For those of you sewing along in the Summer Sampler series, my block, Horsetail Falls, was emailed out this morning. Here is my version of that block. This block uses a lot of Flying Geese units – which you can see demo’ed in this Flying Geese Tutorial. You can find out more about the Summer Sampler series, see the other designers, etc. here. You can also follow along with what others are doing in the Summer Sampler Facebook group. Here are the blocks Faith of Fresh Lemons Quilt has made this summer using the patterns from the weekly series. I LOVE her bright cheerful colors. Can’t wait to see all of the variations on this block. Check out Faith, Lee, and Katie to see theirs! There are some inspiring collections of blocks in a variety of colors and prints by lots of others in the Summer Sampler Facebook group. In other news, did you know that September is National Sewing Month. (One more reason that September is my favorite month!) To celebrate, Baby Lock is hosting a sweepstakes where they are giving away a Rachel sewing machine – perfect for getting started. (Giveaway open through Sept 30.) There are also some great learning-to-sew […]
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