In The Boon Docks

Quilty Pages Needlebook  by Sarah Gozzo Available on Etsy This is my needlebook! Available on her blog Quilty Pages Needlebook Princess in a Pouch Designs The pattern is made for anyone who sews beginners to advanced! It has a lot of ways to add your own spin on it! I knew the thing missing from all my other needlebooks  was a zipper pouch to keep my needle threader  and ThimblePads by Colonial Needle! You can get ThimblePads at the  Fat Quarter Shop I looked up on YouTube and watched a video on how to sew vinyl (Vinyl Zipper Pouch) the first  one that came up was by Erica Arndt It showed me what I needed to know. Since I was making this for myself I used my favorite Heather Ross fabrics! The zippers are good to hold any little things you don’t want to slip out! The butterfly pouch is in the pattern to hold  spools of thread, mine being Aurifil Thread of course! Aurifil is good for machine and hand sewing. A place to hold needles! The Heather Ross Spider is very old, telling the story

Are you looking for some fun in April - May 2021? Come join the Quilt Along with the  Fat Quarter Shop Read about it here on the Jolly Jabber The Jolly Bar Book, Vol. 3 By the  Fat Quarter Shop This 10” Ruler is great for 1/2” and 1” cuts! Get it here  Perfect 10 by Its Sew Emma Creative Grid I’ll be using Maureen McCormick’s (Brady Bunch) A Blooming Bunch Jolly Bar For Moda Fabrics! Spring is in the air! Join me, other bloggers, and the Fat Quarter Shop! Let’s have some fun! Lisa

New England Motel Sew Along With Brimfield Awakening The sew along was fun and I really enjoyed using the pattern!  If you want to look at some blocks and finished quilts check out the hashtag #newenglandmotelsal on Instagram! After printing the pattern I used a ruler to add a 1/4”  and the recommend 1/2” on some sides! This really helped when it came to trimming the blocks! I have used Carol Doak’s  Foundation Paper  from the  Fat Quarter Shop for about 5 years! Print a block at a time (2 of each) or print a bunch and trim them but I recommend one block at a time! Get started  - I found the  Sewline Glue Pen  is best to glue that 1st piece on. (So worth the money) True story - I couldn’t find my Sewline so I used a kids glue stick!  Nightmare, it really slowed me down when I was removing the papers! Marking and using scrap bins, where really helpful. Lots of Heather Ross fabric is being used! I numbered my pieces to kept track of the outside pieces! Here you see the 1/2” added (make