New Arrivals at DewberryLane!

Hi everyone! I'm as happy as a penguin on an ice slide . . .

 YEEE - HAAA!! Outa my way, I'm headed into the water!!

Why am I celebrating? Why, because today is Friday! LOL  And I'm hoping to spend some time in my happy spot (my sewing area) this weekend!

Speaking of which, I wanted to give ya'll a shout-out about some new things popping up over at Dewberry Lane! They are one of our fabulous sponsors, and they have some new arrivals that might make your sewing time lots of fun . . .

First, I saw that Rachel had the Shaggy Mosaic Jeans E-pattern from Brassy Apple. Since many areas of the country are already feeling an autumn "nip" in the air, ya'll might be thinking of putting aside those shorts and pulling out some jeans. This innovative technique will transform new or worn jeans into an individualized, one-of-a-kind fashion statement!

And the best part is that since it is an E-pattern, you can hold the nine pages of instructions in your hot little hands just moments after you purchase --- no waiting for the postman!

Another pattern that caught my eye was the Kitschy Corset Apron . . .

 . . . the DewberryLane site promises that it will "bring some heat" to a kitchen near you! (Hmmm, perhaps one of you special peeps can try this out and let me know the results?! LOL) 

Don't forget, now, you can click on their button on the left-hand side of our blog page, and sign up for their newsletter --- and they pick one of their subscribers each month for a free pattern! While you are there, look around at the great selection of notions and other patterns . . . you'll like what you see there!

Have a lovely weekend; we'll be back with another thirties block on Monday!!

Love,

Just doin' my job, ma'am.....

Hey, everybody!

Snoodles here, letting you know that we have a new sponsor! Padsworth and I are working hard

(pause dramatically, wipe brow with hankie) 

to bring you the best of the interwebz, with online stores that can fulfill your every quilting desire! We find great variety in fabrics, notions, patterns, and more.....

Do you recall when we had a lovely giveaway and the kind folks at Dewberry Lane provided us with a gift and a discount in their store? Yep, that's right....the store with the cute patterns, like this one:

and this one:

And these, too....

Now, I would not be fulfilling my responsibility if I didn't hasten to tell you that they have LOTS of other wonderful things in their store!! Their focus is notions - all the things that make our projects go much more smoothly.....

They have batting and backing and books and rotary cutters and seam rippers and seven different manufacturers' rulers and .... and.... I just gotta breathe!   

Bear with me for a moment. (Pant, pant...)

OK - I just got overwhelmed with all of the goodies that are waiting to go to new happy homes from the shelves at Dewberry Lane!!

Maybe I should just show you a few of the treasures there - but keep in mind, if I were to show them ALL to you....we would need more than just a cuppa joe on our desk; we'd need some serious sustenance to tide us over! They have twelve different sizes of rulers, and tape to highlight 'em, and a rack to put 'em in!! Here. Take a peek!

Anybody here working on a Dear Jane quilt? These will keep you happy-dancing!

Is one of these on your wish list? (It's on mine, for sure!) Tell your sweetie that it's in stock at Dewberry Lane!

This handy-dandy one from Omnigrid will help you square up blocks up to 9.5 inches! That's a workhorse of a ruler, let me tell you!

And this rack will keep them all within reach, but organized, so you can grab just the one you need for that late-night quilting session, when you tell yourself just-one-more-block-and-then-I'll-go-to-bed. Ever been there? I thought so!

Dewberry Lane has those super duper rotating cutting mats, too....

Sigh. I guess instead of telling you about all the gorgeous colors of thread, the cute and sassy license plate holders, and all the rest, I should just turn you loose to go check out the store!

So, head on over to Dewberry Lane, and shop your little hearts out!! But don't worry about your wallet....they have great prices there, too! You'll be happy with all of the excellent quality notions there, but you'll be even happier when you see you haven't emptied your wallet!

And one more thing - if you notice their cool button on our sidebar, you'll see that they have a drawing every month for a free pattern!! How do you enter? Well, I was getting ready to tell you that! Just sign up for their newsletter when you are visiting, and you will automatically be entered in the drawing!

Don't forget to tell them that Snoodles sent you!!

Love,

We're Celebrating!

Note: This giveaway is now closed....thank you to everyone for playing along with us!

We are so happy and ever so grateful to those of you who are our followers! There are over 200 of you now, and we think that is a great excuse, er, reason to celebrate!  And what better way to celebrate than with an awesome giveaway!!

We have a super package for you this week! Fabric, notions, and more!

So without any further preliminaries, let's get this party rockin'!!

Are you all in a party mood?  Good!  Have a slice of chocolate cake?

Mmmmmmm......good, isn't it?  Alright, now grab your cuppa Joe and let's get started!

Here's a picture of the first prize that Padsworth has put in our package:

Ya'll had better have a kleenex, or handkerchief, or something ready! Just look at those yummy fabrics!

It's a seven fat quarter stack of Lola's Posies by Lila Tueller, in the rose colorway! Wow! You'll get a fat quarter each of the floral, the small floral, the stripe, the damask, whimsy leaf, the signature print "Lola's Posies," and the polka dot, too!  (Personally, I would love to win this, but that just wouldn't be right, so I had to get some for myself. I'm going to make that wristlet that Sasha designed!)

Ahem. Now, if we can contain ourselves, we'll move on to the next prize in our package. Are we all calm and composed now?

Well, Padsworth and I thought our winner might like a new pattern to use along with the fat quarter bundle. So we got in touch with Rachel at Dewberry Lane, and she graciously offered our winner a $20 credit in her online store! Yippee skippee!! Just look at some of the cute patterns in the Dewberry Lane store:

Animals! Dewberry Lane has these cuties and more!

Now look at the clothing patterns they offer......kids and grownups!!

They also have a pattern for little boys that would be great for some summertime playclothes! In addition to all these, they have some absolutely incredible quilt patterns:

I can hear those gears turning in ya'll's heads - those patterns are inspiring. They have many, many more, but we need to keep this party goin'.... so you can check those out in a little bit, OK?

Dewberry Lane also has rulers, batting, pins, irons, and mats, and thread (in oh so many luscious colors!) and scads of other things. You are going to love their store! And, if you can't stand the suspense, or you see something there that you MUST have right away, they are extending a welcome to our followers: 10% off your order with this code: LilyPad.   Sweeeeet!

Now, Padsworth and I are not finished yet! Here is another goodie that our winner will receive:

These are really cool tools for applique - you can make various sizes of fabric "tubes" and press the seams to the back with these no-melt bars. Then you can lay them out to make vines, celtic designs, and more! There are five in the pack, so you can make all kinds of sizes for all kinds of projects.

Next, you might need some......

Yep, some thread! Padsworth asked me to put in a large one for piecing, and two colors that coordinate with our fabrics, too! Yummy, huh? And yes, that idyllic scene is my back yard and the pasture, and yes, if you want to, you can come and set up and sew, looking out at that loveliness - just make sure you bring some snacks, OK? You just can't quilt without some goodies to snack on! (I'll supply the java!)

The last item in our package is.....

A nice new package of quilting needles! I know that many of ya'll are machine quilters, but I bet there are some of you reading this that are like me - you love to hand quilt! Well, these #10 betweens will make that go very smoothly; I use these all the time, and I love them. If you should require a different size, just remember that 10% discount at Dewberry Lane, and grab some!!

Alright, that wraps up our prize package - now to tell you how to get your hands on this! We'll be selecting a winner from our comments here, chosen by random number generator. Our contest will run through midnight on July 26, and our winner will be announced on July 27!

Now, please don't get all frustratipated because there are several ways to enter - you DON'T have to do each and every one, although you will be increasing your chances to win. You know, good vibes, and all that. If you are a Facebookmeister, you might want to do that, and skip the others. If you don't "do" Facebook, you can choose other options.

                         1. Be a follower of Lilypadquilting, or become one, and leave me a
                             comment here.
                         2. Be a follower of Scrapendipity Designs, or become one, and
                             leave Rachel a "thanks" for sponsoring our giveaway. Then
                             come back to tell me you did this.
                         3. Go to Rachel's store - click here to go to Dewberry Lane,
                             and leave me a comment, telling me which pattern you would
                             choose to make with the prize fabrics.
                         4. Go to our brand new Facebook page and "like" us, and come
                             back here to tell me you did!
                         5. If you mention this giveaway on your own blog, to help us
                             spread the word, come and tell me for another chance!

Now, that's not too hard, is it?! Good luck to everybody! Ribbit!

Love,