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,

Sometimes There is More Than Bills in the Mail!

Please note: If you are looking for our giveaway winners, click here. Denise from Florida, you have one more day to contact me - hurry so you can have your trial membership on OleFrogEyes! I need a way to get in touch with you!

Sometimes we quilters get lucky and something FUN comes in the mail....not bills. I thought I would tell you my story and show you what I received......

When we had our giveaway that was part of the SewMamaSew event, we gave away some fat quarters of thirties fabrics (a special love of mine). One of our commenters was Miki, from Miki's Fabric Creations. Ya'll should definitely go check out her blog; her "made" fabric rocks! She mentioned a friend of hers that liked thirties prints, and I love to swap and get new ones that I have not seen, so I bundled up some charm squares and strips and sent them on their way.

Well, when I opened my package from Karin, I was speechless. Blown away. Grateful.
Just feast your eyes on these:

Lots and lots of squares, and wonderful width of fabric strips! Even little "stepping stone" size scraps! Karin was so generous!

Just gaze at those gorgeous colors! And the amazing thing was, I don't have any of these already in my stash! They are all new to me......I just love the really small prints. There are bunnies and kids and florals and...and...oh my! When I looked through the charm squares, there were so many great prints here, too. Look at these in the green palette:

There are huge varieties of red, yellow, lavender! I'm really getting inspired here!

Now, here is where I need some help from my friends and followers: help me out with choosing just the right project or pattern for these luscious fabrics! Leave me a comment and let me know what you think!

And thank you again, Karin! I am so pleased, and so very grateful!

Love,

We have Winners! (Five of 'em, no, Six!)

A huge thank you to Madame Samm for letting us post on Stash Manicure! We made lots of new friends, and had a blast!

We collected our comments from Stash and from this blog. Then we tossed out the ones that said they were headed off to Kenya, and couldn't give the ten day trial a fair shot. Then we asked Mr. Random to help us out.

DRUM ROLL, PLEASE!!!!

Our first winner was the very first quilter to comment: 

  It was Mary on Lake Pulaski, who said.....

Thanks, Mary! We hope you enjoy it! Then Mr. Random picked the second winner.....

Irene, you are our second winner! She said....

Congrats, Irene in Amsterdam! We can see that this cool tool will be perfect for you!  Mr. Random tried again....

Robin, of RsIslandCrafts, you are our third winner! You said....

OleFrogEyes makes a great template for when you are sewing your blocks into rows! Enjoy!

Mr. Random took a deep breath (are we abusing him, making him work too hard? Nah!) and picked ...

Razzle Dazzle Quilter said:

Wow! New Zealand! Padsworth is awestruck to have you in the OleFrogEyes community! Here's our next winner.....

That's you, Helen! You told us:

Whoo hoo! Another happy Farmer's Wife quilter! Check out two ladies on the gallery, Joy and Yvette, who have FW quilts in progress on the site! Happy to have you with us!

Now, that is all five winners.....ah, you say. Not so fast - you said there were six!! And indeed there are. One of our commenters was extremely creative - Padsworth and I were impressed. She actually wrote us a poem! We just had to offer one more trial membership to....

Applause! Applause! Denise, we loved your poem, and have awarded you a ten day trial just like our other winners!  Please note, Denise, that we need your email, in order to get you started. Go to my profile here on Lilypadquilting, and email me the info.

We are looking forward to seeing all six of you get started, and see some quilts in progress! We will be emailing you to get things started, later today!

Jump right in, and personalize your avatar, create your "About" text, and learn how to create your quilt by viewing the tutorial. Congratulations all!

Love,

I'm Happy Dancing! We're on Stash Manicure!

Padsworth and I are so excited to be guest posting on Stash Manicure today! Please be sure to hop over there and see our article, and leave us a comment!

Thanks, Madame Samm, for the opportunity to tell all of our quilting friends about OleFrogEyes!

Love,

It's elementary, my dear Watson - we are searching for sponsors!

Members of the OleFrogEyes quilting community and followers of Lilypadquilting may have noticed some new graphics popping up here and there . . . we are actively seeking sponsors for our quilting site and our blog.

We are encouraging online stores of fabrics, notions, patterns, and more to contact us with inquiries, and we will provide pricing and availability answers. We'd love to review products, feature stores and designers, and host giveaways, too! We're happy to schedule online events to bring more visitors and customers.

Looking forward to making some new partnerships!

Love,