We are eagerly anticipating the shipment of our brand new Christmas collection any day now from MODA and to say that we are excited would be an understatement. It came out so good you guys! I know it feels so strange to be talking about Christmas in the middle of the summer but that is the way of the fabric world. Christmas fabric needs to arrive to shops during the summer so that everyone can plan and prepare for the holiday madness at the end of the year. So CHRISTMAS STITCHED is due to arrive here sometime soon and one of the ways we are celebrating is with this simple throw quilt that utilizes the stitchery panel in the collection. This is what the “panel” fabric looks like below. It is running yardage with a few of the main stitchery panels and a bunch of individual motifs as…
Welcome back to Week #19! This week we are working with Robin’s CLOVER block. I think this might be one of my favorite blocks in this sampler! There is just something so lovely and classic about it and it let us showcase so many different prints even in a two color quilt like ours! We used 6 different fabrics in this one! You can find info for the block over HERE. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INTRODUCING BLOCK #18: CROWNING GLORY HOW WE DID OURS Did I mention how much fun this block was to make? Okay, I guess I am repeating myself. The center text print is from STITCHED. The green star is from CHRISTMAS FIGS. The light green is from our upcoming CINNAMON & CREAM The little cream with green print is from one of Brenda Riddle’s collections [for the life of me can’t remember which one…
Welcome back to Week #178! This week we are working with Betsy’s CROWNING GLORY block. It is such a beautiful block and again one of those classics that I seem to reach for often so I was so happy to see that Betsy chose it as her block. You can find info for the block over HERE. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INTRODUCING BLOCK #18: CROWNING GLORY HOW WE DID OURS This block was a great opportunity to showcase our favorite red print and a few others as well. The red print is from FRESH FIG FAVORITES The small cream print is from FIGS & FRIENDS. The light green is from our upcoming CINNAMON & CREAM The outside is ivory solid. Be sure to follow us on INSTAGRAM and join us in our FACEBOOK GROUP for all kinds of Fig Tree fun! See you soon, Joanna…
For those of you in the FIGS & FRIENDS PROGRAM… Welcome back to your second bundle of the 2022-2023 program year! We are very excited to continue this program for the third year in a row… each and every color combination is so much fun to make and I know SO MANY of you have been with us since the first month of the first year and you look forward to your bundles too. I cannot wait to see some of your creations with these fabrics this year! As of today, it is officially… OUT THE DOOR & ON ITS WAY TO YOU!! COLLABORATION #2 for 2022: CORNFLOWER & STRAWBERRIES COLLECTION INFO: This grouping is a combination of a few of my favorite Fig Tree prints from STITCHED along with a few MODA fabric “FRIENDS”. Here is more about the fabrics… This mix…
Welcome back to Week #17! This week we are working with Camille’s SHORELINE block. I love this classic block a lot and have used it in many projects before… there are so many different variations that can be done with it depending on where you put the colors. It comes out beautiful in every combo I can think of! You can find info for the block over HERE. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INTRODUCING BLOCK #17: SHORELINE HOW WE DID OURS We decided to keep those 4 post squares in our version but the block would be just as lovely without them and more of a circular feeling block. The center red print is from our upcoming CHRISTMAS STITCHED. The small red stripe is from STITCHED. The cream with red stars is from STITCHED. The small green print is also from CHRISTMAS STITCHED. The outside cream “x” print as well…
This was one of those projects that we dreamt up as a simple way to create a sampler that would work in a variety of different colorways. This way stores and friend groups could pick their own fabrics and create their own sampler journey. We have some Fig Tree friends who are working on it in Christmas, in Halloween and in scrappy versions. For our version, I really wanted to stay with the Bella Solids that we had chosen for the cover photo. Slowly over the last year we have been working on this piece by piece and it is finally done. Cheryl and I pieced it in the studio and sent it off to Marion to give it her fabulous quilt finish! It never ceases to amaze me, how much the quilting REALLY brings a quilt top to life. I am in love and it is perfect for summertime…
Welcome back to Week #16! This week we are working with Tammy Vonderschmidt’s INDIANA PUZZLE block. This one is another one of those blocks that just has so many different possibilities… Thank you Tammy! You can find info for it HERE. I love the twirling feel those little four patches give to the block. NOTE: For those of you who are looking for our SETTING, scroll back to the last few weeks for info and links. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INTRODUCING BLOCK #16: INDIANA PUZZLE HOW WE DID OURS This was another chance for us to add a bit of a favorite text print into the block as well as use a soft background print that works wonderfully as the background without being overwhelming. The center green print is from FRESH FIG FAVORITES. The small red dot is a MODA BASIC. The cream with red “x” is from STITCHED…
I have seen that many of you have been working on these simple blocks in our Facebook Group and enjoying the process of this simple project. It makes me so happy to see so many of you joining in! My friend Jeanie described it perfectly after she made a few blocks when she said… “Definitely potato chip sewing”… meaning, you can’t make just one! I think that pretty much sums it up! And another one of you shared a wonderful link to the story of the original RED CROSS quilts… https://wwi.marinersmuseum.org/red-cross-fundraising-quilts/ So far I have seen some of you use the kits we offered and others of you add to the kits and go totally srappy… Or others go the simple route like Megan did with her simplified, one red and one ivory solid background…