In The Boon Docks

      Starry Night Mini Quilt 19" x 19" Fabrics: Blueberry Park, Lula Magnolia, Threads: Aurifil 50 wt. Reduction of a Foundation Pieced Pattern! To make this mini quilt I reduced Jeli Quilts pattern "Wonky Star Quilt Top" pattern by 50%. Then adding the 1/4 seam allowance back to each piece. The Jeli Quilts pattern is available for free from Craftsy. Wonky star quilt top - Free pattern by Jeliquilts - Craftsy   Sew on a folded square piece of fabric on the top two corners will make it easy to hang with a dowl rod! Do this before sewing on your binding at 1/8"! Then sew on your binding and it re-enforces it for hangingn the wall! Make sure whenever you shrink a FPP pattern that you add the 1/4" back on to the pieces and print them off again. This was made for the Instagram swap #starblockquiltswap! My favorite Aurifil 50 wt. thread and bobbini! They work great together! Until next time! Lisa   Create and be unique - Lisa

Lucy's Mini Quilt for the blog hop can be seen at Charm About You: I left my heart in Colorado ❤️ Marti Michell Mini Quilt   ✦ Make your own Marti Michell Mini Quilt and win! Create your fabulous mini quilt using any of the bloggers patterns and Marti Michell Perfect Patchwork Template Sets A, B, N, D and S. On Friday 18 November all the bloggers will post a linky on our blogs. You can submit your photo via this linky. Alternatively you can submit your photo to the specific album in the Farmer’s Wife 1930’s Sampler Quilt Facebook Group or you can post it on Instagram with the hashtag #MartiMichellMiniQuiltmania and tag ( @gnomeangel ) and Marti Michell ( @MartiMichell ) in the photo. Entries will be open from Friday 18 November 2016 @ 7am AEST (Sydney Time) and close Friday 25 November 2016 @ Midnight AEST. It’s open internationally and winners will be announced on Wednesday 30 November at 7:30am AEST. Click here to read the full Gnome Angel post, to get more details and ask...

Last night I was thinking about everything going on in the world! It made me sad. I thought to myself I need to think of something to make myself laugh. Laughing cures a lot of things that makes me sad.     Hope I made you laugh! Look on the bright side of life! Smiles, Lisa   Create and be unique - Lisa

What's inside the July Sew Sampler Box from the Sew Sampler Subscription Quilting Box | Fat Quarter Shop     Take a look inside https://youtu.be/nfy1N_daC20 Have a great week! Lisa   Create and be unique - Lisa

This months box is loaded with inspiration and color! Kathleen Starr of Starr Design Fabrics, Inc: Hand Dyed Fabrics has designed a box for any quilter who loves color! Quilts box July 2016 - YouTube   See what inside and tell me what you think! If you are interested in a subscription please use the link on the left. Thank you Lisa Create and be unique - Lisa

Happy 4th of July!     We drove and drove! Safe and sound waiting for the fireworks!   We picked up a orange tree for my SIL's new home! Didn't want to show up empty handed!   Have a safe, fun, holiday! Talk to you soon! Lisa     Create and be unique - Lisa

I am doing a bit of selfish sewing! I wanted a nice wardrobe to wear in sticky, hot, Florida, that is cotton. Why because I am a 50 something woman who hates to sweat. Have you heard of Creativebug it is a online crafting learning site. I love it, I pay $4.95 a month to watch anything on the site. I can save one course a month to watch forever. This is the Sew a Sailor Top by Fancy Tiger - Creativebug course which came with the pattern. You can do the Creativebug 14 day free trial and get the course and pattern free and make yourself one too! What a great deal. Then when you fall in love with all the different courses available you can pay a one time fee or $4.95 a month and lifelong learn something. The Fancy Tiger Craft ladies are great instructors and go step by step with you to make this awesome blouse! I could have never made it without the video, but with it, it was a snap! I am off now to go make a few more shirts for myself! Can't live my life in just teeshirt...