Playground Showcase

It's pretty safe to say that one of my Quilting idols is Amy Sinabaldi - I love her style, her colour choices, her patterns and her fabric ranges are to die for.  So getting to be able to work on her Playground Showcase was nothing short of amazing.  Playground is Amy's latest range for Art Gallery Fabrics and is available now.

As soon as this amazing bundle arrived from Amy I got straight to sewing.  I love the childhood memories behind this range and how each of the prints remind me of games I played or things we used to do with my family when I was young.  The colours work so great together and I knew I wanted to do a project that involved using the complete range together.

First up,  I made this Pin Pal Pincushion.

From the range I would have to say that Chopsticks in Iris would be my favourite print - I can see using a lot of this one in lots of upcoming projects - I love stripes - but these Chevron, staggered stripes are the ultimate.

This Pin Pal is our latest Sew Along pattern (Sew Along is a joint venture between myself and Claire Turpin Design) and I have not been able to stop making these addictive Sewing Room mates.  I really adore the colours in the prints and how well they work together.

When Amy and I chatted about possible projects this Confetti Cushion was definitely going to work well to show how the range of prints and colours all can work beautifully in one project together.  Using the collection and a Cotton/Linen Weave Blend I set about making a Confetti Cushion.

And when it came to machine quilting it - I could not go past adding some Pink Sparkle with my favourite Aurifil Brillo Thread - #700.  I really love this Aurifil metallic thread - it sews like a dream through your machine and gives that added touch of glitz.

I can't wait to get making on some more projects using Playground - and can't wait to see what Amy will have in store for her next range.

The patterns for the Confetti Cushion and Pin Pal Pincushion can be found here

There are a lot of amazing makers involved in the Playground Showcase - you can check them all out here - 

SEPT    14: Katie Skoog ~ thesimplelifecompany.com/blog

              15: Michelle Curtis ~ chellesquilts.com

              16: Peta Peace ~ shequiltsalot.com

              17: Minki Kim ~ minkikim.com

              19: Jemima Flendt ~ tiedwitharibbon.com

              20: Tara J Curtis ~ tjaye.com

              21: Alexis Wright ~ mysweetsunshinestudio.com

              22: Melissa LeRay ~ ohhowsweet.com

              23: Ali Brorsen ~ becauseofbrennaclothing.com

              24: Angie Wilson ~ gnomeangel.com

              26: Rachel McCormack ~ woodenspoonquilts.blogspot.com

              27: Stacy Olson ~ stacyolsondesign.com

              28: Shannon Fraser ~ shannonfraserdesigns.ca

              29: Cristi Cooper ~ whimsyquilts.blogspot.com

              30: Guiseppe Ribaudo ~ instagram.com/Giucy_Giuce

OCT     1: Kristyne Czepuryk ~ prettybyhand.com

             3: Amy Sinibaldi ~ nanaCompany.typepad.com

Happy Sewing 

Jemima x x

Dare/Essentials II - Art Gallery- The Mini's Quilt Blog Tour

Today is my turn on Pat Bravo's - The Minis Quilt Blog Tour.  These fabrics from Pats ranges - Dare and Essentials II pair perfectly together and when I opened the package to find all these Pink and Blue fabrics - I was smitten.

Creating a Mini Quilt using all these fabrics was easy using my Vintage Cotton Reel Mini Quilt.  This pattern was perfect to use lots of fabrics that would create such a lovely overall effect.

I really so enjoy sewing with Art Gallery fabrics - the feel and sheen to the fabrics is so luxurious to sew with.  These ranges compliment each other so well and mix and match beautifully. 

I love Straight Line quilting and this design was perfect to just quilt, quilt and quilt some more straight lines.  This magical Aurifil #5007 was just such a lovely ice blue that worked really well against the colours of the fabrics but was not to over powering on top of the white fabric.

While this may be considered "Scrappy Binding" - I don't think there is anything scrappy about it. Using all the pieces I had left I sewed 6.5in x 2.5in pieces together to make a Binding strip long enough for my Mini Quilt.  Just the perfect finish.  

This Vintage Cotton Reel Mini Quilt has come up so well in these fabrics and will even be on show at the upcoming Salt Lake City Quilt Market.  

Normally I would sew down the Cotton Reel tail itself, but because of the closeness of my Straight Line Quilting this want necessary as it was going to be well sewn down.

Vintage Cotton Reel Mini Quilt Pattern 

is available in my store as a PDF download.

You can read all about Pat's range - Dare and Essentials II here.

Essentials II Fabrics│http://www.patbravo.com/essentialsII.html

Dare Fabrics│http://www.patbravo.com/dare.html

Blog │http://patbravodesign.blogspot.com/

Instagram│https://instagram.com/patbravodesign/

Pinterest│https://www.pinterest.com/patbravo/

Facebook│https://www.facebook.com/PatBravoDesign  

Twitter│ https://twitter.com/PatBravoDesign

Essentials II LookBook│ bit.ly/essentials2lookbook

Dare LookBook│ http://bit.ly/1MSCEpw

You can check out what the others involved are making here over the past few days.

Thursday May 12 

Samantha Dorn 

Aqua Paisley Studio 

Maja Wlusek 

Betyipiernaty

Friday May 13

Jemima Flendt 

Tied With a Ribbon

Kerry Smith 

Thats Sew Kerry

Paperie by Amy Sinibaldi - Blog Tour

Sometimes a fabric range comes along and it is just magical - just the perfect prints in the most delicate and beautiful colours.  Amy Sinibaldi's first fabric range - Paperie for Art Gallery Fabrics is just stunning.  I was so excited getting to work on this Blog Tour with these prints.  

I have been a long time fan of Amy and her creative work.  She has such an inspirational style all of her own and this range just exemplifies this.  This range, inspired by her love of books showcases individual prints that match and co-ordinate in harmony with one another.  Striking dark colours that perfectly compliment the softest pinks and peaches .  And can I say that her "Stamped" text print is about to become my new favourite background print.

As soon as my bundle of fabric arrived I quickly set about sewing one of my "Cotton Reel Pincushions" while I decided what larger project I would make from these prints.

This Butterfly Charm Block was the start for an Undercover Maker Mat.  I have been wanting to make this pattern since I first saw Nicole's from Lillyella make hers.  Paperie worked beautifully to create the individual pockets and Mat. 

I just adore this range and I know it is going to be a well loved fabric addition in your stash.  I have several other projects planned for Paperie to add some other accessories and I think my girls would love a dress made with this range.

If you would like to win a pack of Charm Squares from Amy, then head over to my Instagram account @tiedwitharibbon and leave a comment. If you are not on Instagram then leave a comment below as to what you make like to make from these sweet fabrics to enter.  Winner will be chosen at random. 1 comment per person please.  EDIT - Giveaway now closed and winner has been announced by random number pick from all comments and IG comments over on IG.

Jemima x x

Paperie Blog Tour

January 25 ~ Heidi Staples of fabricmutt.blogspot.com

January 26 ~ Kerry Goulder of kidgiddy.com

January 27 ~ Cheri Lehnow of tinkerwiththis.blogspot.com

January 28 ~ Sharon Holland of SharonHollandDesigns.com

January 29 ~ Jemima Flendt of tiedwitharibbon.com

January 30 ~ Michelle Curtis of chellesquilts.com

February 1 ~ Christina Egner of onelittlepooh.net

February 2 ~ Ali Brorsen of BecauseofBrennaClothing.com

February 3 ~ Kristine Lempriere of townmouse.typepad.com

February 4 ~ Nicole Young of lillyella.com

February 5 ~ Lori Landenburger of sewpsyched.blogspot.com

February 6 ~ Jennifer Chon of sunnyincal.com

February 8 ~ Melissa LeRay of ohhowsweet.com

February 9 ~ Megan Jimanez of quiltstory.blogspot.com

February 10 ~ Faith Essenburg of saranaave.wordpress.com

February 11 ~ Renee Lange of sewnwithgrace.com

February 12 ~ Sedef Imer of downgrapevinelane.com

February 13 ~ Kristyne Czepuryk of prettybyhand.com

February 15 ~ Heather Andrus of quiltstory.blogspot.com

February 16 ~ Stacy Olson of stacyolsondesign.blogspot.com

February 17 ~ Erin Cox of whynotsew.blogspot.com

February 18 ~ Amy Sinibaldi of nanaCompany.typepad.com

AGF Stitched Event - Locket Quilt

One of my favourite ranges that I fell in love with at Fall Market was Paperie by Amy Sinibaldi for Art Gallery Fabrics.  This is Amy's first range and - wow - it is ever so sweet and just the perfect assortment of fabrics.  The colours are delicate and bold and each print complements perfectly.

Being invited to work on the latest AGF Stitched Event together with Fat Quarter Shop has been great fun.  The latest Quilt design - Locket Quilt is a large scale block design that works so well with this range.  The Locket Quilt pattern (available free) can be found here.  Along with a Video Tutorial  - here.

These blocks came together quickly and I decided that I would turn my Locket Quilt Blocks into a Table Runner.  The colours in the prints allow the pattern to stand out and have sewn up well in a row which slightly differs to the pattern's "on point" block formation.

I quilted around the shapes using tramlines in matching Aurifil Thread colours.  

You can find the Quilt Kit to make this Locket Quilt and Backing Set all over at Fat Quarter Shop.

Here is the list of all the other participating Bloggers for you to check out the Locket Quilts and projects they have made.

Angie of GnomeAngel

Jane of Quilt Jane

Erica of Kitchen Table Quilting

Cara of That Crafty Cara

Natalia of Piece N Quilt

Sinta of Pink Pincushion

Heather and Megan of Quilt Story

Christina of Sometimes Crafter

Melissa of Happy Quilting

Caroline of Sew Caroline

Happy sewing

Jemima x 

Art Gallery Fabrics Stitched Event with Kimberley - Welded Quilt - Part 2

With my Anna Elise Art Gallery fabrics and armed with the Welded Quilt pattern I set off on a slightly different tangent.  I decided on a smaller project that was perfect for the Welded Quilt pattern. This has been a great event by Fat Quarter Shop and Art Gallery Fabrics.

The fabrics in this range are just so sweet and the colours compliment the feel of this fabric beautifully. 

I decided on making a large Scatter Cushion (26in x 26in).  Just perfect for a young lady I know that will love this to add to her room.

After Fussy Cutting the centre block I worked the pattern just the same as for the Quilt and also adding the corner blocks which are great to sew as they will lay nice and flat as these are not cut on the bias for sewing.

There are so many varied versions of the Welded Quilt over at the #weldedquilt by the very talented designers who joined in on this event. 

Make sure to pop over on Instagram and check out all the Quilts, Dresses, Backpacks and other creations made with the Welded Quilt Pattern. 

Happy Sewing

Jemima x