Free Pattern... A Flats Bag

Making the Flat's dolls for a Christmas or Birthday Gift? Complete the set with this free pattern for a Flats Bag...

Photo by J. Duarte Photography

Be sure to share your finished Flats Projects on the Flats Flickr Group.

Jelly Roll Jam Quilts

Fat Quarter Shop came up with this cute and quick free pattern called Jelly Roll Jam. You get 2, TWO, baby quilts from just ONE Jelly Roll.

I chose to use the fabric collection, Flats by Angela Yosten for Moda Fabrics.  For the quilt shown I used the green, blue and grey colorways in the group.

The quilts measure approx. 36 1/2" x 36 1/2" and are perfect size for a sleeping baby.

The great thing about these baby quilts is that they are small enough that you can easily do your own quilting with your sewing machine and walking foot.  I chose to mimic the rectangle shapes by simple stitching straight lines across the quilt at an angle.

The pattern is super easy to follow.  The girls over at Fat Quarter Shop even put together a You Tube video that you can follow along with when making your own baby quilts.


See how many you can get done while your baby is sleeping... shhhh... lights out!

Machine Applique Tips

Come join me today on the Moda Bake Shop as I give my quick tips on machine applique.  Be sure to stay up to date with all of the Moda Bake Shop Basics tips and tricks and learn something new!

Million Pillowcase Blog Hop

American Patchwork and Quilting has put together an amazing blog hop event in support of the 1 Million Pillowcase challenge for those in need. I got a little creative on the Moda Bake Shop and made my pillowcase appliques fit the Flats. CLICK HERE to learn more about how to turn APQ's Train Applique into a fun activity for a child in need.  Make a Pillowcase and see the difference this small gesture can make!

 

National Book Lovers Day and Giveaway!

Today is National Book Lovers Day and I am very excited to be sharing my first and favorite books with you as part of Moda's FUN Book Club Day!

So we are to share our First book we ever bought and our most favorite book at the moment. So here it goes...

My FIRST book {at least I think it was my first book} that I ever purchased was Savannah by Cabbage Rose. The book was published in 2002 and ironically, that was the same year that I started working for Moda Fabrics and United Notions as their web developer.

I still have this and really love all the quilt designs in the book. I even made one of the quilts in the book for a friends little girls room. I wish I had a picture to show, but apparently I didn't take many pictures in 2003.

Little did I know back then that I too would be an author of my own books. Which brings me to my current Favorite Book... Sew Modern Baby.

Is one allowed to be this excited about a book??? I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am about this book... it is fun, modern, and the projects don't stop with the baby! There are several quilt designs, totes and accessories that can be enjoyed by.. well... pretty much anyone!

For a sneak peek of the projects that are in my new book, click here.

There are so many great books, old and new, out on the market that you will have a hard time deciding which book to buy next! Be sure to check out the Moda Cutting Table blog to find out all the other First and Favorite books that available. This is a new kind of book club and it is FUN! PLUS... you don't want to miss out on the giveaway for 6 books to add to your own collection on Moda's Book Club Day here... http://modafabrics.blogspot.com/2013/08/book-lovers-day-hooray.html