Hello, friends, and happy Saturday! I can hardly believe it’s the final weekend of the month and that by next Saturday we will have turned the page to April. Today I’m sharing the Saturday Seven 278: Lifestyle & More for Quilters with inspiration and ideas in a variety of categories. I hope you’ll enjoy today’s post.

Saturday Seven 278: Lifestyle & More for Quilters
1. Self-Care
I loved these “20 Ways to Spring Clean Your Life“–so many good takeaways in the article. And these “100 Simple Ways to Immediately Improve Your Life” are truly simple, doable, and good for the soul. And finally, I loved the ideas in “The Straight-Forward Path to Personal Growth.”
2. Recipes
I’m going to try these Salmon Couscous Bowls soon–they look so good! These Simple Honey Garlic Shrimp also look like a perfect weeknight meal. And you can’t go wrong with these Air Fryer Green Beans. Finally, here are two recipes for a Simple Easter Brunch perfect for when you’re having a larger meal later in the day.
3. Quilt + Sew
It seems there is a sew-along around every corner these days. But Fat Quarter Shop has a few coming up that I just can’t resist. First is the Haunted Halloween Mystery Quilt Along that will begin in June. I’ve seen the quilt–and it’s super cute. If you want to reserve a kit you can do that here. I might have to make some of the pincushions from this book—get all of the details on how to size the blocks down here.
4. Autumnal Quilt + Video
My daughter Chelsi has a darling new quilt design perfect for beginners. And she filmed a quick video to share it that you can watch here or on our YouTube channel.
5. April Calendar + Home Decor and Organization
First, I have the free April calendar PDF ready early this month. Download the April calendar here. And I loved this post with 24 Ideas for Decorating Your Home for Spring. Also, I’ve been using this printable page my friend designed for a brainstorming session before I enter everything into my planner. Finally–this post was good for me on so many levels.
6. Productivity + Bookshelf
This post and podcast on Productivity at Work has useful tips for any and all types of work. I’ve been learning quite a bit about laundry this week reading this book. I’m really excited to try some of the recommendations and see how it goes! I also loved this podcast with so many ideas for creating a more focused reading life.
7. Recently on the Blog
Below you’ll find links to the posts from earlier this week on the blog:
- Maple Sky Remix Quilt and Mini Quilt
- Easy Placemat Patterns + Free Pattern–Don’t miss the free PDF with two placemat patterns!
- Sewcialites 2 Quilt Block 21
If you are looking for more inspiration, you can find all of the previous posts in this series here. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Happy quilting!
Kathie says
Your link to 20 ways to spring clean doesn’t work as you intended
sherri McConnell says
Thanks–just fixed!
Beryl Stoots says
Check your link for “20 Ways to Spring Clean Your Life”. It takes you to the Fat Quarter Shop.
sherri McConnell says
Just fixed!
Michele F says
Hi Sherri, always love your Saturday Seven post but wanted you to know the “20 ways to spring clean your life” post directs us to the Fat Quarter Shops Mystery Halloween sew along. Just wanted you to know. Thanks
sherri McConnell says
Just fixed that–thank you so much!
claire says
wow oh wow ! thank you so very much for your Saturday Seven list . your links to the selfhelp books are so inspiring, joy giving. And help us stay alive with our passion of quilting and life. thank you for sharing best wishes kind regards Claire
Mary says
I cannot even get #278… I had it for all of 3 seconds and it just won’t come up. Instead, I’ve gotten different videos every time I’ve clicked on the link.
sherri McConnell says
Scroll down below the video for the post 🙂