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In 2012 gaan we met z'n allen een eigen huisjes quilt maken, je kunt ons volgen op dit Blog. - In 2012 we're all going to work on a house quilt, you can follow us at this Blog.

Doesn't the onset of cooler fall weather make you want to bake something yummy? I have been doing a little baking which inspired me to finally make a cute oven hand mitt I had seen recently in a store. I came up with a tutorial so that you can make one too! I love how

The Odds and Ends quilt block is simple to make using quick pieced HST and a bit of strip piecing. Whip one up today with these beginner friendly instructions.

Well hey!! I hope you had a nice weekend...a long weekend if you're in the States! I have four new patterns to share with you finally. Today I'm sharing Starstruck. I looooove these colors. This quilt is made with fat quarters, plus a background color and white. The blue background color in this...Read More

Before I begin with my post, I would like to thank Tea Rose Home for featuring my Infinity Scarf. It was an honor and privilege to have my name even be a part of Sachiko's brilliant blog. Also, a big huge thanks to all the new followers that came my way this week because of it! Welcome - I am so glad to have you! *********** Like many of you, I keep a list of tutorials and photos bookmarked on my computer. I absolutely love to discover new blogs and see what all is out there. When I stumble upon a new one I think to myself, "How on earth have I not heard of this one before!" And then I feel like I have been missing out. As if there was a fabulous party at the house down the street that I was unaware of and spent the evening watching the Hallmark Channel with a bag of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups in hand! I just feel like I have been missing out! So I am displaying some great tutorials for you to work on with me and maybe introducing you to some new blogs. Leave them a nice comment to let them know how awesome they are and how fun it is to be included in their party! Pinwheel Skirt by Elle Apparel. Um, hellllooooo! Could this skirt be any cuter? Wowza! I am not a great sewer, but her tutorial seems easy enough. I think I could actually hack my way through it! Sewing caddy by How Joyful. Heck yes! This is exactly what I need! I love that the pin cushion is removable. This is for sure on my list of crafting priorities! Dainty Leather Clutch by I am Mamma, Hear me Roar via Lemon Squeezy Home. I just discovered Cheri (I know, I know! I'm a little slow sometimes!) and am loving so many of her tutorials! This clutch is calling my name. I think I'll add a wrist strap to mine! Fabric Slippers by Prudent Baby. Our house is freezing so before we can replace our 37 year old furnace, these are a must have in my home! Tea Wreath by Kojodesigns I don't drink tea so I am going to make this to hold my Christmas cards this year! I also think it would be a great idea to hold your child's artwork, family photos or momentos that you have picked up along your way in life! *************** I will be showing a new tutorial of mine next week and I will also be posting some of my favorite Halloween Tutorials that I spotted in blogland and bookmarked! Come back and visit me again!

Hi! I'm Trina from Will Cook for Shoes. I'm excited to share with you my version of a mini quilt for Fort Worth Fabric's Mini Quilt Mania this month. The fabric I chose for my mini quilt is a popular one - Day Sail by Moda. There's something about the colours that just makes me think spring, which I hope has arrived or is just around the corner no matter where you are reading this blog from. (Here in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - we had a hint of spring a few weeks back, and then more snow and cold weather… but I think we are on the right path to warmer temps now!) One of my favourite quilting techniques right now is flying geese (and we are seeing a lot of them return now that the weather is warmer) so I decided to make my mini quilt a bit of a flying geese "sampler" of sorts using a few different sizes and having fun with a bit of an improv technique to pull them together in this layout. There are several different ways to make flying geese. You can use a cutting system to make pre-arranged sizes. We saw a variation on the flying geese with a paper piecing tutorial just recently on the blog here (for the record - I love paper piecing and flying geese paper piecing is very precise). My method of choice for this mini quilt was to use a ruler to cut out my flying geese. It allowed me a bit more options for sizing. With this one little ruler, I can create flying geese with a finished size from 1" x 2" all the way up to 4" x 8". And it's super easy to use. After you choose what size of flying geese you want to make (indicated in the yellow box), you move along the line for that section to the right and you will see another number. This number tells you what strip width your fabric should be. For this particular flying geese, the finished size is 2" x 4". The template indicates to cut the fabric strip with a width of 2 1/2 inches. When you lay your template on the fabric, you will see it fits perfectly and you can cut both sides to make your main piece. To cut the side pieces, you rotate the template. The template will also tell you the strip width for these pieces (spoiler alert: it's the same size as for the main piece). Just remember when you are cutting these pieces that you need to cut one on the right side of the fabric and one of the wrong side of the fabric. Piece everything together by lining up your main piece with the ride side piece first (right sides together) and stitch using a scant 1/4 inch seam. Press open (I pressed all my seams to one side for this project, side seams out). And then line up the left side piece, right sides together, and stitch with a scant 1/4 inch seam. Press open. For my mini quilt project, I made four batches of four 2" x 4" flying geese sections. I made one large 3" x 6" unit, and then one unit of two 1"x 2" flying geese section, and one five 1"x 2" section. The fabric requirements for this are a 1/4 yard of each of the following (you will have leftovers for backing and binding): Daysail Cape May Navy Daysail Catamaran Grey Daysail Habor White Daysail Hatch Green Daysail Tiny Script Red Daysail Buoy Teal Bella Solid Moda White Because this mini quilt was an improv, I played around with the layout as I prepared my sections. As you can see, I auditioned pieces for the mini quilt. Moving them around and fitting them in till they felt just right. To make this particular design, I added in some "white space" with the addition of fabric to some of the sections. I've indicated the measurements of the white fabric on the photo below. The flying geese sections came together quickly and it was so much fun to play with them and piece them together. I found using scant 1/4 inch seams (even when piecing the flying geese units together) made for the nicest points on my geese. Since this was a mini quilt, I knew I wanted to take some extra time and play around with some fun free motion quilting designs, too! I'm addicted to machine free motion quilting. I chose to echo the flying geese in a few of the white sections. And just played around with a few different designs, further adding to my "sampler" style. My favourite part is always turning over my quilts to see the full free motion quilting detail. I absolutely love how fresh the fabrics make this mini quilt feel! I think the binding in the corresponding Buoy Teal really brings everything together. This mini quilt is now hanging up in my office at work and makes me think of spring. I can see a lot more flying geese quilting projects in the near future! Don't forget to check back on the Fort Worth Fabric Studio blog all this month for more Mini Quilt Mania and you can find/follow me at at Will Cook for Shoes.

Calendar Holder Click here for printable instructions. ***** January Blocks Click here for instructions. ***** Febru...

Well, maybe we aren't CRAZY, but we do have a slight obsession with crazy quilts. Both Teri and I (Kara) are fascinated with crazy quilts of all kinds, and we have our good friend and author Janice Vaine to thank for it. At the end of the 2013 Elly Sienkiewicz Appliqué Academy, Jan showed us her latest quilt purchase and her thoughts and ideas for it to be the subject of her next book. When we saw this quilt, it was love at first sight. Embroidery and Patchwork Revisited, by Janice Vaine. See grahamcrackercollection.com for more about Jan. We immediately volunteered to help Jan stitch some samples, and much to our joy (and trepidation) she took us up on our offer. Thus, our fascination with crazy quilting began. Oh, the threads, the stitches, the combinations, the colors! So many options were there for our choosing that sometimes we just had to put it down and walk away. At the next Appliqué Academy, Jan unveiled her beautiful book Patchwork and Embroidery Revisited, and we were able to see the fruits of our labors put into a splendid quilt. Last spring our local quilt shop mentioned that they had some customers who were looking for a crazy quilt class and asked if we would be able to put something together. We of course said yes and put together a couple of samples for the new class that would take place in the fall. Kara's crazy quilt sampler Teri's crazy quilt sampler In both samplers, we used a few motifs from Jan's book, and found inspiration for others from pictures or in our gardens. During that summer, we were at Quilt Odyssey in Hershey, Pennsylvania, perusing the vendors when we came across a booth selling vintage items. Our eyes were immediately drawn to an all velvet crazy quilt hanging on the wall. The velvets were all in the most gorgeous jewel tones, yet the embroidery was simple, which only enhanced the velvets. As we were drooling gazing upon this beauty, the vendor approached us and asked if we needed help (most certainly we did). We asked where she had found the quilt and if there was any information as to its provenance. All she knew was that it came from a small town in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and probably was old. That was it; no more details about such an amazing quilt. Teri asked the price and seriously contemplated purchasing it but wanted to think about it first. After all, we were teaching a crazy quilt class soon, and what a great teaching tool it could be! We walked away from the booth and I tried to play the devil's advocate (her husband doesn't believe that part), but we didn't even get two booths away before the decision was made. We walked back to booth and the quilt was gone! Fortunately, the vendor had set it aside with thoughts of keeping it for herself, but relinquished it into Teri's loving hands. All velvet crazy quilt, approximately 72-inches square, dated around 1930. Detail: each block is about 18" square. Note the tree embroidered in the center, found in the center of each block, always placed on a red patch. Since there was very little information about the quilt we began to get creative, wondering how someone could acquire all those different velvets. Did they work in a violin case factory, or better yet, did they work in a place that lined caskets? Those were just a couple of the crazy ideas that we suggested, (because it seems that if one doesn't know the story of a quilt, making up its history is the logical result.) Upon further research, we found out that packs of velvets were able to be ordered, and we also discovered that the pattern for the tree design embroidered in each block was published by Singer around 1930. Those questions were answered, but many more still remained. Who made this quilt that had such thoughtfully placed embroidery and colors? Was it made for anyone in particular? Did the maker nearly lose her mind while piecing all that velvet? We will probably never know. Our crazy quilting class was such a success and the demand so high that we ended up teaching two classes this past fall and have another one scheduled this month. We were both surprised at the response to our class, but shouldn't have been surprised that many others shared our love for this particular quilt genre. What is it about these quilts that catches our attention, and how did this style begin? Piecing small pieces of worn out garments into blankets had been a practice since the Colonial times, but it didn't become an art form until the Victorian era. Some crazy quilts were made with nostalgia in mind and might have scraps of garments that brought thoughts of special people or special days. Other crazy quilts were made by wealthy ladies as a way to showcase there needlework talents. Japanese art greatly influenced the motifs and settings in these Victorian-era quilts. When I was in Maine this past fall, I was fortunate to see an amazing crazy quilt. The stunning quilt was a fine example of a Victorian-era quilt. The embroidery was mostly done in vibrant shades of silk perle, and the motifs and edge stitches were clever and creative. That quilt was a splendid example of why I think crazy quilts are so intriguing—that you almost always see something different every time you look at them. Carla's quilt, detail Yesterday, Teri and I stopped into Patches, our local quilt shop, and saw this gorgeous quilt hanging. It was made by Carla Fultz, who works there and took our class last fall. We were stunned by the beauty of her quilt and loved her color selections. Carla's creative motif choices add quite a spark of interest to her quilt. We were honored that she allowed us to share it with you. Carla's crazy quilt Given our penchant for stories, we found this adorable reprint of a Victorian postcard that depicted Little Red Riding Hood at Grandma's house and have pieced this block using more embellishment. At some point in the future, this will be another class and will allow our students to broaden their repertoire of skills that can be used on their crazy quilts. Little Red Riding Hood, as stitched by Kara The sky is the limit nowadays as to what a crazy quilt can look like and what fabrics, fibers and details can be used. Some are simple with just embroidery, and some have fantastic embellishments throughout. A crazy quilt can be themed with a story, or with color elements, or even using one type of fabric such as silk or velvets. Every crazy quilt is unique to its maker and his or her tastes, and not necessarily a reflection of the maker's mental state . . . well, okay, we may be a LITTLE crazy!

Pattern is from the book "Prairie Children and Their Quilts".

I have been playing with gingham! Elizabeth over @ Occasional Piece-Quilt, along with Cindy @ Live a Colorful Life and Krista @ Krista Stitched are having a Project Gingham Party! My gingham 'guests' mingling at the party! And I dug around in my stash to supplement the wonderful fabrics Elizabeth sent me! And found the perfect pattern called "Jitterbug"... Now I know I'm old, but the jitterbug was well before my time! But this checked fabric reminded me of Chubby Checker and the 60's... So I call my project "Hucklebuck!" (BTW I already have a quilt named "Twist & Shout") ......."Do the Hucklebuck......" Each individual HST unit in these blocks finishes at 1.5".... And each of the five blocks is 9"... It is now a table runner.... Final measurements- 12.5" X 53" I quilted with a variegated Aurifil (28 weight) and used 50 weight in the bobbin, as recommended on their website..... Can you spot the piecing mistake? Ugh.... I only realised when it was too late! Never mind, I love it anyway! Happy 4th July to my 'Stateside' readers! SUZ

Here is block number #37 of the Deli Geese Block Project! Claire I am a huge fan of Diana Gabaldon’s books in her Outlander Series. I’m listening to all of them again while awaiting the release of…

Well good morning cute people!... I have missed you:) Today is the Quilty Barn Along and this is barn 6... Sunny Sunflower!!! But first I need to apologise because yesterday... I neglected to announce the winner of the giveaway from my last post. I'm so sorry but time just got away from me. The winner is Stephanie from Quarter Incher I will be sending her these Bake Sale precuts... And Kimberly at Fat Quarter Shop will be sending her a bundle of Lori Holt Solids! YaY!!!! A Big Thank You to Stephanie and everyone so much to everyone for leaving me bloggy love about the YouTube sessions... you all put a smile on my face:) Now onto the quilty Barn:) Cut your pieces for the sunny sunflower block. I cut 12 background squares at 1 1/2"... 4 yellow 2 1/2" squares... 4 yellow 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" rectangles... 4 green 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" rectangles... 4 green 1 1/2" squares ... and 1 green 2 1/2" square for the center. Click Here to go to my tutorial that I have previously done. Now cut your barn block. Cutting and tutorial for the barn block is here and here. Stitch up your sunny sunflower block... It should measure 6 1/2" square before you sew it into the side of the barn:) One cute little Sunny Sunflower Block. Some of you may recognize this block from a quilt pattern that I published and taught several years ago.... The blocks for that quilt finished at 12" and I called the pattern Sunny Sunflower. I thought one in yellow and green needed to go on the side of barn number 6. It's not quite ready for harvest yet .... so the center is still green:) Now build your barn around it. I thought that this barn needed some honeybee's flying around inside:) I didn't get a chance to put borders on barn 5 yet. After market is over... I'll get them both sashed.... but for right now they will remain on the design wall in my little studio keeping a bumblebee block company:) We are halfway finished with the first Quilty Barn Along quilt and in 2 weeks from today I will be posting barn number 7... as well as.. the first block in the next barn quilt I will be making!!! Have a quilty barn kind of day... and I will be stalking the flickr group to see your cute quilty barns!!!! xx Lori

Continuous bias binding- learn how to prepare yards and yards of bias binding with only two seams.

I'm really loving these barns!!! Lori at Bee in my Bonnet sure knows how to inspire me :) My inspiration for this barn is an incredibly happy orange barn from Quebec, my native home and land :) The quilt block is an easy pinwheel. Pinwheels are one of my favorite blocks! I love this block, It is colorful like the French Canadians! Whoops!!! I did it again.......notice anything wrong with this block? There we go, I fixed it! That wasn't painful at all :) You can find Lori's tutorial here.

The Abbey Bag (аббатская сумка) - это удобный тандем, состоящий из подушечки игольницы и вместительного мешочка для обрезков. Иногда мешочек комплектуют еще и держателем для ножниц. Форма игольницы и мешочка варьируется в зависимости от ваших предпочтений, при этом мешочек всегда шьется с подкладкой и может "прослаиваться" флизенилом для поддержания формы. Что касается игольницы, которая держит всю конструкцию на весу, то на ее дно клеится специальная прорезиненная подкладка, препятствующая скольжению. Если же таковой под руками не окажется, можно любым способом утяжелить игольницу или ее подставку (если подушка крепится на липучке). Источники: http://emsewandsew.blogspot.com http://tintheburg.blogspot.com.br http://www.allpeoplequilt.com (инструкция)

Happy Friday everyone! For this week's installment of Five Friday Favorites, I'm sharing my current favorite Mini Quilt Patterns! Mini Quilts are a fun way to add color to walls, they make great gifts, and they're (usually) quicker to finish than a regular sized quilt. Here are my current top 5 favorite minis. #1: Arabesque photo credit: Allison Jensen (Woodberry Way blog) One thing I love about mini quilts is that it takes such a small amount of fabric. It's a great way to use up the last little scraps of your most favorite fabrics. This mini uses only 8 charms (5" squares) and 1/3 yard of background fabric. Arabesque was designed by Allison Jensen a.k.a. Woodberry Way, and it's a free tutorial on Allison's blog. And if you love this mini, then you'll probably also love the full size version of the quilt which is available as a free tutorial over on the Moda Bakeshop blog. (link here) #2: Dresden Mini photo credit: Fort Worth Fabric Studio blog I've been wanting to try my hand at a dresden block or two for awhile now. But honestly I don't see myself making a whole quilt of them. A mini is a great way to try a new technique, or to try a more challenging block without committing to a larger project. I've made a few minis this way - just make one quilt block and bind it - voila! You have a mini quilt! This Dresden Mini is a free downloadable PDF from the Fort Worth Fabric Studio blog. I think it's so sweet made in the 1930's prints #3: Mini Scrap Quilt photo credit: Amy Smart, tutorial found on Flamingo Toes blog Like I said above, a mini quilt is a great way to try out a new-to-you technique. This mini, designed by Amy Smart uses foundation paper piecing to create each block. I love this mini because it's a fun way to use up those "strings" that are in your scrap bin - the strips of fabric that you love but are too thin to do much with. I know we all have them! I actually took a class from Amy where she taught this technique. This scrappy selvages pillow is what I made from the class! You can find the free tutorial for this mini quilt here on the Flamingo Toes blog. #4: Mini Patchwork Pineapple photo credit: Sassafras Lane Designs I've had a good friend give me a couple of pineapple mini quilts and I just love them - they're so stinkin' cute! This mini is designed by Sassafras Lane Designs and is a free tutorial available on their blog. And don't feel limited to just using your yellow scraps! I've seen some really cute pink, aqua and orange pineapples too. #5: Mini Spools photo credit: Camille Roskelley (Thimbleblossoms pattern shop) I mean, come on. How cute is this? It's just MEANT to hang on a sewing room wall. Mini Spools is just one of the many adorable mini quilts designed by Camille Roskelley (Thimbleblossoms). You can see the others here in her pattern shop, and see pics of her wall of mini quilts here in this blog post. Out of all of her mini quilts, the Mini Spools quilt is my favorite. By FAR! Want to see some of my other favorites (many are on my want-to-make list!) Check out my mini quilt board on Pinterest. And for more mini quilt inspiration, check out #miniquilt on Instagram. As always, thanks for following along and I hope you have a great weekend!

Every time I look at this fabric + quilt I want to go camping. And every time I go camping I realize how much work camping is and how much I love my mattress. ;) I sent this one to Kathy for quilting. I love this quilting design because it adds some...Read More

Well hello cute people! Today is Quilty Barn Along Day. Wait...What??? Back up the tractor... is that a new quilty barn block??? Yep!!! Introducing my "quilty barn door" block! As I've said before... I am making another quilty barn quilt and this is the block I am using. I hope you want to make one too! Although I am making a second quilt... I designed this new barn to finish the same size as the first one... and the block in the door also measures 6" finished... so that you can use it in the original quilty barn quilt if you want to! This block has a quilty door and the addition of a silo. I thought it would be fun to make a quilty barn quilt where each barn is a different color... this first one happens to be John Deere green... with a gingham silo of course:) If you like it... I'll do a tutorial on my new block for you. But for today...let's make barn number 7! The block for this barn consists of 4 pinwheel blocks. I love pinwheel blocks don't you? They are so simple and always adorable:) I'm going to show you the easy way that I make my small pinwheel blocks. Start by choosing your fabrics for your barn. For each little pinwheel you will need to cut a 4" square of a background and a 4" square of a print. I decided to use 4 of my Bake Sale prints for mine:) Place a background square and a print square with right sides together and sew from corner to corner both ways. I used dark thread so that you could see it better! Give it a quick press to set the stitches. Now measure 2" in and cut in half.... like this. Turn both halves around... measure in 2" and cut again... So that you have 4 - 2" squares that are already stitched from corner to corner! Go ahead and trim off an approximate 1/4" seam allowance... and press each half square triangle towards the print. Arrange into a pinwheel ... and sew it together... Like this. At this point your pinwheel should measure 3 1/2" square. I press my seams open for less bulk. Now sew 3 more little pinwheels and sew them together for your barn. Your block should measure 6 1/2"square at this point. Sew it into the side of your barn... and build a barn around it! YaY!!!! Barn 7 completed in the Quilty Barn Along Let me know if you want to keep farmin' with me and would like a tutorial on my Quilty Barn Door block! Have a barn raisin' kind of day:) xx Lori

I just wanted to send everyone an email and talk about this new club we are so excited about!!! I was watching the “Crows” all last week work gathering fabrics, cutting, stitching and …

Here is my completed mini 'x' quilt, first posted here . Considering I had difficulty finding a pattern for my mini 'x' quilt, I thou...

Last Sunday I bought a wooden three-tiered platter at the flea market. It was brown and in a rather pitiful condition. I painted it white and distressed it a little bit for a shabby chic look. I checked my doilies collection and found one of the right size for each of the tiers. It’s now decorated with all kinds of finds and some gifts from dear blogging friends. The cake stand hadn’t been the only thing I had brought home. Who would have thought, LOL. I couldn’t pass up this candy jar and filled it with some balls of crochet thread. This letter holder had caught my eye as well and is perfect to keep some old letters in lovely handwriting. I have such a thing for all kinds of scoops. I think this metal one looks pretty and is decorated with a bit of lace and some wonderful vintage clothes pins from my dear friend Marie. I love glass scoops too and was happy when I found two of them for only 75 Cents each. The shoe lasts are for children’s shoes and less than 6” long. So cute. I’ll probably use the baking molds for some Christmas creations. For the coffee measure I don’t have an idea yet but I’m sure, I can use it for something sooner or later. Since I now have some old weights, I should watch out for a pretty vintage scale. These had been my latest flea market finds but I also have to show you a few creations. I had made this fabric collage for my dear friend Viola’s birthday. This was my birthday card for her. When I was finished with the other gifts, the weather unfortunately had been too bad to take reasonable pictures of those. This is a tag I had created lately. I love that dress form image which had been provided by Jane a while ago. Thank you, Jane! This wonderful baking book and the beautiful book holder had been a gift from my dear friend Liz. The “Monster Brownies” on page 106 had caught my dear hubby’s eye right away and so that recipe was the first one I have tried. They were delicious and I will bake them again for sure. Liz had also given me a vintage white apron to alter. I will show it to you when I have embellished it. Thank you, sweetie! Yesterday was such a gorgeous fall day with lots of sunshine and pleasant temperatures. We took a walk through the woods to the other end of our little town, had breakfast at the harbor and walked back on the seaside promenade. It was a perfect morning. Hopefully you enjoyed your weekend too. Have a wonderful week, dear friends! Hugs, Julia

The Card Trick quilt pattern might look complicated at first glance, but follow this step by step tutorial and you can sew the quilt with ease.

The Abbey Bag (аббатская сумка) - это удобный тандем, состоящий из подушечки игольницы и вместительного мешочка для обрезков. Иногда мешочек комплектуют еще и держателем для ножниц. Форма игольницы и мешочка варьируется в зависимости от ваших предпочтений, при этом мешочек всегда шьется с подкладкой и может "прослаиваться" флизенилом для поддержания формы. Что касается игольницы, которая держит всю конструкцию на весу, то на ее дно клеится специальная прорезиненная подкладка, препятствующая скольжению. Если же таковой под руками не окажется, можно любым способом утяжелить игольницу или ее подставку (если подушка крепится на липучке). Источники: http://emsewandsew.blogspot.com http://tintheburg.blogspot.com.br http://www.allpeoplequilt.com (инструкция)

Good morning! Are you ready to build another barn? It's already time for barn #2 of The Quilty Barn Along I decided to make a red gingham barn this time because you all know about my on going love affair with gingham... and if I had a real barn... I'm seriously thinking that I would have to paint it red gingham:) I decided to use one of my previously designed blocks to go on the side of my gingham barn. In the past I have called this block of mine several different names... but for this quilt... lets just call it a farm fresh flower:) This is an easy peasy block. Easy to cut...easy to sew!! Start by sewing an easy corner triangle on opposite sides of each leaf square. Trim... and press towards triangles like this. Now you can go ahead and add another one on the outside corners. Trim and press towards the triangles again... and your leaves are done! Sew the rectangles together and press towards the petals. Now sew it into 3 rows just like you would a nine patch. Press towards the leaves and the flower center so that your seams are opposite and will sandwich together nicely:) Sew all of the rows together and press the final seams toward the flower center. YaY! You made a cutie pie farm fresh flower. I always sew my strips around my block before I begin to build my barn. That way… I know if I like my fabric choices before the whole barn is built! Lay your roofing and lumber supplies out on your design board (click here for tutorial) and build your barn! Barn #2 As I have said... all of the barns will be the same... just different fabric and different 6" blocks.. Of course you can use different background fabric for each block if you want... but I am using the same which is my standard Riley Blake Clean White After I made block #2... I went ahead and cut the background for the remaining 10 blocks and put them in a labeled bag. Blocks #1 and #2 together. It looks like #1 has a new coat of paint and #2 has a vintagey weathered look... sew cute together:) Farm Fresh Flower 6" x 6" finished size by Bee in my Bonnet I have already chosen my fabric for barn #3... I just have to decide which block will go on the side! I will post it two weeks from today:) I have loved seeing all of your quilty barns so far! Each one brings a smile to my face:) Have a quilty barn kind of day my friends... xx Lori

Yes... I know it's Tuesday and not my regular day for The Quilty Barn Along ... but now that my summer is officially over... ...

With all its patches, an Amish Star quilt block looks more difficult than it is...but it's really just a 9-patch. See how simple it is to make!

It took me two weeks to get to it, but I finally have the February block put together for the Wishes Quilt Along, sponsored by Fat Quarter Shop/Jolly Jabber. I didn't dare let myself put aside the Burgoyne Surrounded quilt, for fear that I'd not go back to it! February Block I'm using a vintage fat quarter pack of Fig Tree fabrics called A Day in the Country. And I have to say I really love the look I'm getting with these blocks in this fabric. It's turning out to be a great combination. Yay! This month's block was decidedly more complex than last month's. Compare just 16 pieces in January's block with 96 pieces in February's! Whoa, Nellie!! They were smart to make the first block so easy; that sucked me right in. Oh well, it's just one block, and it took me just one evening. Not so bad. January's Block January and February blocks, side by side Won't this be a pretty quilt? I've never seen a Fig Tree quilt I haven't liked!! So exciting! Happy Quilting, Friends!

The Olde World Quilt Shoppe The shop had an abundance of delightful small quilts. Small quilts can be tucked into so many small spots to add a warm and artistic touch to a room.  This quilt over the head board is partially from wool.....and oh so beautiful! Another vibrant little quilt. These little stands are sturdy and perfect for displaying miniature quilts. The applique on this wee quilt is out of wool. Another perfectly adorable little quilt to tuck in and provide a cheerful little accent. This quilt was a larger one hanging high on the wall.  I love the colors in this quilt. A wee quilt block framed..... ....and also made into a pin cushion. I'll end the show today with this charming little button quilt. I imagine by now, your creative juices are flowing! :-) More goodness tomorrow. "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." -Maya Angelou 

"Canning Season" Because we are deep into September... that means it's harvest time:) YaY! (click here for a canning guide) Because I grew up on a farm, we had plenty of room for growing. Every year we had several large gardens to take care of and when September rolled around, You could always find my mom, along with my sisters and I in the kitchen with jars piled high! It's my favorite time of the year... So of course I had to design this cute little block of canning jars:) (don't worry...canning is easy) Sew a white strip to each side of the gray strip and press towards the gray... like this. Now choose your fabrics for the jar sections. Here I have chosen; orange for carrots or peaches green for peas or sweet pickle relish gold for pears or sweet corn purple for beets or plums aqua for an empty jar! (vintage of course) red for cherries or tomatoes Sew 4 easy corner triangles onto each jar. The larger squares go on the top... and the tiny squares go on the bottom. Trim off the seam allowances... and press towards the triangles. Now sew a lid onto each jar. Press seams open for less bulk. Sew jars into 2 rows of 3 across. Press seams open again:) Sew the 2 rows together to form your Canning Season block! Back of my Canning Season block. Don't you just love how canning jars look lined along the shelves of your pantry? Now build your cute barn with a silo around your Canning Season block! All of the bounty from your garden is now put away so that you can have a taste of summer during the long cold winter:) YaY!... 4 of the barns on my design board. Now get to sewing and have a barn buildin' kind of day! (after you get all of your canning done... of course:) xx Lori (cute canning supplies)

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This month’s queen bee for my Miss B Haven quilting bee asked for the Checker block in a riot of large florals. Caroline aka Geometriquilt is not known for her floral tastes, so it was a (fun!) shock to us all! I must say, I don’t have many large multi-coloured florals, but I only needed […]