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.

• 

• 

• 

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.

• 

• 

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

• 

• 

• 

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.

• 

• 

• 

• 

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.

• 

• 

• 

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

I even created a special pattern!

• 

• 

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

Did you all enjoy Fox and Geese around a Double T last week? It’s a great block, you could sew a dozen of them together and make quite a nice lap quilt. It’s available now at my Etsy shop if you didn’t get it downloaded yet.

The second block in First Notes is the Elongated Churndash. This block is a bit smaller, but still chock full of quilty goodness! Cassandra did an amazing job taking such a traditional block and giving it a new twist.

The pattern for the Elongated Churndash can now be found at The Not So Dramatic Life Etsy Shop.

This week we are happy to introduce two sponsors!!!

• 

• 

• 

• 

Red Rooster Quilts is offering one lucky U.S. resident a $50 gift certificate! It’s stash building time!?
?
And for our non-residents, Kid Giddy is giving one PDF download of her Sew Plush Planner pattern. This planner is a great way to organize your sewing projects!?
?

To enter this week’s Giveaway you must do the following!!?
?
1-post a photo of Elongated Churndash on Instagram using a public Instagram account by 11:59pm Eastern on Thursday, July 1, 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, @kidgiddy and @redroosterquilts?
?
3- include the hashtags #quiltconcert2021 and #quiltconcertblock2?
?
4- Write in your post the country you live in.?
?
The prize from Red Rooster Quilts is only available to participants who reside in the United States. The Sew Plush Planner from Kid Giddy is available to all international participants.
?
Winners will be selected by random drawing and will be contacted via Instagram direct message by Saturday, July 3, 2021. The winner must claim their prize by responding to the message with their mailing address by 11:59pm on Monday, July 5, 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. Noone 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.)?

New to the Quilt Concert Series 2021?

If you are new to our First Notes quilt along and need any previous patterns they are available at Cassandra Beaver’s and my Etsy Shops.

Previous Cutting instructions and Even Number Blocks can be found at TheNotSoDramaticLife.

Odd Number Blocks can be found at ShoppeLovinglyLissa

Information about the Quilt Concert Series 2021 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

Welcome to the first block of First Notes! This one is one of our favorites, although I will admit I have many favorites in this quilt.

The block is actually two traditional blocks in one. The center block of the Fox and Geese block is a plain square, but we added in the Double T for a bit more interest. I really love the way the Double T looks on its own, it’s a great block to put into a grid, it creates a variety of secondary designs depending on you lay it all out.

This pattern is now available on my Etsy site for $2

Just a reminder that cutting instructions are no longer available to download for free, but you can purchase the cutting instructions at Cassandra’s Etsy store for $2.

Week Two Sponsor

Our fantastic Sponsor for Week Two is Becky Campbell of Sewforever Quilting.

Becky has written a special post for this Quilt Concert participants, so be sure to check it out.

The prize this week is a set of Lucy Boston templates from the English Paper Piecing Made Modern series.

Giveaway Rules

In order to enter for the prize drawing you must do the following

1-post a photo of your Fox and Geese around a Double T block on Instagram using a public Instagram account by 11:59 Eastern on Thursday, June 24, 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 @sewforeverbybeckycampbell

3- include the hashtags #quiltconcertseries2021 and #quiltconcertblock1

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

This weeks 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, June 26, 2021. The winner must claim their prize by responding to the message with their mailing address by 11:59pm on Monday, June 28, 2021. If the prize is not claimed at that time, we will select an alternate winner.

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

For additional information about the quilt and our sponsors, check out the following posts:

It’s Time to Play the Music

Laying Down Tracks

And Now for a Word from Our Sponsors

Quilt Concert Series FAQ

Quilt Concert Series 2021

Remember to join us on Zoom every Friday Night 9:30 Eastern to sew along with us. The Zoom link is emailed every Friday morning, so be sure to sign up.

Lovingly, Lissa

It’s time to light the lights, and raise the curtain!

Introducing…

First Notes

First Notes is the first quilt in the Quilt Concert Series and Cassandra and I are so thrilled to introduce it to you. For this version I chose 4 print fabrics and 1 solid. The result reminds me of an impressionist painting.

The Cutting Instructions are available at Cassandra’s Etsy Store for $2 now.

Opening week Sponsor.

Hobbs is sponsoring 4 prizes during this quilt along along with the grand prize. This week’s prize is a queen size 80/20 bleached batting.

Heirloom^® Premium Cotton Blend is made from 80% long staple cotton fibers and 20% fine polyester. This combination of fibers creates a strong, long-wearing batt and is very easy to handle. The batting is lightly needle punched and treated with a soft resin to provide stability to the fibers and prevent the polyester from bearding. This process makes Heirloom^® Cotton Blend Batting uniquely easy to quilt by hand.

Giveaway Rules

In order to enter for the prize drawing you must do the following

1-post a photo of your cut and ready to go fabrics on Instagram using a public Instagram account by 11:59 Eastern on Thursday, June 17, 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 @hobbsbatting

3- include the hashtags #quiltconcertseries2021 and #quiltconcertcutting

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

This weeks 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, June 19, 2021. The winner must claim their prize by responding to the message with their mailing address by 11:59pm on Monday, June 21, 2021. If the prize is not claimed at that time, we will select an alternate winner.

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

Subscribers to my newsletter will have received the zoom link for the PJ Jam Party that is happening tonight, June 11 at 9:30 Eastern. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you should!!! That’s where this link will be every week.

For additional information about the quilt and our sponsors, check out the following posts:
Quilt Concert Series 2021
Quilt Concert Series FAQ
And Now for a Word from Our Sponsors
Laying Down Tracks

And now, on with the show!!!!

Lovingly,

Lissa

Actually, no.  We are going to give you a word or two (or more) about all the wonderful, fabulous, marvelous, glorious sponsors who are part of our Quilt Concert quilt along.

Every week we will have one prize for residents of the USA and on multiple weeks we will also have prizes for participants residing outside the USA.  The sponsor of the prize will be featured during that week of the quilt along.

Read through to discover all our wonderful sponsors and to learn how to enter for prizes during the giveaway.  Read all the way to the end for all the information. 

Presenting….our Sponsors.

Hobbs Bonded Fibers

Hobbs has manufactured high-quality quilt batting (wadding) for hobbyist, commercial, art and show quilters since 1978.

Sewforever Quilting

Becky Campbell is the developer of Innovative Applique and English Paper Piecing Made Modern.  Her time saving tips and techniques help you make the most of your creative time.

Red Rooster Quilt Store

Recently featured in the Spring/Summer 2021 issue of Quilt Sampler magazine, Red Rooster is an eclectic shop with 4,000 square feet of space, almost 4,000 bolts of fabric.

Fat Quarter Shop

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. 

Scant Quarter Hour

Scant Quarter Hour is made up of the quilty-dynamic duo of Steph Skardal and Isabelle Selak. They started recording a weekly scant quarter hour (~14 minutes) of quilty content on IGTV in April of 2020, as the world was shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic.  If you love quilty banter, this is the place to be.

Oliso

Surprise, Delight and Simplify your life.  Ergonomic productions designed to make your creative life more enjoyable.

Stitch Fabric Company

Here to support your sewing journey.  An online retailer of sewing and quilting supplies with a focus on education.

Quilt Beginnings

Proudly offers the finest fabrics, a wide assortment of notions, and the top three sewing machine brands in the industry: Pfaff, Babylock and Bernina.

Paula Jean Creations

Basting made easy!!!  The Kwik Klips tool and the Quilter’s Delight pin covers make pin basting a much more pleasant and easy experience.

Dabble and Stitch

A beautifully curated online fabric boutique, Dabble and Stitch is a wonderful place to find modern quilt cottons, aurifil thread club, patterns, and notions.

Aurifil

Aurifil is an accomplished Italian company based in Milan, specializing in the production of 100% Cotton threads from the Mako region of Egypt. The threads have achieved worldwide success thanks to a dedicated collective of quilters, sewists, embroiderers, and textile artists who herald the thread for its versatility, its strength, and the fact that it produces virtually no lint.

Color Girl Quilts

At Color Girl Quilts you will find a uniquely curated selection of the best of current fabrics from your favorite designers. You’ll find patterns to fall in love with from the first cut to the last stitch.  Sharon is the inventor of the Classic Curves Ruler and hosts a popular YouTube channel.  

Sew to Speak

Sew to Speak is a glorious local quilt shop in Worthington, Ohio. It is stocked with quilting cotton, garment fabric, and skeins and skeins of various yarns. There is always a warm welcome waiting for you and plenty of help if you need an extra set of eyes picking the perfect fabric.

Sewfine Thread Gloss

Sew Fine Thread Gloss is a beeswax based scented (and unscented) thread conditioner to help tame your unruly threads and make your hand-sewing a more enjoyable experience.

Hancock’s of Paducah

Established in 1969, Hancock’s of Paducah holds three generations of fabric knowledge service and selection. Their vision is to promote artistic creativity through textiles.  

Make Modern

?Make Modern is Australia’s only dedicated modern quilt magazine. It began in 2014 when a group of passionate quilters had a dream of producing a magazine for quilters, by quilters, filled with beautiful patterns and articles to inspire quilters like us to make more modern quilts!

The Sewing Loft

Easy to sew projects and patterns to help utilize every last piece of fabric in your stash!

KidGiddy

Kerry’s company motto is to “add more giddy to your life.”  This is a constant reminder to have fun and to do things that make you happy. 

Keystone Quilts

Canadian online fabric shop for Modern Makers.  We focus on mainly quilting cottons, knits, patterns and notions.

Electric Quilt

The Electric Quilt Company’s mission is to provide quilters with the best software and support for turning their quilt design ideas into reality. In addition to its flagship quilt design software and add-ons, the company also offers companion books, printable fabric, and software education for quilters around the world.

Curated Quilts     

A printed quarterly quilt journal featuring artists in the community. Sharing inspiration and info for your creative journey.  

Are you excited yet?  

Want to know how to enter for prizes?

Here ya go.

How Do I enter the giveaways?

Blocks are released Friday morning, you have until the following Thursday at 11:59pm(EST) to post your completed block on Instagram. The post must include the following;

The hashtags – #quiltconcert2021, quiltconcertweekNUMBER (include the digit number of the block)

You must follow Cassandra, Lissa, and the Sponsor of the week.

You must include what country you are in.  Many of our prizes are U.S. only, but we do also have prizes for international only.  We will announce who is eligible for which prizes.

If we pull your name and you are missing any of the above, we move on to another person.  

How do I know I won, and what do I do if I do win?

First you do a Winner dance and submit the video to… (hahaha. No, but I almost had you there)

Winners will be notified via Instagram DM from Cassandra or Lissa by Saturday night at 11:59pm(EST). Winners have until Monday 11:59(EST) to claim their prize. Unclaimed prizes will be redrawn.

You guys are the best and I want to be a sponsor too!!

Oh my goodness, yes!!!  We would love to have you as a sponsor.  Have your people contact ours* and they’ll hash it out. 

*we are our people so just email us. 

Wow! I am beat!!!! Till next week!

Lovingly, Lissa

I’m talking about the pincushion swap. Was it successful?

I’d like to think so. From everything I’m seeing I think it was a resounding “YES!”

We had 80 participants, and as of right now not a single need for an angel pincushion.

I’ve seen some absolutely amazing pincushions being sent.

I’ve seen wonderful thank you’s posted.

I’ve been chatting with many of you on Instagram and I feel like there’s been quite a bit of community created.

Will I host another swap?

HELLS YEAH!!!!!!

Current swappers should expect a survey soon to help me plan for the next one.

If you want to be in the know, please sign up for my newsletter. Newsletter recipients will get advance notice of my swaps.

I’m feeling pretty dang successful.

Lovingly, Lissa