Have you met the Raspberry Rabbits?

Here at the Lilypad, we think that Harrington and Hannah are the bomb.  For those of you who are not "with it" that means we like 'em!  (Grin)

Aren't they adorable?

Their mommy is wonderful, too.  Michelle is a super-creative and All Around Nice Person, and she blogs over at the Raspberry Rabbits. She has a store, too, and you can hop over there by clicking this linkie.

You should spend some time checking out her store -- she offers a free pattern and ones to purchase, and all the beautiful supplies to make "Fellowship of the Flowers" and "Adventures of Harrington and Hannah" too! You might want to hop over to her Craftsy store and get started on one of those lovely projects!

We are over-the-moon happy that Michelle, Harrington, and Hannah have agreed to sponsor the Pets on Quilts Show again! Yay!

Here are the prizes that they will provide for one lucky winner at the August show!

A copy of her book, including ten lovely patterns from Michelle (and personally approved by Hannah and Harrington).

And a pair of special scissors that the bunnies say are their favorite. Can't imagine why, can you? (Wink)

I think these prizes will make somebunny very happy! Be sure to stay tuned for our Pets on Quilts Show!

Thank you so much, Michelle, Hannah, and Harrington!

Love,

We're all steamed up . . .

. . . about our second sponsor for the Pets On Quilts Show!

Please put your paws together, and bark, meow and whinny for the gang at I Have a Notion, "Your source for machine embroidery, quilting, and needle art supplies." It's an awesome online store that you can find at this link.

Kelly and her crew of elves take great pride in their extensive inventory of goodies for us quilters and sewists, and they simply obsess over each order, making certain it's perfect! I've gotten some wonderful tools from Kelly, and I can vouch for the fact that her prices are super and her customer service (there's those elves again) is top-notch!

You 'll notice when you land on the IHAN site that Kelly stocks a world of different things!

Fabrics to drool over

Rulers to keep us straight

 

New, innovative products to make our quilting time even more fun!

 

Going on a retreat? Kelly has bags for your machine to travel in style!

 

Those of us who have followed Kelly's blog for a while, know that she is the Queen of Scissors and stocks an awesome selection of scissors and cutters for any and every requirement! (Just ask her about that incredible apron with scissors on it!)

 

Would ya like to know the prize that Kelly is providing? Well, our title is a clue. (Grin) We're all steamed up because I Have a Notion is sponsoring a Reliable Velocity V50 iron!

Woot!

In addition to being pretty, these irons live up to their name -- they're very reliable! (Consumer Reports gave them a "very good" rating, but who needs them?  All we need to know is that Kelly at I Have a Notion says this is her very favorite iron!)

This one has lots of bells and whistles: two heating elements for continuous steam, an auto shut off that can be bypassed (super for us quilters when we are pressing stacks of blocks, right?), and absolutely no spitting or leaking!

Wow! A big Lilypadquilting "thank you!" to Kelly and her elves at the I Have a Notion store! I'm looking forward to seeing who is the lucky winner of the Reliable iron, at the Pets on Quilts Show in August!
Be sure to stop by Kelly's blog, too: click here to hop over. She and her co-workers have lots of fun, and you can sign up for her newsletter, too, so that you'll be in the know about new items and sales! (MJ, we are sending hugs and positive thoughts and prayers your way!)

Love,

PS. We'll award the prize by random drawing to a Pet Show winner in the US, due to shipping costs!

Put your paws together . . .

. . . for our first fabulous sponsor for the Pets on Quilts Show!

Yep, it's our good friends at the Fat Quarter Shop! Kimberly, Daniar and all the team are stepping up to the plate to help out our show, and they are offering a wonderful gift certificate!

The winner of this prize at our August show will be able to shop and shop and shop! The Fat Quarter Shop will give them a $50 credit so that they can fill up their cart!
And there is so much to choose from . . .

They have pre-cuts like these:

 

 

And they have notions, and kits, and so much more! Sigh. I would never get any work done at all if I keep looking at their site. (Grin)
Oh, and right now they have a bodacious anniversary sale going on, too!

So please, everyone put their paws together in a round of applause for our first sponsor for our August Pets Show!

Thank you, Fat Quarter Shop!

Love,

It's time to vote for your favorites!

Wow! This has been a fabulous show so far!  We've enjoyed hopping from blog to blog to Flickr page, meeting new friends and their pets.

We've seen lots of gorgeous quilts, and lots of cute pups, kitties, and more. Now it is time to vote for your favorites!

You can scroll down to the previous post to see the linky party, or just click on this link.
You'll want to leave a comment on this post with your choices for each category. Here is an example:

Dog on Quilt: #1605
Cat on Quilt: #2310
Other pet on Quilt: #583
Art quilt: #771
EQ designed project: #1822
Pet themed quilt: #419

That's all there is to it! 

Easy peasy!

We will award prizes to the six winners of the viewers' choice categories, and then the random drawings will award the rest of the prizes. We have LOTS of lovely sponsors, and lots of prizes to award!

Voting will go on all this week, and close on Saturday night, August 24. Then the staff here at the Lilypad will begin tallying results. We will announce our six viewers' choice winners as soon as possible, and then you will need to bear with us while we let Mr. Random choose the other winners.

Your vote on this post is yet another entry into the drawings.

And yes, it is OK to make a shameless request for votes on your own blog, so that your followers will vote for your pet! After all, their vote makes them eligible for a prize, too, so it's a winning situation for all!

Let the voting begin! Leave your comments on this post!

Love,

                AND

The Pets on Quilts Show is here! 2013 Edition!

Today is the day! It's finally here! The 2013 Pets on Quilts Show starts today! (Oh, boy are we excited here at the Lilypad!)

We've affectionately labeled our show the "Bestest Show on Earth" because of all of the wonderful bloggers and Flickr folks who join us each year, and because of all the fun we have, seeing everyone's pets and quilts!

We have an awesome line-up of sponsors, and lots of lucky winners will be happy-dancing when their prizes arrive!
Just look at the Hall of Fame of Pet Show sponsors (and give them a huge round of applause, too, and be sure to check out their sites):

Raspberry Rabbits

Here's an update: We have one more sponsor to show you (and we will do a feature post after the show)....please welcome Lunchbox Quilts!

Thank you, sponsors, we love you all!

Need instructions on how to enter our show? Click on this link, and you will find updated and tweaked information that will tell you how to enter. We would say that it will "answer all your questions" but we know that some of you will put on your thinking caps and pose more questions, so we will try to keep it updated! (Wink!)

UPDATE:
Oh, and don't worry about the fact that you can't see your entry when you look at the linky party....everyone else can see it just fine, in all of its cuteness! (Grin)

Don't forget -- you can earn TWO EXTRA ENTRIES in our random drawings by making a pet bed or blankie, and posting a picture on the Padsworth's Project page! We love rescue pups and kitties, and we cheer for the no-kill shelters that try so hard to find Forever Homes for them! You can read all about that if you click on this linkie! If you happen to make two blankies or beds, and post a second picture, you get TWO MORE entries! And so on, and so on. (The possibilities are staggering!)

Our virtual pet show will be open for new entries from now (August 11) until Saturday (August 17) and then we will start the voting on Sunday (August 18).  Voting will continue through the next Saturday, August 24.

Voters will leave comments (after the linky party is closed) detailing their choices for top honors in each category. We will tally them up and announce as soon as we can!  They will win some wonderful prizes, and then we'll let Mr. Random choose the winners for the rest of the prizes!

You can leave a comment today after you link up, that is one entry! Then hop around and leave some comment love for the other contestants - that is one entry if you visit them all (you just leave a comment here telling me that you did that). If you have posted on your blog, or tweeted, or posted on Facebook to spread the word, those are three more possible entries! Your vote (next week) counts as another entry, and you get the two extra ones if you help out a shelter near you with a bed or blankie.
You can, you see, have lots of entries in the random drawings!

We can't wait to see all of your entries . . . so let the party begin!

OH!!! DragonDrop is jumping up and down and insisting that I remind you . . . please make certain you are not a "no-reply" blogger! With all of the changes in Google, if you are not sure, just put your email address with your comment, like this: yourname(at)yahoo(dot)com

After all, you don't want Mr. Random to choose your name for a prize, and then we can't email you to let you claim it!!
 
Love,

AND