Edited to add: The giveaway is now over and the lovely Susan at PatchworknPlay is the winner! Congratulations Susan and thank you to everyone who participated and left such great ideas for summer picnic food and drinks.
Welcome to Sew, Mama, Sew Giveaway Day. I am in love with Summersville, a new fabric line by Lu Summers. So I am giving some away, because I know you will love it too. That picture is one I took of my charm pack - so you could see the 27 different prints in this amazing line. By the way, I get to meet her - Lu Summers - in less than two weeks at the Fat Quarterly Retreat - she is one of my teachers!
I decided you might need all the prints so I am giving away a Fat Eight stack of the entire Summersville line. Once the winner is drawn, it will ship to you directly from my friends at Pink Castle Fabrics who have the bundle I purchased for you waiting for me to give them the address, anywhere in the world.
There are two chances to win this fabric: please leave me a comment sharing your favourite summer snacks or drinks. I am hoping to have a lot of picnics, especially at the beach, this summer and am looking for ideas to bring along. And if you are a follower of my blog (old or new) you can have a second entry.
Please make sure your email is attached to your blogger profile or you leave it in your comment - if you cannot be found, you cannot win. I will close this giveaway on May 25 at 5 p.m. PST and will draw the winner randomly. In the meantime, there will be a lot of amazing giveaways, do go and enter them all.
Normally I answer all comments left for me on my blog by email, but the give aways are tough and I have a crazy busy week. I will be reading and listing all your picnic ideas but forgive me if I don't get time to email you back, I will try but no promises.
In other news, I was quilting Noise yesterday, you can read more about her here. She is looking wonderful, there will be a Ta Da post tomorrow.
I was making purposefully random organic wavy lines. Much harder than mostly straight lines -who knew.
Oh, and I had to show you Red again - the full Bloggers Quilt Festival post is here. I am so enjoying all the quilts in the Festival, I hope you are too.
Best,
Leanne
791 comments:
1 – 200 of 791 Newer› Newest»I love this line of fabric! We love tomatoes slices with fresh mozzarella cheese, balsamic vinegar, and fresh basil. It is especially good with tomatoes from you vegetable garden or from the farmers market.
Number one? Really? Well, I like to take muffaletta type sandwiches and lots of munches (veggies, veggie chips). As far as drinks go, we're big on lemonade (unless, of course, you mean adult drinks!).
haha - so fun we have the same giveaway! ;-) I love mojitos in the summer and I have a yummy almond iced tea I'll need to dig out. Love corn salsa too. (You'll be interested in my T@tT post tomorrow!) Noise is looking lovely and it's always a pleasure to see RED!
oh yeah, I'm definitely a follower!
Those fabrics are fantastic. I like ice tea and because I like the mix of sweet and salty I like good ol' plain potato chips, not even ripple as the side dish. LOL.
BTW, I like following you as I like the simple style that showcases the fabrics which you use.
love this fabric. What a perfect choice for the giveaway. Thank you for your generousity.
Love the fabric. What a perfectchoicefor a giveaway. my favorite summer salad is watermelon, thinly sliced red onion and feta or blue cheese with a vinaigrette dressing. So, so yummy. Thanks for a great giveaway.
nydia@add-crafter.com
Leanne,
I love just cutting up simple fruits and veggies! Thanks for the chance to win. You are so sweet.
nydia@add-crafter.com
Leanne,
I love just cutting up simple fruits and veggies! Thanks for the chance to win. You are so sweet.
I'm a new follower!
My favorite summer drink is Sun Tea, plain and simple. I especially like herbal varieties, no sugar, just lots of ice!
Saphire and Tonics are awesome in the summer with Caprese stacks
And I am a follower! Thanks
rasberry lemonade is a favorite of mine! thanks for the chance
Electric Lemonade! There's nothing quite like it after a long hot day!
I am a follower!
Love this fabric - have bought some in the past, the one with little houses.
Can't beat a lovely glass of ice cold Pimms in the summer, preferably with fruit floating about in it. Just slightly alcoholic but not too much.
x
thetialys@gmail.com
Summer fruits consisting of mangoes, lychees and pomegranates - my favourites.
I love fruit and popsicles. I have a hard time eating much else when it's hot outside!
Love this fabric. My favorite snack is raisins and nuts. They keep good in the heat and travel well.
Watermelon and homemade ice cream!
thanks for the great giveaway!
Am a follower; thanks (EMAIL: marshudson at comcast dot net)
Ice cream and cranberry juice is my favourite
I'm also a follower!
I' m a follower - love your blog
Love lemonade, especially fresh squeezed. Also LOVE Summersville; thanks for chance to win! (EMAIL: marshudson at comcast dot net)
Tomatoes are great! cous cous is great for picnics, and pasta salad with just salad dressing and some veggies mixed in is a quick favorite of ours.
Frozen yogurts and toasts.
Oh, gosh, I'm hooked on sweet tea!
I would love to have this fabric - I already have a quilt in mind for it. My favorite summer take along is a black bean and corn salad. It's really easy to make, tastes delicious, and goes with anything. Thanks for the giveaway.
I want this line so bad! We love fruit salsa in the summer. Could eat it all day. Thanks
Already a follower. Another snack we love is homemade pretzels. Yum!
Lemonade on a hot day is the best, in my opinion! Thanks for doing the giveaway, Leanne.
I've been a follower for some time. Love your blog and your gorgeous quilts!
Snickerdoodles are my favorite snack. I could eat way too many of these homemade cookies any day of the week!
Summer is the time for grillin'!
I am a follower and I will see you next week. Woohoo!
I love bruschetta in the summertime. And watermelon juice is fab too!
I know it's cliche but my favorite summertime treat is Watermelon. Thank you for the chance to win this great giveaway!
Not really a snack but I love taking quinoa/black bean salads on picnics. They're filling and delicious and don't usually need to be kept cold.
Our favorite summertime drink is lemonade! We drink it by the gallons!
We love to take fresh tomatoes and cucumbers on a picnic! Nothing says summer like cold cucumber slices!!!
I am a fairly new follower! Thanks for a great giveaway and a chance to win!
Some'mores (how does one spell that?) are meant for beach and campfires or grills!
And that fabric line - I would love a fat eighth set - I bought some of the line but wish I had it all but the budget only allows what it allows, sigh, lol. The other pieces are on my wish list and I think an eighth would be a perfect way to take care of that "need"!
sliced cucumbers and then you bring tuna salad along and spoon it on the slices as you eat... it is so much more refreshing than a tuna sandwich
I am a new follower :) Thanks for this chance!
I love fresh strawberries in the summer -- or anytime!
I found your giveaway at The One Stop Giveaway Shop!
Love this line! So gorgeous!
My absolute fave summer snack is fresh corn salsa. Cut some tomatoes, cut corn off the cob. Add Green onions, lime juice, salt & pepper. That's the basic recipe! You can spice it up or change it around.
i totally follow you :)
I signed up to follow your blog. Love the quilts you pictured!
Favorite summer snack is hands-down a container of cherry tomatoes--bites o' sugar or other kinds--fresh from the farmers' market. I have actually been following you since finding you in the Blogger's Quilt Festival, so, since this weekend, ha!
We love sweet red peppers stuffed with fresh mozzarella
Jenna
callherhappy.com
Grapes are great for the beach! You can even freeze them....they're a light, refreshing, healthy snack!
Thanks for a chance to win too! =)
I follow. =)
My favorite summer snack is ICE CREAM
I am a long time follower
i love a good pasta salad in the summer... but forget food! class taught by Lu Summers?!? awesome!!
The wavy lines look great!
I love Summersville. My favorite take a long snack is Thin Addictives. They're like a slim biscotti, 3 in a pack. They come in chocolate (m favorite) pistachio and cranberry.
I am a follower of your blog.
Watermelon means summer to me along with blueberries, creole tomatoes, and lemonade!
my favorite summer snack is tortilla roll-ups - and The Pioneer Woman actually has them on her cooking blog right now. Herbed cream cheese spread on tortillas, fillings added, rolled up, then cut up where it almost looks like sushi. MMMMM. Thanks for the opportunity to win! I haven't seen this line in person yet, but it looks LOVELY!!!!
strawberry lemonade mixed in the blender - freeze it and it will be perfect when you get to the beach!
Snack mix with nuts, seeds, dried fruit, and a little chocolate (but don't let it melt!) - good to keep the energy up.
Ooh LOVE the new summersville line!!! (makes me wanna cry i love it so much! lol) As far as "snacks" go... basically just lots of fruits, always have watermelon cut in the fridge ready to go, string cheese, almonds etc. But my new favorite dish - great for picnics and summer eves is oriental chicken salad! It's light, tasty and still filling. I tried it out last month and everyone that tasted it demanded the recipe, cuz it's just that good! LOL Feel free to email me and i'll send you the recipe! :)
I'm a follower :)
our favourite summer snack food for picnics are stuffed mushrooms...bacon, green onions, cream cheese and the bake til cooked...really easy and so good
My favorite summer drink is a big icey glass of passion tea.
my favorite thing to bring on picnics is a bean salad with corn, avocados, tomatoes, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper, red onion, and whatever else you want to put in it. I love it, it is so good and gets better the more it sits!
and raspberry lemonade :)
I'm a follower too and love reading your blog!
I love salad caprese in the summer when the tomatoes are the best. I could eat it for every meal.
i know it sounds crazy, but the best summer picnic salad ever is watermelon cubes, crumbled feta (the good kind that comes packed in water, not the dry precrumbled stuff), chopped mint, and lime juice. add a little salt if your feta isn't salty enough and some black pepper. it's AMAZING!!!
I LOVE watermelon in the summer! Yum!
Frittata (preferably with asparagus) is one of my favourites for a picnic!
my favorite summer treat is homemade ice cream! i just made some mango frozen yogurt and it is delicious.
i follow you in google reader. thanks for the giveaway!
A lovely giveaway, thanks! In the summer, I really enjoy pasta salads, and for drinks, iced tea, lemonade, iced coffee!
I'm sitting here racking my brain, trying to think of a summer dish that we love that would be good for picnics and I can't think of any! Our summer dishes usually include something grilled, my husband is pretty darn good with some charcoal and wood chips. BLTs are another summer favorite of ours. My mouth is watering thinking of one with a nice, fresh from the vine, juicy, ripe tomato. Too bad I don't grow any tomatoes! Heck, I don't grow anything but kids, if it's green it doesn't live long around my house. Thanks for the great giveaway Leanne, I love Summersville and would love to have this pretty stack sitting on my shelf to inspire me.
my favorite summer treat is watermelon milk. just mix leftover watermelon juice with milk and sugar and you get a really tasty drink. my mom used to make this for me when I was little : )
It's a lovely giveaway, thanks! My favourite picnic food is foccacia with chicken, cheese, slices of apple, and jalapenos. This one is just for me:-)
Quiche is always a favourite, along with big chunks of bread and cheese.
Watermelon is definitely my favorite summer picnic food. BLTs are great too, or anything that takes advantage of fresh tomatoes, really. Thanks for the great giveaway!
Picnic food? Anything the ice cream van has!!
Of course I'm a follower - loving the Noise quilting!!
Love the Summersville fabric! My favourite picnic item is grilled shrimp served with a citrus aioli. The shrimp are tossed with cumin and curry, grilled and then cooled all ahead of time and then serveed with the aioli which is garlic-y and citrus-y and just fabulous!
I like a fruit salad of green grapes, apple, canned pears, and candied walnuts. Yum!
I love this easy dessert - sliced straberries, slivered almonds, and two bite brownie "croutons" (cut each brownie into about 9 pieces).
Toss together and serve :)
Enjoy your summer!
Sarah
OMG do I have the perfect summer drink for you to take to the beach - Cinnamon Sun Tea.
You make sun tea (gallon jar of water + 4 tea bags) and add 2 cinnamon sticks to the water. Let steep outside for 3 or 4 hours.. Sweeten as desired.... YUMMMMM
Francine
(mochawildchild@gmail.com)
I'm a follower, thanks!
There is no need for food when you have pimms ;-)
Fantastic giveaway prize and looking forward to seeing Noise in its grand reveal.
I like to take potato chips it isn't a picnic without some!
I'm a new follower to your blog, so here is a second recipe. Homemade lemonaid - grate the zest off your lemons before juicing them. Then, boil the zest with one cup sugar and one cup water.
Combine fresh lemon juice, lemony simple syrup, and regular or sparkling water to taste. (start with 1/4 cup of juice and syrup to 1 cup water)
Sarah
Wine and cheese are good snacks no matter what time of year!
Stick bananas in the freezer until they are frozen (obviously!) and then suck on them like iced lollies.
Thanks for the giveaway. I'm a follower in my reader.
Thanks for the giveaway.
erincode-at-metzlers-dot-org
I'm a fan of popsicles in the summer.
I am an 'old' follower...but not that old ;-)
Great giveaway, Leanne! We like BLTs, black bean/corn/tomato salad, stuffed jalapenos, and Brazilian lemonade, cherry limeades, or mint tea. Now we need a trip to the lake!
And of course I'm a follower!
Favorite drink for summer, good, ole Lemonade!
I am a new follower!
My favorite summer food is melons. But I also love summer salads and peas fresh from the garden.
I have a salsa recipe that I love and have all the time. It has mango and peppers in it, yum! Chips and salsa are top of the picnic list.
My favorite picnic food is watermelon cooled in the creek while the kids splash nearby!
Super cute fabric! My favorite summer drink is a toss up between lemonade and sweet tea. :)
I love to make quinoa salads for picnics. There are lots of great recipes online. Also, you can't go wrong on a picnic with simply a baguette, a tomato, and some good cheese!
I'm a follower!
I love a good sweet tea during the summer!
Fresh fruit is my favorite snack in the summertime.
we eat a lot of beef and drink a lot of homebrew (not very helpful, I know...)
that neutral quilt is TO DIE FOR, btw!! :)
Sun tea is my favorite summer drink! Yum!
Ahhh - fresh guacamole in the Summertime! Thanks for the generous giveaway!
What a generous give away Leanne! Only two weeks left eeek I am so excited!! I have not seen summersville in person yet, winning some would be fab!
My favourite summer drink has to be iced coffee in the day time and frozen strawberry margarita's at night.
I am a follower
i love fresh fruit in the summer!
I cut up a watermelon in chunks and put it a plastic container . . . easy to eat and yummy too. Thanks for the chance.
I follow.
my new favorite summer drink is lavender lemonade
I love watermelon, especially at the beach!
owensolivia@hotmail.com
I could live on fresh fruit during the summer...cherries, strawberries, melons, you name it!
brookeali(at)hotmail.com
Fantastic giveaway Leanne :-) Impeccable taste as usual! My fave snack right now is to core an apple and stuff the hole with peanut butter... might not sound great but it is!!
I love flavoring margaritas with fresh seasonal fruit and/or kicking up lemonade with some fresh fruit puree. If I'm in a pinch I grab some raspberry concentrate from Whole Foods and add a little to my lemonade and float some fresh lemons and raspberries in the pitcher.
I'm a follower!
I love water with fruit and cucumber chopped into it - cool and refreshing on a hot day :~)
I'm a follower!
I love simple things like cheese cubes and grapes!
I love deviled eggs for picnics.
I think fruit is always the easiest at the beach ;) And yummy too!
I love sandwiches with fresh fish for a snack on the beach. I know, I know... not everyone loves fish, but it's definitely good for a snack (so healthy!).
I'm your follower:)
I grew up ten minutes walk from the beach and spent many a happy day down there in the summer (when it wasn't chucking down and the sea fret hadn't rolled in!) and ate hundreds of egg and sand sandwiches but I don't think that's the sort of thing you're looking for so I'll suggest wraps - cream cheese, ham, lettuce, cucumber, etc. all rolled together in a tortilla and cut into slices! (And if it's really breezy you can eat them before the sand gets in!!)
I'm a follower and I love the quilting on 'Noise'!!
Sandwiches! A must for any picnic in our family. Tuna, Chicken, Cucumber ...we love all kinds!
Boring I know but I love fruit salad!!
I'm a follower too!
I'm a new follower, so will include a second snack idea. I make 2 boxes (we have 6 kids!) of Rice-a-Roni Chicken flavor and when I add the water, I add a large can of canned chicken breast, then cook as usual. Then I put it in the fridge for out outing the next day. The kids like this cold just as well as they like it warm, and it makes a filling lunch or snack that they can eat right out of a zip-lock baggie with a plastic spoon :)
Our favorite take-along is frozen red seedless grapes. They last longer when frozen, and are more refreshing.
i am already a follower of your blog
i love that fabric and honey we drink water around here because it's good for you
I love hummus and celery for a quick summer picnic.
I love strawberries and nutella, it's amazing! Thanks for the giveaway!
In the summer I love a cooling watermelon shake, made with just ice and watermelon. Maybe a pinch of sugar as well!
I am a new follower!
Can beat real lemonade!
Pico de gallo and guacamole are my favorite summertime snacks.
I love Strawberry Tart. That's what I would take on a picnic!
You can't beat a fresh, cold glass of Pimms.
I like fresh fruit, homemade fruit leather, cheese and crackers for snacks. Light and fresh-tasting. Thanks for a great giveaway!
I love strawberry lemonade. Thanks for the giveaway! We also like jello-cool whip pie in the summer!
Summer snacks...well, we are not good on summer here in Ireland but I do love fruit kebabs and freshly made smoothies. Fingers crossed, this is a great giveaway!
And I am a long time (but not old!) follower :-)
i found a recipe on pinterest for cucumber mint lemonade. it sounds awesome and i can't wait to make some!
you can reach me at supersharmie at gmail dot com :)
My favorite summer drink is definitely iced tea mixed with lemonade. :) So refreshing! Thanks for the chance to win such a generous giveaway.
I'm a brand new follower. Good luck everyone!
Pretty quilt! Thanks for the chance to win these fabrics.
We love to take grapes,blueberries and strawberries to the beach! Thanks for the chance to win!
I dont have any good snack suggestions, but will be reading the ones you're given! Thanks for the giveaway!
I follow your blog!
You guessed right - we all love Summerville! Thank you for sharing! Not very exiting tips for a pic nic, my favourite is ice cream with strawberries or a lovely pie with berries and of course coffee or white wine. Add ice cream to your ice coffee (frappe) and you'll have the best dessert!
nerospost(at)gmail(dot)com
I'm your follower!
oooh, definitely a pimms and lemonade! Love Noise
And I am definitely a follower!
I love Diet Coke or iced tea with home baked cookies. Ah, summer..
Thanks for the beautiful giveaway!!
Fruit with 'Fluff' dip (one jar of marshmallow fluff mixed with 8oz of whipped cream cheese). This is a hit with young and old alike!
My favorite summer picnic food, is cold fried chicken - you can go with something store bought, or make your own. We like to do popcorn size because then it cooks up quickly.
I am a follower
I am lucky enough to already be using some Summersville, but there is never enough of this fabulous fabric.Would love to be a fabric hog and win some more! Thanks for the giveaway,Leanne. Lucky you, getting to meet her!! I know you will come back with a ton of fabulous ideas!
I am a follower!
when we go to the beach I like making cucumber roll ups - take a wrap and put a bit of cream cheese on it and some shredded cheese and cucumbers
I love lemonade in the summer! Thanks so much for the chance!
I now follow you
Cherry limeade slushies!! Those would be great on the beach :) Thanks for the chance to win!
clintcrystalella@hotmail.com
I have to agree with Crystal, Cherry Limeade Slushies are the BEST! :D
btw I just bought a bit of fabric from Pink Castle Fabrics! They are soo nice! :]
I am a follower
thanks for the chance
Cleo
cleo(AT)techgear.co.za
HELLO! EVERYONE LOVES LEMONADE WITH SMUSHED STRAWBERRIES IN IT+THEN ADD JUST A SPLASH OF CARBONATION-SO GOOD! THANKS SO FOR SHARING SUCH A SWEET GIVEAWAY ♥
msstitcher1214@yahoo.com
Awesome fabric! What a great give away, like to give that a chance too! Thanks for organizing! My favorite summer snack is cinamon icecream! Kind regards, Conny
HAPPY TO FOLLOW YOU VIA GFC!
msstitcher1214@yahoo.com
this is my favorite fabric line right now!!
And, to answer your question-- strawberry lemonade!
Desi
weeshareblog@gmail.com
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Desi
weeshareblog@gmail.com
mmmm watermelon and pretzels. As well as rocket and parmesan sandwiches!!
thanks for the chance
Cleo
cleo(AT)techgear.co.za
My favorite summer food is tomato sandwiches.. not very original.. and a big glass of lemonade with that and you have a happy girl here !
Thanks for the chance !
I love Brazilian Lemonade from Our Best Bites!
I follow you!
I follow your blog in Reader! Thanks!
My favorite summer food is watermelon - definitely perfect for picnics, just make sure to bring some wet wipes. Thanks!
Some frozen grapes, yummy!
I'm a follower too!
I love to have watermelon parties w/ my little ones... it's a messy treat that they love!
Lu's fabric is awesome! One of our favourite picnic foods is a rice dish. mix a tub of coronation chicken sandwich filler with some cooked rice and mix. Yum yum :-)
I'm a follower :-) + the noise quilt looks awesome!
Definately watermellon....and strawberries! I love eating a nice juicy watermellon on a hot summer day at the park! Thanks for the chance to wiN!
I love to take fruit skewers on picnis - plus they get to be really colorful and pretty!
Thanks for the giveaway :)
melissajpalmer at yahoo dot com
My favorite summer snack is watermelon!
my favourite snack is watermelon with turkisch white cheese!
I am a new follower!
My absolute favorite summer snack is fresh made bruschetta - soo good! Thanks for the chance to win :)
Have fun at the retreat! That sounds awesome. My favorites for summer are fresh corn and iced tea. :)
I enjoy anything made with fresh veggies from our garden - sorry I can't be more specific!
I am a follower
i love wheat salad with yogurt, cucumber and apple :) perfect for picnics!
thanks for the giveaway
im a new follower!!!
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