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Are you ready for block #2?! Time for another free quilt block! PLEASE NOTE- I realize that there is A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THIS POST! PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THROUGH IT ALL- Answers to most of your questions will be found in this post. Thanks!! The second block for the Happy Little Things Free Block of the Month was sent out a short time ago. If you are signed up, please check your email for your pattern. (Please note- sometimes it can several hours for the email to reach your inbox. If you don't have it ...

One of my favorite super-quick projects to make is embellished dishtowels- When I see colorful, undecorated dishtowels or handtowels in the store, I buy them and stash them away for the easiest projects ever. Then when I need a gift, or I just want to freshen up the kitchen or bathrooms, I add some embroidery, applique and trim and Voila!! Today in my free tutorial, I'll show you how to make a cute and cheerful Summer Seashells Towel. Mother's Day will be here soon, as well as the end of the school year and summer parties, and you ...

It's here! It's here!! Introducing our Free Block of the Month for 2019:

Happy Little Things!!

NOTE- Before we even get started- be sure you have saved the patterns to your computer, and I also suggest printing them and putting them in a safe place! In January, the links will be deactivated and the patterns will no longer be free. (Just saving the emails won't be enough, because the links won't work anymore.)

ALSO- We're not done yet!! Read below to find out about our giant GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY, coming soon!!

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I really can't believe that we are on our very last block! Where did the time go? I guess it just "buzzed" right by us!! Next month, we will be adding the borders to our quilt!!

***REMEMBER TO DOWNLOAD AND SAVE YOUR BLOCK PATTERNS!

EARLY NEXT YEAR, THE LINKS TO THE PATTERNS WILL BE DEACTIVATED.***

Oh my goodness, can you believe we are already up to block #3?! I've been following your progress over in the free Facebook group- you guys are doing a GREAT JOB on your Blocks!!! Time for another free quilt block! PLEASE NOTE- I realize that there is A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THIS POST! PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THROUGH IT ALL- Answers to most of your questions will be found in this post. Thanks!! The third block for the Save the Bees Free Block of the Month was sent out a short time ago. If you are ...

Are you ready for block #2?! Time for another free quilt block! PLEASE NOTE- I realize that there is A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THIS POST! PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THROUGH IT ALL- Answers to most of your questions will be found in this post. Thanks!! The second block for the Save the Bees Free Block of the Month was sent out a short time ago. If you are signed up, please check your email for your pattern. (Please note- sometimes it can several hours for the email to reach your inbox. If you don't have it ...

It’s here! It’s here!! Introducing our Free Block of the Month for 2018:

Save The Bees!!

Our last block of the Month, I Love Home, was sooooo much fun, I hope you will enjoy this one, too!

The Save the Bees Free BOM will have 4 different blocks, and it will start in August and run through December. Once again, you will have the following options for making your blocks:

*you can just piece them
*OR you can applique them (hand or machine- I did machine applique)
*OR you can do simple hand embroidery (just 2 super easy ...

Today we have opened up enrollment to The Art of Home Club – we will be open for new members from February 11 through February 15, 2018!

The Club has new patterns every month that you can enjoy, but there are soooo many bonuses that you will receive as soon as you sign up!

Join today and get immediate access to bonuses like:

• • —All patterns for our 2016 Block of the Month, Maggie’s First Dance and the 2017 Block of the Month, I Love Home! (These patterns cost $21.95 each at my online shop).
  • —Beginner’s Guide to Hand ...

February 14 is right around the corner! I was trying to think of something quick- really quick- to dress and brighten up little spots in the house that needed some “love”. I made these little Valentine’s Day quilted tags! Sort of a super-mini Valentines Day quilt pattern, lol. They are the perfect way to use up some fabric AND batting scraps! (If you’re anything like me, you hate to throw even the littlest pieces away!) Have you noticed that metallics are everywhere?? For this Valentine’s Day sewing project, you can use metallic DecoFoil like I’ve done ...

Today we are making this cute Valentine’s Day Mini Quilt! It’s about 10 1/2″, so you could use it for a large mug rug, or a candle mat, or a little mini table topper or wall hanging. This has a fun, unexpected shape- refer to my How to Bind Odd Angles tutorial found here.

This tutorial will also appear in the Olfa newsletter this month! I have always used Olfa rotary cutters and blades, but for the last few months I’ve been using their new Endurance Blades– and let me tell you, they are super sharp ...

Today we are releasing the border instructions for our block of the month quilt! Wow! What a fun adventure this project has been!

THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT- THE PATTERN LINKS WILL BE DEACTIVATED ON DECEMBER 31. THAT MEANS THAT IT’S NOT ENOUGH TO SIMPLY SAVE YOUR EMAIL WITH THE LINKS, YOU MUST DOWNLOAD AND SAVE THE PATTERNS!

The border instructions for the I Love Home Free Block of the Month was sent out a short time ago. If you are signed up, please check your email for your pattern. (Please note- sometimes it can several hours for the email ...

Today we opened enrollment to The Art of Home Club! There are soooo many bonuses that you will receive as soon as you sign up!

Join today and get immediate access to bonuses like:

• • Butterfly Embroidery Patterns for our Mystery Sew Along
  • All patterns for our 2016 Block of the Month, Maggie’s First Dance
  • Beginner’s Guide to Hand Embroidery, perfect if you’re just starting out with embroidery! (Videos, bonus “mini” patterns great for practicing basic stitches, printable stitch guide, and printable supply list you can take with you to the store.)
  • Bonus quilt, tote bag and pillow ...

In a few days, we will open up enrollment for The Art of Home Club!

Enrollment for the Club is only open Thursday Nov 9 through Wednesday Nov 15, 2017 then it closes until 2018!

Don’t miss out!

Want to see what’s new for 2018? I’ve put together this video to see just SOME of the fun stuff we’ll be doing in the Club this year:

Sign up below to be on the “waiting list,” to be sure you get an email when we open up enrollment- you don’t want to miss it! (Signing up ...

I can’t believe we’ve come to the end of the year! It was 2015 when I submitted ideas to the editors at Quilts and More Magazine, and a little later that year when they asked me if I’d like to do a series for 2017…. 2016 was already booked (remember, this was mid 2015, and we are always working ahead). It seemed that 2017 would NEVER get here!! And here we are at the end, talking about the Winter 2018 issue! This issue features my last table runner in the series of 4. I really enjoyed these ...

This Free Pumpkin Block Pattern is such a fun project, and perfect for using up those scraps! I was inspired to make this because my Wonky House block tutorial was so popular. I’ve used my “wonky” pumpkin block to make a mug rug/candle mat. You can make it any size you want, and use it in a variety of projects. Just applique the pumpkin center, then continue adding strips to the sides until it’s as big as you want. Maybe use it to make a tote bag for trick-or-treating? Make several blocks and sew them together into ...