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# Moda Lissa

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- [True Blue QAL-part 3](https://modalissa.com/2026/01/3815.html/) - We are on week 3 of the True Blue QAL with American Patchwork & Quilting. Yes I am making a red version so it seems silly every time I type the words True Blue. This block has the most pieces in it. I am a huge fan of using wooden blocks to help set the
- [True Blue… with a Little Red Attitude](https://modalissa.com/2026/01/true-blue-with-a-little-red-attitude.html/) - There is something comforting about a quilt-along. It feels a bit like a recipe card that’s been passed down for generations. Same method, same heart, but every time it turns out a little different depending on who’s in the kitchen or sewing room and what fabric is selected.. The True Blue QAL is exactly
- [I Failed Zippers in 5th Grade—Here’s Why I Finally Tried Again](https://modalissa.com/2026/01/i-failed-zippers-in-5th-grade-heres-why-i-finally-tried-again.html/) - Two things I have become obsessed by... Topic One: Zipper Bags (Yes, Those Zippers) Let’s rewind. Fifth grade. Clothing class at a local Benjamin Franklin. A side-set zipper in a pair of shorts. Epic failure. I will not be taking questions at this time. That single zipper traumatized me for decades. Apparel sewing wanted
- [NEW YEAR 2026](https://modalissa.com/2026/01/new-year-2026.html/) - New Year-2026 There’s something about a brand-new year that makes us want to reorganize everything—our schedules, our studios, our inboxes… maybe even our lives. This year, though, I’m trying something a little more daring. I’m slowing down. Less hustle. Fewer shoulds. More joy. If quilting has taught me anything, it’s that rushing only leads to
- [Another QAL Is Coming-Celebrating 250 Years of America Quilt Along](https://modalissa.com/2025/12/another-qal-is-coming-celebrating-250-years-of-america-quilt-along.html/) - Celebrate with Quilts Meets Fig Tree’s Rosie’s (and Yes… you can join in!) If you’ve been craving a quilt project that feels classic, meaningful, and just plain fun to sew, Fat Quarter Shop has a good one lined up. An upcoming Quilt-Along will feature Celebrate with Quilts by myself & Susan Ache, stitched in Rosie’s
- [Ready for a QAL?](https://modalissa.com/2025/12/ready-for-a-qal.html/) - True Blue: A Quilt-Along to start 2026 There’s something timeless about a blue quilt. It feels familiar, comforting, and steady—like a favorite pair of jeans or the well-worn steps of a front porch. And that’s exactly the spirit behind True Blue, my upcoming Quilt-Along created in partnership with the wonderful team at American Patchwork &
- [Moda Blockheads 6:  Sweet Pea by Heather Briggs](https://modalissa.com/2025/10/moda-blockheads-6-sweet-pea-by-heather-briggs.html/) - This week’s Moda Blockheads 6 block is blooming with charm! Say hello to Sweet Pea, presented by the ever-talented Heather Briggs of My Sew Quilty Life. With its delicate angles and graceful lines, Sweet Pea is one of those blocks that instantly adds a gentle, polished beauty to your quilt. Sweet Pea – Petal-Perfect Piecing The Sweet Pea block comes together with a thoughtful
- [Moda Blockheads 6: Ninth Wonder by Jessica Rose](https://modalissa.com/2025/09/moda-blockheads-6-ninth-wonder-by-jessica-rose.html/) - We’re back with Block 17 in the Moda Blockheads 6 series, and this one is a true celebration of clean lines, thoughtful design, and fresh talent. Meet the Ninth Wonder Block, by Jessica Rose of QuiltD Studios—a brand-new Moda designer with a bold and modern creative voice. Jessica’s block is a perfect example of how simplicity and structure can come together to
- [Moda Blockheads 6: Cloud Nine by Debbie Maddy](https://modalissa.com/2025/09/moda-blockheads-6-cloud-nine-by-debbie-maddy.html/) - Block 16 of Moda Blockheads 6 is here, and this one feels like a breath of fresh air. Say hello to Cloud Nine, designed by the ever-inspiring Debbie Maddy of Tiori Designs. Great story about where Debbie came up with name Tiori name- down below and sign up for her newsletter, here. Known for her soothing indigo palettes, shibori textures,
- [Moda Blockheads 6: Block 14 – Carousel Waltz by Camille Roskelley](https://modalissa.com/2025/08/moda-blockheads-6-block-14-carousel-waltz-by-camille-roskelley.html/) - Week 14 of Moda Blockheads 6 has arrived, and this one comes with a swirl of charm and motion—say hello to Carousel Waltz, by the effortlessly chic Camille Roskelley of Thimble Blossoms. Elegant and playful all at once, Carousel Waltz feels like it could twirl right off your design wall. If you’ve been looking for a block with movement and grace,
- [Moda Blockheads 6: Block 13 – Toadstool Twist by Betsy Chutchian](https://modalissa.com/2025/08/moda-blockheads-6-block-13-toadstool-twist-by-betsy-chutchian.html/) - This week’s Moda Blockheads 6 block comes with a sprinkle of magic and a twist of tradition—introducing Toadstool Twist by the always-inspiring Betsy Chutchian. Known for her deep love of quilting history and rich reproduction fabrics, Betsy brings a sense of storytelling to every design. And Toadstool Twist? It feels like a little adventure stitched into fabric—a block full of movement,
- [The Smiley Face Quilt That Took the Scenic Route](https://modalissa.com/2025/08/the-smiley-face-quilt-that-took-the-scenic-route.html/) - Quilting Retreats, Lost Quilts, and Lessons Learned I just got back from my annual retreat with my quilty friends. This year we spent the week at Box Car Quilts, and while I can’t show you what I worked on just yet (two secret samples for Market!), I thought I’d share one of my all-time favorite
- [Moda Blockheads 6: Block 10 –  Janet Clare](https://modalissa.com/2025/07/moda-blockheads-6-block-10-janet-clare.html/) - Moda Blockheads 6: Block 10 – What a Lark by Janet Clare This week’s Moda Blockheads 6 block comes with a touch of British elegance, a bit of sketchbook whimsy, and a quiet sense of direction. Introducing What a Lark, created by none other than the talented Janet Clare. Whether she’s drawing in ink, stitching by hand, or creating
- [Blockheads 6- block 9- Me and My Sister](https://modalissa.com/2025/07/blockheads-6-block-9-me-and-my-sister.html/) - Say hello to Block 9 of Moda Blockheads 6, and it’s bursting with fun, flair, and Barbara Groves’ signature charm. From one half of the hilarious and high-energy duo Me & My Sister Designs, this block is pure joy in fabric form. Bold reds and playful pinks come together to form a sparkling starburst—Polaris, because that’s exactly what it
- [Moda Blockheads 6: Block 8 – Sandcastle by Sherri McConnell](https://modalissa.com/2025/07/moda-blockheads-6-block-8-sandcastle-by-sherri-mcconnell.html/) - We’ve made it to Block 8 in the Moda Blockheads 6 series, and this week’s design feels like summer in stitch form—introducing the Sandcastle Block by none other than Sherri McConnell of A Quilting Life. Much like the sandcastles we all tried to build as kids—some sturdy, some swept away by waves—this block combines structure and softness in such a beautiful way.
- [Moda Blockheads 6: Block 7 – Bellissimo by Joanna Figueroa](https://modalissa.com/2025/07/moda-blockheads-6-block-7-bellissimo-by-joanna-figueroa.html/) - This week’s Moda Blockheads 6 block arrives with all the grace and refinement we’ve come to expect from Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree & Co. Say hello to Bellissimo—an 18" beauty that lives up to its name in every stitch. “Bellissimo” means beautiful in Italian, and that’s exactly what this block is—elegant, crisp, and so satisfying to piece. Whether you’re going bold
- [Moda Blockheads 6: Block 5 – Dew Drops by Chelsi Stratton](https://modalissa.com/2025/06/moda-blockheads-6-block-5-dew-drops-by-chelsi-stratton.html/) - This week’s Moda Blockheads 6 block comes with a breath of fresh morning air—introducing Dew Drops, a quilt block by the ever-talented Chelsi Stratton of Chelsi Stratton Designs. If you’ve been quilting along, you know each week brings a new surprise, and a new voice—and Chelsi’s block is sure to impress. It’s the kind of
- [Blockheads 6 - Block 4 Kiley Ferons](https://modalissa.com/2025/06/blockheads-6-block-4-kiley-ferons.html/) - Moda Blockheads 6: Block 4 – Cat’s Cradle by Kiley Ferons It's Blockheads Wednesday again, and we’ve got a fresh face joining the circle—say hello to Kiley Ferons, the designer behind this week’s block: Cat’s Cradle. Now back to Blockheads...If you love blocks with movement and a modern twist, you’re in for a treat. Kiley’s
- [Blast from the past](https://modalissa.com/2025/06/seworities-of-moda-fabrics-salesforce.html/) - Moda / United Notions is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year- 2025. I thought I would throw out some of the blog posts from the past. Some I had published, some I have not. This one if from 2018 so disregard my quality of pictures, not that I have improved. Some of the names and
- [Modavation: Inspiration, Friendship, and Maybe a Few Too Many Cookies](https://modalissa.com/2025/06/modavation-inspiration-friendship-and-maybe-a-few-too-many-cookies.html/) - I’m still riding the high from Modavation—Moda’s big event for quilt shop owners—and if I’m being honest, maybe still recovering a bit too. Seeing so many of you in one place, sharing ideas, stories, and snacks (so many snacks!), filled my cup in every possible way. Everyone was amazed at the space and many
- [Blockheads 6- Block 3- Bunny Hill](https://modalissa.com/2025/06/blockheads-6-block-3-bunny-hill.html/) - Moda Blockheads 6: Block 3 – Sunday's Best by Anne Sutton Blockheads, it’s time to roll out the tablecloth, fluff the cushions, and polish the silver—it’s week three, and we’re sewing Sunday Best! This elegant block is brought to us by the ever-gracious Anne Sutton of Bunny Hill Designs, whose soft, classic style always brings
- [BH6-Block 2 Kansas Troubles](https://modalissa.com/2025/06/bh6-block-2-kansas-troubles.html/) - Are you ready for Block 2 of Moda Blockheads 6? I am diving into the next chapter of this journey with a block that’s full of meaning, nostalgia, and possibility. While this quilt design was originally rooted in the My Favorite Color is Moda 2 pattern, part of the magic of Blockheads is the freedom
- [Blockheads 6- V and Co.](https://modalissa.com/2025/05/blockheads-6-v-and-co.html/) - Yippee Hooray! Today is the first block from Moda's Blockhead 6 series. I am going to do my best to keep up and post each week my progress. My fabric pull is red white and blue. In my mind the final quilt will be very vintage so I already know I am going to need
- [Blockheads 6- coming soon!](https://modalissa.com/2025/05/blockheads-6-coming-soon.html/) - ChatGPT said: Ready, Set, Sew! A Look Back at Blockheads 5 & What’s Coming for Blockheads 6 If you’ve ever joined in on a Moda Blockheads adventure, you know it’s more than just a quilt-along—it’s a full-blown fabric-fueled phenomenon. As we wrap up our fifth season and look ahead to Blockheads 6, we’re stitching together
- [Stardust QAL](https://modalissa.com/2025/05/stardust-qal.html/) - Sewing for Wishes: Join the Stardust Charity Quilt Along There’s something extraordinary about the quilting community. When we come together, we don’t just create beautiful quilts — we also create hope. I’m so excited to be participating in the Fat Quarter Shop’s 2025 Charity Quilt Along, featuring the dazzling Stardust Quilt and benefitting Make-A-Wish Central
- [Countdown to Christmas](https://modalissa.com/2024/11/countdown-to-christmas.html/) - How to Manage Your Time Like a Pro Quilter: Christmas Countdown Edition The holiday season is here, and if you're like me, you’ve got a list of quilted gifts to finish before Christmas Day sneaks up on you! Whether it's a cozy throw for your best friend, a set of placemats for your neighbor, or
- [what is the difference...](https://modalissa.com/2024/11/what-is-the-difference.html/) - What is the Difference Between a QAL and a BOM in the Quilting World? If you’ve been part of the quilting community for any length of time, you’ve probably come across the terms QAL and BOM. While these acronyms are common in the quilting world, they represent two distinct ways of tackling a quilt project.
- [IN progress](https://modalissa.com/2024/10/in-progress.html/) - Behind the Scenes: Working on Secret Quilting Patterns for Quilt Market One of my favorite yet challenging aspects of my job is working on secret quilting projects that can’t be revealed until Quilt Market. For those of you who are new to the world of quilting, Quilt Market is like the Super Bowl for quilters
- [Happy Halloween](https://modalissa.com/2024/10/happy-halloween-2.html/) - Happy Halloween with Elizabeth Hartman & Moda's Spotted Fabrics! Hello, fellow quilting enthusiasts! The spooky season is upon us, and I couldn't resist diving into one of my favorite Halloween-themed projects. Today, I’m sharing the perfect combo for your October sewing lineup: Elizabeth Hartman’s Happy Halloween quilt pattern paired with the Spotted fabric collection
- [Project Jelly Roll](https://modalissa.com/2024/09/project-jelly-roll-project.html/) - Quilt Love: Exploring the Joy of the "Tiddlywinks" Jelly Roll Pattern Are you ready for Moda's Project Jelly Roll Day? 3rd Saturday of September every year. But first...... I cannot help but dedicate this years Project Jelly Roll to a friend of mine that was part of the inspiration on the development of Moda's Jelly
- [My Journey with the Moonbeams Charity Quilt Along](https://modalissa.com/2024/07/my-journey-with-the-moonbeams-charity-quilt-along.html/) - MOONBEAMS QAL I’m thrilled to share my journey with the Moonbeams Charity Quilt Along, the 11th in the series designed by the Fat Quarter Shop to support Make-A-Wish, North Central Texas division. As many of you know I suffer from Paralysis by Analysis. Not a medically diagnosed affliction but a self induced one. When I
- [Hey Boo QAL](https://modalissa.com/2024/07/3619.html/) - Spooktacular Stitches: Join the Monster Mash QAL! Boo-tiful quilters, gather 'round your cauldrons and sharpen those needles, because there is still time to join in a spine-chilling adventure in quilting! Are you tempted yet? I am going to fill you in on the Monster Mash Quilt-Along, where every stitch is a step into a world
- [National Log Cabin Day](https://modalissa.com/2024/06/national-log-cabin-day.html/) - We as quilters like to celebrate any holiday that relates to our hobbies. Today is just one of those days. While National Log Cabin Day is to commemorate the wooden kind of Log Cabins. I am celebrating Fabric Log Cabins by sharing some of my favorite log cabins and some interesting historical facts. I love
- [Time for another Quiltalong](https://modalissa.com/2024/06/time-for-another-quiltalong.html/) - Quilt-Alongs One of the good things that came from Covid is the Quiltalong which kept us busy once we had finished making masks. We could hop online and join like minded quilters quilting along and sharing our project online. Recently some of the customers at the Old Craft Store joined me in an IN
- [Creating Faded Vintage Fabrics: A Guide to Overdyeing and Bleaching](https://modalissa.com/2024/06/creating-faded-vintage-fabrics-a-guide-to-overdyeing-and-bleaching.html/) - Are you a fan of the vintage aesthetic? Do you find yourself drawn to the soft, worn-in look of aged fabrics? If so, you’re in luck! Achieving that perfect faded vintage look is easier than you might think. With a few simple techniques, you can transform modern fabrics into timeless treasures. This blog post will
- [Moda Blockheads-Spinning Star](https://modalissa.com/2024/05/moda-blockheads-spinning-star.html/) - Moda's Blockheads Are you following along on Moda's weekly block series? Blockheads 5? Today is my day to share a quilt block pattern. I choose a block that was inspired by an antique Americana quilt. I somehow rembered this block in my mind and just jumped in to create it. I made several different versions
- [Progress Report](https://modalissa.com/2024/06/progress-report-2.html/) - Progress Report I thought I was the kind of quilter that started a project, finished it and moved on. The majority of the time I am making a project that has a deadline for a trade show, book, blog post for work and more. Recently, I happen to look up at my design wall and
- [Piece and Quilt- month 3](https://modalissa.com/2024/06/piece-and-quilt-month-3.html/) - We are back again with month 3 of the Piece and and Quilt Sampler project. There are 3 different blocks this month and there is quite a bit of sewing. Don't worry, take your time. Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings once gave me this advice and I am going to share it with you here.
- [Piece and Quilt Sampler- month 2](https://modalissa.com/2024/05/piece-and-quilt-sampler-month-2.html/) - We are back again with month 2 of the Piece and and Quilt Sampler project. Last month we made one block that consisted of 12- 3" blocks surrounding a 6" block. It was lots of little fiddly sewing so pat yourself on the back and get ready for month 2. These blocks hold go together
- [Hey Boo!](https://modalissa.com/2024/05/hey-boo.html/) - I am such a fan girl of Vanessa Goertzen/Lella Boutique. Every fabric collection that she creates I become obsessed with. I don't really need to describe why, if you know you know! What is a word for fresh traditional modern? Vanessa’s designs cover it all. I recently finished several of her patterns using OLD GLORY
- [Quiltcon 2024- Jacquie Gering](https://modalissa.com/2024/04/quiltcon-2024-jacquie-gering.html/) - A lecture that I attended at Quiltcon that I cannot stop thinking about is the one by Jacquie Gering. I should have known there was going to be something specail happening in that room, just by the size of the line. The line went round and round through every nook and cranny of the convention
- [Quiltcon 2024- part 1](https://modalissa.com/2024/03/quiltcon-2024-part-1.html/) - QuiltCon is an annual event organized by the Modern Quilt Guild, a community of modern quilters worldwide. Each year the show is held in different locations. 2024 was n the beautiful Raleigh, North Carolina. Moda Fabrics had an exhibitors booth showcasing Moda's Bella Solids including some of the new bright palette. Pattern- Beasley Hollow by
- [Resolutions](https://modalissa.com/2024/01/resoultions.html/) - We are a month into 2024. I don't usually make resolutions. I don't pick a word for the year. But I have done something quilty each year. The majority of the things listed below are very predictable for me but I did concentrate an entire year on each. This all started several years ago with
- [Oh Scrap](https://modalissa.com/2024/02/oh-scrap.html/) - Oh Scrap was my first published book in 2018. It had never been my dream to write a quilt book, but I was intrigued at the process. I like to learn and I am always up for a challenge. And a challenge this was. In 2016, I was experiencing massive headaches, which eventually caused a
- [Hugs and Kisses](https://modalissa.com/2024/01/hugs-and-kisses.html/) - Hugs and Kisses, X's and O's just another reason to start a quilt. What is it about Valentine's Day that makes me want to start another quilt? Duh, as I type this I realize what a silly question that is. I always want to start anther quilt regardless of the day.I am knee deep in
- [Blockheads Update](https://modalissa.com/2024/01/blockheads-update.html/) - New Year, New Projects or in this case a continuation of last year's Blockheads 5. Each blockheads series I struggle with what my setting is going to be. While I think I am one of those go with the flow kind of gals, I know I suffer from paralysis from analysis. Knowing what the layout is,
- [Quilt Acroynms](https://modalissa.com/2024/01/quilt-acroynms.html/) - Recently I shared a listing of Quilt Acroynms on my instagram. Several people asked for a download to share so I am posting them here. HAVE FUN. Let me know in the comments if there are any acronyms I have left off the list. So if you haven't seen the answers on my IG, play
- [Celebrate with Quilts](https://modalissa.com/2023/10/celebrate-with-quilts.html/) - In the heart of every quilt, there lies a story. It whispers of patience, creativity, and love stitched meticulously into every seam. Susan Ache and I celebrate our new book, Celebrate with Quilts for this very reason. We both make quilts to captures the essence of celebrations and wanted to share a resource to be
- [I love this quilt so much!](https://modalissa.com/2023/10/i-love-this-quilt-so-much.html/) - Fall Quilt Magic There's a distinct magic in the air that can only mean one thing – fall has arrived or kind of. We are finally experiencing a relief from the extreme heat in Texas. We can't wait to cozy up, to savor the simple pleasures, and to find warmth in the midst of nature's
- [Christmas Connections](https://modalissa.com/2023/10/christmas-connections.html/) - Nothing better than a new Christmas magazine arriving in October, This gives me plenty of time to drool over the designs and actually get one made before the holidays. I think I am going to tackle the cover quilt from Lisa Bongean and Alysha Haran. The quilt is made using 2 1/2" jelly roll strips
- [Kisses from Gammy](https://modalissa.com/2023/10/kisses-from-gammy.html/) - October is more than just a month of falling leaves and pumpkin-spiced lattes; it's a time when the world turns its attention to a cause that affects millions of lives – Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This annual campaign aims not only to raise awareness about the most common cancer among women but also to educate,
- [Candy Corn Quilt](https://modalissa.com/2023/09/candy-corn-quilt.html/) - I have made this quilt at least 3 different times and have a friend that just asked for one so time to reshare the post from 2015. I recently posted a picture of this quilt on my Instagram because I love it. I love the colors. I love the pattern. I love the quilting.
- [Scrappy Celebration QAL-update](https://modalissa.com/2023/04/3345.html/) - I can't believe the Scrappy Celebration QAL is almost over. It is like putting together a puzzle and getting down to the final pieces. Happy but sad and what to do next. Thought I would share some of the pics from both color options of my quilts here. My original quilt is the perfect
- [Scrappy Celebration QAL](https://modalissa.com/2023/02/scrappy-celebration-qal.html/) - Time flies! I can't believe it has been 10 years since I did a quilt-along with American Patchwork and Quilting for their 20th anniversary. Fast forward to their 30th anniversary and I am honored and proud to be featured....on the cover... I am a newbie to using the quilt design software, Electric Quilt. To play
- [Indigo Threads](https://modalissa.com/2022/05/indigo-threads.html/) - A little bit about the Thread collection. Drawing inspiration from the colors of her collection of blue transferware, Wendy Sheppard's Indigo includes 5 spools each of 50wt and Aurifloss so that makers will have everything needed for regular sewing and hand- stitching projects. Wendy uses 50wt for piecing and quilting her quilts, as well as
- [Oh Scrap QAL- Sashing and nine patches](https://modalissa.com/2021/12/oh-scrap-qal-sashing-and-nine-patches.html/) - hello, Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving break. I so enjoyed the break and can never have enough food or family time. Not all my crew was able to come home but we did have a houseful. I re-arranged my sewing room and did some SECRET SEWING and vegged on the couch some, so it
- [Surrounded QAL- Blocks](https://modalissa.com/2021/11/3260.html/) - I have had so much fun sewing with you on this QAL. I have enjoyed the pictures you have shared and so proud of those of you that have already completed your quilt top. Kuddos to you!! This stack of completed quilt blocks looks like a hot mess but will turn into a wonderful
- [Surrounded QAL- Week 5- Side Bars](https://modalissa.com/2021/11/surrounded-qal-week-5-side-bars.html/) - Side Bars- That is kind of a funny name for the pieces we are going to be working on this week, but I had to name them something. These little side pieces are interval in making the design happen. Thought I would share a little history about this quilt design and my inspiration for this
- [Surrounded QAL-Week 4- Center Blocks](https://modalissa.com/2021/10/surrounded-qal-week-4-center-blocks.html/) - I sew any chance I get. I quite often get up early so I can sew a little before work or stay up late to work on any project I am obsessed by. To be able to work on items in short little burst of time, I have a few processes to help
- [Surrounded QAL- Week 3- 9-patches](https://modalissa.com/2021/10/surrounded-qal-week-3-9-patches.html/) - How did you do on your four patches? Did you get them all done? I know it is a crazy time of year to try and tackle one more project, right? Just do what you can each week. What is a 9-Patch? 9 squares joined together to make one block or section of a block.
- [Surrounded Christmas QAL- Week 1- Cutting](https://modalissa.com/2021/10/surrounded-christmas-qal-week-1-cutting.html/) - Welcome! Hope you are here to join the Surrounded Christmas QAL. This is week 1 and the goal is to get your entire quilt cut out. You will need Oh Scrap book available at quilt stores now for the actual measurements. Today 's post is about yardages and cutting for the SURROUNDED QAL. The original
- [Surrounded QAL- Week 2-  4- patches](https://modalissa.com/2021/10/surrounded-qal-week-2-4-patches.html/) - WEEK 2 of #OhScrapChristmasQAL Wednesday, October 13th- 4 patches Whew! that was a lot of cutting, right? Last week when I mentioned cutting the biggest pieces for the quilt out first, we are going to do the opposite when it comes to sewing. Begin strip piecing lights and darks together. Sew, Sew, Sew. This is
- [Time to Hustle - Quiltalong](https://modalissa.com/2021/10/time-to-hustle-quiltalong.html/) - On my "must make" list has always been a Christmas version of SURROUNDED from my book, OH, Scrap! When I saw Hustle & Bustle by Basic Grey, I knew this fabric line was perfect for this project. There are enough big scale iconic fabrics to use for sashing and a nice range of greens and
- [JELLY ROLL Big Heart](https://modalissa.com/2021/09/jelly-roll-big-heart.html/) - I recently shared a quilt that my friend made for her granddaughters 10th birthday on my IG feed. Several of you asked for the pattern, so I am sharing my notes. It is not officially a pattern because we made it up as we went along. So here is the story behind the quilt. My
- [My favorite color...](https://modalissa.com/2021/03/my-favorite-color.html/) - Do you have a favorite color? I thought I did, Red, no wait, Blue, no really it is Orange. Well this is what happens to me every time I sit down to start a quilt. I love them all. So when it came time for Moda's Block of the Month sampler, My Favorite Color is
- [Scrap School- Meet the Professors](https://modalissa.com/2021/02/scrap-school-meet-the-professors.html/) - Today starts the Instagram hop for my new book, SCRAP SCHOOL. Every day for the next 2 weeks each "professor" will be sharing their quilt on their IG page along with a giveaway. Each of these people made a quilt for the book. Each one is different and has a story to tell. While we
- [Sewcialites-Block 19](https://modalissa.com/2021/02/sewcialites-block-19.html/) - Happy Valentine's Day/Weekend/Sewcialites Friday Thank you for joining me on my day for SEWCIALITES. I am making my version using Moda's Bella Solids and I thought pink was the perfect color for the valentines week. I have started putting my blocks together. This will be one quarter of the quilt. Once it is complete it
- [Season of Taste book](https://modalissa.com/2021/02/season-of-taste-book.html/) - I am joining Jessica Dayon on a book blog hop for her new book, Seasons to Taste. I received an advance copy and had a hard time picking which one to make. I choose Sunkissed. I love the yellow and white but how could I scrap it up some? I knew the colors I wanted
- [Progress Report- Jan 2021](https://modalissa.com/2021/01/progress-report-jan-2021.html/) - I can see why in school we received our progress reports every 6 weeks. It is a lot of work keeping up with the progress or making any progress at all. I finished some and started more so A-. UPDATE: Red and White quilt finished!! This quilt design is by Sheryl Johnson in Sisterhood of
- [Candy Corn Quilt Pattern](https://modalissa.com/2020/09/candy-corn-quilt-pattern.html/) - This is a Repost from November 2015 , so please bare with me. I love the quilt and as I was pulling out my Orange quilts for the season, I thought I would share it again. It was originally called Peaks but it reminds me of Candy Corn so for this post it is CANDY
- [Progress Report](https://modalissa.com/2021/01/progress-report.html/) - There were times in my life that I hated the term progress report. You know, there was always that one class that was problematic or maybe I was problematic as the student. I can't think of any better term for holding myself accountable and logging my progress than "progress report" to keep me on track.
- [Blockheads- Block 49](https://modalissa.com/2020/12/blockheads-block-49.html/) - Welcome everyone and thank you for taking a break in your Holiday shopping and planning to visit my blog for my last block installment in the BLOCKHEADS 3 series. I have a story to tell and if you make it all the way to the end there is also a chance to win a Layer
- [Green and Red Quilts](https://modalissa.com/2020/11/green-and-red-quilts.html/) - Are you ready for a beautiful new book for the holidays? If so, now is your chance to get an early Christmas present from one of these talented designers. Sunday November 22nd there will be several giveaways on the designers, blogs, Instagrams or Facebook pages. We are all different just like the quilts in this
- [Must have book for every quilter](https://modalissa.com/2020/11/must-have-book-for-every-quilter.html/) - If there is one book of mine that I have completely worn out the pages, hands down it has to be Barbara Brackman's ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PIECED QUILT PATTERNS. I could not have been more excited when Barbara told me she was going to be making the 3rd edition. I have been stalking both Barbara and
- [so many projects](https://modalissa.com/2020/11/so-many-projects.html/) - I have always had more than one project going at a time but I don't know if it is because of Covid or just my excitement to MAKE. I thought I would do a status check to keep me accountable. Working on an all red version of Sheryl Johnson's Half Square Hashtag quilt. As soon
- [Guess What?](https://modalissa.com/2020/10/guess-what.html/) - GIVEAWAY CLOSED !! I am so very excited to announce my new book coming February 2021, Scrap School. 9 designers have joined me by sharing one of their scrap quilts along with tips on color, fabric placement and more. Each quilt also has a color option to inspire how you can use your scraps or
- [Daybreak Quilt Project](https://modalissa.com/2020/10/daybreak-quilt-project.html/) - Every February, I join some dear friends for a quilt retreat on the coast of Oregon. With COVID we will not being retreating. I am bummed to miss my friends, the laughter, the stories, the food, drink and the scenery. I will also miss the time to work on future projects. The last retreat I
- [Sewcialities Sew Along- Harmony](https://modalissa.com/2020/09/sewcialities-sew-along-block-1.html/) - Hello everybody! I am super excited to start off the Sewcialites SewAlong with the Fat Quarter Shop team and some of the best designers in the world. If this is your first time visiting my blog, I wanted to tell you a little bit about myself. I am the mother of 5, I have 4
- [Cakewalk by the Moda All Stars](https://modalissa.com/2020/09/cakewalk-by-the-moda-all-stars.html/) - I am so excited to share the newest Moda All Star's quilt book, Cakewalk, Stock # B1553 You probably know that Moda's layer cakes are my favorite cut of fabric. If you don't know about layer cakes, they are 10" squares of an entire collection totaling 42 squares. Layer cakes are so versatile and can
- [Blocks Heads- Block 36- Laurie Simpson](https://modalissa.com/2020/09/blocks-heads-block-36-laurie-simpson.html/) - Today is Laurie Simpson's turn to share a quilt block. Please visit Laurie's blog to learn about her block and download the pattern. I showed a while back that I keep the patterns and blocks in a notebook. Now my notebook is overflowing so not all the blocks fit and it is getting time for
- [Sewcialities Sew Along](https://modalissa.com/2020/09/sewcialities-sew-along.html/) - The Fat Quarter Shop is getting ready for a free block of the week sew-along called Sewcialities! They’ve asked 18 designers (me included) to each contribute two blocks that can be made in three different sizes, 3″, 6″, or 9″. You’ll get one block a week for 38 weeks. The fun starts Friday, September 25th,
- [Schoolhouse Quilt Pattern](https://modalissa.com/2020/09/schoolhouse-quilt-pattern.html/) - During the pandemic, several different people on social media starting having outdoor quilt shows by showcasing one of their quilts in their yard or on their front porch, etc. Jenny Doan starting doing this also and I thought I would do the same each weekend. I dug this schoolhouse quilt out of my stack to
- [Block 35- Coming Together](https://modalissa.com/2020/09/block-35-coming-together.html/) - Yesterday started the local in-school learning after 3 weeks of remote classrooms. When I submitted this block 9 months ago, I did not have a name or description. There was no Covid yet. Things were normal. Fast forward and the name of the block and description fits today's landscape. My kids, friends, students and teachers
- [Angie's quilt](https://modalissa.com/2020/08/angies-quilt.html/) - This is what our family always called our Charlie's Angels picture. The picture was taken one summer of my mom, my sister and myself. I was about to be a freshmen in high school, Angie was about to leave home and would be a freshmen in college. When she left for college I got her
- [Zigzag Quilt- Sisterhood of Scraps](https://modalissa.com/2020/08/zigzag-quilt-sisterhood-of-scraps.html/) - It is finally finished. I had made the goal to share this before the first pumpkins were out and I think I made it. When I asked some of my friends to join me in the Sisterhood of Scraps project, I was very honored that Barbara Brackman said YES. She shared her Orange Zig
- [BLockheads 3- Jen Kingwell](https://modalissa.com/2020/07/2922.html/) - Wednesday Wednesday! Today is Jen Kingwell's turn to share a quilt block pattern. The name of her block is Proposal and it has a great story behind it. To get the pattern and learn more about the block, visit Jen's blog, HERE. Using Jen's inspiration for her block, I decided to use all lights to
- [Blockheads- Janet Clare](https://modalissa.com/2020/07/blockheads-janet-clare.html/) - Today is Janet Clare's turn on the Moda Blockheads series. Her block is very clever. I love how creative she was with the sizing of the block. To download the pattern instructions, visit Janet Clare's blog. I had fun making this block and couldn't help but be inspired by my recent trip to Alaska for
- [BH 3- Robin Pickens- 25](https://modalissa.com/2020/07/bh-3-robin-pickens-25-and-a-giveaway.html/) - GIVEAWAY- CLOSED Winner- QUILTSONG notified Today is Robin Pickens turn to share a quilt block named CORNER GARDEN. It is no surprise to anyone since each of her fabric collections are based on the study of flowers that Robin's quilt block would also be a flower. I had a lot of fun piecing this
- [Blockheads- Block 23- Vanessa Goertzen](https://modalissa.com/2020/06/2887.html/) - Happy Wednesday and welcome to the LUCKY PENNY block designed by Vanessa Goertzen. I absolutely love this pattern and I am pretty proud of my workmanship. I took my time and enjoyed the process! You can hop on over to Vanessa's blog to download the pattern. I am sharing just a few pictures
- [Blockheads- 22- Laurie Simpson](https://modalissa.com/2020/06/blockheads-22-laurie-simpson.html/) - Block 22 is designed by Laurie Simpson. The block is named Hen and Chicks. Download the pattern, HERE. To read about my version and a little giveaway, keep reading along. I have a huge fan girl crush on Laurie Simpson. Everything she touches is classic and inspiring including this weeks block. Laurie writes in her
- [Orange Zig Zag by Barbara Brackman](https://modalissa.com/2020/05/orange-zig-zag-by-barbara-brackman.html/) - If you have been following along on my Sisterhood of Scraps stories, then you probably know about my love of the color Orange. One of the Orange quilts that have been on my "MUST MAKE Pinterest Board" is this antique quilt from Barbara Brackman's quilt collection. I was so excited when she let me include
- [BH3-20- Contribution](https://modalissa.com/2020/05/bh3-20-contribution.html/) - Todays' block pattern is supplied by Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings, and the pattern can be downloaded from her blog. The name of the block is Contribution and I think that is such a perfect block to describe Lisa B. She is so generous to contribute her tips and techniques on how she makes everything
- [BlockHeads3- Zen Chic-block 19](https://modalissa.com/2020/05/blockheads3-zen-chic-block-19.html/) - I have fallen a bit behind on my Blockheads blocks. Between making masks and planning a virtual quilt market there are many balls to juggle. In the pre-pandemic world, I would have just gotten home from Quilt Market. I would have been showing you all the projects I was working on with sneak peeks of
- [Quilt Scrappy](https://modalissa.com/2020/05/quilt-scrappy.html/) - Machine quilting is MAGIC, right? What really is the hardest decision in the quilt making process is how to quilt it. Finding a quilter that can work their magic takes some time. Several of the quilts in Sisterhood of Scraps were quilted by Maggi Honeyman, so I asked her to do a post about how
- [BH 3- Sherri Mc Connell- Dream](https://modalissa.com/2020/04/bh-3-16.html/) - Hello everyone, First of all, I hope everyone is doing well. In these crazy times, I am keeping up with what day through the Blockheads series. Today is my friend, Sherri Mc Connell's Dream block. While she has a different meaning to her block, I continue to think that each morning I will wake up
- [Blockheads- Joanna Figueroa-block 14](https://modalissa.com/2020/04/blockheads-joanna-figeroua-block-14.html/) - hello and happy blockhead Wednesday. I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this crazy time. Today more than ever I am so thankful for my family and friends that I have met through quilting. Today's block is designed by Joanna of Fig Tree and Co. The block is named Summer Breeze and can
- [Blockheads 3- Block 15-Corey Yoder and a giveaway](https://modalissa.com/2020/04/blockheads-3-block-15-corey-yoder-and-a-giveaway.html/) - Welcome to Blockhead's Wednesday. If you have been following from the beginning you have visited each of the designer's one time. Each quilter sharing a quilt block pattern, color inspiration and tips along the way and we get to do it all over again. This week's block and we are back at Corry Yoder of
- [Blue and White book](https://modalissa.com/2020/04/blue-and-white.html/) - Give away closed. Winners have been notified. Frances Reed and Kathy Stokes It is never too late to share these beautiful quilts in the latest book series from Martingale Publishing, Blue and White. The book's release date was perfectly timed with Pantone's color of the year release. Don't know how that happened, great minds or
- [Blockheads3- Janet Clare- block 12](https://modalissa.com/2020/04/blockheads3-janet-clare-block-12.html/) - Welcome to Janet Clare's block in the Blockhead's series. Janet's block is titled Hampshire Star and the pattern can be found on Janet's blog. Janet's line, Geometry is what inspired my fabric selection for my blockhead's blocks. I love the combination of greens and blues together. You will see her fabric used throughout the year
- [BlockHeads- Robin Pickens- Block 11](https://modalissa.com/2020/03/blockheads-robin-pickens-block-11.html/) - Block 11 was tough for me. I haven't been able to focus. I could not decide what to do with my fabrics. Then I read Robin's inspiration for her block and I jumped right in. You can get the pattern at Robin's blog, click here. Be sure and also follow Robin on Instagram, here. By
- [BlockHeads- Stacy Iest Hsu- Block 10](https://modalissa.com/2020/03/blockheads-stacey-iest-hsu-block-10.html/) - Welcome to block 10 Windmills by Stacy Iest Hsu The windmill block pattern is available on Stacy's blog as a free download. Visit Stacy's blog to learn all about the inspiration behind this block. My version of her block is shown here. I couldn't wait to talk about Stacy today. Stacy is the creator of
- [BlockHeads- Lella Boutique-Taos](https://modalissa.com/2020/03/blockheads-lella-boutique-taos.html/) - I have had so much fun mixing fabrics during this blockhead journey. While some of my blocks are only 2 or 3 colors, some of my blocks have lots of different fabrics. Having colorful blocks will help me balance all the blocks throughout the quilt. Have you added any fabrics to your blocks other than
- [BlockHeads- Laurie Simpson- Block 8](https://modalissa.com/2020/03/blockheads-laurie-simpson-block-8.html/) - Thank you for following along on my blog post last week. The majority of the blocks I have designed for Blockheads are all lovey-dovey inspired. Because I was doing hearts I also decided to add some pinks to my blocks. I get bored easily and that is probably why I lean to doing scrap quilts.
- [Farmhouse Fresh book tour and giveaway](https://modalissa.com/2020/02/farmhouse-fresh-book-tour-and-giveaway.html/) - I am obsessed about everything Farmhouse. ( thank you Joanna Gaines) Love the fresh look. Love the timeless style. Love the classic simplicity. I have hunted for vintage grain sacks/ toweling and paid big bucks for it. When Moda started making toweling many years ago it became a basic but people still asked what do
- [BlockHeads- ZEST](https://modalissa.com/2020/02/blockheads-zest.html/) - We were working on our Blockheads blocks back in December, which seems so long ago. I watched the Gringe with my grandkids many times over the holidays, and we often talked about having a big heart. I named the block ZEST for great enthusiasm and energy and, of course, a big heart. Here is the
- [BlockHeads- Magic Block and triangle papers giveaway](https://modalissa.com/2020/02/blockheads-magic-block-and-triangle-papers-giveaway.html/) - BLOCKHEAD WEDNESDAY Today is a day of Magic. If you have even seen any of Lisa Bongean's work then you will understand. Lisa creates magic with everything she touches. She makes it all look so easy. But the best thing about the process is that Lisa is a fantastic teacher sharing her tips on accurate
- [Guest Blog Post- Susan Ache](https://modalissa.com/2020/02/guest-blog-post-susan-ache.html/) - Today's post is a guest post from the uber-talented Susan Ache. Susan is one of the contributing artists in my new book Sisterhood of Scraps. Susan shares with us all about hibernation and what she does in THE cold month in Florida. ( one little hiccup- that I am posting this in February but I
- [BlockHeads- Zen Chic- 2-12](https://modalissa.com/2020/02/blockheads-zen-chic-2-12.html/) - Today's Block Heads post is all about LOVE. Love from Brigitte Heitland of Zen Chic pictured with some of my pins that are a word and pic combo. No, I am not a train wreck or a drama queen but I am a Lucky Duck to be a part of the Moda Blockheads. You can
- [Sisterhood of Scraps- Barbara Brackman](https://modalissa.com/2020/01/sisterhood-of-scraps-barbara-brackman.html/) - Hello all, I want to Welcome Barbara Brackman today as she does a guest post about her quilt in my new book, Sisterhood of Scraps. “When Using Stripes and Plaids Buy Extra Fabric to Match.” Someone ignored that good old HomeEc advice to make the Orange Zig-Zag. Lucky for us. The quilt top came from
- [BlockHeads- Betsy Chutchian](https://modalissa.com/2020/01/blockheads-betsy-chutchian-1-29.html/) - Week 3 SO many great variations and color placements on everyone's blocks. I have learned so much from watching the progress. Each week is a different kind of challenge to not only what fabrics am I going to use but how my sewing skills are going to be challenged. Today's block is from Betsy Chutchian.
- [Blockheads3- Sherri McConnell](https://modalissa.com/2020/01/blockheads3-sherri-mcconnell.html/) - SUNSHINE STAR Welcome to block 2 in the Blockheads 3 series. ( that sounds weird) This week's block is designed by Sherri McConnell of A Quilting Life and she is one of the sweetest people I know. I will probably be saying that a lot on my Blockheads posts because I do think these gals
- [Block Heads 3 - Corey Yoder](https://modalissa.com/2020/01/block-heads-3-corey-yoder.html/) - Welcome, Welcome to day 1 of the Block Heads 3. My friendship group from several years ago was called the Blockheads, so when the idea of this type of project came up, we knew the name Block Heads was perfect for a group of like-minded people who are passionate about learning, making and sharing. I
- [Sisterhood of Scraps](https://modalissa.com/2020/01/sisterhood-of-scraps.html/) - Today is my mom's birthday or as we all called her, Gammy, you know like the Grammy's. We all won the biggest award by having her in our lives. She was so creative and taught us all to work with our hands. In honor of my mom's birthday, January 6th is the best day to
- [The New Hexagon 2](https://modalissa.com/2019/11/the-new-hexagon-2.html/) - One of the greatest things about my job is that I get the pleasure of meeting all kinds of talented people. I work with designers, writers, creators, publishers, and shop owners from all over the world. Impressive, right? Very few people are able to successfully wear all of those hats at one time. In walks
- [Mix it Up blog hop and Giveaways](https://modalissa.com/2019/11/mix-it-up-blog-hop-and-giveaways.html/) - Today starts the Moda All Star's Mix it up blog hop. The listing of great quilts from talented designers will sure to inspire you. Each designer was given their choice of Cake Mix papers or Cupcake papers to design with. They could use any combination of papers and fabrics. There are many chances to win
- [moda's Stitch Pink](https://modalissa.com/2019/10/modas-stitch-pink.html/) - Hello all, I had the opportunity to make a quilt block for the month-long series, Stitch Pink. My mom was a breast cancer survivor, so this cause is very near and dear to my heart. Anything that we can do to raise awareness. I am a big believer in positive thinking, and I am so
- [Fall Parade](https://modalissa.com/2019/09/fall-parade.html/) - Living in Texas, we don't experience four seasons. We have winter and summer with a glimmer of spring and fall squeezed in. So when fall is in the air or even just marked on the calendar as the first official day, it is time to act. With Orange being my favorite color, it is time
- [Little Farmstead Living](https://modalissa.com/2019/09/little-farmhouse-living.html/) - I live in Farmers Branch, a small town that sits immediately north of Dallas, Texas. I have lived here since I was eight years old. Three of my five kids live here, and all four of my grandkids live here. My oldest grandson just started Kindergarten at the same elementary school I attended. Why I
- [2 years](https://modalissa.com/2018/03/2-years.html/) - My how time flies. As I was waiting for the release of my first solo book, Oh Scrap, I found myself a bit sentimental. Pic courtesy of Fat Quarter Shop 2 years ago I missed quilt market. Before that I had been to 56 consecutive quilt markets. 38 with Moda Fabrics and 18 as the
- [Stars and Stripes Quilt-along](https://modalissa.com/2019/07/stars-and-stripes-quilt-along.html/) - Recently Julia Davis of @redrainbootshandmade hosted a Stars and Stripes Quilt along featuring the Stars and Stripes pattern from Camille Roskelley of Thimbleblossoms. I had already made one of these quilts but there is nothing like a quilt-along to encourage you to jump in on another project. Several people in my family have hinted that
- [June, so it must be time for....](https://modalissa.com/2019/06/june-so-it-must-be-time-for.html/) - It is June so it must be time for PUMPKINS!??!! If you follow me, you know I love Orange so the new fabric line ALL HALLOW'S EVE by Fig Tree and Co is possibly my favorite line of 2019. I begged Joanna of Fig Tree and Co. to let me test one of her new
- [On A Roll](https://modalissa.com/2019/05/on-a-roll.html/) - (giveaway closed) Moda Jelly Rolls have been around since 2008 and I can't believe how many wonderful projects, tools, notions, patterns, and books have been created based on the 2 1/2" strip. I will never forget the first time I used a jelly roll. After working a full day at the greatest job ever, I
- [Secret Sewing](https://modalissa.com/2019/06/secret-sewing.html/) - I love the phrase "secret sewing". My whole life is based on secret sewing. I get to work ahead on many of the lines that Moda produces. I get to try out new products. I get to use products I thought I would never need like the Shape Cut ruler by June Tailor. While doing
- [Positively Patriotic](https://modalissa.com/2019/04/positively-patriotic.html/) - Used with permission from American Patchwork & Quilting® magazine. ©2019 Meredith Corporation. All rights reserved. Here is my latest project featured in the June issue of American Patchwork and Quilting. Didn't APQ do a fantastic job photo styling my quilt? My heart goes pitter patter over anything red white and blue. Magazines are on the
- [Shirting quilt top](https://modalissa.com/2019/03/shirting-quilt-top.html/) - I am crazy over stripes, denim, blues, and blacks so when I came across this quilt top, I knew it had to come home with me. The price was right and I had no idea what I would do with it but it was going to have a good home. The quilt top was pretty
- [I love Quirky](https://modalissa.com/2019/03/i-love-quirky.html/) - I love the word Quirky and I love little quilts, which is why I am taking part in Quirky Little Quilts quiltalong. I have choosen some of my favorite Minick and Simpson Christmas scraps. How super cool would it be to have a jar big enough to hold mini quilts or enough mini quilts to
- [The Happiness Project](https://modalissa.com/2019/02/the-happiness-projec.html/) - Do you journal? I always have the best intentions but that does not get me very far. I have grand dreams of leaving elloquent books filled with wisdom and insight on life. There would be pages full of funny stories, copies of family recipes and historic happenings of the day. WAKE UP! My abridged version
- [Red and white quilt book winner](https://modalissa.com/2018/11/red-and-white-quilt-book-winner.html/) - Friday was a 12 hour whirlwind of a day at Quilt Festival. Several of the Moda team hopped on the first flight out of Dallas for the 50 minute flight to Houston. While we had all been in Houston for Market the week before, it was time to go and see all the festival shops.
- [WINNER, WINNER](https://modalissa.com/2018/11/winner-winner.html/) - Thank you so much to everyone that stopped by on the Splendid Sampler Block hop. I just returned from Market and seeing the finished Splendid Sampler quilts, I am inspired to put some of my blocks together and work towards finishing my quilt. As of now it sits in the pile of UFO projects!! WINNERS
- [Splendid Sampler II](https://modalissa.com/2018/11/2180.html/) - Welcome to the last stop on the Splendid Sampler 2 block hop. I have a story about my quilt block, but first I wanted to tell you about a few behind the scenes details. (excuse my analogies, but it fits) While I did not birth this Splendid Sampler baby, I was indeed there at conception.
- [Red and White](https://modalissa.com/2018/10/red-and-white.html/) - What is your favorite color? Mine is red so when I was asked to participate in a collaborative project from Martingale Publishing, I jumped at the chance. In 2011, I was able to attend the Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts exhibit in New York City. If you are a quilter, you
- [Izzy Squared- baby quilt](https://modalissa.com/2018/10/izzy-squared-baby-quilt.html/) - The fun of making scrap quilts is that I sew bits and pieces together and let the plan develop as I go. I always ask my quilting friends, "Do you cut out the entire quilt before you get started, or do you cut some pieces and test your color choices before you cut the
- [Merry Makers](https://modalissa.com/2018/09/merry-makers.html/) - Giveaway closed!! There is no better description for this book, other than the info posted on the Martingale website as shown below. Get your patchwork presents all wrapped and ready! The Moda All-Stars are back with 15+ handmade gifts to give or keep. Choose from stockings, pincushions, and coasters to make in speedy multiples.
- [SPLENDID SAMPLER 2](https://modalissa.com/2018/06/splendid-sampler-2.html/) - Today is the beginning of a beautiful quilting journey. If you did not finish your Splendid Sampler quilt, it is not too late to jump in on the second round. The blocks will be 6" so any combination of Splendid Sampler blocks will work nicely together. I am sharing my version of block 1 designed
- [](https://modalissa.com/2018/04/2086.html/) - If you know of Pat Sloan, stand up and clap your hands. Now that we all have gotten a bit of cardio in, I wanted to let you know I am honored to be a guest on American Patchwork and Quilting's podcast, hosted by Pat Sloan. Tune in Monday, April 16th 3-4 central time.
- [Oh Scrap- Fat Quarter Shop + Giveaway](https://modalissa.com/2018/03/oh-scrap-fat-quarter-shop-giveaway.html/) - GIVEAWAY CLOSED WINNER ANNOUNCED Hop Hop Hop The Oh Scrap blog hop is over. But today is a bonus hop. Sew Sampler monthly subscription box featured an exclusive small bonus project promoting Oh Scrap in their February box. The project was made using April Rosenthal's fabric collection, Mama's Cottage. Hopefully, you have learned all about
- [Oh Scrap- It's QuiltJane](https://modalissa.com/2018/03/oh-scrap-its-quiltjane.html/) - Hop Hop Hop on over to my friend way across the pond. Jane Davidson of Quiltjane. My mom always taught me that you can read people by their eyes. I am reminded of this every time I see Jane. Her eyes, her sweet smile and her gentle spirit drew me to her the first time
- [Oh Scrap-Martingale Publishing](https://modalissa.com/2018/03/oh-scrap-martingale-publishing.html/) - All good things must come to an end. Today is the last stop on the Oh Scrap blog hop. Martingale Publishing is place to be, so visit them here. But before I finish my posts I want to tell you a few things about the quilting book world from the world as I see it.
- [Oh Scrap- Sherri McConnell](https://modalissa.com/2018/03/oh-scrap-sherri-mcconnell.html/) - One of my favorite people in the whole world is the featured person on the Oh Scrap blog hop today- Sherri Mc Connell. Sherri from A Quilting Life is not only a prolific blogger and pattern designer , now she along with her daughter Chelsi are also fabric designers for Moda. Sherri is a
- [Oh Scrap- Alison Dale](https://modalissa.com/2018/03/oh-scrap-alison-dale.html/) - Friendship Blues ( aren't those toes the cutest?) This quilt is the perfect feature to talk about as I introduce you to a dear friend of mine, Alison Dale. Alison owns Fabric Expressions in Littleton, Colorado. Alison was the sports photo editor for the Ft. Worth Star telegram when one day she walked into The
- [Oh Scrap - Teresa Silva](https://modalissa.com/2018/03/oh-scrap-teresa-silva.html/) - Today's Stop on the Oh Scrap blog hop is Teresa Silva of Quilting is my Bliss. Teresa quilted the Splendid Scraps quilt shown above. Teresa Silva, Maggi Honeyman, Natalia Bonner, and Abby Latimer are the magic makers-machine quilters that brought my quilt tops to life., Thank you for that! Both Teresa and Natalia have quilting
- [Oh Scrap - Carrie Nelson](https://modalissa.com/2018/03/oh-scrap-carrie-nelson.html/) - Today's stop on the Oh Scrap blog hop is Carrie Nelson at Moda Fabrics. I have so much to say today so please bare with me!! or is it bear with me?This quilt is called Izzy Squared. I believe the official name is Granny Squares but my grands call me Izzy. My niece couldn't say
- [Oh Scrap- Melissa Corey](https://modalissa.com/2018/03/oh-scrap-melissa-corey.html/) - Kismet by Melissa Corry Melissa is not new to the publishing world and is a very prolific pattern designer also. I recently talked about what a role Barbara Brackman played n my book but I wanted to also share what Melissa did. I am a firm believer in learning through other people's eyes and so
- [Oh Scrap blog hop](https://modalissa.com/2018/03/oh-scrap-blog-hop.html/) - GIVEAWAY CLOSED- Robby H. has been notified Welcome to the first stop on the Oh Scrap blog hop. Oh Scrap was just the working title for this book, but it stuck in a good way. I had accumilated a notebook full of "stuff" in case I ever wrote a book. Tips, ideas, notes, colors filled
- [Oh Scrap- It's Barbara Brackman](https://modalissa.com/2018/03/oh-scrap-its-barbara-brackman.html/) - Today I feature the QUEEN OF QUILTING, Barbara Brackman. I looked up barbara on wikipedia and they didn't officially call her the queen but I do. She was also inducted into the Quilter's Hall of Fame in 2001. I asked the team at Martingale if I could invite Barbara Brackman to write preface of my
- [Oh Scrap- it's Corey Yoder](https://modalissa.com/2018/03/oh-scrap-its-corey-yoder.html/) - Today's stop on the Oh Scrap blog hop is a visit to Corey Yoder of Coriander Quilts. I use a lot of Corey's fabrics in my projects so I asked her to join in on the Oh Scrap hop and I am glad she said YES. There is just something about her way with colors.
- [mini charm quilts](https://modalissa.com/2018/02/mini-charm-quilts.html/) - Today is Mini Charm Mania as the Moda All- Star designers share their projects from their newest collaboration with Martingale Publishing. Visit each of the designers listed below for a chance to win your own e-book and possibly some other goodies along the way. I have included a few of the projects throughout this
- [1980's log cabin](https://modalissa.com/2018/03/1980s-log-cabin.html/) - Back in January, Carrie Nelson and I were on a road trip and stopped by to see Kimberly at The Fat Quarter Shop. Kimberly decided to start a series of Q& A with Kimberly videos and we were the guinea pigs. We had a great time visiting and answering questions from online viewers. I mentioned
- [Oh Scrap- it's Pat Sloan](https://modalissa.com/2018/03/oh-scrap-its-pat-sloan.html/) - Today's stop on the Oh Scrap blog hop is the insatiable Pat Sloan. Pat is the life of any quilt gathering and her husband Gregg is also up for the party. They drive across the country teaching classes, lectures and meeting quilters. What great smiles!! Pat has got to be the busiest person in "quilt
- [25 Years- American Patchwork & Quilting](https://modalissa.com/2018/01/25-years-american-patchwork-quilting.html/) - Used with permission from American Patchwork & Quilting® magazine. ©2018 Meredith Corporation. All rights reserved. Man oh man!! Seems like yesterday. Cliche but true. The 25th Anniversary issue includes what Jody Saunders references as the DREAM TEAM. She isn't talking about the designers even though they are pretty darn special if I do say so
- [A Piece of Cake Blog Hop](https://modalissa.com/2017/08/a-piece-of-cake-blog-hop.html/) - Today is my day on the A PIECE OF CAKE blog hop. I have known Peta for quite a while and I am so proud and excited that she has shared her creativity with us. Thank you, Peta for asking me to participate. There are 14 different projects in this book
- [Remodeling](https://modalissa.com/2017/11/remodeling.html/) - Recently, or I guess it has now been a couple of years ago, I remodeled my childhood home. I moved into this house when I was in second grade, grew up here, married living close by. After my father passed away, my mom followed the tradition of don't make any major decisions/changes for a year.
- [Go Hornfrogs!!](https://modalissa.com/2017/11/go-hornfrogs.html/) - Every Quilt tells a story!! (and I am trying to catch up on telling a few of my quilt stories) My niece headed off to Texas Christian University in Ft. Worth, Texas this fall. I wanted to make her something "fun and funky" that would fit her personality. I grabbed my inspiration from the
- [All in A Row Again Blog hop](https://modalissa.com/2017/11/all-in-a-row-again-blog-hop.html/) - Giveaway Closed Donna Cutting- you are the winner of an All in a Row E-book. I have sent you an email. My name may be on the cover but it what's inside that makes this book so special. Talented designers including Corey Yoder, Betsy Chutchian, Jen Kingwell, Jo Morton, Lisa Bongean, Sherri McConnell,
- [What I have been working on](https://modalissa.com/2018/01/what-i-have-been-working-on.html/) - So many of the projects I am working on are "top secret" and I completely forget to show and share. Week one of 2018 and I thought I would catch up on a few of the things I have enjoyed being a part of during the last quarter of 2017. First up is a quilt
- [A big heart](https://modalissa.com/2018/01/a-big-heart.html/) - My daughter is the middle child. She has two older brothers and two younger brothers. If you have read many of my posts you know I am into birth order. Jillian has so many different traits that it is hard to define her into a certain birth order. She is the middle child, she is
- [A Piece of Cake Book Tour](https://modalissa.com/2017/08/a-piece-of-cake-book-tour.html/) - Mark your calendar for a book tour full of wonderful quilters sharing tidbits from Peta Peace's new book, A Piece of Cake. 14 Aug Sedef - Down Grapevine Lane 15 Aug Jemima - Tied with a Ribbon 16 Aug Samantha - Aqua Paisley Studio 17 Aug Andy - A Bright Corner 18 Aug Kirsty -
- [Friendship Swoon](https://modalissa.com/2017/08/friendship-swoon.html/) - We recently completed a fun little group project at work. Everyone that I work with sews, quilts, crochets or crafts except for one gal in the sample room. So we decided the best way for her to fall in love with quilts was to give her one. We know she already loves fabric. She touches
- [lotus touts](https://modalissa.com/2017/07/lotus-touts.html/) - If you have an email address, you have probably received all kinds of email forwards that promise good luck and to pass along the email for continued blessings. This is one of those emails I have recieved and I am glad to say that after receiving in 2013, I am still alive and kicking. I
- [what can you make with...?](https://modalissa.com/2017/06/what-can-you-make-with.html/) - What can you make with a Moda Charm pack, a moda candy and a few yards of bella solids? I am pulling this blog post out of my draft section because I share a free little pattern download at the bottom of the post but also wanted to share the incredible quilting. A charm pack
- [The Splendid Day](https://modalissa.com/2017/04/the-splendid-day.html/) - my how time flies!! Seems like yesterday that I sat down with Jane Davidson and Pat Sloan as they were dreaming up this little project. we talked about the logistics of getting fabrics in all of the designers hands, how we would create the website, who was going to do what and when it was
- [](https://modalissa.com/2017/03/1576.html/) - I recently had the pleasure of attending the Knit and Stitch show in London, England. Yes, glamorous job, but someone has to do it. One of the Moda designers, Janet Clare had a booth filled with patterns, kits, stitcheries and all kinds of goodies. Janet was wearing her iconic Artisian Apron. I love it... wear
- [Lucky Charm Quilts](https://modalissa.com/2017/03/lucky-charm-quilts.html/) - Are you ready for a giveaway? Martingale is celebrating the release of the Lucky Charm Quilts book by Moda All Stars. Mark your calendar for MARCH 22nd and hop over to Martingale's blog. http://blog.shopmartingale.com/ I wanted to show off some of the adorable quilts from the book. There is a variety of quilts using 1
- [Ugly Sweater Blocks](https://modalissa.com/2016/11/ugly-sweater-blocks.html/) - The Halloween candy is almost gone or if you are like me the candy is buried in the freezer. The turkey and all the fixin's will be on the table very very soon. Then it will be time to pull out all those Ugly Christmas Sweaters, the tackier the better, right?I couldn't resist when Kerry
- [Holiday Party](https://modalissa.com/2016/09/holiday-party.html/) - I am so super excited that one of my quilts is featured in the December 2016 issue of American Patchwork and Quilting. I may have to have a Holiday Party and invite everyone over to help me celebrate. But since I can't do that I will just have to share my Holiday Party Quilt on
- [Splendid Sampler- Day 57](https://modalissa.com/2016/08/splendid-sampler-day-57.html/) - I am 57 out of 100. This is not my class rank or my finish in the last 5K I participated in. It is my block number in the Splendid Sampler. I call it the Super Splendid Sampler. (triple S) It seems like yesterday that I met with Pat Sloan and Jane Davidson as they
- [Kettle Corn](https://modalissa.com/2016/08/kettle-corn.html/) - How super cool is Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings? She is the first person to be shown on the cover of American Patchwork & Quilting. This does make her the official cover girl of quilting. Nick, her husband, thought she should do the photo shoot in a bikini, until everyone informed him it was not
- [Adding !! to sentences](https://modalissa.com/2016/08/adding-to-sentences.html/) - DISCLAMIER: I am told I am a pretty private person, so I thought I would go ahead and fill you in on the past 5 or 6 months of my life. The post is long, but I wanted to fill in the gap so I can get back to sharing good things. Several years ago,
- [The Splendid Sampler- block 2](https://modalissa.com/2016/02/the-splendid-sampler-block-2.html/) - Are you a part of this viral quilting community? Jane Davidson and Pat Sloan are the masterminds behind this year long event, sharing 100 blocks from 80 different designers. (I use the word designer loosely, since I am included and not a designer.) It is amazing to me that Jane (from Australia) and Pat (from
- [APQ quiltalong- It all adds up](https://modalissa.com/2016/02/apq-quiltalong-it-all-adds-up.html/) - First of all i thought I would sneak in a few pics of my grandkids. Jarrod and Lindsey's little angel, Imrie Reign Alexander. and of course Nolan delivering a Valentine package to his cousin. I am participating in the third annual American Patchwork & Quilting Quilt-Along. This year the folks at Meredith have all kinds
- [Log Cabins Rock!!](https://modalissa.com/2016/02/log-cabins-rock.html/) - One of the most recognizable American quilt blocks has got to be hands down the log cabin block. One of my quilts is featured in I Love Log Cabins by Martingale Publishing. The setting seems fairly common but for me it is really different. I did not use 5,000,000 different fabrics like I usually
- [The art of learning...](https://modalissa.com/2016/02/the-art-of-learning.html/) - I am so thrilled to be a very small piece of a great big community of people who love to share, share their passion, designs and talents with like-minded people. So I was even more thrilled to be asked by Pat Sloan and Jane Davidson to be a part of project they are rolling out
- [It's a Beauty of a Pagent](https://modalissa.com/2016/01/its-a-beauty-of-a-pagent.html/) - How timely the staff of Martingale publishing was when they created the "Beauty of a Pagent" schoolhouses series. They shared the script from the pagent with me and you will see where Steve Harvey comes into play at the end of this post. If you would rather watch the actual schoolhouse session, our friends at
- [Blender Rows](https://modalissa.com/2016/01/blender-rows.html/) - If you are a follower of all things Moda, by now you are following along on the Moda All Stars, All in a Row blog hop. There are all kinds of fun things planned. If you are just joining, all the details are listed here. Today I wanted to share with you a little bit
- [All in a Row Blog Hop](https://modalissa.com/2016/01/all-in-a-row-blog-hop.html/) - It is 18 days into the new year and I thought we could all use a little help with our new years resolutions. What does this have to do with a Blog Hop. you may ask. Hop! Exercise! Get it? Now I wouldn't want any os us to over-do-it so for the next 11 days,
- [Lazy Honghorn](https://modalissa.com/2015/12/lazy-honghorn.html/) - I love the name of Kerra Job of Live.Love.Sew's pattern, Lazy Longhorn. She is a cattle rancher's wife, so she knows a bit about Longhorns. However, my dad was a Texas Aggie through and through. He always said we could go to any college that we wanted except.....University of Texas. Fast forward many years later,
- [Peaks- the quilt](https://modalissa.com/2015/11/peaks-the-quilt.html/) - I recently posted a picture of this quilt on my Instagram because I love it. I love the colors. I love the pattern. I love the quilting. I love, love, love it. Someone asked me about the pattern and colors so I thought I would share it here. When I went to hunt down the
- [for the mayors](https://modalissa.com/2015/09/for-mayors.html/) - This summer I enjoyed a vacation with my best friend and her crew. She has 3 children and I have 5. We went every where together for many years dragging all 8 kids in tow, including many trips each summer to the beach. Traveling is different now. The kids are grown and many of them
- [Dementia Darnings](https://modalissa.com/2015/09/dementia-darnings.html/) - Festival of Quilts, Part II The most moving exhibit had to be the Dementia Darnings by Jenni Dutton This project developed over time as Jenni was the care giver for her mother. Encouraging her mother to remember the past, they explored family photo albums together. Using some of the photos, the large portraits, constructed using
- [Festival of Quilts](https://modalissa.com/2015/09/festival-of-quilts.html/) - I recently returned from Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, England. We had such a delightful time. This is England's largest trade show and I can certainly see why. The show was a buzz full of energy and excitement. One of Moda's International Distributors, Winbourne Fabrics had a booth to meet and greet quilters and sewists
- [Pre cut Primer winner](https://modalissa.com/2015/09/pre-cut-primer-winner.html/) - Thank you so much for sharing your memories of your favorite teacher. I enjoyed reading each of them. The winner of the Varsity Layer Cake is Sandy in St. Louis. Please send me your mailing information. Thank you for following along. -modalissa
- [Smitten, Smitten, Smitten](https://modalissa.com/2015/09/smitten-smitten-smitten.html/) - Have a I rambled enough about how much I love this quilt design? I took it to the rose garden in my neighborhood and thought I would snap a few creative pictures. Not a good idea! The quilt top with exposed seams got caught on every little thorn! So I "artistically" threw it over a
- [Pre-cut Primer Blog Hop](https://modalissa.com/2015/09/pre-cut-primer-blog-hop.html/) - Hello, If you are following along on the Precut Primer blog hop, then congratulations you have made it to the 12th grade!! This book is chalk full of projects using Moda precuts. It does not take an MBA or a PHD to be able to make one for your favorite scholar. You will learn
- [I am Smitten](https://modalissa.com/2015/08/i-am-smitten.html/) - If you follow me on Instagram you will know that I am obsessed with the Smitten pattern by Lucy Kingwell. (This is a Jen Kingwell pattern designed by her daughter Lucy.) Smitten by Lucy Kingwell I started out hand piecing the blocks while I was on vacation. Love love love!! Then returned from a long
- [Vin DuJour Stars](https://modalissa.com/2015/08/vin-dujour-stars.html/) - Vin DuJour Stars Sounds like a peaceful evening under a sky full of twinkling lights drinking a few glasses of bubbly. ya right The name of the quilt does almost sound magical and yet it is just the description of one of my favorite quilts. The fabric was named Vin DuJour by 3 sisters and
- [Log Cabin Swap Fun](https://modalissa.com/2015/07/log-cabin-swap-fun.html/) - Log Cabin Swap Several of you have asked about the Log Cabin Block swap so I thought I would share the details here. I found a few gull-able friends and decided to just put it out there to see if they wanted to make over-sized blocks, cut them into quarters and then swap. Here is
- [I'm a Big Girl now](https://modalissa.com/2015/08/im-a-big-girl-now.html/) - Well I have always been a big girl. You know the gal that is always on the back row, middle slot for group pictures. The gal that the basket girl coaches start drooling over my "talent" in 3rd grade. The gal that was consoled by her father by the repeated saying, "There is always going
- [polka dots](https://modalissa.com/2013/09/polka-dots.html/) - The giveaway is closed and the winner has been notified. okay you know I am cucko for polka dots. at least 1 yd of each of these dots. Some good Christmas colors also if you want to make some small gift bags for the holidays etc. Enjoy- Modalissa The winner of yesterday's giveaway is. Lisa RogersSeptember
- [The best giveaway for last](https://modalissa.com/2013/09/the-best-giveaway-for-las.html/) - Several people have asked why I was giving these fabrics away instead of selling them. Others have been amazed that I can part with years worth of fabrics. So let me explain, I have worked for Moda fabrics for over 16 years and another 12 years working and teaching quilting. I am obsessed about the
- [and the winner is...](https://modalissa.com/2013/09/and-winner-is.html/) - The winner of Friday's French General fabric giveaway is: Melissa Corry said... Absolutely beautiful. This collection is stunning and i have loved that design for some time :) What a fun month this has been Lissa. Thanks for keeping each morning peppy with a new surprise ;) September 27, 2013 at 6:41 AM Thank you
- [Happy Halloween!!](https://modalissa.com/2013/10/happy-halloween.html/) - this just in from my friend Camille Roskelley May you have only treats and no tricks! -modalissa
- [my latest fabric obsession](https://modalissa.com/2013/11/my-latest-fabric-obsession.html/) - Inspiration comes from everywhere but I am super excited about a very simple little thing. Watch the Moda designer schoolhouse and look at the American Jane ABC project. She is so clever and used her ABC fabric to create a selvedge border for her quilt. I will start hoarding this fabric to be able to
- [Hey Girl](https://modalissa.com/2013/11/hey-gir.html/) - After hours and hours of quilt market, sometimes you have to decompress by having a little fun. Who better to have that fun with, other than Alex Veronelli of Aurifil Threads. (HeyGirl-ed By: Pat Sloan) (HeyGirl-ed By: Sarah Castaneda aka SarahSaysSew) As with any good simple fun idea, it quickly turns into a firestorm of actives
- [Are you ready for a quilt-along?](https://modalissa.com/2013/11/are-you-ready-for-quilt-along.html/) - Is Quiltalong one word or two? I guess it depends on if you are using a hashtag or not, right? Other than in the social media world, I believe quilt-along should be 2 words or at least hyphened, since you need more than one person to quilt along with you. So here is your invitation
- [Friday's video of the week.](https://modalissa.com/2013/11/fridays-video-of-week.html/) - This is just way too special not to share. What a wonderful concept for all of us. I think I am going to watch this everyday. -modalissa
- [APQ Quilt along inspiration.](https://modalissa.com/2013/11/apq-quilt-along-inspiration.html/) - You know the ol' saying everything is old is new again, right? Once the word modern became the newest catch phrase for quilters, I began to study what was this new way of quilting? It is hard to clearly define. Is it the actual quilting? Is it the use of solids and open space? Is
- [Lone Star Sampler- Mc Calls Quilting](https://modalissa.com/2013/12/lone-star-sampler-mc-calls-quilting.html/) - Rarely does the sun and the moon align just right that 2 of my quilts are featured in different magazines the same month. So February 2014 must be lucky for me. Check out McCall's Quilting January/February 2014 issue to see my Lone Star Sampler quilt. I am not much of a wine drinker and I am
- [It's Friday](https://modalissa.com/2013/12/its-friday.html/) - Aren't you glad that is not Black Friday or Cyber Monday? It is just good ol' Friday. The team at Moda just finished the Holiday 2014 catalog and it is off to print so I am celebrating with my all-time favorite holiday song. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. -modalissa
- [Pinteresting Party](https://modalissa.com/2013/12/pinteresting-party.html/) - My oh my... what fun we are going to have. Pinterest is a major addiction as many of you know. But have you had a pinterest party? Well tonight, as a result of Lisa Calle's brilliance, we are having a pinterest party at Urban Spools in Dallas. Join us if you are in the area,
- [Blogger Girls B.O.M year 2](https://modalissa.com/2014/01/blogger-girls-bom-year-2.html/) - Did you make any New Year's Resolutions? I don't know if you can consider mine resolutions but I have agreed to several projects throughout 2014 which are commitments. Commitments, now that is a word that is just as powerful as resolutions, right? You may remember last year when Monique Dillard of Open Gate Quilts hosted
- [Log In, Log Out](https://modalissa.com/2014/01/log-in-log-ou.html/) - I am super excited! Just received the news that my super duper big log cabin quilt made the cover of Quilts and More, Spring 2014. Magazine on Newstands, Feb 4, 2014 This quilt was so fun to make. I just started and did not know for sure where I was going but loved the
- [APQ quiltalong progress](https://modalissa.com/2014/01/apq-quiltalong-progress.html/) - I am always so honored to share my passion for quilting with others. So of course I am super pumped when one of my projects gets published in a national magazine. BUT what really has taken the whole experience way over the top is the #APQquiltalong from the Feb 2014 issue of American Patchwork
- [Fear](https://modalissa.com/2014/01/fear.html/) - I have a draft written that was going to be my new years post. The post was all about a problem I have, paralysis of analysis. According to Wikipedia this is described as...... the state of over-analyzing (or over-thinking) a situation so that a decision or action is never taken, in effect paralyzing the
- [Block of the  Month](https://modalissa.com/2015/02/block-of-mon.html/) - Back in the day, {I am aging myself} I had the third Thursday of the month sewing group and the first Monday PTA meeting and the every other Saturday produce co-op. Before I knew it every day of the month was filled. (These two photos courtesy of Joanna Figeroua) Just like I was a sucker
- [Cleaning Lady](https://modalissa.com/2015/02/cleaning-lady.html/) - I will admit that I haven't been able to get it all done and have suffered from SuperMom Syndrome.I have had to resort to having cleaning lady from time to time. The night before she came I would run around the house barking orders for the kid's to get their room picked up. oh the
- [Blogger Girls BOM month 2](https://modalissa.com/2014/02/blogger-girls-bom-month-2.html/) - Today is the day for the second installment of blogger girls block of the month brought to you by Monique of Open Gate Quilts. Blues and whites certainly seem to be the colors of the year. They colors are everywhere including the cover of the pottery barn catalog. Indigo, indigo indigo. So I have chosen
- [Traveling Patch Worldwide Fabric Exchange](https://modalissa.com/2014/02/traveling-patch-worldwide-fabric.html/) - Do you love Dots? Kim and the crew from Prairie Stitches Quilt Shop have come up with a fun idea. A worldwide traveling fabric exchange to celebrate National Quilting Day, March 15, 2014. Kim has done these types of exchanges before. They are the quilt shop that did a massive triangle exchange with Edyta Sitar
- [Quilt Acronyms](https://modalissa.com/2014/02/quilt-acronyms.html/) - Don't you love quilt retreats? I I do know that I do not get to go on enough of them. This past weekend one of the gals in my office went on her bi-annual retreat with the same group that she has been retreating with for over 25 years. She brought this Quilt Acronym game
- [Wishes Quilt Along](https://modalissa.com/2014/02/wishes-quilt-along.html/) - Picture used with permission from Fat Quarter shop WISHES fabric collection is designed by the creative team at Sweetwater. I am sure that when they were creating this fabric line that it would be the inspiration of Fat Quarter Shop's latest quilt along project supporting the Make a Wish foundation. This project is special to
- [how many slices in a pie](https://modalissa.com/2014/02/how-many-slices-in-pie.html/) - I have never really liked baking pies. I love eating pies. My mom's coconut cream is to die for, but baking pies for my crew never seemed to be enough food so it was not my go to dessert. So when I was playing with the Dresden plate project sheet that Moda was doing with
- [Spell it with fabric](https://modalissa.com/2014/02/spell-it-with-fabric.html/) - My friend Mariza holding the beginning of quilt back I hope you are following along on the Moda designer's Spell it with fabric blog hop. I am their biggest fan so naturally I think everything they do is the bomb-diggety. I am lucky enough to get to be involved behind the scenes. I will call
- [charm pack cherry](https://modalissa.com/2014/02/charm-pack-cherry.html/) - sorry for blurry picture on a windy day I love love love this new fabric from Me and My Sister. I don't know why I love it but I just do. Maybe because it was so different for them. Is it retro, is it modern? Some of the prints look like vintage sheets, some are
- [Scrappy Nine Patch](https://modalissa.com/2014/02/scrappy-nine-patc.html/) - I have been working on a scrappy nine patch quilt. I guess this is kind of my mindless project. You know when you get that urge to press the pedal to the medal (race car sewing terms?) but only have a few minutes. I am using fabrics from Bonnie & Camille, Vanessa Christenson and Fig
- [Blogger Girls BOM-3](https://modalissa.com/2014/03/blogger-girls-bom-3.html/) - Today is the day for the third installment of blogger girls block of the month brought to you by Monique of Open Gate Quilts. I continue to learn, which is a good thing right? Here are my blocks from last month and I made the blocks have different fabrics. This month I realized "LEARNED" that
- [the baby maker](https://modalissa.com/2014/03/the-baby-maker.html/) - You may remember this post from when my oldest son got married. Guess what. They are pregnant with the first grandbaby. I would like to take the credit that the baby maker worked but....not to be too personal, I have counted the days and I do believe they might have actually conceived on my
- [A great big @](https://modalissa.com/2014/03/a-great-big.html/) - 40" x 40" WIKIPEDIA Definition - The at sign, @, normally read aloud as "at", also commonly called the at symbol or commercial at, and less commonly a wide range of other terms,[1][2][3][4] is originally an accounting and commercial invoice abbreviation meaning "at the rate of" (e.g. 7 widgets @ £2 = £14). In recent
- [the big question mark pattern](https://modalissa.com/2014/03/the-big-question-mark-pattern.html/) - What can I say about a question mark? I got to thinking this may be a good baby quilt option since we do not know the sex of my future grandbaby. The instructions measure 24" x 30" before any borders are added. Following the instructions from the #spellitwithfabric blog hop, I enlarged the shapes
- [#APQquiltalong recap](https://modalissa.com/2014/03/apqquiltalong-recap.html/) - Hello to all, I wanted to share some APQquiltalong eye candy and thank my friends that did this virtual quiltalong with me. Quilted by Natalia Bonner of Piece n Quilt “Image from American Patchwork & Quilting® magazine. ©2013 Meredith Corporation. All rights reserved.” Here is my quilt from American Patchwork and Quilting. Miss
- [Granny Square- lost and found](https://modalissa.com/2014/03/granny-square-lost-and-found.html/) - Have you ever misplaced something? Of course you have. Have you misplaced a quilt? Probably not. I made this granny square quilt a couple of years ago. Dragged it to quilt market to submit it to a magazine and never did. We have hauled 100's of quilts back and forth from show to show and
- [Bloggers Girl's B.O.M. 4](https://modalissa.com/2014/04/bloggers-girl-bom-4.html/) - It is that time again for 2 more blocks from Monique Dillard of Open Gate designs.If you are new here each month Monique posts 1 new 6" block pattern. The cool thing is that she also shares cutting instructions to make an additional color option. Month 4 block- color option 2Month 4 block- color option
- [Wishes B.O.M.](https://modalissa.com/2014/04/wishes-bo.html/) - It is the first of the month so it is time to catch up on my block of the months. on April 1st, I shared block 4 from the blogger girls BOM and today is my show n tell for the Wishes quilt along from Fat Quarter Shop. I am on month 4 of the
- [](https://modalissa.com/2014/04/draws-you-to-quilt-pattern-i-have.html/) - What draws you to a quilt pattern? I have wanted to make a certain quilt from the Moda bake shop forever. Well to tell the truth I have several of the patterns printed and waiting in the wings to make but this one was calling my name. I dove right in. The pattern is Sunday
- [fabric swaps](https://modalissa.com/2014/05/fabric-swaps.html/) - Have you ever participated in a swap? I know you were thinking of the show, Wife Swap and I don't mean that kind of swap. I recently had a wild hare and decided to participate in a few swaps. When I first contacted Michelle from Quilts from my Crayon Box, I think she was a
- [Roadtrip QAL](https://modalissa.com/2014/05/roadtrip-qa.html/) - Texas is a BIG STATE so a BIG QUILT ALONG was certainly in order. Join these Texas bloggers for a super sized quilt along beginning June 1st. Melissa from my Fabric Relish has organized a road trip that takes you through some of best known cities and possibly some of the little known places in
- [Nested Churn Dash Quilt Along](https://modalissa.com/2014/05/nested-churn-dash-quilt-along.html/) - You may know Jane Davidson of QuiltJane from Australia. I love the name of her blog, Want It, Need It, Quilt. She is starting a quilt-a-long of the Nested Churn Dash. This is big fun quilt block that has taken on a life of it's own. Starting June 1st, 2014, Jane will be taking us
- [Blogger Girls Month 6 BOM](https://modalissa.com/2014/06/blogger-girls-month-6-bo.html/) - It is that time again for the Blogger Girls' Block of the Month. The final month of free block patterns includes month 6 blocks. Next month we will be showing the final quilt and the layout directions. Amazing how different these two blocks are using the same pattern. Can you spot the difference in
- [Nested Churn Dash Quiltalong](https://modalissa.com/2014/06/nested-churn-dash-quiltalong.html/) - I am sure you have seen this quilt all over the Internet by now. A very talented and uber creative Jane Davidson of QuiltJane has started this quilt along and today is my day to post my version of this quilt. First I have to tell you a little story. Jane participated in my Low
- [Straight and Arrow](https://modalissa.com/2014/06/straight-and-arrow.html/) - I am so lucky to work with such a talented group of people. One of the gals is Holly Hickman. Her brain is amazing. You may have seen her quilt in a recent Quilts and More Spring 2014 publication. I knew when she made that quilt that I would want to make it once the
- [Blogger Girls BOM Final Reveal](https://modalissa.com/2014/07/blogger-girls-bom-final-revea.html/) - Hope you have had fun following along on the Blogger Girls BOM. I made my quilt into 2 wall hangings for Holiday presents. To see every ones finished quilts visit Sherri from A Quilting Life - aquiltinglife.blogspot.com JoAnne from A Patriotic Qulter - http://thepatrioticquilter.blogspot.com/ Denise from Quilter’s Window ~ Quilterswindow.com/blog/ Jodi from Pleasant Home ~
- [Texas Roadtrip QAL- Hill County](https://modalissa.com/2014/07/texas-roadtrip-qal-hill-county.html/) - Melissa and Cristina have arranged some fabulous sponsors: Aurifil Donna's Lavender Nest Fat Quarter Shop Urban Spools Fort Worth Fabric Studio Lily Rose Quilts Moda You can find more specific details about this QAL, such as fabric requirements, at My Fabric Relish and Pretty Little Quilts. There will be a lot of fun information and
- [Sweet Scandi Sew Along](https://modalissa.com/2014/07/sweet-scandi-sew-along.html/) - image from This n That I have always loved Sherri from This n That's clean classic style and her latest project, Sweet Scandi was on my "to make in some lifetime" list. So when Sherri said she was going to have a sewalong, I jumped in. I am best under a deadline or else the
- [Sew Scandi Sew Along](https://modalissa.com/2014/08/sew-scandi-sew-along.html/) - Sew Scandi continues... Thank you Sherri for rearranging my turn on the hop. Here are my blocks and my process. I don't have much room to sew so when it comes to laying pieces the space is limited. I always look at a block and see if block has any shapes that are duplicates or
- [member of the club](https://modalissa.com/2014/08/member-of-club.html/) - There is an elite club that many talk about. It is a club that has thousands and thousands of members. The members talk about it with such gleam and glow. It is the infamous Grandmothers Club. So this is my first official post about our little angel Nolan who is now 3 months old. My
- [Sew Scandi Quilt](https://modalissa.com/2014/09/sew-scandi-qui.html/) - The Sew Scandinavian quilt from This N That's Blog hop is now ready for a good home. Each of us made sections of this quilt and Sherri completed the final project. Sherri (This N That) Blog link- http://thisandthatpatterns.typepad.com/thisandthatpatterns/2014/07/sweet-scandinavian-sew-along.html Vickie Eapen blog link~ http://www.spunsugarquilt.com/ Me-Modalissa blog link~ http://www.modalissa.blogspot.com/ Kimberly Jolly blog link~ http://fatquartershop.blogspot.com.es/ Here is
- [Confetti Forest](https://modalissa.com/2014/11/confetti-fores.html/) - Confetti Forest... I love that name. I wish I was the one that thought of it, but I didn't. It was the talented crew at McCall's Quilting that named my quilt. I couldn't have thought of a more perfect name for this quilt. Just the sound of it makes me think of fall and
- [quilt market](https://modalissa.com/2014/11/quilt-marke.html/) - Whether you are planning a booth full of the newest items or coming to shop the show to find the latest trends and items, everyone that goes to market puts in a ton of work. I must say it is all worth it to get to see old friends and make new memories. Have you
- [NEW Cool Pins](https://modalissa.com/2014/11/new-cool-pins.html/) - Pins are numbered 1-20, that is more numbers than counting with your fingers and toes. Marilee's Numbered Pins The pins come in a cute little slotted container with pins numbered 1-10 on one side and pins 11-20 on the other. When I have a big variety of stripped pieced sets that need to
- [#APQquiltalong](https://modalissa.com/2014/11/apqquiltalong.html/) - Quilted by Natalia Bonner of Piece n Quilt “Image from American Patchwork & Quilting® magazine. ©2013 Meredith Corporation. All rights reserved.” Everything in our world is so fast, fast, fast especially at this time of year. I find it interesting there is this Slow it Down movement that people like Cheryl Arkison talks about in
- [Modern Building Blocks](https://modalissa.com/2014/12/modern-building-blocks.html/) - Modern Building Blocks consists of blocks that range in size from 6" to 36". When I was making this quilt I had so much fun playing with the blocks and their sizes. I thought I would share some of the pics I took along the way. Everything is divisible by 6 so the combinations are
- [design boards](https://modalissa.com/2014/12/design-boards.html/) - Have you made any of the design boards that Lori Holt demonstrated almost 4 years ago on her blog? I have made a few bigger ones that I use from time to time. http://beeinmybonnetco.blogspot.com/2011/07/mini-design-board-tutorial.html This weekend I had a zillion scrappy 9" blocks that needed to be laid out in a certain order. My bigger
- [Sugar Cookies](https://modalissa.com/2014/12/sugar-cookies.html/) - One of the perks of my job is that I get to travel with some of the Moda sales team. This happens once or twice a year. I was super excited to travel with Jane Overman a few months back. As Jane was taking me the airport she asked, "Have you ever heard of Swig?"
- [APQ Quiltalong - Go Four It!!](https://modalissa.com/2015/01/apq-quiltalong-go-four-i.html/) - All images provided courtesy of American Patchwork and Quilting It is that time again for a quiltalong. As you may know last year I was fortunate enough to have one of my quilts featured as the first APQquiltalong. (see here) I am more than thrilled to be back this year with a few of my
- [OLD](https://modalissa.com/2015/01/old.html/) - http://blog.modafabrics.com/2015/01/5688/Don't you love gossip? Well this kind of gossip is not going to make entertainment tonight or the cover of people magazine. If you are visiting my little ol' blog than you are also probably a fan of the Moda blog also. You have all read the gossip or I like to refer to it
- [11 months and counting!](https://modalissa.com/2015/01/11-months-and-counting.html/) - One of the girls at work loves Christmas and I mean she really loves Christmas. Beginning January 25th she starts the count down by posting on my calendar, 11 months until Christmas. No matter how you look at it, 11 months until the next Christmas or 1 month after last Christmas it comes every Dec.
- [Words](https://modalissa.com/2015/01/words.html/) - Words are a powerful thing. They can build you up. . They can be used to inspire and encourage others. Words can heal and make you laugh. I think my Pinterest board -words of wisdom - has more pins than my -quilts to make in the lifetime - board. Sometimes it is the written word
- [Documents](https://modalissa.com/2015/01/documents.html/) - This is how I use to document the quilts that I had made. Sad but true. I came across these two worn spiral pages that I have saved for over 20 years. I may have pictures of some of these quilts somewhere in a shoe box in the attic but reading this list has brought
- [No Fair](https://modalissa.com/2015/02/no-fair.html/) - The second annual #APQquiltalong has started. What I mean by started is the April issue of American Patchwork and Quilting is now available. There really is no start date or deadline. A quiltalong is just a way to share your process along the way. The no fair part of this blog post is just that.
- [Log Cabin- circa 1982](https://modalissa.com/2015/05/log-cabin-circa-1982.html/) - One of my previous posts mentioned that I was going to document a few of my quilts and share their stories. so in no particular order...... This is probably one of my best loved quilts, really I should say best USED quilts. It is also one of the first quilts that I had machine quilted
- [French General Irish Chain](https://modalissa.com/2015/06/french-general-irish-chain.html/) - Pom Pom De Paris by French General We have had a bit of sunshine for the first time in weeks. The deluge of rain seems to have stopped so I thought it a perfect time to pull out another quilt and document the specifics. I thought this Irish Chain would be good to talk about
- [Irish Chain Blog Hop](https://modalissa.com/2015/06/irish-chain-blog-hop.html/) - Hello and Welcome, I am thrilled and nervous at the same time to kick off Melissa Corry's Irish Chain Blog hop. Melissa has all kinds of fun things planned for this hop. Each day you will be visiting 2 different stops and I guarantee there will be so much color throughout. Did you play
- [Pinks, Kind of](https://modalissa.com/2013/09/pinks-kind-of.html/) - You may wonder how I decided what would be combined in each of these giveaways. Yesterday you saw the stack of reds. I just grabbed a hunk of reds that I thought would fit nicely in a priority package, tied a ribbon around it and considered it done. Then I grabbed the next stack as
- [Love  reds?](https://modalissa.com/2013/09/love-reds.html/) - The giveaway is closed and the winner has been notified. Happy Wednesday! It is one month until quilt market so I am glad this giveaway is winding down. I will not have even a spare moment to read all the nice comments that you have taken the time to post over the past month
- [2 FOR Tuesday](https://modalissa.com/2013/09/2-for-tuesday.html/) - The giveaway is closed and the winner has been notified. Remember how I told you my pics would not be the greatest. This first pic does look like a wad of sausages still in their plastic casings. Gross, right? The bag is full of shirting scraps from Primitive Gatherings collection, Floral Gatherings Shirtings which is
- [Scrap builder paradise](https://modalissa.com/2013/09/scrap-builder-paradise.html/) - The giveaway is closed and the winner has been notified. We are on the final countdown on my little September de stash project. Today is a sampler of fabrics from 3 sisters, Barbara Brackman, Primitive Gatherings and Blackbird Designs. The majority of these pieces are 10" x 10" but the 3 sisters Christmas collection pieces
- [never enough lights giveaway](https://modalissa.com/2013/09/never-enough-lights-giveaway.html/) - The giveaway is closed and the winner has been notified. Hello and T.G.I.F I hope each of you are doing well. The last post for the week is another collection of lights. This tidy little bundle has some big hunks of yardages and several assorted cuts throughout. You have all weekend to post a comment.
- [Yo-Yo Giveaway](https://modalissa.com/2013/09/yo-yo-giveaway.html/) - The giveaway is closed and the winner has been notified. Yo Yo's Happy Hump Day to all. Today's little goody is a bag full of yo-yo's Not the wooden toy kind. This includes the clover yo yo maker tool in two different sizes. If you have never made a yo yo using this cool tool,
- [Quilt Fabric Giveaway](https://modalissa.com/2013/09/quilt-fabric-giveaway_17.html/) - Don't say anything about how DIVERSE my fabric tastes are. I am a middle child and I like EVERYTHING. Jack of all, master of none as the saying goes. Yesterday it was Lush Uptown by Erin Michael. Today it is traditional basic nothings. Not pictured are the jewel toned brights that are a bonus! Some
- [Lush Uptown Giveaway](https://modalissa.com/2013/09/lush-uptown-giveaway.html/) - The giveaway is closed and the winner has been notified. Happy Monday to all, For those of you that missed me over the weekend, I forgot to remind you that the giveaways were only going on during the week. Bare with me as I tell you the quick history behind today's giveaway. MANY, MANY years
- [Reproduction Layer Cakes Giveaway](https://modalissa.com/2013/09/reproduction-layer-cakes-giveaway.html/) - Reproduction Layer cakes, Darks, Stripes and even lights. Did I say this is a hard one to give away? I think I could say that about all these posts. When I decided to do this I did go in and create the posts for the month, This means there is no looking back. No falling
- [Chocolat quilt blocks giveaway](https://modalissa.com/2013/09/chocolat-quilt-blocks-giveaway.html/) - The giveaway is closed and the winner has been notified. This quilt is almost done. SERIOUSLY All you have to do is finish a few more blocks and sew the blocks together. Pattern and all the pieces Need a Christmas quilt as a gift. This could be just the ticket for you. Good luck!! and
- [9-11 fabric giveaway](https://modalissa.com/2013/09/9-11-fabric-giveaway.html/) - The giveaway is closed and the winner has been notified. This one is a tough one to give away, but I thought what better day than 9-11 to post these classic reds and blues as the giveaway. Just in case you are just joining me, read the full info of the giveaway here. When I
- [Need some Bonnie and Camille scraps?](https://modalissa.com/2013/09/need-some-bonnie-and-camille-scraps.html/) - The giveaway is closed and the winner has been notified. I am having so much fun De-Stashing. (is that really a word?) Knowing that these fabrics are going to good homes makes me happy, because they have been neglected at my house! I am sure you all know that I am a huge fan of
- [Vintage Tula Pink Giveaway](https://modalissa.com/2013/09/vintage-tula-pink-giveaway.html/) - The giveaway is closed and the winner has been notified. Tula Pink fans stand up and clap your hands! Now is your chance to get your hands on some vintage pieces from her early collections. over 65 assorted layer cakes some duplication but it is all good along with a few other bits and pieces.
- [Quilt fabric De-Stash day 3](https://modalissa.com/2013/09/quilt-fabric-de-stash-day-3.html/) - The giveaway is closed and the winner has been notified. I wonder if there is a psychologist out there that studies a quilter's fabric buying tendencies. Or well maybe I don't want to know the results of such a study. I do know I have a mad, crazy addiction to background fabrics. I love scrappy
- [Quilt Fabric Giveaway DAY 2](https://modalissa.com/2013/09/quilt-fabric-giveaway-day-2.html/) - The giveaway is closed and the winner has been notified. Just in case you missed yesterday's post, here it is in a nutshell. To celebrate National Sewing Month, I am going to have a Giveaway on my blog every WEEK DAY. It is going to be quick and simple. I will announce the winner and
- [Quilt Fabric Giveaway](https://modalissa.com/2013/09/quilt-fabric-giveaway.html/) - The giveaway is closed and the winner has been notified. You know the old saying..... “I believe that everything happens for a reason. - Marilyn Monroe Well that is the truth, so let me tell you a story. I have desperately needed new floor in my sewing room. Let me just say high
- [Quilting, sewing blog hops about to start.](https://modalissa.com/2013/08/quilting-sewing-blog-hops-about-to-star.html/) - September has always been my favorite month. Our family is full of September birthdays and anniversaries. Every day is a party! I can also celebrate National Sewing Month. So much fun. So much to see and learn. First of all, the crew at United Notions is celebrating with Measure Twice, Cut Once. You will want
- [Million Pillowcase Challenge](https://modalissa.com/2013/08/million-pillowcase-challenge.html/) - image from million pillowcase challenge Did you know that in the US alone there are over 800,000 children in foster care? Many of these children move from place to place with very little and certainly nothing to carry their few belongings in. Just imagine if each child had a fun pillowcase. This is one of
- [and the winner is...](https://modalissa.com/2013/08/and-winner-is_18.html/) - Thank you to Gudrun for letting me be a part of her anniversary celebration. The winner from my blog post was Linda said: HI! LOVE THE HOP!LOVE GUDRUN'S INSPIRATION!THANKS FOR SHARING!August 12, 2013 at 10:40 AM Linda, I have sent you an email with the details.
- [Happy Friday](https://modalissa.com/2013/08/happy-friday.html/) - You know how much I love these Soul Pancake videos. I just had to share another one.
- [Gudruns' 10th anniversary](https://modalissa.com/2013/08/gudruns-10th-anniversary.html/) - Welcome to day 8 of the anniversary event. We have been celebrating Gudrun's 10 years in this country and 10 years of GE Designs. What does Fast and Furious mean to you? Is it the movie starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker? Or is it Gundrun's books? In each of the books she gives instructions
- [And the winner is...](https://modalissa.com/2013/08/and-winner-is-2.html/) - krisgray said... So many of my books are pattern after pattern, I love the idea of some themed essays from a quilter. The concept is intriguing! August 9, 2013 at 7:20 AM I will be sending her a copy of A Month of Sundays by Cheryl Arkison.
- [it's okay.....](https://modalissa.com/2013/08/its-okay.html/) - IT'S OKAY IF YOU SIT ON MY QUILT by Mary Ellen Hopkins Many Christmases ago I received a gift from my sister in law. This gift was life changing. The gift consisted of a rotary mat and this book, along with a a little note saying that the 3rd part of the gift would be
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2013/08/friday-funny_9.html/) - Hope all of you are drinking enough water. I use to be a pretty good skater. and a bonus because there are just too many clever videos to just include one. Have a good weekend. -modalissa
- [Celebrating GE designs](https://modalissa.com/2013/08/celebrating-ge-designs.html/) - Gundrun from GE Designs has a lot to celebrate. Follow along on her 10 year anniversary. Starts today at http://gudrun.typepad.com/
- [Book Club](https://modalissa.com/2013/08/book-club.html/) - I may not be Oprah, but I am going to be part of a book club to celebrate National Book Lover's Day on August 9th, 2013 Join us as a few people from the quilting industry share the book that inspired them to start quilting. Also what is our favorite book right now!! Visit the
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2013/08/friday-funny.html/) - This is a foreign catalog but I think women from all countries can understand the interpretation. Enjoy!
- [PIckledish Progress](https://modalissa.com/2013/07/pickledish-progress.html/) - Remember when I said I would never make a double wedding ring, but a pickle dish would be different? I have always been enamored with Aneela Hoey's Pickledish quilt along so I jumped in and gave it a try. I have been collecting Greys and yellows for a while now. I thought these were the
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2013/07/friday-funny-2.html/) - This one is long but worth it. I am grateful you stopped by my blog.
- [Never Say Never](https://modalissa.com/2013/07/never-say-never.html/) - I have always said there are two quilts I would never make. Grandmother's Flower Garden and Double Wedding Ring The pattern I am making this from is actually named Pickledish, so I think this counts as still not making a double wedding ring. (more on this quilt next week) Since I have started many hexagon
- [Hashtag quilt finished](https://modalissa.com/2013/07/hashtag-quilt-finished.html/) - my Hashtag quilt is COMPLETE! YEAH Yippee hurrah I am so into the color ORANGE that I had to use one of orange prints from the Scrumptious line. Scrumptious will be in stores October 2013 Who would have thought of a hashtag quilt before twitter came along? This quilt was a class that Camille
- [Friday Yummy](https://modalissa.com/2013/07/friday-yummy.html/) - Today's Friday Funny has been temporarily renamed to Friday Yummy. The Dallas Sprinkles has this machine now. Thanks goodness because the lines at that store are out of control. I hope there are not any news stories where the ACM machine "automated cupcake machines" are held up for red velvet. Have a sweet weekend. -modalissa
- [sewing thimbles](https://modalissa.com/2013/07/sewing-thimbles.html/) - I recently went on a retreat. YEAH ME! Took several projects to work on but did not FINISH anything. BOO HISS! Then I succumbed to peer pressure and started a little thimble quilt. WHY NOT? Everyone else was. The problem with this was everyone one else was happy sewing a pack or two together, adding
- [Solid hexagons](https://modalissa.com/2013/07/solid-hexagons.html/) - My love of hexagons continues. Seems like odd colors right? A friend of mine sent a note with a cute graphic that inspired me. from wit and whistle The card was from Wit and Whistle. Isn't it adorable? I grabbed my accuquilt and proceeded to cut hexies. The die has three different sizes,
- [Blogger Girls Quilt Along](https://modalissa.com/2013/06/blogger-girls-quilt-along.html/) - The final month of the Blogger Girls Quilt Along. Border and Sashing Can't live without these rulers now. When Monique first showed us this quilt I was intrigued by the setting. There are a lot of sampler style quilts on the market but the setting on this quilt really sets it apart. I decided to
- [Friday Funny- 4th marriage](https://modalissa.com/2013/06/friday-funny-4th-marriage.html/) - Are You Ready For This!!! The local news station was interviewing an 80-year-old lady because she had just gotten married for the fourth time. The interviewer asked her questions about her life, about what it felt like to be marrying again at 80, and then about her new husband's occupation. "He's a funeral director," she
- [So many choices](https://modalissa.com/2013/06/so-many-choices.html/) - I have a wonderful box of over 1000 half square triangles from my recent exchange. NOW THE DECISION What do I make with these? This whole triangle swap started because of Edyta Sitar's book, Friendship Triangles and her yummy triangle papers. Could it be possible that I am having commitment issues? I just can't decide.
- [and the winner is](https://modalissa.com/2013/06/and-winner-is_25.html/) - and the winner of Kathy Brown's new book is............................ Sandra said... I really really and truly want this book for myself. I have at least a zillion fat quarters to use up. I want to make every single pattern that is shown in this book. I can do this, but I need to be a
- [I Spy Hexagons](https://modalissa.com/2013/06/i-spy-hexagons.html/) - A while back I received a wonderful package from Quilt Jane. It contained this precious hexy flower with little cherubs and a hexy template. I asked Jane about the fabric and she said the fabric is a print of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. Two characters from children’s books written by May Gibbs, a famous Australian author.
- [Fat Quarter Quickies](https://modalissa.com/2013/06/fat-quarter-quickies_21.html/) - Today is my day on Kathy's blog hop. I love quilts that are repetitive graphic quilts that you have to take a second look at to see how they are constructed. My favorite from the book has probably got to be Supponsibilites. It is a great quilt but it is a wonderful story as well.
- [Fat Quarter Quickies](https://modalissa.com/2013/06/fat-quarter-quickies.html/) - So many great books hitting the market and here comes another one. With a title like, Fat Quarter Quickies how can anyone resist. If you know Kathy or have ever visited with her it is apparent she is from the south. Quilt names such as Smorgasbord, Brown-Eyed Girl, Cutoffs, Pixy Stix and Tequila Sunrise surely
- [Pickled Dish Quilt along](https://modalissa.com/2013/06/pickled-dish-quilt-along.html/) - The Pickled Dish Quilt along from Aneela Hoey has been on my bucket list since she first posted the Quiltalong on her blog. Pic courtesy of Aneela Hoey I am off to a long weekend retreat and so in case you were wondering what I was going to use the grey and yellow fabrics for......................
- [And the winner is](https://modalissa.com/2013/06/and-winner-is-3.html/) - tpott said... Years ago my husband used my 6x24 inch ruler and broke it. I'm still not sure, what he was measuring with it. I was so upset he never used any of my quilting supplies again. I think at the time I only had 2 rulers. It seams like a million years ago, I have
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2013/06/friday-funny-3.html/) - Hope your summer is off to a glorious start. Wanted to share a precious video. Watch it to the end. I think he was thrilled being on stage! - Modalissa
- [Grey and Yellow](https://modalissa.com/2013/06/grey-and-yellow.html/) - Here is my stack of fabrics for my next scrappy project. I have been accumulating/hoarding everything I can find in greys and yellows. I think this color combination first started wit a piece from Vanessa Christenson's Simply Style. Then came along Baby Jane by Eric and Julie Comstock. Then Kate Spain's newest fabric, Sunnyside has
- [A Quilting Life blog tour](https://modalissa.com/2013/06/a-quilting-life-blog-tour.html/) - Hello to all, I hope you have been following along. All of the following people have been sharing bits about their quilt life. Everyone is also giving away a copy of Sherri's super duper book. All you have to do to win onw is visit each of the blogs throughout the duration of the hop.
- [Triangle Swap](https://modalissa.com/2013/05/triangle-swap.html/) - Recently I participated in a triangle swap with 20 other gals. I have always been a fan of Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts and her triangle papers. These papers fit beautifully on fabric approx 7" x 22 making it a wonderful project for scraps or fat eighths. Each package comes with enough
- [Honeycomb Precuts](https://modalissa.com/2013/05/honeycomb-precuts.html/) - After returning from a whirlwind week at Quilt Market one of the trends that was all over the show was my favorite shape, Hexagons. Just in case you haven't seen how easy the moda honeycomb's (6" hexagons) are to sew together, Kimberly from Fat Quarter shop said I could share this video with you. I
- [to market to market](https://modalissa.com/2013/05/to-market-to-marke.html/) - Today is going to be a busy day at the office. We have sales meeting for the Dallas staff, making sure all the sales meeting stuff is ready for Portland and mainly just making sure we have packed everything. After sending 2 - 18 wheelers full of booth stuff I would hope we didn't forget
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2013/05/friday-funny-4.html/) - I love this song and a four year old singing it is precious! Have a great weekend. -modalissa
- [Indigo Trail](https://modalissa.com/2013/05/indigo-trai.html/) - It is amazing what I came across as I was packing up things for Market. I forgot to show off one of my favorite quilts. How classic and timely is indigo and yellow? This quilt is published in McCall's Quilting. I normally would have used Blue and red. That is so predictable, right? So instead
- [Blogger Girls Month 5](https://modalissa.com/2013/05/blogger-girls-month-5.html/) - I can't believe it has been a month since my last post. Boo Hiss- I will make myself stand in the corner! I guess I have been in a funk. Thank you to Monique because being a part of the Blogger Girl's Quilt Along has made me have to hop on to my blog, hopefully
- [Blogger girls quilt along 4](https://modalissa.com/2013/04/blogger-girls-quilt-along-4.html/) - I started trying something different this month. Since I am using Edyta Sitar's fabric, Paint Box I thought I should add some batiks. Not quite sure how this is going to work with my other blocks. I may have to re make some of the ones from 1-3 to add the richness that batiks add.
- [Acronyms](https://modalissa.com/2013/03/acronyms.html/) - I just this past month celebrated my 16 year working at Moda Fabric/Unitednotions. I will never forget being in a meeting with the tech people and everyone was talking in acronyms. By the time I left the meeting I had the worst headache and felt like I was the dumbest person in the room. At
- [Friday Greatness](https://modalissa.com/2013/03/friday-greatness.html/) - I love anything Soul Pancake. How great is this? I think I am going to go sit in the ball pit at Chuckie Cheese this weekend and see who I met. Have a great weekend. -modalissa
- [Too Early for Candy Corn?](https://modalissa.com/2013/03/too-early-for-candy-corn.html/) - At moda we initiated a staff challenge. We were designing some basic 12 pack patterns using Bella solids. These patterns were designed as"blueprints". No color, just let your imagination decide. To test the process, several of the office staff jumped in to take the color challenge. I choose Peaks as my quilt pattern. It was
- [National Quilt/Craft Month](https://modalissa.com/2013/03/national-quiltcraft-mon.html/) - Looky, looky, I am a cruise director and didn't even know it. I better really get after loosing those 20 pounds! Sarah Castenada is the crusie organizer, so join as we play a fun game during the month of March on the Moda blog . Love my pirate hat!
- [Blogger Girls Quilt Along 3](https://modalissa.com/2013/03/blogger-girls-quilt-along-3.html/) - Can you believe it is already March? I love the technique and rulers used on this block so I was inspired to do something a little different. Be sure and check out off the bloggers posts for color options and then Monique's blog for block instructions. This could very well be my favorite block so
- [QuiltCon part 2](https://modalissa.com/2013/02/quiltcon-part-2.html/) - One of the funnest things about being at Quilt Con was the MBS booth and photo booth. Derek from Booth66.com is the coolest guy. He made our booth the place to be! Anyone that stopped by the booth could get a printed picture. They could also load the pic to any social media platform or
- [QuiltCon 2013](https://modalissa.com/2013/02/quiltcon-2013.html/) - I spent the weekend at the Moda Bake Shop booth during the QuiltCon 2013 show. Thank you to Alex from Auriful for helping sponsor the fun, crazy photo booth. (more pics tomorrow from the photo booth) How adorable are the handmade prize ribbons? Here are just a few of the quilts from the show.
- [What I am baking...](https://modalissa.com/2013/02/what-i-am-baking.html/) - If any of my family members are reading this they will be laughing out loud or saying finally. I have been busy getting ready for the QuiltCon Show in Austin, Texas this weekend, so let me just say the cupboard is bare. However, I have had some time to cook up a little project
- [what I want to be when I am older](https://modalissa.com/2013/02/what-i-want-to-be-when-i-am-older.html/) - I had the most fun over the weekend. A friend called me a few weeks ago. She was standing in Joann's telling me how she had volunteered to make a quilt to raffle as their big charity fundraiser. The first thing I said was get your bu?? out of there and get over here. I
- [Friendship quilt along starts today](https://modalissa.com/2013/02/friendship-quilt-along-starts-today.html/) - Have fun collection all these quilt blocks. For you overachievers there are 3 blocks a day!! FEB 18th Barbara Brackman http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/ Basic Grey http://blog.basicgrey.com/ Blackbird Designs http://blackbird-designs.blogspot.com/ FEB 19th Bonnie- Cotton Way http://cottonway.blogspot.com/ Brigitte- Zen Chic www.farbstoff-bridge.blogspot.com Anne- Bunny Hill http://bunnyhillblog.com/ FEB 20th Camille- Thimbleblossoms http://www.camilleroskelley.typepad.com/ Deb Strain http://debstrain.blogspot.com/ Eric & Julie Comstock http://cosmocricket.typepad.com/cosmo_cricket/FEB
- [Quilter's Save our Stories](https://modalissa.com/2013/02/quilters-save-our-stories.html/) - Have you heard of Quilter's SOS- Save Our Stories? Quilter's SOS is a part of the non- profit organization, Quilter's Alliance. This is a snippet directly from their mission statement. Quilt Alliance is a nonprofit 501c3 organization established in 1993 whose mission is to document, preserve, and share our American quilt heritage by collecting the
- [Blogger Girls Quilt Along 2](https://modalissa.com/2013/02/blogger-girls-quilt-along-2.html/) - Happy Friday to everyone! Today is month 2 of Monique's Blogger Girls Quilt Along. Here is my stack of fabrics that I am auditioning each month for my blocks. Monique has done such a great job with her block instructions that it is very easy to choose different fabrics for color placement making the blocks
- [Color Me Super Excited](https://modalissa.com/2013/01/color-me-super-excited.html/) - I am excited, honored, humbled, thrilled, and basically just flat out blown away to be a part of American Patchwork and Quilting's 20th Anniversary Issue. April 2013 When I was told by the editor of APQ that my quilt was chosen for the cover, I literally cried. Not very many people have seen me speechless
- [In works](https://modalissa.com/2013/01/in-works.html/) - I wanted to post a picture of my cutting table with several projects in the works. What is it about the new year that makes me think I need to start a bunch of new projects? The piles in no particular order are: 1. An opened back of chocolate drizzled kettle corn. I made it
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2013/01/friday-funny-5.html/) - I know with 6 million hits on Youtube that you probably have already seen this but it doesn't hurt to have a another laugh. Hope you all enjoy your weekend. --modalissa
- [my Newest Favorite thing](https://modalissa.com/2013/01/my-newest-favorite-thing.html/) - I wanted to share my newest obsession. It is another app, surprise, surprise! It is called Frameographer. Watch the tutorial of how it works then see the video we made below. Frameographer UI Walkthrough from Studio Neat on Vimeo. One of my sons decided to completely redo his brothers old rotten deck while they were
- [Bloggers girls quilt along](https://modalissa.com/2013/01/bloggers-girls-quilt-along.html/) - Happy New Year! I am happy to be starting the new year with a few friends. Time to start on a 6 month BOM. Are you ready? On the first of each month, we will be posting our "color options" as we participate with Monique from Open Gate Quilt's on her first quilt along. Block
- [What I learned on my Christmas break](https://modalissa.com/2012/12/what-i-learned-on-my-christmas-break.html/) - Each year on the first day of school I always had to write a paper titled "What I did on my summer vacation." This morning as the house is quite and thoughts of the new year are swirling around in my head, I started thinking about the things I learned on my Christmas vacation. The
- [BOM coming soon](https://modalissa.com/2012/12/bom-coming-soon.html/) - Blogger Girls Block of the Month I am super excited to be a part of a big event starting January 1st, 2013. Monique Dillard from Open Gate is doing her first ever online Block of the Month. Instead of BOM (block of the month) this should probably be BGBOM (blogger girls block of the
- [Travel Pillowcases](https://modalissa.com/2012/12/travel-pillowcases.html/) - Travel Pillowcases I have been having so much fun making travel pillowcases. All you really need is 14" of fabric plus a band. It is pretty cool how the construction of this pillowcase is done. Don't get me wrong making the standard pillowcases with the sausage technique is absolutely amazing. The travel pillowcases are made
- [Ombre Jelly Roll quilt](https://modalissa.com/2012/12/ombre-jelly-roll-qui.html/) - Have you fallen in love with Vanessa's Simply Color fabric line? I know I have. Vanessa has ombre mini jelly rolls that include only her ombre fabrics. The jelly rolls are a little misleading because at first glance they look like a nice little set of spring colors. Once the jelly roll is opened, the
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2012/12/friday-funny-6.html/) - Enough Said!! Hope you all have this much energy this weekend!
- [Berenstain Bears star quilt](https://modalissa.com/2012/12/berenstain-bears-star-qui.html/) - Bear Country School Are you looking for something fun and quick to make? All you need is 1 charm pack, 3/4 yd background fabric, 1/3 yd inner border, 1 1/2 yds for border and binding The entire pattern is listed below but the following pics are some step by steps so you can see how
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2012/11/friday-funny-7.html/) - I am checking in after a whirlwind Market and Festival with a lame Friday Funny. I wanted you to know that I was alive and recuperating from a very long and great couple of months!! I am back in the saddle. Here goes. FRIDAY FUNNY Check your shampoo bottle label.I don't know WHY I didn't
- [Sweet Celebrations blog hop](https://modalissa.com/2012/10/sweet-celebrations-blog-hop.html/) - Welcome Welcome. I am honored to be one of the stops on the tour along with such talented people. Sweet Celebrations features projects from 21 designers or as we call them chefs. Chef is code word so that our families think we are spending more time in the kitchen than in the sewing room. Why
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2012/09/friday-funny-8.html/) - Hope you have a good weekend.
- [Modern Fall Quilt](https://modalissa.com/2012/09/modern-fall-qui.html/) - kennedy modeling my newest quilt Can you modernize Halloween or possibly the celebration of Thanksgiving? Both Holidays are certainly the beginning of the fall holiday season in the United States, but neither holiday would be considered modern. I love the season, I love the colors and I love the weather during this time of year
- [what's up?](https://modalissa.com/2012/09/whats-up.html/) - The 2 months before each Market is so hard for me. Everything I am working on is top secret. It drives me crazy to see all the fun things people are doing and I am sewing under the veils of secrecy. So I just wanted to drop you a few peeks at my projects. More
- [and the winner is!](https://modalissa.com/2012/09/and-winner-is-4.html/) - Nancy Lewis is the winner of the Baby go. Four dogs and one quilter said... Love EPP and hexagons. Would love to make the Union Jack quilt, but an I spy would be fun too. Thanks for the chance to win. September 7, 2012 5:07 PM
- [Hex- a- Go Go Day](https://modalissa.com/2012/09/hex-go-go-day.html/) - Yippee Yeah It's My Day. I hope you have been following along on the Hexa-Go-Go book tour. Tacha has outdone herself on her Hexagon English Paper Piecing book and has asked us to tell you what we think about it. August 20th Katy Jones - imagingermonkey - http://www.imagingermonkey.blogspot.com August 22nd Beth Wilson - Sew Mama Sew - http://www.sewmamasew.com/blog2/
- [Portable  Design Wall](https://modalissa.com/2012/08/portable-design-wa.html/) - Do you need a design wall that is lightweight but don't have a wall to add a piece of flannel to? Ask for insulation board at Home Depot or Lowe's. It is available in 8' tall sheets and is the weight of a thick piece of dense Styrofoam. I am sure there are several options for
- [Hex-a go-go](https://modalissa.com/2012/08/hex-go-go.html/) - Hex a Go Go by Tacha Bruecher Book Tour Starts August 20th. It is time for another book tour. The tour is all about Hexagons, so of course I was absolutely giddy for Tacha to have asked me to join in. Mark your calenders to follow along with designers from all over the world. Regardless of
- [If you were a sign winners](https://modalissa.com/2012/08/if-you-were-sign-winners.html/) - CONGRATULATIONS Prizes are on the way to Cecilia won a jelly roll. Cecilia said... I think my sign would say Under Construction and I would hang it on the door of my sewing room. I wish I had this book when my son was young too. He would have loved all of the sign quilts.
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2012/08/friday-funny_17.html/) - In honor of the STOP, GO, Quilt, Sew book tour last week I thought my Friday Funny could be full of irreverent signs. Are your preachers named after alcohol? That is how we do it in the south. I love this one! This one applies to all of us going through the drought stricken areas
- [If you were a road sign?](https://modalissa.com/2012/08/if-you-were-road-sign.html/) - Where was this book 20 years ago when my boys were little and obsessed by all things mobile? Now they are in their 20's and 30's and obsessed by all things mobile but the only difference is that it is a phone now. Angela's quest for boy themed projects is certainly showcased here in her
- [One Direction](https://modalissa.com/2012/08/one-direction.html/) - If any of you have daughters, nieces, etc. under the age of 18 then you probably have heard of the boy band, One Direction. My niece Kennedy is a huge, huge fan of this group. If she could, she would be president of their fan club, quit school and follow them all over the world. These guys
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2012/08/friday-funny-9.html/) - My husband sent me this one. I know he could have titled it dumb blonde joke becasue there was a picture of a blonde that came along with the joke. However he was too kind and instead titled it..... The longest password ever During a recent password audit by a company, it was found that
- [Stop,Go, Quilt and Sew book tour](https://modalissa.com/2012/08/stopgo-quilt-and-sew-book-tour.html/) - Join in on a book tour celebrating Angela Yosten's new book, Stop, Go, Quilt, Sew! The adventure starts August 6th at Stash Books and continues traveling throughout the US with one stop down under visiting Sarah Fielke in Australia. They really do have Kangaroo crossing signs in Australia! Departure... Day 1 (Monday, August 6): Stash Books
- [Quilt Roll 5](https://modalissa.com/2012/07/quilt-roll-5.html/) - On the never ending quest to document the quilts I have made. Today's quilt roll is a quilt made from a Thimbleblossoms pattern, Piece of Cake using French General fabrics. I loved how quick this quilt went together and it showcases the fabric nicely without cutting the layer cake into a bunch of little pieces.
- [and the winner is](https://modalissa.com/2012/07/and-winner-is-5.html/) - The winner of Simply Charming Minis is..... Winona Thompson said... I am thinking a wall of minis is a wonderful idea. That would be so cute. I hope I win this book. It sounds great. July 24, 2012 9:36 AM Please send me your mailing address and I will get the book in the mail
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2012/07/friday-funny_27.html/) - Recently I attended my family reunion. we were all talking about my Aunt Bobbie who recently lost her battle with cancer. Bobbie was famous in our family for creating her own take on famous phrases, such as the fruit doesn't fall far from the stump. We then realized that many of us do the same
- [Mini Quilt Along](https://modalissa.com/2012/07/mini-quilt-along.html/) - I hope you are enjoying the Mini Quilt Along. Today's post is from Freda's Hive. Mark your Calendar for the Quilt Along. There will be a quilt along Sep 11 - Apr 2. You will make 4 mini quilts- one every two weeks and then the next two weeks will be for quilting them or
- [Simply Charming- MINI BOOK REVIEW](https://modalissa.com/2012/07/simply-charming-mini-book-review.html/) - Mini Book Review and Giveaway Starts TODAY!! I am honored to be included in Moose on the Porch's Book review and giveaway. Konda has done it again with Simply Charming- Mini's. With fun quilt names like Fire and Rain Death by Triangles Criss Cross Applesauce In love with Minis ( Quilt not skirts!) Flying around
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2012/07/friday-funny-10.html/) - out of the mouths of babes.... Why did God make mothers? 1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is. 2. Mostly to clean the house.. 3. To help us out of there when we were getting born. How did God make mothers? 1. He used dirt, just like for the rest
- [my-quilts59](https://modalissa.com/2012/07/my-quilts59.html/) - my-quilts59, a photo by alexander.lissa on Flickr.closeup quilting of border
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2012/06/friday-funny_29.html/) - No children on husbands in the room for this one. I would like to thank CE for sharing this story with me. This story didnt happen to CE but still a great story for a holiday weekend. I had a flat tire on I-90 yesterday so I pulled over, got out of the car and
- [Quilt Roll 3](https://modalissa.com/2012/06/quilt-roll-3.html/) - You know how much I love Hexagons and I am a massive strip piecer. Combine the two and that tells you about my quilt show n tell for today. I made this quilt from a pattern from Sandy Klop of American Jane. Here is the info from Sandy's website describing the pattern. Merry-Go-Round Pattern
- [Friday Funny- money bags](https://modalissa.com/2012/06/friday-funny-money-bags.html/) - THIS IS THE ONLY TIME WE WILL SEE AND LIVE THIS EVENT Calendar for July 2012 (United States) This year, July has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. This happens once every 823 years. this is called money bags. This was one of those emails that I recieved that says if I share it
- [and the winners are.....](https://modalissa.com/2012/06/and-winners-are_18.html/) - And the winners of book reviews are.... MODERN PATCHWORK Anita said... I would love to win a copy of Modern Patchwork...thanks for the chance! June 15, 2012 3:07 AM SIMPLY CHARMING Kathie said... simply charming might help with the jump start I need to get working in the modern lighter brighter using solids fabric mode
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2012/06/friday-funny_15.html/) - Happy Friday to all. I wanted to share a joke that my husband sent me. It kind of reminds me of what my mom would have said. So here go...... A man was in his front yard mowing grass when his beautiful, blond, female neighbor came out of the house and went straight to the
- [another BRAG](https://modalissa.com/2012/06/another-brag.html/) - Did the title catch you? Did you guess what BRAG stands for? I am not showing precious pictures of my kids and dogs. I am not publishing any report cards. Do they give report cards in college? I am not telling about how I cleaned my sewing room closet. BRAG is short for BOOK REVIEW
- [and the winners are](https://modalissa.com/2012/06/and-winners-are_14.html/) - Congrats! Hope you enjoy your new book. Modern Minimal goes to Laura said... I would love to learn more about Modern Minimal quilting. Thank you so much for the chance to win! June 11, 2012 11:34 PM Scrappy Fireworks goes to LINDA I would love to win the Scrappy Fireworks Quilts by Edyta Sitar. She's
- [more book reviews and more giveaways](https://modalissa.com/2012/06/more-book-reviews-and-more-giveaways.html/) - Enjoy a few more of the newest books available on book shelves now. Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts has got to be one of the most talented, hardest working women in our industry. She is so creative and gracious at sharing her techniques and talent with us all. Her quilts and projects always take my
- [and the winners are...](https://modalissa.com/2012/06/and-winners-are-2.html/) - The winners of the books are: Kansas City Star book 7 hueisei said... I would love to win a copy of this My Stars! Thanks for the chance :) June 7, 2012 8:06 PM Listen to your quilt DebrafromMD said... I would love to have a copy of Listen to Your Quilts. Foe me, choosing
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2012/06/friday-funny_08.html/) - In last Friday's post I told you how old I am so I am not keeping any secrets. I am not going to ask your age because that is not how I roll. You'd probably fib anyway-but the Hershey Man will know! YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH This is delightfully tasty especially if you are
- [book review and a giveaway](https://modalissa.com/2012/06/book-review-and-giveaway.html/) - Sorry my book review has been a bit delayed due to being a bit under the weather. It was nice having a bedside table full of books to thumb through. I just couldn't get to the computer to post much about them. Graphic Mixx by Atkinson Designs Terry Atkinson has out done herself once again. She
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2012/06/friday-funny-11.html/) - I don't know how funny this really is. My post today is being renamed Amazing Friday? Johanna Quaas of Germany recently competed in the International Senior Gala. At the ripe age of 86 she competed in four different apparatus. Johanna began her gymnast career at the age of 50. I am 50.!!!!! This is where
- [the joy of books](https://modalissa.com/2012/05/joy-of-books.html/) - Sarah Fielke shared this on FB a while back. Amazing! I can't wait to get to quilt market and see all the new books. I hope to bring some books home to show to everyone. Possibly a few giveaways!. Thank you so much for reading my little o blog. It means alot to me. _ modalissa
- [friday funny- out of the mouths of babes](https://modalissa.com/2012/05/friday-funny-out-of-mouths-of-babes.html/) - NUDITY I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, 'Mom, that lady isn't wearing a seat belt!' OPINIONS
- [Schnibbles Quilt Along](https://modalissa.com/2012/05/schnibbles-quilt-along.html/) - I am now month 2 in to the Schnibbles Quilt Along. I took your advise from my previous post and used Friendship collection by Howard Marcus. However, I used Etchings by 3 sisters as the background for all my geese. I have all my geese units done. Half of the block assembled and some rows started.
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2012/04/friday-funny_27-2.html/) - Would you PRESS THE BUTTON TO ADD DRAMA?Makes some of my drama filled days seem simple.Have a wonderful calm weekend unless you are sewing a project for quilt market If so get after it or will send the football team to carry you away. Over and Out. modalissa
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2012/04/friday-funny-12.html/) - Somewhere out there I hope you all have a great weekend. -modalissa I guess Friday was not to funny for me and my blog did not post, so posting it today hoping for the start of a great week for all
- [Quilt Roll 2- Bruises](https://modalissa.com/2012/04/quilt-roll-2-bruises.html/) - I do not always give my quilts names but this one is an exception. It's name is Bruises. It did not earn it's name because of any bumps or scrapes that occured during the quilting process. It earned its name because of the colors... Black and Blue. I know that is lame but I am
- [the over 40 crowd- friday funny](https://modalissa.com/2012/04/over-40-crowd-friday-funny.html/) - If you are not over 40 some of this may seem harsh and possibly very odd you. Forward it to your mother, she will completely understand. I am over 40 and if I did forward it to my mother she would call and ask how to make the RAT work. "mom, it is a mouse, don't call
- [Quilt Roll Call- Brushed Hearts](https://modalissa.com/2012/04/quilt-roll-call-brushed-hearts.html/) - I thought I would start a Quilt Roll Call. As I take pictures of the quilts in the stack from this post, I will do a blog post about them. This is mainly to document the quilts since I was not good about doing this in the past. If my feeble memory will allow, I will
- [Friday Funny- affirmations](https://modalissa.com/2012/04/friday-funny-affirmations.html/) - Let's all get up on the bathroom counter and say our daily affirmations! Have a great weekend. -modalissa
- [pick the fabric](https://modalissa.com/2012/04/pick-fabric.html/) - As you read in my last post, it is time for the next schnibbles project. I am a Carrie Nelson groupie if there ever was one. I already own all of her schnibbles patterns. In fact, I buy 2 of every charm pack in anticipation of what Carrie may create with any given collection. Come on,
- [The April Parade](https://modalissa.com/2012/04/april-parade.html/) - I told you all how I was going to join in on the schnibbles parade. I was at the front of the parade maybe becasue my last name starts with a letter A or maybe becasuse Sherri was so sweet and didn't want anyone to noitce what a knucklehead I am. Sometimes sewing is mindless
- [April Tool's Day](https://modalissa.com/2012/04/april-tools-day.html/) - I spend many hours watching the home improvement channels as I am sewing away. One of the channels is having an April Tool's day and it got me to thinking. Has your significant other ever borrowed your gingher scissors? Has your son ever used your rotary cutter to trim wallpaper? Well mine have. How
- [the winner is...](https://modalissa.com/2012/03/winner-is.html/) - I didn't get everything accomplished that I thought I would. No surprise there. My intention of creatively styling and photographing each of the quilts as I returned them to their places was quickly dampened as the phrase, the in-laws are coming was announced in my household. . The piles of quilts were quickly put away
- [Quilts, quilts, how many quilts?](https://modalissa.com/2012/03/quilts-quilts-how-many-quilts.html/) - In Celebration of National Quilting Day, I thought I would play a game similar to guessing how many jelly beans are in the jar. Instead of jelly beans, it will be how many quilts are piled on my sewing room floor?The contest is to see who can guess how many quilts/quilt tops are stacked in the pictures below.
- [APQ Radio show with Pat Sloan](https://modalissa.com/2012/03/apq-radio-show-with-pat-sloan.html/) - I am getting quite nervous but also super pumped. Angela Yosten and myself have been asked to be a guest on American Patchwork and Quilting's radio show on Monday afternoon. We will be on the fourth segment of the show. Listen in on the 19th. You can listen on the computer, subscribe by itunes (search
- [schnibbles quilt along](https://modalissa.com/2012/03/schnibbles-quilt-along-2.html/) - Are you doing the schnibbles quilt along that Sherri and Sinta are hosting?I decided to jump on in and add one more thing to my plate. I want to make all of the schnibbles anyhow, so why not. I am good with deadlines so here goes.I have a bliss and a vintage modern charm pack
- [An AWESOME  app](https://modalissa.com/2012/03/awesome-app.html/) - Today in the Wall street Journal,there was a story about another app.This one looks like a winner. … it is by far one of the most full-powered camera apps I’ve used, and it marks an exciting advance for smartphone cameras. – The Wall Street JournalCamera Awesome is SmugMug’s new iPhone app.What a name, right? Who
- [Black Bean Soup](https://modalissa.com/2012/02/black-bean-soup.html/) - My oldest son and his wife are living with us until their house is finished. We have had such great fun and fabulous food. Grant loves to cook and he is an organic nut. I found something to make that he actually ranted about. photo courtesy of whole foods Grant even does the grocery shopping, so
- [show n tell](https://modalissa.com/2012/02/show-n-te.html/) - I had a few baby quilts I wanted to get pictures of before I sent them off. So I corralled 3 of my 5 kids out to the backyard for a quick picture. The day was quite windy and i just needed everyone to stand still. Of course, no one wanted their face in the picture so
- [Today](https://modalissa.com/2012/02/today.html/) - Working on project for market. Have all my little piles sorted by color. I am going to get started on these and wait for new fabrics to arrive.The hardest part is waiting.
- [apps, apps, apps](https://modalissa.com/2012/02/apps-apps-apps.html/) - One of my new favorite apps is TeuxDeux. or as we Texans say, TOO DOO.The apple store describes it as this:TeuxDeux is a simple, designy, to-do app. If you like making to-do lists, you will love TeuxDeux. Use the free browser-based TeuxDeux (www.teuxdeux.com) at work/home and then take your to-do's on the road with the
- [book lovin'](https://modalissa.com/2012/02/book-lovin.html/) - On Wednesdays during lunch we have "Book Club". It is not as big as Oprah's book club yet, but I do think some quilt books should be on the NY times best seller list. Outlaw, the book and pattern buyer shares any new titles during lunch. I was able to sneak a few pics of the
- [oreo stuffed chocolate chip cookies](https://modalissa.com/2012/02/oreo-stuffed-chocolate-chip-cookies.html/) - Today is Friday.Instead of a Friday Funny, I am posting a recipe. The only thing funny about this is to think I could fit in any of my clothes after eating these. Bo, the taste tester Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies Makes 24 gigantic cookiesPrep: 25 minutesCook: 13 minutesThrow a couple of glasses in the freezer
- [What is Vintage Modern?](https://modalissa.com/2012/02/what-is-vintage-modern.html/) - What is Vintage Modern? Wikipedia says the page does not exist. Couldn't find it in the Dictionary. Did a search in google with results from Miami antique shows to shoes to furniture. My daughter in law is designing her home in her head right now and she has been having a hard time giving a name to
- [Friday Funny- It's a quickie](https://modalissa.com/2012/02/friday-funny-its-quickie.html/) - happy Friday to all, Today I wanted to share this video from my talented, creative son. I know it was him because I see the muscle milk in the picture and he was probably on the way to the gym. I have been slowly moving my sewing room back into a bedroom that was inhabited by daughter. It
- [My Pinterest addiction continues](https://modalissa.com/2012/02/my-pinterest-addiction-continues.html/) - A while back I was "down" for a few days with some dental surgery.Couldn't do much especially eat or drink. So this is where the story begins.By now you all know how much I love pinterest. Follow me here. So for a full weekend I just lounged around and looked at recipes on pinterest. I thought I
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2012/02/friday-funny-13.html/) - Jay Leno------ Jaywalking Money Matters... How much do you know? Friday Funny or you could possibly view any of these to keep laughing all weekend. http://youtu.be/9wUwtuDOlGc
- [Mona Lisa](https://modalissa.com/2012/02/moha-lisa.html/) - As you may know I collect Mona Lisa's. My friends send me pictures, signs and anything that I may "need" for my collection. A friend recently sent me this Moda Mona Lisa event that happened in Sydney, Australia. It is hard to type Mona Lisa when you are use to typing Moda Lissa. Can you
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2012/01/friday-funny_27-3.html/) - You dont need to understand the words to appreciate the humor in this video. Love the sweater! Wish they had one in my size.
- [3 pounds](https://modalissa.com/2012/01/3-pounds.html/) - I only gained 3 pounds during my week abroad. My suitcase actually gained more weight than I did. The low weight gain is miraculous due to the foods, breads, wines and more breads I enjoyed during the week.The trip begins heading to Frankfurt Germany. Leaving DFW airport around 3:00 in the afternoon arriving in Frankfurt,
- [disclaimer](https://modalissa.com/2012/01/disclaimer.html/) - How many times I have I said I have the greatest job ever? I am saying it again. I DO. This week I will be attending the Hiemtextil show in Frankfurt, Germany with the VP of design from Moda.This is a huge show for the home dec world. 10 separate buildings full of everything from mattress,
- [the baby maker](https://modalissa.com/2012/01/baby-maker.html/) - Have you ever seen the movie, The Proposal with Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds and my idol Betty White? Betty White is classic in this movie as the future grandmother in law to Sandra Bullock, even faking a heart attack to make sure the marriage actually happens. If you have seen the movie, then you certainly know
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2012/01/friday-funny-14.html/) - I haven't had too many things for my Friday Funny's but thought all of us on the New Years Diets would like to invest in this Vacuum. Headed to the gym. Have a good one.
- [Resolutions](https://modalissa.com/2012/01/resolutions.html/) - Did I scare you with my crazy organizing post? I could say that I had a week off and didn't know what to do with myself, or that I lounged around for two days and caught up on all my blog reading, or I wanted to get all the decluttering done so I wouldn't have any excuses
- [Hello 2012](https://modalissa.com/2011/12/hello-2012.html/) - Hello 2012, Today is the last day of the year and I think I am ready!! Last night I had my semi-annual sock matching party. In the past this was a New Year's eve tradition but I did it a day early. Yippee! I have always had a hard time telling the boys clothes apart. Between hand
- [good laugh](https://modalissa.com/2011/12/good-laug.html/) -  handmaderyangosling.tumbler.com  You may have seen on my pinterest that I have started pinning these creative pictures featuring the heart throb Ryan Gosling. Whoever thought of this is brilliant. Go over and check them out for yourself. Wouldn't these be great as posters for your craft/sewing room. I wonder if he is getting handmade
- [The Ugky Sweater Party](https://modalissa.com/2011/12/ugky-sweater-party.html/) - Today is the annual Moda Christmas party. Lots of fun and merriment will be had by all. No Christmas party would be complete without the UGLY Christmas sweater competition. Please remember that ugly is in the eye of the beholder. Do not take offense to an ugly sweater that may be your favorite pretty sweater.
- [Life isn't fair, but it's still good](https://modalissa.com/2011/12/life-isnt-fair-but-its-still-good.html/) - Written by a woman on her 90th birthdayThis is something we should all read at least once a week!!!!! Make sure you read to the end!!!!!! Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio ."To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is
- [Quilting From Little Things Tour](https://modalissa.com/2011/12/quilting-from-little-things-tour.html/) - I am honored to be included on this blog tour along with such a diverse and talented line up of fellow bloggers. Thank you, Sarah for including me.I have known Sarah and her family for many years. Her passion for quilting and teaching has always been apparent in everything she touches. Material Obsession by Kathy Doughty
- [Quilting From Little Things blog tour begins today](https://modalissa.com/2011/11/from-little-things-blog-tour-begins.html/) - Now that any remaining turkey is made into soup and the holiday shopping, decorating, cooking and caroling has begun, take a break and visit the following bloggers on the Quilting From Little Things blog tour, featuring the newest book from Sarah Fielke. international book cover Monday 28th November: Fat Quarterly http://www.fatquarterly.com/blogAmy Ellis http://amyscreativeside.com/ Tuesday 29th
- [Happy Thanksgiving](https://modalissa.com/2011/11/happy-thanksgiving.html/) - May your stuffing be tastyMay your turkey plump,May your potatoes and gravyHave never a lump.May your yams be deliciousAnd your pies take the prize,And may your Thanksgiving dinnerStay off your thighs!Happy Thansgiving to YOU.............- Posted using IPAD
- [do you pin?](https://modalissa.com/2011/11/do-you-pin.html/) - Do you Pin?I have been trying to explain this obsession to some of my friends. Some have caught on and curse me, I mean thank me for exposing them to my obsession called Pinterest.thank you happy zombie and pat sloan for getting me hooked months ago. Here is how it works and why you NEED
- [When Harry Met Sally](https://modalissa.com/2011/11/when-harry-met-sally.html/) - Have you ever worked on a quilt project that you just couldn't sleep? You were so excited to see it all come together that you would sneak off to your sewing machine for hours at a time? I make alot of quilts but I must say that this happens to me a couple of times
- [MARKET](https://modalissa.com/2011/10/marke.html/) - Tomorrow we hop a short plane ride to Houston Texas. 2 crazy days of setting up booths, sales meetings and seeing old friends. I always have intentions of remote blogging, but there is not enough time in the day. So I thought I would post a few links here for you to enjoy some sneak
- [Winner of the last book giveaway](https://modalissa.com/2011/10/and-winner-of-stitches-from-one-roo.html/) - And the winner of stitches from a one room schoolhouse is MahSistersQuiltTrunk Everybody loves Renee' and everything she does. For thoses who do not know her she is a true person inside and out. A dear friend. Congrats to the winner. Thank you for following along on my week of book reviews and giveaways. This
- [Stitches from the Schoolhouse book review](https://modalissa.com/2011/10/stitches-from-schoolhouse-book-review.html/) - Hello all, this is Jillian. I am moda lissa's daughter. I have drawn the winners for the past two days. My mom, baby brother and I have been on the road moving me to my new place in Florida. I am a little late on posting the winner. I let my mom sleep in after
- [Swetwater's Simple Home book review](https://modalissa.com/2011/10/swetwaters-simple-home-book-review.html/) - and the winner of yesterday's book is: Dirt Road Quilter:I would love to cook up the recipes in this book. I've got a stash of precuts that would certainly appreciate being let out of the closet! And after cooking for a crew of cowboys for 2 weeks, it would be nice to cook something that
- [Fresh Fabric Treats Book Review](https://modalissa.com/2011/10/fresh-fabric-treats-book-review.html/) - Another good book. I saw this book on a shop hop last week, but, I was being good, and only getting stuff that was already on my list. I read lots of things about WWII. Both my grandfathers were in WWII, but they were both 'old men' by the time they served (one had even
- [Victory Girls Book Review](https://modalissa.com/2011/10/victory-girls-book-review.html/) - Stitched with prayer is the winner of the carrie Nelson book from yesterday's post. Hey it's me and I am making 2 posts in a row. Imagine that! Today I am sharing a brand new book published by Kansas City Star. The authors are good friends of mine and happen to be moda designers. Their style
- [Another bite of schnibbles book review](https://modalissa.com/2011/10/another-bite-of-schnibbles-book-review.html/) - The greatest thing about my job is that I get to work on projects in advance of their release date to the world. The bad thing about that is sometimes I don't have much to blog about. Of course, this is no excuse for my lack of posts. I am also lucky because I happen
- [Gingham dog baby quilt](https://modalissa.com/2011/10/gingham-dog-baby-qui.html/) - baby quilt in progress.... It looks like it is finished but we are just waiting for the little boy to be born so I can add his name, date of birth, etc in the big empty grey area. When I learned that Holly was having a boy and doing her nursery in dogs, I thought
- [50 and NOT COUNTING](https://modalissa.com/2011/10/50-and-not-counting.html/) - As if I could turn back the hands of time, I am posting backwards. I turned 50 before my son's wedding but I couldn't wait to post about the wedding..... SO the week before Grant and Misty's big day, I had a big day as well. My 50th birthday.. I wanted to share a few pics from this
- [My first born bites the bullet](https://modalissa.com/2011/10/my-first-born-bites-bulle.html/) - My oldest son has found himself a good ol'Kansas gal. (I too am from Kansas)Thought I would share some of the wonderful wedding pictures. A special shout out to Camillle Roskelley for joining my whacky family in Vegas for this event and sharing her photography skills with us. These two pictures are very iconic. The
- [9-11 Peace Story Quilt](https://modalissa.com/2011/09/9-11-peace-story-qui.html/) - Tomorrow marks the 10th anniversary of 9-11. We all remember exactly where we were when the first tower was hit. Barely time to catch our breath and the second tower was hit. We have all read the heart warming stories, dedications and remembrances for this solemn occasion. I came across an interesting story about an exhibit at
- [Happy Anniversary!](https://modalissa.com/2011/09/happy-anniversary.html/) - gary in the silver bullet tux OMG! September is a month full of "Days" for our family with many birthdays, anniversaries and more. Today we are celebrating 31 years of "Wedded Bliss". Love ya, bear!
- [Finish a Project](https://modalissa.com/2011/08/finish-projec.html/) - My friend Pat Sloan contacted me about ANOTHER ONE of her great projects. She blogged about a challenge that is basically challenging everyone to finish a project. Well, we all know how great it feels to FINISH because a true sign of being a quilter is that you have more than one project started at any
- [Quilting improves your health](https://modalissa.com/2011/08/quilting-improves-your-hea.html/) - The following is an excerpt from a June 13th article in the Daily Mail Reporter from the UK. But quilters, it seems, have every right to celebrate their craft after researchers found that it is ‘uniquely’ good for you. A study found quilting improved well-being in ways that physical and outdoor activities could not, and
- [Challenge](https://modalissa.com/2011/08/challenge.html/) - In our area it is back to school time. Setting the alarm, packing lunches, signing forms, carpool, speed zones are just a few of the things that many people are busy with this week. I saw this old sign for a school zone and thought it was quite a symbol for us all. Not only
- [my BFF](https://modalissa.com/2011/08/my-bff.html/) - the kay mayor storyDon't really know where to begin. My BFF has packed up 30 years of memories and headed to Florida. I guess she has retired. Kay and her 3 kids, Katie, Jason and Bubba As we packed up her treasures, we came across many pictures of the past 30 years. Believe me she has
- [Cabbage and Roses Lone Star](https://modalissa.com/2011/08/cabbage-and-roses-lone-star.html/) - This has been one of my favorite quilts ever ever. The collection was chocolat by 3 sisters. Yummy, rich fabrics that were good enough to eat. Get it the name of the group-Chocolat The quilt pattern was named, Truffles. Debbi Duckworth made the quilt and no picture can do it justice. I got to thinking
- [You got it Dude!](https://modalissa.com/2011/08/you-got-it-dude.html/) - Happy Friday. Let's all go around saying, you got it Dude today! A little known trait about me- I am easily amused as you can see by this post! Cut the cake!have a good weekend.
- [FWQAL week 2](https://modalissa.com/2011/08/fwqal-week-2.html/) - Oh my, What fabrics would a Farmer's Wife use? I thought this collection looks like overalls and dirt.Not really! Here is a sneak peek of the new Blueberry Crumb Cake line by Blackbird Designs (in stores November) along with some Little Gatherings by Primitive Gatherings. ( in stores any second)Then I had to start mixing it up, right?
- [Summer House Project](https://modalissa.com/2011/08/summer-house-projec.html/) - A layer cake of Summer House byLily Ashbury was distracting me. I wanted to make something but did not know quite what. This color palette is not my normal look but I just had to make something, anything! Then I remembered Cynthia Lammon's project on the moda bake shop shown above. I was immediately inspired. When
- [fabric cooking](https://modalissa.com/2011/08/fabric-cooking.html/) - On Friday, I started a campaign on my Facebook Page to save energy.No LaundryNo Cooking over the weekend.Well I tried, but I did get into the kitchen and decided to cook up something. Fabric I have a super top secret project I am working on. I want the fabrics to be just as individual and unique
- [it's Friday](https://modalissa.com/2011/08/its-friday-2.html/) - This makes me smile and I will confess I got up and danced a jig in coppell, texas
- [Today I am Rich!](https://modalissa.com/2011/08/today-i-am-ric.html/) - I received this in the mail. I opened and found a wonderful piece of art from Sandy Gervais that I will treasure for many reasons. My cup runneth over or maybe more appropriate is... I am a stuffed pig! I mean that in a good way. Thank you, Sandy!You may remember this as one of the pieces of
- [Saturday morning with the nicest niece](https://modalissa.com/2011/08/saturday-morning-with-nicest-niece.html/) - It isn't too often but it is FUN when it happens. My niece Kennedy dropped by to spend a few nights with us before the summer was over. Saturday mornings in a house full of teenagers is a very quite place to be. Kennedy, not wanting to miss a thing, stays up late with the older crew
- [Grocery rant](https://modalissa.com/2011/08/grocery-ran.html/) - Guess what Costco has?64 count PK. of toilet paper56 oz. Plain or peanut m & m's36 ct. Dr. PeppersBreakfast croissantsAwesome ice cream bars in the deliBeautiful flowersJumbo vitamins and razor blade refillsSelf check out lanes!!!!Yes self check out lanes. I have a Costco 4 miles from my house and a Sam's 4.5 miles the opposite
- [really?](https://modalissa.com/2011/07/really.html/) - Did you see what was over at Incredible things? A month long interactive art project! Really? That is pretty incredible that writing a letter has become a piece of art.Here is the excerpt from their post. A good old fashioned letter will always have a special charm that cannot be duplicated. Unfortunately, it’s so much easier to
- [Farmers Wife Quilt along has begun!](https://modalissa.com/2011/07/3-different-lunch-periods-people-coming.html/) - 3 different lunch times, people coming and going, great fun, laughter and a few racy real housewives pictures thrown in for fun. There is so much FWQAL out on the web that it seems silly to post it here, but here I go. Today we started making design boards inspired by Lori Holt. Lori posted a
- [The Real Housewives](https://modalissa.com/2011/07/real-housewives.html/) - Okay I know what you are thinking, not those "real housewives"I mean the real Farmers Wives of United Notions. You may not have heard of United Notions. United Notions is a multi line distributor that you may have only heard of it you were a store ordering notions, fabrics and supplies for your business.The Gals
- [Biggest](https://modalissa.com/2011/07/bigges.html/) - WORLD'S LARGEST INDOOR SWIMMING POOL World Water Park , Edmonton , Alberta , Canada . 5 Acres WORLD'S LARGEST OFFICE COMPLEX CHICAGOChicago Merchandise Mart , Illinois , USA WORLD'S LARGEST SHOPPING MALLSouth China Mall, Dongguan , China . 892,000 square meters WORLD'S WIDEST BRIDGE AUSTRALIASydney harbour bridge, Australia . 16 lanes of car traffic WORLD
- [KISMET](https://modalissa.com/2011/07/kisme.html/) - I looked up Kismet in Wikipedia. Fate or Destiny in Turkish and Urdu, a predetermined course of events. It really is kismet to do this blog post. In the OLD days before the Internet, yes I was quilting back then!, there were friendship groups and block swaps.The only difference is that your "friends" had to
- [Cooking and the hot summer](https://modalissa.com/2011/06/cooking-and-hot-summer.html/) - When my kids were little I finally learned it was not what I could cook fast that would save me time. It was things that I could cook slow by putting it all in the pot and cooking over low heat. My family ran from baseball games to soccer games to school events and more.
- [Record winds in Dallas](https://modalissa.com/2011/06/record-winds-in-dallas.html/) - The winds are crazy here in Dallas with red flag alerts. This is bad for brush fires but good if you are interested in flying a kite!! I guess not literally. Are you interested in winning some great prizes? I know the answer is YES. So all you have to do is visit Moda's Facebook
- [And the winner is!](https://modalissa.com/2011/06/and-winner-is-6.html/) - Check out Kathy's Blog for the ist of all the winners! From Day 7: Lissa Alexander - Moda Lissa's Blog: Deb said... The quilt that you started is beautiful. I'm sure enjoying the book tour. Thanks for the chance to win but not to eat alligator! :) I bet everyone will be taking a second
- [I am giving away a book!](https://modalissa.com/2011/06/i-am-giving-away-book.html/) - Did my title peek your interest? Today is my day for The Teacher's PetStrip-Smart Quilts Book Blog Tour I have known Kathy for many years. She holds a special place in my heart for many reasons. One is that she is Cajun and talks funnier than I do. My husband thinks he is Cajun due
- [JUNE Holidays](https://modalissa.com/2011/06/june-holidays.html/) - Every month one of the ladies at work (Nancy) posts the employees birhdays on all the bulletin boards throughout the building. She also posts a page full of "OTHER HOLIDAYS" for the month. There are so many fun options every month. I thought I would share with you the month of June. JUNE HOLIDAYS1 –
- [Strip-Smart Quilts Summer Blog Tour](https://modalissa.com/2011/06/strip-smart-quilts-summer-blog-tour.html/) - One of the great things about this industry is that you KNOW OF everyone. It is a pretty small fish bowl. But you don't actually know them. You could pass them on the street and not even notice. I am honored to be included in a book blog hop with some new friends and some
- [A few random after Market items!](https://modalissa.com/2011/06/few-random-after-market-items.html/) - I love what Karla, Lisa and Susan from Sweetwater create. They came up to me at the end of Market and handed me this wonderful print that had all the names of every collection and designer from Market. The print was tied with a polka dot ribbon and a moda charm. How did they know
- [what can google do for you?](https://modalissa.com/2011/06/what-can-google-do-for-you.html/) - I am a google junkie. It is another one of those words that is a noun and a verb! Here are a few reasons you should become a google junkie also. Google Documents Google has created several ways to create documents that can be edited from any web browser. Google docs can be used to
- [Dessert Personality Test](https://modalissa.com/2011/05/my-husband-gary-or-as-we-call-him-db.html/) - My husband, Gary, or as we call him DB (Dancing Bear), sent me this e-mail. It is an interesting read before you plan your Memorial Day Dessert choices. Pick your favorite dessert from the ones listed below. This is very interesting. No cheating. If all of the eight desserts listed below were sitting in front
- [I am a statistic](https://modalissa.com/2011/05/i-am-statistic.html/) - Has anyone ever done a statistic on how many people apologize for not posting regularly? If so I should be included in that number. Jan Patek sent me this video a while back. I thought it described what it is like doing a market.Lots of helperseveryone in good spiritrounding up and coraling all the salesrepshard
- [All nighter](https://modalissa.com/2011/04/all-nighter.html/) - Each season before market I pull an all nighter. It is never planned, it just happens. I get on a roll, loose track of time and ta da it is morning. I thought this was going to happen the other night when I had a big bag of m&m's and monster energy drink standing by.
- [Dots and sock monkeys](https://modalissa.com/2011/04/dots-and-sock-monkeys.html/) - I apologize in advance for not the greatest pictures. I was trying to figure out a new twist on the old fashioned quilt as you go meets foundation piece project.Cut 3 strips of cuddle cloth (Moda's super soft flannel solids) 13" x wof. Using your favorite fabrics in a variety of widths, foundation piece strips
- [The power of words](https://modalissa.com/2011/04/power-of-words.html/) - perhaps you have seen thisif not, well worth the timeif so, worth seeing it again
- [Guest Blog Post- PAT SLOAN](https://modalissa.com/2011/04/guest-blog-post-pat-sloan.html/) - If there were to be a reality quilting show, Pat Sloan would certainly be the one I would bet on. I always say she is the hardest working woman in the cotton business. Find out about Pat and her newest book using Novelty prints. Thanks for stopping by. PAT:There are endless reasons I love a
- [to do lists](https://modalissa.com/2011/04/to-do-lists.html/) - I am a big believer of to do lists. Write it down and CROSS IT OFF especially during this time of year.April 29- the big wedding- William and Kate(To do- buy hat and fancy tea cups)Next weekend - EasterNext Weekend - Mother's DayNext Weekend- QUILT MARKET (the above are not listed in order of the
- [it's Friday, Friday, Friday](https://modalissa.com/2011/04/its-friday-friday-friday.html/) - It's Friday, Friday Friday No matter whether you like this song or not, it does get stuck in your head. My niece has gotten me hooked on it. I sing it any day of the week because we are all still looking forward to the weekend even if today is only Monday, Monday, looking forward
- [modalissa or mona lisa](https://modalissa.com/2011/04/modalissa-or-mona-lisa.html/) - Identity Crisis Yes! I do work for the perfect company, have the perfect job, and the perfect blog title. But I do want to let you know it did not all start at moda. Did you take creative writing or speech classes? Well I took both. Standing up in front of a group is a nightmare for myself as well
- [and the winners are...](https://modalissa.com/2011/04/and-winners-are-3.html/) - The winners drawn were randomly drawn. If this is you please send me an e-mail with the shipping information. Winner of Adventures with Leaders and Enders is Kaye (4111).... I relearned the importance of blocking a quilt once it is finished but before the bindings is put in to make it square. Winner of Scraps
- [App swap](https://modalissa.com/2011/04/app-swap.html/) - The red and white quilt show was without a doubt the most incredible show I have ever been to. And talk about high tech, Joanna's nephew made an iPad app that shows each of the quilts up close and personal. If you were not there I highly recommend the app. It is not like being
- [Re- Learning. Is that a word?](https://modalissa.com/2011/03/re-learning-is-that-word.html/) - Just a SHOUT OUT to everyone that has sent in their block for the JUST ONE STAR project. I had the honor to start sewing some of the blocks together into quilt tops. I joined the blocks into rows of 6 chain piecing them as I went along.I have been quilt for 30 years and
- [Moda Bake Shop box](https://modalissa.com/2011/03/moda-bake-shop-box.html/) - You may have seen one of the latest projects on the Moda Bake Shop by Tilly and Susan of the The Quilt Asylum in McKinney, Texas. I was going to do a post but she did such a fantastic job I am going to link there for the how to section of my post. My
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2011/03/friday-funny_25.html/) - I am amazed by bi lingual peole. How can they get their brain to switch back and forth from one language to another? I thought Spanish would be fun to learn. 4 of my 5 kids know it and the some of the girls at the office put post it notes all over my office
- [the lights are out](https://modalissa.com/2011/03/lights-are-ou.html/) - All morning yesterday the power was out all over the area. Once the power was up I received this joke from Outlaw. Thought it was a good one for a Friday funny. ( be sure to look at the picture below) I urgently needed a few days off work, but, I knew the boss would not
- [Big Apple Here I Come](https://modalissa.com/2011/03/big-apple-here-i-come.html/) - When you come across an article such as this from Pilar Valadas of the New York Times you can't help but get all goose bumpy: excerpt from her article- For six days only — March 25-30 — what promises to be an extraordinary exhibition will fill the Wade Thompson Drill Hall at the Park Avenue
- [Book Interview with Jan Vaine](https://modalissa.com/2011/03/book-interview-with-jan-vaine.html/) - In my previous blog post about why quilts at quilt shows lure you in, I mentioned some quilts you want to make and some quilts are so amazing that you can't begin to even imagine "how did they do that!"This made me think of my friend, Jan Vaine and her book, The Art of Elegant Hand
- [Bloggers day of silence](https://modalissa.com/2011/03/bloggers-day-of-silence.html/)
- [Sunny Saturday](https://modalissa.com/2011/03/sunny-saturday.html/) - What a wonderful sunny Saturday in Big D. Perfect for the Funkyfinds show (this was in Ft. Worth- sunny there also) No pictures, you will just have to trust me. This show is such a refreshing eclectic mix of artisans featuring jewelry, art and textiles. This show is also pet friendly with many of the vendors
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2011/03/friday-funny-15.html/) - Sometimes funny is funny, sometimes funny is absurd and sometimes funny is downright ridiculous. As I always say negative attention is still attention. and sometimes funny is adorable. Have a good weekend!
- [woad is a word](https://modalissa.com/2011/03/woad-is-word.html/) - Woad is the legendary plant dye from England and was prized by Napoleon to dye his army uniforms. You do not have to have a uniform to get a chance to dye some treasures of your own. Join Kari Meng of French General and Denise Lambet from the south of France for a Woad Workshop in sunny California on
- [Primitve Quilts and Projects](https://modalissa.com/2011/03/primitve-quilts-and-projects.html/) - Did you see this new magazine? Don't you just love it when there is a new magazine to feed our a d d i c t i o n s? Primitive Quilts and Projects is the first EVER publication dedicated to the primitive quilter, rug hooker, stitcher and more! It ships quarterly, beginning April 1.
- [Just One Star](https://modalissa.com/2011/03/just-one-star.html/) - Moda fabrics is proud to be participating in a Quilts of Valor program co-ordinated by Marianne Fons. Moda's very own Polly Minick and Laurie Simpson have created a line of fabrics and kits benefiting this program available in stores April 2011. Invite someone you know that may not quilt to get involved. Note from QOVF
- [Moda Bakeshop Monthly contest](https://modalissa.com/2011/03/moda-bakeshop-monthly-contes.html/) - Did you know?Moda Bake shop is having a monthly contest. The following is the guidelines from the Moda Bake Shop. Click here for a printable version of this.Monthly Contest Guidelines Thank you for your interest in the Moda Bake Shop Monthly Contest! You may enter any or all of the monthly contests. How to Enter:
- [20 questions winner](https://modalissa.com/2011/03/20-questions-winner.html/) - AND THE WINNER IS: EMMA FROM AUSTIN (send me your shipping information) A box of treasures, including a large assortment of charms from my collection, auriful threads, spinning star papers, omnigrid ruler, notepad, chocolates and candy. BUT .....I know the questions were hard and you told me so. SO... I have drawn a total of
- [Cara's Challenge](https://modalissa.com/2011/02/caras-challenge.html/) - Cara has extended a challenge to all of us. I am passing it along as a challenge to you as well. She is giving some prizes away on her blog to bait the hook. Quilters are the most generous, thoughtful group of people. Tuesday night I was invited Sheryl to attended the bear creek quilt
- [20 questions](https://modalissa.com/2011/02/20-questions.html/) - Here is a list of 20 questions from the moda designers pillow talk blog hop. Just in case you did not read all the posts, here is a link to each of them in no particular order. Cotton Way, Thimbleblossoms, Fig Tree Quilts, Laundry Basket Quilts, Deb Strain, Sandy Gervais, Barbara Brackman, Jan Patek, Kate
- [WESTMINSTER DOG SHOW](https://modalissa.com/2011/02/westminster-dog-show.html/) - The 2011 Best In Show Trophy was awarded to "GCH Foxcliffe Hickory Wind" a.k.a. "Hickory," a Scottish Deerhound. What is a Scottish Deerhound? Characterized as "the most perfect creature" by Sir Walter Scott, where do we find the essence of this graceful and stately sighthound? Great stature with greyhound-like curves and a natural, wiry coat with
- [Favorite color?](https://modalissa.com/2011/02/favorite-color.html/) - What is your Favorite color? Did you answered Red and White? (I know white is not officially a color) What is your Favorite Fruit?Did you say a good juicy apple? then New York City is the place to be March 25-30. The American Folk Art Museum is transforming Park Avenue Armory's Drill Hall with red and white
- [and the WINNER is....](https://modalissa.com/2011/02/and-winner-is-7.html/) - The Winner of my Progressive Dinner blog post is Mommarock said... A few more of those desserts and I will need LOTS of layers of trim around my fat quarters.. to hide my hind quarters.. if you know what I mean ;) January 24, 2011 8:42 AM Mommarock, Please send me your mailing address. I
- [Are you following the pillow talk?](https://modalissa.com/2011/02/are-you-following-pillow-talk.html/) - MODA- in style, fashionable PILLOW- (throw pillow) small pillow for decoration: a small decorative pillow placed on a couch or an armchair. TALK-to reveal information, especially when being pressured to do so Welcome to the Moda Pillow Talk Blog Hop!Each of the designers were challenged (by me) to make a pillow that describes them. It
- [Friday funny](https://modalissa.com/2011/02/friday-funny-16.html/) - Today is my last day out at sea. I am so sad for my family and colleagues who have endured snow and ice in texas while I have been away on the oasis cruise line.(demoing the oasis quilt) I couldn't miss out on a Friday funny that is perfect for my lack of internet connectivity
- [Alliances 2011 quilt contest](https://modalissa.com/2011/02/alliances-2011-quilt-contes.html/) - Moda is a proud sponsor of the Alliance for American Quilts, 2011 Contest. This year's theme is The 2011 theme is “Alliances: People, Patterns, Passion,” a broad theme that celebrates cooperative relationships that work towards a common goal. GREAT PRIZESGrand Prize: The Grand Prize winner will choose from any of Handi Quilter machine quilting systems: an
- [FRIDAY FUNNY](https://modalissa.com/2011/01/friday-funny-17.html/) - This Friday I am headed to Florida to board the Oasis cruise ship along with 3 other moda designers. I am lucky enough to be Sandly Klop's roomie. (her husband could not come so I get to tag along)I am going to be working throughout the cruise doing demos. I will try to post my
- [What is the perfect ratio?](https://modalissa.com/2011/01/what-is-perfect-ratio.html/) - Saw this great ad for Target. What is the perfect ratio for Peanut Butter and Jelly? Great question. I prefer cruchy peanut butter and if I need a good dose of comfort food I crumbled up Ruffles potaote chips for an added kit of salt and crunch. Just thinking.. how can I incorporate PB&J into
- [Is it Dessert yet?](https://modalissa.com/2011/01/is-it-dessert-ye.html/) - It is day 6th of the Progressive Dinner. Welcome to my new guests. I am supposed to tell you a little bit about myself but I can't do that without first telling you about the company I work for, Moda fabrics. Moda fabrics is a family owned company that sells only to independent retailers, or
- [2011](https://modalissa.com/2011/01/2011.html/) - Hello to all, Monday is my day for the progressive dinner. I am busy cooking,sewing and cleaning my house. That is usually what I am doing anyhow but I don't take pictures of the chaos. Thought I would share this exercise for you to do until you visit me on Monday. There are four unusual
- [Let the fun begin](https://modalissa.com/2011/01/let-fun-begin.html/) - Moda's Progressive dinner starts today. Do you have your knife and fork ready? This is going to be BIG. You will not want to miss one tiny morsel. The first stop will be Stash Booksand Moda Bake Shop. Join us for the next week as we visit each of the contributing authors from the upcoming
- [Binding Tutorials](https://modalissa.com/2011/01/binding-tutorials.html/) - Becky Goldsmith and Linda Jenkins of Piece of Cake have always amazed me. Not only for their wonderful sense of color and design but also for their itty bitty cording. Yes,cording that is inserted along the inside edge of the binding. It is flawless. Well my eyes and sewing skills are not "that great" so
- [Your Invited- Jan. 19- 26](https://modalissa.com/2011/01/your-invited-jan-19-26.html/) - Anyone hungry? for fabric that is....Stash Books and Moda Bake Shop has joined together to create a "filling" book by a few a the moda bake shop chefs. If you are a fan of the the moda bake shop, you will want to join along in the progressive dinner blog hop Jan 19th through Jan 26th.
- [TGIF](https://modalissa.com/2011/01/tgif.html/) - Hello to all, Hope you are somewhere safe and warm with all the crazy weather as of late. I am a bit jet lagged and hope to catch up on my blog posts soon. I have had the wonderful opportunity to travel with the moda designer director for the past week. I hope to catch
- [Friday Funny- White House QUilting Bee](https://modalissa.com/2011/01/friday-funny-white-house-quilting-bee.html/) - Quilting knows no political preference.... Now we knows what Larry King is doing in his retirement. This is almost as great as the quilting charmin commercial where they were using knitting needles. DON"T WORRY.... a box of Moda Fabrics is headed to the White House. I wouldn't want them to sew on that !$#&%$(^% stuff from the
- [Friday Funny- Happy New Year](https://modalissa.com/2010/12/friday-funny-happy-new-year.html/) - It is the last day of 2010. Anyone want to do it all over again?It has been a good year but I am ready for great things in 2011.You have read stores about my mom, well I am devoting my last post of the year to her. She has not felt too well and didn't
- [Friday Funny- Merry Christmas](https://modalissa.com/2010/12/friday-funny-merry-christmas.html/) - Forgive me! I title these posts Friday Funny only because it is a place for me to post some of my randomness. Today's post should be titled Friday Interesting or Possibly What Have We Come To. The Christmas video by Excentric ( an Internet company from Portugal) is brilliant and interesting. It showcases what the story of
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2010/12/friday-funny-18.html/) - One of the titles for a future blog post WAS going to be acroynms for quilting and texting. Then my friend Gene sent me this and thought it was perfect for my Friday Funny. Since more and more Seniors are texting and tweeting there appears to be a need for a STC (Senior Texting Code).
- [Hard to get a good picture](https://modalissa.com/2010/12/hard-to-get-good-picture.html/) - All I wanted was to "re-create" this picture from 1996"Peas on Earth" Bo is holding a can of peas sitting on top of a globe. Clever?! At the time all of my kids lived at home, none of them worked, no one drove or at least legally they didn't. 14 years later and some things
- [My Great Anne](https://modalissa.com/2010/12/my-great-anne.html/) - I have a great aunt on my father's side. When I was young, she would come and stay when my parents would go out of town. My parents rarely went on a trip, so the sheer fact that these times are so memorable, speaks volumes for Anne's uniqueness. She was full of energy and seemed to
- [6 degrees of separation](https://modalissa.com/2010/12/6-degrees-of-separation.html/) - Bear with me for a bit of factual information courtesy of the world wide web. Six degrees of separation is the theory that anyone on the planet can be connected to any other person on the planet through a chain of acquaintances that has no more than five intermediaries. The theory was first proposed in
- [26 Truths For Mature Humans](https://modalissa.com/2010/12/26-truths-for-mature-humans.html/) - 32 Truths For Mature Humans(no matter what your age) 1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die. 2. Nothing is worse than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong. 3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to
- [Inspiration](https://modalissa.com/2010/11/inspiration.html/) - Where do you find your inspiration? In September at the Creative Connection, I attended a luncheon where Ree Drummond was the speaker. She told a story of when she first started blogging. She created the blog to keep her mom up to date with the kids. A few days later she received a comment. Ree said, "Mom,
- [Jelly Roll Dream Challenge](https://modalissa.com/2010/11/jelly-roll-dream-challenge.html/) - Did you know... you could win $5000 of prize money ■FIRST PRIZE is $2,500 and a JANOME Horizon MC7700QCP sewing machine. ■SECOND PRIZE is $1,500 and a JANOME MC4900QC sewing machine. ■THIRD PRIZE is $1,000 and a JANOME JP760 sewing machine. Just for making a quilt from Moda Jelly Rolls? Here are some of the rules from
- [A Cookie Exchange Tip](https://modalissa.com/2010/11/cookie-exchange-tip.html/) - Welcome to the last day of the Mistletoe Make and Bake event.Quite possibly you could have 65 new recipes to add to your rotation. I have some new ones I am excited to try out. I find the more I bake the less I want to eat it. Crazy, I know! Today's designers areVicki Eapen
- [Holiday Tradition](https://modalissa.com/2010/11/holiday-tradition.html/) - Welcome to another day of Mistletoe Make and Bake. Have you made any of the wonderful recipes yet?Today's designers areRoseann Kermes of Rosebud's CottageBrenda Riddle of Acorn Quilt Company Today's topic is..... Holiday Tradition that has to be done no matter what! When I was married and celebrated my first Christmas as a "grown-up!", my
- [Go-to Book](https://modalissa.com/2010/11/go-to-book.html/) - Todays Mistletoe Make and Bakedesigners of the day are:ME - You are here.Julie Stewart of Keepsake CottageTodays topic is... What is your Go-To Holiday book? I have made my own Go-To Book. Now I know there are all kinds of great writers, artists and designers out there. Pick one? I just couldn't do it. Maybe it
- [Cocktail Party Starters](https://modalissa.com/2010/11/cocktail-party-starters.html/) - oh I am at a total loss on this one....I am not a party person. I asked my best friend for suggestions. She reminded me that I would go directly to any of the kids at the party. I guess I relate best to the young 'ens. This does not help me at a "cocktail
- [Sanity Savers](https://modalissa.com/2010/11/sanity-savers.html/) - Today's Mistletoe Make and Bake designers areHeidi Kaisand - Hen and ChicksMonique Dillard - Open Gate Quilts There is no such thing as......Holiday Sanity Savers, but I will give it a try. Get up an hour earlier or stay up an hour later every day... that will add one work day to your week. Make
- [Christmas Trivia](https://modalissa.com/2010/11/christmas-trivia.html/) - Welcome to day one of the Mistletoe Make and Bake event. Today's designers is Sherri Falls of This n That Each day the designers will post about that days topic. They will each have a recipe to share with you. The designers of the day will also include a project that can be easily made
- [Cooking and a bit of news](https://modalissa.com/2010/11/cooking-bit-of-news.html/) - Happy Saturday morning, As I begin cooking 5 recipes for the Mistletoe Make & Bake event happening next week, I thought I would share a bit of news. Gene, a moda salesrep sent me the following news. Sad News Please join me in remembering a great icon of the entertainment community. The Pillsbury Doughboy died
- [Veteran's Day](https://modalissa.com/2010/11/veterans-day.html/) - On this Veteran's Day I wanted to share with you 2 of my favorite things, Flags and Quilts. You can only imagine how thrilled I was to see this exhibit at Quilt Festival. America Collects Quilts: Patriotic Quilts from the Collection of Cindy Rennels.Enjoy these wonderful pieces and a moment of silence.Celebrate America!
- [Quilt Aid USA 2010](https://modalissa.com/2010/11/quilt-aid-usa-2010.html/) - Several months ago, I met with Helen from Pattern Press in Australia. She told me about a wonderful project that several Australian designers had been involved with. It had been such a great success she wanted to expand the project to America and include an American charity. Read all about the quilt project and the
- [Mistletoe Make and Bake 2010](https://modalissa.com/2010/11/mistletoe-make-and-bake-2010.html/) - I am super excited to be included with these talented people in the Mistletoe Make and Bake 2010. Join us as we share recipes and projects for the holidays along with giveaways! Mark your calender and spread the word by sharing the fun on your blog, Twitter, and Facebook. Each designer will feature a project on
- [Fashion stops at the knee..](https://modalissa.com/2010/10/fashion-stops-at-knee.html/) - There is a saying at the quilt trade shows, Fashion stops at the knee. What this means is you better have comfortable shoes because you are going to walking all day on hard concrete floors.It is not the walking, it is the walking then standing in one place that turns your legs into cement anchors.SHOES....
- [Hard to find a good model](https://modalissa.com/2010/10/hard-to-find-good-mode.html/) - Making the quilt is one thing, right? Choosing fabrics, time to piece it, quilt it, tie it or pay someone to quilt for you. (thanks, Maggi!) Of course, if you are going to blog about it, you will need a picture. You know the drill, timing is everything when taking a picture. I have been working
- [Sew Business](https://modalissa.com/2010/10/sew-business.html/) - Market is just around the corner!! This time of year we bring in lunches just to make sure the team is nourished. I can only imagine if they went out to lunch and were in some sort of accident. Okay, I am a mother, I worry! Look what else is right around the corner. Literally!
- [Friday Funny](https://modalissa.com/2010/10/friday-funny-19.html/) - 2 of the greatest comedians ever! Betty White, so reminds me of my mom. Is there any hope for me? My kids say NO. Have a good weekend!
- [happenings at Des Moines quilt show](https://modalissa.com/2010/10/happenings-at-des-moines-quilt-show.html/) - Moda Fabrics, Handi Quilter, and Tracey's Tables were some of the sponsors of the Dream Studio Giveaway. Imagine new sewing tables, new machine and over 3,000 of moda to stock your room! Des Moines is the home of Better Homes & Gardens, American Patchwork & Quilting, Quilts & More, All People Quilt website, Quilt Sampler,
- [A girl has got to eat](https://modalissa.com/2010/10/girl-has-got-to-ea.html/) - I have done a couple of posts about the Des Moines Quilt show. I know you are worried about me keeping up my energy so I thought a post about food would be warranted. Day 2 we had to do strenuous work on New product development which usually means shopping. We spotted Smokey D's bbq
- [Feedsack Exhibit and more](https://modalissa.com/2010/10/feedsack-exhibit-and-more.html/) - The Des Moines Quilt Guild also had a feed sack exhibit and a very interesting Game Board exhibit.This design was simple,cool and graphic. I can't wait to remake it in new fabrics. What color do you suggest? A modern feed sack quilt! How Cool.Really? Saved enough small pieces from feed sacks to make 1,000 pyramid
- [Quilt Show AQS Des Moines 2010](https://modalissa.com/2010/10/quilt-show-aqs-des-moines-2010.html/) - 18 days until fall quilt market begins so I am posting some pictures from the Des Moines quilt show. I will sprinkle a few words throughout and then back to sewing, printing and planning. This one is done with all thread work!DOTS! Love 'em!A Blackbird pattern!! Yummy! Cool Design Bold and Graphic. Look at that quilting!!This
- [Life is so simple](https://modalissa.com/2010/10/life-is-so-simple.html/) - Friday Funny Hope you enjoy this as much as I did! Isn't life great? tootles for now. I have to do some more laundry. This washer doesn't hold much! -modalissa
- [Leaves Galore Tutorial](https://modalissa.com/2010/10/leaves-galore-tutoria.html/) - Fabrics shown above: Hoopla by Moda available in stores JanuaryLeaves Galore Ruler- available in 3 sizes from 24" to 15" long. The rulers will cut petals ranging from 2 1/2" to 8" fast and efficiently. It is strip cutting petals!Applique people will love how easy it is to cut a variety of sizes with little or no waste.Fuse the
- [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention](https://modalissa.com/2010/10/centers-for-disease-control-and.html/) - The Center for Disease Control has issued a medical alert about a highly contagious, potentially dangerous virus that is transmitted orally, by hand, and even electronically. This virus is called Weekly Overload Recreational Killer (WORK). If you receive WORK from your boss, any of your colleagues or anyone else via any means whatsoever - DO NOT
- [Where has the time gone?](https://modalissa.com/2010/09/where-has-time-gone.html/) - This weekend is my 30th high school reunion. Facebook certainly has made it easy to keep up with old schoolmates. I have been spending time looking everyone up on Facebook and flipping through the pages of my high school yearbooks. Looking back, there were not many high points, just average times for a shy gal
- [Slice and Dice Nine Patch](https://modalissa.com/2010/09/slice-and-dice-nine-patc.html/) - Slice and Dice 9 Patch and a few tips thrown in along the way. This is a picture of a quilt I was going to make. It features the Wee Woodland collection from Moda. I have always loved the Slice and Dice 9 patch technique. BUT once I was ready to sit and sew, I realized I
- [Fall TV Season](https://modalissa.com/2010/09/fall-tv-season.html/) - Let The Fun Begin!!I am so excited to have the new line up of television shows including Dancing with the Stars and Glee! I am a bit tired of my husbands reruns of SWORDS.Good television also gives me a chance to catch up on my periodicals!Periodical, is a published work that appears in a new
- [JUNK BONANZA](https://modalissa.com/2010/09/junk-bonanza.html/) - The word "junk" is a funny word. It is relative. My husband likes to call all our stuff junk, I call it treasures. The Junk Bonanza had many artisans that have taken found things and have created works of art. Jewelry, yard art, reclaimed furniture were just a few of the things that could be found
- [The Handmade Market](https://modalissa.com/2010/09/handmade-marke.html/) - THE HANDMADE MARKET There were so many delightful artists that were teaching classes at The Creative Connection. Many of them also had a booth selling their wares. The following pics are just a few of the vendors. Remember I am a textile junkie, so my choice of pictures may be skewed to what I love.
- [The Creative Connection- Day 1](https://modalissa.com/2010/09/creative-connection-day-1.html/) - I have squeezed in a few minutes to make a blog post about this event. The day so far, classes, shopping the booths at THE HANDMADE MARKET and a nice intimate lunch with Ree Drummond of Pioneer Woman fame and 500 other people. Each meal is sponsored by a different company. This was the place
- [THIS JUST IN!!](https://modalissa.com/2010/09/this-just-in.html/) - WELCOME Aneela Hoey! to the moda design team. Visit her blog and welcome her to the team. Her fabrics will debut at Houston Quilt Market and be available in stores in April. Aneela has also been a moda bake shop contributor. View her project here.Follow my blog for the latest happenings at moda fabrics or as Betty
- [The Creative Connection](https://modalissa.com/2010/09/creative-connection.html/) - Moda Fabrics is one of the sponsors of The Creative Connection happening next week in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 3 of the moda designers will be there teaching classes. Camille Roskelley from Thimbleblossoms will be teaching A Retro Kitchen. Do you think she would mind if I call her Baby Mama during her class? Joanna Figueroa from
- [Happy Anniversary to the Dancing Bear](https://modalissa.com/2010/09/happy-anniversary-to-dancing-bear.html/) - Happy 30th Anniversary!Seems like yesterday the guys all in their Silver Bullet Tuxedos!One of my kids called me "bridezilla" in this picture. Kids! Seems like yesterday. Love ya honey!
- [How can you "bling" a sewing tin?](https://modalissa.com/2010/08/how-can-you-bling-sewing-tin.html/) - Who has seen Eat, Pray, Love? I have not seen the movie but I have read the book. It is not in my life's plan right now to run off and find myself. But what is in my life's plan is to EAT, SLEEP, SEW. (Not in that particular order!) I had to make this
- [and the winner is....](https://modalissa.com/2010/08/and-winner-is-8.html/) - Only because I can laugh at myself, I will post one pic from SI. The tag line for this picture says something like, this is not a mirage, etc etc. I told my husband, I get it, you were thinking it WAS a mirage. That is why you did not see my head plastered on the
- [Shoebox](https://modalissa.com/2010/08/shoebox.html/) - Thanks to everyone for the wonderful comments. I am truly humbled and honored. But a giveaway did help drive the traffic my way and it was fun for me. 2 mistakes on my part: 1. I forgot to include the date of the drawing. 2. I had no idea how many strips it would take to fill a
- [APQ beats SI anyday of the week](https://modalissa.com/2010/07/apq-beats-si-anyday-of-week.html/) - Many of you know that I am a mother of 5, so that means I have been pregnant for 45 months of my life. During one of my pregnancies we had a friend of my husband's living with us. Everyday the guys would ask, "Did Sports Illustrated come today?" Of course it was the Swimsuit issue
- [Meet Sherri Falls from This n That](https://modalissa.com/2010/06/meet-sherri-falls-from-this-n-tha.html/) - Meet a few of our neighbors from Quilt Market. Of course, Gene (the man behind the camera) caught her talking about moda fabrics, of course. Sherri Falls from This n That Great job Sherri!
- [Our youngest neighbor, Doug Leko](https://modalissa.com/2010/06/our-youngest-neighbor-doug-leko.html/) - Meet some of our neighbors at Quilt market.Doug Leko of Antler Quilt Designs. Thank you Doug and Gene the cameraman!
- [Meet Minick & Simpson](https://modalissa.com/2010/06/meet-minick-simpson.html/) - Meet the talented team of Minick & Simpson Clermont Famrs will be in stores September
- [Meet Kathy Schmitz](https://modalissa.com/2010/06/meet-kathy-schmitz.html/) - Meet Kathy Schmitz Check out Kathy's blog. to see her booth set up from beginning to end.
- [Kansas Troubles](https://modalissa.com/2010/06/kansas-troubles-2.html/) - See all the great things Lynne Hagmeier from Kansas Troubles is up to. Summer's End Collection in Stores August 2010
- [Sweetwater Designs](https://modalissa.com/2010/06/sweetwater-designs.html/) - Meet Susan From Sweetwater Designs. Pure fabric in stores August 2010
- [Meet Anne Sutton from Bunny HIll](https://modalissa.com/2010/06/meet-anne-sutton-from-bunny-hi.html/) - Anne Sutton from Bunny Hill introduces her new baby.(fabric of course) Ask for Lily & Will at your favorite store October 2010.
- [Meet Deb Strain](https://modalissa.com/2010/06/meet-deb-strain.html/) - Meet Deb Strain as she shows you her art.
- [Meet Joanna from Fig Tree Quilts](https://modalissa.com/2010/06/meet-joanna-from-fig-tree-quilts.html/) - Take a tour of the fig tree booth. You might confuse Joanna with Audrey Hepburn but that could happen to anyone. Ask for Breakfast at Tiffany's from your favorite independent store September 2010.
- [Meet Sandy Gervais](https://modalissa.com/2010/05/meet-sandy-gervais.html/) - Sandy Gervais from Pieces from my Heart talks about Lollipop.
- [Meet Liesl from Oliver + S](https://modalissa.com/2010/05/meet-liesl-from-oliver-s.html/) - Meet the newest moda designer, Liesl from Oliver + S pattern company. City Weekend fabrics available September 2010.
- [Meet Edyta Sitar from Laundry Basket Quilts](https://modalissa.com/2010/05/meet-edyta-sitar-from-laundry-baske.html/) - Edyta from Laundry Basket Quilts talks about her quilts and her booth at the Spring Quilt show in Minnesota 2010. Edyta combines batiks and prints to achieve her rich dramatic look. Bon Voyage will be available at your favorite quilt or specialty store October 2010.
- [Meet Bonnie & Camille](https://modalissa.com/2010/05/meet-bonnie-camille.html/) - Visit with Bonnie and Camille as they talk about their newest collection from moda, Bliss. Bliss wil be available in stores September. And remember you can never have too much bliss or moda fabric.
- [Moda designers](https://modalissa.com/2010/05/moda-designers.html/) - Hello to all, If you do not already have all the moda designers set up in your reader or rss feeds I thought I would include a link here to each of their post market entries. Sorry no pictures. You can see the pictures and fun stuff on their blogs. Check modalissa each day @
- [Moda Roll Call](https://modalissa.com/2010/05/moda-roll-ca.html/) - Hello to all, It was nice seeing you at Market. If you did not get to attend Market please join me with a cup of afternoon tea. Each day we will be featuring one of the moda designers as they share with you their new fabrics, Patterns and products. So as the old Partridge family
- [Roll the Credits](https://modalissa.com/2010/05/roll-credits.html/) - Market, or at least the moda booth, is similar to putting on a big screen production. Months of planning, shooting, cropping, layouts, and editing. Of course we have all of the "Stars" such as the designers, each taking part in their major roles. I thought I would roll the closing credits before the "movie" even
- [Twister- the ruler, not the game](https://modalissa.com/2010/04/twister-ruler-not-game.html/) - Marsha from Country Schoolhouse in Superior, Wisc is located at the tip of Lake Superior in Northern Wisconsin. This is where she created a MUST HAVE ruler to use with Moda Layer Cakes TM and Charm Packs. The ruler is called the Twister. I have tested the ruler using Park Avenue by 3 sisters in
- [Chicago Quilt Show 2010](https://modalissa.com/2010/04/chicago-quilt-show-2010.html/) - Big Smiles were certainly abundant at the Chicago Quilt Show. If you are looking for a fantastic project, this would have been just one of the booths to have visited. My friend, Gerri Robinson and her sister, Jean from Planted Seeds Designs were filled to the brim with kits and patterns. They were joined by
- [Moda Retreat 2010](https://modalissa.com/2010/04/moda-retreat-2010.html/) - Moda hosted it's annual retreat this past weekend. Joining us were stores from all over the country for 3 days of classes, demos, shopping, food and fun. I realize as I post these pictures that it is kind of like having a dinner party and only taking pictures of your home. I didn't do that.
- [Happy Birthday Honey!](https://modalissa.com/2010/04/happy-birthday-honey.html/) - Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!
- [Martinque quilt and McCalls Magazine](https://modalissa.com/2010/04/martinque-quilt-and-mccalls-magazine.html/) - I am honored . One of my quilts was chosen for a McCalls magazine. On shelves now. The flat picture of it does not do it justice. You have to click on the link and see the styled shot. Maggi Honeyman worked her magic once again on the quilting! No matter how beautiful the fabrics
- [](https://modalissa.com/2010/03/quilters-home-april-may-2010-has.html/) - Quilter's Home- April May 2010 has an article on page 14 that is titled 55 Favorite blogs for Quilters. I saw some of my blog buddies listed like lazygirl quilting.blogspot.com and http://www.cluckclucksew.com/and aquiltinglife.blogspot.com. Of course manquilter.com/Blog.php is listed. http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/and patsloan.typepad.com are always entertaining reads. I checked out some "new to me" blogs such as makeitandloveitblogspot.com,
- [Prairie Points and Pillowcase tutorial](https://modalissa.com/2010/03/prairie-points-and-pillowcase-tutoria.html/) - Moda Fabrics is a sponsor of the Million Pillowcase Challenge with American Patchwork & Quilting. I asked Jennifer Keltner, Senior Editor of American Patchwork & Quilting, what her inspiration was for such a big project. Here is Jennifer's reply. The inspiration for the project came from wanting to launch something that everyone could participate in—no
- [Celebrities- Barb and Mary](https://modalissa.com/2010/01/celebrities-barb-and-mary.html/) - Barb and Mary from Me & My Sister have a new website. Please stop on over and be amazed with the wonderful photography, projects and more. Okay there are alot of websites out there. I know this. Why I am blogging about them is their NEW blog. If you have ever spent anytime visiting with
- [QUILT FEVER](https://modalissa.com/2010/01/quilt-fever.html/) - DO YOU........Stay in your pajamas until noon becasue you are in the middle of designing a quilt?...Write the name in the check register every time you write a check at the quilt store? (Now that we have debit cards this doesn't work quite as well as it use to)...Hide the credit card bill from your
- [New Years Resolution (Kinda)](https://modalissa.com/2010/01/new-years-resolution-kinda.html/) - My first born "TYPE A" son decided his new year resolution was to completely get off of FACEBOOK. Now this is a 20 something year old that is constantly wired in. He explained that he was going to work on having more personal relationships in 2010.Okay you know where this is going. He has friends
- [10 HOLIDAY EATING TIPS](https://modalissa.com/2009/12/10-holiday-eating-tips.html/) - A word to the wise:1. Avoid Carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrot sticks on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas Spirit. If you see carrots leave immediately. Go next door they are serving rum balls.2. Drink as much EGGNOG as you can. It is rare and can only be found at this
- [10 reasons I have not blogged](https://modalissa.com/2009/12/10-reasons-i-have-not-blogged.html/) - 10 REASONS I HAVE NOT BLOGGED1. My computer has swine flu.( thought it recovered but has had a relapse)2.The lights went out on my "prelit" went out after 8 years of use3. Added store bought lights4. Tree fell over( I might have willed this to happen- hated that tree)5. New tree - up and decorated.6
- [Pay it Forward](https://modalissa.com/2009/11/qui.html/) - Now that Friday the 13th has come and gone, I want to talk about the upcoming holidays. When the kids were little, we all gathered to watch Charlie Brown's Christmas. Ya, I know kind of lame for teenagers but my husband still insists. Sometime between Halloween and Thanksgiving I offer to cook (of course nothing
- [November's Fabricmatcher Challenge](https://modalissa.com/2009/11/novembers-fabricmatcher-challenge.html/) - Have you ever been to Fabricmatcher powered by Moda? Are you not quite sure of what fabrics you want to use for which pattern? Go to Fabricmatcher and play around. Choose from from designers such asAnka's Treasures, American Jane, Calico Carriage Quilt Designs, Country Threads, Fig Tree, Kansas Troubles Quilters, Me and My Sister, Pieces
- [quilt market and festival](https://modalissa.com/2009/10/quilt-market-and-festiva.html/) - I am back from Quilt Market and a day of Festival. Wow! What a great time! Everyone I met was such a delight! Lots of shopping, visiting and fellowship amongst the quilters! A FEW QUILT MARKET PICS Kelli Trimble and Melody Busch at Sample Spree The next Moda BakeShop Sampler box was a big hit
- [Houston Quilt Market](https://modalissa.com/2009/10/houston-quilt-marke.html/) - Hello to everyone from the moda team! wish you were here!
- [Houston Quilt Market-Sample Spree](https://modalissa.com/2009/10/houston-quilt-market-sample-spree.html/)
- [Houston Quilt Market-Thursday Set-up](https://modalissa.com/2009/10/houston-quilt-market-thursday-set-up.html/)
- [To Market To Market to buy a fat.... quarter](https://modalissa.com/2009/10/to-market-to-market-to-buy-fat-quarter.html/) - That Monica is a genius!! and so is Pam KittyMorning! This is so much fun! By the way we are setting up a photography area in the moda booth so come on over with your buddies and snap a few pics! Of course you have to supply your own camera and poparotsy!! Want another sneek
- [and the winner is.......](https://modalissa.com/2009/09/and-winner-is-9.html/) - I had my very own random generator, pick a winner. Her name is Susan Stiff, so blame her if you didn't win, hug her if you did. She drew 2 names from the hopper. The winner is ..........................opps I mean the winners are John from Cary,North Carolina and She Sews and Scraps. Send me your
- [Tutorial](https://modalissa.com/2009/09/tutoria.html/) - For those of you that do not know this, quilt Market is 2 weeks earlier this year. In the long run this will be a good thing but in the meantime I think it is STRESSING out a few people. I have been reading designers blogs who are designing, writing, sewing, stressing. Seriously, there is
- [Giveaway](https://modalissa.com/2009/09/giveaway.html/) - Giveaway? Did that catch your eye? I just recieved a copy of the new Holiday Issue of McCall's quilting December 2009 issue. I was excited to see my quilt made the cover, AGAIN... folded and stacked with designers such as Chloe and Colleen from Toadusew, Sarah and Delores from Homestead Hearth and a dear friend,
- [MADE IN NEW YORK](https://modalissa.com/2009/09/made-in-new-york.html/) - Okay, did you forget about me?Quilt Market is less than a month to go.24 quilts and counting.No I don't make them all but lots of organizing, cutting, planning, etc.Just so you would know that I am alive I thought I just at least post something about where I wish I could go. The following is
- [September 11](https://modalissa.com/2009/08/september-11.html/) - Just recieved this e-mail from Polly Minick.LETS DO THIS......We have a little less than one month and counting to get the word out all across this great land and into every community in the United States of America.If you forward this email to least 11 people and each of those people do the same ...
- [Give Away](https://modalissa.com/2009/08/give-away.html/) - Mosey on over to American Quilter's Society to find out about a huge giveaway. http://www.americanquilter.com/shows_contests/desmoines/2009/giveaway/ Contest runs July 15th thru September 1st. Not tempted? Just another giveaway?Well How about this Prize Gallery? Grand Prize One (1) winner will receive the Ultimate Quilting Studio package from HandiQuilter®, Tracey’s Tables and Moda to include: One (1) HandiQuilter®
- [my own Washington Oregon Shop Hop](https://modalissa.com/2009/08/my-own-washington-oregon-shop-hop.html/) - Last week I had the privilege of traveling with 2 of the moda sales reps that cover parts of Washington and Oregon. Diane and Bob Toycen Bob had made Diane license plate holders with fun sayings. This one says check out moda at Moda Bake Shop.com. The car was loaded up and we started on
- [randomness](https://modalissa.com/2009/07/randomness.html/) - I am sitting at LAX leaving the Long Beach quilt show.I got to see lots of friends at the show and make a couple of new ones also. I met Julie Herman from Jaybird. She has a new project over at the moda bake shop. The project is for giant pincushions. Julie was a giant
- [My First Quilt](https://modalissa.com/2009/07/my-first-qui.html/) - My First Quilt and My Latest QuiltI have been coursed by Camille, Carrie and Brenda to post about my first quilt and my latest quilt. (read about it more on Camille's blog) I am so super bummed that I threw away my first quilt. Yes, Yikes, Gads, I did. I have been made about it
- [Chicago and more...](https://modalissa.com/2009/06/chicago-and-more.html/) - I am not a photographer but I certainly pretended to be one this past weekend in Chicago. Camille from Thimbleblossoms and Joanna from Fig Tree and myself all attended the Country Living A Celebration of Creativity Women's Entrepreneur's Weekend. Basically a good reason to go to Chicago and hang out! These 2 gals certainly knew
- [more quilt market](https://modalissa.com/2009/05/more-quilt-marke.html/) - Taking inspiration from the fresh smell of clothes hung on the line the entire moda booth was designed as an outdoor clothesline. Every detail from the market invitation to the clothespin bag signs shined in the brightly lite Pittsburgh convention center. The natural light was a little overwhelming in the morning, but I guess you
- [show and tell](https://modalissa.com/2009/05/show-and-te.html/) - Just a few pics today. busy working. So I will post post a few pics. I guess the title should really be show and no tell. I will get more pictures tomorrow and post more details. Sherri Howard, Angela Yosten, Camille Roskelley, Bonnie Olvasen. New Thimbleblossoms fabric in background new American Jane pattern that I
- [set-up day one complete](https://modalissa.com/2009/05/set-up-day-one-complete.html/) - Due to the limited flights and travel time from Dallas we actually came in a day earlier than normal. This gave us a day to relax and get situated in Pittsburgh. We met some local musicans. We went into a local dining spot and there she was...the queen of market, Anne Sutton of Bunny Hill.
- [quilt market fun](https://modalissa.com/2009/05/quilt-market-fun.html/) - Here I am at quilt market. 2 days of set up, 3 days of show and 4 hours to take it all down. Tell me what you would like for me to blog about while I am here.?
- [and the winner is...](https://modalissa.com/2009/05/and-winner-is-10.html/) - Hello to all, I learned something about blogger. If you make a post and save it to be posted at another time, it doesn't work like that. It was a tie between Alesiha and Another Amy with both guessing 987. The number is 985. I guess officially Another Amy is the winner because her guess
- [My Quilt Updates](https://modalissa.com/2009/04/my-quilt-updates.html/) - The quilt for my new little niece is finished and in the mail. I changed some of my plans on the border. I was inspired by Camille's quilts with ric rac. I called my friend Gina Halladay and frantically ordered enough ric rac to sew around the border. Love it! I was going to sew
- [What Happens at Retreat  Stays at Retreat-NOT](https://modalissa.com/2009/03/what-happens-at-retreat-stays-a.html/) - The retreat was not in Vegas but in Bennigton, KS at Lynne Hagmeier's. No pictures can do the place justice. It should be on the National Museum register. It should also be featured in all decorating and collecting magazines. INCREDIBLE! (we all said, "How does she dust?") Some information does stay at the retreat.............. How
- [DALLAS QUILT SHOW](https://modalissa.com/2009/03/dallas-quilt-show.html/) - The Dallas quilt show started out Friday with a day of downpours and floods in the area. I am sure this brought back nightmares to the previous year when rain poured into the building on the last day. The vendors were knee deep in the muck and slush. This was not the case this year.
- [The Winners are...](https://modalissa.com/2009/03/winners-are.html/) - What is one persons trash is anothers' treasure as the saying goes.This certainly is true by the overwhelming responses to the selvage giveaway.The winner of the selvage ball is SandyQuilts.The winner of a bag of selvages is AnitaInFloridathe winner of a bag of selvages is DSpack.Please send me your shipping address.
- [Selvages - Tell a Story](https://modalissa.com/2009/03/selvages-tell-story.html/) - The saying.... every quilt tells a story has been true since the beginning of the needle & thread. The selvage also tells a story. (some say selvage some say selveldge - potatoe or potato or papa if you are in Spain, right Joanna?) wikipedia defines selvage as: In a woven fabric, the selvage (or selvedge)
- [Favorite things winners!](https://modalissa.com/2009/03/favorite-things-winners.html/) - And the winner is.....eamylove has won the pincushion and bookazineI have 2 extra bookazine so I have 2 more winners!! (Bookazine only)Jen & Daz BookazinepassingdowncrazyContact me via e-mail with your shipping info.
- [A few of my favorite things](https://modalissa.com/2009/03/few-of-my-favorite-things.html/) - Here is the pincushion that goes with the bookazine giveaway listed below!! Okay, who is hungry? for projects to use the moda precuts that is. A beautiful book by Edie McGinnis from Kansas City Star is hitting the shelves. KCS has been so kind to let me share with you an excerpt of the book
- [Emily's baby quilt](https://modalissa.com/2009/02/emilys-baby-qui.html/) - It must be that time in my life. Everyone around me is having babies or grand babies. (Don't get any idea, kids) My niece and nephew, Daniel & Emily Tardy are due to have her first child (we know it is a girl) next week. Their nursery has a light fabric with a wonderful big
- [Miss Rosie's Fan Club](https://modalissa.com/2009/01/miss-rosies-fan-club.html/) - In all fairness to the recent post on the Jolly Jabber by Carrie Nelson of Miss Rosie's fame, I felt I needed to explain myself. Yes I will admit that I did "nag" Carrie a bit to do 5" charm patterns. Why? Well I thought it would be wonderful to line the halls of moda
- [Collection for a Cause and soap](https://modalissa.com/2009/01/collection-for-cause-and-soap.html/) - I wanted to post about these soaps before the Holidays in case you needed them as gifts, but.... I guess there is always mother's day, birthdays or just because. First about the fabric, Collection for a Cause is an ongoing program begun by owner, Howard Marcus Dunn. It features antique quilts from his collection and
- [New Year's Quiz](https://modalissa.com/2009/01/new-years-quiz.html/) - Okay we are almost 2 weeks into the new year. I am very much a glass half full kinda gal. How do i know this ? Because my Dad played this game with our family at the dinner table when I was 8 years old. So I found this quiz over at Martha about following
- [The new year will bring....](https://modalissa.com/2009/01/new-year-will-bring.html/) - Anything and everything you want so enjoy it!!Piece and Peace, Lissa
- [Happy Holidays!](https://modalissa.com/2008/12/happy-holidays.html/) - Loose ends!! One of the odd things about working at Moda is the Christmas holidays. We work on Holiday 2009 while also trying to accomplish Christmas 2008 at home. ( I am sworn to secrecy about Holiday 2009 but it is going to be GREAT!) We took a break from work and went to lunch
- [I'm A Quilter!!](https://modalissa.com/2008/12/im-quilter.html/) - Jump in and sing the Anthem that American Patchwork & Quilting has started. I am a Quilter and Proud of it. What can you tell about yourself ? Make an 9x12" quilt that tells your story in fabric, then post a photo of your quilt and your smiling face. It is fun to see the
- [gobble, gobble,gobble](https://modalissa.com/2008/11/gobble-gobblegobble.html/) - Happy Thanksgiving to all. It is a tradition in our family to call everyone we know and say Gobble, Gobble, Gobble and hang up. This usually goes on for hours ....So consider this posting an official Gobble.While cooking Thanksgiving dinner for 30 people, I am also packing for a quick overseas trip to Madrid, Spain.
- [Surprise! Surprise! An early Christmas](https://modalissa.com/2008/11/surprise-surprise-early-christmas.html/) - Well the winner is in at Thimbleblossoms! Go to http://www.camilleroskelley.typepad.com/ to read all about it. My news is that I told Camille pick 2 winners and I would make a quilt for the second place. She kept asking me did I want to pick. I said , No silly girl, you choose. After looking at
- [ConKerr Cancer- A Case for Smiles](https://modalissa.com/2008/11/conkerr-cancer-case-for-smiles.html/) - http://www.conkerrcancer.org/contactus123.html---this is a note I recieved from Cindy at ConKerr Cancer.I have great news and we need your help!L'Oréal Paris has chosen me as a 2008 Women Of Worth award winner. This award is in recognition of ConKerr Cancer's work in bringing smiles to sick children around the world. I am honored and humbled to
- [Joanna and modaLissa headed to Spain](https://modalissa.com/2008/11/joanna-and-modalissa-headed-to-spain.html/) - Joanna and I are busy stuffing our turkeys.... and once the family is stuffed with all the holidays bounty. We will make sure there is plenty of leftovers to hold them over, board a plane and head to Madrid, Spain to teach all about moda Precuts. You may have heard of Jelly Rolls ( 2
- [Feeling Lucky?](https://modalissa.com/2008/11/feeling-lucky.html/) - Camille from Thimbleblossoms is quite energetic. She is having a contest on her blog. I guess it would be unethical for me to enter it 100 times, so I won't. BUT, if you have not read it yet, zip on over maybe you can win. It is a great chance to own a treasure. I
- [The part of Quilt Market no one talks about...](https://modalissa.com/2008/11/part-of-quilt-market-no-one-talks-abou.html/) - The funny thing about Market is that no one seems to talk about what happens before or after. I guess that is due to how fun the during is! I can compare it to is childbirth. Ya, it is fun making "them", but then you have stretch marks, lack of sleep, poopy diapers.....need I say
- [Hi Ho Hi Ho, blog world here we go](https://modalissa.com/2008/10/hi-ho-hi-ho-blog-world-here-we-go.html/) - I am jumping in to the blog world with both feet . I have so enjoyed reading about all the talented and creative people out there. Not that I am either of those but I do love making quilts. I have the best job in the world working for Moda Fabrics. I am a modamaniac

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