U R Priceless Blog Hop and Giveaway!

This giveaway is closed now, but thank you for your interest!

Welcome, all of you intrepid hoppers! We're happy to see you here at the Lilypad, and we're thrilled to be a part of this fun "U R Priceless" blog hop . . .many thanks to Madame Samm for thinking it up in her wee head, and for making the pattern available to all of us! And thank you, too, to Katherine, our head cheerleader!

 Padsworth and DragonDrop drew straws to see who would be chosen to show off my completed coin purses . . . well, you can see that DragonDrop won!

The red one is from a Deb Strain fabric line called Java, in honor of the Elixir of Life (grin). 

The yellow plaid is from Jacquelynne Steve's fabric line, called Apple Blossom Acres. I love the little bumblebees - can you see them?

(DragonDrop was convinced that there was some more loose change in that one.)

I even love the way their little bottoms look --- you know what I mean. Seriously. Where are your minds?

This is the interior of the Apple Blossom purse. I like that red print since it picks up the red from the stripe in the plaid.

This is the interior of the Java one . . .I'm loving text prints lately, and this one says "Latte," "Vanilla," "Machiatto," and all kinds of lovely things that have me headed to the kitchen for a cuppa --- I'll be right back, OK?

Ahhhh, now I'm back. Jacquelynne's apple print was perfect for the sides of that purse.

Now, I hope you are still with me, here. I did say there was a giveaway, ya know!

How would you like the chance to win one, er, two, er, three, no really, FOUR charm packs? Yes, really! 

Show the audience the prize, DragonDrop! (He's been watching re-runs of The Price is Right, don'tcha know? (Wink) 

I know that these lovelies say "Rites of Spring" (by Brannock and Patek for Moda) but I've flipped through them and I really think they are autumn-like --- check this out:

Aren't those swatches pretty? Well, one of you lucky readers will be making something beautiful with these!

To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment telling me what you think you would create with the four charm packs!
And because we LOVE our followers, you may have another entry if you follow Lilypadquilting!
We'll leave this open to the end of the hop, on November 13th, and we'll ask Mr. Random to choose a winner!

Be sure to hop over to all of the other blogs that share the spotlight today:

The Crafter's Apprentice
Jane's Fabric and Quilts
Rosemary B
Why-Knot-Kwilt
Random Thoughts..do or "di"
Mary T.
Supermom No Cape
Lily Pad Quilting
.Quiltscapes.
Stitch, Stitch, Stitch
Rose Creations
The Treehouse
Gracie Oliver Arts
Quilting Prolifically
Stekje
Grammie Q's 

And stop by at Katherine's blog, Sew Me Something Good for the full schedule, and catch up on any of the blogs that you've missed!

(And if you haven't yet had enough of giveaways, there is one going on here, too! Grin) 

Love,

  

The Fun Begins!

Welcome, blog hoppers! Welcome to the Lilypad! We are thrilled to be part of the Sew We Quilt Table Toppers hop --- featuring mini quilts that can be displayed on our Ackfeld wire frames.

Some of you that are hopping over here may not know why I say "we" here at Lilypadquilting . . . it's not the royal "we" that I am referring to. I share this blog with my mascot, Padsworth, a frog of some renown. (Wink)

He has his own web site, too: Ole Frog Eyes virtual design wall for quilters. He helps out here at Lilypadquilting, and we enjoy his antics. 

Let me show you my table topper for this hop:

It's a very simple block, called the Log Cabin block, and I made it to finish at 12 inches, which is a very nice size for the frame.

It's an old and traditional block, and I think that when someone comes in and sees it, it says, "A quilter lives here."  Personally, I think it also says, "And she is interesting and creative and has superb taste in fabrics and design."  But I digress.

You just need some fabric strips with nice contrast, like these:

and you start with a red block, because the hearth, or fireplace, is the "heart" of the home:

  . . . and you just keep building!

Madame Samm said we didn't need to show a tutorial, so I'm just giving you an idea of how the block is constructed. You can easily find log cabin blocks on the web. 

Once you quilt it and bind it, with a little hanging sleeve on the back, you have a mini-quilt to go on your frame and display with pride:

Okay, okay, Padsworth . . . get over there and I'll take your picture, too!  

Be sure to hop around and see all of the other table-topper display quilts!  

Here is the list for today:

Snoodles (haha! You're here!)

Lesley

Sharon

Dawnmarie

Piece Peace

And check each day at Sew We Quilt to see a list of bloggers that are participating!

Before you leave, be sure to enter our Colonial Needle giveaway, too!  Just scroll on down to the post below! And stop in at the next stop on our Colonial "hop," which is SewCalGal's place!

Love,

We're at Sew We Quilt, Today!! Come Join Us There!

This giveaway is now closed....thank you to all who entered!!

 It's December! And that means a whole month of tutorials on Sew We Quilt! And oh, boy! Are we ever excited to lead off the parade of projects and gift ideas!

Please stop by and join us there!

Leave us a comment there, and leave one here, too!

 We're having a fabric giveaway! Anybody like cute lil penguins? Well, you'll love this fabric bundle for the holidays:

 

Your eyes are not deceiving you --- there are twelve (count 'em, twelve!) fat quarters, and a panel, too! We got this from our buddies at 1Choice4Quilting, and we'd love to know where we should send this fabric yumminess! I bet the gears are turning, as you imagine what you could create with this package!

Well, leave us a comment here and tell us what you would make with this. And you don't have to be a follower, but if you are, you may leave another comment for a second entry in the giveaway. That's it --- two entries per person.

This giveaway will close at 10pm on December 8th, and we'll announce our winner on the 9th! Good luck!

Love,

Quilty Updates!

Be sure to check out the adorable new banner today over at Sew We Quilt --- the quilts for December are there, in all their glory! They really are quite beautiful, and you can enjoy the story behind each one, in the quilter's own words . . . all served up by our own Madame Samm for our Christmas enjoyment!

Then, be sure to visit here *AND* at Sew We Quilt tomorrow, for our guest post and our fabric giveaway! You'll be glad you did . . . just sayin'.

Here is an update on my Roanoke Star tabletopper, too! I have it sandwiched and will be trying to find time to hand-quilt it.

I'm linking up with Marcia, for her Minutes for Me linky party:

Be sure to check out the others to see what everyone is up to! Or trying to find time to do, anyway!

See you tomorrow!

Love,