Please join me in welcoming guest blogger Jacquelynne Steves to the blog today. She’s sharing her upcoming free block of the month project with us, plus she’s giving away two fabulous digital pattern bundles! See below for how to enter the give-away.
Thank you, Michele, for having me as a guest here today!
Today, I’d like to talk to you about a brand new FREE Block of the Month which I’m hosting, called Cozy Afternoon. When I designed this project, I was thinking about spending a cozy afternoon, curled up with a cup of tea and a favorite stitching project.
You will have 3 different options for making your blocks:
- you can just piece them
- OR you can applique them (hand or machine – I did machine applique)
- OR you can do simple hand embroidery (just 2 super easy stitches – the backstitch and French knots – plus I have a YouTube tutorial for those stitches)
There’s something for everyone and the choice is yours!
The first block will be released on June 15th (tomorrow), and it will run for five months (not too short, not too long – just right!). We will have featured bloggers who will be showing you how their project is coming along and giving you ideas for fabric choices, plus there will also be lots of give-aways. If you did my last Free Block of the Month (Sew Sweet Simplicity), you know that there are also bonus patterns and other surprises for this event…
And, just like last time, we will have a really fun Sew Along Day! What’s a Sew Along Day? Well, on that day we will get together and have a virtual sewing party, showing our projects, sharing tips and suggestions, and giving out cool prizes. This is an international event – it’s really fun to see what our friends on the other side of the world are working on at the same time as us!
This is really going to be fun and I’d love it if you would join me for this fun event! Just click here to sign up, and every month the patterns will be delivered to your inbox.
Of course, you can use any fabric that you love! Here is the quilt done with some different fabrics – amazing how different the same exact quilt pattern looks when you play with the fabric choices:
And just for fun, today we are giving away two fabulous digital pattern bundles! This bundle includes patterns for quilts, embroidery and stuffed animals, plus recipes and fun craft projects. Did I mention that it’s fabulous?? See below on how to enter!
Once again, thanks so much to Michele for having me as a guest here today! I’m sure you love her blog and web site as much as I do, it’s such a great resource for quilters and sewists.
Please note: You can sign up for the FREE BOM at any time, so don’t worry if you sign up after the start date (June 15th).
Updated Monday Afternoon
The first two blocks have been released. Aren’t they just adorable?? Read the blog post here.
What version are you making? I’m thinking about trying my hand at the embroidery. I have some yummy 12wt Aurifil threads to use.
Enter the Give-Away
There are two steps to enter the give-away to win Jacquelynne’s fabulous digital pattern bundles:
Step 1 – Sign up for the free Cozy Afternoon BOM project.
Step 2 – Leave a comment below, letting me know that you signed up and also what you have been doing this weekend? Gardening, stitching, visiting with family, whatever.
Two random winners will be selected from the comments on this blog post on Thursday, June 18th, 2015. Winners will be notified via email, so please be sure to enter your email address correctly both when you sign up for the BOM and when you enter a comment below.
Have a wonderful Sunday afternoon,
Michele
Winners Announced
Thanks so much to everyone that entered the give-away. The winners have been chosen and have already received their wonderful bundle of PDF patterns. Here are the lucky recipients:
I’ve been signed up for ages and impatiently awaiting for this BOM! This weekend I “bean” sat and went shopping and today was our church picnic after regular services, I also got to a birthday party for a 3 yo and 4yo.tonight I’m sewing a train depot for a swap
I would love to join the group Whats one more. Sound like fun and a chance to win is fun too
Never got a chance to make the last one so hoping I can do
better at keeping up this time around. I did make a trip to
the local Joann’s store for a few essentials but no sewing –
yard work and helping with building steps on a deck.
i spent the weekend exploring a retreat center for a possible quilt retreat. then spent time with family and put a new couch on layaway. not too bad.
Just signed up for the bom. I’m knitting this weekend, trying to finish a baby blanket for the newest member of the family.
Hi Michele, I signed up for the Cozy Afternoon Block of the Month. I have been working on making a purse for one of my husband’s coworker’s daughter. Also today have been preparing for tropical storm which looks like is headed our way.
Hope you have had a good weekend.
I have been finishing a pair of regulation socks for Socks for Soldiers, putting stuff away after vacation and getting sewing area ready so I can work on several UFOs!
Hi,I am doing this first time. Hopefully will be able to finish the project successfully.
Thank you.
Ive signed up and Im looking forward to starting the BOM. This weekend Ive been putting sashing & bindind on a table runner
I’ve been signed up forever and am so excited to check my email later today. I’ve been working on some Facebook swaps trying to get a few months ahead so I can take some vacation time this summer.
I signed up even though I’m swamped with projects and UFO’s. Can’t have too many, right? Saturday I went to a reunion of teachers who teach/taught at the school I retired from last year. I met people I’d only heard about and saw some that I miss seeing every day. Yesterday I went to the bridge club and reconnected with someone I went to college with in Michigan who now lives up the road and plays bridge to boot. It wasn’t a weekend for quilting, but for connecting in other ways.
I signed up! Was busy with family and strawberries this weekend with just a little bit of sewing whenever possible.
I signed up a long time ago. So excited to start! We had storms all weekend so it was a good reading time. Thanks for the chance!!
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I’m signed up for the BOM. I serve as Wedding Coordinator at my church and I had a wedding this weekend, so that kept me busy. On the sewing front I also make baptism banners and I finished up 5 of them.
I signed up for the BOM. Worked on my new sewing room this weekend. Hope to get window treatments finished this week. Thanks for the chance to win and also what looks to be a fun BOM.
I signed up for the BOM. I am spent the weekend visiting my daughter in NOLA! I love visiting the quilt store here, Mes Amis, and everywhere else that we travel. This year I have visited The Missouri Star Quilt Company in Hamilton, Missouri and Ruth’s Stitchery in Colorado Springs plus great shops in central Illinois.
I did sign up for the BOM a short while ago. Didn’t want to miss out on doing a cute quilt. Love Machine Applique.
I have been sewing a binding on a quilt for veterans. Attended a mini-military reunion. Looking at new cars and trying to decide which one to buy. Still undecided.
Hot Dog! It’s finally time for the BOM! I signed up long ago, or so it seems, but now I get to play. This project is for me. All else I’ve made over the years has gone to other homes, but this is all mine. I’m in such a dither!
We spent the weekend visiting my brother in Owasso, Oklahoma. He has PSP and now gets about in the wheelchair with a companion 24 hours a day. Got lots of hugs and kisses so that will last a short while until the next trip. May God bless you and each one as love is stitched into every project.
This looks like a great take-along project for the summer. Doing mine primarily in red, white and blue! Thanks!
this looks like a very fun project am going to love doing it
I signed up for block of the month, My wonderful daughter got married this past weekend so we have been doing wedding stuff and entertaining family all week.
I just signed up for the BOM and cannot wait to make the embroidered blocks. This last weekend I spent time making a mug rug for a swap partner and finishing a quilt for my daughter’s birthday.
I just signed up for the BOM! I am going to embroider the blocks.
This last weekend I went stitching with friends, then helped out
at a charity function, afterwards went to our sailboat to put
the sails up and clean. On Sunday I went to a terrific Quilt Show. Afterwards at home, I finished a charity quilt block and I also started an applique piece for myself.
I just signed up for the BOM!I am planning to applique the blocks. This last weekend was spent gardening and attempting to declutter the den.
I have signed up for the BOM. Over the weekend I worked on finishing the blocks in the last BOM that Jacquelynne had on her blog. I have the 4 main blocks finished and just need to do the bonus blocks. I am hoping to keep up a little better with this new BOM.
I have signed up for the BOM that Jacquelynne is doing. I am excited to get to this new challenge.
I have been signed up and spent my weekend working with a little sewing thrown in when I could :-) Thank You!!!
I just signed up for this beautiful BOM. This weekend I traveled back home to watch my grandson play tee ball ( it got rained out) ☔️ Then traveled back to my nieces house where I have been staying to babysit her 2 month old. 2 hours each way, but it is so worth it to be able to help family out! Cant wait to get started on this quilt! Think I May embroidery this one:). Something quiet at nap time:)
I signed up, and this weekend I’ll be heading home after taking care of my granddaughter for a few days.
I signed up a couple of weeks ago and have the first 2 blocks printed out and ready to get started. Busy with family on weekend and worked a little on Days for girls, shields at home. This Saturday coming is a DFG workshop so I will be working with other great ladies on this project in Calgary.
Another beautiful BOM project! I’m sewing this weekend to finish 3 projects before starting this one! Love your blog
I was busy unseeing a VERY long row that I sewed inside out on a rag quilt that I am making for our VERY high sleep number bed..I was so tired of us pulling our regular size quilt back and forth that I decided to make one that would go to the floor…16 twelve inch blocks across on every row, in flannel….Has been wearing me out…I am really looking forward to doing your BOM..Thank you for generously offering !!!
Love this new project…so excited to begin. Hoping to learn how to applique better than I do.
I signed up for this BOM when you first announced it. Ordered your fabric kit for it when you had made it available and was so excited yesterday when the first blocks were in my inbox. I love this BOM! I spent last Saturday morning at a program that was put on by our public library entitled De-Stress with herbs and oils. Sunday was a lazy day here, spent the day reading. I am really looking forward to stitching your BOM. your work is so beautiful it makes me want to try my hand at hand embroidery, you make it looks to simple. Thank you.
I signed up. Have been busy gardening, visiting with friends from out of town, went to the beach and took in a some live theatre and I just cut out a new quilt! There are just not enough hours in a day to get everything done!!!
I’m signed up, and hoping to start stitching it soon. I’ve been visiting my family this weekend. It’s been fun, but busy!
i spent the week end working on a star wall hanging for fall.
I am signed up and getting ready to stitch. I think I will try the embroidery version. On the weekend I finally got back to some cross stitching, started my Mill Workd BOM, went to the cinema with my daughter to see Hot Pursuit and went with both of my children to see Jurassic World.Lots of fun.
I am signed up and getting ready to stitch. I think I will try the embroidery version. On the weekend I finally got back to some cross stitching, started my Mill Works BOM, went to the cinema with my daughter to see Hot Pursuit and went with both of my children to see Jurassic World.Lots of fun.
I’m all signed up. thinking of trying the applique. this weekend I finished up an I Spy quilt for my grandson and another quilt for my husband for Father’s Day
I’ve been signed up for a while and also have the kit of fabrics, can’t wait to start! This weekend I’ll be caring for my Dad and sewing as much as I can!
I just discovered this BOM today and I can’t wait to get started. I need to look through my stash and see what fabrics I can use. Might have to make a trip to the fabric store for some new stash… This weekend, I spent my time gardening and working on a cross stitch project.
I LOVE the tea or coffee idea! I have so eagerly been awaiting the opening day!! Can’t wait to get started. I’m going to use both the hand embroidery and appliques. I also have some adorable machine embroidery designs to put in the other blank squares. :)
I’ve signed up and gotten the June blocks. I spent this weekend catching up on A4AII and Delightful Stars. :)
This Block of the Month sounds very interesting and is so cute. What did I do last weekend?…..I pieced & quilted potholders from my scraps. The potholders will be retirement gifts. We also went to the horse races. :-)
Join BOM already. Visited friends this past weekend.
I love the first two patterns. Can’t wait to get started.
I am signed up and have the fabric ready to go. Spent the weekend visiting family and enjoying the warm weather.
I just signed up. Spend the weekend on lesson 7 Aiming for Accuracy.
I have already signed up for this really cute project; now all I have to do is get started DOING it!