And now the voting begins!

(VOTING HAS CLOSED NOW)

Hasn't this been a fun show, so far? (Kinda cool that our voting starts on the day of the eclipse!)

So many cute entries! And lots of great stories of our furry Quilt Inspectors!

Now, it's time to vote!

Here's how it works......

We will have four Viewers' Choice awards:

Dog on Quilt

Cat on Quilt

Other Animal on Quilt

Pet (or animal) themed Quilt

After those awards are tallied, there will be random drawings for the prizes.....and everyone can have several entries in those drawings!

1. Did you enter the show? Leave a comment for that.

2. Did you furnish PR for the show? Did you spread the word by posting our badge or writing a post or a Facebook page entry? Leave a comment for that. (And like I said some months ago, if you did, you get extra entries!) 

3. Did you visit all of our lovely contestants, and leave nice comments for each one? (As much as possible....I know every year we have one or two entries that are difficult to comment on...)

4. Lastly, vote for your favorite in each category. Leave a comment for that. Helps me out if the comment looks kinda like this:

Dog on Quilt # 735

Cat on Quilt #411

Other # 682

Pet themed #901

Leave the comments below this post, OK? Good luck to everyone! Voting will be open for a week, and then you will have to give us time to tally the results!

Love,

The Best Show Ever! Pets on Quilts 2017!

It's here, it's here, it's finally here!!

Are you ready?

Lots of pets! Lots of quilts! Lots of prizes!!

I'm so ready to party, and I hope you are too!

I hope you already familiarized yourselves with our rules, but if you need to check, here is a link.

And here is our sponsor Hall of Fame!

What an awesome line-up of sponsors! Be sure to thank them, cos we couldn't have as fun a party without them!

Now, let the linky party begin! 

We'll keep this party open for ten days, and then we'll open a blog post for the voting. Hop around and visit everyone that you can, so that you will be ready to vote in ten days, OK?

Good luck everyone!

HAPPY DANCING!!!

See this seal?

These guys and gals are really confused right about now . . . 

Why?

Well, this section of the southland hasn't had a whole lot of seismic activity. 

Ever.

Well, hardly ever.

We don't sit on a fault line, like some states do.  Most of the time the magnolias and mint juleps don't move around too much on their own.  (Don't get any ideas, though, I've visited there but I don't live there!)

The graphs here are usually pretty quiet. 

Boringly quiet.....

Until today!!!

Check this out!

This is what has the geological people in an uproar!

But confidentially, it was just me happy-dancin'!  No tremors, just happy feet!

You see, I received a box - I had no clue what someone had sent me! 

Aha!  Here is a clue!!  Well, actually it's a freaking big clue, like, I really hope that is what is inside!

This is when the actual jumping up and down began!! (Grin)

Oh wow!

Seriously! I'd recognize those lil flowers and the color palette anywhere! Mary Engelbreit!

Squeeeeeee! Oh, I can't believe my eyes!

And when I wrote the review earlier, I had no idea she could move around like this! Cool! 

And it's amazing the difference the different lighting options make! My thread and fabric decisions are going to be so much easier.

And yes, she is a "she." She gets along famously with Nora....just look....they are color coordinated! 

Gorgeous! I think I will call her "Emmy." Where did I get that? Well, the initials are M and E, so I will say, "Emmy." (Grin)  Mary Jean, the wonderful educator at Stella, somehow knew that black would be perfect! (Thank you, Mary Jean, you are amazing!)

I'm still bouncing in my chair as I write! Heehee! But excuse me please....
I must go downstairs and grab some of my treasured Mary Engelbreit fabrics.  Nora and Emmy and I are going to play for a while!

Have you got a hankering for an "Emmy" of your own? Or a Stella without the trimmings? 

Hop right onto this link -- go to the Stella site -- and use the promo code "petsonquilts" to get a 15% discount on your very own Stella light!!  Plus free shipping!!

Thanks, Stella Lighting!! (big hugs to you, Mary Jean!!)

Sigh......LIFE IS SEW GOOD!!!!!

Love,

The party starts on Thursday!

Are you ready?

Have you snapped your pictures and prepared your description?

Choose carefully -- you might win one of the viewers' choice awards! Or you might win one of the random drawings!

Are you ready for the linky party?

I can't wait!!

Be sure to look at our previous posts for rules and tips, and to see our fabulous sponsors!

Join me here on Thursday, OK??

You won't be sorry! It's the funnest party on the interwebs!!

Love,

Linky Party rules....for August 10th!

I don't know about you, but our crew here at the Lilypad looks forward to this party every year! That is, when they're not diving into the button box....

Padsworth and DragonDrop (our mascots) love to see all the cats, dogs, hedgehogs, horses, ducks, and other fabulous animals!

This linky party is to celebrate two things we love -- our pets, and our quilts! Having a pet is NOT mandatory! You can grab someone else's pet to pose for you on a quilted project! (Grin)

Another possibility is to post a pet-themed project!

Every great event has some guidelines, okay, let's call 'em rules..... this party is no exception. I'm posting a link here that will take you to last year's blog post with the rules. 

                                                 CLICK HERE!

I'm not a social media wizard, so if I'm wrong, y'all will need to correct me....If you post your entry on Facebook, Instagram, or Google Plus, I believe peeps need to already be a part of that community to comment.....that causes us some trouble, since an important part of our party is leaving comment love for the beautiful entries. Flickr may be that way too, but I think it's a little more accessible than the others.

If you can, use a blog or Flickr, so that all of our party-goers can give you feedback! If not, I'm sure that everyone will see and love your entry, but you might not hear as many nice things about it!

Anyway, we have some great sponsors again this year, so get ready! August 10th will be here before you know it!!

Love,