Today’s the big day, the grand finale of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Blog Tour. Industry sponsors have sent wonderful prizes to be included in today’s giveaway for readers living outside of the United States.
We really appreciate you joining us this week for this exciting, inspiring event. Weren’t the designers’ blog posts amazing? Don’t you just want to run to your sewing machine and get started?! Me, too!
Here are some of the items that have been donated for today’s giveaways.
Quilt kits and fabric bundles from Planted Seed Designs and Janice Averill.
A signed copy of The Union Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini
Coquette–Earth & Sky fabrics from Northcott
One of many books donated by C&T Publishing
Swiss Chocolate fabrics from Robert Kaufman
One of many books donated by Martingale Publishing/That Patchwork Place
Fabrics by Pat Sloan from P&B Textiles
Notions from Clover USA
Fabric bundles from Troy Riverwoods
One of several Pat Sloan books from Leisure Arts
Fabrics by Jessica Gonacha Swift from Red Rooster Fabrics
We also have many, many patterns donated by the various 100 Blocks designers. Such abundance! We’re grateful to all the donors for their generosity.
To be entered, leave a comment here by noon, Monday, May 9 estimating how much time you’ve spent visiting quilty blogs this week. Don’t worry if it’s a lot—you’re in good company! We’ll pick one winner who will be very excited when this package arrives. If you live in the United States, please see this post to enter a separate giveaway. Entries are now closed. The winner is Lynne from Australia. She has an interesting blog called Treadles and Treasures. Thanks to all the quilters who played along!
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Probably about an hour a day that’s seven hours – I could have been quilting but I enjoy reading what others have been doing
How fun! I spent way too much time on quilty blogs this week, just getting inspired
Probably around 10 hours? What can I say, I just love seeing how creative everyone is!
How long probably somewhere between 10 -15 hours, that equates to an hour in the morning and again at night. Have loved all the wonderful blocks and wish the book was more available in Australia
Hi, I have really been enjoying the blog hop, it gives you great opportunities to visit new quilt sites you don’t already visit. I think I have probably spent about 12-15 hours. All the blogs are so inspirational. It is such fun to find an idea and think ‘I’m going to try that in my next project!’ Thank you for the chance to win such wonderful prizes!!
I’ve probably spent 15+ hours visiting blogs this week. Love reading blogs. Very inspirational.
Way too many that’s for sure!! Probably about 2 hours every morning…. so around 14 hours…… oops. Thanks for the chance to win.
How many hours visiting blogs? Mmmm. Being honest with myself, it must be about ten. Aagghh. I just love hearing what everyone is up to though. It’s so much fun. Worth ten hours. Do I have a problem???
I only spend about 3 hours a week because I get so inspired by all the wonderful things that have been done, I just have to go and attend to my stash and promise my machine that we will do something together inbetween reading Jennifer Chiaverini books and bog. As many of the patterns and books are not available in South Africa this is a wonderful way to keep up.
Too many, or maybe not.
I’d say at least 15 hours, likley more. I love reading blogs and looking at all the pretty pictures. Thanks for offering this giveaway for those of us who live in a far away land. 
Oh dear, definitely way too many hours! More than an hour each day. 100 blocks=100blogs=100 x (>10 minutes) ! Thanks from Malaysia:)
Oh my, you are making us tell on ourselves! I expect I’ve spent about 15 hours this week going through the blogs. I have enjoyed it immensely. This prize package is INCREDIBLE, it would be beyond Christmas to open such a quilty package. Sincere thanks to Quiltmake for making all this happen.
It’s been a week of great tips and inspirations! Blog hops are a wonder way of staying current with quilting happenings around the world. I’ve spent about 2 to 3 hours a day reading the posts and sighing over the beautiful blocks. So, that makes about 15 hours in front of the computer. It was time well-spent. Thanks to Quiltmaker for hosting this great blog hop. And a big round of applause to the industry sponsors for the generous giveaways!
omg, i’ve been surfing for hours this week. But I really enjoyed it.
how amazing. loved the tour. since it started Monday, probably been checking things out for an hour a day. the designers were fantastic, and inspiring. thanks so much for sharing them.
I have spent about an hour a day surfing quilt blogs and being inspired by all of the blocks! These prizes are amazing and would find a welcome home in my sewing room! Thanks for a great blog tour.
how much time.. well the dishes piled up Monday and Tuesday and would have also been ignored Wednesday but the kitchen bench had disappeared. I suppose I would have had to have washed up earlier if I had been cooking rather than my husband, because I always use more pots than he does. So Wednesday I only spent a short time surfing. Thursday was also cut short as it was our wedding anniversary but today was totally lost surfing.
This has been a horrid week as so many new ideas have been buzzing around my head I have had difficulty sleeping also… so had a few peeks then also.
If I missed a blog I would be very surprised.
Can’t wait for the next tour…. not sure if my husband agrees though:)
how many hours? would have to be well over twenty more likely over thirty… I really don’t want to know!
thank you to Quiltmaker and all of the wonderful sponsors for a great week
I have spent so many hours exploring this site with all the blocks and materials making quilts in my head. I’ll never live long enough to make them all…but i’m gonna give it a try.
Thank you for the best blog site.
What a great week for quilt lovers! I probably spent up to two hours each day surfing all the wonderful blogs. Great fun!
May be 10-15 hours ;D
Thanks for organizing this amazing event, sad it’s gonna be over. Looking forward for the 4th volume too
I have just loved looking at all the ideas, and spent far too long away from my sewing machine.. probably 10 – 12 hours +++
I have spent way too little time looking at quilt blogs since we have been cut off from telephone and internet since April 7th. I love to quilt and absolutely love the block Point Counterpoint. Thanks to our renter for letting me use his wireless internet. Thanks to all those super creative people for creating new blocks!
Maybe just a few hours, certainly not as many as I wish I could… since returning to work full time, quilting has taken a back seat to family and other things, but I’ve been really inspired lately to get back into my sewing room and make more time for myself!
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I have spent between 1-2 hours each day – what fun!! Thanks for this wonderful giveaway!! Great fun!
I’ve probably spent 7 or 8 hours in total. It’s been fun!
Probably about 12 hours!
What fun it’s been!
oh oh ! every day i am beginning my day with a coffee and looking at my news sent by alot of addicted patchwwork friends so after a week it would be around at least 14 hours !! I understand why I hane not enough time to realize my patchs ….bouh bouh…
This week I think I have probably spent about 3 hours on a huge variety of quilty blogs etc. Every minute was worth it!!
This week just a couple- Husband farms so I have been busy helping him. Have missed not getting to keep up on the latest info. Love your site!!
Seven hours, but worth every minute. thanks for the chance at this giveway, and for giving us “non-Americans” a chance to win your great stuff.
Oh I think about at least 90 minutes a day. Goodness me, that makes quite a lot : about 8 hours…! But I did enjoy every minut of it! Thanks so much for the great tour!
I hope I win – I hope I win!!!!
I’ve spent not as much as I wish – 1 to 3 hours, but I really hope I’ll have time for more since you are soooo inspiring!
I generally spend at least an hour or two normally to read through my blog reader but with the added “100 blocks tour” this week that time was definitely doubled!
The upside was I got a great peek at the issue, can’t wait to get a copy, already know few blocks I want to work with and found some great new designers, patterns and blogs. A great week was had by all I’d say!
Oops, I’m on the wrong post — delete of ignore that last one and I’ll enter it on the correct one. Sorry!!
I have spent this week about 30-40 hours on quilting websites, now before you all scream at me, it is because my DH and I are travelling from Arizona to home (N.B. Canada) and I have nothing better to do than use my broadband to go stick and surt the sites. Having a Ball Also. DH doesn’t always think so when he yells which way!!!!! Where do I go??????
I have spent so many hours drooling over the various blogs my family is starting to bug me. I would say about 10 hours this week! I’ve found so many new quilt blogs to follow and enjoy. Thanks for your amazing giveaway – I would be thrilled to win.
I’ve dedicated about two hours a day blogging this week but well worth it to be able to find such informative and fun blogs. Thanks to you and all the sponsers for offering the yummy prizes!
i was a little late to look at all the blocks .so im still not finish.i did looked at some and what i saw i loved each and every one of them . thanks to put all of this together. i at least was on there for about 8 hours now and im ready to go back on there.thanks again for your great giveaway and it would be wunderful if i would be the winner.so ,now im going back to the blocks to have more fun.
Am I daydreaming or what?, gosh!!!!, well let’s do some maths, I checked the blog tour in the morning, for about an hour, then in the night I have been having fun, sorry I mean surfing across every blog, for about 3.5 hours every night, it has to be 22.5 +- hours of funnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn, I don’t want this blog hop to be over, I’m finding new blogs to follow and incredible stuff, that I’m amazed!!!!, I’m loving this giveaway, going to have my fingers crossed, yes I’m going to get cramps!!!!
Part of my morning ritual is always checking on my favorite quilty blogs. I would say about 1/2 hour on average. Now with all the great designers to check out, it is higher than that. Maybe 8 hours? It has been a fun week. Thanks for the chance to win and some new favorite sites to check out!
I don’t know if I want to tell anyone how many hours I spend reading blogs. It must be at least a couple of hours a day.
Lotta in Sweden
I was so looking forward to this week and checking out all the designer blogs. Unfortunately my husband (a stroke survivor) suffered a major seizure on Monday and spent three days in hospital. I’ve only been able to spend two hours on the blogs.
I’ve probably spent 7-10 hours this week looking at all the blogs and quite a few have ended up being bookmarked on my favourites list. It has been so much fun seeing all the creative blogs. The list of prizes look fabulous!
Our internet service providers records might give a more accurate account but it started with just a few minutes and then as I began to discover the richness grew to just about every opportunity I could find (or make) to grab another bite of this most deliciously varied, feast of quilting. I’ve learned how gifted and amazingly talented the makers of the 100 blocks are and I’m grateful to them and the organisers of the tour for the opportunities to learn and grow that they’ve given us. Thank-you from my heart! Now it’s done, I’m looking forward to the volume 4, God willing. (P.S. My Favourites bar is full to overflowing, just like my head and heart.)
I have been ‘working’ from home in front of my computer all week, so I have spent more time than I’d like to admit reading blogs (and clicking on every link I can find to related blogs!)
Probably at least an hour an day – 7 hours
I must use at least an hour a day, reading and dreaming of great projects.
I probably spend 2 hours a day, not all at once but in snatches, reading quilting blogs and loving every minute of it. There is a community of unbelievably talented, creative and downright nice quilters out there in blogosphere!
Quilting with my friends has become such a wonderful part of my life. I know I will enjoy looking at these blocks/blogs for a long time.
Oh my goodness! Way too many hours~ I can’t even imagine. Not only do I read the blogs, they have links to other blogs and then….well you get the idea. No wonder I haven’t done much sewing this week…it’s all your fault!! LOL
I am new to “blogs” as I am only becoming familiar with my computer and the internet. I hope I can limit my time to no more than one hour per day – that is time taken from quilting but I am sure I can learn a lot and enjoy the time reading about others efforts.
About 13 hours so far (oh shame!) and way behind on my niece’s graduation quilt. Still, it was great fun!
I LOVE being able to look at all the different sites and blogs!! I have to watch how much time I spend on these as my internet is by a mobility site! I live in the country and it is a fantastic way to stay tuned and tuned in to what is going on with quilting! I get so much inspiration from these blogs and sites but I find it a real challenge to not go and try some new block or trick learned everyday! It is so nice to see the colours people use in their quilts, the fabrics that are available and the new ways of doing some old things – like how to quickly make pinwheel squares! Awesome! Thank you for keeping all inspired it is such a great learning tool (and t he shopping isn’t bad either – but the stash keeps growing).
Just how does one keep track of time while searching for inspiration? Is it how many needles past noon? How many dresden shapes past noon? Or how many dresden plates in a king size quilt? If I could just figure out how to get my keyboard to automatically stitch up my ideas as fast as they appear, I would indeed be a most prolific quilter…. So many plans, so many ideas, so much fabric to acquire. Time waits for no quilter!
I love blogs! I just like to look around and see what I see! This week I did not have to work a lot so I think I have been looking around about 12 – 15 hours! What housework! It will be there tomorrow!!!!!
Just found this today – sad that I didn’t find you at the beginning of the week. Already hooked! But over an hour has slipped by and there’s plenty more to see. Hope to see the book for real!
Just found this 2 days back…….love the blocks seen…
I THINK Ihave passed nearly 4 hours altogether.yet got more to see and read……
shobha
HA HA… way way to much.. because I have been caching up in blogreading..
) I think I have reading blogs for more than 2-3 hours a day.. Im serious… :O)))Probably more .. but lets say Monday to Friday…
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15 hours and if Ill add the weekend it will be 21 hours…:O))
GOSH!!
I spend my morning and afternoon coffee going through my blog reader and hopping through quilt blogs, so I’m guessing about 10 hours a week? THANKS for the chance at so many great prizes!
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Just found the site, but enjoy it very much. Thanks for the information.
I spend 12-15 hours each week looking through the quilt blogs to see what my friends are doing. These people are so awesome and always make me feel so good when I’m having a bad day. And I learn new things every single day even though I’ve been sewing for over 60 years! It’s just feel-good time!!
I love browsing quilting and sewing websites, which usually adds up to 3-4 hours a week. I love the ideas, inspiration and tips.
I’ve blog hopped along every day for around an hour – makes it about seven hours. It’s been a fun tour. Thanks.
I’m afraid I haven’t been checking much up until now…but my heart is beating like crazy looking at all those wonderful items in the prize!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, this is a wonerful prize package!!
Thank you Quiltmaker for a wonderful tour. I’ve met a number of new people through the blog postings. I’ve had about 10 hours so far and have a list of follow-ups to make. Thank you.
Wow! What a package. Hope to Win!
Love the package. t would be awsesome to win!! Awesome Blog!!!!!
I live in Sudbury, Ontario Canada and would love the opportunity to win something from this giveaway. I have spent about 2 hours a day this week on line viewing blogs thanks to my RSS feeds through Google Reader. FUN FUN FUN
I have to say a minimum of at least 7 hours more if you incluced flicker.
Too much time! For example – right now I’m looking at quilting blogs when I should be vaccuuming. Last night I was looking at them when I should have been doing the dishes, and I’m sure that this evening instead of doing the laundry I will be looking at more Quilty blogs
. ( I just use the excuse that I am a beginner quilter and If my family want any quilts they have to let me be inspired by the many amazing blogs!). But for an actual number – probably 1-1.5hrs a day this week
Just about the right amount of time… probably an hour a day. I learn so much from the quilty blogs. I just love them!
I spent so much time looking at blogs this week I’m almost ashamed to admit to about 50 hours. I so enjoy reading about everyone and what they are up to, what fabrics they like, what patterns they make. And all the tutorials are great.
I spent 15 – 18 hours thos week visiting the blogs and klnowing super quilters. It was a very produtive time because I got so much inspiration. Thank you so much.
Hugs from Brazil
Let’s see, I’m spending 2 hours each day…, and still not done yet, I guess, it’s going to take me a little while more, I’ll spend my weekend, visiting other blogs and see more blocks, thumbles up for you
Pstttttttttttttt, I’m international
This is very exciting over here!!!
I wish I could understand much more english, but is great all the same.
I really have enjoyed the blog tour. The blocks are wonderful. I have spent probably 10 hours reading and enjoying the blocks. What a wonderful book this. I hope to win.
Must have spent 7-10 hrs this week. It’s been lots of work and little play this week, so would love some quilty treats to come and stay.
Way to much time blogging but all enjoyable 6-12 hours ar least
Way too much time 6-12 hours this week and loved them all
loved all 6-12 hours spent blogging
Have just started checking out quilt sites to learn more about quilting help hints. Really have learned alot on this blog not sure how much time so far , at least 2 hours on and off. also looking for ideas to make bed-runners. Anybody got any info that I can use? thanks
Umm, if my DH is reading, not much time at all. If he’s not reading, then about 2 hours on the actual sites, but much longer looking at their favourite blogs and their shops ( if they have them). Love finding new online shops!
This was a hectic week for me, so I spent very little time reading blogs
Waaayyy too much time, but it’s all fun. Over 15 hours exploring the blogs. Then their other posts. Then their shops. Then who they follow…
enjoyed about an average of 2 hours per day, so 14 hours. It was lovely to meet some new bloggers.
Hi,
I just found this blog and I really like it.
Now I have used many minutes of stolen time to look at the blocks. 5 Minutes here and 5 minutes there. I know it all adds up but I see it as little flashes of happiness and colour amongst a whole world of friends
Thankyou Thankyou for a fun time.
But if I tell you my DH might find out what I am up to on the computer. As a new quilter this site is fantastic and I have so much to learn – I had no idea there were so many blocks – 3 CDs worth – are there enough hours in the day? Thank you very much. I am so pleased I have retired from full time work because now I can QUILT.
ohmygoodness, the prizes are so generous! that bundle of Hoopla is calling my name, and the quilt and craft books make me swoon! i’ve been eyeing the Gentle Art of Quiltmaking for a little while now.
i’ve spent A LOT of time! but it’s been perfect timing – i’ve been too sick to sew this week, so instead of feeling sorry for myself, i’ve been sitting in front of criminal minds reruns and turner classic movies with my laptop, checking out all of the blogs! i’d say 15 hours is probably a low estimate….
thank you SO MUCH for a fabulous week!
I’ve spent alot of time on your tour but loved every minute of it! Thanks for a chance to win
As a first time blogger (is that a word?) I have spent way too much time looking at all the block and reading others comments. What I thought was half an hour, always seemed to stretch to twice as long, each day I checked in. It has been fun and much better than housework. Keep up the good work, I will be looking forward to the next block book blog.
As soon as my husband leaves for work I’m on tour. It’s one week of the year I never feel guilty, such great blogs. 7 hours per day, some days longer. I enjoyed vol 1,2,3 and looking forward to vol 4. Thanks to you and the amazing designers for this awesome blog tour!
Seeing as I’ve had a total knee replacement 5 weeks ago….not as much time has been spent blogging as I usually do as I cant let my leg down….and I’ve missed it tremendously!!!!!……but in the past week or so, at least half an hour a day (which is nothing like my normal 3 hours or so!!!!)LOL At least I’ve been able to catch up with some hand stitching, but cant wait to get back to my machine!
Would love to be part of the giveaway
thanks so much and sugary hugs
X Wendy B :O)
Too Many! But I find that there is so much information and so many ideas that an hour every day just fills my head with plans for future quilts
I think I probably spent about 7-10 hours hopping, skipping, and jumping and gettting lost too. Thanks! Awesome giveaway!
I love these hops, I was traveling and wasn’t able to visit everyday. Untold my husband that we had to get into a hotel with wifi. He asked why, told him that i needed to spend a few hours blog hoping as it was the last day. So here I am, loving all the blocks. I just hope I haven’t got my days mixed up and missed the blog hop deadline.
I love looking at quilt blogs for inspiration. I probably spend about 2 hours a day looking at blogs. I don’t usually do it all in one sitting though. Just half an hour here and there when I have a chance.
I’m glad I’m in good company, because it really is a lot! Could be up to 10-15 a week, I’m not sure. This is a great chance to win those great books and fabric. Thanks for counting me in.
What wonderful designers! Spent too much time (10 to 15 hours) online and not enough time quilting! Can hardly wait for Vol. 3 – the first 2 were fabulous!!!
What a generous giveaway!! Normally I spend about 1 hour a day, but this last week was very busy so I cannot have spent even a whole hour this week. Thanks for the chance!
It is a sunny early morning here in Jerusalem. Coffee in hand, I have just opened the Quilters Village Newsletter for inspiration for the day and discovered Quilty Pleasures. So, does just a few minutes (so far) count?
Warm wishes and thanks to you!
Long enough to alienate my family, they all think I’ve rejected them and are using techniques like sulking and teasing to get me off the tour and back into their realm once more.
I would say at least one hour every night before bed. I am more tired than usual this week because of the blog hop, but it has been worth every minute!!
Our guild show was this week, so I have been limited to a couple of hours snatched in bits now and then. I managed to visit some great sites.
Just got to this site today. Sorry Imissed the blog hopping. Hwever, I spent a lot of time the previous time around.
First of all I’d like to thank you for giving all the readers outside the US a chance to take part. It’s been a very inspiring week !
Regarding your question the answer is relative depending on whom you’re asking in my household: My family would say waaaay too long while I obviously don’t think it was enough. However, probably 10 to 15 hours is all I’m prepared to confess to in public!
I made a new math, I have 24 hours now, and just for the record, I’m not done yet, it’s such much fun, I’m so sad, it’s over now… Looking forward for noviembre!!!!
Thank you so much for the chance, in the international people out there…
I dread to think – varies depending on work schedule, but at least an hour a day & then some….! I love seeing what’s happening ‘Across the Pond’ , thank you for including ‘Overseas’.
You have great projects going on! I think on average I spend half an hour a day on quilt blogs/pages!
Probably about an hour a day to see all the wonderful designs. Love the creativity of the designers. Great to see everything and get more ideas for more quilts. Enjoying all your blogs. So glad you are including people overseas. Thank you!
This book is wonderful. I still look and wish I had more time to quilt.
One day, it will happen – the mix of both – my daughter moving out and giving me back my sewing room and the time to try all the new blocks out in this book.
I guess about an hour everyday, so probably about 7 to 10 hours a week. It makes you feel part of a bigger community and gives you tips and ideas which I love to get. When the weather is bad it might be even more. Thanks for everything.
I’ve been on vacation this week, so only about 1 hour.. Normally that would be 3-4 hrs in a week, perhaps a little more or less..
I’ve been spending at least an hour a day lurking on these beautiful and inspiring blogs. I’ve just recently retired and hope to spend lots and lots of time creating some things of beauty myself. I’ll be depending on the internet for inspiration and supplies as I live in a rural area and have to travel a good distance to visit quilt shops. So to win would be the highlight of my first year of retirement……..Maybe I can even start to blog myself…..WOW…..this excites me!!
I got a late start, but I spent most of last evening (4 hours) pouring over the blogs. I am so inspired bythe celtic stuff that Scarlett Rose has done, and the colorways of some of the other 100 blocks creators are amazing! Too many quilts…too little time! Thanks so much just for showing these wonderfull imaages… I need to get started now! Could I be a blogger, well, maybe…but I am thankful for the inspiration regardless…
I spend more time on quilt blogs than I do quilting right now… taking care of two elder relatives… but my heart is with quilts and I would love to make a beautiful tourquiose quilt out of those lovely blocks!
I am inspired so much with the books and the blogs of other quilters. I am a watercolour artist and want so much to create and design my own artist quilts! One day it will happen for me! Thanks for your blog, I enjoy reading it! 
I glanced at blogs for about 2-1/2 hours this morning, having been sequestered at the Home Machine Quilting Show since last Sunday night a week ago, helping to put on the show. And after the busy-ness of the past several weeks, Quilt Market in Salt Lake City will also be a highlight! Then I may finally have a little time to settle down! Thanks for all you do!
I haven’t been able to spend as much time as I would have liked to, probably only 2-3 hours, as I’m supposed to be studying to a Maths exam on the 16 May
Have really enjoyed the blogs that I did get to visiting, they are always so inspiring – just wish I had more time …
Congrats to Lynne, she’s a luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucky girl
, australians are really lucky to win the big one, lately!