Yuletide Magic quilt - To All a Goodnight

his quilt is designed by Janet Page Kessler and uses fabrics from the 2011 Yuletide Magic  from Benartex by Erin Mcallister. Create holiday magic in a weekend! Janet surrounded the panel with on point squares and the result is an instant yuletide treat.

Finished size: 42" x 60"
Skill Level: Easy Piecing
Free pattern here: To All a Goodnight



Panel 22" x 43"

This quilt uses approx: 4 yards of fabric + panel.

Purchase kits here for $49.00 + Shipping: To All a Goodnight

Pattern & Fabric Review: Believe Batiks from Moda by Edyta Sitar

Believe Batiks from Laundry Basket Quits Wintertime is perfect to enjoy the special gifts of life and reflect on the wonders of the season. This special collection with delightful colors, words, and images will fill your heart with joy and keep your body warm with beautiful quilts made from these warm-hearted fabrics. There are 23 prints in this collection. The following kits features the Believe Batiks collection from Laundry Basket Quilts for Moda. Kits includes pattern and fabrics for top, borders and binding. North Star For a winter theme Edyta used a blue & light combination with a small red glow in the center of each block. The border piece that says all the magical thought that warm our hearts during the holiday season. Finished quilt size: 78" x 78" Finished block size: 9" x 9" Believe Table Topper & Tree Skirt Believe table topper applique quilt pattern finished size is 42" in diameter. We thought this was the prettiest table topper we had seen for the 2011 Christmas season. Choose your favorite, the Table Topper or Tree Skirt and create a beautiful art quilt to be the perfect accent or centerpiece to your holiday decorations! Frosty Window This pattern is for any level quilter and includes multiple sizes. Quilt finishes at 85" X 85". The ultimate Glad Tidings Quilt for the holiday gift, printed words remind us of what is truly important: Peace, Cherish, Hope, Believe, Love, Family, Friends, Faith, Joy, and Blessings, mixed with silhouettes of deer, trees, snowflakes, little bird on a branch. This is a quilt for all year! Sweet Mint This pattern is for any level quilter. and combines piecing and applique to finish the blocks. Included in patter is paper templates for easy and cutting. Quilt finishes at 68" x 68" Cranberry Chain This pattern is for any level quilter and includes multiple quilt sizes. Simple assembly!

New Fabric: Cape Cod from Paintbrush Studio

Is a brand new collection from Paintbrush Studio, a Division of Fabri Quilt, by designer Susan L. Meyer. We know you will like this beautiful fabric! This wonderful collection is in soft pastel colors with two watercolor prints:

The companion fabrics are yellows, blues, greens and lavenders:

There is a free pattern for a quilt kit: Around the Cape

Finished size: 57" x 70"
Skill Level: Intermediate
The instructions are very easy to follow with lots of pictures!
The kit includes 6 1/4 yards of fabrics shown in picture.
The outer border is a beautiful watercolor print with a soft green background and white and blue flowers:

Purchase kits here for $65.00 + shipping: Around the Cape

Beaglepalooza

Hot outside

This sums it up:

"As Seen In" Fons & Porter Easy Quilts Stars & Stripes

all 2011 page 24 - Email linda@abbimays.com for information about this quilt.








Stars and Stripes
by Machelle Preston

 

New from Moda: Table Runner Kit

Using the new Dogwood Trail collection from Sentimental Studios

Purchase kits here for $32 + shipping: Dogwood Trail Table Runner Kit

American Valor Quilt - Over Lapping Interest!

This is our exclusive quilt kit for the American Valor Quilt Project:

Over Lapping Interest

Our quilt maker Sue first made a quilt similar to this when she she was making our a sample of the Wildflower Rhapsody Block of the Month and thought wouldn't that make a beautiful patriotic quilt. We have a pattern similar to that one from Pieces of My Heart called Over Lapping Interest. If was perfect and easy and using only 3 fabrics  (Moda marbles) - 10 yards fabric total!
Purchase your kits here for $78.95 + shipping: Overlapping Interest

As Seen In: Quilts and More: Pinwheel Romance & A Rows Garden

Spring 2011

Pinwheel Romance

Fall in love with easy-to-piece coral pinwheels. Careful fabric placement and selective quilting allow these subtle spinners to emerge at block intersections.

Finished size: 76" x 88"

Skill level: Confident Beginner

Fabrics used in kit: Fresh Cottons
from Moda byFig Tree Quilts





A ROWS GARDEN




Plain and pieced strips star in this sun-kissed bed size quilt!

Finished Size: 81" x 108"
Block Size: 12: x 18"
Skill Level: Confident Beginner

"A Rows Garden" is a bed-sized quilt that is simple to put together. The blocks are quite big and the fabric does most of the work for you. It features prairie points on the top and bottom. If you at all skittish about trying them, they really aren't hard. Fabrics used in this quilt: Ambrosia from Robert Kaufman by Amanda Murphy

Purchase kits here: A Row Garden
Included in kit approx: 9 1/2 yards fabrics from Ambrosia

Quilts of Valor from Marcus Brothers picture update:

he computer picture of this quilt looks like this:

Here is what the quilt looks like all finished:

Finished size: 66" X 81"
Skill Level: Easy!


Purchase your kits here for $86.00 + Shipping; American Valor Quilt

We are participating in the industry-wide American Quilts of Valor  program and will have special collections from Marcus Fabrics, Moda and Clothworks.

New bird at feeder!

e stopped by to lunch with his friends:

Just another snowy Sunday.....

in April!

"As Seen In" Quilt Mag June/July 2011 - Deep Blue Seas

Nancy Rink designthe waves in the ocean, this quilt tumbles with movement.

Strategic use of Marcus Fabrics' "Strip It" fabric in the outer border allows you to get the look of additional piecing without the additional work!

The blocks are easy to piece, so you'll have this crisp combination of fabrics stitches up in no time.

Fabrics are from Marcus Fabrics Blue Storm collection designed by Laura Berringer.

Quilt Dimensions: 73" x 91"

Skill Level: beginner

New Block of the Month "Chestnut & Vine"

Fabric Chestnut & Vines from Marcus Brothers and Faye Burgos and pattern from Vicki Bellino of Bloom Creek.

Finished Size 82" x 82".

This newest block-of-the-month from Bloom Creek uses a brand new Strip-It fabric (preprinted 2 1/2 strips) from the Chestnut and Vine fabric collection by Faye Burgos for Marcus Fabrics. Pattern includes directions for both stitched and fusible beginner-level applique.

This BOM pattern is designed a little different. Each month, blocks or a border will be added to the previous month, so that at the end of the sixth month, the quilt top is completely finished!



Chestnut & Vine is a stunning 6-month program that will amaze you with it's Strip-It fabric! If you've used Strip-It before, you know that it makes your quilts look intricate, without you having to do all that piecing. Plus, the simple applique adds an elegant touch.

This Block of the Month (BOM) starts in April. (SOLD OUT)
Price for each month (1 through 6) is $24.95 plus shipping. You will receive generous cuts of fabric to make the block sections each month.

Purchase Quilt Kit TOP here for $134.50 + shipping: Chestnut & Vine

SewCalGal's Golden Quilter Awards 2011 Nominee!

Abbi Mays has been recognized for your contributions in making our world of quilting so wonderful, having been nominated by quilters throughout the world for the 2011 Golden Quilter Awards. Like the Oscars, we are honored to be nominated as we are truly appreciated for our talents and contributions.

The specific category you were nominated for is: Best Quilt Store (online)

click here to go directly to where you can vote

click here to go directly to the giveaway

Fellow nominees for Best Quilt Store (online) include:
Abby Mays
Burgundy Buttons
Canton Village Quilt Works
Cotton Charm Quilts
Cozy Quilt Shop
Crazy Quilt Girl Fabric Shop
Delta Patchwork
Fabric.com
Fabric Buffet
FabricWorm
Fashionable Fabrics
Fat Quarter Shop
Green Fairy Quilts
Hawthorne Threads
I Have a Notion
Missouri Star Quilt Company
Old Country Store Fabrics
Pink Chalk Fabrics
Prairie Moon Quilts
Quilt Home
Quilt In A Day
Quilt Taffy
Sew Fresh Fabrics
Sew, Mama, Sew!
Sew-Sisters.com in Canada
Sew Fun Quilts
Sew Unique Creations
Shabby Fabrics
Stitch in the Ditch in Canada
The Quilted Kitty
Venezie Designs
Whittlesfabrics.com

Voting is now open for WW quilters to vote for their favorites nominees in each category, thru March 31st. Early April announcements will be made as to who the ultimate winners ae of the 2011 Golden Quilter Awards. But all nominees are recognized for their contributions too! If you would like more information on all the nominees, for all the categories, you can find that information here: http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com/2011/03/vote-for-your-favorite-nominees-for.html

The 2011 Golden Quilter Awards is currently going on. Nominations are now closed and voting for your favorite nominee will be held March 18th - 31st. Anyone can vote for their favorite nominee for any or all of the following categories:
1) Best Designer,
2) Best Teacher/Instructor,
3) Best Author,
4) Best Quilt Store (physical)
5) Best Quilt Store (online)
6) Best long-arm quilter
7) Best Quilt Retreat (new category for 2011 Golden Quilter Awards)
8) Most Innovative new product (physical item)
9) Most Innovative new product (software item)
10) Most influential person in the world of quilting to-date, aka "Lifetime Achievement":

Winners of the 2011 Golden Quilter Awards will be announced on April 2nd.

Quilts of Valor

Abbi Mays Fabric Shop is pleased to participate in the industry-wide American Quilts of Valor program.

We will have special fabric collections and free patterns from Marcus Fabrics, Moda and Clothworks for making your own personalized and special projects.

The American Valor Fabric Collections and further information on the upcoming programs will be released shortly.

Stay tuned for details.

Read more about participating in this project at:

QOV Foundation

Happy St. Patricks Day

“Bless your little Irish heart and every other Irish part"



Click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqo7VHkobu8

Spring 2011


A ROWS GARDEN



Plain and pieced strips star in this sun-kissed bed size quilt!

Finished Size: 81" x 108"
Block Size: 12: x 18"
Skill Level: Confident Beginner

"A Rows Garden" is a bed-sized quilt that is simple to put together. The blocks are quite big and the fabric does most of the work for you. It features prairie points on the top and bottom. If you at all skittish about trying them, they really aren't hard. Fabrics used in this quilt: Ambrosia from Robert Kaufman by Amanda Murphy

Purchase kits here: A Row Garden
Included in kit approx: 9 1/2 yards fabrics from Ambrosia

"As Seen In" The Quilter Magazine April / May: Paisley Park

seen on pages: 24 - 26



Simple square-in-a-square units make the blocks of this 64" x 75" lap quilt.

Soft springtime colors take on the look of watercolors in the muted fabrics.

Purchase your kits here: Paisley Park out of stock

"As Seen In" Quilt Mag. April/May 2011 ~ Mariner's Watch

We saw this quilt at International Quilt Market last October. At that time, they weren't sure if there would be a pattern available for sale. Fortunately, they went one better and published the pattern in Quilt Magazine April/May 2011!
Here is our photo from market:

Mariner's Watch is on pg 44 - 47

Have you always admired the Mariner's Compass but were afraid to try it? Well, if so, here's an easier way to make all those tiny points meets with a paper-pieced medallion. Strategic use of Marcus Fabrics' "Strip It" fabric allows you to get the look of additional piecing in this medallion quilt without the additional work! The central compass is paper pieced, while the remainder of the quilt features traditional piecing. Fabrics are from Marcus Fabrics' Metropolis collection designed by Faye Burgos.

Quilt Dimensions: 67 1/2" x 67 1/2"
Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced

Quilt Kits can be purchased here for $76.95 + shipping: Mariners Watch out of stock

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Fabric Pattern Review: Star Cakes!

I think this is still one of our favorite patterns: Star Cakes
You can read about it here: Gabbi Abbi

We have kits available for these quilts and if you are interested: email me: linda@abbimays.com

This quilt used a layer cake from Moda Citrus: we used the left over fabric and made a fun border!
The quilt was quilted in a star pattern by Judy Kracker using fluorescent thread!

To make this quilt we used yardage from Moda Martinque

This FLANNEL quilt uses a layer cake and fabric from Creekside Trail purchase kits here;

Creekside Trail

So What's Up?

hope this squirrel wasn't trying to leap to the bird feeder:

because he's a long way up!

Granny out running with the big dogs!

Granny out enjoying winter:

Pattern Review: Bird Cage by Edyta Sitar

This was an interesting pattern because we like how it's turned on point!

Edyta's pattern showcased the fabric collection Close to My Heart from Moda.


Finished Size: 51" x 51"

We though we would try this pattern using the fabric collection: Luna Notte



Finished size: 64" x 82" which includes a 5 1/4" border


Fabric requirements:
8 yards of fabric for top, border & binding

Quilt Kits can be purchased for $76.95: Bird Cage

Wildflower Rhapsody pictures

Kits are still available: Wildflower Rhapsody

Fabrics are available here; Wildflower Rhapsody



We've completed the first 3 blocks and can tell you we love this pattern! It's easy and fun!

The pattern says to fussy cut these:

Block 1 we did not fussy cut the brown points.


Block 1:

Block 2 we fussy cut the large flowers but didn't cut them all the same.

 Block 3

 Block 4

Block 5

Block 5

Block 6

Block 7

Block 8

Block 9

Block 10

The center block is one my favorites because this block was easy and fun!

We wanted to try to make this block in a larger size to fit on a table. The fabric collections we used was Moda Sunkissed. We started with 8" squares then recut to 7 1/2 and ended up with a table cloth 52" square. Isn't it lovely!

Corner Fan Block

Also, we've found a new tool that will help you cutting these smaller pieces:

Fiskars Finger Rotary Cutting Tool