In The Boon Docks

Hello and Welcome to In The Boon Docks my name is Lisa Johnson I’ll be sewing along over the next 8 weeks to make a Tablerunner! I want to thank the  Fat Quarter Shop   for letting me participate in this  Quilt Along and being one of the bloggers Read all about the quilt along on the  Jolly Jabber Today begins Week 1 of the  Jolly Bar 3 Quilt Along You can click on the above link to get block  dates and fabric requirements! To do these blocks you will need the book Jolly Bar Book Vol. 3 This weeks block is  Treasure Trove Page 66 Here is mine using  Blooming Bunch This fabric screams Spring to me! I love it! First I sorted out my Jolly Bar by color family! This helps you choose which ones you will use in the block Choose (8)   (if you have 4 color families such as I did, 2 of each)! If you look at the center of the finished block it should have  all (8) fabrics in it! That is how I knew I did it right. The  Perfect 10 ruler ...

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

I am so excited to be quilting along again  with Lori Holt of  Bee In My Bonnet  newest book  Farm Girl Vintage 2   available at the  Fat Quarter Shop Set the dates so you can quilt along too! Have a lovely day, Lisa

The sew along sign up is open on  Alison Glass Website  the Sew Along starts March 10th! Please join me and a lot of others in making this incredible quilt over 10 weeks! SIGNING UP HAS SOME OTHER BENEFITS! Everyone who signs up will get a PDF of a new, exclusive Trinket block - only for SAL participants, emailed out on March 10, 2019, the event kick off date. Signing up will grant access to the Trinket Facebook Group which will be helpful for getting answers to questions and connecting with others. Signing up is the only way to get weekly Trinket SAL newsletters (the Trinket SAL newsletter is separate from the regular AG newsletter). Newsletters are the best way to get up-to-date information and the only way to get all of the wonderful coupon codes our sponsor shops will offer during the event. Finally, signing up will make you eligible to get a ‘TRINKET FINISHER’ special enamel pin at the close of the event! This will be a fun (free) gift from the AG team as a prize for any...

I am trying to work everything out for the sew along to start! Lot of preplanning behind the scenes! Todays question is for all of you! Which image do you like best?   1   2 The hashtag will be #holidayhangoutsewalong on Instagram! Next to work out a way to link up here. In 5 1/2 years I never had a linky party! Hoping you will join me August 4 - November 17th for the sew along! Lisa Leave a comment 1 or 2!   Create and be unique - Lisa

  I am so excited the day is finally here! The beginning of Bella Skill Builder Quilt Along starts today! The quilt along will release the free pattern on the first of each month from today until November 1, 2017. It will teach many things to increase your quilting skills. You can purchase a kit 'Bella skill builder quilt kit' | Fat Quarter Shop or use fabric you already have at home. To find out the facts on the quilt along, take a look at this blog post Bella Skill Builder - Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber The Bella Skill Builder - Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber has the pattern to make the first blocks, Block 1A & 1B, Kaleidoscope! Take a few minutes and watch the video before you begin Bella Skill Builder Quilt - Block 1a and 1b Kaleidoscope - YouTube   Lessons Learned! If you are using Moda Bella Solid Ruby Ice I found Aurifil Medium Mint matches very well available here 50wt Aurifil Medium Mint 100% Cotton Mako Spool Thread Aurifil #MK50-2835 | Fat Qua...

Welcome to Week 1 of the Fat Quarter Shop Spooky Delights Quilt Along! Each week the FQS will release a new step in the pattern by Anne Sutten. The pattern for Week 1 lists the Fabric requirements to make the table runner and is available for free from the Fat Quarter Shop Spooky Delights Week 1 Come sew along with me and at the end you will have a fun Halloween Table Runner.   You can order the kit from FQS Spooky Delights Tablerunner Kit Featuring Spooky Delights by Bunny Hill Designs | Fat Quarter Shop and it has everything you need! If you follow my blog you will already know I love "Ghastlies" by De Leon Design Group, Alexander Henry Fabrics. So I fussy cut a few for the doorways!   Now won't these two look great in a pumpkin? For the rest of my fabrics - for one of the borders I have some Boo Crew by Sweetwater, Moda. The background, moon, and pumpkins Cotton Supreme Solids, RJR Fabrics. Lastly, I have a black scrap for the bat!   Download your week 1 pat...

I just went to the Quilting Gallery which is hosted by Pat Sloan and Michelle Foster. They have a huge database with links to thousands of blogs that all quilt. Last night I went on it looking around and found 8 other bloggers in my state. I like the idea of finding possible new friends who enjoy what I do to maybe go to a quilt show or sew with. So, follow the link, sign up, and grab a button! While at the Quilting Gallery take a look around, I like the Learning Center. They just started a Beginner's Quilt Along, if you want some extra fun join in. They also have a Weekly Quilting Contest and they always need quilts and help with the voting. I like it because you get to see quilts from all over the world and all the different styles. It is easy to do and you don't have to jump through a bunch of hoops to have fun at 1:00 am in the morning. Come on go check it out! When you join come back and leave a comment with your blog name on it and I will join any blogs I haven...

Pat Sloan and Michelle Foster at The Learning Center The Learning Center are hosting a Quilt Along. Beginner’s Quilt-Along They are taking a slight detour from teaching quilting techniques and get sewing over the next few months with the Beginner’s Quilt-Along. I hope you’ll join them and have some FUN! Bonus: you’ll have a beautiful gift completed in time for Christmas too. So, why don't you go over and take a look! Grab a button and join Michelle next Thursday, June 7, 2012, for the first block! I am seriously thinking of joining them for the Quilt Along to learn some new blocks and win prizes. Pat and Michelle promised prizes! My Week I kept busy this week working on my lil' twister quilt. Took it this afternoon to my friend Irene, to quilt it all together. It will be one of our joint entries in the County Fair. Then it will go to little Sophie to live for the rest of her life! That baby is so cute I can't wait to kiss her little cheeks! Her momma is my youngest...

Well the Festival has began and I am already behind. I do have a bright idea, as you can see here: "Fresh" by Deb Strain from Moda It is not to late to join in the fun, you have until April 22, 2012, to post you creation over at festival of half square Triangles Craftsy BOM blocks for April, block 1 completed. Hexagons by hand are impossible for me. I have difficulties sewing with my hands so I had to use my back up, my handy dandy sewing machine. I need to give her a name. But we will save that for another post. I am helping out a friend and making a few of these Log Cabin Blocks for something she is working on. I know nothing about the fabrics except the solids are Robert Kaufman "Kona". My husband now wants a log cabin designed quilt for our bed. Saturday was "Opening Day" around these parts for Little League Baseball. This is my little catcher at the bat. They grow up so fast, enjoy the time while it is here! Saturday Morning, I decided to make ...

Wow, what a week with the Fugly Fabric Giveaways and Swaps . I made 3 trips to the post office but did not buy any fabric. I held my first giveaways and chose to winners - Richard and Lorelei. I won 2 giveaways myself (it is so exciting). I will show what I won, when they get here. I swapped the extra Fugly fabric I had with people in the USA the United Kingdom. When all the fabric swaps arrives I will post them for you to see. I am glad to have meet so many new friends from out in blogyourself next time. Then I made my Blocks for Craftsy Block of the Month for February. I learned how to make a Balkan Puzzle Block, and Magic Triangles (make 4 HST at one time) cool way to do a Half Square Triangle (HST) This block is called Chunky Chevron and is made with HST's, using the draw line method . I have used this method many times before, for making 2 blocks at a time. Amy Gibson at Stitchery Dickery Dock, is amazing in her tutorials, or (tuts) as the bloggers call them. I re...

QAL Week 1 My Civil War Fabrics Hi everyone, I really love Sew Happy Geek Quilt Along. I am behind but I am doing my best to catch up. The tutorials are excellant and easy to follow. I highly recommend this QAL to new quilters. I hope you are having a creative week. What are you doing this week? Leave me a comment share, I love to hear from you.