Welcome to week 5 of the VINTAGE BOWTIE FANCY SEW ALONG! Can you even believe it?! SCHEDULE THIS WEEK: MAKE REMAINING BLOCKS This week, it’s time to finish your remaining blocks! If you are making the larger quilt, you should have about 30 blocks to finish, and if you are making the small version, you should have 12 left (that is…if you are following our schedule). I see that so many of you have flown past our weekly suggestions and are moving on to assembly which is so fun to see! I have also loved seeing…
The August 2024 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting (APQ) is LIVE, again exploring the conversation on modern vs. traditional quilting! This is our fourth out of six and we are so happy with how it worked out once again. For this issue, I asked Emily Dennis of QUILTY LOVE to join me. Emily is known for her crisp, clean designs and contemporary use of color. We decided to use Flying Geese units to create our quilts, and Emily’s version even made the APQ cover! Congrats Emily… it looks so good! You will most definitely want to…
It’s week 4 of our Fig Friend Feature – this time, the ARGYLE SWEATER QUILT. I love this quilt as much for the block as for the secondary pattern it creates when assembled… it is a wonderful one for that for sure. I can imagine this one in some many different color groupings! Finished Size: 64″ x 82″ – Pieced by the lovely Thelma Childers and Quilted by Diana Johnson. I first “met” Thelma many years ago when I started following her lovely instagram account, @thelmacupcakesndaisies. You will most definitely want to check…
In case you missed it, we skipped last week for a little break, block 22 [SECOND STAR], which was designed by Jackie MacDonald of SWEETFIRE ROAD. You can check out her blog post, featuring her block, HERE. This week’s designer is Sarah Watts of RUBY STAR SOCIETY and her block is called FALLING STAR. Be sure to check out Sarah’s WEBSITE to learn all about what she has to offer! OUR BLOCK #23: FALLING STAR (6″ Finished) …… PIECING INSTRUCTIONS: Instead of scrappy half-square triangle (HST) units, I opted for flying geese to…
Welcome to the first box of the 2024 LITTLE BOX OF FIGS subscription. For those of you who are subscriberes… I am so glad you have joined us for this quilty adventure! For those of you who grabbed one of our limited EXTRA BOXES, congrats and we hope you enjoy the single box! If you’d like more information on our LITTLE BOX OF FIGS subscription, please be sure to read all the way to the bottom for some answers to FAQs. …… BOX REVEAL: THE SUMMER BOX …… MAIN PROJECT: TEA FOR TWO QUILT If you follow along with our…