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Love,

We salute you

Why today?

The eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month.....Armistice Day came into being because of the ending of World War I.

Now we take this opportunity each year to say, "We will not forget" to the men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice and also to those who serve in the armed forces now. We love you. We respect you. And we pray for you.

They went with songs to the battle, they were young.

Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.

They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,

They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,

We will remember them.

They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;

They sit no more at familiar tables of home;

They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;

They sleep beyond England's foam

 

Lest we forget.

 

(Ode of Remembrance, Lawrence Binyon)

Never give in - never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.  Winston Churchill

 Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.  G. K. Chesterton 

Take a moment today to thank a military member, or to express gratitude to a retired veteran. Let them know that they are appreciated ....not forgotten.

Love,

 

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Anybody want to win some free fabric?

(Grin)

Silly question, eh? Well, the wonderful team at Green Fairy Fabrics is sponsoring a lovely giveaway for you special quilters!

(Waving) Thank you, Clint and Judi for being such incredible sponsors! 

Many of you have seen the Green Fairy here in blogland . . .in addition to their well-stocked store with loads of lovelies to drool over, er lust after, er shop for, there is also the Green Fairy blog. It's always an inspiration to me to see what Judi is working on with her long arm quilting. To say that her work is beautiful is quite an understatement -- awe inspiring is more the phrase!

Take a peek at one of her latest accomplishments: 

Here is a link to the blog post where she shows off that beauty!

The Green Fairy folks are offering one of you lucky people not one, but TWO Junior Cakes!

(I didn't realize what a junior cake was -- it's a set of 10 inch squares of a fabric line, and there are 20 squares in the package!

Here are the Junior Cakes:

Celebration Boy by Bunny Hill for Moda

Celebration Girl by Bunny Hill for Moda

I can just imagine what y'all can create with these!

Now, here's what you need to do, in order to win this fabric:

1. Comment and let me know if you are a newsletter subscriber. (Please go sign up for their newsletter if you are not already! They only send out a few, and they're about wonderful sales and discounts!
2. Comment and let me know if you are a Green Fairy blog follower. (Again, you can scoot over there quickly and sign up, and then tell me!)
3. Take a peek at their Fat Quarter Bundles and tell me which one is your favorite! (And you might just want to get one or two....they're on sale for 15 - 30% off, with free shipping! Wowser!)
4. If you follow here, you can have an extra entry into the drawing!

So, you can have four easy entries in our random drawing! Let the commenting begin! We'll keep this open for a week, and then draw our winner!
I bet there will be lots of comments from quilters wanting to win, so I might not be able to answer them all . . . 

Love,

Don't open until . . .

(Holds finger to lips)

Shhhhhhhhhh!

If you're like me, you are working on handmade, homemade, bestest-kind-of-presents gifts right now! (Wink)

Those jingly bells are sounding stronger . . . gotta get these done!

I know most of the time I'm talking about quilting here at the Lilypad, but I wanted to show you something just a little bit different!

Lookee!

Yummmmm . . . looks warm to me!

This is kinda a yarn review, too. I thought I would show you what I used:

Different, no?

Would I use this again? Ummm, I would have to think about it! (I love you, Lion brand yarns, but this particular yarn caused me no end of issues!) I mean, seriously, look at it and tell me you could count stitches and keep a pattern going with this! 

So I just did a simple K2, P2 ribbing, and it worked out just fine. Take a closer look at the texture! 

Want a really close look?

I think the recipient will love it -- just her shade of green, and the softness and texture will be appreciated!

In case you are wondering, I used only one skein, and size 10 needles. It measures about 44 inches, which will be just right for a petite person!

What about you? Are you making gifties?

Love,

Don't forget to pop over to SewCalGal's and enter the raffle for fabulous prizes! The sponsors have provided the prizes, and the raffle money goes to one of four super-duper non-profit charities!

Quilters' Bee Giving Fundraiser

SewCalGal dreams up the most fun and most innovative events! Here's another one, starting this month . . . ya know we are in November now, right?

Doesn't seem possible, does it? (Grin)

This fundraiser is unique, and I'd like to encourage you to check out her post and see the wonderful prizes that are available for participants!

Lilypadquilting and three other (much more) awesome blogs are the champions for the fundraiser, and have each chosen a charity that they are promoting.

We've chosen our local humane society -- ya know we are partial to the pups and kitties, right? The Greenville Humane Society is a no-kill shelter that serves the entire upper portion of our state, and we know first-hand the good work that they do!

Don't get me wrong -- I am certain that there are many other shelters that are super, and do amazing jobs of finding forever homes for special animals, but this is the one that I have very personal knowledge of -- and I like to be sure of what I'm promoting!


Greenville Humane Society helps animals and their humans on many levels:

The 2013 Mut Strut had over 1600 humans and 1200 dogs participating!

They operate a vaccination clinic with convenient hours.

They match animals with loving foster parents until adoptions open up.

The Greenville Humane Society works hard to place pets with just the right families.They had an awesome increase in adoptions this past May, for example.

The clean, bright adoption center provides areas where potential owners can "meet and greet" cats and dogs that are ready for adoption.

I know about the Greenville group because they took in "Little Bit" who you may have seen here on the blog. We couldn't keep yet another kitty, and they found a home for her the very next day after we placed her in their loving care!

Lilypadquilting hosts the Pets on Quilts virtual show each year, and we encourage our peeps to make beds and blankies for local pet shelters. We hope that this effort at SewCalGal's will be a winner for the charities represented -- and we hope you will include the Greenville Humane Society in your participation. 

This will be a virtual charity fundraiser, where 100% of the funds raised go to these non-profits to assist them in their efforts. Quilters can contribute, or they can make and sell items, and donate some of the funds to the charity of their choice. 

Be sure to check out all the details and learn how to participate! There will be items for auction, and you can purchase raffle tickets, too. The $1 donation for each raffle ticket can be put into the "bucket" for the charity of your choice!

We're proud to be participating, and hope that you will stop in at SewCalGal's place  today, and check out the festivities.  (Whispering) The prizes are AWESOME!!!!

Love,