Jacob's Chain PDF Pattern Gift-Away!

Happy Monday, Quiltvillians!

By this photo I am guessing you know what day it is, and I know several of my readers have been waiting for this one - It's Jacob's Cbain PDF Pattern release day!

And yes, that means there is also a gift-away - keep reading and we'll get to that part when we get to that part!

For me, "Patriotic Season" begins with Memorial Day and goes all the way through Labor Day so even though we are mid-July, there is still plenty of red-white-blue to go around.

I have always loved this color combo and I'm happy to keep working with it, no matter the season.

This whirlwind all started with a "cutter" piece of a quilt dating to around 1930 - so named because the good part was cut as shown and sold as is to crafters and quilters alike to do what they wished with it.

My thought was that I would simply rebind it and use it as a table topper somewhere.

That never happened - the piece was folded and put away and forgotten about until we sold the Wallburg NC house a bit more than a year ago. The cutter piece came to reside in the QPO studio where since January it has been used to cover the tablet on my Intelliquilter as a dust cover.

What can I say?  At least it was out in the open!

While I was between more intense projects (You know I take my piecing to the extreme on occassion!) I decided that there was no better time to dig into an easier project than NOW.

Seen next to the cutter piece are my first 8 blocks.  Smaller than the original, and way more scrappy - and I fell in love.

Before I knew it I was pulling strips and making scads of four-patches - Fun fun fun !

Some oldies went in here - even the neutral Millennium Y2K fabric got pulled in to play.

I pulled my love of blue recycled shirts in as well - though you could use any blue (or any color combination you choose!) 

Triangles were already match right sides together and cut - ready to sew - thanks to the use of my Essential Triangle Tool. 

Do you have on yet? You won't regret it!  It can't be beat for time saving, accuracy, and cutting down on fabric waste.

I love that one dog ear is already trimmed off when cutting with the Essential Triangle Tool.  It makes feeding triangles through the machine so much easier.

If you are a consummate "Go big to sliver trim down" kind of quilter you can still do that - without fabric waste ($$$) by simply stitching with a slightly scant seam, leaving plenty of room to trim and square up as needed.

Oh those light shirts!  Don't forget about these!

While I used random neutrals for my four-patches and the light side of the half-square triangles, I dug deep into the shirt stash to pull in some more recycled fun for sashings.

I finished the top and took part in an "over the porch rail" photo op with a retreating group - they are responsible for this pic! (Did you spy the one quilt-holding-helper behind the post?)

Of course I went scrappy with the back too.

This is one of those quilts with a classic traditional feel, and I just felt that I could put some older yardage to good use and make the back more interesting than if I used just one fabric.

I quilted with a sand colored thread to blend through everything without the thread being "too light" against the darks or shouting out "too dark!" against the lights.

The edge-to-edge design is called Windy Swirls by Kalynda Gran.

I was originally thinking "scrappy reds" for binding, but found this old-fashioned print resembling men's ties in the stash - probably purchased in 1990-something.  It's perfect as binding.

Even Ivy thinks so!

Sew Classic!

Gather up your favorite red, white & blue scraps (mine include recycled shirts!) and stitch up an easy, breezy quilt with traditional charm. Full color graphics & photos and optional methods to sew how you want to sew!

Optional but helpful: Bonnie K. Hunter's Essential Triangle Tool for cutting half-square triangles quickly and accurately from strips with no waste.

Traditional rotary cutting methods are given for those who don't have access to these rulers.

Quilt Size: 83’’ x 83’’

*Introductory Special!* Price marked is 25% off of regular price in both the Quiltville Store and the Quiltville Etsy Pattern Shop.

No coupon code needed! Sale good through 7/31/23. Buy now and save!

And about that Gift-Away!

I'll be drawing for 2 winners on 7/31/23 who will each receive a Jacob's Cbain PDF pattern from me and either a red or blue fabric roll from Cotton to Quilts.

Enhance your stash!

I love the fabrics that Cotton to Quilts has pulled for these rolls - and even better.  If you purchase all 3, your shipping is free within the USA. Yippy!

Their neutral rolls are always my go-to.  Such fun prints!

Are you ready to enter?

If you are drawn and live outside of the USA we can send the fabric prize to a friend within the USA who can forward it on to you.

Quiltville Quote of the Day -

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⁣I thought this saying was perfect after all of the cutting and kitting up I did over the weekend.

If you saw my cutting table, you'd understand!  LOL!

Have a wonderful Monday, everyone!