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!

Sweetie Pie Sew Along - Week Ten - The Big Finish!!

Hello again...

YaY!

It's week ten and time

 for the big finish:)

If you want to make my

 Sweetie Pie Quilt

CLICK HERE

Last week we left off here...

with all of the 

appliqué completed 

and the quilt center

  sewn together.

Now it's time for the pieced border:)

Cut pieces according to the pattern...

Draw a line onto

 your background squares...

or use my 

Seams Sew Easy

 if you don't want to

 take the time to mark them.

I always chain piece when

 I'm doing the same step

 on multiple pieces.

When all of your 

easy corner triangles

 are sewn...

it's time to 

trim them like this!!!

I press my seams open 

so that they 

lie nice and flat.

Sew them together according

 to the pattern 

and then sew them 

to your quilt...

like this!!!

The last step is to

 cut and prepare 

your outside borders...

and add them to your quilt:)

I super LOVE this quilt!!! 

Mine is all quilted 

and hanging in my 

family room right now:)

My friend Juli Stubbs quilted it for me and did an amazing job.

The following photos 

are several close ups 

of the quilting that I 

took for you to see:)

I hope these photos 

help you out when you

 are ready to quilt yours:)

Thank you so much 

from the bottom 

of my heart for sewing with me...

 and for celebrating 

the release of my 

Sew Cherry 2 fabric:)

See this photo? 

All of the tutorials 

for this sew along 

will remain on my blog.

Just scroll down 

while looking on the 

right side and you will see them.

Simply click on the week 

that you would like to see.

***Don't worry!!! 

I havn't forgotten about

 these cute mini pies 

that we have leftover

 from the large ones.

That super fun 

project tutorial 

will be coming up soon...

but for right now...

Show all of us 

your finished quilt!!

#SweetiePieSewAlong

I also want to invite you

 to my next sew along 

using my upcoming 

fabric collections and my 

Bee Happy 

Sew Simple Shapes

It starts in early fall 

and I hope you join me!!

xx

Lori

Sweetie Pie Sew Along - Week Nine - Daisy Appliqué!

Hello cute people! 

Welcome to week nine:)

If you want to make my 

Sweetie Pie Quilt

CLICK HERE

Now that all of our

 Gingham Daisies 

are completed...

lets get them appliquéd!

I showed you

 last week that I

 worked with 1/2 of the

 quilt at a time.

I started by appliquéing 

the daisies around 

all of the edges. 

Use your seam lines

 to center the daisies.

The daisies measure 

1 3/4" from the edge.

After lining up...

I pinned and appliqued.

I worked all the way around

 the edges on both halves.

For the daisies in the

 middle of the quilt 

I used my 

6 1/2" Trim-It Ruler 

and lined up the lines 

with the seams...

Then placed the daisy underneath.

The lines on the ruler

 really help to 

make sure it's centered.

Now appliqué all of the daisies...

on both halves like this.

Now sew them together...

And finish the last four daisies!

YaY!

Next week we will do 

the outside borders

 and I'll show you my finished 

Sweetie Pie Quilt!

xx

Lori