Indian Summer and NTT

Happy Needle and Thread Thursday!  This week, I've been working like mad to make a class sample of my Unruly pattern for a class I'm teaching at the beginning of August.  As with many of my early quilt patterns, I made the original Unruly quilt before I began teaching classes, and I no longer have the quilt.  That's okay though.  Of all of my quilt patterns, this one is by far the fastest and easiest (pattern available HERE and HERE)!

Most of these fabrics are from Amy Butler's Dreamweaver collection, but there are a couple of Soul Blossoms and Love fabrics as well (and even a few that aren't Amy at all).   The colors are so rich, and the warm golds and reds play so nicely with the cool teal and periwinkle fabrics.  This quilt was such a fast finish that it's already quilted and bound, and hanging in my local shop where I'll be teaching the class (and yes, I was in such a hurry to get the quilt to the shop that I neglected to take photos of the finish)!  This quilt measures 54" x 72", and I'm calling it Indian Summer.  I promise to get some photos of it "in the wild" as soon as I get it back.

Okie dokie, friends!  Let's check out last week's party highlights.  This quilt by Something Rosemade is super cute.

Jen's Crafts and Quilts Scrapbook linked up this happy go lucky quilt, called Colorful Directions-

and Linda at The Pieceful Kingdom showed us that it's never too early to start on those holiday projects.  Love it!

Alright y'all, let's party!

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Tweet As Can Be (and Giveaways!)

I have been so excited to work on and share my latest Pop Star quilt that I completely forgot to post the finish of my super cute Tweet As Can Be quilt!  That's one hazard of only working on one quilt at a time, I guess!

These fabrics are so fun, and are definitely a more grown-up palette and design.  Look at the adorable birdies!  After my last post, someone even pointed out that they have eyelashes.  SO awesome!

I made this quilt with my Unruly pattern, but this fabric line had more fabrics than the pattern required; so I just modified it so I could use all of the prints, which also had the added bonus of providing strips for the back.  You know me; I love piecing the backing with scraps.  For the main backing fabric, I used a berry tonal fabric that blends just perfectly with this line.

Since several of you asked, Tweet As Can Be is a line by Kanvas for Benartex and is available on Fabric.com.  I'm sure you can get it in other shops as well, but I know Fabric.com for sure.

Now to the giveaways!  The kind people at Benartex asked if I would like to give away some fabric from one of their other fabric lines, Fernwood.  Of course, I said yes!!  They sent me large cuts of these fabrics, which I have turned into FOUR identical fat quarter bundles, each with 10 prints.

Now, if you are a regular reader, you know that I usually gravitate toward fabrics that are a bit brighter, but I know that these are just the right style for some of you.  Even though these are not my preference for color, the fabrics themselves are very earthy and pretty.  They have a hand-dyed look that I'm sure will look amazing in a home with this style.

To enter the giveaways, just leave a comment on this post, and make sure you leave your email address if you're a no-reply blogger!  I'll announce the winner at next week's NTT (9/9).  By the way, this giveaway is open to all, but if you live outside of the continental US, I do ask that you pay for the shipping.  Good luck to all!

This giveaway has ended.  Thanks so much to everyone who entered.  Remember, I host giveaways quite often, and if you missed this one, you can always become a reader through email, bloglovin, or any other method to be sure you don't miss the next one!

Fall Break NTT!

Ahh...I love Fall Break!  We are having a lovely "staycation" this week, and I've been enjoying plenty of extra sewing and family time at home.  First of all, I'm so happy to report that I have finally had the time to finish up my Unruly quilt pattern.  It is for sale in my Craftsy and Etsy shops. This one has NO small pieces (really!) and is fat quarter friendly.  You'll be surprised at how easy it is.  I hope you'll check it out!

I also owe you a winner from my Scattered Maple Leaves project, and the winning comment was number 59, Soma Acharya!  Congrats, Soma!  I'll be contacting you by email soon to get your address.

Soma AcharyaOctober 1, 2014 at 8:18 PM

Just wanted to let you know that I love your fall quilt! The background is so perfect for those bright colours and the binding ties it all so well.

-Soma

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Well, even with finally publishing my Unruly pattern, I have been able to get lots of sewing time in this week.  I've been on a bit of a mission lately to use up my fabric bundles.  I always enjoy buying bundles, but sometimes they sit longer in my stash than they should because I enjoy mixing fabrics so much myself.  I figured the time was right to finally do something with my Kate Spain Sunnyside fat eighth bundle I've had for months.

I've been wanting to do a snowball and nine patch quilt for awhile, but I just had to mentally prepare myself for all of those small pieces.  The blocks finish at only six inches, and usually I shy away from this many two inch pieces.  The top is all finished up, and I'm planning to get this one completely finished before I have to go back to school on Monday.  So far, I really love it, which is a wonderful change of pace after finishing my last one!

So, let's get down to business with last week's features!  Katie at Good Golly Ginger finished up her Christmas medallion quilt, and I love it.  It is getting to be that time of year, isn't it?

Tanya Quilts in CO shared her beautiful stars quilt.  The scrappy feel of the fabrics is so fun!

and last, but not least, Nero's Post and Patch showed off this fun triangle quilt top.  What a great layout!

You all give me so much inspiration week after week!  I can't wait to see what you have going on this week!  Let's party!

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NTT and an Unruly Finish

Hello all!  Welcome to another Needle and Thread Thursday!  The weeks are flying by these days!  Last Sunday, I hosted our monthly MQG meeting, and worked to finish up my Unruly quilt beforehand.

 I look forward to our monthly meetings so much.  Don't get me wrong- I wouldn't trade the online quilting community for anything, but it is such fun to share laughs and quilt obsessions in person!

Y'all know I love a pieced backing, which is good, since I'm really trying to make a dent in my Amy Butler fabrics.  I still have enough for another quilt or two though.

I used a pretty shade of aqua Kona, but I didn't pay attention to the name of it.  While I do like it, I really wanted to find a shade of red or coral to really stand out.  I suppose I could have ordered the perfect shade, but I'm just not that patient.  There is so much color and pattern in this quilt that it really may have worked out for the best!

The finished quilt measures 54 x 72" and I'm hoping to get the pattern for this one finished up this weekend!

So, let's get down to last week's highlights, shall we?  Jess at Quilty Habit linked up these TWO Sisters Ten BOM quilts.  I love the block layout, and the two colorways!

Michelle at Renewing Mrs. Sew & Sew shared this eye-catching rainbow quilt.  Gorgeous quilting!

and Carol Quilts Sometimes showed off her solid sampler.  I love the pops of color against that black background!

Time to show me what's going on in your sewing space this week!

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