Hello, friends, and Happy Saturday. Today I’m sharing the Saturday Seven 142 Inspiration for Quilters post with fun things I’ve found around the web. I hope you’ll enjoy this smorgasbord of projects, fun things to read, recipes, good ideas, and more. Also, I’m now able to share some fun new fabrics and patterns with you (along with more details about my upcoming Quilting Life Planner…so this post will be punctuated with photos from our Happy Days collection.
In day-to-day news–I’m sure ready for the weekend. It’s been busy here with lots of sewing and filming and organizing. I’m grateful I have a lot to do right now because it’s going to be 110+ for about ten days straight. And unfortunately some of those days will approach 120. I know I’ll be grateful this fall and winter when our beautiful weather returns, but for now it’s stay indoors time!
Saturday Seven 142
1. Feed Your Spirit
I love “self-help” articles with practical and simple steps. This one has lots of both. Read it here. I also loved this post on “The Power of Ridiculously Small Steps.” After reading it I realized that I had recently ordered the author’s new book here. Finally, I loved this piece with artist and fabric designer “Kaffe Fassett on the Healing Power of Color.”
2. Recipes to Try
Although it’s still really hot here…this crock pot Italian Beef Stew with Noodles looks delicious. (And I won’t have to turn on the oven to cook it). This Cheesy Zucchini Chicken and Rice Bake also looks like one to try now if you have lots of extra zucchini around! And I also want to try this Skillet Vegetable Lasagna.
3. Fabric
You’ll love this inspiring post on Organizing Your Fabric Stash. And if you’re looking for Balboa Mini Charms or Charm Packs, I received an unexpected early shipment and have some in the shop (wish the rest of the pre-cuts would ship)!
4. Home Keeping
As a life-long fan of the Laura Ingalls Wilder books, I loved reading this post on “15 Life-Changing Homemaking Tips…From the Little House on the Prairie Books.” Not only was it fun to read passages from the books, but it was also so very interesting how some things have really not changed even with all of our technological advances. And some great ideas for decluttering/organizing can be found in the article “A Checklist to Mindful Minimalism.”
5. Organization
Super excited to be able to share my upcoming planner which ships in October. I wrote an entire post with sneak peeks of some of the pages here that you won’t want to miss. Go here to pre-order your copy (or copies–it will make a great gift).
6. Sewcialites Quilt Along
Have you heard about the Sewcialites Quilt Along sponsored by Fat Quarter Shop? It will begin on Friday, September 25th with a new block pattern released each week. I was honored to be asked to contribute some blocks and can’t wait to share them with you beginning in the fall. You can find all of the details and get suggested fabric requirements here (blocks will be in 3″, 6″, and 9″ finished sizes). You can also download the fabric requirement PDF here (but be sure to visit the Jolly Jabber blog for even more information).
7. On the Blog This Week
- Simple Charm Pack Quilts & Projects
- Moda Block Heads 3 Block 31
- Quilting Life Planner Sneak Peeks
- Beach House Row Quilt
I hope you enjoyed this week’s Saturday Seven 142 Inspiration for Quilters post. If you are looking for more inspiration, you can find all of the previous posts in this series here.
Happy quilting, and thanks so much for stopping by!
Jackie Lohrey says
You are so right Sherri, it has been a busy week! Most of the high points centered around Quilting Life stuff so thank you for that. 🙂 I tried another Dresden Plate, this time AFTER watching your video and although it still did not meet my perfectionist expectations, it came out much better. My copy of American Patchwork & Quilting arrived and I have to say I was a bit miffed that you were not included in the article on quilters you need to know. You are my heroine and I think Everyone needs to know you. Then there is the planner :). My current system is a notebook and way too many sticky notes because I have tried so many planners and none ever seemed to fit me. I even held off preordering my copy of your planner until I could see a few pages. Once again, you did not disappoint and I am now in your preorder list. Thank you for that, I truly need this planner just as much as I want it. My Balboa thread arrived yesterday and OMG the colors are beautiful. I was having a crappy day at work so I propped the package up against my monitor and daydreamed about using it while listening to people tell me that UnitedHealth is the worst insurance ever. And THEN there is the Happy Days fabric collection. It is beautiful! I love that you included the not really yellow but still yellow and the aqua colors. Good job! Stay safe, stay cool if you can and thanks for all you do!
sherri McConnell says
Thank you so much for your kindness, Jackie!
Julie Wise says
Do you offer the pattern for the thread spools quilt, it is lovely. Thanks for sharing All your great tips!
Rita G says
I especially love your Saturday posts. The quilting inspiration; home organization ideas, and I’m always looking for new recipes! I just pre-ordered the planner. So looking forward to using your ideas!
Sue H says
Oh boy, the Cheesy Zucchini Bake and Vegetable Lasagna recipes sound SOOOO DELICIOUS! Thanks for sharing them. I’ll look forward to seeing your new fabric line in my LQS! Thank you!
Debbie says
I can not find your strip sizes for the Log Cabin tutorial you showed for the log cabin strip tool ruler? Where can I find it!. Thank you