Hello, friends! Today I’m sharing all of the fun details from our recent Quilt Book Photo Shoot: Behind the Scenes and more! Chelsi and I traveled to Texas last week for 48+ hours where we were able to participate in the photo shoot for our upcoming book and appear as guests on the Fat Quarter Shop Live Stream with Kimberly Jolly. Aside from spending 8+ hours in the airport before boarding our flight home, everything about the trip was incredible. And we made lemonade out of lemons while dealing with our flight delays, too–you’ll have to listen in on our next podcast for all of the details on that! Keep reading for a little bit about the days and some of my favorite photos.
Quilt Book Photo Shoot: Behind the Scenes
While I’m no stranger to quilt photography and have worked on my own and with professional photographers for photos, I was super excited to be able to take part in a photo shoot for our book. Our friends at Fat Quarter Shop rented a home that was perfect for the photos we wanted to take. And I so enjoyed seeing how Sarah (producer and photographer for our book) organized the day and the photos.
More Photo Shoot Favorite Behind the Scenes Pictures
While there were many beautiful areas inside and outside of the home, and there were gorgeous photos taken for the book, some of my favorite pictures are the simple behind the scenes ones included in this post! We also had lots of delicious food before, during, and after our photo shoot. Mexican food is my favorite, and I might have a new favorite restaurant!
Livestream Photos
On Friday we were able to head to Fat Quarter Shop and be guests on the Kimberly’s Livestream. We enjoyed our conversation and also had fun answering some viewer questions. We hadn’t visited since December of 2019 and had such a good time seeing familiar faces and friends we email with and see online. You can watch the Livestream recording here.
The Family Favorites Book Details
Below you’ll find some details about our upcoming Family Favorites book along with a link to pre-order now:
- Family Favorites will be available in September 2024 and contains 18 different quilt blocks in a variety of sizes with three of the blocks sized down to pincushion/mini pillow size.
- There are four different sampler quilts including with unique settings. (And you could easily make a single block quilt with a favorite block from any of those samplers).
- There are also directions for three different pillows based on the quilt blocks.
- The book contains lots of tips from Sherri & Chelsi sprinkled throughout the book.
- Two of the book quilts, the Brightly Sampler and the Saltwater Sampler, will be available as kits.
- And… we’ll be sharing a fun sew-along with the Brightly quilt sampler.
- Stay tuned for even more details that we’ll share in the upcoming months.
Thanks so much for stopping by to read about our recent Quilt Book Photo Shoot. If you enjoy these types of behind-the-scenes posts, you will find some earlier articles in this category here.
Happy quilting!
Linda Mahoney says
I watched your interview with Kimberly yesterday. It was so much fun to watch that dinner was late.🤣 You and your family are the “real deal” and that is what I love about you. Thank you for letting us feel part of your quilting circle. You are incredible. I was at a retreat this weekend and finished the quilt that was in American Patchwork. I used the strawberry lemonade fabric and it turned out soooo nice. I can’t wait to sew with your new collection. Have a wonderful day – Linda
Cinda Wismar says
Hi Sherri, I watched your interview with Kimberly and her staff. It was great fun. Your quilts and fabric line are beautiful. Congratulations on your new book release.
Robin says
Looks like fun! What is the pattern for the quilt on the right in the group photo?
sherri McConnell says
That is my Happy Go Lucky quilt pattern. Thank you!