Happy First Day of February everyone! Happy Hearts Month!
What a great day to stay inside and get cozy with 5 inches of snow on the ground! Plus, it's a Monday, and there's no place to go, so let's sew!
February is normally when the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Show is held in Hampton,Virginia, and my friend, Chris, and I usually attend the show each year. Afterwards, she hosts a girlfriends' sew-along at her home the same weekend.
In fact, here's a photo of us at our last Quilty Girls' Weekend in 2019 ready to enjoy the fun. Sadly, we missed the 2020 show last year, and this year it's an online event only:
Sew...what to do? Chris came up with the idea of a virtual Galentine's 2021 Sew-Along, and I quickly agreed that it would be a fun thing to do.
We will check in with each other and text progress pictures throughout the month. She's an organizing, coordinating, prize-giving type of hostess!
Per her hilarious video texted to me this morning with all the instructions, this is already shaping up to be an enjoyable fun-filled month of sewing!
I'm holding red and pink fabrics from "my stash" and the pattern I will use--the Infinite Hearts quilt pattern--which you can purchase over at Quilty Love.
There's an Infinite Hearts Quilt Along going on hosted by Emily Dennis...her instagram account shows her progress updates with blue hearts, very pretty! I am just getting started with that Quilt Along, so I will use it to coincide with our virtual girlfriends' activity. This also coordinates with #SEW365Project...sewing at least 5 minutes every day this year!
And here's the pattern Chris will use--Kiss Me by Fig Tree and a Candy Kisses jelly roll by Sandy Gervais. As you can see, she has her Valentine M&Ms all ready for the sew-along to start, a necessity for any serious quilter! I also have a Moda boxed quilt kit by Deb Strain called Love Grows, which will be fun to work on, although it may need to be put on hold while the Infinite Hearts quilt gets done:
In addition, I found such a cute pattern on Instagram by Simply Eilene for a Valentine's mug rug. This would be a perfect small project to use up any of my red and pink scraps from the sew-alongs! Eilene's Etsy shop is here.
Today, before I even get started on the Galentine's 1st Week of Fun, I need to work on my last blocks for Moda Blockheads 3! This is what I'm doing today:
This year-long 56-block project is coming to a close with this week being the last block posted. I'm trying to get all caught up by the end of this week.
I'm copying Joanna over at Fig Tree with sewing all red and white blocks, and my design wall is absolutely overloaded!! I'm running out of room! I will have to post a finished photo when it's all sewn together, and you'll be able to tell what it truly looks like!
Looks like a red, white, and pink Valentine-y kind of sewing month for sure!
~Deb
Well I L.O.V.E. your post!! It brought back so many fun memories of our Quilty Girls weekends in the past. What do quilty girls do when we can't get together....VIRTUAL quilting!! YAY!! Deb all your projects are beautiful. I can't wait to see your Fig Tree red and white quilt completed, it is going to be beautiful!! The Valentine mug rugs are adorable...hummmm can I squeeze ANOTHER project in this month? lol Looking forward to the month. :)
Posted by: Chris Odorisio | Monday, February 01, 2021 at 07:51 PM
Looks like fun!! Love the red and white!!
Posted by: Sarah | Tuesday, February 02, 2021 at 12:15 AM
Very pretty Valentine's Day colors. Have fun.
Posted by: Tammy C | Saturday, February 06, 2021 at 10:56 AM
Can't wait to see the finished products. Happy sewing!
Posted by: victoria | Tuesday, February 09, 2021 at 10:32 AM
Looks like a wonderful time. I've just started sewing again. I've been stuck in knitting land. I finished a little dress that I'll probably show on the blog later this week.
Blessings from Harvest Lane Cottage,
Laura
Posted by: LAURA LANE | Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 06:55 PM