Driving Me Batty Tablerunner

Happy Halloween! I finished my Driving Me Batty Tablerunner just in time- yay!!!  Seriously these bats are too cute - way cuter than my real life experience with a bat ;). 

When I saw Fat Quarter Shop had The Spooky Box for sale - I quickly purchased it as their seasonal boxes sell out quickly! I love fabric and happy mail so it was a definite yes for me :). Plus I love decorating my home for holidays so I was hoping for something new to make!

I was so glad that the included fabric bundle was a mix of Riley Blake Designs collections: Fab-Boo-Lous, AND Cats, Bats, & Jacks, AND Blossom - it was perfect. I love non-spooky Halloween and this bundle was perfect! The awesome Drive Me Batty Pattern was exclusive to the box, but Fat Quarter Shop does have the fabric collections available: Fab-Boo-Lous, AND Cats, Bats, & Jacks, AND Blossom.

Seriously the fabrics are too spooky cute!!! The bats were super fun to piece too!!!

For the backing - I used some of my favorite Riley Blake Fab-Boo-Lous and Costume Maker's Ball prints for a fun scrappy backing - yay for sewing with scraps!

To make the Driving Me Batty Tablerunner - I made three not too spooky bats with tiny little blocks in the corner. It's a large tablerunner finishing at 13.5" x 60.5" - I love this size! Check out the included label that was included in The Spooky Box too!

Have a not too spooky Halloween!!!

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Have a great day and happy sewing! 

Melanie

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Sew Sampler Box - October

Hello! I'm sew excited to share the October Sew Sampler Box from Fat Quarter Shop! October's Theme is Savanna Sewfari - how cute!!! We get the latest fabric collection designed by Elizabeth Hartman plus one of her exclusive patterns!!! This is such a perfect box for those manly or neutral projects!!!

Let's chat more about my favorite aqua box of quilty goodies that I receive each month!



October Sew Sampler Box-
click on links to below to purchase products at Fat Quarter Shop

• Adventure Fat Eighth Bundle by Elizabeth Hartman
• (1) Assorted Tin - I love mine! Indulge in Quilty Pleasures
• Sewing Edge for straight steams
• Kona Color Calendar 2020 - mini
• Goodness Grows Block - Nourish Yourself Pattern - Block 7
• Banana Leaves Quilt Pattern - exclusive for Sew Sampler Members
• Exclusive coupons for Sew Sampler Members

Adventure Fat Eighth Bundle 

I love this fun bundle of 10 fat eights from Adventure by Elizabeth Hartman for Robert Kaufmann! Just look at those lovely colors! All you need to make the Banana Leaves Quilt is this bundle plus some background  fabric -yay! Fat Quarter Shop has the background and binding fabric already bundled up for you - available here. PS - did you see the cute little lemurs??? So cute!!! 

Assorted Tin 

Each box will have a different tine - surprise time! Mine came with Indulge with Quilty Pleasures and chocolate when necessary - LOVE it! My tin is perfect for holding my Alphabitties and wonder clips. Now I won't loose them!

Kona Color Calendar 2020

 

The Mini Kona Color Calendar is awesome! Each month comes with a free quilt pattern! Plus all the days are colored with the matching Kona Cotton Solid fabric! It's the perfect mini calendar for your sewing room or office!

Goodness Grows Block - Nourish Yourself Pattern - Block 7

It was so fun to sew the Nourish Yourself block! This is a large block, but it was quick to sew! I think the quickest one so far! I love the pink floral print!

I'm using Lollipop Garden by Lella Boutique to sew my Goodness Grows Quilt - I just LOVE this fabric! It is just the sweetest!

Don't forget to sign up for the Sew Sampler Box - each box is wonderful plus an awesome value! I can't wait for the November Sew Sampler Box! 

Be sure to follow me on Instagram @ABitofScrapStuff  and here on my A Bit of Scrap Stuff Blog for more fabric fun!

Have a great day and happy sewing! 

Melanie

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Squad Ghouls - Wanda the Witch

Today I'm sharing a fun little stitching project I finished just in time for Halloween!!! When I saw the cute Squad Ghouls pattern by The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery - I knew I needed it! Serious cuteness!

Wanda the Witch finishes as a cute little 5" x 6" pillow! It's perfect for my cute little monster tray. I'm hoping to finish her other friends for next year! 

I used this cute Fab-boo-lous Fabric by Riley Blake Designs for the pillow backing - it's perfect with the little witch hats and boots!

I just love this sweet little Wanda Witch!!!

Plus look how cute she is next to my Quaker Pumpkin (Quaker Pumpkin kit available here).

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Happy Quilting and Stitching!

Melanie

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Park Quilt - Sugarhouse Park Collection

Hi Quilty Friends! Today I'm sharing my newest quilt pattern - Park Quilt! 

I used Amy Smart's Sugarhouse Park Fabric Collection with Riley Blake Designs - it is so perfect for this quilt! Sugarhouse Park has all of my favorites - florals, dots, plaids, and stripes! 

The Park Quilt uses (32) 10" Squares so a Sugarhouse Park 10" Stacker is perfect! I love being able to use lots and lots of these prints!!!

The Park Quilt is great for a beginner quilter as it is all squares- yay! The pattern is written for 10" squares, but fat quarters or scraps would definitely work too!

Park Quilt Supplies (click on links)

• Park Quilt Pattern - here
• (32) 10" Squares - Sugarhouse Park 10" Stacker
• 2 yards background - Sugarhouse Park Posy Cream
• 1 yard border - Sugarhouse Park Main Navy
• 0.625 yard binding - Sugarhouse Park Plaid Aqua
• 4 yards backing - Lori Holt Bee Basics Blue Gingham
• OPTIONAL: Pattern includes traditional cutting with your rotary cutter, BUT you can use your AccuQuilt GO! 8" Qube if you prefer.

The Park Quilt finishes at 66.5" x 66.5" so it's the perfect large lap size quilt! Since the Park Quilt is block based - you can easily change the quilt size by making more or less blocks! I love the versatility of block based quilts!

Do you see the little sneak of the Lori Holt Bee Basics Blue Gingham Fabric for the backing?!?!? I just love gingham fabric - it's definitely my go to for quilt backings!

Of course, I had use the Sugarhouse Park Navy Main floral fabric as the quilt border as it's just the sweetest!!! I absolutely love it! Plus it matches the Sugarhouse Park Aqua Plaid perfectly for the binding!

Don't forget to purchase your Park Quilt pattern - here. I can't wait to see your versions!!! Be sure to tag #ParkQuilt and #ABitofScrapStuffPattern

Sugarhouse Park will be arriving any day at your favorite quilt shop! It's absolutely fabulous - I know you will love it too!

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Happy Quilting!

Melanie

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Enchanted Stars- All Hallow's Eve Edition

Happy Fall! I was lucky and purchased a Layer Cake of Fig Tree's All Hallow's Eve (yay- for Moda reprinting this popular collection next spring!)! I just love the fall colors plus it doesn't shout Halloween - just so perfect!

I decided to make a scrappy version of my Enchanted Stars Quilt and I LOVE it! Maybe even more than the original. Scrappy stars just make me happy! So I updated the pattern to include cutting directions for 10" squares - hooray!

Enchanted Stars Quilt 64.5"x 64.5"

Supplies:

• Enchanted Stars Quilt Pattern - click here
• 11 Fat Quarters OR (37) 10"Squares - All Hallow's Eve Layer Cake
• 2.75 yards background - Moda Chambray Black
• 0.625 yard binding 
• 4 yards backing

I love creating the Enchanted Stars Quilt as the blocks are large so perfect for showing gorgeous prints plus it sews up so quickly. It's definitely a quilt that you can make in a weekend. The large throw size is perfect for cuddling on the couch in the fall/winter or picnics in the spring/summer. 

If you make an Enchanted Stars Quilt - please share with me! I would love to see it! 

#EnchantedStarsQuilt #ABitofScrapStuffPattern

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Melanie

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Chloe & Friends Collection

Hi friends! Today I'm excited to share all the fun projects I sewed with the newest collection designed by Melissa Mortenson for Riley Blake Designs: Chloe & Friends! This sweet collection has sweet Parisian kitties, florals, geometric designs, and text that is available in three colorways. Of course, I had to choose pink! 

Supplies:

• Chloe & Friends designed by Melissa Mortensen for Riley Blake Designs
• Swiss Dot - Gray by Riley Blake Designs
• Lori Holt Vintage Trim Ric Rac - Large Coral
• ByAnnie Vinyl
• ByAnnie Zipper

Crossbody Zipper Bag

When my daughter saw the fabric, she immediately requested a purse with the cute kitties! She loves all animals and pink- so it's the perfect collection!  She chose her favorite kitties and then we fussy cut the bag front and back panels. This is a larger cross body bag so she can fit her Beanie Boo plushie and other small toys in it. 

We are both fans of ric rac and Lori Holt's Vintage Trim is the best! I love the quality and colors- so adding ric rac was a definite must!

I chose the white french text print for the bag interior as I always like a light colored fabric for interiors. The lighter fabric makes it easier to see what is inside your bag! I also love the ByAnnie handbag zippers as the larger zipper tape is easier to install and the larger zipper pull is easier for little hands to open/close.

Bear Paw Mini Quilt / Pillow

I love sewing the Bear Paw Block - it's one of my absolute favorite quilt blocks! I love the opportunity for fussy cutting favorite fabric prints plus the points of the half-square triangles looks so sharp! 

This sweet little project can be a mini quilt or a pillow as I added a zippered backing - I love having options!

I used my AccuQuilt GO! for making my block as I love prefect points plus you don't have to trim your half-square triangle blocks, but of course you can also make your block traditionally as well.

Options:

• AccuQuilt GO! Bear Paw Block on Board OR
• AccuQuilt GO! 8" Mix & Match Qube
• Bear Paw Block Quilt Pattern

Zippered Project Bags

I wanted some vinyl project bags to store my cross stitch projects, quilt blocks, patterns, and tools so I made myself two. I will definitely be making more soon - they are very addicting to sew! 

I used the ByAnnie Vinyl, which is awesome! It is very easy to sew with and doesn't stick to the items in your bag! I also used the ByAnnie handbag zippers for this project too as I just the larger sized zipper!

I chose to free motion quilt the back of the bag and LOVE it! It's definitely worth the bit of extra time as you see the quilting through the front of the bag as it's vinyl!

I used a combination of Fat Quarter Shop's video tutorial and Pouch with a View Pattern by Three Owls Handmade to create my vinyl zippered project bags.

I absolutely loved sewing with Chloe & Friends! It's such sweet fabric! Here's a peek of the full collection if pink isn't your favorite.

Chloe & Friends will be shipping to your favorite Quilt Shop this month! Do you have a favorite print or color way???

Be sure to follow me on Instagram @ABitofScrapStuff  and here on my A Bit of Scrap Stuff Blog for more fabric fun!

Melanie

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