Last week, I introduced you to a small sliver of the FRUIT SALAD book with the cutest, mini pincushions made by my creative friend, Susan! Now it’s time to delve into the main projects of the book…and a few other sweet bonuses along the way! Let’s get to it! The beginning of the book offers full instructions for the eight main quilts in the book: *BLUEBERRY PIE *CANDY APPLES*CHERRIES JUBILEE *LEMON CHIFFON *ORANGE BLOSSOMS *PEARS IN A ROW *PINEAPPLE FIELDS *PINEAPPLE PICNIC Want to see a trunk show featuring these quilts? Check it…
Mini FRUIT SALAD Sewing Machine Cover
EDIT: If you are Dana chelleqlter@gmail.com well then CONGRATS. YOU ARE OUR BLOG GIVEAWAY WINNER. Please email me with your details! As soon as I noticed Lacey’s miniature FRUIT SALAD blocks on Instagram and asked about her plans, I knew we needed to dedicate a blog post to it and her inspiration. Hear from her below on what she created to inspire and share with all of us… From Lacey: As soon as I saw the Fruit Cocktail fabric collection, I was immediately drawn to it (like many of Joanna’s lines). When I saw she…
It’s here! Our FINAL week in the FRUIT SALAD SEW ALONG. This week, it’s all about ASSEMBLY! No matter which project you chose to work on, here is where it all comes together! You may have decided to create one of the seven different fruit patterns featured at the front of the FRUIT SALAD book. These include: You may have, instead, followed along with us in the Facebook Group and joined Susan in making the FRUIT SALAD SAMPLER to get a taste of ALL the different fruit, daisy, and leaf blocks. More on that below! In…
For those of you in the FIGS & FRIENDS PROGRAM….Welcome to your FIRST installment of our FIGS & FRIENDS program for 2023/2024! I have so much fun curating these fabulous bundles for you and this month, you are in for quite a treat. This time I have curated a bundle filled with a summery collection of creams, yellows, and reds! You might already know about my obsession with all things yellow. So this yellow and red pairing was an irresistible choice to use for the start of this year’s program. We always try to make…
FRUIT SALAD SAL: Week 7 – ORANGES
And then there was ONE. Did we save the best for last? I’ll let you be the judge of that… I seriously don’t think I could pick a favorite! It’s all about what day or week you ask me! WHERE IT ALL BEGAN It would be safe to say that it was the ORANGE BLOSSOMS pattern and Sew Along that we did in our Facebook Group last Spring that began this whole fruit odyssey for me. I had done fruit quilts before [STRAWBERRY BLOSSOMS, CANNED PEARS, CHERRY PIE, BERRIES, AN APPLE A DAY…
And then there were TWO…but this week, it’s PEARS time to shine! Let’s start with the featured quilt: PEARS IN A ROW. “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways“… Hints of the Week You will want to pay attention when adding your SEW & FLIP [g] and [h] pieces to the lower half of your pears. The [g] squares are slightly larger than [h] and that is an easy spot to make an error… ask me how I know :-)? If you assemble them correctly, your pear BOTTOM…