Wednesday, July 07, 2010

giveaway!!!


me and my sister Clair

This past weekend I turned 35. You know how some people say that they don't feel their age? I'm not one of those people. ;) I celebrated with my sis, who also shares my birthday. No cake was involved (it's way too hot to bake) but there was LOTS of ice cream. I may or may not have had ice cream 3 times on Sunday, including my husband's favorite recipe. YUM! It was a good, good day.

In belated celebration of my official stance in the middle aged club, I'm hosting a give away. Today I have not one, but TWO roll ups to give away, compliments of Robert Kaufman fabrics. Thank you, Rob! (LOL!!!!!!!!!)

One is in the dusty color story, which is quite lovely.



The other one is in the classic color story. It's bright and fun and cheery.


Either way, you can't go wrong.

If you would like to win, leave me a comment. In your comment, tell me what your favorite flavor of ice cream is. My favorite flavor would have to be coffee....with a brownie mixed in. Mmmmm, mmmm!
I will pick two separate winners. Only one comment per person. I'll pick a winner on Saturday...after my garage sale. Oh, yeah, the fun never ends around here. :)

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Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday, my favorite would have to be licorice or possibly grape, either one is difficult to find but when I do they taste that much better.
Angela, timn@opusnet.com

wendiq said...

Ice cream in any flavor is my favorite.....but if it has any peanut butter in it, it's special....:)

Anonymous said...

Does frozen yogurt count? I ♥ Red Mango Original. Soooooo good!
But... I also love good old strawberry icecream. So simple, so delicious.

HoopDeeDoo said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! And btw, I am having more fun in my mid-thirties than I ever did before. Hope you do too! My favorite ice cream is Baskin Robbins Mint Chocolate Chip - it HAS to be BR because that's what we would get after special events when I was a kid. Takes me back every time!

Jane said...

happy birthday! thanks for sharing the funtimes with us too!
my favourite icecream flavour is bacio - I've just spend a few days in italy and couldn't get enough, it was so hot and a perfect meal replacement!

Marcy said...

Happy birthday girls!!
It would be so hard to choose a favorite when it comes to ice cream, I love them all. I have many fond memories of ice cream growing up as a child and to this day it still brings out the kid in me.

Regina said...

Hope you had a nice Birthday! I just turned 35 too and I definitely feel my age!

My favorite flavor ice cream is almost always mint chocolate chip or anything chocolate!

Jo said...

Happy Birtday! Brown bread ice cream please.

Emma said...

Favorite ice cream...I'm rather in a 4-way tie: peanut butter cup, birthday cake batter (had it while visiting my sister in Wisconsin; cake batter and frosting in one ice cream!), chocolate chip cookie dough, and moose tracks.

Melodee said...

My gosh there are already over 1200posts left, hope that makes you feel loved that so many follow your blog. I absolutely love both of the color groups for these jelly rolls. I plan to make another one of your quilt alongs, but I think winning one of these would be like winning the lottery.
Wish me luck!

Wendy P said...

Happy Birthday! 35 is not so bad as turning 45 (in less than 3 weeks) and being a grandmother already! But I don't feel my age. I think I will always be a late 20-something in my heart.

Favorite ice cream: Moose Tracks or plain old Vanilla Bean served over a warm brownie.

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday to you and Clair. My favorie ice cream is dolce le leche with a dollop of creme brulee desert liqueur. My family's favorite is coffee in mud pie.
Mary Ellen

Allison said...

chocolate - or coffee - or both!

annette said...

Happy, Happy Birthday. We just finished celebrating our eldest's 18th birthday on the 7th! Favourite ice cream - hmm - peach is quite delicious and LOVE homemade orange sherbet, but that coffee ice cream with brownie sound mighty delicious :)

Pattie Crum said...

Belgian Chocolate, just had some.

Dani said...

Blue Bell's Homemade Vanilla and Strawberry

Kimberly said...

Happy Belated Bday!! Oh its hard to pick just one...ice cream is a food group unto itself as far as I am concerned. Best ice cream I ever had though was prailines n cream when we were visiting Savannah,GA...heaven!!

Bry said...

From a store I love chocolate chip cookie dough, but at an ice cream parlor I always get sweet cream with heath bar!

Gisaco said...

Happy Birthday! Celebrating summer birthdays with ice cream is the best! My favorite ice cream flavor is good old mint chocolate chip, with cold stone coffee lovers blend coming in close behind!

Anonymous said...

My favorite has to be the Founder's Favorite at Cold Stone Creamery. It is sweet cream ice cream with chocolate and caramel syrup, walnuts and brownie chunks all mixed in.

Abby said...

I am a fellow ice cream lover! Had some fudgie brownie at Kilwin's in Blowing Rock, NC yesterday and it may be a new favorite. Usually I go for chocolate and peanut butter though!

jeanettesquiltin said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
My favorite...OMG! It's Edy's Rocky Road because it has chocolate, nuts and marshmallow, mmmm...mmmm...good!!!

laura said...

my husband got me hooked on cake batter ice cream, against my better judgment =)
or if it has peanut butter, it tops anything.

Jamie said...

I LOVE ben and jerry's phish food! Awesome giveaway!!
jamietruwe at yahoo

Barb in Mi said...

Happy birthday to you and your sister! And chocolate ice cream does it for me... this is a true chocoholic talking. Thanks for the giveaway!

Alice Childs said...

My favorite is anything chocolatey gooey and nutty.

Toni said...

I had no idea we were the same age - YEAH! I have two - mint chocolate chip and peanut butter fudge - the one with REAL pb spread throughout. My husband's aunt and uncle own a "Marble Slab" here and oh man - I'm trying REALLY REALLY hard to stay away! I'm doing my own garage sale next Saturday - already taking up tons of time getting it ready! Hope yours goes wonderful and you make lots of money for more fabric!!

Flo @ Butterfly Quilting said...

It has to be Rum & Raisen, hands down favourite !!

Sarah Kate Quilts said...

Happy Birthday!! My favorite is purple cow frozen yogurt. yumm

Leah said...

Happy Happy Birthday! My husband & son share a birthday (just a couple weeks ago) :D What fun to share with your sister :) My absolute favorite ice cream is Dublin Mudslide by Ben & Jerry... I always eat the whole pint.. don't tell ;) that's why I don't have it too often ;)

Anonymous said...

I LOVE Jaffa flavoured... yum yum :D

Amy Fitz

Robyn said...

I love rocky road. But Ben and Jerry's Phish Food is a close second. Happy Birthday!

Vivian said...

Thank you so much for the chance! And happy birthday to you and your sister!

Unfortunately I've developed a lactose intolerance and ice cream is a distant dream. I miss it so! My absolute favourite though is simply chocolate. Unless it's a soft swirly cone then it must be plain ol'vanilla.

Man I miss ice cream.

Vallee said...

My absolute favorite flavor of ice cream is Cold Stone Cake Batter. The vanilla kind not chocolate!

Kate said...

growing up, it was always White House Cherry (vanilla with cherry chunks mixed in), and now it is chocolate fudge with peanut butter ripples. and a side of whipped cream and cocoa fudge.

I go all out. :)

Deborah in Atlanta said...

I love oreo cookie ice cream. OMG! I have an addiction to the milk shakes from Chic-Fil-A and have a battle with my steering wheel very often. I'm losing more and more. And gaining more and more (if you get my drift). I.have.got.to.stay.away.from.those.milkshakes.

Lovely fabrics. I adore the dusty color story. Yummy.

dmj53(at)hotmail(dot)com

Amber said...

Ice cream and free fabric....could life get any better???! I love the super premium blueberry ice cream from my beloved TJ's...aahhhh bliss!

Treasa said...

My favorite, which I had last weekend,is homemade peach! It's the best. Happy Belated Birthday!!

Julie said...

Happy 35th Birthday! My favourite icecream flavour is Butterscotch, it has to have chunks of butterscotch in it too!

Leah said...

Choc chip cookie dough for me - mmmm. Or it was till this stupid, stupid lactose intolerance thing started.

Mme Williams said...

I must say I love your blog and have used many of your designs and helpful hints.

As far as ice cream flavors go, for me it is a tie between peanut butter up when I have had an awful day or need some chocolate in my system, or chocolate chunk mint on a hot humid day to help me cool down cause it is cold and stay minty fresh. :D

Munaiba said...

My favourite ice cream flavour is banana and honey macadamia! It really has no rivals!

KristyZ said...

Happy, Happy Birthday!! Ice cream is my favorite food and now that I'm pregnant I could eat it for breakfast, lunch, & dinner if my DR. would let me. My favorite right now is Rocky Road with some bananas.

Thanks for the giveaway!

Amamamma said...

mint chocolate chip is my alltime favorite....but a close runner up is natural vanilla bean....both from Breyer's of course

Joanne Lendaro said...

Happy Birthday!! Remember wine and women improve with age!!

Chocolate, oreo and coffee!! What else is there???

thanks for the giveaway!

Alwayssunnyinmyworld said...

My favorite Ice cream is ben and jerry's cherry garcia. The Best!

Happy Birthday by the way! 35 is great!

Thanks for the giveaway. You Rock!

mageez said...

I Love Haagan Daaz pistachio ice cream! Several years ago my local grocery store stopped selling it. Broke my heart. It has actual pistachio pieces in it.
maggie

melissa said...

red velvet ice cream (which was grocery store brand special edition and is no longer around).
happy birthday!

kt said...

Happy Birthday! My favorite flavor is Breyers Sponge Bob--haven't seen it in a while, but it was so good!
Thanks for the chance to win!

Jo said...

Bunny tracks ranks REALLY high on my list.

Sarah said...

I'm all about the classic Vanilla. You just can't go wrong with it! =)

Andrew and Tara said...

Mint Chocolate Chip and Happy Birthday :)

Cyndi loves to stitch said...

wow ice cream and free fabric what a great post! Come by my blog for a giveaway too........a layer cake to go with your ice cream!!!

Nancy Sue said...

Years ago when I lived in Ithaca NY next to a Ben and Jerry's they had "The Concoction"...dark chocolate syrup, mandarin oranges, and dark chocolate ice cream. Now adays I've mellowed into favoriting a good pistachio icecream!

Jane said...

Happy Birthday,.......I love the classic color fabric. My favorite flavor of ice cream is Bluebell vanilla ice cream. I like other flavors but nothing can beat the taste of sweet creamy vanilla ice cream! It goes with everything. I hope I win.

Barb said...

I'd have to say, if I could only have one flavor of ice cream it would have to be good old vanilla ~ I like to add in my own stuff like crushed pineapple or carmel syrup or fresh raspberries ~ just so many possibilities.

Coffeebean's Dailies said...

Happy Birthday! I just celebrated my 45th on the 30th!! I love coffee ice cream with almonds!!

Chris Daly said...

Happy Birthday! Ice Cream? I love it all, mint, chocolate fudge, malts, caramel, vanilla, oh please don't make me choose.

Mandalin said...

We eat ice cream any time of the year! Actually we eat cake too, we just go out and buy it......mmmmm dessert! Thanks for the chance of a great giveaway, would love me some Kona Solids!

sew happy Stacy said...

I love my m-i-l's homemade chocolate ice cream!!! it is heaven!!! And I have to say i didn't know it was possible to get this many comments. Happiest B-day!!

Dianne M. said...

My favorite flavor of ice cream is chocolate - good ole chocolate!

Emily Pratt said...

I am 35 too! I didn't realise we were middle aged! Too cold for icecream here in Sydney Australia at the moment but when I do I always love cookies and cream. Happy Birthday!

lej619 said...

Happy Birthday to you . Sound like you had a great one!!!
I think I will say vanilla but then I put on fresh cut up strawberries,chocolate syrup,and a banana if i have it. oh and nuts.
yummm

Carol said...

Strawberry cheesecake!

eva said...

my favourite ice cream is:

~maple walnut~

yumm..... and three times on.....sunday??? hm...that's a good number!!!

xo
l-o-v-e your blog!!

happy belated birthday...
(i was away most of the week)
xo
eva

Amy said...

I loooove rocky road! Extra nuts and extra marshmallows please! Happy birthday!

Wendz said...

Happy Birthday to you both! How lovely to have someone to share your happy day with. Ice cream: it's got to be soft serve with real choc sauce and crushed nuts sprinkled on top.

Butterfly said...

Happy Birthday. My fav ice cream flavor is Pralines and Cream.

Love the colors of the roll ups

Anonymous said...

Wow, what an insane number of comments. Oh well, I'm still gonna tell you my favourite flavour anyway. Licorice !! Yum.

Jackie's Stitches said...

My favorite ice cream flavor is plain vanilla! Weird, huh?

Happy belated birthday!

Cameron said...

Pralines and Cream! This is my first time being to your blog and now I have you bookmarked. I found you while looking for homemade gift ideas and am going to try to make a few of your sorting cubes for family members who sew and could use them. I will most definitely be back to read more and catch up on what I have missed.

Cecilia e Helena said...

Dear Amanda
Do international readers qualify? If so, I'd like to participate! And by the way... my favorite flavor is vanilla.
Love from Brazil
Helena

Anonymous said...

Happy (young) birthday!
Macadamia ice cream!
Karen in Oz

Audrey said...

My very favorite flavor is vanilla with big hunks of cherries in it! Yum yum!
Audrey
audreybretz@gmail.com

Sara said...

Favorite, that is a toughy, I'd have to go with lemon curd from a local company - normally I'm a chocolate girl but being preggo i'm all over that lemon curd.

Anita H. said...

My favorite ice cream would have to be Starbucks "Java Chip"....delish!

Happy Birthday!

huronsisters@gmail.com

Alexis said...

My favorite ice cream is coffee...pure and simple!

Happy B-day!

Lexihuron@gmail.com

Lauralee @ The Eclectic Stitcher said...

Happy Birthday! My favorite ice cream flavor is Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia ~ love love love this!!! Love the dusty roll-up!

Juli said...

Ben & Jerry's Half Baked!! That is the best ice cream in the world IMHO!

Thanks for a chance to win!

Mego said...

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY Amanda! Favorite IC? COFFEE...I'm from Seattle after all! Thanx for the recipe!

Hannah said...

This is a really tough question! I think my favorite is probably Chubby Hubby with all its chocolatey peanutbuttery goodness.

Mary said...

I love the Ben & Jerry's Cinnamon Roll ice cream. It's the one I refuse to share with husband or baby, and usually has to be wrestled away from me before I eat the emtire pint.

kellieanne said...

Happy Birthday to you both!

~Kris~ said...

What a great birthday! Ice cream all around. My favorite is Frozen Tundra - a Green Bay special.

Dianne said...

Yum, ice cream and birthdays! New love, Blue Bunny Fudge Tracks with chocolate covered peanut butter bunnies.

Caitlin at Salty Oat said...

black raspberry with rainbow sprinkles is my favorite.

thanks for the giveaway!

Anonymous said...

Chocolate every time!

Bree said...

My Favorite is homemade peach ice cream, it was a treat I grew up with since my grandma had peach trees when I was a kid.

Dede said...

Favorite ice cream has to be Cherry Garcia by Ben & Jerry's - gotta love all those chunks of chocolate!

Michael and Rachelle said...

I worked at Baskin robbins for 3 years and had my pick of any flavor I wanted everyday. Now it is really difficult to pick a favorite. I really love strawberry with gummy bears mixed in, or lemon custard. Or chocolate with brownies. Sorry I just can't pick. and now I'm hungry.

Kim said...

This is the first time I've ever read your blog but I was searching for quilt ideas for my boys room. Easy question - favorite ice cream is without a doubt Pistachio but it has to be from a quality ice cream store like McKay's in Cochrane, Alberta or Bilboquet in Montreal, Quebec.

Kim

Kim said...

Happy Birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday Dear Amanda Jean.........
Happy birthday to you........
and many more.

I love mint chocolate chip.....
Yummy Yummy Yummy.........

Susan said...

Hey, Happy Birthday!

Edy's Grand Light French Silk... yum.

Anna Willett said...

happy birthday!!! yummy ice cream treats are the best!!
my favorite flavor is cake batter!!

Rosa Robichaud said...

OH MY GOODNESS!!!! You have a LOT of people that are trying to win a jelly roll!

LOL

Please count me in, as well? *grin*

I LOVE pistachio ice cream and you can't get it here, anymore! I spent ONE WHOLE HOUR, last summer, calling all our ice cream representatives and every ONE of them said it was a discontinued flavor!!!

*kicks the dust with her foot*

It was good, but now the fact that I can't get ANY AT ALL, makes it seem like it was THE best!

LOL

Rosa Robichaud
robich@rogers.com

Tif said...

happy birthday amandajean!!!

Unknown said...

My faveorite ice cream is chocolate... or jamoca almond fudge... or anything with chocolate syrup :)

KerryQ said...

That's a tough one, but I gotta go with Haagen-Daz Chocolate Chocolate Chip. Yum!

ang :o) said...

happy birthday! i love daiquiri ice from baskin robbins. but ice cream and i are good friends and i've never met a flavor i didn't like. :)
hope your day was magical!

Dana Woolson said...

Vanilla soft serve from upstate NY is the BEST!

Denise said...

Couldn't eat chocolate as a child, so now that I can--my favorite ice cream is choclate, chocolate, chocolate. And if it has brownie bits in it, all the better. YUM!
Happy Day.

chellewho at hotmail.com said...

Happy Birthday! I have one coming up too. My favorite ice cream is mint chocolate chip. Hot fudge on top doesnt hurt either. michelle

Esther said...

Adoro el helado de maracuyá!!!
Feliz cumpleaños!
Esther

Carolyn J. said...

Happy Birthday.....my all time favorite ice cream is mint chocolate chip :)

Anonymous said...

Happy birthday! No way is 35 middle aged. I turn 35 tomorrow, and I'm no where near middle aged. haha

Eat all the ice cream you want.

Vanilla with hershey sauce, green tea, chunky monkey...love it all!!
lindsey

Roadrunner said...

Kona coffee is my favorite ice cream flavor. The solids are lovely!

Ettabug said...

Hope I'm not too late. I would have to say homemade french vanilla. Especially when made in the old hand crank bucket with rock salt to keep it cool. :)

Anonymous said...

Happy Belated Birthday! I just found your blog and love it!

Ice cream flavor is vanilla with caramel swirls and chocolate brownie chunks. :)

~Rebecka

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday! Favorite ice cream is butter pecan. Mint choco chip is close second.

Amy
abf3615@aol.com

Stitching At Stone Cottage said...

happy birthday..wish i was 35...i just love plain vanilla with chocolate topping and crushed nuts with fresh rasberries....or just plain vanilla...eaten out ot the tub...often...when no one else is about...

Anita D. said...

Hope the garage sale was a success.

My favorite ice cream is peppermint.

Sharon said...

chocolate is my all time favorite, but blueberry makes a close second.
I have just found your interesting blog. Will be back

bioyarn said...

mint chocolate chip is always my favorite!

Faye said...

my favorite is chocolate peanut butter! but since i cant do lactose anymore :( I hve to have non dairy icecream and its just vanilla with fudge ALL OVER it! i know im late but couldnt get here earlier and still wanted to share!

Mengkuang berduri said...

I know i am late, and i just wanna to say Happy birthday! I'm struggle find time to have quilt project like you...

hehehe... my favorite ice cream is yam flavor and I'll put some almond on it.

Guilitta said...

I like your blog very much. Thank you for the give away, My favorite Iskrem is with LMOND:

Greeting Guilitta

free indeed said...

Happy birthday to you girls...sounds like a great day was had...any day is fun when icecream is involved! I'm just a plain jane vanilla girl. Love to add caramel topping though and maybe a crumbled up heath bar for good measure!

Fulvia said...

Happy birthday, Clair and Amanda Jean. For me, coffee.

Michele T said...

Best wishes on your birthday! As for my favourite flavour... I absolutely love coffee flavoured ice cream - yum yum!!

Ingaredstoka said...

A giveaway in the heat...
I just love pure and simple vanilla... w a chocolate sause on top :)
Susanne

Anonymous said...

Hi crazy mom, happy birthday to you!
I turned 41 this year, so your age seems ages ago :)

To be honest I don't like icecream, but I do hope you won't punish me for that by not choosing me, because I really really like the beautiful classic color story

Good luck with choosing, because there are already more than 1300 comments.

Stacy said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! My youngest daughter's birthday was on Friday. I turn 32 next month, ugh. I know what you mean about the age thing.

Back to the ice cream topic, how do you pick just one? That has to be one of the hardest things you have ever asked us! I would have to say vanilla bean on top of brownies with chocolate syrup on top. My oldest daughter would tell you that the very best flavor is chocolate chip cookie dough, which is also a favorite of mine. My youngest would tell you that it is banana split, I also like that one. My husband would say the very best flavor is peanut butter cup if he had to pick a store bought flavor, but he would say that ANY FLAVOR of homemade ice cream is his very favorite.
As you can see, we all have a different FAVORITE, but we love them all. How about an ice cream cake? Aren't they just one of the best things ever invented?

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