Desire to Inspire - JUNE "At the Lake" Collection by Janet Rae Nesbitt of One Sister Designs

It's summer time, and leisure thoughts seem to automatically drift to spending lazy days near the water. Lake, beach, or ocean doesn't really matter. It's a better life. 

This collection, 'Better At the Lake' by Janet Rae Nesbitt of One Sister Designs holds marvelous inspiration for the folks who are ready for an escape at the lake.

The Desire to Inspire challenge rules are very simple:

1. YOU sign up below with your email or blog name to this post.

2. WE pick a random winner. 

3. YOU send us your address.

4. WE send you 5-6 yards of the "Better At the Lake" fabrics.

5. YOU make something AWESOME within 3 weeks, with pictures and your story.

6. WE post it. 

7. YOU keep it. 

All you need to do is give us your email address* or blog name* 

in the comments section below to enter. 

(Your email will remain private)

We will choose the Challenger and send fabrics out this week! 

Your post will be scheduled for June 30. 

Desire to Inspire Challenge is underway with Sherry Stevens!

Sherry Stevens from Washington has accepted this month's challenge to use "Harvest Blessings" by Janet Nesbitt. We can't wait to see what she does! She was so happy because it's also her birthday!

Here is a special video shout-out for Sherry from the Henry Glass designer, Janet Nesbitt.

Day 28: Jaftex 85th Anniversary Blog Hop

Welcome to day 28 of the Jaftex 85th Anniversary Blog Hop! Jaftex is the parent company of Henry Glass & Co., Studioe Fabrics and Blank Quilting. We are hosting the blog hop here and will be posting some photographs on the Henry Glass Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook pages too.

We invited over 30 designers, quilt industry friends and bloggers to help us celebrate. Bundles of Henry Glass' Folio Basics, Studioe's Peppered Cottons or Blank's Fusion Illusion were sent to our friends and we asked them to make something special for our blog hop. They did not disappoint! Each day we will reveal the designs on the designers' blogs and today we welcome Janet Nesbitt.

Janet Nesbitt

Hi! I'm Janet Nesbitt, owner of ONE S1STER LLC, a web-based quilt design company and wholesale distributor. For the past 18 years, I've owned and operated Buggy Barn Quilts in Reardon, WA, as well as designed Buggy Barn's popular line of quilting patterns and Henry Glass & Co. fabric collections (Buggy Barn books and patterns are still available for purchase, while supplies last).

I've always been an abid scrap quilter with a passion for mixing prints and plaids that incorporate a unique sense of color. As I head into a new phase in my career, I look forward to focusing more of my time on creating fun and whimsical designs through my popular "crazy" piecing technique (stacking fabric, cutting on the lines, shuffling and stitching it all together). This trademark piecing method is easy and forgiving, ensuring quilting success for stitchers of all levels.

Website: www.onesisterdesigns.com

Blog: http://onesisterdesigns.blogspot.com/

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Here is the list of participants in the blog hop. Check in each day to see the special projects that were designed for the Jaftex 85th Anniversary Blog Hop. There will be other giveaways too!

September 1 - Kim Diehl guest posting @ American Patchwork & Quilting

September 2 - Pepper @ Pepper at the Quilt Studio 

September 3 - Anjeanette @ Anjeanette Klinder 

September 4 - Leanne @ The Whole Country Caboodle   

September 5 - Mark @ Mark Lipinski's Blog

September 6 - Heather @ Heather Kojan Quilts  

September 7 - Heather @ Trends and Traditions  

September 7 - Martha @ Wagons West Designs  

September 8 - Linda @ Linda Lum DeBono 

September 9 - Heidi @ Red Letter Quilts 

September 10 - Jill @ Jillily Studios  

September 10 - Dana @ My Lazy Daisy  

September 11 - Penny @ Sew Simple Designs  

September 12 - Ida @ Cowtown Quilts 

September 13 - Liz and Beth @ Lizzie B Cre8ive  

September 14 - Melissa @ Sew Bitter Sweet Designs

September 15 - Yvonne @ Quilting Jetgirl    

September 16 - Amy @ Kati Cupcake 

September 16 - Barbara @ QuiltSoup2 

September 17 - Erica @ Kitchen Table Quilting 

September 18 - Leona @ Leona's Quilting Adventure 

September 19 - Margot @ The Pattern Basket  

September 20 - Sylvia @ Flying Parrot Quilts   

September 21 - Lorna @ Sew Fresh Quilts  

September 22 - Kim @ Aurifil Threads  

September 23 - Rebekah @ Don't Call Me Becky   

September 24 - Julie @ The Crafty Quilter 

September 25 - Mary Ellen @ Little Quilts  

September 25 - Mary Jane @ Holly Hill Designs 

September 26 - Daisy @ Ants to Sugar

September 27 - Melissa @ Happy Quilting

September 28 - Janet @ One S1ster

September 29 - Jenny @ Martingale& Co.

September 30 - Teresa @ Third Floor Quilts

Another fun part of the celebrations is the contest. Winners will receive fabric of course but also some great prizes from our quilt industry friends. The first prize winner will win a Janome Skyline S5, the second place winner will win a big box of Aurifil thread and the third prize will win a lovely tin with special goodies from Schmetz Needles.  Jaftex Corp. thanks special thanks to Janome America, Aurifil and Schmetz Needles for their prizes.

Take note. We love our quilt shops and we have included a part of the giveaway where you can help your local shop win too! Here is a peek at the prizes.

Enter the contest below and good luck!

85th Anniversary Giveaway

Thank you for joining us for this celebration.

- HG

One S1ster

Janet Nesbitt formerly of Buggy Barn debuted her new design house, One S1ster. She had a booth at Quilt Market recently and showed us her new book and fabric collection, Note To Self. We dropped by her booth to check out her new designs. Watch the interview by clicking the image below: 

We look forward to seeing her new collection, Note To Self, in quilt shops everywhere later this year.

Janet has designed a few spectacular quilts for you to download from the Henry Glass website for free.

[Note to Self Quilt 1]

[Note to Self Quilt 2]

Have a great weekend and Happy Father's Day.

- HG

ONE S1STER Design

One of the big moments for Quilt Market for Henry Glass & Co. was the return of Janet Nesbitt. In Minneapolis she launched her new company, ONE S1STER Design with the debut of a new book, Down This Country Road and a new fabric collection, Note To Self. We will give you a sneak peak at the book with photographs from her Schoolhouse Presentation at Quilt Market. This one-day event happens the day before the show actually starts. Stay tuned for more on the blog. We will be visiting Janet in her booth next week.

Janet shared her Schoolhouse time slot with fellow Henry Glass & Co. designer, Mary Ellen Von Holt of Little Quilts.

Have a great weekend!

- HG