Game Night Quilt - The Christmas Version

I'm sharing my latest quilty finish with you today, and yes, yes I know, I know.......it's a CHRISTMAS quilt.  I'm sure we're all tired of seeing reds and greens.  I'm the same way.  But I decided when I started this quilt in November that I'd slow down and allow myself to enjoy the process. 

I let go of the self-imposed deadline of Christmas and as a result I was able to really enjoy every step of making this quilt - from choosing the fabrics from my stash, to picking a perfect backing (which you'll see in later photos.) 

The pattern for this quilt is called Game Night and you can find it in my book, Fresh Fat Quarter Quilts. 

Find Fresh Fat Quarter Quilts here on Amazon, or grab an autographed copy here from my shop, or tell your local quilt shop to order copies!  

The Game Night quilt pattern uses 10 fat quarters (plus background fabric).  But for my version I used red, green, and black prints from my stash and my scrap bins.  I tried to use a different red print and green print for each block, and I love the result!

(You can see the original Game Night quilt in this blog post)

Don't let the circles scare you away from trying this quilt!  In the instructions I give you two options to choose from - a more traditional applique technique, and a fusible applique method - that's what I used here.

 I used Heat n Bond Featherlite for my fusible webbing and then a machine blanket stitch (it's a setting on my machine) to secure the circles.  Easy peasy.  And I step you through it in the book.  If you prefer the more traditional method of applique I provide instructions for that as well. 

One of the really nice things about finishing a Christmas quilt AFTER Christmas is that I was able to find a cute backing fabric in a 50% off sale at my local quilt shop.  These little peppermint circles are from the Sweet Christmas fabric line by Urban Chiks (Moda fabrics). 

Now comes the hard part, folding it up and putting it away for the next 10-ish months.  Or maybe I'll just let it sit here on my ladder for a week so I can enjoy it a little :)

Quilt details:
59"x 73"
Pattern: Game Night (from Fresh Fat Quarter Quilts book)
Fabric: Red, green, and black prints from my stash & scrap bins
Quilting: Soho (edge to edge computerized design)
Backing: Peppermint Polka Dot, Marzipan color (Sweet Christmas by Urban Chiks for Moda)

If you make a Game Night quilt I'd love to see it!  Be sure to tag me on Instagram or Facebook (@abrightcorner) and use the hashtags: #gamenightquilt and #abrightcornerpatterns

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Vinyl Project Bags + Homestead Life Fabrics

Well hello everyone!  I'm sharing a quick little project today - one that I've been meaning to make for over a year now - vinyl project bags.  A friend of mine has a set of these and loves them.

She uses them to store her quilt WIPs and kits, and I've also seen people use them for their cross stitch, crochet, and english paper piecing projects.

The fabrics I used for my bags all come from the new Homestead Life line by Tara Reed (Riley Blake Designs).  You can find Homestead Life in shops now, including here at the Fat Quarter Shop.

I love the sweet florals combined with the chunky gingham prints!

I made two different sized bags - the large bags are 13" x 13", and the smaller bag is 8" x 11".

I made this smaller one to hold pens and markers - perfect!

And I added hanging loops to the two larger bags so they could be stored on a hook or on a hanger in a closet.

There are a lot of different tutorials out there for making vinyl bags.  I mostly followed this one by Center Street Quilts.  After looking around at several other tutorials, I decided I liked her method the best.   She also has great photos, and clear instructions.  She pieced her bag backing but I just used a solid piece of fabric for mine.

Once you get the idea of how they're constructed, it's not hard to adjust the bag sizes to fit your needs.

This set of bags is meant as a gift for someone, but I'll definitely be making more of these for myself!

Want to see other versions of vinyl project bags?  These were some other helpful tutorials that I found:

Easy WIP Project Bag with Vinyl (YouTube video by The Fat Quarter Shop)
Vinyl Project Bag Tutorial by Thimbleanna
Vinyl Project Bag Tutorial by The Quilting Nook
Vinyl Project Pouch Tutorial by Center Street Quilts

And you can see more of the Homestead Life fabrics here on the Riley Blake Designs site, and you can find Tara Reed's blog here.

Happy sewing!

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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!