Lily Pad Quilting

Monday, November 7, 2016

Borders and finishing - Maggie's First Dance (Giveaway closed now!)

Have you been sewing along with us on the free Block of the Month from Jacquelynne Steves?

We've had a blast with this project!

This month, it's time for borders and finishing . . . I changed things up a bit from the suggested borders, because I had a certain spot on my wall where I wanted this to be displayed.

Here are my blocks assembled into rows:

Aren't they cute?

Now here is my take on the borders:

I used a white border half the width of the suggested one, and then went ahead with the floral print right next to that.
I love, love how the borders sparkle! The floral is such a cute print, and really pulls all those colors together!

I'm not sure how this next picture happened . . . looks like someone's toes are in the photo. Who is that photo bombing?

I'm going to "sandwich" and quilt this as soon as possible!
Any way, I hope that you are all excited for this month's instructions to slide into your inboxes, and that you will hop around to all of the other bloggers that are participating. Check these out:

http://greydogwoodstudio.com/

https://farmhousequiltsblog.wordpress.com/

http://thecraftyquilter.com/

http://www.evapaigequiltdesigns.blogspot.com/

http://gogokim.blogspot.com/

http://lilypadquilting.blogspot.com/ (You are here!)

https://thequiltingnook/wordpress.com

As always, we have a fun giveaway for you to enter! This one is sponsored by Kari at New Leaf Stitches!
I hope you will hope over to her shop and look around -- she has some awesome, helpful products there for us quilters!

This one is called the Clearly Perfect Angles Pack . . .

Here is a video so that you can see this cool product in action!

Would you like to win this? Tell me in a comment: do you always sew a perfect quarter inch seam? Do you sometimes hit the magic "quarter inch"? Or do you just sew, pedal to the metal and not worry if you are accurate? (Gasp!) For sure, that makes matching things up just a tad difficult! (Grin)

Be sure to enter the giveaways at the other bloggers' sites, too, OK?
We'll leave this one open until the 14th, to give everyone time to enter.

Good luck! Oh! PLEASE make sure that you leave your email address as part of your comment, OK? I have SO many no-reply folks, and I want you to have a chance to win! You can do it like this: quilterjane(at)jane(dot)com

Love,

Sunday, November 6, 2016

Giveaway winner!

Huge thank you's to our sponsor, Fat Quarter Shop, for providing the prizes for this week's giveaway package:

Are you inspired to make some stars with this fabulous book and the special ruler?

Our lucky winner was chosen by Mr. Random Number generator!

Congratulations to Monica, of ICanQuilt2!

Enjoy your prize -- we'll be in touch to get your shipping information, so that you prizes can wing their way to you!

If you've been inspired by the Fat Quarter Shop video and the lovely stars, and you'd like to make your own starry project, be sure to hop over there and purchase the book and ruler for your very own!

Love,

Monday, October 31, 2016

Enter our Giveaway! We're seeing stars! (Closed now)

See, I promised you a giveaway! (Grin)

The Fat Quarter Shop is sponsoring our contest! They've published a lovely new book, called "First Blush Block of the Month" and here it is! One lucky winner will receive a copy!

This book will have you creating an array of intricate star blocks, with no trouble at all! Because we are also giving away the snazzy ruler that helps you do that!

Here's an example of what you can create:

And here is the instructional video that will inspire you to get started using this ruler!

So, enter the giveaway, and choose your fabrics! If you are our lucky winner, you'll be all set!

Of course, if you want to get started now, just pick your fabrics and order your new ruler from the wonderful folks at Fat Quarter Shop! And here is a link for the book, too!

How to enter? Leave a comment below and tell me if you star-gazed as a young 'un, or if you still star-gaze now! And if you follow here, you can leave a second comment for another entry!

We'll leave our giveaway open till the weekend, and then select a random winner. That winner will receive both the book and the ruler! Easy peasy! (And the prize package is worth more than forty-five dollars! Woot!)

I'm likely to be working, sewing, or star-gazing myself, so bear with me if I don't answer each comment!
Oh! And if you are not certain that your settings are correct, leave your email in your comment, like this: stargazer(at)stargazing(dot)com. Then I won't have to get all sad and teary-eyed, and choose someone else, because I can't email you. (Grin)

Good luck!

Love,

Monday, October 24, 2016

Pointing you to a giveaway!

Our fabulous sponsor, the Fat Quarter Shop, has a luscious giveaway going on! And a blog hop, too! We wanted to let you know about it, so you wouldn't miss out on the fun!