SPRING GARDENS

 

The March issue is available!

Inside you will find my fun and easy

strip quilt, "Spring Garden".

Where do we always start,

the fabrics, of course! 

For this design I used 

Pepper Cory's 

shot cottons. 

Thank you, Judy Gauthier, of 

Bungalow Quilting

for getting these to me!

This quilt is SO EASY and 

these fabrics make it 

so soft and snuggable.

Piece your blocks...

Cut out your applique'.....

Make some vines.....

Use teflon pressing sheet

OR parchment paper to 

make completed butterflies.....

I absolutely love seeing 

these all together!

Model quilted with floral and swirl designs.

PRESTO WHAMMO,

QUILT ready for binding:)

Thank you AQ Magazine!!

Until next time,

~KEEP STITCHIN~

Winter Games QAL: Time to Quilt:)

 WELCOME to the 2022

Winter Games QAL:

Blizzard Quilting.

The FULL pattern is available as a 

PDF digital download HERE 

Etsy offers tips for printing digital patterns.

Please be sure to print ACTUAL SIZE.
All templates have a 1" square for accuracy.
This is a single-copy purchase for a single user!
Copies may not be forwarded or copied to 
be shared with others!

The pattern is required for the QAL.

My accompanying posts and videos
will not provide any measurements.
I will be providing technique tips.
The QAL will take place in 
my FB Group with blog posts
adding additional information.
FB has been playing again so 
make sure all your notifications
are turned on so you don't miss anything.

SCHEDULE

Looks like a lot but it will go fast:)

We will start today  

February 4th 

by getting all the cutting done

and make the icicles.

Prompts will be every other day

for 2 weeks as this is 

broken into 8 sections.

Prompts will be in

Robin's Rocking Needles.

Just hearing about all of this?

Follow these links to catch up:)

Introduction

Fabric selection

Supplies

Pattern

OK, 

Ready ~ Set ~ GO!

See you over on FB

Winter Games QAL: Blizzard Supplies

 We are 3 days out from the start

of the Winter Olympics 2022 in

Beijing China!

Time to support our athletes

that have trained tirelessly

for this one moment!!

I am excited to see your 

fabric selections.

You saw mine HERE.

Please show progress 

over in my

Robin's Rocking Needles FB group.

If you are new to the conversation,

go read the introduction HERE. 

We will wait...

Ok, now that you are back, 

let's talk supplies.

Still love the Magic sizing 

for PRESSING all my seams

nice and flat.

*You see my favorite 

Bohin pencil is back.

That will come in handy

depending on the value

of your fabrics if you 

are doing hand applique'.

Other items in the picture are: 

 Karen Kay Buckley

serrated scissors for cutting

my applique' (especially

cutting into V points/curves.

Let's not forget my 

favorite hand applique'

thread: 50wt Aurifil thread.

The Add-a-Quarter (R) 

ruler 12" is a great asset

for making sure you don't

accidentally cut off a 

seam allowance....

Ask me how I know:)

OK, don't ask-lol.

Not shown but my favorite

fusible web is Wonder Under #805.

These items make my life 

so much easier.

I know we all have our

own favorite tools so 

assemble what you need

based on this supply list below:

Right click the image to save

to your computer so you can

use it as a checklist before Friday.

Don't forget the jingle bells:)

See you in 3 short days!

~~~

FLOURISH QAL: Fabrics

 The first exciting step in starting a new

project....FABRICS!! 

YAY! YIPPEE! YAHOO!

I had a lovely floral print, 

"First Impressions" designed by

Mary Anne Henderson 

from Red Hen Fabrics 

for Northcott 

that started it for me.

The color is true in the pic above.

I used the colors in the print

to pull my applique' and other

piecing fabrics.

 I placed a ruler over the 

fabric so you can get 

an idea of the print scale.

This print worked perfectly 

with the size of the templates.

You want a small to medium

print so that the fun details show

in the smaller pieces of the design.

Here is a second colorway

shown with ruler and with

the F template since the print

is larger than the original.

It still shows a lot of

color movement though and

that is important too.

A couple of fabrics

pulled to go with

this firework/spray print.

A third colorway 

shown with ruler and 

F template for scale.

Fabrics pulled to go with 

the floral print.

I really like that architectural

print to the left and wonder 

what it may look like in an F:)

Let's look at some

other print / color options..

Wild bubbles above or

repro below?

Folk art floral above or

tulips below??

I love these tulips but will

be saving them for another project:)

As you can see,

there are soooo many options!

How do we ever decide

when we start  new projects?!

In case you missed the 

first post 

discussing some

of the basics, go

HERE to read all about it.

Start your stash hunt and 

next time we will discuss supplies.

~Keep Stitchin'~