2016 Cozy Cottage Calendar is Here!!!

I'm so excited to announce that my 

very first calendar has arrived

from the printers and is now available:)

2016 Cozy Cottage Calendar

by Lori Holt of 

Bee in my Bonnet

Way back when the sample yardage of my 

Modern Minis

fabric collection arrived...

I thought it would be really fun to 

dive right in and make a mini.

I used the squares from the 3 color ways

and fussy cut them for

 some sections of the blocks...

I of course used all of the

 other prints in the collection as well:)

Using the pieces together 

and auditioning each block for 

different colors and texture 

is super fun!

I chose to make mini

Cozy Cottage Blocks:)

Super cute and tiny!

Each little cottage is a different combo of fabrics

and has it's own little personality!

They eventually turned into a mini quilt...

Which is now on the cover of my new

2016 Cozy Cottage Calendar

It's on the cover because 

the pattern is included inside...

along with step by step instructions:)

I love how the quilt turned out...

and it looks so cute in my family room:)

There's no place like a cozy home!

And of course you know that I am 

known for doing my blocks in two sizes...

So I made the larger block into 

Cozy Cottage Pillows!

Of course the pattern for my pillows...

Are included in my calendar as well:)

I love how the quilt and 

the pillows look together...

COZY!!!

I'm so proud of how my

 calendar turned out.

I couldn't have done it

 without my awesome publishers...

Fat Quarter Shop

This is the back of the calendar

 and shows you the photos 

from each month inside.

All photography took place

 inside my very own cozy cottage:)

CLICK HERE

to get your very own copy 

and share each month of 2016

with me:)

xx

Lori

Modern Minis Fabric - Almost Here!!!

I'm so excited to share my 

next fabric collection with you

during the 

Riley Blake 

Spring Market Blog Tour

Modern Minis

by

Bee in my Bonnet

is my latest fabric love ...

 and I can't wait 

till it gets here!

Modern Mini's is scheduled

to be released in 2-3 weeks…

YaY!

Even though it's not available yet…

There were some exclusive

pre-cuts sold at sample spree

during spring quilt market.

There were even a few samples

 quickly sewn up

with the pre-yardage that arrived 

just days before market.

By the time fall market

comes in October…

I will have several new 

Modern Mini's 

patterns and samples displayed:)

I have BIG PLANS

for this collection!!!

Here are a few photos of 

Modern Mini's strike offs.

Strike offs are small pieces

of each print in the collection

 sent to me 

by the factory 

for approval on 

color and printing.

As usual…

I have included a Fat Quarter Panel 

to coordinate with this collection.

Each panel has 4 fat quarters…

and there are 3 different panels

for a total of 

12 coordinating fat quarters.

By the way…

do you like my little

vintage TV's selvedge?

I had so much fun designing this print

for the collection.

Each square on the print measures

about 3 3/4" square.

I think it will be fun to sew 

pillows, curtains, bags 

or anything that 

uses a large scale print.

It's also perfect for 

cutting the squares apart

 and using them for projects 

that need a small scale print….

like mini quilts!!!

Here's the print during strike off approval.

I always make sure they match 

the Riley Blake Solids

that I have created especially for my collections:)

They are my favorite happy colors…

and ensures that all of my collections

play together nicely:)

I have been playing 

with the pre-yardage pieces

that were sent to me...

And sewing up some of my

 Farm Girl blocks

for our 

Farm Girl Fridays's Sew Along

I'm using Modern Mini's and 

making another 

Farm Girl Sampler

like the one I made for 

the cover of my book

Farm Girl Vintage

Be sure to check out 

other new releases

for spring market

during the 

Riley Blake Designs blog tour!

5/15 - Where Women Cook 5/18 - Becky Marie Designs 8/18 - Pattern Anthology 5/19 - Carina Gardner 5/21 - Lori Holt 5/21 - Tasha Noel 5/22 - Lori Whitlock 5/22 - Cinderberry Stitches 5/23 - Eleanor Dugan 5/26 - Simple Simon 5/26 - The Quilted Fish 5/28 - Melly & Me 5/28 - Elea Lutz 5/29 - Zoe Pearn 5/29 - Doohikey Designs 5/30 -Samantha Walker
5/30 – Kelly Panacci