Elegant Estate Collection

 Hello Everyone,

Last Summer, Marcus Fabrics sent me Judie Rothermel's new line called Elegant Estate Collection.  Last weekend, I finally carved some time out of my days to dig into it and create a couple of blocks.

Here's the entire line.

I look at this and see some Lucy Boston blocks in my future!

I'm teaching Patchwork Math for my local quilt guild this month, and I wanted to make some new step outs.  Instead, I couldn't help myself and make some blocks from my Country Sampler pattern. The pattern is very adaptable to make 9", 12" or 15" blocks.  The blocks I made are 9". I added the teal stripe from my Hearthstone collection and the teal fabrics match beautifully.

Also, last Summer, I recolored A Ribbon Runs Through It using this beautiful line in EQ8 software.  If you missed out on the original fabrics to make this quilt, Elegant Estate is a wonderful substitute.

On a personal note, a very excited granddaughter, Harleigh, called us yesterday with some fabulous news that she and her boyfriend are now engaged!  Harleigh is the producer and editor of my videos for The Quilt Show.  We welcome Dan into the family with open arms.  He is a GREAT guy!  He's so personable and we feel as though we've known him for years.  They met in Arizona while Harleigh was attending and graduated from ASU.  They recently moved to Thousand Oaks, CA and it is so nice having them in the same state.

What a wonderful way to jump start 2025!

Soon,

Lynn

My Quilt Show Episode

Hello Everyone,

Sunday, December 29th is the premier of my episode #3601 on The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims.  You can watch it for free HERE! You can sign up for a trial membership and you have a week to view everything The Quilt Show has to offer. There's a lot to see and so many opportunities to learn!

The first part of the show started off upstairs in a beautifully restored mission church located in the heart of Denver, Colorado.

We were just chit chatting before the cameras were turned on. 

Then we moved downstairs for the rest of the filming.

I was going over Patchwork Math with Ricky.  My Patchwork Math book is available for sale in my Etsy shop HERE. 

Many of the principles in the Laurel Ridge 2025 BOM quilt are covered in my book and are thoroughly addressed in the pattern which you can get for free if you are a Star member of The Quilt Show.

I discussed the starch method of applique in addition to raw edge applique with Alex.  All of my monthly tutorials for Laurel Ridge will be available to Star Members for all of 2025! 

The quilt on the table is called Country Sampler.  It is an excellent learning pattern which includes nine block layout sheets for each of the blocks.  The pattern also includes the formulas to make the components any size you want them to be. The pattern is available HERE in my Etsy shop.

I had to sit on a stool the entire show because I couldn't stand for any length of time.

The filming took place on a Wednesday.  The night before the filming, my left leg doubled in size and turned very red. I was having an extremely difficult time walking and was in a great deal of pain. As soon as the filming was finished, Mr. Joe packed me up and immediately drove me to the hospital where I was admitted and in surgery to remove a 12" blood clot in my left leg. 

This picture was taken on Saturday when I was released from the hospital.  We drove back to the church so I could pick up all of my quilts and material that I used during the filming before we headed for our 3-day road trip back to California. 

Everyone at The Quilt Show was so supportive and genuinely glad to see that I was on the road to recovery before we hit the road.  We had to stop every hour and a half so I could get out and walk.  We know the location of every Starbucks from Denver to California.  Let me tell you there aren't too many in southern Wyoming!  

Filming for The Quilt Show was a very positive experience even with the hospital visit.  I was so lucky that everything turned out in my favor, and I was in the right place at the right time at a teaching hospital with nine vascular surgeons taking extremely good care of me. 

Enjoy watching the show.  I know I will be tuning in to see it and I'll be cringing when I say something questionable! You just never know what I'm going to say next!

This is the trailer for the show. You can also watch the next YouTube video from Barbara Black who goes into great detail with information about the 2025 BOM.

Soon,

Lynn

 

Little Laurel Free Pattern

 Hello Everyone,

I finished writing the FREE pattern for Little Laurel. The fabrics I used are from my Laurel Ridge fabric line by Marcus Fabrics.

The pattern is now posted for you to download on the Marcus Fabrics website HERE.  I think this would also look great in reproduction or Christmas-themed fabrics.

The blocks finish at 9" x 9" and the entire quilt finishes at 55" x 55". This is the fabric line which is on sale now at Hancocks of Paducah HERE.

They will be making kits for this quilt that will be available on their website soon.

This is the same fabric line which Marcus Fabrics recolored from my Hearthstone fabric line for me to use in the making of the Laurel Ridge quilt for The Quilt Show.  Kits are available for this quilt HERE and you can purchase them if you are a member of The Quilt Show.  If you become a member, you will receive the pattern for free.  You will also have access to all of my tutorials for the quilt.

I'm sure you are just as busy getting ready for Christmas as I am.  Christmas Eve is just one week away!  Yikes!

Soon,

Lynn

Decking the Halls at the Cabin

 Hello Everyone,

After creating a huge mess, it all comes together in the end.

The boxes and bins and vacuum cleaner are put away and everything is in its place.

We shared a nice meal with our delightful neighbors last night.  We are so lucky to have such great people living on our street who have become good friends.

I made the little stockings eons ago and enjoy bringing them out every Christmas.

This Nativity set was given to us in 1977. I love to put it out every year and I think of the woman fondly who gave it to us.  Bringing out these treasured gifts every year makes for pleasant memories.

My friend Candace gave us the counted cross-stitch and the little table topper a few years ago. Such a thoughtful gift.

The ice skates belonged to my mother, and they stay out on display throughout the entire year.  She brought them with her when she moved from New York to California in 1942.  I'm not sure if she ever used them in California.

 

Today I have to prepare for my last lecture of the year at the quilt guild in Pine Grove.  I'm scheduled to be the lunchtime floor show at their annual Christmas guild meeting on Tuesday.  This has been scheduled for almost a year now, and I can't believe how quickly the year flew by.

Enjoy your day while preparing for Christmas or just sit back and enjoy the coziness you've created.

Soon,

Lynn

Sew'n Wild Oaks Happenings

Hello Everyone,

Marcus Fabrics just sent me the full-page ad, which is going to run in Creative Spark, the online arm of CT Publishing. I LOVE it!

It was a very busy week under the pines at Sew'n Wild Oaks.  Between Thanksgiving and the arrival of my granddaughter with all of her video equipment to film the tutorials for The Quilt Show, things were hopping around here.

Here are a few photos of the filming of the videos in my jam-packed sewing room.

We also did some filming outside and took pictures of the entire Laurel Ridge quilt. This image really showcases the machine quilting done by Diane Schweickert.

I've been juggling the workload between Laurel Ridge and Gentry's Mill.  WHEW!!! It can be exhausting.  I just mailed off Gentry's Mill to Stitchin Heaven in Texas yesterday morning.  I'm crossing my fingers and toes that it arrives safely.

Soon,

Lynn