February Sew Sampler Box!!

Wow, it's the last day of February!!  I know February is a shorter month, but still, that just flew by!!   The best thing though, about another month come and gone is that my February Sew Sampler box showed up in my mailbox ;)    This month's theme is Home Sweet Cottage and I am just thrilled with all of it's quilty goodies!!!

It's no secret that I absolutely love Charm Packs!!! And I totally squealed when I saw that this month's fabric included not one, but two of  April's new Mama's Cottage Charm Packs!!!  I just love the super happy and bright colors of this line and the prints are just so fun and whimsical.  Wouldn't these just make the cutest Charming Totes!!!  I think I might have to just earmark one of these Charm Packs for just that :)

And I just love this month's pattern by Lissa Alexander. I totally want to make this pattern a la super scrappy, which seems fitting as it is in conjunction with Lisa's new book Oh, Scrap!  (which I will be sharing more about soon, it's awesome!!! ;)   And I am excited to try out Doug Leko's new Simple Folded Corners Ruler.  It makes is so you don't have to draw the line on your stitch and flip corners.  I haven't drawn my lines for a while now as I use the Clearly Perfect Angles on my sewing table which I absolutely love!!!!  (and it works for HST's too)    So I will have to try out this ruler and see which option I like better for stitch and flip corners ;)  Or, maybe it will go with my traveling machine as I don't take my sewing table when I travel which makes it so I can't use the CPA cling.  There's an idea ;)

And the last few goodies out of the box included a Triangles on a Roll for 2" Finished HST's  and some Aurifil Thread, which we all know, you can never have to much of ;)     I am not much for Paper Piecing my HST's as I can make them super fast as I don't have to draw my lines and I love my Bloc-Loc's for trimming them, but this will be the perfect little gift for a Paper Piecing friend ;)  

And of course, I can't finish up a Sew Sampler box post without this month's Basket Block!!!   Block 11 and I have to say, I just love that background fabric,it's just so fun!!!  .Only one more month and this will be ready to be sewn up, my my how a year flies by!!!

And that is my February Sew Sampler Box  . . . and it just makes me want to stay Home Sweet Home all day and sew!!!  I know I say it every month, but Thanks again Fat Quarter Shop for always sending an amazing box of Quilty Goodness!!!

And now I am off to work on a project for an upcoming tutorial in a few months,  and hey, I just thought, it has stitch and flip corners, so looks like I will be trying out that new ruler today!!!

Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!



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Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!

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

But first, we need to announce the winner from last weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway!!  

The winner of the $25.00 Gift Certificate from Lou Lou's Fabric Shop  is . . .   Number #158. Congrats Melanie!!!   I have emailed you :)      

 

  

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by The Scarlet Thread Quilt Co.  Julie has a fantastic shop with lots of amazing fabric goodness!!!  And, she always has amazing prices (including the awesome Clearance Selection) that make it so fun to fill up a cart ;) 

And the Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is for a $25.00 Gift Certificate to The Scarlet Thread Quilt Co.  Yup, we all love a good little shopping spree in this awesome shop!!!  Isn't it fun to get to pick out your favorites ;)

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 your favorite TV Series to watch :)  

 ENTRY 2 - Show your Scarlet Thread Quilt Co. love.   You can follow them on   Facebook,  or Sign up for their Newsletter (just scroll down a bit) .  Or you can visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Scarlet Thread Quilt Co. Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, March 6th when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post :)

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!

Clementine Quilt Along - Broken Berries

It's the 25th and that means it is month 2 of the Clementine Quilt Along hosted by the Fat Quarter Shop!!!! I am having so much fun with these blocks!!!  This month's set of blocks is called Broken Berries and they are just so much fun to piece!!!!  Look at all of those great points to line up!!! 

And just like last month, we are making a 20" version of the block and a 12" version of the block.  Meaning the little blocks within the block are finishing at 6" and 10" :)  And I have to say, it is so fun to make the two side by side.  These gorgeous prints and colors are from  Farmer's Daughter by Lella Botique for Moda and I am so excited to see them all come together in the quilt. 

So are you joining in the Clementine fun???  If so, you can download the block pattern right here and  then pop on over and donate $5.00  to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital  :) I just love doing these annual Charity QAL's!!!    And you will not believe how much has been raised in just the first month!!!  Wow, quilters are just the most amazing people!!

And like always, Fat Quarter Shop has made an super fun  You Tube video tutorials that walk you through making this month's block.  And I just love the peppy little tune they put the tutorial to, so fun!!

Be sure to share all of your Clementine progress on social media with #clementinequiltalong and check out these fabulous bloggers who are quilting along for some Broken Berries block inspiration :)  

*April of April Rosenthal (@amrosenthal)

Bonnie of Sunset Family Living (@sunsetfamilyliving)

Cara of That Crafty Cara (@thatcraftycara)
Carrie of Moda Cutting Table (@modafabrics)

Denise of Pieced Brain (@piecedbrain)

Elise of Elise and Emelie (@eliseandemelie)

Gina of Carpe Quiltin (@gina_tell_carpequiltin)

Heather of A Creative Pursuit (@acreativemama)

Hilary of By Hilary Jordan (@byhilaryjordan)

Jan of Cocoa Quilts (@cocoaquilts)

Jen of Heritage Threads (@heritage.threads)

Joanne of Quilts by Joanne (@turtlequilterjo)

Kairle of Kairle Oaks Handcrafted Goodness (@kairleoaks)

Kendra of Good Starter (@good_starter)

Kristen of 3 in the Nest (@threeinthenestraleigh)

Kristina of Center Street Quilts (@centerstreetquilts)

Leah of Ponderings from My Heart (@ponderingsfrommyheart)

Melanie of A Bit of Scrap Stuff (@mellierc)

Melissa of Happy Quilting (@happyquiltingmc)

Pat of Pat Sloan (@quilterpatsloan)

Pat B. of Life in the Scrapatch (@scrapatches)

Patty of Elm Street Quilts (@elmstreetquilts)

Rebecca of One Wee Bird (@oneweebird)

Sarah of 123 Quilt (@123quilt)

Seema of SSK Craft Shop (@sskcraftshop)

Sherri of A Quilting Life (@aquiltinglife)

Sondra of Out of the Blue Quilts (@sondradavison)

Stephanie of Quilt 'n Party (@quiltnparty)

Tanya of Tanya Quilts in CO (@tanyaquiltsinco)

Teresa of Aurea's Kitchen (@aureaskitchen)

Vickie of Crocheting Vixen (@crochetingvixen)

And there is Month 2 of the Clementine Quilt Along!!!!   Be back next month  on the 25th to share the third set of blocks!! There is still lots of time to join in the  Clementine Quilting Along??  We are having much fun!!!

Thanks for popping in today ;)  Have a Happy Quilting Day!!

Flitter Finish!!!

I finished up my Flitter quilt and my girls are so super thrilled!!!   They have already decided it should rotate beds each night for the foreseeable future :)  So fun!!! 

The fabric is a Butterflies and Berries 10" Stacker by Riley Blake Designs that I got in my Sew Sampler January Box along with the exclusive Flitter pattern.   Isn't it just an adorable pairing of fabric and pattern.  So cute!!!

I just love this little pattern and I am so glad I decided to rotate the layout of the butterflies as it just shows off the variety in the wings.  And I realized I still had to add a blue border from the last time I shared it and I am so glad I did because it really sets off the design.   And then the little white binding (which has a metallic silver dot!!!!) is just the perfect little finish.   I just love it!!!

When it came time to quilt it, I decided I wanted to keep this super soft so I opted for a super loft batting and more minimal quilting.  I love the loop de loop and I thought it fit well as it could be reminiscent of a butterfly flight pattern.   And can you tell in this picture that I quilted it with Hot Pink thread!!!   I tend to quilt with colors that blend, but this one is for my wee ones and they just love pink so I went loud and proud this time, and they are so, so, so loving the Hot Pink!!!!

And remember that extra block  that I sewed up without realizing it . . . How cute does it look pieced into the back!!!  Now I can write a special little tag to my little princesses :)   And you can really see the quilting and loft in this backing.  It is just so ready to be snuggled in!!

And that is my Flitter quilt all finished!!   I am just so happy to have it all finished up because it makes my girls happy, and that is the perfect kind of finish!!

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

Linking this finish to Amanda's, Sarah's, and Myra's :)  

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Close to Finishes equals Add More Starts!!!

So as of this moment, I have 4 quilt tops waiting to be quilted (wow I need to finish those!!!) , 2 sets of quilt blocks that are done and ready to be sewn into a quilt top,  2 sets of quilt along blocks that I am staying reasonably caught up on, and my scrappy project from the retreat.  Which probably sounds like a lot, but honestly, everything is so close to finishes that I was feeling pretty on top of things.   So, of course, I had to add some more Works in Progress to the mix!!!

I mean, how could I not when there are such amazing fabrics to play with!!!!  My wonderful friend Amy Smart is releasing her second fabric line, Sunnyside Ave. next month and asked if I wanted to make something up with it.   And of course, the answer was an absolute Yes!!!  I just love these happy saturated colors and wonderful prints!!  They bring back wonderful memories of my childhood clothes my mother used to make for me ;)    You might recall, I made this Crossroads Quilt and Tutorial  with Amy's first line, Gingham Girls, and I have a plan for a super fun quilt and tutorial for this line as well.   More on that to come in the future!!!

I am also starting a new Secret Sewing Project that is going to have to be kept a secret for a while, but I am so excited for it because it's a Christmas Quilt!!!!     I just love sewing with Christmas fabrics, and it doesn't matter what time of year it is, it always brings a smile to my face (and normally Christmas tunes to my station :)  I am using  Sweetwater's new Overnight Delivery and I just love it!!!    It has some prints that have been brought back from Countdown to Christmas which I used in this Spinning or Spiraling Quilt and Tutorial and is probably my all time favorite Christmas line, so I am just so happy to be playing with these fabrics ;)   This line isn't set to release until June so it's a bit of a wait, but so worth the wait.  How fantastic is that buffalo check print!!!   It will be the binding of the quilt and I just know it's going to be the perfect finish on this quilt ;)    Can't wait to get stitching on this one!!!

And finally, I added another Nest project :)  You might recall back here, that I was working on another Secret Sewing project using Lella Botique's Nest fabric set to release next month.  Well the secret project is for a magazine and they asked if I could make another version of the project in a new fabric layout to really show the versatility of the quilt.  I was so happy they asked, because I absolutely love seeing the two versions side by side and how different they look simply by changing up the fabric placement.  I can't wait to share more of these in the future!!!

And those are my new Starts.  Well, they haven't gotten to far as "Starts" as I only have 1 cut out at the moment, but I've got the fabric and have a plan, and I hope it isn't to long before these "starts" are adding to that "to be quilted" pile :)   

How about you . . . .Any new Works in Progress you are starting??? 

Hope you are having a very Happy Quilting Day!!!