Hello Everyone! Today we have loads of goodies to discuss Let's start with the Block of the Month for April Cute Cat #4 Pattern measures 16" and is on the Super Cute level! ******************** Next up on our lineup we have the  Issue 41 of our Digital Paper Piecing Magazine 14 Cute Sealife creatures to sew Each pattern measures 10" with the center block at 20" I've also decided to add the block of the Whale that I previously removed from the lineup. ********************** next up Houses! Houses! Houses! The Houses from Around the World has started! House ..read more

Hello and welcome to another installment of our Modern City Sew a Long 2024 Today we start with Block #10 that I completed Another really easy to put together block. No real headaches. I've joined the blocks for the second row as well This is the first and second row with blocks 1 to 10 finished. Im really happy with how this is turning out. Our sew a long is going to take 25 weeks which is really slow and making 1 easy block a week is  also going really slow. For some that's wonderful news but for others you may want to sew on ahead which is ..read more

  Hello and welcome! It's March and we have another block in our BoM - Cute Cats March block has a sleepy cat behind the pot plants. The block measures 16" (42cm) You can rescue any of the Cute Cats for $1 from my Online Shop  in the month of the block release. Afterwards that block will be $5 the next month. The small fee goes towards kennel fees and food for the  BoM Rescues backstage... thanks! ****** *** The small fee each month ($1)  is so that the blocks will NOT be added to other people's free pattern websites, Pinterest a ..read more

  Hello to everyone following along with our Modern City sew a long 2024 Last week I didn't post anything about the block 6 on my blog  (not that anyone even asked where the post was...),  so I'm adding it here today with our Block 7 These are our blocks 6 and 7 and then sewn together to start the second row ******************** Our sew a long is going to take 25 weeks which is really slow and making 1 easy block a week is  also going really slow. For some that's wonderful news but for others you may want to sew on ahead which is fine wi ..read more

  Hello everyone! This week we're making block #5 of our Modern City quilt a long This block finishes up our first row The block measures 10,5" After each week I've sewn the blocks together and so joining block 5 was a bit  of a thrill - I get to see the start of the rest of the pattern. This has been a very slow sew a long progress but still worth it! ******************** Our sew a long is going to take 25 weeks which is really slow and making 1 easy block a week is  also going really slow. For some that's wonderful news but for others you may ..read more

Hello and welcome to another installment of our Modern City Sew a Long This week we're on Block #4.  Sewing the block was very easy and really quick too. There are no problems found in the pattern sections. As you can see I like to press my seams to one side. It's just something I've always done. You may find the seams bulky - so press them open if you prefer. Block #4 and then sewn to the first row we're creating. Our sew a long is going to take 25 weeks which is really slow and making 1 easy block a week is  also going really slow. For some that ..read more

  Hello and welcome to another installment in our Modern City Sew a Long Today we're on Block #3 Block measures 10,5" As usual, I lay out the pieces I will need to make the block to get a good idea of what I need to do. Section P needed to be joined together.   This was another really easy block to sew and then join to bloc #2. Our sew a long is going to take 25 weeks which is really slow and making 1 easy block a week is  also going really slow. For some that's wonderful news but for others you may want to sew on ahead which is fine with ..read more

  Hello and welcome to another installment in our Modern City Sew a Long '24 Today we have Block #2 on the table I always start with getting the pieces I need and placing them on the desk in their order they sit in. I think I like to see what I need to do in an overview before I start. I joined my piece that needed attention and then....... I found piece O had a wonky corner. Its really only around 1mm out where line passing O2 to O4 need to meet in the corner and they just fell short. I took my pencil and freehand drew that line back to the corner. You don't even have to do this ..read more

Hello! and Welcome to the sew a long for 2024 I've decided on something more modern but that can still use up your scrap pieces. The Modern City Scape is 50" (128cm) and has 5 blocks in a row with 5 rows = 25 blocks that are 10" (26 cm) each. This is an Easy Intermediate level and I'm sure that even a beginner can manage. Each week (Mondays) I will post about the next block and show  my progress on my quilt top. Once all the pattern is cut out and put into alphabetical order, you need to join the pieces that the software felt were too big for a page and 'broke' to make it ..read more

  I wish you all a Happy and Blessed New Year. ****************** For 2024 we will be making load of  Cute Cats Cat #1 has fallen for an ancient cat trap.... a box Every cat loves a box. Our cats were no exception.  They even had boxes with their names on them and they loved sitting in them,  playing in them, sleeping in them. Just LOVED the box. All the cat blocks will be 16" (42 cm) but will not be detailed blocks. Last year we had blocks that took a long time to make, but I want these to be fun this year. You could make each cat with the same background fa ..read more