A Birthday and a Giveaway

This giveaway is now closed.

Since Tuesday was such a productive day, I figured I'd celebrate Wednesday with a day of sloth. Still, I managed to get through the grocery store without killing anyone, so that's something. Resisting the urge to kill is exhausting, however...just ask Smitty...and so I ended up taking a nap for most of the afternoon. The only sewing I did yesterday was to stitch up the last of the Dancing Chickens and Flying Pigs block.

There was just a little more to do from there, and so I finished off the center portion of the block. All that remains is to finish the running stitch around the outside. That should be an easy finish for this morning's slow stitching.

But you don't want to hear about that, do you? You're only here to help celebrate Smitty's birthday today! He's 7 years old. And just look at this little squirt.

Who would have thought that seven years later, he'd be the handsome hunka mancat that he is today.

And what better way to celebrate National Pet Day? So here's the scoop on the giveaway. Missouri Star Quilt Company has put together a Cat Eyes layer cake of 42 cat fabrics from Timeless Treasures.

 If you're the lucky winner, you can win all these kitty fabrics for your very own. Here's just a small sampling:

So what do you have to do? Well, listen up, because I'm just about to tell you.

1. Leave a comment...any comment will do. But if you need an idea, then just tell me about a pet you've known and loved. Yours or someone else's...we're not picky.

2. If you're a follower, you can gain a second chance to win by leaving a second comment telling me how you follow.

3. Make sure I have a way to contact you. If you're a no-reply blogger, you'll need to leave an email address. Avoid spammers by leaving it in this format: myemailaddress at myserver dot com. Get it? Tricky, huh?

This giveaway will be open for one week from today. I'll close off comments after midnight on April 17th and announce the big winner sometime during the day on Thursday, April 18th. All residents of Planet Earth are welcome to the party, so all you international folks can join in!

Good luck!