****Be Mine Blog Tour: Day 5 ****

The Be Mine Blog Tour

continues!

Please visit:

Carol of Carol's Crafty Creations

to see her awesome project



and to enter her giveaway for the

Fat Quarter Shop gift certificate!

Here is one final preview of my upcoming project:

Until Next Time... Happy Quilting!

**** Be Mine Blog Tour : Day 4

The Be Mine Blog Tour continues!

Please visit

Kim of Kim's Big Quilting Adventure

to see her awesome project

and to enter her giveaway for the

Fat Quarter Shop gift certificate!

Here is another sneak peek of my

upcoming project:



Until Next Time ...Happy Quilting!

****Be Mine Blog Tour : Day 3 ****

The Be Mine Blog Tour

continues!

Head over to

Jen on Miss Punkie Pie

to see her awesome project

and to enter her giveaway

for the Fat Quarter Shop gift certificate!

Here is another sneak peek of my upcoming project:



Until Next Time ... Happy Quilting!

****Be Mine Blog Tour Has Begun****

The Be Mine Blog Tour

has begun!

7 days, 7 different bloggers,

7 different projects, & 7 giveaways!

A $50 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop

will be given away at each stop along the blog tour.

Also, one lucky person will win a

$100 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop!

In order to be eligible for the $100 gift certificate,

you must leave a comment

on each blog/project day along the blog tour.

Head over to:

Vickie of Spun Sugar

and

Sherri of A Quilting Life

to enter!

You can  also check back here daily

to get a link to the next stop on the blog tour

and to see a sneak peek of my project!

Here is the my sneak peek for today:

Until Next Time ... Happy Quilting!

*****Be Mine Blog Tour*****

In order to help all of  us get into the mood

for Valentine's Day,

Vickie of Spun Sugar Quilts

has organized an awesome blog tour .

The blog tour begins on January 9th!

It will include 7 days,  7 different bloggers,7 fun projects,

and 7 GIVEAWAYS!

The giveaways will be donated by

Fat Quarter Shop!

Mark your calendar because the

Be Mine Blog Tour

begins in a few days.

Here is a list of all of the stops on the

Be mine Blog Tour:

 

January 9th:

Vickie of Spun Sugar Quilts

January 10th:

Sherri of A Quilting Life

January 11th:

Jen of Miss Punkie Pie

January 12:

Kim of Kim's Big Quilting Adventure

January 13:

Carol of Carol's Crafty Creations

January 14:

Stefanie of Little Lady Patchwork

January 15:

Natalia of Piece N Quilt

Be sure to grab the

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and help us spread the word!

Until Next Time... Happy Quilting!

Jelly Roll Challenge : Project 3

 

Project #3 of the Jelly Roll Challenge

is a simple table runner.

This would be perfect for just about any season/ jelly roll

and it can be created

quickly.

Supplies Needed:

• (8) Coordinating jelly roll strips or (8) 2  1/2" X Width of Fabric (WOF) strips. I used 12 Days of Christmas by Kate Spain for Moda.
• 1/2 Yard of Bella Solid Ivory
• 1/2 Yard of Bella Solid Red for binding
• 1 Yard of Coordinating fabric for backing
• 3/4 yard of batting

Cutting:

• From the Bella Solid Ivory, cut (8) 6 1/2" X 8 1/2" rectangles

Construction:

Step 1:

• Choose (8) coordinating jelly roll strips.
• With Right Sides Together (RST) , sew (2) jelly roll strips together.
• Repeat for the other jelly roll strips.
• Press open.

Step 2:

• With RST, sew (2) jelly roll strip sets together.
• Repeat and make (2) 8 1/2" X WOF strip sets.

Step 3:

• Press the strip sets open.
• You should have (2) strip sets.

 

Step 4:

• From the first strip set, cut (4) 6 1/2" X 8 1/2" blocks.

 

Step 5:

• From the second strip set, cut (3) 8 1/2" X 18 1/2" rectangles.

Step 6:

• With RST, join the blocks according to the following diagram.
• Press the block open.
• Repeat and make a total of (4) 8 1/2" X 18 1/2" blocks.

 

Step 7:

• With RST, join the blocks according to the following diagram.
• Press the block open.
• Repeat and make (3) sets.

 

Step 8:

• With RST, join the 3 sections together.
• Be sure to add the final white/jelly roll strip set/white section to the bottom.

Step 9:

• Make a quilt sandwich using the quilt top, batting, and backing fabric.
• Baste the layers together.
•  Quilt as desired.
• Attach the binding to the table runner.

Voila! Your table runner is now complete.

Until Next Time .... Happy Quilting!

 

Jelly Roll Challenge : Project 2

Project #2 of the Jelly Roll Challenge

is a simple clutch purse.

It is another quick project

and I think that I will tuck a gift card

inside each of mine.



Supplies Needed:

• (5) Coordinating Jelly Roll strips or (4) 2 1/2" X Width Of Fabric (WOF) strips. Note: I used 12 days of Christmas by Kate Spain for Moda.
• (1) 15" X 8 1/2" piece of batting
• (1) 15 X 8 1/2" piece of coordinating fabric
• 1" piece of Velcro

Construction:

Step 1:

• With Right Sides Together (RST) sew (2) jelly roll strips together.
• Repeat for the other (2) jelly roll strips.
• Press open.

Step 2:

• With RST, sew the (2) jelly roll strip sets together.

Step 3:

• Press the strip set open.

Step 4:

• Lay your jelly roll strip set on top of the 15" X 8 1/2" piece of batting.

Step 5:

• Baste the (2) layers together.
• Quilt as desired.

Step 6:

• Lay your 8 1/2" X 15" piece of solid fabric on top the right side of your quilted piece.

Step 7:

• Pin and sew 1/4" away from the edge all the way around your fabric.
• Leave a 4" opening so that you can turn your bag inside out.

Step 8:

• Clip all corners so that you will have better corners when you turn the bag inside out.

Step 9:

• Turn the bag inside out.
• Use a chopstick to help push out the corners.

Step 10:

• Press the bag and whip stitch the opening closed.

Step 11:

To create the handle:

• Cut a 2 1/2" X 8 1/2" piece from the remaining jelly roll.
• Fold 1/4" from the top and the bottom.

Step 12:

• Fold the piece in half again and press.

Step 13:

• Pin the piece.

Step 14:

• Sew down the edge of the strip.

Step 15:

• Take your quilted piece of fabric and fold up 5" from the bottom to find the placement of the top piece of Velcro.
• Pin and sew in place.

Step 16:

• Find the location of the bottom piece of Velcro by matching it to the top piece of Velcro.
• Pin and sew the bottom piece of Velcro in place.

Step 17:

• Determine where you want to place your handle.

Step 18:

• Pin the other side in place.

Step 19:

• Sew 1/4" away from both sides. Back stitch at the beginning and the end.

Voila!  Your clutch purse is now complete.

(4) Jelly roll strips will make (2) clutch purses.

Until Next Time ... Happy Quilting!