Brick Road Sew Along

 

Ok everyone, who is ready for a sew along?!?

Starting April 8th, I'll be hosting a sew along featuring RJR Cotton Supreme Solids!!

I'm offering a FREE quilt pattern and you can use whatever fabrics you would like, even though I HIGHLY recommend using RJR solids. Let me just tell you, if you haven't gotten your hands on RJR Cotton Supreme Solids you NEED to! They come in a large variety of colors and they feel so soft! The hand on these fabrics are exquisite!

 There will be prizes for people who participate and I promise to make it tons of fun! We can share our progress through my Flickr Group, I can't wait to see what ya'll come up with! I'll even have a few tutorials on quilting and binding your quilt!

More details coming soon, but here is the schedule for the Sew Along:

Week 1-April 8^th: Supplies/Pattern Release/Prizes announced

Week 2- April 15^th: Block Cutting/Block Arranging

Week 3-April 22^nd: Block Assembly

Week 4-April 29^th: Sashing/Borders/Top Assembly

Week 5-May 6^th: Prepare Backing/Basting

Week 6-May 13^th: Quilting/Binding

Week 7-May 20^th: Winners Announced

 

Keep checking back for more details soon! 

Our Master's Carpenter's Square REVAMP!

Last week I decided to update one of our best selling patterns, Our Master's Carpenter's Square! The original was done in creams and browns and looks great, but I wanted to modernize it a little and add more color! Here is what I came up with.

I used a navy blue Moda Bella Solid and a mix of Bella and Echo by Lotta Jansdotter.

 

I just love piecing my backings and have lots of fun doing it!

 

I did some dense straight line quilting in the navy and some cathedral windows type quilting in the printed fabrics. I am so please with how this quilt turned out and I hope ya'll like it!

You can purchase a hard copy of the pattern on our website HERE, or a PDF download on Craftsy HERE!  t's a charm pack friendly pattern but you can also make it with FQs and yardage! Hope ya'll have a great week!

Market

Mom and I had a great first day at Market, lots of good things happening in SunFlower Land (I'll let ya'll know soon)!!  Anywho, here are some photos from our first day and I plan on taking lots more tomorrow!

Angela Walters, myself and the quilt top I made for her booth! It's one of her patterns from her new book, In Studio With Angela Walters!!  I was able to put it together during one naptime and it is Jelly Roll friendly!!

Anna Maria Horner and myself

I picked up her new Embroidery book today!! Embroidery is becoming super popular again and I'm loving it!!

The Butlers and myself, Amy & David!! Love these two and their awesome fabrics! I just love that her hubby is now designing fabrics!!

Joel Dewberry and I, he is super nice and I'm totally loving his new Notting Hill fabric line!

The fabulous Ms. Tula Pink!!

My mom and Tula's mom!!! Tula's mom started Ihearttulapink.com where she sells nothing but Tula Pink fabrics and out of print goodies!! So if ya'll would go to her website please and purchase all of the fabrics and send them to me, that would be AMAZING!! :) just kidding.....but seriously that would ROCK! :)

Our quilt in Monaluna's booth

Our quilt for RJR in Needlecrafts booth!

 

I will take a bunch more photos tomorrow to share with ya'll!! Have a great weekend!



Come visit us at Market!

Mom and I are having so much fun at Spring Market!  We have our first booth with all of our patterns this year and we are having so much fun!! If you're at Market, please stop by SunFlower Quilts booth #2431 and say hi!!  Plus, come see all of our quilts, we'll even let you touch them!  Ok, well that's all for now; we are super tired and need to go to bed.  And before I forget, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to my sister Laurel and my Dad for watching/helping out with Jared while Mom and I are working the booth!

Cathedral Windows Pillow Tutorial

Cathedral Windows Pillow Tutorial

Supplies: *to make an 18" square pillow
1 yard solid fabric
3/4 yd border and backing fabric
18- different 3 1/4" squares for windows (great for scraps)
9-5 1/4" inner squares (peak-a-boo option, I did not do this in the tutorial, but look here for instructions to do it)
18" pillow form

Directions:
1. From solid fabric cut:
 9-10 1/2" squares

2. From border/backing fabric cut:
2-18 1/2" X 22" pieces
2-2" X 15 1/4" pieces
2-2" X 18 1/2" pieces


3.After cutting, then follow the Cathedral Windows Basics Tutorial HERE using the size requirements listed below:
*Size Requirements for Cathedral Windows Pillow:
10 1/2"solid squares
3 1/4" window squares
5 1/4" inner squares (optional and not featured in the CW pillow photos)
Pillow will be like a nine patch instead of a four patch. See photo

Borders:
1. Sew a 2" X 15 1/4" border strip to each side of the CW block. Press towards borders.

2. Sew a 2" X 18 1/2" border strip to the top and bottom of CW block. Press towards borders.

Pillow Backing:
1. With wrong sides together fold each of the 18 1/2" X 22" rectangles in half crosswise to make 2- 11" X 18 1/2" pillow back pieces.

2.   With the CW pillow front facing up, overlap the 2 pillow back pieces so they measure 18 1/2" square with the folds in the center.   Pin and stitch all the way around using a 1/4" seam allowance. 

*Backstitch at the folds to make pillow more secure when inserting form.

Turn pillow right side out and insert pillow form!  Your pillow is finished!

Here are some photos of my Cathedral Windows Pillows! I can't wait to see yours!

Don't forget to add your completed photos to the Flickr Group or link up below!

Cathedral Windows Sew-a-long PRIZES!

So now that ya'll know the basic steps to the Cathedral Windows method and practicing away to get ready for all the fun projects, I would like to announce the PRIZES up for grabs! 

First, SunFlower Quilts has donated numerous patterns from the shop!  Check out all of our patterns HERE.

Second, Fabricworm has graciously donated a fat quarter bundle of  the 100% organic fabric line it's called Mod Squad by Dan Stiles for Birch Fabrics. Details on their website HERE. It looks like a super fun fabric line!

And last but certainly not least, Fat Quarter Shop has generously donated 3-$25 gift certificates to their shop for you to buy whatever your heart desires!

Can you believe all of these prizes?!?!  I am so excited and wish that I could win myself!

Thank you so much to all of these shops for your generosity and donating fun prizes for my Cathedral Windows Sew-a-longers to have a chance to win!!

How do you win you ask, here are the details:

 You must upload a photo to my Flickr Group of any project you make from my Cathedral Windows tutorials.  Or you can link your blog post featuring the Cathedral Windows project at the bottom of that tutorials post on my blog.  It can be from any of the projects over the next week and a half and there is NO limit to how many you can upload!  So if you make 20 pillows, 10 pincushions and a pouch, then you have 33 chances to win these fabulous prizes!

You have until the end of the month (April 30th) to submit photos and the winners will be announced on May 1, 2012!

Confused on Flickr or Linking?  Here are the details:
At the top of my page there is a link for a tutorial on how to start your own Flickr under my tutorials page.  That will take you to a google document showing you step by step how to create a Flickr account and upload photos, it's super easy!  You will need to create a Flickr account in order to add photos to my Flickr Group!

If you don't want to create a Flickr account, which I highly recommend it because it's a whole new world for quilting inspiration, you can also link a blog post from your blog at the bottom of each of the Cathedral Windows tutorials.  It's easy, at the end of each tutorial post on my blog there is a button that says add your link, all you do is click on that and add your information.  You must have a blog and create a post about your Cathedral Windows projects in order to be able to link.  In your blog post, you must include either a Cathedral Windows Sew-a-long button or a link back to my blog in order to be eligible for prizes!

Good luck to everyone and I CANNOT wait to see what everyone creates!

Don't forget to grab a button for your blog!

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Cathedral Windows Sew-a-long

Introducing the Cathedral Windows Sew-a-long!!

I'm sure you've noticed that I haven't posted the Cathedral Windows tutorial yet. Well, that's because I've decided to do it as a sew-a-long!  WOO HOO!  Who is with me? 

It's going to be a very informal, join whenever you want kind of sew-a-long.  I've been busy sewing the past few days and have a lot of fun cathedral windowy (is that a word?) projects to share with you!  We are for sure going to be making a pillow like the ones pictured and a pincushion with full tutorials! Please join my Flickr Group so that you can upload any photos along the way too! This is going to be so fun, I am beyond excited!

We will start next Monday, April 2, 2012.
Now grab a button and tell all of your friends!

There may even be a few prizes along the way! *wink wink* More on that to come later as well as supplies!






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Giveaway Winner!

Jared just went down for his nap....so that means it's giveaway winner time!  Thanks for all who entered!  And thanks to Random.org the winner is.......drum roll please.......

Kelly Smith said...

Hmmm... I love all your tutorials, and understand how it is with a newborn, so I would be happy with everything you post. If you do happen to post a tutorial on cathedral windows... and maybe that awesome pillow... well I wouldn't be upset! Congrats on 300 posts/followers!

And I would like to announce that I will be posting a FREE tutorial on my easy way of doing Cathedral Windows by machine! I will be posting that next week!  I would post this weekend but my cousin Mark is getting married tomorrow so we will be busy with that!  

What I would like to know is that would ya'll like a tutorial on just the basics of making cathedral windows? A tutorial for a pillow like in the photo above?  A tutorial for a pincushion? Or all of the above?  Let me know!

Congrats Kelly, I am sending you an email now!  Please let me know which pattern you want me to send you!  Thanks again for all who entered my giveaway!

New Pattern!

Introducing our newest baby quilt, "Kitties 9 Lives"! The quilt is 50" square and has 9 appliqued Kittie blocks. Choose your favorite method of hand or machine applique. Kittie applique template is provided along with all instructions. Click here to order a PDF Download or paper version today!

Here is Jared on his quilt today at two months old! He is getting so big!

 

PDF Patterns!

Hey y'all!

I am so excited to share with you that all of SunFlower Quilts and SunFlower Seeds patterns are available in PDF form! That means for $5 you can purchase our patterns and a copy will be sent to your email for instant sewing fun! There is no shipping charge and the cost for a PDF pattern is only $5.00 each! That’s right a quilt pattern for only $5.00. You can save it on your computer to keep it safe and have it forever. We love this new way to purchase patterns because it is so easy and fast! Try ordering one today, you won’t be disappointed! Check them out!!  If you make something from one of our patterns, please add a photo to my Flickr Group, I'd LOVE to see it!

Click HERE to go directly to our PDF Patterns!

And since it's Rodeo time in Houston and I can't be there this year (insert super sad face here) I thought that the next best thing was a cute cowboy picture of Jared!! Enjoy!

Sweet Nyla!

LOTS of babies being born in the Mueller Family lately! Congratulations to my Sister-in-law Rachel and her husband Matt who welcomed Nyla Kathleen on February 19th!  She has two brothers, Xavier and Jordan, who I'm sure you recognize as I talk about them a lot on my blog!  Nyla and Jared are only five weeks apart! How fun is that going to be? I can't wait to watch them grow up together!

Here are some photos of my adorable niece and her two quilts!

Photo courtesy of her Mommy Rachel!

Here is the quilt that I made for Nyla!  Her nursery is sock monkey themed and this is the fabric that Rachel chose to go with it!  It's MoMo's Wonderland!  I stocked up and hoarded this fabric line from when it came out a few years ago just waiting until Rachel had a little girl because it reminded me so much of her! Doesn't Nyla look absolutely adorable on it?!?!



Here is the scrappy backing of her quilt!

And here are some closeups of the quilting that I did on her quilt!

Here is Nyla's second quilt that my Mom made for her!  My mom pieced the top and I quilted it for her!

This quilt is called Sugar and Spice and the pattern is available HERE! And if you would like the pattern ASAP, it's available in PDF form HERE!

Welcome to the family Nyla!