Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Find the Magic in the Ordinary
Saturday, September 10, 2022
Tops Turvy Blog Hop and Give Away
It is truly my pleasure to return to my blog to share this delightful, new quilt with you today. Sew Preeti Quilts has created yet another fun beauty and I found it very difficult to resist when she asked me to be a pattern tester. Despite my dwindling stash, and the lack of shopping opportunities up here, I eagerly accepted. And then I spent the next few weeks second guessing myself and wishing I had told her I wouldn’t be able to do it.
Finally, on August first, I cleared my sewing space, dug through fabric remnants and scraps that were stashed away high and low and lots of places in between, and set to work. I had exactly 1/4 yard of black, and fortunately had some silver gray Free Spirit yardage tucked away high on a shelf to use for the background.
I am notoriously famous for choosing a simple pattern when I need a quick quilt, and then spending hours and hours stitching to the moon and back. That was NOT the case here! In exactly 2 weeks, it was completed. Label and all! Since I always have someone to send a quilt off to, this quilt could only be destined for one very special young lady. (My quilts speak to me. Do yours?)
I did not sew every day, there were no marathon sewing sessions, and I was having sew much fun! The instructions were clear and precise and before I knew it, the blocks were all made and it was time to arrange them on the design wall. Next time I need a quick quilt, I’ll be revisiting this pattern!
Thank you, Preeti, for asking me to test your new pattern. I absolutely love it! I am already collecting fabric scraps for my next one! The possibilities are endless.
I have it on good authority that one lucky comment will win a free copy of this pattern. It is also available for purchase at Preeti's Etsy Shop . Preeti is offering the pattern at a reduced introductory price through 09/15!
Visit the other pattern testers for more Topsy Turvy eye candy and extra chances to win a copy of this delightful pattern. You can construct it from your stash, your scraps, or using that one lonely jelly roll that’s been sitting on your shelf.
09/09 - Preeti
09/09 - Nancy
09/11 - Turid
09/12 - Wendy
09/13 - Yvonne
While I was working on Topsy Turvy, I was also working on a scrappy leader/ender project.
This is Weaving Stars by Nancy Mahoney Designs. If I don’t have a leader/ender project in the works, it just doesn’t feel right. I thought this would be a good stash buster.
Thanks for stopping by! Good luck in the give away!
~The give away is now closed. Congratulations to the winner, Bonnie, from Institches With Bonnie!~