Lady Belle Fabric - Giveaway!

A sponsored giveaway.

It's Giveaway Wednesday! Lady Belle Fabric is an online fabric store owned and operated by husband and wife team, Rob and Brooke Becker. With an exceptional eye for color and pattern Brooke sources fabrics to inspire creativity. Their goal is to bring to you the latest designer fabric collections for your next project and to get them to you quickly. 

Amalfi by Rifle Paper Co. for Cotton + Steel

Lady Belle Fabric carries carefully curated bundles of beautiful designer fabric collections that are fresh, fun, and modern, available as fat quarter bundles and various pre-cut options. Recent arrivals include Amalfi by Rifle Paper Co, Sunnyside Avenue by Amy Smart, Sweet Dreams by Anna Maria Horner, and Toy Chest 3 by Penny Rose Fabrics. So many pretty bundles of fabric ... and quilt kits and patterns!

Sunnyside Ave by Amy Smart

Toy Chest 3 by Penny Rose Fabrics

Also available from Lady Belle Fabric is the Little Whispers Fat Quarter Club (a monthly low volume fabric club) - 10 perfectly curated fabrics to help build your ever needful stash of staple fabrics. Free US Shipping. Cancel anytime. You probably already know how much I love low volume fabrics! All the details here.

Little Whispers Fat Quarter Club

Friendly customer service and prompt shipping is their priority. Please feel free to email Brooke at questions at ladybellefabric@gmail.com if you have any questions or would like request a custom order.

I hope you'll take a moment to click through and browse around.

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:

Today Brooke is kindly giving away a $100.00 Gift Card redeemable at Lady Belle Fabric to one lucky RPQ reader.

To be in the draw leave please a comment on this blog post. Only one comment per person/per email address - email me if you are not able to leave a comment (redpepperquilts at gmail dot com) and I will leave a comment on your behalf. International entries welcome! 

The draw will take place at 10am (Australia EDT) on Sunday 29 April 2018, at which time comments to this post will be closed. The winner will be announced by edit to this blog post, and will also be contacted by email.

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE💕

20% OFF BUNDLES 

Prices are as marked.

Ends Monday 30 April 2018

ONLINE STORE   FACEBOOK   INSTAGRAM

Thank you Brooke for the generous giveaway and good luck everyone!
Rita

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Liberty Tana Lawn and Chambray Checkerboard Quilt - Blues

The Finished Quilt.

It has been a good week! While I do love to challenge myself and my sewing skills I also LOVE to keep it simple. And this week was just that, basic (straight line!) sewing and allowing the color palette and the fabrics to shine.

I have also loved working with this timeless color palette ~ shades of blue, with grey, black, purple, and a touch of pink for contrast. Many of the printed fabrics used are luxury Liberty of London Tana Lawn which I have paired with a cotton background fabric. The background fabric is a Melange Yarn Dyed fabric in Natural by Lecien, which is a 100 percent cotton fabric with a cross weave that creates a textured appearance much like traditional linen.

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I have quilted this quilt by stitching along both sides all horizontal and vertical seam lines.  I then cross-hatched (stitched diagonal lines) through the center of every second diagonal row of squares - the background fabric. I have also again used Aurifil 28wt thread (the grey spool) for quilting (28wt top thread - 40wt thread in the bobbin). This heavier weight thread makes the stitches stand out and adds another point of interest. The stitches are long (4.5 on my Bernina) and the thread is heavy because I wanted the stitches to be a feature on the yard dyed fabric.

For the back of the quilt I have used my go-to backing fabric: Newsprint from the Story collection by Carrie Bloomston. 

For the binding I have used a favorite Liberty of London Tana Lawn fabric called Feather Fields in A (blue). And while I usually machine stitch the binding, I did hand slip stitch the binding to the back of the quilt because ... Liberty! Lovely Liberty.

QUILT DETAILS

Liberty Tana Lawn and Chambray Checkerboard Quilt - The Blues

The finished quilt measures 60 inches x 60 inches.

100+ different fabrics. 

I  have made 36 16-patch blocks. 

  A total of 576 patches of fabric (24 rows of 24 squares).

(Refer to the Checkerboard Strip Piecing Tutorial for detailed piecing details).

Each finished square measures 2.5" x 2.5".

Printed fabric:

A mix of Liberty Tana Lawn, quilting cotton, and reclaimed shirt fabrics.

Background Fabric:

2 yards Melange Yarn Dyed fabric by Lecien.

Batting:

Low loft cotton batting.

Thread:

Aurifil 40wt for piecing and Aurifil 28 wt for quilting.

This quilt is available for purchase from my Etsy Store.

All the listing details here:
Liberty Tana Lawn and Chambray
 Quilt - Blues

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

As always thank you for stopping by and scrolling through the many photos!

Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:

Red Pepper Quilts Etsy Store

Liberty Tana Lawn and Chambray Quilt - Work in Progress
Strip Piecing Tutorial for a Checkerboard Quilt
More RPQ Liberty of London Tana Lawn projects.

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Sunday Stash #432 A Mixed Bundle ~ Stash Basics and Floral Prints

Another pretty mixed bundle of fabrics today, all of which have recently been added to stash, and as often is the case, snippets of some of these have already found their way into a quilt. All of these fabrics have been chosen for both their color and simplicity of design, and well ... pretty floral prints!

Aunt Grace Basket of Scraps by Judie Rothermel

  Pink Daisies and Blue Daisies

Back Porch Prints by Kaye England

Basics in Yellow, Purple, Red, and Blue

The small scale reproduction daisies are perfect and I could not resist. Available in two colors, as pictured, I think they are perfect stash basics and will mix well with the fabrics that already are part of my stash. You can of course never have too many dot fabrics and again these small scale evenly spaced dots in classic 30's reproduction colors are an excellent stash basic. 

Playing With Shadows by Darlene Zimmerman

Red Flower Bubbles and Black Flower Bubbles

Harmony by Sweetwater for Moda Fabrics

Scatter in Sky, Rain, and Dark Sky

I am also rather fond of these two floral designs (pictured above); the first again a small scale 30's reproduction style design by Darlene Zimmerman, the second a more contemporary print by Sweetwater, in cool blue tones.

SPONSOR NEWS

The Fat Quarter Shop  20% off Basic of the Month: Pure Elements by Art Gallery Fabrics. 30% off Notion of the Month: Triangles on a Roll, 30% off Book of the Month: Quilty Fun by Bee in My Bonnet, and 20% off Pattern of the Month: Bee in My Bonnet PDF patterns. Prices are as marked. Ends 30 April 2018.

Miss Matatabi  Just in: Panorama by for Cotton + Steel and Nani Iro 2018 by Kokka. AND $15 Flat Rate International Shipping for orders $100+.

Fort Worth Fabric Studio  Bolt Bash Sale! Selected yardage just $4.95/yard. Prices are as marked. Ends 27 April 2018.

Stash Fabrics  20% off Basic of the Month: stock up on Widescreen by Carolyn Friedlander. 108'' wide and only $12.75/yard through April. No coupon required. AND Mega Low Volume bundles now available in Fat Quarter and Half Yard bundles.

Alice Caroline  Now also selling selected fabrics from Cotton and Steel and Moda. We have chosen these both to blend with your sewing projects and, well ... just because we love them! 

I Love Fabric  Just in: Around Town by Sarah Golden, Mariner Cloth by Alison Glass, and Amalfi by Rifle Paper Co for Cotton + Steel.  AND Shop the Sale - prices start at $6.00/yard!

The Quilted Castle  JUST IN: Lemon Tree by Tilda Fabrics and Merton by Morris & Co for FreeSpirit Fabrics.

GJ's Discount Fabrics (Melbourne) Meet Anna Maria Horner in store in June this year. FULL Day workshop, HALF day workshop or the LECTURE / meet and greet. Places are limited. Class/lecture details and tickets available here.  AND NEW: Sashiko workshop with Hitomi Fujita - details and tickets here.

Craftsy  Up to 60% off Kits and Supplies. Sale ends on 22 April, 2018 at 11:59PM.

Enjoy Sunday!

Rita

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Liberty Tana Lawn and Chambray Checkerboard Quilt ~ Blues

It is back to basics for me this week. Having just finished the Scrappy Apple Core Quilt which involved the sewing of many tricky curves, what I needed was a simple sewing project. This quilt is all about the fabrics and colors, and a traditional checkerboard layout. I love classic patchwork squares and never tire of collating fabrics for a given color palette. Fabric play is the best part and I even enjoy the repetitive (meditative!) tasks required to make this quilt; cut, sew, press, and repeat!

I have many beautiful Liberty of London Tana Lawn fabrics in deep color hues and thought these would pair well with a natural chambray fabric in a traditional Checkerboard Quilt. The background fabric is a Melange Yarn Dyed fabric in Natural by Lecien, which is a 100 percent cotton fabric with a cross weave that creates a textured appearance much like traditional linen. This fabric is similar in weight and cuts, sews, presses, and  feels just like standard quilting cotton. (It seems this fabric is no longer available).

My choice of color for this quilt started with an all blues theme, however it soon progressed into a mixed blue, purple/pink, black/grey color palette. While many of the fabrics are Liberty of London Tana Lawn, I have added quilting cotton fabrics from stash as well as several reclaimed shirt fabrics (including the gingham in blue and purple/magenta).

This quilt was strip pieced and I followed the same piecing method as set out in my Checkerboard Strip Piecing Tutorial (I cut my fabric strips 3" x 10" and cross cut the strip sets at 3 inch intervals). I also spent quite some time randomising the strip-pieced sets by taking strip sets apart, as well as adding individual patchwork pieces (for example all fussy cut fabrics).

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QUILT DETAILS

Liberty Tana Lawn and Chambray Checkerboard Quilt - The Blues

Quilt top measures 60 inches x 60 inches.

100+ different fabrics. 

I  have made 36 16-patch blocks. 

  A total of 576 patches of fabric (24 rows of 24 squares).

(Refer to the Checkerboard Strip Piecing Tutorial for detailed piecing details).

Each finished square measures 2.5" x 2.5".

Printed fabric:

A mix of Liberty Tana Lawn, quilting cotton, and reclaimed shirt fabrics.

Background Fabric:

2 yards Melange Yarn Dyed fabric by Lecien.

Now ready for basting and quilting. I can't wait to add more texture to that background fabric!

Thank you for stopping by,
Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:
Strip Piecing Tutorial for a Checkerboard Quilt
The finished Liberty Tana Lawn and Chambray Checkerboard Quilt ~ Blues
Liberty Tana Lawn and Chambray (Black) Quilt - July 2014
Summer's End Checkerboard Quilt - March 2017
More RPQ Liberty of London Tana Lawn projects.
More RPQ projects using reclaimed fabrics.

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Sunday Stash #431 Big Sky by Annie Brady

Big Sky by Annie Brady

for Moda Fabrics

Annie Brady's first collection for Moda Fabrics is a journey into the Montana wild. Out past the urban cityscape, the sky opens up and seems to go on forever. There are mountains and forests, deep valleys and rivers. It is a place where animals and nature reign. There are no cars or people, but it's far from quiet as the forest has its own kind of language. There are bears, moose and buffalo ... this is Big Sky Country.

The complete quilting weight cotton collection consists 24 fabrics: 7 designs each available in up to four different color ways. I was immediately drawn to the colors and fun designs of this collection. The mustard/yellow color palette is often hard to find and the bears especially are super cute, plus I think there are some excellent stash basics in this collection.

BIG SKY BY ANNIE BRADY is available from:
Stash Fabrics
The Fat Quarter Shop
Lady Belle Fabric
Fort Worth Fabric Studio

SPONSOR NEWS

The Fat Quarter Shop  20% off Basic of the Month: Pure Elements by Art Gallery Fabrics. 30% off Notion of the Month: Triangles on a Roll, 30% off Book of the Month: Quilty Fun by Bee in My Bonnet, and 20% off Pattern of the Month: Bee in My Bonnet PDF patterns. Prices are as marked. Ends 30 April 2018.

Miss Matatabi  Just in: Panorama by for Cotton + Steel and Nani Iro 2018 by Kokka. AND $15 Flat Rate International Shipping for orders $100+.

I Love Fabric  Peter Pan by Sarah Jane for Michael Miller now available for pre-ordering.

The Quilted Castle  JUST IN: Lemon Tree by Tilda Fabrics and Merton by Morris & Co for FreeSpirit Fabrics.

Alice Caroline  Shop the Sale Category - Liberty of London Tana Lawn at reduced prices. Prices are as marked.

GJ's Discount Fabrics (Melbourne) Meet Anna Maria Horner in store in June this year. FULL Day workshop, HALF day workshop or the LECTURE / meet and greet. Places are limited. Class/lecture details and tickets available here.  AND NEW: Sashiko workshop with Hitomi Fujita - details and tickets here.

Enjoy Sunday!

Rita

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The Fat Quarter Shop Jolly Bar - Giveaway!

What is a Jolly Bar? A Jolly Bar is a Fat Quarter Shop exclusive pre-cut, usually 42 pieces of Moda fabric - often from a single collection - each measuring 5 inches x 10 inches. That's half a Layer Cake or double the fun of a Charm Pack. 

Harmony by Sweetwater for Moda Fabric - Jolly Bar

These pre-cuts are a great size if you want to sample a fabric collection and especially useful if you looking for small fabric pieces for say a scrap quilt. Plus, each Jolly Bar comes with an exclusive Fat Quarter Shop coordinating pattern including quilt patterns ranging in size as well as table runners.  See all available Jolly Bars here.

The Fat Quarter Shop has also released a Jolly Bar Book which includes the first twenty patterns published for their exclusive precut, perfect for beginner quilters as well as more experienced quilters. Twenty fast and easy (and fun!) patterns collated in a spiral bound book for just $9.95 represents excellent value! Jolly Bar Book available here.

Topsy Turvey Quilt Jolly Bar Quilt Pattern

made using Handmade by Bonnie and Camille Jolly Bar

Quilt Kits also available.

Due to popular demand the Fat Quarter Shop have also made available several Jolly Bar Quilt designs as complete Jolly Bar Quilt Kits. These kits include the quilt pattern and all the fabric required to complete the quilt top as well as binding. See all available Jolly Bar Quilt Kits here.

GIVEAWAY DETAILS

Kimberly and the team at the Fat Quarter Shop are giving away a Jolly Bar to THREE lucky RPQ readers. The winners get to choose the Jolly Bar that they would like to receive.

To be in the draw leave please a comment on this blog post. Only one comment per person/per email address - email me if you are not able to leave a comment (redpepperquilts at gmail dot com) and I will leave a comment on your behalf. International entries welcome!

The draw will take place at 2pm (Australia EST) on Sunday 15 April 2018, at which time comments to this post will be closed. The winner will be announced by edit to this blog post, and will also be contacted by email.

Thank you for all of your entries!

ENTRY HAS NOW CLOSED

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 The three lucky winners are:

Barbara W

Erica McM

Amber W

All three winners have been notifed by email.

With thanks to the Fat Quarter Shop for their ongoing support of my work and sponsorship and this fun giveaway!

Good luck everyone!
Rita

FAT QUARTER SHOP LINKS:
All Jolly Bars
Jolly Bar Quilt Kits
The Jolly Bar Book

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The Finished Scrappy Apple Core Quilt

The Scrappy Apple Core Quilt is finished. (This quilt was made using the acrylic templates provided with the Nickels and Dimes Quilt Pattern by Everyday Quilts). I am so pleased with how it turned out and love that I was able to work out a way to machine piece the quilt top. This quilt may otherwise have remained unfinished. Forever. I do however want to continue to work on my hand piecing skills but intend to start with an easier project. Perhaps a quilt with straight seams only. Slow sewing is so relaxing!

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I have quilted the quilt by simply outlining the seam lines. Having to slowly meander along both sides of the the curved seams of the quilt is not as easy as it sounds or looks. It is slow going manoeuvring the whole quilt from edge to edge at a steady and even pace to ensure that the the stitching lines remain smooth and continue to follow the curves of the quilt design. Having the quilt well supported is a must as are steady hands and strong arms!

For the back of the quilt I have used a single small scale floral fabric from the Retro Child Smile  (Spring 2016) collection by Lecien Fabrics. This reproduction print perfectly complements this traditional design and the vintage vibe of the quilt.

For the quilt binding I have used a red hexagon dot fabric by Suzuko Koseki for Yuwa Fabrics. And as you can see I have preserved the curvy edges of the quilt. I made two attempts at making and attaching the bias binding to the quilt. My first attempt was immediately after finishing the quilting and trimming back the batting/backing fabric. It was also just after midnight and I thought it might be nice to finish the evening by "quickly" sewing the binding on to the quilt. Well, it didn't take long to realize that maybe this wasn't a quick task, that after midnight was not a good time to try my hand at an unfamiliar task, and that I had not made enough binding to wind its way around the curvy edges.

My second attempt at making and attaching the binding to the quilt (the next day) was much more successful. I made more bias binding and while not a single pin was used to piece the quilt top, I used many pins to sew the binding to the quilt! It took at least an hour to make my way right around the quilt ... pinning, sewing, stopping, adjusting the binding, adjusting the quilt, moving pins, etc. I then slip-stitched the binding to the back of the quilt by hand. I think it was well worth the extra effort and I wouldn't hesitate to work with bias binding and curvy quilt edges again.

QUILT DETAILS

Scrappy Apple Core Quilt

The finished quilt  measures 51 inches x 51 inches.

144 Apple Core Units

sewn into 36 blocks of 4 Apple Core Units.

288 patchwork pieces.

200 different quilting cottons.

Machine pieced.

Quilting:

Machine quilted by stitching along both sides of

the curvy seam lines (edge to edge).

Thread:

Cotton thread for piecing and quilting.

Batting:

100% low loft cotton batting.

The finished quilt is for sale and is listed in my Etsy Store.

See all of the listing details here:
Scrappy Apple Core Quilt

Thank you for stopping by and scrolling through the photos!
Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:

Red Pepper Quilts - Etsy Store
Scrappy Apple Core Quilt - Work in Progress
Sewing Curves without Pins

Templates from the Nickels and Dimes Pattern

by Everyday Quilt - Sandra Boyle.
More RPQ Quilt with curved machine piecing:
Chambray Flowering Snowball Quilt - December 2017
A Piece of the Pie Quilt - July 2014
A Drunkard's Path Quilt - June 2014

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