January 2024
Note: The Featured Quilt was made by Jane Erickson! She attended my Sinnissippi Quilt Guild Workshops & Lectures last week and created what she calls her ‘first truly scrappy quilt’ after learning my “Speedy Solutions” techniques! She used her scrap stash and my “California Maze” pattern for this beautiful quilt! Great job, Jane! Thank you for sharing!
Hope all of you and your families have had a blessed 2024 so far! So much has happened for me in 2023 and so much more to come in 2024! The Lord has blessed us tremendously and I look forward to each day He gives me in 2024! Along with my very busy schedule of teaching, lecturing and my YouTube channel, this year I plan to get some serious organizing done in my Quilt Studio, my kitchen and ALL of my closets! I’d also like to get some remodeling and/or revamping done in my kitchen! These might be some ambitious goals… we’ll see what I can get accomplished!
Scraps, Teaching, Quilt Patterns, Great buys on quilting items & a Quilt Cruise:
Has your scrap stash overtaken your sewing room? Do you need some tips on getting those scraps cut, sorted and organized? Here is a video Link HERE that will be very helpful to you! There are many wonderful scrappy techniques and patterns available in my “Speedy Solutions” books (link HERE) for you to enjoy! This month I have started offering video tutorials on my YouTube Channel which teach how to pull from your scrap stash to make each of the 12 quilt patterns in my “Scrappy Speedy Solutions Quilt Patterns” book! Check out the Playlist Here.
I’ve been teaching and lecturing to quilt guilds around the country and Canada and am having so much fun sharing my various lectures & workshops with quilters. If your guild is looking for some presentations, please check out the offerings on my website (link Here).
Valentines Day is just around the corner…there is time to make a beautiful wall quilt. Here is a link to my Blog which offers the Free PDF of the pattern, along with the templates and the video tutorial! Enjoy! Link HERE. Check out the gorgeous Valentine’s quilt that Jeannie Brinkmeier made in our Sinnissippi workshop last week! Beautiful, Jeannie!
Check out the Resource tab on my website to find some great deals from Affiliates that I work with. (Savings are passed on to YOU!) Link HERE to Batting Super Sale; Accu Quilt, Connecting Threads, Electric Quilt Company and Fat Quarter Shop. These companies are offering some wonderful January sales & discounts that you’ll want to see!
This coming August/September, I am excited to be able to teach on a quilt cruise hosted by Stitchin’ Heaven Premier Texas Quilt Shop on the Royal Caribbean cruise lines. It is a 9-night Canada/New England cruise that departs on August 29, 2024 and returns September 7, 2024. (I’ve learned that the Quilt classes have sold out, however, I will keep you posted on the 2025 Cruise dates when I learn of them!)
Hope to “see” you at some of the Lectures & Workshops that I’ll be conducting this year! Let me know how your scrap stash organization is coming along and don’t forget to email pics to me!! I’d love to see them and share them on my website and Facebook Group page!
Email photos to: quiltingwithlori@gmail.com
Have a wonderful month & stay safe & warm!
Lori Dickman
