Farm Girl Vintage Anniversary Celebration with Cake, of Course!!!

Today is the 1 year Anniversary Celebration of the release of Farm Girl Vintage and Lori Holt and Fat Quarter Shop are Celebrating!!!  And what better way to celebrate than with Cake ;)   And it's even better when it is this adorable Cake Block!!

I have had so much fun making blocks from Farm Girl Vintage!!!  You might recall my Strawberry Table Topper from the original Farm Girl Vintage Sew Along, and we also made Farm Girl Vintage Blocks at Barbara's Sister's Retreat ;)   Just like this adorable cake block, Lori's block designs are always fun to sew up!!!

And just like always, the hardest part is picking out which fabrics to use ;)  I finally grabbed my little lady who said she wanted a Strawberry Shortcake (after the doll, not the dessert) Cake!!!  She picked out the main print for the cake and then I matched some fun prints to go with it from my pink scrap bin ;)  I just love how it turned out !!!  And now, of course,  I am totally craving some Strawberry Shortcake as well ;)

So do you love Cake??  Well,  join in the Celebration!!!  Check out all of the fun Cake blocks from these fantastic bloggers and then make your own!!!  You will find the free pattern for the Anniversary Cake Block over at the Fat Quarter Shop :)  So pop on over and start your Cake Block today!!

Kerry from Very Kerry Berry

Vickie from Spun Sugar Quilts

Sedef from Down Grapevine Lane

Erin from Why Not Sew?

Kelly from Kelbysews

Pam from Pam Kitty Morning

Debbie from Happy Little Cottage

Greg from Grey Dogwood Studios

Renee from Sewn with Grace

Sinta from Pink Pin Cushion

Lisa from In the Boondocks

Connie from Free Motion by the River

Dana from Old Red Barn Co.

Barb from Me & My Sister Designs

Melissa from Happy Quilting (your here :)

Sharla from Thistle Thicket Studios

Kim from Persimon Dreams

Marni from Haberdashery Fun

Jacque from Lily Pad Quilting

What kind of Cake will you Make???

I hope you are having a Verry Berry Happy Quilting Day!!!

Farm Girl Vintage Sew Along!!!

Yup, today is my day to share my block from the Farm Girl Vintage Sew Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop!!  But you know I couldn't stop at just one block, right!!  All that adorable scrappy goodness just had to be made into this adorable Scrappy Strawberry Table Topper!!

I just love this fabulous Farm Girl Vintage book by Lori Holt!!!   The blocks are so much fun to make and how totally cute are they!!!  I love all of the fabulous layouts that Lori came up with too for all of these adorable blocks!!   Seriously, check out the Sew Along and see all of the fun blocks!!

Seriously, like I said, the blocks are so much fun to make!!  And I just loved using up some of my fabulous "candy" squares that I had from Market to make these strawberries super scrappy!!  There are so many fun lines represented in these 4 strawberries ;)

When it came time to quilt this I decided I wanted to do something fun in the middle of the table topper.  I used a compass to draw this fun little flower design and then filled in the rest of the background with cute Curly Q's.  I think they look like the vines that strawberries grow on.  So fun!!

And then to bind it, I used some binding bits left over from other projects.  I had never done binding on an angle that wasn't 90 degrees before so I was kind of making it up as I went, but it actually came out great, and I only had one corner that gave me a little issue.  Not to shabby ;)

And so now I can just enjoy this adorable Scrappy Strawberry Table Topper on my table.  I need to find a cute pink and green bowl to put in the center of it and fill it with fruits and berries ;)  Adorable!!

So, if you haven't checked out Farm Girl Vintage yet, go for it!!!.   It is 45 blocks of so, so, so much fun!!!!    And when you make your blocks, be sure to share them on social media with #farmgirlfridays.  I can't wait to see what you make up ;)

Have a Happy Quilting Weekend!!

Linking up this super fun Scrappy Strawberry Table Topper to Amanda's and Sarah's ;)

Birdie Blocks

So even though it is September, I did get my August Bee Blocks out in time (pretty much the last day of the month, but still counts) I just forgot to post about them until now ;)   August had a bird theme to it ;)

Jan in our Beejeebers group requested these adorable Improv Birds using this tutorial.  Jan requested a fun black/white background and I just love how it makes the birds pop.  So cute!!!

And in our Bees Knees Group, Cynthia sent us these adorable fabrics to make the Mother Hen block from Farm Girl Vintage.   I have said it once, and I will say it again and again, I sure love making the Farm Girl Vintage Blocks!!!

Now it's on to September's Blocks. Maybe I can get them out before the last day of the month this time, tee, hee, hee :)

The Sister's Retreat

No, I am not talking about the city of Sisters in Oregon, I am talking about the Willis Sister's aka, Barbara's fabulous Sisters and Sister's-In-Law.  Two weeks ago, they came together  in little Cedar City from across Utah, California, Oregon, and even Washington D.C. to have a Sister's Quilting Retreat and my oh my, did we have a great time!!!!

Most of these sister's are beginners when it comes to quilting so Barbara and I decided it would be just perfect for everyone to make a little project from the Farm Girl Vintage collection by Lori Holt.   Our main goal was for everyone to take a completed project home ;)  So, before everyone arrived, we made adorable little "block kits" that they could choose from to make their project.

 We spent the first day piecing the blocks together. (which I totally forgot to take pictures of.)   It was so fun to watch this click with everyone and see how excited they got as their block came together.   The next day, we moved on to making their block into a project.   Wall Hangings, Trivets and Table Centers, here we come!!!   For many of these sister's this was the first time they had played with a quilt sandwich and they did awesome!!!!   Aunt Judy even tried her hand at some Free Motion Quilting!!!!

We sewed and laughed and sewed and laughed and I was so blessed to be a little part of this amazing sister relationship!!

I have to say, I was so impressed with Barbara's Sisters and Sister-In-Laws!!!  They really stepped outside their comfort zones to make these.  They all quilted and even did the binding on their projects!!!  They were all fabulous students and just soaked up Barbara and I's teachings so quickly.

And before you knew it, the day came to a close and we had filled up the wall with adorable Vintage Farm Girl finishes!!!!   Aren't the just so adorable!!!!

And here is everyone with their individual finishes!!!   Several of the ladies took another Block Kit home to make an second project so I think it is safe to say that the retreat was a fabulous success and that we made a few more quilters in the world ;)  Yippee!!!!

I just feel so blessed to be able to share this passion I have for quilting with loved ones around me.

I think this is something that we will have to for sure do again!!!

Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day

It's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day . . . let's have some fun :)

First, we need to announce the winner from last weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway!!   The winner of the $25.00 Gift Certificate from The Scarlet Thread Quilt Co  is . . .   Number 242. . . Congrats Brenda!!   I have emailed you :) 

    

    

    

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by Fat Quarter Shop.   Fat Quarter Shop has just finished two new books from It's Sew Emma.   The first is Farm Girl Vintage by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet and the second is Winter Wonderland by Sherri Falls of This and That Pattern Company.   I just love those cover quilts!!!!  They are now available for pre-order are are fantastic!!! 

      

And the Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is for a $50.00 Gift Certificate to Fat Quarter Shop!!!!  WOW!!! Oh yes, someone is going to have a super fun Shopping Spree ;)  

You have two entry chances, the second being optional, and please leave a separate comment for each.  All Entries are welcome, including International Entries.  Please just be sure to leave an email address if you are a no-reply blogger ;)  

ENTRY 1 - Simply leave a comment that tells me if you are currently in a Winter Wonderland or enjoying the Sunny Days of a Farm Girl ;)  

 ENTRY 2 - Show your Fat Quarter Shop love.   You can follow them on   Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, You Tube or at their Blog.  You can Sign up for their Newsletter which will ensure you catch all of their amazing sales, or you can visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Fat Quarter Shop Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, February 24th  when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post :)

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!

Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!!

It's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day . . . let's have some fun :)

First, we need to announce the winner from last weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway!!   The winner of The 100 Blocks Magazine and Happy Quilting Patterns is . . .   Number #256 . . . Congrats Tinliz!!   I have emailed you :) 

    

 

    

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by Fat Quarter Shop.   Fat Quarter Shop has everything you could ever want!!!   Their Winter Wonderland book has just arrived!!  I got my copy in the mail and it is fabulous!!  And have you been following along with Farm Girl Friday's as part of the Farm Girl Vintage book release. So fun!!! And speaking of books, my book just arrived at Fat Quarter Shop too!!  So fun!!!

  

And for today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway you are in for a big surprise in honor of a Market Celebration!!!!   Fat Quarter Shop is letting you Pick A Bundle!!!!   That is right, the winner will get to choose any Fat Quarter Bundle that Fat Quarter Shop has in stock!!  Oh my, oh my, how will you ever decide!!!!   What fun the winner will have this week!!!  

You have two entry chances, the second being optional, and please leave a separate comment for each.  All Entries are welcome, including International Entries.  Please just be sure to leave an email address if you are a no-reply blogger ;)  

ENTRY 1 - Simply leave a comment that tells me what one thing you want to see from Quilt Market this week!!  (I will be trying to remember to take lots of pictures ;)  

 ENTRY 2 - Show your Fat Quarter Shop love.   You can follow them on   Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, You Tube or at their Blog.  You can Sign up for their Newsletter which will ensure you catch all of their amazing sales, or you can visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Fat Quarter Shop Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, May 19th when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post :)

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!

Strawberry Day

About 2 days ago, a few of my children were bemoaning the fact that we were out of Strawberry Freezer Jam and they had to use the "store jam" that just didn't taste as good.  Later that day, I was chatting with Barbara and a few of my SIL's about how I never saw Strawberries go on a good sale this summer, because that is what reminds me to make jam.  And then wouldn't you know it, yesterday I got a text from Barbara saying that The Strawberries Are On Sale!!!  So off to the store we went and I got to spend a lovely morning with my fantastic little helper making 216 ounces of Strawberry Freezer Jam.  Yummy!!!

And then, after my little helper went to Preschool, it only seemed right to head down to the sewing room and make up this adorable Strawberry block for Cynthia.   This was out Sept. (sorry it is a bit late :)  bee block from Lori Holt's Farm Girl Vintage book and I was once again remembered  just how fun those blocks are to make up!!!  I can't wait to see Cynthia's Strawberry quilt all done up.  And making this block added another to do on the list because I decided  I really want to make up the Farm Girl Sampler one of these days.  So fun!!!

And now, I might just treat myself to a little Strawberry ice cream before the kids come home to just finish off a whole Strawberry Day :)  Gotta love it!!

I hope you are all having a Berry Happy Quilting Day :)