Bella Skill Builder Quilt Along

Hello! Today Fat Quarter Shop released the first free pattern for the Bella Skill Builder quilt along. The quilt was designed exclusively for Fat Quarter Shop by the very talented Sherri McConnell and it's made with all Bella Solids. The quilt along starts today and will go to November with a new pattern released each month.

I'm looking forward to making this quilt. I have only made one quilt from solids and that was when I first started quilting.

I chose a similar color palette as Sherri's quilt with a few changes. I used some Bonnie and Camille bundles from Fat Quarter Shop to make my fabric choices. I have a few extra than called for to play around with.

Here are my first blocks finished for the quilt along! I used Aqua and Ruby Ice Bella Solids for them. There isn't as much contrast as the original blocks but I do really like them!

The centers and lining up seams can be a bit tricky on these. Mine are FAR from perfect but it was nice to piece these traditionally instead of paper piecing which is how I've made the block in the past.

Ducks like quilt blocks too! :)

You can find the free pattern and more info HERE

You can watch the video HERE

You can see the other bloggers quilting along here.

                                                          Paula from The Sassy Quilter 

Leanne from She Can Quilt

Cindy from Live a Colorful Life

Erin from Sew at Home Mummy

Erin from Why Not Sew

Connie from Freemotion by the River

Lisa from In the Boon Docks

Marni from Haberdashery Fun

Natalia from Piece and Quilt

Julie from 627 Handworks

Megan from Canoe Ridge Creations

Amy from Amy's Creative Side

Kim from Persimon Dreams

Patty from Elm Street Quilts

Denise from Pieced Brain Quilts

Kaye from Miss Print

Melissa from Happy Quilting Melissa

Charise from Charise Creates

Melanie from Mostly Crafty

Dana from Old Red Barn Co.

Kristen from Three in the Nest

Vickie from Spun Sugar Quilts

 I can't wait to see your blocks!

 

Happy Sewing!

xo Erin

Quilt Petite Blog Tour

Hello! Today is my stop on the Quilt Petite Blog Tour celebrating the beautiful new book by my friend Sedef Imer of Down Grapevine Lane.

I have loved Sedef's work for a long time. Her book has the sweetest projects with such pretty pictures. She is such a talented lady and I am so happy that she wrote a book to share that talent with all of us.

The projects are adorable. There are mini quilts, pillows and home goods.  It was fun choosing what to make for the blog hop and I know I'll be making things from the book for gifts too.

I loved this quilt from the book. Isn't it the sweetest?!

I've been making a stash of pillows this past year, or trying to at least, and I thought I'd take the "bakery" block from the quilt and turn it into a pillow.

The directions were clear for the piecing and the templates were great.Of course,  I love using the free motion applique technique on this project.

I tried to make bakery nearly identical to Sedef's bakery in the book because I thought it was just perfect and I loved the colors she used. I was happy to use some of her pretty Sweet Orchard fabric.

I was going to use pom-poms for the edge of the pillow but decided to use this cute older Lecien polka dot print to make a ruffle instead. Doesn't it look like sprinkles? I thought that was just right for the bakery!

Check out the pretty makes form others in the blog hop! And be sure to go to Sedef's blog to enter her lovely giveaway full of lots zakka goodies, fabric and a copy of her book!!

November 6: Sedef at Down Grapevine Lane (intro + giveaway)

November 7: Wynn at Zakka Art

November 8: Sarah at A Little Happy Place

November 9: Bridgette at The Family Hearth

November 10: Heidi at Fabric Mutt

November 11: Minki at Minki's Work Table

November 12: Ange at A Little Patchwork

November 13: Lauren at Molly and Mama

November 14: Michelle at Cole & Taffy

November 15: Nadra at Ellis & Higgs

November 16: Amy at Nana Company

November 17: Faith at Sarana Ave

November 18: Debbie at Happy Little Cottage

November 19: Erin at Why Not Sew

November 20: Amanda at Jedi Craft Girl

November 21: Melissa at Oh How Sweet

November 22: Stacy at Stacy Olson Design

November 23: Ayda at Cafe Nohut

November 24: Peta at She Quilts A Lot

November 25: Amanda at A Crafty Fox

November 26: Keera at Live Love Sew

November 27: Sharon at Lilabelle Lane

November 28: Kate at The Homemakery

November 29: Jemima at Tied With A Ribbon

November 30: Jodie at Ric Rac

December 1: Anorina at Samelia's Mum

December 2: Alisha at Ministry of Fabric

December 3: Xanthe at Wife-made

December 4: Cheri at Tinker With This

December 5: Kristyne at Pretty By Hand

December 6: Kimberly at Fat Quarter Shop

December 7: Veronica at Vivid Felicity

December 8: Shari at Doohikey Designs

December 9: Jina at Jina Barney Designz

December 10: Emma at Emma Jean Jansen

December 11: Sedef at Down Grapevine Lane (wrap up + giveaway winner)

Thanks so much to Sedef and Tuva Publishing for including me in the blog hop!

Happy Sewing, friends!

xo Erin

First Blush Blog Hop & Giveaway

Hello! Today is my stop on the First Blush Blog Hop. First Blush is the debut fabric line by Ruby Red Designs for Windham Fabrics.

I fell in love with these gorgeous colors as soon as I saw the bundle of fabric that Windham had sent me. They're really vibrant but sweet and have such a great vintage look to them.

I wanted to use a traditional block and make a quilt with my bundle. I chose a flower block and paired two prints together saving all the green prints for the leaves. I had all of my floral blocks made and it just needed something more.

I decided to make some alternating chain blocks to increase the size. I originally thought I was going to go with a very scrappy look with the chains but instead I chose all the reds and light blues to "anchor" the scrappiness of the rest of the quilt. My daughter and I loved this one so much that I plan on making it even bigger. 
 

There is also a new First Blush Block of the Month happening, which is designed by It’s Sew Emma and uses a special 30 degree Starburst ruler by Creative Grids.
 

Windham and Aurifil have a fantastic giveaway for you all! Everyday of the blog hop they are giving a way a full fat quarter bundle of First Blush and a matching Aurifil thread set. How awesome is that!?! 
 
Leave a comment below to enter the giveaway and check out the lovely bloggers in the blog hop to see what they've made and more chances to win:

Monday, 10 October – Chris Dodsley, @made by ChrissieD

Tuesday, 11 October – Sinta @Pink Pincushion

Wednesday, 12 October –  The Jolly Jabber @Fat Quarter Shop

Thursday, 13 October – Windham/Two Blondes and a Sewing Machine

Friday, 14 October – Jennie @Clover & Violet 

Saturday, 15 October – Hillary Jordan @Aurifil

Sunday, 16 October- Tina Egner @Emily Ann’s Kloset

 

Monday, 17 October – Kristyne Czepuryk @PRETTY by hand

Tuesday, 18 October – Allison Harris @Cluck Cluck Sew

Wednesday, 19 October – Erin Cox @Why Not Sew?

Thursday, 20 October – Angie Wilson @Gnome Angel

Friday, 21 October – Debbie @Happy Little Cottage

Saturday, 22 October – Heidi Staples @Fabric Mutt

Sunday, 23 October – Leanne Elliott @daisy and jack handmade

 

Monday, 24 October – Greg Jones @Grey Dogwood Studio

Tuesday, 25 October – Wendy Sheppard @Ivory Spring

Wednesday, 26 October – Stephanie Lynn Denton @Creative Reveries

Thursday, 27 October – Lisa Ruble @Love To Color My World

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy Sewing!
xo Erin

AGF Timber Quilt

Good morning! I am so excited to share with you the quilt I made using the free pattern called Timber by Art Gallery Fabrics and Fat Quarter Shop. It's one of the many free patterns in the AGF stitched with Kimberly series.

I love this pattern. It's so easy to cut, piece and sew. The blocks are big and go together in a snap, making a nice sized quilt that measures 64.5" x 80.5". 

Kimberly used Heartland fabrics by Pat Bravo for her quilt. There is a kit available for it HERE.  For my quilt I used Amy Sinibaldi's pretty Playground fabric.

I was so anxious to finally see it up close and work with it. I love how it turned out! My middle daughter claimed this quilt as soon as the fabric came.

The color combination in this block is my fave. These two fabrics look so sweet together.

This is such a fun and versatile pattern. It's a fun twist on a modern plus quilt.

Here is the link for the free pdf pattern.
 
Here is the link for the video tutorial.


Here is a list of the other bloggers who made the Timber quilt! Thank you AGF for the beautiful fabric!

Tina from Emily Ann's Kloset

Melissa from Happy Quilting

Amanda from Jedi Craft Girl

Melanie from Mostly Crafty

Natalia from Piece N' Quilt

Megan from Quilt Story

Heather from Quilt Story

Afton from Quilting Mod

Erin from Why Not Sew  

Happy Sewing!
xo Erin

Lovely Little Patchwork Blog Tour ~ Sew Along

Hello! Today I'm so happy to share with you a little project I made from my friend Kerri Horsley's wonderful book Lovely Little Patchwork ~ 18 Projects to Sew Through the Seasons.

I have been such a fan of Kerri's work for years. She has such a great eye for color and fabulous taste in fabrics. Her book is full of beautiful projects with just as beautiful pictures and graphics. It's a feast for your eyes. 

I wanted to make everything from the book! I hope I eventually get the chance to. For today's post though, since it's fall, I chose the Patchwork Pumpkin & Maple Leaf Placemat. 

I think it is such an adorable project and it also gave me the chance to work with colors I don't tend to use very much. 

I haven't played with my stash in a long time. It was fun to pull out some much loved Japanese prints, reproductions and OOP fabrics that I've collected. 

I love the pockets for the napkin and utensils. 

It's such a fun touch to add to the placemat. The pumpkin maple leaf block is so cute too!  I'd love to use this block for a matching fall tablerunner. 

I have plans to make this sweet sewing kit next. It's just beautiful. 

Check out what others have made from Kerri's Lovely Little Patchwork book!

8/28/16	Sarah Edgar	@sarahedgarprettyfabrics
8/29/16	Heidi Staples	@fabricmutt
8/30/16	Megan Jimenez	@QuiltStoryMeg
9/2/16	Cheri Lehnow	@tinkerellen
9/3/16	Ange Hamilton	@alittlepatchwork
9/4/16	Sedef Imer	@downgrapevinelane
9/5/16	Kimberly Jolly	@fatquartershop
9/6/16	Samantha Dorn	@aqua_paisley
9/7/16	Ayda Algın	@cafenohut
9/8/16	LeAnne Ballard	@everydaycelebrations
9/9/16	Sharon Burgess	@lilabellelane
9/10/16	Lauren Wright	@mollyandmama
9/11/16	Kate May	@thehomemakery
9/12/16	Debbie Homick	@happylittlecottage1
9/13/16	Wynn Tan	@zakkaart
9/14/16	Kim Kruzich	@retro_mama
9/15/16	Jennie Pickett	@cloverandviolet
9/16/16	Veronica AM	@VividFelicity
9/17/16	Nadra Ridgeway	@ellisandhiggs
9/18/16	Amanda Woodruff	@acraftyfox_amanda
9/19/16	Minki Kim	@zeriano
9/20/16	Sharon Yeager	@daisycottagequilting
9/21/16	Peta Peace	@shequiltsalot
9/22/16	Sarah Scott	@piccolostudio_sarah
9/23/16	Kristin Cobb	@goobadesigns
9/24/16	Erin Cox	@whynotsewquilts
9/25/16	Kerri Horsley	@sewdeerlyloved

Congratulations Kerri! You did a beautiful job making a fantastic book! 

Happy Sewing!

xo Erin