I'm the quilt and sewing pattern designer, coffee addict, and fabric lover at Clover & Violet. I'm a homeschool mama to three kiddos and I spend every spare minute in my sewing room making pretty things! Get a peek at what I share through my Weekend Inspiration Newsletters 💌
Quilty Weekend Inspiration [Issue 9]
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Hello Reader, Quilty Weekend Inspiration is back! When I started this weekend newsletter I was enjoying weekend mornings on the back deck and it seemed the perfect time to send you a little note. Fast forward to school starting and things have been a bit wild, but I'm back! This week's inspiration photo doubles as a quilty find! I LOVE making bias tape - weird, I know. But if that's not your thing, I discovered the most beautiful premade bias tape from Bessie Pearl Binding Co, read more below! If you're not a fan of making your own bias tape, or you do enjoy it but would like to have some pretty pieces on hand, you can't go wrong with Bessie Pearl Binding Co. And, to celebrate the Olivia Jewelry Case Sew Along, I have a coupon just for you! Use the code OLIVIA20 to get 20%off. Shop Bessie Pearl Binding Co here.​ For years I've been using Pellon FlexFoam in my projects, but I'm working on a project for the upcoming ByAnnie blog hop, so I ordered some Soft and Stable and I love it so much! If you've struggled using foam, do yourself a favor and get ByAnnie's! While we were traveling, my daughter spotted this 1 Canoe 2 puzzle, Alpine Moon, while we were shopping in LLBean, and we're enjoying working on it now that we're home! When we traveled to Lisbon in May I picked up a garlic grater plate in a market, well, it turns out I love it! Especially for having kids help in the kitchen, it's a great way to safely get them involved in cooking. It works for garlic, Parmesan cheese, ginger, and anything else you want to grate up finely. I was looking for something worthwhile to use my Audible credits on, and Stacy recommended the audiobook, The Fellowship of the Ring read by Andy Serkis. We listened to it on our road trip and are thoroughly enjoying it. Do you have something you'd like to share? Please reply and send it over so I can feature you next week! --- If you're new here and want to see the previous Weekend Inspiration posts, I've shared them all here so you can catch up! I'm excited to get back to our Weekend emails! I'm also getting ready to kick off the Olivia Jewelry Case Sew Along, with a fun, live option this time! If you're looking for a great project to sew and learn some new skills, I'd love for you to join us! Happy Sewing, |
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I'm the quilt and sewing pattern designer, coffee addict, and fabric lover at Clover & Violet. I'm a homeschool mama to three kiddos and I spend every spare minute in my sewing room making pretty things! Get a peek at what I share through my Weekend Inspiration Newsletters 💌
Hello Reader, It's time for our weekend inspiration -- better late than never! Our inspiration photo for the week is my Simple Sampler quilt from the C&V Sewing Club - again! This is the 2024 version, but it took me too long to finally get it quilted and bound. We met friends at a park yesterday and tossed the quilts in to grab some photos...except we almost forgot, so we snapped this one really quick and I couldn't wait to share it! My friend Lynn is teaching a virtual course on creating a...
Hello Reader, It's time for our weekend inspiration! We're enjoying some surprisngly cooler weather in the Pittsburgh area, this has given a lot of extra time for bike riding, taking walks, quilting, and hanging out outside. Our inspiration photo for the week is my Simple Sampler quilt from the C&V Sewing Club. This was our 2022-23 version and I love how it turned out! You can read more about it here. During the wrap up Show & Tell for the Back to School Sew Along I shared a Rae Pencil Case...
Hello Reader, Welcome to another edition of weekend inspiration! If you're new here, each week I share some of my favorite finds in the quilty world and beyond. I would love to share reader finds too, so hit reply if you have a great idea you'd like to pass on! Each week I'll be including a little picture of something I've sewn during the week, just to keep our newsletter really stitchy! See that cute little birdy I shared above? It's from the latest C&V Sewing Club guest designer! I used my...