And so we come to the Grand Finale of Quilt concert 2023.

If you’re like me, this is now the hardest part of quilting. How do I quilt this?? I never know the answer until I actually do it.

And, honestly, I’ve pulled out quilting and started all over again.

Frustrating…

My favorite solution to this problem is to take a photo of my quilt and print it up. Then I take some colored pencils and start drawing.

Print up a few copies, in black and white. Grab a ruler or any small stencils and spend some time just drawing.

I find it really fun and relaxing, and while I may not finalize the design I do get a pretty good idea of where I want to go.

And Now For Something New and Really Important

We are changing it up for the grand prize raffle. So be sure to read through everything here in order to enter!

The Grand Prizes!

Thanks to our wonderful sponsors, we are able to offer three grand prizes: an international prize, a US/Canada prize, and a US only prize.

International Grand Prize

• Three 2021 Endangered Species Color Builder Boxes of your choice from Aurifil with the accompanying foundation paper piecing animal patterns (designed by Cassandra!)

US/Canada Grand Prize

• Proplus Auto Lift Smart Iron from Oliso
• 3 Pack of Sew Fine thread gloss

US Grand Prize

• $100 Gift Certificate to Hancock’s of Paducah
• Queen Size package of Hobbs Tuscany 100% Wool Batting from Hobbs Bonded Fibers

How to Win a Grand Prize

What and How to Link-Up

The winners of the grand prizes will be selected from images submitted to the link up below. You can link an Instagram/Blog post or submit a stand-alone image.

• Link a photo or IG/blog post showing your finished Quilt Concert 2023 quilt top (just the top, it doesn’t need to be quilted!)
• Follow the instructions on the link-up to add your image. If you have questions about how to link up, check out this information from InLinkz.
• Include the country your potential prize will ship to in the caption of your image.
• Add your link on this post OR on the post from Lovingly Lissa. It all goes to the same link-up and will appear on both sites.
• Every participant is eligible for the grand prizes, even if you have already received a weekly prize!

Deadline to Link Up

You have until Midnight Pacific on Monday, August 28, 2023 to add your post/image to the link up.

How the Winners are Selected

Three winners will be selected at random from the submitted quilt tops. Those winners will be placed with the appropriate prize based on their location. In the event that none of the three initial winners is a US resident (or a US/Canadian resident), the first name drawn will receive the International prize and the remaining prize(s) will be re-drawn.
Winners will be notified no later than September 1, 2023. Winners will have 48 hours following notification to acknowledge acceptance of their prize and provide a shipping address. If this acknowledgment does not happen within that timeframe, a new winner will be selected.

Scroll past the photos for the link

This is it, the curtain call for Quilt Concert 2023.

Over the next two weeks you will have time to put together your quilt top and enter into the grand prize drawings.

You don’t have to quilt the top for the grand prize, just need a photo of the flimsy.

Ready for the instructions?

Here ya go!

And Now For Something New and Really Important

We are changing it up for the grand prize raffle. So be sure to read through everything here in order to enter!

The Grand Prizes!

Thanks to our wonderful sponsors, we are able to offer three grand prizes: an international prize, a US/Canada prize, and a US only prize.

International Grand Prize

• Three 2021 Endangered Species Color Builder Boxes of your choice from Aurifil with the accompanying foundation paper piecing animal patterns (designed by me!)

US/Canada Grand Prize

• Proplus Auto Lift Smart Iron from Oliso
• 3 Pack of Sew Fine thread gloss

US Grand Prize

• $100 Gift Certificate to Hancock’s of Paducah
• Queen Size package of Hobbs Tuscany 100% Wool Batting from Hobbs Bonded Fibers

How to Win a Grand Prize

What and How to Link-Up

The winners of the grand prizes will be selected from images submitted to the link up below. You can link an Instagram/Blog post or submit a stand-alone image.

• Link a photo or IG/blog post showing your finished Quilt Concert 2023 quilt top (just the top, it doesn’t need to be quilted!)
• Follow the instructions on the link-up to add your image. If you have questions about how to link up, check out this information from InLinkz.
• Include the country your potential prize will ship to in the caption of your image.
• Add your link on this post OR on the post from Lovingly Lissa. It all goes to the same link-up and will appear on both sites.
• Every participant is eligible for the grand prizes, even if you have already received a weekly prize!

Deadline to Link Up

You have until Midnight Pacific on Monday, August 28, 2023 to add your post/image to the link up.

How the Winners are Selected

Three winners will be selected at random from the submitted quilt tops. Those winners will be placed with the appropriate prize based on their location. In the event that none of the three initial winners is a US resident (or a US/Canadian resident), the first name drawn will receive the International prize and the remaining prize(s) will be re-drawn.
Winners will be notified no later than September 1, 2023. Winners will have 48 hours following notification to acknowledge acceptance of their prize and provide a shipping address. If this acknowledgment does not happen within that timeframe, a new winner will be selected.

Link up here!

Lovingly, Lissa

We have made it to the final block!!! It may be small, but it is powerful. Diamonds in the sky appear 10 times through out Twinkle Twinkle, connecting it all together.

Remember to download this as soon as you can! Once August 18th hits, you can purchase it for $2.50 at ShoppeLovinglyLissa.

This Week’s Sponsor

Sew Fine Thread Gloss is our sponsor this week! They will be sending one lucky Concert Goer their choice of three tins of thread gloss. My favorite scents are Satsuma and Smash, hint hint….

How do I win this awesome prize?

• Follow both hosts on Instagram: Lissa and Cassandra
• Follow our weekly sponsor on Instagram: SewFineThreadGloss
• Use the primary and weekly hashtags: #quiltconcert2023 and #quiltconcert2023Block9
• Tell us in your post if you are a US or international resident. This week’s prize is only available worldwide!
• Post a photo of your Lucky Clover block using a public Instagram account by 11:59 Eastern on Thursday, August 17th, 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 Cassandra and Lissa. The winner must claim their prize by responding to the message with their mailing address within 48 hours of notification. If the prize is not claimed at that time, we will select an alternate winner.

Lovingly, Lissa

Nope, not those UnFinished Obects you have in your studio.

This week is all about Unidentified Flying Objects. This week’s block is called Flying Saucer.

Isn’t this one so much fun with that pop of color in the center?

And I cannot believe we are on the second to last block!!!! Where has the summer gone? I guess it Flew away with the Flying Saucer.

Flying Saucer can now be found at The (not so) Dramatic Life.

This Week’s Sponsor

Aurifil is our sponsor this week! They will be sending one lucky Concert Goer their choice of one of the 2021 Monthly Color Builder boxes. These sets include a pattern of an endangered species designed by Cassandra Beaver. You can make your choice based on your favorite color or favorite animal!

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: #quiltconcert2023 and #quiltconcert2023Block8
• Tell us in your post if you are a US or international resident. This week’s prize is only available worldwide!
• Post a photo of your Lucky Clover block using a public Instagram account by 11:59 Eastern on Thursday, August 10th, 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 Cassandra and Lissa. The winner must claim their prize by responding to the message with their mailing address within 48 hours of notification. If the prize is not claimed at that time, we will select an alternate winner.

Lovingly, Lissa