Birthday Bash Winner & A New Giveaway!

Thank you all so much for joining us during the month of August to celebrate our 5th Blog Birthday! It was a month of fun and interesting conversation. All of us at Stitches Thru time are so looking forward to what this next year will hold for us. Thank you, readers, for making this such a great place to be.

We do have a winner to announce!

Yes, we've been waiting all month to learn who the winner of the Grand Prize will be, and now we finally have a name!! But first, I want to introduce our next giveaway.



This Week's Giveaway:
Winner's Choice of Kathleen Maher Book: The Abolitionist's Daughter or Victorian Christmas Brides Collection.

The Abolitionist’s Daughter by Kathleen L. Maher

1860-1864 Shenandoah Valley, and Elmira, NY

The crusading daughter of a Washington politician comes between twin brothers as the country plunges toward Civil War. Horsemen from Virginia, the twins would defend their livelihood from her meddling kind. When love ignites, friends become enemies. Can the very girl who divided bosom brothers unite them again?




Love Brick by Brick by Kathleen L. Maher
1857 Elmira, New York
SarahAnn Winnifred overcomes orphanhood apprenticing with pioneering doctors. Rufus Sedgwick, relocating his English estate, seeks help for his ailing Mum. Christmas reveals the secret wish of both hearts—for love.

Be sure to leave comments throughout the week to get your name in the drawing. Giveaway ends September 16th. Winner will be announced in the September 17th edition of the Weekly Windup.

Drumroll please! Now, before we announce the winner, here's a reminder of what the Grand Prize entailed.

The 8 paperbacks included in the grand prize are:
Fabric of Hope by Susan Mathis
The Unexpected Redemption by Davalynn Spencer
Prudence Pursued by Shirley Raye Redmond
The Pony Express Romance Collection by Pegg Thomas and others
Under Fire by Linda Matchett
Ride to the Altar by Linda Yezak
Amanda's Beau by Shirley Raye Redmond
12 Sisters Who Changed History by Amber Schamel

 The Grand Prize winner is...Susanne Mincer!

If you are a winner, please contact us to claim your prize!

 

Weekly Windup: Birthday Bash Week 4

Welcome to Birthday Bash Week 4 edition of the Weekly Windup! Can you believe August is almost over already? Be sure to get every entry you can in this week, because the fun isn't over yet. :D

We do have a winner to announce!

Winner of their book of choice by Barbara Britton is...MJSH!!



If you are a winner, please contact us to claim your prize!


August Birthday Prizes and Giveaways

The Grand Prize

Throughout the month of August, all comments will get your name in the drawing for the grand prize of 8 paperback books! Unfortunately, the paperbacks can only be mailed to US residents, but we have not forgotten our international readers. Keep reading. ;)

The 8 paperbacks included in the grand prize are:
Fabric of Hope by Susan Mathis
The Unexpected Redemption by Davalynn Spencer
Prudence Pursued by Shirley Raye Redmond
The Pony Express Romance Collection by Pegg Thomas and others
Under Fire by Linda Matchett
Ride to the Altar by Linda Yezak
Amanda's Beau by Shirley Raye Redmond
12 Sisters Who Changed History by Amber Schamel

In addition to the grand prize giveaway, we will have surprise giveaways throughout the month, so be sure to stop by every day. 

Only a few days left to get your entries in for this amazing grand prize!

Birthday Bash Interview with Author Laura Frantz

Welcome, Laura! We're so glad you could stop by for our Birthday Bash! It's been a fun month talking birthdays with authors. Have Birthdays played a part in any of your books?

Yes, Happy Birthday to Silas Ballantyne who actually collapsed at the family gathering as his cake was being cut! He was nearly one hundred, bless him, and the third book in the series was coming to a close.

Oh my! That must have put a damper on the celebration. What is your most recent book birthday?

The Lacemaker was born last January 2018, and I miss those characters! Think Welsh hero, Lady Elisabeth, spies, historical fireworks in 1775…

I loved that story! (And not just because my ancestors were Welsh and arrived in the U.S. in the mid-1600s.) If Lady Elisabeth was invited to our birthday party, would she come? What would she bring? 

Lady Elisabeth loves a good tea party with a Georgian vibe. She’d likely bring Liberty Tea as she’s a staunch Patriot. And she has a thing for scones with lemon curd and clotted cream!

Lemon curd is so good! I only recently learned to make it. If we ask Lady Elisabeth to sing us a happy birthday song, what would happen?

No doubt she would sing a rousing patriotic song of the day, maybe Johnny has gone for a soldier as she’s certainly in love with one!

I love her spunk! What was your most memorable birthday? Why?

Oddly enough, my favorite birthday was age seven. I don’t remember anything about it but that special feeling from it. I’d give anything to rewind time and figure out what made it so wonderful.

Rapid Fire Round! (One sentence answers.)
Birthday cake or Ice Cream?
Cake, please, with lots of icing!

Streamers or confetti poppers?
Neither. Just lots of sparklers.

Do you like surprise parties?
I wish I did! I’m a planner/plotter except for writing stories. I don’t like surprises!
Books or gift cards?
Either works well – I’d use the gift cards to buy books.

Where can readers find you online? My online home is www.LauraFrantz.net

I’d love to see reading friends here, too: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFrantzAuthor/

https://www.pinterest.com/laurafrantz/ https://www.instagram.com/laurafrantzauthor/

Anything else you’d like to share? 

Excited to share that my 10th novel will release this coming January ~ A Bound Heart. Over the moonbow about this Scottish-coming-to-America novel inspired by my Scots ancestry!

I can't wait to read that one! Thank you so much for being with us today!
So enjoying your birthday bash here and meeting new readers/writers! Heartfelt thanks!

Happy Birthday Songs with #giveaway

There are probably a million ways to sing "Happy Birthday", so I thought we'd round up some favorites to share today.

 
Amber Schamel
My favorite rendition is a toss up between the one above and the one below. I'll just share them both. ;)



Pegg Thomas:
My hero, Maksim Ivanov, in the upcoming "Great Lakes Lighthouse Brides" collection is Russian.  :)



Crystal Barnes
 In our family, when we want to be silly and razz the birthday person, we sing the version...

Happy Birthday to you

You live in a zoo...

Shirley Raye Redmond
My favorite rendition...the chipmmunks

Now it's your turn! Show us your favorite happy birthday rendition, or compose a happy birthday song for Stitches Thru Time to get your name in the drawing for an ebook of choice by Crystal Barnes!

Weekly Windup: Birthday Bash Week 2

Welcome to Birthday Bash Week 1 edition of the Weekly Windup! We have a couple of winners to announce.

Winner of Unexpected Redemption ebook by Davalynn Spencer is...Paula S.!

Winner of Dawn of Liberty ebook by Amber Schamel is...Connie S.!

If you are a winner, please contact us to claim your prize!


August Birthday Prizes and Giveaways

The Grand Prize

Throughout the month of August, all comments will get your name in the drawing for the grand prize of 8 paperback books! Unfortunately, the paperbacks can only be mailed to US residents, but we have not forgotten our international readers. Keep reading. ;)

The 8 paperbacks included in the grand prize are:
Fabric of Hope by Susan Mathis
The Unexpected Redemption by Davalynn Spencer
Prudence Pursued by Shirley Raye Redmond
The Pony Express Romance Collection by Pegg Thomas and others
Under Fire by Linda Matchett
Ride to the Altar by Linda Yezak
Amanda's Beau by Shirley Raye Redmond
12 Sisters Who Changed History by Amber Schamel

In addition to the grand prize giveaway, we will have surprise giveaways throughout the month, so be sure to stop by every day. 

Here's what's coming up this week:

Tuesday, 8/14: Tuesday Tidbit: WASPS and Gremlins by Linda Shenton
Matchett
Wednesday, 8/15: Birthday bash: Happy Birthday Rendition
Thursday, 8/16: A book review by Jenn Fromke
Friday, 8/17: New Release! The Captain's Challenge by Elaine Manders
Saturday, 8/18: Birthday Bash Interview and Giveaway with Ann Gabhar

Special Birthday Guest Susan Mathis

Hello friends!
I am excited to welcome another special birthday guest to Stitches Thru Time Today. Susan G Mathis is a multi-published, hybrid author of The Fabric of Hope: An Irish Family Legacy and her upcoming series, The Thousand Islands Gilded Age. She has five books coming out in the next twelve months and is also a published author of two premarital books with her husband, Dale, two children's picture books, seven stories in compilation books, and hundreds of published articles. Find out more at www.SusanGMathis.com.

Welcome Susan! We're so glad you could stop by for our Birthday Bash!

Have Birthdays played a part in any of your books?

Yes! In The Fabric of Hope: An Irish Family Legacy, three birthdays are celebrated—one in Ireland, one on a famine ship, and one on Wolfe Island, Canada. They’re all in the same family, but you’ll have to read the story to find out more. Smiles.

Your book looks like a perfect fit with the Stitches Thru Time blog, can you tell us about it?

An 1850s Irish immigrant and a 21^st-century single mother are connected by faith, family, and a quilt. Will they both find hope for the future?

After struggling to accept the changes forced upon her, Margaret Hawkins and her family take a perilous journey on an 1851 immigrant ship to the New World, bringing with her an Irish family quilt she is making. A hundred and sixty years later, her great granddaughter, Maggie, searches for the family quilt after her ex pawns it. But on their way to creating a family legacy, will these women find peace with the past and embrace hope for the future, or will they be imprisoned by fear and faithlessness?

If your main character was invited to our birthday party, would she come? What would she bring?

My 1851 character, Margaret, would sew a special gift for the birthday girl. My 21^st-century character, Maggie, would bring a beautifully-scented candle as a gift.

If we ask your main character to sing us a happy birthday song, what would happen?

Both Margaret and Maggie would be hesitant to sing a solo but would happily jump into a group sing.

What was your most memorable birthday? Why?

That’s easy. My seventh birthday. It was a Saturday, but none of my family members let on they knew it was my birthday, and I was devastated. I came home from ballet class and saw a beautiful, new Schwinn bike in the foyer. Then all my friends jumped out and screamed, “Happy Birthday!” A terrible day instantly became magical.

What a sweet memory. 

Are you ready for our Rapid Fire Round?

Birthday cake or Ice Cream? Cake. Chocolate, of course.

Streamers or confetti poppers? Pop ’em, baby, pop ’em.

Do you like surprise parties? Yes, ever since I was seven.

Books or gift cards? That’s a toss up, especially if the gift card it for a book store or Amazon.

Where can readers find you online?

www.SusanGMathis.com

http://www.susangmathis.com/need-a-speaker
https://www.facebook.com/SusanGMathis
https://twitter.com/@SusanGMathis
http://www.pinterest.com/susangmathisaut
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6044608.Susan_G_Mathis

https://www.instagram.com/mathis.wordworks

 Thank you so much for being with us today, Susan! What a fun interview. 

Readers, Susan's book, Fabric of Hope is one of the paperbacks you can win in the grand prize this month, so be sure to leave a comment and share with your reading buddies.