Mini Medallion Series : The Last Border

So excited to finally share the last border on my Summer Breeze Mini Medallion series quilt over at Clover & Violet ... 

I really love how it turned out ... now just to quilt it before Christmas gifting!

Check out the post and download the pattern here. 

Happy Sewing!  ;-) 

Mini Medallion Series - Border 3

Hey everyone!

I have been having so much fun sewing this Mini Medallion the last few months ... and maybe even more fun checking out all the versions you all have been making!

Here's the latest ...

You can see the brief tutorial and download the pattern over at Clover & Violet here.

Don't forget to tag me on Instagram - or leave a comment with a link so I can see what you're making!

Happy Sewing!  :-)

Far Far Away & Mini Medallion

Happy Wednesday!

Just a few things to share with you today ...

The Far Far Away Reprint from Heather Ross has arrived!  Stash your favorites - see them all here.

Our Moving Sale is still going on ... save an extra 15% off all sale prints and bundles now through 8/10/14 with coupon code MOVE15.

And, our Mini Medallion QAL over at Clover & Violet is coming along.  Get the pattern for the next border here.

Happy Sewing!  :-)

Summer Breeze Mini Medallion QAL

Hey everyone!  I am so excited to share a new mini quilt along with you today!

This quilt along is a mystery mini medallion quilt that will measure about 32" square when we're done - perfect for the wall or as a table topper!  I'm hosting this QAL over at Clover & Violet and I kicked it off today with the center block.

I pretty much love this color combination right now - so fresh and fun!  

Grab a bundle and sew along with me!

Check out the post and grab the downloadable pattern here. 

Happy Sewing! :-) 

Surma Medallion Sewing

A few weeks ago, my SURMA sewing group headed back to the mountains to stitch it up together.  Of course, we had a super time.  I love these girls.

We are doing a medallion along together and while there I finished Xandi's border so I could hand it off for the next border.

First, let me say that Xandi made a killer center block - feathers and geese.  Wow.

Let's say that again.  Wow.  And the color scheme is gorgeous.

Then, it headed off to Tessa, who added the first awesome border.

Tessa is not only an awesome person, but she has mad sewing skills.  Wouldn't you agree?!

I wasn't quite sure how I was going to follow her border, but settled on a simple HST border using a soft gray for the background and pretty navys and teals for the triangles.

I pretty much love how it turned out.  Xandi approved, too.  She kindly held it up for the photo shoot.

I am really enjoying medallion quilts lately.  And the medallion along has been super fun seeing how these quilts develop with each new border.

That is all for now!

Happy Sewin! :-)

SURMA Medallion Along

Hey y'all!

Last month, I shared about my SURMA medallion along with some of my friends from Sew South, and the Christmas-themed center I made for mine.

I got a pretty amazing center from Tessa at The Sewing Chick.   And when I saw amazing, its no joke ... check out this paper piecing ...

I decided to frame her New York Beauty blocks (read more about them on Tessa's blog here) with a border of polka dots (super shocking to anyone that knows me!) and then add some geese.   Making geese doesn't bother me now that I have a Bloc Loc for them.

And here it is with my finished border added on ...

I love it and wished I didn't have to mail it on.  I can't wait to see how these medallions turn out!  (Speaking of which, here's a sneak of what just arrived for me to add to!)

Happy Sewing!  :-)

Who's Ready for Christmas?

Finally ... some real sewing has taken place around here!  :-)  Wanna see?

So, my Uphome girls (a group of us that met at Sew South) all decided to do a traveling medallion.  Which is super fun.  I had a hard time deciding on my theme at first since I am doing another medallion in all pink and polka dots and things I love!  (Which by the way, its not too late to sign up for it!)

So ... Christmas it is!  I think this allows for a lot of fun with the borders as well.  Can't wait to see what my girls add to this one.  :-)

I made my center block using mostly prints from the Modern Mix Christmas collection along with this cute Alexander Henry Christmas owl print.

I used the Ferris Wheel block from Elizabeth Dackson's project in Quilty magazine.  I did draw up some paper piecing patterns for the corner blocks in EQ7 though since the templates were just too fiddly for me.  Of course, my HST and 3x6 flying geese Bloc Locs were really helpful as well.  :)

I sent along some extra scraps and a few other prints from my stash with it.

Can't wait to see how this turns out!

Happy Sewing!  :-)

Drunkards Medallion Along

Just stopping in to share an update on my Drunkard's Medallion Along progress.

This is a swap that developed from Sew South and 7 of us made a center (see mine here) and we're sending them around for borders.  Fun, right?

Christen sent me her center.  It's a pretty amazing star....

She's using linen and brights (actually neons) in yellow, orange, and pink.  I can't show you all of what I did, but here's a sneak peek at what I added...

Have any of you made a medallion quilt?

Happy Sewing!  :-)

Drunkards Medallion-Along

Happy Tuesday, y'all!

It's totally appropriate that I start off my post with a "y'all" since this Drunkards Medallion-Along is a shoot off from Sew South.  Some of my sewing neighbors at the retreat in March and I had so much fun that we wanted to continue sewing together.  After oohing and ahhing over the Liberty medallion quilts that were popping up all over we thought it would be fun to each make a center block and pass them around for borders.

Well, I finally decided what to make for my center block and here it is ...

What do you think?  I am really all over the aqua, mustard, pink, white, grey, black, and leaf green combination right now.  I'm calling it "modern shabby chic" for now.

I did have a total "oh crap" moment while making this and using the very last bit of the green dot that I had.  I made a cutting error and then had to piece a block together in a make-shifty way.  If you follow me on IG, you probably saw my "measure twice, cut once" picture.  LOL  You can see the seam in the green of the top center block.  I was pretty irritated with myself, but I decided to let it go and will enjoy it later as a reminder that perfection isn't always required for pretty.

I actually thought about making this a bonus block pattern in the Hop, Skip, & Jump BOM, but its a bit more complicated than the others and didn't want to scare anyone before we actually get started!!  But if y'all are interested, I'll be glad to work up a tutorial for the blog.

Hope y'all are having a super day so far!

Happy Sewing! :-)