On Your Mark Create! Hop - Day 8

Ready for ten full days of On Your Mark inspiration? 

Ten designers received the twelve On Your Mark fat quarters you see below. 

We can't wait to share what these they have made! Each day we'll share a sneak peek here of a designer's project; you can use the links to visit their social media and learn more. You'll also have a chance to win a fat quarter bundle of On Your Mark fabrics. If these prints are on your "must-have" list, you can purchase this bundle right here. 

Today Afton @quiltingmod shows some simple yet graphic blocks she has put together using On Your Mark. Bookmark her tutorial; this might be your next quilt! 

Afton says, "My On Your Mark Create! hop stop will feature a quick and easy, fat quarter-friendly quilt block. Though it looks complex, it's actually made from strip sets!"

  

Visit Afton on IG (@quiltingmod) and on her blog to see the the blocks and quilt top that she made, as well as enter to win a FQ On Your Mark bundle. You'll also find a tutorial for making the blocks! 

Need to add On Your Mark to your stash?
Purchase your own 12-fabric FQ bundle here. 

Catch each day of our On Your Mark Create! Hop: 
Tuesday, April 17: Simone @simone.g.b; Simone Bradford
Wednesday, April 18: Elizabeth @occasionalpiecequilt; OPQuilt
Thursday, April 19: Stephanie @spontaneousthreads; Spontaneous Threads
Friday, April 20: Linda @quiltlady63
Saturday, April 21: Joan@alaskanquilter
Sunday, April 22: Carol @carolanngillen
Monday, April 23: Sarah @nohatsquilts
Tuesday, April 24: Afton @quiltingmod; Quilting Mod
Wednesday, April 25: Allison @quiltstudio62;  quiltstudio62.blogspot.com
Thursday, April 26: @pbstudiofabrics; Inspired by Fabric


Read our interview with Simone here.
See the entire On Your Mark collection here and download Simone's free Gumdrop quilt pattern here. 

Silent Night Sampler: Day 6

We're celebrating the season with 12 days of holiday-themed block tutorials using Ro Gregg's gorgeous and glittering Silent Night collection. Make sure you catch all of the tutorials, and then we'll show you how to assemble the blocks into a sampler quilt! 

Today's tutorial is the present block. This tall and skinny block shows up twice in the sampler, so we'll be making two. It goes together really quickly! 

Block measures 6" x 12" finished.

Cutting:

From the medallion print: 

Two 3" x 10-1/2" pieces

From the red print:

One 1-1/2" x 10-1/2" piece

One 3" square

From the cream print:

One 3" square

Two 1-1/2" x 2-1/2" pieces

Step 1: Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of the cream square. Layer right sides together with the red square. 

Step 2: Stitch 1/4" on both sides of the drawn line. Cut on the line and press both units open. Trim half-square triangle units to measure 2-1/2" square. 

Step 3: Lay out all of the pieces as shown.

Step 4: Sew the 1-1/2" x 2-1/2" cream pieces and half-square triangles together into a row. Sew the three long pieces together into a row. 

Step 5: Join the two rows to complete the block. 

Here's the finished present block: 

And our two present blocks. Isn't the medallion print the perfect wrapping paper?!

See the entire Silent Night collection here and ask for it at your local quilt shop.

See all of our Silent Night Sampler Blocks!
Day 1: Wreath Block

Day 2: Star Block #1

Day 3: Bow Block

Day 4: Stocking Block

Day 5: Star Block #2
Day 7: Tree Block
Day 8: Ornament Block
Day 9: Candy Cane Block

Day 10: Star Block #3

Day 11: Cardinal Block
Day 12: Assembly

Ruby's Block Hop: Day 5

Two more days left on our Ruby's Block blog hop! 

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!

Reeze Hanson from Morning Glory Designs picked a fabulous block called Sky Rocket from Ruby's book. Rather than deal with templates or set-in seams, she converted the design to paper piecing. Perfect points every time! We love the color combo she chose; head over to her blog to find the tutorial, see the second block, and enter for a chance to win fabric! 

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.

Ruby's Block Hop: Day 4

We're more than halfway through our Ruby's Block blog hop! 

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 Pat Speth from Nickel Quilts is sharing her block, the Road to Oklahoma. A scrappy quilter, Pat offers up two different design ideas to make a scrappy looking quilt with her block. We're showing one of her blocks here; see the other, the tutorial, and find out how to enter to win a bundle of fabric 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.

Ruby's Block Hop: Day 2

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's block was stitched by Donna Lynn Thomas, and it has plenty of movement--watch it spin! If the math side of quilting intrigues you, Donna shares how she enlarged the block to 12" square finished. Head over to her blog: you'll see her second colorway and learn how she chose which prints to use to create a 3-D effect, try out her bonus project, and enter to win a fabric bundle for yourself!

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.

Ocean Sunrise Quilt Show and Tell: Part 2

Back in the spring, we sponsored the Ocean Sunrise Blog Hop featuring our Painter's Palette Solids. The three hostesses: Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirl, Cheryl from Meadow Mist Designs, and Stephanie from Late Night Quilter, selected this mouth-watering color palette. 

After the hop ended, participants mailed their blocks to the hostesses so they could assemble them into quilts to donate to charity. 

Today we're showing the quilt that Yvonne finished:

Look at her beautiful, dense quilting:

Even those all of these blocks are different, the palette allows the design to flow together seamlessly. 

Yvonne found a very special recipient for this quilt--a friend's husband who is fighting cancer for the second time. We echo Yvonne's hope that this quilt brings him comfort and healing. 

See Yvonne's post on this finished quilt here.

Find the original hop posts here, here and here.

See all of our Painter's Palette Solids colors here.

See another finish here. 

You can check out all of the great blocks along with their tutorials on Jayne @ Twiggy and Opal's Pinterest page.

Thanks for sharing, Yvonne!

Vintage Shirting Blog Hop: Day 6

Today is the last day of our Vintage Shirting Blog Hop! We hope you've enjoyed all the block tutorials our Vintage Shirting friends have shared!

Head over to Theresa's blog to see the tutorial for her Square and Star block. A classic beauty! 

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

Theresa will show you how to make this block on her blog, you'll see her second colorway, and you can also enter for a chance to win a FQ bundle of Vintage Shirting and Dress Prints! 

 Thanks for joining us this week, and if you missed any days of the hop, use the links below:
 
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.

Vintage Shirting Blog Hop: Day 5

Today is the second last day of our Vintage Shirting Blog Hop! Thanks for joining us this week, and if you missed any days of the hop, you'll find the links at the bottom of this post. 

Head over to Sally's blog to see the tutorial for her Wyoming Valley Star block. This block has star power! 

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

Sally will show you how to make this block on her blog (including how to audition your fabric choices for maximum impact), you'll see her second colorway, and you can also enter for a chance to win a FQ bundle of Vintage Shirting and Dress Prints! 

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.

Vintage Shirting Blog Hop: Day 4

Happy Hump Day! Thanks for joining us on our Vintage Shirting and Dress Prints Blog Hop! 

Head over to Reeze's blog to see the tutorial for her Zig Zag block. It has a totally different look than the first three blocks, and we love it!

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

Reeze will show you how to make this block on her blog (she paper pieced the HSTs for more exact points!), and you can enter for a chance to win a FQ bundle of Vintage Shirting and Dress Prints as well! 

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.

Vintage Shirting Blog Hop: Day 3

Hello! We're glad you're joining us for our Vintage Shirting and Dress Prints Blog Hop! 

Head over to Kelly's blog to see the tutorial for her Evening Star block. 

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

Love the dark background here!

Kelly will show you how to make this block on her blog (don't miss her red, blue and cream version!), and you can enter for a chance to win a FQ bundle of Vintage Shirting and Dress Prints as well! 


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.