12 Days of Christmas: Day 1

Christmas is only 78 days away! 

Yes, there are a few holidays and other events between now and then, but for anyone looking to make Christmas gifts or decor, it's time to get started! 

During Inspired by Fabric's 12 Days of Christmas, we'll be sharing our holiday fabric lines as well as tutorials and free patterns that you can make with these fabrics. That's right--12 days of Christmas inspiration, starting today!

On the first day of Christmas, we have:

Christmas Flannels

Soft and cozy prints perfect for pillowcases, flannel pants or scarves, and even stockings!

Woodland Christmas

This nature-inspired line features poinsettias, pinecones, cardinals, and holiday berries, complimented by rich, swirling patterned coordinates. We think it's ideal for a runner, placemats and napkins to dress up your holiday decor.

The 12 Days of Christmas:

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5

Day 6

Day 7
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
Day 11
Day 12

Pillowcase Wrap Up

Have you browsed through American Patchwork & Quilting's 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge blog hop pillowcases? All of the hop participants posted their pillowcases last Friday--such a fantastic collection to go toward various charities as part of the push to donate 1,000,000 pillowcases! 

In case you missed the hop, we thought we'd show our contributions in today's post. You can also revisit last Friday's post for links to the entire hop.

Linda Carlson used her 

Imagine This

 fabrics to make this eye-catching red, black, gray and white pillowcase using pattern #25.

Find her post about her pillowcase here.

Heidi Pridemore used the 

Tweet

 collection to make this whimsical checkerboard cuff pillowcase using pattern #6.

Find her post about her pillowcase here.

Tammy Silvers used the 

Vibe

 collection to make this cheery yellow and blue pillowcase using the basic roll pattern.

Find her post about her pillowcase here.

Thanks so much, ladies, for participating! 

And then, with a look ahead to Christmas, we used the Christmas Flannels collection to make a cozy red and green pillow using pattern #6.

Find our post here. 

Find out more about the 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge, including the scheduled September Sew-a-thon, 

here.

And check out all 43 free pillowcase patterns from AP&Q here.

1 Million Pillowcase Challenge, Holiday-Style

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas...

in August?!

With American Patchwork & Quilting holding a blog hop to promote the 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge (568,000+ and counting donated!), we wanted to be part of the fun! We're proud to be a sponsor of this initiative, and proud to donate pillowcases to help those in need and get the Challenge closer to the one million pillowcase goal.

Three of our favorite designers and bloggers are officially part of the hop sharing pillowcases they've made using our fabric lines:

Heidi Pridemore (http://heidipridemore.blogspot.com) with Tweet

Linda Carlson (www.lindacarlsonquilts.com) with Imagine This

Tammy Silvers (http://www.tamarinis.typepad.com) with Vibe

We're excited to see what these designers have created, but here at Inspired by Fabric we wanted to join in as well, sharing a holiday-themed flannel case made using our 

Christmas Flannels. 

We used the Checkerboard Band pattern (No. 6), which can be found here--a classic that goes together quickly with strip piecing, and perfect for showing off two contrasting flannels on the cuff!

AP&Q currently has 43 free pillowcase patterns on their website; you can find them all here--with so many choices, it's hard to choose just one!

(Of course, we feel the same way about our Christmas Flannels--how can you choose just one (or three) to use?!)

Find all of our cozy Christmas Flannels here.


Make sure you check out everyone participating in today's Pillowcase Challenge Blog Hop!

·    Alison Glass (http://alisonglass.com/blog)

·    American Patchwork & Quilting (www.allpeoplequilt.com/blog)

·    Barb and Mary of Me and My Sister Designs (http://www.meandmysisterdesigns.com/blog/)

·    The Benartex Design Team: Sew in Love with Fabric (http://www.sewinlovewithfabric.blogspot.com)

·    Debby Kratovil (http://debbykratovilquilts.blogspot.com/)

·    Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts (http://www.laundrybasketquilts.net/blog/)

·    Heidi Pridemore (http://heidipridemore.blogspot.com)

·    How To Sew (www.howtosew.com)

·    Jennifer Paganelli of Sis Boom (http://www.sisboom.com/blog/)

·    Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree Quilts (http://figtreequilts.typepad.com/my_weblog/)

·    Karrie Winters of Freckled Whimsy (http://www.freckledwhimsy.com/)

·    Kelle Boyd of Ann Kelle (http://www.annkelle.com/category/blog/)

·    Linda Carlson (www.lindacarlsonquilts.com)

·    Lori Mason (http://www.lorimasondesign.com/news/)

·    Modern Quilt Studio (http://craftnectar.com/)

·    Nicole Daksiewicz of Modern Handcraft (http://modernhandcraft.com/)

·    Northcott: Patti’s Patchwork (www.pattispatchwork.com)

·    Shannon Fabrics: My Cuddle Corner (http://shannonfabrics.com/blog/index/)

·    Tammy Silvers (http://www.tamarinis.typepad.com)

·    Timeless Treasures: Sew Timeless (http://www.ttfabrics.com/blog/)

·    Valori Wells (http://www.valoriwells.com/blog/)

·    Verna Mosquera of The Vintage Spool (http://freespiritfabric.blogspot.com/)

·    Wendy Sheppard of Ivory Spring (http://ivoryspring.wordpress.com/)

FInd out more about the 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge, the September 24-hour Sew-a-thon to make more pillowcases (what could be more fun that a sewing sleepover with your friends? Think how many pillowcases you could make in your pajamas!), and how you can participate here.