Summer Tomatoes Fat Quarter Set --- Winner

The winner of the Summer Tomatoes Fat Quarter Fabric Set is Alison from Little Bunny Quilts Blog! Congratulations to Alison!

Thanks to all who entered the Blog Hop Giveaway!

And thanks to Michele at Quilting Gallery for hosting the Blog Hop Party with Giveaways - Thanks Michele!



The Summer Tomatoes Quilt Pattern is available for purchase right now.  All Pre orders will receive a set of 3 Fat Quarters free with the Summer Tomatoes Quilt Pattern. The pattern shares an artsy construction method that you will use over and over again to create all sorts of quilted items. It is an easy to make pattern for beginners to experts. The 3 fat quarters will make a 9 block table topper.

I just finished quilting my Summer Tomatoes Table Topper!  It measures 24" X 25".  Perfect for the center of any table!

I quilted it with Double Bubbles Quilting using 2 thread colors.  

I quilted it twice -- first with a soft red and then with an orange thread.

Some of the bubbles are large and some are small. I followed the squares and sometimes I just divided it up into several bubbles.

I quilted in the title of the quilt and my name with the year.  It's a fun way to label my own quilts.

You can see the backside of the quilt and the front.

No I did not bind it yet!  Maybe this weekend!

When I took the photos the sun was bright and it reflected back the colors, so some of the photos look brighter and some look a little dull.

It's an easy quilt to make and a fun quilt to quilt!  You can use 3 colors or 6 colors.  I am currently working on two other color ways.  One with blues and one with purples and pinks.  The possibilities are endless!

Enjoy your day!

Marcia
www.craftysewing.com

It's Time for Another Blog Hop Party with Giveaways!

It's a Blog Hop Party with Giveaways hosted by Michele at Quilting Gallery.

Thanks Michele!

I am sharing a "New" Fabric Set.  The sets are created using the Quilter's Blenders Extra Wide Fabrics.  I have a selection of 20 Quilter's Blenders Colors and 10 other prints and solids in the Extra Wide Fabrics on my website.

Today, I am introducing my NEW Fabric Set: 

"Summer Tomatoes" !

    Tomatoes not included!

I will introduce my Summer Tomatoes Quilt Pattern in September.  It was created specially for my New "Summer Tomatoes" Fabric Set.

Leave a comment to enter the giveaway for a chance to win my New "Summer Tomatoes" Fabric Set. 

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Thanks!

YES - I will ship internationally too!

Giveaway will end at Midnight CST on Sept 3rd.  The winner will be contacted by email and announced on during the week of September 3rd.

Update:  This giveaway is now closed and the winner will be announced soon.... 

I am also hosting another giveaway on my Photo Food Blog - Lunch Looks Like a Quilt to Me.  Hop over and enter it too!

Enjoy the Blog Hop Party!

Marcia

www.craftysewing.com - Currently taking Pre orders on the Summer Tomatoes Quilt Pattern --- Pre orders include Free "Summer Tomatoes" Fabric Set, if ordered before Sept. 16th. Fabric Sets available right now.

Turn Three Pretty Fat Quarters into 6 Mug Rugs

First, I cut 12 strips from the fat quarters (4 from each color). The strips were 2 inches wide by 22 inches long. 
Next, I stitched them together in a random order. 
Press the seams all one direction on the back side. Cut strips across 2 inches wide. I was able to get 10 strips.

Then flip every other one and stitch them together. The seams will nest together and line up, because you flipped them the opposite way. It will create a pattern with the colors of the squares. 
Then add 3 inch borders to all four sides. Press it.  Now, it is ready to quilt.

I used a bright green for the quilting.

I stitched our names on the corners of each little mug rug.

It says: Made by Joanne (my Mom) and Marcia 2012

Here's how I cut the six mug rugs from the quilted piece.

The approximate size of the whole quilted piece was 21" X 20".  The mug rugs are 7" X 10 ".

Can you see how you could turn a small quilt into several mug rugs?  
Remember my post about turning a small quilt into a tote bag? 

I love how the borders end up on all different sides of the mug rugs. Gives it a little artsy look, without even trying!

I choose a yellow daisy fabric for the backing fabric.  It is not the same yellow, but it blends nicely.

They are trimmed and ready for the binding!  I will use the daisy fabric for the binding.

My Mom will love this post, as she wanted me to make some mug rugs using the three pretty fat quarters that she bought for me.  Surprise! I finally made them last weekend, when I spent a whole day, just sewing fun little projects.  I quilted them at the end of my work day today.  I plan to do the binding this weekend.  

Mug rugs make great little gifts for your friends.

Enjoy your day and remember to take time to play!
Marcia