"Coupon Code Update" from Missouri Star Quilt Co.

Hey quilter's...hope your day is going well. I just received an email from Missouri Star Quilt Co. to update (change) my coupon code,,,now no code needed...it's all included in my link below,  My apologies for any inconvenience but the code listed below is still good until August 31st. The link stays the same. Phase 2 of the "football trivet" is coming soon! Plus, a sweet design also using the "orange peel trivets" that will make a great Christmas gift...baby gift or whatever you desire. Please keep following & talk soon!

Blessed Quilting,

Cat

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Good for 15% off ( 1 x use) until Aug 31st. 

Link:  

https://glnk.io/mzmmj/ihearditthroughthequiltvine or click on upper right of blog to links I love!

Once you click on the link above you will automatically receive your discount at checkout. Love this...so much easier! :-)

Paid Partnership with Missouri Star Quilt company

Scrap Forward 2 Football Season..."Football Trivet" Phase 1

 Hey quilter's...hope y'all are having a great summer and trying to stay cool. I designed this fun scrap-a-long due to my families love of football season & fall weather. I'm excited to partnership with Missouri Star Quilt Company to offer y'all a 15% discount (1 x use) for all your supplies needed for this fun scrap-a-long or whatever your heart desires. I'm all about saving money so I hope you take advantage of this special savings cause it's good until August 31st. I will also be sharing a few more designs using the "orange peel templates" by MSQC. I'm so obsessed with the quality of these rulers, and they are super fun & easy to use. You can purchase them on MSQC website as a single or save even more with their bundle. I will be sharing designing throughout the Holiday's using the 2.5, 5 & 10" templates. Also, I have to share a sweet story. While visiting at my daughter's this week and working on the football trivet...my "athletic 12 yr. old grandson" noticed the laces. Well...needless to say the design in the pic below is his due to correct holding of a football. Seriously, I was thrilled that he was involved with my "football design." But also had to laugh because I told him..."it's a quilt design & it was available in the quilt design software." He even helped me with the width and length of the "laces." Precious memories all cherish forever! So, my thought is who knows what might be showing up as an "alternative design" in their quilt software. Anyway...let's start this "fun-ctional" Football Season Started. Remember well be making trivets...coasters...table square or runner for all your Football entertaining...tailgating or even a great "dorm gift" from beginner to advanced. Don't forget to order your favorite NFL fabric for your backing. Pic shows the "Dallas Cowboys" fabric which I love! :-) Remember...click on link below for your savings....enjoy!

Blessed Quilting from My Home to Yours,

Cat

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15% off savings for (1 x use) until August 31st 2023

Coupon Code:  QUILTVINEAUG23

https://glnk.io/mzmmj/ihearditthroughthequiltvine (copy/paste if needed or follow my Instagram account to go directly to site)

Paid partnership with MSQC

Note: instructions below are for the 7 x 7" trivet.

Here's all you need...

** Stonehenge Graduations by Northcott Fabrics in Graphite white, Soltice Ombre slate (white) & Pine

* NFL fabric for backing (go cowboys!) :-)

* Coordinating Aurifil 50 weight thread ( Pine, Bark, Chalk)

* Orange Peel Template 5"

* Batting

* Insulbright 

* Heat n bond lite

Note: all directions include a 1/4" seam allowance when sewing unless otherwise stated. 

TIP: I press my fabric before rotary cutting. 

Here's all you do...

* Rotary cut center square from "green fabric" 5.5 x 5.5

1st border...

* Rotary cut 2 strips 1 x 5.5" from white fabric.

* Sew with right sides 2gether to top/bottom of square. Finger press or iron if desired.

* Rotary cute 2 strips 1 x 6.5" from white fabric

* Sew with right sides 2gether to left/right side of square. Finger press or iron if desired. 

Press & square up block if needed.

Note: for 2nd border I do a larger width to allow for my easy border/binding technique.

Border/Binding...

 * Rotary cut 2 strips 2 x 6.5" from green fabric.

* Sew with right sides 2gether to top/bottom of block. Finger press or iron if desired.

* Rotary cut 2 strips 2 x 9 3/4 from green fabric.

* Sew with right sides 2gether to left/right side of block. Press & square up if needed.

Next step..."Football design"

* Rotary cut 6x6 square from brown fabric.

* Rotary cut 6x6 square from Heatnbond Lite.

* Following manufacturer's directions fuse Heatnbond Lite to "wrong side" of brown fabric.

* Using your 5" orange peel template, trace around template on paper side of square.

Note: Before cutting around template, you will need to extend the corners on each end of template to form the "football" you can "freehand" or use my tip below if desired.

TIP:...Print the football design (template below) to a 5 x 5 square on your computer. Use this template to help quide you with the corners & to help with the placement of white bands on football. 

* Carefully cut around football. Peel off paper backing and fust to right side of green fabric in center. 

Positioning Football on a diagonal (corner to corner)

Next Step...Bands

* Rotary cut 3 x 5" strip from white fabric & Heatnbond Lite.

* Fuse to wrong side of white fabric following manufacturer's directions.

* Using template as your guide, cut 2 bands ( 1/2" wide) and fuse to brown fabric following manufacturer's directions.

Tip:  I used a pencil to help mark the curve of the football before cutting. See pic below.

Note: you can omit center laces and proceed to next step or "challenge" yourself with the "advanced step and make the "center laces." 

Next Step..."a-play-que Football"

Note...you will "raw edge" applique which means your will be choosing your applique stitch to enhance your design with coordinating thread. I did a simple straight stitch on mine due to using my daughter's sewing machine while recently visiting. This is a great time to play with your decorative stitches on your sewing machine if desired. 

* Rotary cut a "tear-away stabilizer" piece to 6.5 x 6.5 and place on wrong side of block to secure stitches before "a-play-que football."

Advanced Step..."Football Laces"

Tip...use your scrap piece of white fabric that is already fused with heatnbond lite to make laces.

* Rotary cut strips 1/8 x 1" and following design, place strips in center of football.

* Tear away backing of heatnbond lite and fuse to center of football following manufacturer's directions.

Now "a-play-que" around laces following directions above.

Options 2...

Per my "grandsons design" for laces as pictured on finished trivet, rotary cut as follows.

* Rotary cut center strip 1/4 x 2.5

* Rotary cut 5 strips 1/8 x 1" & following manufacturers directions fused to center of football using finished pic as your guide. 

* "a-play-que as desired.

Either design you choose remember to have fun! I'm all about "less-stress quilting" but I will always challenge you to create a one-of-a-kind design. Small projects are great for stepping out of your "quilting zone" to practice techniques! :-)

Check back soon for Phase 2

Talk soon,

Cat

Scrap forward 2 Football Season & a 15% discount w/ Missouri Star Quilt Co.

 Hey quilter's...hope your week is off to a great start. Well, if you need "quilt inspiration" this week how about a 15% discount for first time users with my favorite Missouri Star Quilt Co. I'm so excited about this month "scrap-a-long..."Scrap Forward 2 Football Season!" If y'all are like us, we get a bit "crazy" during Football season. I'm a Cowboys fan and no matter the outcome it's getting together with family...friends & food. My daughter loves to do a charcuterie board and she was my inspiration for these designs. She always does a unique spread and themed decor, and I thought how fun would it be to design "fun-ctional decor." I'll be sharing designs from a table runner-sm & large trivets or table square to a coaster....1 design...Sew Many Ways! I'll be sharing my easy "a-play-que" technique along with techniques for beginners to advanced. Endless quilt-a-bilities! I love the "orange peel templates" by Missouri Star Quilt co. & the designs featured will be using the 2.5, 5, 10-inch templates. When you visit their website, you can purchase them individually or as a bundle to save even more money. I will be using Stonehenge Graduations by Northcott Fabrics & all pieced & quilted with Aurifil 50# thread. The first "scrap-a-long" will be the 7"x7" Trivet which is great for entertaining or makes a great gift as well.I used EQ8 which is a quilt design software that I absolutely love, and designs will be quilted on my new BabyLock Sewing Machine.  I'm Blessed to be a part of the Missouri Star Quilt Co paid partnership affiliate program. You'll be able to view the coupon code and link when you visit my Instagram profile "I heard it through the quiltvine" (link on upper right of blog page) Please remember the coupon is good for first time users with Missouri Star Quilt Co. & valid August 1st-31st. Sew get ready to Scrap Forward to Football Season & if y'all know me we'll be using a lot of those sweet orange peel templates throughout this Holiday Season!

Blessed Quilting,

Cat

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Sneak Peek of designs....

Table Runner (13 x 33) using 5" orange peel template.

Trivet 7x7 using 5" orange peel template.

Lrg. Trivet 12 x 12 using 10" orange peel template.

Table sq. (17 x 17) using 2.5 & 5" orange peel template.

Supplies needed & yardage is approximate due to design chosen to make. I will note that I ordered a yard of each fabric below. Do the same if you don't have "scraps" already on hand. I plan on making a few for Christmas gifts :-)

*Missouri Star Orange Peel Templates in 2.5, 5 & 10"

* Stonehenge Graduations by Northcott Fabrics in

Graphite White...Pine...Ombre slate

* Coordinating Aurifil 50 # thread (Pine, Bark, Chalk)

* NFL Fabric of your choice for backing (Dallas Cowboys for me of course) :-)

* Low-loft Batting (amount pending design)

* Insulbright (amount pending design)

* Light-weight fusible web (I love Sulky)

Well, I hope y'all are excited cause I'm so ready for "football season." This summer heat has been horrible. Least we can "pretend" it's a bit cooler in the meantime...right? :-) 

So, grab your supplies needed and enjoy using the discount by Missouri Star Quilt co & check back for Phase 1 of the 7 x7" Football Trivet.

Talk soon,

Cat

Christmas in July Throwback!..."Aurifil thread....Gege & Jingle"

 Hey quilter's...hope y'all are having a great summer. It's crazy how time flies...It's July and soon it will be Christmas. Our family loves Christmas in July. Hallmark movies...reflecting on our fun Christmas memories and seeking new recipes for the upcoming holidays. I know some might think we're rushing it a bit, but I say I'm just "extending the Joy of Christmas." One of the perks of being a Gege :-) I wanted to share another fun "throwback" with y'all along with a great gift idea for a "Elf on the Shelf" sleeping bag. When my grandson was little and the "Elf on the shelf" madness hit we all became obsessed with the little guy. I mean how could you not. Everywhere were accessories for the little guy.My grandson took him everywhere but in a special container because you couldn't "touch" him. Right? Well, here's a funny story of what Gege did...."me"... they visited for Christmas....left a not for Jingle to come with my address if he wanted too & everything was all good. We put the sleeping bag out that I made for him and made a welcome sign for him on a shelf that I had displayed past Christmas photos. He was so excited...Jingle made it...found "Geges house" and snuggled himself into the warm sleeping bag. Wow...was my grandson excited. UNTIL...I "accidently of course" knocked "Jingle" off the shelf when I was showing a Christmas photo to my grandson of when he was a baby. Oh my gosh....the horror in his voice of me touching Jingle...him losing his magic powers! After he calmed down a bit...he then stated the only way for Jongle to regain his magic powers was for me "Gege" to write an apological letter to "Santa" explaining what happened. Yes...I did...we mailed it to the North Pole and in just a few hours Jingle had his magic powers again. Oh, my word y'all...I can honestly say that was the longest time of my life anticipating what "Santa" would do :-) Needless to say to this day I do not go near the little guy when he visits. Years have passed as you can see the original pattern is on post  dated 12-18-2017 but have to say "It still feels like yesterday" when I see Jingle. We now laugh about it along with other stories of the "tooth fairy...Easter Bunny" but I told him you never stop believing in the magic of "Santa". I hope y'all make this fun sleeping bag for your Elf on the Shelf. The pattern is super easy and would make a great gift too. Enjoy!

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Quilt Blessings from My Home to Yours,

Cat

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"You're never 2 old for a baby......Babylock that is!!!!"

 Hey quilter's...hope your summer is going well & you're not dealing with this crazy weather. I'm not going to talk about it cause I know in a few hours it's going to hit again. Hmmmm....anyway :-) I've been sharing some special posts with y'all in the meantime of some fabric being delivered for my next "scrap-a-long." I've been reminiscing a lot lately cause it's the "big 6" for me soon. Seriously just saying it freaks me out so I just say the "big 6." Kinda funny cause it was soooo much cooler when my grandson said he was turning the "big 6." :-) I remember as a child learning to sew first with a "needle & thread" and constantly wanting to sew on my mother's machine. Still to this day don't know why she didn't want me to touch her machine. Maybe it's like me with my "sewing scissors" But I do remember the special day that I received my first sewing machine. Oh my gosh....it's like yesterday...ha! The machine pic below was the safest sewing machine on the market at the time for kids. Here's the kicker....it used glue to adhere the fabric together. I didn't care...what child doesn't like glue. I had so much fun making barbie clothes and even using a "needle and thread" when needed. It's funny how time has evolved especially now with the new "Barbie" movie out. I just wish I had all those barbie clothes that I made & barbie dolls. Wholly smokes all those items are selling like hot cakes now on the internet. As the old saying goes "precious memories." I do remember getting older and sewing on my grandmother's sewing machine. Those memories will be forever in my heart! When I became a "mom" I did teach my daughter to sew very early. I just "supervised." :-) It's funny cause throughout my design career I've always kept doing what I love....sewing and quilting. I always preach "sewing and thread therapy" but it's sew true especially as I've gotten older. Well...right now is the "season" to get a machine that you might have been longing for.... retailors are selling floor and demo models to make room for the new ones. So I took the advice from a Baylock educator, and this week came home with my new baby....my Baylock Jazz II...oh my gosh y'all it has the 12" throat space for quilting. I have 2 machines that I've been quilting with for over 18 yrs. but the throat space was small which made quilting a large project difficult. The Babylock Jazz II is perfect for my quilting needs. I've been asking "Santa" for a longarm for years but it seems he delivers to my neighbors instead. Hmmm maybe he doesn't have my correct address :-) So if you've been wanting to upgrade your machine, now is the time. Contact your local quilt shop to see what they have available. You never know...I was just taking in one of my machines for a tune-up and came home with a new baby! Oh, by the way be a bit more "careful" if you're my age and you tell someone you've been wanting a "baby." Make sure you mention it's a sewing machine. Ahhhh another fun memory! :-) Well....thanks so much for letting me share another memory. Please keep following...I'll be sharing "scrap-a-longs" for summer & upcoming holidays. Stay safe & check back soon!

Blessed Quilting from My Home to Yours,

Cat

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How to Make a What a Melon Wall Hanging - Free Project Tutorial

Hey quilter's....had to share this "sweet" watermelon design by "at home with Misty." This is such a fun tutorial. Missouri Star Quilt Co. is a wonderful site and has so many inspirational quilting tutorials! Plus a family run business!!!! Love that!!!!

Blessed Quilting,

Cat

Christmas in July throwback..."Christmas T-shirt 2 Pillow!"

Hey quilter's...hope y'all are having a great Sunday & the weather is being kind. I can't believe we are half-way through the year. I know it's time to celebrate 4th of July but I couldn't help myself of doing a little "Christmas in July" throwback. My grandson Davin will soon be 13...seems so crazy to even say it. Time does really fly and I love reminiscing of those special times especially when he always asked me to make & quilt things for him. When I visited my daughter, he always had a stack of items for me to repair on the guest bed or a t-shirt he wanted me to incorporate into his next quilt. One memory that I will never forget was a "monster truck" toy on the bed with a wheel off to the side. I thought this was a bit different. He was about 5 at the time to give you an idea of how sweet this was....he popped in the room while I was unpacking and said "Gege can you sew my wheel back on to my monster truck?" Oh my gosh...I have tears just sharing this with y'all. Well, it took the whole 2 weeks that I was visiting to convince him at that age that I can't sew it on & Gege is not the miracle woman that he thought. Oh my gosh...he said that I can do anything. Ugh....no pressure. Needless to say we eventually went shopping for a new "monster truck." Well the pick below is one special item that he still takes out at Christmastime. He asked me to make his favorite Christmas T-shirt into a pillow so he could have forever and ever. Oh my gosh y'all...he was only 7 yrs. old. He knew exactly how to words things to steal my heart. I get so excited to this day seeing the pillow on their sofa. Even though I got a little bit crazy appliqueing all those tiny circles you can tweak the directions to your t-shirt design. The original post is "Oct. 3, 2018. Definitely a "throwback." :-) The steps are pretty simple and I used scraps from Moda....Hoffman & Quilting Treasures to compliment his t-shirt. I appliqued and pieced all with Aurifil 50 weight thread. If you need supplies you can click on the upper right side of blog and Aurifil threads site is available plus Missouri Star Quilt Co for your sewing & quilting supplies. Well thanks for letting me share this sweet story & I hope you make a memorable t-shirt as well. Thank y'all for following and please check back soon for more fun & easy 'scrap-a-longs1" If you click on the "Follow" button you'll get notified with posts. Have a safe & happy weekend!

Blessed Quilting from My Home to Yours.

Cat

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