Monday, August 31, 2020

August Sew Sampler!!!

August is just about gone, and wow, what a month.  This last week has actually felt a little "normal" so great!!!!   And it meant I actually got my Sew Sampler Box, opened and the block made before the end of the month!!!  And it was a great one to unbox with the theme of Rise and Shine, and doesn't that just make you smile ;)   And then what was inside really made me smile ;)  




First I unboxed these beautiful Backyard Blooms Charm Packs by Allison Harris for Windham Fabrics.   And you all know how much I love Charm Packs!!!!  Know I can't decide if I want to use them to make another Charming Baby Quilt (because how cute would Hugs and Kisses Quilt be in this line) or this super adorable Crazy Daisy pattern.   I just love those fun stars in the chain, so great!!!  



And next came the notions and of course, they totally match for the fabric and pattern!!!  (I just love how Fat Quarter Shop does that!!!)   I am so excited about this Rotating Cutting Mat.  It is the perfect size for trimming a giant stack of HST's while sitting on my bed watching Pride and Prejudice :)    And I for sure will be needing that Crazy Quilt Paper if I make Crazy Daisy, which even if I don't use this fabric for, I am sure I will make sometime.  It's just to cute not to!!!   And finally, Quilting Between Needles from Dritz, which I won't use as I am not much of a hand stitcher but I can restock Barbara for when she does my bindings :)  


And last, but not least . . . a new box means a new Block!!   .This year we are working on the Greatest Hits Quilt and this block is Track 5  ;)   I am really getting excited to see these blocks come together, they are going to make such a fun sampler quilt!!! 



And just a note, if you are wanting to get in on the new year of Sew Sampler boxes you have to get in line.  There is currently a waiting list as the box subscription is full.   But hopefully the wait isn't to long.  (I have been told new spots open up each week!!!)

And that is the August Sew Sampler Box!!!  
I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Day . . . Let's make this a great week!!! 
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Thursday, August 27, 2020

Back to School

So we are back to school at our house this week!!!  I am so very grateful that my kids are able to go back to school this year.  I know this is not the case for everyone, and I know it might not last the whole year, so I am just so glad for them for whatever time they get to go to school.  They so missed their teachers and friends, and I don't think they have ever been so excited for summer to end ;)

Spencer is a Senior this year (what!!!!) and Jessica is a Sophomore.   



And of course, we had to take mask pictures this year ;)



Kristian is in 8th Grade and Kamryn is in 6th Grade and gets to go to the Middle School this year.



I am so glad we made lots of masks as they sure love getting to pick a new mask each day :)  



And Jocelyn is our only one left in Elementary School and is in 3rd Grade this year!!



And according to her, we need to make even more masks so she has one to match each of her outfits ;)



I think we can manage that ;)

And in the mean time, I am stitching up a storm.  Even though my kids are older and don't need my constant watching over them, I am still blown away with how much more I can get done in a day when I have zero interruptions.   I am sure I will miss all of their "mom, can I??" in a few weeks, but right now I am just enjoying the quiet and stitching like no one is watching, because they aren't :)

I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Day!!!!

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Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!!

  It's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!! Let's have some fun :)

First, we need to announce the winner from last Terrific Tuesday Giveaway!!  
The winner of the $30.00 Gift Certificate from Olie and Evie  is . . .   Number #40 . . . Congrats Rachel P.!!  I have messaged you :)    

 

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by  Lou Lou's Fabric Shop .    Did you know that Jamie makes a new Lou Lou Bundle every Tuesday . . . a Lou Lou Bundle is 8 fat quarters curated by Jamie and they are always gorgeous!  How great is this Aqua and Navy Bundle :)   And along with the amazing bundles,  there are a lot of great sales to be shopped as well, you don't want to miss out ;)  


Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is for some shopping goodness!!  Lou Lou's Fabric Shop is offering one lucky reader a $25.00 Gift Certificate perfect to use on anything in the store, including the awesome Lou Lou Bundle pictured above!!  Just perfect!!!!



You have two entry chances here on the blog, 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 is your go-to Movie and TV Series??

 ENTRY 2 - Lets show Lou Lou's Fabric Shop some Love!!!!   You can follow them on   FacebookTwitterPinterest, or Instagram.  Or you can follow their blog or  visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Lou Lou's Fabric Shop Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, September 1st, when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post :)

You can also pop over to my Instagram and/or Facebook to enter there as well :)  

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!
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Monday, August 24, 2020

Garden of Quilts!!!

 Sadly, there will no longer be quilt classes at the Garden of Quilts so I won't be able to teach there this year.   Of course I am sad ( I was really looking forward to it),  but  I totally get it as the venues want to keep their amazing quilters safe.  But, I am excited to say that even though there won't be classes, the Garden of Quilts is still going to go on!!!


The venue will be open September 18th and 19th and you can  reserve a ticket with a scheduled admittance time to be able to walk through and see all of the beautiful quilts hanging in the amazing Ashton Gardens!!!   And there will be socially distanced vendor's so that is super fun as well.  


It is only $20.00 a ticket and it is going to be just amazing.   Acres and Acres of beautiful quilts hanging in beautiful gardens.   So if you are going to be in Utah, it is in Lehi , just outside of Salt Lake.  Just remember to bring your mask as those are required at the vendors and when inside buildings ;)  


And I am doubly thrilled to say that I will have some of my quilts hanging in the Garden.  I was thrilled to find that all 5 of the quilts I submitted were chosen to hang this year.  What an honor!! So if you are there, look for my quilts, I can't wait to see where they will be hanging ;)   These are the quilts there. . .  



Isn't that just so fun!!!   I am just thrilled to still get to be a small part of the Garden of Quilts!!!  And I am just so glad that they can still hold this amazing event. ;)  It is going to be a wonderful day of wandering while being filled with all of the quilty goodness!!!!  

Thanks for popping in today and each and every day!!! 

I hope you each have a very Happy Quilting Day!!!

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Thursday, August 20, 2020

Planning a New Leader/Ender Project!!!

I woke up this morning and decided I needed to start a new Leader and Ender project.  I finished up my Scraptastic Stars blocks that were my Leaders and Enders last year, and haven't had a new project for almost a year.  I have just been sewing Leaders and Enders from whatever project I was working on at the time.  So I starting pulling from my sewing room trying to come up with an idea.   And this is what I ended up with . . . what do you think???


So let me tell you how I arrived at this quilt :)   First off, my scrap bins are totally overflowing.  I through about using pre-cuts as I have a stash of those as well, but as soon as I saw how I have been having to stuff my scraps in just to get the drawers shut, I knew this new project had to be a scrappy one!!!   And as soon as I think scrappy, I start thinking rainbow quilts as that is how I sort my scraps ;)


So with the fabric picked, next up was picking blocks.  I was thinking simple squares, or a chain, when I noticed these Quilt Block Foundation papers from It's Sew Emma.   And they made me think of how I really need to practice some basic paper piecing as I am really not great at paper piecing.   I have been wanting to work on it for some time but didn't want to pick out a totally overwhelming project, as a lot of paper piecing quilts are ;)    So now with he blocks picked, I just needed to make a design ;)


And so I played around in my EQ8 for a little bit and after some trial and error with 6" and 12" blocks, I settled on this layout.   And I just love it!!!  Of course, my blocks are going to be totally scrappy!!  And I think I also may change out the print and white placement on some of the blocks to add even more variety.   I am excited to get started on this ;)

I think I will have to do a little prep work of cutting some strips so this will work as a Leader and Ender project but I am excited to get going.   I am going to be Scrap Busting, while gaining Paper Piecing Confidence, and also having a new Leader and Ender project, triple bonus!!!  Can't wait to get stitching!!!

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Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!!

 It's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!! Let's have some fun :)


First, we need to announce the winner from last Terrific Tuesday Giveaway!!  
The winner of the Swell and Sweet Christmas Jelly Roll from Fat Quarter Shop  is . . .   Number #169 . . . Congrats ShirleyC!!  I have messaged you :)    

   


And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by Olie and Evie.  Rhonda's shop is so fun and full of so much amazing quilting goodness!!!!  Of course, there is the amazing fabric shop we all know and love along with longarm quiltinggift certificatespreorders, and an awesome Clearance Sale!!   Be sure to pop on over and check it out!!! 

And Rhonda's has a fantastic Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!!!     Olie and Evie  is giving one lucky winner a $30.00 Gift Certificate to use in her shop!!!    So awesome, someone is going to get a wonderful shopping spree for some end of the year fun :)  


You have two entry chances here on the blog, 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, How many pillows do you sleep with??  (I use one but my sweetheart likes 3 :)  

 ENTRY 2 - Show your Olie and Evie love.   You can follow them on  FacebookInstagram  or Pinterest or you can visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Olie and Evie Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, August 25th, when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post :)

You can also pop over to my Instagram and/or Facebook to enter there as well :)  

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!
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Friday, August 14, 2020

Sewcialites Quilt Along - I'm In!!!!

 Did you see Fat Quarter Shop's announcement of their newest free Quilt Along starting next month???  It is called Sewcialites and the idea is that we can all sew together even if we can't all be together.  Love it!!!   There are 18 designers that have come together to design 36 blocks in a super cute sampler.  





Isn't this just the cutest!!!  I love all of those fun blocks.   And Fat Quarter Shop is sharing each of the blocks in 3", 6", or 9" so you can choose what size you want to make.  My plan is to do the 9" blocks so I can have a good picnic size quilt when I am done.  


I debated for a bit about joining this quilt along because I have so many WIP at the moment  . . . but then I realized, I really need to work on a stash buster.   And that was all the rationalization I needed ;)   I can barely close my blue drawer of scraps at the moment.  It is literally overflowing and I have to keep just shoving it all in there.   And it was like everything came together . . . why not an all blue sampler!!!!!


I think it is going to be amazing!!!  Now, I just have to decide on my layout.  You know I always have to change things around a bit ;)   I really like the layout of the sampler blocks but needed a bit more symmetry on the Half Square Triangle Setting blocks.   But know I can't decide which I like best.   So what do you think??


Option 1 with the Diamond Layout



Option 2 with a the Corner Pyramids and a few Solid Squares



Option 3 with the Corner Pyramids and Setting Corner Triangles


I can't wait to get going on these sampler blocks!!!!   I just love a good scrappy project!!!   The fun starts on September 25th with a new block each Friday until June 25th :)  You can read all about the announcement of the Quilt Along here, See the Landing Page here, and join the Facebook group here ;)   It is going to be so much fun!!!  

I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Weekend!!!

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Wednesday, August 12, 2020

More Mask Making

 Last night was spent making more Masks, only this time, I was teaching the amazing Young Women in my church how to make their own masks.   School is a few weeks out and they all need masks.   It was fun to see the different personalities come though in their picks of fabric.  A lot just wanted simple black, (it goes with everything!!!)  but some also picked some fun and funky ones :)



They all did such an amazing job!!!  For quite a few, this was their first introduction to a sewing machine and they really did great :)   The other young ladies got introduced to a sewing machine when I taught them how to make Charming Totes a few years back ;)    I just love that this allows me to pass sewing on to a new generation.    Thank heavens there are so many of us that know how to sew right now, I can't even begin to imagine how many homemade masks have been sewn in the last few months by all of you amazing sewers!!!  


Oh, and just in case you missed it, I added the link for this pattern on my Monday post, and will also share it here.   Link to the PDF Templates.   I have found this to be an awesome pattern for fit.   I just used 4 of the Part A Pattern and don't do the fitter pocket.  And I love using old T-shirt 1" strips that have been stretched and made into loops for the ears, it is so much softer than elastic.  And today, My plan is to make some masks for me ;)  

I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Day!!!

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Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!

 It's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!! Let's have some fun :)


First, we need to announce the winner from last Terrific Tuesday Giveaway!!  
The winner of the $30.00 Gift Certificate from Shabby Fabrics  is . . .   Number #269 . . . Congrats the_unicorn_quilter!!!  I have messaged you :)    

   


And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by Fat Quarter Shop.   Fat Quarter Shop is amazing and they never cease to amaze me with everything they have going on at their shop!!!     And did you know they have a 24 Hour Flash Sale every day with 2 Flash Sales on Tuesdays!!   And not only do they have a daily deal, they have a Fabric Basic, Pattern, and Notion of the Month!!!!     All Essex Linen are on sale and this is such a great fabric to work with!!!  Also, All Cake and Cupcake Mixes are on sale for the Notion (I just love these papers!!!) , and Elizabeth Hartman Patterns are on sale for the Pattern.   Save 20-30% off of all of them for the whole month of August!!  So great ;) 

24 Hour Flash Sales at the Fat Quarter Shop!


And for today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Fat Quarter Shop is giving away this super cute Swell and Sweet Christmas Jelly Roll by Urban Chicks for Moda!!!  Isn't that just so pretty!!!   



You have two entry chances here on the blog, 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 how long does it take you to get ready in the morning??  (I like to just get it done and over with so I am about 35 minutes ;)  

 ENTRY 2 - Show your Fat Quarter Shop love.   You can follow them on   FacebookTwitterInstagramPinterestYou 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, August 18th,  when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post :)

You can also pop over to my Instagram and/or Facebook to enter there as well :)  

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!
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Friday, August 7, 2020

Making Masks

 With all the kids going back to school in a few weeks, it was time to get busy on some masks making.  They will be wearing masks while they are at school, so I wanted them to have enough to get them through the week.   So  the last few days has been a mask making party!!!!

This is a mask pattern from Barbara.  I am not sure where she got it from, but I just love it!!  Here is the Link to the PDF Templates.     (I just used 4 of the Part A Pattern and didn't bother with the filter pocket :)  They are super easy to sew and the fit is great!!   The kids found this pattern the most comfortable of the few that we have tried, so it was a winner of school masks.  

And this party consisted of a lot of assembly line!!!  Seriously, assembly line mask making is the only way to go.   We made 25 masks, and they are so much easier to crank out when you do the same step over and over, rather than making each mask individually.   And it was fun to have us all working as everyone had assigned jobs whether it was pressing, clipping, serging, or sewing, which make it go really fast!!!!
Don't they look so fun laid out in a line!!!  I let my kiddo's go through my stash to pick fabrics.  They quickly found that they really liked the hand of the Art Gallery Fabrics against their faces as it is so soft.   I was grateful for that, as it was easier to just go through my Art Gallery stash, then having them raid my entire stash.  (they don't always keep things folded and neat, ha ha ha!!!)  
So now we are all set for Back to School!!!  Although, I am sure there will be much, much, much more mask making going on.   Got lots of family and friends that are going back to school as well ;)  Luckily, it feels like I could make these in my sleep already, so we will crank them out in no time!!

I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Weekend!!!

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