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Happy May!

Dear Sewists, Happy May! April showers have brought May flowers to my part of the world. The bright cheery colors of the flowers inspire me to browse through my stash and select colorful, floral fabrics for my next sewing projects. With summer and vacation time just around the corner, I want simple, but cute outfits that don’t take long to sew. That way, I’ll have time to appreciate the great outdoors. What’s on your cutting table? Are you getting ready for the next season? Several of our pattern designers have lovely easy dress patterns to try. Lekala 4519: http://www.sewist.com/patterns/6828 Kate and Rose - Giselle Dress Pattern: http://www.sewist.com/patterns/2295 Victoria Jones Collection - Long dress 309 with interesting back detail: Located under Designer on Sewist I want to give a shout out to a couple of our members who are sharing their quilting projects. KrystinaH, an avid quilter just finished this cute little quilt called "Kitty Quilt”. I think her cat loves it! http://www.sewist.com/projects/view?id=2248 Jayro, another quilter, has designed a quilted cover for her sewing machine. She liked it so much, that she immediately made another one! http://www.sewist.com/projects/view?id=2237 and http://www.sewist.com/projects/view?id=2239 I want one! I’ve been busy making blocks for a quilt that will consist of 100 different six inch squares! It’s quite a learning experience. I’d like to share a few of my Splendid Sampler Blocks with you. I’ve made 24 so far. Whatever your sewing pleasures may be, thank you for sharing them with the Sewist Community where we can share, inspire, and learn from each other. April 2016: One of our pattern designers, Lekala Sewing Patterns, will also provide pattern instructions in German starting this month. Lekala.de is sadly closing its doors due to family matters, so Lekala.co will happily honor the Lekala.de members' active bundle purchases. Join Lekala.co and contact them to arrange for the transfer. You can also use your bundles at leko-mail.net. Wir alle lieben Nähen ! We all love sewing! March 2016: Spring is a time to plan new projects for the warmer weather or colder weather, depending on where you live. I happen to reside in California so my sewing inspiration is all around me. Trees are blooming, birds are singing, and the days are longer! It’s time to sew up skirts, shorts, and pretty dresses! I’ll spend some time browsing through the Sewist projects and patterns that our designers have listed. Then, I’ll jump right in and sew! Here are a few patterns that I plan to start with. Spring Pleated Skirt Improvised Design by littlelaura http://www.sewist.com/projects/view?id=2205 I love her fabric choice! What a great little dress to throw in a suitcase and take on vacation! Two colour dress by @mareleine - http://www.sewist.com/projects/view?id=2166 And these cute shorts by NewLook that are semifitted, have a waistband, and pockets! 6100 Misses' Shorts http://www.sewist.com/patterns/4913 Happy Sewing from Barbara of the Sewist Team zibergirl