Welcome! This month the #quiltblockmania theme is Back to School. Hopefully, yes! But regardless of where we are, having confidence in our abilities makes learning a positive adventure. I named my block, Show up and Shine! Sew Joy Sew Along This month – today actually! – is the beginning of my first ever sew along.…
I’m sew glad you’re here! This is Week 1 for the Purchase the Dropping In pattern in my online shop These posts will always be available so start when you’re ready! You can find a link to all of the posts in one spot – right here. Let’s get started! This week is all about…
Getting ready for a sew along can be half the fun! Fun as in buying fabric, tidying your space and cleaning your machine. Well, how about we talk about this in a different way? Join me! Read about it here Buy the pattern here and Get the kit here Get your pattern I’m working on getting…
The color for this month’s challenge is rust. Not a color I collect in my stash, but I did manage to play within the guidelines to create my block this month. I found this fabric in my stash that I’m sure my dad bought for me. I love the pineapples and the pink! I realized…
The first Sew Joy Sew Along is for the pattern, You can read more about the pattern if you’d like in this post. The sew along will go for 5 weeks, with posts here on the blog each Tuesday. Week 1 – August 4 – cut fabrics Week 2 – August 11 – sew blocks…
Edited to fix some of the designer links and to provide a second way to download my block! It’s time for some Summer Fun! Today several pattern designers are sharing FREE quilt blocks all based on the same colour theme and topic of Summer Fun. Sleeping under the Stars I named my block Sleeping under…
Last week I wrote about free motion quilting at My first post talks about getting ready for free motion quilting. In this case I’m using the PFAFF performance icon sewing machine so getting it ready is an important part of the process. But also, I had to get ready mentally and prepare myself for trying…
Remember May? Yeah, that was only last month! I haven’t shared all my photos yet of the quilt that my daughter and I made that month. The whole quilt, from start to finish, in one month! We made Pat Sloan’s Magical Quilty May Rainbow half square triangle quilt! The pattern is still free from Pat…
Edited – the voting is now closed! One of these patterns is a definite winner for the Sew Along – stay tuned! This is the post with the link for voting! It’s time to pick a pattern, not just any pattern but one of 3 Sew Joy Creations’ patterns that you would like to sew…
The Without giving too much away ;), I was playing with making a modern quilt. For me that means a quilt with large blocks, no borders and a dynamic tension created by colour, or space, or a combination of both. Wow, a lot to think about when designing. Yes and no; this quilt was made…
