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In this article... UFO busting, Planners,  Kitchen Adventures, some goodies I got!

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*** UFO BUSTING *** 

I got the binding on my Christmas Houses!!

These are block #1 from my Merry & Bright Sew Along

I am so excited to have this, even if it's after Christmas. I'll put it in my pile of Christmas quilts.

I did the planning of fabrics:

• Windows are all Different
• Doors all the same
• A variety of red prints
• And a variety of green prints

*** my FREE PATTERN Merry & Bright Sew Along

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** Our West!  Free Block of the Month! ** 

Are you ready for another FUN Mystery Block of the month? My "Out West!' sew aIong is free, so join in!

Block #1 is about Western Movies, because that will let us become totally immersed in the West. Pick a new movie, and old movie, a favorite, or one you've never seen. Watch and sew up Block #1.

Details:

• My 7th ...

** FIRST.. If you didn't hear ** 

• I have more Out West! kits for my FREE 2020 Mystery BOM
• Out West Sew Along Details 
• DOWNLOAD the my FUN 3 week Scrap Busting Sew along, it starts Jan 1, 2020!
• Jan 22 Starts Childhood Games, details will be available first week in Jan 
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** My NEW FREE pattern Christmas Table Runner ** 

What happens when you can't find your table runner and you are a quilter?

You make a new one!  Download my zig zag table runner below ...

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*** My Sampler *** 

This has been SO MUCH FUN! I am thinking we need to do this again so more of you can join in. What do you think? 

• Perfect 5 Book
• Perfect 5 Book & Ruler
• Bonnie Lane Fabric
• GREAT charm packs, many on sale!

*** Quilting *** 

• I wanted an overall that had a tile feel to it... love this! 
• Quilted by Cindy and Dennis Dickinson 

*** Backing *** 

• Backing is my Bonnie Lane
• So is the binding

*** Bonus Star *** 

• Made from the snickerdoodle Sew and Flip corners.
• Down load directions along with the the 2 sampler layouts ...

*** Project ***

My FREE wreath pattern is very quick to do!  And I must say I gave myself a challenge with this one that I'll explain below.  The Fat Quarter Shop's button club kit is called 'Jolly' so I used the letters on the sashing! Then decorated the wreath with the super cute buttons. 

My Pattern Download is after my tutorial below along with the fabrics and supplies I used

*** Fabric ***

1. I started with this Fat Quarter bundle of Winterberry
2. There were so many cute options! The text print is amazing.  But I had to narrow it down to ...

I have a great Friday Roundup of things, Deals, Finishes, and blocks to do! Then a preview of what is coming up

If you really want to try the Oliso Iron but want to spend less, you can purchase the blue model for 20% off and FREE Shipping. Blue Blue iron has a different sole plate and a few less features. It is still an amazing iron and a chance to try it for 20% off is a great way to see if you like using it! There are mine so you can see the difference is material. 

Use my ...

*** My Blocks *** 

These were both super fun blocks from the Perfect 5 book!  On the left is the Fortune Cookie that uses 5 charm packs for the quilt. The block on the right is the Frosted cookie using 4 charm packs, i really want to make this one! Remember a Layer cake is 4 charm packs if you have one of those.

Scroll down for tip on making an extra star block & then my full quilt made with the book's Snickerdoodle pattern if you missed it last week.

• I'm making one of each block from the bonus sampler ...

I've wanted to do a series of challenges that will free us up to make more quilts, interested? Read on!

*** Challenge #2 *** 

The main question everyone asks is 'what to do with scraps!' So let's talk about that

In this article you'll find 

• A video
• An Assignment
• Links to the books i recommend 
• How I cut up pieces for scraps
• My Free Scrap busting quilts.
• AND Share a photo of what you are dealing with below!  It's great to see your progress and keep yourself accountable. You can also share in my Facebook group https://www ...

*** About the Project ***

Block 12 perfectly 'wraps up' this sew along!  On Nov 22 we'll show off the full quilt! 

There is a gorgeous kit using the same fabrics I am using! Even if you don't start this year, grab a kit before they are gone!

Details

• Below is a tip for fabric placement for the Sew And Flip
• ** CLICK FOR a KIT and book
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*** The Best Helper ***

• Mark EVERYTHING with Alphabitties 
• I am IN LOVE with this 14" board, it's ...

*** My Blocks *** 

This is MY week on the tour and my block is the smaller Snickerdoodle #11 which is also the cover of the book! Here are my sampler blocks, the large one is the Spritz cookie and it's SO fun to make,it's definitely on my list to make a full quilt with it! 

Scroll down for my full quilt made with Snickerdoodle!  

And of course ..CLICK for the cookie Snickerdoodle RECIPE - I'm partial to the Bon Appetit recipes, you'll find loads of other Snickerdoodle recipes online! 

you can see the other designers at the ...

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*** My Blocks *** 

Have you ever made just one block from a pattern to see how you like it?  That is what I'm doing with the Perfect 5 book. The Fat Quarter shop has a whole sampler you can make, I'm going to do a smaller version as I'm making just one of each of the 16 quilts.. so far I have 2 favorites that I will be making full quilts from. 

• The little block is .. drum roll... Chocolate Chip!
• Larger block is, of course, Oatmeal Raisin, which is another family favorite ...

*** About the Project ***

Block 11 is a beautiful snowflake! It is much easier than it looks.

See the full quilt down below

There is a gorgeous kit using the same fabrics I am using! Even if you don't start this year, grab a kit before they are gone!

Details

• Below is a tip for fabric placement for the Sew And Flip
• ** CLICK FOR a KIT and book
• New? ENTER YOUR EMAIL to get the notices of new articles

*** Be Organized ***

• Mark EVERYTHING with Alphabitties 
• I am IN LOVE with this 14" board, it's ...

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*** My Blocks *** 

Have you ever made just one block from a pattern to see how you like it?  That is what I'm doing with the Perfect 5 book. The Fat Quarter shop has a whole sampler you can make, I'm going to do a smaller version as I'm making just one of each of the 16 quilts.. so far I have 2 favorites that I will be making full quilts from. 

• The little block is Pizzelle, and it IS my favorite one to make so far! 
• Larger block is, of course ...

*** FIRST ***

My Bonnie Lane Table runner post & video will be tomorrow instead of today

*** DETAILS in this post ***

The last step is to bind our quilt, in this article

• Video from my friend Kimberly of the Fat Quarter shop
  • cutting binding
  • Sewing it on by machine
  • Doing the miter corner
  • Joining the ends
  • on hand stitching the binding as the final part
• My tips for binding by machine
• SHARE YOUR quilts at the end!

*** VIDEO Lesson ***

I am using this 100% cotton batting from the Fat Quarter shop's Happy Cloud brand.  I LOVE it because it's thin and ...

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*** My Blocks *** 

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Have you ever made just one block from a pattern to see how you like it?  That is what I'm doing with the Perfect 5 book. The Fat Quarter shop has a whole sampler you can make, I'm going to do a smaller version as I'm making just one of each of the 16 quilts.. so far I have 2 favorites that I will be making full quilts from. 

• The little block ...

*** About the Project ***

Block 10 is the house, but it's more like a cottage, I love it!

Have you been wanting to start the Sleighbell sampler? There is gorgeous kit using the same fabrics I am using! Even if you don't start this year, grab a kit before they are gone!

Details

• Below is a tip for fabric placement for the Sew And Flip
• ** CLICK FOR a KIT and book
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*** Be Organized ***

• There are a lot of small parts in this one ...

*** DETAILS in this post ***

This is the exciting moment, quilting all the layers!  In this article:

• 3 videos from my friend Gina Tell 
  • One on Batting and Basting
  • One on walking foot quilting
  • One on Free motion quilting 
• The quilt I'll be doing this week.
• SHARE YOUR quilts at the end!

*** Batting ***

I am using this 100% cotton batting from the Fat Quarter shop's Happy Cloud brand.  I LOVE it because it's thin and drapes. I like think battings that will hang nicely. Once I wash this it will be amazing to cuddle with.  I'm giving ...

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*** My Blocks *** 

I'm making one of each block from the bonus sampler that goes along with the Perfect 5 book.  The sampler sheet & photo are at the end. 

So as I'm making this weeks blocks I realized that I was thinking about how they are constructed. I was analyzing if this block was 'fun' to make, because if it was fun then I'll go back and use it for a full quilt. 

• Top block is Sugar Cookies.. and I REALLY love it! this layout is like the full quilt in the ...

*** UFO BUSTING *** 

This is more of an 'in progress' but I want to have it done for this December. 

• Fabric Swell and I used a layer cake.  I decided to use one less row and not to add a border, so i'll make pillows from the border fabric. I've got a red with white polka dot minki backing I've been saving for 'the perfect quilt'. THIS is it!
• Pattern is 'French Vanilla' in the Perfect 10 book

My FINISHES for last week - 2 binding done!

• Bind Witch's Night Out
• Bind Out of this World

What UFO ...