* Warning * Fabric Yumminess Ahead!

If I were to ask you, "what is your favorite flower?" what would you answer? Cheerful daisies?

Elegant lilies?

Roses?  I pick these, and soon you'll know why . . .

How about if I asked you about your favorite flavor of sweets? Ahhh, I hear a resounding ovation for chocolate!

Some said vanilla!

(Wow, this is making me hungry!!)

Well, I say butterscotch!

Ya wanna know why??

Here's a clue!

Check this out, Lilypadquilters!   I won this delicious bundle of fat quarters from Fig Tree Quilts!

As part of the Moda Country Fair blog hop, I visited Joanna Figueroa's blog, Fresh Figs, and had a jolly time there. She is a fabulous designer, and shared a neat project with us, as well as some of her favorite county fair foods, and random facts about herself. Not sure why anyone would be surprised at her singing in the shower . . . I mean, doesn't everybody? (Grin)

So, here is why I am so into Butterscotch and Rose . . .

Sigh. I am absolutely overcome. This is indeed a gorgeous line of fabric! I can't believe it's all mine! Mine! (Oops, am I starting to sound like a seagull?)

Anyway, I also have one of the beautiful Fig Tree Quilts patterns, called "Blossom" and I intend to show off these lovelies with this quilt pattern! Check this out:

I'm going to be using Ole Frog Eyes to show my progress, so each time that I finish a block, I'll be placing it in my quilt over there. I'll holler when I have some for you to look at --- this way you get to see the quilt grow before your very eyes!

Thanks so much to Joanna Figueroa, and the lovely folks at Fig Tree Quilts! I'm one very happy quilter!!

Love,

Sponsored Giveaway - from the Intrepid Thread!

Edit: This giveaway is now closed......

OK, I need a show of hands, here.....how many of you would like to know about an awesome online fabric store with a super selection of fabrics, and sales that will wow you?  How many of you would like to win some free fabric? Really? No kidding? Ahhh, I thought so!

I would like to introduce you to Julie, at The Intrepid Thread. You can find her here, at The Intrepid Thread blog, or here, at The Intrepid Thread store, or even here, at the Quilted Fish, providing an excellent tutorial for a Sweet Liberty tablerunner! You may want to bookmark that one, and make it for next July Fourth!

The Intrepid Thread online store is a family owned and run business, and they truly concentrate on stellar customer service. Named partly for the ship Julie's dad served on (which I think is way cool), The Intrepid Thread is going to be your "go-to" store for awesome fabrics and super customer care. Julie is stocking up on some of the hottest designers, and her "Coming Soon" department looks like a wish list of the stuff we were drooling over in the spring market recaps on everyone's blogs! Now in stock are familiar names like Wrenly, Alphabet Soup, Loulouthi, and more! Soon she will have shelves full of Heirloom, Pernilla's Journey, Taza, Farm Fresh, and (be still my heart) Terrain!

The Intrepid Thread team also offers an email newsletter that you will want to sign up for: fabric news, tips, and free patterns! Check out this adorable zippered wristlet that Sasha designed. This newsletter is going to be one that you'll be happy to see hit your inbox!

Recently I ordered some of The Intrepid Thread's sale items - their end-of-the-bolt prices are great! I wanted you to see how my package arrived.....so nice!

Even a hand-written thank you note - and these were sale fabrics, no less! Julie and her team truly know how to make their customers feel appreciated! I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly my order arrived, too! They aren't dragging their feet in The Intrepid Thread shipping department!

Now, I know that you are getting "antsy" hoping that I will tell you about the giveaway, so here we go! The Intrepid Thread also has 1001 Peeps in stock, and I didn't mention them before, because that is what we have for you to try to win! Julie has generously contributed eight fat quarters of this incredibly popular line of fabric! Just look at these lovelies:

These are eight fat quarters of 1001 Peeps in the Dusk colorway.....want a closer look? Go ahead, you know you do!

There's a close up of the "Royal City" (above) and here is one of the "Peeps" to drool over.....

I must apologize for the lighting on some of my pictures....it was storming and I could not get pictures made outdoors!
You'll also get "Pearl Bracelet" and "Towers" - and "Illuminate" and "Illusion" as well! Here is a stacked showing of all eight:

Now..... wipe the drool off your keyboard and get ready! I have a variety of ways that you can earn chances to win this gorgeous bundle of fat quarters! You can choose any or all of these to do - it's totally up to you! It won't even matter if you don't "do" Facebook, because there are lots of other ways to enter!

                     1. Follow this blog and comment that you did, or already do.
                     2. Follow The Intrepid Thread's blog, and comment that you did,
                         or already do.
                     3. "Like" The Intrepid Thread on Facebook, and leave a comment
                         that you did.
                     4. Sign up for the IT newsletter, and leave a comment that you did.
                     5. Visit The Intrepid Thread's "Coming Soon" and leave a comment
                         here - which line you love, and what month will it arrive. Be
                         careful to fulfill this assignment correctly to get credit!
                     6. Blog about this giveaway, and leave a comment with a link to
                         your post.

Whew! SIX options to choose from, to earn chances to win! This giveaway will be open until midnight on July 13th. We will ask Mr. Random Number Generator to choose our winner, and we will announce the lucky winner on July 14th.

Let the commenting begin - and good luck to everyone!

Love,

We're Part of Giveaway Day!

SewMamaSew blog organizes Giveaway Day - it's officially Monday, May 23, and we're in! Here is the link to take you to the awesome list of participating blogs!  We have joined over 300 other hosts all over blogland, to make it a day (or two) of fun and freebies!
There are three categories, so you can focus on what you are most interested in:
          1. Handcrafted Items
          2. Handcrafted Items + Supplies/Materials
          3. Sewing and/or Knitting Supplies/Materials


SewMamaSew has posted a list of host blogs for each category. You can find new blogs to follow, new ideas to inspire you, and new friends in blogland! 
If you are here because you clicked through from SewMamaSew, we have one thing to say to you:

Welcome!!

Here is what we are giving away at LilyPadQuilting:

There are TEN lovely fat quarters there.....nine cute thirties prints, and one white blender to help with creating your next project! Also included is the book, "Fat Quarter Fun" by Karen Snyder. 
BUT WAIT!!
That's not all! Our lucky winner will also receive a FREE thirty day subscription to our companion web site, OleFrogEyes Virtual Design Wall! Click here to check out the site and see the quilts in progress there! If you win, you can join the quilters that post their quilts and audition colors without spreading their blocks all over floors and tables. :)

All you have to do is leave us a comment telling us you are a follower, or have just become a follower of LilyPadQuilting. 
That's it!  EasyPeasy! 
The giveaway will close on May 25, and we'll ask Mr. Random Number Generator to pick our winner! Padsworth says that our international blog friends are welcome to participate!
Good luck to everyone!
Love, 

Welcome, Quiltstory readers!

We have a giveaway going on at Heather and Megan's cute blog, Quiltstory! EIGHT YUMMY FAT QUARTERS! Check this out - Riley Blake's Sweet Nothings in the lovely orange colorway!

All you need to do is go to their blog, and leave them some comment love! You'll find the instructions there, and they'll tell you to check out our companion site, OleFrogEyes. You will have the opportunity to also win a one month free trial of the site services, and create a quilt there, on the virtual design wall!

Be sure to follow our blog, for another chance to win (and go back to QuiltStory and let them know you did!)....and for one more chance at those fat quarters, go to the gallery on OleFrogEyes, and check out the Farmer's Wife quilt that "JoyDenise" is making, and the Farmer's Wife quilt that "Yvette" is making......vote here (leave us a comment) at LilypadQuilting for the quilt that you like best!


Padsworth is so excited he is turning somersaults on his lilypad! He wants YOU to be the one to adopt those darling Riley Blake FQs!

Love,


Snoodles