Unless you’re without sight (I’m guessing you’re not since you’re reading the blog  ) then you have noticed zig zags everywhere….and I mean everywhere!  Many people are calling the prints Chevrons – which from what I can tell a zig zag is a chevron print lined up over and over.  If it’s off-set then it’s a chevron print.  Anyway, I’m not too fussy about getting all the terminology right….the point I’m making is that they are popular!

How about this adorable skirt over on Moda Bake Shop?  With Vintage Modern, please and thank you!  (Or should we make that bold Pezzy Prints instead?)

How about the fun Ziggy Baby pattern from Cluck Cluck Sew?  Love the color blocking!

Need a super cute cover for your sewing machine? Or some delightful pincushions?  Thimble Blossoms has you covered!  (Yeah, the pun was intentional.   )

And I love how Heather quilted her recent zig-zag quilt!  You can really see the pattern on the back!

Zigs, Zags, Chevrons!  We love them all! (OH! and we have Thangles too – making Half Square Triangles a piece of cake!)

(And don’t forget to add photos of your zig zag (or other Lola Pink creations) to our flickr group!)

Did you know that we have a flickr group?  It’s true!

We want to see all of your marvelous Lola Pink Projects!  And honestly, we’re kinda lonely over there.  So go, join the group and start uploading your photos!  And be sure to tag us on twitter and instagram too! (@lolapinkfabrics or @lolapink_jen ) We want to see what you’re making! (We love to see you on Facebook also even if they don’t allow you to tag our page in your photos!)

We have a sweet quilt teacher that comes to the shop and teaches our Beginning Quilt class. I’ve gone through the class twice now and there’s definitely been a big improvement in my piecing .. finally!

For the first quilt I made, I chose some of my favorite fabrics that we had in the shop at that time. There’s some Kate Spain Central Park, Momo Just Wing It, Tina Givens Opal Owl, and Anna Maria Horner Innocent Crush just to name a few.

I liked how it turned out … just don’t look to closely … so many mistakes! I just have to keep reminding myself that I learned a lot while making it which was the entire point!

For the second go-round with the class, I chose to use all Kona Solids and I really like how it’s turning out. Yep, the class I took ended months ago and I have yet to actually finish it.

I’m thinking about adding a light grey outside border, probably Kona Ash and doing little Ash cornerstones to break up the white a little bit. Will have to play with it and see how it’ll look.

Truth be told, I have to redo one of the blocks too … I went to cut it down to size and cut it waaay to small. If I cut the others to match, I’ll mess up all the points. So I’ll either redo it or add a really, tiny border to get it back up to size. Ugh .. I can’t believe I messed it up like that!

It’s supposed to rain here all day Sunday … yay!! Hope to get lots of sewing done. Getting 4 Swoon blocks prepped and have a tank top that I want to make along with a Schoolhouse Tunic to finish and a dress sample to start on. Whew … should be a busy day!!

xo, Jen