Sun, Sand, And Sea BOM Begins Today...Block #1

Amy at Sew Incredibly Crazy had such a fun idea for this year's BOM and I'm loving it!

The Sun, Sand, and Sea BOM begins today with a beautiful sun to warm our souls.

This month's design is by Amy!

On the first day of each month a new block will be released. There's a Facebook page

for sharing the blocks you sew and to see what everyone else is up to.

Sew Incredibly Crazy and Friends Facebook page:

Lucky me, I'm using Riley Blake Designs Crayola solid colors for the entire quilt.

It makes me smile just looking at those cute boxes!

You can find the instructions for the February block at Sew Incredibly Crazy.

Tip: I like to use a light weight fusible interfacing on the back of my block to stabilize the fabrics 

when I machine embroidery around the edges. Heat n Bond Fusible Interfacing is my favorite.

It's A Spring Party Quilt And A Thermoweb Giveaway

Robin Williams was so right when he said, "Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's Party'!"

A garden full of flowers definitely looks like a party...don't you think so?

I'm over at the ThermOWeb blog today sharing this Spring Party Quilt and how to make it using

HeatnBond Fusible Interfacing and Spray n Bond Basting Adhesive for quilting. 

Plus, they are having a giveaway on their blog for an Oliso iron and Deco Foil HERE!

I love my Oliso iron!

Spring Party Quilt

Doesn't my purple Oliso look fabulous ironing that HeatnBond Fusible Interfacing in place!

I think having a purple iron makes pressing things so much more fun!

The interfacing ironed to the back of my embroidery fabric keeps threads from showing on front,

plus it's amazing how stable it makes the fabric when blanket stitching around applique.

I love, love, love to use SpraynBond for basting my quilts...no pins and so easy!

Head on over to ThermOWeb to see more about my Spring Party Quilt!

You can download the pattern at my Craftsy store HERE.