Just Sewing Along

 

Time to catch up with some blogging.

I have been sewing, just not taking lots of photos or posting. 

Here are my first six blocks for the

Made & Found Quilt Along

This sew along is from the fabric designers for

 Andover Fabrics

The free block patterns are available by email 

and are released on Thursdays.

I have been sewing every Friday.

This is Block 4.

I have been using some of the fabrics in my stash,

some solids, some prints by Alison Glass. who is one of the block designers ...

... and these lovelies by Anna Maria Horner. 

I finally found a selvage in this stash of smaller cuts.

These fabrics are from Folk Song, circa 2015.

I have used these to three other quilts,

two of which are in my WIP boxes.

I love her use of color and design. 

Here is my Block 5.

Last week they also released this Bonus Block 1.

The print in this one is from the Trinket collection by Alison Glass.

 I believe I read  somewhere that there will be 36 blocks, 

or maybe 36 weeks, in this sew along.

I have no thoughts  as to what these blocks might look like together in a quilt.

There may be layout suggestions in the end

which I may or may not follow.

I am just sewing along each week,

playing with the fabric,

using up some of my stash

and that is all good by me. 

Do you ever make blocks just for fun? 

Made & Found Free Quilt Along ~ Block 2 ~ Free Pattern Friday

 Here is my Block @ for the Made & Found Quilt. 

This is a free quilt along from the

 Andover Fabric Designers 

I am receiving these blocks in my email.

Sign-Up Here for Made & Found

For this quilt I am using my Alison Glass fabrics and solids from my stash

and Thatched Blizzard for my background fabric.

Here are my first two blocks.

This is looking like a very warm colored quilt right now.

Since this Kona Solids bundle was my starting point for this quilt,

it looks like there will be some blues and cool lavenders, too,

in the future blocks.

Time will tell.

Since on Friday, I like to talk about free pattern finds,

I am also posting this link: 

Andover Fabrics ~ Free Patterns Here

The patterns are fabric collection specific,

so if you are looking for a particular designer's free patterns,

use the "Collection" search box in the upper right. 

For traditional fabrics, one of my favorite designers is

Edyta Sitar is hosting another free mystery quilt.

Click on the link below for her 

Birthday Quilt 2024 ~ Free Mystery Here

Block 8 has just been released.

Scroll downward to find all the blocks in reverse order.

I am not sure if I will sew along.

The blocks are looking very interesting

and her mystery quilts are always very beautiful.

Today was very cool and rainy and I was feeling very achy.

No hand sewing for my arthritic fingers today.

The weekend is forecast to be sunny but temperatures will be dropping again.

Winter is still very much here.

May you have a happy stitching and sewing weekend!.

Catching Up on the Fabric News

Sharing the News from Andover Fabrics!

I saw this first in the Bear Creek Quilt Company news.

53 piece Fabric Collection coming in November!

I found one picture from the Quilt market on the Auribuzz News

More news and images coming in July.

I am sew excited!

Looking forward to seeing these fabrics ... :)