One Block Wonders BOM, X Boxed Quilt Link Up

This month's pattern, the X Boxed Quilt, is coming to a close.....

and we will be starting on our last One Block Wonders block...

But not before we have a viewing party to see all the lovely blocks you have made

But first let's thank this months sponsors, again!!

Rita from 

don't forget our discount code that Rita has shared with us all year long

And

Pam from

has a discount code for us all month long in August

  "MERRY20",

Saving you 20% off the Merry Mistletoe line

(which is gorgeous!!)

And P&B Textiles

 Sponsored the fabrics

Urban Scandinavian, Bella Suede, Color Weave and Bear Essentials 3

 And again this month are sponsors have some great prizes for you ......

is offering a $30.00 store gift certificate

and

has put together a FQ Bundle

...and my lovely version of the  X Boxed Quilt just needs to have the binding added to it....

I love how bright and fun this one turned out!!

I would buy a bolt of each of the fabrics in the Bear Essentials line if I could afford it...lol

Not only can you use them as the main fabrics, but they would make great background and secondary fabrics in so many of my quilts and projects!!

And now its your turn to show off 

what you have sewn this month, 

using the X Boxed Quilt pattern.....

An InLinkz Link-up

Congratulations to 

Melissa

&

Laura

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One block Wonders BMO.....August quilt block.....X Boxed

Here comes August and the second to last month......just one more after this.....really??
I can hardly believe it....

I hope everyone is having a fantastic summer and staying cool...but if you are one of our lovely sewers from down under and it's winter....I hope you are staying warm, inside, sewing up a storm......

This month we have more great sponsors and some fantastic prizes for you "to sew" to win!!

Discount code 

MERRY20

Saves you 20% off the Merry Mistletoe line

 till the end of August

and all year our discount code from 

Our August block has gone through many changes, both in fabric, layout and names...

Here is the winning layout and name.....

X Boxed (#XBoxedQuilt)

So now what.... as always, that is the first question.....

I made 3 more blocks and this fantastic pillow...
You can find the tutorial for making a zipped backed pillow here at Sew Mama Sew

A few tips:

I pin the flap back out of the way when sewing the other side of the zipper, so I don't catch it

I also add a little stitching to the open end of the zipper before trimming the extra off, to keep the ends together and lined up.

and I am working on two more examples for you...

The full sized sample will be made using these bright fun fabrics, part of the Bear Essentials 3 line from P&B Textiles...super excited to see this quilt come together....just love the prints and colours in this line!!

Here's a sneak peek of my EQ7 mock up......

I'll be posting pictures of my progress on IG (@UpStairHobbyRoom) and our FB Group all month!

Look for a post in a few days with the other sample option... It is fantastic too! Think Seasonal....and  look for a discount to go with that fun sample!!! (check out my discount page often
you never know what discounts and sales you may find!!)

That's it for now....enjoy and I can't wait to see what you come up with!!

April's One Block Wonder BOM....Diamond Path

Finishing up with March:

 I'll announce last months winners in a separate post this time, as I have the link running until later today!
So you may still have enough time to link your block if you got one sewed together.....

Great prizes are being sponsored by 

April's block is finally here.....Diamond Path.....

I fell in love with this one....hope you feel the same way. It's another easy sew and jelly roll friendly ...if you have one laying around that you have been wanting to use!!
But I have to be honest...insert goofy grin here...I was having so much fun with this one, I actually forgot to take pictures  as I was making the blocks/quilt!! Totally "Loopy" of me! And this quilt is totally done...quilted and bound (pictures to come)!!!
So I had to cut out and make an extra lone block, just for the tutorial...oops.

This months sample is sewn in P&B Textiles Urban Scandinavian, with Bella Suede

Just love blue and white together and the pop of red just works so well....but it could have been yellow, orange or any other colour.....

I can't wait to see how you interpret this month's block, or maybe you will be inspired by the blue and white......?

Before I get to the tutorial though,  let's talk about this month's sponsors, and the fun prizes being offered for our next link up party!!!

Rita from

is sponsoring a $30 Gift Certificate 

as well as the on going discount you can use for the whole year of our BOM

and 

is sponsoring a FQ Bundle of Urban Scandinavian

Another great month with awesome sewing rewards!!

Diamond Path 

(You can find the full pattern in my Craftsy Shop, here)

What you will need: 8 different prints/fabrics, plus your accent and your background fabrics

Cut on your drawn line or down the centre to separate into 2

Trim

and press open

Now lay out your pieces and start construction: (I am so sorry about these pictures, should have checked them, and it's too late now...)

In chain piecing fashion I worked across the block joining the prints to the BG. Pressed the seams. There are only a few seams that actually line up in this block and they only happen when putting blocks together, so sewers choice on how you want to press your seams.

When your column are made, you can then start joining them together.

And that's it...your first block is together. It is such a fast block.

What happens when you put 4 blocks together you ask.....

I heard you.... ;)

Here's what your mini could look like.....

or maybe this

or maybe even like this....

Have fun 

and look for the next post with our March winners in it!!!