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,

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,

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!

Even though there's just a couple of days left, you still have time to hop around and see the lovely creations:

Monday, October 10 – Chris Dodsley, Made by Chrissie D 

Tuesday, October 11 – Sinta at Pink Pincushion 

Wednesday, October 12 -  Fat Quarter Shop 

Thursday, October 13- Windham/Two Blondes and a Sewing Machine

 Friday, October 14- Jennie atClover and Violet

 Saturday, October 15- Aurifil- Erin Sampson

 Sunday, October 16- Tina Egner

 Monday, October 17 – KristyneCzepuryk

 Tuesday, October 18 – AllisonHarris

 Wednesday, October 19 – Erin Cox

 Thursday, October 20 – AngieWilson Gnome Angel

 Friday, October 21 – Debbie athappy little cottage

 Saturday, October 22 – HeidiStaples

 Sunday, October 23 – Leanne Elliott

Monday, October 24- Greg Jones Grey Dogwood Studio

 Tuesday, October 25- Wendy Sheppard Ivory Spring 

Wednesday, October 26 – Stephanie Lynn Denton 

Thursday, October 27 – LisaRuble

Just look at these adorable prints!

They sent me a copy of this pretty book:

You'll find some scrumptious patterns inside, like this one:

In the next few days, we'll be showing you more, and have a giveaway here, too! Stay tuned!

Love,

Piece for Shelter Pets blog hop

Y'all just HAVE to click over to see the fun!

And to meet Joey! You'll fall in love with his little face!

Be sure to sign up for the giveaway!

Pardon my dust, I'm on my way to earn some more entries!

Love,

October Adopt a Doggie Month

We wanted to send out the news again that this is an important month!

The ASPCA and the American Humane Association have titled the month of October "Adopt a Shelter Dog" month! The goal is to get as many great dogs as possible into the loving homes that they deserve.

This is near and dear to our hearts here at the Lilypad -- our Padsworth's Project page is dedicated to encouraging sewists and quilters to make cage and kennel pads for cats and dogs in shelters. If they can get snuggly and get some good sleeps, they will be much more engaging when prospective pet-parents come to call!

It might sound obvious to anyone who has added a shelter dog or cat to their family before, or who has rescued a stray pet, but actually adopting a pet is quite fulfilling. According to the ASPCA, poll research suggests that people who adopt a dog from a shelter are far more likely to feel good about their experience than those who purchase a pet from a pet store!

Shelters and rescues in cities across the country are stepping up their efforts to promote their pooches during the month of October.

We are ecstatic to have found our new buddies at PetFinder . . . they have a list of things that everyone can do to help out -- even if you can't take a new furry furriend home this month. Click on this link to see the list of ways you can help!

The wonderful folks at Island Batiks are joining in, too. Click on this link to jump to their page and learn more about how to help, and about the fabric collections and more that some special companies will offer, with a portion of the proceeds to go to the PetFinder folks!

This link will take you to The Quilt Pattern Magazine (totally online patterns, yummy!) and you can sign up to help, or just to get updates.

Join the fun! And help a furry friend find a new home!

Love,