TGIFF - the competition edition!

The hardest part is over. I am REALLY having a Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday (or almost finished - the hard part is over at least!) re the Blogger's Choice Bundle competition. From dreaming it up, to getting the amazing response from Fat Quarter Shop, to keeping it a secret until Boxing Day then watching the entries come flooding in, to writing this second last post, it's been a bundle of fun. But TGIFF, really. I'm exhausted and I didn't even have to do the hard work of judging! 

My amazing panel of judges has come up with a list of finalists. There are to be three winners thanks to the generosity of the Fat Quarter Shop, we've come up with a shortlist. The quiltblogging superstar lineup you will remember is as follows:

Megan of Canoe Ridge Creations

Megan and Heather of QuiltStory 

Sunni of Love Affair With My Brother

(BTW, that Sunni: highest maintenance judge, without a doubt. Had to stamp down on bribery and corruption several times with this one. You'll understand if you've been following the blogwar.)

I figured I needed a local celebrity, being an underrepresented Australian myself, so I added one more guest judge to the panel, Miss Jane of Want It Need It Quilt - aka QuiltJane. 

So without further ado, here is the shortlist of 8:

1)  Laine@Laineybugdesigns (I was eyeing this right from the start so I was glad this one got in!)

2) Kristen @ KD Quilts

3) Inspiredbyfelix

4) Deb @ Triostitchstudio

5)  Ella@throwawrenchintheworks First entry in, less than an hour after I posted! Speed AND skill!

 6) Flyingblindonarocketcycle

7 Ruth B (flickr entry)

And last but not least....

8) Sarah of FairyFaceDesigns

I can hear the squeals from across the globe already!

It's now over to Cara, Amy and Kimberly to settle on the three winners!

I'm not sure how busy they are, but if I can, I'll link the entry announcing the finalists up with Megan's SewModernMonday, so you can plan your next modern quilt with a winning bundle!

Oh, and if you were wondering, TGIFF is a travelling linky party which has a home page here. If you want to host a week, we're taking bookings for March here, and if you want to check out this week's TGIFF and link up, KristyLou is hosting it here.