Book Blog Tour! Giveaway!

Let’s go on a tour? A book tour….I know a lot of you are crazy about your embroidery… and who doesn’t have way too much going on and in need of some organization?

This amazing planner by life long stitcher, Christen Brown is such a unique and great idea.

It is designed especially for embroiderers so that you can track multiple projects throughout the year—because let’s face it, who doesn’t have lots of projects going at once?! Set your project goals, track your progress, and manage your time and works-in-progress (WIPs). Each project has four pages to track and record all the critical details: the name of your project, the layout, the stitches and embellishments, due dates, supply lists and more. Plus, flip to the back of the planner for a reference section and even more handy tools.

Get inspired to start AND finish your projects with project sheets, tracking logs, and beautiful embroidery photos
Keep track of classes, gifts, contact info, and so much more
Spiral-bound and tabbed for ease of use

Are you ready to win your copy? Just leave a comment below and tell me how many projects you are currently working on and why you need this planner…I will pick a winner for the planner on Monday June 21st…

Don’t want to miss out on this book…Order it NOW -HERE

Also Christen has a couple of other books that I own…do you have these in your STITCH library?

Click HERE to order these books for $10 off if you order both!!!

You will also have a chance to win the planner from the other participants on the blog tour, when you visit their sites.

June 16th: Aimee Ray, http://aimeeray.com/blog/

June 17th: Lynn Woll, https://createwhimsy.com/

June 19th: Christen Brown, https://christenbrown.com/blog

The timing on this is perfect…are you following our Crazy Fall Stitch Along?

Follow along here…all the blocks are posted each week
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All for now…take care…and keep on STITCHING everyday! Lisa

June 18, 2021June 28, 2021

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Moda Block Heads 3 Quilt Along- Block 26

Here is another great Quilt Block FOR OUR Moda Block Heads 3 QUILT ALONG PROJECT:

Zig-Zags by Janet Claire

MBH3-26 — Moda Block Heads 3 block 26 pieced by Lisa Bongean, using Moda Urban Farmhouse Gatherings and a Bella Solid.

I guess I also have an alternative to the directions…I made 1/2″ HSTs for my block. I used the layout for the 8″ block. All you need to do for this 4″ finished block to look like the 8″ block is 16 HSTs of each unit. Here the easiest way to do it… You will need:

2 -5″ squares of all 4 fabrics A-D.

4 –1/2″ HSTS papers. This link brings you to ALL the Triangle Papers…you will need the 1/2″ Finished for Charm Squares for this block if you want the same as shown here. There is also a Variety pack for the Charms with all four sizes included…

The light is my A, the grey with the black print is my B, the geometric grey/ black is my C and D is my dark grey.

Make all the HST according to the directions on the HST papers. You will have 2 extra from this…the sheets make 18 HSTs each.

Set one is A/B, set two is A/C, set three is B/D and set four is C/D, just like the pattern reads.

Start stitching the rows together…It is really pretty easy. Also you if you look close it is very easy to be one thread off and it looks like a lot more…I do not sweat this…let it go…it is almost impossible to get them all perfect making them this small.

My sister gave me this little weight the last time we were out shopping…it is perfect for flattening my stitched pieces.

It came out exactly 4 1/2″. I know it looks bigger here but it is because it is not lying flat, it is raised up more toward the camera…makes an illusion, like when you catch a fish and hold it out closer to the camera, it looks much bigger…same thing here…ask me how I know the fish thing???

Here is the back, showing the seams pressed open.

I do not know why I could not make the 1″ HSTs…I guess it’s just the way I am…

I hope you try the 4″ block with the 1/2″ HSTs…I can’t wait to see them! Send me a pic…on social media…there could be a reward!

Pattern Link for Block 26

COMING UP THIS WEEK at Primitive Gatherings!

Look for our newest video on Stitching Words!

Did any of you get a sticker in your order from Primitive Gatherings?

STITCH with Lisa Bongean,

Is our newest Facebook group where we post lots of info, you can ask for help, Live videos from our Primitive Gatherings Shops and my Home…join us if you are not already a member, we would love to have you!

This summer with all orders or in shop purchases we are giving away FREE block kits!

Happy Block Head Wednesday!…

Here is the list of ALL the participating Moda designers for you to visit this week if you have not already done so for their version of Moda Block Heads 3- Block 26!

Corey Yoder of Coriander Quilts
Sherri McConnell of A Quilting Life
Betsy Chutchian
Jan Patek of Jan Patek Quilts
Brigitte Heitland of Zen Chic
Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings
Lissa Alexander
Laurie Simpson of Minick & Simpson
Vanessa Goertzen of Lella Boutique
Stacey Iest Hsu
Robin Pickens
Janet Clare
Jen Kingwell
Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree & Company

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July 8, 2020

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Redwork Quilt… another great quilt & giveaway from Redwork Gatherings.

The REDWORK Quilt that inspired it All…

My favorite quilts in my collection are the Red & White ones…I love red & white quilts so much that I knew I had to create fabrics inspired by these quilts. A treasured antique Redwork quilt inspired the main panel in this line and can be used for so many things…

If you love slow-stitching –and you know I do- the blocks can be stitched or they can be left as they are. The designs can also be used as the center squares of pieced blocks, or just add a feather stitch between the blocks and it will be like the inspiration quilt…the possibilities are endless.

Redwork Gatherings is a small but timeless quilt that uses the main redwork panel, small shoo fly blocks and a fun pieced outer border. The quilt is 57×74 and is the perfect combination of piecing and hand stitching (if you want to that is…)

Redwork Quilt featured by top US quilting blogger, Lisa Bongean — Redwork Quilt

Sorry for the not-so perfect photo…It has been so windy that I could not get a great full shot of this quilt outside…so I just shot it in my studio.

The traditional baptist fan quilting is beautiful on this quilt and was a no-brainer because of how basic and a not so overpowering, kind of design.

The Redwork Quilt is made using simple shoo fly blocks and all 54 of the redwork designs from the redwork panel.

Some closeups from the Antique Redwork quilt.

I love this cow face!!!

details of our REdwork Quilt

Shown here is the beautiful backing we picked from a previous Primitive Gatherings line…it works beautifully and if you would like this same backing we have some nice yardage of it yet…but it will not last long and I have showed in a couple of photos already…It is running the right way on the back, but since I have it turn up it looks like it is running the wrong way…since the quilt is directions and the backing is as well so pay attention or remind your quilter that you want them both to be the same direction.

I thought we would originally stitch all these blocks with a stem-stitch and red thread…but they looked so good we decided we did not need to…Sometimes you just have to take the easy way out…\

When you work with deadlines like we do, it is a tough life. Trying to balance having a life or working all the time when trying to put out the best things possible with the time you are given…

There is not a lot of time with Market lines…so I gracefully accepted that these panels where beautiful as is and there was no need to try and break our necks, fingers and hands trying to get these stitched by hand. We have kits and patterns available for this quilt! Or if you want to create your own, the panel sells for just $12 for all the 54 designs. The quilts are still 10% off for a little bit…and the pre-cuts are 20% off. The sale will end on Wednesday…so that gives you a couple more days to decide what you need.

Click HERE to buy a kit for the Redwork Quilt!

Click HERE to see more of Redwork Gatherings or to order the panel.

All Redwork Gatherings orders will receive a sticker pack!I posted earlier about these four quilts if you missed it… make sure you go to their posts and comment to win kits and patterns.

REDWORK GATHERINGS Quilt featured by top US quilting blogger, Lisa Bongean — Long, Long Way From Home

Here is the post for Long Long Way from home give-aways

Click here if you want to read about I think I’m in Love and enter the Give-Away!

Take it easy is the easiest quilt of them all here…for a chance to win a kit and or patterns click HERE .

Click HERE to read the 55 & Life post…

I loved reading your comments about what you have leaned during our pandemic…It’s funny how things like this change the world, and how grateful we can be now, knowing some of the simplest things we took for granted really mean so much…

If you wish to win this kit and one of the 6 patterns I will be giving away…

I know you are all probably tired of commenting, but I want you all to know that you are important part of this blog…If you do not comment, or read, or join in the fun at Primitive Gatherings, I would not get to talk about all the quilts, the stitches and life in general…so THANK YOU!!! I am GRATEFUL that you are here! Comment with one word what you are feeling GRATEFUL for. I will pick winners for ALL REDWORK blog posts on Friday!!!! I am able to give-away kits and patterns because you have already so generously supported Primitive Gathering in pre-order buying patterns, kits and fabrics…

SIDE NOTE: We are going LIVE today at 6PM CST on our Facebook Group…

Stitch with Lisa Bongean join us!

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May 4, 2020May 7, 2020

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Let’s STITCH a REDWORK GATHERINGS Quilt…with Efficiency

This is just a peek into how I make a quilt… maybe you will find a tip or two to use in your quilt making!

The fabrics have been starched and cut...now let’s get stitching….(I will do a post on how I cut a quilt too!)

This quilt has 3 different blocks in it…Square in a Square White, Square in a Square Red and Quarter Square Triangles (QST)

Square in a Square block White–Sort all the cut pieces into blocks…

This block starts with a white square and the smallest red triangles….

Fold the white square in half and pinch both ways…this is where the red triangle points to..the center…Start running them through the machine…

Both sides on…Press, always with steam…notice how I stack when I press.I do not trim…waste of time… Now add the next two red triangles.

Second pass…now press

Time to trim...TOOLS NEEDED…6″ ITTY BITTY SQUARE RULER…ROTARY CUTTER (red just because I can) ROTATING MAT with finger grooves for easy spinning, because we are trimming all four sides… You can start two ways…trim 1/4″ away form the point of the white square…or find the center of the square and divide the size you need to trim to and cut that in half. Place this measurement on the diagonal of the square and then trim. Lefties would always be cutting on the left side.

Trim each of the right sides of as many blocks as you can fit on the mat with room to work.

Spin the mat 180 degrees and then cut the size you need on the left trimmed side and then trim the right side again.

Turn again and find the center or 1/4″ away from the point, cut...

Turn again and trim the last side…did you notice I did not move my trimmings each time I cut? This takes up time…so I wait til the end to clear it all. I use my rotary cutter to move them out of the way if I need to. I do not set down my rotary cutter to move them.

Sort each of the next triangles on each block…

Now back to the machine to stitch the next white triangles…

Press– wait til you have two sides on…

Stitch and press the other sides.

Time to trim again…line the ruler up on the center of the red square and trim.

Again on as many as you can fit on your mat…turn the mat and line up on the left to size to trim the blocks to and cut again…

line up the center again…and cut…turn and trim the last side…

Add the next red round…

trim again…

Repeat again for the last white round…I just happen to have the perfect ruler to square up with…

Repeat for the Square in a Square Red blocks..Didn’t think you wanted to watch me do all the red ones again..lol…and the QST blocks...Trim all the blocks to the same finished size.

I usually piece my units to the exact size with this one exception…multiple square in a square is just easy to trim.

Layout your blocks…

Take a picture of your quilt to see if anything looks funny or if you have too much dark in one spot or anything silly like that…

Start piecing rows together…I put a pin in the first block so I do not mix anything up, if I think I mixed something up I can always check the photo…I really love these new gripper pins…they are fantastic! They are fine and it is nice to have that rubber grip for putting them in and pulling them out…I didn’t think I would like them but LOVE them…you also can iron them…they won’t melt…..they are MAGIC PINS100 & MAGIC PINS 50You also can check your fabrics when you layout your rows…

Press rows in opposing directions.

Press long row seams open when stitching rows together. Large Strip StickAll pieced together…off to the quilter…do you do this when you have a quilt with not border? Stay-stitch the edges 1/8″ all the way around? Do this so the piecing is not pulled apart.

Back from quilting…I am so pleased with how this one turned out but I will discuss this in another post about the quilting. I named this quilt… I THINK I’M IN LOVE…She lies flat and straight….I washed it after I stitched the binding on…I want the quilting to sink in.

Now…I wish to go back to the beginning…back to the inspiration…an antique in my collection.

What can I say…it’s a fabulous quilt…so we had to re-create it. Here is the backing we used…I also set this quilt 9×11 blocks( 63″x 77″) instead of 10×10 (70×70) like the antique, so you have a choice.If you wish to order a kit for this quilt they are on sale 10% off on a PRE- ORDER. Delivery in August, when the fabric comes in. If you purchase backing at the same time is is 20% off of that. Thanks for hanging out with me and I hope you enjoyed watching me stitch, I Think I’m In Love...prefect name right? Eddie Money song…RIP Mr. Money…We will miss you!

Click HERE to buy a kit for I Think I’m In LOVE!

Click HERE to see more of Redwork Gatherings.

All Redwork Gatherings order Sall receive a sticker pack!I posted earlier about this quilt..

Click HERE if you want to read about it and enter the Give-Away!

Do you piece like I do? Did you learn anything from this post? It’s not easy just describing with photos but I think you get the jist of it…Please leave a comment and I will give away 6 patterns and one kit for I think I’m in Love!

April 22, 2020April 23, 2020

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Long, Long Way From Home… Quilting GiveAway

Redwork Gatherings

Long, Long Way from Home!

Long, Long Way from Home… is a tribute to my time on the road away from home teaching quilting. The name of this quilt is a song title, this one from Foreigner, another song from my youth and still on my playlist today. The quilt measures 44”x 44”.

The Redwork panel in the line also makes a great backing because you do not have to piece anything…this quilt needs at least 52″x 52″ back for the Long Armer. A yard and a half is prefect! The panel is 58″ wide.

I had Jake quilt this quilt in a honeycomb pattern with red thread. Do you stitch a red & white quilt in red or light thread? Well… you will get to see some of the other quilts quilted in light thread. I will do a whole post on What color THREAD should I(or have my) quilt, quilted with? I think this is in a more important question than what pattern should I quilt…

How to use a small quilt if you don’t need a baby quilt?

This little quilt will make a nice wall hanging or a little baby quilt that could be loved and loved, the more you wash it the better it will look! I also think this size quilt is very functional for home decorating…

If you have that little boring corner like I do…you can just add something simple like a ladder or drying rack with a folded quilt…

Bring some color into the kitchen or dining room…look what this quilt does to this neutral space…

They also fit beautifully as an accent on a chair in the living room.

Or sometimes you just need quilts for the STACK IN the cupboard!

Well…I hope you enjoyed my post about Long, Long Way from Home…

If you would like to order a pattern, or kit…This kit is really generous…you will have lots of fabric left over…the kit includes the pattern and binding as well. So if you like these fabrics and love it when you have extra left over this kit is for you…If you want to order a Jellyroll & Charm pack and add some fabric from your collection …you could probably pull this off..without too much trouble…the Kits are on sale for 10% off and the Pre-cuts are 20% off...The sale is good til the end of April. The sale price is added at the end of your order. REMEMBER this is for August delivery and keep in mind we have free shipping on over $100 and only Redwork Gatherings items can be on this order…

Click Here to Pre-Order a Kit or Pattern!

Pre-order- Redwork Gatherings Pre-Cuts

I would like to give away 6 patterns and 1 kit/pattern for this project…COMMENT below and tell me how you would use this little quilt!

Winners for this quilting giveaway are determined at the end of the Redwork Gatherings campaign…Thanks for hanging out and reading my blog…Good Luck!

April 20, 2020April 23, 2020

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Redwork Gatherings: the Next MODA Quilt Fabric Line Coming in August

This Spring Quilt Market in May would have marked my 20th Spring Quilt Market…I had some fun things planned…but as they say…Life Happens…so I will just have to have the fun right here on this Blog!! I am going to slowly discuss/explain this fabric line and the quilts we have made with it… We have the time…I am going to enjoy it as I talk about them over the next week or two… Twenty years is a long time…I have had a blast…I think this is really what I was meant to do…even though it wasn’t in my plans...sometimes it just happens that way. I am grateful for everything and especially those of you who have followed me through the years… and I am not done yet…there is still so much to do…

Redwork Gatherings

…is my Moda fabric line based on my antique quilt collection.

If you love slow-stitching –and you know I do- the blocks can be stitched over the top of the printed lines or they can be left as they are. The designs can also be used as the center squares of pieced blocks, or just add a feather stitch between the blocks and it will be like the inspiration quilt…the possibilities are endless. The panel is 58″ wide with a 36″ repeat. I do not have a real pic of the panel. Can you see how we made it look like it is stitched already?

Our panel is made up of only flowers & birds.

I also have a few small baby quilts with redwork designs on them… There is something so sweet about redwork stitching.If you can’t wait for me to explain all the fabrics and quilts…they are already on the site for pre-order. The pre-cuts are 20% off the kits are 10% off and the backings if purchase with the kit are 20% off. But there will be more posts with chances for you to WIN stuff…I will pick winners at the end of all the Redwork Gatherings posts… but I will pick a winner from EACH post. So PLEASE stick around and put up with me taking the time I usually don’t have to share the quilts and fabrics with you…

All REDWORK pre-orders will receive this cute sticker sheet that I was going to give out at Market..until we run out of them, I don’t think we will run out we have 300 of them…but if we do we will order more to cover our pre-orders…I don’t think we will have 300 pre-orders but I would be overjoyed if that would happen! We have limited quantities left of the STITCH stickers as we did put them in the Bunny kit orders….we have already re-ordered them so please be patient as the sticker company is NOT working right now…but we will have them again soon.

And a simple reminder that you will not be able to put anything that is not a pre-order on the same order…all preorders for kits or pre-cuts will be shipped when all the items have been received from Moda. Click the following button to go to our pre-order category.

Redwork Gatherings Pre-Order

Next post… the Redwork Gatherings fabrics!

Leave me a quick comment if you have ever done any red-work or something similar… Do you like to stem-stitch? Do you love handwork? Could you ever do a whole cloth Redwork Sampler like the antique? A chance to win a Redwork Gatherings prize for your comment…

April 14, 2020April 16, 2020

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Category: Stitchery

Book Blog Tour! Giveaway!

The timing on this is perfect…are you following our Crazy Fall Stitch Along?

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Moda Block Heads 3 Quilt Along- Block 26

Here is another great Quilt Block FOR OUR Moda Block Heads 3 QUILT ALONG PROJECT:

Zig-Zags by Janet Claire

COMING UP THIS WEEK at Primitive Gatherings!

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Redwork Quilt… another great quilt & giveaway from Redwork Gatherings.

The REDWORK Quilt that inspired it All…

Some closeups from the Antique Redwork quilt.

details of our REdwork Quilt

Like this:

Let’s STITCH a REDWORK GATHERINGS Quilt…with Efficiency

This is just a peek into how I make a quilt… maybe you will find a tip or two to use in your quilt making!

Like this:

Long, Long Way From Home… Quilting GiveAway

Redwork Gatherings

Long, Long Way from Home!

How to use a small quilt if you don’t need a baby quilt?

Like this:

Redwork Gatherings: the Next MODA Quilt Fabric Line Coming in August

Redwork Gatherings

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Here is another great Quilt Block FOR OUR Moda Block Heads 3 QUILT ALONG PROJECT:

COMING UP THIS WEEK at Primitive Gatherings!

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The REDWORK Quilt that inspired it All…

Some closeups from the Antique Redwork quilt.

details of our REdwork Quilt

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How to use a small quilt if you don’t need a baby quilt?

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