PS-Mini Madness Plus More Mini-ness

Don't forget to download Mini madness download HERE today before its gone tomorrow! Tomorrow there will be a new video and new lesson plan available!

Connecting threads has also announced on their blog they will be having a monthly mini's club and do a sew-along to go with it each month in 2015!  You can take a peek on their forums HERE.  The January quilt kit (right) can be purchased HERE or if you are just wanting to pick up the pattern you wait until the first week of each month to pick it up.  They are also having their end of year sale HERE where everything is marked 20%-60% off their already super low prices for fabric!

Mini-Quilts must be the focus this year, not only have I been seeing them on my friends' blog pages, but even Craftsy is leaving some tips for binding your mini-quilts (see HERE).  Speaking of Craftsy, be sure to check out their free quilting Mini-classes HERE before they replace them with new offerings for 2015. Once you are in a class they keep you enrolled even after they stop offering the class, like the BOM for 2014.

I'd better be off as tomorrow I start my yearly fabric wash, trim and organization project!

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Shanna

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to you and your families! May your week be filled with light and cheer!

Ziona has had her beanbag in place for presents opening for a few days now.  It was exciting to see her open presents for the first Christmas she will remember!  Husband bought me some wonderful gifts that I can't wait to show you, tomorrow!

Time to go Skype with the family!

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Shanna

Christmas Sewing

I swiped this picture from Pat Sloan today, but unfortunately it's rather true this year!

I also signed up for another pattern testing to be done in the next two weeks!  This one I am rather excited about because its something for my daughter. We are still working out the pattern-testing on the other one I mentioned was Shanna-sized, so I am going to throw another muslin at it on Friday once revisions are released again.  I really can't wait to share both of them with you.  I can tell you that I used the fabric below!

Now its time to get back to work!

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Shanna

Modern Building Blocks of the Month-November

I have been tied up with last minute Christmas gift making, a pattern test, & a chest cold.  In amongst those happenings I completed my Modern Building Blocks of the Month for the Month of November, and on Thursday I picked up my next block.

November Block their kit:

November Block, My fabrics:

I am seriously considering just making a purple and blue quilt, but not just with batiks, but rather use a mixture of fabrics(basically only what I have on hand).  I bought the first add on kit-a set of 6 small 6" blocks in November, but I haven't touched them yet.

October's Block HERE

I am linking up to:
BOM's Away with Lyn @ What a Hoot Quilts

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Shanna

Mini Madness!

McCall's Quilting has a wonderful series, the videos are free each week they air, so be sure to check them out before they go away HERE  I am super-excited about the idea of using up some scraps by taking part in the mini-creations!  What do you like about mini-quilts?  Are they something you make often?


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Shanna

Modern Building Blocks of the Month

This is Fig Tree's Lovely Version (Source)

My local Quilt Shop started up their yearly BOM which for them starts in October.  This year I signed up for the Third Thursday BOM (they have 2 others, First Saturday BOM and 3rd Saturday BOM).  I have to admit that I told myself I wasn't going to do it, this year I planned to get caught up on all the BOM's that have come before.  BUT then I happen to be at the LQS when they were presenting the upcoming BOM clubs and I caved.  Its easy to talk myself into it and my daughter certainly didn't help by telling me she liked this particular quilt for me.

The plan is that I will get 12 blocks, patterns with fabrics for the club sign-up fee of $5.  Well that is if I bring my finished block back each month, show it and then I receive the next block for free.  They plan to sell the little blocks in 6 block packs, then the larger blocks by themselves.  I sincerely love Fig Tree Quilts version above, however I am not certain I want to buy the large block kits, so I am considering purchasing the whole pattern itself from the Fat Quarter Shop (HERE). I like the idea of someday making it all with a two-color scrap way like this lovely Red & White set found on the Moda Blog HERE.

October Block their kit:

October Block, My fabrics:

In the meantime, I have decided to make their monthly blocks and then use my own fabrics to make a duplicate block.  Just to give you more eye-candy, check out the quilting on a finished version of the original quilt HERE

I am linking up to:
BOM's Away with Lyn @ What a Hoot Quilts

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Shanna

Don't forget today starts this year's Giveaway Day @ Sew Mama Sew!!!

Oh So Colorful...Triangley Finish

Yes, It is finally finished!  I cannot even begin to tell you how long I have been working on this project.  I can tell you what a stretch it was for me to think modernly and not uniformly for once and the super bright colors, oh my!  For this Quilt I started with a set of 6" Charm squares, cut them into triangles and paired them up with a white on white print (also cut into triangles).  The goal was random, modern and to try to get all the rain drops going the same direction--downward.  It is offset with a bright orange swirl fabric and a lime green strip for the binding.  The backing uses the blue fabric with the same swirls, paired with the left over Orange from squaring up the sides (equal sized strips were put on all sides before trimming the offset).  I used a free-motion swirl stitch that was inspired by something I saw on Leah Day's blog, but please don't look too closely, I am not as perfect as her stitchery yet!

I am linking up this week to:

Thank Goodness It's Finished Fridays with Laura @Quokkaquilts
WHOOP, WHOOP Fridays @Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Link A Finish Friday @ Richard & Tanya Quilt

Finish It Up Friday @ Crazy Mom Quilts
Needle & Thread Thursday @My Quilt Infatuation

Thanks for stopping by today!

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Shanna

Don't forget Monday starts this year's Giveaway day @ Sew Mama Sew!!!

Color of the Year!

Pantone's color of the year for 2015..drumroll please...Marsala..huh?  I have to admit I wasn't as thrilled about it until I gave it more thought.  It would certainly make a lovely lipstick shade, and so I wonder how we might use it in quilting.

Then I saw this beautiful colorway at Design-seeds yesterday and now I am a fan.  Wouldn't this make a lovely quilt?  What do you think of the Pantone Color for 2015? What have you thought of the previous years' picks?  Did you find yourself focusing on Orchid this year (2014) or Emerald in 2013?

Thanks for stopping by today!

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Shanna

Don't forget Monday starts this year's Giveaway day @ Sew Mama Sew!!!

Farmer Wife Friday

I have said it for about a year and half, but in 2015 I am going to do it!  Well start it at least!    My plan is to show you what I have completed every Friday until I am done.  I am going to be honest with you, though my goal is to make atleast 1 block every week, there will be weeks I fail this and other weeks where I will be pumping out 6 blocks.  This time I am approaching this as a journey rather than a scheduled plan.  How many of you are going to work on a sampler quilt from a book this next year?  This will all have to wait to start until after the Grand Illusion Mystery is finished!

Thanks for stopping by today!

*\o/* Cheers

Shanna