Chatsworth Block of the Month

 

Are you looking for a fun block of the month? The Chatsworth BOM (Block of the Month) might be just what you are looking for. We are offering custom kits for this beautiful quilt. The photos are simply examples of the quilt made up in various colors and fabric styles. We'll cut your kit just for you using fabrics from the shop. We can recreate one of these photos using our fabrics or make up something completely different for you. You can have as much or as little input into the individual fabrics in your kit as you want.

The Details:
The finished size of the quilt is 74" by 88". If you add an outer border it could be bigger.

The BOM starts January 25, 2024 and runs through August 22, 2024 but you can join anytime.

You will be making two blocks each month January - June. In July and August you'll be putting all the pieces together.

The pattern designer, Doug Leko, will be doing monthly video tutorials and lessons. If you join later, the video instruction posts will still be available.

The block information will be released each month on the 4th Thursday of the month. Your kit will include the link to the video tutorials along with a complete schedule of the block release dates.

We have no kits cut and on display in the shop! All kits will be custom cut just for you.

Our kits include all of the fabrics required for the quilt top plus the binding fabric and the pattern book. Price of the kit is $224.99 plus applicable sales tax. If you are not local, we will ship your kit to you for FREE.

There are a couple of optional items that you might want that are not included in the kit. The first is the Braided Flying Geese foundation papers (price is $34.99 for all you will need). The second is the Simple Folded Corner Ruler (price is $29.99). We will discuss these with you when we contact you about your custom kit to see if you might need or want these items too. 

Just so you know, the directions are written for traditional piecing of the Braided Flying Geese so you do not need the foundation papers. They are only offered to make those units easier for beginners or folks who like paper piecing. If you don't like paper piecing, you'll be just fine without the papers.

All of these examples use a light background but it would be just as lovely if you flipped the values and used a dark background.

What else can you do with a Half Pack Kit?

 Well, we have several other patterns that also require 5 half yard cuts of fabrics. The pattern used here is called Baby Links and I used the Maple Woods Half Pack Kit for the sample, but ANY Half Pack Kit would make this quilt.

Note: Every Half Pack Kit comes with a Half Pack Pattern, so if you decide to order one please let me know which Half Pack pattern you would like included with your kit. The Baby Links pattern is a separate purchase, but binding would be included in the Half Pack Kit because Baby Links only requires 4 half yards for the quilt top, the fifth half yard is your binding fabric. This pattern makes a smaller quilt than any of the Half Pack Patterns. The finished size of Baby Links is 39" by 43".

To view all of the Half Pack Kits and Patterns click the following links: Half Pack Kits, Half Pack Pattern Gallery

To view the Baby Links Pattern, click here.

Time for another Online BlowOut Event!

 My shop is participating again in the FabShop Online BlowOut event. The sale lasts all week long.

Everything is loaded in my online clearance section and ready for you. Lots of great fabrics are listed at prices as low as $4.99 per yard, which is more than 50% off. The usual clearance price for fabric is $9 per yard and the prices will go back up to $9 per yard at the end of this week. 

The clearance section has lots of great batiks, some Christmas fabrics, some Autumn fabrics, some great basics and blenders, and a few novelty prints. I also have panels at 50% off. There are also some patterns, books, kits, pre-cuts and notions in the clearance section.

If you like to check it out, click the following link: Alamosa Quilt Company Online BlowOut Event

If you are local you can select in-store pick up and not have to pay for shipping. If you aren't local, you can get free shipping by spending $125 or more. And all online orders come with a free gift or two, even if all you buy is clearance stuff.

Have you heard about Scrap Tape?

 Scrap Tape is a non-woven wash away interfacing. Have you ever heard of sewing to receipt tape or phone book pages as a foundation for sewing with scraps? Well, Scrap Tape does the same thing BUT, you don't have to take it off before using your scrap piece in your project. This is the part that really appeals to me! I hate ripping paper off the back of pieced fabric units/blocks! It's so time-consuming and messy!

Scrap Tape is currently available in three sizes:

5" by 25 yards Scrap Tape

2.5" by 25 yards Scrap Tape

13" by 10 yards Scrap Tape

I purchased a roll of the 5" wide Scrap Tape and used it to make this adorable 40" by 50" charity quilt.

I wanted to try out the scrap tape but didn't want to spend a lot of time on this trial project so I used larger scraps for this. I cut my pieces 6" long by a variety of widths, from 2" to 7" wide. A couple of the scraps I used were even pieced. I have lots of scrap tape left over so my next project will involve smaller pieces and more cattywampus style piecing.

It's simply quilted with an allover meander and I used a fun, older cat print on the back.

I had no problems sewing through the scrap tape. No problems with the piecing and no issues with the quilting. I could feel it in the finished quilt before washing, but it wasn't offensive. The pieced strips felt like they had a nice interfacing on the back of them, which they did. But after washing, the scrap tape is completely gone - can't feel it at all.

If scrap tapes sounds like a product you'd like to try all the links go to the individual scrap tape sizes in my online shop.

Final Half Pack Project :: The Tippy Tote

 If you aren't familiar with Sassy Sunflower Half Pack Quilt Kits click the following links to read about them and to see the others that I have shared - First post about Half Pack Quilts and Second post about Half Pack Quilts and Third post about Half Pack Quilts and Fourth post about Half Pack Projects.

The pattern used for this one is the Tippy Tote using our Elephants Half Pack.

There is a pocket on the outside of the bag as well as inside the bag. The pockets inside the bag are completely customizable to fit YOUR stuff.

The kits are now available on my website! You can click the following link to view all the Half Pack Projects on one page: Half Pack Project Gallery. Finished sizes of each project are listed along with how much backing fabric is required for each project. All of the quilts require 1/2 yard for binding. The tote bag does not need binding but does need some interfacing and batting. All that information is on the Half Pack Project Gallery.

The kits are available for purchase either by following the link from the Half Pack Project Gallery or with the following link: Half Pack Kits.

Fourth Pair of Half Pack Quilts :: Candy Lane and Square Affair

   If you aren't familiar with Sassy Sunflower Half Pack Quilt Kits click the following links to read about them and to see the others that I have shared - First post about Half Pack Quilts and Second post about Half Pack Quilts and Third post about Half Pack Quilts.

The pattern used for this one is Candy Lane using our Sunday Half Pack Kit.

Then there is the Square Affair pattern using our Motorcycles Half Pack Kit.

The kits are now available on my website! You can click the following link to view all the Half Pack Projects on one page: Half Pack Project Gallery. Finished sizes of each project are listed along with how much backing fabric is required for each project. All of the quilts require 1/2 yard for binding. The tote bag does not need binding but does need some interfacing and batting. All that information is on the Half Pack Project Gallery.

The kits are available for purchase either by following the link from the Half Pack Project Gallery or with the following link: Half Pack Kits.

New kits will be available next week after I finish the Tippy Tote Bag project, which is almost done. I'll share it with you here soon.

Third Pair of Half Pack Quilts :: Hashtag and Picnic Basket

  If you aren't familiar with Sassy Sunflower Half Pack Quilt Kits click the following links to read about them and to see the others that I have shared - First post about Half Pack Quilts and Second post about Half Pack Quilts

The pattern used for this one is called Hashtag using our Bird & Bloom Half Pack quilt kit.

This one uses the Picnic Basket pattern and our Snow Flower Half Pack Quilt Kit.

Both of these patterns require very simple piecing and large pieces so they go together quickly. The finished sizes of both of these is about 50" by 60".