Twelve Days Book News and NTT

Happy June, and welcome to another Needle and Thread Thursday, my friends!  I have some big news to share today, and it involves a shift back to an original plan!  After getting back from all of my travel just before Easter, I set to work on finalizing my Twelve Days of Christmas pattern, all set to start a Block of the Month for Christmas in July.  

But, when I got them all finished, I just kept thinking that they would be so amazing all together in a published book, with all of the pretty professional photos, detailed piecing tips, and close-ups of all the quilting- all the pretty things that are hard to include in a stand-alone pattern.  Well, after getting it all compiled, I sent it to my publisher as a nearly-completed manuscript, and they wholeheartedly agreed.

So, my fourth book, my Twelve Days of Christmas quilt, will be released as a book in late Spring of 2026.  We'll still be doing a Block of the Month sew along, but instead of starting next month, we''ll just have to wait until next summer.  I promise, seeing it all together in a gorgeous book will be worth the wait!

As it happens, amidst all of the crazy book writing, I DID sew something this week!  You know that I always offer a little thank-you bonus with my books.  With Stash Statement and Scrappy Improv Quilting, I give away the Sweet Bee pattern, and Perfectly Pieced Quilt Backs includes 18 free downloadable quilt patterns within the book itself.  This Twelve Days of Christmas book (still not officially titled) continues the trend, and of course, the thank-you bonus pattern had to be Christmas themed.  So, I will be including my Father Christmas quilted pillow, a pattern for which I've had lots of requests.  

Since photography needed to happen ASAP, I spent some time this week getting this pillow made (I've gifted the other two), and have already shipped both the Twelve Days quilt and this pillow off to my publisher.

So, I think now it's clear why this has been taking up SO much time.  I haven't been writing a pattern, I've been writing a book!  

It felt so good to get back to my sewing machine, but alas.  That was just a brief respite from editing and revising.  I'm in the home stretch of this thing, and I'm so close to getting it submitted.

It's almost time to party, but before we do, let's look at the highlights from last week. These two beauties are from Jan at The Colorful Fabriholic-

Gretchen's Little Corner linked up this soothing quilt-

This cute quilt is from Kat at Scrapbook Quilts-

And these sweet little baby quilts are from Nancy at Grace and Peace Quilting-

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An Exciting New Book!

Hey there, friends!  I am so excited to share a brand new book that's being released today by my friend, Laura Piland at Slice of Pi Quilts.  It's called Storybook Quilts, and I have to be honest- I'm a little jealous that I didn't come up with this idea myself!

After spending 15 years in an elementary classroom, I had SO many children's books, and of course there were some that were very near and dear to my heart.  Laura has chosen fourteen beloved children's books and designed quilts that are inspired by them.  Genius!

Here are a couple of my favorites from the book, but honestly, they are all SO cute.

Wouldn't this be fantastic for the special little readers (or storybook lovers) in your life?  You really need to go take a look at all of the designs.

You can find Storybook Quilts in Laura's Etsy Shop, Slice of Pi Quilts, HERE, and of course on Amazon HERE.  Go check it out!