Bella Skill Builder Pt 2

Bella Skills Builder Part 2, Orange Peels! I tried really hard to place these perfectly on each square, even so they are definitely not perfect.

(Fat Quarter Shop is hosting a monthly skill building pattern. You'll finish a few blocks per month of a certain skill, see the bottom for the full quilt)

I used Fat Quarter Shop's template and they are raw edge, using a temporary iron-on adhesive and stitched down.

It's really hard to get a good pic of the colors. The pink is so soft and the darker color is a fuchsia/wine and not as bright as it appears. It was really hard to choose a solids color palette with no print to base it on. I went with a winter berry theme.

Bella Skill Builder, Part 1:

And a wrinkly one of them all together.

Here's the full quilt, I'm excited! I think pineapple blocks are next, which is new for me!

Sweet Strawberries

 It's been a long time since we blogged to blog! We've talked, as sisters, and we're ready to remedy that! So don't give up on us! We're excited to elaborate more on our Instagram projects.

First up, my Strawberry quilt!!! How can these sweet quilt not take center stage?!

I used the pattern Strawberry Social from Pattern Basket. If you google that it will come right up.

I used a larger variety of prints than the pattern suggests and didn't add a border since I wanted mine a little smaller. I used the dot from the line "Hello Bear" by Bonnie Christine for Art Gallery Fabrics, I think it's the perfect background for a strawberry quilt!

This quilt was made for my sweet Lucy girl! (Do you just love her strawberry sheets?! I HAD to buy them right?!)

I've got myself into a tradition of making my babies 4 year old quilts. Nothing specific, just a reason to make them a quilt! I add an embroidered message to the back too.

I added the SOFTEST minky to the back, I've been hanging onto it for a while and it is seriously incredibly cozy.

I asked my very talented friend, Rhonda who owns Olie and Evie, if she would quilt this for me. Maybe it's cheesy but I found a design with bees, flowers and leaves and thought it was too cute to pass up on.  She also wrote "Lucia" on one of the strawberries and I just love that.

Thanks friends for stopping by!! Hope to see and hear more from you! :)

Paperie + Fabric Tuesday

I'm so flattered that the uber talented Amy Sinbaldi from Nana Company asked me to participate in her blog tour for her first fabric line, Paperie.

A soft and sweet palette, I was so inspired by it!

I played around with a few ideas and ultimately wanted to make a mini and wanted to use hexies, but in a new way.  Then making a circular shape really got some ideas going! I get a little enthusiastic over the process sometimes, lol!

You are my Greatest Adventure.

The sweetest saying, I can't wait to quilt it and hang it in my girl's room.  This was such a fun project for me, embroidery + mini + applique + hexies :)

Thanks for stopping by! Below is the full blog tour list to see lots of Paperie projects.  Make sure to check out Nana Company as well.

Paperie is from Art Gallery Fabrics and you should have no problems getting your hands on some! :)

January 25 ~ Heidi Staples of fabricmutt.blogspot.com

January 26 ~ Kerry Goulder of kidgiddy.com

January 27 ~ Cheri Lehnow of tinkerwiththis.blogspot.com

January 28 ~ Sharon Holland of SharonHollandDesigns.com

January 29 ~ Jemima Flendt of tiedwitharibbon.com

January 30 ~ Michelle Curtis of chellesquilts.com

February 1 ~ Christina Egner of onelittlepooh.net

February 2 ~ Ali Brorsen of BecauseofBrennaClothing.com

February 3 ~ Kristine Lempriere of townmouse.typepad.com

February 4 ~ Nicole Young of lillyella.com

February 5 ~ Lori Landenburger of sewpsyched.blogspot.com

February 6 ~ Jennifer Chon of sunnyincal.com

February 8 ~ Melissa LeRay of ohhowsweet.com

February 9 ~ Megan Jimenez of quiltstory.blogspot.com

February 10 ~ Faith Essenburg of saranaave.wordpress.com

February 11 ~ Renee Lange of sewnwithgrace.com

February 12 ~ Sedef Imer of downgrapevinelane.com

February 13 ~ Kristyne Czepuryk of prettybyhand.com

February 15 ~ Heather Andrus of quiltstory.blogspot.com

February 16 ~ Stacy Olson of stacyolsondesign.blogspot.com

February 17 ~ Erin Cox of whynotsew.blogspot.com

February 18 ~ Amy Sinibaldi of nanaCompany.typepad.com

And now on to our regularly scheduled Fabric Tuesday's.  If you're new feel free to link up any fabric related projects below!

Fabric Tuesday #265

Avant Garde Apron

I love being asked to be on a blog tour, it's such a kind thing for a designer to let you create with their fabrics, so thank you Nina!

I saw such vibrant and pretty prints in the collection, I knew instantly what I wanted to make.

Avant-Garde by Katarina Roccella for Art Gallery Fabrics.

I absolutely love the rainbow skirt print, it is just so vibrant and pretty! 

I had to make my Lucy girl an apron, it's been on my mind forever because she absolutely loves to bake with me.

 

Can she stay three forever please?! 

 

She was thrilled to get to do it all by herself, with some help on the eggs.

I kept the apron really simple since the fabrics speak for themselves!

A little taste test of course. She approved. Five times.

I want to squish her!  She was sooo proud and sooo excited to share with everyone in the family.  Sweet girl.

I have to say if you've never worked with Art Gallery Fabrics, you need to. I've used MANY of their collections for a variety of projects (quilts, pillows, aprons, dresses...) and the quality is pretty amazing.  And the fabrics are really soft too, awesome to work with.

Check out Katarina's blog for the complete blog tour schedule.

Katarina also has a giveaway via her blog and Instagram so check that out too!

Thanks for stopping by!!

A Sweet Baby Quilt

I, for one, pulled a very late night last night finishing sewing this sweet little thing (and working on a couple other projects).  Turns out my January is a very busy sewing month!

Fat Quarter Shop is showcasing their Top 10 videos of 2015, and I chose to make their Delectable Mountains quilt from that list.

See how many cute ones there are??

I used Arrow Flight from Michael Miller with a couple of Cotton + Steel Basics.  I also used a light aqua crosshatch for the background. I've been going back and forth but I think I like it!

The softer color palette from Arrow Flight matches my little girls room fabulously!  She certainly need more quilts ;)

I will probably add to this and make a throw size, I love it so much!

Check out Fat Quarter Shop's blog to see more quilts made from Delectable Mountains (and quilts from the other Top 10 videos).

Horse + Sleeping Bags

Hey friends! We're right in the thick of the holidays...and I'm sure you're like us working on a bunch of projects at once!

Psst there is a "simple" tutorial for how to make these at the end.

When Art Gallery Fabrics asked to me to creates something with DARE by Pat Bravo I knew the perfect project, sleeping bags for horses!  LOL!!  Heather got a good laugh when I told her that.  My stuffed animal and horse obsessed Lucy is getting some for Christmas.  Well obviously they need somewhere to sleep.

 

Mr Panda Bear is quite cozy in his quilted bed!

It fits most of her existing stuffed animals and dollies.

 

And the horses...she is going to be thrilled!  These will all squeeze in her bed every night I'm sure!

My favorite print is the black and white floral.  I also really love the other floral too.  Such pretty colors in DARE!

 

Thanks for stopping by!!  Hope you're catching up on your WIPs this week!

The simple how-to is as follows:

* 1/4 yard cut print (+ binding)

* fold in half length-wise (matching selvedge edges)

* Baste/batting. I spray basted but this step doesn't need to be perfect (ie I didn't tape it down or anything)

* Quilt (an awesome opportunity to practice and try new designs)

* On one short edge attach binding

*Fold edge with binding up to desired placement,

* Pin and add binding all around

No Bake Jolly Bar Quilt Top

Excited to share another awesome Fat Quarter Shop quilt with you!

This quilt uses a "Jolly Bar" a pre-cut you'll find at FQS.

I love quilts that come together quick but look like they took a lot more work than that! Lol!

AND I'm thrilled to have a Chritsmas Quilt! Isn't Holly's Tree Farm from Sweetwater darling?!

Our "forest" behind our house is bare again.  It's crazy to see, it's so dense in the summer that it looks so different without all the green.

This is a FREE QUILT PATTERN. Woot woot! Find it here.

You can purchase the quilt kit and backing as well to get started (featuring Windmere)

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope you enjoy these Shortcut Quilts as much as me.  Easy, peasy, lemon squeezy as my 6 year old would say (and write on his homework).

-Meg

Mochi Charm Box Quilt

Hey there! Hope you're headed into a good weekend!  I sure am...my in-laws are driving the 12 hours between us to surprise my husband this evening!  My kids are going to be so excited (and my honey too :). Good thing he doesn't read the blog, hehe :) Problem is to make sure he gets home at a reasonable time!!

I have another awesome free pattern from Fat Quarter Shop to share with you :)

It's called the Charm Box Quilt.

I chose to make mine a lap quilt size. I used charm packs of Cotton and Steel's Mochi line.  I just love jewel tones, and the bunnies in the line just put it over the top for me :)  I also really like the basics from Cotton and Steel, the mint was perfect for sashing.

It comes together super fast like all their short cut quilts...which I LOVE!

Finished Size 54" x 63"

Now I just need to baste, quilt and bind :)

I always stop at the basting part...

Happy Spring!

Find the Free Pattern Here

Find a Kit Here

Find the Tutorial Here (or see below)