Hello , I'm so happy to announce the 365 Free Motion Designs Perpetual calendars have at last arrived.

Well, as of this writing, they are set for delivery sometime today. I'm going to be signing each calendar while Josh and Dad pack them up for you. Our goal will be to get them out as fast as possible to you!

Josh and I are so sorry about the delay. We were originally told by the publisher the calendars would ship on June 22nd, but as you can see, it's nearly a month late. I really appreciate your patience and will be working double time to get these signed and shipped out as soon as possible.

When will your preordered calendar arrive? You'll receive another email from us with a tracking number when your calendar ships. Just be on the lookout for that tracking email in the next day or so.

The calendars are still on sale and I'm going to sign all of them until the end of the month. Click Here to check out the 365 Quilting Designs Calendar.

The big book 365 Free Motion Quilting Designs is also on sale this week. Click Here to check out the book and save a few dollars.​​​​​​​

We're finishing up the last few walking foot quilting designs this week from the book Explore Walking Foot Quilting with Leah Day.

Make sure to check out the new tutorials and learn how to quilt two beautiful curvy line designs:

How to Quilt Crazy Matrix - Learn how to quilt a wild, freeform curvy grid with your walking foot, then see how it works on a longarm quilting machine too!

How to quilt Pinstripe Matrix - If Crazy Matrix is a bit too wild, this elegant grid design will be a better fit. Learn how to evenly space your lines 1/4-inch apart to create this beautiful curvy grid effect with both walking foot and longarm quilting techniques.

You can find all of the walking foot videos I shared this year all linked up in one place. Click Here to find the Walking Foot Quilt Along.

I was up to my elbows with apple cider vinegar last week and scrubbing the rust from my Singer 12 treadle parts. In fact this was such an endeavor I decided to work our weekly podcast around the intense cleaning.

I talked a lot about restoring the Singer 12 which has involved 6 gallons of apple cider vinegar! While filming I was scrubbing off all the lingering rust and stopping the chemical reaction with baking soda.

The next step is to polish all the smooth pieces with Blue Magic Metal Polish.

Just a quick note in closing: Sheri and I are having a Leaf Peeping Party with a Facebook Live this evening, Wednesday the 25th, at 7 pm EST. 

Come check out the beautiful quilts you can create with us during this 9 week quilt along starting in August and ask any questions you have about getting started.

You'll be able to find the live video to join in the fun right here:

 

So that's it for this week! I hope you're having a wonderful summer and enjoying this time with your family.

When I haven't been quilting or scrubbing my machine, I've been canning tomatoes with Josh, James, and Dad and next weekend we'll be putting away another 20 quarts for the winter. It's wonderful to know we'll be able to enjoy these delicious summer flavors of ripe tomatoes and basil throughout the coldest months of the year.

Until next week, let's go quilt,

Leah Day