This week I'm chatting about Dream Achievements and pursuing the crazy, big, overwhelming, scary project you've wanted to make for years. This month I'm scratching two major Dream Achievements off my list: publishing the book Leah Day's Goddess Quilts and making a Double Wedding Ring Quilt! Jump straight to the show by skipping to time stamp: 34:13 Sign up to be notified about the preorder of my new book and planner! https://leahday.com/goddess Help support this podcast and make new friends! Join Leah's Quilting Friends Club here: https://www.quiltfriends.club/ Hello My Quilting Friends is ..read more

I'm out in the Crafty Cottage this week, finally clearing it of clutter two years after our basement renovation. Watch time lapses of the process as I take apart the home sewing machine setup and move it to a new corner and build a Hoop Frame Pro as well. Hoop Frame Pro: https://leahday.com/products/sale-q-zone-hoop-frame-pro-upgrade Janome 8200: https://leahday.com/products/janome-memory-craft-horizon-8200-qcp-se Affordable Sewing Table: https://leahday.com/products/affordable-sewing-table ..read more

It's a bit loud today as I'm cutting out circle templates using my laser cutter! Learn how I'm having fun  ..read more

We're catching up this week on news around the house in our new Teahouse! We've just had a Teahouse gazebo installed in the front yard and the biggest challenge will be never wanting to leave it. Betty is doing great, almost crawling and loving the sound of her voice (sorry if it got a bit loud!) I share some projects in the pipe as well as a bit of secret sewing / quilting and news about our new Circle Template Set:  https://leahday.com/products/circle-template-set ..read more

My Dream Achievement this year is to record the audiobook for Mally the Maker and the Queen in the Quilt. To make this dream a reality, I've decided to share one chapter a week for the next few months. Enjoy Chapter 2 in this podcast! Jump straight to the topic at time: 13:04 Learn more about Mally the Maker here: https://mallythemaker.com/ Make your own Ms. Bunny Doll! - https://leahday.com/products/ms-bunny-doll-sewing-pattern-download Find the free mask pattern and video tutorial: https://leahday.com/Mask Magical Door Block from Mally the Maker - https://freemotionproject.com/2020/04/h ..read more

This week I'm chatting about perfection (yep, still my favorite topic) and how expecting perfection in every stitch is like expecting to win every board game you play. Read more here: https://freemotionproject.com/2019/06/the-game-of-perfection-podcast-110.html Help support this podcast and make new friends! Join Leah's Quilting Friends Club here: https://www.quiltfriends.club/ Hello My Quilting Friends is a podcast created by Leah Day that is all about quilting, running a creative business, and finding balance between work, quilts, and life. Find all the episodes published so far right here ..read more

This week I'm pinning my backing fabric to the frame and wondering if I should or even could build a habit for working on one project at a time. What do you think? Read more: https://freemotionproject.com/2019/05/can-i-become-a-one-project-person-podcast-106.html Help support this podcast and make new friends! Join Leah's Quilting Friends Club here: https://www.quiltfriends.club/ By joining the club, you can also enter to win this week's precut fabric pack! The winner will be announced next week in Podcast #107. Hello My Quilting Friends is a podcast created by Leah Day that is all about qu ..read more

This week I'm sharing my thoughts on keeping my creative spaces tidy (which is a big struggle for me) and the bad habit of buying more stuff in order to feel creative.  Jump ahead to time stamp: 25:18 to get straight to the podcast topic. I'm also trying out my first experiment with book narration. The second half of this show was recorded in my new sound booth (bedroom closet) and mastered for an audiobook. Let me know what you think of the sound and this new format! Read more here: https://freemotionproject.com/2019/02/cleaning-up-to-be-creative-quilting-friends-podcast-94.html ..read more

Hello My Quilting Friends! This week I'm celebrating hitting the 100th episode of the show and sharing my perspective on podcasting for the last two years and what I plan to do next!  Jump to this time stamp to get straight to the show: 24:10 Help support this podcast and make new friends! Join Leah's Quilting Friends Club here: https://www.quiltfriends.club/ Hello My Quilting Friends is a podcast created by Leah Day that is all about quilting, running a creative business, and finding balance between work, quilts, and life. Find all the episodes published so far right here: https://lea ..read more

Flexibility is key! This week I've had many reminders of how important it is to go with the flow and allow things to change in order to keep projects moving forward.  The Dream Big Quilt Along, yep, it's going to be an official Quilt Along is going to begin March 13th and will focus on Ruler Quilting! Pick up your panel so you're ready to get started: https://leahday.com/products/dream-big-poppy-panel Mini Block Monday is going strong, this week with Two By Two Heart blocks! https://freemotionproject.com/2020/02/how-to-piece-two-by-two-heart-blocks-mini-block-monday-8.html March 1st yo ..read more