WESTMINSTER 1. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/05/morris-hexathon-1-westminster.html English Paper Piecing Perfection: William Morris prints and Becky Brown's cutting and sewing skills! Here are links to all 26 Morris Hexathon patterns from 2016. I'll leave them on the Blogger cloud so you can find the free patterns any time by clicking on the link. CRYSTAL PALACE 2. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/05/morris-hexathon-2-crystal-palace.html CAMELOT STAR 3. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/05/morris-hexathon-3-camelot-star.html BOX HILL 4. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/05/morris-hexathon-4-box-hill.html UPTON 5. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/06/morris-hexathon-5-upton.html SOUTH KENSINGTON STAR 6. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/06/morris-hexathon-6-south-kensington-star.html AVEBURY STONES 7. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/06/morris-hexathon-7-avebury-stones.html GREENWOOD 8. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/06/morris-hexathon-8-greenwood.html RED LION SQUARE 9. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/07/morris-hexathon-9-red-lion-square.html THAMES PATH 10. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/07/morris-hexathon-10-thames-path.html MERTON ABBEY 11. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/07/morris-hexathon-11-merton-abbey.html HAMPTON COURT 12. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/07/morris-hexathon-12-hampton-court.html OXFORD ROSE 13. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/07/morris-hexagon-13-oxford-rose.html CANTERBURY 14. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/08/morris-hexathon-14-canterbury.html KELMSCOTT TILE 15. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/08/morris-hexathon-15-kelmscott-tile.html HAMMERSMITH TERRACE 16. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/08/morris-hexagon-16-hammersmith-terrace.html FOLLY 17. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/08/morris-hexathon-17-folly.html PARQUETRY 18. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/09/morris-hexathon-18-parquetry.html WOODFORD GREEN 19. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/09/morris-hexathon-19-woodford-green.html WALTHAMSTOW 20. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/09/morris-hexathon-20-walthamstow.html QUEEN SQUARE 21. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/09/morris-hexathon-21-queen-square.html HYDE PARK 22. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/10/morris-hexathon-22-hyde-park.html NORTH END CRESCENT 23. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/10/morris-hexathon-23-north-end-crescent.html BRIGHTON CHURCH 24. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/10/morris-hexathon-24-brighton-church.html SUSSEX COTTAGE 25. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/10/morris-hexathon-25-sussex-cottage.html FLOATING CLOUDS 26. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/10/morris-hexathon-26-floating-clouds.html Thank you, Becky! And a link to the pattern for the official set: http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2016/04/morris-hexathon-introduction.html

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Blocks, blocks and more blocks! Yay! My Mrs. Miller's Apprentice quilt top is pieced and on the way to Val for quilting. I'm elated over how it turned out. Before sewing the top together, I took a few photos of the sampler blocks. I think this is the best way to see fabrics, don't you? Yup....Fabrics are luscious on the bolt, but seeing them pieced in blocks gives a whole different perspective...to see how they play together. Do you love playing with fabric and putting fun combinations together? That's one of my favorite parts of piecing. If you're considering making Mrs. Miller's Apprentice, you should know that the blocks are constructed with simple, common piecing units. I so enjoy sampler blocks. It's an adventure with each new block. Now that the top is done and off to be quilted, all the technical writing is taking place. I like piecing blocks a whole lot more than writing, but it's part of the job. I'm writing the instructions and figuring out what graphics will be needed. Then I'll have some fun doing something new....writing the fictional diary that will tell the story each month of Mrs. Miller and her apprentice. Once all of that is done, the patterns will go to a proofreading editor. The quilt will be bound and professionally photographed. And, finally....printing and distribution. It takes one year to produce a block of the month and I really do love it! Yesterday marked 6 weeks post op from my knee replacement surgery. Joy!! It's healing very well and I'm doing great with PT. So, so happy it's over. I'm still sewing and working on my super secret scrappy project. I will begin assembly very soon. Oh...I am so jazzed about this quilt. Next week, I'll be traveling to the Kansas City area. I'll be teaching at Stitching With The Stars in Lee's Summit, MO. This awesome venue is hosted by Quilter's Station which is also one of THE BEST quilt shops in the US!! Can't wait...good times are coming and truth be told....I will be happy to get out of the house for awhile. Oh...and I can't forget about the awesome BBQ!!! Hope you're enjoying your summer. As soon as the humidity calms down, I'll go sit on the deck and stitch a bit. Be well...

Here is block number #27 of the Deli Geese Block Project! Donald Block #27 Donald, uses the Top Units from Light Flying Geese Units. Details of making the units are found here. Top Unit from Light…

Surprise!! I know it's Tuesday but today is the next episode in the Vintage Block Along:) Guess what? We have five blocks left to sew (counting today's block)... So I'm going to be posting on Tuesday as well as my normal Thursday for the next 5 blocks. Because I am planning on posting the finished quilt on December 31st... I want to make up for the few weeks that I could not post because I was sewing for market and then out of town:) Because we started on January 1st... that will be one full year of sewing vintage with me and Grandma!! Today I'm sharing another vintage block with you from her pattern basket. As always... I'm using Farm Girl Vintage fabric and Bee Backgrounds for my quilt. Just as a reminder... as I posted at the beginning of the year way back when this sew along started... that there would not be any specific fabric requirements for the quilt because I have been choosing from Grandma's patterns each week... re-drafting them and then sewing as we go along. There was no plan for how many blocks would go into the quilt... only that I wanted lots of different sizes and wanted it to go on my bed. I just simply started sorting through her patterns ... started creating and started having a lot of fun! I decided to invite you to go along on this vintage journey with me. I'm so you are:) Todays block is a vintage block similar to the Front Yard Flower block that we did in the spring. I wanted to add a flower block for the fall so after sorting through Grandma's patterns I found a star block that I thought would look like a sunflower if I did the center brown and the outside of the star yellow. I added the green corners to represent leaves and I love the way it turned out! Grandma always had many sunflowers growing wild out in her pasture... they came back every year but popped up in different places because you never knew where the wind would blow the seeds and they would sprout. The giant sunflowers were next to her barn and it was always fun for me to keep watch until summers end to see how big and tall they grew. I have fond memories of playing in those fields with my brothers and sisters and cousins... while the sunflowers nodded their heads at us. The days were getting shorter by then and we wanted to stay out there and play as long as we could:) Because of these memories... I chose to make Fall Flower look like a sunflower but this block would look great in any autumn colors and would make a beautiful fall garden quilt! Are you ready to make your own Fall Flower? For this block you will need a background... one or 2 yellows... a brown for the center... and green for the corners. For some reason I forgot to cut my green squares for this picture whoops:) From the background cut: 4 - 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" 12 - 1 /1/2" squares For the center cut: 1 - 2 1/2" square For the petals cut: 8 - 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" and from the same print or a different yellow cut: 4 - 1 1/2" squares From the green for the leaves in the corners cut: 4 - 2 1/2" squares First step is to sew an easy corner triangle onto the top of each rectangle. Mark a stitching line on the diagonal or use the Seams Sew Easy Guide Make sure that you sew them in opposite directions like this. You should have four of each. Then sew them together into pairs so that you have 4 that measure 2 1/2" square. Now grab these pieces... And sew them together like this. They should also measure 2 1/2" square. Lay out all of your segments and sew them together just like you would sew a nine patch block together. Save the corners until the end! Cute! Now for the corners. *HINT* Remember to stick a pin onto the green square... right on the corner of the yellow square underneath so that you know exactly where to sew without sewing over the point:) Fun and done! Here's the back of my block:) FALL FLOWER should measure 6 1/2" square before we sew it into our quilt. Be sure to tune in this Thursday for the next vintage block from Grandma and me:) xx Lori If you are just joining us... click on each block that we have done so far to go to the tutorial: 1. Grandma's Star 2. Pattern Basket 3. Around the Corner 4. Little Farmhouse 5. Rhinestone 6. Vintage Lily 7. Star Shine 8. Humble 9. Egg Money 10. Quilting Bee 11. Sunday Star 12. Sweet as Honey 13. Bear Hug Block 14. Front Yard Flower 15. Memory 16. Farmers Daughter 17. Potluck 18. Spool and Bobbins 19. Picnic 20. Sparklers 21. 4th of July Flag 22. Playing Card 23. Penny Candy 24. Mercantile 25. Family Reunion 26. Parade 27. Shade Tree 28. Wildflowers 29. Crossroads 30. Leftovers 31. Peony 32. September Star 33. Road to Grandma's 34. Six Sisters 35. Twirl 36. Wash Day

Here is block number #47 of the Deli Geese Block Project! Eva Block #47 Eva, uses the Bottom Units from Light Flying Geese Units. Details of making the units are found here. Bottom Unit from Light…

Here is block number #44 of the Deli Geese Block Project! Ernie Block #44 Ernie, uses the Bottom Units from Light Flying Geese Units. Details of making the units are found here. Bottom Unit from L…

Here are fabric choices for a pretty Tea and Crumpets Mystery Quilt for a table, use for a picnic, or place on a chaise lounge. Free pattern!

Back in the fall of 2020 I saw the Birch Bella Lawn line come out and the second I saw it, I had to buy it! It is by Birch Fabrics and is organic lawn which is the softest fabric ever. Bella Lawn is silky and the drape is gorgeous and comes at 56" wide instead of the regular 42-44" wide quilting cotton. The main differ

Block 72 Nearly Insane Quilt I am very pleased with how Block 72 of my Nearly Insane quilt has come out. I like the mix of tiny prints I have used, and they way they have a subtle tonal graduation. As you may have realised, I am doing the Nearly Insane quilt using the English Paper Piecing method (EPP), and like covering hexagons, covering the papers is the first stage of the process. It is pretty mindless work, which is great to do if you want to keep your hands busy whilst watching TV, or travelling. You can see that I am tacking it with green thread, which I like to leave in until I have got the whole quilt together.  Block 72, English Paper Piecing Nearly Insane Quilt I am very aware that when you see images on the internet, it can be difficult to gauge its actual size. The completed block above is 6 inches (15 cm square), or the size of a very large slice of bread. With the pieces laid out, you may be able to make out some of the tiny pieces I am working with. In this block there are some strips only 1/4 inch wide, and some more of those little triangles in the centre. Miniature Pinwheel Block, Nearly Insane Quilt At the centre of the block is a tiny 1 inch square pinwheel, which grows and grows, until it becomes this very attractive 3 inch block, below, which has 24 pieces in it. I must admit at this stage, I was really smitten with it, and was imagining making a whole quilt made up of 3 inch blocks. This Nearly Insane Quilt is right up my street, as I love working on these small complex blocks.  Centre 3 inch block, Nearly Insane Block 72 I know the Dear Jane quilt has 4 inch blocks, but does anyone know of any other sampler quilts which are made up of small pieced blocks? NB #1: Just a note on this block. In Liz Lois book, the size of the edge strips are irregular widths, which is how the Salinda Rupp quilt is made - I have tidied it up in my Electric Quilt software, making my own contribution to the design! NB #2: Just checked again, and I seem to have created the centre pinwheel too, which was originally a tiny four-patch NUMBER OF PIECES: 56 DIFFICULTY: 4/10 SMALLEST PIECE: Triangle,11/16" (18mm) x 1/2" (13mm) x 1/2" (13mm) LARGEST PIECE: Square, 1 1/2" (38mm) x 1 1/2" (38mm) TECHNIQUE: English Paper Piecing (EPP) FABRICS: Quilters Basics Red and White, Stof Somerset Shirtings c 1890 by Julie Hendrickson and Nancy Gere, Windham Fabrics # 35205 "Polka Party III" by Holly Holderman, Lakehouse Drygoods (#03035)Tiny Red Sprig print (unidentified)

Blocks, blocks and more blocks! Yay! My Mrs. Miller's Apprentice quilt top is pieced and on the way to Val for quilting. I'm elated over how it turned out. Before sewing the top together, I took a few photos of the sampler blocks. I think this is the best way to see fabrics, don't you? Yup....Fabrics are luscious on the bolt, but seeing them pieced in blocks gives a whole different perspective...to see how they play together. Do you love playing with fabric and putting fun combinations together? That's one of my favorite parts of piecing. If you're considering making Mrs. Miller's Apprentice, you should know that the blocks are constructed with simple, common piecing units. I so enjoy sampler blocks. It's an adventure with each new block. Now that the top is done and off to be quilted, all the technical writing is taking place. I like piecing blocks a whole lot more than writing, but it's part of the job. I'm writing the instructions and figuring out what graphics will be needed. Then I'll have some fun doing something new....writing the fictional diary that will tell the story each month of Mrs. Miller and her apprentice. Once all of that is done, the patterns will go to a proofreading editor. The quilt will be bound and professionally photographed. And, finally....printing and distribution. It takes one year to produce a block of the month and I really do love it! Yesterday marked 6 weeks post op from my knee replacement surgery. Joy!! It's healing very well and I'm doing great with PT. So, so happy it's over. I'm still sewing and working on my super secret scrappy project. I will begin assembly very soon. Oh...I am so jazzed about this quilt. Next week, I'll be traveling to the Kansas City area. I'll be teaching at Stitching With The Stars in Lee's Summit, MO. This awesome venue is hosted by Quilter's Station which is also one of THE BEST quilt shops in the US!! Can't wait...good times are coming and truth be told....I will be happy to get out of the house for awhile. Oh...and I can't forget about the awesome BBQ!!! Hope you're enjoying your summer. As soon as the humidity calms down, I'll go sit on the deck and stitch a bit. Be well...

Making a mitered quilt border

Storm at Sea is a pattern that uses small changes in straight angles to create an optical illusion of rounded shapes. Here are some gorgeou...

Summer Revival Quilt - A Modern Quilt Pattern from White Plains Quilts Skill Level: Confident Beginner Downloadable PDF. No physical item will be shipped to you. Baby: 48'' x 48'' Throw: 64'' x 80'' Square Throw: 80'' x 80'' Bed: 96'' x 112'' Coloring page included in pattern. Check out #summerrevivalquilt on Instagram to see more! All White Plains Quilts Patterns include cutting instructions and assembly diagrams. Pattern assumes the user has basic piecing and quilting knowledge. Pattern assumes fabric yardage to be 42″ wide and seam allowances to be a ¼’’. This pattern is for personal use only. No reproduction or distribution, in whole or in part, of this pattern or its content is permitted. Finished products made from this pattern can be used for local sales and/or sold online. I do ask that you give pattern credit to my shop, White Plains Quilts, in your product listing. Direct questions to brittany [!at] whiteplainsquilts.com.

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Today on the Flowering Snowball-along schedule, I will talk about choosing fabrics. And even better yet...Susan from PatchworknPlay is here to share her insights about fabric. She is amazing at choosing the perfect fabrics for her projects. Susan never disappoints! I love the fabrics she puts together. They are exciting, appropriate for the quilt pattern and always thoughtfully chosen. www.patchworknplay.blogspot.com So head over to Susan's and then pop back here for my thoughts on color and design... As a quilt teacher, there are often discussions about how to choose the right fabric. As much as I would like to say there is a formula for choosing the right fabrics...I just don't buy into this notion that there is a right and wrong way to choose fabric. Other than, choose what makes you happy and don't buy the stuff you don't really like....even if everyone else is ga-ga over it! If it isn't your cup of tea just wait. Sometimes things grow on you and they become irresistible! All too often, people just don't trust their instincts when it comes to fabric. Listen to what your gut tells you...if you place two fabrics next to each other and they make you happy...go for it! I often find choosing fabrics a trial and error process. I pull a pile of fabric for a quilt and then edit from there. Sometimes I have to go back into my stash and grab a few other choices. But usually I just have a small box or bag with the 'working' fabrics. When I began quilting...there were rules for the number of fabrics and the scale of the design, the value, the hue, etc, etc, etc... it just made my head want to explode! That's probably why all my early quilting was navy and raspberry! So for my part today, I just want to show you the different effects to think about as you work with this design. To begin...let's just refresh our memories about color - you know this without even having to explain it... Primary Colors are pure colors...red, yellow and blue Secondary Colors are produced by mixing two primary colors in equal amounts...such as: violet, green and orange Tertiary Colors are between Primary and Secondary...such as: red-violet or yellow-orange If you are making an 'exciting' quilt, you will most likely pull warm and cool colors. Warm colors are those associated with fire and Cool colors are the colors associated with water or the ocean. Alternate warm and cool colors next to each other to create excitement! stash buster...pattern by Sarah Fielke And then there are the neutrals....neutral colors don't appear on the color wheel. They are black, grey, white and some beige/browns. Neutrals will not dominate...they go together and can be layered. This is probably why neutral colors are often chosen as a background. So how does color affect the Flowering Snowball? Let's look at the parts... If you choose to have the A/B template advance...simply use a lighter or neutral color for the C template. The visual effect you get is a series of floating circles. My scrappy version is like this. I see dead people circles...hehe! If you prefer the C template to advance, giving you a strong melon flower effect, choose a color and value for C that makes that template advance... There are a few other helpful truths about color to keep in mind... Complementary colors are colors that are opposite on the color wheel. They elicite a lively, spirited feel! Analogous colors are next to one another on the color wheel and give a harmonious feel! Accent color is a color used in small bits to create a pop! I always think of this as a very sophisticated strategy. Then there are tones and shades of color. These are values depending on the amount of grey, white and black added to the color. You can vary the value so no one element stand out from the rest... I hope this helps a little if you struggle with color. But, honestly, I think we all tend to over-think it! Go with what you like. On Monday, I am going to talk about laying out your fabrics for cutting. You will need to consider the straight of grain. And Clare of Selfsewn will walk us through doing this quilt using English Paper Piecing. Yay! Have a great weekend and keep posting those pictures on Flickr and Instagram #floweringsnowballalong mary

Here is block number # 3 of the Deli Geese Block Project! Laverne Naming 365 blocks is going to be a challenge, and since I’m making two blocks at a time (one using the Top Units and one using the …

Forest QAL started with beautiful woodpecker block designed by Julianna. I'm really happy and amazed, how many of you decided to join Forest QAL and are sewing wit us. Just have a look at all those beautiful woodpecker blocks in Forest QAL Flickr group. Simply amazing! I designed block with feathers. I always valued feathers very much. For me they have a special meaning, especially feathers from birds of prey and owls (I was working for a long time with animals, I raised many birds and I was also deeply interested in Native American Culture for few years). Besides, in animal-themed QAL there simply had to be feathers. I was already showing 2 block designs in info post about QAL, so you know, that there will also be Eurasian jay block. I decided to sew jay's feathers (I modified slightly the PP pattern which I'm sharing, adding more lines on the black/blue side of both feathers; the pattern in pdf will look exactly like the one in the EQ7 drawing below). Nasz QAL rozpoczal sie przepieknym blokiem z dzieciolem, zaprojektowanym przez Julianne. Bardzo mnie cieszy, ze tyle osob (w tym z Polski) zdecydowalo sie dolaczyc do Forest QALu i szyc razem z nami. W grupie Forest QAL na Flikrze mozecie zobaczyc wszystkie bloki, ktore do tej pory zostaly uszyte - a jest co ogladac! [Jesli nie macie konta na Flikr a chcecie dodac tam swoje zdjecie, przeslijcie mi je na maila, a ja je dolacze]. Moj pierwszy blok w QALu to piora. Mam do nich bardzo specyficzny stosunek i mysle, ze na pewien sposob sa dla mnie magiczne. Zwlaszcza piora ptakow drapieznych i sow. Mysle, ze ma to zwiazek z moim dlugoletnim zainteresowaniem kultura Indian Ameryki Polnocnej i moja praca ze zwierzetami i ich wychowaniem. A poza tym, jakze moze zabraknac pior w tak tematycznym QALu :) Jako ze w pierwszym poscie informujacym o QALu pokazalam 2 bloki, wiecie, ze bedzie tez sojka. Zdecydowalam sie na piora sojki, zeby wszystko ladnie pasowalo. Wzor zmienilam troszke na swoje potrzeby. Dodalam wiecej linii po jednej stronie pior, zeby wyszly gesciejsze niebieskie i czarne paski. * You can download the pdf pattern HERE * * TUTAJ mozecie sciagnac wzor * The aim was to make them look a bit like those: source This is how the pdf pattern looks. Block measures 12" x 12" finished: Tak wyglada blok z piorami (mierzy 30 cm x 30cm): * here is the mirrored image of the block: * tu jest lustrzane odbicie bloku (moze sie przydac przy ukladaniu czesci): * Important! * The templates in pdf are mirrored, so to get the correct direction in the block (big feather is on the left), you have to sew with printed-side of the paper up and the fabric is on the non-printed side of the paper, with the wrong side of the fabric facing the paper (see also the second photo below): * Wazne! * Zeby otrzymac dokladnie taki blok jak pokazalam na pierwszym obrazku (duze pioro po lewej), musicie szyc strona zadrukowana do gory, a material ma znajdowac sie pod spodem, lewa strona zwrocony do papieru (patrz - drugie zdjecie ponizej). Jesli chcecie, mozecie oczywiscie uszyc blok w odbiciu lustrzanym; mysle, ze nie robi to zbyt wielkiej roznicy :) * assembling parts: * zszywanie czesci: Don't forget to show us your block in Forest QAL Flickr group! I can't wait to see which colors and fabrics you will choose to make the feathers. Maybe some of you will also try to imitate feathers of a particular bird :) Nie zapomnijcie pokazac swoich blokow w naszej Flickr'owej grupie! Jestem bardzo ciekawa jakie materialy i kolory wybierzecie do uszycia pior. A moze sprobujecie uszyc piora jakiegos konkretnego ptaka?

Here is block number #46 of the Deli Geese Block Project! Sullivan Block #46 Sullivan, uses the Bottom Units from Dark Flying Geese units. Details of making the units are found here. Bottom Unit f…

I was playing around in Photoshop with these blocks and decided to click on the invert option. What a difference it can make! Below are blocks 1 through 6 of the Deli Geese Block Project, the ori…

Here is block number #51 of the Deli Geese Block Project! Jack Block #51 uses the Top Units from Light Flying Geese Units. Details of making the units are found here. Top Unit from Light Flying Ge…

I am way behind on quilting the (rather large) number of quilt tops I have accumulated. I have a good excuse, I swear! I can't tell what it is yet, but it's a really good one! I decided I'd at least baste a few so I'd feel productive. This one is a custom order. It's a full size replica of a baby quilt I made last year. I love Domestic Bliss and that Anna Maria Horner print paired together! This one I just made for fun. I had the idea in my head and I just HAD to make it! Ever feel like that? Here's what the full top looks like. Finally got around to basting my Wonderland quilt too! I so love this line! It was actually harder for me to use the backing fabric that it was to cut into my last two charm packs! I really dig that patchwork print! I managed to baste my Scrappy Trip Along quilt too! I started with the backing fabric here and chose the prints for the front basted on that palette. Here's what that one looks like on top. Last but not least, I basted the quilt top I made for my mom months and months ago! Her favorite fabric line is Nest and I managed to get enough FQs to make her a throw. This is the full top view. It was a marathon of basting, though, sadly, I still have a few more quilt tops! For those of you who are curious, I use 505 basting spray which I buy at www.sewforless.com I have a basting video tutorial here.

Blocks, blocks and more blocks! Yay! My Mrs. Miller's Apprentice quilt top is pieced and on the way to Val for quilting. I'm elated over how it turned out. Before sewing the top together, I took a few photos of the sampler blocks. I think this is the best way to see fabrics, don't you? Yup....Fabrics are luscious on the bolt, but seeing them pieced in blocks gives a whole different perspective...to see how they play together. Do you love playing with fabric and putting fun combinations together? That's one of my favorite parts of piecing. If you're considering making Mrs. Miller's Apprentice, you should know that the blocks are constructed with simple, common piecing units. I so enjoy sampler blocks. It's an adventure with each new block. Now that the top is done and off to be quilted, all the technical writing is taking place. I like piecing blocks a whole lot more than writing, but it's part of the job. I'm writing the instructions and figuring out what graphics will be needed. Then I'll have some fun doing something new....writing the fictional diary that will tell the story each month of Mrs. Miller and her apprentice. Once all of that is done, the patterns will go to a proofreading editor. The quilt will be bound and professionally photographed. And, finally....printing and distribution. It takes one year to produce a block of the month and I really do love it! Yesterday marked 6 weeks post op from my knee replacement surgery. Joy!! It's healing very well and I'm doing great with PT. So, so happy it's over. I'm still sewing and working on my super secret scrappy project. I will begin assembly very soon. Oh...I am so jazzed about this quilt. Next week, I'll be traveling to the Kansas City area. I'll be teaching at Stitching With The Stars in Lee's Summit, MO. This awesome venue is hosted by Quilter's Station which is also one of THE BEST quilt shops in the US!! Can't wait...good times are coming and truth be told....I will be happy to get out of the house for awhile. Oh...and I can't forget about the awesome BBQ!!! Hope you're enjoying your summer. As soon as the humidity calms down, I'll go sit on the deck and stitch a bit. Be well...

***WARNING... if you don't like photos of quilty things... look away from this post! Well you asked for it... so get ready for about a bajillion pictures of my home and the... Quilty Fun photo shoot! All of the projects featured in this post will be in the book! I have worked hard to create cute things for you to make ... I hope you like them! You can pre-order your copy here at 20% off:) Pictures are in no particular order:) Quilty Fun: Lessons in Scrappy Patchwork by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet Coming to YOUR sewing room October 1, 2013 Leave me some bloggy love and let me know how you enjoyed the show!!! Have a quilty kind of day... xx Lori

Here is block number #39 of the Deli Geese Block Project! Fergus I’m still listening to the Outlander series and now finishing up The Fiery Cross, book number five. Another headstrong and very much…

Here is block number #23 of the Deli Geese Block Project! Dear Ann Named for Ann Landers, whose real name is Esther Lederer, wrote the Ann Landers advice column for almost fifty years. I am using u…