Road to California Countdown - Day 3

it's a giveaway!

we are continuing our countdown - and our giveaways

Road to California Countdown

we will be in booth 312/314

and we're working on our demos as we speak
yes - demos!
more about that, in tomorrow's giveaway post

we have a specially curated bundle of Westminster Fibers
Free Spirit and Rowan fabrics
just ready to pair with some of your
Essex Yarn Dye
or another neutral of your choice

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be.do.create.

natalie.

www.beyondthereefpatterns.com

fine print:  shipping to US addresses only for this series

all seven winners will be announced on Wednesday 20 January 16

b e y o n d   t h e   r e e f

is proud to be a sponsor at the Road to California quilters conference

Savour the moment!

we should take our time more often than not

enjoy

savour

breathe in/breathe out

Quilt in a Day Irish Chain

(linen and westminster fibers bundle available on the beyond the reef shop site)

someone asked me the other day, 

"do you have the time to do this?!??"

and I thought to myself, 

"if I don't have time for my own life....well...."

I'm not suggesting we shirk our responsibilities

but.

while making a new quilt for a new pattern, (not the one shown above)

I realized 

it is so much nicer to sit peacefully and sew little pieces together

than to "fast quick easy strip piece cut apart and all the rest"

those little pieces

(there's a time and a place for that, too, don't get me wrong, now)

just for today, just now, just this one moment

sit with your fabrics

choose each color carefully

enjoy the true genius of your sewing machine's capabilities

we are all running through our daily lives

let's at least savour the moments that we have while we are quilting

cmmon....

when was the last time you hand quilted anything?!?

you know, 'rocked the needle'???

set aside just one project....just one....for some hand quilting

so I made a decision

this new pattern is not going to have fast pieced quick strips slam it together

instructions

my apologies in advance

let's just hope you like it, regardless

HappiestDays.

natalie.

www.beyondthereefpatterns.com

ps - I will give you a sneak peek at the projects before they "go to market"