An antidote to all that Halloween candy...

A while back, quilter Cathy Perlmutter contacted us, wanting to create a design with a message. She'd seen (and loved) our Farmer John fruit and veggie collections, and had an idea to stitch a project promoting healthy eating. She came up with several: two potholder (or small wall hanging) variations, which we are sharing her tutorial for today...

And a pattern for a larger wall hanging version of the same concept, called "Eat Farm Fresh."

You can see more details about Cathy's "Eat Farm Fresh" quilt on her blog, as well as purchase the pattern. 

Thanks Cathy! What a colorful and "quilty" way to celebrate healthy eating!

Click here to download the free pdf for the potholder pattern.

And, because we can't resist, here are a few swatches of our favorite Farmer John prints! Which one is your favorite?

For a chance to win a fat quarter bundle of fruit and veggie fabric, leave a comment below letting us know how you follow our blog (and if you're new, sign up to follow by email or through Bloglovin' in the right hand sidebar) and then tell us what your favorite fruit/veggie print fabric is from the Farmer John's Garden collection (see them all here). The giveaway will close Saturday, November 9th at 11:59 EST and we'll announce the winner next week.

Even More Photo Inspiration

Here are some additional photos we've received. 

Diane sent in two photos, as well as her fabric picks. Gorgeous!

Here's what she used:

1. Marblehead

2. Marblehead

3. Marblehead

4. Focus

5. Marblehead

Here's what she used:

1. Marblehead

2. Marblehead

3. Marblehead

4. Marblehead

And Whiskers sent in this beautiful fall photo, which we matched up with some of our favorite prints.

1. Tribal Council

2. Marblehead

3. Farmer John's Garden

4. Marblehead

5. Marblehead

Thanks to everyone who sent in a photo! It's been fun showing these off.

Taste of spring, photo style!

As yet another snowstorm is making its way across the U.S. (apparently Mother Nature didn't get the memo that March is supposed to begin leading into nicer weather!), we'd like to offer a tantalizing taste of spring.

We've taken photos of crocuses, tulips, and bleeding hearts and matched them up with swatches of some of our favorite Fabri-Quilt prints. Below each image, we've listed the selected fabrics.

1. Budding Beauties

2. Marblehead

3. Autumn Awakenings

4. Marblehead

5. A Star is Born

1. State Flowers II

2. Dancing Cranes

3. Woodblock

4. Marblehead Global Brights

5. Farmer John's Garden

1. Budding Beauties 

2. Marblehead Global Brights 

3. Silhouettes

4. Asian Garden

5. Marblehead Global Brights

How'd we do? Do you like our choices? 

Have you ever tried something like this? It's a great exercise because you work solely based on color and often mix and match collections that you wouldn't have considered putting together. 

Want to play along? Pick your own photo and match up coordinating Fabri-Quilt prints from our website. Email us your photo and selected fabric prints (you can right click and save the digital swatches from our website on a PC, or simply drag them into a folder on a Mac), and we'll share some of our favorites here on the blog. 

If we share your picture, you might win a fat quarter bundle! 

Send your photos to fabriquiltblog (at) gmail.com by Tuesday, March 12th for a chance to win. 

One more thing...you can also simply email us a photo and we'll choose a couple that are sent in and match fabrics for you. You won't be eligible to win by just sending a photo, but if you'd like to see how your favorite picture matches up with our fabric, send away!

Market Fresh

What's at your local farmer's market? Boxes and bins that have been overflowing with tart berries, oversized zucchini and juicy corn for the last two months are being replaced with apples, pumpkins, and butternut squash. Fall is here!

If you're missing the berries and other summer-inspired produce, check out these mouth-watering prints from Farmer John's Garden, guaranteed to stay fresh all year long!

Now what to do with these garden prints?

Click here for access to Tresa McConachie's FREE quilt pattern, Market Town Squares.

And if fruits and veggies aren't your thing, try this pattern in the Marblehead prints!