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Celebrate with Quilts Meets Fig Tree’s Rosie’s (and Yes… you can join in!)

If you’ve been craving a quilt project that feels classic, meaningful, and just plain fun to sew, Fat Quarter Shop has a good one lined up. An upcoming Quilt-Along will feature Celebrate with Quilts by myself & Susan Ache, stitched in Rosie’s by Fig Tree & Co. for Moda Fabrics—and the quilt being remade is Peppermint Twist, a sampler-style beauty with a variety of block sizes. (In other words: you won’t get bored. Not even a little.) Ask for this book at your ...

We are back again with month 3 of the Piece and and Quilt Sampler project.

There are 3 different blocks this month and there is quite a bit of sewing. Don’t worry, take your time. Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings once gave me this advice and I am going to share it with you here.

– When you are working on a BOM, no matter what you do, go ahead and cut it out. This way when you have a few minutes you can sit down and sew a few pieces together. This uses different brain power than the concentration ...

Ever since the quilting gem Celebrate with Quilts by Susan Ache and Lissa Alexander arrived, I’ve been eager to sew the gorgeous sampler quilt on the cover! If you’re sewing along with me on the Piece & Quilt Sampler, it’s time to make the first month’s blocks.

This scrappy and fabulous adventure is the perfect way to honor Susan Ache and Lissa Alexander’s book of seasonal quilts made with classic quilt blocks, Celebrate with Quilts. If you’re just tuning in, it’s not too late to join us for the Piece and Quilt Sampler Quilt ...

New Year, New Projects or in this case a continuation of last year’s Blockheads 5. Each blockheads series I struggle with what my setting is going to be. While I think I am one of those go with the flow kind of gals, I know I suffer from paralysis from analysis.  Knowing what the layout is, does influence the fabrics you are using in your blocks or at least the color placement.

Do you struggle from this also?

This is the newest block to start 2024 off with a bang. The block is from Sherri McConnell of A Quilting ...

In the heart of every quilt, there lies a story. It whispers of patience, creativity, and love stitched meticulously into every seam. Susan Ache and I celebrate our new book, Celebrate with Quilts for this very reason. We both make quilts to captures the essence of celebrations and wanted to share a resource to be able to make a quilt exactly as featured in the book but also a design book to create your own variation.

Quilts hold a special place in the realm of gift-giving. They are more than just pieces of fabric sewn together; they are tokens of ...

We are excited to share that the new quilting gem, Celebrate with Quilts, by Susan Ache and Lissa Alexander has officially hit the shelves! Inside the pages of this book, you’ll discover a treasure trove of twelve stunning quilts and an impressive collection of 60 celebratory sampler quilt blocks, all elegantly scrappy and uniquely crafted.

But the celebration doesn’t end with the book! Join us for an exciting quilting journey in the Piece and Quilt Sampler Quilt Along from March 2024 – February 2025. This scrappy and fabulous adventure is the perfect way to honor Susan Ache and Lissa ...

Take a moment to reminisce with us! Susan Ache and Lissa Alexander have joined forces again with their new book Celebrate with Quilts. They share twelve quilts in this book and 60 celebratory sampler quilt blocks in styles elegantly scrappy and unique to them. Use these quilts and blocks to honor milestones, special occasions, and holidays in your loved ones lives and your own!

These quilts will add some dazzle to your day to day with four block sizes, from 3″ to 12″, to choose from. This quilt book provides an abundance of inspiration for holidays ranging from Valentine’s ...