Showing posts with label Fons and Porter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fons and Porter. Show all posts

Friday, February 8, 2013

Ebook Review of "Build Your Best Log Cabin"


Back in December I was contacted by the Online Media Coordinator 
for Fons and Porter and asked to review the eBook 
"Build Your Best Log Cabin"

After picking my self up off the floor!
a resounding "YES" was my reply.

Now realizing two whole months have slipped by .... 
 Blizzard 2013 is ready to hit Boston any minute
I find this is the perfect time to sit with a nice iced coffee 
(Yes we drink iced coffee in the winter in New England!)
cuddled under a quilt, watch the snow fly 
and write about building a log cabin!


Admittedly, having never been a fan of log cabin quilts,
I've never made one! BUT ... after reading this eBook
my creative juices are flowing!

This book is filled with log cabin history, pictures, patterns,
tips, sewing instructions, block sizing and a review 
of the types of log cabin blocks 
(traditional, courthouse step and chevron style).

My favorite of which is "Bear Paw"
an updated traditional version
of the log cabin quilt by Ricky Tims

This book also includes a few special bonus items...
trapunto and bobbin quilting, lump-free bindings and piped bindings.

All this information is available to you as

It is definitely worth downloading and saving.
Hoping you enjoy your copy as much as I have!

Now I'm off to select the fabrics needed
to build my log cabin ... I better hurry
Nemo is supposed to dump 2+ feet of snow today!



Friday, August 31, 2012

The last days of Summer....

Two days ago was my official last day of summer :(
Yesterday I was back at the school opening up the nurse's office
getting ready for the new school year.

So how did I spend that last day you ask???

Well QUILTING of course!
Yup I had another UFO back on the longarm at MAQ


I did my basic meander stitch in the center of the quilt.

I had previously marked the inner boarder with a
My new favorite tool!
It marks great on dark fabrics and it stays on while you quilt!
I used a blue water soluble pen to mark the outer boarder1

I'm finding my last few quilts I used the longarm machine
for the center and then mark and quilt the boarders
on my Bernina 440 QE! Crazy - I know!

Now that I'm back to work I'm going to miss my weekly visits
quilting on the longarm!!