Ta-Da!
I'm so excited to launch my first Quilt-Along!
I hope you'll jump in and join me in making this fabulous cross quilt. Inspired by the Greek cross block, this quilt is a great way to showcase beautiful, modern fabric in a clean, crisp design.
I'm really excited about this Quilt-Along and the best part is I am co-hosting it with my sweet friend Sarah of FairyFace Designs.
Sarah and I met in blogland, and bonded over quilting, modern fabric, and young families. Sarah's quilts are beautiful and colorful (love her Walk in the Woods), and she has a great eye for design and pattern placement. Check out her fabulous quilts and her Picture Box tutorial. We both love color, clean lines and dream about fabric so you can see why we get along so well!
Sarah lives in Cork, Ireland and I'm in Charlotte, North Carolina yet despite being across the sea, we've become good friends. We cooked up an idea to do a joint project and co-designed this quilt-along. I designed the front and Sarah designed the back. Neat, huh?
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| Lap Size Front |
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| Lap Size Back |
Plus, this QAL has the very special component of being designed by two friends Across the Sea.
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| Baby Size Front |
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| Baby Size Back |
Timeline: This is an 8 week quilt-along that is perfectly suited for beginners as an intro into piecing yet, also a great choice for the more experienced quilter as a way to let the fabrics shine in a modern, clean design.
We'll walk you through the steps to create a beautiful, modern quilt that gives you two for the price of one as the back is as interesting as the front.
Sarah and I will be posting QAL info on Mondays and Thursdays to give you all the information you need.
Sizes: You'll have two size options:
Lap Size - 58" x 70" approx
Baby Size - 46" x 54" approx
Baby Size - 46" x 54" approx
The quilt is framed by a scrappy border which is mimicked in one of the blocks on the back. (It looks solid in our mockup but it is actually scrappy.)
Fabrics: Layer cake and fat quarter bundle friendly, this is a quilt that gives you lots of flexibility when selecting fabrics. You could also easily shop your stash!
The overall look and feel of this quilt will vary greatly based upon fabric choices. This design would work great for an all solids quilt, black and white fabrics, a monochromatic look or a medley of your favorite fabrics.
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| These are my fabric choices. I still need to edit a bit more. I'm going to use Kona Ash for the background fabric. |
Fabric Requirements:
LAP SIZE (58 x 70):
Cross Fabric: 1 Layer Cake OR 26 Fat Quarters (no repeats) OR 13 Fat Quarters (for 1 repeat) OR scraps size 10” x 10”
Binding: .5 yard
BABY SIZE (46 x 54):
Cross Fabric: 1 layer cake OR 16 Fat Quarters (for no repeats) OR 8 Fat Quarters (1 repeat) OR scraps (need to be 10" x 10")
Breakdown:
LAP SIZE (58 x 70):
Cross Fabric: 1 Layer Cake OR 26 Fat Quarters (no repeats) OR 13 Fat Quarters (for 1 repeat) OR scraps size 10” x 10”
Breakdown:
Front: 22 squares of a layer cake OR 20 fat quarters (for no repeats) OR 10 fat quarters (for 1 repeat) or scraps (should be at least 10 x 10)
Scrappy Border: will come from leftovers from all the layer cake squares
Back: 8 squares of a layer cake OR 6 Fat Quarters (no repeats) OR 3 Fat Quarters (1 repeat) or scraps
Background Fabric: 8.5 yards total: Breakdown:
4 yards of background fabric for the front (blocks and borders)
4.5 yards of background fabric for the back (generous sizing to allow for seam alignment with front)
Batting: 64 x 76 Binding: .5 yard
BABY SIZE (46 x 54):
Cross Fabric: 1 layer cake OR 16 Fat Quarters (for no repeats) OR 8 Fat Quarters (1 repeat) OR scraps (need to be 10" x 10")
Breakdown:
Front: 12 squares of a layer cake for the front OR 12 Fat Quarters (for no repeats) OR 6 Fat Quarters (for 1 repeat) OR scraps
Scrappy Border: will come from leftovers from all the layer cake squares
Back: 6 squares of a layer cake OR 4 Fat Quarters (no repeat) OR 2 Fat Quarters (for 1 repeat) or scraps
Background Fabric: 4.75 yards total
Breakdown:
1.5 yards background fabric for the front
3.5 yards of background fabric for the back
Batting: 52" x 60" Binding: .5 yards
Prizes: Gotta love a giveaway and we'll have 2! Each person that completes their quilt and posts it in the Across the Sea Flickr group by end of day October 3, will be eligible for one of the two $20 gift certificates from Sew Fresh Fabrics, our QAL Sponsor. Woo Hoo!
Shopping: Ready to shop? Sew Fresh Fabrics our QAL sponsor, has layer cakes, fat quarter bundles, tons of solids, and loads of beautiful fabrics that would be perfect for this quilt. Super quick shipping too which means you would get your fabric in plenty of time!
Peg and Becca have also graciously offered free domestic/discounted international shipping on orders of $35 or more for our Quilt-Along. Just enter the code FAIRYLANE in Notes to Seller upon checkout and they will refund the shipping via Paypal upon shipment.
Great deal, right?!
Flickr Group: Join our Across the Sea QAL flickr group and post pics of your progress along the way. We want to see your fabric choices, your finished blocks, your design and layout decisions and of course, your completed quilts!
A lot of the fun happens in the Flickr Group so be sure to join up.
So, come on, who's in?
Grab a friend and then grab a button and join the fun!
It's going to be fun- I can't wait to Quilt Along Across the Sea with you!
*Be on the lookout for the Quilt-Along timeline coming on Thursday!
44 comments:
I am in!!! Button added and raring to go xx
I am only in 3 other QALS already so no problem (am I mad?) in joining in for the baby sized quilt - have wanted an excuse to do this block for some time!
Sarah's blog has gone a bit funny, can't even leave another comment now. Her code on her button wasn't working either so I grabbed it from you instead. Looking forward to the QAL.
Looking forward to doing the QAL with you Jennifer. Have grabbed the button!
Yay! So excited! JUST finished my HST quilt top, so this is great! It'll be this quilt along, plus the Travel Handmade goodies. Busy busy! :)
I think I can handle this one! Just did another greek cross last night for my summer series qal, and they go together so quick! Yay!
I'm so excited! I love the cross pattern!
Sounds great, I love the Greek Cross, and I especially love the back of the quilt!
I'm in! I love the look of this quilt and I've never done this block before. I love both your's and Sarah's blogs so this will be so much fun!
I'm in - I've been wanting to make a similar quilt for a while & now this will give me the motivation!
I am in, the first timer. I have lots of scrap quilts. My botton is on my blog.
I have a layer cake and have been wanting an idea of what to do with it. I might join but will decide in a day or two. Sounds fun and I like the no-pressure time frame
You are my new best blogger. I'm not sure where I'll find time but I'm in!! For the lap size.
oooh! FUN! Let me think on it...lots going on this fall for me. But I *love* this block.
I'm going to try my best to participate... I have a baby and a toddler so we'll see. LOL I think I'm going to "shop my stash" for the crosses. I've been in stash buster mode lately. Excited to participate in my first quilt a long!
I don't know if I can join the QAL, but I am going to think about it! I do have a lot of FQs that could use a home. :)
I'm in! I'm already mentally raiding my stash :) and Happy bloggiversary!
This is an adorable quilt, front and back! You guys are going to have a great time.
I am in on this one! My first QAL and I'm excited!
Greek Crosses were one of my faves from the Summer Sampler...why do you have to tempt me?? Ok, I'll play along!
I'm all in for the lap quilt! I can't wait to pick out my fabrics. I just finished my 2nd quilt ever and was thinking...hmm...I think I'll take a break from quilting to work on some home dec projects....Not a chance now. Thx for the motivation. :-)
Not that I don't have enough that I'm working on right now... but I'm in!!
I'm so excitied. I've been wanting do a quilt along.
Oh, what a great idea and timing. I've been wanted to make a quilt using just Greek Cross block ever since I saw it in Summer Sampler Series. I am soooo in.
I think I'm in, I just need to do some shopping first... (hey, I'm stash building ;o) )
ok, I took the plunge! I'm in!
I really really want to do this. I love this block and have been thinking about it a lot. I'm obsessed with the churn dash block right now and I love that the greek cross is basically the same block, just looks way different using differing prints/placements.
I might just have to do this one.
I had just been looking at the cross quilt on the front of susan beal's log cabin book and thinking I'd like to make one. doubt I'll keep up, but perhaps i'll make a few.
Oh, I think you talked me into it! I really want to finish at least one of the quilts I am working on before I start. Guess I better get to work!
This will be fun! :) Thank you for organizing and planning all of it!
Yes! I love that y'all have included the back too. Now to choose some fabrics...
Very cool. I would love to join. And I'll TRY my best to keep up. I think Greek Cross is a great block!
Me and my good friend Christiane will join too ;-)
We are both from Germany, but I live near San Francisco since January, so this sew along is made for us.
Greetings,
Tina
I'm signing up: hope that I can keep up! Think it might have to be the little quilt for me. looking forward to getting started
So fun! Unfortunately I don't think I can join in right now, but it will be on my list to come back to. I just love this block.
I am in! Love this block, whether in Kona solids or scrappy stash busting choices!
rosners@shaw.ca
Saw the quilt along on SOTAK Handmade. I am in--going to make a baby quilt in fun woodland creatures fabric. Looking forward to cutting the fabric!
Having sorted all my fabric at the weekend this looks like the perfect project to use up some of my many fat quarters I've been hoarding!
Jen! Ok, so I cut up my Heirloom prints last night, and decided on Kona Bright Pink for my background. So bright and fun!
Now what do you think about the backing? I'm ordering my pink, so I'm already getting stuff. Maybe something more toned down to compensate for the front's brightness? What do you think?
Hi, bin gerade auf der Suche nach Patchworkstoffe und Kinderstoffe und bin dabei auf deinen Blog gestoßen, echt sehr schön! Habt Ihr einen Tipp wo man schöne Stoffe kaufen kann?
Hi Hanna,
I shop online for most of my fabric. Check out my sponsors on the sidebar as they ship internationally and have great fabric.
www.etsy.com/shop/sewfreshfabrics
www.fatquartershop.com
www.fabricologist.com
I hopped over from the SMS giveaway. This is a great looking quilt. I'll have to catch up on making of posts.
Jennifer,
Just wanted to pass along a "Thank you" for hosting the ATS QAL :). Though I am very late to the party, I did use your tutorial to make my own Across the Seas Quilt. I made a 42 block queen size quilt for our friends in St. Petersburg, Russia, and my wife and I were there last week to deliver it to them. It was a big hit! Anyhow, thanks again for the QAL and your wonderful blog, which I read regularly :)
Sincerely,
Patrick
www.straightstitchingsinger.blogspot.com
PS- here's a link to my blog post regarding the quilt (with pics). http://straightstitchingsinger.blogspot.com/
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