Fresh Fat Quarter Quilts Book Tour, Part 1

We're on the final few days of the book tour for Fresh Fat Quarter Quilts, but I wanted to do a recap of the wonderful projects shared for the first half of the tour.  

Each of these quilters is so talented and it's been a real treat to see them put their own spin on the projects!

We started off with Jen Van Orman (Heritage Threads) who shared her delightfully pink Stellar quilt:

I love how even her low volume prints had pink in them!  

Holly Lesue (Maker Valley, here on IG) followed that up with her take on Stellar, using low volume prints that coordinated with each color of star - so clever!

And it's cat-approved by her furry friend Jack:

Then Amy Chappell (Ameroonie Designs) shared her mini-quilt / table topper version of the Penelope pattern: 

It's so cheery in Lori Holt's Cozy Christmas fabrics, and that scrappy pieced border adds real charm!

Next up was Nadra Ridgeway (Ellis and Higgs) who took one block from the Winsome quilt pattern and turned it into this sweet pillow:

She used a linen for the background and the pretty florals are prints from her various fabric lines with Riley Blake - such a great combo!

Then Kristina Brinkerhoff (Center Street Quilts) shared her Lucky Star quilt.  These large star blocks were the perfect way for her to use the darling Little Red in the Woods prints (Riley Blake Designs):

Such an adorable baby quilt - I love how she fussy cut those pink block centers!

Amy Sinibaldi (Nana Company) then shared her oh-so-dreamy version of the Cut Glass quilt:

I used bold, bright, high-contrast colors for the original book quilt, but I'm in love with her softer color palette - so delicate!

Next was Jessica Dayon who used the Early Bird line (Bonnie & Camille / Moda Fabrics) to make her version of Sunny Day:

I love her choice of the aqua for the sashing and scallop border.  Don't you just want to cozy up with the quilt and read all afternoon?

Then Amanda Niederhauser (Jedi Craft Girl) showed us her take on the Lucky Star pattern:

I thought this was pretty clever - she took three of the blocks from the Lucky Star pattern and turned them into a Christmas table runner!

Next up was Sharon Burgess (Lilabelle Lane) and I love her version of the Penelope quilt:

And how cute are her little photo bombers in the photo above?  Sharon used her stash of Bonnie and Camille fabrics to create this lovely quilt.  That aqua floral print she used for the border makes the perfect frame!

And the last one for our round up today is this Venture Out quilt by Samantha Dorn (Aqua Paisley).   

Samantha used prints by Aneela Hoey and I LOVE the vibrant colors + the crisp white background.  This is very much my style and I could totally see this hanging on my own wall!

The quilt is marvelous, but I also can't help looking at that stack of quilts in her cabinet!

Such a wonderful variety of projects!  There are a few days left in the tour and I'll be back next week to share the last projects.  Meanwhile, you can follow along using the links below.

Have you added the Fresh Fat Quarter Quilts book to your Christmas list yet?  

Books have sold out (for now) - at Fat Quarter Shop, Target.com, and Barnes and Noble but you can still get copies on Amazon, and I also have autographed copies available in my shop with free shipping to the US.  

If you're a shop owner, you can find the books wholesale through United Notions, Checker, and Brewer.

• Nov 18:   Jen Van Orman – Heritage Threads
• Nov 19:   Holly Lesue – Maker Valley
• Nov 20:   Amy Chappell – Ameroonie Designs
• Nov 21:   Nadra Ridgeway – Ellis and Higgs
• Nov 22:   Kristina Brinkerhoff – Center Street Quilts
• Nov 23:   Amy Sinibaldi – @AmySinibaldi
• Nov 25:   Jessica Dayon – Jessica Dayon
• Nov 26:   Amy Smart – Diary of a Quilter
• Nov 27:   Amanda Niederhauser – Jedi Craft Girl
• Nov 28:   Andy Knowlton – A Bright Corner
• Nov 29:   Sharon Burgess – Lilabelle Lane Creations
• Nov 30:   Samantha Dorn – Aqua Paisley Studio
• Dec 2:   Lindsey Weight – Primrose Cottage Quilts
• Dec 3:   Bev McCullough – Flamingo Toes
• Dec 4:   Christopher Thompson – The Tattooed Quilter
• Dec 5:   Amber Johnson – Gigi’s Thimble
• Dec 6:   Melissa Corry – Happy Quilting Melissa
• Dec 7:  Amanda Castor – Material Girl Quilts

Fresh Fat Quarter Quilts Book Tour

I have some fun news- my Fresh Fat Quarter Quilts book has been shipping to stores over the past week!  And those of you that pre-ordered it through Amazon have been receiving your copies as well.  I've absolutely loved all of the messages letting me know how excited you've been to get a copy and to start sewing - thank you!

Starting today, I'll be sharing more of the projects in the book - there's 12 quilts in all!  For the next couple of weeks I'm hosting a book tour with a group of super talented quilters who are joining in.  I'm really looking forward to seeing what they create.

Each of the twelve projects in the book is Fat Quarter friendly.  My hope for this book is that it becomes a reference book of sorts for you.  

So often I see quilters (my friends, people in quilt shops, and even myself!) pick up a bundle of fabric and declare their love for it, but then the very next thing they say is, "but I don't know what to make with it."  I wanted to help solve that problem! 

The table of contents is arranged so that you can quickly see what you can make with that pretty bundle of fabric.  

The projects range from baby size quilts to queen size and I made them as easy to piece as possible, and included short cuts and quick-piecing techniques scattered throughout.  

If you don't yet have a copy of Fresh Fat Quarter Quilts, you can find one

• here on Amazon
• here at the Fat Quarter Shop
• want an autographed copy?  They're available in my shop here (hint: it would make a great Christmas gift for a quilting friend!)

• You can also purchase Fresh Fat Quarter Quilts here from Martingale and receive a free e-book version to use on your tablet or laptop.  How's that for convenient?

Want to follow along on the book tour?  Here are the dates and the participants.  If you're on Instagram that's one of the best ways to follow along.  I'll also be doing a weekly re-cap here on my blog so you can check back here as well.   

So let's get started!  Click that first link below to see what Jen created.

Nov 18:   Jen Van Orman - Heritage Threads

Nov 19:   Holly Lesue - Maker Valley

Nov 20:   Amy Chappell - Ameroonie Designs

Nov 21:   Nadra Ridgeway - Ellis and Higgs

Nov 22:   Kristina Brinkerhoff - Center Street Quilts

Nov 23:   Amy Sinibaldi - @AmySinibaldi 

Nov 25:   Jessica Dayon - Jessica Dayon

Nov 26:   Amy Smart - Diary of a Quilter

Nov 27:   Amanda Niederhauser - Jedi Craft Girl

Nov 28:   Andy Knowlton - A Bright Corner

Nov 29:   Sharon Burgess - Lilabelle Lane Creations

Nov 30:   Samantha Dorn - Aqua Paisley Studio

Dec 2:   Lindsey Weight - Primrose Cottage Quilts

Dec 3:   Bev McCullough - Flamingo Toes

Dec 4:   Christopher Thompson - The Tattooed Quilter

Dec 5:   Amber Johnson - Gigi's Thimble

Dec 6:   Melissa Corry - Happy Quilting Melissa

Dec 7:  Amanda Castor - Material Girl Quilts

Here's the list of quilters by their Instagram name.  Check to make sure you're following each of them so you don't miss a thing! 

Four Patch Spin quilt + Gingham Farmhouse Fabrics

Today I get to share with you a quilt I finished up last week before leaving for Quilt Market in Houston.  As a side note, I can't believe Halloween is just a couple of days away.  I still have some work to do on my son's costume-- yikes!  

The fabrics I used for this quilt are from a new line from Poppie Cotton called Gingham Farmhouse.  This line is filled with tiny ginghams, pretty florals, little houses, and sweet bunnies.  Aren't those gingham bunnies adorable?  You can see the entire Gingham Farmhouse line here.

The pattern I used is called Four Patch Spin and I'll have a PDF downloadable version of the pattern ready later this week.  It's fat quarter friendly (my favorite) and measures 40" x 56" but I'm thinking of adding a few more sizes to the pattern before sending it out into the world.  We all love having more size options, right?

I wanted to soften all of the straight lines in this quilt a little so I chose a loopy quilting design called Knit 1 Purl 2.  It's a computerized edge-to-edge design and it's one of my favorites - I've used it several times before.  On a related note, you can see my favorite edge-to-edge quilting designs here in this Pinterest board.

The backing is a Moda Bella Solid called Butter (9900-28) and it goes so well with the soft yellows in the Gingham Farmhouse line.

Quilt details:
40" x 56"
Pattern: Four Patch Spin (pattern coming soon)
Fabric: Gingham Farmhouse by Poppie Cotton
Quilting: Knit 1 Purl 2 (edge to edge computerized design)
Backing: Moda Bella Solid, Butter 9900-28

And if you'd like to see more projects using Gingham Farmhouse, you can follow along on the dates below!  Gingham Farmhouse fabrics are available now - ask at your local quilt shop, or you can find it here online.

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Two Baby Quilts + Perfect 5 Quilts Book

Today I get to share a couple of fun & quick projects from the Perfect 5 Quilt Along with the Fat Quarter Shop.

Perfect 5 Quilts is the newest book from It's Sew Emma.  It includes 16 quilts that are all Charm Pack friendly and they all use the new Perfect 5 ruler from Creative Grids.

As part of the quilt along, this week I'm sharing the Icebox Cookie block:

...and the Sugar Cookie block:

Both of these quilts came together really quickly and each project uses just one Charm Pack.  I love that!  It seems like I always have a single Charm Pack hanging around and I love finding new ways to put them to good use.

For the Icebox Cookie quilt I used a 5" Stacker of Rhapsody (by Sedef Imer for Riley Blake Designs).  The quilt calls for a 1/2 yard of an accent fabric so I chose one of the Blossom prints (by Christopher Thompson for Riley Blake Designs).  I love how the green Blossom print fits right in with the Rhapsody fabrics!

For the Sugar Cookie quilt I used a Charm Pack of Strawberry Jam (by Corey Yoder for Moda).

Since the quilt only needs 36 (5") squares, you can pull out the prints that don't have as much contrast to your background and put them in your scrap bin to use for a different project.

If you're doing the sampler version with the quilt along, you can find the single block instructions as a downloadable pattern here.  Keep in mind that you will also need to purchase the book because that will tell you what size to cut the pieces for each block.

All of the information for the quilt along including the schedule, fabric requirements and a link to each week's blocks can be found here on the Jolly Jabber blog.

And if you're new to A Bright Corner take a minute to look around!  Along the top of the page you can find links to my patterns, a full list of my tutorials, and you can read more about me.  Along the right hand side, you'll find links to where I hang out on social media (Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest) as well as a way to subscribe to my newsletter.  

Thanks for stopping by, and happy quilting!

Quilt details:
40" x 40"
Pattern: Sugar Cookie Quilt from Perfect 5 Quilts book by It's Sew Emma 
Fabric: Charm Pack of Strawberry Jam (by Corey Yoder / Moda Fabrics)
Quilting: New Moon Loops (edge to edge computerized design)
Backing: Coordinating mint colored flannel from my local quilt shop

Quilt details:
50" x 50"
Pattern: Icebox Cookie Quilt from Perfect 5 Quilts book by It's Sew Emma 
Fabric: 5" Stacker of Rhapsody (by Sedef Imer / Riley Blake Designs) and yardage of Blossom (by Christopher Thompson / Riley Blake Designs)
Quilting: Soho (edge to edge computerized design)
Backing: Coordinating pink colored flannel from my local quilt shop

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Cheer Up Quilt

I'd like to officially introduce you to Cheer Up, the newest quilt pattern in the A Bright Corner pattern shop.

Back in 2014 when I first released the Cheerful quilt pattern, I loved the larger block size (perfect for those large-scale prints) BUT.... I knew that someday I wanted to write a version using the same block but scaled down to a smaller size. 

And so Cheer Up was born!  

I consider Cheer Up to be sort of a "little sister" to Cheerful.  With smaller blocks and a different layout, she's just a bit sassier than her older sister.

The pattern uses either Fat Quarters (my favorite!) or yardage, and includes instructions for four sizes of quilt: 

Crib: 50"x 56"
Throw: 68" x 77"
Twin:  68" x 87.5"
Queen:  86" x 98"

This version I'm sharing today is the throw size and used 12 Fat Quarters.

And here's a little peek at the quilt back -

My original inspiration for the colors in this quilt came from this sweet house print.  

Its from a line called Make Yourself At Home (Kimberbell Designs / Maywood Studios.)  I absolutely love it, but I couldn't use it on the front of the quilt because of the white background.  

Any blocks using this print would just disappear right into the background.  I wanted to use it in a way that would let it stand out.

So I decided to piece a fun quilt back and use the house print on the backing.  It's been awhile since I've done a pieced backing like this and I'd forgotten how much I love the results!  

Usually I just want to make the backing as fast as possible so I can move on to the quilting.   

But in this case I'm glad I took the time to piece a backing.  I love being able to enjoy that darling house print!

You can find both PDF (instant download) and paper Cheer Up patterns here in the A Bright Corner pattern shop.


Quilt details:
68" x 77"
Pattern: Cheer Up quilt pattern 
Fabric: Assorted prints 
Quilting: Two Simple (edge to edge computerized design)
Backing: House print from the Make Yourself At Home line by Kimberbell Designs / Maywood Studio.  The rest are coordinating solids from my stash.