To all those of you celebrating Thanksgiving in the States and beyond, we hope you have a wonderful holiday and get to spend some quality time with your loved ones, I know we will! Our 12 Days of Giving Thanks has also come to an end has been one of the biggest Thank You fest for PatternReview. 422 Thank You comments from our gracious members, to date. Whoah, we are overwhelmed with the love and spirit of all of you! The sharing, the camaraderie and the passion for sewing, is what makes this community truly unique.
I also have the pleasure of announcing our last 3 Days: 10, 11 & 12. Let's see who won our final days of Giving Thanks:
Day 10: Congratulations to EleanorSews for winning Day 10 of the 12 Day Giveaway!
EleanorSews says,
"And, my final MIA thank you from November 11 goes to Moxie Carol. She is warm, witty and positive in her posts. Check out her pattern reviews. You most surely will appreciate her insights and thoughts on construction of the particular garment."
EleanorSews has won a $100 Gift Certificate to Angela Wolf, our Day 10 Sponsor.
Day 11: Congratulations to Lynn Scott for winning Day 11 of the 12 Day giveaway!
Lynn Scott says,
" Today I'd like to thank pamyjo2001 for her comments on reviews. She always has something positive and kind to say."
Lynn Scott has won 1 or 2 PDF patterns from Merchant & Mills, our Day 11 Sponsor.
And Day 12: Congratulations to Mufffet for winning the Day 12 Giveaway!
Mufffet says,
"Thanks to Eleanor for her kindness and patience, SewLibra for inspiration and threading tips plus needle changing on our sergers! Thanks to Sharon1952 for her help as well! Thank you to the ladies on the doll thread! Helps keep me sane especially in the dark of winter, 61sew4fun, Ann and Elizabeth and all!! Thanks to so many in the machine forums for information and just conversation! Thank you to Deepika for her calm and egalitarian approach to her site that allows so many of us to post such varied things! Always kind. If it were not for PR my days would be less bright. "
Mufffet has won a One year Friends of PR (FoPR) membership and 2 Indie Patterns of her choice from, none other than, PatternReview.com, our Day 12 sponsor
This year we would like to give a "Special Prize" to a member who managed to post 48 Thank yous, to countless individuals. Wonderly, our entire community is touched by your generous heart and willingness to express undeniable gratitude towards everyone on our site.
Wonderly last comment sums up what PatternReview is all about:
"On this final day of the "12 Days of Giving Thanks," I have a gratitude countdown. Thank you, Pattern Review and Pattern Review members, for the following:
12. a wealth of information about sewing machines for those researching new machines;
11. an astounding resource of hints and tips about sewing patterns;
10. a space to discover inspiration for new sewing projects;
9. a display of remarkable creativity by all the makers of Pattern Review;
8. an interesting range of sewing contests that bring together the contestants in such a positive way;
7. a space where humor is welcomed;
6. an online space that hosts an incredibly diverse group of members from all over the world;
5. a dependable resource for information about the latest news in the sewing world;
4. an online space that feels cozy rather than cold or uninviting;
3. a place share ideas about sewing projects and receive honest, considerate feedback about those ideas;
2. an incredibly welcoming and supportive space for sewists of all ages, genders, and skill levels;
1. and, a place that I am so glad I discovered!"
Wonderly has also won a One year Friends of PR (FoPR) membership and 2 Indie Patterns of her choice from, none other than, PatternReview.com.
That concludes our 12 Days of Giving Thanks giveaway. Thanks to all those who participated and also a huge thank you to all the companies who sponsored the prizes for this series!
While our giveaway is over, the thanks don't have to stop. Want to say thank you to someone? Post below. People are reading these comments every day.
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