Spelling Bee - My New Book!!!

Oh my goodness...

 I'm sew excited to share my 

year long secret sewing 

project with you today.

I have a new book 

coming out in July.

YaY!

It's called 

"Spelling Bee" 

and you can preorder it now

 from my amazing publishers 

by clicking 

HERE:)

If you follow me on 

Instagram

you have seen some of the photos

 that I took during the shoot 

for the book a few weeks ago.

The photos were taken 

here at my quilty cottage:)

If you aren't on Instagram...

Today I have several

 photos to show you.

There are many more projects 

in the book than 

you see here...

 but these will give you

 a good idea 

of what is inside.

If you are wondering

 where I have been...

now you know! 

I've been working hard 

sewing and spelling!!! 

The book consists of 100 blocks.

Yes...I did say 100!

Each are in my typical

 6" and 12" size...

YaY!

There are all 26 letters in 

Uppercase and Lowercase.

There are all of the number blocks 

as well as punctuation blocks 

so that you literally can

 spell out anything 

that your heart desires:)

I have also included 

18 "picture blocks" ...

of course in 6" and 12" 

sizes as well.

One of my favorites is this 

Globe Block...super fun!

as well as a camera block:)

I also have directions 

on how to make 

your very own set of 

"Flash Cards" 

so that you can 

have fun spelling out 

whatever you want 

for any occasion:)

There are several projects inside 

using both the picture blocks 

along with letter blocks 

for cute mini quilts:)

Here are just a few!

You can also make mini quilts 

with the 6" Picture Blocks and

 use them with the Flash Cards.

Or they are super cute on their own!

Use the Flash Cards 

to decorate your own cottage 

and make it a cozy place to be:)

It's fun to change up 

the banner daily...

weekly or simply 

each season or holiday!

Seriously...

however you decide to use them...

these Flash Cards

 are super fun!

I hope that you 

love everything 

that I have created 

for my new book 

as much as I do:)

Lots of quilts ...

and lots of mini quilts:)

And of course...

LOTS of my vintage style:)

I cannot wait until July!

And yes...

there will be a super duper fun 

Spelling Bee Sew Along 

after the book comes out....

CLICK HERE

if you want to pre-order 

so that you can 

"BEE Ready!!!"

xx

Lori

P.S. Yes...Spelling Bee 

has a spiral cover 

and easy to follow 

step by step instructions 

just Like my other books:)

YAY!

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