Blogger's Quilt Festival Modern Quilt Category!!

Amy of Amy's Creative Side is holding the Fabulous Blogger's Quilt Festival this week!!

Modern Dresden by SewPsyched! Pattern is copyright protected. 

I am entering Modern Dresden, my Quilt Con 2016 entry, into the Modern Quilts category.

How do you think it will do??? 

She was washed at least 3 times before she went to Quilt Con, and I love her wrinkly texture.

I've never done applique before, but I got better with each of the dresdens ;)) 

Next time I make this pattern, I will use fusible behind them! Lol!!! 

Modern Dresden lives at my son's house in LA, now. Nothing in this world could make me happier than that! Don't you love it when your kids want your work? Love Love Love went into every part of this bed runner :) 

Please stop by and check out all of the other marvelous entrants to the Blogger's Quilt Festival!!!

And VOTE FOR MINE!! ;0

XOXO!!

Lori

If you would like to pattern test this pattern for me, please contact me, below :))

Linking up with the fabulous
Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish It Up Friday
Go  check out the quilts!!

The 2017 Quilter's Planner is now on Pre-Sale!

Each Month has a weekly spread with a different FREE quilt block pattern,

And my block Parisian Tiles is the first week of September and in ALL of the print ads! Woo!

You can tailor the Planner to suit your needs.

There is a daily top three to help you keep on track,

Each page has TO-Do lists and Notes, for Quilting, Work, and Personal Life!

Each Month also has it's own full view calendar,

In addition, there are Projects at a Glance sheets, so handy for those of us with Quilter's ADD!

And, there are also Project Planning Pages where you can plan your projects and keep track of your designs!

AND, there are graph paper and quilting practice pages!!

I have to honestly tell you, the Quilter's Planner has saved my bacon on more than one occasion! It SO helps with the Quilter's ADD :) You can keep family, work, and quilting or craft projects in order of importance and organized so that you can get to everything, without having multiple planners or notebooks. And, this year, there is a mini planner that you can take on the go!!! Sign me up!!

So, as if all of that good in one place wasn't enough, you also get FREE patterns from world famous designers, right in the planner, and Quilter's references as well!!

Check out the quilt that got me started in Modern Quilting, Christa Watson's Chevrons! Free in the Quilter's Planner!

What’s Included This Year?

This year’s edition is  full of improvements made from the comments and suggestions you provided, including:

Weekly and Monthly Calendar Pages

Laminated Cover and Tabs to Last All Year 

Beautiful Quilt Photography from the Coast of Maine, by Kitty Wilkin of Night Quilter

More Project Planning Pages

More Quilt Patterns by Top Designers(14 to be exact!), in a Digital Download Format 

Stickers for Adding Flare to Your Planning Pages 

A Pocket on the Back Cover 

Weekly Block Designs (with links to full online tutorials)

Weekly Free Motion Quilting Designs (and links to how-to videos!) 

A Small, Elegant, Companion Book for When You’re on the Go (Add-On Upgrade)

A Color Chart from Cloud9 Fabrics, Cirrus Solids, to help you choose the perfect fabric for your next quilt 

Here is the link to buy your Quilter's Planner while it is on Pre-Sale. Hurry up, though, they ran out early, last year!! Give the page a second to load and please do watch Stephanie's delightful video :)

I'll be making my quilt Parisian Tiles in these two colorways, A 3-D version, and a Nautical version:

Would you like to join me?? Let's start next weekend, August 5-7 and quilt together!!

The pattern and tutorial can be found on my post, here. 

I hope to see you then!!

XX!

Lori

Linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts for 
Finish It Up Friday! Woo!

Paperie SewTogether Bag

Today's Finish is my Paperie SewTogether Bag. 

Made with scraps from my Paperie

Piller of Lurve! 

And, man, is it lurverly!!

I hand stitched around all of the red and orange heart shaped leaves from the Gathering Blooms Panel, 

Then matchstick quilted in Aurifil Seafoam(2835), Light Pink(2423), and Off White(2021) all across the front panel. I only use Aurifil when I sew, and it works like a dream in my Pfaff, Janome and vintage Singer.

When you're constructing your Sewtogether Bag, and you want to add a fancy outside, be sure to cut your pieces extra long and wide, as you will embellish them Before you trim them and sew the bag together. If you begin with sides cut to the correct finished size, your bag will probably shrink and be smaller on the outside than it should be. So cut large and trim down, later!

On the other side, I used scraps of my favorite quotes from Amy's wonderful Paperie fabric, Quoted. So marvelous!! Then I fit in bits of the leftover scraps that were less than 2.5 inches, because I could not bear to lose them and wanted to see them every day. 

And the Answer to the Question, of course!!

I used Eponine as the outside sides, and Manuscript as the binding... I can see owning yards and yards of this marvelous print! 

I used a felt heart as my needle rest :)

And lined each zipper opening in velvet ribbon, with zippers to match. I placed the ribbon lower on the mint zipper pocket, to underline the wonderful quotes that Amy chose to use. Sigh!! Happiness!

The pocket interiors are Kona solids that sing with the Paperie line. The back lining is Happily Ever After, and the inside sides are Cosette. Find the entire line shown with names, here. 

The bottom is a section of the Gathering Blooms Panel, I added this to the pattern as I wanted extra space at the top of my bag, over the zippers, in case I needed to put a 4"square cutting template or other large object into the bag for safe keeping while I travelled to and fro.

Sweetness!!

Go and grab some Paperie as fast as you can!! It's limited edition and when it's gone, it's gone!! 

That Happily Ever After heart print comes in wide for backings, too!! Drool!!

And as if knowing that all of this lovely is out in the world, wasn't enough, my sponsor, Calico Cat Fabrics, has some very nice sales going on for you!!

I kid you not, she has Tula Pink Plum Ship Shape on sale for $3.69 a half yard. Sheer lunacy!!

Tanya has also just gotten entire ranges of novelty prints, so if a Dr Who Sewtogether Bag needs to be in your future, or a Sewing Themed bag, or Campers  (I mean, Campers!! So cute!!!), or Disney, hop on over and check her out!  All of her Riley Blake and Lecien are on sale until they're GONE!!

So Much Fun!!!

Moose slip on the ice, too ;)

XX!

Lori

Linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish it up Friday :) 

Karen Lewis Stash Additions and a Marvelous Sale!

I returned from Sewtopia to find a *Few* stash additions waiting at my door. As you do, you know...

This luscious Full Panel Club Bundle had arrived from Karen Lewis Textiles. I love how well they go with her pattern from Issue 16 of Quilt Now (available from Pink Castle Fabrics). I adore this mag!! Every single thing in it is first class.
These are her actual screen printed fabrics. What luscious colors!!! And I adore that she has made them herself, and sent them along. I really admire that artistic spirit. I don't think I'll achieve her brilliance, but Someday, I'd like to try my hand at screen printing, wouldn't you? In the meantime, you can join the fabric clubs for half or full panel bundles every two months, or sign up for a full year. If you sign up for January, you will be part of a fun project Karen has going on that includes these desperados!!!

Hee Hee!!! You better bet I already signed up!!!

And these fabulous bundles of Blueberry Park Joy (Bright and Neutral) happened to fall into my bag over at Sewtopia... Or that's the story I'm telling. Not the story where I spotted them across a crowded lobby and lunged like a rabid Vertblatten to reach them before anyone else saw them... And don't you tell that story, either!! 

Now all I have to add to my collection is the Cool Colorway, available through Suppose Fabric Shop. I cannot tell you how much I love this Mother Daughter fabric shop. I'll have a whole post about them, for you, later :) 

But what I REALLY wanted to tell you about is the Cyber Monday SALE that is going to happen over at Calico Cat Fabrics!!! Holy smokes does she have some lovely fabric!! Tanya and I have three coupons for you, so write them down! 

CYBER25 - $25 off of any purchase of $100 or more. (Christmas gifts, anyone??? That's 25% off!!)

CYBERFREE - Free domestic shipping on any order between $50 and $99.99. (See what she's done there?! Saved you a bundle on all of your smaller orders, ya?)

INTERNATIONAL10 - $10 off of shipping on any International order of $95 and Up. In my experience, that's almost half off of International shipping!!! Unless you can buy even more than I can, which I DARE you to try to do!! 

So what should you do??? Write these coupon codes down, and head on over to Calico Cat Fabrics, Now, to see what you just can't live without, and be ready to jump on that fabric bandwagon first thing Monday morning 11/30/15. Wooooooooo! 

We've finally had snow over here in Alaska. First real snow of the year and a hopeful start to a fabulous winter. At last!!! 

Wishing you and yours a Wonderful and Peaceful Thanksgiving!!!

XO!

Lori

How to encourage and support those with silent chronic conditions. Show the Love!

So there I am, lying on the floor of the workroom, pins sticking into my arms and legs, covered with thread and the piecing I am  hanging on my design wall, the bruising ladder across my body. A yardsale scrabble of everything from the sewing table is scattered across the room. The iron scorches its way through my cutting mat.

"What the hell", I think?? And then, 'Ow", but, "What the Hell??!"

How did I get here? Why am I on the ground? Did we have an earthquake? Where are the cats??? Did I break anything? 
I pick up the iron, remove all of the pins from my arms, and thighs, and apply liberal amounts of neosporin. I am glad not to have landed on any with my face. My pins have been everywhere. Everywhere. On that romantic trip to Maui, to the Galapagos, to visit my Sis in Yuma... on jaunts during a life being lived.
Strange, I think. I must be dehydrated. 

And then it happens Again. Cross country skiing on a sunny blue bird day with the Dawg and the Hubster. And then Again that same day, on that same family outing. My husband can't understand why I am so stiff. Neither can I. The Dawg keeps refusing to leave my side. The cats have become barnacles, fastening onto me the moment I am still. 
I am so stiff, I can barely move. Exhaustion overwhelms me, permeates my soul. I need help getting up from any sitting position, am too tired to stand to iron. Can't get out of the tub by myself. "Dammit!" I think, "I've got work to do!!"

And then Again, in the snow on a hike, out in the glorious backcountry. 
Seven miles from home. 
Just me and the Dawg.
It takes me four hours to stumble and stagger my way back through the foot deep snow. A twenty something laughs at me as I near the trailhead, and home. Thinking I am drunk. Or something else, more shameful. The Dawg patiently props me at her side as I try to lift a leg out of the snow to take a step. Then, exhausted, subside into the cold wetness to rest. Then struggle up to take another excruciatingly slow step. And then another. And finally up the hill, 150 feet and 30 minutes, to home. 
No one offers a hand or expresses concern to see someone's Mom struggling to return to home and safety. Bizarre, I think.
I am embarrassed. Deeply, Deeply Embarrassed. 

Then, out of the blue Again, two solid months spent laying on the floor, Vertigo spinning and rolling like a runaway carnival ride from one of those awful '70's monster movies. Lights flashing and sounds warping. Barfing like no tomorrow. Every day, all day. Unending. Nights spent on my side, at the edge of the bed, so that I could roll slightly to throw up in the garbage can placed on the floor, at my side.  My friend Loretta comes to hold my hand and empty the clear fluid from the trash can, for me. I get vertigo, too, she says. Does it last this long, I ask? Concerned, she shakes her head. I make an appointment with an Ear Nose and Throat doctor (ENT). My own doctor says it's just menopause. "What, do you think? You're special?", she says, "Do you think you don't have to go through this like everyone else does?" She's been telling me this for Four Years.  She tells me I am a hypochondriac for wanting to see another doctor. I go anyway. I am not a Freak. Begging for attention. At least, I don't think so...

I cancel my first appointment, because I am too dizzy to drive. My husband travels for work. My son lives thousands of miles away. I make another appointment and wait 2 months for it to arrive. There are no doctors who specialize in Vertigo, in the entire state of Alaska. The one who did, has just retired at the age of 78.

As I wait for my appointment, half thinking I am a lunatic, and half angry for believing that, I have increasingly frequent vertigo and lose the hearing in my left ear. I cannot walk upright. I cannot read. I cannot use a computer. I cannot hear on the phone. I cannot meet my obligations. I break a finger when I accidentally close it in a drawer when I have a sudden attack. I spill a pot of boiling soup over my hand and get third degree burns. I begin to go out less and less. I spend the two months home-bound, not able to drive, too embarrassed about staggering and stumbling everywhere, to go out without my husband, and his arm to lean on. Using the computer becomes an impossibility as the light and typing make the vertigo much worse. I begin to drop things more frequently. I stumble to the end of my road and back, 3/4 of a mile, several times a day, in order to get outside, where the vertigo is less. One of my neighbors begins to come out as I go by, and leer at me. I ignore him and continue on with the Dawg at my side. It is my fervent wish that she will bite him. If she doesn't, I think, I just might. His ankles anyway, since I'll be laying on the ground. 

Having unexplained and unexpected vertigo is like being mugged. Something comes out of nowhere and takes everything you have worked so hard your entire life, for, for no reason, and leaves you shaken and mauled, on the ground. Then you get up and tell yourself that you were in the wrong place at the wrong time. That you shouldn't eat this, shouldn't do that. Slowly, your life returns to normal, and you can work again, albeit less. Slowly, you forget what being mugged was like. The terror. The Fear just after, everywhere you go, everything you do. Slowly, you get most of your life back, although it will never be the same. A different life now, but maybe one almost as good. 
Then it happens again. Out of the blue. Everything gone. Everything taken away. And you struggle to your feet again, bruised and bleeding, and with less faith. You pare your life back so that what you think you did wrong, won't cause this to happen again. You go out less. You worry that it will happen again, and that it's your fault. You wonder what of a million possible factors that may or may not be under your control, contributed to this awful event happening again. Then it happens again. And Again. AND AGAIN. Many people with silent illnesses never venture out. Many, many, take their own lives. 

My appointment arrives. I park in the parking garage, the sequence of poles making my head spin. I stagger up to the front entrance, where the attendants smile kindly, and open the door for me, telling me how to get to the elevators. There are three floors of glass enclosed stairs in front of me. A vertiginous nightmare. I am overwhelmingly thankful for their kindness, and for the fact that they haven't laughed at me, or treated me as if I am a freak. It's just an ear infection, I think, perpetuated by the broken nose from the car accident. I'll get this fixed in a jiffy with some antibiotics and, maybe, nose surgery.

I sit in a cold, empty room, eyes closed because the fluorescent lights make me dizzy and nauseous. Palms sweating because I am certain he will tell me I am a hypochondriac, and that this is all in my head. The door opens and the doctor walks in. He looks at me, slumped, deaf and desperate. Three seconds later he asks me, "Do you have a thyroid problem? Have you ever heard of Meniere's Disease?" Three seconds to make the diagnosis that gives me most of my life back. And allows me to come to peace with what can be of my life, and make more beauty out of the rest. Three seconds to act like a human to someone lost and in need. Three seconds to re-teach me something I have known all of my life. How to be kind to others. How to care even if you don't know what they're going through. How to have empathy. Three seconds to humanity. 

It's been several months now, and every day, three times a day, I do vestibular rehabilitation, so that my brain knows where my body is in space and time. I have changed my entire life around, to make it work so that I can do what I want to do. What I NEED to do. To not let others down. To perform at my best. To be reliable. To do what I say I am going to do. 

To not cancel my life and exist in Fear.

Fear of failure. Fear of missed opportunity, Fear of what others think, if, no WHEN, they see me stumble, Fear of disappointing others and what they want to see me do and become, Fear of having a sudden attack and killing someone's beloved family with my car. 

Fears big and small, Fears real and unreal. Fears to freeze and inactivate, Fears that lead to a despair so deep that many with chronic disorders can't get out, so drown. Fears perceived, Fears that deceive and lie, Fears that dominate. 

Fear is no place to live. Fear is for dying. Little by little as it pares away at your soul, and who you are. I refuse Fear. 

I Refuse to Live in Fear. This is My Life. The only one I'm getting. I will not exist in Fear of failure because I will have an attack and miss a deadline. I now know and have practiced how to schedule my time so that that will not happen. Fear of missed opportunity. Strange, how life teaches us our lessons, whether we want them or not, isn't it? I have had to learn to take life at a much slower pace. To live in the moment, to cherish that moment. To be where I am and with whom I am with. I notice color and smell so much more. I enjoy life fully. I rest when I need, and run every day. I deeply regret working two jobs and going to grad school while raising my son as a single parent. I now know, even more than I ever did, that time spent with him is worth more than any grocery or sport at school. But sometimes, you need do do what you need to do. But I wish I had the knowledge then, that I have now. Opportunities are there. Plan how to take advantage of them in proper time. Stick to the plan. Time is precious, don't waste it. Be present. BE. Be you. Don't let what you think others will/are thinking keep you from going out and living your life. Do your best. Take time. Be loving. 

When you see me out and about, I will not be using a cane, so that people can know why I stumble. If they want to know why, they can ask. I will be moving through life as if it were a ballet. Because I choose to see the beauty in each moment, and choose to dwell there, rather to rush from task to task and thing to thing. I may stumble, I may look a wee bit crazed. I may take a brief break to stabilize myself. But then, Won't you come join me for a walk in the flowers, or a cup of joe and a chat about the fam?  A making of a quilt and a memory together? You'll find me in the midst of things, hearing people's stories, occasionally gripping a table edge, and Happy to be there. With You. Living.

Here are several other silent chronic disorders. This is not an all inclusive list, but folks with these disorders look perfectly fine from the outside. Won't you touch their hand and smile into their eyes and tell them you're there? Click on the link to see what you can say to them, or to learn more.

Lupus
Meniere's Disease
Arthritis and chronic pain
Autoimmune disorders such as Type 1 Diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Rheumatoid Arthritis
Anxiety
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Fibromialgia
Chronic Migraine
Crohn's Disease

You can expect to see lots of quilting, and pics, and love over here at SewPsyched! in the coming years, but you will also see some pieces that I am doing to help increase awareness of vestibular disorders. I hope that they help to spread the word so that people can live their lives more fully. 

XX!

Lori

SewPsyched! Quilt Auction for Charity! Plus Quilt

SewPsyched! CareAlong

It's time for another SewPsyched! CareAlong, where you bid on a hand made piece, and half of the proceeds go to a Charity or Person of your choice!! Last year, we raised $400 for Charities all across America! 

WOO!

This year, I am auctioning off my marvelous Being Charming Is A Plus Quilt.

This lap quilt measures 58 1/2" x 46" and is a bright bundle of wrinkly goodness!!

I used all Aurifil 50 wt cotton thread in the construction and quilting of this lap quilt. She is so soft!!

I used all Kona Cottons Solid fabrics in this Plus quilt. They are already so soft after only one wash, but because they are broadcloth, they will wear like iron and keep their colors bright, so your favorite recipient will have this little quilt FOREVER!

I love this little quilt so much, that I almost can't bear to part with her.

My Husband may never forgive me for sending her on!

I mean, just check out that wrinkly goodness!!

I quilted her with Wonky lines and outlined the Pluses, so that she is as interesting from the back, as she is from the front...

 The backing is Kona Cotton in Chartreuse. This picture does not do it justice. It is a vibrant, fun color!

The Being Charming Is A Plus Quilt is bound with Ombre grey fabric, so that she shimmers around the edges like a charming folk do :) I used Lynne Goldworthy's method of binding, so that she can take a lot of dragging or hanging around. 

Now, don't you think you  need this quilt for your favorite Math Teacher, littlest Kiddo or that favored Man in your life??? 

How It Works:

• You bid on the quilt on Instagram, on Facebook, or by emailing me. I will be updating all three avenues, continually.
• Opening bid is USD $150.00 This is how much it cost me to make the quilt, not including time and love :)
• Winning bid is notified via the avenue through which you bid (Instagram, Facebook, email)
• You pay SewPsyched! through Paypal.
•  You choose your charity, and I will Paypal them the proceeds, immediately. I also forward you the receipt. 

Bidding begins

October 2, 2015

8 am Alaska Time

12 Noon Eastern Time

10 am Central Time

9 am Pacific Time

5 pm in the UK and the EU,

and

2 am FRIDAY October 3 in Melbourne

If you purchase this Being Charming Is A Plus Quilt, and are from outside of the USA, I will pay HALF of your shipping costs. Because I so appreciate folks who want to give back to others!

Let's get out there and do some good in the World!!

Last year's recipients were:

Catholic Charities

Seeing Eye Dog Program

Ovarian Cancer Research

Bat Research

Breast Cancer Research

Shelters for Abused Women and Children 

and an individual's entire stash for a year!!

See ya FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2!!

XOXOXO!!

Lori

Oh my Gosh!! I could snuggle up and take a nap, right now!!!!

Soooo soft!

Linking up with the ever Fabulous

Crazy Mom Quilts for 

Finish it up Friday :)

2015 Fabri-Quilt New Block Blog Hop 60 free patterns!

Welcome to SewPsyched!!

Today concludes the Fabri-Quilt New Block Blog Hop 2015, where more than 60 bloggers bring you unique quilt block designs for FREE!! Make sure to stop by all of the blogs listed at the end of this post to get your free patterns, and enter the giveaways! 

My block is Modern Dogwood. I hope you like it!!

Each of the bloggers on this hop were generously given 6 Fat Eights of Prairie Cloth Cotton Solids by Fabri-Quilt, and challenged to make a 12 1/2 x 12 1/2" block (12x12, finished size). I chose to use all 6 colors as a personal challenge to stretch myself and my design skills.

The Watermelon Summer bundle includes Chartreuse, Turquoise, Coral, Aqua, Lapis Blue, and White. Such delicious and evocative colors!

And in real life,

I cannot wait to make this into a quilt!!! If you choose to make a quilt top, check on back for full details on fabric requirements, and block sizes. 

Here are a couple of layouts I think you might like :)

When you put Modern Dogwood together with just one background color, you get a secondary pattern of a new flower with a pinwheel center. And who doesn't need pinwheels flirting in their garden??! 

OOH! What about fussy cutting some cuties flying kites for those centers?? Or perchance a Unicorn or two??

Or how about with Midnight Blue flowers, and one background color?

Or check out the two color background option!

Notice how the secondary patterns really emerge? I like how the aqua makes circles and the chartreuse pinwheels spin away in their flowers. Fun!!

Tutorial:

Materials for one block:

(1) fat Eighth of each of 6 different colors. I used the entire watermelon fat 8th for each block, and half or less of each of the other colors. 

Aurifil 2600 for piecing

Templates (at the end of the post)

Step 1: Prep

• Wash and press all fabric before beginning.
• Print, and cut out templates. You may wish to glue them to card stock if you're planning on making more than one block. 
• Print out outline block and color in the sections of the block so you know where each unit goes
• Label  A, B, C and D templates with the number of each color that you will be cutting. 

Step 2: Cutting

Using Templates A,B, C, D and E,

Chartreuse - 4(A)

Lapis - 1(E)

Turquoise - 4(B)

Aqua - 4(B), 2(D)

White - 4(A), 2(D)

Coral - 8(C), 4(D)

• Below, I will show how to fold F8ths to get the number of cuts necessary for each template, in order to make 4 blocks at once.

TIP: I like to use a dab of glue to hold the template temporarily in place as I cut.

Template D

Flower Petals (Coral) Templates D and C, folded in half and again (4 layers)

Template B

Flip Triangle Template A point down and cut next triangle immediately adjacent to first triangle,proceeding across the strip, flipping and cutting as you go.

Step 3: Sewing Units

Layout units in the form of the finished block.Beginning with corner units, sew all identical units for the block. 

Line up chartreuse and white A triangles at your machine and chain piece all of them in pairs. 

Press, with a dry iron, toward the Dark Side 

 Align Coral and Chartreuse/white unit on your machine, and chain piece 

Sew the Curved Petal blocks

**You may wish to increase your stitch length to 3.0, and use an edge stitch foot

 Fold curved unit, WST, and crease to mark the center of the curved edge,

Fold the Arch unit, RST, finger press to mark the center of the inside curve

Match centers, RST, and pin at center

 Pin beginning of curved edge, about 1/4" in,

Needle down in fabric, and PULLING THREADS to keep your fabric from sucking down into your machine, sew up to your first pin, 

Remove pin and sew to within 1/2" of center pin. STOP with your needle down. Remove pin.

Bring ends of curve together and pin 1/4" in from end, making sure that edges are even. Continue to sew along edge stretching fabrics so that edges meet, guiding fabric throughout.

Smooth and even!

Sew Center Unit

 Sew White Triangles,

 Press towards center block.

Add Aqua D Triangles. They will align exactly with the outside edges of the White D Triangles. Press toward Aqua.

Step 4: Assemble Block

Lay out units in columns,

Assemble side units into one strip, pressing towards the center, and pressing center seam toward dark fabric.

Assemble center section, pressing seams toward outside edge.

Sew sections together, nesting side seams, and pinning. Press all seams towards outside edge of block. Do not stretch block, simply press firmly. 

Yay! Modern Dogwood!!

Here is the PDF for the templates

A jillion thanks to our wonderful advisors and organizers, Yvonne @ QuiltingJetGirl, Stephanie @Late Night Quilter , Cheryl @Meadow Mist Designs and Terri Ann @Childlike Fascination ! Stop by their blogs to enter the giveaway of HALF YARDS of the Watermelon Summer fabrics!! Woo!!

I would also like to sincerely thank Fabri-Quilt for sponsoring this blog hop and so very generously giving more than 62 people free 6 packs of fat eighths. Won't you stop by their blog and see more of what other folks are up to?? Don't forget to enter the giveaway, there, too!!

(psst!! You will be seeing Stephanie on QNN soon!! Wowie!)

2015 Fabri-Quilt New Block Blog Hop Schedule

Monday, August 31st
Host – Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Kelly @Quilting it Out
Martha @Once a Wingnut
Irene @Patchwork and Pastry
Cassandra @The (not so) Dramatic Life
Andrea @The Sewing Fools
Bernie @Needle and Foot
Silvia @A Stranger View
Wanda @Wanda’s Life Sampler
Sandra @Musings of a Menopausal Melon
Vicki @Orchid Owl Quilts
Jess @Quilty Habit
Diana @Red Delicious Life
Chelsea @Patch the Giraffe
Margo @Shadow Lane Quilts
Renee @Quilts of a Feather

Tuesday, September 1st

Host – Cheryl @Meadow Mist Designs

Colleen @Colleen’s Custom Quilting
Josi @Avocado Quilts
Cindy @Sewing Moxie
Stephanie @Quilt’n Party
Cristy @Love You Sew
Sarah @Sarah Goer Quilts
Shelly @The Carpenter’s Daughter Who Quilts
Jayne @Twiggy & Opal
Sharla @Thistle Thicket Studio
Adrian @Making It – Family Food Quilts Crafts
Julie @Pink Doxies
Sarah @123 Quilt
Deanna @Stitches Quilting
Jane @Jolly and Delilah Quilts
Carrie @The Zen Quilter

Wednesday, September 2nd
Host – Stephanie @Late Night Quilter
Hannah @Modern Magnolia Studio
Cindy @Stitchin At Home
Abby @Hashtag Quilt
Lisa @Sunlight in Winter Quilts
Carrie @Chopping Block Quilts
Eleanor @Cat Approved Quilting
Brianna @The Iron and Needle
Tish @Tish’s Adventures in Wonderland
Jan @The Colorful Fabriholic
Sarah @Smiles Too Loudly
Beth @Cooking Up Quilts
Leanne @Devoted Quilter
Liz @LizzyClips Design
Kim @Leland Ave Studios

Kitty @Night Quilter

Thursday, September 3rd
Host – Terri Ann @Childlike Fascination
Robyn @Hoops & Thimbles
Helen @Midget Gem Quilts
Jinger @Trials of a Newbie Quilter
Anja @Anja Quilts
Kathryn @Upitis Quilts
Mary @Quilting is in my Blood
Emma @My Handmade Home
Francine @Mocha Wild Child
Dina @Living Water Quilter
Deb @The Farmhouse Quilter
Lori @SewPsyched!
Amy @13 Spools
Denise @CrafTraditions
Sandra @The Bias Edge

Sandra @One Million Stitches

XX!!!

Lori