Thank You For The Birds That Sing Block 7

Block of The Month

Sing along with the tree, dance along with the leaves!

Let's sew the leaves and embroider the musical notes!


Click here to download block 7 for free until the 19th of November 2021. For those of you who are new to this Block of The Month, you can buy blocks 1-6 by clicking on the following links, only $5 for each pattern:


if you have any questions, please contact me via email: maria@limeleaves.biz and if you have finished sewing the block please send a photo of your block to my email, write your name and URL of your website or social media (Instagram handle, Facebook Page, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.). I will upload your photos on this blog so that your website or social media will be known by my readers.

Have fun!

Block 7 The Mystery Quilt: The Apple Trees

Block of The Month

 

Hello, we meet again in the seventh block of BOM Mystery Quilt. This month we will sew three large apple trees. When combined with other blocks, this month's block will look very cute, featuring a row of apple trees on a green hill.


Click on the image below to get your block 7 pattern:

Get the previous six blocks here:

Block 1
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4
Block 5
Block 6

if you have any questions, please contact me via email: maria@limeleaves.biz and if you have finished sewing the block please send a photo of your block to my email, write your name and URL of your website or social media (Instagram handle, Facebook Page, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.). I will upload your photos on this blog so that your website or social media will be known by my readers.

Block 6 The Mystery Quilt: The Milk Truck

Mystery Quilt


I'm so happy with how this design looks like, so cheerful and cute design! Have you sewed them all? I encourage you to have this quilt on your wall.

You can download Block 6 for free here until the end of August 2021.

If you want to have previous blocks, you can buy them from these links:

Block 1

Block 2

Block 3

Block 4

Block 5

if you have any questions, please contact me via email: maria@limeleaves.biz and if you have finished sewing the block please send a photo of your block to my email, write your name and URL of your website or social media (Instagram handle, Facebook Page, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.). I will upload your photos on this blog so that your website or social media will be known by my readers.

Thank You For The Birds That Sing Block 6

Quilt Along

Happy bird in a unique whimsical design, a bird who brings love to everyone. A bird that will cheer up your day! That's the design I would like to present to you.


Click here to download block 6 for free until the end of August 2021. For those of you who are new to this Block of The Month, you can buy blocks 1-5 by clicking on the following links, only $5 each pattern:

Block 1

Block 2

Block 3

Block 4

Block 5

if you have any questions, please contact me via email: maria@limeleaves.biz and if you have finished sewing the block please send a photo of your block to my email, write your name and URL of your website or social media (Instagram handle, Facebook Page, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.). I will upload your photos on this blog so that your website or social media will be known by my readers.

Have fun! 

My Christmas Sewing Room

Are you ready to sew for winter? We invite you to prepare yourself with a variety of interesting patterns themed winter. The specialty of this pattern is the sewing room theme when viewed from a winter window. With this theme, I tried to combine appliqué, patchwork, and embroidery in one beautiful pattern.

It started with my imagination about the village in the dark of winter like in the movies I've watched when snow fell and landed on the wooden frame of the windows. With the cheerful light of the street lamps. Inside the house, people are busy preparing for Christmas, sewing clothes, and making handmade gifts. It's a beautiful imagination, because I live in a tropical country and have never set foot in a snowy country, even so, I'm sure one day I will go enjoy the snow in one of these countries.


The Design of My Christmas Sewing Room

For the first block (the thimble) you can download it for free by clicking here.

Would you be interested to have the complete patterns? 

This design is for advanced quilter, but I will provide you with one-by-one instructions and you can ask me if you have difficulty when trying to sew this project anytime through my email! 

With a total size of approximately 47" x 51", My Christmas Sewing Room will be a beautiful wall hanging that combines appliqué, patchwork, and embroidery skills. I will teach you to create 3D flowers to be placed on the sewing machine. So, let's join this festive season with this festive design!

For the second block and so on up to the border, you can register by paying only $15 for a one-time payment. To register click on this link, then click the "Add to bag" button, and finish the payment. After that, you will receive a confirmation email and the next block patterns will be sent directly to your inbox every month. Let's have fun sewing!

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I invite you to visit our friends at Sew Much Fun - Block Tour, they offer you free patterns every week: 

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Christmas Sew Along: When The Bells Are Ringing

Quilt Along

 

Christmas in June! Let’s prepare ourselves for the coming Christmas by sewing this lovely applique. You can create a pillowcase, wall hanging, table runner, or anything you like with this cute Santa pattern. 

I name this pattern When The Bells Are Ringing, not just because of those cute bells on the antlers, but also that the sentence “When the bells are ringing” sparks the imagination and brings back memories of a joyful and peaceful Christmas Eve. 

If you look closely, you can see that there are several small patterns that overlap one another. This requires an advanced level of expertise in translating appliqué patterns. But don't worry, I made this pattern so it's easy to follow, so I numbered each piece of the pattern in the order in which they were sewn together.

And, this month I have a sew-along for this pattern, so I would like to offer this pattern to you with $4 OFF! Use code: HEARTHEBELLS2021 when checkout. Valid from now until 31 July 2021. Go grab your pattern now and start sewing! We all together on this road to a memorable Christmas 2021. Please upload your work progress to our Facebook Group.

Click here to get your pattern:


Thank You For The Birds That Sing Block 5

Applique

Thank You For The Birds That Sing Block 5 is a very special block, with flowers and a heart. If you are challenged, surely you can sew every curve neatly.

Click here to download block 5 for free until the end of June 2021. For those of you who are new to this Block of The Month, you can buy blocks 1-4 by clicking on the following link, only $5 per pattern:

Block 1

Block 2

Block 3

Block 4

I invite you to join our FB group by clicking on this link.

If you have sewn this block then you can upload it to this FB group.

Have fun! 

Block 5 The Mystery Quilt: The Kids

Block of The Month

I am very excited about the Mystery Quilt Block 5: The Kids because it has a story. As a visual learner, I like 2D and 3D graphics that can evoke a story in the mind of the viewer without needing to provide text to read the story. Try to look at the whole design starting from block 1 to 5, a story will definitely arise in your mind about a fun and cheerful life in a hilly area.

You can download Block 5 for free here until the end of June 2021.


If you want to have previous blocks, you can buy them from these links:

Block 1

Block 2

Block 3

Block 4

This month I registered my block on the Quilt Block Mania with the theme "International". You can get lots of free and beautiful international-themed patterns here from designers in the Quilt Block Mania:

Holland Windmill by Carolina Moore
Dutch Mill Tulips by Perkins Dry Goods
International Airport by The Quilted Diary
Three Amigos by Heidi Pridemore
Making Memories by Blue Heron Quilting
World's Fair by Blue Bear Quilts
Highlander by Orange Blossom Quilt Design Studio
Love One Another by Faith and Fabric
International Space Station by Duck Creek Mountain quilting
Friends by QuiltFabrication
World Trip by Patti's Patchwork
Hollyhock Flower by PhoebeMoon Designs
Olympic Rings by Slice of Pi Quilts
All Together Now by Inquiring Quilter
Butterfly Block by Oh Kaye Quilting
Coming Together by Cotton Street Commons
Friends Around the World by Appliques Quilts and More
Greek Cross by Mom and Me Quilting Co
Caracalla by Pretty Piney Quilts
Walking Together
Mystery Quilt: The Kids



Why I Lost (And Get Back) My Sewing Mojo

Sewing Room

I haven't sewed anything in almost three months. The sewing machine and the serger just lay there, covered in dust. Meanwhile, the sewing machine table is full of useless objects. And my fabrics were scattered in plastic bags and in large containers that were difficult to open because on top of the containers there were bags containing my clothes. What a mess!

Lately, the condition of my room getting more and more messed up, as a result of not having a cupboard so that the fabrics are not displayed properly. This made me very lazy to find fabric to sew because it was difficult to access. It seemed that I was not suitable for using containers and a plastic bag for storing fabrics. Then I decided to buy two cabinets that I used for my clothes and fabric stock.

I bought a cupboard with cute giraffe pictures on its doors (I love giraffes!) on May 1, then I assembled it the next day. But after assembling it I felt that this cupboard was too small, not enough for all my fabrics. Then I decided to buy another one with cat pictures (this is the second animal I like. Since I can't pet a giraffe, I am quite satisfied with cats). 


My lovely cats

While waiting for the second cupboard to arrive at my house, I tidy up the room as best as I can. This is a photo of the initial appearance of my room, it's terrible huh:


Now you understand why I lost the mood for sewing.

In the afternoon, around 5 o'clock, my second cupboard arrived. With the help of my husband, I assembled this second cupboard and immediately put all the fabrics in it. Well… finally the fabric problem is over, but my room is still not comfortable to be used as a sewing workplace! The sewing machine table was still in an uncomfortable position, but I was already exhausted. Then I decided to redecorate my room next week.

The next day, I decided to continue to redecorate and clean up the room to get a better room view as soon as possible even though it was a very hot day, which made me got showered four times!

With my husband's help, we moved the table and bookshelves, after that I proceeded alone by cleaning all the sewing machines and the serger, as well as cleaning the dust that was on the surface of things, books, my craft tools, and on the floor.

My fatigue paid off when this was all over. My room is neat, all fabrics are displayed, and easy to take from the cupboard, I can also arrange my UFO projects on one shelf. I was determined with gusto to finish all the UFOs and doing my other sewing projects.

Now let me say: Let's sew together!

Hey, look what I've found! I got these fabrics bundle from the famous Emily Taylor in 2014, and I still keep them!

Block 4 of The Mystery Quilt

Mystery Quilt

I remember about four months ago I wanted to make a mysterious quilt block series, but as it progressed this series became mysterious for me too because I designed each block exactly when it was going to be released every month. I like every process of making this Mystery quilt pattern, I can design it according to my style in making children's book illustrations. Did I ever tell you that I also work as a children's book illustrator? Yes, I am.

So, this is the 4th block in the Mystery Quilt series that you can download from here until the end of May. If you missed previous blocks, you can buy them at the link below, only $5 for each pattern:

You can download the 1st block here
You can download the 2nd block here
You can download the 3rd block here


Have fun, and please join my Facebook group.


Thank You For The Birds That Sing Block 4

Block of The Month

This is the fourth pattern in the Thank You For The Birds That Sing series. This series is about giving thanks when in the midst of a pandemic like it is today you still can hear birds singing. This series consists of 11 blocks, the blocks that have passed can be obtained by buying them in my pattern shop (link). Don't miss the Thank You For The Birds That Sing block, register on our mailing list so you get a reminder every time a new block is published. 

Today I am releasing block 4 which you can download for free here until the end of May. If you missed the previous blocks you can buy them here for $5 each:

You can download the 1st block here
You can download the 2nd block here
You can download the 3rd block here


Have fun, and please join my Facebook group.

Please forgive me, I still can't do sew along with you lately. I will write about it in the next post. See ya!


Block 2 of Thank You For The Birds That Sing

Block of The Month

This is the second block in the Thank You For The Birds That Sing series. Forgive me for being late in launching this second block due to successive illnesses suffered by my family. Praise God today I can also send this pattern, please download it by clicking on this image:



In sewing applique I make use of glue to speed things up. I folded the applique and put glue on it, then when assembling it on the base cloth I also used glue.

This Sewline glue is very useful and works well. The results of the seamless folds are neat, ready to be sewn using the blind stitch technique because for this applique I prefer to use hand stitches.