Hey everyone! I know that many of you who are currently participating in my Black Star Flower Farm Stitch-Along are now getting to the point where you’re ready to start thinking about how you will be finishing your quilt. Great news! Finishing kits for Black Star Flower Farm are now available for purchase on our website! These convenient kits include the finishing pattern with all of the homespun fabric you will need to complete the cornerstones, sashings, borders, and binding (center block instructions are included with your subscription). Just need the finishing pattern? No problem! There is an option to order it by itself as well (please note that it will be only the pattern for the finishing of Black Star Flower Farm, NOT the full pattern). Black Star Flower Farm will finish 84 1/2″ x 84 1/2″ and will require 8 yds of backing fabric. And remember… If you order your backing at the same time as your kit you will receive 20% off your backing as our thanks to you! Ready to get finished? Click the button below to order your finishing kit now!

If you’re still thinking about joining this Stitch-Along, of course I highly recommend it! There’s no better method to tackling a quilt that you might not normally have the confidence to try, other than a good ol’ BOM or stitch-along. Not only is it a great way to keep yourself on track, they also come with a built-in support group of fellow quilters who are all going through the same quilt journey that you are. Not to mention, when you’re quilting alongside other people, there’s that little bit of extra added pressure to follow through with the project all the way to the end. Who said peer pressure always has to be a bad thing?!?

Round one of Black Star Flower Farm is currently on block release number seven of the stitch-along, with six more to go. For those of you who’d like to join us in the next group, heads up! There will be a second round starting sometime this April. We don’t have all the details nailed down quite yet, so be sure to watch my blog and LIVE shows for more information on that as it comes out. Here is what the finished quilt looks like… Talk about a stunner!

If an entire quilt is too much for your schedule at the moment, that’s ok too. We have plenty of smaller project options available that take a fraction of the time and commitment as a full-sized quilt typically does. If you’d like some ideas to get your creative mind going, be sure to join Jess and Heidi tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. CST for our next hour of CommentSold! For this episode we’ll be switching gears from winter and spring over to a more summery and patriotic vibe. Then, after CommentSold (at appx 11:00 a.m. CST), the camera will switch focus over to Luke and our Bernina Department for some fun and games with the “STITCH Brothers” – the latest new LIVE show from Primitive Gatherings. Come see what it’s all about! And don’t forget to comment during either show for a chance to win a prize! It’ll be a good time – I promise! You can tune in for CommentSold via our Primitive Gatherings CommentSold app or through our Primitive Gatherings Facebook page in the “LIVE Videos” area. To watch STITCH Brothers, simply click the STITCH button below. See you there! ~Lisa