Sneak Peek! "Wild about ABC's"..Children's Learning Quilt!

 Hey quilters...happy Tuesday! I'm thrilled to share this new adventure with y'all. I've been designing Children's Learning quilts for a while and was waiting to incorporate just the right fabric line. Well I'm thrilled to say Lumin Fabric aka Island Batiks recently shared with me this stunning collection "Sunset Studio." This fabric line is stunning and perfect for the "Wild About ABC's" Children's Learning quilt. This is the 'first" of many designs to come. I'm super excited about this journey in hopes to inspire others to create a learning quilt for a child and to pass down for many generations. We all love to create that perfect gift and to hear those words "I love it...will cherish it forever!" Well...I seriously believe that creating a quilt for a child to learn and snuggle with is the ultimat gift. I also believe the fabric makes any simple design stunning. As you can see the "Wild about ABC's" is designed with one simple block...square in a square! Yes...can you believe it? I wanted to create quilts with the simplicity of the design in mind. This learning quilt is a wall hanging which is fun for children's room decor. What child wouldn't love to learn and sing their ABC's in a fun fashion. I'll be sharing many designs soon with y'all most are "snuggle quilts" with simplistic designs for a great gift too. All designs are geared toward the beginner quilter with advanced techniques a long the way. I used Aurifil thread to a-play-que the letters on my Brother sewing machine. I also used the 4-N-1 ruler by Piece n Quilt on my brother machine for the curved accent quilting. The fun starts tomorrow!You can view the "Sunset Studio" collection at Lumin fabrics website for more inspiration. I thank y'all so much for following this fun journey with me. 

Blessed Quilting from My Home to Yours,

Cat

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Wild about ABC's...Children's Learning Quilt Wall hanging...

Sunset Studio collection by Lumin Fabrics...

Spook-tacular Give-a-way!

 Hey quilters...hope your week is off to a great start. I'm excited to share with you that I'm hosting a "Spook-tacular Give-a-way" on my Instagram page. Recently Missouri Star Quilt Company gifted me these adorable templates to either keep or giveaway. Well....it was a hard decision because they are super cute but my heart said to share. Ya know...one of those moments :-) If you're like me hosting for the holidays is my things. I love to make table decor...pillows...etc. for my home. There is just something special during the holidays to see handmade decor This Patchwork Potions Template Builder Set by MSQC includes 12 quality, easy-t-use, buildable acrylic templates. They come with  nesting shapes within to really inspire your spooky creativity. You can Mix, Match, Stitch Bewitch your Holiday decor! All you need to do is pop on over to my Instagram page to enter (link on upper right on home page). All the details are included within the post. But hurry....you have until the 17th to enter (tomorrow). I'll announce the lucky winner the 18th. Please note this is open to U.S. residents. I always am grateful for all the followers on my blog but mailing is a bit crazy these days. Good luck and can't wait to see what the lucky winner makes! Check back soon for a fun...fast n fab Scrap-a-long that I'll be sharing. Plus who knows what else I might be giving away on my Instagram page :-) Thanks so much for following and have a great week!

Blessed Quilting from My Home to Yours,

Cat

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Mix...Match...Stitch...Bewitch!..

View Missouri Star Quilt Company for more details of the template set ;-)

Christmas 2 Remember..."Festive Wishes Gnome Gift Bags" Phase 2

Hey quilters...Happy Labor Day! I hope y'all are enjoying the day and doing what you love. I'll be sharing Phase 2 of the Gnome gift bags with you using the same method of previous post. The "Forest Gnome" that I'm calling him due to the deer prints and I used the tree template in the collection. The concept for these two bags are the same using the basic 4 patch. I just played with the super cute Gnome templates and fabrics to creative different bag designs. I lined the inside of the bags with scrap fabric which is an optional step but it gives the bag a more finished look. The band at the top of the bag is using the 5" squares and I used the "tie" from the 5" stamps for the handle. I love to use the ties from the precuts. It gives a fun look to the bag plus it shows the fabric line used. I blinged the bag a bit with some snowflake buttons that I've been hoarding :-) The tree ribbon was made from a decorative stitch on my Brother sewing machine using Aurifil 50 weight 2260. I used Aurifil #2885 & 2260 to accent around the Gnome and tree to secure.The tree was pieced together using the 5" squares cut in half and layering from light to dark and fusing as previous bag instructions. I positioned tree on side of bag front making sure I was allowing for the 1/4" seam allowance once sewn. As you can see the possibilities are endless to create your own gift bags. I do share a lot of gift bags becasuse they are super fun plus it's a gift in itself. They are 100% re-gift-a-ble :-) If you're still in the need of the Gnome templates my link to MSQC will take you there to view the whole collection. I hope you're enjoying this fun scrap-a-long and I thank y'all so much for following. Check back soon for more fun...fast & fab gift ideas. Enjoy!

Blessed Quilting from My Home to Yours,

Cat

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Phase 2...

Backing...

* Select 4 5" stamps and sew together using the basic 4 patch design. Press.

* Rotary cut your Fusible fleece to this size following the same instrutions as bag front.

* Accent quilt around seam lines if desired.

* Place bag front and back with right sides 2gether and sew a 1/4" around the sides and bottom of bag leaving the top open. Reinforce stitching at start/stop.

* Turn bag right side out.

Lining...optional...

* From scrap fabric rotary cut your lining to bag...I cut mine 9 1/2  x 19...trimmed later if needed.

* Sew with right sides together down sides leaving top open.

Adding lining inside bag...

* Insert lining into bag with wrong sides together.

Note...you will see the right side of fabric as you peek in :-)

* Fold down top of edge of lining to wrong side if needed.

Bands...

* Select two 5" stamps as desired and rotary cut in half.

* Join the pieces at sides using a 1/4" seam allowance. Press.

* Fold the band in half lengthwise with wrong sides together.Press.

* Position the band with raw edge at top of bag front...matching side seams if possible.

* Pin or clip to secure.

* Sew a 1/4" at top of bag to secure.

Tip...you can remove your machine bed to have a "free arm" for easier sewing around top.

* Fold band to inside and top stitch on front of bag to secure all layers of fabric.

Optional handles....I cut my tie to desired size and tucked with in the band at each end before I top stitched in front. This secured the ties in place. You can always use fabric glue if desired.

I say optional handles because the bags are super cute without them :-) I hope you had fun making these two styles. Check back soon for another fun...fast & fab gift bag using 5" stamps or charm squares.

Talk soon.

Cat