Monday, August 20, 2012

Northern Lights Kit Giveaway!

disclosure: this is a sponsored giveaway by Jaybird Quilts & Robert Kaufman Fabrics
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I have a fun giveaway for you today!!  I have teamed up with Robert Kaufman Fabrics to put two Northern Lights Kits together.


TWO lucky readers will win!

Prize Details
A copy of my Northern Lights Pattern
A Hex N More Ruler
and all the Kona fabrics you need to make it!



The Kona Cotton Fabrics
Chartreuse 1072 
Leprechaun 411 
Bahama Blue 1011 
Water 171 
Surf 32 
Regal 415 
Tulip 327 
Wisteria 1392 

Binding - Iron 408 



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THE RULES
1. Leave ONE comment to enter.

2. Tell me which of the colors in Northern Lights is your favorite. (The colors are listed above.)

Example Comment:
Personally my favorite is WATER. Blue fabrics make me happy and it almost matches the feather in my logo!

3. Simple as that!!

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You have until 9pm PST on Wednesday the 22nd to enter.
Giveaway now closed.
Winners announced soon.
Winners will be selected by True Random Number Generator.



© Blog post written by Julie Herman
For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/

776 comments:

  1. My fave color is water :) It makes me feel happy and relaxed... it's also close to the color in my studio! THanks for the giveaway chance :)

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  2. I love water. I would love to win!!!

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  3. My favorite is surf. Love it! Thanks for the giveaway! :)

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  4. I'm not original but my favourite color is water !!!
    Great great giveaway, thank you for the chance !

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  5. Gotta be chartreuse...i'm a lime green geek!
    Boppiesgirl at gmail dot com

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  6. Tulip..but I love all of the purples.

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  7. I LOVE the water 171!!! I always am drawn to blues and that one sings to me!
    Thanks for a great opportunity!
    KZK

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  8. I do like Water the best. Such a cool refreshing color.

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  9. My favorite would be leprechaun. Not that I'm Irish or anything, but i see this fabric working in with the holiday season coming up all too soon.

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  10. My favorite color is Regal. I love the depth and richness of it.

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  11. I am a Bahama Blue fan. I love blues but the aquas are my favs.

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  12. This is SUCH an awesome quilt! My favorite color would be the deep purple, Tulip, which is a little odd for me since everything I make usually has some form of blue in it. Winning a kit would be incredible. Thanks for the opportunity!

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  13. I can't seem to get enough green in my life (and quilts) lately, so leprechaun was definitely the color that jumped out at me. This is a gorgeous quilt - you're so gifted!

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  14. Definitely the chartreuse! I just love that yellow-green color.

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  15. My favorite is Water too! It is such a relaxing color. Thanks for the chance to win such a great giveaway.

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  16. water 171 is my favorite. The quilt is beautiful!

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  17. Tough. I love blues but the Leprechaun looks awesome!

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  18. Regal is my favorite. Also love Surf and Tulip a lot too.

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  19. I love the watercolor, but surf is a close second.

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  20. My fav is surf - I live near the surf in Sydney Australia and it has a special place in my heart!

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  21. Bahama Blue is my favorite!
    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  22. I have to agree with the Water love!

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  23. I think I'll go with Leprechaun. But if I had to choose a second, it would definitely be Water! Thanks for the chance to win! This quilt is fabulous!

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  24. I love the Regal, but all purples are favorites for me.

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  25. My favorite color is Wisteria, so so pretty!

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  26. The line green is my favorite, but I love the whole quilt!

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  27. My favorite is Chartreuse, and I love this pattern partly because my women's motorcycle group is the Wisconsin Northern Lights Chapter!

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  28. wisteria! Thanks for the opportunity!!

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  29. Regal is my favourite! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  30. Chartreuse! this color has been calling to me for a while and this quilt is a perfect way to use this pretty color!

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  31. Northern Lights indeed ....BEAUTIFUL... Love to win this ...Thanks for the give a way

    Bea from
    Canada

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  32. Surf is my favorite color. I love blue. It is everywhere in my life--in my clothes, in my home, and I live on the coast of Florida so it is outside my windows, too! Thanks for the chance to win. Your blog is always inspiring.

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  33. This is a little hard because I think half of the beauty is in the combination of colors. If I have to choose one, it's water!

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  34. My personal favorite is Regal, I just love the deep purples, always have.

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  35. My fave color is wisteria because it reminds me of my mom. Love this pattern and can't wait to get my hands on this ruler!

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  36. It's hard to choose my favorite color but if I'm forced to choose then it is 'surf'.

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  37. Hands down Chartreuse 1072. I see that color in my next quilt. Looking forward to seeing if I win this wonderful giveaway!! Thanks!!

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  38. My favorite is Water. That is such a pretty quilt, I'd love to make one!

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  39. Regal!
    ecisley(at)comcast(dot)net

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  41. I love Regal - such a rich dark color that plays with others quite nicely, from pinks to oranges. I like the name as well.

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  42. oh my such a great bunch of colors. I don't think I can pick just one. I keep jumping between water ... because it is fantastic and one can never have enough fantastic blues, and leprechaun ... it will be a fantastic addition to any Christmas projects this year. Thanks for the chance and the great giveaway. :-)

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  43. My favourite is leprechaun, because who doesn't love leprechauns ;-)

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  44. Love them all but Tulip and Wisteria are my favorites--always seem to tend toward that colorway.

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  45. They all look so good together in the quilt. Love them all, but my first pick was water before I read your choice!

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  46. Love the Water down the middle. And Love this pattern.

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  47. Great color combinations!
    I love them all but REGAL matches my amythest from Brazil perfectly...so for the moment...REGAL is my favorite. :)

    sowingstitches [at] yahoo [dot] com

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  48. My favorite colour are Water, but I love all the colours you did in this quilt...
    thank you for the giveaway

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  49. My fave color is Bahama Blue 1011 :)

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  50. Water all the way!

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  51. I love the chartreuse. I have been dreaming of winning this giveaway.

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  52. SURF!!! Makes me think about the cruise i am planning for my 30th anniversary next year!

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  53. Surf is my favorite! this is such a neat quilt - thanks!

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  54. I love the chartreuse colour. It's one of those colours you can use in any season of quilting. It's bright for summer, it's clean for spring, it brings the light into fall, and it makes a great pairing with christmas red for winter.LOVE it!

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  55. I love Water as well - kind of funny, since I can't swim or anything like that...guess fabric is just how I enjoy my water, lol! ;) Thanks for the chance!

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  56. I would choose Bahama blue because it reminds me of a warm winter vacation!

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  57. My favorite color is tulip. I have always been a purple girl and love that shade. Great giveaway Julie! This pattern is great!

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  58. My favorite is Bahama Blue but I really love all of the colors. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  59. Leprechaun is my favorite color - I love green!!!

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  60. Bahama blue is my favorite... I've always some of that fabric in my stash ;) the color just makes me smile...

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  61. Surf, I love that lighter bluey green and what a perfect names for it! Thanks for the chance to win.. Awesome..

    Shiv

    BTW: Today I have learnt that chartreuse is a greeny yellow colour, for some reason I always thought it was a deep red.. You learn something new every day.

    Thank you!

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  62. Purple- Light and dark any shade makes me happy!

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  63. I'm loving the chartreuse - it makes other colors just glow !

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  64. What a tough decision! I really love Regal, though. So rich!

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  65. My favorite color is bright green, so I would have to go with Leprechaun! What a fun quilt!

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  66. My favorite is the leprechaun. I just love green!

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  67. My favorite color is leprechaun because 1) it is an awesome name and 2) it is an awesome shade of green! :) Thanks for hosting this giveaway! I'm super excited!

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  68. Water (if I could choose only one), although I love all of those you've put on the quilt.

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  69. Great giveaway! I would pick Leprechaun with Wisteria being a close second.
    Thanks for the giveaway.

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  70. The wisteria is my fave. I like the chartreuse too though :)

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  71. My favorite color is water, too! Thanks for the opportunity to enter the drawing.
    Pauline
    lvtoqlt@mac.com

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  72. Minha favorita é aqua,amo todos.obrigada.tiacarminhapezzuto@gmail.com

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  73. I love water but also the other blues. Blue has been my favorite color since 7th grade.

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  74. My favorite color is surf. I love the beach!

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  75. I LOVE the Chartreuse for some reason.. It just brightens up the colors in this palette, and adds such a smile to my face in thinking how it is used there when it doesn't always fit in alot of projects.

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  76. My favorite is the chartreuse.... I live in Alaska and get to see the northern light in all it's glory and the green is often the color I see most....it's so beautiful here when the northern lights are out. And FYI....I just got your new book from amazon...go you! It's fantastic!

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  77. My favorite is Chartreuse. It's my fav color to wear, knit, and quilt, because it is the perfect bright-neutral.

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  78. Leprechaun - It's the Irish in me.

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  79. oooh - it's a tossup between water and surf.

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  80. I love the chartreuse because it is my birthstone (August). Really how can you pick just one color? They are all delicious!

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  81. My favorite is Tulip - I find it very soothing!

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  82. i love "surf". most of my quilts are "sea-glass related colors". i am drawn to them as i live near the coast.

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  83. I'm digging anything limey lately so chartreuse for sure!

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  84. I really like water
    And I really need a hex and go ruler
    great quilt
    thanks

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  85. I love all the fabrics, but I think Water 171 makes me the happiest. It's such a pretty shade of blue, and reminds me of the color the water in our swimming pool takes on when the skies are blue.

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  86. "Water" was my personal favorite here, too. That surprised me, since purple is usually my love. What I do love is these colors together. Wow!!

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  87. I love Regal, A great deep color to make the other colors with it shine.

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  88. Wisteria is real pretty - I love all the colors really, they play so nice together. What a great giveaway!!

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  89. My favorite is leprechaun, love green!

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  90. Chartreuse!! Greens are my favorite :)

    Thanks!

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  91. I'm a water girl too! I have been so drawn to that color lately! I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that we live in the desert and are experiencing a really awful drought right now. In fact, I would have to have that color on the back too! Thank you for the opportunity to put my name in the hat!

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  92. What an absolutely fascinating quilt and pattern. Love all of the colors in it. My favorite color would be the regal. My eye is drawn to it. Would love to win this baby to share the finished quilt with my family.

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  93. I like tulip. Not really a purple fan usually, but this is so happy

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  94. Chartreuse wins by a landslide! What a GREAT giveaway! So excited!

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  95. I'm chartreuse girl through and through. Would be tickled chartreuse to win this bundle of yumminess!! Thanks!

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  96. Love love this colour combo! My favourite colour in this set is Chartreuse! I love using it in my quilts for a pop of brightness.

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  97. Chartreuse 1072 -- My fave! What a glorious bundle, tho -- it was really hard to choose.

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  98. Bahama Blue is my favorite. It matches the walls of my sewing room and the southeastern Alaska inspired quilts I have hanging there.

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  99. Tulip is my fave. I always love purples.

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  100. Chartreuse! That's my happy color!! Great pattern, fab, tool and giveaway!!

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  101. Wow, way too hard to choose. I like green so Leprechaun appeals to me, but I have to go with Surf as my favorite. It just seems like such a summer color.

    Thanks for the giveaway! I'm looking forward to attending a clas or book signing when you come back to Pennsylvania in October.

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  102. What a beautiful quilt! I would love to be able to make it! My favorite color is tulip.

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  103. I was looking at the colors, thinking, hey I like "water". Then I scrolled down and found you do too! :)

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  104. I'm going to say leprechaun. Such a gorgeous color combination in your quilt - thanks for the chance to win :)

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  105. This is such a fun kit, thanks for the chance to win one Julie!

    My favorite colour from the bunch is chartreuse. And it's such an awesome word, too, though as a kid I thought it was a shade of pink!

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  106. Water is the perfect shade of blue in my book! Thanks for the giveaway :)

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  107. Bahama Blue is cool and soothing. The Texas heat is making me appreciate anything that lets me imagine a cool day. Great pattern with fun fabrics!!

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  108. Love that water color! And what a great pattern!

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  109. My favorite color would be surf. My husband is in the Coast GUARD and in his line of work he drives a Motor life boat in the "surf". And every time we move for the military we are always station near the ocean where there is "surf".

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  110. I love the Regal with the tulip as a close second.

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  111. I love the Water fabric. Great shade of blue!

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  112. I love the Kona Cottons, even though I cannot get them anymore in my area. This quilt would also be stunning using Shibori reverse dyeing techniques!

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  113. Mh favorite color is Chartreuse it makes me think of tinker bell :)

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  114. At the moment my vote is for Chartreuse. Thanks so much!

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  115. I like the Bahamas Blue, but maybe that's just because I like saying it and wishing I was on a nice Bohemian beach somewhere....ahhhh.....

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  116. Oh my what a totally awesome give-away, wow!!!
    I think my favs are Water 171 and Tulip 327 with Wisteria 1392 right behind. All the colors are totally spot on nothern lights.
    Have a great day.
    Always, Queenie

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  117. Love the Chartreuse! Thanks for the giveaway.

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  118. My favourite is Bahama Blue - it matches the colour of the sky as I type! (This morning it was like the grey at the top of the pile!)

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  119. I love the Bahama blue, actually they are all lucious!!!!

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  120. My favorite is Chartreuse - I love anything green and bright!!!

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  121. I LOVE this quilt! My favourite is regal. Thanks so much for the giveaway!

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  122. I stashed bahama blue before the holidays and chartreuse love them both

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  123. Ooh, Bahama Blue, for sure! I'm working on an all Kona quilt right now using all shades of green, so the blues and purples would be a nice change. :)

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  124. So hard to choose between Regal, Tulip & Wisteria. I'm such a purple nut!

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  125. I'm all about blue too - I'm leaning towards Bahama Blue and Surf.

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  126. Oops, unknown above would be me. :/

    Amanda Guthrie

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  127. I love leprechaun - thanks to green being hubby's favorite color, I've developed a deeper appreciation for it over the years, and always enjoy a wonderful saturated green. :)

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  128. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway! This would be AMAZING to win!

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  129. Regal all the way (although the entire palette is stunning). Thanks for the chance to win.

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  130. My favorite color in the bundle is SURF!!!

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  131. Love chartreuse! (although regal is great too!)

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  132. I love Surf! a good medium blue is always a winner! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  133. How fun! Love this quilt and the colors are fabulous! My fav is Bahama Blue. :o)

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  134. SURF is my favorite! I grew up on an island, and I love the sea and the waves. Of course the sea has many different colors depending on the season and the weather, but now, living in a city, I long to see the waves! SURF is the perfect image and color in my mind.

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  135. I love the Wisteria color! SO pretty!

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  136. I think my favorite is Leprechaun. Love those greens!

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  137. My favorite color is wisteria! What a great giveaway, I would love to win and make your beautiful quilt. Thank you for the chance. The colors look beautiful together.

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  138. I love Surf. Blues are my favorite colors!

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  139. I Love blue fabrics,Surf is my favorite colore but water and Bahama Blue I like too. I love the pattern you make, I am going to do you Yummy quilt in next weekend. Sorry for my writen I come from Norway, but can read vell.

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  140. It is Bahama Blue for me!! Your quilt is beautiful.

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  141. I love leprechaun!
    Thanks for a great giveaway!

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  142. Since I love green and the name Chartreuse intrigues me ~ that would be my favorite color in this mix of colors.
    Thanks for the giveaway ~ I saw it on featured on Robert Kaufman Fabrics on Facebook.
    Love your blog ~ so creative.

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  143. I'm feeling the chartreuse right now because I own nothing that color and it seems to be needed everywhere. Great giveaway!

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  144. I love the blue WATER. This shade of blue has been my favorite forever....growing up I had that shade of shag carpet in my bedroom!! LOL

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  145. Love the Tulip color...ever so vibrant! :)

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  146. In this heat those blues look wonderfully cool. Just like our swimming pool which is getting a lot of use!

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  147. I love Regal. Can't get enough deep purple

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  148. Chartreuse is my favorite, but I love them all! And the pattern, very "modern".

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  149. My favorite is Bahama Blue! It's the color of my kitchen and sewing room. Love It!

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  150. I seriously love this pattern and ALL the fabric! If I really had to pick it'd be Chartreuse. It's one of my favorite colors.

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  151. Water is totally my favorite color. It has a strangely calming effect on me.

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  152. Love Bahama Blue (I almost typed Banana Blue...). I basically like any kind of aqua-ish colours... so pretty :)

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  153. I love the colors in this quilt! My favorite is wisteria.

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  154. Its a toss up between Water and Chartreuse! Thanks for hosting this giveaway. :)

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  155. So hard to pick but if I have to choose one it would be surf!

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  156. A beautiful quilt...I'm feeling LUCKY! And of course my favorite color of the bunch is leprechaun!

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  157. I am a green person. All my clothes are green. At least one thing in every room in my house is green. So I love Leprechaun. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  158. Personally I love them all but my favorite would have to be the tulip, it is bright, fun and my daughter's favorite color. eatkin85@yahoo.com

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  159. My default favorite color is purple... But here I love the chartreuse! It matches my stand mixer :)

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  160. I like Bahama Blue it's just really cool! Thanks

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  161. I am a blue fan - either the water or the bahama blue! Love.

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  162. Tulip! Anything purple makes me happy. Love the blues in this group, too. Very pretty, and interesting design. Thanks!

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  163. I love the Chartreuse, Mama blue, Water and surf. They go together so wonderfully!

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  164. Surf would be my favorite. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  165. I love Bahama Blue, water is a close
    second! Thank you for the opportunity.
    barefootqltr1968 at gmail (dot) com

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  166. Wisteria.. it's a gorgeous shade of purple!

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  167. I love Leprachaun 411 - green is my favorite color. I love this pattern.

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  168. I love Regal!! Thanks for the great giveaway chance!

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  169. All the colors are beautiful. I specially love the color Tulip 1392. Great giveaway. Good luck to everyone!

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  170. I like regal...really into purple right now. Great giveaway!

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  171. I love chartreuse. It's just fun to say. ;)

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  172. Ok, if I can only choose one it would be Wisteria. It reminds me of spring flowers. It's been so hot this summer that spring is just a distant memory....sigh......

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  173. Leprechaun. Love the name, love the hue.

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  174. I am a blue girl, too - but in this group I have to say Regal really caught my eye. ~ Karen Harris

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  175. Chartreuse, reminds me of spring which I long for after a winter in Vermont.

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  176. I love the color combination you've chosen for this quilt! I am a sucker for purples, so Tulip is probably my favorite.
    Chanda

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  177. I like the water color best - thanks for the giveaway!

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  178. Julie....normally I'm a blue person; but I am loving this Wisteria....gotta have that...lol

    thanks for this giveaway

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  179. I'd have to say my favorite is Iron, which is sort of weird to be my favorite, but grey is my go-to color for just about everything. I'm even about to repaint my bedroom grey! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  180. I think all the colors in this quiilt are beautiful. If I have to choose one favorite it would be Bahama Blue 1011 .

    Thank you Julie for the opportunity to win this quilt kit!

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  181. My favourite is water. It's such a lovely, calming colour.

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  182. The Chartreuse is by far my favorite, but I'm really drooling for your Hex ruler, Julie! Thanks!

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  183. I love the Leprechaun, and my first instinct is always to go with green. But I'm also loving purples more and more lately, and Tulip is a great purple!

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  184. My favorite has to be the Wisteria. So pretty and I love purple.
    Thanks,
    Erin
    emstone28@gmail.com

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  185. What a great giveaway! I love the chartrueuse!

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  186. I love them all but really love the Regal.

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  187. I like chartreuse and also the leprechan, and tulip. Hard to pick just one! They are all quite beautiful, though!

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  188. Awesome giveaway! Love the Bahama Blue 1011 and I have to agree the Wateer is nice, too! Barbie in NC

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