New Fabric Friday- Love Edition

Happy Valentine's Day!

If you follow us on Instagram, then you have seen the Love Letters Quilt I made last week.

At the end of this post you can learn how to make an envelope block of your very own.

so stay tuned......

New in the SHOP this week

Country Girls by Tasha Noel for Riley Blake Designs

  

We have the precuts for all your quilting needs, and yardage of ALL the prints in this collection.

  

The pinwheels....the sweet girls....and don't even get me started on how cute those darn ducks are!!!

We also received a fabulous load of Precuts from Moda.

Storybook by Kate & Birdie

  

Mirabelle by Fig Tree

  

And  April Showers by Bonnie & Camille

   

   

Yardage for all three collections will be here in March. 

And if you are in the quilting mood, grab one of those precuts, and one of these snazzy new patterns that are in the shop. 

Do you feel the LOVE today with all this eye candy?

I know I do!

 So, are you ready for a little Love Letter Block Tutorial?

You will Need:

(9) 10" Squares for the main part of the envelopes

(9) 7" Squares for the inside of the envelope

(9)  5.5" White squares for the top sides (or whatever color your sashing will be)

About 1 yard for sashing, depending on how wide you make your strips, and 3/4" for the border strips. 

1. First, take your 10" square for the main piece of the envelope and trim 3/4" off the side and bottom of the 10" square. Save those strips you cut off.

 2.  Now, cut that square in half, diagonally.

3. Grab the 7" square you want to go with it and set it up like below.

4. Now, flip one bottom triangle over like this, leaving a 1/4" hanging over the side. That way when you sew it together, it will lay even along the side. Sew right sides together down that side of the 7" square. 

 

 5. Press that seam down, and then fold your other 10" piece onto the side, leaving 1/4" hanging over the top again, and along the bottom this time too. 

6. Sew right sides together down that long piece of the triangle.  Press the seam and it should look like this. 

 7. To attach the top strips, just lay them right sides together with the envelope and use a 1/4" seam allowance. Then trim off the excess.

Your envelope should have an extra triangle flapping along the bottom on the back, and little ones remaining from the strips, just cut them off. 

8. Now, take one of your white 5.5" squares and cut it in half diagonally.

9. Lay it along one top side like this, leaving 1/4" hanging off again. 

 10. Sew it on, right sides together, then press.  Repeat for the other side.  You will have extra hanging, just trim it off and make it square and a perfect rectangle. 

Each block is about 13.5"x9.5"

Then just lay them how you want to. I originally had 4 rows of 3, and then decided to take a row off. I sure hope you agree with my decision :) 

Feel free to add as much or as little sashing as you wish.  I used 3.5" strips, and sewed them on with a 1/4" seam allowance.  I  used 4.5" strips for the red border. 

And then your done!  Your love letters are complete.

I can't wait to get mine back from the quilter. Even though Valentine's Day will be over, I think I will leave it out and enjoy it for a couple of days. 

♥ Have a wonderful Valentine's Day! ♥

New Fabric Friday

New in this week at www.thelittlefabricshop.com!

Mixed Bag by Studio M for Moda

LOVE. LOVE. LOVE!

 I am in love with this collection. Especially the houndstooth. They are to die for. 

I seriously need a baby boy to make all sorts of goodies for. 

This week we also got in the Precuts for the Bluebird Park Collection by Kate and Birdie.  

We have had the yardage in for a while, and we are happy to add the precuts to our selection as well.

    

And that's it for new fabric this week.

Hey....

did you know that we are on Instagram now?

User  thelittlefabricshop1

You will want to head on over to Instagram RIGHT NOW and follow us. As something very exciting will be showing up there VERY SOON!

Have a fabulous weekend everyone.

I hope I can.  Today is the last day of my 20's.  Here's to turning 30!

Olympic Flag Quilt + Tutorial!

Well, I did it.

This quilt has been something I have been dreaming of making for years, 

and I finally had the guts to attempt it. 

 I kind of LOVE IT!

First you should know, that our family LOVES the Olympics!

We actually consider Bob Costas part of the family. 

I think the Olympics are absolutely beautiful. They always give me hope of World Peace. 

And let's be honest, they are just ridiculously exciting to watch!

This year as we watch the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, we will snuggle up with our Olympic Flag Quilt and cheer on Team USA!  I am excited for my kids to learn the flags of the different countries while we watch. 

They are all so beautiful!

 I'll be the first to admit that this quilt is not "perfect".

I believe I made 4 different South Africa blocks and finally settled with this one. It's not perfect, but I love it just the same. 

For a few of the flags, Like Mexico, I used fabric iron transfers for the images. Worked like a charm.

There was a bit of applique,

And a WHOLE LOT OF MATH!
(Good thing I majored in math like 100 years ago)

 So, have I convinced you to make one for yourself? 

Good! Let's get started!

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New Fabric Friday

As you can tell by my absence the past few weeks, I had a great holiday! 

But now it is back to business.  And speaking of Holidays.......

New in the SHOP this week: 

Holiday Banners and Prints by Riley Blake Designs

These banners are terrific. 

Let me tell you an easy trick on how to make the cutest & easiest bunting banner ever!

St. Patrick's Day

     

1. Choose your Holiday Banner, and some fabric for backing.

Each Banner Set comes with 18 Triangle Penants, at approximately 24"x44/45", so you will 3/4 yard of your backing fabric. 

Each Triangle is about 7.5" across the top, and sides measure 10". The perfect size!

Easter

 

Luckily Riley Blake has provided some seriously cute coordinating prints for banner backing. 

4th of July

   

 

 2. Now, sandwich some thin batting between your banner fabric and the backing. Right sides out on the front and back. 

Christmas

   

 

3. Now, pin throughout so you won't have any wrinkles, or puckering. You want it to lay flat.

4. Next you will sew along the inside edge of each triangle, making each triangle it's own inside triangle...hope this is making sense. 

Halloween

   

 5. Now, simply cut out each triangle, just along the outside edge of the triangle and your pennants are ready to string up however you please.  The batting will give them form, and the backing is already on there and you only had to cut out each triangle once!

Awesome trick, Huh?

Valentines

   

 I hope to make one this week and then post a tutorial with pictures for you all.

I plan on making one for each holiday, they are just too cute, and too easy!

Just click on any picture and you will be directed to the shop where you can find all these banners for you to grab hold of!

Have a great weekend!