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4 October 2017

Let's Bee Social # 197

Welcome to the Let's Bee Social! Today I am sharing these two cute quilts made by Linda.

After replying to her email and requesting to be able to share these quilts here on the blog...

Linda said, "I am glad you like them. Once again, they are cute cause your designs are cute.

There is a little game with the puppies. The mama dog is looking for her pup. There are two traits that the mama and her baby share. Which one is the baby?

(clues: they both have the same colour eyes and inner ears.)

Yes, I would be delighted if you shared."

And these are Linda's adorable ducks. That background fabric is perfect for this design. And I love that she added an extra duckling to the line up. What a great way to increase the width of the quilt and add to the cuteness!

You can find the Dog Gone Cute pattern here.

And the Ducks in a Row pattern here.

As you all know.... I have been working hard at using up stash this year.

But I could certainly use some help!

There are lots of fabrics, both regular width and wide backing, listed in my shop.

Everything is $6USD per yard and can be found here.

I also have a few listings for quilt kits that include

fabric for top, backing and binding plus the paper pattern.

Check out the Quilt Kits here.

And one last thing....

There is a copy of the Tablerunner Bliss book for sale in my shop here.

If you purchase fabric or a quilt kit with the book, shipping is free!

Let's Bee Social!

Click to visit the Tablerunner Bliss bloggers who are quilting along this week:

Melanie (A Bit of Scrap Stuff)
Sherri (A Quilting Life)

Want to quilt along?

Tablerunners a great for a quick make for gift giving... Even if you end up wanting to keep it for yourself! Tablerunner Bliss by Sherri Falls is the perfect book for inspiring you to create.

You can order your own copy of this super cute book here at Fat Quarter Shop.

Now... It's your turn for Show and Tell!!!

What have you been working on?

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Click on at least a few of the others who have linked up.
In your blog post, please include a link back to my blog.
Grab the "Let's Bee Social!" button from above and put it on your sidebar. This way others who visit your blog that week can join in the fun! Share the news of this new linky and Let's Bee Social!
Following Sew Fresh Quilts is not required. But it sure would BEE nice!

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27 September 2017

Let's Bee Social # 196

Welcome to the Let's Bee Social! Today I am excited to share the NEW Panda Please pattern!

Panda Please 37" x 44" in blue

Panda Please 37" x 44" in pink

Panda Please 37" x 44" in green

Panda Please 37" x 44" in black and white

I came up with this design quite a while ago. But I got sidetracked with giraffes and working on my new website. So now I finally had time to write and test the pattern. And will be sharing my finished Panda Please quilt with you this Friday.

I'm sharing a few mock ups to give you an idea of how different this quilt can look. Boyish in blues. Pretty in pink. The green background looks like the pandas are in the jungle. And then there is the black and white.

Can you guess which colourway I made?

The new Panda Please pattern can be found here in my shop.

Let's Bee Social!

Click to visit the Tablerunner Bliss bloggers who are quilting along this week:

Amanda (Jedi Craft Girl)
Jennie (Clover & Violet)

Want to quilt along?

Now... It's your turn for Show and Tell!!!

What have you been working on?

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Click on at least a few of the others who have linked up.
In your blog post, please include a link back to my blog.
Grab the "Let's Bee Social!" button from above and put it on your sidebar. This way others who visit your blog that week can join in the fun! Share the news of this new linky and Let's Bee Social!
Following Sew Fresh Quilts is not required. But it sure would BEE nice!

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20 September 2017

Let's Bee Social # 195

Welcome to the Let's Bee Social!
So glad to have you join us for the Let's Bee Social weekly linky party!

This week I have finally gotten around to working on my 6 giraffe version of the Giraffes in a Row pattern. Finally! It was a tough decision to make. What colour of background should I use? Something light or something dark? What about the focus fabrics? Should I go with solids or keep on practicing with using prints?

In the end I was highly influenced by my new blog header and decided to use a white background and good old solids. I have been stressing myself out for the past few weeks, but now I'm right in my happy place and so glad to be piecing in my comfort zone!

I have a double trunk show in Waterloo, Ontario today and am looking forward to meeting everyone at the Waterloo County Quilters' Guild. Then I hope I can get back at those giraffes tomorrow and soon have a finished top!

Meanwhile, down on the farm.....

The photo above was taken 7 years ago this month. I took the photo to enter in the local fall fair's photography section. The subject was "Point of View". I just found this photo recently on an old memory stick. The name "memory" stick is dual purpose because these old photos sure do bring back memories. My son will be turning 17 this coming Monday.

In the photo my son Russell is climbing up the old square bale elevator to the top of the barn. His old dog, Dodger is looking for a way up too, but as much as he wants to follow Russell, he isn't keen to climb the elevator.

Now back to the here and now.......

I am so thrilled each time I receive an email with an attachment of a finished quilt. Really. Truly. It makes me smile inside and out to see that someone enjoyed making one of my patterns. That is my goal. I want my customers and quilt alongers to be happy all the way through the whole process. I hear a lot of stories of the dreaded UFO's that people start and loose interest in finishing. So if you are writing to share a finish, then that tells me you had fun!

Today I am excited to share two emails that were sent to me with finished quilts attached.

First up we have this adorable Giraffes in a Row made by Gale.

"I purchased your pattern early in August and made the larger version for my new grandbaby. Thought you would like to see my version. I used some of my batiks, that somehow seem to never get used. Love how it turned out and really enjoyed making it. Feel free to share it if you wish. While grandbaby # four for us is only a month old and cannot appreciate the bright quilt, her two year old sister has already claimed it. Love your patterns and hope to make more in my future. Happy Stitching, Gale"

I thought Gale had used white for a background... Just like in my blog header! But it turns out this a very pale sky blue. And I love that scrappy binding. What a clever way to continue the rainbow goodness all the way around!

Gail also noticed that there was a small omission in the pattern. The blue giraffe was one piece too short in the neck. Now that I am finally working on my own version of the large size quilt, I see that she was right! Thank you so much for sending in the correction and.... Thank you so much for allowing me to share your rainbow-tastic new finish, Gail!

Secondly we have this precious Forest Friends 2 baby quilt made by Duane.

Do you know how much I love that wavy line quilting? Of course you do!

Thank you so much for allowing me to share your lovely new finish, Duane!

Let's Bee Social!

Click to visit the Tablerunner Bliss bloggers who are quilting along this week:

Lorna (Sew Fresh Quilts) Hey! It's me!
Connie (Freemotion by the River)

Want to quilt along?

Now... It's your turn for Show and Tell!!!

What have you been working on?

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Click on at least a few of the others who have linked up.
In your blog post, please include a link back to my blog.
Grab the "Let's Bee Social!" button from above and put it on your sidebar. This way others who visit your blog that week can join in the fun! Share the news of this new linky and Let's Bee Social!
Following Sew Fresh Quilts is not required. But it sure would BEE nice!

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Keep On Quilting On!

To follow Sew Fresh Quilts by email....

13 September 2017

Let's Bee Social #194

Welcome to the Let's Bee Social!
So glad to have you join us for the Let's Bee Social weekly linky party!

So this past week, I have been working away on my first of two table runners that I am making as part of the Tablerunner Bliss quilt along. Because Fat Quarter Shop carries such a wide selection of beautiful fabrics it was difficult to choose what to use for this runner, but I finally decided on using fabrics from the Manderley collection. There is such a lovely variety of colours and values in this collection and they all play together so well!

These tiny 9 patches.... Aren't they adorable?!!!

We have sashing and borders...

And we're ready for quilting!

Let's Bee Social!

Click to visit the Tablerunner Bliss blogger who is quilting along this week:

Sinta (Pink Pincushion)

Want to quilt along?

Now... It's your turn for Show and Tell!!!

What have you been working on?

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Click on at least a few of the others who have linked up.
In your blog post, please include a link back to my blog.
Grab the "Let's Bee Social!" button from above and put it on your sidebar. This way others who visit your blog that week can join in the fun! Share the news of this new linky and Let's Bee Social!
Following Sew Fresh Quilts is not required. But it sure would BEE nice!