A Giveaway and a Reminder

First off, the giveaway!

Visit my cross stitch blog, By the Pricking of My Thumb, to get the details 

for a chance to win this  collection of autumnal floss.

Secondly, the reminder!

Pets on Quilts starts Monday, August 17th (link in sidebar). Hope to see you there!

The Greatest Show on Earth!

Ladies & Gentlemen! Children of all ages!! It's Coming!!! August 17th!!!

Lily Pad Quilting

If you've never seen Lily Pad Quilting's Pets on Quilts Show you have no idea what you're missing!

This is the show to, well, show off not only a favourite quilt but to have your precious pet be your model. Yes, you'll see pampered pooches, favored felines maybe even a huggable hamster or lovable lizard!  No one is excluded in this show of shows.

Did I mention that there's prizes?  All kinds of prizes to be won!!

It's a grand time for one and all so snap those pics and show off your fur, feathered or scaled baby!

By George, I Think I've Got It!

Quite awhile ago I was going to use this quilt top for a backing

{I just never got into this for some reason}

however

 I'm going to finish this baby up and

donate it to the

Blankets of Love Foundation

for the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon.

This foundation provides quilts for patients in hospital

that are being treated for mental illness.

 Blankets of Love Foundation 

has participating hospitals in several Canadian hospitals across the country.

Hi, I'm Bullet

#76 in the

Bullet says ~ click here

My Mom & I would really like you to stop by for a visit,

there's quite a range of my pals in the show.

Budgies & Bunnies

Cats & Dogs

Turtles & Lizards

to name a few.

In the end * Bullet came through

Here's our baby,

Miss Bullet.

Not the most cooperative model this morning for

click here

We had a bit of this,

Miss Aloof

and a bit of that,

I believe I know what she's thinking

something along the lines of

p*** off, I'm not in the mood.

The quilt is one I made last year,

hourglass or if you will, multi coloured pinwheels.

It's perfect for the foot of our bed, keeps our tootsies toasty!

Enjoy the rest of the show!!

NewFOs for July

I decided and my stash dictated that I would be adding a sash to my

Great Granny Along quilt. 

The top is all sewn together and now I have to dig through

some more to see what I'll use for the backing, I hope I have
enough flannel scraps.

This quilt went together very fast and has used up alot of scraps

that were just begging to be called into action.
It's going to be so cosy for the

coming winter months.

Next up is a quilt for

100 Quilts for Kids

This is my 7th so far this year for a womens' shelter in

Prince Albert, SK.

I have some flannel waiting in the wings for the back.

Have you read about this cause?

Yesterday I found myself fiddling around at my machine

and the next thing I know I'm making a few more of the trees

from the scraps of yesterday's post. These are fairly small

at 1 1/2" ~ 2" for the evergreens and the tree trunk

is 4" tall.  I haven't got a clue where this is going but I'm

sure I'll have fun getting it there.

Bullet wants to remind all of you pet-parents that

with  August looming so to is

PETS ON QUILTS parade .

So scrub up Scooby, tidy up Tigger and all the rest

of our 2 and 4 legged furry/feathered/scaley babies,

grab a quilt and start snapping your award winning photos!

~

Well that's my collection of this months Newfos

which reminds me that if you don't  have enough Newfos

and need a reason for more click here

Join the challenge ~ Feed the Need

Dots, a Tree and a....Close up of sorts?

Here are the dots that frame the tree.

Sew Lux Fabric & Gifts have this fun tutorial over at their place.

It's got alot going for it,

it's quick,

it's cute

&

it's Christmas(y)!

I didn't follow the tute verbatim but I really like my results.

This measures 8x10"s and to hang it I found one of those things

flip flops are displayed on in stores,

and I had a short strand of beads that fit in the hooks

so I attached them to the corners and there we have it!

The picture isn't doing the colours justice here

(I think it could be new camera time).

Now for the Hog portion of this post...

our camera crazy rottweiler goes just a little nuts whenever

I want to snap a few shots!

Talk about a close up.

Here's Bullet, behaving herself.

We're going to have to work on our entry for

**PETS ON QUILTS**

coming in August.

o