Poppy Monroe

Week 4 I'm truly thankful for everyone's positive approach to our little sewing community (which is growing by the way - did you see?). It really is making my quiet moments of motherhood (you know the ones I mean) so bright. So thank you! Recap Last week, Colleen walked us through a beautiful Windmill Star block . Yours were stunning! It's starting to take shape. We also discussed doubling up on some weeks; as some of you are eager to produce more. Keep going at your own pace. there will be a lull at the end as we piece our blocks together and prepare to quilt. If you miss a week or two, you will be able to catch up. If you're new to the Sew-A-Long, welcome! Have a read through Week 1 and Week 2 for some fundamentals and start with this week's block. Week 4 Sponsor This week is sponsored by Fabric Crush . Fabric Crush is owned by local company, Sewing a Rae of Sunshine is dedicated to fostering an inviting community for sewists to learn. You can find their...

Hi all! Welcome back to Week 3 of the Half Square Triangle Sew-A-Long. This week, Colleen at Sewing for Sawyer has the following block to show us. The following can be found on her blog here . Week 3 is already here and you guys are doing so great, I love seeing all your creations every week, the quilts you all create are going to be so stunning and all so different. How did everyone get along with the new method for constructing your half square triangles?  Tania  did a great job explaining it didn’t she  Congratulations to Melanie for winning last weeks prize, generously donated by the  Ottawa Sewing Centre!   This weeks prize will be a Fat Quarter bundle of some cute fabrics! If you are new here (Hi!!) check out  here  for the starting method to construct an HST or week 2  here  to see how to construct them in bulk. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to send one of us a message or post on the  facebook page . I have ...

And we are out of the gate!  Everyone is off to a smashing start with their first blocks. I truly enjoyed seeing each completed block from Week 1 . I'm loving your fabric choices and your blocks are gorgeous! Thanks so much for your feedback as we walk through this together. Keep it coming. For those of you not in our local Facebook Group, Colleen of Sewing for Sawyer kindly summarized some extra thoughts here . Week 2 Sponsor! We (the Ottawa Sewing Community) are so spoiled with amazing resources, businesses and talent. One local business that should be on your radar is The Ottawa Sewing Centre . They have kindly agreed to be our HST Week 2 Sponsor and have kindly donated a cute tin packed with Beissel sewing machine and serger needles. The Ottawa Sewing Centre is owned by Yasmin and her husband Zuher. They are Brother, Babylock and Juki dealers, Zuher is a fully trained technician and together they stock some brilliant supplies. I personally like to pick up my essent...

I hope this week finds you well. I haven't had an overly productive sewing week, however I did had a productive fabric-collecting week! A few local quilt shops had an annual sale and Miss Evy-Pop and I were lucky enough to check them out. Yes, I did find some pretty new treasures, but I also had some productive discussion about half square triangles. There are so many ways to accomplish this look and I am excited to share a few new-to-me tricks with you all as we walk through this sew-a-long. Are you ready for Block #1?  Colleen Fifield of  Sewing for Sawyer , has put together a beautiful tutorial for us. You can follow her by clicking the link. I will embed her info in this post as well for ease of access. Best! T. From Colleen (or read it here ) Thank you everyone so much for joining us! The response to our little sew-a-long has been incredible and heart warming, we appreciate everyone so much for being here with us. Here are the important details to note befo...