When Fabric Calls, I listen

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Last year, I won a 1/8 yard bundle of Bonnie and Camille fabric in a blog giveaway.  Isn't it pretty?

Last week, I was minding my own business in my sewing studio and suddenly the fabric started calling out to me.  "Make something with me!" it said.

When fabric calls, I listen!  (Usually it starts yelling "buy me" when I am in my LQS.)

Decided to make a churn dash quilt and make blocks of different finished sizes (12'', 9'' and 6'') and decide the layout later.

I made these three sample blocks and then will make use of the easy piecing of the HST and the strip blocks as a leader and ender project.  (If you aren't familiar with this concept, read about leader and enders over at Bonnie Hunter's blog.) 

My first challenge is how best to efficiently cut up this 1/8 yard fabric bundle for most efficient use.  Each piece is cut 9 x 22''.

Fun stuff!

Have a wonderful day! Patty

Bella Basics - FQS QAL - Come join the fun!

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A new Fat Quarter Shop Bella Basics QAL kicks off today!  

Photo credit - Fat Quarter Shop 

Isn't it beautiful?  This quilt was design by Sherri @A Quilting Life

I am so excited to play along!  I'll be using this yummy bundle of solids in several shades of blue plus a few extra colors for some interest.

The Bella Basics QAL introduces nine blocks, some based on standard blocks (like the HST) and others which are more unique.  There are several blocks that I am really looking forward to which I've never made before.  The most exciting are the orange peels and pineapple blocks!  (How can you go wrong with blocks named after foods?)

Loving my February blocks!

You can find the video tutorial and free pattern for this month's blocks - Kaleidoscope -on the Jolly Jabber blog.    To create the block, you can use either a specialty ruler (spider web ruler) or use the free template supplied free with the pattern.

The template worked just fine.  I taped it to a ruler, aligning one edge of the template to one edge of the ruler.   Once the pieces for the larger block was cut out, I trimmed the template and cut out the pieces for the smaller block.

I used colors sea (138) and teak (129) for this months blocks.

Fat Quarter Shop has a kit available for this project as well!

Grab your free pattern for the Kaleidoscope block here.   There are several bloggers quilting along. Make sure you visit them and check out what they are up to as well.

Are you quilting along?  Let me know!!!

New to my blog?  Thanks for stopping by!  Take a minute to visit Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal - a monthly link up party to encourage you towards progress on your quilting projects.  Fat Quarter Shop is one of the sponsors!

Disclosure - The Fat Quarter Shop provided funding to cover the cost of materials for this quilt.

Have a wonderful day! Patty

One Monthly Goal - February Goal Setting Linkup

Welcome to February!

New to One Monthly Goal?  Welcome!  You can read about the event and the rules on the main event page.

Sign up to receive email notifications when the One Monthly Goal linkup is open.  Think of it as a helpful reminder!

As you are considering your goal for February, remember that this month only has 28 days. (The goal finish linkup will be available February 22 through February 28.)  

My goal for this month is to finish all the Splendid Sampler blocks.  I have 92 of them done (yeah me!) which means 8 more to go.  The patterns through blocks 96 were released by the end of January so I still need to get the patterns for blocks 97 - 100 which are scheduled to be released this month. Here's hoping they are easy!  (You can see many of my blocks on this pinterest board.)

We have three great sponsors for February.  There will be three (3) winners this month!

Fat Quarter Shop, one of my blog sponsors, offers a tremendous selection of fabric.  Take a minute to check out their 2017 Designer Mystery QAL.  Fat Quarter Shop is always very generous with their fabric kits so you will have plenty of extra fabric for your stash (or make some extra blocks!)  Fat Quarter Shop offers fabric from many different manufacturers and you can find anything you are looking for there!  Fat Quarter Shop is offering a gift certificate to one lucky participant.

Bagmaker Supply is your one stop shop for everything for the pursemaker.  They sell beautiful, affordable, hard to find handbag hardware.  Many of the bags features in this year's Bag It tutorials use magnetic snaps, buttons or grommets sourced from Bagmaker Supply.  Bagmaker Supply is offering a $20 gift certificate to one lucky participant.




Let's meet our featured designer - Abby Glassenberg!  Abby is a designer, writer, podcaster , teacher and entrepreneur.

I first heard of Abby Glassenberg of While She Naps through her podcast of the same name.  (Her podcast has kept me company on many of my walks.)  Abby brings her passion for entrepreneurship with her knowledge of the sewing industry to everything that she does. Her podcasts celebrate designers and makers through discussions of their work and their perspectives on the industry.  Her newsletter and blog explores these concepts in depth.  In addition, Abby is co-founder of the Craft Industry Alliance, a trade organization for makers, suppliers, designers, and pro bloggers.

Abby designs soft toys and dolls.  My favorites are her Patchwork Elephant (pictured below) and Jeremy Giraffe!  You can view her available patterns in While She Naps store as well as her Etsy store.  Abby has authored several e-books as well as three craft books.

I am a big fan of Abby's work and truly appreciate her insights.  You can follow Abby on her Blog | Instagram | Facebook | Pattern Store (Etsy)  |  Craft Industry Alliance  


Abby is offering three (3) pdf patterns from her online store to one lucky winner.

Photos sourced from While She Naps.
Patchwork Elephant pattern designed by Abby Glassenberg.  
The Sewist pin is available for purchase.
More information one the Craft Industry Alliance is available.

Now it is your turn to link up - what is your goal for February?  (A goal could be to finish a quilt but it could also be to attach a binding.  Whatever it takes to help you move forward and make progress on your projects!  And as long as the project involves a needle and/or fabric, you can link up!)

Make sure you visit the One Monthly Goal event page for the specific requirements for links and social tags. 

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.   (The One Monthly Goal accomplishment linkup will be available on February 22nd.)

Make sure you add a link to this OMG post so others can follow where you are linking.   Let's make that easy -  just paste this into your post:  Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal February Linkup.

An InLinkz Link-up

Thanks for linking up!

Have a wonderful day! Patty