Good Tidings Quilt Along - Block and Quilt Assembly

 

Hi Quilty Friends! I hope you are ready to assemble your Good Tidings Blocks! 

This week we will be sewing the Good Tidings Blocks plus final quilt assembly with sashing and borders.  Soon your Good Tidings Quilt will be ready for snuggling!

Good Tidings Quilt Instructions (HERE).  I hope you are joining in as there are AMAZING PRIZES  (details below) from Riley Blake Designs, Fat Quarter Shop, and Oliso. Don't forget to share your fabric selection, cutting, flying geese, patchwork squares, and Good Tidings Block, and Good Tidings Quilt top on Instagram with hashtag #GoodTidingsQAL

PS - You can use any fabric to make your Good Tidings Quilt for prize entries.

Good Tidings Quilt    

#GoodTidingsQAL     59.5" x 59.5"

Fabric used in Good Tidings Quilt -  All About Christmas fabric designed by J.Wecker Frisch for Riley Blake Designs - available HERE.

I machine pieced and quilted my Good Tidings Quilt on my Janome M7. I absolutely loooooove this sewing machine. Perfect stitches for piecing and free motion quilting!

PRIZES

A FREE Quilt Along plus PRIZES is extra awesome! 

• One winner in the USA will win an amazing bundle from Riley Blake Designs. Bundle includes All About Christmas 10" Stacker, All About Christmas Rolie Polie , Tattooed Quilter NotePad, and Tattooed Quilter Pencil Set

• One winner (open to all) will win a $50 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop

• One winner in USA or Canada will win a NEW Oliso Mini Project Iron in the color of your choice!

How to Enter:

• Follow me on Instagram @ABitofScrapStuff and the prize sponsor 
• Post your photos of your Good Tidings Quilt Progress on Instagram with  hashtag #GoodTidingsQAL   *If your Instagram is private, I cannot see your images - so please DM me with your post so I can enter you into the drawing!
• You will receive an entry for each image of: Fabric Selection, Cutting, Flying Geese Blocks, Patchwork Corners,  Good Tidings Block, and Good Tidings Quilt Top. That is up to SIX entries!
• Winners will be randomly selected on Monday, August 9. 

Good Tidings Quilt Along Schedule

Good Tidings Quilt Along Blog Posts

• Fabric Requirements
• Cutting Instructions
• Flying Geese Instructions and bonus half-square triangles
• Patchwork Squares Instructions

Don't forget to download the Good Tidings Quilt Flying Geese Instructions HERE

I can't wait to see your Good Tidings Quilt progress photos!!! #GoodTidingsQAL

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

Have a great day and happy quilting! 

Melanie Call

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Good Tidings Quilt Along - Patchwork Squares

Hi Quilty Friends! I hope you had fun making all the flying geese blocks and bonus half-square triangles last week. No worries if you are behind ... this week is quicker! 

This week we will be sewing the Patchwork Squares ... patchwork is always a favorite of mine! Simple and looks fabulous!

Good Tidings Quilt Flying Geese Instructions (HERE).  I hope you are joining as there are AMAZING PRIZES from Riley Blake Designs, Fat Quarter Shop, and Oliso. Don't forget to share your fabric selection, cutting, and flying geese  on Instagram with hashtag #GoodTidingsQAL

Be sure to check my A Bit of Scrap Stuff Blog  each week as I will be sharing a new pattern section each for the FREE Good Tidings Quilt Quilt Along (schedule at end of blog post)

Good Tidings Quilt    

#GoodTidingsQAL     59.5" x 59.5"

Fabric used in Good Tidings Quilt -  All About Christmas fabric designed by J.Wecker Frisch for Riley Blake Designs - available HERE.

Patchwork Squares Instructions

• Download Patchwork Squares Instructions HERE

PRIZES

A FREE Quilt Along plus PRIZES is extra awesome! 

• One winner in the USA will win an amazing bundle from Riley Blake Designs. Bundle includes All About Christmas 10" Stacker, All About Christmas Rolie Polie , Tattooed Quilter NotePad, and Tattooed Quilter Pencil Set

• One winner (open to all) will win a $50 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop

• One winner in USA or Canada will win a NEW Oliso Mini Project Iron in the color of your choice!

How to Enter:

• Follow me on Instagram @ABitofScrapStuff and the prize sponsor 
• Post your photos of your Good Tidings Quilt Progress on Instagram with  hashtag #GoodTidingsQAL   *If your Instagram is private, I cannot see your images - so please DM me with your post so I can enter you into the drawing!
• You will receive an entry for each image of: Fabric Selection, Cutting, Flying Geese Blocks, Patchwork Corners,  Good Tidings Block, and Good Tidings Quilt Top. That is up to SIX entries!
• Winners will be randomly selected on Monday, August 9. 

Good Tidings Quilt Along Schedule

Good Tidings Quilt Along Blog Posts

• Fabric Requirements
• Cutting Instructions
• Flying Geese Instructions and bonus half-square triangles

Don't forget to download the Good Tidings Quilt Flying Geese Instructions HERE

I can't wait to see your Good Tidings Quilt progress photos!!! #GoodTidingsQAL

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

Have a great day and happy quilting! 

Melanie

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Dazzle Quilt BRAND NEW - Stitch

 

Hello Quilty Friends! It is time to DAZZLE ! I'm excited to share my newest quilt pattern: Dazzle Quilt PDF Pattern - available Etsy or PayHip! The Dazzle Pattern is a block based pattern so you can easily adjust the quilt size by making more or less blocks!

I chose the Dazzle Quilt Pattern for the BRAND NEW Stitch fabric collection designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs because the Dazzle Blocks are large so the fabric designs stand out plus I could use 27 of my favorite prints!!! Just look at all the fabulous Stitch Collection.

Dazzle Quilt - all the details

76.5" x 76.5"  - Yes... it's a big one, because I just love Lori Holt Stitch and wanted a large cuddly quilt!

Dazzle Quilt Supplies

• Dazzle Quilt PDF Pattern - available Etsy or PayHip
• 27 fat eighths - Stitch designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
• 0.5 yard block center - Stitch designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
• 1.75 yards background - Bee Cross Stitch Alpine designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
• 1 yard sashing - Stitch designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
• 1.25 yards outer border - Stitch designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
• 0.75 yard binding - Stitch designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
• 5 yards backing - Bee Basics Handmade Gray designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
• Hobbs 80/20 Batting
• Aurifil 2024 50wt thread
• Pieced and quilted on my Janome M7

If you have eagle eyes - you may notice that I didn't use 27 different prints for my blocks and my sashing was scrappy, this is because I received advanced yardage of Stitch so I didn't have as many prints and needed to adapt my quilt. BUT I think it looks fabulous. So don't be afraid to use what you have at home to make your quilt project work for you!

Dazzle Quilt Tips

• Half Square Triangles: I recommend using a Bloc-loc Half Square Triangle Ruler for trimming the blocks OR the AccuQuilt Half Square Triangle Die for a no-trim method.

• Pins are your friend for perfect points - my favorite ones (here)
• Measure your Dazzle blocks BEFORE cutting sashing. Due to seam variance, your Dazzle block might not measure the same as the pattern. That is OKAY. Just measure all your blocks and trim to the same size and cut your sashing length to the same size. Example: Your blocks measure 20.25" inches instead of 20.5" - so cut your sashing length to 20.25"
• Measure your Dazzle quilt center BEFORE cutting borders. Due to seam variance, your Dazzle quilt center might not measure the same as pattern. That is OKAY. Measure your quilt center and cut border length per your quilt measurements. Don't forget to remeasure quilt again once side borders are added so your top and bottom border strips are cut correctly.

I had originally wrote the Dazzle Quilt pattern for Quilt Fair designed by Tasha Noel for Riley Blake Designs, but I just couldn't wait until fall to make this quilt! I'm thinking I might need to make a Dazzle one block baby quilt next!

Taking a picture of the full quilt was a bit tricky as it is 76.5" x 76.5" plus it was a bit breezy. But I got one... yay! Though my teen quilt holder said his arms were getting tired. Who needs the gym, when you can be your Mom's quilt holder instead ;) !

I'm loving the addition of the Sweetwater personalized label to my quilt backing. Plus this Lori Holt Bee Basic Handmade fabric is the PERFECT backing for the Dazzle Quilt - Stitch.

Be sure to purchase your Dazzle Quilt PDF Pattern - available Etsy or PayHip

Stitch fabric  will be available soon HERE

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

Have a great day and happy quilting! 

Melanie

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Serendipity Charity Quilt and Cross Stitch Along - Finished

Hello Friends! Today is the Backing Pattern Release for the annual Fat Quarter Shop Charity Quilt Along  PLUS I'm sharing my fully finished Serendipity Cross Stitch - I LOVE it!!! Here is a peek ... so keep on reading ;) 

Over $80,000 has been raised for Make A Wish of Central and South Texas! I absolutely love the generosity of Fat Quarter Shop and am glad that I able to quilt and stitch along!

Serendipity Backing Pattern Release:

• Quilt Pattern (HERE)

I'm quilting with Smol designed by Kimberly Kight with Speckled designed by Rashida Coleman-Hale for Ruby Star Society / Moda Fabrics. 

• 1/2 yard bundle - Smol designed by Kimberly Kight for Ruby Star Society 
• 5&1/2 yards Background Fabric: Speckled Metallic White Gold designed by Rashida Coleman-Hale for Ruby Star Society
• Backing Fabric - Smol designed by Kimberly Kight for Ruby Star Society 

I like taking the extra time to piece my quilt backs because now I have a double-sided quilt!!!  I love that both quilt sides are fabulous and match! 

I chose to sew my quilt label into the flower block.  PS - I pay for a  Sweetwater label membership as I love having personalized labels mailed to me each month. 

I seriously love my Serendipity Quilt so much! Sampler quilts are always so fun to make as I love the block variety! 

I really love how I used a light fabric for the quilt front backing and the opposite with a navy fabric for the quilt back - so fun! Here is a fun side by side look!

Serendipity Cross Stitch

• Cross Stitch Pattern (HERE) 

I wanted my Cross Stitch piece to match my quilt so I chose coordinating  DMC floss. 

Finishing Supplies:

• Smol fabric designed by Kimberly Kight
• Pres-On Sticky Mounting board
• It's Sew Emma finishing tape and cross stitch stickers - LOVE these for a no mess and easy finishing
• Assorted ribbons from my stash/Hobby Lobby

Cross Stitch Supplies:

• Antique White 28 count Lugana
• DMC floss: 166, 316, 823, 807, 931, 3829, 900

Finished Serendipity Quilt and Cross Stitch

They match!!! :)

 

 

The Serendipity Quilt and Cross Stitch Along has finished, BUT you can still donate to Make A Wish directly to Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas campaign HERE. 

Auction Time

If you didn't have a chance to make a Serendipity Quilt - you can bid/purchase a finished quilt made by Corey Yoder or Pat Sloan or Kimberly Jolly. Kimberly is also donating (2) Sewcialites Quilts too!  100% of the sale of these quilts will benefit Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas to support their wish-granting work for children with critical illnesses. The auction is open on Ebay now through Saturday, July 24 at 7 AM CST.

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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