I’m not saying this week’s block will win you big money, but it is called Good Luck Token, so you never know!!

I found this block to be very interesting to piece together. It took me some time to properly pattern it in the easiest way possible, without much waste. I love problem solving like that. I enjoy those “lightbulb” moments when everything falls into place. Creating the pattern for this block was one of those moments.

There is a new method in this block that we haven’t used before in the Quilt Concert Series. You will be using a template included in the pattern to create the individual triangles.

Block Tip!

Before you trace and cut out the triangles of this block, use Best Press or another spray starch on it. This helps prevent the bias edge from stretching and making the block wonky!!!

Good Luck Token can now be purchased for $2 at Shoppe Lovingly Lissa

Do you need to catch up with previous week blocks? The cutting directions and all even numbered blocks can be found at The Not So Dramatic Life Etsy Shop and all odd number blocks can be found at Shoppe Lovingly Lissa Etsy Shop.

Sponsors and Giveaways!!

Week 8 brings us two wonderful Sponsors! Quilt Beginnings and Oliven.

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Quilt Beginnings is a local to me quilt shop where I’ve been taking lessons and shopping for years! They proudly offer the finest fabrics, a wide assortment of notions, and the top three sewing machine brands in the industry: Pfaff, Babylock and Bernina. One lucky U.S. Resident will receive a $20 gift card to the shop.

Oliven is a  small fabric shop in Monk’s Eleigh in Suffolk, England and would like to share with you their creative journey! One International Concert Goer (non-US resident) will be able to choose one online, on demand class from the Oliven shop.

To enter this week’s Giveaway you must do the following!!

1-post a photo of Good Luck Token on Instagram using a public Instagram account by 11:59pm Eastern on Thursday, August 5, 2021 (if you don’t want to make your primary account public, you can always create a second, public account to use for this quilt along and other projects like this)

2-follow @cassandrabeaver, @lovinglylissa, @quiltbeginnings and @vendulkaoliven

3- include the hashtags #quiltconcert2021 and #quiltconcertblock7

4- Write in your post the country you live in. <<<<—–This is being missed by many!

This week’s prize from Quilt Beginnings is available to participants who reside in the United States. The prize from Oliven is available to all International participants.

Winners will be selected by random drawing and will be contacted via Instagram direct message by Saturday, 7th, 2021. The winner must claim their prize by responding to the message with their mailing address by 11:59pm on Monday, August 9, 2021. If the prize is not claimed at that time, we will select an alternate winner.

Please be aware that there are now scammers on Instagram who pose as accounts with giveaways.  No one involved in this giveaway will ever ask for anything other than a mailing address.

(This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram.)

Quilt Postcard Swap

I told you this swap would be a fast one! Please get those beauties in the mail by tomorrow, July 31st!! I am working on the next swap and plan to announce it sometime in August! Newsletter Subscribers get early access to the sign-up for all my swaps.

Lovingly, Lissa

I don’t exactly have bright paper packages tied up with string, but I do have small bits of mail crisscrossing the world! The Quilt Postcard Swap Partner emails are being mailed today! Pretty soon many people will have new miniature works of art in their homes. I cannot wait to see what everyone creates.

I DO have some Pinwheel and Stripes for you! That would be Block 6 of First Notes for the Quilt Concert Series!

First Notes and the Quilt Concert Series is ABSOLUTELY one of my Favorite Things. I love seeing everyone’s interpretation of the blocks and truly enjoy our PJ Jam Parties on Friday nights.

Pinwheels and Squares is now available at The Not So Dramatic Life Etsy Shop.

Do you need to catch up with previous week blocks? The cutting directions and all even numbered blocks can be found at The Not So Dramatic Life Etsy Shop and all odd number blocks can be found at Shoppe Lovingly Lissa Etsy Shop.

Quilt Concert Weekly Sponsor and Giveaway!

Oh, I love this online store! I found the PERFECT backing for my First Notes quilt here. Kristen also carries one of my favorite books, Pin Pals by Carrie Nelson.

I’ll get to the prize in a moment, but there is more news from Stitch Fabric Co. Kristen is giving ALL the Quilt Concert Goers a 10% discount SITEWIDE! (instock items, no pre-orders) Have you been looking for Tula Pink ribbon? Go get it here. Are you as obsessed with pincushions as I am and want a really nifty book of patterns, I already pointed out that my favorite book is here! Go GET IT!!!

The discount code is QuiltConcert2021 and is good now through 11:59pm Easter on July 29th.

And for one lucky Concert Goer who resides in the US, Stitch Fabric Company is sending a Creative Grids Ultimate Flying Geese Tool.

To enter this week’s Giveaway you must do the following!!

1-post a photo of Pinwheels and Squares on Instagram using a public Instagram account by 11:59pm Eastern on Thursday, July 29, 2021 (if you don’t want to make your primary account public, you can always create a second, public account to use for this quilt along and other projects like this)

2-follow @cassandrabeaver, @lovinglylissa, and @stitchfabriccompany

3- include the hashtags #quiltconcert2021 and #quiltconcertblock6

4- Write in your post the country you live in. <<<<—–This is being missed by many!

This week’s prize is available to participants who reside in the United States. But remember, we do have more international prizes happening as well.

Winners will be selected by random drawing and will be contacted via Instagram direct message by Saturday, July 31st, 2021. The winner must claim their prize by responding to the message with their mailing address by 11:59pm on Monday, August 2, 2021. If the prize is not claimed at that time, we will select an alternate winner.

Please be aware that there are now scammers on Instagram who pose as accounts with giveaways.  No one involved in this giveaway will ever ask for anything other than a mailing address.

(This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram.)

Okie dokie!! I’ll see everyone tonight at the PJ Jam Party. Link to the party arrives with the Friday morning newsletter, sign up below to get yours next week.

Lovingly,

Lissa

The Quilt Postcard Swap is open!!!!

Please head over to the Swap Info Page, read ALL the information regarding the swap and the sign up link will be at the end of the page.

Need more inspiration to make a Quilt Postcard? Check out Dizzy Quilter who is making quite a few right now. Jen’s postcards are quite different from others I have seen. I may be using some of her ideas as inspiration to make some of my own this week.

And here are a few more of ones I’ve made in the past.

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I enjoy fabric manipulation (I mean, that’s one of the whole reasons I play with fabric) This is an ombre piece that I pleated and then flipped the center of the pleat backwards to create an interesting texture.

Vintage hankies found at an antique shop, turned into postcards. I did some fabric origami on the hankies to create the skirts and the bodices are raw applique.

Are the wheels in your head turning? Do you have an orphan block box? Some small pieces of something you just don’t want to throw away? How can you turn that into a small piece of art?

I anticipate seeing so many wonderful postcards being created in the near future.

Lovingly, Lissa

Tell me why? Why, why?

Tell me why this week’s block, Fool’s Puzzle, looks more like a beetle than a puzzle of any sort?

Bet you can’t un-see that bug in it now, can you?

I seriously keep seeing a Japanese Beetle.

But I know what you would definitely like to see right now. I think you are looking for the download of this pattern. Well look no further!!!

Fool’s Puzzle is now available at my Etsy shop, Shoppe Lovingly Lissa

Do you need to catch up with previous week blocks? The cutting directions and all even numbered blocks can be found at The Not So Dramatic Life Etsy Shop and all odd number blocks can be found at Shoppe Lovingly Lissa Etsy Shop.

Sponsor and Giveaway

Are you ready? Are you ready to get back out and go to sew-ins? Do you need the perfect little travel iron to take with you?

How about an Oliso Mini Project Iron?

Are you excited about that? You should be! Because Oliso is going to send one of the Quilt Concert Goers a Mini Project Iron!!!!

All United States and Canadian residents are eligible for this week’s prize!!! Please remember to put the country you live in your post!!!

To enter this week’s Giveaway you must do the following!!

1-post a photo of Fool’s Puzzle on Instagram using a public Instagram account by 11:59pm Eastern on Thursday, July 22, 2021 (if you don’t want to make your primary account public, you can always create a second, public account to use for this quilt along and other projects like this)

2-follow @cassandrabeaver, @lovinglylissa, and @olisohome

3- include the hashtags #quiltconcert2021 and #quiltconcertblock5

4- Write in your post the country you live in. <<<<—–This is being missed by many!

This week’s prize is available to participants who reside in the United States and Canada. But remember, we do have more international prizes happening as well.

Winners will be selected by random drawing and will be contacted via Instagram direct message by Saturday, July 24, 2021. The winner must claim their prize by responding to the message with their mailing address by 11:59pm on Monday, July 26, 2021. If the prize is not claimed at that time, we will select an alternate winner.

Please be aware that there are now scammers on Instagram who pose as accounts with giveaways.  No one involved in this giveaway will ever ask for anything other than a mailing address.

(This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram.)

Little bits and pieces of odds and ends.

• If you are already a newsletter subscriber you would have received the google form to sign up for the Quilt Postcard Swap. The google form will be available on Swap Info Page starting July 19.
• The PJ Jam Party is every Friday Night on Zoom. The link is sent via the newsletter on Friday morning.

So, I guess what I’m trying to say is “SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER!.” LOL!!!

Lovingly, Lissa

I am so ready to host another Swap!

It was really fun hosting the Pincushion Swap. I’ve been a little busy with the Quilt Concert Series so I can’t handle a large swap like that, but I still really want to do something.

So, let’s have a Quilt Postcard Swap! Have you seen the fabric/quilt postcards on Instagram? They’re all over the place there. Sarah Ruiz did a 100 day project with them (that turned out much larger). Inspired by her and out of sew-jo at the beginning of pandemic I started making them as well. First I surprised all my quilty friends by mailing them one, then I took requests from Instagram. All in all I think I made and sent over 50. I can’t begin to tell you how much this meant to me.

How do you make a Quilt Post Card?

I’m taking the easy way out and just linking you to Sarah’s tutorial. It’s what I use after all. When I do the satin stitch edging, my first lap is with a larger satin stitch. I think it is .5 on my machine. That’s the length, not the width. Then my second lap is as small as I can go and the machine still moves the fabric, which is .2. I love the look of the satin stitch edging.

You can absolutely send the postcards through the mail with a postcard stamp on the back. But, be aware, the will get dirty. For safety’s sake I put them in a 5″ x 7″ envelope and added a little extra postage. (I’m in the U.S. so I’m not sure how this would work in other countries.) I did mail international. I just brought it to the post office to have them tell me how much it would be.

The postcards I made varied from very intricate to extremely simple.

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All of the above were previous projects that I cut to size. It was fun seeing them become something useful and pretty instead of just sitting in a box. I did add the black cat with raw-edge applique to the pink block in the center.

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These were some simple straight edge, straight stitch pieces. Calming and satisfying to create.

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I began to play and experiment here. I really love the way the matchstick quilting one in the upper left turned out, but everyone on Instagram started to request the free circle quilted ones. I made quite a few of those.

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Everyone knows I love to hand stitch. Of course there were some Sashiko and Kogin pieces. I also learned couching during this time and created three pieces with that.

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Celebrating the holidays!!! Halloween is my favorite Holiday. So I made special themed postcards to share my joy.

I even created a special pattern!

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This is the Sunburst Block pattern. It finishes as 4″ x 6″, perfect for a postcard.

EVERYONE who signs up and pays for the swap will receive this pattern as a thank you. If you would like the pattern and not the Swap I have it listed in my Etsy shop for sale.

Information about the Swap is on the Swap Info page. Sign ups begin July 16 for everyone who is signed up for my newsletter by the 15th. Sign ups for all open on the 19th and close on 21st. This Swap is open to everyone all over the world and you can choose to ship locally or globally when you sign up.

I look forward to seeing your creations!

Lovingly,

Lissa

Better than all the rest!!!

Seriously, people!! I cannot tell you how much fun I have scrolling through Instagram and seeing all the blocks being made! It fills me with such joy. I love seeing all the interpretations of the pattern just popping up on my screen.

So I guess you are ready for the next block?

This week is the Antique Tile Block. Finishing at only 6″ x 6″ it is definitely bursting with fun!

The pattern for Antique Tile can now be purchased at The Not So Dramatic Life Etsy Shop.

Do you need to catch up with previous week blocks? The cutting directions and all even numbered blocks can be found at The Not So Dramatic Life Etsy Shop and all odd number blocks can be found at Shoppe Lovingly Lissa Etsy Shop.

Scant Quarter Hour

My Friday mornings aren’t complete until I have had breakfast and listened to Scant Quarter Hour on Instagram TV. I seriously love it. Steph and Isabelle talk about all things quilty. If you follow them on Instagram they will have small polls during the week that they use to enhance the conversation. YOUR OPINION MATTERS! Do you wonder what other quilters are up to? What they’re thoughts are? This is the place for you.

Giveaway!

Scant Quarter Hour will be sending one U.S. resident a Scant Quarter Hour sticker and a Scant Quarter Hour t-shirt!

To enter this week’s Giveaway you must do the following!!

1-post a photo of Antique Tile on Instagram using a public Instagram account by 11:59pm Eastern on Thursday, July 15, 2021 (if you don’t want to make your primary account public, you can always create a second, public account to use for this quilt along and other projects like this)

2-follow @cassandrabeaver, @lovinglylissa, and @scantquarterhour

3- include the hashtags #quiltconcert2021 and #quiltconcertblock4

4- Write in your post the country you live in. <<<<—–This is being missed by many!

This week’s prize is only available to participants who reside in the United States. But remember, we do have international prizes happening as well.

Winners will be selected by random drawing and will be contacted via Instagram direct message by Saturday, July 17, 2021. The winner must claim their prize by responding to the message with their mailing address by 11:59pm on Monday, July 19, 2021. If the prize is not claimed at that time, we will select an alternate winner.

Please be aware that there are now scammers on Instagram who pose as accounts with giveaways.  No one involved in this giveaway will ever ask for anything other than a mailing address.

(This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram.)

Are you new to the Quilt Concert Series?

Information on the Quilt Concert Series can be found here;

And Now for a Word from Our Sponsors

Quilt Concert Series FAQ

Quilt Concert Series 2021

PJ Jam Party

Every Friday during the Quilt Concert, Cassandra and I host a Zoom Party sew in. The link is sent out early Friday morning, if you have missed it for this week there is time to sign up for next week! Make sure you sign up for the newsletter so that you can join in!!!

Lovingly, Lissa

We are really warmed up now in First Notes. We’ve had opportunities to perfect the Half Square Triangle and some Flying Geese. How are all those points working out for you?

This week’s block focuses on a new technique. I’ve always called it a stitch and flip, mainly because you stitch a diagonal line, cut, and then flip the top fabric open to create the block. I’m sure there are other names for it, and I would love to hear what you call it in the comments.

Without further ado here is Pinwheel.

Pinwheel Pattern can now be purchased at Shoppe Lovingly Lissa Etsy Shop for $2.

Do you need to catch up with previous week blocks? The cutting directions and all even numbered blocks can be found at The Not So Dramatic Life Etsy Shop and all odd number blocks can be found at Shoppe Lovingly Lissa Etsy Shop.

This Week’s Sponsor and Giveaway!

Thank you to this week’s Sponsor, Fat Quarter Shop. We are so thrilled you are joining us for the Quilt Concert Series.

The Fat Quarter Shop was founded in 2003 by Kimberly Jolly. An avid quilter, Kimberly began her shop as a side business while still working a corporate position, cutting, packing and shipping right out of her house during evenings and weekends. From the very beginning, she was committed to delivering top-notch service for every single order and customer. 

Fat Quarter Shop will be sending one U.S. Resident a $25 gift certificate to their shop.

To enter this week’s Giveaway you must do the following!!

1-post a photo of Pinwheel on Instagram using a public Instagram account by 11:59pm Eastern on Thursday, July 8, 2021 (if you don’t want to make your primary account public, you can always create a second, public account to use for this quilt along and other projects like this)

2-follow @cassandrabeaver, @lovinglylissa, and @fatquartershop

3- include the hashtags #quiltconcert2021 and #quiltconcertblock3

4- Write in your post the country you live in.

This week’s prize is only available to participants who reside in the United States. But remember, we do have international prizes happening as well.

Winners will be selected by random drawing and will be contacted via Instagram direct message by Saturday, July 10, 2021. The winner must claim their prize by responding to the message with their mailing address by 11:59pm on Monday, July 12, 2021. If the prize is not claimed at that time, we will select an alternate winner.

Please be aware that there are now scammers on Instagram who pose as accounts with giveaways.  No one involved in this giveaway will ever ask for anything other than a mailing address.

(This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram.)

Are you new to the Quilt Concert Series?

Information on the Quilt Concert Series can be found here;

And Now for a Word from Our Sponsors

Quilt Concert Series FAQ

Quilt Concert Series 2021

PJ Jam Party

Every Friday during the Quilt Concert, Cassandra and I host a Zoom Party sew in. The link is sent out early Friday morning, if you have missed it for this week there is time to sign up for next week! Make sure you sign up for the newsletter so that you can join in!!!

A New Swap is coming!!

I am planning a new swap! Newsletter subscribers will be the first to hear the details and get the links, so make sure you sign up!

Lovingly, Lissa