THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED- GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!!!!
Yes it is true  August 1st 2013 the BadAss Quilters Society hit 4000 on Facebook!  We could not be more excited and that means it is time to party!!  And of course as with any great party there are gifts!!  Lots of gifts and they will be going to not one but two winners this time.  Yes TWO winners take it all!
We have amazing gifts which have been donated by the following vendors and artisans and I will be actually adding to this list as the day goes on!
Bernina Of America – TWO Bernina 215 sewing machines!
Fil-Tec – Thread kits including Glide and Penny Streeters Piecing kits
Retro- Clean – Both their amazing stain treater and their regular use wash
Debbie Berkebile – Quilt Artisan and longarm quilter – two amazing quilt kits and gift certificates for quilting services!
Aurifil Threads- amazing Italian made threads of distinction
Hunter’s Design Studio- Patterns  A full assortment of amazing patterns
Lavender and Lime – Kathy Skomp. Gorgeous traditional quilt patterns made for today’s fabrics
Fiber on a Whim- An Art quilters paradise! Kits and supplies to get you started on your art quilting adventure
Mariners Compass Quilt Shop- Â Derailed quilt kits
Laurie Tigner Quilt Artisan and Pattern designer – Adorable applique patterns
Moda Fabrics – Fabric goodness!
Nichole Webb Rivera – Artisan and teacher -Ultimate Fantasy Freehand kits
Erin Schlosser –  Schlosser Design patterns
Andover Fabrics
Skipstone Creative – adorable Applique patterns!
Blue Line Eraser- remove blue pen with ease once and for all!
Rose Hughes Quilt Artist
Barn Cat Creaton LLC
and more to come……
How the Giveaway Works——————————————————————–
The giveaway opens today and to enter all you have to do is leave a comment on THIS POST ( comments left on other posts or on Facebook will not count towards entry into the giveaway)
You may leave only 1 comment. Duplicates will be removed from the entries before the Grand Prize Drawing. Please leave sufficient identifying information such as your full name and state so that there will be no mix ups!
The giveaway is open now through Friday the 9th of August at which time it will be closed out ( 10pm Eastern) At that point all entries will be checked, duplicates removed as well as any spam comments or trolling.Â
Saturday the 10th we will draw for our two winners. Winners will be announce here on the blog as well as on Facebook.
Winners have until 9 am Monday the 12th to respond. If the winner(s) do not respond by that time they are disqualified and a new winner(s) will be drawn.
Winners must contact me at maddie6@bellsouth.net to confirm their winning.  Confirmations will be by matched  comment  number, matching name and email address.Â
Winners are responsible for any applicable gift tax of their state or country.
All donations are promised on the basis that the companies that have pledged get them to BAQS in time for the prize awards shipment. We will do everything within our power to fulfil all of the listed prizes but BAQS is not to be held liable if certain prizes are not fulfilled by the pledging companies.Â
Good luck to everyone! and please take some time to stop by and check out the sites of our great gift donors.. without them this event would not have been near as fun!
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I’d be thrilled to win! GO BadAss Quilting!! you rock!
I would really like to win here in California!! Thank you so much for allowing me in this group.
Winning could be awesome!
Badass Quilters Rule!
Holy Cow Maddie- I cannot believe all the goodies and treats in your giveaway. All the kids on the street will follow the postman as he drags the boxes to the winners. I love the postman! I love Badass Quilters!
Winning a prize would top off a great summer!
Congratulations on reaching 4000 and the new store. I sure hope I can swing a visit to shop. I would love to win.
This is exciting!!! Thank you for the ‘giveaway’! Thanks to the donors, too!! Can’t wait to see who won…..:)
Wooohooo on hitting the 4000 mark, and what an amazing giveaway for two lucky people. I will be sure to go to all the sponsors sites and thank them. Good luck to all.
Hi, I’m Kathie, and I’m a Bad Ass Quilter (but not nearly as good as some of the posts I’ve seen here) , they say the first step is admitting you have problem……BUT I DON’T THINK I HAVE A PROBLEM. I just love fabric and quilting, can never have enough quilting things. LOL I love being apart of the quilting world because so many WONDERFUL, creative, caring people live there.
Maddie, thanks for making a place for all us crazy quilters.
Good Luck everyone and if I win I’ll share, I promise.
I want it bad! Lol!
Congratulations to all BadAss Quilters! Woo Hoo!!
Thanks to all who “liked” the bad asses and to the sponsors of the giveaway!
4000+ : Fantastic!
Love your Facebook postings… This has to be the best quilting sweeps ever!
How exciting!! Congratulations!! Would very much love to win! Thank you for putting this together and being so Bad Ass!!
You have the neatest ideas, and I am so happy for you that you are also embarking on another new journey with opening your own shop. I know you will continue to astound us with even more wonderful creations.
I would love to win these prizes…they are awesome…and so is your quilting…and I love the fact that you are opening a retail store…way to go!
It’s about time the world recognized that quilters can be bad-ass.
Congrats on reaching your goal and thanks for the great giveaway!
I have a BA degree as in BadAss Quilting. The prizes are fabulous. Good luck to everyone of my BadAss sew sisters and brothers! Woo Hoo let’s get this party started wave your hands in the air like you don’t care!
After 40 years of quilting, finally I can be a “bad” girl! Love the idea of BAQS!
Karen, St. Cloud, MN.
Wow! Awesome prizes. I have only recently found this site. I’m glad I did.
~Greenville, SC
Woo! Hoo! Cheers to You! Cheers to Me! What an amazing group of peoples!
Love this group! My kind of quilters, and a constant source of inspiration!
U did it. I am wearing my Bad Ass Sweatshirt st the Long Beach Quilt Festival proudly!
WOW! Exciting! Congratulations on 4000 likes! BAQS rocks!
What a great accomplishment to get to 4000 bad-ass quilters so quickly! The prizes donated are awesome!
Awesome contest! I recently discovered BAQS and love it!
Thank you to all the sponsors who have supported Maddie in her quest to become the baddest ass quilter in the universe. 🙂 And thank you Maddie for making all these goodies available to your followers. This will be fun to watch!
So exciting!! Looking forward to lots of valuable information!!
Oh Maddie , I love you and love your sites ! I am from Canada and I don’t know if I can win .. but can’t win if I don’t try hehehehe …….
PeggySue King, Olympia, WA checking in! Thanks for all your efforts to unite badass quilters everywhere! Keep kicking ass and taking names!
So happy for BAQS and thank you to all of the Donors of the giveaways! As the Co-host of Oregon Quilting.net we can appreciate the Happiness you must be feeling. Hope to win something and be able to let our viewers know about you as well. Here is to the next 4000 members!!!
Faith in Portland,Oregon
Hi Maddie! This is an exciting time for you and us!
Thanks to you and all of the sponsers for the generosity and fun times!
I can hardly wait for your new store to open in Chattanooga…I am 4 hours away but plan to make a road trip for your grand opening!!! Thanks for the BAQS…LUV your posts and blog! I know your new store will be Bad Ass in every way!! Good Luck!!
Becky (from GA)
I’m so excited to be able to be a part of this as it explodes into the universe. Oh and I would pass out if I won, i’ve never ever won anything in my whole life and i’m getting really really old 🙂 Congrats and I’m now proudly announcing to the world that I’m no quilter, i’m a BADASS quilter!
Maddie, Every morning your post and wealth of information is like the inspirational start of the day! Thank you for taking the time to help us keep going and quilt outside of the box! I can’t wait for Spool to be officially open!
Cindy Helbig-Sherwood, Oregon
I can’t even begin to tell you how pleased I am for you (and in turn all of us). Thanks for all of your hard work! I can’t wait for the store to open too!!
It would be a blast to win!!!
Thanks for the opportunity! Woohoo~
Pam K.
Houston, TX
Wow! So exciting!
Good luck to everyone! 🙂
Tammy Murphy, Ontario, Canada
4000 Bad Ass Quilters!!! Seems like just last week we were celebrating 2000. And just right before that we were at QuiltCon. What an inspiration to us all BAQS is. I love that you keep us informed with great posts from around the interwebs all day long:-) Love ya, Maddie!!
Thank you for the giveaway! This is pretty freakin awesome!
I have high hopes despite a low number! Its been fun watching your journey, especially after meeting you at QuiltCon. I’m hoping I’ll be able to make it to SPOOL someday soon after it opens!
Woo-hoooooo 4000!!!!! This is one killer giveaway, great job!
Sara Hall, Pennsylvania
Congrats on 4000 likes!!! Thanks for the opportunity for such an awesome giveaway!! 🙂
Thanks for all you do, Maddie. You spend sooo much time organizing these things for us, and rounding up the sponsors, too, you are a gem! Now, pick me, please! <3
Love your posts!
Hello,
I am a Mad Ass Quilter and I make quilted dog crate covers and sell them on ETSY. Love designing them to fit the personality of the dog and the owner.
Quilting is in my blood.
Take care,
Mary
This Is Awesome. Thanks For The Opportunity To Enter.
I am constantly amazed by the generosity of the companies (big and small) that are with-in the quilting world!
Congrats on hitting 4000 posts. This is so exciting. I love reading all the posts and the monthy quilter that is featured.