The hints keep coming and some of you might think I’m being tricky. I would never be tricky, even if I look a little like the lion in Michaela’s drawing right now. I said in my last post “here’s a “little” hint”. Little was in quotes, a hint, and not one of you mentioned it! Maybe you need some more help! My grand-daughter Michaela has kindly offered to help with the word “little”:
I’ve had 39 of you guess the theme of my new block of the month! 39! How about those odds for winning the prize! I’m closing the contest on Friday so you have until 9PM Pacific time to guess the theme! Come on my little stragglers. You can do it!
I’ll be picking a winner sometime next week, announcing the theme and showing the prize, but you’ll have to wait a bit to see the quilt. Just to entice you, here’s a sample of what’s included in the prize! I picked these tins up at the Cath Kidston store in London!
Ready to go over the hints again?
1. Christmas with some pieced blocks
2. A little bit of snow
3. A tiny bit of pink in the quilt, 5″ x 5″ or smaller.
4. The fabric I’m using is” Le Petie Ecole” from Kaari, the French General! Did you notice the gray in that fabric?
5. There’s a critter in the quilt that I like to draw almost as much as a bunny!
6. There’s a house in the quilt, and it’s set on snow.
7. Last hint and this is a BIG one! It’s an American theme with the critter and a few reindeer.
For a bit more fun, I’ll be announcing the winner of the “I Love my Pet Contest” in my newsletter on Saturday! If you see your name you’ll be getting that fabulous gift basket in the mail! I had 566 of you send in a over 800 pictures and one of you is going to win! To see all the pictures, here’s the link to Flickr!
You’ll also be getting block number nine of Snowbound on Saturday! I can’t wait to show you! Just look at my Snowbound group on Flickr! These are such cute blocks and you can post your blocks too. I look at them all!
Back soon!
Anne
Tis the Night before Christmas
My guess is The Night Before Christmas with mouse critters!
I too am guessing a mouse and the Night before christmas – a classic I have read almost every Christmas eve since childhood (even when I was the only ‘kid’)
‘Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse’ Ha! or maybe that should be AHA! Twas the Night Before Christmas Hooray :)
“Twas the night before Christmas…. starring a little mouse. Sounds great! Whatever the theme I can’t wait to see it!
It has to be a mouse. that’s the only “Christmas” animal I can think of.
How about “The Mouse on Christmas Morn’ing”
Grins:_>
How about “Chrissy The Christmas Mouse”?
Awww that so totally made it. Night before christmas and mouse. I can’t wait to see what this is going to look like.
Christmas on pumpkin hill
I going to guess Twas the Night Before Christmas.
Okay … t’was the night before christmas. Can’t wait to see it.
T’was the Night before Christmas… Oh I bet it’s gonna be so cute! With that little mouse.
Twas the night before Christmas with an adorable little mouse
It sounds like the critter is a mouse, so I’m thinking the night before Christmas theme! Can’t wait to this quilt, it sounds adorable!
I think it is Twas the night before Christmas, with a little mouse,
Now I know it is Stuart Little in Paris…Christmas in Paris with Stuart Little…
I cannot wait!!
Love,
Mary
I think it just might be Clement Moore’s, “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” with the critter-mouse. And if it is that one it would look superb in those fabrics.
Twas The Night Before Christmas, is what I think it will be. I am looking forward to seeing it. I know it will be so cute. Debbie H
Wow!! Did those hints go over my head!! Got it now, “Twas the Night Before Christmas!!” The little critter being the Mouse!! Cute!! Can’t wait to see it!
Lisa
“Twas the Night Before Christmas” – and no one was stirring not even that little mouse in Michaela’s picture – thanks for the cute drawing Michaela.
I think the theme is ’twas the night before Christmas!! Not a creature was stirring, not evn a mouse! I can’t wait to see this fun quilt project!!
I think it must be a Christmas mouse or mice!
It has to be Twas the Night Before Christmas….
How fun….as usual.
Darc
xxoo
I’m guessing a little mouse with reindeers in “It was the night before Xmas!”
This should be an adorable quilt just like all your other designs!
It took me a couple of tries, but could it be a mouse? Excited to find out what the critter is!!
The Night Before Christmas
I think a little mouse, a bunny and all things Christmas would make a beautiful quilt. Hope you pick me Anne, would love to have a little cheer right now. Thanks for all the fun. Judy
I would have to guess “The Night Before Christmas”. Good luck everyone! :0)
It’s a mouse! House, reindeer, some snow, it’s magical not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse….Twas the Night before Christmas!! Can’t wait to see the pattern!!!
OH, NO! A mouse? I’m sure it will be darling.~
Lucy~
Anne, I’ve been sitting here staring at those wonderful Cath Kidston treasures that are part of the prize and decided that it was definitely time to cross my fingers and toes in hopes of a chance at winning! They are just so bright and cheerful! (plus I love polka dots) Thanks for the sneak peek, AND Michaela’s most excellent artistic hints! You know, her pictures would make great embroidered quilt blocks…don’t you think? Hugs…
Well, I am thinking it’s a Lamb…..You love lambs……..that’s all I can think of!!!
gloria g. in South Carolina
Could it be a mouse before christmas
i guess mouse as well….
I would love to see Michaela’s drawings in an applique book.
Sign me up for the first copy!
I am guessing the night before Christmas with the mouse helping Santa on his trip.
Twas The Night Before Christmas is my guess! (and the mice weren’t stirring)
Thanks for the chance to win! Kathy
The Night Before Christmas, also known as A Visit From Saint Nicholas!!!
Crossing my fingers and hoping I’m the winner as I actually COLLECT copies of the story! I have about 30 different books that we take out for the holiday and my children love to sit and look at the different illusrations. Amazing how many different takes there have been over the years!
Thanks for the fun giveaway!
Hmmm, well, I’m torn. I think the creature is a mouse, and I think the theme is the Night before Christmas BUT there are also a lot of mice in the Nutcracker–maybe that’s not an American tale, though? I guess I better stick with Twas the Night Before Christmas!
Oh, those tins, I’m drooling here!! Your giveaways are always so amazing, I hope you bought doubles of these (or more!), or how could you bear to part with them?
It took me long enough to get the mouse part, today’s post settled that. And the mention of gray fabric in the fabric collection you are using! So I will go along with everyone else for The Night Before Christmas, as there is a sleepy mouse in that poem. I am imagining a quilt with a house that you can see into all the rooms, much like a dollhouse, with a sleepy mouse and reindeer on the roof. And maybe even Santa coming down the chimney.
“Nutcracker Sweet” with King Mouse.
Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse. Is it the Night Before Christmas?
‘Twas the night before Christmas
and all through the house
not a CRITTER was stirring
EXCEPT for a MOUSE!
Sounds like your Christmas BOM is following the poetic story of “The Night Before Christmas” with a mouse (the critter), house with chimney (patchwork house block maybe), a little snow, santa and his sleigh, reindeer, maybe the kids dreaming of sugar plums, maybe a tree block and toys, etc.. mlwright29 (at) hotmail (dot) com
Mouse, mouse, mouse!!! And, it rhymes with house! ; ) Mouse. Twas the night before Christmas…!!!???!!!???!!!???
Mouse – as in ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas!
The the Night Before Christmas
The mouse that roared i.e. mouse and lion – still think squirrels are involved – oh well……………..
It just has to be Twas the Night Before Christmas at Bunny Hill!!!!!!!! The critter you like to draw as much as a bunny would be the little mouse… the only one stirring… the pink will be the sugarplums… mamma’s kerchief, a toy bunny in the sleigh, the frosting on the cookies (lol) and St Nick’s mouth… and there will be a toy lion with the bunny in the sleigh :-)! The fabrics are oh so yummy!!!!! I CANNOT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Forget the contest… just release your new BOM pattern… on SATURDAY!!!!!!! Happy Labor Day!