My Year as an Ambassador for Henry Glass Fabric

Hello Everyone,

My year has come to a close, and this will be my last post as a fabric ambassador for Henry Glass Fabrics.  What an opportunity this has been!  I appreciate the faith that Henry Glass Fabrics had in me.

I went back through my photos to see my creations.  I have to admit I was surprised at the volume.  Every other a month, a package would arrive at my doorstep and I had a month to create something.  They didn't make any suggestions or put any conditions on what I needed to complete for them.  All I knew is that I had exactly one month to make a project.  No pressure!    Here is a recap from the past year.

First up is Buttons & Bows.  I have a tutorial for this quilt posted HERE.  This quilt was an easy one.

Also in January, I made Peek-A-Boo-Pumpkins.  

I love this little table topper! I will be writing a pattern for this one, and it is going to be one of the projects for my Sew'n Wild Oaks retreats in 2021. 

Last but not least is Seasonal Hexie table topper to finish off January's projects.  I also have a tutorial for this project HERE.

Next up for the month of March is my Spoken For pattern.  If I had an existing pattern that I thought would fit the fabric, I would use it.  I have a tutorial for this block HERE.  

 

Then I created Bountiful Blessings.  There isn't a pattern for this one.  I find when the fabric panel is gone, the shelf life of the pattern is non-existent.

The big success for me was Christmas Ribbons.  Several quilt shops kitted this quilt, and it was a good seller.  I burned the midnight oil on this one by designing the quilt, making and quilting the quilt, and writing the pattern in a month.  Whew.....that was exhausting.

Then I made Lovey Dovey.  I still have to quilt this wall hanging, and write the pattern.  I also want to remake this design in reproduction fabrics.

Mazey loves Leaf Peepers.  This was another successful design for me.

I liked this pattern so much, I made it twice.  Once in Kim Diehl fabrics, and once in batiks.

As a general rule, I do not quilt with panels.  But this fabric lent itself beautifully to my Heartfire pattern.  I have a tutorial for this block HERE.

This is one of my favorite pictures that I've taken on a photo shoot of one of my quilts.  This quilt is called Cabin Cozy.  The pattern is almost written, and I will be releasing it after the first of the year.

This is going to be a little table runner that will look good on my table at Easter.  The pattern is called Buttonwood.

So there you have it,  my Henry Glass year in review.  If my schedule of classes, lectures, workshops, retreats, and quilt shows hadn't been erased from my calendar, I never would have had this much time to devote to Henry Glass Fabrics.  

I have to admit, at times it was tough coming up with ideas every other month.  I wanted to do a good job, but I didn't want to make myself crazy.  There were times when I was stark raving looney tunes trying to come up with ideas and see them to fruition. 

Next year will be a year of new designs and new opportunities.  I look forward to the challenges and the process of designing and creating.   After re-reading my Henry Glass, year in review.....I think I need a nap.

Soon,

Madam Ambassador for the last time

Merry Christmas

Hello Everyone,

Although this year has been a challenge, let us all try to focus on the positive, and be grateful for our many blessings.  This year, we are making new memories while cherishing and reminiscing about the past. 

Next year at this time we will all be together with our families, and appreciating every single moment of being close, hugging, kissing, and laughing.  The "socially distanced" phrase will be in our rear view mirror.

I hope you have a wonderful day, and reflect on the important things in life.....which aren't "things".

Merry Christmas,

Lynn

 

Crossing the Pond

 Hello Everyone,

I have been so bad about posting anything this month.  I can't reveal the project that I'm working on yet, but I can share some good news.  My Crossing the Pond quilt is going to be in the May/June edition of QuiltMania magazine!

I still need to machine quilt this beauty, and I must admit I'm a little afraid to begin.  Now with my feet held to the fire, I'm going to have to decide how I'm going to quilt it.  I'll have to dig in after Christmas, put on my big girl panties, and just do it!  

Those of you who follow my blog know that my longarm is in the freezing garage.  I do have a heater I can use, but it is the equivalent of heating a barn.  I'll be like the little kid in A Christmas Story who got his tongue stuck to the light pole.  My hands will be stuck to the handlebars of my longarm.  I've thought about sending the quilt to a professional, but I want to take ownership of the entire, quilt-making process. Between wanting that, and my procrastination, I've managed to get myself into a pickle.

I wish, really wish, I could show you the gorgeous images of fabrics that are on the table right next to me.  I've been asked to design a block of the month for Marcus Fabrics using a new reproduction line designed by Judie Rothermel.  This is one of the prettiest lines I've seen!  You, my readers, are going to LOVE it as much as I do.

In my mind, the design had to be jaw-dropping gorgeous.  I've been working, and working, and working some more on it.  I designed three quilt in EQ8 software.  Three very different designs using different techniques.  I didn't think the quilts I designed had the "WOW" factor.

One afternoon this week, our main water line sprang a leak.  The whole time I was outside helping Mr. Joe dig, and repair the leak, I was thinking about the new design.  After the water line was fixed, and I got cleaned up, I sat down at the computer, and bingo, the break, away from the computer was just what I needed.  My jaw-dropping-wow-factor-quilt came to life before my eyes.  The next day I sent an image of the design to Marcus Fabrics, and received immediate validation that this was IT!

Now I'm pattern writing, and shop guide writing, which isn't a trivial undertaking.  I think, and hope this BOM is going to go big, and be in major quilting catalogs. Fingers crossed!

On another note, our son with Covid has finally turned the corner to feeling better.  It was such a worry!  He's a big, strapping 44-year-old man who goes to the gym daily, rides his mountain bike constantly, and goes hiking almost every weekend. He was reduced to total exhaustion for 16 days.  He called us the day he walked outside to the back yard and mowed the lawn.  That was a red-letter day!  Thank God for family, and his girlfriend delivering meals.  We spoke with him daily, but I got the real scoop from his girlfriend and daughter about how he was really feeling.  He put up a good front to us, but he was totally unconvincing.  

We knew he was feeling better when his sense of humor returned.  He said he lost his sense of smell and taste.  He prefaced that by saying he lost his sense of taste when he got married!  Insert grimacing face here.

Soon,

Lynn