Friday, February 26, 2021
QuiltCon Together Highlights
Monday, February 22, 2021
Harmony Hand Pieced QAL - Square in a Square (block 1)
- Join our Hand Pieced Quilt Along Facebook Group.
- Follow Simply Everyday Handmade and Elm Street Quilts on Instagram
One Monthly Goal February Finish link-up
And remember, to be eligible for the prize(s) by random drawing you must linkup at both the goal setting and the accomplishment linkup in a given month. (February Goal Setting Link-up)
You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!
Click here to enterSaturday, February 20, 2021
Boomerang!
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
100 Days to QuiltCon Project is Done!
Monday, February 15, 2021
My Favorite Tools for Hand Piecing
- The Perfect Piecer makes marking sewing lines a breeze! I found the 'rough' surface of this desk to work well but a small cutting mat can be very useful as a portable surface for marking seam lines.
- These Sewline marking pencils are wonderful. The white ceramic one for dark fabrics and the ceramic black for light fabrics. Before this QAL, I used a pencil but this Sewline dark pencil was a game changer!
- Mini binding clips to keep pieces organized
- Templates can be used on paper, glued to cardboard or transferred to template plastic (See a tutorial on using templates.)
- Your choice of a needle is really a personal one - I like a short needle while other quilters like to use longer needles. The key thing to look for is a needle that you can thread without issue and one that feels comfortable in your hand. Needles are inexpensive - experiment until you find one that feels right.
- Regular 50 wt quality quilting thread works well but I like to use the Aurifil 80 wt because it is finer it takes up less room in your seams
- Snips (or scissors) are also key - you want something smaller to trim any dog-ears and snip the thread
- For some people, thimbles are critical while hand sewing and I wear a thimble on the middle finger of my right hand while sewing. This one is my favorite!
- Pinning seams is important. I love using short pins designed for applique because they don't get in my way while I am sewing.
- This portable Halo Go light from Daylight is a perfect solution for great lighting. (See my review.)
- Wool pressing mats (see my review) make a big difference in getting a nice flat block
- I keep my mini irons easily accessible and it makes the job of pressing each block a breeze. (See my review.)
- Follow Simply Everyday Handmade and Elm Street Quilts on Instagram
Friday, February 12, 2021
The Koala Finish
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Halo Go Product Review
Monday, February 8, 2021
Harmony Hand Pieced QAL Pattern Now Available!!
Harmony Throw Quilt |
The Harmony Block wall-hanging |
The Pattern
The Harmony digital (PDF) pattern includes:
All the instructions for each unit, block construction, and final quilt top settings for wall hanging and throw quilt
Templates for all quilt blocks (and rotary cutting instructions where possible)
Coloring page
THE SCHEDULE
The pattern goes on sale on today!
Next Monday (February 15) we will share favorite tools for hand piecing
The Harmony Hand Pieced QAL will run from February 22 through the end of June. We will be following the order of units in the pattern with tips and tutorials each week.
HOW THE QAL WORKS
- Purchase the Harmony pattern for $10
- There will be two check-in sponsored link-ups during the QAL and we will be awarding prizes to six entrants in each check-in link-up! To be eligible for a check-in prize, you must:
- Share a single photo of any completed units and which have not previously been shared.
- Duplicate shares will be disqualified.
- Units must be entirely hand pieced.
- There will be four Grand Prize winners. To be eligible for a grand prize, you must:
- Share a photo of a completed quilt top (i.e. the flimsy) or a completed quilt.
- The quilt top must be entirely hand pieced.
- Your quilt top must contain at least one completed Harmony block.
- You are welcome to change the size of the Harmony block– but your finished block must visually match the design of a block from the Hand Pieced QAL and be entirely hand pieced.
- Prizes are randomly awarded. Winners will be notified by email.
We are excited to get started, so grab a copy of the pattern and start thinking about your fabric choices!
If you have any trouble ordering the pattern, please don't hesitate to email us at handpiecedqal@gmail.com- we'll be happy to help!
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