Hello everyone! I hope you’ve all had (or are still having) an enjoyable long weekend. Canada Day was Friday, so our celebrations happened then. Hope my quilting friends in the United States have a wonderful day today.
I’m excited to share with you Jacquelynne Steves FREE Block of the Month, Maggie’s First Dance. The appliqué layout version is shown below; however, you can choose to do fusible machine appliqué or embroidery for your blocks.
July is block 2 of this BOM. Here’s my embroidered version:
I used one less print, in favour of using more of the colourful dots fabric. The fabrics I’ve pulled for this project are shown below. I need a table runner for a gift later this year, so I’m thinking these pretty blocks will be perfect to use for that.
I’ve also finished the embroidery for the first block. It was a first time trying hand embroidery, and I really love the process. There’s nothing better than sitting outside on the porch stitching the summer evenings away.
Milo loves our outside office:
Yes, I made my first embroidery Oops when stitching block 2 last week. Oh well, it was quick to unstitch and redo.
Give-Away
To help celebrate Maggie’s First Dance BOM, I’ve giving away four copies of my Starlight Templates and Table Runner pattern.
To enter the give-away, just leave a comment below telling me how you spent your weekend. I’ll randomly choose four winners on Friday, July 8th. Winners will be notified via email.
Also, don’t forget to sign up for Maggie’s First Dance BOM to receive the two designs already released and get the future ones when they become available.
HI,resting from work and doing a little quilting! Thanks for sharing!
Sewing of course!! Caught up on some of the Splendid Sampler Blocks and started sashing and connecting the blocks in rows. When looking at the BIG picture, it is amazing how wonderful and different each one is and the new things I’ve tried now.
I spent the weekend buying a new computer, & working on transferring all our documents & programs over. Not a fun holiday at all!
I spent the weekend buying a new computer, & working on transferring all our documents & programs over. Not a fun holiday at all! :o(
We went on a picnic with our son and grandson, his Mom got the day off. We have an area close to town in the mountains and it was fun to hang out with our son and 13 month old grandson. I was a little bit of a chore to keep him away from the campfire though. We were going to canoe a local river today but we our expecting a lot of wind so instead we invited some friends over for a BBQ tonight. Thanks for sharing your blocks and the booboo.
Packing for a trip and spending time with our daughter.
We did a bit of everything this weekend. A little shopping, a lot of yard work, dinner with friends,a bit of wine tasting and a bbq. I even managed to get in some sewing :)
Unfortunately I have had to work everyday. In the time off I have had I did a little swimming. Love to paper piece so hope I am chosen for this giveaway. Thanks for the chance and hope you are enjoying your weekend too.
I worked Saturday but the rest of the weekend has been spent with my family. I’ve also spent some time sewing and started knitting myself a T-shirt.
Given that I live just outside Philadelphia, there have been nightly fireworks and concerts – and a parade & cookout followed by another concert and more fireworks tonight. I’ve lived in many places but nowhere is the 4th quite like here. Such fun! kathleendotlutzatcomcastdotnet
I spent my weekend sewing, finishing up a Lynette Anderson quilt. Friends to come over later for the fireworks.
I’ll be spending my day straightening up my sewing room to get ready to start a new project! Later, we will grill pork chops and sit on the deck to eat. Then, when the fireworks start, we have a spectacular view of them from the deck.
I spent it cleaning, weeding & planting in the yard and sewing. Hope you had a happy 4th!
I spent my part of my day working at a very busy grocery store, then a quick nap and off to parties and fireworks. Today (Monday) a little sewing and trying to catch up with housework.
I am a Canadian so celebrated on Friday but will watch all your celebrations to-night on TV Spent one 4th in Philadephia great fun
Absolutely beautiful. I’m so inspired now. By the way my weekend was spent cleaning. Family has had medical problems so no cook out this year. HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY TO EVEYONE.
I am spending my long weekend enjoying family’s time off. I am quilting, organizing and just plain relaxing the majority of the time. I loved your embroidery oops! I do that so often when I embroider, I consider it just part of every project.
I have relaxed, worked some on some quilts, and read. Looking forward to spending time with family this afternoon to swim, eat and watch fireworks.
I spent the day with my quilts friend on Saturday and then church and family on Sunday…perfect weekend…even made some hexies for another project! ?
A little quilting, yard work, house work, and cooking. And time looking at the great tutorials on Maggie’s First Dance.
It was a wet weekend in England so I managed to sneak in some sewing in between the household chores and walking the dog and watching Wimbledon on the tv! Thank you :)
I spent this weekend working on some of the kits I got these last two weeks when doing the Row by Row Experience. Sew fun!!!!! Now I’ll get busy on putting together the next block of Maggie’s First Dance.
Joined friends yesterday for a wonderful potluck picnic and fireworks display!! I suppied a red, white and blue bundt cake and homemade bread! Today, I am sewing!!
We picked and then canned 44 jars of strawberry jam. Afterwards of course had to enjoy a pitcher of sangria on the deck with the leftover strawberries!
I tried a pressure cooker for the first time, hoping to make roast beef really tender to make BBQ with it. So far, it’s still tough!
I sewed a little Patriotic Wall hanging and I’m trying free motion quilting hearts on it. So far, that’s still tough too!
I’ve done the same thing while cross-stitching; it’s easy to do. I’m having a quiet weekend working on quilts and staying out of the heat.
Started out making a quilt top, working on Maggie’s first dance block 2 then spend some time with family, church, and plenty to eat! Then back to sewing again! Not holiday enjoyable without sewing!
I will end the weekend with a concert and then watch the fireworks display.
Baked a red, white and blue bundt cake and bread to share at friend’s annual July 4th potluck picnic and fireworks! Today, I am going to quilt!!
Sewing Christmas quilts for a Holiday Boutique.
I love your Starlight table runner.
Celebrated yesterday with good friends.
got together yesterday with some of the kids
Comforting my cat through all the neighborhood fireworks that went well past the city cut off time. It has been like this since Thursday. Also trying to catch up on housework, yard work, etc.
My husband is a Volunteer Fire Fighter and every year our Fire Department organizes our community Parade and Cookout, so the wives help grilling hamburgers and hot dogs. we make desserts and side foods potato salad and baked beans. This is for anyone that wants to come, we have such a good time playing horse shoes, listening music, and just visiting with our neighbors and family. so this is how I spend my weekend.
Gardening and quilting, with a fireworks party Monday night- it doesn’t get better than that!
DH and I have been camping this weekend. Just now came home in the pouring rain. Your block looks great Michele. I can start mine now that I’m home.
We went to a friend’s house over at Deer Lake, WA (along with about 20 other friends and family!) to watch the fireworks on Sunday night and enjoy great noshies made by our hostess, and tonight we’re anticipating spectacular fireworks at our own lake (Loon Lake, WA) tonight. I think we should include some grilling in our day today, too – some burgers and potato salad! Happy Birthday, America!
Cooking getting ready for a family bbq this evening but I’ve printed out Maggie’s first block and I may get started in a bit!! Happy 4th!! Love this country!
Cleaning, shopping, sewing, singing, keeping my children busy and so on ….
I’m working on my Splendid Sampler blocks and going to a barbecue
Great color choices! I had a house full of family this weekend and I’m doing a little embroidery too.
I spent my weekend working on my Splendid Sampler blocks as well and working on a quilt for my 3 yr old granddaughter.
Hi! I went to Open Sewing at Queen B’s Quilt Shop in Antioch, CA on Saturday – bound a miniature curved log cabin quilt by machine and attached the binding to a round-robin charity quilt in between shopping and helping a friend choose fabrics for an upcoming class that I’m teaching. Yesterday was brunch at a local coffee shop with my husband, followed by packing the car and making a run to the storage unit (we’re getting the house ready for sale and the fabric has to move out for a while). Today is more packing followed by an indoor picnic of hotdogs and potato salad. Whew!
Visiting family out of state!!
I spent my weekend cleaning and doing a little embroidery at night. I did work on my splendid sampler blocks a bit too. Good luck to all!
I got to babysit my granddaughter. And now I’m resting so I have the energy to work on Block 2 of Maggie’s First Dance!
spending my weekend relaxing and organizing my craft room.
I had a wonderful weekend; needed to get three baby blankets (rag quilts) made for my daughter’s charity going on this month so I worked on those, need to finish up today!
I spent my holiday doing what I love! I worked on Splendid, Farmer’s Wife 30’s, Maggie’s First Dance and Bee-utiful Quilt Along blocks! It’s been wonderful. :)
I spent my weekend helping my husband put up insulation in the ceiling of his workshop
He has been so awesome at helping me put my sewing space together that it was was only fair that I help him!!!