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Bijoux by Bari J. Launch Party // Block Pattern & Giveaway

A collection from the imagined life of a traveling free spirit and her elegant caravan decorated with gorgeous textiles and the beautiful items she has acquired along the way. By Bari J. for Art Gallery Fabrics. 

Today I am participating in a party to celebrate the beautiful new fabric collection Bijoux by Bari J. for Art Gallery fabrics. It is day 9 of this fantastic inspirational blog hop and I am going to share a tutorial for a quilt block using Bijoux that would make a beautiful quilt.

The Collection

Photo from Art Gallery Fabrics

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Photo from Art Gallery Fabrics

The Bijoux Block

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Bari J. and I met at our local Modern Quilt Guild and I have really enjoyed all her work. Bari asked me if I would like to play with this new collection and come up with a quilt block, and of course I was ecstatic over the idea! With all the curves from the Retro Rubies QAL and my recent Hour by Hour block tutorial I am in total curvy mood! I decided I wanted to incorporate more curves into this block as well because I felt like it would flow well with the designs in the fabric. It also give you an opportunity to practice those curves even more!

bijoux-quilt

So far I have only made these two blocks, but I really want to make an entire quilt for my daughter. I mocked up a little preview of what the quilt would look like, of course I would use more of the fabrics from the entire Bijoux collection.

The Block Instructions

This is a pretty simple block to assemble. You can download this free Bijoux block pattern sheet here. Enjoy! Please share your finished blocks in the Pile O' Fabric Flickr Group!

The Giveaway!

Bijoux has just shipped to your local independent fabric retailers, so you'll be able to get your hands on some very soon. You can order it at the Fat Quarter Shop and Mad About Patchwork! But, Bari has generously set aside 10 fat quarters to give away to one lucky Pile O' Fabric reader.

Enter To Win

GIVEAWAY CLOSED: Here’s how, using the Rafflecopter Widget below follow the steps. First step is to leave a blog post comment and tell me what you would like to make with the beautiful Bijoux!

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This giveaway will end Sunday, May 18th, at 12 a.m. EST. Mr. Random will choose one winner and I will announce their name Sunday on Facebook and Twitter and I will email the winner directly. * Note * This giveaway is open to anyone near or far (international participants will have to pay shipping for their prize). If you’re a “no reply” or an anonymous commenter, remember to include your email address in your comment so that if you win I can contact you! a Rafflecopter giveaway

Follow the Party Train!

Be sure to check out some of the other beautiful things that have been made with Bijoux and visit the other party bloggers… May 8: Melanie Dramatic May 9: Sew Much Like Mom May 10: 100 Billion Stars May 11: I'm Doing Stuff (mother's day, no stop on the 12th) May 13: Imagine Gnats May 14: Jona G. May 15: Mommy for Reals May 16: Olive and Ollie May 17: Pile O' Fabric May 18: Sally's Angel Works May 19: JM Maxman
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Bari J. provided a complementary bundle of Bijoux Fat Quarters for me to participate in this hop (see blog disclosure).
Alyssa Williams

Alyssa Williams

Creator of Pile O' Fabric

Alyssa Lichner is a graphic designer turned avid sewist. She writes modern quilting tutorials and shares techniques and inspiration on her blog, Pile O’ Fabric. Alyssa has a passion for exploring different techniques and applying them to modern designs. She is thankful to have the opportunity to share these techniques, through her tutorials, patterns, and classes with quilters around the world. She always encourages her readers and students to challenge themselves to try new things and to approach quilting with a fearless attitude.

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