram account. I've been following a lot of my favorite designers via Instagram.  Just type in happycottagequilter in the search box, and it should pop up.  Leave a 3rd comment after you sign up and I will check my Instagram to allow you to follow.I will close the giveaway on July the 4th.

And our little lady is finally home!


She needed a few repairs and parts needed to be ordered, but we have finally gotten her home.  I think she is SO pretty :-)

Happy Quilting!

92 comments:

Terry said...

We're going to a friend's house for a small party and bonfire for the fourth of July this year. Thanks for the giveaway! :0)

Terry said...

And I follow you on Feedly...thanks again...those fabrics are beautiful! :0)

Catskill Quilter said...

I am planning to spend the 4th of July having a cookout with some of our neighbors!

Catskill Quilter said...

I follow your blog with feed lovin.'

Sandie @ crazy'boutquilts said...

We just kick back, relax, grill, and watch the fireworks at night. Lovely fabrics! Thanks for the chance!

Sandie @ crazy'boutquilts said...

I follow thru my blogger feed. Thanks!

Rina Mason said...

I live in a small town but they have a huge 4th of July parade, rodeo and they cap off the evening with an hour long fireworks display. The best thing about it is that I can watch the fireworks from my back deck.

Rina Mason said...

I follow via blogger and Bloglovin.

Rina Mason said...

Just signed up to follow you on Instagram under Chanzy01.

Julianne said...

We are going to be going down to Southern California to celebrate the 4th and see my nephew get married!

Julianne said...

I follow by blogger, thanks for the giveaway!~

Quilting Tangent said...

Just staying at home, avoiding all the holiday traffic.
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Quilting Tangent said...

Following on bloglovin'.
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gailss said...

Spending the 4th with good friends and great foods! Perhaps a tiny bit of sewing later in the evening????

Sue said...

My Daughter & her hubby are hosting a family BBQ ! I have been a follower for quite awhile & really enjoy your blog :-D

Sue said...

I am a follower :-D

Britt-Inger said...

I live in Sweden, but I think I will enjoy the lovely summer weather or if it rains I will sew.
Thanks for your lovely giveaway

Anonymous said...

HAPPY TO FOLLOW ON BLOG LOVIN'!

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Anonymous said...

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!
We'll be doing Fireworks+Picnics!
Thanks for sharing!

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Vail said...

I'll be ending the day at an icecream social/fireworks event. Always fun. Thanks for having the giveaway.

Joyful Quilter said...

I am going to be packing up my kitchen - I'm remodeling my kitchen and the contractors start on the 7th...so much work still to do.

Have a happy 4th!

Val's Quilting Studio said...

So glad "shes" home....Fourth of July...I'll be sewing. RIGHT! Hubby works...so we'll go for an evening walk to watch the fireworks...but other than that...pretty quiet.

Val's Quilting Studio said...

I follow vie GFC and you are on my blogroll. :)

Anita in Florida said...

Doing nothing special...just hanging out in the pool, a little bar-b-q and enjoy the day!

Anita in Florida said...

I am following you on Google.

Anita in Florida said...

I am VERY new to instagram...I requested you...I think I'm margretmarysplace. But not really sure....yikes!!!

Emily C said...

I am going to my in laws in WV for the weekend.

Renea said...

I am now a follower. But I have been reading your blog for a long time now.

Cheryl's Teapots2Quilting said...

I'll be driving the float that the local barbershop chorus is in (hubby is in the chorus) in the local parade.

Mary said...

Our tradition is to go watch the city fireworks on the evening of the 4th. What we do during the rest of the day depends on the availability of family and friends.

Mary said...

...and I recently started following you on Bloglovin.

Betsy said...

We are having a nice little cookout at home. Simple and relaxing

OhioLori said...

We have Family comin from Kansas!! Woohooo!!! We are havin a big cookout & lots of fun..& will go watch Fireworks too!! :)

JoyceLM said...

I'll be cooking some steaks & comforting our cats - the town fireworks are close enough that the noise scares them. Thanks.

Patti said...

We had a July 4th open house party on Saturday. I love July 4th parades, so we're going to the parade in the a.m. and fireworks in the p.m.

pizzaeater said...

I am a follower by email.

pizzaeater said...

I plan to watch fireworks on TV since it is going to be 110 or above.

Rebecca said...

4th of july = picnic!!!

quilter said...

We can see the fireworks from our front porch, so my girlfriend will bring her family, after they leave we go across the street, to the riverfront neighbors who are having huge partys' and say Hi, to the people we know.

Carol is Sewbizzy said...

We will have a relatively quiet 4th of July...maybe a small cookout and a card game with our friends...one of the days over the weekend we will be with family...I plan on doig some hand stitching, too---one of my favorite things...thanks for the opportunity to win! clinhart440@comcast.net

F. Gloade said...

Relaxing after celebrating Canada Day on July 1st!

Donna said...

My 4th will be a quite day for sewing. Then off to the firework show at the beach!

scottylover said...

I have nothing planned for the 4th yet. I hope to be recuperating from a great birthday party from the day before! ;)

Sandy A

scottylover said...

I follow your blog through Blog Lovin!

Sandy A

Amy C said...

At the moment, we have no plans this weekend. We will probably go see fireworks, though.
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Unknown said...

No plans yet but there is usually a family bbq.

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The Victorian Girl said...

We're going to celebrate the 4th by having our children and grandchildren over and having an Ice Cream Sundae Bar with homemade ice cream and all the toppings. Then when it gets dark, we will set off fireworks.
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The Victorian Girl said...

I follow your blog by email.
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Joan H. said...

We won't do anything too exciting but will sit on our patio and watch the fireworks.

Unknown said...

Tomorrow the 1st July we will celebrate Canada Day (aka DOminion Day). On 4th July I will be preparing for my youngest grandson Bowen and his parents to arrive the next day for a visit for a few days. Can't wait.
The fabrics are great and I love batiks and the feel of them too.
Pauline

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Unknown said...

I follow you by email and blog - which I enjoy a lot.
thanks
Pauline

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Julie said...

It will be a quiet 4th for us this year. I may hunker down in the cool basement and sew all day. Our family get-together will be next week instead.

Julie said...

I follow your blog on Blogger! :)

margaret said...

here in the UK we will be getting ready for the start of the tour de france on the 6th that I will be able to watch as it is all happening in Leeds, also off to see the quilting exhibition in Harrogate on 4th the theme being wheels, I have a batik cushion in it

QuiltSue said...

In the UK the Fourth is not a special day. I am planning to be sitting watching the Wimbledon tennis semi-finals.

QuiltSue said...

I follow you through Bloglovin.

Margaret said...

We will be going to our community hymn sing, parade, pig roast and fire works display.

Allison said...

4th of July means fireworks at the beach! What a cool twist on patriotic colors!
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Unknown said...

I will be spending the 4th on a dialysis machine.

Janie said...

I will be celebrating my 50th birthday! My family is coming, it will definitely be a birthday week. Thanks for the chance the fabric is gorgeous.

Susan Stanton said...

I'm looking forward to my first Fourth of July in Salisbury, MA right on the beach! Can't wait!
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Susan Stanton said...

I follow you by email. Happy Fourth everyone!
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Jusmom1 said...

Dear hubby and I will probably take a long ride in the country on the 4th. We are not having a BBQ this year so it will just be the two of us enjoying each other's company. thanks for the chance to win!

Jusmom1 said...

I follow you on Bloglovin! Thanks again!

juliehallfeldhaus said...

WE will be on our way to western SD to a rodeo and some R&R:)
Thanks for the chance at some great fabric:)

Cathy said...

I am going to a 4th of July parade. And then picnic with family. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway. Hugs

Margo said...

Sadly I will be working on July 4th! We are celebrating Canada Day today - July 1st! I wish all my American friends a wonderful day full of laughter and good times with friends and family!

Cloud 9 said...

Not doing too much for the 4th as we have a 4 hour drive next morning to where my nephew is getting married.

Cloud 9 said...

I follow on Bloglovin. Sorry but I have no plans to learn what Instantgram is.

Brenda said...

Friday is fireworks in a small town next tyo my son and his family, Picnic the next day at his Mother in laws! lots of time with the kids!

Brenda said...

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Mary said...

Your new baby is indeed a beauty! I'm going to be going to my son's for a cookout with more family, including my granddaughters.

Mary said...

I follow through email.

Anonymous said...

Here in our little town we have a parade and games and entertainment in the park..It will be a fun day. Even though it is my daughters birthday she is not going to be in town but we will celebrate with her when she gets home...I made her a special star quilt out of red white and blue fabrics.

Anonymous said...

I follow you by email..Thanks for your blog it is inspirational.

Natalie F said...

We are hosting a cookout on July 4th. And spending the rest of the weekend relaxing.

Natalie F said...

I follow on google FC - natalie f

Gill said...

I'm in England and we don't celebrate 4th July !

Sarah said...

I follow with Google+. sarah@forrussia.org

Sarah said...

For the 4th of July, we'll be in Alaska at my brother's house. We'll probably get watermelon, a tradition n the 4th for our family. sarah@forrussia.org

Unknown said...

For the Fourth of July, I will be baking and finishing my pennant banner USA style.

Diane Beavers said...

I love to make potato salad for the 4th of July. It just seems so summery. Had to make it a few days early as we're expecting our first Tropical Storm, possibly upgraded to a Hurricane and I'm afraid I'll be w/out power!
Thank you for the opportunity on the Batiks. My fav color is ORANGE , and blue is so complimentray.

Anonymous said...

Fireworks in Philly, the place where it all began!

Karen said...

I will be happily sewing while listening/watching downton abbey. Who could ask for more.

Julie said...

I will be quilting while it rains and watching all those people getting soaked as I have a glass of wine in the AC. Lol the Batiks are wonderful, need more to add to the stash! I might run out!! Not!! :)

Cheryl said...

We've been so busy lately, that we are staying home and I am quilting all weekend!! Luckily we can see the fireworks from our backyard!

SewCalGal said...

I'm glad your beautiful Lady is home. I hope you go out and spend the night with her and have a very Happy 4th.....not to overlook all the fun opportunities you'll have with her in the future.

SewCalGal
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Pamela said...

ohhh, your little lady is indeed pretty! I'm going to relax at home and sew on the 4th of July! Thanks for the awesome giveaway. Batiks are wonderful!

Rachel said...

I'll be hiking some more mountains on the fourth. Enjoy your holiday and thanks for the chance to win!

Kristy said...

I hope to be sewing more in the Moda Bake Shop Trifle sew along. I am on row 3. Our family will hopefully have a bbq and play some games. Then we can watch some fireworks out of our window if they send them up high enough! :-) Still need to celebrate our oldest son's birthday. So might add that in too. Happy 4th of July! K-

johnnyp said...

I will be taking the kids to the lake for a picnic then fireworks in the evening

johnnyp said...

I follow via GFC