Up at Bat! and a Linky Party!

Up at bat today, in the Accuquilt Bloggers "Go Ahead and Show Some Love" hop is Marjorie at Marjorie Busby, Quilter. Be sure to check out her post for an Accuquilt-made project, and then stop by the next stop on the trail, to see Ariane, at Ariane Quilts.

Lots of inspiration this week, and lots of fun!

I'm linking up today with Amy's One Thing, One Week Challenge, because I did indeed finish my goal! This quilt top was my accomplishment! It was made easier by the kit from Quilt Kit Market, that I received and reviewed.

Here it is:

This Challenge of Amy's has made it so much easier to get motivated . . . thanks, Amy! 

And a big Lilypadquilting "Thank you" to all of you who voted for my memory quilt, over at the Quilting Gallery! I didn't win, but I appreciate your efforts and kind words so much!

Hey, Padsworth . . . are you sure it's legal to have this much fun?  (Grin)

Love,

Accuquilt bloggers begin sharing tomorrow!

Tomorrow, the Valentine's week blog hop begins -- all of the host bloggers are quilters who enjoy using their Accuquilt tools, and we have a wonderful variety of projects to show you!


Here is the schedule for the week:

February 13th

• Marjorie (Marjorie Busby, quilter)
• Ariane (Ariane's Crafts)  

February 14th

• Connie (Quilting by the River)
• Linda  (Living 4 Quilting)

February 15th

• Lisa Marie  (Scraps of Life)
• Marilyn  (North Hills Quilters)

February 16th

• Alicia (Heirloom Quilting)
•  Marjorie (Marjorie's Busy Corner)

February 17th

• Sharon (Crazee Corners) 
• Snoodles (Lilypad Quilting)Yep, that's us!! (Grin)

February 18th

• Stacey (Driving Miss Stacey)
• Tracey (The Peony Teacup)
•  Paulette (Sweet P Quilting and Creations)

Paulette at Sweet P Quilting and Creations has done a great job of coordinating the hop, and I want to encourage you to visit these blogs for some great ideas and some giveaways, too! Tutorials, tips, inspiration and freebies! What more could you ask for? (White chocolate, strawberries, roses, fat quarters . . . ) Oh, sorry, that was a rhetorical question, wasn't it? (Wink)


Love,

Shameless Self Promotion . . .

Can I ask for your vote? Oh, silly me, of course I can ask, but will you vote for me? As Shakespeare would say, "That is the question!"

Starting today, over at the Quilting Gallery, this weekend's contest is for commemorative quilts. Do you remember the one that I made for my mom-in-law? Lots of thirties fabrics, stitcheries, applique and patchwork.

The embroidered blocks showed favorite toys from her childhood, snippets of songs that her dad and mom sang to her (and one song that she sang to torment her little brother), even the nickname she had when she was little.

The binding is scrappy - leftovers from the thirties prints that I used.

The back and the border are that thirties "bubblegum" pink. Here is the whole quilt:

I've made up my mind that if I win, the prize will be added to my 600 follower giveaway package - so please go and vote! If you have not yet read the posts that tell the stories of each block, you can read about each of them on the Tutorials and Reviews page of Lilypadquilting!  And as always, thank you for being my bloggie friends, here at the Lilypad! Big hugs!

Love,

I Gotta Loosen Up!

All over blogland, the quilters are making wonky blocks, wonky houses and trees, and lots more. Looks like fun, right? And I giggled when Annie said it was really hard to do "wonky". . .

I'm not giggling any more, Annie!  I agree with you now!

I'm struggling with loosening up and letting things be wonky, too. I'm trying to create an "artsy" kind of quilted piece, for a guest post over at Jackie's.

Here is what I started with:

Why is it so hard to do this?  I had to try over and over to get lines that were not matchy-matchy. To get corners that didn't line up. To be wonky.

Unlike the blocks for my quilts on the virtual design wall, these scraps were not cooperating with me!

Moses Kitty was watching intently as I got more and more exasperated. Even my patient Brother machine was glaring at me as I tried to put right sides together, but have one side hanging out further than the other! This is difficult!

After a fair amount of trial and error, uh, cursing, um, becoming re-acquainted with my trusty seam ripper, this is what I got:

It's not very wonky, is it? Ya think it could be called artsy? Hmmmm . . .
That's the only peek you get, until I show it when I guest post!!

I'm linking up today with Katherine's Corner and The Cottage Market for the Thursday Favorite Things linky party, and with Marcia's Minutes for Me linky party, too! Stop by and see all the creative things happening at these blogs!
I'm also linking up with Sunni, at Love Affair with my Brother, for the "This Week" linky party! Fun!
Love,

Superior's Deal of the Day

Many of you Lilypadquilters signed up recently to receive the email newsletters from Superior Threads, and you might see an occasional message from them announcing a "Deal of the Day."

I just thought I would remind you . . . resist the urge to click through from the email. Must. Stop. Finger. On. Mouse. (Grin)   Just hop over here to the Lilypad!!

They offer some super deals --- but please come and click through from the Lilypad, OK? Don't forget that the more purchases that start here, the more I can offer giveaways for you!! And we all like giveaways, right? Yes, I see the heads nodding.

So, (clearing throat) your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to go forth and shop! 
But (in a theatrical whisper) please start here!! Click that blue button over there. Yes?


Love,