Rebecca Knight sent me this photo of her super cute block from Buttonwood Village and said:
Little late to the party but block 1 gluebasted & ready for some hand stitching! What a fun pattern!
This is Block #1 from Buttonwood Village, the current block of the month. You can join the fun too—click here.
Thank you, Rebecca, for sharing your work in progress!
Rebecca Wolf wrote a few days ago to share this happiness…
Hi Piece O’ Cake! I viewed the video on making pincushions out of any type of vessel with rolled wool….I didn’t know one video would send me searching through the house for pin cushion containers, but it did. Found this sterling baby cup that was my mother in laws, so circa 1924. I polished it up and what a delight to make this pincushion. It is fitting since my mother-in-law was an amazing quilter. I think she would approve. ❤️❤️❤️
I’m sure she would love this!!! Thank you for sharing it with all of us :-). If you missed it, here’s a video about rolling felted wool into pin cushions:
Susan Skeel sent me these photos of her newly finished Hexie Quilt Garden quilt saying: “This was great fun. I added an inch strip between rows to help with bulk and meeting points.”
Susan, you did a great job! The colors you used are spot on and the narrow strip that separates the points is a very good idea. I also like you quilting pattern very much. Well done and thank you for sharing your quilt with us!
And here are the blocks up close:
Click here to access the digital pattern for Hexie Quilt Garden.
Elizabeth sent us this photo of her finished bright and happy Blooming Joy quilt. I love the white background—so different from the blues I used. These flowers look so fresh you can practically smell their sweet scents and the leaves in the outer triangles add a good frame to the blocks without taking over. Well done, Elizabeth, and thank you for sharing it with us!
Elizabeth named her quilt Posie Pals which is a thing you can do. I have to name the quilts I make but you are welcome to give your quilt a name that is meaningful to you.
Click here to find the Blooming Joy patterns.
Regina Grewe is in finishing mode! She just finished this table runner using one of the border patterns from Aunt Millie’s Garden. She came up with the idea to split the background underneath the long vine. Very striking! Thank you for sharing, Regina!
Regina wrote:
Your TQS BOM is an extraordinary design! Although I’m a paper piecer at heart, I won’t be following along with this quilt. Appliqué simply appeals to me more at the moment, and I can’t do it all.
You are right—we can’t do it all. But we can do what we can. And, if the UFO pile is large, I suggest working on either the thing you love most or the thing that you can finish fastest. I don’t have many UFOs, but I recently made progress on the pile. I’ll write more on that later :-).
If you are interested in the Aunt Millie’s pattern, you can find it here. This border pattern is also in our book, 100 Whimsical Applique Designs. Happy stitching!
Jami Smith sent this photo of her version of Blooming Joy, the 2025 block of the month. She left the setting triangles free from applique which focuses your attention directly on the blocks. I like this quilt a lot!
Jami says:
“I love looking at this, it brings me so much joy. I think all the colors ans fun flowers. I also really enjoyed making it, gave me a sense of peace and calm.
Again thank you for sharing your talent and inspiration. “
Thank you Jamie, for sharing your quilt with us! That feeling of peace and calm that comes with handwork is one of my favorite parts of sewing ❤️.
If any of your are interested in the Blooming Joy patterns, you can find them here.
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