Sanae Ishida

A crafty little atelier in a grey city

Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day!

How is it that I am just now discovering this?? The timing is perfect because I was just going through my stash of fabric and books last night thinking, “Hmmm, I have waaay too much going on here…I wonder if I should do a giveaway?” Sew Mama Sew is hosting a HUGE giveaway event and I’m jumping on the bandwagon.

Without further ado, my first ever giveaway: a rather coveted, brand-spanking new copy of Heather Ross’s “Prints”. Chock full of ideas, patterns and an awesome tutorial on designing your own fabric. What’s not to love? Plus, I will include two beautiful pieces of Heather Ross Far Far Away fabric (1 yard each). They are a luscious cotton-linen blend that will knock your socks off if you’ve never experienced her fabric.

What to do: Please leave a comment with your favorite kind of crafting/creating. Are you passionate about sewing? Baking? Latch-hooking? I’d love to know!

When to do it by: The giveaway will be open until 5pm PST, Friday, December 7th. I will select a winner using a random generator on December 9th and email the lucky crafter (never done the random generator thing before…hope I don’t botch it up).

International shipping? Why yes, I will!

Good luck, and I hope you’ll have a look around my little blog — I myself am a wayward maker and can’t seem to decide on any one thing. You’ll also discover lots of other like-minded folks and wonderful blogs, so head on over to Sew Mama Sew to see!

***WINNER*******
Congrats to Jeana S.!
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  2. I’m definitely a sewing fanatic! These fabric and book would have wonderful home with me! Thanks for a fabulous, fabulous giveaway.

  7. I love sewing quilt and dress for me. I will love to create some fabric design – this book is perfect for me!!!

  8. I really like quilting. Well, the sewing the pieces together part. Not the actual quilting! Funny, was just looking at this book as a possible purchase. *Fingers crossed!*

  10. I love love love this book and that fabric is AWESOME. I know the perfect person top gift a copy too and can say that I would be keeping that little gem of purple!

  11. I hand quilt. It is what I do to relax and keep myself from going insane. 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway!

  12. Congrats on your first-ever giveaway! And wow, what an awesome one it is:) I’m a garment-sewer and quilter all the way. Thanks so much and have an awesome week!

  14. thanks so much for a fabulous giveaway – I’d love to get a peak of heather’s book 🙂 and easy question – I’m addicted to quilting – I just love everything about it from the planning to the fabric to the piecing, the quilting and binding 🙂

  15. Thank you for this giveaway, such cute fabric! my favourite kind of crafting is baking and sewing, a rediscovered interest, that I really enjoy! Love making quilts!

  20. Ahhh… my passion is sewing. I find it to be therapeutic, especially after a long day of chasing my toddler around. This is a wonderful giveaway, btw! Welcome on the bandwagon! 😉

  22. I have become obsessed with patchwork – I’d say quilting but the actual process of quilting on a wee home sewing machine is a bit of a nightmare to be honest! Still, I just love the rest of the process and the finished items!!

  23. fabric, wood, paper, baking…..i love it all! especially when it’s for my boys 🙂 sewing is awesome! thanks for the giveaway! 🙂

  25. I’m into quilting, baking and gardening. Your gift is very generous. Thanks for participating in the giveaway day.

  27. I LOVE sewing!!! I make clothes for my girls mostly but have made a few baby quilts…..fun stuff.

  28. I quilt! among other things, but right now, that’s my creative outlet! Thanks for the giveaway!

  29. Sewing is probably my favorite, but I also crochet, knit a little, cross stitch, and embroider. And I really want to make a quilt! I’ve been gathering up the courage…

  30. I love to sew whether it be quilts or clothes or bags. I just enjoy making gorgeous fabrics into beautiful, useable items.

  31. O gosh what a wonderful and generous giveaway!! Im keeping my fingers crossed for sure 🙂 Thanks for the chance!

    I LOVE making pillow covers – it is the top thing I make for swaps and fun , love love love. Like a mini quilt, but useful! 🙂

  33. Eek! Heather Ross and Far Far Away! My absolute favourite designer AND fabric line! Trying hard not to hyperventilate with excitement over here… 🙂 My favourite craft is quilting and sewing dresses for my little girl and her cousin. I make a lot of gifts, but if I win this fabric, it’s MINE! ALL MINE! Oh, to sit in my sewing room and pet this fabric for a few hours each day, dream come true! 🙂

  35. What a great prize! I love making clothes for my daughter, and just recently started quilting… wow, I’m really digging that too. I love baking too… something about the instructions & rules are right up my alley.

  37. I dabble in a little bit of everything, but sewing is my passion, more than any other type of craft.

    limor477 at aol dot com

  39. This is such a generous giveaway! I love to sew- quilting, bags, pillows and other little things 🙂

  41. I’m mad about quilting….but, then I’m also mad about cooking & baking. Well, I guess that just makes me totally MAD!!! Or does it?? Thanks for the chance to win!

  44. I love to sew, rediscovered it about 2 years ago, always loved sewing in middle school. I aslo crochet every now and then, but sewing is definitely my number one. Thanks for the chance to win! 🙂

  46. I love quilting and embroidery and baking the best. I also enjoy hand sewing (and have a bit of a love hate relationship with my sewing machine. So fast! And yet sometimes that just makes me mess up more efficiently.)

  47. I love sewing, needle felting, metalsmithing (mostly jewelry), and baking. This is a great first giveaway! Thanks for the chance!

  49. I love sewing, mainly cloths but also quilts or handbags 🙂
    And that book is at the top of my list of things I am wishing for….

  50. Wow…can’t believe you listed this fabric! Awesome! I’m very much into sewing, although wish I could get a little more time in the day to do so. And I love embroidery now too! I have a need to learn how to knit too. 😉

  51. Great giveaway! Thank you!

    Like all crafters I like to try my hand at various things ay various times and even if I can thoroughly smitten, I think that sewing is my true crafting love…..

  52. Too much HR ever? Seriously no way 🙂 but since you’re offering I would love to get my mittens on her book! As for me, I am a patchworker in my heart of heart but dabble in other fabric obsessive related crafts too 😉

  53. HI! I HAVE EMBROIDERED ALL MY LIFE.LATELY I HAVE BECOME INTERESTED IN QUILTING+ AM TRYING TO LEARN TO FREE MOTION QUILTING ON MY FINISHED PROJECTS-SO FUN!

  54. I love sewing!! I’ve been sewing since I was a kid. I also love to crochet! My dad taught me when I was a kid.
    Thanks for the great giveaway!!

  56. What a cool giveaway! I love that line!! My favorite crafty things to do are sewing and knitting. Thanks for the giveaway!

  58. This is so generous! I love sewing – mostly quilts but also garments. Oh and cross stitch. Thanks!

  59. Quilting is my therapy! Been quilting since 1977 and haven’t stopped!!! Thanks for the giveaway!

  60. Great giveaway! I am a quilter through and through, although I have been branching out into all small sewing projects like zipper pouches and the like. I used to cross-stitch and would like to pick up a nice kit to work on over the holidays as sort of relaxing sewing.

  61. Wow awesome giveaway ever! I am so crossing my fingers to win these!!:D i have no favourite crafty things too cos I love to try new things! Currently interested in moulding clays:D

  62. i love making my daughter clothes. it’s so fun to see her wearing the little outfits that i’ve made. she is only 2 and hasn’t started rejecting anything–hopefully that trend continues!
    um gorgeous fabric i would LOVE to play with some heather ross!

  64. I’m a sewer, sewist, whatever. I love making things that are functional and don’t get eaten. 🙂

  65. I am passionate about quilting. I can be dead tired, but I pick up a needle and I’m rejuvenated!

  66. I sew. Mostly quilts. I sometimes knit (slowly) and will dabble paper every now and then. Thanks for a great giveaway! (I keep taking this book out of the library ~ would love to win it!)

  67. I LOVEEEEE HEATHER ROSSSSSSSSSS

    While jewelry making is my oldest crafty hobby and I’ve recently come to love knitting, sewing is my all-time favorite creative outlet.

  69. Lately – Amigurumi crochet. I’ve made some of the cutest dolls and the kids I’ve given them to adore them. That’s a nice feeling. Thanks for the giveaway!

  71. Those purple unicorns were on my “fabric wish list” for some time but I gave up because they are impossible to find.. so yeah, I’d love to get my hands on that much of it! And I’m curious about that book too.. some people say it’s nice, some say it wasn’t worth it.. but since it’s from HR, I’m sure it’s worth it 🙂

  73. WOW! what a great way to kick off your giveaways!! Fabulous fabrics, & a book I’d love to browse! Oh yes, I love sewing bag’s, pouches, table runners, baby quilts, girls dresses… lots of different things really! 🙂

  75. hello! i guess i try to do everything, meaning i’m not perfect at anything! thanks for the chance.

  79. I am primarily a knitter but I also love to sew for my daughter. I found your blog a month or two ago and it is definately helping me get over the sewing slump (and I love Japanese sewing books and we probably buy them from the same bookstore since I am in Seattle as well 🙂

  81. Oh, this is a fun giveaway! I was just looking at that book on Amazon thinking I might ask my husband to get it for me for Christmas. I’ve never seen Heather Ross fabric in person, so what a treat…I’ve got three daughters ages 6, 4, and 2, so unicorn fabric would be awesome!

    I mainly quilt. I just bought a crochet hook a few days ago and am going to give it a chance. Now that the kids are getting to be more manageable at doctor offices and such, I’d like to have a project I can work on while sitting around, so I thought I’d give crochet a try. Thanks for the awesome giveaway!

  82. I love sewing and can not get enough. I sew for my girls and have just started sewing for myself.

  83. Ooh, count me in! Great giveaway, Sanae! I love to sew and knit, couldn’t do without either one for a long period of time.

  84. My passion is really hand-sewing. My favorite thing to hand-sew is felt food for my son, but I enjoy embroidering towels and other things too. I wish it was still socially acceptable to bring your sewing basket everywhere and work on your stitchery while chatting, lol.

  85. I am in love with all things crafty. I love making useful things, so lately that has meant a lot of quilts and clothes. That fabric is amazing and you are so generous to share!

  87. I am currently obsessed with quilting, but I have been through a few other crafts, too 🙂 What a wonderful giveaway prize pack! Thanks so much for the chance to win!

  88. hello – i discovered your blog through kids’ clothing week challenge and have enjoyed seeing all the beautiful clothes you make. i love sewing, carving rubber stamps and all sorts of art and craft with children. i haven’t (yet) sewed with any heather ross fabric, but have often admired it!

  90. Love it all. Have to create or I might as well curl up and die.
    Sewing is probably my top fave right now.
    Thanks for the giveaway and please enter mine.

  95. I’ve been into quilting for a lot of years now (close to 10), well, sewing more than quilting itself, but recently I’ve gotten bitten by the embroidery bug. I so love the embroidery.

  96. I have a double addiction, sewing and knitting. This giveaway is awesome! I love Heather Ross…Cheers!

  106. Your blog is very beautiful! I really love knitting, but then all of the sudden I just start sewing all the time and neglect the knitting. And sometimes I find ways to blend the two! Thanks for the giveaway- so magical!

  107. Sewing is my passion! I can’t believe my husband had the brilliant idea to buy me a sewing machine even when i had never even sewn a button before. He made a good guess! Now he can’t complain about the machine’s noise, because afterall it’s all his fault 🙂

  108. I love to sew and knit. Both I love equally for different reasons. Thanks so much for the chance to win!

  109. Wow. What an awesome giveaway. I so love Heather Ross fabric. I will hardly be able to sleep until this is drawn! I’m a Farbenmix obsessed sewer for my kids but recentlyhave started sewing a few Oliver and S patterns. Thanks so much!
    Suzie

  110. I may dabble in drawing or knitting or etching or whatever else every now and then, but I’m a sewer through and through. No matter what other craft I might try my hand at, in the end I always come back to a needle and thread. 🙂

  112. I knit since i am 6. it was my first love. Lol! but with my first child, i also start to sew. Now we have 4 kids. So i sew and knit all the time!
    Thanks for the international shipping. Your blog always inspire me.

  114. I’m an avid sewer-sewist?? I love cooking, crafting, photography, oil painting, and with two little ones my hands are full sometimes! I’m a fan of your blog, it gives me inspiration!!

  117. Thank you for the chance to win this great prize! Right now my crafting is equally split between sewing, crochet and baking. Love them all. Sewing is more of a daytime craft for me, and crochet in the evening. And the baking sustains them. Have a great Christmas!

  118. What a generous giveaway! I am passionate about modern quilting! It has a lot to do with all of the wonderful fabrics available 🙂

  120. I have loved becoming more and more capable in lots of different crafts. I started with knitting, now I’m really loving sewing. I also really enjoy hand work such as embroidery and sewing by hand with felt.
    Thanks for the chance to win some lovely fabric!

  123. Ohh, I’d love to win the book. Sewing (and designing sewing patterns) is my passion. Now, if I could just stop entering these giveaways and get to work!

  124. I love Heather Ross!
    I love sewing, baking, and scrapbooking. And there isn’t enough time for it all.

  129. OK. My heart just stopped…..I have been wanting this purple unicorn forever since I missed out on it. This is the most generous giveaway ever!!! Oh, and my favorite crafty thing is quilting. Thanks!

  130. I love doing many things. I guess I love sewing the most. I do like, though, to learn new things. I can never understand people who say they are bored. I have more things that I would like to learn or try than I could do in a lifetime!

  134. I love love LOVE quilting. I’ve been doing it 15 years and haven’t gotten tired of doing yet. But I also love to embroidery, crochet, cook, and bake. If there’s a craft out there, I typically want to try it out. My husband says I’m not allowed take on any more new hobbies…LOL.

  135. I enjoy sewing the most, but have dabbled in hand embroidery and cross-stitch from time to time.

  137. somebody hand me the smelling salts! oh my goodness, this giveaway is a complete dream. heather ross is my absolute favorite designer. i love her whimsy.

    i am a writer, photographer, quilter / textile artist, musician. i guess i like a little bit of everything. i’d love – SO very very much love – to make something, an inspiration quilt maybe?, for my little girls and i using this fabric. oh my gosh, thanks so much for the chance.

  139. Love the book and the fabric. I sew – only started this year, I love being able to express my creative side.

  141. I love making quilts and smaller sewn items for the home. I am not at all interested in making clothing, and as a result, I am really, really bad at it — and have stopped trying!

  142. I am passionate about many types of crafts… sewing, knitting, crochet, etc. I make my living as an illustrator so pens and paper are another passion.
    Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
    adriprints(at)yahoo(dot)com

  146. I love sewing, crocheting, cross-stitching, and embroidery, but have found a true love for quilting. I am just starting out and needing to build up my stash but am loving every aspect of the quilting process.

  147. I’m a sewer. I love other crafts, too, but most of my time is spent at the machine.
    (My daughter would LOVE LOVE LOVE a skirt made out of that fabric! That is just her style!!)

    Jennifer
    jennifereladd at yahoo dot com

  148. I love sewing, quilting, knitting and embroidery. Unfortunately, not enough time to do it all. Lovely giveaway!

  149. I am a great starter, card making, scrap booking, quilting, sewing, then I run out of something or have to start something else for a gift so I have lots of unfinished projects, so small projects which can be finished in an evening or two are my best type of project!

  150. love to quilt, but when i don’t have time to sit and commit, i love to be in the kitchen. thanks!

  152. What cool fabric. I love doing any sort of crafty things, from sewing to embroidery and even attempted re-finishing furniture at one point. My only problem is finding the time and space to do it all.
    Thanks for the giveaway!

  156. I’m heavily into sewing and quilting and interested in all things around this craft. I’m just lacking three basic features: Space, Money and Time. 😉

  157. I love to sew! especially quilts, but I’m wanting to decorate my apartment so I’m moving into some new ventures!

  162. I love sewing clothes for my two little kids, and you know what? my little girl LOVES purple and horses, destiny put you on my way today!!!!
    let see if this is the good day for my little Anna, I’ll definitely sew her something nice with that adorable fabric ^_^

  168. I started quilting about a year ago and I am loving it. So far I have tried a few different techniques. I can’t wait to see what else I can do 🙂

    Kay

  169. Sewing is my favorite but I also love embroidery and knitting. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway!
    ap_lemos at yahoo dot com

  170. I love sewing (quilts, but also plushies and zippy pouches) and drawing, although I’ve neglected the second passion because of sewing.

  171. I LOVE to sew. I find it so therapeutic. Knitting comes a close second when sewing machine is not handy. 🙂 Thanks for the great giveaway, I just love Heather Ross!

  175. I am a knitter but really want to get into quilting! Thanks for the giveaway! Amy @ gasudimack(at)sbcglobal(dot)net

  178. You are so generous! My eyeballs have never seen that book and I’m pretty sure I would drool on it -and the fabric- if I were to win! Thanks for the chance! Oh – I love quilting and sewing small projects like bags and kitchy things. I lov epaper crafts too, and pottery and growing my own veg.

  179. I love to sew but also love needle felting. I’ve done some rug hooking which I enjoyd bt sadly haven’t done in a while!

  181. Thanks for the giveaway! I am a newbie quilter and like to crochet a bit too. wonderlandbyalyce(at)gmail(dot)com

  182. Wow! Wonderful giveaway! I’m definitely passionate about sewing and quilting! I even dream about fabric and patterns at night lol! Thanks for the chance to win such an awesome giveaway!

  183. What a great giveaway! I got to look at the book once, and it is really nice. My favorite craft is sewing, but I really enjoy doing just about anything crafty. 🙂

  184. I like to sew and read adn learn. Most nights, I combine both listening to classics on Librivox whiel my machine hums along. After a few false starts in my teens, including a awkward chicken print dress at 10 years old, I took up sewing with the birth of my 2nd daughter. I now have four precious daughters, 7 and below.

    I finally had the courage to sew a christening gown for the fourth little blue-eyed doll.

    And I am so thankful sewing gave me another chance. Though I have no creativity, I love using my hands to create beauty that blesses my children. It also helps me have something to physically hold during a season when most of my work is undone immediately.

    This book looks fabulous. Thank you for sharing it with all of us strangers. 🙂
    k.

  185. I tend to have add with my crafting, and jump around between knitting, crocheting, spinning, weaving, sewing, and embroidering. It’s no surprise that I rarely finish anything lol

  188. Ok, hands down, this is my most coveted giveaway so far!!! Wow, how generous. I am a quilter, but lately am more interested in ‘instant’ gratification so I’ve been making stuff like bags, camera straps, passport holders…etc. I have too many stranded quilting UFO’s b/c I just seem to lose my mojo on those big commitments! Ok, I have to stop typing now so that I can cross my fingers. Thanks!!

  189. I love to bake, especially bread. I find it to be very therapeutic, and wish I had more time to do it! Thanks for a lovely first giveaway!

  193. While sewing has been my life-long crafting passion, recently I’ve fallen in love with creating 3-d things from felt! Hand-sewing with wool felt is SO MUCH FUN. 🙂

  196. wow! what a lucious give away! I have a hard time deciding too– knitting, sewing and baking all hold my interest, but I love heather ross!

  200. What a great giveaway! I am what you’d call an eclectic sewer and love making anything from quilts, to bags, to toys, clothes…anything really!

  202. My first crafty love is knitting but I recently started quilting and I love it.
    Thanks for the giveaway.

  204. What I do most of the time is cooking, love baking especially! But when I have time I sew and do some embodiery works!

    Tthanks for the nice giveaway!

  207. I love quilting, sewing, making jewellery, knitting, cross stitch. A little bit of everything really!

  208. This just may be my favorite of the SMS giveaways so far! Love these fabrics and the book. I love to sew and knit. At times I do more knitting, but right now I’m (happily) up to my eyeballs in sewing! 🙂 Thanks!

  209. My favorite is sewing but I dabble in a bit of everything: crochet, knit, paper, jewelry, cross stitch, etc. I can’t seem to get enough 🙂

  211. Firstly, sewing, then knitting. I have a few other crafty things I do too, painting and whatnot. I’m always trying something!

  213. i used to be a crocheter, but it bothered my dust allergies, so i took up quilting. i am so glad that i did – it is absolutely perfect for me – it balances the left-brain and the right-brained ness of me…

  216. I love to sew the best with knitting a close second, my favorites to sew are quilts and softies and things for my girls. 🙁 thanks for the chance to win!
    jendenscott at gmail dot com

  221. Love these! I am late to the Heather Ross party, but I just hope I can nab a little of her Far Far Away, before it is…..crossing fingers and toes! I love making fused paper artwork, but I have been quilting for the last year and that is wow too! My favorite thing these days is paper piecing! I finally go the hang of it and I find it very satisfying. Thanks for the chance to add not only fabric but that lovely book to my creative corner!

  222. I’m a multi-tasker. I like to quilt, sew, embroidery, do other types of needlework, cross stitch and tapestry, wet felt, needle felt, make candles, make jewellery, polymer clay and crochet. Oh and glass work

  223. Have not seen this neat book… plus I adore that fabric. I’m really into knitting right now but sewing is always something I do.

  225. ohh I’m passionate about all my crafts …. at the time I do them – baking and cooking anytime (just could I please get someone to do the dishes?), carpentry sure yes a few more racks … at the moment I’m all into sewing as I don’t have the gadget for the other crafts here .. but well I have many interessts and doubt I will ever stop changeing and switching …

  230. So generous! I love the unicorns beyond words. I am passionate about sewing quilts, and making shirts, and glad that even when I run out of room for the first I’ll always have enough closet space for one more shirt! Thank you for the giveaway!

  232. I love sewing anything. I also like to hand sew, stitch etc but I love craft of any description.

  233. I don’t think I could pick just one favorite type of crafting, I love to do so many things. Lately I have been into paper crafting and cardmaking, but I think sewing will always be a favorite.

  235. I loooove baking but stopped because I kept on putting on the pounds (I’m pretty good at it lol) I love scrapbooking and sewing, so it all depends on the month of the year 🙂

  236. I’m a quilter. Thanks for the opportunity on a great draw. Merry Christmas to you.
    bonnielarson58(at)gmail(dot)com.

  237. I love to sew and machine embroider. I also do some quilting. I used to love to smock when my daughter was younger. I also love to bake and make homemade jeillies and jam and I love to craft and create anything.
    conn_and_vans_mom@yahoo.com

  241. I am passionate about papercraft. Rubber stamping, journaling, doodling, anything to do with paper.

  245. Lovely fabrics! I’m a sewer these days, but have done needlepoint, and basketmaking. Crafts take up too much space to be a jack of all trades!

  252. Oh my goodness, what a giveaway!! I love to sew. have been doing so for more than 20 years now…sheesh…

  253. I love to sew- pretty much anything! I have triend knitting and it’s just not for me. I esp love sewing bags and kids clothing. Great book, I’d love to add it to my library! Thank you for the giveaway!

  256. I dabble in a lot of things, but my go-to in times of stress is knitting. Socks when my brain isn’t cooperating, and lace when I can concentrate.

  259. I heart quilting, oh and sewing, oh and crochet (hard to choose!) but I cannot knit to save my life!

  260. Yes sewing and also baking. Love experiments in both. The Bavarian Chocolate Torte (chocolate chiffon) cake from one of my all time favorite cookbooks The Betty Crockers Cookbook from the 70’s rocked my socks off. You should give it a go!

  263. I like to sew small projects. I am a little distracted by the screaming in my head, I can hear my nine year old (who sews) screaming at UNICORN FABRIC! lol

  273. I love love love knitting! My second and third favorite crafting is making cards, and hand sewing.

  275. Wow that book looks amazing. My favourite craft is sewing, mainly craft sewing – make up bags, fabric storage boxes etc but I also do a little quilting and am experimenting with dressmaking too.

  280. I love quilting and crochetting 🙂 Thanks for this chance to win!
    I love these fabrics! They would look nice in a girl’s quilt!

  281. I’m mostly a quilter, but I love knitting. And baking. And emboirdery. And I want to learn to crochet. And spin wool. And…and…and.. Thanks for your giveaway! ajhtejpal at gmail dot com

  282. Are you kidding me?! This is an amazing giveaway!!
    Quilts. They are my only thing now almost. People always want to give me ideas, you could try this or do that…um, when will I have the time when all I do is want to quilt!

  286. I am a sewing freak! I love quilting and making clothes for my girls. 🙂 Thanks for joining in the giveaway fun!

  287. I love all types of crafting and creating, but I am currently very big into card making, art journaling, mixed media art and altering everyday items. Thanks for the chance to win this lovely prize!

  294. Lovely giveaway! Thanks for the chance to be in to win. 🙂

    My craft of choice is sewing, especially making clothes using vintage patterns from the 1940’s and 1950’s. I just love the styles and details from back then.

  297. My favourite kind of crafting changes with my mood…right now, it’s sewing, but papercrafting is a close second!