I am in the mood to give something away.
I’ve been thinking about it for a while but I wasn’t sure what to give.
Then I was ironing pretty vintage kitchen towels and I thought, “Hey, I know! A pretty vintage kitchen towel!” Because I’m sure you all share my dishtowel jones, right?
Right!
But which towel?
That was easy—this one.
It’s vintage. I wouldn’t want you to settle for anything less than vintage.
It’s pretty. Fresh and unusual colors on a bright white background, all in crisp linen. Yum.
It’s unused and clean. Because I wouldn’t want to send you a towel you might consider icky.
It has flowers, for the gardeners, and tulips and daffodils, for those experiencing spring and those already longing for it. And the flowers are turquoise because, even though turquoise flowers are rare or non-existent in nature, they shouldn’t be!
It’s an all-around perfect towel! I hope you think so, too!
To get a chance to win the towel, you can encourage me to do a chore I’ve been avoiding.
I need to find out how many of these yo-yos I’ve made so far.
I’ve been avoiding this chore because I have a notion of how many yo-yos I will need for even a twin-bed-sized coverlet and I am loathe to acknowledge how far I have to go. I just haven’t been able to bring myself to count them.
So, I’m asking you to guess how many yo-yos I have in this pile and jar. In a week, after you’ve had a chance to guess, I will HAVE to count them so I know who to send the towel to!
The fine print:
- I’ll accept guesses, in the comments here, until noon, my time, on December 6.
- Anyone, in any country, can guess. This towel is willing to travel!
- Only one guess per person.
- In the case of correct ties, I will do a random draw of those who made the correct guesses.
- If no one guesses correctly, I’ll send the towel to the person with the closest guess.
Please make your guess and encourage others to guess, too–this towel needs an excellent home! And I need to get busy making more yo-yos . . .
Hi Kerry. I’m guessing 245 yo-you. It’s a lovely towel! Have fun counting
I’ll have more fun counting now that I know someone will be happy with whatever number I arrive at!
I see a “whole cloth” stitching just waiting to break free in that beauty!!!!! Let’s see, how many yo-yos……….sigh, guess 150 (nice(?) round #!!!!). That towel is gorgeous!!!!!! (Just a side note…this little one will have plenty of companionship here!!!!!)
Ooooh–the whole cloth creation would be fun to see!
Clearly there are 231 yo-yos! Ha! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Kerry!
That’s funny–Johanna thinks it’s just as obvious that there are 255! Who will be right . . .
What a beautiful vintage towel! I’m going to guess 278 yo-yo’s.
It really is a lovely towel–looking forward to a loving home!
I’m not entering your contest, because I don’t need yet more stuff made of fabric. However, the towel’s color scheme transported me back to the pink tiled with maroon accents bathroom of my childhood home. Good luck with the yoyo project.
I’m with Joanna. It IS beautiful! And I would enjoy having it. But someone else should have it. (My unentered guess is 179.)
I have written your guess down–and will skip over you if you’re right. That will make someone else happy!
I remember that color combination, too! The yoyo project is fun . . . just slow.
I was going to guess 241, but I see other entrants are very close to that (so maybe we are all good estimators?). I would hate to slip in there and take it away from someone who had already guessed, so my official guess is now 317.
How are you ever going to win anything with that sort of altruistic streak?! Actually, I would LOVE to find I have over 300 of those little things done!
The other entrants are very crafty! If I swept in and overrode their guesses, they might make little voodoo dolls of me! And rightly so, they got there first. 🙂
I am going to guess 349!
That’s a nice big number–I’d be thrilled to find it was that many!
Obviously, it’s a day for give-aways! Mine went live a few hours ago 🙂
My guess is 299…
I didn’t expect to like blog giveaways so much! Yours is a good one!
It’s the first time I’ve done it… feels nice to be able to brighten people’s days!
The towel is beautiful Kerry – the texture shows clearly on your excellent photos. I see my number has been chosen so I shall guess 276 🙂
I’ve learned a lot about photographing fabrics over the years on Etsy–I cringe when I look back at some of my early efforts!
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Beautiful towel and offer. I’m guessing 127. Happy counting. 🙂
The idea of counting already seems like more fun than it did before!
My guess is 309. How many do you need for a coverlet?
You had to ask, right? I did some math, based on each of the yo-yos being 1.5 inches in size. I think I need about 1350 for a twin bed . . . argh.
Oh, my! Good thing you enjoy making those yo-yos.
Lovely towel! Hmm … 262 …and if you only did 5 a day ,5 days a week that’s 25…in thirty days 150, in sixty days 300.. You can do it!!!!😄
That’s the approach I’ve been trying to take–X number a day and they will add up. Plus I’m in a weekly sewing group and I always work on the yo-yos there for a couple hours. Many drops will turn the mill . . .
Hmm. 375. There’s a lot of those things! Cute as buttons, too.
I hope I am pleasantly surprised with how many I have–I feel like I spend a LOT of time on them1
Oh – I love that towel! Perhaps unsurprisingly as I am firmly in the camp of people already eager for spring. (Seriously, how many days left until it’s warm again?) My guess is 285 and my fingers are crossed!
Yes, the spring colors and theme are very appealing–and we haven’t even really had any snow yet!
321, that’s my guess. I have faith that you have made more than you think you have. 😉
I so hope you’re right about that!
247, the towel is AWESOME what a great give away, good luck to all who entered 🙂
The towel really is pretty–and it’s so clean and fresh! I love it when that happens!
That is not a tea towel, that is a work of art: I’d say 255 yoyo’s..no need to count any more, I am positive ;0) xo Johanna
That’s just like you, Johanna–always wanting to make things easy on other people!! 😉
Oh that is lovely compliment, you know me so well ;0) xo Johanna
ps Now you were not supsecting of a hidden agenda…right?
Beautiful towel. I will guess 125 🙂
I have to say, I hope you’re wrong–I REALLY want there to be more than that! 😉
the towel brings back memories. I’m not entering the contest – seriously trying to reduce everything – but my guess is 402. Have fun counting and stitching.
Oh, I wouldn’t expect you to actually want to add a towel to your collection, when you’re working so hard to edit your belongings! But I’ve written down your guess–I’d be thrilled to find I have that many done!
yo-yo’s are popular in my house…Apple loves using them for everything!
Do you make them? Does she? I’ve seen very cute little rag dolls made with them.
my friend made them for our business – so we have a box full. My youngest enjoys sewing them on to her sweaters or the cats collar! 🙂
*sigh*. I’m hopeless st this sort of thing. I’ll take the booby prize for worst guess, shall I? 201.
I’d be a worthy winner, because dishtowels rarely get used in our house (and there’s that whole two peoples divided by a common language thing. Do you remember that I thought they were the things you used in your greasy washing up water to wash your pots clean?)
I would be very sad if this towel ended up in greasy washing up water! It deserves so much more!
Of course it does. It mustn’t even dry up the Christmas porcelain and silverware.
You are a clever girl, Kerry. What a great way to get us guessing – and entering!
And yet you didn’t guess, Cynthia! There’s still time!
Wild guess: 198 🙂
Maybe not so wild . . . but I’m really, really hoping there are more than that!
Am I the only who doesn’t know what a yo-yo is and what you will do with it?
324 🙂
Oops! There I go, making assumptions! Yo-yos are those little fabric circles, often made of scraps. They get sewn together and made into a coverlet for a bed. Or they can be used in a variety of crafty undertakings–go to Pinterest and type yoyo crafts in the search block!
So the next question …. how long does it take to make just one?
It must take forever to make a coverlet! I love that all fabric is used, though.
Once the fabric is cut it might take as little as 5 minutes to make each yoyo–I’ll have to do a time/motion study! They’re each about 1.5 inches and I think I figured out I need to about 1350 to make a twin-size coverlet.
oh my goodness! 1350! I think you might want to have a yo-yo making party. A few friends, gathered round, a cocktail nearby, AND plenty of readers so we can see what we are doing. What day do you want to do this? Let me know so I can clear my calendar? 🙂
I know you are thinking … women, cocktails, making yo yos = lack of productivity.
179. My, you are industrious!
How can I resist? I think you’ve done really well…399 for me! xxx
I certainly HOPE it’s as many as that! I truly have no idea at this point! I’ll start counting soon.
What a beautiful towel! My guess is 215! 🙂
Your guess has been recorded!
I went to pull out the table runner I made with yo-yos and can’t imagine sewing enough for a bed-sized piece together! I like making them more than joining them. I’m going top guess 140.
I may need to re-cosnider the idea of a bed-sized piece. I haven’t joined any together yet . . . ick.
It is a lot of whip stitching. 😐