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Welcome back! I am so excited for MODA BLOCKHEADS to start up again, aren’t you?! There are (30) more quilt blocks to explore here in Group 2, and we are continuing our theme of stars all the way to July! As a reminder, over here at Fig Tree we are working all the way through using the blocks from the first set and this year’s set for one quilt. If you aren’t sure what MBH is all about -and/or- you want to see my blog posts for the GROUP 1 blocks, be sure…
Welcome back! I hope you all enjoyed your holiday festivities and had a very MERRY CHRISTMAS! We are back for week 2 of the LOG CABIN SEW ALONG… THIS WEEK Our assignment for this week is to start sewing blocks. Our aim is 20 total. I have to admit, these are so addicting, and although 20 feels like a lot, you may just surprise yourself at how quickly they come together! TIPS/HINTS FROM SUSAN [@thefeltedpear] LAYOUT OPTIONS The “pinwheel”-style layout shown in the American Patchwork & Quilting magazine is just the beginning! Check out these…
GATHER MATERIALS Be sure you have the American Patchwork & Quilting February 2024 issue, as you will need that for all the pattern instructions and fabric requirements. You can pick up your copy at your local quilt shop, at major newsstands, or digitally from the American Patchwork & Quilting website. You can get your copy from them HERE, or just the article itself HERE , -OR- (hint, hint) you may want to look into an annual subscription when you consider the price of one issue – take a look at their site! Then, decide on your fabrics. Most importantly…
Another fun 12 DAYS SALE offering was our PRESENTS UNDER THE TREE/HOLIDAY GIFTS quilt kit, featuring a lovely new fabric collection from my friend Vanessa of Lella Boutique, CHRISTMAS EVE. Although all our kits sold out, this is a super simple, beginner-friendly, and quick Christmas quilt throw created with just a handful of mini charms and a few Bella solids…and because of that, we wanted to make the pattern sheet available separately, so that if you’d like, you can still whip this up in time for this holiday season! Find it HERE. The best…
Welcome back quilty friends. Our 4th and final GIFT WEEK 2023 post is here! I hope you’re inspired by Susan’s guest blog posts over the last 2 weeks. I know I sure am! Every year I save all kinds of ornament ideas and then I usually run out of time to make many of them. But this year I am totally inspired, aren’t you? In addition to today’s ornaments… we are having a special ORNAMENT YOUTUBE TUTORIAL on Saturday so come on back on Saturday morning to see me live and…