I Just Want to Sew

I’ve been away from my sewing machine too long. For good reason, we’ve been traveling. We had a family reunion camp trip in La Veta, Colorado. It was lots and lots of fun. You know it was fun when you arrive home exhausted! I brought a hand-stitching project with me and didn’t do a single stitch. When I got home I had orders up to my eyeballs so it’s been almost 3 weeks since I’ve sewn. This may be a short blog. My Singer is singing to me the song of the siren. Ha!

Sew, What’s Up?

We have the next 3-yard pattern available for you to download. It is dandy, too – Yankee Doodle Dandy! Introducing 3YD Victor, the next in our 3YD line-up. This easy strip-pieced pattern is fast, fun, and free for a limited time. Check out our 2024 3YD Sew Along tab above or click this link. The 2024 Sew Along is free. Jump in anytime. You can find the 3 yard kit (plus 1/2 yard for binding) here but the pattern download is on the 2024 Sew Along page. All the previous 3YD patterns for this year are currently 50% off. Visit our Etsy store for digital downloads or our online store for paper copies.

Sew Much Fabric

While away, my sister-in-law was very sweet and house-sat our dogs for us. We arrived home to find 6 huge boxes of fabric! I was delighted to open them. A couple of the boxes contained our Material Girlfriend’s Scarecrow’s Song fabric line! Yay! The 15-fabric line includes a delightful scarecrow panel singing to the birds as they fly away. The panel was created in a “cheater appliqué” style. We received the sample yardage to make the Scarecrow’s Fly Away Song quilt last month. See the pictures below. It is a free pattern download. Download your copy here. I’ll have a free Scarecrow’s Bargello pattern at the same location in a few more days. I’m still trying to catch up from our 2-week camping road trip. Check out our online shop for Scarecrow’s Fly Away Song kit and Scarecrow’s Song fabric bundles.

We also received a lovely line of batiks from Timeless Treasures. We’re making more Bento Bento kits with this line. If you want extra fabric for a border, just let me know.

Also new is a gorgeous green Wowza kit.

Plus we received some autumn charm packs and yardage, some Christmas fabrics, and sew on. Check the online store often. We will be adding more kits over the next week or so. We’re massively stocking up and getting ready for the Pacific International Quilt Festival July 24-27. We’ll be in booth 310!

Sew Little Time

We made progress on Mom’s sewing room. Mostly Mom made progress on her sewing room. I was at her house this morning and forgot to take pictures! We’ll need to report more on her room next posting. See the previous post for the move-in mayhem.

My unfinished projects haven’t increased but they’re not decreasing either. Seams I finish one, only to start another. How are you doing? Are you keeping up with the 3YD quilt challenge? Are you finishing your PHDs (Projects Half Done)? Make a little time for yourself and enjoy some sewing. My Singer Featherweight has been calling to me long enough. It’s time to sew.

Have a lovely Father’s Day too!

Happy sewing,

Lisa W. Norton