Aurora Blocks in Batik

Hello Everyone,

 

I've been on the road for eleven days from Petaluma, to Concord, to Livermore, to Pleasant Hill, and now I'm home to roost.  Do you hear me saying, there's no place like home?

 

During my travels, I received a wonderful assortment of batiks from Marcus Fabrics, and put them to work in a different version of the quilt for the cruise to Alaska.  The Aurora blocks are finished.  Now I'm moving on to the Glacier Bay blocks.

 

My goal was to make the blocks look like the Northern Lights.....or the Aurora Borealis. The fabrics truly captured the correct colors.

 

This wonderful assortment includes Primo Batiks by Sarah J Maxwell in several different lines.  Jewel, Must Haves, Tranquility, Sea, and Red Sky.

The bundles looked too pretty to take off the ribbons.  But off they came so they could work their way into my quilt.

It was so cozy in my quilting room yesterday.  We had snow showers on and off for the entire day.  I guess Old Man Winter isn't finished with us yet, and gave us a nice dusting.  Not too much, just a sprinkling of powdered sugar all day long.  I was happy as a clam.  On that note, how do you know when a clam is happy?  This clam was happily rolling around in Marcus Fabrics!

Soon,
Lynn

Sew'n Wild Oaks Class Was In Session

Hello Everyone,

 

Yesterday the sunshine, Country Sunshine, was in full bloom in the classroom at In Between Stitches.  I loved seeing the many different version of my pattern.



It all begins with the block layout sheet to help you plan your block from the very beginning.

The exact size of each component is on the sheet.  This is the map to your success.

So many different and beautiful fabric selections.

The pattern is beautiful in batiks!

Evelynne spent her day paper piecing, and she accomplished so much.

 

 Many Grammy Squares were born too.

Patty is working on my Buttonwood pattern.  She is becoming an expert making small, half-square triangles!

Laurie took a fabric weaving class at In Between Stitches.  Her table runner was so cute and she wants to make another one.

Laurie also made this adorable Hawaiian-style quilt. 

 

I'm off to class again this morning to spend the day with "my girls".  What a treat!

Soon,
Lynn

P.S.  All of my patterns are available on my Sew'n Wild Oaks Designs site on Etsy by clicking HERE.

Moring Quilt Show

Hello Everyone,

 

It was like old home week and the quilt show in Concord, CA this weekend.  I saw, and spoke with so many friends, and made many new friends and followers.

 

One of my new BFF's is Cindy.  Last year she purchased a kit for my Heritage pattern, and look at the addition to her quilt.....a second place ribbon for machine quilting!

 

Cindy cut the pattern down to a twin size.

I walked around the show, turned the corner, and saw a smaller version of my Butterscotch Baskets quilt!  It makes me so happy to see my quilts come to life in a new and different version. 

The following is just a small sample of some of the quilts at the show.  Enjoy.

This quilt was incredible!

If I live long enough, I would love to make this quilt.

 

 Anelie Belden, author, teacher and designer was the featured artist at the show.  What was I thinking not taking a picture of her booth?  Anelie is the author of Thoroughly Modern Dresden.

I'm off to class this morning and tomorrow morning at In Between Stitches.  I love seeing MY GIRLS!  I can't wait to see what they've been working on since we last met.

Soon,
Lynn