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Thursday, January 07, 2010

It's My Blog Anniversary on January 8th!

Tomorrow is my 4th Blog Anniversary!!!!

I started this blog because I was on a couple of internet sewing lists & boards and on both you had to be concise, to the point and on-topic...especially on-topic...no wandering off onto other things! *LOL*  And sometimes, I wanted to wander, be off topic and ramble on...so I followed my friend Liana (who I refer to as the "Godmother of my Blog") and started one!

When I dove in, I didn't have a digital camera (I was using those disposable ones), had just gotten cable internet and my dad's computer and didn't know if anyone would read my ramblings...but I went ahead, wrote that first post and the rest is history.

Fast forward four years and here we all are...I've documented the making of my daughter's prom dress, my experience in making two SWAPs...now working on my 3rd...I've ranted about politics...written tributes to some people who've meant so much to me...and worked my TNT patterns H-A-R-D!!! *LOL*  I've met some amazing fellow sewists and bloggers...and I've bought ALOT of fabric and patterns!!!

So please celebrate with me as I start my fifth year of blogging!  And to celebrate I'm giving some gifts from my infamous button & trim collection.  Now how can you win one of these lovely party gifts?  Simple...

1.  You must leave a comment on this post ONLY!  If you leave a comment on any other post, it won't be counted.  Comments must be left by Friday, January 15th and I won't be posting any reminders!

2.  You must be a follower by midnight of January 11, 2009, EST.  I'm giving some of you lurkers the chance to come out of the shadows! *smile*  And yes, I will ship internationally!

3.  The drawing will be held Saturday afternoon, January 16th by putting the numbers from the post into Random.org.

Wanna see the SWAG?

Four Riri Zippers:



A selection of Mother of Pearl Buttons in four sizes:



4 Yards of Trim
from a roll that I bought from Britex Fabrics in San Francisco:



and a copy of the January 2010 Burdastyle Magazine:



Okay, get to celebrating with me...leave a comment and may the luckiest four people win!  Do you see a theme here...4...4...4!!! *LOL*

On the serious side...thank you ALL for stopping by and reading my ramblings...ooohhhhing and aaahhhhing OR not over one of my creations...and for taking the journey with me...my very special thanks to those who've been with me from my first post!  You are ALL sooooo appreciated! 

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!

149 comments:

  1. OK, I have 'delurked' and am posting the first comment. Does that help my chances of winning?? I have followed your blog for quite awhile and am always excited to see a new post. Congratulations on the anniversary!

    Norma

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  2. Congrats on 4! I don't know if I have commented before, but I have been reading for quite a while now. You and many other sewist-bloggers have inspired me to start my own blog. Hopefully I will get it up and running soon.

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  3. I think I have posted before. I know that I am a faithful lurker.

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  4. Congratulations. I'm so glad you're blogging. As a new=ish sewist, I love reading your sewing path. Thank you.

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  5. Happy Blog-a-versary, Carolyn! I've really enjoyed reading about your sewing projects! I wish you many more wonderfully informative posts!

    Rose in SV

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  6. Congratulations and thank you for the ongoing inspiration!!! Linda

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  7. I have been a long time reader and occasional commenter but was shocked to see that I hadn't signed up as a follower!!

    I would also like to thank you for your commitment to your blog, your consistency with posting and your interesting and inspirational posts. Your blog was one of the first sewing blogs I discovered and you helped me ressurect my sewing mojo.

    Happy Blog Anniversary for the 8th :-)

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  8. I also think I have posted before and I have been following your blog privately but have joined up as follower.

    I also thank you for your blogging which shares the ability to change your TNT dress to some outstanding garments. You are getting my thoughts working on what I might be able to achieve.

    Thank you.

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  9. Congratulations of your 4th Anniversary!!!! I have only followed your blog for a little over a year - but I read every post you write - and have read many of the archived ones as well. You are one of only 3 I follow daily. Thank you soooo very much for your time and effort - and being real for us. Sure I would like to win something :) but I would have congratulated you any way.
    Blessings to you and your family,
    Patti

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  10. Congrats on 4. I like you wasn't sure anybody would be interested in reading my sewing ramblings and like you I was also pleasantly surprised. Keep on blogging and I will keep on begging for clothes that you won't share with me! LOL

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  11. Congratulations Carolyn, it is us who should be thanking you! I always enjoy your blog posts, ideas and creativity, and like others am a regular visitor. In fact I thought I was already a follower... checked and I am now... many thanks for your efforts over 4 years.

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  12. Congrats on your anniversary...

    I have never seen a burda magazine in person so hopefully I will win it.

    Happy Sewing

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  13. Hello from Malaysia! :) I've been a follower and reader for quite sometime, love all your sewing! Happy 4th blog-a-versary to you! How I'd love to receive the yummy Burda :)

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  14. I confess I have been a lurker for quite a while and have been reading your blog for a couple of years. I really enjoy everything you share about sewing, your creative approach and use of tnt patterns. The idea of possibly owning something from your stash is over the top! Thanks for all of the wonderful things you share, so many have benefited from your blog.

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  15. I don't need to be in the drawing; but all the same I wanted to say happy blog anniversary! Your blog is one of the most instructive and inspiring imo; especially since you strike such a good balance between sewing a working wardrobe, and yet very interesting details.

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  16. Congratulations on your fabulous blog. I have been reading for some time now and thoroughly enjoy watching your sewing process. I admire your talent and wish I could sew as well as you do. Kathy

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  17. Congratulations on your blog anniversary. I think your blog is really interesting and inspiring. It's a pleasure to read.

    Sarah

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  18. Carolyn,
    It's only in recent months that I have become a blog reader and subscribed to people's blogs and I have found yours to be particularly inspiring and informative. Congratulations on reaching your 4th year of blogging, it's a great achievement. I love seeing your garments as you make them and then the photographs of you wearing them.

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  19. Thank you for writing a wonderful blog. Congratulations on your 4th anniversary and keep up your great work.

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  20. Congratulations on your blogiversary!
    I enjoy reading about your adventures in sewing.

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  21. Carolyn - and YOU have been one of the inspirations for MY blog, too (and my sewing as well, because I wear a plug size, too), though I got started just shy of a year ago.

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  22. Happy 4th anniversary! I just joined as a follower but I have been stopping by regularly since before I started my blog in 2007. You have been a great inspiration to me and have even been kind enough to answer an email question or two for me in the past. Looking forward to lots more great posts.

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  23. Well I have commented before...but am mostly a lurker. Congratulations...I'm really glad that you wrote that first post, and all that followed!

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  24. I've been a follower for a while now. I love your blog and check back frequently. Happy 4th Blog Anniversary!!!

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  25. Happy BLog Anniversary, Carolyn! Your blog is one of my favorites.

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  26. 4 years--amazing!! Congratulations on your accomplishment. Pick me!

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  27. Happy Anniversary! I can't wait to see what you make in your fifth year. I have a feeling 2010 is gonna be great year. My blogiversary is coming up too!

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  28. I have been reading your blog for a couple of years!Congrats on 4 years. I have enjoyed your sewing projects.

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  29. Congratulations on your four years of successful blogging . . . from one sewing fanatic to another!

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  30. Happy anniversary. Love your blog & follow it through Google reader.

    Thanks for going to so much effort to share your sewing creations with us. Your blog keeps me thinking, "I can sew and work also!"

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  31. I have been lurking for over a year. Just love your grandson and your sewing. I can hear the hum of your machines way over here in OHio.

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  32. I am leaving "lurkerdom" to become an official follower! I always look forward to reading your blog. You are such an inspiration to all of us who are not a size 6!
    Congratulations on your blog anniversary!

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  33. Happy Anniversary!! I've been really enjoying following your progress. Here's to many more bloggy years!!

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  34. Count me in Carolyn. Nice giveaways.
    I am not sure when I found your blog, but your blog is one of the reasons I started my blog. Happy anniversary!

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  35. I love your blog. I have been inspired to start sewing for myself again. I look forward to reading your blog.

    Lynne from Houston

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  36. Happy 4th!! Has it been that long? Woooosh!

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  37. Four years?!?

    Yours was one of the first blogs I discovered. How lucky for me! Happy Blog Anniversary. You are one of the blog superstars.

    Don't enter me in the contest. I just want to express my appreciation and admiration.

    May God continue to bless you. Keep sewing and keep blogging.

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  38. Happy Blogaversary! I always enjoy what you have to say, and love seeing what you do with your TNTs.

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  39. Congrats on your 4 years! I am so happy that I found your blog. ♥ Tracey

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  40. COunt me in! I have followed your blog for about a year & love it. You are an inspiration.
    http:/www.adventuresbabysewing.blogspot.com o myrayeretsky@sbcglobal.net

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  41. Happy Anniversary! And Thank You for sharing your sewing world (and fabric & notions)with us!

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  42. Congratulations! We newbies are glad you're here.

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  43. Many well wishes to you as you start your new year blogging! I'll delurk myself now. :) Thanks for such a wonderful opportunity to win some great things.

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  44. Happy Blog Anniversary, Carolyn. I've said it before but your blog is such an inspiration to me. I miss those days that you don't post. Thank you so much for giving your time to share with us.

    Joan R.

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  45. Happy Anniversary. Your blog is always one of the first I read. I eagerly await your new garments. Your blog has truly been an inspiration to me.

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  46. Happy Anniversary - Just wanted to let you know how much I love your blog. Its the first one I read every day. I enjoy all the projects you explain and the stories of your purchases. Since I live near NYC I also enjoy hearing about your meeting up with other local sewers. Please keep it coming! Thanks so much

    Barbara

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  47. Many congratulations - four years of blogging is an amazing achievement. I love reading your posts, they are always both entertaining and inspiring. I look forward to reading lots more!

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  48. Congratulations on your anniversary. I've loved following your sewing adventures and I've learned so much from you. I also enjoy your occasional rant! I've been contemplating starting a sewing blog just so I can be part of the fun. I look forward to seeing your 2010 projects!

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  49. I'm also a "lurker" for the past year and absolutely love your blog as our sewing habits are so similar. As I read your blog I find my head nodding in agreement and chuckling. Congratulations!
    Karen

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  50. Happy Blog Anniversary. You writing has been a joy to read. Thank you.

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  51. Happy Blogging Anniversary! I'm so happy that you blog and I blog and that we became friends as a result.
    My 5 yr will be Aug 28 - remind me if I'm off forgetting, ok?
    Oh, and don't even think about putting me in the drawing ;)
    Someone who has less stuff already certainly deserves to win these lovely sewing items.

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  52. Happy Anniversary and thank you for sharing about what you know about sewing and life in general

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  53. Congratulations on your anniversary!

    As you know, you were the inspiration for me to start my own blog, too.


    Well...I follow you using Feedblitz not Blogger because Feedblitz allows me to get you via email which Blogger doesn't and I also have you in my Google Reader. So, there are a lot of us who follow you but may not be showing up on your radar (and aren't necessarily lurkers). Have you considered setting up Feedburner?

    Anyway, congrats, again and I'm so proud of what you've been able to do with your blog (and you don't need to include me in your drawing...I'm still working off of the goodies given to me during Sewing Circle Extravaganzas!)!

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  54. I'm a lurker from waaay back! Your sewing site is the first one a read every morning, & I've enjoyed it so very much. I've learned a lot about sewing & life in general.
    You should be very proud of all the work you've done in the past four years!

    Terri

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  55. Another lurker. I really enjoyed seeing your grandson as I was a new great grandmother at the time.

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  56. Congrats! And here's to 4 more great years (at the very least ;)

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  57. Hi from Belgium. I find your blog inspirational and echo the comments about you TNT dress variatons. Keep up the good work :-)
    BTW it's my birthday today, but I am considerably older than 4!!!

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  58. Happy blogiversary!! I always look forward to new posts from you. But don't put me in any drawings.

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  59. Happy Blog-a-versary! I started following your blog, because I love seeing a sister plus-size sewer in her creations :) Thanks for the sewing tips and inspirations- here's to another 4 years!

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  60. Wow! four year! Congratulations!

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  61. Delurking to say "Congratulations"... I read you daily and thank you for your sewing inspiration.

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  63. Happy 4 Year Blogiversary! I'm late to the party, but am looking forward to many more creative years. :)

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  64. Happy Anniversary!

    No one did it better than the Flintstones. Here's to lots more posts. Mmmmwah!

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  65. Congratulations Carolyn, sure is a long time blogging. Looking forward to your posts in your 5th year.

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  66. Congrats! What a milestone! Count me in for the chance to win some swag!

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  67. I too am "delurking" I have not followed any blogs ever but when I closed the doors to my business in April and dragged out my sewing machine I started looking around. Yours is one I check daily Thank you for all of the time you spend providing information to lurkers and followers alike.

    No I am not sucking up just to win any of the great stuff:)

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  68. Theresa in TucsonJanuary 07, 2010 12:07 PM

    Happy Anniversary Carolyn. Your blog introduced me to the wonderful world of sewing blogs, or as my husband says, "the dark side of the computer."

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  69. After only I year following you, I am hooked! You can see me wearing my Oregon Santa hat with a salmon sticking out the top and laugh.Thank you for sharing your photos and supplies!
    Jo Ann

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  70. Wow - how generous of you! Please enter me!! :)

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  71. Happy Anniversary!!! Your collections inspire me to pull my stash together! Thanks for sharing your journey with us! Mary

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  72. Hey Carolyn,

    Happy #4!!!! I love your blog and always look forward to your ramblings of wisdom.

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  73. Happy Anniversary. Love your blog.

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  74. I love following your sewing journey. Best wishes for continued sewing success in 2010.

    Lynn G

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  75. Thanks for blogging. You give me courage to try new sewing projects.

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  76. No need to add me into the drawing.
    I just wanted to congratulate you on your four years and to thank you for being such a wonderful inspiration.

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  77. Happy Blogiversary! I just (in December) had my second anniversary. I forgot to make a big deal about it. Dang! It would have been a chance for a "give-away". Yours was one of the first blogs I started to read and maybe the first(don't hold me to that)that I actually "followed". And still one of the first I jump to when I go blog reading.
    You don't need to put on the give-away list. I have access to good stuff (G Street) and a sub to BWOF, so save it for the folks who can't get to nice shopping places. I just wanted to wish you a happy anniversary.

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  78. happy blogiversary. I love your blog and have been a follower for quite sometime. Thanks so much for the giveaway.

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  79. Happy Blogiversary..i love swag!

    Angie R.

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  80. Congratulations! I love seeing all your creativity!

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  81. Happy Blogiversary! I read through a separate reader, but I'm a follower now!

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  82. Happy Blogiversary as well! I just wanted to say congrats, and I continue going to your blog as soon as I see a new post. Don't put me in the drawing either, I am drowning in stash and I agree the goodies should go to a better home. Good for you for spreading the cheer! K

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  83. Thank you for 4 years of inspiration. Because of your inspiration I have perfected my TNT sheath and am beginning to use it to create my own ideas. I've learned a lot from you and you have helped me feel that it's OK to want to sew ALL THE TIME.

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  84. Out of lurkdom to post...4 years! Holy smokes! I have read your blog since the old Sewing World days. I absolutely love your clothes and you have influenced many a pattern purchase. I had to laugh at myself the other day when you posted the Vogue coat pattern with the wide collar. I immediately went to the BMV sale to place my order and went to my room to get my wallet, glanced at myself in the mirror and thought what am I thinking! I have shoulders like a football player and that look just wouldn't work for me. BUT because it was on your list it was hard to resist. I just looked through the posts for this year and what a nice testament to your TNT dress pattern. That alone should be an encouragement for all of us to put in the effort to get our basic patterns to fit just right.

    Thanks for sharing your journeys and Happy blog-a-versary.

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  85. Wow, four years! I only 'discovered' you last year, but it's been really inspiring to wander back through older posts and to learn from your experiences and that of the people that comment. Here's to another four and many more years!

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  86. Congratulations on 4 years! I have enjoyed your posts and often find myself looking forward to seeing what is new with your sewing.

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  87. Aw! Happy Blogiversary Carolyn! (ps...you don't have to enter me in the drawing, I just wanted to give my kudos!!)

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  88. Happy anniversary! I'm kind of late to the sewing blog game, but am really enjoying reading (and following) yours and the others I've discovered.

    ~Elle

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  89. Carolyn, I'd leave a comment even if you weren't offering a prize!

    I have so enjoyed reading your 'blog from the very first post. In fact, I remember commenting on it on Sewing World back in the day, saying that you should write for Threads, you do it so well. I still believe that to be true.

    Happy anniversary, my friend!

    Kathryn

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  90. Congrats!!! I guess that means you are the God Mother of my blog then, because yours is the first sewing blog I ever saw! Please count me in on your drawing.

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  91. Congratulations on your anniversary! I have been following you for some time and enjoy watching your journey.

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  92. Congrats. I foung your blog looking for information on tailoring a coat. I hadn't realize there were blogs out on the web until lucked up on yours. That was November of 2008.I'm following so many blogs now and this year I think I'll start a blog about my sewing. You know it's all your fault; THANK YOU!

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  93. Congratulations on five years! I have admired your work for a long time - especially your use of the TNT. Thanks for sharing,

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  94. Reading your first post was fun! I've delurked before, but you know I am following you - on your blog and into blogland myself. Congratulations on sticking it out for 4 years!

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  95. Congratulations! Love the "4" theme. Hope you continue for many more.

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  96. Happy Anniversary! How sweet are you to give out presents on your anniversary? I've been a follower for a while now via Google Reader, but now I'm official.
    Thanks for all your great writing!

    Cathi

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  97. Congratulations! I have also been a faithful lurker for years and want to thank you for all the inspiration!

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  98. I'll delurk as well, I've definitly enjoyed reading your blog over the last year or 2, and you are inspiring me to work on the TNT pattern!

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  99. You have been an inspiration to me over the years, and I appreciate your personal investment in keeping the blog current. I enjoy reading about your love of fabric, second only to your love of patterns! Happy Anniversary!

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  100. Congratulations on your anniversary! I have followed your blog for several months now and you are a real inspiration! I have sewn for years but had all but quit trying to sew for myself because I was so discouraged with fit issues and finished products that just didn't match my vision. You are giving me courage to try again. Thank you.

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  101. Congratulations!! Yours one of the first blogs I found and one of the first I check everyday. Wishing you many more!!!

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  102. Congratulations on starting your 5th! Would love to win your goodies!

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  103. Congrats on 4 years of blogging! You make beautiful clothes and you're always inspiring to me. Thank you.

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  104. No, thank YOU for this blog! This is the only sewing blog I follow besides stitcher's guild! You make my day and I thoroughly enjoy your wardrobe.

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  105. I want to join the party. Your blog is one I never want to miss. You've done well these past years. Cheers to many more years of sewing and blogging all about it.

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  106. Congratulations on four years of outstanding blogging!

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  107. Congrats! I have been a reader/lurker for the past year or so. Your blog was one of the first I started reading when I was learning to sew. Keep up the great work!

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  108. 4 years already! Wow! I'm shaped a lot like you so your blog is first on my list. I've learned SO MUCH from you! Keep up the great work and inspiration!

    Cathi

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  109. Congratulations on your blog anniversary! You are an inspiration with both your sewing and you blogging. Thank you.

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  110. Love your blog. Happy Anniversary!

    Renee (another faithful lurker)

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  111. Congratulations on your blogiversary!
    I enjoy reading about and seeing pictures of your sewing.

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  112. Congratulations on your anniversary! I love reading your blog and checking out the photos of your latest creations. You are a fabulous sewer and you inspire me with my sewing. Please keep blogging - your posts make my day!

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  113. Happy Blog Anniversary! Woo Hoo! It's a joy to read your blog. So much inspiration. You are one of my favorite online designers.

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  114. happy blogiversay!
    i love that liana is your blog godmother bc i always think when i'm reading SG that i want to sew as well as her when i grow up. :-D

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  115. Another lurker coming out of the shadows...I came across your blog about the time of your “sewing vacation” and have been hooked on your sewing energy ever since. Your blog anniversary falling on my birthday was the impetus for me to become a follower. Congratulations on 4 years of blogging!

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  116. Happy Anniversary! Count me as another regular reader and as another who's been inspired by your posts.

    I hope we can have many more ;-)

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  117. Carolyn,Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!.I so enjoy your blog.It makes me so happy to know that out there in the big world(as my kids used to say),there is someone who feels just like I do about sewing. I used to feel like an alien amongst my non-sewing family and friends.The first time I saw your blog, I said to myself Ì wonder if I could create a blog. And I did.So thank you!

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  118. Happy Anniversary! You have been such an inspiration and truly, I consider you and your blog to be one of the blessings in my life. I love to come here and see your latest creations or read your latest sewing tips/info. Thank you for enriching all our lives!

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  119. Happy 4 years! I have and continue to enjoy reading your blog. You are an inspiration to me and so many others.

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  120. Congratulations on four years of inspiration. I have been "lurking" for almost a year and have enjoyed each and every post. By the way.....I'll take the zippers!!!!!

    Best wishes and blessings. Keep warm

    Lydia

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  121. Yay, Carolyn! Congratulations! I think your blog was one of the first blogs I ever read. ;-) I lurk mostly but comment once in awhile. I learn a lot too!

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  122. just discovered you... and will be watching to see what comes next!

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  123. Happy Anniversary, Carolyn! Here's to 4x more years in the land of Blog! :)

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  124. Congratulations on your 4th year. I wish you many more and the best. You have posts some interesting topics and I can't wait to see what this year brings.

    Wanda

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  125. Happy blog-iversary! Thanks so much for keeping this online journal and sharing your passion with us. It's been a great inspiration to me in my first year of sewing.

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  126. i'm a lurker! count me in please!
    gill

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  127. Happy Blog-iversary! Thanks for inspiring me to be a better sewist!

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  128. Congratulations! I read your blog a lot and so appreciate your time and effort. I'm always excited to see your beautiful work. Thanks, Ruth

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  129. Congratulations. I am so glad you started to blog. You have entertained me and inspired me! I have always been a follower but I have not "officially" signed up. Here's to another 4 years...at least!

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  130. Hi Carolyn,
    Wow, four years! Thanks for all of your thoughtful inspiration, from working those TNTs to your favorite references!
    Vicky F

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  131. I love visiting your blog. I get inspired and motivated reading it.
    Happy anniversary and Happy New Year
    Ilse

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  132. Happy anniversary! I am so glad that your blog is here, I use it as both inspiration and a resource all the time. Thank you for putting such special attention into it!

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  133. Congratulations on your 4th year anniversary!!! I enjoy reading your blogs and they are a wonderful aspiration to me. I only hope one day that I will be able to sew and select beautiful fabrics on half the level you are and I will be so happy. I will keep practicing and I hope that I will be able to read your blogs for many many years to come. Thank you so much!!!!!

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  134. Thank you for your blog. It has been an inspiration and it gives me hope that my sewing will improve and also my selection of fabric. I hope that you have many more years of blogging because I love reading and learning from them. Congratulations on your 4th anniversary. You are such an inspiration.

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  135. Just wanted to say thanks for talking about TNT patterns. Your persistent use of these patterns in new and different ways has shown me their strength. And some days I just don't have the energy to fit a new pattern. So, now, thanks to you, I will go first to something I have made before and loved...and tweak it so it doesn't look the same 2nd time around.

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  136. Congrats on your 4th Blog Anniversary. I have so enjoyed reading your blog and even emailing your directly. Thanks for inspiring others.

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  137. congratulations on your anniversary. I have enjoyed reading your posts and have learned so much. May you be blessed in your future sewing projects.

    Char

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  138. All I can say is wow! And congrats, of course. And you go, girl!

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  139. Congratulations on your Blog-o-versary, Carolyn ! Yours was the very first blog I found and I read all the way through before looking for any others. Thank you for sharing all of your adventures.

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  140. Congratulations on your Blog Anniversary, your blog is an inspiration for new sewists like myself,

    Ola

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  141. Happy Blogiversary, Carolyn! You've provided a lot of good inspiration to me over the years. Keep it coming! LOL

    And I wondered how I ended up with "Followers" on my blog. Didn't know there WAS such a feature. See what I mean about the inspiration. LOL

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  142. Your attention to fit and detail are always inspiring. Thanks for keeping such a friendly and educational blog. Congratulations on 4 years of great blogging.

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  143. Happy Anniversary. I do enjoy your blog ever so much. The next time you are in California particularly Southern California please let me know...I need a shopping buddy!!!

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  144. Happy Anniversary! I am very excited to see what the new year brings. I learn "sew" much from reading your blog! Best wishes!

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  145. I'm not commenting for the contest (I have you on bloglines but I don't think that makes me a google follower...) I just wanted to say...
    Happy Blogiversarry! And thank you for the years of sewing and sharing!

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