The Q2 Challenge Winner Is - GoldieGirl!

9 Challengers completed the Q2 Challenge and gifted BIG for this quarter's Challenge prize - this lovely bag from Jordana Paige.

Barbara M, Diana T, goldiegirl, JavaNut, laughing purple goldfish, Liz, Sara W, Spiraling, and vicTORIa all rose to the occasion and created some gorgeous projects! Lucky, lucky, recipients. But according to the wonder that is www.random.org,






...it's our fellow GAL'er goldiegirl (Deborah) that takes home this sassy tote.*

Her BIG knit was the gorgeous and intricate Farmer's Market Bag from Weekend Knitting, which you can see by clicking here.

Challengers you did some excellent gift making this round!

CONGRATULATIONS DEBORAH!

*Those who made BIG gifts due in the 4th quarter were given 2 entries as stated in the original rules

Our Random Prize Winner!

Summer's here and I'm so happy to see that many of you are still actively gifting along. I know the temptation to put down those needles and fiber gets greater this time of year, but don't forget the freedom we're aiming for later in the year when gifting season kicks into high gear. A little each month will make all the difference!

I mentioned in May I wanted to do a "just because" prize drawing for all of you who signed up for this adventure....well, I did a random number drawing using random.org, and...

OUR WINNER IS Tamiko!

Tamiko, just for playing along, you have won some gorgeous summery sock yarn from generous Gift-a-Longer Valerie and 3 patterns from the amazing designer Cookie A!

When I drew Tamiko's name, I went to take a look at her Ravelry page and I see that she's made some very nice socks already! I hope this stash enhancement will come in handy :)

I'll be in touch soon with details Tamiko. Those of you who'd like to see more of her gifts and projects, she blogs at Spatial Stitches and she's on Ravelry as bananarama.

Many thanks to our awesome YLGAL Sponsors who allow me to do this!

Keep up the great progress everyone! Another finishing tip is coming soon....

May Update & More Prizes

Hello Gift-a-Longers!!

We're nearing our halfway mark now for the year - are you still feeling motivated?
I hope so! I've seen some wonderful gifts being posted here, and we've got a loooong list of Challengers for gifting BIG this quarter. I know that as time goes on, it may get harder to keep pace with your goals, but you should feel proud of what you've done already! If you're like me, thinking about gifts ahead of time is a new commitment, and I'm so glad to have you to commiserate with :)

I want to keep us all excited about being part of this adventure. One way I've come up with to do that is to hold a random prize drawing just because!!

Some time in the next 2 weeks, I'm going to put all of your names into a numbered list and use the Random Number Generator to select one of you to receive some goodies!

Think of this as a Door Prize - you're entered just by being one of the GALs :)

Remember to keep tagging your Q2 Finishes with Q2FO and/or Q2ChallengeFO.

Happy gifting all!