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Fabric Giveaway Friday - Kona Essentials Bundle
This week I wanted to start off the new Fabric Giveaway Friday (which will be giveaways from my shop from now on) with a bang! This weeks prize is the Pile O' Fabric Kona Essentials Bundle of 40 Fat Quarters. With now over 300 colors in their line up, choosing which Kona Cotton colors to use as the essentials in your...
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Big Changes! We’re now a full online quilt shop!
It’s been very quiet here on the blog, our family has been making some changes around the house preparing for bolts and bolts of fabric to arrive over the next few months. That’s right you heard me, bolts of fabric. Pile O’ Fabric is now not only a quilting blog, it’s now a full online quilt shop too! My husband Jacob and...
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Raceway // New Quilt Pattern
Today I would like to share my newest quilt pattern coming out for Aria Lane. Meet Raceway, designed and pieced by yours truly and machine quilted by professional longarm quilter Sarah Wilson from Crinkle Love. I made the Raceway quilt in a 60.5" x 60.5" throw size with Kona Cotton Solids in Cerise, Charcoal, Nautical, Breakers, Chartreuse, Coral, Red, Teal Blue, Crocus,...
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Pile O' Fabric Stash Share
This post is part of a weekly series called Pile O’ Fabric Stash Share. Each week I challenge myself to put together a custom bundle of fabrics based on a custom color scheme. Challenge yourself and join me each week, create a custom bundle from your fabric stash based on the color scheme I post each week. Then share a picture of...
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Fabric Giveaway Friday – $25 Gift Certificate
Fabric Giveaway Sponsor Today’s featured sponsor is Southern Fabric. Southern Fabric has been a full time fabric shop since 2004. They are located in the heart of Middle Georgia and sell online only. They currently have three lovely girls working for them - the newest employee is Ellen, who was brought in to run the shop while Aubrey (the owner) had...
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Cutting and Piecing the Concerto Quilt // In the "Studio"
This week I have been making another version of the Concerto Quilt pattern, but this time I am using printed fabric. This is the quilt my students are making in my Beginner Modern Quilting Class and I am making a sample along with them. The fabric choice is a little out of my comfort zone, but I wanted something super fun...
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Teaching Quilting to All Ages
For the last few weeks I have had the pleasure of teaching a Beginner Modern Quilting class at my local quilt shop here in Arizona. The class is three weeks long, however I wish it was more like 4 or 5 weeks. I am really digging deep into the important foundational aspects of quilting. The first week we went over the...
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Pile O' Fabric Stash Share
This post is part of a weekly series called Pile O’ Fabric Stash Share. Each week I challenge myself to put together a custom bundle of fabrics based on a custom color scheme. Challenge yourself and join me each week, create a custom bundle from your fabric stash based on the color scheme I post each week. Then share a picture of...
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Fabric Giveaway Friday - Cotton and Steel at Fat Quarter Shop
Featured Sponsor The Fat Quarter Shop was founded in 2003 by Kimberly Jolly. An avid quilter, Kimberly began her shop as a side business while still working a corporate position, cutting, packing and shipping right out of her house during evenings and weekends. From the very beginning, she was committed to delivering top-notch service for every single order and customer. As the...
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Pile O' Fabric Stash Share
This post is part of a weekly series called Pile O’ Fabric Stash Share. Each week challenge yourself to create a custom bundle from your fabric stash based on the color scheme posted for the week. Then share a picture of your final bundle here on the Stash Share post. See all posts. This Weeks Color Palette and Bundle This...
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Playing with Hexagons // In the "Studio" + Giveaway
This week I had the sudden urge to play with some hexagons and do some English Paper Piecing. I didn't have a specific project in mind, I just wanted to simply play! I figured this would make a super fun In the "Studio" video for episode #10. Watch and see how I glue baste my hexagons and the different ways...
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Layered Applique // Skill Builder BOM
This month for Skill Builder BOM we are making the Scissor and Rotary Cutter Blocks. These blocks are made with a technique called Layered Applique or sometimes called Applique by Number. This technique looks difficult, but it's actually really quite easy. For this technique you use freezer paper templates and Liquid Stitch glue. I have some really fun designs in mind using this...
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Pile O' Fabric Stash Share
This post is part of a weekly series called Pile O’ Fabric Stash Share. Each week challenge yourself to create a custom bundle from your fabric stash based on the color scheme posted for the week. Then share a picture of your final bundle here on the Stash Share post. See all posts. This Weeks Color Palette and Bundle This...
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What I've Been Up To
Today I was looking at my recent blog posts and realized its been weeks since I took time to share about what I've been up to. Summertime is usually a very busy time for my family, but even more so this year. Classes This last month I have had the wonderful opportunity to teach three local classes. I taught a...
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Fabric Giveaway Friday – $25 Gift Certificate
Fabric Giveaway Sponsor Today’s featured sponsor is Southern Fabric. Southern Fabric has been a fulltime fabric shop since 2004. They are located in the heart of Middle Georgia and sell online only. They currently have three lovely girls working for them - the newest employee is Ellen, who was brought in to run the shop while Aubrey (the owner) had her...
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Fabric Giveaway Friday - $25 Gift Certificate
Giveaway Sponsor Here is what Dragonfly Fabrics owner Amy had to say about the shop… "I love fabric. I started Dragonfly Fabrics when I was manufacturing custom baby bedding and blankets for my online company. What began as a few bolts turned into a few more and soon I realized I wasn't just buying the fabric for my business. I...
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Fabric Giveaway Friday - Botanics and Kona Cotton
Featured Sponsor Marmalade Fabrics has a huge selection of modern fabrics from custom color bundles, to solid Kona Cotton, low volume prints, text prints as well as modern quilt patterns. Semi-Annual Clearance Sale It's time for the semi-annual clearance sale at Marmalade Fabrics! Most of the shop is marked down from 40% to 60%. Nearly all prints and even selected...
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Creating Color Harmony // Guest Post at RK
Today I am guest posting over at Robert Kaufman's blog Swatch and Stitch! I am sharing about my process in choosing colors and fabrics for my quilting projects! Go check it out… Creating Color Harmony Alyssa p.s. No Fabric Giveaway Friday today my busy life has messed up my giveaway schedule and I am trying to get it back in...
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Ceylon Dress // Pattern Review
Why did I have to make those dresses last week? Why didn't you guys tell me making dresses would be so addicting? Like I need something else to suck up my time, but I just couldn't resist. About a year ago I purchased the Ceylon dress pattern by Colette Patterns. I knew someday I would like to make it, but...
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Fabric Giveaway Friday // Concerto Fat Quarter Bundle
Fabric Giveaway Sponsor Jackie has been quilter for 20 years, longarm quilter for 13 years, in business for 13 years, fabric shop for 4+ years, designer for several quilt Magazines, a National Certified Judy Niemeyer Instructor and Certified Shop, and a quilting podcaster. Canton Village Quilt Works is a great shop to visit if you're looking for terrific prices, fast friendly...