Nebula Block of the Month - Block 2

Welcome to Block 2 of the  Nebula Block of the Month sew along. In the Block 2 video Julie reviews the fabric to use to make the blocks, where to find the guidance for cutting the block pieces, & where to find her tips for sewing the blocks together.

 

Additional Block 2 Construction Tips:

-Sewing strip sets

-Cutting video: Cutting for Block 2 is done with the Hex N More Ruler
-Cutting tip: Trimming the points off the triangles will help with alignment
-Piecing video: Piecing for Block 2 is similar to piecing for Jawbreaker

 

After you finish sewing, share a photo on Instagram and use the hashtag #NebulaQuilt to show us your blocks. We would also love to see your progress posted and shared in our community Facebook Group.

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Sign up here to receive an email on the first Tuesday of each month of 2021, with guidance, tips, & tricks for sewing your Nebula blocks, quilt top, & the Super Star bonus pillow.

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The Journey2Nebula sew along is now available as a self paced skill builder series. Find ease with cutting & sewing shapes cut on the bias, tips & tricks for matching points, and greater accuracy cutting & sewing 60-degree shapes. Complete 7 Jaybird Quilts patterns, all with video tutorial instructions, at your own pace. The tutorials are free to access, all you'll need to complete the skill builder are the patterns & the materials to make them. 

Sign up here to receive the skill builder tutorials in a weekly email series or view all of the tutorials on YouTube anytime.

 

© Blog post written by Julie Herman
For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/

Nebula Block of the Month - Block 1

It's here! We're so excited to kick off the Nebula Block of the Month sew along with you! In the Block 1 video Julie reviews the fabric to use to make the blocks, where to find the cutting directions in the pattern, & where to find her tips for sewing the blocks together.

 

-Cutting video: Cutting for Block 1 is done with the Hex N More Ruler 

-Piecing video: Piecing for Block 1 is similar to piecing for Gazebo

-Piecing tip: The hang pin technique will come in handy for sewing the rows together to create the blocks

 

After you finish sewing, share a photo on Instagram and use the hashtag #NebulaQuilt to show us your blocks. We would also love to see your progress posted and shared in our community Facebook Group.

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Sign up here to receive an email on the first Tuesday of each month of 2021, with guidance, tips, & tricks for sewing your Nebula blocks, quilt top, & the Super Star bonus pillow.

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The Journey2Nebula sew along is now available as a self paced skill builder series. Find ease with cutting & sewing shapes cut on the bias, tips & tricks for matching points, and greater accuracy cutting & sewing 60-degree shapes. Complete 7 Jaybird Quilts patterns, all with video tutorial instructions, at your own pace. The tutorials are free to access, all you'll need to complete the skill builder are the patterns & the materials to make them. 

Sign up here to receive the skill builder tutorials in a weekly email series or view all of the tutorials on YouTube anytime.

 

© Blog post written by Julie Herman
For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/

Preview the Journey to Nebula Exclusive Patterns & It's the Last Chance to Sign Up for the Journey!

The last chance to sign up for the Journey to Nebula sew along is here. There are 2 exclusive free patterns that you will receive in your email & you have to be signed up for the Journey to receive them. The last day to sign up is Sunday, November 15. After that date the doors to sign up for the Journey will close & you won't be able to get on the email list to receive the free patterns. Sign up NOW while there's still time! [Sign ups are now closed.]

Here's a peek at the free patterns that we'll be making. These are Gemstones Pillowcases & we start cutting these November 24.

These pillowcases will perfectly match your Nebula quilt when you're ready to put it on your bed. Fabric requirements to make these have been included in the recent Journey to Nebula emails. 

The 2nd free pattern is the Infinity Stones throw quilt. This quilt is 54” x 65”. It's made with the Super Sidekick ruler & the pattern is only available by signing up for the Journey to Nebula sew along. Fabric requirements to make this will be included in upcoming Journey to Nebula emails.

The fabrics used to make this quilt are by Tula Pink for FreeSpirit Fabrics. This quilt features Tula Pink True Colors & Linework fabrics.

Infinity Stones was quilted by Teresa Silva of Quilting is My Bliss.

Gemstones Pillowcases & Infinity Stones throw quilt are the 2 exclusive free patterns for the Journey to Nebula that you will receive in your email & you have to be signed up for the Journey to receive them. The last day to sign up is Sunday, November 15. After that date the doors to sign up for the Journey will close & you won't be able to get on the email list to receive the free patterns. 

© Blog post written by Julie Herman
For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/

Sign up for Nebula Block of the Month Emails

2021 is fast approaching & I'm getting excited for the Nebula Block of the Month to kickoff in January! How about you?!?

Sign up here* to receive an email on the first Tuesday of each month, January through October 2021, with guidance, tips, & tricks for sewing your Nebula blocks.

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**If you are on a mobile device and do not see the form above, click here to sign up.


Share this badge on social media using #NebulaQuilt to let everyone know that you'll be making Nebula next year.

 
© Blog post written by Julie Herman
For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/

Journey to Nebula is Under Way

The Journey to Nebula Skill Builder Sew Along is under way. Over 5,000 sewists are signed up for the Journey to Nebula & our community grows each week. Thank you! We're honored to have you here! This is truly a global sew along experience with many people from many countries.
The Journey to Nebula is a sew along that focuses on using the Hex N More & Super Sidekick (or Sidekick) rulers to help people cut and sew the shapes found in the Nebula Block of the Month Quilt. The goal of the sew along is help people gain confidence using these tools in the months before the Nebula BOM kicks off in January 2021.

Every Tuesday of the sew along we send an email to all participants with the tutorial video of the week, a quick overview of what's covered in the video, our sponsors for the weekly giveaways, and how to enter the giveaways.
I filmed 3 live videos in August to answer questions and get everyone prepared for the sew along. You can watch them all here.

Now the weekly videos are recorded and posted each Tuesday. Think of them as little teaching nuggets of info that I'd be able to give if we were having a class in person together. 

Signing up for the email list is the only way to access the 2 exclusive bonus patterns that I'll be sharing with the Journey to Nebula participants for free later in the program. [Sign ups closed November 15, 2020. You can no longer sign up.]
If you've signed up with your favorite quilt shop for the Nebula Block of the Month &/or the Journey to Nebula, you'll still want to sign up here to be on the email list for the tutorials and exclusive bonus patterns.

 What if you click the link to sign up & it says that you've already filled it out? Then you're on the email list. You'll want to check all of the inboxes if you have an email set up with multiple inboxes (primary, promotional, updates, spam). Where the emails go is going to depend on how your personal inboxes are set up to receive promotional emails. Double check the spam folder. 
The emails are coming from jaybirdquilts@gmail.com. Try adding the address to your contacts so that the emails land in the inbox. Search "jaybirdquilts@gmail.com" in the email search box to see what you can find.
Then be sure to open the emails that you do have from us. There's a chance that email systems will only receive follow up emails if the previous emails have been opened.

Still can't find the emails? 1) If you use multiple email addresses, you may have signed up with one & not the other. Check your other accounts first. 

2) There might be a typo in the email address that you submitted to us. Email jaybirdquilts@gmail.com with "J2N Email" in the subject line,  your email address & first and last names in the body of the email. We'll look for you & update our records accordingly.

3) You may have accidentally unsubscribed or your email service has deemed it spam. In this case we'll need an alternative email address to reach you at.

 We're posting and sharing your #Journey2Nebula progress on Instagram @Journey2Nebula. Posting to Instagram is optional & not required. If you do post to Instagram we will only be able to see your post if your account is set to public. We can't see posts on private accounts. Yes, if you use the #Journey2Nebula & your account is public we will see the posts. It is not necessary to message with your posts. For those of you who are looking for more info about what all of this #hashtag stuff is about, there's a blog post that I wrote about Hashtags 101 a few years ago to help you out.
 

We've also got a warm & welcoming community in the private Journey2Nebula Facebook group. You do have to be signed up for the sew along to join the group. It is not a requirement to join the group, follow us on Facebook, or post to Facebook. All social media outlets are an option for those who choose to use them.

Jaybird Quilts is a small team of two people. We're doing what we can to keep up with everyone's emails, posts, comments, and questions. It's a lot to navigate while creating these tutorials, filling product orders for shops, & keeping up with Nate. When you Google it, ask a friend, search for a YouTube tutorial, or help each other out in the Facebook Group, it really mean a lot to us. Thank you for your kindness when you do reach out for help. It goes a long way these days.
You are welcome to make this Journey to Nebula your own. Do what works for you, take the tips & guidance that work for you, and leave the rest. We're glad to have you here, however you choose to participate.


© Blog post written by Julie Herman
For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/

Journey to Nebula: A skill builder series

I’m hosting a sew along! It's called Journey to Nebula. Sign ups for it are now closed, but you can follow along on Instagram at @journey2nebula, and use the #journey2nebula to share your posts with us and be featured in our @journey2nebula stories. Plus! ++ Exclusive bonus content for everyone who signed up.
As the anticipation grows for the arrival of the Nebula Block of the Month quilt, I want to help you use this time to get comfortable with the tools and techniques that you'll put to work making Nebula in 2021. We'll sew together through the end of 2020 with a series of tutorials and patterns to get you all set up for Nebula. 
The goal is to help you familiarize yourself with using the Hex N More & Super Sidekick (or Sidekick) rulers, cutting, & piecing shapes from the rulers. We'll work through small, approachable patterns together so that when Nebula hits quilt shops in 2021 you are totally ready to get into it. We'll dedicate two weeks to each skill building pattern.

Other than the cost of the rulers, patterns, and materials, there is no additional cost to participate. Templates are included in all of the patterns and in the Nebula BOM. All of the patterns have full color directions. 
The projects that we'll make and when we'll make them are: Seaside, September 1 to September 14: We'll cut and piece diamonds from the Sidekick or Super Sidekick ruler.

Lucky Charm, September 15 to September 28: We'll cut and piece half hexagons from the Hex N More ruler.

Jawbreaker, September 29 to October 12: We'll work on strip piecing, then cut and piece triangles from the Hex N More, Sidekick, or Super Sidekick ruler.

Rock Candy, October 13 to October 26: We'll cut and piece diamonds and triangles from the Sidekick or Super Sidekick ruler. How the table topper is sewn together will demonstrate a similar approach used to sew together the Nebula quilt top.

Candy Dish, October 27 to November 9: We'll cut and piece hexagons and triangles from the Hex N More ruler.

Gazebo, November 10 to November 23: We'll cut and piece half hexagons and triangles from the Hex N More ruler. How the table topper is sewn together will demonstrate the same approaches used to sew together many of the blocks and the Nebula quilt top.

Exclusive Bonus Patterns - November 24 to December 7: We'll cut and piece triangles and half triangles with the Sidekick or Super Sidekick ruler. - December 8 to December 22: We'll cut and piece triangles and diamonds with the Sidekick or Super Sidekick ruler.
These patterns each offer dedicated focus with the rulers, shapes, and any sewing techniques mentioned. All patterns are rotary cut from fabric strips and machine pieced. They are precut friendly, using 5" squares or 2.5" strips, great for breaking into those precut bundles or stash busting. 

If you want everything to coordinate with Tula's True Colors that will be featured in Nebula Block of the Month, you'll want to get two 5" charm packs and one design roll of 2.5" strips, that will be enough for the feature fabrics in all of the patterns. 2 yards muslin and 8 yards of a variety of fabrics will cover the background, binding, and backing fabrics for everything. 
You'll be all set up with coordinating pillows, table toppers, and a table runner when you add the finished Nebula quilt to your home. Not to mention having the sewing skills and confidence to put the Nebula blocks and pattern together with ease.
Patterns and rulers are available from independent quilt shops. Ask the shop where you've signed up for the Nebula BOM if they'll be offering any Journey to Nebula patterns or packages. Sign up now to stay up to date with our Journey to Nebula progress, tricks, tips, and exclusive content only available via email to everyone who signs up. Can't wait to sew with you soon!
Post one of the "I'm In" images below to your Instagram account to be in the running for our first giveaway. Giveaways during the course of this program will include fabric, patterns and gift certificates to quilt shops. More details to come.

We hope you'll join us!

© Blog post written by Julie Herman
For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/

Nebula

Nebula is a block of the month quilt made with the Hex N More & Super Sidekick rulers, templates are included in the pattern. It will be available in early 2021 but ask your local quilt shop about ordering it now. This is a collaboration with FreeSpirit Fabrics and it features Tula Pink True Colors fabric line. Shops, reach out to your FreeSpirit rep about ordering Nebula kits & e-mail us if you have any questions.

Quilt Details 

Fabric is True Colors, Solids & HomeMade by Tula Pink

Pattern - Nebula, JBQ 178

Designed by me

Quilted by Teresa Silva of Quiltingismybliss.com

Started on 2/16/20

Finished on 4/25/20

Quilt measures - 97" x 96"

Sign up here to receive the monthly emails throughout the Nebula sew along.

The Nebula pattern will contain finishing directions for 3 sizes. Most shops will be offering the Queen size. For the Queen size you'll need 8 3/4 yards of 40" wide fabric for backing. Alternatively you can use 3 yards of 108" wide back.

The 18 blocks in Nebula are created using 74 Fat Eighths. The background fabric varies based on which size you are making. Details are below in the next 2 images.

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The Large Lap uses less background fabric than the Queen. If you sign up for the program you can use the additional fabric to create a scrappy quilt back or for another project.

For the Large Lap size you'll need 7 1/8 yards of 40" wide fabric for backing. Alternatively you can use 2 1/2 yards of 108" wide back.

The King size will require some additional fabric beyond the Queen size. Here are the details so you can plan ahead if this size interests you. Please note this shows the total fabrics needed.

For the King size you'll need 10 yards of 40" wide fabric for backing. Since the quilt is 108" tall it is not ideal to use a 108" wide back.

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Here are some more photos of my Nebula quilt hanging out here with me at home.

Nate took the quilt for a spin with his weekly photos.

He is back to earning his quilt inspector status.

This photo shows the Queen size quilt on a King bed.

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Here is a list of shops that are participating in Nebula. This list is not complete and will continue to be updated as we receive information from more participating shops.

Retailers, please email jaybirdquilts@gmail.com with the link to the program you're offering to be included on this list.

Online Only Shops

Bluegrass Stitches

Cat's Meow Quilt Shop

Elkhorn Quilt Company
Fat Quarter Shop

Harbor Cloth Shop

Hill Country Cotton

Hummingbird Lane Fabrics
Judy's Fab Stash

Made BeaYOUtiful Studios

My Favorite Quilt Store

Pasadena Fabric Company

Petting Fabric
Pink Door Fabrics

Pretty Little Quilt Shop

Quilting & Crafts by Mercer

Sew Lux Fabric
Strawberry Quiltcake
The Heart and Home Co.

The Fabric Candy Shoppe
The Trendy Little Geek

International Brick & Mortar Shops (Some also have online shopping)

2 Chicks & A Sewing Machine - Australia

Cynthia's Ark - Australia

Dragonfly Fabrics - Australia

Fabric Garden - Australia

Fabric Patch - Australia
Fabric Pixie - Australia
My Fabricology - Australia
Fifis Fabricology- Australia
Just Country Crafts - Australia
Kaela's Patch - Australia

Kate Quilts - Australia
Kellie's Heavenly Patchwork - Australia

Kornacraft Sewing Centre - Australia
Kraft Daze Sewing World- Australia

Palm Beach Quilting - Australia
Patchwork Plus - Australia

Picklemouse Corner - Australia

Quilty Desires - Australia

Red Heart Designs - Australia
Sew Fab - Australia
Sew Inn - Australia
Whatever Where-ever Craft - Australia
Widebacks - Australia

Addie's Creative Fabrics - Canada
Along Came Quilting - Canada 

Birdie and Dot Fabrics - Canada
East Coast Quilt Co. - Canada

Fabrications - Canada

Hyggeligt Fabrics - Canada
Kayda's Quiltworks - Canada

Lori's Country Cottage - Canada
Maker Savvy - Canada
My Two Hands - Canada
Nuts for Bolts - Canada

Purple Katz Quilting - Canada
Quiltessential Co. - Canada
Quilting from the Heart - Canada
Rose Cottage Quilt Shoppe - Canada
Stitch & Bobbin Quilt Shop - Canada
The Fabric Curator - Canada

Thimbles and Things - Canada
Tangled Blossoms - Canada
Watergirl Quilt Co. - Canada

Helene Juul Design - Denmark

Niemanns-Land - Germany
Quilt-Werkstatt an der Mühle (Quilt Workshop at the Mill) - Germany

Nanno Creative - Netherlands
Quiltboutique - Netherlands

Fox's Cottage Quilting & Wool - New Zealand
Kitz N Things - New Zealand
The Apple Basket - New Zealand

Lappemor - Norway

Classic Quilts & Quilting - Dubai, UAE

Cotton Patch - United Kingdom
Lovely Jubbly Fabrics - United Kingdom
Sew Hot - United Kingdom

Arthur Bales - South Africa

Quilt Nallerina - Sweden

Quilt Passion - Sweden


USA Brick & Mortar Shops (Some also have online shopping)

Alabama

Sweet Home Quilting

Arizona

35th Ave Sew & Vac
A Quilter's Oasis

Bernina Connection

Mad B's Quilt & Sew

The Quilt Basket

The Quilter's Market

Turquoise Threads

Arkansas
Cuttin Up Quilt Studio

The Stitchin' Post

California

Between Stitches

Breakwater Fabric

Cozy Quilt Shop

Easy Quilting Corner

Needlecraft Cottage

Old Town Quilt Shop

Pink Sand Beach Designs

Sew Simple
Sewing Escape
Superbuzzy
Wooden Gate Quilts

The Wright Fabric

Colorado

Hi Fashion Sewing & Quilt Shop

High Country Quilts

Connecticut
Colchester Mill Fabrics and Quilting

Cotton Candy Fabrics

Studio Q
The Yankee Quilter

Delaware
Serendipity Quilt Shop

Florida

Bee's Quilt Shop

Boutique 4 Quilters
Cinnamons Quilts

Cotton Patch
Oceans of Thread

Quilts and Lace
Stitcher's Quest
The Modern Sewist

Georgia
Country Barn Quilt Co.

Quilt 'N Fabric

Hawaii

Vicky's Fabrics

Idaho

Bluebird Quilt Studio

Idaho Sewing & Vacuum
JK Quilts

The Quilt Crossing

Sew in Stitches

Illinois
OSewpersonal

Quilt Addicts Anonymous
Quilting in the Valley

Sewing Concepts
The Sewing Studio

Indiana
Always In Stitches
Back Door Quilts

Clothesline Creations LLC
Crimson Tate

Iowa
Off the Rails Quilting

Woodside Quilting

Kansas

Stitch On

Kentucky

Among Friends Quilt & Sewing Center
Charlotte's Sew Natural

Thomas Sewing Center

Louisiana

Chateau Sew & Sew

MY Sewing Shoppe

Maine
Half Square Quilt Shop

Maryland

Spring Water Designs

Massachusetts

Appletree Fabrics Quilt Shop
Cambridge Quilt Shop

Michigan

Abbi May's Fabric Shop

Cousin's Quilt Shop

Lady Jane's Quilt Shop

Sew What!

Minnesota

Anderson Fabrics Quilt Shop

Eagle Creek Quilt Shop, Inc

Red Pine Quilt Shop

Sew Trendy

Missouri
Homestead Hearth
Merrily We Quilt Along
OSewpersonal

The Fabric Chic

Montana

Two Beans Quilts

Nebraska

Celtic Quilter 

Quilters Candy Shoppe

New Hampshire

Bits N' Pieces Quilt Shoppe

Four Pines Quilting

Portsmouth Fabric Company

New Jersey

Knotted Threads
Pennington Quilt Works

Stitch Adventure
The Quilt Spot

The Quilted Nest

New Mexico

Gathering Stitches

New York

Aurora Sewing Center
Chestnut Bay Quilting
Gotham Quilts

A Kaleidoscope of Quilts
Oh Sew Sally

Pins & Needles

Sew Creative
The Old Creamery Fabrics & Quilting
The Quilt Tree

North Carolina

BERNINA World of Sewing

Chapel Hill Quilting

New Bern Fabric Center

Quilts Like Crazy & Embroidery

Sew Much Fun!

North Dakota
Bismarck Sewing & Quilting
Designer Fabrics
Rae-Bon Sew & Quilt Shop
Sew On & Sew North

Ohio

From Past to Present Quilt Shop

Quilt Beginnings

Sew Creative Cottage

Sew Deja Vu

Stitches

The Polka Dot Pincushion

Oklahoma
Quilt N Bee

Quilter's Hideaway

Oregon
Bolts to Blocks

Country Corners Quilting

Mama Bears Quilt Shop

Sew Cute Quilting & Fabric Boutique

Pennsylvania

Angel Dreams Quilt Shop

Ladyfingers Sewing
The Fabric Center

Our Generations Quilt Shop

Rhode Island

Divines Fabric & Sewing Nook

South Carolina

Viking Sew 'N Quilt
The Wild and Wooly

BERNINA We're in Stitches

South Dakota

Coneflower Quilt Co.
Quilt Connection
The Pin Cushion

Tennessee
Mountain Creek Quilters

The Elkton Quilt Shop
The Fiberology Lab

Texas
A Quilter's Folly

Fiberworx Fabric Studio

It Seams to Be Sew
Katie B's Quilt Shop
Lone Star Quiltworks

Poppy's Quilt n Sew

Quilt Among Friends

The Quilt Ranch

The Quilted Cowgirl

Sew It Fabulous

Sew Vac City
Stitchin' Heaven
Threaded Lines

Utah

My Girlfriend's Quilt Shoppe
Quilter's Lodge
Village Dry Goods

Vermont

A Quilter’s Garden

Waterwheel House Quilt Shop
Yankee Pride Quilts

Virginia

Sunshine Quilt Corner

Quilting Adventures

Washington

Bigfoot Quilts
BrewStitched Fabrics
Quilting Mayhem
The Quilting Fairy
The Quilter's Cafe

Stash

Wisconsin
Fox Cities Quilt Co.

Sew Much More

Something Quilty
Olive Juice Quilts

Retailers, please email jaybirdquilts@gmail.com with the link to the program you're offering to be included on this list.

© Blog post written by Julie Herman
For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/This is a list of some stores that carry my patterns and rulers. Many stores are not listed. We advise calling stores first to see if they have what you want in stock.