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A while back I picked up Jen Kingwell's Quilt Lovely book.  It is aptly named - it is lovely - and I have several quilts from the book on my to do list (I already made one ). The Bonnie Lass pattern grabbed my attention because it is scrappy and scraps are taking over my house.  This is a great scrap buster since it uses small pieces and uses fabrics with light and dark values, so it gobbles up a good variety of fabrics.  Of course my scrap bins are still overflowing, but it is amazing what you can make with little leftover pieces. There are a few places where my darker value fabrics probably could have been a little darker, but my main objective was using up my scraps so I didn't stress about it.  This pattern was a lot of fun (though not exactly quick) to put together and I think it would be fun to remake in different color scheme (maybe black and white?). The backing is a really lovely Cloud9 flannel that I have had in my stash for a while.  It is different ...

Thank you so much for all of your entries in the giveaway!  I have been in Utah visiting my family for the past few days and it was fun to read through your comments. The winner of the Quilt Sandwich giveaway is . . . Congratulations Catherine!  It's my kind of shop too :)  I will be emailing you soon. Don't forget to check out Quilt Sandwich  and use coupon code  5OFF50 to take $5 off your order of $50 or more, and use the code 10OFF100 to take $10 off your order of $100 or more!

Today I would like to welcome a new sponsor - Quilt Sandwich ! I love that this shop has a selection that varies from basics to Japanese imports to really fun fabrics that are just begging to be used as a quilt backing .  The owners are also awesome and they are going to give us a little intro to their great shop. Quilt Sandwich Fabrics was started by Kris and Becca, two fabric-obsessed sisters who love to quilt! We started our shop on Etsy in 2008 and we now have over 1,000 bolts of high-quality, fun fabric. Some of our favorite fabric designers and companies are Cotton + Steel, Carolyn Friedlander, Denyse Schmidt, Anna Maria Horner, Amy Butler, Kaffe Fassett, Alexander Henry, and Art Gallery Fabrics. We also carry patterns for quilts and bags and pretty ribbons. We pride ourselves on excellent customer service and have received great feedback from our customers. We take care to ship your order quickly and package it nicely. We always have discount codes to save you mo...

I have been a baby-quilt-making mood lately.  Maybe it is because my lots of my friends have had babies recently or because my sister is having twin girls this summer, but expect to see a few more in the next little while. The colors for the quilt were inspired by a DS Quilts plaid print that I had in my stash that I had planned to use as the backing, but then when it was time the baste to the quilt I realized that I was about 6" short.  Oops! So then I found this Loominous (which is a woven, yarn-dyed that you can find here and here ) fabric in my stash which I like better anyway.  It is so soft! I really like playing around with the woven look (see here , here , and here ).  This one just uses 2.5" colored squares and 4.5" background squares.   Finished size: 36" x 45" This quilt is now available in my Etsy shop .   And one photo of the babe just because it was on my memory card when I loaded up the quilt photos ;) 

Don't forget to check out the FabricCadabra Bundle Sale - you still have a few hours to take advantage of 20% off bundles. The winner of the bundle of Buck prints is . . . Congratulations Linda!  I will be emailing you soon to get your mailing info. Have a great weekend!

A few weeks ago I saw Jennifer Sampou's beautiful pattern  and immediately bought it.  I don't buy many patterns these days because I like the freedom of being able to do my own thing, but this pattern is so fun and after making a baby quilt version I am sure it is a pattern that I will be using again. It is basically a giant, scrappy spiderweb block and it was so fun to make.  Everything is better when it is bigger (can you tell I am from Texas?). The colors for the front were inspired by this Small World Corduroy print.  It is the second time I have used this print to back a baby quilt and I love it just as much the second time.  It is so much fun.  I used a binding that is a little wider than normal (I cut my strips 2.75" instead of 2.5") and I like how squishy and soft it is.   I quilted it with a crazy, random crosshatch.  Crosshatching is my favorite way to quilt because I love the texture and feel, but I have been having some difficulty wi...

Happy Monday!  I hope you had a wonderful weekend.  Today we are lucky enough to have a giveaway AND a sale from FabricCadabra . This is a fat quarter bundle of Buck prints in various colors.  I LOVE this print and I am so glad that Art Gallery printed it in additional colorways.  I have already used this print in one quilt and now I think I need to use the new colors :) To enter the giveaway, just leave me a comment on this post.  If you would like an additional entry into the giveaway, just follow FabricCadabra on Instagram or Facebook and leave me a comment letting me know that you follow them.   The giveaway will run through Saturday evening.  You can also head over to Mommy by Day Crafter by Night to enter a bundle of Allison Glass' Handcrafted Indigo prints. And February 3-6, FabricCadabra will be running a 20% off sale on all bundles.  I think I am going to need to stop by to pick up some of these pretty Fleet and Flourish fabrics or ...