tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333494802627664382024-03-19T05:28:54.173-04:00Maureen Cracknell HandmadeMaureen Cracknell Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533566766276588176noreply@blogger.comBlogger1523125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133349480262766438.post-14741449120771560222021-09-29T08:00:00.001-04:002021-09-29T08:00:01.630-04:00The Sweet Home QAL -- FINALE!<a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/cozy-and-magical/products/cozy-and-magical-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-maureen-cracknell-and-sharon-holland" title="Cozy & Magical Sweet Home 1"><img alt="Cozy & Magical Sweet Home 1" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51530018955_8b6351917e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Welcome to week SIX, the final reveal week of <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/?msopen=/member/plans/c58002635p" target="_blank">the Sweet Home Quilt Along 2021</a>, a QAL I'm co-hosting with my wonderful friend and talented artist <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Sharon Holland</a>, the designer behind the adorable <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store" target="_blank">Sweet Home quilt pattern</a>!<br />
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<a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/cozy-and-magical/products/cozy-and-magical-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-maureen-cracknell-and-sharon-holland" title="Cozy & Magical Sweet Home 2"><img alt="Cozy & Magical Sweet Home 2" height="427" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51529096281_b646a1ef11_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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For week SIX, this final week of our QAL, it's time to reveal our finished Sweet Home quilts! Whether you have a completed quilt top to share, that you plan to send to a long arm quilter, like I do. Or if you completely finished your Sweet Home, quilted + bound, now is the time to photograph those beauties and celebrate! Below you can see the schedule we're following throughout the QAL, but of course we always encourage and want everyone to sew at their own pace!<div>
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<a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/?msopen=/member/plans/c58002635p" title="Sweet Home Home QAL Schedule"><img alt="Sweet Home Home QAL Schedule" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51416627045_f2318bc713_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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To recap, the Sweet Home quilt pattern is designed by Sharon and is available in her <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store" target="_blank">SHOP</a>, for those of you just finding out about our QAL. Throughout the quilt along I've been using the <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/sweet-home/products/cozy-and-magical-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-maureen-cracknell-and-sharon-holland" target="_blank">Cozy & Magical Quilt Kit</a> available exclusively at <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/" target="_blank">Lady Belle Fabric</a>! This version features prints from both of my new Art Gallery Fabrics collections, <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/cozy-magical-fabric-collection-christmas/" target="_blank">Cozy & Magical</a> and <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/plaid-of-my-dreams-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Plaid of My Dreams</a>. The color palette of this holiday collection is very sweet and I'm loving these prints paired with AGF's Pure Solid in Blushing for the background. I'm absolutely thrilled with how my Sweet Home holiday village came together!<br />
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<a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/cozy-and-magical/products/cozy-and-magical-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-maureen-cracknell-and-sharon-holland" title="Cozy & Magical Sweet Home 3"><img alt="Cozy & Magical Sweet Home 3" height="427" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51528288157_18bb242c03_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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As I mentioned above, I'll be sending my quilt top to Brooke at Lady Belle Fabric who offers an edge to edge long arm quilting service, <a href="https://www.ladybellequilting.com/" target="_blank">Lady Belle Quilting</a>, in addition to her amazing fabric shop! I finally decided on my Cozy & Magical quilt backing, Cristmastide Town print, and I can't wait to see it completely finished!<br />
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<a href="https://stylemakerfabrics.com/products/cozy-magical-christmastide-town-premium-cotton-winter-white" title="Cozy & Magical Sweet Home Backing"><img alt="Cozy & Magical Sweet Home Backing" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51529162651_5be100f764_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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I'll be sure to share more photos of my Cozy & Magical Sweet Home once it's quilted, bound and completely finished. Based on how these quilt top photos turned out, it's going to be so adorable!<br />
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<a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/cozy-and-magical/products/cozy-and-magical-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-maureen-cracknell-and-sharon-holland" title="Cozy & Magical Sweet Home 4"><img alt="Cozy & Magical Sweet Home 4" height="960" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51530019240_20bee02704_b.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/cozy-and-magical/products/cozy-and-magical-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-maureen-cracknell-and-sharon-holland" title="Cozy & Magical Sweet Home 5"><img alt="Cozy & Magical Sweet Home 5" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51530019180_b1e773de64_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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In addition to sharing the finale reveal of my Cozy & Magical Sweet Home quilt top I'm also so excited to share this completely finished, quilt & bound Sweet Home from our last Sweet Home QAL, that I'm a little embarrassed to admit I just finally bound over the weekend!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51529337083/in/photostream/" title="Sweet Home Quilt Swirl"><img alt="Sweet Home Quilt Swirl" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51529337083_b48eef8fae_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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This version is made using a quilt kit by Lady Belle Fabric from our last QAL that is no longer available, but you can find a similar version still available <a href="https://midlifequilter.shop/collections/curated-bundles/products/sharon-holland-s-sweet-home-quilt-kit" target="_blank">HERE</a> at the Midlife Quilter. The mix of colors and Art Gallery Fabrics prints created the sweetest Sweet Home!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51529337108/in/photostream/" title="Sweet Home Fabrics"><img alt="Sweet Home Fabrics" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51529337108_5927af27ff_o.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51528287482/in/photostream/" title="Sweet Home Quilted"><img alt="Sweet Home Quilted" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51528287482_a717e21c50_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Brooke at Lady Belle Quilting quilted this one, as well, and it's so amazing! The dense, quilting texture the overall quilt pattern adds is so stunning! This is why I LOVE having Brooke finish my quilts now!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51529337383/in/photostream/" title="Sweet Home Finished"><img alt="Sweet Home Finished" height="427" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51529337383_16ee653f20_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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As always, I hope my reveal quilt photos inspire your week six photos! I can't wait to see them! Be sure to post your photos on Instagram with our QAL hashtag <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sweethomeqal2021/" target="_blank">#SweetHomeQAL2021</a>, as well as tagging me <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maureencracknell/" target="_blank">@MaureenCracknell</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/SharonHollandDesigns/" target="_blank">@SharonHollandDesigns</a>!<br />
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Now it's time to head on over to <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/sweet-home-qal-2021-weeks" target="_blank">Sharon's blog</a> if you haven't already, to check out her amazing Bookish Sweet Home quilt reveal, three new tutorial videos that she created to help makers this week, a special Zoom chat video with the owner of Lady Belle Fabric and long arm quilter, Brooke Becker, and to enter our amazing Grand Finale Giveaway with this week's sponsors, <a href="https://artgalleryfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Art Gallery Fabrics</a>, <a href="https://www.fatquartershop.com/" target="_blank">Fat Quarter Shop</a>, <a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/" target="_blank">Hobbs Battin</a>g and <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/" target="_blank">Lady Belle Fabric</a>! You don't want to miss this one!<br />
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Thanks so, so much for joining us on this fun quilt along! xo Maureen
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Maureen Cracknell Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533566766276588176noreply@blogger.com221tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133349480262766438.post-7632043470687170782021-09-22T08:00:00.025-04:002021-09-22T08:00:01.398-04:00The Sweet Home QAL -- Assembly & Finishing<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51500100117/in/dateposted/" title="Photo Sep 21, 11 28 01 AM"><img alt="Photo Sep 21, 11 28 01 AM" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51500100117_39ee2fc35d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Welcome to week FIVE of the Sweet Home Quilt Along 2021, a QAL I'm co-hosting with <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Sharon Holland</a>, the designer behind the adorable <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store/sweet-home" target="_blank">Sweet Home quilt pattern</a>!<br />
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<a href="https://sharonhollanddesigns.memberspace.com/member/plans/c58002635p" title="Sweet Home Quilt Graphic"><img alt="Sweet Home Quilt Graphic" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51416424924_5bc802c749_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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During week FIVE we'll be assembling and finishing our Sweet Home quilt tops!</b><div><br /></div><div>Below you can see the schedule we've been following throughout the QAL, but of course Sharon and I want to encourage all to sew at their own pace. For those just discovering our QAL, please feel free to make your own Sweet Home and access both Sharon's and my QAL blog posts anytime!<br />
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<a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/sew-along" title="Sweet Home Home QAL Schedule"><img alt="Sweet Home Home QAL Schedule" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51416627045_f2318bc713_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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When you visit Sharon's blog you'll see the beautiful Sweet Home she's making using her brand new <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/bookish-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Bookish</a> collection for AGF. Sharon has been sharing weekly blog posts, along with new video tutorial support each week for her Sweet Home pattern for Sweet Home quilt makers!<div><br /></div><div>For my Sweet Home I'm using the <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/sweet-home/products/cozy-and-magical-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-maureen-cracknell-and-sharon-holland" target="_blank">Cozy & Magical Quilt Kit</a> available exclusively at <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/" target="_blank">Lady Belle Fabric</a> that features prints from both of my new Art Gallery Fabrics collections, <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/cozy-magical-fabric-collection-christmas/" target="_blank">Cozy & Magical</a> and <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/plaid-of-my-dreams-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Plaid of My Dreams</a>!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51415606466/in/dateposted/" title="Cozy & Magical Sweet Home Kit Bundle"><img alt="Cozy & Magical Sweet Home Kit Bundle" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51415606466_b18aac2c28_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51416592485/in/photostream/" title="All cut up!"><img alt="All cut up!" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51416592485_6ffddf2a0d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51433762068/in/photostream/" title="Bungalow Blocks"><img alt="Bungalow Blocks" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51433762068_e5f07b58bf_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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For week FIVE, we'll finish the assembling and complete our quilt tops to move on to the final quilting stage! I'll be sending my quilt to Brooke at Lady Belle Fabric who offers an edge to edge long arm quilting service, <a href="https://www.ladybellequilting.com/" target="_blank">Lady Belle Quilting</a>, in addition to her amazing fabric shop! This week I'll piece together my quilt back and will photograph full shots of my quilt top to share in full next week for the BIG reveal, before sending my quilt out to Brooke!<br />
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<br />I'm so excited reveal week is just a week away! I've loved making this new holiday version and love how these festive prints pop against the sweet Bushing Art Gallery Fabric Pure Solid background, especially the true bright red used throughout my Cozy & Magical and Plaid collections!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51501818885/in/dateposted/" title="Photo Sep 21, 4 09 04 PM"><img alt="Photo Sep 21, 4 09 04 PM" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51501818885_8d87440049_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />I decided to add to our holiday traditions in 2019 to make my family a new Christmas quilt each year, and I'm honestly so surprised and proud that I've made it three years now with no problems and I credit two of those three holiday quilts all to Sharon & I planning these fun quilt alongs. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do!</div><div><br /></div><div>In the photo below you can also see a peek of a Sweet Home quilt I made that I've never revealed. It's quilted beautifully by Brooke, as well, and I can't wait to finally get full shots of it all finished to share along with my Cozy & Magical Sweet Home quilt top next week!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51500100172/in/photostream/" title="Photo Sep 21, 11 38 01 AM"><img alt="Photo Sep 21, 11 38 01 AM" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51500100172_ce8e8dbf5d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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This year's QAL has really flown by and I hope you've loved sewing with Sharon + ME! As you finish this weeks assembly & finishing, be sure to share photos of them on Instagram with our QAL hashtag #SweetHomeQAL2021 and to tag me <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maureencracknell/" target="_blank">@MaureenCracknell</a> & <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sharonhollanddesigns/" target="_blank">@SharonHollandDesigns</a>. We can't wait to see them! Now it's time to head on over to <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/sweet-home-qal-2021-weeks" target="_blank">Sharon's blog</a> if you haven't already, to check out her Bookish version and to enter our new Giveaway with this week's wonderful sponsor, <a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/" target="_blank">Hobbs Batting</a>, for a chance to win their amazing quilt batting!<br />
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Thanks for joining our QAL! xo Maureen
</div></div>Maureen Cracknell Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533566766276588176noreply@blogger.com91tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133349480262766438.post-44585719361682683892021-09-15T08:20:00.000-04:002021-09-15T08:20:32.921-04:00The Sweet Home QAL -- Corner Squares & SashingWelcome to week FOUR of the Sweet Home Quilt Along 2021! I'm once again co-hosting this quit along with my dear friend and talented AGF sister <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Sharon Holland</a>, who's also the designer behind the adorable <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store/sweet-home" target="_blank">Sweet Home quilt pattern</a>!<br />
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<a href="https://sharonhollanddesigns.memberspace.com/member/plans/c58002635p" title="Sweet Home Quilt Graphic"><img alt="Sweet Home Quilt Graphic" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51416424924_5bc802c749_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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During week FOUR we'll tackle the thirty Corner Squares in the Sweet Home quilt pattern!</b><div><br /></div><div>Below you can see the schedule we've been following throughout the QAL, but of course Sharon and I want to encourage all to sew at their own pace. As always, if you're new to discovering our QAL you can join the more than 1200+ makers sewing along with us at anytime by signing up at <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Sharon Holland Designs</a>. Once you're signed up, you'll have access to a Quilt Kit Directory full of amazing Sweet Home quilt kit options, Sharon's weekly quilt along blog posts that will feature a new amazing Giveaway with one of our sponsors, and new video tutorials each week that Sharon is creating to support her Sweet Home pattern. As her co-host, I'm excited to share the Sweet Home version I'm making each step of the way throughout the duration of this quilt along right here and on my social media!<br />
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<a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/sew-along" title="Sweet Home Home QAL Schedule"><img alt="Sweet Home Home QAL Schedule" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51416627045_f2318bc713_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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When you visit Sharon's blog you'll see the beautiful Sweet Home she's making using her brand new <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/bookish-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Bookish</a> collection for AGF. The <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/sweet-home/products/bookish-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-sharon-holland" target="_blank">Bookish Sweet Home Quilt Kit</a> is available at Lady Belle Fabric and is the perfect Fall quilt!<div><br /></div><div>For my Sweet Home I'm using the <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/sweet-home/products/cozy-and-magical-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-maureen-cracknell-and-sharon-holland" target="_blank">Cozy & Magical Quilt Kit</a> available exclusively at <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/" target="_blank">Lady Belle Fabric</a> that features prints from both of my new Art Gallery Fabrics collections, <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/cozy-magical-fabric-collection-christmas/" target="_blank">Cozy & Magical</a> and <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/plaid-of-my-dreams-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Plaid of My Dreams</a>!<br />
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<a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/cozy-and-magical" title="Cozy & Magical Sweet Home Quilt Kit by Lady Belle Fabric"><img alt="Cozy & Magical Sweet Home Quilt Kit by Lady Belle Fabric" height="722" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51475730727_a7178d1b02_c.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />
<a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/cozy-and-magical" title="Corner Squares"><img alt="Corner Squares" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51477429125_08bfb055dc_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Again this week I used the speedy chain-piecing technique to make my Bungalows, a sewing technique that mimics an assembly line where you'll sew piece after piece and then block after bock, continuously feeding your quilt pieces through the machine without cutting your thread in-between each step. If you're new to quilting and/or chain piecing, Sharon has been putting together a super helpful weekly video series on her Sew Along blog that includes video support for each step of her Sweet Home pattern throughout our QAL that's full of helpful information and tips. Sharon is always incredibly informative and thorough with her instructions, so be sure to check out these amazing video tutorials!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51477222484/in/photostream/" title="Chain Piecing Corner Squares"><img alt="Chain Piecing Corner Squares" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51477222484_44a7b2f7c1_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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These tiny corner square pieces come together so fast and they're so cute! Once you finish all thirty squares and your sashing is cut, all that's left to do is to sew together your log cabin and bungalow blocks with your sashing and you'll have your finished quilt top!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51475731917/in/photostream/" title="Corner Squares"><img alt="Corner Squares" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51475731917_07984482f4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51475924797/in/dateposted/" title="Sashing"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51475924797_1d405dffd6_z.jpg" width="640" height="640" alt="Sashing"></a><br />
<br />As you finish this weeks piecing, be sure to share photos of them on Instagram with our QAL hashtag #SweetHomeQAL2021 and to tag me <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maureencracknell/" target="_blank">@MaureenCracknell</a> & <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sharonhollanddesigns/" target="_blank">@SharonHollandDesigns</a>. We can't wait to see them! Now it's time to head on over to <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/sweet-home-qal-2021-weeks" target="_blank">Sharon's blog</a> if you haven't already, to check out her Bookish version and to enter our amazing Giveaway with this week's sponsor, <a href="https://oliso.com/" target="_blank">Oliso</a>, for a chance for TWO to win one of their amazing Mini Project Irons!<br />
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Thanks for joining our QAL, we’re so happy you’re here!<br />
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xo Maureen
</div></div>Maureen Cracknell Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533566766276588176noreply@blogger.com67tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133349480262766438.post-62498529630948830152021-09-08T08:04:00.000-04:002021-09-08T08:04:48.922-04:00The Sweet Home QAL -- Bungalow BlocksWelcome to week THREE of the Sweet Home Quilt Along 2021! I'm once again co-hosting this quit along with my dear friend and talented AGF sister <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Sharon Holland</a>, who's also the designer behind the adorable <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store/sweet-home" target="_blank">Sweet Home quilt pattern</a>!<br />
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<a href="https://sharonhollanddesigns.memberspace.com/member/plans/c58002635p" title="Sweet Home Quilt Graphic"><img alt="Sweet Home Quilt Graphic" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51416424924_5bc802c749_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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During week THREE we'll tackle the ten Bungalow house blocks in the Sweet Home quilt pattern!</b><div><br /></div><div>Below you can see the schedule we're following throughout the QAL, but of course we encourage and want everyone to sew at their own pace. As always, if you're new to discovering our QAL you can join the more than 1000+ makers sewing along with us at anytime by signing up at <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Sharon Holland Designs</a>. Once you're signed up, you'll have access to a Quilt Kit Directory full of amazing Sweet Home quilt kit options, Sharon's weekly quilt along blog posts that will feature a new amazing Giveaway with one of our sponsors, and new video tutorials each week that Sharon is creating to support her Sweet Home pattern. As her co-host I'm excited to share the Sweet Home version I'm making each step of the way throughout the duration of this quilt along right here and on my social media!<br />
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<a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/sew-along" title="Sweet Home Home QAL Schedule"><img alt="Sweet Home Home QAL Schedule" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51416627045_f2318bc713_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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When you visit Sharon's blog you'll see the beautiful Sweet Home she's making using her brand new <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/bookish-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Bookish</a> collection for AGF. Bookish should be arriving to shops any day and is also available at Lady Belle Fabric as an exclusive <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/sweet-home/products/bookish-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-sharon-holland" target="_blank">Bookish Sweet Home Quilt Kit</a> option right now! This version will be so perfect for Fall and for any and all book lovers out there!<div><br /></div><div>For my Sweet Home I'm using the <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/sweet-home/products/cozy-and-magical-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-maureen-cracknell-and-sharon-holland" target="_blank">Cozy & Magical Quilt Kit</a> available exclusively at <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/" target="_blank">Lady Belle Fabric</a> that features prints from both of my new Art Gallery Fabrics collections, <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/cozy-magical-fabric-collection-christmas/" target="_blank">Cozy & Magical</a> and <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/plaid-of-my-dreams-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Plaid of My Dreams</a>. I love how my last week's Log Cabin house blocks turned out combining these new holiday prints with the sweet AGF Pure Solid in Blushing, and I'm so happy with how cute this week's Bungalow blocks turned out!</div><div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51398731181/in/dateposted/" title="Cozy & Magical Quilt Kit for the Sweet Home QAL 2021"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51398731181_8ce548794b_c.jpg" width="640" height="767" alt="Cozy & Magical Quilt Kit for the Sweet Home QAL 2021"></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/sweet-home/products/cozy-and-magical-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-maureen-cracknell-and-sharon-holland" title="Bungalow Pieces"><img alt="Bungalow Pieces" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51433761958_f9ccbfc795_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Again this week I used the speedy chain-piecing technique to make my Bungalows, a sewing technique that mimics an assembly line where you'll sew piece after piece and then block after bock, continuously feeding your quilt pieces through the machine without cutting your thread in-between each step. If you're new to quilting and/or chain piecing, Sharon has been putting together a super helpful weekly video series on her Sew Along blog that includes video support for each step of her Sweet Home pattern throughout our QAL that's full of helpful information and tips. Sharon is always incredibly informative and thorough with her instructions, so be sure to check out these amazing video tutorials!<br />
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<a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/sweet-home/products/cozy-and-magical-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-maureen-cracknell-and-sharon-holland" title="Bungalow Pieces"><img alt="Bungalow Pieces" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51433762308_814a088895_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/sweet-home/products/cozy-and-magical-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-maureen-cracknell-and-sharon-holland" title="Bungalow Chain Piecing"><img alt="Bungalow Chain Piecing" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51434264214_d465d01a8d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/sweet-home/products/cozy-and-magical-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-maureen-cracknell-and-sharon-holland" title="Bungalow Chain Piecing"><img alt="Bungalow Chain Piecing" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51434489890_e009f0f702_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />I absolutely LOVE how these sweet Bungalow blocks turned out with their roofs made in my red gingham Small Plaid of My Dreams Joyful print! I've dreamed of having a line of buffalo check plaids since I started designing fabrics for AGF, hence the name of this collection. Now that I do, I truly want to include them in every project I make!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51434490195/in/photostream/" title="Bungalow Neighborhood"><img alt="Bungalow Neighborhood" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51434490195_270a2a4013_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />These cutie blocks came together so quick and I'm completely thrilled with them all! I hope these finished blocks inspire you to knock out your ten Bungalows and to share photos of them on Instagram. Be sure to post with our QAL hashtag #SweetHomeQAL2021 and to tag me <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maureencracknell/" target="_blank">@MaureenCracknell</a> & <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sharonhollanddesigns/" target="_blank">@SharonHollandDesigns</a>. We can't wait to see them!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51433762068/in/photostream/" title="Bungalow Blocks"><img alt="Bungalow Blocks" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51433762068_e5f07b58bf_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />Now it's time to head on over to <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/sweet-home-qal-2021-weeks" target="_blank">Sharon's blog</a> if you haven't already, to check out her Bungalow Blocks made with her pretty Bookish fabrics and to enter our amazing Giveaway with this week's sponsor, <a href="https://www.handicraft.com/pages/omnigrid" target="_blank">Omnigrid</a> Cutting & Measuring Tools!<br />
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Thanks for joining our QAL, we’re so happy you’re here!<br />
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xo Maureen
</div></div>Maureen Cracknell Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533566766276588176noreply@blogger.com67tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133349480262766438.post-54635004498843705302021-09-01T07:41:00.000-04:002021-09-01T08:11:02.267-04:00The Sweet Home Quilt Along 2021<p>Hello, friends! It's been <i>way</i> too long and I'm so excited to have just clicked the "+ new post" button after such a long, unexpected blogging hiatus. For the first time since the beginning of this pandemic, I'm home alone with my oldest away for his first year at college, and my other two both back in public school. It took me a few days to adjust and work on a new schedule for myself, but here I am ready to get back into a routine that includes showing up in this spot much more often! And what better timing than now that <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Sharon Holland</a> and my most recent collaboration is underway, <a href="https://sharonhollanddesigns.memberspace.com/member/plans/c58002635p" target="_blank">the Sweet Home QAL 2021</a>!</p>
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It’s been one week since the official start date of the <a href="https://sharonhollanddesigns.memberspace.com/member/plans/c58002635p" target="_blank">Sweet Home Quilt Along</a> that began on August 25th, with the first week dedicated to fabric selection and prepping the materials to start making a <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store/sweet-home" target="_blank">Sweet Home Quilt</a>. If you're new here or you're just now learning about our Quilt Along, it's not too late to join the more than 1,000 makers that have signed up to sew along with us so far!<br />
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<a href="https://sharonhollanddesigns.memberspace.com/member/plans/c58002635p" title="Sweet Home Quilt Graphic"><img alt="Sweet Home Quilt Graphic" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51416424924_5bc802c749_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Since Sharon is the creator of the <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store/sweet-home" target="_blank">Sweet Home quilt pattern</a>, if you'd like to sign up and access the Sweet Home QAL you'll need to visit <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Sharon Holland Designs</a>, click the "<a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/sew-along" target="_blank">Sew Along</a>" option and sign up to be able to sign in. Once you're in, you'll have access to a Quilt Kit Directory full of amazing Sweet Home quilt kit options exclusive to participating shops, Sharon's weekly quilt along blog posts that will feature a new amazing Giveaway with one of our sponsors, and new video tutorials each week that Sharon is creating to support her Sweet Home pattern! As her co-host I'm excited to share the Sweet Home version I'm making each step of the way throughout the duration of this quilt along!<br />
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<a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/sew-along" title="Sweet Home Home QAL Schedule"><img alt="Sweet Home Home QAL Schedule" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51416627045_f2318bc713_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />For a fun way to end each weekly blog post, Sharon and I have lined up special Giveaway prizes that are being generously donated by our list of wonderful sponsors. Each week Sweet Home quilters will comment on Sharon's most recent quilt along blog post for their chance to win. Check out these amazing companies!<br />
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<a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/sew-along" title="Sweet Home Home QAL Sponsors"><img alt="Sweet Home Home QAL Sponsors" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51416397969_043f57379a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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For my Sweet Home I'm using the <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/sweet-home/products/cozy-and-magical-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-maureen-cracknell-and-sharon-holland" target="_blank">Cozy & Magical Quilt Kit</a> available exclusively at <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/" target="_blank">Lady Belle Fabric</a>! This version features prints from both of my new Art Gallery Fabrics collections, <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/cozy-magical-fabric-collection-christmas/" target="_blank">Cozy & Magical</a> and <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/plaid-of-my-dreams-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Plaid of My Dreams</a>. The color palette of this holiday collection is very sweet and I'm loving these prints paired with AGF's Pure Solid in Blushing for the background. I'm so excited to see how my cozy Sweet Home holiday village comes together!<br />
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<a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/sweet-home/products/cozy-and-magical-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-maureen-cracknell-and-sharon-holland" title="Cozy & Magical Sweet Home Kit Bundle"><img alt="Cozy & Magical Sweet Home Kit Bundle" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51415606466_b18aac2c28_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><div>For Sharon's Sweet Home, she's using her brand new <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/bookish-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Bookish</a> collection for AGF that should be arriving to shops any day and is also available at Lady Belle Fabric as an exclusive <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/sweet-home/products/bookish-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-sharon-holland" target="_blank">Bookish Sweet Home Quilt Kit</a> option right now! This version will be so perfect for Fall and for any and all book lovers out there!<br />
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<a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/bookish-fabric-collection/" title="Sweet Home Bookish Bundle"><img alt="Sweet Home Bookish Bundle" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51414929687_050bf6ebd1_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Last week I cut out all the pieces from <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/sweet-home/products/cozy-and-magical-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-maureen-cracknell-and-sharon-holland">my quilt kit</a> and if how they look all chopped up is any indication of how this finished quilt will look, I'm a very happy girl! This step can be a little laborious and for some it may be the smallest sized cuts you've ever used, but with the helpful videos Sharon created to support this step you'll find lots of helpful information, so be sure to check those out!</div><div><br />
<a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/sweet-home/products/cozy-and-magical-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-maureen-cracknell-and-sharon-holland" title="All cut up!"><img alt="All cut up!" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51416592485_6ffddf2a0d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Once I started sewing over the weekend I remembered how much I absolutely LOVE this pattern and exactly why this is the FIFTH Sweet Home quilt I'll have made! The Log Cabin quilt block is one of my favorites and these adorable house blocks that begin with log cabin centers are so much fun to make!</div><div><br />
<a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/" title="Making Log Cabins"><img alt="Making Log Cabins" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51416592245_6e6f310c26_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Each step throughout the quilt block construction process is made easy with chain piecing, a sewing technique that mimics an assembly line where you'll sew piece after piece and then block after bock, continuously feeding your quilt pieces through the machine without cutting your thread in-between each step. Chain piecing is so easy and to show you just how to do it, incase you've never given it a try, Sharon has a new video prepared for you this week!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51415606356/in/photostream/" title="Rooftops"><img alt="Rooftops" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51415606356_f7ed8905f8_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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I chain pieced each step for this week's Log Cabin Block, including the final step of attaching my rooftop pieces to the log cabins to create all ten of my log cabin houses. It was just like adding the lid to a box. I always feel so spoiled by my Janome and extension table whenever I'm chain piecing, it makes it so very easy. I seriously couldn't live this crazy sewing life without my extension table!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51416363014/in/photostream/" title="Chain Piecing"><img alt="Chain Piecing" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51416363014_88f4a2dc62_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51416592150/in/photostream/" title="Chain-pieced Log Cabins"><img alt="Chain-pieced Log Cabins" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51416592150_334c386851_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Once all ten log cabin houses were chain pieced, I snipped the in-between threads, gave a final good press to each block, and admired the beginnings of my sweet holiday village!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51414862187/in/photostream/" title="Log Cabin Sweet Home Block"><img alt="Log Cabin Sweet Home Block" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51414862187_bf70d916ab_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51414861752/in/photostream/" title="Log Cabin Sweet Home Block 1"><img alt="Log Cabin Sweet Home Block 1" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51414861752_5a29b4bf52_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51416591820/in/photostream/" title="Log Cabin Sweet Home Block 2"><img alt="Log Cabin Sweet Home Block 2" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51416591820_a13f75ac09_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Aren't they cute?! I'm so thrilled with them! Now it's time to head on over to <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/sweet-home-qal-2021-weeks" target="_blank">Sharon's blog</a> if you haven't already, to check out her Log Cabin Blocks made with her pretty Bookish fabrics, to make use of the tutorial videos that she created to help makers this week, and to enter our amazing Giveaway with this week's sponsor, <a href="https://www.fauxchenille.com/" target="_blank">Chenille-It</a>! If you’re on Instagram, we’d love to see your Sweet Home quilt progress, so be sure to tag us <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maureencracknell/" target="_blank">@maureencracknell</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sharonhollanddesigns/" target="_blank">@sharonhollanddesigns</a> and use the #sweethomeqal2021 hashtag when you share!<br />
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Thanks for joining us on this fun quilt along, we’re so happy you’re here!<br />
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xo Maureen
</div>Maureen Cracknell Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533566766276588176noreply@blogger.com217tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133349480262766438.post-24751860364614112612021-06-11T07:00:00.010-04:002021-06-22T10:29:22.292-04:00Pat Sloan's Holiday Celebrations Book Tour & GIVEAWAY!<p style="text-align: left;">Today I'm so excited to share <a href="https://www.patsloan.com/" target="_blank">Pat Sloan</a>'s upcoming book with Martingale, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1683561317/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1683561317&linkCode=as2&tag=maureencrac0a-20&linkId=b9a814b33a424ebe8333b89e141795c9" target="_blank">Holiday Celebrations</a> -- an amazing quilt book full of holiday inspiration for all the fun and warm moments throughout the year including 17 designs for lap quilts, table decorations, Halloween bags, Christmas stockings and many other holiday projects to bring new comfort and joy into your home with each new season!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51238913798/in/dateposted/" title="Pat Sloan's Be My Always quilt block"><img alt="Pat Sloan's Be My Always quilt block" height="466" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51238913798_d1b473146c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Decorating for the holidays is something I have always loved to do to make each holiday extra special, so when <a href="https://www.patsloan.com/" target="_blank">Pat</a> asked me to join in her book tour, I was thrilled to! <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1683561317/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1683561317&linkCode=as2&tag=maureencrac0a-20&linkId=23c3a0d6ef790b6948f474409182a46f" target="_blank">Holiday Celebrations</a> is full of projects for all the seasons, from amazing quilts to special smaller projects, there are so many projects in this book that you will want to make!<br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1683561317/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1683561317&linkCode=as2&tag=maureencrac0a-20&linkId=23c3a0d6ef790b6948f474409182a46f" title="Pat Sloan's Holiday Celebrations"><img alt="Pat Sloan's Holiday Celebrations" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51238095127_1daf52c910_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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For my stop on the book tour I whipped up one version of the two heart block patterns that are included in Pat's Be My Always throw quilt pattern in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1683561317/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1683561317&linkCode=as2&tag=maureencrac0a-20&linkId=23c3a0d6ef790b6948f474409182a46f" target="_blank">Holiday Celebrations</a>! When I saw this heart block I knew it would be perfect for pairing with the pink and coral prints from my newest fabric collection for Art Gallery Fabrics, <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/open-heart-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Open Heart</a>!<br /><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51239770025/in/photostream/" title="Pat Sloan's Be My Always quilt block"><img alt="Pat Sloan's Be My Always quilt block" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51239770025_f7d16f2d32_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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These 18.5" x 16.5" size heart blocks would also make an adorable quilted pillow that you could enjoy all year round!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51239483164/in/photostream/" title="Pat Sloan's Be My Always quilt block"><img alt="Pat Sloan's Be My Always quilt block" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51239483164_2acda34e1f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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I've also always loved Pat's scrappy-happy tulips from her previous book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1604689870/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1604689870&linkCode=as2&tag=maureencrac0a-20&linkId=65691d6051b19a1576ab0c86bcdae699" target="_blank">Celebrate the Seasons</a>, and I knew her pretty tulip quilt blocks would be another perfect block for my <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/open-heart-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Open Heart</a> fabrics, so using the same prints I used for the heart block, I stitched up this sweet patchwork tulip!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51239770030/in/photostream/" title="Tulip Block from Pat Sloan's book Celebrate the Seasons"><img alt="Tulip Block from Pat Sloan's book Celebrate the Seasons" height="741" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51239770030_521d223a56_c.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />
Look how adorable the two blocks look together! It has me wanting to create a sampler style quilt using a variety of blocks from my collection of Pat's amazing books!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51239483184/in/photostream/" title="Pat Sloan's quilt blocks"><img alt="Pat Sloan's quilt blocks" height="427" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51239483184_87b2716a2c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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You can find <a href="https://www.patsloan.com/" target="_blank">Pat Sloan</a>'s books, including her newest <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1683561317/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1683561317&linkCode=as2&tag=maureencrac0a-20&linkId=23c3a0d6ef790b6948f474409182a46f" target="_blank">Holiday Celebrations</a> in quilt stores, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1683561317/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1683561317&linkCode=as2&tag=maureencrac0a-20&linkId=23c3a0d6ef790b6948f474409182a46f" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, Barnes and Noble and more! To follow Pat you can find her on her <a href="https://www.ilovetomakequilts.com/" target="_blank">website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuiltWithPatSloan/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXCcpzdfBIZ5SAP5i7DuFsw" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/quilterpatsloan/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/51239770025/in/photostream/" title="Pat Sloan's Be My Always quilt block"><img alt="Pat Sloan's Be My Always quilt block" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51239770025_f7d16f2d32_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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There are lots of wonderful Giveaways as part of this book tour!! <a href="https://blog.shopmartingale.com/quilting-sewing/pat-sloans-holiday-celebrations-book-tour/" target="_blank">You can visit Martingale to enter to win the grand prize: a HUGE, fabulous assortment of quilting things! </a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>PLUS</b> I'm so thrilled to offer a special Giveaway to my wonderful readers for a paperback copy to US residents and PDF copy to International friends of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1683561317/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1683561317&linkCode=as2&tag=maureencrac0a-20&linkId=23c3a0d6ef790b6948f474409182a46f" target="_blank">Holiday Celebrations</a>!<br />
<br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">GIVEAWAY CLOSED • </span></b>a HUGE thanks to all who entered and a BIG Congratulations to the random winner, Scottylover!</p><p style="text-align: left;">xo Maureen</p>Maureen Cracknell Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533566766276588176noreply@blogger.com607tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133349480262766438.post-87854641254666665812021-03-15T09:00:00.002-04:002021-03-15T10:05:42.549-04:00Homebody Favorites!<p>Hello and Happy Monday! Since I so enjoyed writing <a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2021/03/charming-nine-collaboration-with-sharon.html" target="_blank">my last post</a> about the nine patch sister quilts that Sharon Holland and I made, along with sharing <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/free-patterns" target="_blank">the free Charming Nine pdf pattern</a> so you can make your own, I decided I'd pop back in today with a long overdue <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Homebody</a> favorites post!<br />
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<br /><a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Homebody</a> is my latest and thirteenth collection to date with fabric manufacturing company, <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Art Gallery Fabrics</a>. This sixteen piece collection at its core, celebrates the unspoken magic of being <i>home</i>! The concept and artwork for <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Homebody</a> was created and submitted to AGF long before we were all "stuck" in our homes these past 365 days, so the somewhat ironic timing will always be something I particularly treasure and laugh about when it comes to this collection. For me, <i>home</i> means creating a cozy space with a calm, peaceful environment that nourishes and comforts. These designs full of cheerful florals, cozy feathers, boho blenders and soft textures colored in a pretty palette reveals exactly the style of our own home and the layers of prints, patterns and things we've collected over the years that have made our house a <i>home</i>. <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Homebody</a> has been amazing to sew with these past several weeks, from small accessory projects to large quilts. You can find loads of inspiration in the <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-lookbook-project-catalog/">the LookBook</a>, a 68-page book filled with beautiful pictures and amazing projects, and today I thought I'd share some of my favorites!<br />
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I'm going to start with what I made as soon as my <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Homebody</a> rolls arrived, this set of quilted cosmetic bags for my daughter and I to showcase some of the main florals in this new collection! Everything I've learned about making bags I've learned from Svetlana of <a href="http://sotakhandmade.blogspot.com/">sotakhandmade</a>, so if you're looking to make something similar I suggest her <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/646092737/the-essential-pouch-in-four-sizes-pdf?ref=shop_home_active_3&crt=1" target="_blank">Essential Pouch pattern</a>. To make these extra lux I used two layers of Hobbs Tuscany silk batting, just scraps I had leftover from some previously made quilted pillows, and the two layers quilted with a combination of the straight stitch + the wavy stitch created such amazing quilty texture on these!<br />
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<br />One of my favorite things when it comes to bag-making is shopping for unique tassel pulls and fun keychains to add. I found these <a href="http://amzn.to/3bLul1e" target="_blank">amazing macrame keychains on amazon</a> recently and they look so perfect with the boho style of <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Homebody</a>!<br />
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<br />Next up are some <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Homebody</a> pillows! I made quite a lot and I have some that I haven't even photographed to share yet. I included the one in Fridays post that started my new nine patch obsession, but here's a second 18" pillow that's very similar, using the same nine patch pattern just without the binding. Again I used two layers of Hobbs Tuscany Silk batting with dense straight line quilting in a light tan Aurifil thread for yummy, cozy quilty texture. <br />
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<br />These pair of whole cloth quilted pillows I made for <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-lookbook-project-catalog/" target="_blank">my LookBook</a> to showcase the <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Homebody</a> main florals -- Togetherness at Home (left) and Togetherness at Heart (right). A great tutorial for making your own whole cloth pillow covers can be found, again, at <a href="http://sotakhandmade.blogspot.com/2014/11/whole-cloth-quilted-pillow-cover.html" target="_blank">sotakhandmade</a>. To quilt this pair I used a wavy stitch that comes built-in on my Janome that's become my first choice for quilting when I want something other than the straight stitch. I love it!<br /><br />
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<br />Patchwork pillows are always fun to make! This next one is made using 2.5" <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Homebody</a> squares that I cut from scraps leftover from other projects. This is the first pillow I made to fill with a <a href="https://www.fatquartershop.com/nsearch/?q=hobbs+poly-down+pillow+insert" target="_blank">Hobbs Pillow Pal poly/down pillow insert</a>. <a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/" target="_blank">Hobbs Bonded Fibers</a> has generously sponsored me with quilt batting over the past few years and recently sent me several of their pillow insert sizes to try out and folks, I promise you -- these are the absolute best I've tried! They have nearly twice the loft of the pillow inserts I previously purchased from Amazon and Joann over the years, which means they make for a very full pillow which in my opinion always looks and feels the best!</p><p>
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For the fun of it, since I'm still making things at home rather than my studio, I took my box of <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Homebody</a> finished pillows that are eventually headed to the shop side of my studio and added them to our bed to snap some photos <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLw5lglnask/" target="_blank">to share asking the question</a>, how many pillows are too many? I'd love to know your thoughts on that!<br />
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<br />I've made four quilts/tops now that include <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Homebody</a>, two are <a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2021/03/charming-nine-collaboration-with-sharon.html" target="_blank">the Charming Nines</a> that I shared on Friday so I'll start with my forever favorite go-to quilt to make, <a href="https://www.craftsy.com/class/quick-quilt-as-you-go/5354/?ext=MaureenCracknell_5354_H&utm_source=Maureen%20Cracknell&utm_medium=Instructor&utm_campaign=General-Course%20Activity" target="_blank">a Quick Quilt As You Go</a> Herringbone QAYG quilt! I'm going to be completely honest and share that the <i>near</i> perfect way my fabrics lined up was a complete accident with this one. One of my favorite things about this pattern is that because of the way it's made, the fabric panels don't typically match up and istead the fabrics are staggered, creating a super scrappy zig zag effect that is all about having fun and not having to worry about perfectly matched points. Imagine my surprise when this was finished, trimmed and laid out that my panels <i>nearly</i> all lined up, minus the one part, well, I decided that was totally okay with me. What makes this quilt extra special is that for <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-lookbook-project-catalog/" target="_blank">the LookBook</a> my daughter Haila modeled the finished quilt!<br />
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Ever since Art Gallery Fabrics launched <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/fabrics/the-denim-studio-fabric-collections/" target="_blank">The Denim Studio</a> line of smooth solid and printed denims I've wanted to make a classic star block quilt. I took this pic of my stashed denims in 2017 and as it would turn out, I was just waiting for <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Homebody</a> to finally make my denim quilt! <br />
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<br />Using just two <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Homebody</a> prints -- my Togetherness at Home floral as the star centers and Domestic Charm Birch as the background fabric, I pulled out my denims and started with just one block! <br /><br />
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<br />The Nectarine Sunrise Smooth Solid Denim is the only non blue denim I added because it's peachy pink color pairs perfectly with my floral. I used the Nectarine Sunrise denim to create an X within the repetitive star block pattern and I think it turned out so good. Using such a limited palette is not my typical choice when it comes to making quilts, but this truly turned out exactly how I had hoped it would all those years ago. when my denim star quilt was just a dream. <br /><br />
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<br />The economy block centers of each star block yielded corner scraps that I immediately sewed into HSTs, so right after I had finished the quilt I had enough to make this matching pillow! <br />
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<br />I think this pillow is a great place to stop today with my <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Homebody</a> favorites! Of course I have tons more, but I think I'll save those for another day, <i>soon</i>. I hope these projects inspire you and that you love Homebody as much as I do!</p><div><br /></div><div>xo Maureen
</div>Maureen Cracknell Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533566766276588176noreply@blogger.com257tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133349480262766438.post-5241647145451069502021-03-12T09:09:00.000-05:002021-03-12T09:09:22.113-05:00Charming Nine: A Collaboration with Sharon HollandIt's been awhile but I'm back today to share a fun collaboration with my AGF fabric design sister <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Sharon Holland</a> that includes a free new quilt pattern! <br />
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<br />If you follow <a href="http://instagram.com/maureencracknell" target="_blank">my Instagram</a> you may have seen my project reels and posts including my current fabric crush, errr obsession -- my most recent collection with AGF, <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Homebody</a> + Sharon's <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/kismet-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Kismet</a> + two Bonnie Christine prints from her <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/lambkin-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Lambkin</a> collection that pair perfectly! Just look how amazing this big bundle is that Brooke at <a href="http://www.ladybellefabric.com/" target="_blank">Lady Belle Fabric</a> put together!<br />
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Using these prints I've already made many things, including a batch of herringbone patchwork bags, several quilted journals and now two large throw size nine patch quilt tops!<br />
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<br />When it came time to choose a quilt pattern for these beautiful fabrics, I chose the simple, classic nine patch pattern because I wanted something super scrappy, fun and cozy that would just let all of these gorgeous fabrics shine! I had made a few 18" quilted Homebody pillows for <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-lookbook-project-catalog/" target="_blank">my Homebody LookBook</a> using the pattern of alternating 6.5" nine patches with 6.5" print squares and I LOVE how those turned out so I knew a quilt in this style would be absolutely perfect!<br />
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<br />When Sharon saw this first peek of my quilt top she immediately decided to make her own version and from there the idea for Sharon to design the free PDF quilt pattern to offer was decided. Because SHaron had written the free pattern for her Charming One quilt featuring Kismet last fall, she thought this would be a perfect pattern to continue the beginner-friendly series she started of easy quilts and named this quilt pattern Charming Nine. Now you can Find both patterns on <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/free-patterns" target="_blank">her Free Projects page</a>. Isn't she the best! <br />
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Before I share more pics of my quilt I want to share a glimpse of Sharon's amazing version, made with a beautiful, lower volume palette full of soft colors that include a variety of scraps from <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/lilliput-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">her upcoming Lilliput collection</a> (due out soon) along with prints from her <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/kismet-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Kismet</a>, <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/spirited-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Spirited</a>, <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">my Homebody</a> and a mix of AGF denim, solids & blenders. Just look at this soft, dreamy quilt!<br />
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<br /><a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/blog" target="_blank">Sharon</a> is so good she even completed quilting and binding hers beautifully for today's quilt reveal and PDF pattern release! <div><br /></div><div>I'll be sending both of my tops to Brooke at <a href="https://www.ladybellequilting.com/" target="_blank">Lady Belle Quilting</a> for her edge to edge long arm quilting service, so to make my reveal feel special I took my quilt tops to one of my favorite nearby spots to photograph! It was a cool 60 degrees, an although there's still snow and ice on the ground in spots, it felt like Spring was finally visiting Potter County!<br />
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I hope you LOVE this classic quilt as much as I do, whether it's my super scrappy saturated version or Sharon's softer, sweeter version! If you do, be sure to head on over <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/blog" target="_blank">to Sharon's blog</a> to snag a copy of the <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/free-patterns" target="_blank">free Charming Nine PDF quilt pattern</a> and to see many more gorgeous photos of Sharon's quilt <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/blog" target="_blank">in her blog post</a>!<br />
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If you make a Charming Nine Quilt of our own, be sure to tag both <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sharonhollanddesigns/" target="_blank">@SharonHollandDesigns</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/maureencracknell" target="_blank">@MaureenCracknell</a> on Instagram when you share and add the hashtags #charmingninequilt and #agfninepatchquilt! We can't wait to see them!!</div><div><br /></div><div>xo Maureen</div>Maureen Cracknell Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533566766276588176noreply@blogger.com204tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133349480262766438.post-7843966909265147062020-10-16T08:01:00.000-04:002020-10-16T08:01:38.405-04:00Sweet Home Quilt Along: Week 6 - GIVEAWAY<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50492737881/in/dateposted/" title="Lady Belle Long Arm Quilting GIVEAWAY"><img alt="Lady Belle Long Arm Quilting GIVEAWAY" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50492737881_4eda11044d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Happy Friday! Each Friday throughout the <a href="Sweet Home Quilt Along: Week 1 - Fabric Selection" target="_blank">Sweet Home Quilt Along</a> there will be a new Giveaway with one of our amazing participating sponsors and today I'm so excited to share our WEEK SIX Giveaway with a prize from <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/" target="_blank">Lady Belle Fabric & Quilting</a></span>!<br />
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<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/" target="_blank">Lady Belle Fabric</a> </span>
is run by husband and wife team, Rob and Brooke. In their shop you'll find kits, both bundles and single cuts of hand-picked fabrics that are fresh, modern, and fun! Designer fabrics include many of our favorites -- Art Gallery Fabrics, Cotton + Steel, Figo, Robert Kaufman, Moda, and more! Lady Belle Fabrics goal is to offer the most gorgeous fabric as quickly as they can. Visit them today for an online, one-stop shop for all your fabric and edge to edge quilting needs!<br />
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<a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/all">SHOP</a> * <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ladybellefabric/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> * <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ladybellefabric">Facebook</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/HobbsBattingOfficial"> </a> * <a href="http://www.ladybellequilting.com/" target="_blank">Quilting Service</a> * We hope you love visiting Lady Belle!<br />
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Our grand finale prize is an amazing package from <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/" target="_blank">Lady Belle Fabric</a> in which the randomly drawn winner will receive free long arm quilting, batting, and return shipping for their Sweet Home quilt --incredible, right!!??<br />
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Right now, all Sweet Home quilts sent to <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/" target="_blank">Lady Belle Fabric</a> by December 31, 2020 will get 15% off their long arm order!<br />
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I’ve gotten several quilts edge to edge stitched by Brooke and she’s really the best! She works with you to pick out the right quilting pattern for your quilt, advices on thread color, and does the most professional job! Above is the beautiful, original Sweet Home quilt finished with the Daisy Chain pattern. Isn't it inspiring?!<br />
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Thank you <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/" target="_blank">Lady Belle Fabric & Quilting</a> for this amazing prize!</span><br />
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To Enter:</b></span> Be sure to use a public Instagram account to post your Sweet Home Quilt Along progress photos throughout the QAL using the hashtag <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sweethomeqal/" target="_blank">#SweetHomeQAL</a>. Each time you do, you'll automatically be entered into the Giveaway hashtag pool! It's as easy as that, so be sure to share away your progress pics each week as we work our way to finishing our quilts!<br />
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We'll announce each Giveaway winner on Monday's late afternoon EST throughout the QAL on each of your host's Instagram accounts at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maureencracknell/" target="_blank">@MaureenCracknell</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/SharonHollandDesigns/" target="_blank">@SharonHollandDesigns</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/PenelopeHandmade/" target="_blank">@PenelopeHandmade</a>, so be sure to find us to follow!<br />
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xo Maureen</div>Maureen Cracknell Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533566766276588176noreply@blogger.com217tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133349480262766438.post-82949154217409030272020-10-14T08:02:00.004-04:002020-10-14T08:02:37.685-04:00Sweet Home Quilt Along: Week 6 - The Finale!<a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-sweet-home-quilt-along.html" title="Sweet Home QAL banner"><img alt="Sweet Home QAL banner" height="360" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50302358442_45a0ba0927_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Welcome to week SIX, the final reveal week of <a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-sweet-home-quilt-along.html" target="_blank">the Sweet Home Quilt Along</a>, a QAL I'm co-hosting with <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Sharon Holland</a>, the designer behind the adorable <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store" target="_blank">Sweet Home quilt pattern</a>, and Jennifer Jones of <a href="https://penelopehandmade.com/" target="_blank">Penelope Handmade</a>!<br />
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For week SIX, this final week of our QAL, it's time to reveal our finished Sweet Home quilts! Whether you have a complete top to share, or several like I do, that you plan to send to a long arm quilter. Or if you completely finished your Sweet Home, quilted + bound, now is the time to photograph those beauties and celebrate! Below you can see the schedule we're following throughout the QAL, but of course we always encourage and want everyone to sew at their own pace!<div>
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<br />The Sweet Home quilt pattern is designed by Sharon and is available in her <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store" target="_blank">SHOP</a>, for those of you just finding out about our QAL. Throughout the quilt along I've made a total of four quilts, two to keep and two to give -- two made with my new <a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/introducing-cozy-joyful.html" target="_blank">Cozy & Joyful collection</a> and two using the original Sweet Home quilt kit, both from <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/search?q=sweet+Home" target="_blank">Lady Belle Fabric</a>!<br />
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<br />As I mentioned last week, I'll be sending all four of my quilts to Brooke at Lady Belle Fabric who offers an edge to edge long arm quilting service, <a href="https://www.ladybellequilting.com/" target="_blank">Lady Belle Quilting</a>, in addition to her amazing fabric shop! I've decided on the allover quilting patterns for each and I can't wait to see them completely finished!<br />
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<br />From Brooke's catalog of quilting <a href="https://www.ladybellequilting.com/all-patterns" target="_blank">patterns</a>, I decided on Frost, the large scale allover snowflake pattern from the narrowed down options I shared last week. Thank you to those of you who chimed in to offer your thoughts, it was a huge help! Since Potter County's snowy winters are one of my favorite things about living where I do, especially during the holidays, I decided it was the most meaningful option for my family's 2020 Christmas quilt that also has a background made with my creamy white with red stars print, Snowing Bright!<br />
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<br />My my second Sweet Home quilt top, made using the original kit that was available at Lady Belle Fabric, I decided on the Baptist Heart Clams quilting pattern. It's just so sweet and I ultimately chose this option because I think the fans + heart combo will be a meaningful way to show all the love that went into making these quilts! <br />
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I'm so excited to see everyone's finished Sweet Home quilts and I hope you've loved sewing with Sharon + Jennifer + ME! Today both lady's are sharing their quilt reveals own blogs, so be sure to pop on over to both <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Sharon's</a> and <a href="https://penelopehandmade.com/blogs/news" target="_blank">Jennifer's</a> blogs to see their final week six posts!<br />
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As always, I hope my reveal quilt photos inspire your week six photos! I can't wait to see them! Be sure to post your photos on Instagram with our QAL hashtag <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sweethomeqal/" target="_blank">#SweetHomeQAL</a>, as well as tagging me <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maureencracknell/" target="_blank">@MaureenCracknell</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/SharonHollandDesigns/" target="_blank">@SharonHollandDesigns</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/PenelopeHandmade/" target="_blank">@PenelopeHandmade</a>. <div><br /></div><div>Just a reminder -- that from the hashtag pool we'll be able to see everyone's posts, as long as you have a public account, and from there we can interact and encourage one another! We'll also be using the hashtag pool to choose weekly Giveaway winners!<br />
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<br />I'll see you back here Friday for one last finale Giveaway with our sponsor, <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/" target="_blank">Lady Belle Fabric & Quilting</a>!</div><div><br /></div><div>xo Maureen</div></div>Maureen Cracknell Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533566766276588176noreply@blogger.com136tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133349480262766438.post-39636303725831908502020-10-08T20:14:00.005-04:002020-10-09T08:19:14.434-04:00Sweet Home Quilt Along: Week 5 - GIVEAWAY<a href="https://oliso.com/?aff=16" title="Sweet Home Oliso Giveaway sq 2"><img alt="Sweet Home Oliso Giveaway sq 2" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50438499428_b04905e5b2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Happy Friday! Each Friday throughout the <a href="Sweet Home Quilt Along: Week 1 - Fabric Selection" target="_blank">Sweet Home Quilt Along</a> there will be a new Giveaway with one of our amazing participating sponsors and today I'm so excited to share our WEEK FIVE Giveaway with a prize from <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://oliso.com/?aff=16" target="_blank">OLISO</a></span>!<br />
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<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://oliso.com/?aff=16" target="_blank">Oliso</a> </span>
believes in the human-centered design process. Their San-Francisco based team of inventors, engineers and researchers know that great ideas are best inspired by listening to people. From this process they're able to design products that simplify everyday life and address users’ needs. Their goal is to marry aesthetics and function to create ergonomically optimized products that disrupt stagnant industries dominated by the same few companies. <b>Visit Oliso</b> to see how their products can change your home and lifestyle for the better! <div><br /></div><div><a href="https://oliso.com/?aff=16" title="Oliso Giveaway"><img alt="Oliso Giveaway" height="351" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50438500778_2509572928_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://oliso.com/?aff=16">Oliso.com</a> * <a href="https://oliso.com/blogs/news" target="_blank">Blog</a> * <a href="https://www.instagram.com/olisohome/?hl=en" target="_blank">Instagram</a> * <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OlisoInc/">Facebook</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/HobbsBattingOfficial"> </a> We hope you love visiting Oliso!</b></div><div><br /></div><div>For this week's Sweet Home Giveaway, Oliso is offering one lucky winner their pink <b>Oliso Mini Project Iron</b> which brings you the power of a full size iron in an adorable compact design!</div><div><br /></div><div>Each <b>Oliso Mini Project Iron</b> comes with its S<b>olemate</b>, a silicone trivet that hugs the mini iron for travel and storage and functions as a safe place for the soleplate to rest while ironing.</div><div>
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Thank you <a href="https://oliso.com/?aff=16" target="_blank">Oliso</a> for this amazing prize!</span><br />
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To Enter:</b></span> Be sure to use a public Instagram account to post your Sweet Home Quilt Along progress photos throughout the QAL using the hashtag <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sweethomeqal/" target="_blank">#SweetHomeQAL</a>. Each time you do, you'll automatically be entered into the Giveaway hashtag pool! It's as easy as that, so be sure to share away your progress pics each week as we work our way to finishing our quilts!<div>
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<br />We'll announce each Giveaway winner on Monday's late afternoon EST throughout the QAL on each of your host's Instagram accounts at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maureencracknell/" target="_blank">@MaureenCracknell</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/SharonHollandDesigns/" target="_blank">@SharonHollandDesigns</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/PenelopeHandmade/" target="_blank">@PenelopeHandmade</a>, so be sure to find us to follow! <div><br /></div><div><div>New Sweet Home makers feel free to join in anytime, see <a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-sweet-home-quilt-along.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> for details! <span style="font-size: medium;">All our welcome!</span> </div><div><br /></div><div>We look forward to sewing with you! xo Maureen</div></div></div></div>Maureen Cracknell Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533566766276588176noreply@blogger.com83tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133349480262766438.post-11518932020416808242020-10-06T20:57:00.007-04:002020-10-07T09:41:36.517-04:00Sweet Home Quilt Along: Week 5 - Assembly & Finishing<a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-sweet-home-quilt-along.html" title="Sweet Home QAL banner"><img alt="Sweet Home QAL banner" height="360" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50302358442_45a0ba0927_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Welcome to week FIVE of <a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-sweet-home-quilt-along.html" target="_blank">the Sweet Home Quilt Along</a>, a QAL I'm co-hosting with <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Sharon Holland</a>, the designer behind the adorable <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store" target="_blank">Sweet Home quilt pattern</a>, and Jennifer Jones of <a href="https://penelopehandmade.com/" target="_blank">Penelope Handmade</a>!<br />
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For week FIVE, now that our Sweet Home quilt tops are complete, we'll move on to the final quilting stage! Below you can see the schedule we're following throughout the QAL, but of course we always encourage and want everyone to sew at their own pace!<div>
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<br />The Sweet Home quilt pattern is designed by Sharon and is available in her <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store" target="_blank">SHOP</a>, for those of you just finding out about our QAL. Throughout the quilt along I've made a total of four quilts, two to keep and two to give -- two made with my new <a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/introducing-cozy-joyful.html" target="_blank">Cozy & Joyful collection</a> and two using the original Sweet Home quilt kit, both from <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/search?q=sweet+Home" target="_blank">Lady Belle Fabric</a>!</div><div><br /></div><div>I'll be sending all four of my quilts to Brooke at Lady Belle Fabric who offers an edge to edge long arm quilting service, <a href="https://www.ladybellequilting.com/" target="_blank">Lady Belle Quilting</a>, in addition to her amazing fabric shop! This week I'll piece together my quilt backs and will photograph full shots of all of my quilts tops to share next week for the BIG reveal, before sending my quilts out to Brooke!<br />
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Since two of my quilts are gifts, I'm letting the recipient decide their own allover quilting design to finish their quilts with. For me, I've been browsing Brooke's long arm quilting <a href="https://www.ladybellequilting.com/all-patterns" target="_blank">patterns</a>, trying to decide on which pattern I'll choose for each of mine!<br />
<br />The <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/cozy-joyful-fabric-collection-christmas/" target="_blank">Cozy & Joyful</a> Sweet Home quilt that I'm keeping for my family's 2020 Christmas quilt has a background made with my creamy white with red stars print, Snowing Bright!<br />
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So far I've narrowed quilting patterns down to FOUR! Three different snowflake options -- Frost (top left), Falling Snow (top right), or Simple Snowflake (bottom right). And one festive option -- Holiday Lights (bottom left). Right now I'm leaning most towards Holiday Lights, because it perfectly mimics my Cozy & Joyful Northern Lights print, but I'd love to know what you think?! It really is so hard to choose!<br />
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The second Cozy & Joyful Sweet Home quilt is made with my own Make Snow Flakes print as the background, so it will be exciting to see if this one ends up quilted with snowflakes!<br />
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My other two quilt tops are Sweet Home twins, made using the original kit that was available at Lady Belle Fabric. This version is made using a mix of prints by me, Sharon and fellow various AGF designers. It's so perfectly sweet and pairs with this quilt pattern perfectly! <br />
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For this one I've narrowed the quilting options down to three, each adding to the overall "sweet" theme of this quilt -- Ginger Flowers (top left), Tight loops (top right) and Baptist Heart Clams (bottom). Currently it's a complete three-way tie for this one, so I definitely would love some help! The flowers pattern would highlight the garden-y theme that flows throughout the quilt because of the prints I used. The tight loops is just so classic to me and is something I always meant to try myself on my home machine using free motion quilting. The fans + heart combo is adorable, unique and would be a meaningful way to show all the love that went into making these quilts. ALL are such great options!<br />
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Beyond making these BIG quilting pattern decisions, sewing together quilt backs, taking reveal photos and shipping these beauties off to Brooke, this quilt along is pretty much a wrap for me! It's really flown by and I hope you've loved sewing with Sharon + ME + our new guest, Jennifer! Today both lady's have lots to share one their own blogs, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sharonhollanddesigns/" target="_blank">Sharon</a> has continued adding to her helpful weekly <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sharonhollanddesigns/channel/" target="_blank">IGTV video series</a> for this QAL on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sharonhollanddesigns/" target="_blank">her Instagram</a> and she has an amazing <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAAqCT3JOuQ" target="_blank">YouTube video</a> for adding faux chenille binding using one of our sponsored Giveaway products, Chenille-It! So be sure to pop on over to both <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Sharon's</a> and <a href="https://penelopehandmade.com/blogs/news" target="_blank">Jennifer's</a> blogs to see their week five posts!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50428641233/in/dateposted/" title="Sweet Home Quilt by Sharon Holland"><img alt="Sweet Home Quilt by Sharon Holland" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50428641233_62ecf06c07_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Such an amazing finish, <i>right</i>?! I'm planning to do this myself with at least one of the two quilts I'm keeping and I can't wait! <br />
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As always, I hope these photos inspire your week five photos! I can't wait to see them! Be sure to post your photos on Instagram with our QAL hashtag <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sweethomeqal/" target="_blank">#SweetHomeQAL</a>, as well as tagging me <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maureencracknell/" target="_blank">@MaureenCracknell</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/SharonHollandDesigns/" target="_blank">@SharonHollandDesigns</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/PenelopeHandmade/" target="_blank">@PenelopeHandmade</a>. <div><br /></div><div>Just a reminder -- that from the hashtag pool we'll be able to see everyone's posts, as long as you have a public account, and from there we can interact and encourage one another! We'll also be using the hashtag pool to choose weekly Giveaway winners!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50320541956/in/dateposted/" title="Sweet Home QAL Sponsors"><img alt="Sweet Home QAL Sponsors" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50320541956_4ccbb60931_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />I'll see you back here Friday when I share our next Giveaway with our sponsor, <a href="https://oliso.com/" target="_blank">Oliso</a>!</div><div><br /></div><div>xo Maureen</div></div>Maureen Cracknell Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533566766276588176noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133349480262766438.post-25806223309128118282020-10-02T08:30:00.000-04:002020-10-02T08:30:59.814-04:00Sweet Home Quilt Along: Week 4 - GIVEAWAY<a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/" title="Sweet Home Sponsor - Hobbs Tuscany Batting Giveaway"><img alt="Sweet Home Sponsor - Hobbs Tuscany Batting Giveaway" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50406392346_4bd7f80212_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Happy Friday! Each Friday throughout the <a href="Sweet Home Quilt Along: Week 1 - Fabric Selection" target="_blank">Sweet Home Quilt Along</a> there will be a new Giveaway with one of our amazing participating sponsors and today I'm so excited to share our WEEK FOUR Giveaway with a prize from <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/" target="_blank">Hobbs Quilt Batting</a></span>!<br />
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<a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/sweet-home-quilt-along-week-1-fabric.html" title="Sweet Home QAL Sponsors"><img alt="Sweet Home QAL Sponsors" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50320541956_4ccbb60931_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/" target="_blank">Hobbs Quilt Batting</a> </span>has manufactured high-quality batting for hobbyist, commercial, art and show quilters since 1978. They're proud to come from a family of quilters and are committed to providing the same quality Hobbs batting that provide to their own family of quilters. At Hobbs Batting, they never forget that quilts are gifts from the heart - an expression of love, commitment and caring for a specific recipient - or an expression of artistry and skill - artistry and that's submitted and judged in quilt shows and events around the word - or both! At Hobbs they're committed to doing their part to enhance our #<i>JoyofQuilting</i>! <div><br /></div><div><a href="http://Hobbsbatting.com">Hobbsbatting.com</a> * <a href="http://www.hobbsbatting.com/hobbs-batting-blog" target="_blank">Blog</a> * <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hobbsbatting/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> * <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HobbsBattingOfficial">Facebook</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/HobbsBattingOfficial"> </a> We hope you visiting Hobbs Quilt Batting!<br />
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For this week's Sweet Home Giveaway, Hobbs Batting is offering TWO lucky winner's their Hobbs Tuscany Silk Batting in a prepackaged twin size that measures 72" x 96" and is perfect for finishing your Sweet Home quilts! International entries are welcome for this Giveaway. Winners outside the US will only pay the difference in shipping between domestic and international. </div><div><br /></div><div>I love the quality of this batting, especially Hobbs line of Tuscany battings that includes Silk, Wool and Cottons that add a soft, luxurious feel to any quilt!<br />
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<a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/" title="Hobbs Tuscany Batting Giveaway!"><img alt="Hobbs Tuscany Batting Giveaway!" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50406380711_7de79cec61_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Thank you <a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/" target="_blank">Hobbs Batting</a> for this amazing prize!</span><br />
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To Enter:</b></span> Be sure to use a public Instagram account to post your Sweet Home Quilt Along progress photos throughout the QAL using the hashtag <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sweethomeqal/" target="_blank">#SweetHomeQAL</a>. Each time you do, you'll automatically be entered into the Giveaway hashtag pool! It's as easy as that, so be sure to share away your progress pics each week as we work our way to finishing our quilts!<div>
<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sweethomeqal/" title="Sweet Home QAL Hashtag"><img alt="Sweet Home QAL Hashtag" height="1024" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50355079443_f6fd3b22ae_b.jpg" width="498" /></a></div>
<br />We'll announce each Giveaway winner on Monday's late afternoon EST throughout the QAL on each of your host's Instagram accounts at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maureencracknell/" target="_blank">@MaureenCracknell</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/SharonHollandDesigns/" target="_blank">@SharonHollandDesigns</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/PenelopeHandmade/" target="_blank">@PenelopeHandmade</a>, so be sure to find us to follow! <div><br /></div><div><div>New Sweet Home makers feel free to join in anytime, see <a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-sweet-home-quilt-along.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> for details! <span style="font-size: medium;">All our welcome!</span> </div><div><br /></div><div>We look forward to sewing with you! xo Maureen</div></div></div></div>Maureen Cracknell Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533566766276588176noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133349480262766438.post-68987800748211360872020-09-30T08:19:00.000-04:002020-09-30T08:19:37.459-04:00Sweet Home Quilt Along: Week 4 - Corner Squares & Sashing<a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-sweet-home-quilt-along.html" title="Sweet Home QAL banner"><img alt="Sweet Home QAL banner" height="360" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50302358442_45a0ba0927_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Welcome to week FOUR of <a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-sweet-home-quilt-along.html" target="_blank">the Sweet Home Quilt Along</a>, a QAL I'm co-hosting with <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Sharon Holland</a>, the designer behind the adorable <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store" target="_blank">Sweet Home quilt pattern</a>, and Jennifer Jones of <a href="https://penelopehandmade.com/" target="_blank">Penelope Handmade</a>!<br />
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<a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-sweet-home-quilt-along.html" title="Sweet Home Weeks Graphic 4"><img alt="Sweet Home Weeks Graphic 4" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50398906517_3b8412ee39_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><div>For week FOUR, now that our Log Cabin and Bungalow house blocks are complete, we'll move on to the final piecing portion of the <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store/sweet-home" target="_blank">Sweet Home quilt</a> pattern, corner squares and sashing! Below you can see the schedule we're following throughout the QAL, but of course we always encourage and want everyone to sew at their own pace!</div><div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50319924153/in/dateposted/" title="Sweet Home QAL Schedule"><img alt="Sweet Home QAL Schedule" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319924153_ca146ae09c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />The Sweet Home quilt pattern is designed by Sharon and is available in her <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store" target="_blank">SHOP</a>, for those of you just finding out about our QAL. I'm making a total of four quilts during the QAL, two to keep and two to give -- two will be made with my new <a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/introducing-cozy-joyful.html" target="_blank">Cozy & Joyful collection</a> and two using the original Sweet Home quilt kit, both from <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/search?q=sweet+Home" target="_blank">Lady Belle Fabric</a>!</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm currently a little more behind than I had hoped to be by this week because we've been tackling some home projects in our free time now that the weather is finally a bit cooler. Yesterday I completed one of my <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/cozy-joyful-fabric-collection-christmas/" target="_blank">Cozy & Joyful</a> quilt tops with the snowflake background and I'm so in love!<br />
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<br />My second <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/cozy-joyful-fabric-collection-christmas/" target="_blank">Cozy & Joyful</a> Sweet Home will have a white with red stars background, but the corner squares are the same pretty, cheery bright red! The corner squares for all four of my Sweet Home's are all done, I just need a few more days to piece them altogether.<br /><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50398065063/in/photostream/" title="Maureen — Quilt Top 1 square"><img alt="Maureen — Quilt Top 1 square" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50398065063_ed83ec8aab_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Yesterday I made major progress on the twin Sweet Home quilts that I'm making using the original quilt kit that was available at <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/quilt-kit" target="_blank">Lady Belle Fabrics</a>. This quilt includes the sweetest peachy coral solid corner squares and a sashing made in an off-white with copper metallic polka dots print by <a href="http://www.artgalleryfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Art Gallery Fabrics</a>.<br />
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Again for the corner squares I used the speedy chain-piecing technique. For me, chain piecing especially made working with the tiny pieces needed to make the corner squares a much more fun process, since tiny pieces has never been a favorite of mine. I've mentioned since week two, when we began making Sweet Homes blocks, that if you're new to quilting and/or chain piecing, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sharonhollanddesigns/" target="_blank">Sharon</a> has been putting together a super helpful weekly <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sharonhollanddesigns/channel/" target="_blank">IGTV video series</a> for this QAL on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sharonhollanddesigns/" target="_blank">her Instagram</a> that includes video of each step throughout our QAL. This video series is full of helpful information and tips, including on how to chain piece, so be sure to follow Sharon for her helpful videos!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50398910547/in/photostream/" title="Maureen — Week 4b"><img alt="Maureen — Week 4b" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50398910547_301a56fb41_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Once the corner squares are finished, my quilt top assembly using the sashing pieces has been going pretty quickly. Just seeing each block and piece laid out has me so excited to see these quilt tops finished!<br />
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As always, I hope these photos inspire your week four photos! I can't wait to see them! Be sure to post your photos on Instagram with our QAL hashtag <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sweethomeqal/" target="_blank">#SweetHomeQAL</a>, as well as tagging me <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maureencracknell/" target="_blank">@MaureenCracknell</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/SharonHollandDesigns/" target="_blank">@SharonHollandDesigns</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/PenelopeHandmade/" target="_blank">@PenelopeHandmade</a>. <div><br /></div><div>Just a reminder -- that from the hashtag pool we'll be able to see everyone's posts, as long as you have a public account, and from there we can interact and encourage one another! We'll also be using the hashtag pool to choose weekly Giveaway winners!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50320541956/in/dateposted/" title="Sweet Home QAL Sponsors"><img alt="Sweet Home QAL Sponsors" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50320541956_4ccbb60931_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />Be sure to pop on over to both <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Sharon</a> and <a href="https://penelopehandmade.com/" target="_blank">Jennifer's</a> blogs to see their week four posts!</div><div><br /></div><div>I'll see you back here Friday when I share our next Giveaway with our sponsor, <a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/" target="_blank">Hobbs Batting</a>!</div><div><br /></div><div>xo Maureen</div></div>Maureen Cracknell Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533566766276588176noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133349480262766438.post-61695362331741613282020-09-25T08:09:00.000-04:002020-09-25T08:09:57.476-04:00Sweet Home Quilt Along: Week 3 - GIVEAWAY<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50380040273/in/dateposted/" title="Omnigrid Giveaway"><img alt="Omnigrid Giveaway" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50380040273_a946387617_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Happy Friday! Each Friday throughout the <a href="Sweet Home Quilt Along: Week 1 - Fabric Selection" target="_blank">Sweet Home Quilt Along</a> there will be a new Giveaway with one of our amazing participating sponsors and today I'm so excited to share our WEEK THREE Giveaway with a prize from <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.omnigrid.com/" target="_blank">Omnigrid</a></span>!<br />
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<a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/sweet-home-quilt-along-week-1-fabric.html" title="Sweet Home QAL Sponsors"><img alt="Sweet Home QAL Sponsors" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50320541956_4ccbb60931_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.omnigrid.com/" target="_blank">Omnigrid</a> </span>is a family of measuring and cutting products. When Omnigrid tools are used together they provide quilters, sewists and DIY aficionados with unsurpassed accuracy and quality. A product concept born of the genius of Peggy and Randy Schafer, Omnigrid products work behind the scenes allowing makers to flawlessly bring their creations to fruition -- See more at <a href="https://www.omnigrid.com/" target="_blank">Omnigrid</a>!<div><br /></div><div>You can follow <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.omnigrid.com/" target="_blank">Omnigrid</a></span> on their social's -- <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/omnigridtools/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></span> & <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/omnigridtools/" target="_blank">Facebook</a></span> and be sure to check out their wonderful <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.omnigrid.com/" target="_blank">PRODUCTS</a></span>!
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For this week's Giveaway prize <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.omnigrid.com/" target="_blank">Omnigrid</a></span> is generously offering an incredible <span style="font-size: medium;">prize pack </span>of wonderful Omnigrid sewing/quilting products shown below! Please note that this prize will be limited to winners within the United States only, sorry international friends.<br />
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Omnigrid 8" Rotating Cutting Mat</a> <b>| </b> <a href="https://www.omnigrid.com/quilting-sewing-supplies/rulers/omnigrid-standard-rulers/r258/" target="_blank">2-1/2" x 8" Ruler</a> <b>| </b> <a href="https://www.omnigrid.com/quilting-sewing-supplies/rulers/omnigrid-standard-rulers/r48g/" target="_blank">4" x 8" Ruler</a> <b>| </b> <a href="https://www.omnigrid.com/quilting-sewing-supplies/cutting-tools/rotary-cutters/2045/" target="_blank">28mm Omnigrid Rotary Cutter</a><br />
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Thank you <a href="https://www.omnigrid.com/" target="_blank">Omnigrid</a> for this amazing prize!</span><br />
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To Enter:</b></span> Be sure to use a public Instagram account to post your Sweet Home Quilt Along progress photos throughout the QAL using the hashtag <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sweethomeqal/" target="_blank">#SweetHomeQAL</a>. Each time you do, you'll automatically be entered into the Giveaway hashtag pool! It's as easy as that, so be sure to share away your blocks and progress pics each week as we work our way from fabric selection, cutting, to making our blocks and finishing our quilts!</div><div>
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<br />We'll announce each Giveaway winner on Monday's late afternoon EST throughout the QAL on each of your host's Instagram accounts at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maureencracknell/" target="_blank">@MaureenCracknell</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/SharonHollandDesigns/" target="_blank">@SharonHollandDesigns</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/PenelopeHandmade/" target="_blank">@PenelopeHandmade</a>, so be sure to find us to follow! <div><br /></div><div><div>New Sweet Home makers feel free to join in anytime, see <a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-sweet-home-quilt-along.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> for details! <span style="font-size: medium;">All our welcome!</span> </div><div><br /></div><div>We look forward to sewing with you! xo Maureen</div></div></div>Maureen Cracknell Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533566766276588176noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133349480262766438.post-90407580666042846182020-09-23T08:20:00.001-04:002020-09-23T12:30:40.393-04:00Sweet Home Quilt Along: Week 3 - Bungalow Block<a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-sweet-home-quilt-along.html" title="Sweet Home QAL banner"><img alt="Sweet Home QAL banner" height="360" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50302358442_45a0ba0927_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Welcome to week THREE of <a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-sweet-home-quilt-along.html" target="_blank">the Sweet Home Quilt Along</a>, a QAL I'm co-hosting with <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Sharon Holland</a>, the designer behind the adorable <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store" target="_blank">Sweet Home quilt pattern</a>, and Jennifer Jones of <a href="https://penelopehandmade.com/" target="_blank">Penelope Handmade</a>!<br />
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<br /><br /><div>For week three we'll tackle the ten Bungalow style house blocks in the <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store/sweet-home" target="_blank">Sweet Home quilt</a> pattern! Below you can see the schedule we're following throughout the QAL, but of course we encourage and want everyone to sew at their own pace!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50319924153/in/dateposted/" title="Sweet Home QAL Schedule"><img alt="Sweet Home QAL Schedule" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319924153_ca146ae09c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />The Sweet Home quilt pattern is designed by Sharon and is available in her <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store" target="_blank">SHOP</a>, for those of you just finding out about our QAL. I'm making a total of four quilts during the QAL, two to keep and two to give -- two will be made with my new <a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/introducing-cozy-joyful.html" target="_blank">Cozy & Joyful collection</a> and two using the original Sweet Home quilt kit, both from <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/search?q=sweet+Home" target="_blank">Lady Belle Fabric</a>!</div><div><div><br /></div><div><img alt="Maureen — Bungalow with Sweet Home Kit" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50373145156_633c2a1d47_z.jpg" width="640" /></div><br />Last week and again yesterday, I went out into the yard to pick a few clippings to photograph with each of my blocks. This was the last blooming daisy in the yard!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50373311772/in/photostream/" title="Maureen — Bungalow Flowers"><img alt="Maureen — Bungalow Flowers" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50373311772_ac8d38b0ed_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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For my <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/cozy-joyful-fabric-collection-christmas/" target="_blank">Cozy & Joyful</a> Sweet Home quilts I'm making one with a background in my snowflake print, Make Snow Flurries, and the other background in my red stars print, Snowing Bright. <br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50372446968/in/photostream/" title="Maureen — Bungalow with snowflakes"><img alt="Maureen — Bungalow with snowflakes" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50372446968_e5027633c4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />Again this week I used the speedy chain-piecing technique to make my Bungalows. If you're new to quilting and/or chain piecing, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sharonhollanddesigns/" target="_blank">Sharon</a> has been putting together a super helpful weekly <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sharonhollanddesigns/channel/" target="_blank">IGTV video series</a> for this QAL on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sharonhollanddesigns/" target="_blank">her Instagram</a> that includes video of each step throughout our QAL full of helpful information and tips! Sharon is always incredibly informative and thorough with her instructions, so be sure to follow!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50373311522/in/photostream/" title="Maureen — Bungalow with stars"><img alt="Maureen — Bungalow with stars" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50373311522_f1ed4b05f3_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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<br />I hope these photos inspire your Bungalow block photos! I can't wait to see them! Be sure to post your photos on Instagram with our QAL hashtag <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sweethomeqal/" target="_blank">#SweetHomeQAL</a>, as well as tagging me <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maureencracknell/" target="_blank">@MaureenCracknell</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/SharonHollandDesigns/" target="_blank">@SharonHollandDesigns</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/PenelopeHandmade/" target="_blank">@PenelopeHandmade</a>. <div><br /></div><div>Just a reminder -- that from the hashtag pool we'll be able to see everyone's posts, as long as you have a public account, and from there we can interact and encourage one another! We'll also be using the hashtag pool to choose weekly Giveaway winners!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50320541956/in/dateposted/" title="Sweet Home QAL Sponsors"><img alt="Sweet Home QAL Sponsors" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50320541956_4ccbb60931_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />Be sure to pop on over to both <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Sharon</a> and <a href="https://penelopehandmade.com/" target="_blank">Jennifer's</a> blogs to see how cute their Bungalow blocks turned out!</div><div><br /></div><div>I'll see you back here Friday when I share our next Giveaway with our sponsor, Omnigrid!</div><div><br /></div><div>xo Maureen</div></div>Maureen Cracknell Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533566766276588176noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133349480262766438.post-37964623132228841322020-09-18T08:18:00.004-04:002020-09-24T20:56:25.845-04:00Sweet Home Quilt Along: Week 2 - GIVEAWAY<a href="https://www.fauxchenille.com/" title="Chenille-It GIVEAWAY"><img alt="Chenille-It GIVEAWAY" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50355627821_e409f47b94_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Happy Friday! Each Friday throughout the <a href="Sweet Home Quilt Along: Week 1 - Fabric Selection" target="_blank">Sweet Home Quilt Along</a> there will be a new Giveaway with one of our amazing participating sponsors and today I'm so excited to share our week two Giveaway with a prize from <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.fauxchenille.com/" target="_blank">Chenille-It</a></span>!<br />
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<a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/sweet-home-quilt-along-week-1-fabric.html" title="Sweet Home QAL Sponsors"><img alt="Sweet Home QAL Sponsors" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50320541956_4ccbb60931_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.fauxchenille.com/" target="_blank">Chenille-It</a> </span>is a faux-chenille blooming bias tape designed by Nannette Holmberg that's easy to use and adds a wonderful texture to any sewing project. You can use it to embellish quilts, clothing and more -- just stitch it, wash it and you're done!<div><br /></div><div>You can follow <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.fauxchenille.com/collections/3-8-chenille-it-blooming-bias" target="_blank">Chenille-It</a></span> on their social's -- <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/chenilleit/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></span> & <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChenilleItBloomingBias/" target="_blank">Facebook</a></span> and be sure to check out their wonderful <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.fauxchenille.com/collections/3-8-chenille-it-blooming-bias" target="_blank">SHOP</a></span>!<br />
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For this week's Giveaway prize <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.fauxchenille.com/collections/3-8-chenille-it-blooming-bias" target="_blank">Chenille-It</a></span> is generously offering a <span style="font-size: medium;">$25 E-Gift Card</span> to their shop to THREE Sweet Home Makers! You can use the e-gift card toward purchase of any of the wonderful items in their shop like: patterns, kits, fabric, notions, or of course, toward faux chenille Blooming Bias—all available on their site! <br />
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<a href="https://www.fauxchenille.com/" title="Chenille-It"><img alt="Chenille-It" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50355783847_e4f4198e27_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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<a href="https://www.fauxchenille.com/" title="Chenille-It bound Home Sweet Quilt"><img alt="Chenille-It bound Home Sweet Quilt" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50355627891_63c8b4e0de_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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To Enter:</b></span> Be sure to use a public Instagram account to post your Sweet Home Quilt Along progress photos throughout the QAL using the hashtag <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sweethomeqal/" target="_blank">#SweetHomeQAL</a>. Each time you do, you'll automatically be entered into the Giveaway hashtag pool! It's as easy as that, so be sure to share away your fabric and progress pics each week as we work our way from fabric selection, cutting, to making our blocks and finishing our quilts!</div><div>
<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sweethomeqal/" title="Sweet Home QAL Hashtag"><img alt="Sweet Home QAL Hashtag" height="1024" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50355079443_f6fd3b22ae_b.jpg" width="498" /></a></div>
<br />We'll announce each Giveaway winner on Monday's late afternoon EST throughout the QAL on each of your host's Instagram accounts at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maureencracknell/" target="_blank">@MaureenCracknell</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/SharonHollandDesigns/" target="_blank">@SharonHollandDesigns</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/PenelopeHandmade/" target="_blank">@PenelopeHandmade</a>, so be sure to find us to follow! <div><br /></div><div><div>New Sweet Home makers feel free to join in anytime, see <a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-sweet-home-quilt-along.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> for details! <span style="font-size: medium;">All our welcome!</span> </div><div><br /></div><div>We look forward to sewing with you! xo Maureen</div></div></div>Maureen Cracknell Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533566766276588176noreply@blogger.com172tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133349480262766438.post-30262965548411179052020-09-16T07:50:00.000-04:002020-09-16T07:50:59.843-04:00Sweet Home Quilt Along: Week 2 - Log Cabin Block<a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-sweet-home-quilt-along.html" title="Sweet Home QAL banner"><img alt="Sweet Home QAL banner" height="360" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50302358442_45a0ba0927_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Welcome to week TWO of <a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-sweet-home-quilt-along.html" target="_blank">the Sweet Home Quilt Along</a>, a QAL I'm co-hosting with <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Sharon Holland</a>, the designer behind the adorable <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store" target="_blank">Sweet Home quilt pattern</a>, and Jennifer Jones of <a href="https://penelopehandmade.com/" target="_blank">Penelope Handmade</a>!<br />
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This second week we start our block sewing beginning with the ten log cabin house blocks in the <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store/sweet-home" target="_blank">Sweet Home quilt</a> pattern! Below you can see the schedule we're following throughout the QAL, but by all means, feel free to sew at your own pace! <br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50319924153/in/dateposted/" title="Sweet Home QAL Schedule"><img alt="Sweet Home QAL Schedule" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319924153_ca146ae09c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />By now you should have purchased the pattern from Sharon's <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store" target="_blank">SHOP</a> and used the helpful coloring page to plan out fabric placement or you've chosen one of <a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-sweet-home-quilt-along.html" target="_blank">the quilt kits</a> we put together for your Sweet Home. I have planned to sew four quilts during the QAL, two to keep and two to give -- two will be made with my new <a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/introducing-cozy-joyful.html" target="_blank">Cozy & Joyful collection</a> and two using the original Sweet Home quilt kit, both from <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/search?q=sweet+Home" target="_blank">Lady Belle Fabric</a>!<div><br /></div><div>When I first told Sharon that I was considering making four quilts she reassured me that this was a very doable goal since for this pattern, once the fabric cutting is complete, the quilt it's self goes together pretty quickly with chain piecing. Once I got going I was amazed how fast it went and how addictive these blocks are to make!<br /><div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50345618793/in/photostream/" title="Maureen -- Chain Piecing 1"><img alt="Maureen -- Chain Piecing 1" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50345618793_baf66be2f2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50346301761/in/photostream/" title="Maureen -- Chain Piecing"><img alt="Maureen -- Chain Piecing" height="480" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50346301761_6939d202bd_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />If you're new to quilting and/or chain piecing, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sharonhollanddesigns/" target="_blank">Sharon</a> has been putting together a super helpful weekly <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sharonhollanddesigns/channel/" target="_blank">IGTV video series</a> for this QAL on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sharonhollanddesigns/" target="_blank">her Instagram</a> that includes video of each step throughout our QAL full of helpful information and tips! Sharon is always incredibly informative and thorough with her instructions, so be sure to follow!<br />
<br />For the two Cozy & Joyful Sweet Home quilts I'm making I only made one fabric swap. One version will have the red stars as the background and snowflake windows, the other version red star windows and a snowflake background. Seeing the way <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CFI4i78HsxW/" target="_blank">my Cozy & Joyful finished log cabins</a> looked stacked up waiting for their roofs and chimneys has me so excited to get these quilt tops finished. I think this cheery red plaid is my favorite, I just love it!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50345599653/in/dateposted/" title="Maureen -- Cozy & Joyful Log Cabins"><img alt="Maureen -- Cozy & Joyful Log Cabins" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50345599653_87d2247583_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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<br />I snapped the pic below just after I finished the last cabin block center for my fourth quilt as the daylight was fading. It's my favorite time to work at our dinner table because the light hits the stained glass and casts pretty light, shadows and little rainbows throughout the dining room. <br /><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50346289911/in/photostream/" title="Log Cabins for Four Quilts"><img alt="Log Cabins for Four Quilts" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50346289911_c422dabbfb_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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Once the cabin blocks were finished I chain pieced together the rooftops for all forty cabins and added them to my log cabins! Sharon also has a video for this step on her IGTV for a little extra visual help, you can find that <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CFKi-KCgFn2/" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50346282991/in/photostream/" title="Maureen -- Sweet Home Log Cabin Houses"><img alt="Maureen -- Sweet Home Log Cabin Houses" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50346282991_4f3ac50ee4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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I was inspired by Nuria (Fabric Stork's) <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CBEMNZdn-fo/" target="_blank">photo of her Log Cabin House block</a> to go out to the yard for some clippings to pretty up my photos of my finished blocks to share!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50345586313/in/photostream/" title="Maureen -- Inspired by Nuria"><img alt="Maureen -- Inspired by Nuria" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50345586313_d6b35bb872_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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For my Cozy & Joyful quilts I picked a few pine branches to shape into a little tree. So cute!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50345586898/in/photostream/" title="Maureen -- Cozy & Joyful with Snowing Bright Background"><img alt="Maureen -- Cozy & Joyful with Snowing Bright Background" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50345586898_a9ca727da6_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50345587473/in/photostream/" title="Maureen -- Cozy & Joyful with Make Snow Flurries Background"><img alt="Maureen -- Cozy & Joyful with Make Snow Flurries Background" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50345587473_466020758f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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<br />I hope these photos inspire your Log Cabin House block photos! I can't wait to see them! Be sure to post your photos on Instagram with our QAL hashtag <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sweethomeqal/" target="_blank">#SweetHomeQAL</a>, as well as tagging me <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maureencracknell/" target="_blank">@MaureenCracknell</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/SharonHollandDesigns/" target="_blank">@SharonHollandDesigns</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/PenelopeHandmade/" target="_blank">@PenelopeHandmade</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Just a reminder -- that from the hashtag pool we'll be able to see everyone's posts, as long as you have a public account, and from there we can interact and encourage one another! We'll also be using the hashtag pool to choose weekly Giveaway winners!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50320541956/in/dateposted/" title="Sweet Home QAL Sponsors"><img alt="Sweet Home QAL Sponsors" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50320541956_4ccbb60931_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />Be sure to pop on over to both <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Sharon</a> and <a href="https://penelopehandmade.com/" target="_blank">Jennifer's</a> blogs to see how cute their week two blocks have turned out!</div><div><br /></div><div>I'll see you back here Friday when I share our next Giveaway with our sponsor, Chenille-It!</div><div><br /></div><div>xo Maureen</div></div>Maureen Cracknell Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533566766276588176noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133349480262766438.post-67325452597775865602020-09-11T08:24:00.000-04:002020-09-11T08:24:24.597-04:00Sweet Home Quilt Along: Week 1 - GIVEAWAY<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/835609878/cozy-and-joyful-bundle-by-maureen?ref=shop_home_active_10&crt=1" title="Fabric Stork Bundle Giveaway"><img alt="Fabric Stork Bundle Giveaway" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50329024877_c0c0002ebd_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Happy Friday! Each Friday throughout the <a href="Sweet Home Quilt Along: Week 1 - Fabric Selection" target="_blank">Sweet Home Quilt Along</a> there will be a new Giveaway with one of our amazing participating sponsors and today I'm so excited to kick off our very first Giveaway with a prize from <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FabricStork" target="_blank">Fabric Stork</a></span>!<br />
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<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FabricStork" target="_blank">Fabric Stork</a> </span>is a wonderful family owned, modern fabric <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FabricStork" target="_blank">shop on Etsy</a> that offers the most beautiful curated bundles, collection bundles, collaborative quilt bundles & kits, plus yardage to coordinate! They only carry the highest quality fabrics and are always on top of the new trends & must have collections! <div><br /></div><div>You can follow <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FabricStork" target="_blank">Fabric Stork</a></span> on their social's -- <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/fabricstork/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></span> & <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Fabric.Stork/" target="_blank">Facebook</a></span> and be sure to check out their amazing <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FabricStork" target="_blank">SHOP</a></span>!<br />
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For this week's Giveaway prize <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/fabricstork/" target="_blank">Fabric Stork</a></span> is generously offering a complete 14-piece fat quarter bundle of my brand new collection for Art Gallery Fabrics, <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FabricStork?search_query=cozy+and+joyful" target="_blank">Cozy & Joyful</a></span>!<br />
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To Enter:</span> Be sure to use a public Instagram account to post your Sweet Home Quilt Along progress photos throughout the QAL using the hashtag <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sweethomeqal/" target="_blank">#SweetHomeQAL</a>. Each time you do, you'll automatically be entered into the Giveaway hashtag pool! It's as easy as that, so be sure to share away your fabric and progress pics each week as we work our way from fabric selection, cutting, to making our blocks and finishing our quilts!<br />
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<br />We'll announce each Giveaway winner on Monday's late afternoon EST throughout the QAL on each of your host's Instagram accounts at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maureencracknell/" target="_blank">@MaureenCracknell</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/SharonHollandDesigns/" target="_blank">@SharonHollandDesigns</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/PenelopeHandmade/" target="_blank">@PenelopeHandmade</a>, so be sure to find us to follow! <div><br /></div><div><div>New Sweet Home makers feel free to join in anytime, see <a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-sweet-home-quilt-along.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> for details! <span style="font-size: medium;">All our welcome!</span> </div><div><br /></div><div>We look forward to sewing with you! xo Maureen</div></div></div>Maureen Cracknell Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533566766276588176noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133349480262766438.post-29248683067980481232020-09-09T08:13:00.000-04:002020-09-09T08:13:40.936-04:00Sweet Home Quilt Along: Week 1 - Fabric Selection<a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-sweet-home-quilt-along.html" title="Sweet Home QAL banner"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50302358442_45a0ba0927_z.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Sweet Home QAL banner"></a><br />
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Welcome to week 1 of <a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-sweet-home-quilt-along.html" target="_blank">the Sweet Home Quilt Along</a>, the new QAL I'm co-hosting with <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Sharon Holland</a>, the designer behind the adorable <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store" target="_blank">Sweet Home quilt pattern</a>, and Jennifer Jones of <a href="https://penelopehandmade.com/" target="_blank">Penelope Handmade</a>!<br />
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<a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-sweet-home-quilt-along.html" title="Sweet Home Weeks Graphic 1"><img alt="Sweet Home Weeks Graphic 1" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50320156316_2726783ea5_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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This first week is all about fabric selection and deciding which prints you'll be using to create your own <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store/sweet-home" target="_blank">Sweet Home quilt</a>!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50319924153/in/dateposted/" title="Sweet Home QAL Schedule"><img alt="Sweet Home QAL Schedule" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319924153_ca146ae09c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Once you purchase the pattern from Sharon's <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store" target="_blank">SHOP</a> you'll find a super helpful coloring page to plan out which fabric will go where. Pulling prints from your stash and going as scrappy as your heart desires will make for beautiful Sweet Home quilts, but for those joining us who prefer to sew from a kit, we've made that easy by working with several shops to offer a variety of kits that include the four versions Sharon, Jennifer and I will be making plus three additional versions! If you missed my last week's post announcing the QAL you can view that <a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-sweet-home-quilt-along.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> for additional details and to check out each version of the Sweet Home quilt kits!<div><br /></div><div>I have very ambitious goals for this QAL, I'm hoping to make a total FOUR quilts! Two with my new <a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/introducing-cozy-joyful.html" target="_blank">Cozy & Joyful collection</a> and two using the original Sweet Home quilt kit, both from <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/search?q=sweet+Home" target="_blank">Lady Belle Fabric</a>!<br />
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<a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/quilt-kit/products/cozy-and-joyful-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-sharon-holland" title="Maureen -- Cozy and Joyful Stack"><img alt="Maureen -- Cozy and Joyful Stack" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50320167641_6cb4ff7ddf_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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When I finished my first ever Christmas quilt last year, my <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/products/copy-of-beacon-quilt-kit-by-maureen-cracknell" target="_blank">Merry & Bright Beacon quilt</a>, I shared that I'd love to continue making a new holiday themed quilt each year, at least until we have a good collection to use throughout the season. I knew then that I'd have my <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/cozy-joyful-fabric-collection-christmas/" target="_blank">Cozy & Joyful</a> fabrics to use for those future quilts and when Sharon released her Sweet Home pattern I couldn't I have dreamed for a more perfect pattern to use for Christmas quilt no. 2!<br />
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<a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/quilt-kit/products/cozy-and-joyful-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-sharon-holland" title="Maureen -- Cozy and Joyful Quilt Kit"><img alt="Maureen -- Cozy and Joyful Quilt Kit" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319499128_ea5a36e1fb_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Over the weekend I cut out all four quilts, which does take quite a bit of time, but using helpful tricks like "stack and whack" sped up the process significantly! To stack and whack is to simply cut multiple layers of fabric, stacked in a single pile simultaneously, rather than cutting one single fabric at a time. For this quilt I layered all of the like cuts of fabric and had no problem cutting them all at once with accuracy. It makes the cutting easy, much more quick & fun!<br />
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<a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/quilt-kit/products/cozy-and-joyful-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-sharon-holland" title="Maureen -- Cozy and Joyful Cuts"><img alt="Maureen -- Cozy and Joyful Cuts" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50320340167_478b55e321_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />For the other two Sweet Home quilts, one to keep and one to gift, I'm using the <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/quilt-kit/products/sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-sharon-holland" target="_blank">original Sweet Home quilt kit</a> that Sharon designed exclusively for Brooke's shop, <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/" target="_blank">Lady Belle Fabric</a>!<br />
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<a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/quilt-kit/products/sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-sharon-holland" title="Maureen -- Sweet Home Quilt Kit Stack"><img alt="Maureen -- Sweet Home Quilt Kit Stack" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50320338162_cf9de1401c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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This version has a beautiful color palette that includes prints by Sharon, myself and various Art Gallery designers. The background is the sweetest copper metallic polka-dot and the house blocks will be made in a mix of pretty floral and blender prints that will be perfect to use all year long!<br />
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<a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/quilt-kit/products/sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-sharon-holland" title="Maureen -- Sweet Home Quilt Kit"><img alt="Maureen -- Sweet Home Quilt Kit" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319489973_d1055ed55d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Currently on my dining room table, where I've been sewing since March, are four wooden chargers that hold each of my four cut out quilts. It's always so crazy to me to look at the pile of cutout fabrics knowing they'll soon be a beautiful new quilt top. It really is magic!<br />
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<a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/quilt-kit/products/sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-sharon-holland" title="Maureen -- Sweet Home Quilt Cut"><img alt="Maureen -- Sweet Home Quilt Cut" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50320338912_93d2dc8804_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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I can already tell how pretty this Sweet Home will be just by seeing the fabric cuts laid out, waiting to be stitched together! <br />
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<a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/quilt-kit/products/sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-sharon-holland" title="Maureen -- Sweet Home Cuts Square"><img alt="Maureen -- Sweet Home Cuts Square" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50319490988_f0f6361018_z.jpg" width="630" /></a><br />
<br />For those of you joining in, I can't wait to see your fabric selections! Be sure to post photos of your fabrics on Instagram with our QAL hashtag <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sweethomeqal/" target="_blank">#SweetHomeQAL</a>, as well as tag me <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maureencracknell/" target="_blank">@MaureenCracknell</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/SharonHollandDesigns/" target="_blank">@SharonHollandDesigns</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/PenelopeHandmade/" target="_blank">@PenelopeHandmade</a>. From the hashtag pool we'll be able to see everyone's posts, as long as you have a public account, where we can interact and encourage one another, which is the very best part! We'll also be using the hashtag pool to choose weekly Giveaway winners and we have some wonderful sponsors lined up, checkout the amazing list!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50320541956/in/dateposted/" title="Sweet Home QAL Sponsors"><img alt="Sweet Home QAL Sponsors" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50320541956_4ccbb60931_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />I'm looking forward to seeing who's joining in and to feeling the wonderful sense of community that always happens during a QAL! Be sure to pop on over to both <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Sharon</a> and <a href="https://penelopehandmade.com/" target="_blank">Jennifer's</a> blogs to see what fabrics they've selected, for loads of inspiration and tips for getting started on your own Sweet Home quilt!</div><div><br /></div><div>I'll see you back here Friday when I share our first Giveaway sponsor and prize!</div><div><br /></div><div>xo Maureen</div>Maureen Cracknell Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533566766276588176noreply@blogger.com156tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133349480262766438.post-59906331014348281572020-09-08T09:31:00.000-04:002020-09-08T09:31:32.166-04:00Collection Reveal: HOMEBODYLast week <a href="https://www.artgalleryfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Art Gallery Fabrics</a> shared the next round of collection reveals for the last season of 2020, collections available beginning October through December, and I'm so excited to share my next due to ship in November, <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">HOMEBODY</a>!<br />
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEsFCDsF9P8/" title="Homebody Banner"><img alt="Homebody Banner" height="160" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50309914497_8e8feb7c86_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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With each new collection brings an exciting, new theme and color palette. Using a soft and moody spectrum of Autumnal hues, <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">HOMEBODY</a> is a collection that celebrates the unspoken magic of being <i>HOME</i>. Prints include beautiful florals, cozy feathers, and soft textures that encapsulate a calm, peaceful space that nourishes and comforts. Ironically, Homebody was completely finished just before Covid19 and stay at home orders became our new reality. Since, I've been counting down the days until I'll have these prints to use specifically for decorating our home! <br />
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEsFCDsF9P8/" title="Homebody Collage"><img alt="Homebody Collage" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50309743061_9a613a49fe_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br /><a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">HOMEBODY</a> includes sixteen quilting cotton designs printed on AGF's 100% Premium Poplin cotton with a width of 44/45″ that has the exceptional thread count and feel that is exclusive to <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Art Gallery Fabrics</a>. The sixteen new prints are divided into two colorways --<div><br /></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;">Somewhere Slower</span></i><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEsFCDsF9P8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Somewhere Slower Colorway"><img alt="Somewhere Slower Colorway" height="1024" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50309073263_7f023674d8_b.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Someplace Quiet</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEsFCDsF9P8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Someplace Quiet Colorway"><img alt="Someplace Quiet Colorway" height="1024" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50309072613_2762474444_b.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In addition to the quilting cottons there is one new light and flowy rayon, Homelike Greetings and one new soft and stretchy knit, Domestic Charm Birch, that are both perfect for garment sewing projects!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEsFCDsF9P8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Homebody Statement, Rayon & Knit"><img alt="Homebody Statement, Rayon & Knit" height="433" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50309909332_8f937ea73f.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Earlier this year Art Gallery Fabrics introduced their <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/agf-fabric-wonders/" target="_blank">AGF Fabric Wonders</a>, a collection of pre-cuts and I'm so happy to share that <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">HOMEBODY</a> will also be available in pre-packaged fat quarters and 10” squares!<br />
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEsFCDsF9P8/" title="Homebody Collection Precuts"><img alt="Homebody Collection Precuts" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50309070898_f5012f407a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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I hope you love <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/homebody-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">HOMEBODY</a> just as much as I do! <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEsFCDsF9P8/" target="_blank">The response to the reveal on AGF's Instagram</a> was incredible and has me so excited to sew with these fabrics! November is coming quick and I'll be sure to continue to give updates here when it's officially shipping. </div><div>
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Until then, I'll have lots of <a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/introducing-cozy-joyful.html" target="_blank">COZY & JOYFUL</a> projects to share, including <a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-sweet-home-quilt-along.html" target="_blank">the Sweet Home QAL</a> that begins tomorrow, so be sure to stop back!</div></div><div><br /></div><div>xo Maureen</div>Maureen Cracknell Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533566766276588176noreply@blogger.com63tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133349480262766438.post-57090346705502283482020-09-04T08:41:00.000-04:002020-09-04T08:41:00.896-04:00The Sweet Home Quilt AlongToday I'm back to share some exciting news in case you missed the announcement when I shared on my social media -- I'm co-hosting a new quilt along beginning next week, <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/blog/sweet-home-quilt-along" target="_blank">The Sweet Home Quilt Along</a>!<br />
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I’m excited to be once again teaming up with my good friend and fellow AGF designer, <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Sharon Holland</a> who's the designer behind the adorable <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store/sweet-home" target="_blank">Sweet Home quilt pattern</a>, along with a new quilty friend, Jennifer Jones of <a href="https://penelopehandmade.com/" target="_blank">Penelope Handmade</a>! The fun officially begins September 9th, on each of our blogs and over on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maureencracknell/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> thru October 14th, but today I wanted to make an official announcement, and to share the pattern and each of the amazing quilt kits we've arranged for those participating to check out!<br />
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If you'd like to join in, the first thing you'll need is to purchase your <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store/sweet-home" target="_blank">Sweet Home pdf quilt pattern</a> from Sharon's <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/store" target="_blank">SHOP</a> and then you'll need to decide on which fabrics you'll be using! To make it easy and fun for participants, Sharon, Penelope and I have had the versions we're each making made into kits for anyone who wants to make our exact quilts, plus three additional versions that are all equally amazing kit options!<br />
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First up is the <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/frontpage/products/cozy-and-joyful-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-sharon-holland" target="_blank">Sweet Home Cozy & Joyful quilt kit</a> that I plan to make during the QAL available at Lady Belle Fabric!<br />
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<a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/frontpage/products/cozy-and-joyful-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-sharon-holland" title="Lady Belle Fabric Kit Cozy & Joyful"><img alt="Lady Belle Fabric Kit Cozy & Joyful" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50302351707_ab8262294e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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The <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/frontpage/products/spooky-and-sweet-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-sharon-holland" target="_blank">Sweet Home Spooky & Sweet quilt kit</a> available at Lady Belle Fabric!<br />
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<a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/frontpage/products/spooky-and-sweet-sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-sharon-holland" title="Lady Belle Fabric Kit Spooky & Sweet"><img alt="Lady Belle Fabric Kit Spooky & Sweet" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50301511203_f5bf1147ef_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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The <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/frontpage/products/sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-sharon-holland" target="_blank">Sweet Home quilt kit</a> available at Lady Belle Fabric!<br />
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<a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/frontpage/products/sweet-home-quilt-kit-by-sharon-holland" title="Lady Belle Fabric Quilt Kit"><img alt="Lady Belle Fabric Quilt Kit" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50302351562_3889a35559_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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The <a href="https://www.etsy.com/PiperAutumnDesigns/listing/862759903/sweet-home-quilt-kit-bundle-by-sharon?share_time=1598740320000&utm_campaign=Share&utm_medium=social_organic&utm_source=MSMT&utm_term=so.smt" target="_blank">Prairie Companion quilt kit</a> available at Piper Autumn Designs!<br />
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/PiperAutumnDesigns/listing/862759903/sweet-home-quilt-kit-bundle-by-sharon?share_time=1598740320000&utm_campaign=Share&utm_medium=social_organic&utm_source=MSMT&utm_term=so.smt" title="Piper Autumn Designs Prairie Companion"><img alt="Piper Autumn Designs Prairie Companion" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50302198756_8eddabe9b7_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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The <a href="https://lambandloomfabrics.com/product/sweet-home-in-starry-night-quilt-kit-by-sharon-holland/" target="_blank">Sweet Home Starry Night quilt kit</a> available at Lamb and Loom Fabrics!<br />
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The <a href="https://www.fatquartershop.com/sweet-home-quilt-kit" target="_blank">Sweet Home Terra Kotta quilt kit</a> available at Fat Quarter Shop!<br />
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<br />Of course, if you'd rather sew from your stash than purchase new fabrics, that's completely fine! A scrappy Sweet Home quilt will look amazing!!<br />
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Each week we'll be asking participants to share their progress pics on Instagram beginning with their fabric pull next week, but first -- be sure to add the image below to your Instagram page with the quilt along hashtag <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sweethomeqal/" target="_blank">#SweetHomeQAL</a> so we know you're in! We'll be using the hashtag to engage with those joining in and will choose a winner from the hashtag each week throughout the QAL who will win a wonderful new prize from one of our participating sponsors (I'll be sharing that list SOON)!<br />
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<br />I hope you'll join in with me, Sharon and Jennifer! It's going to be so much fun and rewarding to have a brand new quilt finished just in time for the cold weather months!<div><div><br /></div><div>xo Maureen</div></div>Maureen Cracknell Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533566766276588176noreply@blogger.com90tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133349480262766438.post-7541226037147826152020-09-01T21:27:00.001-04:002020-09-01T21:37:46.339-04:00Introducing: COZY & JOYFUL<p>Hello! I can't believe it's been so many months since I popped in here with a new post. There were many times I planned to, to share how Covid19 has affected our family, ALL the masks I made and a few special projects I completed since my last post in February. But the more time went on, I felt I had too much to share and unsure where to begin. Well, today I have a brand new collection to announce and I can't think of a more perfect reason to just dive right back in!</p>
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Last month my new collection with Art Gallery Fabrics, <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/cozy-joyful-fabric-collection-christmas/">Cozy & Joyful</a>, started shipping to shops and this past Friday we released <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/cozy-joyful-lookbook-project-catalog/">the LookBook</a> -- a 62-page book filled with beautiful pictures and amazing project inspiration!<br />
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<br /><a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/cozy-joyful-fabric-collection-christmas/">Cozy & Joyful</a> comes in 14 quilting-cotton prints that are inspired by the magic & joy of the holidays and the comfort & warmth of family felt throughout the season. The main prints include a beautiful floral, <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/portfolio/cjo-12580-frosted-roses/">Frosted Roses</a>, made from my sketches of wild roses, a cozy cabins <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/portfolio/cjo-12593-winter-wonderland/">Winter Wonderland</a> print inspired by our wintry surroundings in Potter County, Pa, and <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/portfolio/cjo-12588-jolly-march/">Jolly March</a>, a nutcracker print that pays homage to our yearly family tradition of giving a new nutcracker to each of our kids on Christmas Eve, and we have a huge nutcracker collection as a result! Prints with twinkling lights, snowflakes, kissing reindeer, dancing gingerbread & candy canes add support to the main prints to help to tell the story of our most cherished holiday moments and memories. Starry skies, herringbone, intarsia knitting-inspired prints and my favorite plaid make up the blenders that round out the rest of this collection perfectly!<br />
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While we worked on finalizing this collection we payed careful attention to the scale of each print, making sure there were loads of fussing cutting potential for all the projects I dreamed would be made with <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/cozy-joyful-fabric-collection-christmas/">Cozy & Joyful</a>!<br />
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In addition to the 14 AGF quilting cottons that work as beautifully for quilting a they do for garment sewing, there's one knit print, <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/portfolio/k-12587-under-the-mistletoe/">Under the Mistletoe</a>. The sweetest, red & cream 95% cotton/5% spandex knit featuring two kissing reindeer. It's so adorable and is perfect for Christmas jammies!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/50295127081/in/photostream/" title="Cozy & Joyful Knit"><img alt="Cozy & Joyful Knit" height="426" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50295127081_0ca74c8fc4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Finally I have two, new luxurious AGF rayon fabrics to share as part of Cozy & Joyful - <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/portfolio/r-12590-1-plaid-of-my-dreams-snow/">Plaid of my Dreams Snow</a> and <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/portfolio/r-12580-1-candied-roses/">Candied Rose</a>!<br />
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I've dreamed of having a traditional black and white plaid, hence the name Plaid of my Dreams, since I became a designer for AGF. I wasn't going to let not being a garment sewist stop me from sewing something with this print asap, so I stitched up this quilted rayon pillow and I'm happy to report this rayon feels absolutely AMAZING when quilted!<br />
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEmPwK6nuvj/" title="Quilted Rayon Pillow"><img alt="Quilted Rayon Pillow" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50294484748_b938582b50_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Today is just an introduction of <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/cozy-joyful-fabric-collection-christmas/">Cozy & Joyful</a> and I promise to be back very soon to share some of my projects to inspire sewing with this collection, as well as <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/blog/sweet-home-quilt-along">the Sweet Home QAL</a> I'll be hosting with <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/">Sharon Holland</a> beginning next week!<div><br /></div><div>Lastly, I want to invite you all to head over to <a href="https://www.agfblog.com/2020/08/celebrate-magical-holiday-moments-in-cozy-joyful.html">the Art Gallery Fabric Blog</a> for a chance to win a bundle of <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/cozy-joyful-fabric-collection-christmas/">Cozy & Joyful</a>!</div><div>
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</div>Maureen Cracknell Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533566766276588176noreply@blogger.com82tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133349480262766438.post-21469201847567398382020-02-11T21:04:00.000-05:002020-02-11T21:33:51.342-05:00A Heart Quilt Sew Along<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/49521223973/in/dateposted/" title="My AGF Love Quilt"><img alt="My AGF Love Quilt" height="853" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49521223973_05fd0ccc2c_o.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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At the beginning of February my friend and fellow <a href="http://www.artgalleryfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Art Gallery Fabrics</a> designer, <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Sharon Holland</a> and I announced on our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maureencracknell/" target="_blank">Instagrams</a> that we'd be teaming up to host a fun and quick quilt along using Allison Harris's of Cluck Cluck Sew's <a href="https://cluckclucksew.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Heart-Blocks-Pattern.pdf" target="_blank">Heart Block Patten</a>. I first used Allison's pattern to stitch up a small batch of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7jZQQ6HMAd/" target="_blank">quilted heart zipper pouch bags</a> and right away I was hooked, I had to make a quilt! After sharing my plans with <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Sharon</a>, she decided to join me and quickly our quilt along plans were decided!<br />
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In hopes to not confuse folks joining us, we decided to have <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/blog" target="_blank">Sharon's blog</a> be the landing page for all the QAL details since Sharon is the author of the instructions for how we stitched Allison's wonderful Heart Blocks into finished 52" x 61" throw size quilts. You can visit <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/blog" target="_blank">Sharon's blog</a> to find ALL the info you'll need to sew a Heart Quilt just like ours anytime! Makers have been tagging Instagram QAL posts with the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/agflovequilt/" target="_blank">#agfLOVEquilt</a>, since Sharon and I are both AGF designers making quilts using a combination of our prints, where you can easily follow along to see the beautiful heart quilts being made! Additionally, Sharon created this adorable Heart Quilt maker badge for those joining in to use, as well as an Instagram story highlight reel full of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17869035145604553/" target="_blank">wonderful, helpful videos</a> that make creating this quilt a cinch!<br />
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/agflovequilt/" title="Heart Quilt Maker Badge"><img alt="Heart Quilt Maker Badge" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49521224878_68aba47d06_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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For my Heart Quilts I chose a combination of favorite prints from Amy Sinibaldi's new Mayfair collection + several Foresta Fusion prints that include three new prints by ME! I love this bundle so much that I collaborated with <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/" target="_blank">Lady Belle Fabric</a> to carry both <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/just-arrived/products/forest-mayfair-mix-up" target="_blank">a ten-piece fat quarter bundle</a> and <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/just-arrived/products/heart-quilt-kit" target="_blank">Heart Quilt Kit</a> including these same gorgeous prints! For the background of my first Heart Quilt (<i>yup! I made two</i>) I used the AGF Pure Solid in Snow. The crisp white against these saturated, jewel-tones make the colors really pop!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/49521222248/in/photostream/" title="Foresta Fusion and Mayfair Bundle"><img alt="Foresta Fusion and Mayfair Bundle" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49521222248_7f7dc07ba4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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As I worked on sewing my Heart Blocks it was the perfect way to showcase and introduce each of my three new prints in the Foresta Fusion collection! AGF Fusions are a group of ten prints from various Art Gallery Fabric designers that have been recolored and "fused" together to create a new themed collection. I always look forward to adding these newly colored prints to my own stash and the catalog of prints that I've designed for AGF!<br />
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First I introduce to you, Mystical Woods Foresta, now available in this gorgeous teal that I originally designed for my Nightfall collection.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/49521229758/in/dateposted/" title="Heart block in my new Mystical Woods Foresta"><img alt="Heart block in my new Mystical Woods Foresta" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49521229758_785ba79cd3_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Next up is Stay Humble Foresta in my current favorite dusty pink shade, originally designed for my Soulful collection.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/49521230028/in/photostream/" title="Heart block in my new Stay Humble Foresta"><img alt="Heart block in my new Stay Humble Foresta" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49521230028_303a2889cd_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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And lastly this is Simple Defoliage Foresta, a minty green modern pine trees print that I created for Autumn Vibes.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/49521231468/in/photostream/" title="Heart block in my new Simple Defoliage Foresta"><img alt="Heart block in my new Simple Defoliage Foresta" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49521231468_6a292788ac_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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I hope you love these three new prints as much as I do!<br />
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I'm so happy with the fabrics I chose for my quilts! Together these prints created such a romantic looking quilt top, just perfect for Valentine's Day!<br />
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This first quilt top is headed to Brooke at <a href="https://www.ladybellequilting.com/" target="_blank">Lady Belle Quilting</a> as a gift from me to her, that I'm certain she'll finish with her amazing edge to edge quilting. I can't wait to see her quilt completely finished!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/49521758836/in/photostream/" title="A finished quilt top"><img alt="A finished quilt top" height="853" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49521758836_b64d6aaca4_o.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Below is a first peek at both of the quilts I made. Notice I used a different background for the one I quilted myself, a creamy two-tone blender print from Sharon's <a href="https://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/spirited-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">Spirited collection</a> called, Bright Star Washed that I absolutely adore. It's much warmer than the solid snow, is equally lovely and is extra meaningful to me since it's a print designed by my wonderful quilt along partner!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/49521759716/in/photostream/" title="Heart quilt and top"><img alt="Heart quilt and top" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49521759716_1981202fcf_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Below you can see the subtle design on Sharon's beautiful print a bit better, as well as my binding choice, a print deigned by Katarina Rocella for Foresta called Timber that reads as a stripe here and really brings out these amazing Foresta Fusion colors!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/49521245218/in/photostream/" title="Bound in Timber Foresta"><img alt="Bound in Timber Foresta" height="854" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49521245218_123e532851_o.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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For the backing I used my Mystical Woods Foresta print in this pretty new teal that I introduced above. As always <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01I3BTZI0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01I3BTZI0&linkCode=as2&tag=maureencrac0a-20&linkId=40c25f653a22c5ce07693fadfe7a71d0" target="_blank">Hobbs Tuscany Cotton</a> is my go-to batting, and to finish my quilt I used the built-in wavy stitch on my Janome Memory Craft 15000 set at the highest width and length setting. I don't premark any lines to guide my quilting, I just eyeball to keep the stitch running straight and spaced semi-evenly as I quilt. I love the organic, twisting stitches and the texture it adds to a quilt!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/49521763546/in/photostream/" title="Backed in Mystical Woods Foresta"><img alt="Backed in Mystical Woods Foresta" height="853" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49521763546_6e91c26c3b_b.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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If you're as smitten with my Heart Quilt as I am, be sure to visit Lady Belle Fabric to snag <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/just-arrived/products/heart-quilt-kit" target="_blank">the Quilt Kit</a> or a <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/just-arrived/products/forest-mayfair-mix-up" target="_blank">Foresta Mayfair Mix Up Bundle</a> before they're gone!<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/49521771586/in/photostream/" title="Pretty Hearts"><img alt="Pretty Hearts" height="853" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49521771586_e7a4cfccd4_o.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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I'd also love for you to visit my QAL partner <a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/blog" target="_blank">Sharon's blog</a> to see her sugared gum drops and candy inspired Heart Quilt that's super sweet, plus the incredible bonus project she made with her leftover HSTs! Here's a just little peek!<br />
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<a href="https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/blog/heart-quilt-sew-along-week-3" title="A peek at Sharon Holland's Heart Quilt"><img alt="A peek at Sharon Holland's Heart Quilt" height="640" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49523673572_5ea48f4db9_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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I'm working on making a new batch of zipper pouch bags from my HST and heart quilt scraps that I'll have for sale later this week. Even after making two quilts, I'm not quite ready to move on from these gorgeous fabrics! <br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureencracknellhandmade/49521983132/in/photostream/" title="My AGF Love Quilt"><img alt="My AGF Love Quilt" height="728" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49521983132_cf4e56e5ed_o.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Sharon and I had such a great time making our quilts and hosting this spontaneous QAL! It was just what I needed to get me energized to sew again after the holidays and spending most of January designing my Fall 2020 collection. We send a BIG thanks to those of you sewing along with us! If you weren't able to in real time, you can jump in anytime using <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/agflovequilt/" target="_blank">#agfLOVEquilt</a> when you share and be sure to tag <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sharonhollanddesigns/" target="_blank">@sharonhollanddesigns</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maureencracknell/" target="_blank">@maureencracknell</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cluckclucksew/" target="_blank">@cluckclucksew</a> so we can see your beautiful hearts!<br />
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xo Maureen</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">For this week's Fabric <span style="font-size: small;">G</span>iveaway Friday, Lady Belle Fabric is offering the winner their exclusive curated Valentine's Day bundle of TWELVE, beautiful Art Gallery Fabrics perfectly named, <a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/blush" target="_blank">Blush</a>! <span style="font-size: small;">This bundle includes a fat quarter cut of each of the twelve prints designed by Bonnie Christine, Amy Sinibaldi, AGF Studio and ME! You can find this gorgeous Blush bundle available at Lady Belle Fabric as both a FQ and 1/2 Yard bundle option HERE -- <span id="goog_1704331990"></span><a href="https://www.ladybellefabric.com/collections/blush" target="_blank">Blush</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b><span style="font-size: small;">A BIG thanks to all who entered our Giveaway! This week's random winning commenter is <a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/06425977539640711969" target="_blank">Emily</a>! Pretty please check your email for a message from me! </span></span><span style="font-size: small;">xo Maureen</span><br />
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