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#littlemisssawtoothqal has officially kicked off.

#littlemisssawtoothqal has officially kicked off. Emails went out bright and early this morning detailing what gets done this first round (check your spam if you didn’t receive it). I’ve included all my tips on the four at a time flying geese and choosing fabrics for your quilt. .We are getting all the geese (star points) out of the way at the beginning! We can just focus on our block making afterward as we move forward. .In two weeks I’ll choose out first giveaway winner so don’t forget to post your progress, plus we all love seeing it! Spellcheck the #littlemisssawtoothqal <—— that’s the one we are using to connect. .Don’t forget that @meanderandmake and @havels_sewing will both be giving out a prize each round. Also @modernlystitched is our official longarm sponsor. She’s offering 20% off all longarming for any #littlemisssawtoothquilt ..Signups are still on the blog anytime you want to jump in. .Whew! I hope I didn’t forget anything. I cannot wait for this Christmas quilt!! Happy sewing everybody!

TOMORROW we begin #littlemisssawtoothqal . Are you

TOMORROW we begin #littlemisssawtoothqal . Are you ready?!?👏🏻🥳🤎💌🎈🥂🌻🧵👏🏻

I wanted pictures in front of our towns old railro

I wanted pictures in front of our towns old railroad bridge. It’s a popular picture spot here, but I couldn’t get Wade to agree to that. 🙄 “too many people around”. Instead we went to a shady park. I won’t complain too much it’s 90 degrees and the humidity here is shocking right now and he did hold up the quilt while I fussed over a dozen pictures. I also might have gotten a new dress and an iced chai latte out of the refusal. 🤣🤎#alifewithquilts book is still looking at Sept 1 release. This one is #helloposyquilt . Probably the last quilt I quilt on my domestic machine. 🤞🏻

Happy #mondayisallaboutfabric ! 3 new bundles in t

Just a reminder that today is the last day to uplo

Just a reminder that today is the last day to upload your entries in the #sawtoothstarcontest . Remember to follow instructions on the PDF that came with your entry purchase. There’s a place on my website that you can upload. 🤎I’m certain there may be some that are a bit lost. I’m here to help if you need so feel free to ask questions. I just know we sold way more entries than what’s been uploaded. And now I’m worried of course. 🤎

In my head this one was much more complicated than

In my head this one was much more complicated than it actually was. Meet #atticwindowquilt (on the wall). I pieced it in two days. You might remember the block from my Anthologie quilt, but it’s been simplified down so a bit different and smoother without the fuss. I ADORE this quilt already!🤎Thank you for all your sweet loving messages about me taking care of myself. I really appreciate you all. When #alifewithquilts gets released I’ll be taking a little dreamy vacay. In the meantime, Wade has taken over most dinners this week. A welcome surprise. It of course usually means take out or simple food, but not having to think about dinner is helpful and I’m grateful. 🤎The quilts on the chair are #sassygrannyquilt and #helloposyquilt and both are waiting to be bound. 🤎Have a lovely weekend. 😘

Alright! I’m ready for #littlemisssawtoothqal !

Alright! I’m ready for #littlemisssawtoothqal ! Everything is planned and sorted. It took a bit this time to figure out my background. Going to do things a smidgen different since this is my 12th version of this quilt. 😳 12! 😅🤎I wrote a blog post today that includes tips or just things to think about when choosing fabrics for the #littlemisssawtoothquilt . I HOPE you find it helpful or at the very least get the ideas flowing. 🤎I’m using @maureencracknell ‘s lovely #agfcozyandmagical fabrics to make myself a Christmas version of this quilt. 🎄 I know, I know, I’m not a fan of thinking about christmas early AT ALL but if I’m going to have a Christmas quilt this just simply has to begin now. 🤎ALSO, Sunday is the last day to enter your sawtooth project for the #sawtoothstarcontest . I browsed the gallery yesterday and am seeing some very lovely and creative works!The prizes are coming from @modernlystitched , @havels_sewing , and @meanderandmake so a big thank you to them!

For the last five days this has been on my to-do l

For the last five days this has been on my to-do list, but I’ve been feeling so sluggish lately and in a spell of barely checking anything off it. 🤦🏻‍♀️ It WILL be done today tho!! I’m cutting the fabrics for my final quilt for the book: #atticwindowquilt . I’m excited and in love with my fabric pull. All stash. 🥰🤎Oh and @eversewn sent me this lovely new rotary cutter to try out. They sent me a light to attach to my sewing machine as well. I may attempt to attach it later today in my stories. Thanks, @eversewn !

#sassygrannyquilt is back from being long armed by

#sassygrannyquilt is back from being long armed by the lovely @modernlystitched . I cannot wait to bind this up. 🥰 This is the third quilt pattern in #alifewithquilts book and probably involves the most cutting. I went with a scrappy low volume background for mine which is also one of the topics in the book. I share my every thought on the matter, and how you can use them for every quilt pattern that you want to use it for. It’s fun and pretty and scrappy delicious, but it also can help you keep your stash from getting out of hand. Which can be helpful to those of us that some might call fabric hoarders. 🤣🤎I stayed up late last night reading What’s Mine and Yours. SO GOOD. A family saga. It’s about motherhood. I highly recommend. 📖

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