Monday, February 21, 2011

Monday Stacks - One for me, One for you :)

Okay, Monday Stacks are just as good as Sunday Stacks! 
Really - an extra day to sit is better.....right? 
 Brown and Cream Matroyshkas from Heather Ross, 2 Kona solids, and 4 shot cottons
I think it would make for a cute little girl quilt.

Oh, what's this?  Some Bohemian from Anna Maria Horner?


FOR YOU!!
Oh, this is the one for you!
As it is my birthday today.....I would like to give you a gift.
I have decided "I like to give gifts on my birthday, to celebrate the day I was born"

So, for one of you, this lovely bundle of Boho!
I was sort of speedy with my cuts, but there are approximately 9 yards or so here.

So, in order to win this, please leave me a comment with your best birthday memory ever.
I will close the comments next Monday 2/28.

Also, that funny little quote I have up there is from a modern children's book.  If anyone can guess the name of the book, I have a little mini bundle for you.  It's my most favorite book right now!! 
Name that book!

My friend and I worked on an auction quilt all weekend, it's amazing!  Hopefully some pictures soon.

Tonight, I'll be hanging out with my Modern Quilt Guild.  Yep, quilt guild meeting for my birthday.  It sounds funny, but I'm actually excited.  If you had told me 10 years ago how I would be spending 31st birthday at a quilt meeting, I would have laughed in your face.  But here I am and I love it!!

xo, Raven :)

93 comments:

  1. For my 21st birthday, I was working at a very conservative Christian camp. They were against almost everything "fun" you can do on a birthday, and my best friend thought it was a shame that I couldn't do anything on my special day. She snuck onto camp grounds with a cheap bottle of wine, and we slipped down to the dock and drank the bottle of wine, listening to the cows and crickets. Best Birthday ever.

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  2. On my 30th birthday, my husband secretly took the day off without me knowing. He got up and got ready for work as always and when he came to tell me goodbye for the day, he told me that really he was off for the day. We spent the beautiful fall day in a little antique town with our 5 month old son. It was perfect, and the surprise was very special.

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  3. happy birthday!! my favorite b-day memory as a kid was the time my birthday actually fell on memorial day, so school was closed and the pool opened on the same day - just for me, of course! :)

    fabulous giveaway!

    bess :)

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  4. Oh, last year, I received my very first "real" sewing machine, a Bernina 230!

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  5. seeing as tomorrow is my birthday, I think a new favorite memory would be winning such a lovely bundle of fabric. :)

    thanks for the chance!

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  6. Happy Birthday to you! Neil Diamond is my favorite (recent) birthday memory!!! The first year I had a bday after my husband and I were married he surprised me with tickets to a ND concert (even though he had no desire to go). It was FABULOUS!!! Now, if I could just figure out how to whip up my own sequin jacket...love love love!!!

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  7. Happy Birthday! Thanks for the great chance to win. My favourite birthday memory was I turned 25 on my honeymoon! Two celebrations in one!

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  8. rats...i feel like i should know that quote...i read a zillion books from the library to my kids and i think we just read that one...ill have to keep racking my brain!!
    my favorite memory is first year we were married my husband surprised me with my sewing machine...we had looked at it earlier and agreed it was too much!
    a very happy birthday to you. thanks for celebrating with us!

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  9. Happy birthday! I think my best birthday memory is my 30th birthday. I actually planned something for once in my hermit like life! haha I went out for dinner and drinks with a big group of friends and had such a wonderful time. I should do it again some time!

    Thanks for the chance to win this yummy fabric!

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  10. My very favorite birthday wasn't exactly celebrated on my exact birthday, but two days after I turned 18, I met my husband in person for the first time. (We met online and chatted for 10 months before meeting each other)

    That smooch in the airport about 30 seconds after we made eye contact was the best one in the world, because I knew he was THE ONE, and I had finally found the person who would make my life complete. This year I will be celebrating my 26th birthday, and also 8 wonderful years with my husband!

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  11. Happy birthday! That is an awesome bundle of fabric; I literally gasped! Thanks for the giveaway!

    So, a favorite b-day memory... During my last year of college, my birthday fell just a few weeks before the major standardized test for admission to the next stage of my academic life. My roommates surprised me first thing in the morning with a scavenger hunt that led me to cake and ice cream, etc. and plans to go out to eat that night. In addition two of my good guy friends surprised me later that day with a visit and presents. I'm a lucky girl.

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  12. For my 30th birthday a friend of mine rented a limo for myself and my husband to go out to dinner. We dressed up and went to the best place in town. It was also our first date after the birth of our first child.

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  13. My best birthday memory was going camping as a kid for my birthday. Me and my brothers had off for Columbus Day so my parents decided to take us on a camping trip...smores and birthday cake are the best combination ever!

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  14. Happy Birthday!

    My best birthday memory is of the time my dad made me a treasure map (I was three, I loved pirates.) that lead to a little treasure chest full of fake jewels and chocolate coins.

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  15. my birthday is actually tomorrow! and I share it with my twin brother...now my best birthday was when we turned 11 or 13 (I can't remember which!). It was a huge pool party at the Howard Johnson's indoor pool...february and going swimming, it was too great!! It was in the 80's and I remember my black and blue geometric bathing suit, and my florescent green cap I wore!! Happy Birthday to you too!

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  16. Happy birthday Raven! All my closest friends are Pisceans.

    I was born in October, so my birthday memories are all costume parties and apple-bobbing. I think my favorite was the year I got to dress up as E.T. Pretty cool.

    All the best and a big hug to you!

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  17. Happy birthday to you! I don't have a very favorite birthday memory, but I have box of cards my children have made for me over the years, and there are a lot of great birthday memories in that box!

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  18. Happy Birthday! How generous you are! Is the quote from Eloise? It sounds familiar but I wasn't sure, lol. My best birthday memory is taking my daughter home from the hospital on my birthday! =)

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  19. big happy birthday to you! what a fun giveaway. i'm just starting to collect this line so i'd LOVE to win!
    my best bday memory.... when my husband suprised me with a weekend sewing trip to Vermont with HR and DS two summers ago! It was the best. :)

    ps- i've never ever won anything off the internet, so I hope I win!

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  20. Happy Birthday! My favorite childhood birthday was when my mom hired a magician. I was enchanted with Bewitched, and was young enough to believe it was real. :-)

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  21. Oh...such fun birthday memories so far..My favorite birthday was when I was 5 and had my first birthday party with other kids...it was fabulous...

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  22. Best birthday memory? Um . . . last year my husband surprised me with a new oven. Not exciting to most but ours was hardly working and it was much needed and not in the budget. It was awesome!

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  23. I'll have to say my favorite birthday memory was just 2 years ago. When you get to a certain age, you stop thinking a party will happen, which really is ok with me. Well on my 23rd birthday I happened to be sewing at a family retreat weekend. All my aunts, cousins, grandma, every lady in my family (yup we all sew :) was there. It was so low-key I almost forgot it was my special day... They surprised me by dimming the lights, bringing down a cake, candles lit, singing... It was SO special, the best birthday I ever had. It had nothing to do with the gifts, and everything to do with the company I was with that weekend, family.

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  24. Happy birthday!! Hope you are having a great day! One of my favourite birthday memories was from last year, for my 26th birthday my fiance planned a weekend getaway for us to Niagara Falls. Even though it was in the middle of the winter, we still had a great time! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  25. What a generous giveaway! Do you mean the quote about giving gifts on your birthday? I don't recognize it at all...and neither does Google. The only thing that popped up was your site!

    So, my favourite birthday memory...I think that has to be #18. My parents organized a surprised party for my, and I had absolutely NO IDEA! And I even picked up the pizzas! My mum asked me to pick them up on the way home from basketball practice, and warned me that there might be a bit "extra." She told me that Dad was working an emerg shift and that she thought we would take dinner over for him and the nursing staff...something that we'd done before. Imagine my surprise when I opened the door and saw all of my friends!

    I hope you have a great day!

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  26. Happy birthday! Hmmm, I think my birthdays get better every year,

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  27. Happy Birthday! My favorite birthday was when I turned 30, my husband had a surprise brunch for me with all of our family at a great old Mill-turned restaurant! Thanks for a chance!

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  28. Happy Birthday! I guess my favorite birthday memory would be when I was around 5 or 6 and I got a doll. I named her Roasadina and carried her everywhere. She was a great friend until I decided to wash and cut her hair. Doll hair doesn't do so well with shampoo in case you were wondering.

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  29. happy birthday! my best birthday? my last birthday (39th) was so sweet. a friend whose husband shares the same birthday had a big brunch at their house, then we packed up our kids and all had a bike ride at a trail along the New River - It was a stellar September day - a wonderful birthday.

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  30. happy birthday!
    favourite birthday memory?probably my 11th birthday... i got to have a sleepover with friends for the first time which was really exciting!

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  31. My favorite birthday memory as a child was having my birthday party in a rose garden (in June) with all my girlfriends. So pretty -- and so pink!

    Anna Maria Horner is one of my two favorite designers. I wasn't quilting when Bohemian came out and I've been wanting some so badly! I only have two precious pieces given to me by a friend, but haven't been able to get my hands on any others. You are so generous to be sharing your stash.

    Happy Birthday :D

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  32. happy bday! my 26th birthday was a good one. my husband (then bf) and I went to boston for the weekend and tooled around the city. then we went to a redsox game. it was just a fun adventure of a day, and one i'll remember for a long, long time.

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  33. Happy Birthday! My recent favorite birthday memory was waking up in bed with my husband and two little ones squished all together and spending a quiet day at home.

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  34. What a great giveaway - and happy birthday! My best birthday ever was in first grade. It was my first "real" party with friends :)

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  35. I didn't read through the comments, so maybe someone already answered, but I think that quote is from Zen Shorts, no?

    My favorite birthday memory is one year maybe when I turned 7, we had a pizza party at this very cool little local pizza place and made flower crowns to wear there. Mine had extra ribbons for being birthday girl.

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  36. Oh my goodness, what a great giveaway! Firstly, happy birthday to you :) As for my favorite birthday memory, it would have to be my 21st birthday, which was a wild and crazy night with my friends that included just enough debauchery, given my age at the time.

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  37. I can't remember which birthday it was but I was in elementary school and my mom made me a big corsage to wear to school with ribbons and a piece of bubble gum for every year. It was a huge hit and after that all of the girls wanted one. So silly but I loved it!

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  38. My best birthday memory was my 6th birthday. I had a pool party and my mom got me an ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins that was in the shape of a bunny!

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  39. Happy Birthday! A quilt guild meeting sounds like the perfect way to celebrate!

    My favourite birthday memory would be the year that two dear friends gave me a scuba dive on Ningaloo Reef as a gift and I got rather close to a group of bull rays ... once I remembered to keep breathing it was fabulous!!

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  40. fabulous giveaway! my newest daughter is also raven :)

    best bday was my 30th bday, i found out i was pregnant with #2 (knew it all along but kept getting negative tests...

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  41. ^ack, old blog above^
    my email is regina@reginagirl.com in case i do win!

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  42. Well of course my 21st birthday! Finally, finally I could legally have a drink with my husband. Thanks for the give-away chance.

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  43. My Birthday is on Halloween so every year my best friend and my sister and I would go trick or treating then come home to German Chocolate cake my favorite it was always fun. Thanks for the chance to win and have a Happy Birthday.

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  44. Is the quote from the Blues Clues 'One for Me, One for You: A Book About Sharing' by Sarah Albee? I soo hope so, coz I neeeeed that Boho collection!!!!

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  45. Happy Happy Birthday!!

    That book quote is driving me nuts! =)

    My best birthday was two years ago. I got a ring made with my original wedding ring stone and two small emeralds that were my Grandma's. It means so much to me to have all those in one ring!

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  46. Happy Birthday girl! My best Birthday memory is from my 21st birthday when the present from my parents was a set of Birthday cards. 21 to be exact, one for every year of my life. Each card had pictures of me at that age and a sweet note telling me a bit about me at that age. I lived with my parents at the time and they had been working on secretly for ages searching through a ton of photos to pic the right ones....Since then I've moved away...lived first in Austria and now is the USA. No matter where I am on my birthday, every year there is a trusty little birthday card from them sent all the way from India, just like that first set..with a hand written letter from them. So actually, since then, this little tradition makes every single birthday memorable for me....

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  47. My favorite birthday was 16! My grandmother surprised me with her old car and my parents paid for gas, insurance, and oil changes for one year. We were *not* well off, so I had in NO way ever dreamed I would have my own car. In fact, my Dad had to make me go get my license so when we went to Grandma's I would be able to drive my new wheels home.

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  48. Best birthday memory ever = getting Garth Brooks concert tickets ON my birthday and going that night! Oh man... those were the days... I was 13!

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  49. Happy birthday !
    my favorite birthday is not my own, but my daughter's first birthday, when family and friends all appeared from all over, to make this a very special day for a tiny girl that would never remember the event. She's nearly 12 now and it's still burnt on my brain how the next generation bonds all the previous ones.

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  50. Happy birthday! And thank you for sharing such an amazing present with us!
    My favorite birthday memory was a couple of years ago. We didn't do anything special, just spent the day together as a family. I was pregnant at the time and had to work late the night before, so the hubby kept the kids occupied and let me sleep in. I woke up to the kiddos singing me happy birthday and bringing me breakfast in bed. It was bliss.

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  51. Happy birthday! What a sweet thing, giving away such lovelies on your own birthday!

    My favorite birthday was this past year's. My birthday is in mid-November, so I have always been in school or working on my birthday. For my 25th, I took a week off from work and just stayed home to sew. In fact, I finished my very first adult-sized quilt. It was my gift to myself! Of course on my actual birthday my amazing boyfriend gave me a new, HUGE cutting mat (among other things) which just made me realize how lucky I am -- to have a great job, and a wonderful man who supports my love for sewing and fabric.

    I hope your birthday is just as relaxing and fun as mine was. Thanks for the giveaway! :D

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  52. I've had some lovely birthdays over the years. (I too am 31). But I have at admit that one of my favorite was when my best friend got married on my birthday and I got to be a part of her wedding. Such a special day for her and me and I love that we share the day now!

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  53. How exciting! Happy birthday to you! my best birthday was in high school, taking my friends to San Francisco to go shopping together. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  54. Lovely giveaway! My favourite memory is my 21st birthday when my family had decorated the whole of our house in the night and suprised me with some very speical presents :)

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  55. I was born on the last day of May and until I was about 10 years old I always thought the Memorial Day parade in our small town was for my birthday! The whole town turned out to celebrate! 60 years later those parades hold special memories for me! Thanks for the opportunity to win! Happy Birthday!

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  56. My favorite birthday was when I was 16 and my friends threw a surprise party for me. I never felt so loved :)

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  57. Wow! what a wonderful birthday present to everyone else!? :) Well Happy Birthday. I think my favorite birthday was the last one in which my hubby took all three kids out of the house for a good two hours and I sewed, sewed, sewed and enjoyed oh so much the silence of the house. When they came home we had cake and I had "Happy Birthday" sung to me at least a dozen times in a dozen different ways.
    hollydippold@yahoo.com

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  58. that book quote is driving me NUTS!! is it A Sick Day For Amos McGee?????

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  59. Happy Birthday to YOU! I have a great birthday memory from High School. All of my friends chipped in and bought me a ticket to go see the Foreigner 4 concert with them for my 16th b-day. My first concert and it was a biggie! The day before the concert I yacked all over the bushes outside of the school. I had hoped it was from the overwhelming boredom of the driver's ed class, but as it turned out bronchitis was the culprit and a miraculous recovery was not in the cards. I didn't get to go.

    Now that I am older, I can truly appreciate the generosity of those friends. They were all from very poor families and I have no idea how they were able to buy me a concert ticket or even themselves. Those amazing girls even brought home a concert t-shirt for me. Every time I have gone to a concert since then I think of the generosity of my HS friends and appreciate them more.

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  60. Oh what a nice way to celebrate your bday!! I remember one year getting a bike and LOVED it! Birthday's are fun.

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  61. This past b-day I went to the DS Studio sale and got to meet Denyse and Heather Ross. My DH surprised me with surplus b-day funds, so I bought two of her quilts. THEN, I spent a lovely warm fall day at the beach with my kids and husband and ate some awesome brick oven pizza. The. Perfect. Day.

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  62. On my twenty-first birthday, I went to Las Vegas with my mom, sister, and boyfriend. We saw the musical Mamma Mia! and the hotel randomly upgraded us to a suite! Awesome birthday!

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  63. Best birthday ever was a surprise party my husband pulled off for me. He had me cleaning the house before we left, I had no idea people were coming over later. The only surprise party that was actually a surprise for me!

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  64. happy birthday. One of my best birthday's related to quilting was when I was thrown a party with the cutest ever invitations asking all those attending to bring some fabric that made them think of me. A quilt was created with all of their quotes on it and a picture of the group too. still cherish it. AMH rocks!!!

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  65. Is the book Pippi LongStocking?

    My favorite birthday memory is when I turned 18 - My mom took me for day trip to NYC. She bought me my first really expensive camera there and we took pictures all day long. It was around the time that the cowparade had just gone to NYC and we had no idea what it was - but now I have a million pictures of different painted cows to remember the day :)
    itchinstitchin at gmail dot com

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  66. Hi Raven, It's me, Virginia from SB. (But not the same Virginia up there ^)
    Here is the birthday story I want to share. Just 'cause it's kinda cool, and I think you'll appreciate it and it's a bit different from the other lovely stories that have been posted.
    My 21st birthday. But not for the reasons you may be thinking. I had been living in London for a year with my boyfriend (now husband), and we got back to SB about a week before my bday. Since I'd had easy access to alcohol all year, that was no big deal about turning 21.
    What WAS cool was that CDs and CD players had suddenly become readily available and more affordable, so it was super fun to go out and buy a CD player and a bunch of CDs of my fave bands for my party!!! (mostly Bowie and Bauhaus) No more records! No more tapes! Woohoo! What can I say, it was an exciting day. oooops I think I just dated myself.

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  67. My 18th birthday was particularly memorable. It was my first birthday away from home--just after the start of my freshman year of college. My folks were an 8-hour drive away. My new boyfriend and our friends all got me stuff, made me dinner and bought me a cake, and somehow I wasn't so homesick anymore. 15 years later, they're still some of my bestest friends ever.

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  68. I would love to win your Boho-bundle! So cute and still so current even though it's out of print. I have none in my stash and this would just be amazing to win!

    My best birthday memory was for my 23rd birthday. My family took a vacation together and my birthday fell in the middle of the week. To my surprise my sister in law had a friend in the area with a limo service and that friend gave us a car for the night to go to Savannah, GA. All of my brothers and sisters and their significant others piled in to the limo where a batch of mojitos were waiting for us. Then we bar hopped by the river, dancing and drinking wherever we went. We had such a great time together and everyone got along. I was all smiles all evening!

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  69. My best birthday is when my husband proposed during our dinner out. It was extra special!

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  70. Happy Birthday! the best birthday memories I have are from when I was little. My mom would make fabulous cakes - they looked like wedding cakes - 3 tiers, flowers, etc. AMAZING. Plus she would plan out lots of games for me an my friends for my sleepover parties and we always had great food.

    Hope you had a great one!

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  71. What a generous thing to do!
    My best birthday ever is always the last birthday I had, because it's freshest in my memory and because I'm happy to keep living. So last year I had a great time with my friends and husband cooking together and blabbing like we do.

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  72. The best birthday it has to be when my daughter turned one. A lot of kids running around, food and cake, but the best was her smile when she open her gift and saw iggle piggle doll. That was the best birthday ever because I knew from that moment that I will try to make her happy every day of her life. Happy birthday and I wish you happiness - Bonne Fête!
    FLO

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  73. Happy Birthday! For my 40th (last year), a few of us gals went into Chicago for an overnight trip. We spent the afternoon looking at beautiful plants & flowers at the Lincoln Park Conservatory and had dinner at a little Italian restaurant.

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  74. My best birthday was a weekend away planned by my hubby: train ride up the Washington coast, John Mayer concert, and walking our feet off exploring Vancouver BC.

    Happy birthday!

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  75. Happy Birthday to you! My favorite Birthday memory isn't from my own birthday, but my son Jacobs -- when he turned 5. It was a carnival theme, with lots of kids, games, and prizes. It was the best one we've ever had.

    Thanks so much for this chance to win!!!

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  76. My 28th birthday was just on the 2nd & it was a very special day! my husband got up early & instead of leaving for work like I thought, he surprised me with breakfast in bed! He spent the day with me, gave me the new central park layer cake & even helped me cut it up for the start of a quilt! We ended the day with dinner at a nice greek restuarant!

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  77. Okay, I think the quote is from the book Zen Shorts which is still in the almost-11-year old-kid bookcase, despite being a picture book. My birthday is in May and sometimes falls on Mother's Day. The last time this happened was in the year that I became a mother (to said 11 year old). I've always said that she is the best mother's day present I could ever have.

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  78. My favorite birthday memory is really my Dad's 75th birthday this year in January. I had never made a quilt but decided Halloween night I was going to make him a "lap quilt" of memories for his birthday. Well after nearly a 100 hours of searching, cutting, sewing/piecing and praying that my points matched - the king size quilt was complete. There were so many memories I just kept going. The best thing was the look on his face as we laid the quilt on the floor and went over each square, talked, laughed, and cried with Mom until midnight!

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  79. Happy Birthday!
    My favorite birthday was when I turned 13. My grandparents took me shopping and bought me a a lot of clothes & shoes. Thanks for having a giveaway!

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  80. Yay! I won the name-that-book prize! You all will love Zen Shorts! Gorgeous book. Thanks, Raven!

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  81. My favorite birthday memory was my 28th birthday, when my mother finally left my abusive father. I told her it was the best birthday present she had ever given me!

    Thanks for the chance to win such yummy fabrics! I couldn't even find the quote, much less know where it came from.....does this mean I'm too far from childhood???

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  82. Happy Birthday, that's a wonderfully generous birthday gift to give away! The birthday memory that stands out is my 21st and going to a very fancy restaurant in Dublin for dinner with my closest friends.
    Angela

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  83. My favorite birthday memory was the year my birthday fell on Easter. Funny that it only was once! Hope you're bithday was wonderful!

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  84. For my 21st birthday me and a group of my friends went to Shiner Texas to go to the Shiner Beer factory, and the staff there were so awesome. They gave me my first legal beer straight from bottling line. It was such a great day!

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  85. So sorry #79 and #80 are me...I am new to this blogging and quilting. What a tremendously generous thing you are doing Raven.

    My favorite block in the quilt was one my childhood neighbor made for Daddy. It was of our two houses next door to one another with a lit Christmas tree in the middle just like it really was years ago.

    #83 your comment made me cry!!

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  86. In 2006 for my 35th birthday my partner took me out for dinner to a very swanky restaurant in Sydney called Rockpool. He was acting mischievous all day and me being the detective was trying to suss him out. I thought, OMG he's going to propose but then something happened which completely quashed that theory, so because I thought it was funny I thought I'd tell him. "Oh no, where did you get that idea" yada, yada, yada. We had a chuckle on the drive to the restaurant. After we ordered our meals my husband passed me a book-shaped package, something he had wanted to give me here not with my presents at home. I thought it was a book - I unwrapped the paper and lo and behold.... it was a Bridal magazine!! He then proceeded to get down on one knee.... you get the picture!!!!!!! I was embarrassed, stunned and couldn't stop laughing. Of course I said YES and we married in 2009.

    Thanks for the give-away. I hope your birthday was tops!

    dxx

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  87. My best birthday memory ever is actually not from my own birthday, but my sisters. When we were little, she was convinced that she'd be getting a baby dinosaur (a real one) from our parents for her birthday. Our older brother even confirmed her suspicions, saying the gift was big & something she really wanted. When she opened the box, it was not a pet dinosaur, but a beautifully hand-crafted dollhouse my dad built from scratch. She was so disappointed she ran out of the room crying! It is a story we laugh about to this day...

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  88. Happy Happy Birthday!! My boyfriend (now husband) took my to Las Vegas for my 21st. It was so much fun. : )

    And just so you know... spending it at a guild meeting sounds fun to me too now.

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  89. I was working as a park ranger in Oregon the year I turned 21 and there was a raging forest fire and I had to evacuate a camp. So that is my most memorable. It sounds stressful but it was actually just a busy, crazy time!

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  90. Oh wow,
    I love this bundle!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Happy Birthday hunny! How nice of you. I can't wait to get it!! ; )

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  91. My best Birthday was 2 years ago, my husband and children tried really hard to surprise me. They baked a cake by putting an entire cakemix in one pan. Yes, huge overflow!! Then they preceded to ice is while it was hot and all the icing ended up on the bottom of the cake stand. It was a sight, but full of laughter and memories.

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