Hello and happy Tuesday! Boy, it’s been a whirlwind around here! I left last Wednesday to attend the Garden of Quilts event at Ashton Gardens in Thanksgiving Point (Lehi, Utah, United States). And then I returned home to find a lot of work waiting for me–my final new pattern covers arrived, so I’ve been packing orders and will have all of the new pattern orders shipped today. But today I want to share a little bit about the Moda All-Stars Mix It Up book that is coming very soon!
I was lucky to be able to see a trunk show of the quilts from this book this summer when I was in Dallas. And after seeing the quilts I could hardly wait to get my copy of the book. Wonderfully, my advance copy was here waiting for me when I arrived home from Utah. The sixteen quilts in the book use cupcake or cake mix papers which makes them fast and fun to put together with either layer cakes or charm packs.
My project in the book, Harbor, is a fun wall-hanging or lap quilt that finishes at 39 ½″ x 49 ½″. It would also make a super cute crib quilt…or you could add extra blocks or borders to make it just a bit bigger. Harbor uses charm packs and the cupcake papers. I also was able to teach this quilt twice while teaching at the Restore retreat in Dallas this summer. It was a lot of fun to see the quilts come together. Shop owners in the classes got to use Harper’s Garden for their quilts.
Moda All-Stars Mix It Up Book
- You can find the book available now for pre-order here.
- On October 9th, I’m going to have a giveaway here on the blog for a kit to make my Harbor quilt (fabrics will be from Harper’s Garden). Be sure to watch for it.
Coming Soon…
I have lots more to share this week, so stay tuned!
What do you think of the Moda All-Stars Mix It Up Book? Share in a comment below!
Happy quilting, and thanks so much for stopping by!
sherly says
How exciting !
Kimberley Rose says
Sherri, do you post your schedule or is there some way to follow where you will be teaching?
Ruth says
The book cover looks like there’s some pretty neat patters . I’ve never used the cake mix or the cupcake paper or even the triangles on a roll paper.
Nancy A. says
My sewing machine does not seem to like stitching on paper. It is the only time I get skipped stitches or broken thread. I am using tiny stitches and a sixe 90 needle. Do you have any tips? Does anyone else have this problem? Do you adjust your tension when sewing on paper? Thank you.
sherri McConnell says
I haven’t had problems. I generally sew with my regular 80/12 needle. But I do shorten my stitch length to make the paper easier to remove. I haven’t adjusted the tension either, but if someone else, has, please comment!
Stephanie Green says
Love the Cake Mix recipe books. Patterns and designs are endless. We carry them in the shop here in Donegal, Ireland.
Helen L says
I love the quilt you made for the book: You can’t fail with stars! 🙂 I have to send you a pic of the quilt I did at the retreat I was at: used your fabrics, and funny thing, the lady next to me happened to be using your fabric too! Not a planned thing! I’ll send you a pic soon. Hugs, H
Donna says
Your Harbor quilt has stolen my star-love bing heart! ?
Donna says
Loving not bing ?