Cozy Christmas - New Sew Along - Bee Prepared!!!

YaY!

My Cozy Christmas Sew Along 

will be starting in just 2 weeks.

And of course y'all are invited:)

We will be starting on Monday August 15th right here on my blog.

We will do one block a week (Every Monday)

 and I will give you a detailed tutorial

 on each and every block...

( with lots of photos as usual)

We will finish up on Monday November 14...

in plenty of time for you to quilt and bind 

and enjoy for this Christmas season:)

Here is my Cozy Christmas quilt and the

 pattern is a free download just like my Bloom quilt:)

CLICK HERE

to download Cozy Christmas pattern.

The pattern also includes yardage requirements 

for the quilt and special notions needed as well.

Visit your favorite quilt shop to purchase the fabric kit!

We will be using my 

Cozy Christmas fabric...

And I can't wait for you to play with it!

Looky at the little reindeer selvedge:)

There are even several prints in the line that aren't just

 for Christmas like these checked prints above:)

I'm completely obsessed with this line and I hope you will be too!

So let's talk about a few of the supplies...

all supplies are on the supply list in the pattern. 

First of all...you will need the 

Cozy Christmas

 Sew Simple Shapes

(Click Here to Purchase)

And we will be using my 

Cute Little Buttons

for adding details to the blocks:)

(Click Here to Purchase)

You will also need embroidery floss to match. If you

 haven't tried my Aurifloss collection yet...

now is your chance!

My set coordinates perfectly with my fabrics:)

(Click Here to Purchase)

You will also need Sew-In Interfacing and

 I'm super excited to announce that the new 

Bee in my Bonnet 

Sew-In Interfacing

 is now available!

(Click Here to purchase)

It's a little more sturdy than the kind that we used

 in the Bloom Sew Along... and also helps to make the edges 

of your shapes even smoother.

YaY!

I'm so excited for you to try it.

I've been using it and I LOVE it:)

Most quilt shops that are selling the fabric kits for the

 Cozy Christmas quilt have included a

 fat 1/8th EACH of Nutmeg solid and Snow Shades 

along with 2 yards of tiny white rick-rack

 as called for in the supply list on the pattern.

YaY!

However...

I've had several of you request to purchase

 these 3 from me because they bought 

yardage instead of the kit and couldn't find these 3 supplies.

So I've put some together and 

listed them in my shop.

CLICK HERE to purchase.

This is a pillow that I made using one of the blocks from the quilt.

I taught it to so many awesome students in Park City this spring 

at the Riley Blake Extravaganza right before quilt market.

I used my machine applique method on this one:)

We will be using all of the same methods

 that we used in the BLOOM Sew Along.

If you are not familiar with them

 and are new to my methods...

Click Here

 to see week one of that sew along so that you can

 get a preview of what the 

Cozy Christmas Sew Along will be like.

Please don't worry if you have never appliquéd before...

I promise that my 

"applique made easy" 

method is totally do-able 

and you will be surprised 

at just how easy it is!

Okay...

I hope I have given you 

enough info so that you will

"Bee Prepared"

Let's do this!!!

xx

Lori

Farm Fresh - A New Farm Girl Vintage Pattern is now Available!

Hello cute people!

This week I am teaching at another 

Farm Girl Vintage 

workshop/retreat and this is our

 new project that we are working on:)

It's a Farm Stand quilt!

Any of my 6" farm girl blocks 

fit on the canning jar labels for your farm stand:)

I have 45 farm girl blocks in my 

Farm Girl Vintage

book so there are plenty to choose from...

But if you want more choices... you can always use one of my 

farm girl companion patterns that are available

by clicking here.

All of these companion blocks came from previous 

Farm Girl Vintage 

retreats and so many of you who could not attend 

asked for them to be 

available 

to you for purchase 

and so my 

awesome publishers

 complied by making them available as 

PDF Download Patterns on their site.

The choices of labels are really up to you 

so that your very own farm stand can be personalized!

Click Here

if you want to make one of your own:)

YeeHaw!

xx

Lori

P.S. Check out my Instagram by clicking 

HERE 

if you want to see all the fun 

we are having this week at retreat!

New - Scrappy Project Planner and Accessories!!!

Good morning cute people!

I'm so excited to announce what

 I have been working on for quite some time:)

It's my Scrappy Project Planner and is now available for pre-order

 from my awesome publishers! 

Because I have been quilting for many years...

I have found the value in writing down 

and keeping track of each quilt that I am making.

I designed my Scrappy Project Planner 

so that you can do the same!

If you like to be efficient and keep organized...

if you are already a planner, scheduler or list maker...

and if you are a quilter like I am...

I'm sure you're gonna love it as much as I do!

My project planner has 5 sections 

for easy peasy quilty organization:)

Here is a peek at the project pages.

There is plenty of space for things like keeping track of supplies, 

fabrics used and even a place for sketching if you decide to 

be the boss of your own quilt and change it up a bit!

In another section I have weekly pages 

where you can keep track of your progress on each project, 

your sew days and retreats...sew alongs...and quilt swaps...etc:)

In my Tips and Organizing section you will find things like

my 5 Step method to building and using your own scrappy stash...

how I use my leftovers and even how I shop for and store my fabric.

I have included my "Shortcut Methods" on piecing

 several quilty necessities like flying geese and quarter square triangles.

I have also included several handy charts for all different sizes.

These are just a few things included in this section...

I promise that I have jam-packed it with quilty goodness!

There is a section for notes and sketching as well:)

So are you wondering why I call it my 

Scrappy Project Planner 

instead of just my

Project Planner?

Well... 

I love to sew scrappy and 

I wanted to share with you 

why and how I do it...

and just how easy it is...

all in one publication.

So in the last section of my planner...

 I have included 6 new quilt patterns

all sewn from my scrappy stash bins:)

This one is called "Happy Trails"

And this scrappy happy one is called

"Fat Quarter Flirt"

I used 30 fat quarters 

to make this twin size:)

Fun and sew easy!

This is my "Shortcut Stars" 

that I designed using all of my shortcut methods that I included in the planner.

"Patchwork Tulips" 

was a must to include because I love making 

scrappy flower quilts from my stash:)

This is my 

"Scrap - Apple" quilt...

and is my twist on the 

traditional pineapple quilt.

I can't wait for you to grab your scraps 

and use my easy method for 

cutting and sewing this fun quilt!

In my humble opinion...

scrap quilts are a special work of art:)

Next up is my scrappy 

"Checkerboard" quilt 

using the simple 

but always beautiful nine patch.

It's perfect for using up your leftover scrappy squares!

I love the variety and the way that my 6 scrappy quilts look together...

And I hope you do too!

"Scrappiness is Happiness!

Okay.

This is not the end cute people.

If you know me at all...

and you know how fun planners are...

then you know that 

I just had to throw in

 a few extra goodies to play with:)

My Planner Pens are 

fine tip markers and 24 happy colors.

Use these to 

write everything in your planner!

(and to sketch too!)

I designed 3 Sew Cute bookmarks 

to hold your place...

(3 projects at a time...lol)

And because I love washi tape and gingham...

I combined them together in this set

  for decorating the pages!

I personally use a notepad to

 stay on task daily and so

 I decided to design one as 

a companion to the planner:)

I also designed ALOT of 

super cute and super tiny stickers 

to fit on the planner pages.

These little cuties will 

help remind you of appointments, tasks, 

and special things that you have planned.

And guess what? 

When you pre-order my 

Scrappy Project Planner...

you will receive my 

Bee Creative sticker book for free.

YaY!

Thank you so much for all of your kind comments on my 

Instagram 

during the photo shoot this week.

Kimberly, 

Amanda, Mr. Honey, Kassidy and I 

had a great time setting up the quilts for photos

at beautiful Gardner Village 

 as well as my own cozy little cottage and garden:)

Thanks for tuning in...

I hope that you are all enjoying your summer so far!

xx

Lori