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Peak into Batik Block #7

Are You Ready? Let’s SEW! Michael Miller Fabrics has a free Monthly Quilt Along going on this year. Block #7 instructions are now available. Video tutorial by Lora and Lisa of Material Girlfriends! Tadah!!

This has been a fun Quilt Along. You can either cut your pieces using your Accuquilt machine using the 8″ Qube or you can cut your pieces in the traditional way. Both cutting instructions are…

Our Trip Around the Sun

This year, 2020, has been especially challenging and will not likely be a Trip Around the Sunwe will forget! We made it half way through so let’s celebrate! I virtually pat you on the back and cheer for you in getting through the first half of the year. Challenges can strengthen us. I cried. I was depressed. I was fearful, worried, and downright shocked by the behaviors and reactions of many.…

What’s for breakfast?

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We have a love/hate relationship with SPAM®. I hate it in my email inbox. But I love it on my plate! Last month, Susan, from Michael Miller Fabrics, sent us an email with a link, asking if we’d be interested in creating a fun project from any of their new fabric releases. Lora was checking out the fabric lines from her house and I was…

Let’s Start at the Back

We always start at the front, so today, let’s start at the back.

Let’s choose our backing fabric first. I was quilting grandbaby quilts for two of my friends this week.  Both chose minky backs.  I LOVE minky!  It is perfect for cuddly baby quilts. Nancy fell in love with Michael Miller’s Animal Alphabet minky.

For the front, she chose solid Michael Miller Cotton Couture in complimentary…

You did it! This last clue includes the finishing fabric requirements and four layout options. Visit www.inbetweenstitches.com to find the last Clue #5. Pat yourself on the back. For facing the “unknown” current events of our nation, you had the courage to also embrace the “unknown” of the Material Girlfriends Mystery. I feel honored that you trusted us for a fun project.

Check out these…

Clue #4 is here!! Whoohoo! Today we have the instructions to sew up our blocks. Material Girlfriends Shelter in Place Mystery Clues #1, #2, #3, and now #4 are hidden on inbetweenstitches.com. Click the link on the main page and then hunt for the pink Mystery Icon to download for the clues. The final Clue #5 will be released April 3.

Piecing tips for Clue #4:

In Clue #3 you cut your blocks twice…

We have an easy clue today! You’ll just be cutting up the blocks that you’ve sewn.

If you’ve been sitting on the fence, wondering if you should play with us, it is not too late! Material Girlfriends Shelter in Place Mystery Clues #1, #2, and now #3 are hidden on inbetweenstitches.com. Click the link on the main page and then hunt for the pink Mystery Icon to download for the clues. The Clues are…

I’m in isewlation. You too? Here are my 5 Self-Care Steps for Quilters in Quarantine. Whether your isewlation is self-imposed or mandated, following these 5 steps will help you mentally and emotionally.

1. Make a list.Lists provide a simple structure for your day. Otherwise you can feel like you’re not getting anything done, or just spinning your wheels. Tip: Don’t put the day of the week on top…

Material Girlfriends Mystery – Clue 2

Clue #2 is here!!

If you missed Clue #1 just scroll to the blog before this one. The Clues are delivered every other day. In Clue #1 we had some cutting instructions. There are just 4 Clues so this Shelter in Place Mystery is quick and simple. Yet, you can get such a complicated look with your finished quilt top!

Clue # 2 is hidden on inbetweenstitches.com Check this page and search around. https…

Material Girlfriends Mystery – First Clue!

I’m ready! Are you? We’re starting the Material Girlfriends Mystery today! This is what I selected. I cut my twenty-four 10″ white squares to go with my layer cake. I received this beautiful Strata 10″ square set, by Michael Miller, in December. It was in that huge box they sent us for becoming Michael Miller Brand Ambassadors. I then selected twenty-eight Medium/Dark squares from the Strata…

Are you tired of working on your UFOs already? Then let’s play!! Lora and I have been doing fast and fun Mystery classes over the past few years. We had this new mystery design up our sleeve for our 2021 Mystery class but lets not wait. Let’s do it now! 

Our Mystery Formula for Each Year

Fabric requirements are the same (plus border or accent fabric, depending on design)

There are less than 6…

I’ve been “Sheltered in Place” now for a week. 7 days. 168 hours. The isolation has been getting to me a bit. I’m beginning to talk to my iron. I’ve named him Wilson. Wilson and I disagree about steam or no steam. But whatever, he’s hard headed and full of hot air.

I miss you. Really. I hope you’re well. Last blog, Lora talked about how GREENis a very supportive color when dealing with scary…

It was noon and I hadn’t even brushed my hair yet. The rush to stock groceries, prescriptions, and other preparations for a county-wide shelter-in-place order, sapped the energy right out of me.

Definition: A shelter-in-place order is when, during an extreme public health emergency, residents of a specific city or region are asked to stay indoors in their homes or other safe spaces. Though the…

Flexibility, good ingredients, and ease. Inspired by Michael Miller’s new panel, Mon Ami, we decided to cook up a new pattern. The trouble with panel patterns are not all panels are the same size. Therefore, panel patterns are really limited. We needed one that would be flexible, have good ingredients, and easy to put together.

With any good recipe, start with your main ingredient, the panel.…

Don’t Ruffle My Feathers

We were sent some beautiful batiks by Michael Miller Fabrics for the Peek into Batiks Monthly Sew Along. Check out the program here Peek into Batiks

These are the fabrics being used. I LOVE THEM! While waiting for the program to start, we just couldn’t keep our hands off.We made this cute 12 1/2″ block, “Don’t Ruffle My Feathers”.

In the Michael Miller Ambassador box we received in December,…