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!!

What's On My Cutting Table....

I've been very lucky and fortunate to be able to work with P&B Textiles as a kind of fabric ambassador...

What does that mean....I get to work with amazing fabrics and be creative and make things that I hope inspire you....to be creative too!!
I usually get to choose, but sometimes I'm asked to work with a line that may challenge my comfort zone, that stretches my creative muscles....and sometimes I choose a fabric just to challenge myself....because, I truly love a good challenge!  I figure, every lesson won or lost creatively is a learning and growing experience that will expand the way I look at or see things. I have to say though, I'm not sure I have ever had a total losing experience creatively......but I have been totally blown away by falling in love with a project that I wasn't sure I even liked at the start. This first fabric line, Kismet, falls into that stretching and learning category.... but, oh the satisfaction when you come out on the other side having learned something and with a project that exceeds your expectations and just makes you smile!!!

Funny, now on the other side of making this project, I'm not even sure what slowed me down...the colours are amazing, the prints are so fun...but it just didn't come together for me until I added the Color Weave line into the mix!!
I  think that is one of the most important lessons in quilting, keep playing around with your fabric combinations...add, subtract, move the placements around...you might be surprised at what finally makes it work for you....

and I got so inspired, I even came up with a new pattern......which still needs a few tweaks, so look for it soon....in my Craftsy Pattern Shop

I'm calling this one Kismet Shuffle...and voila...a fun mini, I turned into a pillow!!
I 'm really becoming a fan of the mini! and pillows!! I cut, pieced, quilted and finished this all in one day....that's a win!!

It's hard to see but the white fabric is one of the Ramblings tone on tone white prints! They are so fun to add to projects too, very subtle texture and pattern!

I used the tutorial on Sew Mama Sew, by Autum from Creative Little Daisy, to add a zippered flap to my pillow back....and had to come up with a creative way to make my pillow back fabric with the love birds work, because it was just a fraction (1/4"🙄) too short to use. So I added a extra strip of the teal Color Weave to the bottom to match the flap and finished it with topstitching to make it a decorative feature....like it was meant to be and not a fix....You'll keep my secret....right?😜

and as it turns out that extra strip looks fantastic! If I can say so myself...

and it's a real toss up now as to which side I love more......all the real work is on the front, but these love birds....come on, don't they grab your heart strings too??

Update:  I Took all the leftover and made a few Sew Together Bags....💙💙💙how they turned out!!

I made the outside using a quilt as you go technique...you can find a previous tutorial I wrote here.

Next up on the Cutting Table

Eden's Road

Have you ever seen a fabric line's Sample Card? These showed up with my fabrics...

and I'm loving them!! 

They show all of the line and can even list coordinating colours from other lines...what a fantastic tool for quilt shop buyers to have ....

Not exactly sure what....but I'm leaning towards a bag...tote with these lovelies

I'm super excited to cut into this fun line from Red Rooster.... called Dog's World
I'm going to be making a fun picnic/game quilt...but so many ideas pop into my head for these cute fabrics...
Bags or a BackPack , pajamas (I wish I could sew cloths), kids cloths any cloths, how about a fun kid's,  room not to mention anything you might want to make for your pet.....look at those faces, are they not the most adorable dogs....
I'm thinking Polaroid  Quilt (I found a tutorial, I am going to use) for this panel....come on, just too cute

So that's what's on my cutting table for this week, along with some ongoing projects....
should keep me out of trouble....😂

If you've seen fabric you love, don't forget to ask your local quilt shop if they are getting it in!!
Or ask them to bring it in!!

Have a great weekend everyone and
Happy  4th of July to our neighbours to the south!!