Moda Friendship Quilt Along

Hello! And welcome to the Moda Friendship Block Quilt Along! 

Today is my day, and I am so excited to tell you about it.

We are all sharing a 9" block, so each day you can collect 3 different blocks. If you are really ambitious you can stitch them as we go! By the end of the Quilt Along you could have all kinds of great projects to make with them or sash them together to make a sampler quilt. 

So gather your quilting friends, your mats and cutters and get excited to collect them all!

My block is made with our new happy-go-lucky fabric line. So quick and easy to piece!

As you can see, mine is still in progress because I chose to hand stitch my block.  I love to have a hand stitching project going all the time and thought it might be fun to stitch it in red to make the stitches really pop. Please don't judge my stitches, I really do hand stitch just for fun.

The pattern for stitching my block can be found here. 

Some fun ideas for using the block as a Friendship gift might be to frame it...

 (what a nice keepsake for your children or grandchildren - and of course you could sign it)

...make a sewing bag out of your block like these...

and make sure you fill it with some quilting goodies.

You could make it into a rice bag like this for one of your quilting friends that stitches late into the night and needs something to soothe those tight, sore shoulders... 

  ...or you could even make it into a table trivet like this.

It's always fun to give a handmade gift.  In fact, check the shop often because these patterns and others will be on sale for $5.00 scattered throughout the Friendship Quilt Along. The sale will feature items that would make great handmade gifts.

If you need some fat quarters to sprinkle into your Friendship Blocks, I have a limited amount of four different bundles in the shop as well. They are a mix of prints from some of our fabric lines.

You can also check out this video of some of the other talented Moda designers and what they did with their blocks.

And, of course, we have some fabric to give a way!

  

Make a comment telling me which pattern is your favorite from my new 

happy-go-lucky patterns, 

 

 and you might be the winner of a Marmalade layer cake and a charm pack! 

We will have 2 winners - thanks to Moda for being so generous.  

There might also be a couple of other surprise give a ways for some of you, if you are extra happy and lucky... cheesy, I know, but I couldn't resist.

Be sure to stop by and visit all the Moda designers as we each share our Friendship Blocks.  And we would love for you to share your finished blocks on the Moda Friendship Quilt Along flicker page, so hop on over and add them so we can see what you have created.

Happy stitching!

Your quilting friend,

Bonnie

FEB 18th

Barbara Brackman

Basic Grey

Blackbird Designs

FEB 19th

Bonnie- Cotton Way

Brigitte- Zen Chic

Anne- Bunny Hill

FEB 20th

Camille- Thimble Blossoms

Deb Strain

Eric & Julie Comstock

FEB 21st

Jan Patek

Joanna-Fig Tree

Jenn Ski

FEB 22nd

Kaari-French General

Lynne-Kansas Troubles

Kate Spain

FEB 25th

Kathy Schmitz

Edyta- Laundry Basket

Lauren & Jessi Jung

FEB 26th

Lisa- Primitive Gatherings

Malka Dubrawsky

Me & My Sister

FEB 27th

Minick and Simpson

Pat Sloan

Sandy Gervais

FEB 28th

Sweetwater

Stephanie Ryan

Vanessa Christenson

March 1st

The Cutting Table

Fat Quarter Shop 2013 Designer Mystery Blog Hop

Welcome to my turn on the Fat Quarter Shop 2013 Mystery Designer Block of the Month blog hop! I'm so happy you are here. I'm a big fan of the FQS Block of the month program and would certainly recommend trying it out if you haven't so far! 
 

This year, Fat Quarter Shop is using Avalon by Fig Tree Quilts for their annual Designer Mystery quilt. The fabric is light, a little whimsical and grounded with a bit of navy, which you’ll find peppered through the quilt. For a little treat, you will receive a MINI Charm Pack of Avalon with the first month’s block! A taste of the fabric before the club kicks into full gear. Each of the twelve sampler blocks is designed by a different Moda designer and feature rows of baskets, stars, flowers and houses.

Each month you’ll receive lots of fabric and lovely instructions to complete that month’s block. The quilt is suited for everyone, from beginners to seasoned quilters.

The club is almost half full now, so sign up before spots run out!

I was actually lucky enough to test the Vintage Modern block of the month in 2012 and had the best time making it! I was so impressed with Kimberly's attention to detail and how well all the blocks came together.

It was hard to pick my favorite block.

They were all so fun to make!

I wish I could show you the whole thing, but I don't want to spoil it for you.

This time around, we were asked to design a star block. And, because of that, we were asked to tell you about our favorite star. I tried really hard to come up with someone who was cooler and certainly more current, but I'd still have to say

Donny Osmond.

Yep, after all these years. Still feeling that puppy love. (So cool, right?) A few years ago Camille and I went to a Donny and Marie show for our birthday and we had the best time! Maybe a little too much fun. 

 

I had always wanted to see Donny in concert as a teenager and never did.  

Now I can cross that off my bucket list.

  

For our friend Nadine, we carried around a Nadine head on a stick and took pictures with Donny (Hi Nadine - she is a big Donny fan too). And believe it or not,

no alcohol was involved. ;-)

 

 Donny was amazing! Marie was okay too.

So put your favorite Donny Osmond record on the record player and get out your rotary cutters. It's time for another Fat Quarter Shop Block of the Month. I can't wait to join you!

Oh, and Fat Quarter Shop is having a give a way so head on over and enter.  Make sure you stop by and visit Camille, V & Co. and Kate today for more star fun!

I'm a little bit country and a little bit rock and roll, what about you?

Bonnie

Happy-go-lucky Winner

The winner for 6 Fat Quarters of happy-go-lucky and my 7 new patterns is...

 

... Jovanna!

she said: "I'm so excited for Happy-Go-Lucky to come out! The Navy blue is going to be so much fun to work with and the patterns are so cute!"

Thanks for all the sweet comments and Congratulations to Jovanna! 

I also wanted to let you know that Moda is having a Friendship Quilt Along coming soon.

 

More on that later,

Have a great weekend!

Bonnie

Happy NEW Year, 7 NEW Patterns and Happy-go-lucky Fabric!

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you out there! 

I can't think of a better way to start out the New Year 

than by sewing, like crazy, with our 

NEW fabric line

happy-go-lucky!

So fresh and fun.

I have 7 NEW Patterns!

They are all available in our shop as printed patterns or

PDF downloads.

I am having so much fun with the Navy in this line, that I couldn't resist using it for the main color in this Table Topper and Table Runner.

 The pattern includes instructions for both.

This is a fun block because it has so much motion.

I love how my quilter, LeAnn, quilted the swirl in each block and 

used pebbles in the background.

Love the scallop print for the back.

One Layer Cake and a white background makes it easy to choose fabric for this quilt.  Add a small border and binding to frame it and you are on your way to stitching.

It is a bit hard to tell in the photos, but the background is a white on white dot. It look like a solid but adds texture.  I love it and used it in all my quilts with a white background.

 But then, I love all 9 of the tiny dot prints in this line.

 The All A Flutter quilt is 66" x 80".

    

  By the way, happy-go-lucky ships in May.

 

  Topsy Turvy is a great Charm Square quilt, so scrappy and great to snuggle up in on these chilly winter days, 

especially if you put Snuggles on the back.  Size 55" x 62".

By just adding side borders, it makes the finishing much faster. 

 Who can resist Charm Squares when you see them in the fabric store?

I can't, and then I don't want to pull them apart.

They are so pretty all stacked up!

 The Carousel Ride quilt is made with Fat Quarters. Just pick 12 of your favorites, choose a background print (there again, I used the gray dot) 

and you are set to go.  

The blocks are large so they are easy to piece.

The white in the blocks makes the colors pop.

78" x 82".

(This quilt is not quite finished, so pictures of this one will be coming soon) 

You may have heard that MODA has a new pre-cut, Honeycomb Hexagons, 

and our happy-go-lucky line is the first to feature them!

 

 

 I used them in two of my new patterns.

 Patchwork Ironing Board Covers and Bundle Up Baby Boy.

 This is a great time of year to organize, clean and spruce up your sewing space.  Stitching a new ironing board cover can be a nice change from the brown, spotted and maybe even scorched one you might be using right now.

 

  Make one for a friend, she will love it!

  Using the soft raw edge method and the Honeycomb pre-cut hexagons makes this

Ironing Board cover so EASY! 

The Honeycomb Hexagons are also available in several Bella Solid colors. 

 

  My new oven Mitt pattern includes all 6 of the pocket oven mitts. 

It's a great way to use up those scraps of your favorite prints you can't seem to part with.

  

Another great idea for gift giving, sewing day project or sampler quilt, using all 6 blocks.

  I used the Insul-Bright heat resistant batting to add extra protection in the oven mitt.

Many of you have stitched our Bundle Up Baby Girl pattern, that came out a few years ago, and loved the soft raw-edged quilt-as-you-go method.  

Well, this one is soft raw edge and 

quilt-as-you-go as well.  

This pattern would also be a great Table Topper!

 

 

 

 

 

I also love the scallop print on the bias for binding and used it on several of my quilts.

It comes in 9 different colors.

The blue striped quilt on this pattern uses Jelly roll strips and Honeycombs.

 

 After the quilts are washed and dried, they are so soft and cozy!

Snuggle up your baby boy!

  My plan was to design 4 new patterns, but when I started designing and sewing,

 I just couldn't stop.

If you would like to make a comment, you could win 

some fabric.

Maybe you will get lucky...happy-go-lucky...

Happy 2013!

Bonnie