Quilting the Year Bright

Published: Wed, 12/27/17

Hi ,

Merry Christmas! I hope you had a wonderful holiday filled with joy and peace.

Josh and James and I had a very relaxing day and are now looking forward to a fun week together while James is out of school.

We're also cleaning and clearing out the quilt shop so we can start fresh with new inventory the first week of January.

If you're needing to pick up any quilting tools or supplies, make sure to check out the quilt shop as many things are on sale this week.

Click here to check out the end of year sale at LeahDay.com

My Favorite Time of the Year

I know it seems odd, but this week between Christmas and New Years is my favorite time of the year. It feels like an extra bonus week and I always use this time to finish up old projects so I start the new year with a clean slate.

This year I decided to ramp up my finishing efforts by also adding a massive full craft reorganization to the mix.

I pulled out every craft box and bin, every drawer filled with ribbon and floss, every bead box and fat quarter and reorganized the entire lot at once.

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This wasn't a small job, but someone had to do it. I'm so happy and relieved it's done now so I can easily find the tools, materials, and equiptment I'm looking for at any given time.

Double Stripe Quilt Pattern

This month's Quilty Box included an awesome selection of quilting tools and fabrics designed by Felice Regina. The fabric literally looked like a candy store so I went with that theme to create the Double Stripe Diamond quilt.

Learn how to make this quilt top in this new video:

Double Stripe Diamond Quilt Tutorial - Free Quilt Pattern with Leah Day

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Diamonds are very easy to cut. No, you don't need a special template or cutter!

Just use the lines on your ruler to cut the shapes and piece them together.

The best thing about this quilt is it's very forgiving. Even if your piecing isn't perfect, the diamonds are pieced in rows so there's no seams to match up.

I did get a lot of questions about how to quilt the Double Stripe Diamond quilt.

Would you like to see more videos on auditioning and planning designs for a quilt?

Let me know and I can start adding that to our monthly Quilty Box videos.

Word of the Year Podcast

It's the last week of the year which means it's time to share my new Words for the Year for 2018. This is something fun I've done for several years now and I find it really helps me achieve my yearly goals.

This past year in 2017, my words were Simple and Open. I don't think I would have been able to write and publish a new book if I hadn't forced myself to simplify and be open to trying new things like learning photography.

For the second half of this year, my word became Trust, which helped me overcome a lot of self doubt as the book neared completion.

I've been soul searching a lot for a new word for 2018 so listen to the podcast to hear what it is and the direction we're moving in this coming year.

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Setting Goals and Intentions with a Word for the Year, Podcast Episode #40

Did you know you can find all the podcast episodes we've shared so far? Click Here to find all the episodes of Hello My Quilting Friends so you can binge listen while you quilt!

The podcast is also available on YouTube so you can see what I'm working on during the introduction each week. I've organized them into a playlist that will automatically play through all the episodes shared so far.

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Are You Ready to Party

You're quilting along with us in 2018, right? What? You haven't heard about the new Machine Quilting Party?

Just in case you've been stitched out of the loop, let me fill you in: This year we're going to quilt three - yes, THREE - quilts together from start to finish. And we're going to quilt them all with walking foot quilting on our home machines.

If you'd like to learn how to tackle big quilts and how to quilt them with simple, beautiful designs, definitely join in the fun. All you need to join the party is a copy of my new book Explore Walking Foot Quilting with Leah Day.

Click Here to find the print edition. (Please note we only have a dozen or so left on the shelves. These will go fast!)

Click Here to find the Ebook edition.

The book comes with the quilt patterns so you can follow along and create the Rainbow Log Cabin Quilt, Prism Path Baby Quilt, and Marvelous Mosaic Quilt with us.

It's never too late to join so grab a copy of the book today and get ready to party and learn amazing new ways to quilt your quilts with walking foot quilting.

That's it for this week! I'm so excited about this coming year and all the fun things we have ready to share.

Don't forget to check out the sale at LeahDay.com so you can pick up any last minute tools or supplies you need before the end of the year.

Let's go quilt!

Leah Day