Serendipity Quilt Along - Release 8

  Today is the Eighth Release for the Serendipity Quilt Along and we are putting Quilt Tops together!!! It is so exciting to see this top finally all finished!!!   This is Fat Quarter Shop's 8th Annual Charity Quilt Along to benefit Make a Wish and I always love quilting along :)     So here  the Serendipity Quilt Top 

I just love it!!!   Isn't it just so fun how all of those colors just pop on that grey background.   I just love how it makes them even brighter ;)    I am using Happy Days Fabric by Sherri and Chelsi, which was supposed to be out in the beginning of the year but actually just arrived in shops (covid shipping delays :) But now you can totally get some of this super happy fabric as well!!!

So are you joining in with the Serendipity fun???   You can download the quilt top finishing pattern right here and it is requested for each pattern you download to donate $5.00  to the Make a Wish Foundation :)  And  Fat Quarter Shop's annual charity QAL has made it's stretch goal of  $70,000 and actually just broke $80,000, how amazing is that!!!   I love to think of all the wishes that are going to be granted with that.   So amazing!!!  

Fat Quarter Shop is doing Live  You Tube video tutorials this time.  Kimberly will walk you through the process of making the Quilt Top and sew right along with you.   The Quilt Top Live Video will be Released on July 5th at 9 am CT.  So fun!!! 

Be sure to share all of your Serendipity progress on social media with #serendipityqal and check out Fat Quarter Shops post for Release 8 for lots more Serendipity Inspiration!!!

And that's it for the Eighth Release in the Serendipity Quilt Along!!!!    

  

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

My Favorite Color is Moda Sampler - Block 1

 So remember at the beginning of the year when I said I was going to  join in the QAL  for the  My Favorite Color is Moda Sampler???  Well, I am thrilled to say, that I finally started and made Block 1.   And boy oh boy, this was a big first block!!!  This finishes at 36".  It could be a baby blanket all on it's own.    And isn't it just so bright and happy in these Sunrise colors!!

You might recall, how I mentioned that I had just enough "morning sunrise"  grunge goodness to make this quilt.   Well, I did have just enough, but I highly recommend just using the directed yardage in the pattern or getting a Kit.    I think not having the right cuts of yardage is what took me so long to get started on this.  

It's not that the cutting was hard, but it was written for that specific amount of yardage.  So because I was using smaller scrap pieces, I had to check every cut to make sure I had enough of the piece I was using to cut out all the pieces in that color for a specific block.   So ya, basically, I made this much harder than it needed to be, spent 6 hours, and nearly made my head explode . . . but am happy to say it all worked out, and I had about 1/8 yard left of one red piece.   (and yes, there were several times I was piecing together smaller pieces to make the size piece I needed, gotta love piecing to make 1 piece ;)  

But now, it is done and I am so excited.   I bagged up each of the blocks, and already just want to start sewing them all together.   Who knows if I will catch up and actually QAL or if I will just make up all the blocks.   I am just thrilled they are all cut and ready to go.   And I just love the way the colors came out in the first block, it is making me all the more excited to get some more done!!!  

You could always join in this quilt along too.  Obviously, it is never to late to get started :)  Just grab your My Favorite Color is Moda booklet and a stack of 10 Colors (but again, get the right amount of yardages stated :)   and away you go!!

I hope you all have a Happy Quilting Day!!

Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!

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

First, we need to announce the winner from last Terrific Tuesday Giveaway!!  

The winner of the Pumpkins and Blossoms Jelly Roll from Fat Quarter Shop is . . .   Number #158 . . . Congrats Rebecca!  I have messaged you :)  

         

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by  Thousands of Bolts .   Thousands of Bolts has incredible prices that will have you super excited!!!  There are thousands of bolts to choose from and all at amazing prices, staring as low as $5.39 a yard!!!   And they have just introduced dozens and dozens of new fabrics to the inventory!!  Be sure to check it out :)

And for Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway,  Thousands of Bolts is giving one lucky winner at $25.00 Gift Certificate!!!  You can get just what you always wanted :)   And good luck picking because there are literally thousands of bolts to choose from!!!!   

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 Do you sleep with the covers tucked in or out??

 ENTRY 2 - Lets show Thousands of Bolts some Love!!!!   You can follow them on   Facebook or Instagram.  Or you can visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Thousand of Bolts Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, July 6th, when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks 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!!!

3 New Quilt Swirls

 This week I finished piecing up 3 new quilt tops.   Which means it is time for some fun on the HQ Infinity ;)  First up, and I am so super excited for this!!!   I finished piecing together my Sawtooth Stars and Log Cabin blocks a few days ago and yesterday I sewed all the blocks into the quilt top.   And can I just say, Amazing!!!!   I can't wait to get this quilted and bound and be sure to watch next week for the finish, as I will be sharing a Free PDF Download of the pattern along with the finish!!

Second, I finally sewed my Greatest Hits Blocks from the Year 4 Sew Sampler into a quilt top.  I have been waiting on this, because I had missed making 2 blocks and wanted to redo another as I forgot to do it with a low volume background.   And then this week, I just figured, why not make it square with the 9 blocks I already had.    A little sashing, and quilt top done!!!   Sometimes, you just have to go for the easy finish, tee hee hee.  

And finally, after releasing the final row of the Serendipity Quilt Along, it was time to sew it all together.  I love sewing row quilts together, they just go so fast.   All the work of piecing the blocks into rows was done, so I just had to sew some long sashing strips and rows together.   And I just love the way this one turned out.   They grey background just looks amazing all together.   

So again, it's time to get Happy Quilting!!!  Here is hoping for some Quilt Finishes very soon.

I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Weekend and maybe get some of your own finishes as well!

A Scrapbook of Quilts!!

A Scrapbook of Quilts was just released and can I just say, it is amazing!!!!   Co-Authors Joanna Figueroa and Carrie Nelson hit it out of the part with this one, which is no surprise as these two women are each a quilting powerhouse!!  And I just love all of the tips, tricks, and playful back and forth that Joanna and Carrie share along with the projects.   A Scrapbook of Quilts uses 6 basic quilt blocks and a pile of scraps to make over 30 gorgeous projects. And I was so blessed to get to make one of those projects :)

Isn't this just the cutest!!!!   Carrie, Joanna and I have been friends for a while, meeting at market, so I was thrilled when Carrie asked me to make this adorable Pirouette Tabletopper for their book.     Pirouette is one of the 6 blocks in the A Scrapbook of Quilts and obviously, this design worked fabulous for a Christmas design!!   I had so much fun piecing this.   Half Square Triangles and tiny Flying Geese, I was in matching point heaven.   

And when it came time to quilt it, I thought it would be fun to add to the Wreath effect by quilting a giant spiral.   I just love how it turned out.   And I love quilting this design on small projects, as it is much easier to manage the bulk spinning round and round when it fits in the throat space of my machine ;)  

And here it is pictured in the book.   Isn't that just a beautiful picture!!!   If I could "instantly download" any skill it would be photography.  It truly is an art and I just love seeing my quilts pictured in such beautiful ways.  And of course, all of the pictures in A Scrapbook of Quilts are just beautiful and the instructions are wonderful and easy to follow in full color.  

And speaking of the book . . . There is a Pillow Along to celebrate the release of A Scrapbook of Quilts!!!   This is the first week, and everyone is gathering their scraps :)   It will run for 6 weeks, and each week one of the blocks from the book will be paired with one of the following themes:  Patriotic, Halloween, Autumn, Christmas, Two-Color and Neutral.  You can read all of the details about the Pillow Along on Joanna's Blog.  

And I am super excited to be participating in the Pillow Along as well!!!   I bet you can't tell from my fabric pull what Theme I have ;)     I have lots and lots of scraps, but orange is actually the one color that I am sadly lacking on.    I tried to pull lots of little scraps, but I just didn't have enough and they really weren't very cohesive.   So instead, I pulled some Fig Tree Fat Quarters and plan to do a super scrappy layout.   If you find you are lacking in scraps too, scrappy layouts are a great way to add a scrappy look to just a few fabrics ;)

I am looking forward to sharing more on this soon.

Be sure to follow along with the Pillow Along and if you haven't already, you will want to add A Scrapbook of Quilts to your quilting library.   It is phenomenal!!!

And on a total side note, I am just wondering . . . If you could "instantly download" any skill what would it be??

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