Festive Flurries Pattern Release / Beauties Pageant 338

I have sewn like Santa’s star employee this past month, riding the Christmas in July vibes to their very end and finishing mulitiple wintery quilting projects along the way. I wrapped up a Christmassy Five-Star Experience as well as an Ornament Collection runner. (See them both pictured here.) It seems fitting, then, that on this last day in July I release my latest pattern: Festive Flurries.

Festive Flurries is a very "me" design. I love the pattern’s oversize blocks, offset rows, and snowflakes that seem to continue on beyond the quilt’s edges. 

The pattern features four sizes: runner, child, small throw, and large throw. I used a fat quarter bundle of Kimberly Kight’s Merry Happy to sew up my small throw, but I could have just as easily used quarter-yard cuts. 

Want to get an early start on your winter sewing? Festive Flurries is available for purchase in the From Bolt to Beauty pattern shop. 

Through the end of the weekend (Sunday, August 2), this pattern is 50% off the regular retail price. (No code necessary. Discount appears in cart.) It’s just an early holiday gift from me to you—and perhaps the motivation you need to get going on wintry projects!

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A Christmassy Five-Star Experience Quilt / Beauties Pageant 337

Well, that was an unexpected (but much-needed and well-enjoyed) little blog break! Rest assured that over the past few weeks when I haven’t been in this space, I’ve been having all sorts of quilty fun ...

Most recently, I participated in my first virtual teaching experience with Creative Spark where I talked to new friends across the country about jelly roll projects. If you were there, thank you—and I’d love to hear what you thought. Drop me an email at frombolttobeauty [at] gmail [dot] com. : )

The weekend before, I was at Cannizzaro Creations, a lovely little quilt establishment on Boston’s South Shore, for a popup shop. It was a special day to appear there: The Pembroke Chamber of Commerce and local politicians officiated a ribbon cutting to celebrate the business that owners Mary and Jen have created.

I set up my books, patterns, and quilts in a corner of the shop. The event marked the debut of my latest pattern—Festive Flurries—as well as a Christmassy version of Five-Star Experience, the cover quilt from Not-Your-Typical Jelly Roll Quilts. (Festive Flurries will launch online in PDF and printed from next Friday, July 31.) 

Five-Star Experience started with a jelly roll of Cozy Wonderland by Fancy That Design House for Moda. For the background, I cut into stashed yardage of a Kent chambray in succulent, which, I think, really elevates the project. For this pattern, I am a fan of sorting my strips into different colorways. I love the effect it creates!

 I am still in Christmas-project mode, so expect some more holiday finishes before summer’s end!

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Butterfly Season Mini / Beauties Pageant 336

For a lady who loves making throw-size quilts, I am finding myself sewing more and more small projects lately. Remember last year’s zippered pouches and thread catchers? Well, I think I’ve entered my mini-quilt era.

It all started with a simple guild challenge: Bring in a bit of fabric, blindly swap it for someone else’s fabric, and then make something with that new-to-you print or solid. I ended up picking a fabric I had never seen before. Now that everything has been cut up and sewn back together again, it’s best viewed on the back ... 

I immediately saw butterfly forms in the design and thought of my own Butterfly Season quilt. Relying on a pattern I had already designed and sewn seemed like a sneaky way to respond to this challenge. But I was plotting this mini (ahem!) the night before the guild meeting where everyone was unveiling their creations. It was a matter of making a Butterfly Season mini-quilt or going empty handed! In the end, I was happy to make this little bit of loveliness and to share it with my guild mates.

Now the question is, What should I do with this beauty? I hang mini-quilts on the bulletin boards in my kitchen, but they’re all smaller than this one, which finishes at 12 inches by 15 inches. So I’ve decided to give it away to someone who needs a pick-me-up. Instead of holding a formal giveaway, I will be posting it in my main shop (that is, not Etsy) for $0 and free shipping. Want to learn more (because I expect this to be so much fun I’ll do it again in the future!)? All the details will be shared in this week’s newsletter, which will go out tomorrow. If you’re not a subscriber, you can sign up here.

Related links:

• More on the original Butterfly Season
• Not-Your-Typical Jelly Roll Quilts (which contains the Butterfly Season pattern)
• The FBTB newsletter 

 

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