Boy, did I ever get behind on this one! The last time I posted about this quilt was way back at the end of March. For the last few months, these block have been getting pushed aside, but I really made an effort the last few weeks to catch up so I can exchange with Trina and Mindy next week.

The Bonfire Quilt is a Block of the Month QAL from GenX Quilters and works out of the book Sister Sampler Quilts. The book includes setting instructions for three sampler quilts total, as well as lots of blocks. You don’t have to have a partner to participate; many people are making two sister blocks and keeping them both for their own quilts.

Here are April’s Blocks, named Box and Star Frame

And Tulip Lady Fingers, our May Block.

As you can see, I am still catching up on two of these.

And lastly the June block, Friendship Star

WHOOPS!

Can I point out that sewing on only three hours of sleep is a bad idea, even if its just a simple pinwheel? My teenage daughter flat out laughed at me when I showed her this.

It was an easy fix, though!

Hopefully, I’ve learned my lesson and won’t be getting myself three months behind on a swap again any time soon!

This week, I’m linking up to:

Happy Sewing, ~L

Summer Break is here! And in true Washington form, it is currently overcast and drizzly. Hoping it clears up over the weekend!

Color Play Friday is hosted by Trina from In An Otter Life and myself. If you’re new to Color Play Friday, head over to my Color Play Friday page to see the rules and my palettes and bundles from previous weeks. You can also search #colorplayfriday on Instagram to see lots of past palettes and bundles.

Speaking of new to Color Play Friday, Mel from Cloth and Paper Studios is joining us for the first time this week. Make sure to stop by and leave her lots of comment love!

Here is this week’s picture!

Right away, I knew I wanted to play with that really cool dark slate color being reflected off of the black plastic. Add in the neon green of the sprouts, and I had a palette that I loved. I went very geometric this week, and of course added in some raindrop prints to represent spring in the Northwest!

Here are the fabrics I chose:

Rashida Coleman-Hale, Raindrop, Geo Dot in Teal

Elizabeth Hartman, Pacific, Raindrops in Navy

Denyse Schmidt, Franklin, Zig Zag in Glen

Latifah Saafir, Grafic, Brick Walls in Sulfur

Rashida Coleman-Hale, Zephyr, Whirlwind in Linen

Micheal Miller, Ta Dot in Starfruit

All my fabrics this week are from Stash Fabrics.

 

A note about scale:

• While I believe scale is a very important part of fabric selection, the fabrics shown in my Color Play images are not always perfectly to scale. I do my best, by you should always double check scale before ordering!

Don’t forget to head over to the other blogs and see what they came up with! The fun of Color Play Friday is seeing the differences and similarities between everyone’s bundles.

Participants this week:

Laurel and Pine (that’s me!)

In An Otter Life

123 Quilt

Jennifer Lewis

Cloth and Paper Studio

Here’s our photo for next week:

Are you enjoying Color Play Friday? We’d love for you to get in on the fun and create your own Color Play post! You can create a bundle of fabric, select yarns or embroidery threads, or create a project inspired by our photo. Be sure to let Trina or I know so we can link up to you. You can get in contact with us at colorplayfriday@gmail.com

Click below to sign up for the monthly Color Play Friday newsletter. In it, you will find a recap of the month’s bundles from Trina and I, updates from both Laurel, Poppy and Pine and In An Otter Life, and announcements about upcoming special events.

I hope you can join us next week!

Happy Sewing, ~L

We have a winner!

I was thrilled to find that the winning comment was about visiting the lovely Pacific Northwest. JulieAnn, when you come back again, I’d be happy to play tour guide!

Congratulations to JulieAnn; I hope you enjoy your beautiful bundle.

And thank you again to Art Gallery Fabrics for sponsoring this giveaway!

Happy Sewing, ~L

I know most of you are on summer break right now… we’re close. Soooooo close to having my kids home for a few months of having adventures and being lazy together. I can’t wait!

If you’re a new follower (hi, new friends!), Color Play Friday is hosted by Trina from In An Otter Life and me. You can head over to my Color Play Friday page to see the rules and my palettes and bundles from previous weeks.

Our photo this week is from Trina and it makes me curious. Who is Purplicious? Did she (or he?) come with Trina to Seattle from Oklahoma, or was she ‘adopted’ here? And I’ve met Ollie, but where has Purplicious gone?! I’m hoping Trina can clear things up for me.

I was really excited to play with this wonderful purple this week. I was tempted to ignore the red in this picture, but I really wanted to give myself a challenge. Purple, red and teal… there’s a challenge for me! I also gave myself the added task of getting all my fabrics from the same shop. This week, I used JAQS Fabrics. If you get a chance, check out their scrap bundles– love them. (Those are not affiliate links- I really just love JAQS!)

Here are the fabrics I chose:

Nel Whatmore, Katherine’s Wheel, Purple Floral

Micheal Miller, Kiss Dot in Purple

Jan Avellana, A Nod to Mod, String Beads in Blue

Sharon Holland, Sketchbook, Woodblock in Flaxen

Robert Kaufman, Metro Living, Scarlett Ogee

 

A note about scale:

• While I believe scale is a very important part of fabric selection, the fabrics shown in my Color Play images are not always perfectly to scale. I do my best, by you should always double check scale before ordering!

Don’t forget to head over to the other blogs and see what they came up with! The fun of Color Play Friday is seeing the differences and similarities between everyone’s bundles.

Participants this week:

Laurel and Pine (that’s me!)

In An Otter Life

Sarah Goer Quilts

123 Quilt

Jennifer Lewis

Here is our photo for next week’s Color Play, titled Sprouts. It can be found here.

Are you enjoying Color Play Friday? We’d love for you to get in on the fun and create your own Color Play post! You can create a bundle of fabric, select yarns or embroidery threads, or create a project inspired by our photo. Be sure to let Trina or I know so we can link up to you. You can get in contact with us at colorplayfriday@gmail.com

Click below to sign up for the monthly Color Play Friday newsletter. In it, you will find a recap of the month’s bundles from Trina and I, updates from both Laurel, Poppy and Pine and In An Otter Life, and announcements about upcoming special events.

I hope you can join us next week!

Happy Sewing, ~L

Happy Friday, everyone! I have a fun giveaway for you today sponsored by Art Gallery Fabrics.

A few weeks ago, I shared with you the scrappy denim quilt that I made for Art Gallery Fabric’s absolutely amazing Quilt Market booth.  Check out that post to hear a little more about the making of the quilt.

I was thrilled when my package from AGF arrived full of fabric goodies. They sent me some beautiful prints from various AGF collections, a couple of Pure Elements solids, one of their Denim Prints, and a whole bunch of Solid Smooth Denim to work with.

I was immediately enamored with the denim. It has that beautiful sheen that I admire in other AGF fabrics, but with an added iridescence that was mesmerizing. I kept moving it around the see more of that pretty shine!

I was also struck by how lightweight it is. It looks like jeans, but it has the drape softness of quilting cotton.  I really want to get more of the Printed Denim and use it for some garment sewing as well.

I’ll be honest- pictures cannot do this fabric justice!

Because they compliment each other so well,  I wanted my readers to get a chance to try the Art Gallery Denim along with their quilting cottons. I contacted AGF about doing a giveaway, and they were gracious enough to put together this awesome fat quarter bundle based off the fabrics I used in my quilt!

So, on to the giveaway!

AGF is will be sending our lucky winner this Fat Quarter Bundle of ten prints/solids.

This giveaway is open to US participants 18 years and older and will be open until Thursday, June 16th at 9pm Pacific Standard Time. I will select a winner from comments via random.org and announce our winner on Friday the 17th.  Duplicate entries will be excluded from the drawing.

To Enter:

1) When I was making this beachy quilt, I was inspired by the fact that Art Gallery Fabrics is based in Florida. I kept thinking of one wonderful beach day I had with my husband on our very short trip to Florida several years back.  Leave me a comment telling me about one of your favorite days ever. 

 2) For a second entry, let me know how you follow Laurel, Poppy and Pine (Facebook,  Bloglovin’, Instagram, etc)

       3) For a third and final entry, let me know how you follow Art Gallery Fabrics. (Facebook, Instagram, blog, etc)

Be sure to leave a seperate comment for each entry. Also, please make sure I can get a hold of you if you’re our winner!  If you’re a no-reply blogger, put your email address in your comment in this format: your_email (at) outlook (dot) com

 If I can’t contact you, a new winner will be selected.  

 

Happy Sewing!  ~L

How in the world is it Friday again already?!

Color Play Friday is hosted by Trina from In An Otter Life and me. If you’re new to Color Play Friday, head over to my Color Play Friday page to see the rules and my palettes and bundles from previous weeks.

So, here is my Color Play for the week!

I was really surprised when I started pulling colors out of those bricks with just how light of pinks I was getting.  I kept trying to find darker red, but no luck. I was a little concerned that I wouldn’t be able to put a good bundle together with the bright greens and muted pinks I was gathering. I started playing around on Stash fabrics design wall, though, and found a fabric combination that I really like. The Heather Ross Floral Medallion really pulls it together!

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Here are the fabrics I chose:

Bonnie Christine, Sweet As Honey, Garden Gate in Berry

Victoria Johnson, Whisper, Dashes in Pink

Heather Ross, Tiger Lily, Medallion in Cream

Karen Lewis, Blueberry Park, Kite Tails in Lime

Lecien, L’s Modern Basics, Text in Blue

Maureen Cracknell, Nightfall, Labyrinthine in Dusk

 

A note about scale:

• While I believe scale is a very important part of fabric selection, the fabrics shown in my Color Play images are not always perfectly to scale. I do my best, by you should always double check scale before ordering!

Don’t forget to head over to the other blogs and see what they came up with! The fun of Color Play Friday is seeing the differences and similarities between everyone’s bundles.

 

Participants this week:

Laurel and Pine (that’s me!)

In An Otter Life

123 Quilt

 Next week’s photo is of this cutie named Purplicious. I can’t wait to hear more of her (or his?) story from Trina!

Are you enjoying Color Play Friday? We’d love for you to get in on the fun and create your own Color Play post! You can create a bundle of fabric, select yarns or embroidery threads, or create a project inspired by our photo. Be sure to let Trina or I know so we can link up to you. You can get in contact with us at colorplayfriday@gmail.com

Click below to sign up for the monthly Color Play Friday newsletter. In it, you will find a recap of the month’s bundles from Trina and I, updates from both Laurel, Poppy and Pine and In An Otter Life, and announcements about upcoming special events.

I hope you can join us next week!

Happy Sewing, ~L

As you’ve heard me mention, my niece is expecting her first baby this summer. Of course, I was thrilled to start making quilts for the next generation of our family.

This adorable tractor can be found in Lori Holt’s book Farm Girl Vintage.

I must admit, this quilt is not my niece’s theme nor style… but I did have a reason behind the design.

You may remember that last Christmas I gave each of my parents a quilt.

This tractor was featured in my mom’s quilt, so I thought it would be fun to give her first great-grandchild a coordinating tractor.  And it’s made with scraps from my mom’s quilt!

I bound baby Silas’ tractor quilt in leftover yardage from my dad’s quilt. This fabric was in the top, backing and binding of my dad’s Shimmer Quilt.

 

 

Happy Sewing, ~L

 

 

This week, I’m linking up to:

 

Happy Friday! I am currently having fun kicking around Coeur D’Alene, Idaho. I love this city almost as much as I love home. There is so much beauty here, not just in nature, but in the gorgeous architecture. And bonus: I found a great quilt shop!

Color Play Friday is hosted by Trina from In An Otter Life and me. If you’re new to Color Play Friday, head over to my Color Play Friday page to see the rules and my palettes and bundles from previous weeks.

I thought this photo would be a fun choice for Color Play Friday. It leaves me wondering where Trina may have been when she came across these little guys.

I originally planned to have a bright, fun bundle- something you would make a kid’s quilt out of.  But as I actually started pulling colors from the photo, I realized that they weren’t as bright as I originally thought. That took me in a new direction with a more muted, natural looking bundle.

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Here are the fabrics I chose:

Lizzy House, Mini Pearl Bracelets in Yellow

Pat Bravo, Essentials 2, Intertwill in Gold

Anna Maria Horner, True Colors, Going Up in Pumpkin

Timeless Treasures, Sketch Basic in Tangerine

Shauna Scicluna, Forest Fables, Panel in Spring

Hawthorne Threads, Etched Hills in Charcoal

 

A note about scale:

• While I believe scale is a very important part of fabric selection, the fabrics shown in my Color Play images are not always perfectly to scale. I do my best, by you should always double check scale before ordering!

Don’t forget to head over to the other blogs and see what they came up with! The fun of Color Play Friday is seeing the differences and similarities between everyone’s bundles.

Participants this week:

Laurel and Pine (that’s me!)

In An Otter Life

Sarah Goer Quilts

123 Quilt

Jennifer Lewis

Are you enjoying Color Play Friday? We’d love for you to get in on the fun and create your own Color Play post! You can create a bundle of fabric, select yarns or embroidery threads, or create a project inspired by our photo. Be sure to let Trina or I know so we can link up to you. You can get in contact with us at colorplayfriday@gmail.com

Click below to sign up for the monthly Color Play Friday newsletter. In it, you will find a recap of the month’s bundles from Trina and I, updates from both Laurel, Poppy and Pine and In An Otter Life, and announcements about upcoming special events.

I hope you can join us next week!

Happy Sewing, ~L

If you follow me on Instagram, you already know that I’m spending the next couple of days in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho. This is one of my favorite cities- beautiful scenery, great architecture, and some really cool shops.

Today I got the chance to visit a great quilt shop here in town called Bear Paw Quilting and Bernina to do a little stash building.

If you happen to be in the area I would definitely reccomend dropping in! They have a huge selection of Moda, TONS of Kona cotton, as well as reproductions and Civil War prints.  Also, notions galore!

A special shout out to Cathy and Patti, who were so sweet and fun to chat with while I picked fabrics.

Speaking of which, here is what I got today!  I’ve been needing to bulk up my oranges, so that was my focus today, but teal was apparently calling me as well.

From left to right this is Kona Flame, Kona Papaya,  Just a Speck in Mango (Jen Kingwell), Daysail Buoys in Aqua (Bonnie and Camille), Atruim Needlepoint in Mint (Joel Dewberry)

Happy Sewing!  -L

Being sick sucks, doesn’t it?! Earlier this week, I was sick and -I’ll admit it- a bit whiny about it. But, things are looking up! It’s Friday, and I’m well again and feeling a little feisty. Which is probably why my palette is so firey this week!

If you’re new around here, Color Play Friday is hosted by Trina from In An Otter Life and myself. Head over to my Color Play Friday page to see the rules and my palettes and bundles from previous weeks.

A couple of years back, I tore out most of the grass in my front yard and replaced it with a cottage garden. It was a bit of a risky move, but I love coming home in spring and summer to flowers everywhere. I took this snapshot one day last summer.

I decided to ignore all the peripheral colors this week and just focus on the yellow/orange flowers. After a couple of weeks with browns and dark colors, I needed to get back to my one true fabric love: bright, saturated, fun prints.

I found all my fabrics on Hawthorne Threads’ website this week, so all of the following links will take you there so you can buy up all this loveliness!

Here are the fabrics I chose:

Carolyn Friedlander, Doe, Ladder Lines in Flame

Dear Stella House Designer, Polka Dot in Orange

Alison Glass, Sunprint, Grow in Tangerine

Katy Jones, Priory Square, Thru the Wire in Marmalade

Karen Lewis, Blueberry Park, Scruffy Daisy in Canary

Joel Dewberry, True Colors, Herringbone in Yellow

A note about scale:

• While I believe scale is a very important part of fabric selection, the fabrics shown in my Color Play images are not always perfectly to scale. I do my best, by you should always double check scale before ordering!

Don’t forget to head over to the other blogs and see what they came up with this week! The fun of Color Play Friday is seeing the differences and similarities between everyone’s bundles.

Participants this week:

Laurel and Pine (that’s me!)

In An Otter Life

Sarah Goer Quilts

123 Quilt

Jennifer Lewis

I’m excited to play with yellow and orange in a different way next week using Trina’s Rubber Ducks photo. Aren’t they adorable?!

Are you enjoying Color Play Friday? We’d love for you to get in on the fun and create your own Color Play post! You can create a bundle of fabric, select yarns or embroidery threads, or create a project inspired by our photo. Be sure to let Trina or I know so we can link up to you. You can get in contact with us at colorplayfriday@gmail.com

Click below to sign up for the monthly Color Play Friday newsletter. In it, you will find a recap of the month’s bundles from Trina and I, updates from both Laurel, Poppy and Pine and In An Otter Life, and announcements about upcoming special events.

I hope you can join us next week!

Happy Sewing, ~L