For those of you who’ve been asking if I’m going to host another

12 Days of Christmas sew-along this year,

the answer is yes!

Get ready for a relaxing & fun 12 days of sewing

to make this cute little Oh Holy Night quilt.

It measures 16” x 24”.

I have a few kits just like my quilt available while supply lasts.

You can make it from your favorite Christmas scraps, but if you need to shop,

1/3 yd. “red” for letters & binding & a regular or fat 1/4 yd. for the rest of the fabrics.

Linen was used for the embroidery background.

I used a variety of Moda, Tilda, Riley Blake & Marcus fabrics.

Additional supplies you’ll want:

– my Mini Tree Template Set #486

– my Tiny Dresden Template #216

As always, I’ll have paper templates included in the sew-along.

– Perle Cotton, I used Valdani #8113, 12 wt. but embroidery floss will work too

– Fusible Web, 6″ is plenty

optional embellishments that I used:

Tim Holtz Christmas Noel Adornments #TH94445

also Tim Holtz Christmas Word Plaques #TH94352

& Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium 2oz TDA73031

There’s sure to be give-aways!

More info to come.

Just Keep Sewing…

Susan

My Life

Hope To See You At KCRQF 2025 -This Week!

June 8, 2025 suznquilts

Welcome to KCRQF!

The Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival will be celebrating its 10 years of inspiration in our 2025 festival to be held June 11 -14, 2025, at the Overland Park Convention Center in the Kansas City marketplace.

Overland Park Convention Center

6000 College Boulevard
Overland Park, Kansas 66211

The Festival attracts award-winning quilters and educators from across the nation and highlights special exhibits honoring the art of quilting.

The Details

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Classes Only – 8am – 7pm

Thursday, June 12, 2025

9am – 5pm

Friday, June 13, 2025

9am – 5pm — My Demo in the demo area of lobby 3 pm —

Saturday, June 14, 2025

9am – 4pm

Tickets

Discounted admission tickets can be purchased by clicking here.

Questions? Click here to go to the website.

You’ll find Lori & me in our usual spot,

booth 603-702.

Come say “Hi” & see all of my new patterns

a brand new tree template Set; Skinny Mini!

You’ll find a sneak peek here on my website.

Can’t wait to see you!

Just Keep Sewing…

Susan

My Life

Join me at The O’Sewpersonal Stitchfest 2025

January 16, 2025 suznquilts

Join us Thursday, February 27 & Friday, February 28

Optional Classes on Saturday, March 1

At the Marriot West, 660 Maryville Center Dr., St. Louis MO

Two Days of Stitching Fun! Get ready to thread the needle of excitement and creativity with us! Immerse yourself in hands-on sewing, embroidery, and quilting workshops! Learn from nationally known expert educators who will transform your skills stitch by stitch! Don’t miss out—come join the fun and create your next masterpiece! Grab your tickets now and let’s sew some memories together!

You will have a total of eight sessions over the two days!
We will supply the machines and all materials!
Hands on classes and lectures!
Lunch is included both days!
We’ve got a bustling vendor mall lined up, brimming with the latest and greatest products for you to discover. Enjoy additional demos and take advantage of the shopping spree! Best of all, access to the Vendor Mall is absolutely FREE for all class attendees. Come ready to shop and be inspired!
Lunch is included both days
Craving more in-depth instruction? Dive deeper with us! On March 1, we’re hosting a full day of comprehensive classes. It’s your chance to dedicate more time to the topics you’re passionate about or eager to explore further. Come ready to immerse yourself and elevate your skills!

Our Stitch Fest 2025 Expert Educators:

Amy Bradley Designs – Embroidery Designer, Fabric Designer
Donelle McAdams – Westalee Ruler Educator
Karen Montgomery – Pattern Designer, Rulers, Fabric Designer
Pam Mahshie – Serger Expert
Shannon Cuddle Experts
Handi Quilter Educators
OESD Embroidery Educators
Creative Grid Ruler Experts
Suzn Quilts – Dresden Expert

You can find more info & also sign up by clicking here.

I’ll be giving Dresden plate demos & also showing you all of my tips & tricks for perfect plates!

I’ll have lots of quilts with not only Dresden plates of all shapes & sizes, but also my 3 sizes of tree template sets.

Come out & join the fun!

Just Keep Sewing…

Susan

Christmas Sewing, My Life, Quilt Kit, Trees, Trees

Christmas Memories with Kits!

November 17, 2024 suznquilts

Have you seen my new Christmas Memories quilt

made with the beautiful

Creating Memories (Winter) fabric collection

by Tilda?

It’s so cute, & you’re going to be sad if you don’t hurry & buy a kit now, while they last!

The cute fabrics & coordinating adorable buttons make sewing up this little quilt memorable.

Click here to get the kit along with the Christmas Memories pattern, or just the pattern either in paper of PDF, your choice.

A sure fun way to sew up a cute Christmas quilt.

Click here to find them on my website.

& they’re featherweight sewing friendly!

Just Keep Sewing…

Susan

My Life

Merry Christmas 2023

December 25, 2023 suznquilts

Merry Christmas to you & yours!

I hope you have a beautiful day with loved ones.

Susan

My Life

Just a few more days ’til the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show in Madison, Wisconsin Sep. 7-9

September 3, 2023 suznquilts

We’re vending at the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show

in Madison, Wisconsin September 7-9!

I’m busy packing…

Come say “hi” & see my quilts up close!

Come on out to see us!

Just Keep sewing…

Susan

My Life

Great Wisconsin Quilt Show in Madison Wisconsin Sep. 7-9

August 24, 2023 suznquilts

I’ll be vending at the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show in Madison Wisconsin September 7-9!

Come out to see the beautiful quilts & to shop!!!
This is a new show for me.

I’ve heard nothing but good things about it for years so I’m really excited to be a vendor.

Come say “hi” & see my quilts up close!

Come on out & see us!

Just Keep sewing…

Susan

My Life

More New Patterns, Christmas!

July 22, 2023 suznquilts

Christmas is my very favorite season to sew for.

The beautiful reds & greens of the season are my go-to colors year round so it makes perfect sense that I could sew for Christmas year-round too!

When I saw Renee Nanneman’s Retro Ho Ho collection I knew instantly that it was “me!”

I already had a sampler quilt designed that fit this collection perfectly!

Once I had images of the whole collection more ideas kept coming to mind… I could hardly stop sewing to get my quilts into pattern form for you!

Santa’s Tree Lot is the first quilt.

It uses my new favorite templates… TREES, of many sizes!

But tree templates, as you know, aren’t just for trees & here’s another really fun example of what else you can make with my tree templates!

The Santa hats in two sizes are made with my Mini & Tiny Tree Template Sets, but that’s not all… Their beards are made with my Mini & Tiny Dresden plate templates! This makes your cutting so fast & accurate.

It’s a really quick 57.5 in. x 66.5 in. lap or wall size quilt.

You can find the patterns & templates here on my website

& fabric kits can also be found on Renee’s Need’l Love website by clicking here.

How fun will Christmas photos & decorating be with this cute quilt for many Christmases to come?

Next up is Candy Cane Forest.

It’s another fast-to-cut & fast-to-sew quilt with my tree templates.

It uses my Mini & Tiny Tree Template Sets.

Another fun fact is that it’s fat quarter friendly.

At 69.5 in. x 72.5 in. it’s also a nice lap or wall quilt.

You can find fabric kits on Renee’s Need’l Love website by clicking here.

I think you can see why I was so taken with Retro Ho Ho… I’ll be back with my Retro Ho Ho quilts soon!

Just Keep Sewing (for Christmas)…

Susan

My Life

New Patterns Have Arrived!

July 15, 2023July 15, 2023 suznquilts

Lots of new patterns are now on my website here & are ready for purchase & my VERY busy month & a half of travel are now complete so I can catch my breath here for a bit!

It’s been fun designing with Renee Nanneman’s newest lines of fabric.

Her new Gingerlily is a beautiful spring garden of prints. I couldn’t resist making a couple of quilts with the line.

Cutting is made so quick, easy & accurate with my templates. It has become my favorite part of the quilting process these days I think! Try out my templates & you’ll see what I mean! You can see them all by clicking here.