Penguin Party Pillow

Hi Friends. January is almost over ... and the bit of snow is perfect for my Penguin Party Pillow photos :).  This penguin is so cute and I absolutely loved sewing him!  Plus this Penguin Party Pillow definitely cheers up January! 

Click image above to save 15% off your order

All of the supplies for the Penguin Party Pillow are available at Missouri Star Quilt Company, plus if you use my affiliate shopping link - you will save an additional 15% off your order ... yay! 

Supplies:

• Penguin Party Pattern designed by Elizabeth Hartman
• Robert Kaufman Carolina 1" Gingham
• Kona Cotton Black
• Kona Cotton White
• Kona Cotton Gold
• Kona Essex Linen Grey
• Optional: but so helpful: Riley Blake Design Tailor's Clapper and Wooly Steady Betty MSQC exclusive 

Click image above to save 15% off your order

Favorite Tip for Solid Fabric: Use a Sharpie to write the Brand and Color on the fabric selvage. It's so quick to do and is helpful for staying organized ... your future self will thank you :)

Pattern Adjustment:

I made my Peguin Party Pillow a bit different from the pattern by making the pillow smaller at 18" x 18" and centering the penuguin. To make this simple change I just adjusted the size of the border strips. I love it!

Block Tips:

The Penguin block is traditionally pieced with some tiny pieces. To help have matching points and a flat block .... I LOVE to use the Riley Blake Designs Tailor Clapper with a wool pressing mat. Currently, I'm using the Wooly Steady Betty exclusive to Missouri Star Quilt Company and I love it!

I am obsessed with the tiny 1" grid quilting ... I love it!  Check out my Instagram feed for a video (here)  on how I mark my grid lines before I quilt! Hint : a ruler and Hera marker are involved. 

I hope you decide to make a Penguin Party Pillow too. A whole quilt of penguins would be just the cutest!!! 

Click image above to save 15% off your order

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 / quilting! 

Melanie Call

Click image above to save 15% off your order

#msqcpartner #msqcshowandtell 

This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting A Bit of Scrap Stuff. My family appreciates it!

Sew Sampler Box - October 2020

Hello! I'm sew excited to share the October Sew Sampler Box from Fat Quarter Shop! October's theme is "My Favorite Place"! The featured fabric collection is Paintbox Basics designed by Elizabeth Hartman for Robert Kaufman Fabrics! I'm totally loving the little strawberry print!!!

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

• Petite Paintbox Basics 10" Stacker (20 prints) - designed by Elizabeth Hartman for Robert Kaufman Fabrics
• Scissor ID Magnetic Silicone Clips (3)
• Creative Grids 9" Seam Guide Tool
• 6" Courthouse Steps Quilt Block Foundation Paper
• La Casita Quilt Pattern - exclusive for Sew Sampler Box
• Greatest Hits Album Quilt Track #7 Pattern
• Exclusive Sew Sampler Member Coupon

Petite Paintbox Basics 10" Stacker

Paintbox Basics is the newest collection designed by Elizabeth Hartman for Robert Kaufman Fabrics. I love how she chose favorite prints from her previous collections and recolored them! LOVE! Plus the fabrics are perfect for the included La Casita Quilt Pattern included in the Sew Sampler Box!

Fun NEW Notions

Each month, Sew Sampler Box contains fun and new sewing/quilting notions! 

I love trying new products! 

• Courthouse Steps 6" Quilt Block Foundation Paper- This is the newest foundation paper by It's Sew Emma. Making quilt blocks with foundation paper creates perfect quilt blocks! The Courthouse Steps 6" Blocks are perfect for you 1.5" fabric strips - so save those fabric scraps! Click HERE for a video. 
• Creative Grids 9" Seam Guide Tool is so helpful when making half-square triangles. Use the tool to draw lines on the wrong side of your fabric for easy sewing! Click HERE for a video. 
• Scissor ID Magnetic Silicone Clips - These helpful magnetic clips will label your scissors: Fabric, Paper, or Thread ! This allows your fabric scissors to stay sharp and only cut fabric and NOT paper. 

Greatest Hits Album Quilt  -  (70.5" x 90.5")

Sew Sampler Mystery Quilt April 2020 - March 2021

Track #7

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this month's Greatest Hits Album Quilt block! I definitely need to make a full quilt with just this block!!!

Supplies for Greatest Hits Album Kit

• Ruby Star Society Prints - I'm using fabrics from the Ruby Star Society Quarterly Club at Fat Quarter Shop
• Background Fabric: Moda Essentially Yours Black on White Dot 
• Greatest Hits Album Kit Patterns

OR 

• You can purchase the Greatest Hits Album Fabric Kit - featuring Moda Bella Solids.

Each month, Sew Sampler Members receive a block pattern for the current Sew Sampler Mystery Quilt. This year- Greatest Hits Album features Moda Bella Solids and will be a large 70.5" x 90.5" sampler quilt! You can find Track #5 (pattern), Quilt Kit, and Thread Set available at Fat Quarter Shop! Purchase the Quilt Kit and you will be ready each month to sew your Greatest Hits block.

Join the Sew Sampler Box Membership

Don't forget to sign up for the Sew Sampler Box wait list (here)* - each box is a wonderful surprise plus an awesome value! 

*The Sew Sampler Box Membership is full, but don't worry - you can sign up for the waitlist AND most of the items in this month's box are available at Fat Quarter Shop - links above.

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

This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting A Bit of Scrap Stuff. My family appreciates it!

Sea Life Medley Die with AccuQuilt - Punny Pillows

Happy Friday!!!  I'm so excited to share a new tutorial on the AccuQuilt Blog with the new AccuQuilt GO! Sea Life Medley die (55190). When I saw the brand new GO! Sea Life Medley die, I knew I needed to make some fun pillows with puns or "Punny Pillows"! I always love a good pun and so do my kids! 

Don't worry if puns aren't your thing - I'll show an example of a personalized Seahorse family pillow too! 

The 6" x 12" Sea Life Medley contains:  Crab, Fish, Seashorse, Starfish plus a tiny circle for eyes or bubbles. Of course the Sea Life Medley is awesome AccuQuilt GO! quality so your crab legs (and all the sea creatures) will cut perfectly! The die is two-toned so it's super easy to know where to place your fabric for accurate cuts! Let's gather up our supplies and start cutting!

Supplies - 

• AccuQuilt GO! or AccuQuilt GO! Big or AccuQuilt GO! Baby
• GO! Sea Life Medley Die 
• GO! Carefree Alphabet - uppercase
• GO! Carefree Alphabet - lowercase
• Fabric - Reef by Elizabeth Hartman for Robert Kaufman
• Fusible Web - Heat N Bond -LITE  (purple package)

Tutorial for 18" Sea Life Pillow - available at AccuQuilt Blog (click here)

On the AccuQuilt Blog, I will show you step by step instructions on creating your  own SEAS the day Punny Pillow plus more examples!

I just couldn't stop with one pillow so I made a total of four.  Here are a few more Punny Pillows with the Sea Life Medley and Carefree Alphabet dies.

Be a STAR

Don't be crabby

I also made this personalized Seahorse pillow - it would be very easy to make one for your own family or it would be a fabulous gift!

Don't forget to read the tutorial (here) on the AccuQuilt Blog!  I can't wait to see your amazing Punny Pillows too! Be sure to tag me on @abitofscrapstuff on Instagram so I can see them! Plus I can't wait to see what other puns you think of! 

Be sure to follow me on A Bit of Scrap Stuff Blog or @abitofscrapstuff on Instagram to see more fabric fun projects!

Happy Quilting!

Melanie

This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting A Bit of Scrap Stuff Blog! My family appreciates it!