Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along - Week 1

It is Week 1 of the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop and I am just so excited!!   This week we are making 15 Twinkle Holiday Star Blocks!!! And aren't they just so cute!!    I love making star blocks, and tiny star blocks are the best!! 

And aren't those stars just so fun and adorable in these Sweetwater Christmas Prints!!  I am using Hometown Christmas Edition, Blizzard  and On Dasher  with a POParazzi Grey Background.  I just decided on that background last minute, and I just love it!!  I really think it is going to make all of the prints pop, especially the Low Volume letters :)  

And that is it for Week 1 of of the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along!!!   Do you want to come join in the Holiday Goodness as well?  Each week leading up to Christmas, we will be making these cute blocks from the Lori Holt's new  Home Town Holiday Sampler Book!   You can see the complete schedule here and check out all the details here and come quilt along ;)    

See ya next week with more Home Town Holiday Sampler goodness!!  (I might have already pieced ahead as I will be out of town next Saturday, can't wait to share :)  

Moonbeams Quilt Along - Release 7 - Pieced Back!!

 Today is the seventh release of the Moonbeams Quilt Along and I am just so excited because it is almost all done!  This is Fat Quarter Shop's 11th Annual Charity Quilt Along and they are always my favorite :)  Today's release is the  Pieced Backing .   And how fun are these blocks in the backing ;)  

And I had so much fun sewing this pieced backing together.  I can't wait to put it on the long arm and do some quilting ;)      I am using Imaginary Flowers for by Gingiber for my blocks and I am just so happy with how it all came together and I kept one more print a secret until the final release.  It is so pretty, I can't wait to share!! 

So are you joining in with the Moonbeams Quilt Along fun???   You can download the block pattern right here and it is requested for each pattern you download to donate $10.00  to the Make a Wish Foundation :)  ,  Fat Quarter Shop's annual charity QAL raised over $50,000 which is just incredible!!    And Moda Fabrics and Fat Quarter Shop have joined to match up to $30,000 :)  So many amazing wishes :)  

Be sure to share all of your Moonbeams progress on social media with #moonbeamsqal and check out Fat Quarter Shops post for the Pieced Backing for lots more Moonbeams Inspiration!!! 

And that's it for the Seventh Release in the Moonbeams Quilt Along!!!!    I will be sharing my finished quilt just as soon as I get back from Garden of Quilts and have time to get it on the long arm ;)  

Thanks for popping in today ;)  Have a Happy Quilting Day!!

Mansfield Park Gate Quilt!!

 I was so excited when my good friends at Riley Blake Designs asked if I wanted to make this new Mansfield Park Gate Quilt Kit!!!  I mean, I love everything Jane Austen, so to have a Jane Austen at Home Fabric Collection,  how can you not get excited about that!!  This quilt was designed by Riley Blake and can I just say wow, talk about capturing the feel of the Regency period!!! 

And yes, those flowers and the gate are all traditionally pieced.   And yes, it probably took longer to cut out all the pieces then it did to sew it all together, but it was so worth it!!!  I love intricate piecing, and the gate and flowers were filled with lots of tiny pieces.  So fun!!   And then once you have the center done, those borders whip together in no time at all.   I just love all of the variations in the borders.   It really finishes off the center so perfectly.  

The quilt finishes at 60" x 60" so it is a perfect lap size quilt for a fan of Jane Austen :)   And I think it would also make a great wall decor.  It's just so pretty in all of its piecing goodness!  And the prints from this Jane Austen at Home Fabric Collection just make the quilt shine.  They are so pretty and soft and just perfect.  

And when it came time to quilt it, I decided to do some fun custom quilting.  I can't help but do arches when I have such perfectly pieced squares in a grid.   And then some ribbon candy in the sashing and of course, more arches in the triangles.   And for the center, I did a wavy cross grid.  I wanted to add lots of movement, almost like the feel of vines growing on the gate.   I think it was a perfect fit and added so much yummy texture!!   And I love that I can always count on So Fine 402 Pearl to blend perfectly in all of these light and dark colors, my go to for the win every time!! 

And this quilt is now going to be hanging at the Garden of Quilts.   I am so excited, I mean, a garden gate quilt should fit pretty good in 100 acres of gardens ;)    And if you love this quilts as much as I do, (and love some tiny piecing) you can make your own!!!  The Mansfield Park Gate Quilt Kits are now available, and they even come in a beautiful keepsake box!!   You are so going to love making this quilt!!! 

And that is it for my Mansfield Park Gate Quilt :)  Thank you so much for popping in and sharing it with me ;) 

I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Day!!

Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!

   It's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!   Let's have some fun :)

First we need to pick a winner from last week's TTGD ;) 

And the winner of the Flora No. 6 Rolie Polie  from Green Fairy Quilts is . . .#167 . . .

Congrats laughsewgarden!!!  I have messaged you :)

   

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by Fat Quarter Shop.   Fat Quarter Shop is amazing and they never cease to amaze me with everything they have going on at their shop!!!     And did you know they have a 24 Hour Flash Sale  and Precuts of the Week!!   You can also save big on the Basics of the Month!!!!     This month Twinkle Basics are on sale.  Also, Gutermann Threads are on sale for the Notion,   and all  Bee in my Bonnet Patterns  are on sale for the Pattern.   Save 20% off of all of them for the whole month of September!!  So great ;)   

And for today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway  Fat Quarter Shop is giving away this beautiful Denim and Daisies Petite Fat Quarter Bundle by Fig Tree Quilts !!!   Isn't this just the perfect way to welcome Fall :)

 

You have two entry chances here on the blog, and please leave a separate comment for each.  All Entries are welcome, including International Entries.   Please just be sure to leave an email address if you are a no-reply blogger ;)  

ENTRY 1 - Simply leave a comment that tells me if you have made a Denim quilt??? 

 ENTRY 2 - Show your Fat Quarter Shop love.   You can follow them on   Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, You Tube or at their Blog.  You can Sign up for their Newsletter which will ensure you catch all of their amazing sales, or you can visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Fat Quarter Shop Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, September 10th  when I will announce a winner at the beginning of the Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post.  

You can also pop over to my Instagram and/or Facebook to enter there as well :)  

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!

August Sew Sampler!!

 Ahh, school is back and I am loving the long days of sewing!!!   I am working on so many projects right now, and with my August  Sew Sampler Box arriving last month, I have another "to make" to add to the pile.  The theme for August was Fables of Fall and it is such an awesome box of quilty goodness!!!   I can't wait to use everything from this month in that Verbena quilt project!!  

I love, love, love this Folk and Lore Fabrics from Fancy That Design House!!!  I got to make this Floral Trails quilt for Stephanie with these prints, and I can tell you, they are absolutely gorgeous!!   And I can't wait to make the Verbena Quilt pattern with it!!   I have some extra's from Floral Trails as well, so I might make Verbena bigger ;)    

And I just love how Fat Quarter Shop always gives us just the notions we need!!!  You don't want to try to cut curves without a 28mm Roater Cutter, they make it soooo much easier!!!    I have 5 that I take with me when teaching my curved piecing classes, and maybe this one will be my Just for Me cutter!  (and side note, I have seen all of the brands in use throughout my classes and I can say, Olfa's is the best!!!)    And I am so excited to try out The Clammy!!!  I have heard so much about this ruler and am thrilled to give it a try ;)    And of course, A mechanical Pencil is always a must when sewing and designing, and this Sewline Pencil is just so cute!!  

And a new month means another Pieceful Basket block.    I am at that point in the process where I am wondering if going outside the box was a great idea.  This Kona Lime Background is so bright.  But I will just keep pushing on because I love the Milk and Honey fabrics  and I really think it will all come together in the end.   

And that is August Sew Sampler Box.

And can I just say, I am so excited that it is September!!!   I can start to feel Fall in the air and it is just making me so very Happy :)  

Happy Quilting!!!