Ruby's Block Hop: Day 3

We're bringing you another blog hop this week! 

Six designers have been playing with the Vintage 30's Ruby's Treasures collection by Barbara J. Eikmeier. They've chosen blocks from Ruby Short McKim's book, 101 Patchwork Patterns (download here--this is such a fantastic resource for blocks). You'll also have a chance to win some of this beautiful fabric for yourself!

Today Theresa Ward from Always Quilts is sharing a classic favorite--the Dutchman's Puzzle. This block uses Flying Geese units, and we love her color combinations! Here's her blue block; see her second block and find out how to win a bundle of Ruby's Treasures on her blog.

Here's the schedule for the blog hop--be sure to visit each day! 

Friday 11/4: Barb Eikmeier @Barb's Favorites

Monday 11/7: Donna Lynn Thomas @DonnaLynnThomasQuilter

Tuesday 11/8: Theresa Ward @AlwaysQuilts

Wednesday 11/9: Pat Speth @NickelQuilts

Thursday 11/10: Reeze Hanson @MorningGloryDesigns

Friday 11/11: Kelly Ashton @KellyQuilter

See the entire Vintage 30s Ruby's Treasures collection here.

Vintage Shirting Blog Hop: Day 1

Today is the first day of the Vintage Shirting and Dress Prints Blog Hop! 

Head over to Barb's blog to see the tutorial for her Ohio Star block. 

We'll give you a sneak peek of one of her two colorways here:

Barb will show you how to make this block on her blog (and show you her other colored version), and you can enter for a chance to win a FQ bundle of Vintage Shirting and Dress Prints as well! (She has another giveaway planned for the end of the hop...she'll tell you about that, too!)



Vintage Shirting & Dress Prints Blog Hop Schedule:

Thursday 4/14: Blog Hop Introduction

Friday 4/15: Barb Eikmeier @Barb's Favorites

Monday 4/18: Donna Lynn Thomas @DonnaLynnThomasQuilter

Tuesday 4/19: Kelly Ashton @KellyQuilter

Wednesday 4/20: Reeze Hanson @MorningGloryDesigns

Thursday 4/21: Sally Schneider @SallySchneider

Friday 4/22: Theresa Ward @AlwaysQuilts

See the entire Vintage Shirting & Dress Prints collection here and ask for it at your local quilt shop.

Ocean Sunrise Blog Hop: Day 3

Hello! Today is the third and last day of the Ocean Sunrise Blog Hop!
 

We're excited to be sponsoring a blog hop this week featuring our Painter's Palette Solids and blocks from more than 35 bloggers. Each blogger will be sharing a tutorial for a block they've created using a six-fabric bundle of solids. 

And of course, no blog hop is complete without giveaways--over the course of the hop, you'll have six chances to win a 1/2 yard bundle of the blog hop's color palette (the only hard part will be deciding which blocks to make!). 

This block hop was organized by three lovely hostesses: Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirl, Cheryl from Meadow Mist Designs, and Stephanie from Late Night Quilter, who also selected this mouth-watering color palette. Thanks, ladies! 

Here's a look at the colors (plus white), along with their names and SKUs for easy reference:

Swatches from left: Midnight (121-002), Daydream (121-031), Peach (121-044), Coral (121-049), Bordeaux (121-030)

Visit these blogs today to find blocks (and tutorials!) featuring this palette:

Host: Stephanie @Late Night Quilter

Vicki @Orchid Owl Quilts

Shelly @The Carpenter’s Daughter Who Quilts

Amy @13 Spools

Geraldine @Living Water Quilter

Jan @The Colorful Fabriholic

Sharla @Thistle Thicket Studio

Jinger @Trials of a Newbie Quilter

Kathryn @Kupitis

Jane @Jolly and Delilah

Josi @Avocado Quilts

Deanna @Stitches Quilting

Lori @SewPsyched!

Find the links for the Day 1 tutorials here.
Find the links for the  Day 2 tutorials here.

For a chance to win a 1/2 yard bundle of the Ocean Sunrise Palette of our Painter's Palette Solids, make sure you're signed up to follow Inspired by Fabric (either through a blog reader or via email; see options on the right-hand sidebar). Leave a comment letting us know that you follow and letting us know which of today's featured blocks you like best. For a second entry, follow us on Instagram (@pbstudiofabrics) and let us know in a second comment. This giveaway is open through Friday, April 1st (no joke!) at 11:59 pm EST. We will announce winners for all of the hop's giveaways next week. 

You'll have another chance to win a bundle today over at Stephanie's blog.

Ocean Sunrise Blog Hop: Day 2

Welcome back for Day 2 of the Ocean Sunrise Blog Hop!

We're excited to be sponsoring a blog hop this week featuring our Painter's Palette Solids and blocks from more than 35 bloggers. Each blogger will be sharing a tutorial for a block they've created using a six-fabric bundle of solids. 

And of course, no blog hop is complete without giveaways--over the course of the hop, you'll have six chances to win a 1/2 yard bundle of the blog hop's color palette (the only hard part will be deciding which blocks to make!). 

This block hop was organized by three lovely hostesses: Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirl, Cheryl from Meadow Mist Designs, and Stephanie from Late Night Quilter, who also selected this mouth-watering color palette. Thanks, ladies! 

Here's a look at the colors (plus white), along with their names and SKUs for easy reference:

Swatches from left: Midnight (121-002), Daydream (121-031), Peach (121-044), Coral (121-049), Bordeaux (121-030)

Visit these blogs today to find blocks (and tutorials!) featuring this palette:
Host: Cheryl @Meadow Mist Designs

Kim @Leland Ave Studios

Andrea @The Sewing Fools

Cassandra @The (not so) Dramatic Life

Stephanie @Quilt’n Party

Irene @Patchwork and Pastry

Tish @Tish’s Adventures in Wonderland

Abby @Hashtag Quilt

Sarah @Smiles Too Loudly

Carrie @The Zen Quilter

Wanda @Wanda’s Life Sampler

Jayne @Twiggy and Opal

Find the links for the Day 1 tutorials here.

For a chance to win a 1/2 yard bundle of the Ocean Sunrise Palette of our Painter's Palette Solids, make sure you're signed up to follow Inspired by Fabric (either through a blog reader or via email; see options on the right-hand sidebar). Leave a comment letting us know that you follow and letting us know which of today's featured blocks you like best. For a second entry, follow us on Instagram (@pbstudiofabrics) and let us know in a second comment. This giveaway is open through Friday, April 1st (no joke!) at 11:59 pm EST. We will announce winners for all of the hop's giveaways next week. 

You'll have another chance to win a bundle today over at Cheryl's blog.

More Watermelon Summer Charity Quilts!

Back in early September, we hosted the Watermelon Summer New Block Blog Hop featuring our Prairie Cloth Solids in conjunction with Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl, Cheryl @Meadow Mist Designs, Terri Ann @Childlike Fascination, and Stephanie @Late Night Quilter. 

After the hop ended, these four ladies collected all of the blocks with plans to assemble them into quilts for charity. 

Today we have two more to show you, assembled by Cheryl. She chose to make the 24 blocks she received into two quilts, one sashed and one not. 

Q. How did you decide on the layouts?

CB: I had initially planned to add sashing to each quilt, but when I was arranging the blocks, I really liked all of the blocks right next to each other.  Since I was making two quilts, I decided to make one with sashing and one without. 

Q. Tell us about the quilting.

CB: I used my favorite go-to Aurifil color 2600 Dove for the quilting to blend well with all of the different colors. I quilted the unsashed version with a simple meander and the sashed version using a few different quilting motifs (see a few of my favorites here).  

Q. Where are these quilts being donated?

CB: I will donate the two quilts through my local guild, the Foothills Piecemakers Quilt Guild.  Both quilts will go to the Serenity House which is a organization that provides women who are struggling with addiction and their children housing, food, and support.  Most of the women and children show up with little to nothing and truly appreciate the quilts.

See Cheryl's post about her two quilts here.

See Yvonne's two finished charity quilts here.

Thank you Cheryl and everyone who participated in the hop! (Cheryl's post includes a list of who did each block in the two quilts.)

If you'd like to see (or bookmark) the tutorials for any of the blocks from the Watermelon Summer hop, follow these links:
Find the links from Day 1 here.
Find the links from Day 2 here.
Find the links from Day 3 here.

Find the links from Day 4 here.

And if you're inspired by the color palette these ladies used, here are the closest corresponding colors in the Painter's Palette Solids collection:

White: 121-000

Lapis: 121-019

Coral: 121-049

Apple: 121-076

Pale Aqua: 121-062

Turquoise: 121-031

Watermelon Summer Winners!

We hope you enjoyed the block tutorials featured last week during our Watermelon Summer New Block Blog Hop! We sure did! If you missed any of the tutorials, you'll find the links at the bottom of this post.

With all this block inspiration, we decided to give away 1/2 yard bundles of the Prairie Cloth Solids used in this hop so that eight lucky people can stitch their favorites! 

Here are the winners from the giveaways:

Connie C.

Janna S.

Nicole S.

Jennifer M.

Tu-Na Quilts

Lalaluu

Amanda B.

MomC

Congrats, ladies! If you've already passed along your mailing address, we're set, but otherwise we'll be emailing you. Once we have all the winners' addresses, we'll send out the bundles.

Thank you again to our lovely organizers--Yvonne, Cheryl, Stephanie, and Terri Ann, and thank you to all of the bloggers who created blocks and tutorials for this hop!

Missed any of the tutorials? 
Find the links from Day 1 here.
Find the links from Day 2 here.
Find the links from Day 3 here.
Find the links from Day 4 here.

Watermelon Summer New Block Blog Hop: Day 4

Thanks for joining us! Last day of the hop!

We're excited to be sponsoring a blog hop this week featuring our Prairie Cloth Solids, featuring more than 60 bloggers. Each blogger will be sharing a block they've created using a six-fabric bundle of solids. 

And of course, no blog hop is complete without giveaways--over the course of the hop, you'll have eight chances to win a 1/2 yard bundle of the blog hop's color palette (the only hard part will be deciding which blocks to make!). 

This block hop was organized by four lovely hosts: Yvonne, Cheryl, Stephanie, and Terri Ann, who also selected this refreshing color palette, aptly named "Watermelon Summer." Thanks, ladies! 

The hop runs for four days--Monday through Thursday--and each day you'll have a chance to enter to win a six-fabric bundle (the colors shown above plus white) both here at Inspired by Fabric and on the blog of the day's host.

Here's today's line-up--visit them all for block inspiration!

• Host Terri Ann of Childlike Fascination made a string showcase block
• Robyn of Hoops & Thimbles made a seahorse star block
• Helen of Midget Gem Quilts made a summer blog hopping
• Jinger of Trials of a Newbie Quilter made a lovely sailboat block
• Anja of Anja Quilts made a floor tile inspired block
• Mary of Quilting is in my Blood made a taffy pull block
• Emma of My Handmade Home made a fun pieced block
• Francine of Mocha Wild Child made a treasure hunt block
• Dena of Living Water Quilter made a beach ball frenzy block
• Deb of The Farmhouse Quilter made a square sky block
• Lori of SewPsyched! made a modern dogwood block
• Amy of 13 Spools made a Adele star block
• Denise of CrafTraditions made a magic squares block
• Sandra of The Bias Edge made a chevron among chevrons block
• Kathryn of Upitis Quilts made a modern popsicle block
• Sandra of One Million Stitches made a Georgian flag block

Find the links from Day 1 here.
Find the links from Day 2 here.
Find the links from Day 3 here.

For a chance to win a 1/2 yard bundle of the Watermelon Summer Palette of our Prairie Cloth Solids, make sure you're signed up to follow Inspired by Fabric (either through a blog reader or via email; see options on the right-hand sidebar). Leave a comment letting us know that you follow and letting us know which of today's featured blocks you like best. This giveaway is open through Monday, September 7th at 11:59 pm EST. We will announce winners for all of the hop's giveaways after Labor Day. 

You'll have another chance to win a bundle today over at Terri Ann's blog.

Watermelon Summer New Block Blog Hop: Day 3

Hello again!

We're excited to be sponsoring a blog hop this week featuring our Prairie Cloth Solids, featuring more than 60 bloggers. Each blogger will be sharing a block they've created using a six-fabric bundle of solids. 

And of course, no blog hop is complete without giveaways--over the course of the hop, you'll have eight chances to win a 1/2 yard bundle of the blog hop's color palette (the only hard part will be deciding which blocks to make!). 

This block hop was organized by four lovely hosts: Yvonne, Cheryl, Stephanie, and Terri Ann, who also selected this refreshing color palette, aptly named "Watermelon Summer." Thanks, ladies! 

The hop runs for four days--Monday through Thursday--and each day you'll have a chance to enter to win a six-fabric bundle (the colors shown above plus white) both here at Inspired by Fabric and on the blog of the day's host.

Here's today's line-up--visit them all for block inspiration!

Host – Stephanie @Late Night Quilter

Hannah @Modern Magnolia Studio

Cindy @Stitchin At Home

Abby @Hashtag Quilt

Lisa @Sunlight in Winter Quilts

Carrie @Chopping Block Quilts

Brianna @The Iron and Needle

Tish @Tish’s Adventures in Wonderland

Jan @The Colorful Fabriholic

Sarah @Smiles Too Loudly

Beth @Cooking Up Quilts

Leanne @Devoted Quilter

Liz @LizzyClips Design

Kim @Leland Ave Studios

Kitty @Night Quilter

Find the links from Day 1 here.
Find the links from Day 2 here.
Find the links from Day 4 here.

For a chance to win a 1/2 yard bundle of the Watermelon Summer Palette of our Prairie Cloth Solids, make sure you're signed up to follow Inspired by Fabric (either through a blog reader or via email; see options on the right-hand sidebar). Leave a comment letting us know that you follow and letting us know which of today's featured blocks you like best. This giveaway is open through Sunday, September 6th at 11:59 pm EST. We will announce winners for all of the hop's giveaways after Labor Day. 

You'll have another chance to win a bundle today over at Stephanie's blog.

Watermelon Summer New Block Blog Hop: Day 2

Welcome back! 

We're excited to be sponsoring a blog hop this week featuring our Prairie Cloth Solids, featuring more than 60 bloggers. Each blogger will be sharing a block they've created using a six-fabric bundle of solids. 

And of course, no blog hop is complete without giveaways--over the course of the hop, you'll have eight chances to win a 1/2 yard bundle of the blog hop's color palette (the only hard part will be deciding which blocks to make!). 

This block hop was organized by four lovely hosts: Yvonne, Cheryl, Stephanie, and Terri Ann, who also selected this refreshing color palette, aptly named "Watermelon Summer." Thanks, ladies! 

The hop runs for four days--Monday through Thursday--and each day you'll have a chance to enter to win a six-fabric bundle (the colors shown above plus white) both here at Inspired by Fabric and on the blog of the day's host.

Here's today's line-up--visit them all for block inspiration!

Host – Cheryl @Meadow Mist Designs

Josi @Avocado Quilts

Stephanie @Quilt’n Party

Cristy @Love You Sew

Sarah @Sarah Goer Quilts

Shelly @The Carpenter’s Daughter Who Quilts

Jayne @Twiggy & Opal

Sharla @Thistle Thicket Studio

Adrian @Making It – Family Food Quilts Crafts

Julie @Pink Doxies

Sarah @123 Quilt

Jane @Jolly and Delilah Quilts

Carrie @The Zen Quilter

Find the links from Day 1 here.
Find the links from Day 3 here.
Find the links from Day 4 here.

For a chance to win a 1/2 yard bundle of the Watermelon Summer Palette of our Prairie Cloth Solids, make sure you're signed up to follow Inspired by Fabric (either through a blog reader or via email; see options on the right-hand sidebar). Leave a comment letting us know that you follow and letting us know which of today's featured blocks you like best. This giveaway is open through Saturday, September 5th at 11:59 pm EST. We will announce winners for all of the hop's giveaways after Labor Day. 

You'll have another chance to win a bundle today over at Cheryl's blog.