Tell Me A Story Doll Quilt from Intentional Piecing

Okay, today is all about to cute for words!!!   I am so excited to share a quick little finish with a special story and for a special person.   Here it is, the Tell Me A Story Doll Quilt ;)  Isn't it just so adorable!!!

The pattern for the Tell Me A Story Block is from Amy Friends new book Intentional Piecing.  Amy is such a sweetheart and a Paper Piecing Genius!!!   Her book focuses on getting the most from your fabrics and really thinking about how you want to use them to enhance the quilt design.  I really love the way Amy gets you to look at your fabrics with all new possibilities!!!

The Tell Me A Story Quilt is all over right now!!!  Have you seen it popping up on social media??   You can find them with the #TellMeAStoryQuilt.   They are all so cute and I just love that it is getting everyone to really think about how their fabric can represent a special memory or story.  So fun!!!   And of course, there is a fun little prize to go along with telling your own story, you can check it out here!

So when I decided to try the #TellMeAStoryBlock, I really wanted to focus on "intentional".    This jumped out to me because one of my goals this year is to be more "intentional" in my projects.  I do a lot of projects in a year and this year I really wanted to focus on making sure each project had a purpose ie, being made for someone, or for something, or would work for a special type of event, ie wedding, baby shower.   You get the point.  So rather than just make a block that would end up an orphan block somewhere, I thought it would be just perfect for a Doll Quilt  for Kami.  She got a new 18" doll for her birthday and has been asking for a quilt for her, a perfectly intentional match ;)

So with Kami's help, we choose out the cutest perfectly princess fabric!!!   I got this fantastic Happy Ever After by Sandra Workman for Riley Blake Designs Layer Cake a few markets ago and have been waiting for the perfect project to use it for.  Kami was so excited to break into it!!

We chose the Princesses and Fairy Tale Places for the center blocks.  I loved that with every little bit of gussy cutting I was doing she was telling me all of her favorite fairy tales that the girls and places reminded her of.   Then, since my girls absolutely love dress up, We choose the princess ball gowns for one set of borders.  The second set of borders are a beautiful damask print that remind me of  the cover of my childhood Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tale book.  I have to say, it was so fun to cut up these fabrics thinking specifically of how the fabric represented some wonderful memories, and how we created memories as well in choosing it out!!

And then it was time to do a little Paper Piecing.  I am still not an expert at Paper Piecing by any means, but I really enjoyed this basic layout and didn't have any problems having it all come together nicely.   And you always have to love the mess you make when Paper Piecing!!

And before to long, I had an adorable Tell Me A Story Doll Quilt top and then just a little stitch in the ditch and some binding and the Quilt was done!!!   My daughter loves it, and the best part is, it will always remind me of her sharing all of her stories :)  Super excited for this adorable finish!!!

I was really grateful to Intentional Piecing for making me stop and really look at the designs on my fabric and think about them in a whole new way!!!  Such a fun way to bring a whole new level of creativeness into your quilting ;)

And I already have my second project from Intentional Piecing picked out!!!  You remember how I have been storing up selvages for just the right project . . .  enter the Circuitry Quilt!!!  Isn't this just so fun!!!   I love it!!  Now, just to find a bit more time in the day so I can start it :)

Which makes me wonder . . . do you save your selvages???

Happy Quilting!!!

Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!!

It's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day . . . let's have some fun :)  And sorry it is coming a little late today  . .  . I was teaching my sister-in-law applique!!!  So fun!!!  So let's get to it . . .

First, we need to announce the winner from last weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway!!   The winner of the SummerFest Charm Pack  and a Bella Solids White Charm Pack from  Ollie and Evie   is . . .   Number #91 . . . Congrats Erin Marie!!!   I have emailed you :)    

    

    

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by Fat Quarter Shop.   Fat Quarter Shop has everything you could ever want and then some!!!   They always have amazing deals and amazing tutorials.  Have you checked out their You Tube Channel yet??  Daily awesome eye candy!!!!

And for today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Fat Quarter Shop has a super adorable Fat Eighth Bundle of Summerfest by April Rosenthal for Moda!!!!  I have sewn with this line for Market last year and let me tell you, it is fantastic!!!  So bright, happy, and all around summer goodness!!!

You have two entry chances, the second being optional, 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 what are you looking forward to doing the most this summer??  

 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, May 10th, when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post :)

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!

Quilt Along???

Hello all.  So, if you have been around here for any time . . .you know that I love to do Quilt-A-Longs, and it has essentially become an annual thing.  Last year, we did the Irish Chain Twist Quilt- A-long to co-inside with my Irish Chain Quilts book release, and while I wanted to repeat that timing this year, Spring got a little busy and this month is going to be no different with Market fast approaching.

So what do you say to a Summer Quilt-Along??  (or would you rather wait until Fall??)  Both are totally doable.  If we did Summer, we would go slower than we normally do so that if you are on vacation for a week or whatever you will still have time to get your weekly assignment done . . . I am thinking maybe Bi-weekly assignments.   What do you think??

Also, I have a few sketches and some basic plans in the works . . .but I want to make sure I include what you want to do???  So is there any particular skill that you want to learn in this Quilt Along??    Do you want to see a particular design concept, ie . . .I always love stars ;)   Do you want to do a block quilt, or a medallion quilt, or maybe some random layouts??

Here's your chance . . . What do you want to get out of this years annual Happy Quilting Quilt-A-Long???

Splendid Sampler Saturday!!

Time for another Splendid Sampler Saturday Post!!!  It really is so much fun to work on these fun rainbow blocks each week.  I keep thinking to myself, "Piece the Rainbow" (yes, I still want skittles as well ;)

First up, the Sweet Candy block designed by Kris Thurgood. This was another one of those fun blocks that go together in a snap.   Just two HST's and then you are sewing together a 9 patch.  Loved it, and of course, I loved that I got to sew with Purple on this one ;)

And second is the Goose on the Loose block designed by Amy Smart.  And once again, I got a chance to practice my paper piecing.  I was happy to say that this one came together a little quicker than the last paper piecing block, and I only had to make one little fix where I cut my fabric to short ;)  And Amy's inspiration behind this block just made me smile, such a cute story ;)

I hope you have a very Happy Quilting Saturday ;) 

Bee Block Time!!

Sad to say, I got a little behind on my bee blocks for the gals at the Bees Knees.  Only a month, but still, I don't like getting behind.  So it was time to get all caught up.   The main reason I got behind was because I was super nervous about putting together this Flowering Snowball Block for Cali.  I have done a lot of Improv curves in the past but never a precisely pieced curve.

And I am so happy to say that all of that improv practice must have paid off because these blocks went together very nice, lined up on the edges, and don't have any big bubbles!!!  Yippee!!!!  I can't tell you how excited I am about this!!  Isn't it just so fun to feel like you are confident in a new technique and can add it to your tool belt!!   Time to add a Drunkards Path quilt to the list :)

So that was last month's block, and this month, Shari asked us to make her some Sunny Skies blocks!!!  I just love the Mama Said Sew fabric she sent us!!  It has always been one of my favorite lines.   I mean, how can you not love a line that is all things quilty!!!

And I have to admit, it was pretty nice to have these two blocks that went together nice and quick!!!  It is always fun to be able to whip out some patchwork and I love all the points!!!

So now with just a few days left of April, I am all ready for May :)    And speaking of being ready for things, we have had plenty of April Showers and I am ready for some May flowers!!  Here is hoping ;)

I am off to do some major chain piecing ;)  I hope whatever you have planned that you will have a Happy Quilting Day!!!