A surprise is revealed–Mini Quilt Mania

I was over the moon when Lindsey from Fort Worth Fabric Studio asked me if I would like to be a part of their April Mini Quilt Mania.  It would mean I would make a mini quilt and do a tute for it on their blog AND choose ANY fabric I liked from their store to make it with……. of course my reply was….”Well…… YES!”  Remember I gave you hints about it back HERE?  It’s been really tough keeping it a surprise.

So I am officially one of the 9 bloggers doing a tute for this….

So, what did I make, you might be thinking……and what fabric did I choose? 

Fabric choice  was a difficult one as I’ve been buying fabrics from Fort Worth Fabric Studio for years…..and I love it ALL! I especially love their Friday Bundle batches and their Pocket Packs….an excellent way to grab an affordable themed pack of fabrics, ready for any project.

I  reeeeeally love the quality of fabrics they have, the price AND the service.  They always package up my goodies in such a pretty way, and they always throw an extra little something in….and it gets to Australia pretty quickly and reasonably, considering it’s coming from the other side of the world.

But because I had a bit of an idea in mind of what I was making, I ended up choosing some of the fabrics from this gorgeous range called Rhapsody Bop by Adornit Fabrics.  It’s really cute with little birdies all over, and the fabric is such good quality, I was sooo happy I chose some of this range…..I really like all of it, especially the Rhapsody Bop Chatter…..(we all know how much I love words).  You’ll understand why I chose it when you see my project.

Called, “You Are Tweet”, I designed a sweet little 18 1/2 x 16 1/2 inch mini quilt with a touch of linen, some trademark stitchery (of course), a little bit of ric rac , some easy needleturn and some fussy cutting but nothing you wouldn’t be able to master quite easily. 

If you head on over to the FWFS blog now, you’ll be able to see the tutorial and if you download the PrintFriendly button, you can even download the PDF of the tutorial easily and for FREE!

Don’t forget to check out what the other 7 bloggers have designed for the Mini Quilt Mania…..

Here is the schedule:

• April 1st : Lindsey - FWFS
• April 2: Melissa - My Fabric Relish
• April 6: Nettie - FWFS pattern tester
• April 8: Afton  - Quilting Mod
• April 13: Amanda - The Cozy Pumpkin
• April 14: Trina - Will Cook For Shoes
• April 21: Heather - Quilts Actually
• April 22: Wendy - Sugarlane Quilts
• April 27: Paula - The Sassy Quilter

you’ll find all the tutorials if you scroll back through FWFS’s blog posts in April….and you can read even more about the Mini Quilt Mania HERE .

Hope you have lots of fun with it. Let me know what you think?

xox Sugary hugs :o)

FREE Friends BOF - Block 2: Happiness is live and it’s countdown to FNSI

Yep, it’s time!

Block 2 is ready for you to download.    You can get your free copy from my Craftsy store, where you’ll also find Block 1, and lots of my other patterns.  I just love this one…..

It just about sums it up for me….Friends just complete me….they bring such joy and happiness to my life, filling it to the brim….it always feels like sunshine when my friends are around me…or just knowing they’re in my heart gives me strength, just like the flower, growing stronger each day because the sunlight shines upon it……do you feel the same way too?

Head on over and print off your copy so we can all stitch together in our monthly, worldwide friendship sew-in and have a ‘happiness overload’ night ……. have you signed up yet?  You can do that HERE if you haven’t had the chance yet.  You know you want to, and I’ve even made it easy for you with something ready to stitch! (or you could be like me and choose something from the UFO pile?)

 

See you tonight.

xox Sugary hugs with happiness galore :o)

Block 1: Friends–The first block in my new FREE B.O.F. Stitchalong

….and I think you’re going to love it as much as I do.

You can print your pattern off from my Craftsy store, and every fortnightly Friday until 7th August, where you can collect another block to stitch and complete your 16 1/2 inch wall hanging.

Each block is just 4 inches square, so small enough to do in an evening or two.  Great for this long Easter weekend.

Share your progress on our Facebook page so we can  encourage each other along the way.

Can’t wait to see what fabrics you choose!

Dont forget to share the love with the BOF button you can add to your sidebar. (don’t forget to link it back to Sugarlane!)

A very happy and Blessed Easter to you all and, as always …..

xox  big sugary hugs my gorgeous friends :o)

 

Friends….. make a difference. Join the B.O.F. starting April 3

Its been a good week or more of specialist’s visits and illness in the Sugarlane household but all is good, as it’s given me time to finalise my new B.O.F.

What is a B.O.F. you might ask?  Well, as a B.O.M. is a Block of the Month, so a B.O.F. is a Block of the Fortnight…. I figure these blocks are just 4 inches so a fortnight will give you HEAPS of time to organise your project between blocks – what do you think?

Here is the button to add to your blog’s sidebar so you, and others, can easily link back to the B.O.F. to find it.  Share the love…after all, that’s what friends are for!

xox Sugary hugs :o)