Ultimate Beginner Quilt along starts today!

8/15/2019

Welcome to The Ultimate Beginner Quilt Sew Along, a free quilt pattern series with video tutorials designed just for beginners!
Even if you have zero sewing experience, this is the free quilt class for you!

I'm super excited to announce that I will be sewing along with you during each step as we learn with Kimberly's in the Ultimate Beginner Quilt Event!! Today we will begin by talking about the supplies you will need, and your sewing machine. Don't be overwhelmed, The Fat Quarter Shop has created 2 kits that make it very easy to start. One kit has all the fabric you need to make a BEAUTIFUL quilt (link below) and the second kit has all the notions that you will need (link below) notions is just another word for all the other "stuff" you need to sew with. Like thread, pins, rulers, etc. Oh and the best part is there is going to be a video tutorial and lots of tips to follow along, EACH step will have videos from start to finish!

Then, when you are all done piecing the blocks with Kimberly and you are ready to turn it into an actual quilt, I get to share my videos on how to quilt on your home sewing machine, we will get to finish them together!! Please come join me, I know you want to!! :)

I strongly encourage you to purchase the fabric kit if this is your first quilt, link below, because the #1 question I get from people interested in starting to quilt is " How do I figure out what fabric I need and how much to buy?" Well, this makes it simple and it's affordable.
The kit will give you everything you need to make the quilt in the image below. Cute huh?

Click here for the fabric kit

Click here for the Notion kit pictured above

Want to enter for a chance to win a Fat Quarter Shop $$$ gift card??
All you have to do it take the Challenge...
Click HERE look for the round "Challenge Accepted" image just above this text and follow the rules!

Oh and don't forget to subscribe to their YouTube Channel so you don't miss all the FREE tutorials that will be released.

For this quilt you’ll need the following fabric amounts:
• 12 Fat Quarters*
• 7/8 Yards neutral color (we chose white) for sashing which goes between the blocks
• 1 1/8 Yards for the border
• 3 3/8 Yards for the back of the quilt
For the batting, we suggest Happy Cloud Batting in Throw Size
*A Fat Quarter is a quarter of a yard that’s cut wider, at 18″ x 21″ so that you have more room to work with.
Read more about various types of fabric precuts.

YouTube Video Tutorials Lineup:
BLOCK #1 TODAY: August 15, 2019
Sew Quilt Blocks 1-9: August 8-October 3, 2019
Sew the Quilt Top Together: October 10, 2019
Quilting the Quilt: October 17, 2019
Quilt Binding: October 24, 2019
We’ll show off our finished quilts on November 7!

Block ONE is finally here!!

I really hope you'll take a minute to go read my previous blog post, I have a ridiculously embarrassing story about my first quilt,
and I know you will appreciate the feelings I had when I first started learning.
Here is the fabric that I have picked for my quilt, each week I will be posting pictures of my blocks with some tips.

Block #1 - make sure you go slow and cut the pieces the correct size,
and then sew very slow so you learn how to keep the 1/4 inch seam consistent all the way down the block,
Block #2 - Press your iron down, rather than pushing it around, while keeping the seam on the back side all going the same direction,
this will help it lay flat and look great!
See you next week.... :)

You'll have to check out these links to all my friends sewing along, we are all happy to help if you get stuck, just comment below and let us know..

Pat Sloan https://blog.patsloan.com
https://www.instagram.com/quilterpatsloan/
Tracie at Ricefordstreams
Angie at a little patchwork
Mathew Mister Domestic
Karin at Blue Pip Designs
Carrie in Texas
Linden of VineLines
Priscilla The Real Housewives of Cross Stitch
Rebecca One Wee Bird
Moda
Fat Quarter shop

1 Comment

Gail Whitaker

8/8/2019 09:20:56 am

Good morning! I can't wait to get started. My fabric isn't here yet so will there be a printout that I can copy of the directions for the block each week like you do with other projects? I know it is demonstrated via you tube but wanted a printout too. Thank you for these wonderful challenges. You are all so talented.

Hey y'all,
I'm Gina Tell

Thanks for checking in with my blog. I started quilting around 2003 when I first moved to Austin Texas, and I knew absolutely nothing about a sewing machine! My journey started with a lot of phone calls to my BFF Jody, in Washington, because social media didn't really exist at that time. I will be telling some of the ridiculous stories of my early sewing days, some handy sewing tips, and sharing some of the fun sewing projects I do for the Fat Quarter Shop!