Padsworth picks the thread . . .

Padsworth is having more adventures in the sewing room! The little guy just wants so badly to help with the sewing and quilting. He heard me mumbling about a certain color of thread, and the next thing I knew . . . 

(no frogs were harmed in the taking of this picture)

He's fun to have around! Stay tuned, because I have two projects going at once, and there will be a review coming up soon, too!

Love,

Happy Leap Day! Announcing May For Me Bingo!

Since this is Padsworth's favorite day, and it only comes once every four years, it's fitting that we make a lot of fuss, and wish every one of you a 

Hoppy Leap Day!!! 

I also want to join my blogging buddies in announcing the May for Me Bingo Games!  There will be four blogs that share in this adventure:


                                      Vrooman's Quilts


                                      Hillbilly Handiworks


                                      Crafty Sewing and Quilting


                                      Lilypadquilting  (you're already here!)

Sharon, Tonya, Marcia, and moi will be your guides on this fun, month-long escapade. Yes, it will be in the month of May . . . but you have some work to do, in order to be ready!


We've given you plenty of time, so don't grumble and be a cranky-pants! Here is what you need to make:

Yes!!  It's your very own Bingo card, and it's made with fun novelty prints! You'll notice that the "B" row is all blue prints or a blue item, the "I" row is yellow, the "N" row has red (and the free square), the "G" row has green, and finally the "O" row has purple!

Here is the run-down on my card: 

"B" row (blue) gator,elephant,sheep,caterpillar,frog

"I" row (yellow) duck,blocks,flower,ladybug,ornament

"N" row (red) teepee,dog,ant,flag

"G" row (green) lizard,ball,dog,cherry,jackolantern

"O" row (purple) bone,fish,dragonfly,dragon,elephant

Pop on over to Sharon's blog (Vroomans Quilts . . . click right here and you'll be there in a flash) and she has posted all of the details --- including a tutorial on how to make your own Bingo card.


You have lots of time to beg squares from your quilting buddies, er snitch them while they aren't looking, er pull novelty prints from your stash and some of you might even win some squares from Marcia at her blog!   Tonya will be giving you the rules of the game at her blog.  Be sure to hop to all four of the blogs at the links up there today, and enjoy the start of our May for Me 2012 bloghop!!


Now, I hesitate to mention this, but Padsworth is nudging me and telling me to say, "There will be giveaways, and even a grand prize!"
And this grand prize will truly be grand --- Green Fairy Quilts is sponsoring a lovely jelly roll of Tend the Earth by Deb Strain . . . feast your eyes on this beauty:

Oops! I really should have sounded the "drool alert" warning on that one, shouldn't I? (Grin) Padsworth is such an enabler, isn't he? He wanted to make sure you saw it!


Have fun hopping!!
I'm linking up today with The Shady Porch "Rock and Share" party!

Love,

There's a Frog in my Sewing Room!

Still working with my apples!

I'm making pinwheels today. I whipped out two of these puppies last night before I fell into bed, and I hope to get some more done after work today . . .

You can tell it was late, because my lighting is pretty bad. But you can see the apples!

Oh, and there really is a frog in my sewing room. You've heard me mention Padsworth, right? Well, Elby and I wanted to come up with a video featuring Padsworth, and didn't really find a froggie that was "just right." (Yes, really, and truly, a video . . . we're going to make him a movie star one day!)

So, we created a plushie. That was difficult, er nerve-wracking, er fun. (All those tiny little seams!) And now he shows up in my sewing area frolicing and making me laugh. I hope you like him --- he's really kinda cute, I think. (Please say nice things about him, if you comment. I have caught him looking over my shoulder sometimes when I'm at the computer. I don't want him to feel sad.)

Today he was offering to pass me pins for my piecing . . .

So, say hello to Padsworth, and have a happy day of sewing!

Love,

Winner of the Big Giveaway!

I'm so excited!!!  Today is the day we choose our BIG winner!!


Not that the winner herself or himself is large . . . it's the prize package that is so big!!


Let's get to this quickly -- I can't stand the suspense.


OK, Mr. Random Number Generator, who is our winner?

Alrighty, let's see who number 219 is . . .


It's ILuvmybugs!! And here is her "funny" that she left in her comment:

Congratulations! We'll be contacting you by email for your shipping info, and packing up all those goodies to send them on to you.


A great, big Lilypad "THANK YOU" to all of you who entered our giveaway, too. We're going to keep on working to make this blog a happy addition to your day!


Love,

Mmmmmmm . . . Apples!

Want to enter our biggest giveaway yet? Well, you have two options. You can climb on Padsworth's back and hop, hop, hop to that blog post. Or you can click here and get there a lot faster!!  But go!!  Enter to win!!

I'd love to let you in on my new project . . .

But I can't yet. (Wink)

I can show you a glimpse . . .

a sneaky peek . . .

. . . but that's all for now!! I sure am getting hungry for a nice, crisp apple!!  Pretty soon I'll be introducing you to the talented designer of these scrumptious fabrics, and we'll even have some of them up for grabs! (I do spoil you peeps, don't I? Heehee! But that's 'cause all of you are really special!)

Love,