Pom Poms Are Shaking + A Giveaway!

Thearica at Pigtales and Quilts is the pom pom queen on this hop

and Madame Samm at Sew We Quilt is helping to shake things up a lot.

Aren't they just the best cheerleaders!

I started playing with these little mini charms a few months ago, but then set them aside
for other little projects that were keeping me, uh....hopping.

Once the Shake Your Pom Poms hop came up, I pulled it from beneath the stacks of stuff 

and decided to make it an Easter (or Spring) quilt with a pom pom tailed bunny.

The bunny and insects are from the Bunnies & More book by Darcy Ashton.

 I appliqued the bunny on the bottom of the quilt and hand embroidered the little insects plus 

some details on the bunny. For some weird reason, no matter how beautifully ironed this quilt

was when I brought it outside to take photos, it wrinkled up like a wadded up tissue.

 I was elbow deep in pom poms when my back took a dive which made it a little harder to
complete this next project the way I envisioned it in my head. It's a sturdy little
diaper changing mat for Monkey Baby to use with a pom pom pillow to
catch his attention while laying on it. 

Really...it looked different and was much more elaborate in my head
while laying there staring at the ceiling fan (that Leslie has me thinking should

be covered in some pretty fancy fabric instead of just plain wood.)

 I layered the mat with rug stuff and batting--it's a little stiff and perfect for throwing on the floor.

 I was lucky to get a decent photo of this, because Bella and Bruster

thought the mat was really meant for them and refused to back away from the pom poms.

It's perfect for Monkey Baby to lay on and entertain us all with his cuteness.

I have a BIG birthday coming up pretty soon and Madame Samm got wind of it (she's

pretty clever, you know) and sent me this Barbie as an early birthday gift. 

She's no ordinary Barbie...she has a

"C" (for Carol, of course) 

on her jacket and she's seems to be quite the Coca Cola fan, which

is so perfect because we collect Coca Cola stuff and she fits right in! 

Plus...SHE'S GORGEOUS!

The only negative thing about her was her pom pom was pretty wimpy so that HAD

to be fixed by making her TWO new red and white pom poms (that coincidentally

were my school colors from high school) that look so much better with that 

sweater, skirt, jacket, saddle shoes, and megaphone.

I just LOVE her!

Oh, and by the way...

I was visiting  Quilted Works  (love that store!) on Saturday
and as usual their wonderful staff (Lori this time) helped me pick out some amazing
fat quarters to share with you for my giveaway. Want to know the best part? 
They offered to GIVE me the fat quarters to give to one of YOU...is that cool or what!

P.S. My little Trickster by Robert Shields isn't included...he's mine, all mine!

SILLY LITTLE RULES TO ENTER MY GIVEAWAY:

1. Leave a short and sweet comment. 
2. This one is important! Make sure I can contact you if you're a no-reply blogger. Typing out your email address like this helps avoid spammers: iblog at aol dot com. If I can't contact you, you can't win. *If you don't get a reply from me, you're a no-reply blogger or something else is screwed-up.
3. I'll mail it anywhere...yes, even to the other side of the world.
4. Giveaway ends at 6 p.m. PST on April 30th. Entries after 6 p.m. PST on April 30th will not be included in the giveaway.

Look who else is shaking and showing off their pom poms today:

April 29

Accio Fabric

Quiltsmiles

Scrapbook-chickadoodle

In The Sewing Basket

life, quilts and a cat too

Debby Kratovil Quilts

Just Let Me Quilt

Meadowbrook

Madame Samm has all the blog hops on

her Pinterest page...HERE!

Thanks for stopping by to visit!