Something's Brewing!!

Pssst! We're cookin' up something good here at Lilypadquilting.....

There's a product review in the works, along with a giveaway! Our master chef is putting together all of the necessary ingredients for a wonderful post - gonna tell you about a great product, and then give away some nice prizes!

                       

Padsworth tells me that you can't rush good cookin', so check back with us!

Want a couple of hints? 

Shhhhh!!

Here's the first one: the name of the designer of the fabric we will feature reminds me of a country where toreadors are special heroes.....now, don't say it out loud - it's a secret!!

The second hint: the name of the fabric line kinda makes me start "ho, ho, ho-ing" to myself!

(My hubby says I just gave it away....he says now you know for sure! He must think you are all clairvoyant or something! Or, maybe you have a crystal ball, or special powers....I'm hoping for special powers someday - know what I want? The power to always have a scant quarter inch seam!!)


Now, don't tell....Haha! NOT! Tell anyone you want to - and we'll have lots of fun when the cookin' is done!

In the meantime, don't forget about the ongoing giveaways at Stash Manicure....click here to sign up, OK? (That link takes you to our sign-up form.) We will send you a welcome email with all the instructions you need!

Love,

Subscriber Spotlight - - Yvette!

Note: There's a giftie at the bottom....keep reading!

Our spotlight is shining today on one of our founding subscribers - Yvette!

I'd like for all of you to go (in a minute) and check out her quilts-in-progress on the OleFrogEyes site....she has FIVE, count 'em, five quilts there!

Grab that java and let's set a spell. 

Got your PC fired up? Good!

Would you like a snack? I always say that you need strength for the strenuous work of quilting, patting fabric, admiring blocks, etc. 

It just wouldn't do to "run out of steam" now, would it? 

Here, have one fresh from the oven.....

Mmmmmmm.......ahem. Back to our spotlight.

Let's look at how our design wall helps Yvette with her spectacular blocks....go to her portion of the gallery, and click her personal avatar, and then click on her "Rainbow Jane." See how the block colors are arching up and then down, in the shape of a rainbow? Can you imagine having that laid out on your floor, and then your favorite furbaby walking in, ready to play? Oh, boy!

After you have admired that one, try clicking on her "Civil War" block of the week quilt. This one is interesting because she started it AFTER everyone else had done about twenty-five of the blocks! Yvette, and her pal Joy Denise (also one of our first subscribers) looked the problem square in the eye and ...

the light bulb went off!!  

They decided to catch up! How, you ask?

First they made the block #25, A-N-D they made block #1. Then when it was time to make block #26, they also made block #2! See how the quilt is filling in? !!! Smart cookies! (Oh - I got a little distracted by our snacks...)

I'd also like to point you toward her Sylvia's Bridal Sampler....anybody here like blue? Ahhh, there you are - I see you waving! Well, me too! Check out how she has set off her blocks with a lattice and contrasting intersections....I like that!

Now, not all of you are subscribers, so you can't leave her comments below her quilts, but you CAN leave her some comment love here. If you like what you saw, tell her so, and Padsworth and I will make sure she sees your message!

In the meantime, be sure to check out our newest sponsor's new arrivals....the Fat Quarter Shop has "Children at Play" by Sarah Jane. Have you seen her designs? Check 'em out right here. That link will take you to her blog, and from there you can see lots of inspiring illustrations and goodies. (No, she doesn't know I'm giving her a shout out....I just love her designs and her new fabric!) 

For those of you, my special peeps, who have stuck with me and kept reading, here is a little something for you... a chance to win a Sarah Jane Studios journal book, and a lovely card with envelope. 

(I promise I only drooled on them a little.)

Can you blame me? I had those in my hand, and they were so cute, and then I was looking at the new Sarah Jane fabrics at the Fat Quarter Shop.....

Sigh.

Well, if you would like to have the journal and the card, just leave me a comment and tell me which of Yvette's quilts you love the best. And if you are a follower of Lilypadquilting, you can get another chance. We'll draw a happy winner on Saturday.

Good luck!

Love,

Numbering Comments in Blogger

EDIT:  This script works in Firefox, Chrome, and Safari, but not Internet Explorer (version 8). To be honest, I was surprised to learn this because the script is so simple, IE couldn't *possibly* mess it up, right? Wrong.  >.<  One more item on my list of geek reasons that IE is a bad browser!

But, never fear! If you're an IE user who wants to use comment numbering, you can download any of the browsers I mentioned above for free. Firefox is my personal favorite as it has so many useful addons available to do nifty things like block advertisements, and display "Web of Trust" ratings for websites so you'll know if a link you're about to click takes you to a known spam site. It's saved my hide on multiple occasions!

And did I mention they're all free?   :)


Hi, my name is Elby --- I'm the friendly admin of this joint!  :D

I was watching Snoodles count the comments for the giveaway this morning . . . by hand . . . and she mentioned that she'd like to have comment numbers --- an upgrade with which I could definitely agree!

So, I gave it a quick search and came up with a very detailed (i.e., AWESOME!) tutorial by Susie of 1st Floor Flat the Computery who had nevertheless been having trouble with getting it to work. Looking over her code, I saw some things which I could simplify, and now it's working on LilyPadQuilting with no problems. Yay!

Since the propagation of knowledge is a noble endeavor, I'll tell the interwebz how I did it!

Woot! Let's get started!

Like Susie, I'll mention first off that you must have your comments "embedded" under the post. To do this, log in to the design interface of your blog, click "Settings", and then "Comments", and make sure that "Embedded below post" is selected.

Click "Save Settings" at the bottom of the page.

Done? Alrighty, then --- let's get down to business! Click on "Design", and then "Edit HTML". Click the box entitled "Expand Widget Templates".

Now, hit "Ctrl" + "F" on your keyboard to bring up the "Find" box at the bottom (or top) of your browser. Type this into the box:

<body

This should highlight the beginning of your blog.

Directly BELOW that line, paste this code:

<script type='text/javascript'>var commentCounter = 0;</script>

 This is just a snippet which creates a number we'll use later.

Now, remove the text that was in the "Find" box at the bottom of your browser, and type this in:

data:commentPostedByMsg

 This will highlight the last item in the top part of the comments.

Directly BELOW that line, paste this code:

<span style='display: block; float: right; font: bold 12px serif; color: #AAA;'>
    <script type='text/javascript'>
        commentCounter ++;
        document.write(commentCounter);
    </script>
</span>

This creates a little box, adds one to that number we created before, and sticks it inside. For those of you who want to change the font, that's in the first line there: "font: bold 12px serif". You can find out how to change that by looking over these pages on W3schools: CSS Font, Font Property.

For those who want to change the color of the number, you can generate a color code at 4096 Color Wheel. Just paste the number it gives you where the "AAA" is right now. Don't delete the # (pound) sign, though! That tells the browser that what follows is a color.

Now, click "Save Template" at the bottom of the screen.

Well, that's all there is to it, actually. Wasn't that EASY??

Just remember that since Blogger only allows 200 comments per page, the counter will start over when you move to the next set of comments. To find the winner of your giveaway, add 200 to the number on the comment for each page you've gone through.


Good luck, and leave a (fabulously numbered) comment if you need help!

Winner of the Fat Quarter Shop Sponsored Giveaway!

A great big Thank You!! to our sponsor, the Fat Quarter Shop, for letting us have this giveaway! Aren't those awesome fabrics? Here is another look at the Peacock Lane bundles....

First the Rainbow Sorbet color palette....

And then the Cherry Chip colorway.....

Many of you said you struggled with the choice - hey, I would too,but then - I can't win this! I make such sacrifices for my special peeps!

Alright now, before you all make a mad rush and try to shake the answer out of me, here is the number that Mr. Random Generator chose:

And comment number 308 was from Needled Mom! Congratulations!! You said....

Wow! Needled Mom, you chose the Rainbow Sorbet colorway, so I will be emailing you for your shipping information, and the marvelous Fat Quarter Shop will be sending that your way!!

Now, the rest of us can satisfy our cravings by shopping at the FQS where they have some wonderful sales going on! Just tell them that Snoodles sent you!

And we are creeping up on our next giveaway....if you know what I mean!  Coming soon......

Love, 

One More Day to Enter! And an Enormous Announcement!

This is the final day of our Fat Quarter Shop sponsored giveaway! Get your entries in, and good luck to everyone!

Speaking of winners, the Jolly Jabber blog is having a bodacious giveaway, too! So click here to hop over and enter to win!

If you are looking for a blog team so that you can enter the Wantobe A Quilter campaign at Stash Manicure, click here to sign up. And click here and here to make sure you follow the simple rules and are eligible to win when you comment there!

Did you hear trumpets? And a drum roll, too!

We are rolling out the beta version of some new software on the OleFrogEyes site!

A fantastic upgrade for our subscribers - - only members of the OleFrogEyes community of quilters (don't you want to join us? Of course you do!) can take advantage of this new functionality on our site.

Do you like Peggy or Petunia's quilts? Then let them know - leave them some comment love! 

Adore the colors on a Farmer's Wife sampler quilt? Let that quilter know about it!

Competing with a guild buddy on the same pattern? Indulge in a little competitive smack-talk! But remember, our sheriff will crack down on rough-housing, so mind your manners!!

At just $2.50 a month, our virtual design wall is a bargain! Ole Frog Eyes is a cool tool for quilters, giving us the ability to lay out blocks in cyberspace and adjust their placement to our liking. We can audition lattice colors and borders, too.

Check out this link for our Notes and Nibbles page, for a story-telling-style explanation of what we're all about. You'll be chuckling at the antics of Peggy and Petunia as they learn about OleFrogEyes!

Come join us and be a part of the new quilting technology!  New technology + old art form = even more fun!

Love,