Monday, August 1, 2016

Maggie's First Dance - Block 3 and giveaway

This giveaway is CLOSED now! Thanks for your interest! We'll announce our winner soon.

It's time for Block 3! Are you ready? I think this one is my favorite so far!



I followed the instructions and made four of those . . .



And eight of those . . .



Four of those . . .



And four of those!



And of course, a lovely pattern for the applique center!



Here is the completed block -- isn't it cute?



I thought I would get out all three of the finished blocks and look at them together. I know it's not yet time to start the "putting together" process, but hey, that's how I roll. (Grin)



I really like how these colors are playing together!


And speaking of playing, these two must be up to something . . . I had to help DragonDrop dig his way out of the button basket, so I hope he and Padsworth are going to be careful . . . 

This month's giveaway is sew much fun -- a pattern AND a fabric kit to make a table runner! This would be a great start to your Christmas and Hanukkah sewing.



The pattern is called "Mod-ified Trees" and the prize package is sponsored by EvaPaige Quilt Designs. I know you will love what you find at Beth's site, click here to hop over and check it out!
Beth is also coordinating a Teal mini swap that benefits Ovarian Cancer research, so head over to her Facebook page to learn more about it!

Be sure to have a look at the other bloggers who are participating in this fun Block of the Month party:
http://greydogwoodstudio.com/

https://farmhousequiltsblog.wordpress.com/

http://thecraftyquilter.com/

http://www.evapaigequiltdesigns.blogspot.com/

http://gogokim.blogspot.com/

http://lilypadquilting.blogspot.com/  (You are here!)

https://thequiltingnook/wordpress.com 
Leave a comment here to be entered to win the giveaway! Tell me how long it has been since it rained in your "neck of the woods." Some places have been quite dry this summer, and some have experienced rain and storms pretty often -- tell me what it's like where you are! (Please be sure that I can contact you; if you aren't certain, leave your email address in your comment like this -- me(at)yahoo(dot)com.)



While you're at it, make certain that you are signed up to sew with us by clicking on this link. And get lots of inspiration at the Facebook page and the Pinterest group!  Once inspiration has hit, and you complete a block, show it off at the linky party!

There are sew many ways to have fun with this Block of the Month! 
We'll leave this giveaway open till Sunday, August 7, and then we'll announce our winner. 
Good luck!

Love,





131 comments:

  1. I live outside Los Angeles, so I can't remember wh n it has rained. It has been months.

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  2. Its rainy season here in south Mississippi! Afternoon thunderstorms are the norm here, with the very frightening heat lightening! Yes, and plenty of rain!

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  3. rain yesterday and today, yippee!

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  4. It rained here yesterday and boy did we need the rain.

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  5. Mmmmmmmm...downpoured last night. We're a bit soggy this summer.

    Love your colour choices for these blocks!

    Julie.mirdoch@shaw.ca

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  6. Thank heavens, it rained yesterday and the evening before. Before that it's been hot and so dry we were disparing of our garden, couldn't keep it wet enough for anything to grow. Of course, being away from home and watering irregulary most of the month didn't help either. Love your blocks. Thanks.

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  7. We've had frequent evening thunderstorms for the whole month of July. We had one last night with small hail and the ground looked snow-covered for a while until the hail melted. It's been a very unusual month!

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  8. It has been over a week since we had rain and we really need it!!

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  9. It rained yesterday and is much needed. Hoping for more over the rest of the week.

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  10. It started raining about 10 p.m. last night and is still raining.

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  11. Living outside of Phoenix, we don't get much rain, but it's rained a few times this past week and it did rain overnight! We can really use it.

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  12. Here in Western Washington it last rained sometime during the week of July 18. Usually our summer begins on July 5th, but this year it's waited until later in the month. I actually like the rain - as we say in our neck of the woods, "We don't tan, we rust!"

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  13. We had rain in the Arkansas are on Sunday AM. It was much needed also.

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  14. We have had LOTS of rain this summer here in eastern North Carolina. We are in a two-day dry spell right now but thunder storms are predicted for this afternoon.

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  15. It rained this morning, last night, yesterday, and all weekend, down here in New Zealand, As well, there was a huge dump of snow on the ski fields, and we also had hail.No shortage of that wet stuff.

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  16. Awesome blocks! I am now inspired to make my own. I've been putting it off for some reason but you gals have inspired me to get on with it!!
    Marsha
    quilterinmotion@gmail.com

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  17. It has been over a week and a half since we've had rain in our area - it has rained all around us but not over our roof.

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  18. Until today we hadn't had any rain for over 3 weeks!

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  19. It rain on Saturday. Actually caused flash flood near by.

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  20. We had rain here in NW Washington State about a month ago. It was a light sprinkle, not to be confused with a heavy mist. wyndkeeper@gmail.com

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  21. I live in Southern New Jersey. It has rain every day for the past week, but the temps are still in the 90's and very humid. Debbie.hawn@icloud.com

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  22. Your colors are playing nicely together! I'd say they are made for each other! It rained here at home over the weekend, but we weren't here. We were at a family reunion in Minneapolis where it was sunny and dry the whole time.

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  23. Maryland, southern shores. It rained here last night~ So everything is quite lush.

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  24. Well here in Cali we haven't had any rain since March! But do to the fact that a tree fell on my sewing room and it is all packed up until the house is fixed, I don't want any rain right now! But after the house is fixed it could down pour for a few days!! Your blocks are lovely and so are your helpers!!! Thank you for sharing so I can wish, plan, and drool until I can sew again!

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  25. Last Thursday when it rained and hailed. Took out the back window of my car and damaged the rest of the windows of all my vehicles. :(

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  26. It has been a wet summer when I have been at home and when I have traveled.

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  27. It's been quite a while since we have had rain. It clouds up but we don't get anything. Thankfully it's a little cooler. 100 degrees was getting to me

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  28. Wow, so just beautiful.Last April or march, so long time without rain so rainnny days would be welcome.

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  29. The last time we had rain was around July 10th. We have been having a very nice summer here. Not too many days of over 90 degrees and mostly in the 70's to 80's. Your block turned out beautiful.

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  30. Our last rain was Saturday morning July 30. We are now in a string of dry days and temps of 100 degrees and very humid.

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  31. We had a dry spell but had over 2 inches of rain on Saturday.

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  32. This is a sweet color scheme for your blocks. They're awesome looking! I wouldn't be able to resist setting them out together either. That makes it exciting.

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  33. It's raining right now! Has been quite dry so far though so I can't complain x

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  34. Oh my, it has been a very dry summer; but tonight we had a big thundershower & it is fabulously wet outside right now. I even went out and walked in the rain after the heavy downpour was over and light rain continued for a while. Counting every blessing!

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  35. I think it rained late last week. I work in an office without windows so I don't always know when it rains during the day.

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  36. We had a thunderstorm last week (Michigan) otherwise no rain here!

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  37. I live just north of Dallas, TX. It has been in the upper 90's here for all of July and now we ate hitting 100 and some days over that. It has hot rained at my house in 2 months. There were scattered thunder storms around the area last week, bet all we got was thunder!

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  38. Haven't had actual rain in several weeks, added water to the pool several times though. Gotta love summer in Texas!

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  39. Here in northern NJ, it rained Saturday and Sunday!The down side was flash flooding in some places.

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  40. We got a little rain (along with thunder) here, in north Georgia, yesterday. Unfortunately, my poor dog is so terrified of thunder, he's a better significant weather warning system than The Weather Channel!

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  41. We went for over two, long, hot weeks without any rain, then we were lucky to get some on three consecutive days! The last rain fall was two days ago.

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  42. I live on the beautiful California central coast, which is essentially a drought area and has been for a long, long time. Even though we are only about 6 miles from the Pacific Ocean, you can't drink or water with salt water! Last rain was so long ago I can't remember.

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  43. Hi. We had quite a few dry days, with some pop-up thunderstorms that rained for maybe 20 minutes, but Sunday was finally a day with a few rainstorms. The grass isn't totally green yet, but looks better. It's been really dry on Long Island (NY) this year.

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  44. We had rain yesterday and am expecting more on the weekend.
    gandn74@ymail.com

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  45. We had rain last week a couple of nights, we are expecting thunderstorms tonight.

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  46. Here in eastern Oklahoma we had rain this past Saturday. Now the weather shows nothing but 100 plus temps with 108 to 109 heat index with no rain in sight. We are in the dog days of summer now. Probably no rain until September sometime. okiemaw9@aol.com

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  47. In west-central MN we had a "spit" a few days ago. After almost too much in July, we will probably not get anymore the rest of the summer. Sprinkler time!

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  48. In west-central MN we had a "spit" a few days ago. After almost too much in July, we will probably not get anymore the rest of the summer. Sprinkler time!

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  49. We just had 4 hours of rain on Saturday, but not throughout the whole area. Just down the road stayed dry. We were lucky

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  50. PA, we got drenched yesterday. Was wierd. I walked outside and it's raining, but on the other side of the driveway. Took me a few seconds to realize that it was headed my way, just hadn't gotten there, yet and it was too late. Got to the car just before I got soaked.

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  51. I'm from Victoria in Australia we have had some wet weather lately being winter here, at the moment it's overcast looks like it will rain again soon.

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  52. Rained yesterday, I left my umbrella in the car! scrist80@frontier.com

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  53. Rained yesterday, I left my umbrella in the car! scrist80@frontier.com

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  54. It was either last Frida or Saturday. I can't remember for sure.

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  55. We had a downpour on Friday. Flooded the streets a bit.

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  56. I live near Phoenix AZ. Not much rain but lots of heat.

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  57. Lord we have had daily rain this summer,nightly strong storms

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  58. Here in OKC we are having a hot dry summer but about every other week we do get a good thunder storm. Our most recent one was about a week ago.

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  59. We have been dry for months. But we are entering our monsoon period and we actually got a little rain yesterday. Most days it rains all around us and we get nothing. Praying for a few more drops tonight.

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  60. It's been very dry this summer in southern TN but over the last couple of days we've been having a lot of thunder bumpers and lots of rain which we need. It's a little late for some of the gardens especially the corn but the grass isn't as crunchy as it was.

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  61. It actually came a quick shower today at our house in North MS.

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  62. Here in Montana it has been a really hot summer but we have been lucky enough to have some rain storms. On Sunday there was a quick splash of rain that helped cool things off a little!
    My email is: bestbelle2010@aol.com
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  63. It actually came a quick shower today at our house in North MS.

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  64. I live in California where we are still experience drought conditions. I can't remember the last time it rained, but it has been quite a few months ago.

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  65. It rained 2 days ago. Sometimes it rains so much we can't even mow the lawn and I can't pull the weeds from my flowerbed. Then rain will be predicted, but we won't get any for several days. When it rains, though, IT RAINS!!!

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  66. It rained last night...finally!!

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  67. It rained here in Tucson today. This is monsoon season and we get lots of thunderstorms and rain this time of year.

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  68. It has been raining too much in the past few weeks!

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  69. Actually, we've had a pretty dry summer, but the clouds have rolled in and it's raining right now!

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  70. It has been very very dry here in western NY. It has sprinkled here and there, but not the rain we typically see. Hoping the rest of summer brings us some rain, our business needs it!!!

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  71. Lots of summer rain the past few weeks in New Orleans area, but I think Friday was the last time it rained on my house.

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  72. Here in Oregon it rained last night

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  73. Here in Oregon it rained last night

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  74. It rained a few drops last night in Oregon, also!

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  75. We have had generous amounts of rain in and around St. Louis. Sunday and Monday nights.

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  76. I think it's been about 2 hours since it rained. Every day for the past week or so.

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  77. Here in Western Kentucky it is very hot and very humid. It rained like crazy yesterday flooding many of the streets in Paducah. It cooled off for just a few hours and then the temperature went back up along with the humidity.

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  78. It rained here last night in the Brainerd area in MN.

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  79. We have had a very dry July, but now it has rained every day this week including today.

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  80. We had a downpour 2 days ago and before that it hasn't rained good for a month. Grass is so dry. I live in northeast Ohio.

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  81. It rained here last week. I'm hoping the clouds and rain stay away overnight for the next couple of weeks so we can see the Perseid meteor showers. They're supposed to be spectacular this year - two or three shooting stars per minute!

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  82. Thunderstorms today! Not usual in the Seattle area. I liked the rainstorm; the garden needed the moisture!
    nikilsend(at)outlook(dot)com

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  83. It rained again last night. We have had flash floods in our area. Sorry some of you are parched.

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  84. We had some rain last week, but not very much. Now it is just hot and humid.

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  85. Woohoo! It rained today! We're so happy about that! We're in NW Oregon, by the way.

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  86. Hi,
    Since I'm living in Luxembourg, Europe, it's raining today, as it was also yesterday and the days before.
    We have a very rainy summer this year and no vacation for me either to chase the sun. This kit could help cheer me up.

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  87. I live in Florida. This is our normal wet time of the year. It's not unusual to get a summer thunderstorm daily. It rain here yesterday.

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  88. Here in Central Florida it seems to rain all around us but mostly it is really humid - makes for lots of sewing time in the air conditioning!
    Annette

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  89. Oh, man, we just got 2 1/2 inches and we needed it. AND rainy days a re GREAT for sewing😁... Or pulling weeds😋.

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  90. We in central IL just had rain a few days ago so a day or two without is ok right now.

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  91. I live in Florence, Alabama and we are way below normal for rainfall. It has been a hit and miss in rain showers depending upon where you live this summer. We got rain yesterday.

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  92. Our last rain was in July, never enough ....we are now in fire season. In Montana our annual rain fall is 13 " this year has been drier then the previous. I spend more time watering then quilting :(.

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  93. Hasn't rained in months, other than a 5 minute shower caused by all the smoke in the air. Idaho has two seasons; winter and fire season.

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  94. Hasn't rained in months, other than a 5 minute shower caused by all the smoke in the air. Idaho has two seasons; winter and fire season.

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  95. We had rain two days ago, and it wasn't nearly enough. Very dry in New Hampshire this summer.

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  96. I live in southern Oklahoma and it has been almost a week since it rained. I ran out into to move my buckets that I collect water in. It was awesome! We have been really hot here so it was a welcome change. Hope we get some more very soon.

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  97. It rained last week which really helped me out with watering the garden and plants. I don't mind a little rain in the summer, after all, we're used to it here in Seattle!

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  98. I too live along the coast in southern California. It's has been ages since we had rain. I don't ever remember it being this dry when I was a little girl. The past 4-5 summers have been devastating. Not only have we not had enough rain, but it's been warmer too than I remember.

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  99. I live in Glendora CA and we haven't had any real rain for a while however my husband I drove up to Big Bear last Wednesday for a play date and low and behold it rained. It was so refreshing.

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  100. I live in N. Georgia, and we are in a drought, so send rain

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  101. We've had a very wet season. Rained on August 1st. Great for the gardens.

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  102. We have actually had a good bit of rain this summer. It rained here last yesterday!

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  103. I live in a desert where it is summer with heat waves. it last rained in December and usually then and weather is beautiful till march. our summers are harsh but we all have aircon everywhere...

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  104. A couple of weeks ago we got .4 inches.....still in drought at our place.

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  105. July was a little dry for us here in the Northern Neck of Virginia along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, but this past Friday, July 29th we head 2.95 inches!!! So we're good for a while! diasal@hotmail.com

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  106. It rained a couple of days ago here in NW Ohio. And we were very thankful to get the rain! It has been a very dry summer so far!

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  107. About two weeks ago, we had about 30 raindrops fall.

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  108. About two weeks ago, we had about 30 raindrops fall.

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  109. It has been dry here for 3 days, but gosh,it is getting hotter each day. 90 degrees predicted for tomorrow in western Michigan's Lower Peninsula.

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  110. It has been a while since we've had rain. It rains all around us, but seems to just miss us. Your block is cute, thanks for sharing.

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  111. We had a nice little rain about 2 weeks ago. August is our driest month here in north Texas, and with temps around 100 everyday, it's pretty oppressive! Thanks for the chance!!

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  112. It's the rainy season here in the Keys and it rains almost every day! Sometimes just a sun shower and sometimes a lot more!

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  113. I lose track of the days, but we had a nice rain about a week ago here in Arkansas.

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  114. I live in a small town in the mountains of southwest Virginia (not West Virginia lol) we have had a lot of rain and storms and flooding here. Not complaining tho. Love it. lganme(at)yahoo dot com

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  115. WE had light sprinkles yesterday, and a ton of rain on Monday. I already have received today's weather alert for high heat index. I am in Central Alabama. The worst has been the day with 110 degree heat index. Thank God for AC. No more rain until Friday.

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  116. I live in Washington state and we had a great day of rain last week, yee haw, so needed as we can have horrible fires in our area.
    sewfabrics at outlook.com

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  117. I live near Seattle, WA and had a day last week with thunderstorms and rain. A day without watering my tomato plants!
    nikilsend(at)outlook(dot)com

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  118. In Muncie it rained this evening, but no other place around. We lived about an hour south. It has been a week since we have received rain

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  119. It rains about every 10 days or so here in Missouri. I think we've got a few more days before it rains again.

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  120. We had a shower yesterday morning and again last evening..yesterday was so humid, I think I could have cut it with a knife!!!

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  121. Couple of days back but that is a long time as we badly need the water!

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  122. It rained here on Tuesday night, but we need more. May get it this afternoon. I love how all of your blocks are looking.

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  123. Been dry here too, but we did get some rain Thursday night

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  124. It has been a fabulous summer so far! It rained a few drops a couple weeks ago

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  125. Last night rain. Hot steamy & humid. But we need somemore, our grass is getting so dryout.

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  126. Last night rain. Hot steamy & humid. But we need somemore, our grass is getting so dryout.

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  127. Rained last night. Like a sauna this morning. More rain predicted tonight and several days next week. Thanks for the opportunity to enter the giveaway.n (shirparks@gmail.com)

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