Zakka Along 2.0 Patchwork Please/Triangle Patchwork Box Pouch and Giveaway's Galore!!!...

Good morning cute people!!

Today is my day for the

 Zakka Along 2.0 

This is my friend Ayumi's new book...

Patchwork, Please!

Let me just tell you, 

everything in this book is sweet and adorable...

just like she is!

I'm not even kidding.

I love every single project in here...

you all know how I love patchwork and

 Ayumi's work is no less than spectacular:)

Quite a while ago...

Ayumi told me that she was working on a book and

 asked me if I would participate in the sew along.

 I literally could not wait for it to come out and

 to get my hands on it and make something fun.

I told her I would be thrilled!

 Lindsay asked me to make the 

"Triangle Patchwork Box Pouch"

on page 108 

as part of Zakka Along 2.0 

and I jumped at the chance!

I mean who doesn't love a sweet little patchwork bag?

I decided to make two because

 why not???

It's just as easy to make two at a time:)

I used fabric from my scrappy

 stash baskets that I posted about here.

Each step was fun and

 Ayumi's instructions are great!

Above are both panels and bottom sections 

all quilted and ready to sew.

The back of the quilted panels...

and also my chosen lining fabric.

The beginnings of one of the top sections...

and I continued until...

All finished!

These were so much scrappy happy fun to make!

Thanks Ayumi...

for such a wonderful project...

and of course a wonderful book:)

Now for the giveaway's galore! 

A few of the sponsors of the Zakka 2.0 sent me some fun products to giveaway!

1. Aurifil - Lovely and useful thread packs!

2. Form and Fabric - a fun fat 1/8th bundle and a super cute sticker!

3. Pellon - Charm sample packs of their awesome products!

And that's not all..

I bought an extra copy of Ayumi's awesome book to give away!

Simply leave me a comment about this post

 and you will be entered for the above 4 giveaways...

I'll draw a name on Thursday about 10:00 PM:)

You can join up with the Zakka Along 2.0 

and link up your finished project to win even more!

 The prize for linking up this week includes;

 1 yard Pellon® 987F Fusible Fleece

and

  $25 fabric bundle from Form and Fabric!

YaY!

   You can link up over to 

Deb’s blog at A Quilter’s Table 

Good Luck

and

Have a great week quilty people!...

xx

Lori

Quilting in Idaho!!!....

I just got back from my week in beautiful Kimberly, Idaho.

Just take a look at this beautiful barn!

I took this photo right before entering the town...

I love it so much that I plan on having it made into a print for framing:)

I taught a workshop at

The Quilt Barn Retreat

 and it was awesome!

I highly recommend it as a place for you and your friends

to have your next retreat.

The accommodations and the food are

 wonderful and are right next to the quilt shop.

The weather and scenery was perfect.

I felt right at home in 

the beautiful farm country of Idaho.

We all made vintage mixers from my new pattern

Mixing it Up!

We also made several Quilty Barns

and Tractors:)

The Quilt Barn is a lovely shop....

filled to the brim with fabric and patterns and a fun variety of samples.

The old building is so charming and is perfect for

 a quilt shop with plenty of room to hang quilts...

both new and old.

The large front window display changes monthly

 and always has a wonderfully vintage theme.

This months theme is June Bride.

Here are several photos of the shop... 

inside and out...

 just to give you an idea of its charm.

Isn't it wonderful?

If you get a chance you should really go there.

Heather (the owner) along with her family

 and employees will make you 

feel right at home just as they did with me.

A big thank you to everyone who came to sew with me as well as to visit with me on Saturday for the meet and greet.

I had a lovely time and I look forward to going back again!

Have a quilty kind of day...

xx

Lori