FYI: July 2025

Brittany at Lo and Behold Stitchery is hosting Summer Scrap Bash, which runs until August 7. Four coordinating block patterns are shared as part of the sew along, cumulating in a scrappy finished top. Opportunities to share progress and win prizes (IG account required) are part of the fun. Check out #summerscrapbash and #loandbeholdpatterns on IG to see what the community is making. Tips for planning, organizing and sewing are sent via e-mail, and you can sign up here.

Cheryl at Meadow Mist Designs is hosting her eleventh annual mystery quilt along, Magnificent Mystery Quilt Along, from July '25 to April '26.  Instructions to make the throw-size quilt will be posted on the first Thursday of each month on her blog.

Angela Walters of Quilting is my Therapy is hosting a free weekly video series, Negative Spaces Free-Motion Challenge Quilting Along this month.

Debbie at Piecing the Past Quilts is hosting a "Baskets, Birds, and Blooms" block of the month. There's no charge, but you can make a donation if you like.

FYI November 2024

Bethanne Nemish, a very generous and experienced quilter, is offering a free feather class.

You don't need to wait until Black Friday for sales at Fat Quarter Shop. Daily category sales can save you up to 50%.

Highlights from the 2024 Quilt Festival Part 2

A Year in Hand by Margaret Brockband, and quilted by her daughter Maika Christensen, is based on the Mrs. Billings Coverlet pattern by Karen Styles, but with a modern palette. 

The original quilt from 1790 is in the Quilters Guild of the British Isles collection. The quilt was hand pieced and took about 2,000 hours.

Blooming Flower, an original design by Fengmei Li, gives its flower an explosive, geometric appearance with hundred of slender rectangles.

Kathryn Kerr's 365 Challenge Quilt was the basis of Suzie Wilbanks' Finding Teal Mountain, except she swapped the center medallion with a Mariner's Compass. Lois Kindley did the quilting.