pretty playtime quilt along week 10

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Good morning and welcome to week 10 of the Pretty Playtime Quilt Along.

This week we are making the cute kitty cat block.

I thought it would be fun to make my Kitty Cat block into a cute wall hanging for our guest room …. so I grabbed a stick from the yard, added some 2½” borders, a 5″ border on the bottom…..

and handstitched some burlap & applique hearts onto the bottom border piece.

Fun & kind of rustic right?

By now if you are sewing along with us you already have your copy of Pretty Playtime Quilts by Elea Lutz ….. {if not thats ok too} ….. you can pick one up at The Fat Quarter Shop and start whenever you like.

Week 2 - Erin from Why Not Sew?
Week 3 - Wynn from Zakka Art
Week 4 - Anorian from Samelia’s Mum
Week 5 - Amy from Diary of a Quilter
Week 6 - Renee from Sewn with Grace
Week 7 - Jemima from Tied with a Ribbon
Week 8 - Amanda from Jedi Craft Girl
Week 9 - Debbie from Happy Little Cottage
Week 10 - Tina from Emily Ann’s Kloset
Week 11 - Erica from Kitchen Table Quilting
Week 12 - Kristyne from Pretty by Hand
Week 13 - Heidi from Fabric Mutt
Week 14 - Brigitte from The Family Hearth
Week 15 - Lorrie from Sew Mod Designs
Week 16 - Kristin from They Grow Up Too Fast

The Crossroads Quilt Along - Chain blocks

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It’s July …. and time to work on our next set of Crossroads blocks …… the chain blocks & new color at long last. Finally a chance to add in my red fabric.

We are in the homestretch now ….. look how far we’ve come over the past 6 months.

Watch Kimberly’s video tutorial and download the pattern to get sewing. For every pattern download, they are only asking for a minimum $5 donation to the March of Dimes fundraiser. A great cause and you get to make something meaningful for your own family.

I can’t wait to see everyone’s quilts starting to come together next month. See you then!

holiday wishes

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Christmas in July is in full force and we are making some fun things from the new Holiday Wishes Book by Sherri Falls this month.

I love Christmas and everything about it …. but I also love that fallish time of year, so I just had to share something that may take your holiday sewing in a different direction. Or may have just made your quilty to do list an eensy bit longer. #sorrynotsorry

I decided to use some Apricot & Persimmon by Carina Gardener along with the Gingham Stars pattern in the Holiday Wishes Book to create a festive table topper.

Good help is hard to find but I can always rely on my quilty kitties to be right by my side. Testing every inch.

Four gingham stars and a fall table topper is ready to go when October rolls around.

And in case you needed just a little more inspiration ….. click here or here to see what else I made from the Holiday Wishes Book.

We hope you’ll join The Fat Quarter Shop, Sherri Falls from A Quilting Life & the Fat Quarter Shop blogging crew ….. and get started on a little holiday sewing of your own.

palisades - pandalicious quilt along

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Hello everyone and welcome to one of your stops on the Palisades - Pandalicious Quilt Along hosted by The Fat Quarter Shop & Art Gallery Fabrics.

Confession: This Pandalicious fabric designed by Katarina Roccella for Art Gallery fabrics was love at first sight. Love sweet Panda love.

And it came around just in time to make my Panda loving five year old a fun & unique birthday quilt.

Let’s just keep looking at it for awhile.

Are you dreaming of Pandas & quilts and making something fun now? Or maybe kittens that look like Pandas?

To get started, you can pick up a Pandalicious fabric bundle over at the Fat Quarter Shop.

Download your free Palisades pattern, right HERE.

And if you love a visual like I do …. the Fat Quarter Shop has a video tutorial on their You Tube Channel.

Happy quilting friends & Happy Birthday to one of the spunkiest, fun loving, talkative little girls I know!

And a big shout out to Art Gallery Fabrics for sending us the fabric so we can make these Palisades quilt samples to inspire all of you. Let’s go have a peek at some quilting inspiration from The Fat Quarter Shop blogging crew.

Amy from Diary of a Quilter 🐼 Maureen from Maureen Cracknell Handmade 🐼 Erica from Kitchen Table Quilting 🐼 Melissa from Happy Quilting 🐼 Karin from Leigh Laurel Studios 🐼Rachael from The Floral Suitcase 🐼 Amanda from Jedi Craft Girl 🐼 Megan from Quilt Story 🐼 Heather from Quilt Story 🐼 Melanie from Mostly Crafty 🐼 Brooke from Silly Mama Quilts 🐼 Afton from Quilting Mod

christmas kitsch blog tour WINNER

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Congratulations to Claudia Moss! Please email me at: forever1pooh@yahoo.com so we can send some Christmas fabric your way. Happy Christmas in July!

It’s Christmas in July!!!!! Can you believe it? Only five more months and we will be sifting through our Christmas decorations.

So why don’t we get the holiday fun started by baking up a cute table topper with this whimsical Christmas Kitsch fabric that was designed by Anna Griffin for Blend Fabrics.

Ingredients:
♥ Christmas Kitsch fabric
♥ Holiday Wishes Book by Sherri Falls
♥ Quilt batting
♥ Thread
♥ Cookies to snack on {totally optional but highly recommended}
♥ Alphabitties

The fabric, alphabitties & book can be found over at The Fat Quarter Shop.

I thought it would be fun to make a cute table topper, so I used “Deck the Halls” from the Holiday Wishes book.

And I heard from Tinsel my quilty kitty ….. it also makes a pretty cozy bed. What a life right?

If you love this fabric, I have some exciting news for you.

Today, I am giving away a Christmas Kitsch fat quarter bundle!

You will have some serious fun with these fabrics!

To enter, just leave a comment below after your finished drooling over that Santa fabric and a winner will be announced right here on Sunday July 10th.

I can’t wait to see what everyone else is making can you?

Amanda – Jedi Craft Girl – July 1
Tina – Emily Ann’s Kloset – July 8
Jen – Tie Dye Diva – July 15
Caroline – Sew Can She – July 22
Bev – Flamingo Toes – July 29
Andy – A Bright Corner – August 5

 

Sweet dreams Tinsel!

petit jardin

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Oh hello there and welcome back to Emily Ann’s Kloset this wonderful summery Friday! It’s Friday fabric bundle time over at the Forth Worth Fabric Studio and this weeks bundle is called Petit Jardin.

What a fun collection of pinks, browns & low volumes to play with!

I knew the minute I saw this fabric bundle it would make such a nice gift for my sister in law. And if your like me …. you like to stow gifts away so your not scrambling at the last minute.

Oh wait, It doesn’t always work out that way does it?

I love going through my fabric collection and picking out a combination of fabrics for my projects ….. but sometimes it’s nice to just pick up a bundle that’s already made up for us. And today …. The Fort Worth Fabric Studio has this Friday fabric bundle called Petit Jardin waiting just for you.

 

the sew sampler box | June happy mail

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It’s happy mail day here at Emily Ann’s Kloset and I am so excited about this months Sew Sampler Box from The Fat Quarter Shop.

And let’s face it ….. as we get older …. we seem to find more bills in our mailboxes than fun surprises …. so having this box full of quilting goodness to look forward to each month is the cats meow.

If you love color …. this may be your favorite box yet!

What would you make with that adorable crayon box by Riley Blake Designs?

Only getting bills in your mailbox? Go sign up for a monthly subscription ……and treat yourself to some happy mail. Hurry —-> get out of here ——> July 20th is right around the corner & you won’t want to miss out.

NOTE: The 2 ½” creative grids ruler didn’t make the picture. A certain five year old decided to sneak away with it so she could trace squares onto contruction paper.

 

 

 

The Crossroads Quilt Along - Intersection block

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Good morning from the East Coast ….. are you ready to make the Intersection Block #5 ???

The Crossroads Quilt Along is moving right along, I can’t believe we’ve been working on our quilts for 5 months now.

Intersection [in-ter-sek-shuh n]: a place where two or more roads meet. Life is a web of intersections …. and not only when we are driving to the fabric store.

Watch Kimberly’s video tutorial and download the pattern to get sewing. For every pattern download, they are only asking for a minimum $5 donation to the March of Dimes fundraiser. A great cause and you get to make something meaningful for your own family.

Joanna of Fig Tree Quilts (@figtreequilts)
Pat Sloan (@quilterpatsloan)
April of Prairie Grass Patterns (@amrosenthal)
Tina of Emily Ann’s Kloset (@emilyannskloset)
Melissa of Oh How Sweet (@ohhowsweet)
Angie of Gnome Angel (@gnomeangel)
Vanessa of Lella Boutique (@lellaboutique)
Melissa of Happy Quilting (@happyquiltingmc)
Erin of Why Not Sew (@whynotsewquilts)
Greg of Grey Dogwood Studio (@greydogwoodstudio)
Sondra of Out of the Blue Quilts (@sondradavison)
Sedef of Down Grapevine Lane (@downgrapevinelane)
Taunja of Carried Away Quilting (@taunjalynn)

hello placemats

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Happy Wednesday everyone! Last week we made pincushions and this week we are making cute placemats. A household staple.

Well that, milk & more fabric.

Grab some of your favorite scrappy fabrics or charm squares and head over to The Fat Quarter Shop You Tube channel to watch Kimberly Jolly & Sherri McConnell’s video tutorial.

I used a red, white & blue colorway. Such a cute summer look right?

And of course a little bit of burlap & lace embelishment for a cottagey look.

Helpful tips:

  • Use quilt batting if you don’t have fusible fleece. I somehow never have fusible anything in my workshop.
  • Spray baste. It helps hold your fabric in place when quilting. Seasoned quilty veterans already know this.
  • If you quilt them in a crosshatch style ….. don’t be afraid to {also} stitch in the ditch so your placemat lays a little flatter.

Now pour yourself a glass of lemonade and go make yourself some placemats. Or buy some. Or all of the above. I mean can you ever really have enough placemats or lemonade?

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