Bundle LOVE : :

Yesterday, for about an hour, the most glorious light gleamed through the windows of my sewing room. I had pulled this bundle of fabrics from my shelves earlier in the day. Plucking through the moody blues and soft peach prints in my stash, setting them on my ironing board with the large piece of Hello, Bear Summit in Twilight print leftover from my most recent quilt finish. A perfect match!



In the sun light they looked too pretty not to photograph and share with all of you!



This bundle is a medley of collections ~ most of the dark blues are from Pat Bravo's brand new, modern Essentials II, two from the new Pastel Thrift collection by AGF Studio, the rest are Bonnie Christine prints from Hello, Bear & Forest Floor, with my very own Fleet & Flourish Lace in Bloom, and a few Pure Element solids that coordinate.



I especially love the shades of peachy pink, cream, & apricot!



I put together this quick mosaic including each print from my bundle, followed with the collection & print name of each, just in case these fabrics inspire you, too!

• Essentials II -- Streakly Business, Hula Hoops, Specktacular, & Delicate Femme in Azur 
• Pastel Thrift -- Forshadowing in Spell & Adage
• Hello, Bear -- Wildwood in Nectar, Follow Me in Peach, & Summit in Twilight
• Forest Floor -- Firefly in Beam & Timber in Nightfall
• Fleet & Flourish -- Lace in Bloom Cloud
• Indian Summer -- Shimmer Creek in Blue
• Pure Elements -- Spruce, Peach Sherbet, Mystic Grey, & Nocturnal
• AGF Denim Studio -- Nectarine Sunrise & Cool Foliage

I added in two new AGF denims above, as well. I'll likely be using these beautiful denims in most of my quilty projects from here on out, as an alternative to a solid or blender fabric. I love them so much! Have you tried them yet?

Now I just need to decide what to make with this pretty bundle, hmn...

A Woodland Herringbone Quilt : :

During the Fleet & Flourish Blog Tour I finished and sold two different quilts, something I really want/need to do more often! Both of these quilts were sadly made, completed, and picked up during a stretch of nasty weather days preventing me from taking the kind of photos I love to share of my quilts here. One of those quilts was a baby boy themed quilt that was ordered to match a green & gray nursery. As I pulled fabrics from my stash I couldn't resist adding in some cool blues, aqua, navy, & cream. The fabric prints, right away, took on a woodland theme that was just perfect for this expecting couple. While I don't have photos of the full quilt to share today, these colors & prints together were so lovely and inspiring that I want to share what photos I do have, for those of you looking to make something for baby boy and because I would love to make this quilt again myself!



The hefty stack above includes Art Gallery Pure Element solids + Round Elements with prints from Bonnie's Hello, Bear + Forest Floor, April's Bound fabrics, and a few from Indian Summer by Sarah Watson. These fabrics together tell a sweet story of the woodland creatures & landscape unique to the whimsical forest world. I love the way it turned out!



Once again I used the Herringbone QAYG pattern I teach in my Craftsy class, Quick Quilt As You Go! I love making this quilt and changing it up just a little each time I make a new one. For this quilt I made eight panels running vertical, instead of horizontal. It came together so super quick, this pattern is just perfect for last minute quilt-gift-giving! To add my quilt backing, I used an Aurifil 50wt in Dark Navy from my Bohemian Garden thread collection. I love using a visible thread color here!



For both the binding and backing, I used my most favorite Hello, Bear print ~ Summit in Twilight. I see rolling hills of modern geometric shapes and I love it! I even made an extra large roll of this binding to finish the pillows I hope to make with the scraps leftover from this quilt project!





I hope you like this quilt as much as I do! Hopefully I'll find the time to make a second one to photograph & offer in my Etsy shop soon. I'm considering making this one a made-to-order quilt for my Etsy, it's so perfect for a baby boy!

I wish you all a great start to your week! In case you missed it, be sure to check out the first peek of my upcoming Spring 2016 collection, Nightfall, on the AGF Instagram page!

♡ Maureen 

A Fabric GIVEAWAY : :

It's Fabric Giveaway Friday!

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Southern Fabric has been an online fabric shop since 2004. They are located in the heart of middle Georgia, have a very experienced staff that specializes in customer service, and sell top quality quilting fabrics and precuts from Moda, Westminster, Free Spirit, Riley Blake and Alexander Henry!

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We hope you enjoy visiting their sites!!  

For this week's Fabric Giveaway Southern Fabrics is offering the winner's choice of a fat quarter bundle from either colorway of Bonnie Christine's newest collection for Art Gallery Fabrics, Hello, Bear! Each of these FQ bundle offerings includes an assortment of the 10 sweet prints that make up each Hello, Bear colorway!

Choose between Hello, Bear in Timber...

Or Hello, Bear in Stone...

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Enter to Win!

Here's how,
 
1. Simply leave a comment here in this post! We'd love to know which Hello, Bear bundle you would choose?! (one entry)
2. Follow Southern Fabric on Facebook. Just let me know that you do by making a separate comment here to record that entry. (optional extra entry)
3. My followers get a third entry! Whether you follow me here, on Facebook, or on Instagram, just let me know that you do by making a separate comment here to record that entry. (optional extra entry)
4. Help spread the word!! I know that many of you already do, so I've added that as another way to enter! Whether by instagram, tweet, facebook, pin, blog, etc... (optional extra entry)  

That’s 4 possible entries! Enter now through Monday, March 2nd. The Random Number Generator will pick the winner and I will announce their name at the bottom of this post, right here on the blog!
 
* Note * This giveaway is open to EVERYONE! If you're a "no reply" or anonymous commenter, please remember to include your email address in your comment so that I can contact you should you win!

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Thank you to all who entered the Giveaway!! From 990 entries, Mr. Random says the lucky winner is...

   
Comment #871 --   * Kristen Jones *  Congratulations, I'll be in touch shortly!