Heartfelt Quilt and Stitch Along with Fat Quarter Shop

I'm sew excited to quilt along with Fat Quarter Shop for the annual Make-A-Wish Charity Quilt Along! Keep on reading for the cross stitch details as I'm joining in for stitching too! I love the generosity of Fat Quarter Shop and the Jolly Family!

Heartfelt Quilt Along Details:

It is time for the 9th Annual Charity Quilt with Fat Quarter Shop! The way the fundraiser works is that Fat Quarter Shop offers the Heartfelt patterns as FREE downloads during the event for a suggested donation of $5 each to our Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas campaign. Or feel free to make a larger, one-time donation of $50. No amount is too small and every bit counts. From February to September, we will publish a new pattern here on the blog on the 1st Friday of each month.

Click here to donate directly to Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas campaign.

Heartfelt Quilt Supplies:

clickable links to Fat Quarter Shop below

• Heartfelt Quilt PDF Pattern
• Heartfelt Quilt Kit -Featuring A Beautiful Day designed by Corey Yoder for Moda Fabrics
• Heartfelt Quilt Backing Kit
• Heartfelt Project Bag

Don't worry if the Heartfelt Quilt Kit has sold out - you can choose any fabric to make your Heartfelt Quilt ! I'm choosing the bright and happy - One Fine Day collection designed by Bonnie & Camille for Moda Fabric for my Heartfelt Quilt!

Fabrics that I will be quilting with ..... (available at Fat Quarter Shop)

• One Fine Day - designed by Bonnie & Camille for Moda Fabrics
• Cross Weave Black on Grey (Background) #12119-53

I can't wait to share the first Heartfelt block that releases on Friday, February 4th!!!

  

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Heartfelt Stitch Along Details

Fat Quarter Shop didn't want to leave the stitchers out from joining in and have designed a coordinating Heartfelt Stitch Piece, which is fabulous! I love matching quilt and cross stitch projects!

Heartfelt Stitch Along Details

The way the fundraiser works is that Fat Quarter Shops offers the Heartfelt patterns as FREE downloads during the event for a suggested donation of $20 for the whole cross stitch pattern to our Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas campaign. No amount is too small and every bit counts. From February to August, Fat Quarter Shop will publish a new pattern here on the blog on the first Friday of each month.

Click here to donate directly to Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas campaign.

Heartfelt Cross Stitch Supplies:

clickable links to Fat Quarter Shop below

• Heartfelt Cross Stitch Pattern
• Heartfelt Floss Bites
• Heartfelt Floss - Aurifil or DMC to match pattern
• Heartfelt Project Bag
• Heartfelt Floss Box
• 14 count Fabric Flair Pale Gray Gingham Aida

Of course you can choose your own fabric and floss to make your Heartfelt Cross Stitch yours! I want mine to coordinate with my quilt so I'm using a different fabric and floss.

Fabric and floss that I will be stitching with ....

• Linda Cloth 27 count - white
• Sweet snips scissors 
• Just My Type Love needle minder
• Classic Colorworks Floss- Pink Posey, Plymouth Rock, Old Blue Jeans, Lady Bug, Tabby, Carrie Berry, Four Leaf Clover, Really Teally

 

I hope you join in for the Heartfelt Quilt Along OR Stitch Along OR Both! They are beautiful projects and your donations will bless the children and their families with Make-A-Wish.

I will be back on February 4th with the first release!

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Have a great day and happy quilting and stitching! 

Melanie 

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GO! Goose Tracks Tote - free pattern

Hello! I'm so excited about the AccuQuilt January "Die to Try" ... GO! Goose Tracks! I absolutely love this block and there are no y-seams when you use the GO! Goose Tracks die to cut out all the fabric pieces.... so easy and accurate!

Update: The GO! Goose Tracks die was so popular ... it is now part of the AccuQuilt Permanent Die Collection - yay!

I thought the GO! Goose Tracks block would be perfect for a pieced tote. I wrote a FREE pattern (here) so you can make your very own GO! Goose Tracks Tote to hold all of your favorite items...like fabric!

Don't forget to purchase your GO! Goose Tracks Die by January 31st because then it goes back into the vault... eek!  

Update: The GO! Goose Tracks die was so popular ... it is now part of the AccuQuilt Permanent Die Collection - yay!

GO! Goose Tracks Die HERE

 

GO! Goose Tracks Tote Supplies

click on links below

• GO! Goose Tracks Tote pattern - FREE
• GO! Goose Tracks Die -9” Finished (55536)
• GO! Strip Cutter-2-1/2” (2” Finished) (55017 or 55014) 
• GO! Strip Cutter-3-1/2” (3” Finished) (55032)
• GO! Strip Cutter-4” (3-1/2” Finished) (55085)

• 3/4 yard Denim Exterior - Riley Blake Designs Chambray Indigo
• 1 yard White Dot (tote exterior and interior lining)- Bee Backgrounds Stitched Circle Pewter by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
• 1 fat quarter Navy - Bee Basics Polka Dot Denim by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
• 1 fat eighth Red- Bee Basics Stitched Flower Cayenne by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
• 1 fat eighth Aqua- Bee Basics Tiny Daisy Cottage by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
• (2) 13.5" x 15.5" Pellon Fusible Fleece

I absolutely loved making the GO! Goose Tracks Tote ... it's the perfect project that you can finish and use the same day!

 

AccuQuilt GO! Goose Tracks Die - available HERE

GO! Goose Tracks Tote Pattern - free - available HERE 

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Have a great day and happy quilting! 

Melanie 

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Flea Market Quilt Along AND Stitch Along

I'm joining in the year long Flea Market Quilt Along AND Stitch Along with Fat Quarter Shop. I always love a matching quilt and cross stitch piece! Just look how gorgeous the finished pieces are!!!!

You may have realized I do like to make a few changes to the projects when I'm quilting and stitching along because it's fun to make the project a bit different :). 

Flea Market Quilt Along

I'm going to make my Flea Market Quilt as designed in the Flea Market book, but with fabric changes. I'm going to choose my favorite prints from Stitch and Flea Market plus a few favorites from Granny Chic and Prim too! I love how all of Lori Holt's fabric collections coordinate so well together!

Supplies:

Click on links below to shop at Fat Quarter Shop

• Flea Market Book written by Lori Holt with Its Sew Emma/Fat Quarter Shop
• 2.75 yards Background and Border - Bee Cross Stitch C747 Pebble
• 2 yards Background - Bee Backgrounds Pewter Stitched Circle C9940
• 1 yard Inner Borders - Prim Raisin Stitches #C9703
• 3.5 yards Outer Border and Blocks - Flea Market Seaglass Teapot C10211
• (40) Fat Quarters - I'm mixing fabrics from Stitch and Flea Market Collections - plus I may add a few favorite Lori Holt prints from previous collections (Granny Chic and Prim)
• 1 yard Binding - Flea Market Sea Glass Basket Weave #C10221
• OR Flea Market Quilt Kit

My Flea Market Star Block

I absolutely loved making this large Flea Market Star Block....it would make a gorgeous quilt if you made multiples of this block! I kept the same colors as in the Flea Market Book, but changed a few of the prints to my favorites. 

I'm excited to start making the tiny little churn dash blocks for next month!

Flea Market Quilt Along Schedule

Flea Market Stitch Along

I'm also joining in for the coordinating Flea Market Stitch Along too -yay! The cross stitch pattern coordinates perfectly with the quilt and is a year long project too! I prefer smaller cross stitch pieces for decor so I'm going to stitch up sections separately!  Here's a peek so far!

Flea Market Stitch Along Supplies

click on links below to shop at Fat Quarter Shop

• Flea Market Cross Stitch Pattern
• Flea Market Floss Holder
• Flea Market DMC floss
• 25 count Vintage Cloth Cloud Lugana
• Prim Star Needle Minder
• Morgan Hoop 7"
• Fun Lori Holt Notions - scissors, zipper charms

I can't wait to show off the tiny stitched churn dash blocks next month!

Flea Market Stitch Along Schedule

 

I'll be back in February to share my Flea Market Quilting and Stitching progress. Join in the fun too!!!

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 crafting! 

Melanie 

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Double Sided Zipper Pouch - Sewers Club

Today I'm sharing the Double Sided Zipper Pouch, which is the Sewers Club December project! This project is soooo cool ... it is 2 zippered pouches in 1! Both sides of the pouch has a zipper and is fully enclosed so you can store different items on each side of the pouch - brilliant!

Photographing a double sided pouch is tricky - but below you can see the two zippers on each side of the pouch.

All of the supplies you need to make the Double Sided Zipper Pouch are included in the Sewers Club Box - including an awesome instructional video! I highly recommend watching the video before starting your project as it is full of helpful tips! I like to watch the video and sew along - it's easy to pause and rewind/rewatch a step if needed! 

Click HERE to join Sewers Club

Let's take a look at the Sewers Club - December Box Box Contents:

• (2) Cuts of Alpine Winter Fabric designed by Deborah Edwards for Northcott
• Fusible Fleece
• (2) Zippers with the CUTEST snowflake zipper pulls
• Bonus Fat Quarter - designed my Material Girl
• Gutterman Sew-All Thread
• Double Sided Zipper Pouch Pattern PLUS full instructional video

Optional Add-on Notion

• The Gypsy Quilter - Nailed it Open Thimbles

I love that Sewers Club includes (2) equal cuts of the Alpine Winter Fabric in your box so you can personalize your zipper pouch! Choose your favorite print for the outside and the coordinating print for the pouch interior. 

I absolutely LOVE the quality of Sewers Club zippers. The zippers are actually nylon, but look like metal. This means you can easily sew OVER the zipper without damaging your machine - yay! This month Snowflake Zipper Pull is so fabulous! I'm definitely going to need to order more!

Sewers Club has updated their website so you can now purchase previous patterns and many of the fabrics that were in previous boxes - yay! 

Have you made your Double Sided Zipper Pouch yet??? You will love it!  Just grab your box, watch the included instructional video, and start sewing! In one afternoon or evening - your project will be finished!

Below is little video showing the zippers on both sides of the pouch!

Click HERE to join Sewers Club

Save $5 off your first box - referral code: MELANIECALL

FREE shipping in USA and Canada

Shop the new Sewers Club Website 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 sewing! 

Melanie

Luau Circle Bag - ready for sunshine!

It might be cold and snowy outside, but sewing the Circle Bag pattern by Sallie Tomato with the fabulous Luau cork fabric made my sewing room feeling like I'm on a summer island vacation :).  I really love sewing with Sallie Tomato cork fabric because the quality is fabulous! 

All of the supplies I used to sew my Luau Circle Bag, I purchased at Sallie Tomato (here).  The Circle Bag Pattern is a FREE pattern that includes a free instructional video too!

Circle Bag Supplies - available at Sallie Tomato (here)

• Circle Bag Pattern - free designed by Sallie Tomato
• 18" Luau Cork Fabric 
• Circle Bag Hardware Kit
• 15" Zipper

The Circle Bag pattern and hardware kit includes a tassel cap. Just use a Luau cork fabric scrap to make your tassel.

Tassels are soooooo easy to make and look so fabulous! I love the added detail!

Now I need a tropical vacation so I can use my new bag!!! I think it totally makes sense to plan a vacation to match my bag ;). 

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 crafting! 

Melanie 

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