Mini Charm Chocolate Big Sky Quilt

I have really been 

enjoying piecing as of late.

Just the pure, fun, and

simplicity of sewing a straight line. 

It really has had a hold on

me for the last couple months.

When Fat Quarter Shop announced

that they would be holding a Quilt-A-Long

for a new pattern using mini charms, 

I was all in. A sweet little quilt
made from Moda Mini-Charms.

And with the release
of this new fabric,
I was in.

I absolutely love this fabric line.
It is Big Sky designed by Annie Brady
for Moda.
The colors and designs are
just my cup of tea.
You can find the line of fabric
at Fat Quarter Shop.
The background fabric is
Moda Grunge Basics White.

There are several option sizes
to this quilt.  I choose
to do the lap size quilt
and I just love it.

Being that I felt that the fabric and quilt were
directional.  I really didn't want
bears or moose on
their heads, so when constructing
the quilt, I paid close attention to
the direction of each fabric.

It was a bit more time consuming that way,
but I really like that every fabric is
the same direction.

It is quilted with Aurifil
50 wt. #2830.
A lovely mint green,
you can find the color here.

I tried something a little different
with this quilt as well.
I cut striped fabric on the bias
to create a really fun
diagonal strip for the binding.

It has to be one of my favorite

backs and binding that I have

added to a quilt.

Just makes it all pop.

Problem is that every time I
make something, it doesn't stay in my hands
very long.
My son saw the fabrics and really
loved that it didn't look girlie.

So, I think this one will be wrapped 

under the tree with his name on it.

If you would love an adorable little,

You may purchase this lovely quilt kit Here

or choose your own fabrics and follow the free video tutorial HERE.

You won't be disappointed.  

The quilt was an absolute joy to 

piece together.

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A Brilliant Cut Blog Hop & Giveaway

 

 Welcome to the Fat Quarter Shop Brilliant Cut Blog Hop!

 

 

 

 

What is A Brilliant Cut?

 

Well...., 

 

It is this beauty. 

 

 

 

As some would say,  a girl's best friend.

There example was done in beautiful  

Moda's Sew Solids blue. 

So rich and gorgeous.

 

I chose a slightly different color scheme.

 

 

 I wasn't quite sure what I had planned for

this mini until I put pieced together

the block.

It was a cinch. 



 

The Creative Grids 9 1/2" Perfect Rectangle Ruler

 

 

Made piecing the diamond perfection.

I can see using this tool in many other projects

 

 

 

After piecing the diamond,

I fondly recalled a lullaby that

I would sing my babies.

I am sure most of

you can figure out the song.

 

A Mocking Bird

A Looking Glass

 

 



 

and of course the Billy Goat

or as my husband says "The Old Goat".

 

 

 

It is my Hush Little Baby quilt

with a Brilliant Cut Diamond Ring block

from the Fat Quarter Shop.

The shine for the berry, diamond, mirror and glasses was added by using

iCraft® DECO FOIL™  which you can find here.

 





Check out the rest of the participants on the
A Brilliant Cut Blog Hop!
 

 



Pat Sloan

Amy of Sew Incredibly Crazy - That' me

Christopher of The Tattooed Quilter

Anorina of Samelia’s Mum

Melissa of Oh How Sweet


And now for the giveaway
Fat Quarter Shop is generously sponsoring
a giveaway of

Just leave any comment below to be enter.
One comment per person.
Giveaway closes on Monday 19th.
Good Luck.



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We Support You Hop

Welcome to my day of the

We Support You Hop.

I personally have had someone
very close to me have cancer,

 in just a few days

it is the 10th anniversary of my

Grandmother's last day of battling lung cancer.
I pray that there will be a
cure.

I thought a lot about this

hop and how I could represent

my grandmother.  

She was an absolute gem 

and dearly miss being able to talk to her

face to face. 

My grandmother never had a clothes dryer,

while I was growing up. 

So, all of her clothes were hanging

out on the line in the summer breeze.

Even her unmentionables.

I never recalled grandma

having a number like this on

the line, but she would have

laughed at it.
And probably would have said, "Oh, my."



I had to add more on that

line.



I lost an uncle a few years

after my grandmother to the

same disease.

So, to represent all the

fellas out there that are fighting for their

life, I added a little pair of boxers to

the line.



I thought I would show you just how

small the little bra and undies are.

I took the pattern and made it

25% of the original.



I used Aurifil 12 wt. thread

to crochet lace around both the undies

and the bra.  It worked perfectly around the

edge.

Go and check out the others

who are there to offer their support.

  

Feb 2^nd 

Quiltscapes

Made By Me In Red

Ga's House

Sew Incredibly Crazy

Other great places, I link to.


 

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Bobbing Along -Block on Board Hop!

SEW Have you been BOB-bing Along?


Welcome to my day on the BOB Blog Hop!
 

 

I've blogged about my handy GO! Accuquilt cutter before...
My last project using it was my
 Fields of Irises Flowering Snowball Quilt.
 

I was so happy when the fabulous people over
at Accuquilt invited me to join in their BOB Blog Hop! 

Do You know BOB?
BOB makes quilting so easy.
I chose to share the Rob Peter to Pay Paul BOB.

 

 

Rob Peter to Pay Paul is a Block on Board aka BOB -

 every shape needed to make the classic block

is included on two small  die boards.

It’s a easy, fast, and convenient to use this die!

And really,

how long would it take to cut all those

curved pieces by hand?
(I know I wouldn't even try without my BOB)

 

I was inspired by the inevitable

change in the weather.

The leaves will soon be

turning to the shades of Autumn.
 

 

No more will there be flowers blooming

from the summer containers.

 

 

 We will be seeing glowing wit hues of reds, oranges,

and yellows.

 

 

I decided to stray away for the

traditional look of

the Rob Peter to Pay Paul block and
make something a bit different.

The die is so versatile,

there is no problem changing

things up a bit.

 

I hand quilted the entire piece
with coordinating Aurifil 12 wt. thread.
 

 

This was my second curved

pieced quilt.

 I always enjoy a challenge,

but this Accuquilt die took the

trouble out of curves.

 

 

 

 

You can also pick up this beautiful pattern on Accuquilt

 

for FREE for a limited time.       There's a great line up of quilting bloggers participating in the BOB Blog Hop, be sure and check their projects out.... August 18th – Samplings from a Blue Ribbon Girl – GO! Flowering Snowball August 19th – Strip Quilter – GO! Ohio Star August 20th – Freemotion by the River – GO! Log Cabin August 21st – A Quilting Life – GO! Dresden Plates August 22nd – Pleasant Home – GO! Blazing Star August 23rd – Living Water Quilter – GO! Hunter Star August 24th – Ray’s Sew Crafty – GO! Double Wedding Ring August 25th – Blue Feather Quilt Studio – GO! Rob Peter to Pay Paul August 26th – One Stitch at a Time – GO! Double Wedding Ring August 27th – Beaquilter – GO! Log Cabin August 28th – Sew Incredibly Crazy – GO! Rob Peter to Pay Paul August 29th – Sew Fresh Quilts – GO! Ohio Star      

 

I am so glad that you decided to BOB along with me.

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Accuquilt Block Party - Flowering Snowball

 Welcome to my day on the

AccuQuilt Block Party Blog Hop!!

 

AccuQuilt has came out with 11 new dies

and I was excited when I got a chance

to try out the

New Flowering Snowball Die.

 

I have never sewn a curve for a quilt,

maybe sewn a sleeve or two on

a kiddos dress, but

never on a quilt.

Just a little intimidating.

 

I decided to use all solids. 

I love the simplicity

of solids.  I pulled out my

Kona Fat Quarters Fields of Irises.

Plus, the die works great using fat quarters.
 

 

 

I timed how quick it was
to cut out 10 blocks. 
You can find the results here.

Sew, what exactly did I come up with?

 



 

It measures at 60" square. 

 I haven't yet decided how

I would like to quilt it

so, if you have any grand suggestions.......

 

I would love them.

 

I have several more ideas

for this great die.

 

 

Thanks to Accuquilt

for letting me give it a whirl.

 

 

 

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Have you ever wondered?

 I have always wondered just how fast it would be

to cut fabric with a Accuquilt Go!

I am always up for saving a bit of time.

 

 

Sew, I grabbed my phone with the stopwatch,

my fabrics, and cutters.

 

 

 

 

I premeasured the die, so I knew exactly

the dimensions of the fabric I needed before

I started timing.

 

 

I was lucky enough to test out one of their new dies,

The Flowering Snowball.

A great opportunity to see how long it

would take to cut out 10 blocks.

 

 

 

It is all curves except for the square in the center.

I have hand sewn a Hexi quilt before, cut all the fabric for it

and it was super time consuming.

I doubt that I would ever

have the time to hand cut each of

curves for the Flowering Snowball.

Plus it would be too Wonky.

And there are

Too many quilts to make

and not enough time.

 

So, just how long did it

take to prepare the fabrics to

be cut by my Accuquilt Go!

and then cut them.

 

 

 

Almost 27 minutes!!

I couldn't believe that

something that would have taken me

days and not been that accurate

took me less than a half an hour.

 

Here is a bit more of a teaser,

of what is to come

 

 

I can't wait to show you the rest on Friday.

You can check out the

what the rest of

hoppers did with their

New Dies.

 

 

 



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