This is it, my friends. We have pieced and assembled the blocks. Now let’s quilt that baby!

For my Valentine inspired quilt I went with an edge to edge heart design. This was done on a longarm by computer. In a matter of hours I have a quilt done and dusted this way. I completed this using Cassandra’s longarm, but if you don’t have access to one you can always hire someone to do it. I recommend Alloway Quilting. Penny has quilted a few of my quilts for me and she is wonderful to work with. We spent time looking at the quilt and various designs that would fit the quilt, along as deciding thread color together. She’s great at listening and guiding you to get the finished quilt you want.

Sometimes I want a more custom look for my quilt. These quilts are completed on my domestic Juki machine. When I am in a meditative mood I will just put on a free motion foot and meander away. I use the walking foot for straight line stitching, but have also managed some curves with it! I’ve had some issues using a ruler foot, but have recently received some advice from friends that I will be trying out. Hopefully they will work. Oh, and I have hand quilted one quilt, that was fun, but I don’t have the patience. I want things finished!

I cannot wait to see how all of you quilt your quilts. Don’t worry about rushing, you only need the flimsy (quilt top) to be entered into the grand prize drawings (more on that in a bit). I only finished quilting Quilt Concert 2021 right before we started 2022!! And I know I still see newly quilted 2021s popping up on Instagram!

Grand Prize Bundles!!!

Cassandra and I have split the Grand Prize into THREE bundles!!!!

Bundle 1 – Must be a U.S. Resident

Our first grand prize is sponsored by Hobbs Bonded Fiber and Hancock’s of Paducah.

Get your next quilt started using the $50 gift certificate from Hancock’s and a Queen size batting from Hobbs!!!!

Bundle 2 – Must be a U.S. or Canada Resident

You know I love me some Sew Fine Thread Gloss!!!! Sherlock Holmes would have no problem deducing all my sewing spots since each one has a tin of Sew Fine sitting there. There is a pack of three tins in this prize bundle.

Oliso is sponsoring one of their new Pro Plus irons for this Grand Prize bundle!! I need to get my hands on one of those!

Bundle 3 – Resident of Planet Earth

Last, but certainly not least we have our wonderful sponsors, Make Modern Magazine and Aurifil Thread

Dive into a six month subscription to Make Modern for endless inspiration and get sewing with an Aurifil Necessities collection of thread!

How do I win a Grand Prize bundle?

• Follow both hosts on Instagram: Lissa and Cassandra
• Use the primary and weekly hashtags: #quiltconcert2022 and #quiltconcert2022week12
• Tell us in your post what country you live in so we know which bundle you qualify for!!!!!!
• Post a photo of your QUILT TOP using a public Instagram account by 11:59 Eastern on Thursday, September 1st, 2022 (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)
• Winners will be selected by random drawing and will be contacted via Instagram direct message by Saturday, September 3rd, 2022. The winner must claim their prize by responding to the message with their mailing address by 11:59pm on Tuesday, September 6, 2022. If the prize is not claimed at that time, we will select an alternate winner.

Cassandra and I will post all the winners around September 9th, so stay tuned for that.

And we WILL be back with Quilt Concert 2023!!!!!!

Lovingly, Lissa

You’ve got the thread, the machine and the BLOCKS!!! Now it’s time for the Assembly Instructions!! (I tried to work an Avengers Assemble joke in here, but wasn’t digging anything I came up with)

Let’s turn this…

into this…

(I may have forgotten to get a photo of the flimsy)

Are your ready? Are you excited? Let’s get it going!!!!

We still have a prize to give away this week. Get your flimsy (non quilted quilt top) posted to Instagram!

This week’s Sponsor

Let’s all give a round of applause to Hobbs Bonded Fibers for sponsoring this our quilt along this week! Hobbs will be sending a Queens size heirloom 80/20 batting to one of our Concert Goers.

How do I win this awesome prize?

• Follow both hosts on Instagram: Lissa and Cassandra
• Follow our weekly sponsor on Instagram: Hobbs Batting
• Use the primary and weekly hashtags: #quiltconcert2022 and #quiltconcert2022week12
• Tell us in your post if you are a US or international resident. This week’s prize is only available to US residents, but we have international prizes coming up in future weeks!
• Post a photo of your cut fabric using a public Instagram account by 11:59 Eastern on Thursday, August 25th, 2022 (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)
• Winners will be selected by random drawing and will be contacted via Instagram direct message by Saturday, August 27th, 2022. The winner must claim their prize by responding to the message with their mailing address by 11:59pm on Monday August 29th, 2022. If the prize is not claimed at that time, we will select an alternate winner.

Whenever I work on a project, I always do the hardest parts first. That way it gets easier as I go along and I don’t get too frustrated and walk away.

Our last block in the Quilt Concert Series is a relaxing exhale. A few large Flying Geese blocks.

So take it nice and easy this week. Catch up if you need to!

This Week’s Sponsor

This week our sponsor is Oliso!!! They are sending a mini project iron to one of our concert goers in either the U.S or Canada.

I have one of this little guys. It lives next to me on a small ironing board whenever I paper piece and travels easily. I love the rest/cover that comes with it.

How do I win this awesome prize?

• Follow both hosts on Instagram: Lissa and Cassandra
• Follow our weekly sponsor on Instagram: Oliso
• Use the primary and weekly hashtags: #quiltconcert2022 and #quiltconcert2022week11
• Tell us in your post if you are a US or international resident. This week’s prize is for U.S and Canadian residents!!
• Post a photo of your cut fabric using a public Instagram account by 11:59 Eastern on Thursday, August 18th, 2022 (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)
• Winners will be selected by random drawing and will be contacted via Instagram direct message by Saturday, August 20th, 2022. The winner must claim their prize by responding to the message with their mailing address by 11:59pm on Monday, August 22nd, 2022. If the prize is not claimed at that time, we will select an alternate winner.

Hi!!!!

I love blog hops! But I will admit that I almost didn’t join this one. I’m in the middle of summer with the kids home, a quilt along, and a gazillion and a half quilt ideas to create and submit for Quiltcon. So when Jen asked me to join, I was a little unsure if I would participate.

Until I scrolled in on these fabrics from Gotham Quilts.

Here’s the close up that sent me over.

I started laughing and couldn’t stop. And one motto I live by is, if it makes me laugh I have to do it. There is even a pillow panel!!!

I am DYING!!! Loot at that Pizza Rat!!!!

Gotham Quilts has also curated a great solids bundle to go with the new line. It’s absolutely perfect!!

I grew up outside NYC, in fact whenever anyone talks about NY I always assume they mean the city. In fact a friend asked how my trip to New York went and I had no idea what she was talking about until she specified my UPSTATE New York trip (it went great!)

But growing up so close means I take a lot of NYC for granted. I was only ever in a NYC taxi once, we walked everywhere. I was 13 before I went to the Statue of Liberty even though I would see it every week as we drove to my Grandmother’s house, and in college before I went to the top of the Empire State building.

It was a gut punch flying home after 9-11 and the skyline looking different as I landed in Newark, years later from the parking deck at the pediatrician’s I still really couldn’t look in that direction. I never thought that skyline would change.

So how do I honor all that I grew up with and miss? I started playing with a New York Beauty design by straightening the curve in those blocks and tried to make it more modern. It didn’t quite work for me and I put it aside for a minute and went back to playing with Quiltcon ideas.

And BOOM! Two ideas merged. Quiltcon has a log cabin challenge. I wondered if I could turn a log cabin into an apple for the Big Apple and well, the answer was I could. So I did.

The center of the apple is a paper pieced log cabin. I also paper pieced the bottom, sides and stem. The optional leaf is appliqued onto the finished block. There was quite a bit of fussy cutting for this block. I LOVE a good fussy cut!

As always, go big or go home- the block finishes at 20″ square.

This pattern is brand new and releases TODAY!!! It looks great with ombre fabric and the pattern shows you how to cut ombre fabric to create the highlight effect.

The pattern is available at Quilt Pattern Mart with 20% August 13th! Use code LissaNYC

I put four of the apples together to create a great 40″ x 40″ wall hanging. I can’t wait to get it quilted.

Be sure to go visit all the bloggers! And watch our Instagrams for a prize loop later this week!

August 1 – Dizzy Quilter

August 1 – Sugar Sand Quilt Co

August 2 – Go Go Kim

August 2 – Fish Museum and Circus

August 3 – The Darling Dogwood

August 4 – CDM 365 Studios

August 5 – Powered by Quilting

August 6 – Geometry and Joy

August 3 – Lovingly, Lissa <———- you are here

August 7 – Slice of Pi Quilts

And be sure to head over to Gotham Quilts to get your My NYC fabric!

Lovingly, Lissa

This week we are working on the Connection Collection for our Quilt Concert Series. These blocks are basic blocks acting as fillers around the medallion. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t important! These blocks add direction and energy to the quilt.

Remember to download right away!! After Sunday, you can find this pattern at The (not so) Dramatic Life Etsy shop.

I can’t believe we are almost done!!!! This summer has just flown by.

This week’s Sponsor

Have you wanted to try out Aurifil Thread? They have a wonderful Color Builder Series and in 2021 Cassandra designed a free pattern for every month to go with the thread!

This week, post your block and you will be entered to win one color builder box from 2021, your choice!

How do I win this awesome prize?

• Follow both hosts on Instagram: Lissa and Cassandra
• Follow our weekly sponsor on Instagram: Aurifil
• Use the primary and weekly hashtags: #quiltconcert2022 and #quiltconcert2022week10
• Tell us in your post if you are a US or international resident. This week’s prize is international!!
• Post a photo of your cut fabric using a public Instagram account by 11:59 Eastern on Thursday, August 11th, 2022 (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)
• Winners will be selected by random drawing and will be contacted via Instagram direct message by Saturday, August 13, 2022. The winner must claim their prize by responding to the message with their mailing address by 11:59pm on Monday, August 15th, 2022. If the prize is not claimed at that time, we will select an alternate winner.

Don’t Leave Yet

I just wanted to give you a heads up that I have a special blog coming tomorrow WITH a NEW PATTERN!!!!!!

See you then!

Lovingly, Lissa