Sew Joy

 Welcome to my day on the Romance Garden Blog Tour. The fabric featured is a signature line for Sherry Shish of Powered by Quilting. This was the perfect bright batik fabrics to sew with over...

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  I MADE A LISTS - WITH LISTS IN IT One thing I've done with my quilting time this year is organize it into types of projects to work on. These categories are keeping me focused so that when ...

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 Welcome to March and a blog hop. This one features a new signature line for Sherry Shish of Powered by Quilting called Romance Garden. You can head to Sherry's blog for the kick off post ...

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  The first sew day of the year is here! Last time I went I forgot a few things so I made myself a list. See if you would pack what I pack :) Of course you need a a few nice bags to put thin...

https://www.sewjoycreations.com/2024/01/packing-my-bags-for-sew-day-i-made-list.html

 I could have also called this post - First Squirrel of 2024! LOL I made a change in my sewing room - I moved my cutting table in front of the patio doors and now I can stand at my design ...

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  This last weekend of 2023 I have spent getting my sew day quilt ready. This project I only work on at my guild's monthly sew days - unless I have a big part to do! I am trying to be ready to...

https://www.sewjoycreations.com/2023/12/moving-quilt-forward-into-2024.html

  Sometimes I fall behind on a project that I really want to finish. Then another quilt comes along that I want to start and it propels me to the finish line. Especially when I know the next q...

https://www.sewjoycreations.com/2023/12/one-quilt-leads-to-another-second-quilt.html

  A quilt idea from 2015 is finally a completed quilt top! It's a wonderful fall scrap quilt with rich autumn colors and pumpkins. Bright orange and brown for the border and leftover black a...

https://www.sewjoycreations.com/2023/11/pumpkin-patch-block-projects.html

 This month quilters are celebrating all things sewing. September is full of change and new beginnings - my favorite new beginning is a new quilt! And it's even better with new fabric :) This ...

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 It happens, you keep the scraps thinking that you will use them all again. Later. Sometime soon. Maybe! Then they just sit there taking up space making you feel like you have less space for new...

https://www.sewjoycreations.com/2023/08/getting-out-from-under-my-scraps-with.html

 It's here! The ultimate quilt for curling fans. Easy pieced blocks repeat with clever sashing make this quilt rock. Use your favorite solids or add some team spirit by incorporating novel...

https://www.sewjoycreations.com/2023/08/new-pattern-i-heart-curling.html

I'm pleased to be helping a fellow quilt pattern designer release her new book. Katherine Curtsinger, of It's Only Fabric and Thread , has a new book full of projects to make with your scraps.The...

https://www.sewjoycreations.com/2023/04/fun-with-scraps-book-project.html

  INTRODUCING TRIANGLE PURSUIT This was a fun one to make! It started out with a block I designed for my local quilt guild's monthly block lottery and turned in to an opportunity. �...

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 Here's a fun scrap block with lots of design possibilites. Let me know what you think in the comments! I designed this block for my quilt guild's block lottery in March. We wanted to use G...

https://www.sewjoycreations.com/2023/04/color-play-with-half-square-triangles.html

 As quilters we know it's important to accurately cut our pieces if we want them to fit back together. Long border strips are no exception! But those strips can be really long and our tables and...

https://www.sewjoycreations.com/2023/03/put-pin-in-it-tip-for-cutting-long.html

  This month my Quilt Guild's block lottery block is a string block. We make two, one for the winner of the lottery and the second goes to our guild's charity group - Quilter's Who Care. Th...

https://www.sewjoycreations.com/2023/03/color-play-with-string-blocks-yellow.html

 It IS Spring now where I live - even if it's still snowing a bit every other day! That will happen for the next few months, but that's okay because it never snows in my quilting room :) Here ...

https://www.sewjoycreations.com/2023/03/3-quilting-projects-to-welcome-spring.html

  This month is #IGQuiltFest over on Instagram. It started years ago as a blog event to share quilts during quilt festival. My how it's grown!  I haven't kept up with all the posts and prom...

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 It's that time of year when quilters make lists and check in on their UFOs. I decided to start by checking in on which of my paid patterns were the most popular this year.  # 5  LIBERATED C...

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 I'll catch you up fast as I have not been posting as I complete blocks for this project. Pat Sloan tempted me with this wonderful idea to make a sampler using a block from each project in her b...

https://www.sewjoycreations.com/2022/10/tantalizing-table-toppers-sampler.html

WELCOME TO QUILTBLOCKMANIA RELEASE DAY FOR SEPTEMBER 2022!   September 2022 #quiltblockmania theme is Occupations. My block is for teachers, which is my occupation when I'm not designing q...

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The year long Sew Much Fun Tour is complete and so is my little wall hanging! In the end I didn't end up making very many of the blocks for various reasons, but I did want to put the ones I ...

https://www.sewjoycreations.com/2022/08/sew-much-fun-tour-wall-hanging.html

 This is my first blog post about this quilt along! I guess I have only shared photos over on Instagram, which doesn't really help me track projects and progress. I'm still behind, but this is w...

https://www.sewjoycreations.com/2022/08/secret-lives-of-colour-quilt-long.html

 Welcome to my turn on the Savannah Island Batik Fabric blog hop. I love the chance to play with new fabrics and this time - the playing was all digital! Tammy of Tamarinis asked several de...

https://www.sewjoycreations.com/2022/06/savannah-island-batik-fabric-blog-hop.html

 Welcome to Week 48 of the Sew Much Fun Tour Each week a designer will be presenting a 6" (6 1/2" unfinished) block on the theme of sewing. This is my week and I'm happy to share a scrappy pat...

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