Category Archives: Block of the Month

Happy Day My Stitching Friends, lets talk binding! Heather here from The Sewing Loft back for our final monthly sit & sew session in the Starry Night Quilt Sampler series.  All year long we have worked block by block, piecing this amazing quilt top together and last time I walked you through creating the quilt […]

Happy Day My Stitching Friends, today we make a quilt sandwich! Heather here from The Sewing Loft back for our monthly sit & sew session in the Starry Night Quilt Sampler series.  All year long we have worked block by block, piecing this amazing quilt top together and last time we chatted about the different […]

Hello, Hello My Stitching Friends! Heather here from The Sewing Loft back for our monthly sit & sew session. Today we talk backing.   By now, you have stitched together your version of the Starry Night Quilt Sampler and are ready for the finishing details. Last month we worked on the layout and before we […]

Hello, Hello My Stitching Friends! Heather here from The Sewing Loft back for our monthly sit & sew session and it is time for the quilt layout. My goodness, I can hardly believe that we are in the final phase of our Starry Night Quilt Sampler.  When I designed this quilt, my goal was create something beautiful […]

Hello, Hello My Stitching Friends! Heather here from The Sewing Loft back for our monthly sit & sew session and final block. Wow, I can hardly believe that we are on the final block of our Starry Night Quilt Sampler.  You guys have been so awesome to stick with it and I can’t wait to […]

Hello, Hello My Stitching Friends! Heather here from The Sewing Loft back for our monthly sit & sew session. Are you ready for block 9? We are down to the last 2 blocks of the series so if you need before you know it will be getting to that special part of “magic in the […]

Hello, Hello My Fairfield Friends! Heather here from The Sewing Loft and not only am I here to share our next block in the Starry Night Sampler series but I want to remind you that September is National Sewing Month. So, it’s a great time to give your machine a quick clean and try something new.  […]

Hello, Hello My Stitching Friends! Heather here from The Sewing Loft back for our monthly sit & sew session. I’m not sure about you but the dog days of summer have had me looking for relief in the studio these days. I think that’s why I’m so excited to get stitching on the next block of the Starry Night […]

Hello, Hello My Stitching Friends! Heather here from The Sewing Loft back for our monthly sit & sew. Wow, time flies when you are having fun and I can not believe that it has been 6 months since we started our little adventure together. It’s so exciting that so many of you are stitching along with […]

Hi, I’m Heather from The Sewing Loft and normally, you can find me stitching up a storm or sharing easy tips to help improve your everyday sewing but today, I’m excited to kick off the next block in the Starry Night Sampler series. One of my favorite parts of this series, is that each month I get to visit […]

Hi, I’m Heather from The Sewing Loft. Normally, you can find me stitching up a storm and sharing easy tips to help improve your everyday sewing but today, I’m excited to kick off our new Block of the Month series. Once a month, I’ll be stopping by to share a new block and a few sewing tips […]

Hi, I’m Heather from The Sewing Loft. Normally, you can find me stitching up a storm and sharing easy tips to help improve your everyday sewing but today, I’m excited to be stitching with you! Remember, the Starry Night Quilt Sampler was designed to showcase traditional quilt blocks with a modern twist and I am […]

Hello, Hello My Fairfield Friends! Heather here from The Sewing Loft back again to share this months new block in the Starry Night Quilt Sampler. Today’s block is a cool snowflake block that measures 9″ when finished. Remember, I’ll be stopping by to share a new block each month and a few extra tips to help you […]

Hi, I’m Heather from The Sewing Loft. Normally, you can find me stitching up a storm and sharing easy tips to help improve your everyday sewing but today, I’m excited to kick off our new Block of the Month series. Once a month, I’ll be stopping by to share a new block and a few sewing tips […]

     Starry Night is the new 2016 block of the month.  We are so excited to partner with Heather Valentine of The Sewing Loft.  If you are not familiar with the Block of the Month or BOM for short, Block of the month quilts are an exciting and easy way to complete a quilt without […]

Welcome to the first month of the 2015 Technique Block of the Month. Each month, you’ll learn a new technique as you complete the block for the month. This month, we’re making half square triangles. These units are used in hundreds of different quilt patterns, and there are many different techniques for making them – […]

We’re so excited to announce the 2015 Fairfield Block of the month. the 2015 Baby Sampler Block of the Month. The quilt has 12 blocks that come together to make a fun quilt for any baby or young child. This quilt is great for a beginning quilter – over the course of the first 9 […]

We’re so excited to announce the 2015 Fairfield Block of the month. The 2015 Baby Sampler Block of the Month comes in a masculine and a feminine version. The quilt has 12 blocks that come together to make a fun quilt for any baby or young child. This quilt is great for a beginning quilter […]