Paper Piecing Sew Along – Day 2

July 23, 2020July 23, 20201 Comment

Greetings! We’re happy to present the next block for our Rustic Christmas PAPER PIECING SEW ALONG.

Sandy created this super easy Christmas star block. I decided to play around with Christmas colors and am loving this polka dot background. NEXT I used the polka dot fabric for the star center. This is nice and bright! If you are new to paper piecing, this is an easy pattern to test your skills The weekend is fast approaching, we hope you have plenty of summer sewing time to try something new!

Click on the link below for the Rustic Christmas paper pieced star pattern:

RC 2020 Sew Along Day 2

Some Assembly Required!

October 29, 201810 Comments

Good morning! It’s Cindy reporting in.

Yesterday was a rainy day in Ohio…here’s an outside view from my sewing room…(Oops, photo includes window screen!)

On a day like this, what choice did I have but sew for hours on end? Here’s an inside view from my sewing room…Sadie and Norma were on hand to keep me company.

In last Thursday’s blog, I mentioned Sandy sent a quilt to me so I could help her overcome creative block.

Did I mention there was some assembly required??!!

Her block design features 4 inch (finished) half square triangles. Not a favorite piecing technique for me but I just so happened to have 4 inch Thangles on hand! I had perfect half square triangles in no time flat!

Thangles get all the credit for these beautiful, perfect points!

I also assembled a few piles of squares and rectangles. Needless to say, my rotary cutter got a major workout…yikes! My blade needs to be changed after all this cutting!

I’ve got the basic piecing completed, now I’m ready to assemble the blocks. Once I have the blocks pieced together, I can get creative on the quilt design. Stay tuned for another update!

Free Pattern: Christmas Joy Pillow

July 25, 201711 Comments

While Sandy was visiting, we went to the Red Rooster Quilt Store in Dublin, Ohio. They have a great selection of 2017 Christmas fabrics in stock!

Jingle Toss by Maywood Studio caught my eye because it has a colorful mix of Christmas words and graphics. I bought 2 fat quarters, a few coordinating fabrics and designed a pillow cover. Here is the result!

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I designed the pillow cover to fit a 16 x 16 inch pillow form. It’s the perfect size for my couch…not to big and not too small!

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I used three pairs of ties at the top of the pillow to finish the closure. To make these ties, I used extra wide, double fold bias tape. I think the red bias tape ties in nicely (oops…pun intended!) with the red “JOY”. Here is a closer look at the ties, they are knotted at the ends for extra texture.

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If you are a beginning quilter, this step by step pattern can guide you through this easy weekend project.

You can download the pattern using this link: Christmas Joy Pillow 07 25 17

I will also post this pattern on the FaveQuilts website. If you haven’t visited the FaveQuilts website, be sure to take a look! You will find hundreds of FREE quilt patterns and amazing inspiration. FaveQuilts hosts a wide variety of quilting tutorials, eBooks, techniques and videos for quilters of all skill levels. Stop by and take a look at all the seasonal quilt patterns they offer and did I mention they are FREE?

I hope this pillow brings you (or someone you love) Christmas JOY for many years to come!

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