Kimberbell Milk & Cookies Snack Mat

Hi Friends! Today I'm sharing a super cute snack mat that my daughter and I made together. The Kimberbell Mug Rug Collections are perfect to make with kids because your embroidery machine does all the work! Yes, the ENTIRE project including quilting is done 100% in the embroidery hoop - which was amazing to my daughter.

To be honest my 8 year old was a bit perplexed when she opened up the Kimberbell Mug Rugs, Volume 4 case to find a CD and not the actual project - ha ha ha ;).  But she looooooved selecting her own fabric, felt, and thread because she could make it her favorite colors! Yes - she too loves Lori Holt fabrics like I do :). I love that she chose a completely different color palette compared to the sample - kids are so creative!!!

You may notice that our Milk & Cookies Mug Rug is more of a snack mat size 8" x 12" compared to the traditional 4" x 6" size ... we made the larger size as my daughter wanted both her cup and snack plate to fit on the project! Luckily, the Kimberbell Mug Rugs, Volume 4 includes both sizes for this design and I have a large hoop for my Janome 550E machine. 

Supplies:

• Kimberbell Mug Rugs, Volume 4 CD
• 3 Lori Holt fabrics (Flea Market, Stitch, Granny Chic)
• Felt - white (milk) and aqua (banner)
• Sulky 40wt PolyDeco thread 
• Vinyl (for milk glass)
• Medium Cut Away Stabilizer (Kimberbell) or (Sulky)
• Kimberbell Deluxe Tool and Scissor Set - this is so helpful when trimming the fabrics cleanly

 

We absolutely loved all of the dimension in this project - the background cross hatch quilting, using felt, all the different embroidery stitches, and the vinyl milk bottle to look like glass - so AMAZING!

 I definitely think I have a machine embroidery buddy now!!! Yay!!! Or maybe she just wanted this snack mat as we had to make cookies after we finished to "try out" the new snack mat :).

Do you love machine embroidery too???

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Happy Sewing!

Melanie 

 

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GO! Spring Flutter Quilt - FREE Pattern

Hi Friends! Today I'm sharing the sweetest quilt - GO! Spring Flutter Quilt, which is a FREE Pattern - here.  The GO! Spring Flutter Quilt combines the brand new AccuQuilt GO! Butterfly die and GO! Crossed Canoes die.  

I just love this glamour shot taken by AccuQuilt. I'm guessing their photography team is more excited about quilt photos compared to my teenagers ;)

The GO! Spring Flutter Quilt measures 38.5" x 38.5" and makes the sweetest baby quilt or wall hanging or small lap quilt. You can also make it larger by making more blocks!

Quilting Time

It is time to gather up supplies so you can make a GO! Spring Flutter Quilt. 

Supplies:

Clickable links below

AccuQuilt Dies

• GO! Butterfly - Pieced 9" Die
• GO! Crossed Canoe 9" Die
• GO! Strip Cutter 2" (1 1/2" finished) Die
• GO! Strip Cutter 2 1/2" (2" finished) Die
• GO! Strip Cutter 4 1/2" (4" finished) Die

Fabric: Day Break designed by Fran Gulick for Riley Blake Designs - available here

• 7 Fat Quarters or 1/4 yard cuts - Day Break designed by Fran Gulick for Riley Blake Designs
• 1/2 yard Mint Fabric -  Texture Sweet Mint designed by Riley Blake Designs
• 1 yard Background - Day Break designed by Fran Gulick for Riley Blake Designs
• 1/2 yard Inner Border - Day Break designed by Fran Gulick for Riley Blake Designs
• 3/4 yard Outer Border - Day Break designed by Fran Gulick for Riley Blake Designs
• 1/2 yard Binding - Day Break designed by Fran Gulick for Riley Blake Designs

Limited Edition - GO! Butterfly Die 

The GO! Butterfly Pieced 9" Die is the featured AccuQuilt Die to Try for May. This special edition die is ONLY available for the Month of May so you will definitely want to purchase the die this month before it leaves to the AccuQuilt vault.   

• GO! Butterfly Pieced 9" Die - here 
• GO! Crossed Canoe 9" Die - here

The GO! Butterfly Pieced Die and GO! Crossed Canoes Die will cut your fabric perfectly with NO y-seams involved! Both blocks are pieced together with standard straight piecing - hooray!

Let's also chat a bit about the gorgeous Daybreak Fabric collection designed by Fran Gulick for Riley Blake Designs. I am absolutely smitten with the soft colors and prints of bees, butterflies, and lemons! This collection definitely has been thinking about spring and summer!

Day Break designed by Fran Gulick for Riley Blake Designs - available here

Who will you make the sweet GO! Spring Flutter Quilt for????

GO! Spring Flutter Quilt - free pattern here

GO! Butterfly Pieced 9" Die - here 

GO! Crossed Canoe 9" Die - here

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Happy Sewing!

Melanie Call

 

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Stash Builder - new at Sewers Club

Hi Fabric Friends! Today I'm sharing a new club at Sewers Club called Stash Builder! Stash Builder is perfect to build your fabric stash with a curated bundle chosen just for you.  Stash Builder is super flexible as you are able to choose how many fat quarters you want to receive (5 or 10 or 15) AND how often you want your personalized bundle to arrive in the mail (monthly or bi-monthly or quarterly) so it's perfect for everyone!

Sign up HERE and save 25% off your first Stash Builder at Sewers Club

My first Stash Builder Bundle - it is amazing!

What I love about Stash Builder available at Sewers Club ....

• I was able to personalize my bundle by answering a few questions: favorite fabric colors, favorite fabric designs (solids, prints, novelty, holiday, and/or batik), and a never send design option. 
• Included is a card that lists every fat quarter in your box in left to right order. This is FABULOUS so I can order additional yardage of my favorite prints!
• I was able to choose how many fat quarters to include in my Stash Builder and how often I want Stash Builder to ship - choose what fits your budget.
• Each Stash Builder is a surprise - but don't worry you will love the curated bundle as it is personalized. 
• Each fat quarter was folded and packed carefully in the box .... I love a pretty stack of fat quarters!
• Plus as a member you'll get an Exclusive Discount.  Save 15% on ALL Sewers Club orders with code: Member

Your Stash Builder will be different from mine as each bundle is curated to match your favorite fabrics. I love that my bundle coordinates so I can easily use all 15 fat quarters in one quilt or make multiple smaller projects!

Sign up HERE and save 25% off your first Stash Builder at Sewers Club

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

Heartfelt Quilt & Stitch Along - Release 4: Sweetheart Block

I'll chat about quilting first ...so if you are only a cross stitcher - just scroll a bit for the stitching information. 

It is time for the fourth release for the Heartfelt Quilt and Stitch Along!!! We are making five of the Darling Blocks. 

 OVER $80,000 has already been raised for Make-A-Wish, which is amazing!  Fat Quarter Shop has released a bonus Heartfelt Table Runner AND Quilt pattern to celebrate (here) !!!!

As I'm making my Heartfelt Quilt with One Fine Day fabric, I was able to mix and match fabrics until I found my favorite combos! I'm totally smitten with this fabric! 

Look how sweet the block looks on my Daisy Bee's Knees Bookstand. I love how it is metal so I can use magnets to hold my block!

Again this month - I save the trimmed off triangles from the bottom of the heart shape and sewed them together. I trimmed my bonus half-square triangles to 2.5" unfinished squares using my Bloc-loc ruler and the Kimberly Cuts rotating mat. Be sure to save your scraps!

 

 

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

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Heartfelt Stitch Along Details

                                         

It is time for the fourth release for the Heartfelt Stitch Along!!! I was excited to stitch the sweet hearts plus stars! I began stitching with my color conversion to the Classic Colorworks Floss, but then decided to change it a bit as I wanted more color (less gray) in my stitching compared to the model. So I'm just choosing my colors per motif, but using the same Classic Colorworks flosses as I list below under supplies.

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 June 3rd with the fifth release!

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 and stitching! 

Melanie 

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