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Out of This World FREE Block #1

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies I am SO excited with my 2019 Block of the Month theme "Out of this World"!! Today is the day for Block #1.. Did you know this is my 6th year of designing, writing and hosting a Free Mystery Block of the Month (BOM) for FreeQuiltPatterns.info. If you are new to my sew alongs, read at the end to learn how this one works. Do you have a love of all things Space like I do? Did you watch the moon landings and get hooked? Do you work in the space industry? Do you... Read more →

Block #9 Christmas Figs

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies Block #9 is FUN!! Even if you do like me and make some wrong, which is pretty hard to make some wrong, but I did it and have a 'save' to show you. As always the Red & Green is just like the quilt in the book. I am doing the tips with Something Blue Fabric as I make a 2nd quilt How This Works: The Book is Required, it has the sampler of 20 blocks and the book has 10 additional projects using the blocks. CLICK HERE for Supply list for both colors... Read more →

A fun FREE small quilt to make!

I'm the last month of the Fat Quarter shops year of color bundles, and my bundle is, I'm sure you know.... Red!! I was so excited when the color choices came out and I was able to select the red month, yeah! I have a project you can do super fast to enjoy the bundle. Also it's fabulous to add to your collection to enhance your red stack. Mine seems get used up so quickly. Red Fat Quarter Bundle Here they are .... so yummy! Red Fat Quarter Bundle For my project I'm pairing the red with pale pinks that... Read more →

I'm on the Vintage Home Sewing book tour, with a Giveaway!

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies When my friend Beverly of Flamingo Toes wrote and told me about her book and tour, I was so excited to see her book! She does fantastic tutorials at her website so I knew the directions would be amazing. She has loads of step by step photos for each project. Look how cute the cover is!! She has 8 super darling projects in this book ranging from the quilt to darling coasters. All in her signature style of easy and fun to make things. Bev used her own fabric line, then did each project... Read more →

Button Club - Shine + a Free Pattern AND Giveaway!

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies This month the button ladies collection is called 'Shine' with a darling bee, flowers and yummy yellow and lavender buttons! Just Another Button company has ideas for using the buttons on 6" Finished block size projects.. and ONE is FREE ... And keep reading... I have a giveaway, just for fun, at the end! I turned their FREE Sunshine pattern into a mug rug. I think it might be a gift for someone special. What I used: This set of buttons comes in your Year 3 of the Button Lover's Club series. Bev's Darling... Read more →