Snowflake Sparkle Friday Bundle Batch with Fort Worth Fabric Studio

I love these gorgeous metallic and sparkly fabrics in the Snowflake Sparkle Friday Bundle Batch with Fort Worth Fabric Studio. I just can't resist a sparkly fabric :) This bundle features stunning fabrics from Artisan Snowflake Batiks by Robert Kaufman. 

I thought the Snowflake Sparkle fat quarter bundle would be perfect to make matching winter pillows! Once again, I used the Holiday Wishes book available at Fort Worth Fabric Studio for the snowflake and snowman patterns. By adding borders to the blocks I was able to make 18" pillows! You can make both pillows (backing included) with one fat quarter bundle.

Be sure keep reading if you want to make matching kitchen towels too!

Supplies for both pillows:

1. Snowflake Sparkle fat quarter bundle
2. Holiday Wishes Book
3. Scrap red, orange, and black fabric (from previous Friday Bundle Batches)
4. Buttons (for snowman eyes and mouth)
5. Aurifil thread
6. Batting if quilting pillow top
7. (2) 18" pillow forms

Snowflake Pillow 18" finished

1. Make (1) Snowflake block from the Let it Snow Pattern on pages 42- 46. Block will be 15.5" unfinished.
2. Cut border fabrics- I used a similar dark blue fat quarter from my bundle for the border as I didn't have enough of the blue fabric I used in the block.
(2) 2" x 15.5"
(2) 2" x 18.5"
3. Attach borders as shown below

4. Quilt, if desired
5. Finish using favorite pillow back method (Use left over fat quarters for backing).

Snowman Pillow 18" finished

1. Make (1) Snowman block from the Let it Snow Pattern on pages 42- 46. Block will be 15.5" unfinished.
2. Cut border fabrics- I used the same fabric as the snowman block background
(2) 2" x 15.5"
(2) 2" x 18.5"
3. Attach borders as shown below

4. Quilt, if desired
5. Attach button eyes and mouth. Sew on nose and stick arms.
5. Finish using favorite pillow back method (Use left over fat quarters for backing).

Snowflake Sparkle Tea Towel Kit 

Because you need fabulous matching towels too! Lindsey also includes her easy to follow pattern in the kit! Kit available here

Sewn by Lindsey Weight

Thank you again for stopping by my blog! Please let me know if you have any questions!

Be sure to grab your bundle here before the Snowflake Sparkle bundle (available in fat quarter and half yard bundle) melts away!

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Have a great day!

Melanie

Strawberry Sunshine Quilt with Fort Worth Fabric Studio

I just love this Strawberry Sunshine Friday Bundle Batch from Fort Worth Fabric Studio. We always need a some sunshine in the form of beautiful fabric. When I saw the Strawberry Festival Berries Pink fabric (love those strawberries) and Small Flowers Red (such sweet flowers)...I just fell in love with this bundle! My daughter loves it too and requested a quilt for her big girl bed. She will get a matching pillow soon too :).

I decided to use Cluck Cluck Sew's Free Heart Pattern/Tutorial to create the hearts. Allison is sew generous by providing the pattern for free and sharing the measurements for many sizes of the hearts!

I wanted to enlarge the quilt and use more of the beautiful fabrics in the bundle so I added 10.5" squares by the hearts.  I love how happy this quilt is and that I could make this 50.5" x 50.5" quilt with the Strawberry Sunshine Fat Quarter Bundle and 1 yard of backing fabric.

Supplies to make your Strawberry Sunshine Quilt 

1. Strawberry Sunshine Fat Quarter Bundle -8 FQ

2. Background fabric -1 yard. I would recommend 1.25 yards in case of a cutting error and the extra can be used for scrappy binding. I used the adorable Strawberry Festival Starburst Red/Pink...plus it is on sale!

3. Binding - 0.5 yard. Or you can you use the extra FQ scraps to create a scrappy binding. I used fabric from my stash as I want to make a matching pillow with my scraps.

4. Did you know Fort Worth has Aurifil thread too???? I used Aurifil 50wt  2024 for piecing and the free motion quilting.

Time to start cutting

1. You will be making (12) 6" finished hearts using Cluck Cluck Sew's Heart Pattern. 

Click here for the measurements. 

2. Cut (13) 10.5" squares from your Strawberry Sunshine bundle. I suggest cutting these blocks first using the length of the fat quarter so you can make one 10.5" x 21" cut and sub cut into (2) 10.5" squares (don't worry if a tiny bit of the selvage is on the edge of your block as that should end up in the 0.25" seam).

3. Cut from background fabric (same background fabric as you used in the heart as this will be the border around the heart block) 

(24) 2.5" x 10.5" rectangles 

(24) 2.5" x 6.5" rectangles

Time to start sewing

1. Sew hearts together using Cluck Cluck Sew's tutorial. Click here.  She even shows you how to attach the border strips around the heart. Just make sure to use the measurements I gave for the borders as you will want the block to be 10.5" square unfinished.

Heart finishes at 6" square. Block with borders is unfinished at 10.5" square

2.  Arrange the (12) heart blocks and (13) square blocks into a 5 x 5 grid pattern and sew together.

3.  Finish quilt: Add batting and backing - then quilt as desired. I chose to free motion quilt a stipple pattern. I love how it crinkles so nicely when washed! 

4. Bind quilt. You should have enough left over fabric from your fat quarter bundle and background (if you chose 1.25 yards) to make a scrappy binding. Even though, I love a scrappy binding- I decided to save my scraps to make a matching heart pillow.

Thank you again for stopping by my blog! Please let me know if you have any questions!

Be sure to grab your bundle here before Strawberry Sunshine disappears behind the clouds!

I'll be back next Friday with another project with Fort Worth Fabric Studio....hint....think snow!

Tag your projects on social media with #sewingwithfwfabricstudio and @fwfabricstudio and me @mellierc

Most importantly --- Be sure to thank a Veteran today for their sacrifice and love for our country! Happy Veteran's Day!!!

Melanie