Florida, here we come!

I'm packing to go to sunny Florida to the Ft. Myers Quilt Guild next week. If you live anywhere in the area, I'd love to visit with you at their guild meeting, or sign up to take a workshop from the Loose Change book or a Mini Table Treats class. Linda Kleinhenz is the contact person at 239-731-0251. I don't travel that far very often, so let's make it count!

The following week, I'll be attending/teaching at Gloria Parson's 5-day retreat in Jacksonville, FL. The retreat is held at Camp Blanding where Gloria has arranged for very reasonable (read cheap-cheap) accommodations/food and lots of space to sew. Call Gloria for more info at 904-742-1100. Everyone who's attended in the past keeps coming back and says it's a total blast!

Pam Bud of Heartspun Quilts is joining me to teach and play at Gloria's, too. Learn all of her hints and tips in one of her workshops. We've had a great time with our quilting cruises and are planning more events in the coming months. It's still not too late to sign up for our New England Cruise in September 2013. See more information on my sidebar.

Okay, the winner of this week's scrap bundle is .....the #1 comment by JollyWorkerAlice. Please end your mailing info and we'll send out your box of goodies before we leave (if we receive your info by Wed.) or when we return.

I'm sure my blogging time will be scattered at best during the next few weeks. If you comment between now and Feb.1st, you could win a new Pheasant Hill Dessert Roll and the new Dessert for Two pattern. The newest Moda precut features (20) 5" x WOF strips and offers a multitude of options for quilt making. Pheasant Feathers (a couple weeks ago) features a Dessert Roll as does our new pattern, Dessert for Two. It includes a lap quilt that takes just 1 fabric for border/binding in addition to the Dessert Roll. How economical and easy is that? By layering and stitching strips, it makes the best use of fabric with only a 1" strip left. I threw mine together in about 2 1/2 hours (it was 2 days before market). Obviously, perfection is not a key factor in this quilt :). Just pin the strips, stitch and go. I love the wonky waves created by varying the widths between strips. We've embraced the pinked edges as a design element so when it's washed, they will softly curl and fray for a wonderfully cozy look.

If you can't find a Dessert Roll in the fabrics you want, cut your own 5" strips with a pinked rotary blade. I used a scalloped blade for the strips on the included bag. It's about 14" square x 4" wide with an adjustable length handle. I carry my iPad, notebook & paperwork in it from home to work & back again. Don't ya just love the featured floral stripe???

Have a great January and 2013. See you later. Lynne