I'm so excited that it's my day to be part of this great blog hop! Have you registered for your chances to win all the great prizes?
Today's prize is sponsored by Green Fairy Quilts and is a $25 gift certificate! Of course this giveaway is open to anyone, even internationally. To enter, simply leave a comment telling me the best Valentines gift you've ever GIVEN! For one additional entry, you can become a follower of this blog. Be sure and let me know that you are in an additional comment. (If you already are, let me know in an additional comment.)
Now for the really good part. My pattern is the Be Mine Tote. And I say pattern, because I created it exactly like my e-patterns with all the supplies and drawn instructions for each step.
Now when you print it, make sure you set the page scaling to "none" for the templates.
And thanks again to Green Fairy Quilts! Make sure you sign up for the grand prize at Happy Quilting! And thank you to Deb Strain of Moda for the gorgeous fabric, Always & Forever.
Love,
xoxo
386 comments:
1 – 200 of 386 Newer› Newest»First commentor - wow! My favorite Valentine's gift was a (very traditional) box of candy from a guy in college. Little did I know he would be my husband someday!
I'm now a follower - thanks for the tutorial and the chance to win!
I made a sweet little bag filled with lots of symbolic small gifts for my (now) daughter-in-law to cheer her up. She just had a very bad time then and neede it.
Thanks so much for the lovely bag pattern!
I am already a happy follower!
I am not a Valentines day person. I haven't given or gotten a Vday gift since I was in school, which was quite awhile ago ;) Lovely tote bag, thank you for the pattern!
I am a new follower :)
I am a new follower :)
I made love boxes out of felt for my three kids and fill them with little goodies from Feb 1st until Vday when we open them over dinner. Sweet little tote. Thanks for the pattern! Now following you.
I made these cute little love bug candy containers for my mom and my husband and my husband still has it on his desk 5 years later :)
Dorothy in IL
I am a follower.
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My Baby GGdaughter was born on Feb 12. Our Valentine Baby.
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I gave my husband a collage picture of our family for his office - he loves it!
I am a follower and thanks for the wonderful pattern!!
My godson was born on Valentines day - and I made his mum a quilt for him!
Of course I'm a happy follower!
What a great bag and tutorial! The best gift I've ever given (at least based on the receivers excitement level) was a handmade book of love coupons :-)
Thank you for the chance to win!
I made my husband a quilt one year!
I am already a follower!
Hmm....best Valentine's gift? Gee, most years I don't even get a card! I guess I'll have to go back to my childhood. I remember getting a card and a small gift but nothing that I really remember. Maybe an Avon perfume bottle with hearts on it.
I'm a follower too!
I like making a special Valentine's dessert.
I'm a follower.
already a follower
We have birthdays all around Valentine's Day - so those kind of take priority and we downplay the Valentines... I guess the best then would be my son's birth - though he was a bit delayed beyond the 14th.
I'm a follower!!
I always make a special dinner for Valentines Day!
The first Valentines mini quilt for my first grandchild.
LOVE that pic - it should be a card! Hmmm, I gave my niece an adorable handmade pink bag with a Valentine's stuffed animal & candy several years back. She loves stuffed animals and who doesn't like candy? I think it was her favorite!
We don't typically celebrate Valentines dinner so no great gifts are coming to mind right now. However, this year may be the best gift because I'm expecting on the 18th. Somehow I have a feeling this will be a valentine's baby! I definitely won't be able to top that gift!
I signed up for your newsletter, can't get the link to work to follow. Will try again later. Love the bag, thanks for the tutorial!!
I am a follower!
Last year we gave our oldest dayghter a bracelet that made her cry! I didn't think it was much at the time, but to her it meant something and that makes it special!!!
I'm following you on Google Reader.
Absolutely, the picture is just the cutest! If it's not on a card it should be, in the least, displayed as a poster on your wall!
Don't really remember any one gift as 'special'. I just love that my husband loves me. :)
Flowers are my favorite valentines day gift! I love to smell the fresh flowers when its cold and snowy outside.
I'm a follower, thanks for the great project!
Love your tutorial.So so sweet and useful ^__^
Thank you very much.
A special gift for my hubby has been when I have say to him that I was pregnant 6 years ago.
This picture and bag are simply ADORABLE!! :)
I'm a follower
Best Valentine's gift - white roses. I love white roses.
I am a follower.
This is the sweetest bag ever, do the children come with:). My favorite gifts were home made valentines my kids and grandkids made.
One year I was very ambitious and made homemade valentines cards to send to my family. I used a deck of playing cards. It was a lot of fun for me and I believe they enjoyed receiving them.
My favorite gift given is that one that I am making my husband for this year. I found a pattern for a robot quilt and I am rushing to get it done by the 14th!
I'm following you on facebook:)
I am a follower!
I gave my children heart-shaped pillows one year.
I am now a follower. What a nice tote! Thank you for the pattern.
I love the tote using the charms. I am always looking for some new patterns for these great precuts. Thanks for the pattern. It looks really clear to follow.
I am a follower.
I thought my embroidered bookmark was a nice gift a few years ago.
My time - I try to make sure my husband and children know I love them. Sometimes I make their favorite meal. Sometimes I bake their favorite cookies. Every year it's a little different but I try to pause and give them an extra little bit of my time in some way.
I'm a follower : ) Thank you for sharing with us.
The best Valentine's gift I've ever given was a weekend getaway to the coast to my husband. I got to go, too :) Thanks for the opportunity to enter your great giveaway.
Darling bag!!
cute bag! thanks for sharing.
I always give chocolates to my hubby and children. we don't eat it much through the year so it is a sweet treat.
Hmmm...we don't do too much for Valentines. Usually just some candy or chocolates!
I am already a follower!
What a sweet little bag! Thanks!
My favorite gift I have given was a mini scrapbook I made with my kids for their dad. They each told me things they love about him and we made pages with those things and put pictures of him with each child throughout. It is one of his favorite things.
I guess the best valentine present was a dinner I prepared for my boyfriend, with a heartshapped cake and everything!
not to imaginative here we just do chocolate and extra kisses cause they make everyone happy. love the tote. and green fairy quilts love you too. janita
The first Valentines day that my now husband and I were together I made him a full Valentine's breakfast with waffles and a baked apple with raspberries and had a home-made card for him and chocolates. I guess it doesn't sound like a "best" ever present, but it stands out in my mind because we were just so happy and appreciative of what we each did for each other.
We don't play up Vday too much around here, but it will probably be this year (and probably today, USPS willing...LOL) I made my daughter a Vday wall hanging for her dorm room 1900 miles away.
I am a follower, thanks for the opportunity!!
The best V-day gift I have ever given...... hmmmmm that is a good question. It might yet to be given....
I am now a follower. Thanks.
Super cute tote! Wow, I am not sure I've ever given or received a 'best' valentine's gift! I have made a few special dinners and special desserts, and once sewed a down vest as a gift, but none of my efforts 'wow-ed' the recipients, so I guess I'd better keep trying! :)
My daughter made me a card last year with the help of my mom, it was twice as special coming from both of them.
I am a new follower!
Last year I made a photo book for my husband. It had lots of old pictures of trips we had taken, our son when he was young, etc. We've been together over 25 years so there were lots of great memories to include in the book. It was fun making the book too -- loved looking through all those old pictures!
Such a pretty tote. One cannot have enough totes ever. Thank you.
I have a number of gifts I've given that I was super excited to give. The one that comes to mind right this second however, is a poem that I wrote for my husband that I framed and gave to him. He loved it and that is still hanging on the wall right next to his desk in our living room.
I am already a follower via email subscription but also, I just added your blog to my google reader as well.
I make the BEST valentine cookies & I give dozens of them away every year. My friends have already started asking me when I was going to bake this year's batch! Your tote is darling. Thanks for the tute!
Hhmm the best gift given....probably a surprise night out for my DH. He didn't see it coming!
The best Valentines day gift I've ever given was a little pillow with my daughters name appliqued on it. It was my first attempt at such a thing - looked terrible - but 5 years later, she still keeps it on her bed with her! It makes me happy that even a little girl can appreciate a gift from the heart!!
Great bag!! I can't wait to make one!
My favorite gift I have given would be a surprise steak BBQ for hubby. Steak is his favorite food! AND I gave him a huge, HUGE valentine's day card. Thanks for the giveaway chance.
Bette Midler Concert and Dinner
I am a new follower through google reader. Thanks again for the chance.
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I am a follower.
Cook out in the canyon.
My favorite Valentines Gift was a pink carnation (school fundraiser) given by my boyfriend of two weeks way back in high school! Thirty-one years later, we are still together and very happy!
I am a happy follower of your blog - thanks for the great giveaway!!
I am a follower.
I am a sucker for flowers and one Valentine's Day my husband sent me a HUGE bouquet to the office - you couldn't see me at my desk behind that mammoth thing - I was the envy of every woman! hee hee
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The best Valentine's gift I have ever given was to my then 13 year old daughter. She was having problems at school with being teased about all kinds of things. I ordered a bouquet of flowers, a teddy bear, and some candy and had it delivered to her at the school in front of everyone. She then became the "cool" girl for a while and the teasing stopped.
we found out in early Feb 2009 we were having twins. Best present I ever gave my husband!
Thanks for the tutorial and giveaway. Best Valentine's gift given - homemade cherry pie.
The best Valentine present I ever gave was a small tea rose to my mother-in-law. She was so pleased with it. She later died that day. The rose bloomed on at our house for 5 more years keeping her as a living memory. I was so glad I took the time to do that for her.
I have long been a follower and you are on my blog roll too. Thanks so much for all the time you put into blogging.
I made my husband a grilled steak dinner with all the trimmings - twice baked potato, sauteed onions and mushrooms, tossed salad. I don't think I should mention what dessert was! ;)
I'm a new follower! :)
We don't really exchange Valentine's gifts so I can't think of one! We usually just have a nice meal at home.
Nice pattern - thanks
My best Valentine's gift was a bedroom set my husband gave me.ni had been wanting it for a long time.
The favorite gift I've given was a bouquet of conversations hearts arranged in a planter for my husband. Cool tote!
Ima new follower. I love your tote.
I am already a follower and love the blog!
Oh that is such a pretty bag. thanks for the tutorial. New follower
I think the best valentines gift I ever gave was to my daughter's best friend and her husband, a night of babysitting and gift certificate to their favorite restaurant and a movie - they hadn't been out since the baby was born in September - 8 yrs ago now.
Im a new follower, love the tut and will be hunting for some nice charm pieces :)
I'm a new follower. Thanks for the tote bag tutorial & the chance to win.
I gave my husband a gigantic chocolate heart one year for Valentine's Day. Thanks for the giveaway & the tutorial.
lol, don't think I should put on a public post but I prepared a romantic dinner for my DH and myself as my son was sick and we couldn't go out and my gift was my daughter 9 months later :O) , she was conceived on that valentines evening :)
Don't know about giving, but I received something really nice and practical last year. I came back from a mission trip to Nicaragua around valentines, and I came home to chocolates, flowers all over the house (Fresh cut and plants!) and to top it all off a nice deep non stick frying pan that my husband really thought I needed! What a welcome home!
My favorite for Valentine's day is chocolate(especially Lindor's white truffles)!
I love giving Valentine's to my 3 boys and even though they are all grown up, I still love it every year.
And I'm now a follower! Love your blog!
I am so bad at giving Valentine's gifts. But one year, I organized our room. My husband thought it was the best gift ever.
New follower. Thanks for the chance to win!
Best gift I ever gave was a pair of Scooby Doo heart shorts. He thought they were cute. :)
Best Valentine's gift was a tribal necklace for my boyfriend. He wears it everyday, doesn't believe it should be taken off, grudgingly does so when he gets a haircut, and it's two years later. Thanks for the giveaway!
And, I'm a follower! Yay!
My freshman year at college I was so lonesome for my family, I hand made old-fashioned valentines for my parents, each of my siblings and their kids. That was about 12 people at the time. I've kept up the tradition and now it's 23 people! It's a lot of work, but my kids help me out now, and it shows a lot of love.
I follow your blog. Thanks for the give away!
I am a new follower...and really glad I am! Beautiful patterns and ideas!
My favorite Valentine's gift to give was just this week! I am new to quilting and made my sister a Valentine's table runner which came out well! She loved it!
A night away from me for my husband and I:)
Thanks for the great tutorial. What a cute bag!!
I am now a very happy follower of your blog.
I'm a new follower.
I used to make Valentine shirts for my kids - they are bigger now and would not appreciate it but back then they were a hit.
The best gift I give was me. hee-hee I was married 37 years ago on Valentine's Day wThanks for a great giveawayhen I was 18.
I once made my mom a cross-stitched heart that had I Love You written in it. I now have it, and it hangs in my daughters room of how much I miss my mom.
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I try to make a special meal and dessert on valentines day for my husband, some years are better than others...thanks for the giveaway!
I think the best Valentine gift I have ever given was a homemade steak dinner, with all the sides, and a bottle of wine, along with one of the first movies we went to see as a couple (it inspired our first kiss and turned us from just friends to a couple).
Last year I made this DELICIOUS popcorn drizzled in chocolate and cinnamon and then we gave it to my kids' teachers. I have to say that was one of the best gifts I've given, 'cause I kinda didn't want to give it, but eat it all myself. And they say the best gifts are the ones you want to keep, right? ;)
I like to make home made valentine cards and their favorite dinner. :)
Thank so much for the great tutorial. Such a cute bag. My husband always gets me a miniature rose which I enjoy indoors until it's warm enough to plant outdoors. Thanks for the chance on your giveaway.
I love this tote, so sweet! My best valentine's day gift ever was a homemade dinner, romantic candles on the table, and the kids at a babysitters for the evening!
That is SO seriously cute! My daughter's would LOVE one! Guess I'll have to get my mojo on!
I usually just do cards and candy on Valentine's.
I am a follower! The tote pattern is great. :)
The tote & the kids are so cute! The best gift I've ever "given" was a special dinner & dessert made for my family.
Hi,
The best Valentine I've ever GIVEN is a little quilt I made 5 years ago for my husband. It's a red heart appliqued to a white background with red borders. What's special about this is that I stitched white beads on the heart to spell "LOVE." Very simple, which is how he loves to live life...simply. Also, that year we celebrated our 20th anniversary on Feb.17th so I wanted all of that year's gifts to be very special. Now, our 25th anniversary is this Feb. 17th and I don't have a clue what to do for that or for Valentine's Day!! :-)
The best gift I have given is a paper cutting of an antique valentine that I made for a friend.
Debbie
Wow adorable tote. My best Valentine gift would be the year I was first a mom an my hubby gave me a locket with our babies photo and engraved on the back, "thanks mommy". Melted my heart, still does to think about it.
Thank you so much for the super cute and super easy tote!!
I'm a follower too!
I think the best Valentine's gift I ever gave was in third grade. There was a boy that wanted a Valentine from me but was too shy to give me one. I remember giving him one even though I was teased mercilessly by the other kids!!
The best gift given was probably a smoking set for my Mr. He loves his stinky cigars and I know they're terrible for him but he loves them so it made him happy!
Best gift I gave was a bag full of 100 chocolate kisses with a reason I loved my boyfriend at the time (now my husband) taped to each one!
I just made my favorite Valentine's gift...a tiny pillow - about 8" square with a front from "15 min to play" (hand-made fabric from scraps) and pieced into a heart shape (tutorial also from same web site)
And, I'm a follower :)
My favorite gift I gave was a list of 100 reasons why I love my husband (he still has it). This tote is absolutely darling -- great picture too!
My favorite gift was a ring with many red little hearts pending.
I'm a follower.Thanks for the giveaway.
One year I made chocolate waffles for the whole family with berry sauce and whipped cream... we all still talk about it! christina112358 at gmail dot com
My favorite Valentine was sending a singing telegram to my hubby. The guy dressed up as a policeman and went to my hubby's work. Hee hee hee.
Such a cute bag! We haven't really been huge on Valentine's gifts, but this year, for the 14 days leading up to Valentine's, I'm hiding a kid's Scooby Doo valentine for my husband somewhere in the house, with a Reese's peanut butter heart attached to it. On the card I write one reason why I love him. It's not much, but he sure is enjoying finding those notes! ;)
Hmmm... We're not incredibly big on Valentines Day around here. However, when I was a preteen, I stayed home to babysit my siblings while Mom and Dad went on a date. That's a pretty good gift, isn't it?
Nice tote. Love any bag made from fabric. Thanks for the chance to win.
I made a wall hanging one year. One of my own design.
Thank so much for the tote pattern.
Hubs and I don't usually give gifts for Valentine's Day, just go out for dinner. BUT one year ( around 25 yrs ago) he sent me a beautiful plant which is still alive and growing right now. :)
Yes I am one of your followers too. :)
I gave my husband a waffle maker one year. We use it all the time so I'd say it was the best gift. :)
I am also a blog follower. Thanks!
Best one I can think of right now (other than the traditional mixtape of the 80s) was a homemade orange chocolate muffin batch.
I'm a follower!
what a lovely tutorial thanks for sharing
on our first valentines day being married my husband gave me a house cleaner to come every two weeks. That is what he puts his money towards every year and it is so worth it!!!
I left my heart in San Francisco. True. Love SF! And not just on Valentine's Day. But, alas, it's just a fond memory.
I LOVE this bag ! thanks ! I am now a follower !
I had to think hard since my hubby & I aren't the romantic type! the best gift I gave that I can recall is a homeade steak on the grill dinner for us in a snowstorm ! it was FABULOUS !
Beautiful tote! And beautiful little kids. :) so cute!
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Guess we don't really celebrate valentines.
Chocolate.
There is simply no other answer.
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~I am not a Valentine's person, but after making this bag, I guess I will be!!!!!!. Thank you for the chance.
Cute cute! Thanks!
back in the day, i made a pink blankie with hearts on it for my grandaughter's baby daughter to be.
The best Valentine gift I ever gave was a book of Robert Frost poems to my mom. She still reads them over and over again years later.
I am a new follower here. Thank you so much for the fantastic tutorial and the chance to win.
I'm not really into giving Valentine's presents - just cards. And I like to handmake them. I think they are really nice.
I am a follower - lovely tutorial and giveaway
I don't do Valentines all that much but I used to do chocolates and candy.Heart shaped chocolates will rice krispies or peanut butter or nut were my favorites to make. Everybody got them. I like your tote.
I am a follower. Thanks.
The favorite Valentine's Day gift that I've given was a cake that I made - a large chocolate heart cake with red icing. My second favorite was a baby burp towel in hot pink with a pretty heart applique - for a newborn grandniece.
Red Roses are always the winner. Oh and a box of chocolate covered caramels.
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A very cute picture, I agree it could very well be a hallmark card picture, it is so cute. My favourite valentine day was my nephew and his wife getting married in Melbourne 3 years ago, It was a fabulous day.
Several years ago I made a heart-shaped pizza pan cookie for my son and my husband. Most years my husband and I go out for dinner.
I like to make chocolate covered strawberries for Valentine's Day. And I like to give away heart shaped sugar cookies.
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I loved the look on my sweet Mama's face when I gave her my handmade Valentine. She made me feel as though it was a prized possession and the greatest gift she had ever received. Those were such wonderful Valentine's days. I only wish she were here to be able to hug and kiss her and make her one more Valentine!
Blessings
Gmama Jane
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Gmama
This year my husband is getting Monty Python Fluxx for his v-day gift, which is more than I will get I'm sure, but is still a pretty bad ass gift.
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My husband always surprises me with something -- in fact he just brought me 2 roses - early !!
In my husbands opinion the best Valentines gift he ever got was a cordless drill. A romantic to the core!
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Thanks for the super tutorial. I love it when instructions have clear diagrams. This will be really easy to follow. I am a new follower.
I can't remember the last Valentine's gift I've given. Usually we just do very chill Valentine's days. But my favorite Valentine's day, was the year before I started dating my husband. We went to a hockey game in Jackson, WY. Fun! Thanks for the giveaway!
The best Valentine's Day gift I've ever given has been handmade cards.
A couple of years ago my 2 grandkids, 4 & 5, and I made and decorated Valentine's cookies together. We made a mess together but we had fun.
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The greatest Valentines gift Ive ever given are handmade Valentines, Mom and I make them every year for family.
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best Valentines gift ever !! Hubs and I gave to each other, one of our sons :)
very nice bag, I just love green fairy !! thanks much for the give away, Yes I am a follower.
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