FYI October 2022

A collaboration with free quilt block patterns? Yes, please! Sign up for the Solstice Sampler. Check out everyone's blocks on IG at #SolsticeSampler2022.

Natalia of Piece N Quilt is giving free access to the 9 Patch 3.0 Quilt Along. Sign up to get the 12 free lessons for stitching.

This month, Quilt Block Mania is featuring farm-themed blocks. Gather your chickens...ahem, blocks... before the end of the month.

What other fun is happening that I neglected to mention? 

FYI September 2022

So many exciting things are going on, I need to keep you in the know!

C&T is having a major warehouse sale with up to 70% off.

Creativebug is having Free Week from the 19th to the 25th. There's no better time to take an online course.

Debbie of Piecing the Past Quilts is hosting a free quilt along, Harvest Gatherings, with a cozy fall-themed pattern. The program starts September 26, so sign up on her website now. Blocks are e-mailed each Monday, and kits are available. The finished size is 84" x 100".

If you want to work a little farther out, Fat Quarter Shop is hosting the Christmastime Mystery Quilt & Stitch Along Tuesdays September 13- August 11. Check out the Jolly Jabber blog for details.

Fat Quarter Shop is hosting daily giveaways in honor of National Sew a Jelly Roll Day. Check out the following Instagram accounts each day:

⁠🧵 Monday, 9/12 - @fatquartershop

🧵 Tuesday, 9/13 - @sliceofpiquilts⁠, @browneyedquilter⁠
🧵Wednesday, 9/14 - @happyquiltingmc⁠, @mistletoequiltingco⁠
🧵Thursday, 9/15 - @piecedjustsew⁠, @nicholspohr⁠
🧵Friday, 9/16 - @quilterpatsloan⁠
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Also, don't forget Art Gallery Fabric's library of free quilt patterns. you can pick up the specified fabrics at Fat Quarter Shop.

What other news have you heard? Tell me if I've missed anything in the comments.

Quilt Con 2022 Favorites Part II

I'm back (finally) with more glorious quilts from QuiltCon.

Pride and Joy by Veruschka Zarate is a phenomenal foundation paper-pieced self-portrait composed of 2,359 shapes and 20 Moda Bella solids, and took 4 months to create. Veruschka was going to a modern, impressionistic look.

Pride and Joy by Veruschka Zarate @prideandjoyquilting

Pride and Joy by Veruschka Zarate @prideandjoyquilting

Bit Flip is Christine Perrigo's hommage to her former career as a software engineer. The darker green represents a bit flip (where a 1 is changed to a 0, or vice versa, in binary code. A hexadecimal number for "panic" is incorporated into the quilting, and the binding contains a hidden bit. While this convergence of analog and digital goes oner my head, I do love the varied dark hues and improvisation style of this personal work.

Bit Flip by Christine Perrigo @ccpquilt

There's something so soothing about the tones in Sealights by Paola Machetta. The piece was inspired by abstract features existing within an Italian seascape.

Sealights by Paola Machetta @thecultofquilt

The Big Fib, a whimsical take on the Fibonacci Swirl, is a introspective look at Imposter Syndrome. Brandy Maslowski gies a visual representation of her leap from art to modern quilter in this piece.

The Big Fib by Brandy Maslowski @QuilteronFire, Quilted by Sam Alberts of Quilting Curve Studio

The Big Fib by Brandy Maslowski @QuilteronFire, Quilted by Sam Alberts of Quilting Curve Studio

Falling Folds by Claire Victor depicts pieces of folded origami paper. Domestic machine shadow quilting repeats the English Paper Pieced design within the background.

Falling Folds by Claire Victor @cvquilts

Caroline Hadley based Sketch off a design from a series she draws weekly to share on social media. She paper-pieced the triangles, and made sure the striped print went the same direction in every triangle.

Sketch by Caroline Hadley @geometriquilt, Quilted by Valerie Cooper of Sweet Gum Quilting

Little Snippets is Abigail Sheridan de Graaff's personal challenge to insert the skinniest strips possible while maintaining consistent width, using only two solid colors. The design was improvised with just a simple line drawing. The quilting is meant to compliment the piecing using ghost shapes.

Little Snippets by Abigail Sheridan de Graaff @cutandalter

So do you have any plans to attend shows this season or next. things appear to be back up and running, but hotel rooms are in short supply, so I'm up in the air at the moment.