Thursday, July 3, 2014

Happy Independence Day! [And A Giveaway Too!]

[Summer Festival by Color Principle]

Tell us about your favorite summer vacation. Comment here and on Facebook for 4 chances to win. Four winners will be selected randomly to win one of four prizes.

Prize #1
A bundle of Believe by Shelly Comiskey.



Prize #2
A bundle of Harvest At Millbrook Farm by Debi Hron.



Prizes #3 and 4
A "Quilt Something Beautiful" tote. One tote per winner.



Comment here on the blog and the Henry Glass Facebook page for a second chance to win. Entries by midnight Wednesday, July 9, 2014. No substitutions and this giveaway is not related to Facebook in any way.

Happy July 4th to America! Enjoy the weekend.

-hg

106 comments:

Vroomans' Quilts said...

My favorite vacation was taking my three kids camping in Canada for 2 weeks(our venture out of the states) - enjoying Niagara Falls and touring other historical sites.

DebrafromMD said...

My favorite summer vacation was a small ship cruise in Alaska.

Gill said...

I love family holidays in Ireland - on a tiny island off the west coast. Wild and beautiful!!

Apple Avenue Quilts said...

My favorite vacation was taking the kids to Disneyland. The wonder on their faces was priceless and of course Disney doesn't forget the adults. My husband and I had a great time too.

Cheryl Hammond said...

I still remember a trip to Mackinac Island one summer with our grandparents. It was an amazing time!!

Brenda said...

Summer vacations at a small camp on Moosehead lake in Maine have been our favorite family vacations. Beautiful area spent with beautiful people.

Tammy said...

My favorite vacation ever was a Disney Cruise with the husband and kids...So much fun and very relaxing. Thank you for the chance to enter and Happy Fourth of July

Rina Mason said...

My favorite summer vacation was one that wasn't planned. I was going to Mayo Clinic for surgery but when we got there they said they needed to reschedule it and sent me home. We had already driven 500+ miles to get to the hospital so decided to go see the upper part of Minnesota and Michigan. I had no clothes other than what I was wearing so we had to buy everything. It turned out to be one of the most fun vacations I've been on.

Margaret said...

My favorite summer vacation was when we took all of our children and grand children to Disney World.

martha said...

My fave vacation was to Shipshewanne,Indiana. Loved the food and flea market and fabric shopping.

Betsy said...

We just returned from awesome Alaska in celebration of our 25 th wedding anniversary

KaHolly said...

My favorite summer vacation was a family trip to visit relatives in TX with a stop at the New York World's Fair....now that dates me!! We drove to TX every other summer and always stopped at someplace fun along the way.

Jean said...

Vacations in Colorado with our family were my favorites.That fabric is so pretty! THanks for the chance!

Jeanne Gwin said...

Best vacation ever was Key West for the millennium. We had a blast and watched the conch shell drop at midnight turning the year into 2000! Met some great people, saw lots of interesting sites and would do it again and again. Love Key West and we will never go there enough for me to get tired of it. Would love to live there.

Michele T said...

I think this summer will be my best vacation!!! My husband, daughter and I are taking a trip to Europe and we will also visit my French relatives (some of whom I haven't seen for about 40 years!!!)

Mary Ann said...

Love travelling to Seattle to spend time with my daughter and grandkids. Always a fun vacation. Also like to fit in a "shop hop" trip!!

Vicki H said...

Mine was when we took the kids to Disney World. It was there first time in an airplane and it was wonderful staying at the resort.

OhioLori said...

My favorite (sooo far! lol) Vacation, has to be visiting our Daughter in NC..got to see the Ocean for the first time ever, & we got to stay a week with her! Saw lots of cool places, did great fun things....and got to have Special Heart Memory Moments with her! Awesome vacation! :)

Sandie @ crazy'boutquilts said...

Favorite summer vacation was taking our kids to see the ocean... their reactions were priceless. Thank you for the fun!!

Brenda said...

My favorite vacation was years ago when my family went on their first big vacation! we spent 11 days and drove through the south from Louisiana along the coast to South Carolina! What a great time!

JoyceLM said...

My favorite summer vacations as a kid was spending a week at my grandmother's farm - gathering eggs, feeding the chickens, cows & pigs, riding on the tractor with my Uncle Jasper. Thanks.

carolann said...

My favorite summer vacation was long ago when I was eight years old and my dad took my brother and me to Florida. We had a wonderful time in St Augustine and those are precious memories. carolann427@aol.com

Anonymous said...

My favorite summer vacation was actually a staycation. We went golfing every morning, and then went boating in the afternoon. Then we had a picnic supper every night. Thanks!

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Anonymous said...

My favorite summer vacation was 2 weeks that we spent on a house boat with my husbands whole family. We were celebrating his parents 50th Anniversary!

Marcia e.

vivoaks said...

My favorite vacation was just before I left for basic training in the Army. My mom & I hooked the camper on the back of the car, and spent a gorgeous week in the Shenandoah National Park. We rode our bicycles all over, walked part of the Appalachian Trail, and had a great bonding time before I left home. Thanks for the chance to win some beautiful fabrics, and to bring back some great memories from my youth.

Nancy said...

My favorite summer vacation was when my oldest son was 12, and his sister was 2-1/2. We took a car trip 1200 miles to visit my mom, dad, sister, and brother. "She's In Love With the Boy" had just come out, and my daughter LOVED it! Every time it came on, we sang it real loud! My son decided he wanted to stay with my family and fly home so he didnt' have to hear it any more, but it was a great memory! To this day, when I hear the song, it takes me back to that trip!

patricia said...

Had to be the first year we were married. We went back to our honeymoon hotel at the beach. It was just lovely!

carolyn spencer said...

My favorite vacation, was camping and fishing in out nearby mountains. good days!!!

DebraKay Neiman said...

Our favorite family vacation was a camping trip from Louisiana to Colorado to Utah to Arizona to New Mexico and back to Louisiana. We had a pop up camper and saw almost every National Park we could. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com

Kathy said...

l love the Santa fabric - too cute

Christine M said...

My favourite family holiday was in 2005 when we took our 3 boys to the US for 5 weeks. Seeing their faces when we got to Disneyland was priceless.

Heidi said...

Summers spent at my Grandfather's cabin at a remote lake in BC, Canada will always be tops in my memory bank!

GranChris said...

We used to take our kids to Ocean City, MD on vacation. It was wonderful. Fresh air, the ocean, the boardwalk. What more could you ask for.

Pat V. said...

When I was a kid, our annual family vacation was always three days and two nights in Atlantic City. I still remember the beach, the boardwalk, the diving horse, the Ice Capades!

Carla A Few Of My Favorite Things said...

My favorite vacation was taking our grandson to Disney World when he was five. It was like being a child again we had such a great time.

Mary Ann said...

My favorite summer vacation is a recent one I took to the Dallas/Fort Worth area to visit my dad. We relaxed and talked about family. We cooked together and watched movies together. Best of all, Dad drove me around the area to see the bluebonnets blooming and the quilt shops in the area. What a nice relaxing vacation.

Lee said...

One of my favorites was a camping trip my family did touring around Lk Superior! Such fun and beautiful country to see! thanks!

Cathy said...

My favorite vacation was camping on Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. I loved it so much that we are going to do it again this year. Thank you for the awesome giveaway. Hugs

Debbie Rogowski said...

I have always loved going to Cape Cod and enjoying the beaches

Quilting Tangent said...

Train trip out west to see the National Parks. 24Tangent "at" gmail "dot" com

Anonymous said...

Our trip into Yellowstone Park+the Tetons! Thanks for sharing!

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Judy1522 said...

My favorite summer vacation was the year we went to Yellowstone and Glacier National Park. They are so different in what each park has to offer but are both gorgeous places to visit.

Afquilt said...

My favorite vacation is always where I can see the family! The more the merrier!

Helen said...

While I love family vacations with 4 grown children, 3 DILs and grandchildren, my favorite was when my husband and I drove up the North Shore of Lake Superior in MN. We had no plan, just stopped when /where we wanted. So relaxing and beautiful!

scottylover said...

My favorite summer vacation was in 1976. We took my cousin along with us when we went to Yellowstone National Park. It was a wonderful trip and oh so memorable!

Sandy A

Joan H. said...

Our favorite vacation was a trip to Yellowstone and Wyoming with our three daughters. They still talk about our camping trips and how much fun they had.

Kaylee said...

I just spent four days in Michigan's Upper Peninsula last month and it was great! So many waterfalls and so much natural beauty. Can't wait to go back!

Beth said...

My favorite summer vacation memories are from time spent in Northern California at Patrick Creek Lodge when I was a kid. Now that I live in a house in the country, surrounded by big trees, I am reminded of those long-ago days when I fell in love with nature.

Sarah said...

My favorite vacation is the one we are on right now, in Alaska with my brothers and parents. Thanks! sarah@forrussia.org

Janie said...

Our best vacation was pulling a camper to Colorado and staying in the mountains for 3 weeks. No phones, no TV, just getting to know mother nature at her best. A lot of hand quilting got done. Thanks for the giveaway.

Mom C said...

Last year at this time hub and I were on a cruise with our 6 adult children and their spouses. It was a trip of a lifetime. Thanks.

Unknown said...

Hum my favorite summer vacation was in 1981 and we went and spent like three weeks in Acadia National Park. It is so beautiful!

juliehallfeldhaus said...

It's a tie between Alaska and Glacier
National Park.

juliehallfeldhaus said...

It has to be Alaska!!

Jeneta said...

We had a fantastic family holiday in the US last Christmas. Five weeks in the snow, as well as Disneyland!

Lisa England said...

We went hiking in several National Parks in Southern Utah a couple years ago. Absolutely gorgeous scenery!

PeginCO said...

My favorite summer vacation is either camping in the mountains or visiting my dad's farm in Missouri. :)

sandyandcosmo said...

My favorite summer vacation was a week at Holden Beach, NC. We didn't know my son and his family were going to be there too, what a great surprise!

Jane said...

Best vacation was a recent quick trip to St. Augustine, the most totally relaxing time I've had in a while!

Just Quilt It said...

My favorite vacation was a trip to Alaska with our best friends. I can't wait to go back. I even found 2 quilt stores to visit!

Cindy said...

My favorite vacation was when we went to Lincoln, NE to watch my son play in the 1st National Games for Special Olympics USA. It was great watching him compete on that level and have so much fun.

Kathy Boice said...

I don't get vacations as I am a care giver. But that is ok. I can dream of going to Tennessee and enjoying the beautiful people and scenery there!We lived there for almost 29 years and I miss it so much! midwayfarms@hughes.net

Mara said...

My favorite vacation was the one that I took to Greece in 2006, I met my husband on that trip and now live in Greece.

Kathy H said...

Our favorite vacation was to 1000 islands in New York State. The whole family was able to go and we had so much to do and had so much fun.

Karen said...

My favorite vacations were as a kid when we would rent a cabin at the lake and go swimming and grill spend time together. We returned to the same resort several times and got to know people there, and I still remember it very fondly.

Il Laboratorio delle lampade di pizzo said...

Ciao amici, felice 4 Luglio a tutti voi,io non sono mai stata in America e mi piacerebbe molto conoscere il vostro paese!
Anche se siamo molto lontani io utilizzo i vostri meravigliosi tessuti per le mie creazioni...il web aiuta tutti ad essere più vicini!!!
Un saluto
Paola

Cammi said...

My favorite summer vacation going to Lancaster County PA and buying fabric! I also enjoy the beautiful countryside and awesome food!!

bairdmtn said...

Today is the last day of my vacation, and of course! This is the best one yet! I have worked inside and outside, sewn, quilted and re-organized my sewing room! I would love to be off 12 MORE days so I could sew MORE! I could use some of those goodies to take away the pain of having to go back to work! (I am a 911 Dispatcher!)

Rosa said...

Favorite summer vacation was going to the beach with my family and be there one week.It was great and relaxing!!

breathessunshine said...

We've enjoyed many wonderful family vacations through the years but my favorite probably is a trip to Arizona that my husband and I took together years ago. We live in Maine so it was as if we'd stepped off the plane onto another planet! :-)

Julie said...

It has been awhile since I had a vacation but it would be on a lake in a cabin with no phones :)

Carrie P. said...

My favorite vacation is camping along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.

Pauline Gudas said...

My favorite vacation was spending 10 days on the beach with my husband. We had no phone or television and limited internet in our garden chalet. The beach was beautiful, the sky and water blue. The most relaxing time I have ever had

Janelle Bucher said...

Well, my favorite vacation was probably when I was a little girl, around the age of 5. I only remember that we went to the Black Hills of South Dakota, Mount Rushmore to be specific. We were a family of six children and my father was a self-employed carpenter. We didn't have money, but we were able to rent a pop-up tent type camper. The girls all slept in the camper and the boys slept in the car. I specifically remember all of the little flowing streams of water along the roadside. For whatever reason I loved those streams. We did finally stop at one and Dad let us go walk in the water. Lots of fun. To this day I still like to see that type of stream along a roadside. The other thing I remember is the 6 of us all setting along the tail of a dinosaur at some reptile park. The only family picture from that day/time period. I've had other vacations since then with my own family, but this one is the one I think about first.

Peggy said...

We took a trip to Yellowstone a couple of years ago-beautiful area.
Thanks,
Peggy
peggy_verdongibbs@att.net

Emily C said...

My favorite summer vacation is when I go visit my in laws. We bbq and have lots of fun just hanging out.

Liz said...

My current favorite vacation is driving across North Dakota to get to Yellowstone National Park. This year we are going with our 3 grandkids!!

Robert said...

Since both of us quilt, we enjoyed taking several days off and visiting many shops all over Iowa during the All Iowa Shop Hop.

Joanna said...

Going to Washington, DC and visiting all of the popular sights. It really was interesting and many of them are beautiful.

Cecilia said...

My favorite vacation was the time we took the kids to The Smokey Mountains and we camped beside a creek. We went bike riding and the kids spent a lot if time in the water playing.

I Quilt Scarlet and Gray said...

For our 20th Anniversary my DH and I cruised to Alaska!! I made a point of visiting a quilt shop at each port of call!!

Kimberly said...

My favorite vacation was when I was a kid. Every summer we would go to Camden, Maine for a week and camp at a campground where we could swim in a warm pond at night while we spent our days touring all the beautiful seaside towns. My birthday is in the middle of July so that made it extra fun for me!

Unknown said...

Our favorite vacation as a family was going to Disneyland in 1985. My husband and I felt as much like kids as our 4 and 6 year olds. My face hurt from smiling so much!

Kathleen said...

I don't travel, but I do enjoy when my granddaughters visit me in the summer time!

Tu-Na Quilts said...

I enjoyed a 5000 mile road trip several years ago from ND to Louisiana across Texas to AZ and back to ND. I love road trips. We had 2 young children at the time and I survived to tell you about it. kthurn@bektel.com

LJ said...

My husband and I love biking the trails in the Midwest and we take 3-day vacations off and on all sping/summer/fall. I love every one of them!
I think I might be in love with "Believe"; who could not love that Santa's face?

Kathie said...

Favorite vacation was to Anguilla!

marie said...

Going to the coast, whale watching and just enjoying the view.

Sandi Makowski said...

Our favorite family summer vacation for over a decade was going to the small island of Bonaire. It was there that my husband shared his love of scuba diving with our sons. Our oldest son even proposed to his wife at the same dive site that my husband and I renewed our 25th anniversary vows a few years earlier. He later wed her at Marineland with Dolphins jumping in the background. Bonaire was and still is a magical place for our family.

Maryjo said...

My favorite vacation was basking on the Florida beach with my grandson Cole and family. It was so relaxing and fun watching him hunt for shells instead of building a snowman. My daughter and son-in-law made sure that I found a quilt store too. Great giveaway!!!

Cindy A. said...

All of my favorite vacations happened at the same place, Kure Beach, NC. My parents started going there before I was born. The highlight of summer was to get to go to the beach for a week. They have a great pier that you can walk out on for free. I almost moved there back in 1986 but chickened out. Boy, have I regretted that lost opportunity ever since.

Debbie Rogowski said...

my favorite vacation was going to the beaches in Cape Cod, I love the eastern shore. Cape Cod has many ponds to swim in also. A great place for kids too.119

KatieQ said...

My favorite vacation was a trip to Switzerland with my daughter and a group of Girl Scouts.

icraftnqlt said...

My favorite summer vacation was the year that I backpacked in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland with a friend. We bought a train pass and a youth hostel card.

Paula said...

My favorite vacation was our trip to the Northeast. This was many years ago, and I hope to repeat that trip soon!!

Safeer said...

My favorite vacation was spending the entire summer with my grandmother. She always had the garden full of flowers that I felt like I could get lost in there and never want to come out!
Maryam H.

Karen in Breezy Point said...

Since we live on a lake in Northern Minnesota, everyday is a vacation for us!

Sherry said...

My favorite vacation was last year when we took our kids and grandkids to the beach on the Washington coast. We had to rent a small retreat center, there were 29 of us. It was a fabulous time.

Denise said...

My favorite vacation was always when our kids were home from school.

babiesdoc said...

my favorite summer vacation is usually in January.

we started a tradition of going someplace very warm just after new years. It is a great way to wind down after the holidays. and to get away from freezing weather

after all it is summer somewhere, every day!

JD said...

My most memorable vacation was a two week cruisrer to Hawaii.

Kathy said...

I love panels - Christmas fabrics are the best

Havplenty said...

My favorite vacation so far is when I went to the Panama Canal and white water rafting in Costa Rica. What a beautiful place to visit.

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Unknown said...

My favorite vacation was in Bolivia, such a beautiful country, and Lake Titicaca OMG, I never saw such an amazing sunset.

MamaLovesFabric said...

Right now our favorite are 'stay-cations'. Never enough time to just relax at home. Thanks for the entry.

ledamewood said...

Favorite summer vacations are always in the mountains our at the beach. I'll take either one.