Tag: Moda
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Moda Blockheads 4 – Block #10 “Autumnal”
Hey, welcome back! It’s Moda Blockheads time again. This week we’re up to Block 10, “Autumnal“ by Chelsi Stratton. Chelsi is part of a mother-daughter quilting and design team. She is a stay-at-home mom who enjoys using her creative side to design patterns for her Etsy shop, fabrics for Moda, and writing her own quilting blog.…
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Moda Blockheads 4 – Block #9 “Cross My Mind”
Hey gang! It’s Moda Blockheads time again. This week we’re tackling block #9, “Cross My Mind“ by Brigitte Heitland of Zen Chic. Originally from Germany, Brigitte learned to sew from her grandmother when she was only six years old! Once she got older, the love of designing and sewing her own clothing lead her to choose…
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MBH4 – Block 8 “Wild Geese”
Hey everyone, happy hump day! Here we go again with another exciting Moda Blockhead Wednesday! Block 8 – “Wild Geese“ is on the schedule for this week, a fabulous block pattern designed by Kate Spain of kdspain.com. Kate is a graphic artist whose designs can be found on fabric, bedding, pillows, rugs, stationery, gift wrap,…
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BH4 Block 6 – “Spinning into Spring!”
Hey Blockheads! And so we meet again on another Moda Blockheads Wednesday! I hope you’ve been able to stay diligent with your blocks each week. With all the hustle and bustle of spring rolling in, it’s certainly easy to fall behind even when intentions are good. Things sure are moving fast – we’re up to…
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MBH4 – Block 5 – “Greek Cross”
Greetings and happy Blockhead Wednesday! Are you ready for Block 5? “Greek Cross” (also called “Two of Five”) comes to us from Barbara Groves of Me and My Sister Designs – a quilt pattern company started years ago by sisters Barb and Mary. Like many of us, their quilting journey started almost by accident after taking…
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It’s a Beautiful Day for a Trunk Show!
Hey stitchers! Welcome back to my blog. I hope you had a chance to catch “Stitch with Lisa Bongean“ yesterday LIVE on YouTube. Jess and I were super excited to welcome Corey Yoder as our special guest via Zoom! For those of you not familiar with Corey, she is a mom of two who is…
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Are You a Blockhead?
Have you ever participated in a Moda Blockhead Sew-Along? If you’re not familiar, it’s a Block of the Week Sew-Along that includes weekly exclusive blocks created by a group of Moda’s top designers. Moda Blockheads 4 (BH4) will feature 28 individual designer blocks (mine included – I’m block #7!) and 8 bonus blocks, making 36…
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12 Days of Christmas – Day 11
Today we are celebrating another beautiful Moda fabric line in addition to a new Quilt Along coming in 2022! This fabric line is going to be fun! It’s two collections in one – Garden Gatherings & Garden Gatherings Shirtings! This glorious line includes lots of unique colors and colorful shirtings (backgrounds) to play with, and…
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Happy Valentine’s Day….
My hope for you this Valentine’s Day… is LOVE…whatever form that it may come in… I like to celebrate LOVE all month…not just one day…with my fisherman, with my grandbabies, with my staff…my girlfriends….my sewing group, on and on. As promised on my LIVE yesterday… I have written that recipe for the cookies…Here it…
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Moda Block Heads 3 Quilt Along- Block 55 & 56
Block 55 -Wine Not?-is from Moda fabric designer Jen Kingwell. This is a fun block but I messed it up and cut my last squares the wrong size!! Oh well, it’s a variation! I wish I could say I had too much wine! Pattern Link for Block 55 Then… here is the last Block…