Reindeer Table Runner

As I was scrolling though instagram I noticed a post asking if anyone would like to participate in a Fat Quarterly designer challenge with fat eighths of Pine and 25th by Basic Grey for Moda. I quickly added my email with a resounding yes please !!

I'm happy to say I got my little bundle in the mail of fabrics and went about to design something Christmassy.

I came up with my Reindeer Table Runner. This makes the perfect statement for Christmas adding that festive flavour to any room of the house.

The little deer were raw edge appliqued using fusible web and machine blanket stitch. I also added some ric rac for that extra festive cheer! All the instructions are available in this months Fat Quarterly Magazine here. The Fat Quarterly magazine is a digital magazine with many cute but practical handmade patterns so why not take a look at what they have to offer.

I'm also pleased to tell you that the wonderful team at Fat Quarterly released this year their "Quilt Colour Workshop" book where they share the secrets of using color in your quilting. Learn a practcial approach to colour theory, from quilts and cushions, to wall hangings, table runners and bags. Very easy to follow and each lesson builds on the previous one.

 

I'm linking up with these fun places today Crazy Mum Quilts, Confessions of a Fabric Addict and Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday.

 

Till next time....happy sewing....

 

xx Jenny

25% off All Moda Fabrics - A Sponsored Post

My friends at the fat quarter shop have let me know they are currently offering 25% off all Moda Fabrics with coupon code: MODA. This is a fantastic opportunity to get some of the fabrics you have always been wanting.

The Fat Quarter Shop features high quality quilt fabric for quilting, sewing, crafters and fabric enthusiasts of all ages. They have one of the largest ranges I have seen including fantastic pre cuts.

This offer will last until 07/18/14 11:59 PM CST so don't miss out!!

If you are a Cotton + Steel fan The Fat Quarter shop has the entire range now available here.

So what are you waiting for....

Sunday Stash - Sphere

I was fortunate enough to receive a set of fat eighths from the Sphere range by Zen Chic For Moda from my friends at the Fat Quarter Shop recently. For me this fabric is very different as I'm yet to quilt with such a modern fabric design.

I have fallen in love with the colour palette particularly the beautiful blues.

There are also some lovely greys in the range and some yellow for that pop of colour.

Also included are these two lower volume prints.

I have selected a range of 25 fabrics and made a test block so I'm ready to start my new quilt.

It's Sunday so I'm linking up with Molli Sparkles Sunday Stash weekly linky party.

Till next time.....happy sewing....

Sunday Stash - April Showers

Following on from my previous post about the Camille Roskelley Trunk Show I thought it rather fitting that my Sunday Stash be from one of her fabric ranges.

I was fortunate enough earlier on in the year to receive a fat quarter bundle of April Showers from my friend's at the Fat Quarter Shop. There are 40 fabrics in the range and my fat quarter bundle was put together with 20 of the prints.

I fell in love with this fabric for the cute umbrellas and raindrops and loved Camille's Raincheck quilt made with this range. I have additional yardage of the grey umbrella print which I plan to use as backing.

There are some great stripes and spots in the range too. I love the diagonal stripe and can see many a quilt binding made with these.

 

 

I grabbed additional yardage of the red stripe to make some pretty binding and some of the grey umbrella print which might go into an outer border depending on the quilt design.

I'm not usually a fan of florals but I quite like the larger floral prints in this range.

I think this one in particular will make a great backing for a quilt.

When I first received the fabric I had a quilt design in mind that featured appliqued raindrops but after seeing a similar design I had put the fabric back on the shelf until now. I have opened up my trusty book of blocks and am looking for inspiration for this quilt design.

Hopefully I will have a design together over the next few weeks that I can share.

It's Sunday so I'm linking up with Molli Sparkles Sunday Stash weekly linky party.

Till next time.....happy sewing....

The Camille Roskelley Trunk Show

Swoon Quilt

I was fortunate enough to grab a last minute ticket to Camille Roskelley's trunk show this week. Here we all had the privilege to see her quilts close up and listen to her talk about her design process both for her fabric line and her quilts.

I'm sure you are all familiar with her works and the very famous Swoon quilt above but I thought I'd show you some of the other wonderful quilts we saw during the show.



Raincheck Quilt

She designs fabric with her mum Bonnie for Moda under the Bonnie and Camille name. She has a new range coming out in approximately two months which she is very excited about somewhat similar in style to April Showers using sailboats among other things, that she drew inspiration from an old feed sack. I have a full fat quarter bundle of her April Showers from the Fat Quarter Shop which I can't wait to crack open in the next month and design a quilt with. I just love her Raincheck quilt made with this range.


Niner Quilt

Dwell Quilt

round&round Quilt

As you can see her quilts have a simple but classic style about them. She likes to take traditional quilt blocks and put her own spin on them when designing her quilts and often uses scrappy binding and large florals for backing.



Spools Quilt



This last quilt is make up of all blocks that she has made from previous quilts. It's like a test block quilt and I love this idea.

Well that's it for me hope this picture post gave you some quilting inspiration.

Till next time....happy sewing....

Giggles Cot Quilt - Work in Progress

 

Armed with a left over jelly roll from Giggles by Me & My Sister Designs for Moda Fabrics and a few white jelly rolls strips I decided it was time for a quick quilt. I stumbled across the Strip and Flip Quilt pattern from Cluck Cluck Sew and decided this would be a good day project for me.

 

 

The finished size is approximately 36" x 41" and used 27 coloured strips and 2 white strips. In the tutorial she used 1.5" white strips but I had some left over from a jelly roll so mine are 2.5".

 

 

I love the way the white just add that extra interest from a straight jelly roll quilt and it is super easy to put together too.

 

 

As this only uses 27 strips I had extra from my jelly roll so decided to do a little bit of piecing on the back.

 

 

This one is now off to the quilters to be quilted and I haven't decided what binding I will use on this yet - maybe a pink and white stripe???

 

  

Linking up at Freshly Pieced for WiP Wednesday! 

Till next time.....happy sewing.

 



Sunday Stash - Solstice

I was lucky enough to pick up a bundle of fat eighths on special of Solstice by Kate Spain for Moda Fabrics. This is a lovely Christmas range and perfect for all those Christmas projects. There are 32 prints in the range with the main colours centering around red, green and blue. There is also a few creams added to the mix.

For my project I picked out the prominent red and green fabrics and will be making a quilted wall hanging with these.

I can't believe I am already making Christmas projects, have you started thinking about yours yet?

It's Sunday so I'm linking up with Molli Sparkles Sunday Stash weekly linky party.

Till next time.....happy sewing....

Little Black Book Quilt - Work in Progress

It's not often I get the time to work on something for myself so I am making this gorgeous black and white double bed quilt for my nephew. He's 18 so I get that quilts aren't really that cool so I'm hoping this will change his mind - a little anyway.

Fabrics are Shades of Black by Me and My Sister Designs for Moda Fabrics. I bought 2 layer cakes plus some white solid to make this quilt. Pattern is from Me and My Sisters Designs and is available to purchase here. I have added extra rows and blocks to this pattern to make it into a generous double bed size.

The pattern says fast, fun and easy but for me there was a lot of cutting and sewing in this one so I wouldn't say it was fast.

Unfinished blocks are rectangle shaped and come out at 4.5" x 8.5" and for a generous double size quilt there are a lot of them (a total of 144 blocks to be specific !!)

I am very happy with the final result and love the black and white with a touch of grey.

I added a 6 inch border utilising one of the grey prints from the range and plan to have this quilted by my wonderful longarm quilter over the next few weeks. I have decided to back this one with Script Britton Nummer Fabric for IKEA by Emma Jones.

I can't wait to share the finished quilt with you all (and my nephew of course).

Linking up with Lee at Freshly Pieced for WiP Wednesday! 

Till next time - happy sewing ...