Pattern Parade Blog Tour GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY!

Wow, what a month! I have been blown away by the excitement and participation in the Pattern Parade Blog Tour, and have so enjoyed the experience. I hope you had fun too! I loved seeing the samples that some of our blogger friends created with their patterns. Look at this adorable apron made from the Asymmetrical Apron pattern on Tula Pink’s blog. What was your favorite tour stop?

The fun, however, is not over yet! Have you been collecting your secret letters from each blog stop? Now is the time for you to put these together and use the secret phrase to enter in our grand prize giveaway. Leave a comment on this blog telling me the phrase that your letters spell out, and I’ll randomly pick a winner next Thursday, July 12. Comments will be kept hidden from public view, so everyone will have to get out there and search for your own letters! Blog hopping is part of the fun anyway — you don’t want to miss a chance to discover each of these talented ladies!

When you enter the grand prize giveaway, you’ll have the chance to win:

With 10 patterns and over 20 yards of fabric, that’s a retail value of over $300! Don’t miss this opportunity to add to your sewing stash!

Win Patterns…

Win Fabric…

Good luck, and check back next week! In case you missed a blog stop, here are the direct links to each post:

June 6 – Indygo Junction Kick-Off Post
June 9th – Nancy Zieman Blog
June 11 – Sew Much Ado
June 13 – Designs in Machine Embroidery
June 15 – The Last Piece
June 18 – Lazy Girl Designs
June 20 – Sew Weekly
June 22 – Tula Pink
June 26 – Sew Mama Sew
June 28 – Mama Said Sew
July 2 – Skip to my Lou
July 5 – Indygo Junction Tour Finale – Enter your mystery phrase to win GRAND PRIZE!

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181 Responses to Pattern Parade Blog Tour GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY!

  1. Anne Rita Bakken says:

    I love to sew! Thanks for the blog hop and thanks for the giveaway!

  2. Barbara Register says:

    I LOVE TO SEW

  3. Laura Martin says:

    I Love to Sew.

  4. Gale Whitlock says:

    “I LOVE TO SEW”

  5. Sue Mc says:

    I love to sew the thrifty bnag with my men’s tie collection

  6. Mary Sue says:

    “I love to sew”. Thanks for such a great prize.

  7. Diane Sabourin says:

    I LOVE TO SEW–and quilt. That is why I loved this adventure. It took me to brand new sites and blogs I never knew about. What a great idea. Congratulations.

  8. Kathy MacKie says:

    Count me in!

  9. Monica J says:

    I love to Sew

  10. Barb Smith says:

    I LOVE TO SEW!

  11. Jeanne Zukowski says:

    I LOVE TO SEW
    This was a fun trip to go through. Your friends have great sites to visit and the things they made were wonderful.
    Thanks for the trip
    JeanneZ

  12. Marilyn Salness says:

    Love all the patterns and great directions

  13. Marilyn Salness says:

    Indygo Junction is fabulous! Love all the patterns, and great directions. I have made many bags, aprons and little girl dresses. Keep up the good work!

  14. Grace Patane says:

    Wonderful blogs, great patterns, and beautiful fabric. A girl can’t ask for more than that!!

  15. Aren’t these fabric georgeous……… Have so many thoughts on what to use them for.

  16. Linda Phillips says:

    Tula Pink is probably my fav. So many bright colors and everyone is so talented!!

  17. Ginger says:

    I loved the aprons and the bags! All were so beautiful!

  18. Barb Smith says:

    I LOVE TO SEW

  19. Cindi C says:

    Still taking comments? What a fun time! I love to sew.

  20. Toni Waters says:

    I think the phrase is LIVE TO SEW!

    I hope that’s right :) I do live to sew!!!!! and I love your patterns.

  21. Lholy-chan says:

    I hope it’s not too late to take part. I guess the phrase is “I love to sew”. But it could also be “I sew to love”, which is an interesting phrase also. ^^ Thank you very much for this great giveaway.

  22. Crystal F says:

    The blog tour was really fun. The phrase is “I Love to Sew” Thanks!
    crystalfulcher(at)ec.rr.com

  23. Stephanie says:

    The secret message is I LOVE TO SEW! And, yes I do love to sew. This has been a fun hop! Thanks for the great ideas, patterns and opportunities to win. I loved seeing all the patterns made up in various ways. I’m sure it was a lot of work for everyone involved, but I appreciated all you all did. Thanks again!

  24. Elizabeth says:

    “I love to sew”!
    Thanks for a great giveaway parade!

  25. Sydnie says:

    Fantastic giveaway and blog tour! I loved seeing all the patterns and fabrics. Gorgeous stuff!!! My secret phrase is I LOVE TO SEW.

  26. Christie Staton says:

    What fun this tour has been. I left a response earlier but I think it was too early to qualify. So (if I’m not “double dipping”) here’s my submission: “I love to sew”
    Thanx for a nice summer trip. Let’s do it again real soon.

  27. Thea Chambers says:

    I LOVE TO SEW

    Neat patterns and a fun way to learn about them with the tour of different blogs.

  28. hafza says:

    I ‘ve been following the Pattern Parade Blog tour since 6th June…and I love all your patterns especially the bags and aprons. The secret phrase from the letters collected by me from each blog stop is “I LOVE TO SEW”. Thanks for the chance and for fabulous giveaway!!

  29. Janice Svercek says:

    The mystery phrase is “I Love to Sew” and oh how true that is! Thanks for the fun!

  30. Linda Kopisch says:

    I LOvE TO SEW

  31. melissa gerber says:

    Great blog tour! “I love to sew”

  32. Diann Cornell says:

    The phrase is, “I love to sew.”

  33. Linda Smith says:

    “I love to sew”. And I do- and loved the blog hop and the giveaway-thanks!

  34. Tina says:

    I LOVE TO SEW!
    Have a lot of fun on the parade.
    Thanks for the chace to win.

  35. Bonita Harms says:

    The phrase from my tour is “I love to Sew”. This is a true statement for me as I do love to sew and never have enough time to sew like I would like. Loved the patterns during the tour and the great ideas each used in making up their pattern.

    Thank you

    Bonita Harms

  36. Mary Whipkey says:

    Live to sew, That is the truth.

  37. Denise Jensen says:

    Phrase to Win: I Love To Sew

  38. MargaretQuilts says:

    I love to sew
    is the phrase. Your purse patterns are wonderful. Thank you for the lovely pattern parade blog tour. -MargaretQuilts

  39. Barbara Larsen says:

    I LOVE TO SEW.
    And I do. But it didn’t take much “unscrambling” to construct the phrase.

  40. Deb says:

    “I love to sew” is the phrase & I do love to sew! I really liked the Chic Bucket bag on Mama said Sew. I want to make one like she did. Thanks so uch for the fun blog hop!

  41. Laura says:

    the phrase is: I LOVE TO SEW
    Thanks so much for this pattern parade. I loved every blog – such fun.

  42. karen allen says:

    i loved all the stops on the tour. thank you for introducing me to so many new websites. the phrase is

    I love to sew

  43. Patty says:

    I love to sew

  44. Laura says:

    Thanks so much for this pattern blog tour. I loved every blog – such fun!
    The phrase is: I LOVE TO SEW

  45. Mary Sue Wysocki says:

    Phrase: “I love to Sew”. This have been such fun. The aprons are my favorites right now especially the Asymmetrical Apron. Thanks for such a great giveaway.

  46. chinapat says:

    I would love to win – the secret phrase is “I Love to Sew”

  47. Ivy Smart says:

    The winning phrase is: I love to sew. How true this is. I enjoyed the blogs at each site and will visit them again. Thanks for the contest.

  48. Brenda B says:

    What a great prize! I love all the patterns featured on the blog hop. And the mystery phrase is perfect: “I love to sew”

  49. Katie Hill says:

    I love to sew! :)

    Thanks for the chance to win– what a fun month it’s been! :)

  50. Diana Ingle says:

    I love to sew!!!

  51. Cheryl Baker says:

    Hi,

    What fun this has been!!

    The secret phrase is I LOVE TO SEW.

  52. Tracy DVR says:

    I LOVE TO SEW… Uptown Apron was my favorite pattern thanks

  53. Mary Whipkey says:

    I just love the Hallowen fabric. What a great quilt could be made with them!

  54. Carin says:

    I LOVE TO SEW. And I really do.

  55. Barbara Palmatier says:

    I love to sew.

  56. Meredith Kaur says:

    I Love to sew!! I guessed that was going to be it halfway through! So many of the blog names have ‘sew’ in them :) It was really fun and thanks for organizing such a great event.

  57. Julie says:

    “I love to sew” is the secret phrase I found from the letters I collected. And that phrase is true for me, I really do love to sew.

  58. Bonnie says:

    I hope this is the right place. I love to sew
    is the phrase. Hope I win!! loved the patterns and ideas…Hope you do it again.

  59. Katy Andersen says:

    Love to sew!!!! As in… I love to sew Indygo Junction patterns, and I can’t wait to try each pattern! As in… I would love to sew an Indygo Junction Christmas gift for every person on my list! As in…my 8 year old daughter would love to sew an apron for her Grandma using some of Joel Dewberry’s fabric! Love to SEW!

  60. Carla G says:

    This has been a lot of fun visiting all the different blogs on this blog tour! Thanks for featuring a different pattern at each stop!
    The phrase is: I Love to Sew
    Thanks for a chance to win this fabulous giveaway! :)

  61. Nancy G. says:

    THE ANSWER IS I LOVE TO SEW

  62. PoldaPop says:

    What a fun tour! I discovered some wonderful new blogs (sorry, Husband!), patterns, and fabrics. Thanks for hosting such a fun summer vacation! Oh, and my phrase is: I LOVE TO SEW. So true.

  63. Agnes Smith says:

    I love to sew!!!

    Great tour…

  64. Annette Swan says:

    The mystery phrase is:
    I Love to Sew.

    And I really do!!

  65. SewLindaAnn says:

    That was so much fun and inspiration. I love blog hops! “I Love To Sew” is the phrase..and boy do I!! Thanks for the work put into the hop.

  66. renee anderson says:

    I love to sew. thanks for the chance to win

  67. Ali M says:

    Oooh I’ve never seen a phrase be able to be hidden for, cool! Unless I’m dyslexic, the secret phrase is live to sew and I had a lot of fun seeing the different projects and finding some new blogs to check out, thank you!

  68. Christy H says:

    The phrase was I Love to sew

  69. I think the magic phrase is “I Love To Sew”. My favorite patterns, I think, are the aprons, but I’m a fabric freak, and they are all so beautiful! Thank you for coming up with something so much fun. I looked forward to each day of the Tour.

  70. Lori says:

    What fun it was to find the hidden phrase! The blogs were wonderful, ones I had never been to…thank you! The phrase is: “I LOVE TO SEW”

  71. Kaye M. says:

    I have enjoyed this blog hop so much! It was fun to see all the cute patterns and the gorgeous fabrics. The special letters spell “I love to sew”! Thanks for a fun event.

  72. Cynthia Brooks says:

    I would love to get back into sewing and jump start it with your patterns and all that delicious fabric!
    I believe the mystery phrase is; I love to sew
    I enjoyed the pattern parade blog tour too.

  73. Donna Sheffer says:

    I love to sew!

  74. Mrs.T says:

    I didn’t even have to unscramble them! How easy is that?! The mystery phrase is I LOVE TO SEW.

    Thanks for the fun of the hop and the chance to win!

  75. MarciaW says:

    The secret phrase is “I LOVE TO SEW”
    Thanks for an interesting blog hop. I enjoyed seeing the variety of patterns you design and visiting many new to me blogs.

  76. Janet Slee says:

    thanks for the fun!
    I GOT THE SECRET PHRASE RIGHT AND IT’S HIDDEN!!!

  77. Wendy says:

    Loved the Tour! Thanks for inviting me! The secret phrase is I LOVE TO SEW.

  78. VickiT says:

    The secret phrase is : I Love To Sew

    Thank you so much for the wonderful blog tour. I loved seeing all the beautiful patterns. And thank you very much for the chance to win an amazing prize package as well.

  79. LJ says:

    “I love to sew”
    I enjoyed all the blogs on this Pattern Parade. My favorite were the days where purse/bags were featured.

  80. Shannon says:

    “I love to sew” ! What a great tour! And thanks for the chance to win

  81. Tracy says:

    Of Course “I LOVE TO SEW”. What a great blog tour!!

  82. Faith says:

    The phrase i came up with is…..I LOVE TO SEW…….I’m sew excited about this giveaway! I love all the great patterns and fabrics!

  83. Megan says:

    I Love To Sew – thanks so much for the giveaway :) I only just found out about your patterns through the blog parade and I am now hooked! Thanks for such a great giveaway!

  84. Anne-Marie B. says:

    The secret phrase is: i love to sew

    I really enjoyed the blog hop! Thanks for the enjoyment!

  85. Jodi says:

    The answer is,”I love to sew”!! Very fun blog tour, I enjoyed finding all of these new things!

  86. Vanessa says:

    Thanks for a fun blog tour. I enjoyed all of the blog stops – but Mama Said Sew’s tutorial for the bucket bag had to be my favorite. I need a good bag for an upcoming conference and this looks perfect. The phrase was: I love to sew.

  87. Connie Douty says:

    This has been a wonderful search. I hope I am posting correctly.

    I Love To Sew is what I consider as the secret phrase.

  88. Mary B says:

    I Love To Sew! Thanks for the sewing fun!!! Also: I love to sew (I thought that was scrambled too).

  89. Jenny Green says:

    Loved this blog hop.

    Secret phrase: “I love to sew”

  90. Kay says:

    I Love To Sew!

  91. Beth says:

    The secret phrase is I Love To Sew! I really enjoyed this blog hop. I love finding new blogs & ideas. There are so many creative people out there. Thanks for the chance to win some fabulous prizes.

  92. Fawn says:

    The mystery phrase is: I Love To Sew! This has been so much fun, I really enjoyed looking at all the patterns, etc. Tula Pink’s was definitely my favorite, thanks so much!

  93. Cheryl says:

    It spells out I Love To Sew! . Thanks for featuring all of these great purses and patterns. It was just the kick in the pants I needed to get sewing on a fun summer one for myself.

  94. fenna says:

    The secret phrase is: I Love To Sew! That is one amazing prize!!!!!!

  95. robin says:

    This was fun. :) The secret phrase is “I Love To Sew! Thanks bunches. :)

  96. Christy Coy says:

    I Love To Sew! — Thanks for the pattern parade! So fun, I love your patterns!

  97. MelodyJ says:

    I Love To Sew! Very fun blog tour.

    melodyj(at)gmail(dot)com

  98. Barb S. says:

    The secret phrase is “I Love To Sew! “,

    Enjoyed all the blogs and started following ” Skip to my Lou”. I plan to go back and visit all the blogs again!

  99. The secret phrase is I Love To Sew! Thanks so much for all the fun!

  100. Lisa McGriff says:

    The phrase is I Love To Sew! .. This was so much fun and I can’t wait to see who wins!
    Thanks so much!

  101. ann hudson says:

    Thank you for the fantastic blog tour, it is so nice to see the patterns made and presented by different people.

    I believe the secret phrase is: I Love To Sew!

  102. sandyb says:

    I had soooo much fun. I loved all of the blogs and the patterns and I hope I got the secret phrase right -

    I Love To Sew!

    Thank you – lets do this again sometime!!!!

    sandyb720 at gmail dot com

  103. Amy B says:

    I Love To Sew! !…Really enjoyed visiting all the sites and added all of them to my list of favorites. Got some wonderful ideas and a new wishlist when someone needs a gift idea for me. Thanks for the opportunity!

  104. laura says:

    The phrase is I Love To Sew! It was so much fun following the blog tour! Thanks so much!

  105. MargaretAnnB says:

    Secret Phrase: I Love To Sew!

    The blog tour has been so much fun

  106. Sandra says:

    The secret phrase is: I Love To Sew!

  107. Patti N says:

    The secret phrase is I Love To Sew! The tour was wonderful Each blogger did a great job with their patterns and materials. Thanks

  108. amorette says:

    this has been so fun! i loved seeing all the combinations on the hop. the phrase is “I Love To Sew! “

  109. Veronica says:

    The secret phrase is:I Love To Sew!
    Thanks for the giveaway and the chance to win.

  110. Kay Morris says:

    I Love To Sew!

  111. beth says:

    This was soooo much fun and got to meet some new bloggers. I Love To Sew! thanks for the chance to win

  112. Cathy Wegner says:

    I Love To Sew! ! is the secret phrase. Fun blog hop. Thanks!

  113. The secret phrase is I Love To Sew! . Pattern Parade BLOG Tour 2012 inspired me to create through family illness and my patio-garden fail. Thank you for sew much fun, Indygo Junction & Parade Friends!

  114. lee says:

    I really love this blog hop! Tons of inspiration and loved the new patterns. The secret phrase from the letters I collected was I Love To Sew!

  115. Frances Gill says:

    I Love To Sew! Not sure I had a favorite, but enjoyed seeing what each blogger came up with. Works rather like a muse. :-)

  116. Kathie L says:

    The phrase is true. I Love To Sew! Thanks to the intro to some interesting sewists and some interesting patterns.

  117. Sheri Lesh says:

    I Love To Sew! Great blog tour with lots of inspiration!

  118. Sheila Newcomb says:

    I’m still “drooling” over all the beautiful fabric and patterns. The phrase is I Love To Sew!

  119. Judy says:

    The mystery phrase: II Love To Sew!

  120. Anne Marie says:

    The phrase isI Love To Sew!

  121. Cynthia says:

    The phrase is -I Love To Sew! I had a great time going to all the blogs ! Thanks so much for doing this..

  122. Sylvia says:

    This was fun! Thanks for the opportunity. The phrase I got was I Love To Sew! :)

  123. Ellen T says:

    the secret phrase:
    I Love To Sew!
    This was a lot of fun & love
    the material & patterns!!.

  124. Jean Guenther says:

    The phrase is I Love To Sew!
    I really enjoyed the tour and all the fun patterns. The purses and aprons were really IN!

  125. Sue Bone says:

    I Love To Sew! What a fantastic prize. The Country Courier Bag is next on my list to attempt.

  126. charlene miller says:

    yeah ! the phrase is … I Love To Sew!

  127. Gesa says:

    I Love To Sew! – that´s what I found on this great blogtour. Wonderful giveaway!

  128. Erika says:

    I Love To Sew! – Yes, of course! It was an interesting blog tour with wonderful pattern and sooo lovely fabric! Thank you for the chance to win these! :-)

  129. Natalia says:

    I Love To Sew! and thanks for the amazing tour

  130. Galatina says:

    Thanks so much for the tour. Really enjoyed seeing new blogs and each person’s take on the patterns. The secret phrase is: I Love To Sew!

  131. Anne Kasten says:

    I Love To Sew!

    and that is the real truth!

  132. Anne Kasten says:

    I Love To Sew!

  133. Barbara G says:

    The phrase is “I Love To Sew! ” Loved this blog hop and even got to try out a couple new blogs! Thanks!

  134. Linda says:

    I Love To Sew! Linda gerig

  135. Anne-Marie says:

    The phrase is: I Love To Sew! . I really enjoyed the blog tour!

  136. Ellen M. says:

    Thanks so much for the blog hop – it’s been very inspirational. The phrase isI Love To Sew!

  137. Carmen says:

    I Love To Sew!

  138. Sharleen says:

    The phrase is I Love To Sew! Enjoyed the apron and hat patterns.

  139. The phrase is: I Love To Sew!

    I had a lot of fun with the blog tour!

  140. Michelle says:

    the phrase is I Love To Sew! . I so want to make the country courier bag!

  141. Claudia says:

    The phrase is, I Love To Sew!

  142. Christine says:

    The phrase is I love to sew. I enjoyed the tour. Some of the stops were new to me. Tula Pink was my favorite. Love the apron pattern. Thanks for the fun!

  143. Kimberly says:

    The secret phrase is: I Love To Sew!

  144. Debbie says:

    The phrase is I Love To Sew!

  145. Sue Sharp says:

    The phrase is “I Love To Sew! “. You can not have enough patterns or fabric. Right?

  146. Ella says:

    The secret phrase is I Love To Sew!

  147. Carol Y says:

    Woot!I Love To Sew!

  148. PhyLLis says:

    I Love To Sew! is the secret phrase and I also loved this blog hop!

  149. ShariW says:

    I Love To Sew! is the secret phrase.
    This Blog visit contest was so much fun! Seeing what each blogger did with your patterns was so cool and gave me some great ideas for doing my own.
    Thank you for this doing this blog tour and contest.

  150. Pam H says:

    The secret phrase is I Love To Sew!

  151. Karen Wiebe says:

    I Love To Sew! And I loved the pattern parade blog tour!! Thanks!

  152. Joy Vail says:

    I Love To Sew! ! Loved each blog entry – great idea! Thanks for sharing!

  153. jojomatt22 says:

    I Love To Sew!
    I loved visiting all the sites. Most of them were new to me. Thank you so much for having this contest.

  154. Debra Bopp says:

    This was such fun! Lots of ideas too! The phrase is “I Love To Sew! ” Thanks for a great time!

  155. Ginger says:

    The secret phrase letters that I got were: “I Love To Sew! . I like all the fabrics, apron, and bags! Love all the patterns too!

  156. Deborah says:

    I Love To Sew!

    Deborah
    homemakerhoney @gmail .com

  157. Patti says:

    The phrase is I Love To Sew!

  158. Sumi says:

    The phrase is I Love To Sew!

    Thanks for introducing me to some new blogs!

  159. Julie Moss says:

    The secret phrase is I Love To Sew! ” which is so true for me. I don’t know what to do with myself if I’m not sewing. Going on the blog tour was fun.

  160. Andrea says:

    The mystery phrase is
    I Love To Sew!

  161. Jane says:

    The phrase is II Love To Sew!

  162. Jane says:

    The phrase is I Love To Sew!

  163. Darcy Friedmann says:

    The secret phrase is: I Love To Sew! . Really enjoyed visiting the different blogs!

  164. Sarah Milliken says:

    Yeah! I Love To Sew! Is the phrase! I so enjoy this tour!

  165. Michele says:

    I found the secret phrase it is I Love To Sew! I really enjoyed the blogs. I am going to order some of the patterns.

  166. Carolyn says:

    The secret phrase is:
    I Love To Sew!
    Thanks for the great blog tour you provided.

  167. Mary B says:

    I Love To Sew! Beautiful fabrics & designs! Thanks so much!

  168. Cecilia says:

    I Love To Sew! is the phrase and I really enjoyed the blog hop. Thanks for the chance to win.

  169. Cindy Farmer says:

    I Love To Sew!

    The blog tour was fabulous! I learned so much looking at all the blogs. Thanks for the chance to win all these goodies. I hope I win!!!!!

  170. Hueisei says:

    I Love To Sew!
    Thanks for the great event!

  171. Pat Nathan says:

    The phrase is..I Love To Sew! :) and I love to win, too…so…

  172. Norma says:

    I Love To Sew!

  173. Rainey says:

    I Love To Sew!

    It was so much fun seeing ALL the blogs–I hadn’t seen any of them before, so it was a learning experience for me. Thanks for making “learning” so much fun!

  174. Cathy Ledbetter says:

    I Love To Sew!

    I loved the Uptown Apron and want to sew it with any of the beautiful fabrics shown.

  175. Sue Reents says:

    the mystery phrase is……..I Love To Sew! . That was so much fun. I love to read Blogs & this was so inspiring by seeing another viewpoint of your patterns. I am a visiual person & when you see more than one way of making something, your juices get started. Please having this again sometime. Thank you Sue

  176. Terry says:

    The mystery phrase is I Love To Sew! I really enjoyed seeing all the great blogs. Thank you!

  177. MoeWest says:

    The mystery phrase is I Love To Sew! . I enjoyed this blog tour. Thanks.

  178. debi says:

    The phrase is I Love To Sew!

    ITs been fun visiting all the shops!

  179. Carol H says:

    I Love To Sew!

    What a great blog tour!

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