RJR Fabrics Cotton Solid Supremes Blog Hop

Hey ya'll!

RJR Fabrics is having a Blog Hop for their Cotton Supreme Solids!  As you might know already, I love RJR solids. There are tons of colors and the fabrics are super soft.  They asked me to join the blog hop and I couldn't say no! Make sure you check out all of the Cotton Supreme Solids on their website and also check out the Cotton Supreme Solids Blog Hop Facebook page!

So, I chose to use the new Cotton + Steel fabrics to go along with my Cotton Supreme Solids.  I Just love the new C + S fabrics and they're even prettier in person! 

In case ya'll want to know what fabrics I used in all of my quilts, here are the numbers:

Cotton Supreme Solids-they all begin with (9617)

176, 181, 204, 264, 285, 289, 290, 311, 326, 331, 342, 366, 314, 331, 339

Cotton + Steel-

0006-002, 

0001-01, 0003-002, 0004-002, 0006-001, 1906-003, 2001-001, 2006-001, 2006-031, 4001-001, 4001-003, 5000-006, 5001-003, 5001-005, 5001-009, 5002-012, 5002-013, 5002-014, 5006-006

My first quilt is called Galaxy and the pattern will be available soon! 

I had a bunch of triangle scraps left over from the Galaxy quilt and thought they were just too pretty to throw away, so because I'm a crazy person, I sewed them all together as HST and made a scrappy modern quilt! The HST are 2" finished.

And finally, the last quilt I made for this blog hop is called Stoplight.  You can find the Stoplight pattern in our online shop or on Craftsy and offers a baby or lap size version! 

Thanks to RJR for letting me participate in the Cotton Supreme Solids Blog Hop! Make sure ya'll check out all of the other blog hop stops and pick yourself up some RJR Solids at Pink Castle Fabrics.

Oh yeah, and RJR generously donated a FQ bundle of solids with the colors I used! 

Please leave a comment below and I will pick a winner next Friday, August 29th!  Make sure I have an email address to get ahold of you if you win.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Grandma's Lawn Chair Blog Hop & Giveaway!

My talented friend Diane over at From Blank Pages has designed her first quilt pattern called Grandma's Lawn Chair.  Check out her Craftsy page because she also has some awesome paper piecing patterns as well!

 

 The pattern was very detailed and has lots of illustrations!

Diane has thought of everything for this pattern and the instructions have three different sizes. I chose to do the toddler size.  My sister-in-law is pregnant and having a little girl in January, so I thought this was a great pattern to use for her baby quilt!  The pattern went together super fast! I got the top together (including cutting) in one day! Well, sporadically on one day between naps and after Jared went to bed!

Here is the quilt top I made and I love how it turned out!

 

I haven't had time to quilt it yet, but that's on my list for this week!

If you're interested in purchasing Diane's Grandma's Lawn Chair, you can purchase it on Craftsy or Etsy!

 

Included in the pattern:

• Table of Contents
• A few tips regarding the fabric you choose.
• Cutting instructions for three different quilt sizes: Baby, Toddler, and Lap size.
• Tips and instructions for using directional prints as well as directional prints for the background fabric.
• Cutting instructions include how to cut from yardage, as well as how to cut from fat quarters (or fat eights for the baby size).
• Piecing instructions.
• Fabric variations and color schemes, as well as a key for cutting if using scraps.
• LOTS of diagrams
• Coloring pages for all three sizes so you can play around with your layout before cutting any fabric.

 

Great pattern Diane, and thanks for letting me be a part of the blog hop!!

Make sure you check out all of the other stops on the blog hop as well!

Mon 9th - Diane @ from blank pages...
Tues 10th - Julie @ Jolie Maxtin
Wed 11th - Ginny @ Fishcreek Studio
Thurs 12th - Kelleigh - guest blogging at from blank pages...
Fri 13th - Sara @ Sew Sweetness

Mon 16th , Diane @ from blank pages...
Tues 17th - Hilary @ Young Texan Mama
Wed 18th - Mike @ The Amateur Quilter
Thurs 19th - Rachael @ imagine gnats
Fri 20th - Courtney @ Mon Petite Lyons

Mon 23rd - Jamie @ Sunflower Seeds
Tues 24th - Alyce @ Blossom Heart Quilts
Wed 25th - Krista @ Spotted Stones
Thurs 26th - Cristy @ Sew Much Like Mom
Fri 27th - Diane @ from blank pages...

Diane is nice enough to let me give away a PDF copy to one lucky reader! I will choose a winner next Monday Sept. 30th!  Leave a comment below and you will be entered to win!

 

Sewing Accessories Blog Hop Giveaways!

A BIG THANK YOU to all of the participants in the Sewing Accessories Blog Hop! This has been so much fun sharing the projects from our book with everyone and we LOVE seeing ya'lls creations!!!

Be sure you check out all of their blogs to see what they come up with...

July 8^th- Steffani www.sewwithsass.blogspot.com

July 15^th-Janice www.betteroffthread.com

July 22^nd-Jamie www.jamespurejoy.blogspot.com

July 29^th-Diane www.fromblankpages.blogspot.com

 

Thank you to everyone who has already purchased a book and if you would like to purchase a copy you can do so on Amazon, Barnes and Noble or of course Our Website!

If you make a project from the book, please share a photo in our Flickr Group or if you Instagram #SABlogHop because we'd LOVE to see it!!!

 

This is the last week of the blog hop and as promised, we have some AWESOME giveaways to share!

First up, the fantastic people at Moda sent us a couple goodies to share!

2 charm packs of Chez Moi's new line Mimi

this line has a special place in my heart because 1. Chez Moi is my sister's favorite designer and 2. Jared calls my Mom "Mimi". I wish I didn't have to give these away but I will be stocking up on this line, it's so pretty, and that's how much I love my followers!

Then, they also sent a Fat 1/8th bundle of S'more Love by Eric & Julie Comstock.  This line is too cute and I love the colors!

 

 

Then, the awesome people at Dear Stella sent us this gorgeous Fat Quarter bundle of their new line Paloma.  The fabric has the cutest birds and their fabrics are so soft!! Again, I wish I could keep this for myself!

 

Ok, so for the giveaway, leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite project from our book! You can also leave a separate comment telling me you follow my blog, facebook, twitter, or instagram for extra chances! Then, hop on over to my Mom's blog for more chances to win!

 I will be choosing 2 winners and my mom will also choose 2 winners! 

 

Thanks again for a great Blog Hop and we will announce winners Monday August 12th!



Sewing Accessories Blog Hop Week Two...Con't....

 

Hopefully ya'll hopped on over to Steffani's blog to see the adorable Iron Caddy she made! I absolutely love the fabrics she used, they are perfect!  If you haven't seen it, make sure you hop on over and leave her a comment to win a copy of our book!

 

Today I am sharing our Armchair Caddy/Pincushion

 

 

This Armchair Caddy comes in handy for all of those hand sewing projects you might have!  Whether you're hand sewing the binding, English Paper Piecing some hexagons, or doing some embroidery or applique, this caddy will hold all of your essential items.  There are two pockets to hold scissors, thread, or anything you might need and there is a convenient pincushion on top for your needles and pins.  We used flannel on the bottom so it will stay put nicely on the armchair of your couch or recliner!

 

Fabrics used: Tula Pink's The Birds and The Bees

 

Be sure to hop on over to Steffani's blog and my Mom's blog for more book projects!

 

Here is the remaining schedule for the Sewing Accessories Blog Hop:

July 15^th-Janice www.betteroffthread.com

July 22^nd-Jamie www.jamespurejoy.blogspot.com

July 29^th-Diane www.fromblankpages.blogspot.com

August 5^th-Jamie and Jill www.jamiemueller.blogspot.co m www.constantlyquilting.blogspot.com

You can purchase a copy of our book on our website, Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Annie's Publishing.

If you make something from the book, we would LOVE to see it, so make sure to add a photo to our Flickr Group!

 



Sewing Accessories Blog Hop Week Two!

 

 

Howdy Friends, it's week two of the Sewing Accessories Blog Hop! 

Up this week my talented friend Steffani over at Sew With Sass!  Make sure you stop by her blog to check out what she made and give her some love. She will be giving away a copy of our book so make sure you check that out too!  Thanks Steffani for being a part of the blog hop and sharing your talent with everyone!

Sewing Accessories... Blog Hop Week One!

 

Welcome to week one of the Sewing Accessories...Blog Hop for our first book Sewing Accessories at Home and on the Go!  Thank you to Annie's Publishing for helping our book dreams come true! We are so excited to share this book with everyone and can't wait to see the projects ya'll create!

 

 

Each week (every Monday) during the Sewing Accessories...Blog Hop Mom, myself and a special blogger friend will share a different project from the book with you.  Each of the special bloggers will be giving away a copy of the book to a lucky reader so make sure you stop by their blogs and give them some love!

 

Here is the schedule for the Sewing Accessories....Blog Hop:

July 1^st-Jamie and Jill www.jamiemueller.blogspot.com www.constantlyquilting.blogspot.com

July 8^th- Steffani       www.sewwithsass.blogspot.com

July 15^th-Janice                    www.betteroffthread.com

July 22^nd-Jamie                    www.jamespurejoy.blogspot.com

July 29^th-Diane                     www.fromblankpages.blogspot.com

August 5^th-Jamie and Jill www.jamiemueller.blogspot.co m www.constantlyquilting.blogspot.com

 

This week I am going to share with ya'll our Sew on The Go Tote Bag!

 

This is one of my personal favorites from the book! I mean, who doesn't love a giant bag??  A little back story from how we came up with this big ole bag...I am a member of the awesome St.Louis Modern Quilt Guild and 4 times a year we have an all day sew-in where you can bring lots of sewing projects to work on and socialize with your friends (they are so fun!). Anywho, I wanted a bag to carry all of my stuff in so I didn't have to make lots of trips from my car to the building. The Sew on the Go Tote is the bag for such a reason!!! 

 

The Sew on the Go Tote has a front pocket to hold an 18" X 24" rotary cutting mat, the inside has pockets to hold a 15" square ruler, 12 1/2" square ruler, 6" X 24" ruler and a rotary cutter. It's also large enough to hold your sewing machine or some sewing projects inside!

 

To show you how big this bag is, my cat Ozzie is over 20 pounds...

 

Here is my bag holding my sewing machine..

 

Fabrics used: I used Dear Stella Bukhara and solids for the bag in the book and Tula Pink's The Birds and The Bees for a second bag.

 

Be sure to stop by my Mom's (Jill) blog today for another project from the book and come back next Monday for more projects and a giveaway on Steffani's Blog!

 

You can purchase a copy of our book on our website, Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Annie's Publishing.

 

If you make something from the book, we would LOVE to see it, so make sure to add a photo to our Flickr Group!

 

 

Mirror Ball Dot Blog Hop & giveaway!

Hello and welcome to the 2nd stop on the Mirror Ball Blog Hop!

 

I think people know my LOVE for the awesome Mirror Ball Dot fabric by the wonderful designer Mark Hordyszynski for Michael Miller Fabrics, but in case you don't I LOVE THEM!!!

 

The first round of MBD came out all the way back in 2007 with about 40 colors. I missed them the first round,I was graduating from college and getting married, so needless to say my plate was full! I saw them and instantly fell in love with them. I believe I came across a few bolts at a local quilt shop. I then began scouring the Internet trying to find as many colors that I possibly could. Then at Quilt Market back in Fall 2010 I "flirted" as much as I could with the President of Michael Miller Fabrics to get them reprinted. He said if I got enough people interested that he would consider it!  I went home that night at started a Flickr Group, made a paper petition as well and asked all of our loyal customers that came into the old shop (thanks again by the way and I miss all of you!) to sign it!  Then, about a year ago, I believe it was March 2012 I received an email from Mark telling me that they just introduced 5 colors of MBD and they were planning on launching 20 new colors!!  I can't begin to tell you how excited I was to get that email, I probably came close to peeing myself from excitement, that and being sleep deprived from having a newborn!!

 

Anywho, I am so honored that Mark asked me to join the Mirror Ball Blog Hop and hope that ya'll like my projects! Plus, there's a chance for you to win some MBD awesomeness yourself!

 Here is the info for the blog hop straight from Mark's blog:

"The concept was to get six designer/artists/bloggers - all Mirror Ball Dot enthusiasts - to work with the new color palette that was released last year. I limited the participants to four fat quarters of Mirror Ball Dot and one-quarter yard of 3 colors of Michael Miller Fabric's Cotton Couture. They were sent 1 yard of each color of Cotton Couture and were allowed to use their discretion in using it but just the same, I tried to limit what they were allowed to work with. The backing, batting, binding or other incidental materials were left to their choosing. Over the next 8 weeks we're going to share ideas, thoughts and tips on working with the shimmery, glimmery, pearlized, iridescent geometric fabric call Mirror Ball Dot. Each MBD Enthusiast will post on their respective blogs, so you're going to have to "hop" around, and at each stop you'll have an opportunity to win a Mirror Ball Dot color card and one Fat Quarter of 5 colors of your choosing of Mirror Ball Dot fabric. "

 

For the MBD Challenge I came up with these fun iPhone Cases!

 

The fabrics I chose were MBD: Princess, Citron, Luna and Starlight; Cotton Couture: Mist, plus Neon Lemon and Neon Pink

I made 8 iPhone cases so I could showcase all of the fabrics I requested. I just love how they turned out and they go together really quickly! On the inside of the case, there is a place to hold your iPhone using elastic and there are pockets on the other side to hold your ID, credit cards and some cash. Then it folds up nicely to cover your iPhone while you're not using it. There is Peltex on the inside of the case to make it extra safe for your iPhone, since those suckers are make of glass! These are great for going out and holding all of your essential items without the hassle of carrying you huge purse.

If you want to make one for yourself and all of your friends, you can purchase a pattern HERE! If you make one, send me a picture OR add a picture to my Flickr Group so everyone can see it!

 

I love working with the Mirror Ball Dot fabrics! They are cotton quilting fabrics and the metallic shine is to die for and just simply stunning! When cutting them with a rotary cutter, the blade just glides through them like butter! I also liked working with the Cotton Couture and new Neons. The neon colors are so bright and fun and worked well for my project. The only thing is that they are pretty stiff. Being stiff actually worked very well for the iPhone case and I'm very pleased with the results! I didn't prewash them so I'm sure they would soften up if you did.

 

I couldn't just make one thing for the Mirror Ball Blog Hop, so I also made a quilt using a FQ Bundle I had been hoarding for a while.

 

This quilt is called Brick Road and I'm actually in the middle of the Brick Road Sew Along on my blog now! If you want to make one using your MBD fabrics, jump on in and sew along with us you still have plenty of time! There is a link in my header to hook you up with all of the instructions so far. It's just a quilt top right now, but I will be doing a tutorial on my blog on how to quilt it in two weeks as part of my sew along, so make sure to come back and check that out!

 

Here are more photos of the projects I came up with:

 

 

Ok, now is YOUR chance to get your hands on some MBD fabrics! What's up for grabs you say?

There will be two lucky winners:

1. will receive a MBD color card and 5 MBD Fat Quarters in your choice of colors!

2. will receive a FREE iPhone case PDF pattern

 

Simply leave a comment on this blog post and I will chose a winner next Sunday May 5th!

Thanks for hopping to my blog and be sure to stop by all the other blogs during the Mirror Ball Blog Hop! HERE is a link to Mark's post with a list of all the blogs!