CORRECTIONS TO PDF FILES
To all of my faithful followers….so sorry for the doc. file extensions on this months and last months files….
All of these files should now read as PDF.
Please write to me if you have any further difficulties.
P.S. And if you have any photos of finished blocks, I would love to post them!!!
Many Thanks,
Betty Dietz
FREE BOM for 2012 – Comfort Foods
The theme for the DREAMCASTLE QUILTS BOM 2012 is Comfort Foods.
Each month I will be posting one block, along with the directions for making a table runner from the block. The block name and colors will come from the comfort food choice for the month. And there will be a new recipe for you to try!
Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup
There is nothing better than coming in from shoveling the drive or playing in the snow, than a nice lunch with a grilled cheese sandwich and a steaming hot bowl of tomato soup.
This month’s block is “Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup” and
the recipe is for “Tomato Basil Soup”
MMMM! GOOD!
For this month’s block directions and recipe go to FREE BOM 2012 or CLICK HERE.
Happy Quilting!
Betty
Free BOM Betty’s Blue Birds – FINAL BLOCK – Hummingbirds
HUMMINGBIRD BLOCK
Here is the final block for the corners and center of the Betty’s Blue Bird Block of the Month 2011, The Hummingbirds Block. I can not believe this year is over!!!
I hope you have had fun making my FREE BETTY’S BLUE BIRD BOM blocks. If you finish your quilt, please send me a photo so I can post it!
For 2012 I am starting a new FREE BOM. The blocks will all be food related. And each month you will get directions for the block as well as a table runner!! If I find a good recipe, I will pass that along as well.
I have posted the directions for this traditional Quilt Block ” Hummingbirds” as part of my free BOM – Betty’s Blue Birds. For patterns and more information go to FREE BOM or click here.
Happy Quilting!
Betty
Free BOM Betty’s Blue Bird – December Block – Doves at the Window
Doves at the Window
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!
It has been a great year…we moved, I started a new job, our kids are doing well at their respective schools…and life is good!
I hope you have all had a great year…look for a new BOM for 2012.
This is the twelfth block in the series for the 2011 BOM – Betty’s Blue Birds – Doves at the Window. I imagine that there may have been some doves, nesting in the rafters of the barn where Christ was born.
I have posted the directions for this traditional Quilt Block” Doves at the Window” as part of my free BOM – Betty’s Blue Birds. For patterns and more information go to FREE BOM or click here.
Happy Quilting!
Betty
P. S. Next month I will post the Hummingbird blocks for the corners and center, if you want to finish the quilt as I have shown it!!
Free BOM Betty’s Blue Bird – November Block – Flying Birds
Flying Birds
November is certainly a month for change…the leaves turn brilliant reds and oranges, the sun sets earlier with the time change, you can feel the nip in the morning air as we move towards Winter, and the birds, being much smarter than we humans, fly south to avoid the cold. This month’s block reminds me of the v formations of the geese flying overhead.
I have posted the directions for this traditional Quilt Block” Flying Birds” as part of my free BOM – Betty’s Blue Birds. For patterns and more information go to FREE BOM or click here.
Happy Quilting!
Betty
Free BOM Betty’s Blue Bird – October Block – Birds Nest
Birds Nest Block
We have spent this month feathering our nest…we bought new chairs, and a pretty new rug, we ordered a new loveseat to decorate our new – smaller – living room. I am really glad that we made a decision to downsize our house with this move. We gave away a lot of old furniture and clothes, we threw out boxes of things we were no longer using, many things were broken or outdated…why were we holding on to them?
The new house feels so much cleaner …but we have more to do. We still have boxes stored in the basement, and the front hall closet needs to be completely emptied out, and re-organized, but I feel like we are making progress. Maybe by Christmas, the new house will feel like home!
I have posted the directions for this traditional Quilt Block “Bird’s Nest” as part of my free BOM – Betty’s Blue Birds. For patterns and more information go to FREE BOM or click here.
Happy Quilting!
Betty
Free BOM Betty’s Blue Bird – September Block – Hens and Chicks
Hens and Chicks
My brother and his partner are raising a bunch of chickens. They started with three that they inherited from a neighbor who was moving away. Fortunately, the neighbors gave them the chicken coop too! The first three chicks were given names, and survived until this year, but they are getting old and dying off. So they added some new baby chicks and made an addition to the hen house. It’s been fun to watch the chicks grow, as they kept us up to date with a webcam and photos on facebook. Just last week they got their first full batch of 7 eggs for 7 hens!
I am posting the directions for this traditional Quilt Block “Hens and Chicks” as part of my free BOM – Betty’s Blue Birds. For patterns and more information go to FREE BOM or click here.
Happy Quilting!
Betty
As a side note……I looked up hens and chicks on GOOGLE and found that in addition to a great quilt block, that name is given to a group of small succulents. See the Wiki article for more info! hens and chicks
Free BOM Betty’s Blue Birds – August Block – Birds in a Square
Birds in a Square
Where has the summer gone?? With our move and my new job at Steve’s I have been very busy. I will be teaching four quilt classes at the store this Fall. S0 I have been busy making my class samples. If you live in the area, be sure to stop in and see them.
Steve’s Sewing Vacuum and Quilting will be at the Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XVIII. September 15-18, 2011. The shop will be open extra hours that week, so be sure to stop in. Collect all the charms for our charm bracelet and you will recieve a discount on your purchases!
I hope you enjoy this month’s block, Birds in a Square. It is easily made using a combination of paper-piecing and traditional piecing techniques.
For patterns and more information go to FREE BOM or click here.
Happy Quilting!
Betty
Help find the missing quilts
I was saddened to hear that four quilts went missing after Salt Lake City Quilt Market. Please be on the lookout for these quilts, there is a reward for their safe return!
Message from C& T PUBLISHING
As many of you know every year we look forward to displaying our authors’ quilts in our booth at Quilt Market. At Salt Lake City’s Spring Market the booth looked fantastic with so many stunning quilts. We know how important our authors’ quilts are—the expertise, time, and love that goes into each and every stitch, and for that reason, we take great responsibility for them while they’re in our care. So it is with a heavy heart that we regret to inform you that at the close of Salt Lake City’s Spring Quilt Market, four quilts went missing.
Here is the full article with pictures of the quilts….Missing quilts
Happy Quilting!
Betty
Loving my new job
Today I taught a great guide class for Bernina 440 QE and Bernina 350 at Steve’s. Fun to watch the owners of new machines learn what all the buttons do. Today’s new sewing machines are so loaded with features…needle up/down or left/right, automatic buttonholes, needle threaders, so many stitches….and of course the amazing Bernina BSR for quilters. I only hope the students had as much fun as I did!!
I also enjoyed meeting quilters and cutting fabric for their next quilt project, taking vacuum cleaners in for repair, helping cutomers find patterns, thread and notions and helping kids at our summer class find the perfect colored zipper.
Wonder what new tricks I can learn on Friday!!
Happy Quilting
Betty