Happy Needle and Thread Thursday! This week, I've been working like mad to make a class sample of my Unruly pattern for a class I'm teaching at the beginning of August. As with many of my early quilt patterns, I made the original Unruly quilt before I began teaching classes, and I no longer have the quilt. That's okay though. Of all of my quilt patterns, this one is by far the fastest and easiest (pattern available HERE and HERE)!
Most of these fabrics are from Amy Butler's Dreamweaver collection, but there are a couple of Soul Blossoms and Love fabrics as well (and even a few that aren't Amy at all). The colors are so rich, and the warm golds and reds play so nicely with the cool teal and periwinkle fabrics. This quilt was such a fast finish that it's already quilted and bound, and hanging in my local shop where I'll be teaching the class (and yes, I was in such a hurry to get the quilt to the shop that I neglected to take photos of the finish)! This quilt measures 54" x 72", and I'm calling it Indian Summer. I promise to get some photos of it "in the wild" as soon as I get it back.
Okie dokie, friends! Let's check out last week's party highlights. This quilt by Something Rosemade is super cute.
and Linda at The Pieceful Kingdom showed us that it's never too early to start on those holiday projects. Love it!
Happy Needle and Thread Thursday! Though summer arrived in the south awhile ago, I couldn't resist naming my latest quilt, Hello, Summer! The colors are just so fresh and happy, and the vibrant hues feel right at home with the temps in the upper 90's (as we have had recently).
Lately, I've been on a roll with making quilts of my own design and writing patterns, which is great, but it's nice to have a mental break once in awhile and make something that doesn't require so much math. This Road to Tennessee quilt was a perfect choice.
I pieced some of my leftovers on the back, along with some orange marble fabric in just the right shade, and keeping with the mental break theme, I decided to quilt with a nice, relaxing stipple.
The Kona Artichoke binding frames this quilt nicely, without taking attention away from the pretty patterns in the RTT blocks. This quilt measures 56" x 64" and it was just the recharge I needed during a hectic summer!
Before we get down to business, I owe you a giveaway winner! Comment number 6, Lisa Marie, is the winner of the cute, patriotic fabrics, provided by Fort Worth Fabric Studio. Congrats!
Now then, without further ado. Check out some of the awesome projects from last week's party. This quilt by Little Bunny Quilts is just beautiful!
This colorful, fun quilt is by Cynthia at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework.
and lastly, this selvage pineapple quilt is by Laura at Slice of Pi Quilts. So creative!
I can't wait to see what you're working on this week. Let's link up!
Happy 4th of July weekend to all my US friends (and a belated Canada Day to my friends up north)! I've rounded up some of the best holiday sales from my favorite shops as well as a giveaway, so let's dive right in!
Kicking things off this month, is Fort Worth Fabric Studio. Right now, FWFS has an extra 20% off of the already low prices in their July Bargains section with the code JULY20, good through July 10th!
Fort Worth Fabric Studio is also sponsoring a great giveaway today! They are offering this awesome patriotic bundle to one lucky reader (open to US residents only, please!).
At Lady Belle Fabric, it's all about the sale bundles! They have just added new bundles to their clearance section, and marking them down 30% and even 40% off!
You can take advantage of all of this loveliness, and get free shipping in the US with the code freeship!
Did you know that Lady Belle also marks down their newest arrivals? With so many scrumptious fabrics and such amazing prices, if you haven't shopped Lady Belle, you're definitely missing out!
Over at Shabby Fabrics, there is a 4th of July blowout bash happening right now. They are offering 20%, 30%, and 40% off of their Buy More, Save More fabrics, as well as 20% off of all remnants.
Right now, you can sign up for any block of the month program or club for only $1, selected kits are 50% off, and BEST of all, ALL of their their precuts, patterns, and books are 20% off. Hurry on over and snag some great deals!
LouLou's Fabric Shop is rocking their 4th of July sale as well. Right now, literally hundreds of bolts are marked down to just $6.00 per yard!
And if you're looking for the perfect patriotic fabrics for a special project, or just for stash building, they've got you covered there as well. All patriotic yardage, precuts, bundles, and kits are a whopping 25% off.
This amazing sale only lasts through July 5th, so pop over and check it out before it's too late!
At the Fat Quarter Shop, though they're not having a special 4th of July bash, their regular monthly sale is a doozie. All Kona Cotton is 20% off for the entire month of July!
Oh my goodness. I could get into some real trouble with this one, because Kona Cotton Solids are my very favorite quilting solids.
Considering my love for Kona Solids, you'd think that I would already own a Kona Color Card, but nope. Though I have contemplated getting one many times, I never have actually bought one. Well, you guessed it! Color Cards are 20% off as well- and FQS has the cards with actual cotton swatches, rather than the printed cards that can be found elsewhere.
Well friends, I hope you can take a few minutes out of your holiday weekend to peruse these amazing shops and stock up on some gorgeous fabrics at unbeatable prices.
Also, don't forget to take a minute to enter the fun giveaway provided by Fort Worth Fabric Studio by leaving a single comment on this post (US only please!). Remember to leave an email address if you're a no-reply blogger, and only one entry per person please! Unfortunately, replies to your own comment counts as an entry (the system numbers those, too), so remember to put your email address in your comment. Additional replies/comments/entries are always deleted. I'll announce the winners at NEXT week's NTT (July 12th).
This giveaway is now closed and the winner will be announced at NTT later today. Thanks so much to all who entered!
Happy shopping and happy 4th, friends!
I know this must happen to everyone, but after spending time making a quilt or writing a pattern that requires lots of planning and math, I get in the mood to cut loose and sew something that takes a little less brainpower. There is lots of beauty in simplicity, and it's a great way to enjoy the process of creating with a little less stress. Such is the case with the quilt top I just finished.
Y'all know I've never met a snowball corner I didn't love, so I pulled a pretty palette of fabrics out of my stash and started working on a classic Road to Tennessee quilt. Sewing 450 snowball corners was super relaxing, and didn't take as long as you might think. No worries about pulling the correct sized squares; no pauses to make sure that the block was going together correctly; no pressing seams mid-block; just pulling from two different piles of squares and mindlessly piecing.
I'm loving the summery, happy color combo, and the fact that this no fuss quilt top is already finished! In case you're wondering, I sewed each RTT unit with a 4.5" starting square, and 2.5 inch corner squares, yielding a 4" finished unit, for a 56" x 64" top. Yep, there is plenty of beauty to be found in sewing a simple, classic quilt block.