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I have a new pattern out! And believe it or not, I actually made a Christmas quilt this year!

When I introduced Loretta’s Farm and Garden Samplers back in August, I included the traditional block, Wyoming Valley, designed by Nancy Cabot, as one of the blocks in the sampler.

My Cowboy has spent a lot of time in Wyoming, and he loves it there, and I love the block, so I wanted to make an entire quilt out of it.

I decided since I also wanted to make a quilt using only solids, and winter is fast approaching, that ...

It’s Block #2 release day for Loretta’s Sampler at Sew Sweet Quilt Shop! If you haven’t signed up yet, it’s not too late. You can get more info HERE and HERE.

I thought I’d pop on today with some information about how to use the appliqué templates included in your pattern, just in case you’re doing the appliqué version of the quilt. I use the hand needle-turn method for my appliqué, so that’s what I’m discussing here. (If you want to use the fusible method, I’m supplying some links at the ...

It starts today! The Loretta’s Farm and Garden Samplers Block-of-the-Month at Sew Sweet Quilt Shop in Brunswick, Missouri. If you haven’t gotten signed up, it’s not too late. I’ve got lots of information for you, and a give-away, if you read far enough!

You can sign up for the traditional version without appliqué, Loretta’s Farm Sampler, 84″ x 84″:

Or you can sign up for the modern version with appliqué, Loretta’s Garden Sampler, 84″ x 84″:

Or you can sign up for both!

As always, the two designs are interchangeable. The pattern booklet comes ...

It’s finally here! I know some of you have been asking about it. I’m seriously late with it this year. But when you see the quilts, you might understand why. It’s the new Sew Sweet Block-of-the-Month quilts!

This year, they’re called Loretta’s Farm and Garden Samplers — one farm, one garden . . . named after Loretta Leitner, who designed quilt patterns under the name Nancy Cabot for many years. More about her story, and the inspiration for the designs used in the quilts, is contained in the pattern booklet.

But here are the quilts. The traditional version, Loretta ...