Showing posts with label Alphabet Soup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alphabet Soup. Show all posts

Friday, March 3, 2023

Alphabet Soup Sew Along


We’re kicking off a new sew along. Julie will guide you through her approach to making the letters, numbers, & projects from the book Alphabet Soup using the Hex N More & Super Sidekick rulers, and the new Jaybird Quilts Fussy Cut Shapes! The Fussy Cut Shapes are optional for the sew along and all of them are put to work to make Alphabet Soup. 

Sign up here to join us for the sew along. Sew along emails will have the links to the video tutorials as they’re available, sew along worksheets, giveaways and prizes, and discounts to quilt shops exclusively for sew along participants.


Here's the sew along schedule:
March 28, Video 1: Book overview & the sew along worksheets
March 31, Video 2: Fabric selection
April 4, Video 3: Cutting shapes for the blocks
April 7, Video 4: Basic sewing for putting the blocks together
April 11, Video 5: Monogram Pillow
April 14, Video 6: Block spacers for multi-block projects
April 18, Video 7: Name Quilt
April 21, Video 8: Baby Quilt
April 25, Video 9: Live Q&A wrap up
The links to the participating shops below will take you to their curated kits or the Alphabet Soup book to purchase to participate. We will continue to add shops to this list, so be sure to refresh your browser to see any new shops that many have been added to the list:

Fabric Sanity: Texas (online only) Alphabet Soup

Hummingbird Lane Fabrics: Arizona (online & in-store) Sew Along Kits

Threaded Lines Quilt Shop: Texas (online & in-store) Sew Along Kits

Perfectly Pink Quilt Studio: Ohio (in-store) Sew Along Kits

Idaho Sewing & Vacuum: Idaho (online & in-store) Sew Along Kits

Purple Katz Quilting: Alberta, Canada (online only) Sew Along Kits

Quilting By Design: Ontario, Canada (online & in-store) Alphabet Soup

Nanno Creative: Gelderland, Netherlands (online & in-store) Alphabet Soup

Old Town Quilt Shop: California (online & in-store) Alphabet Soup

Sew On & Sew North: North Dakota (online & in-store) Alphabet Soup

Pins and Needles: New York (online & in-store) Alphabet Soup

Stitch Fabric Company: Ohio (online only) Alphabet Soup


**ATTENTION SHOPS** If you'd like us to add a link to your shop’s kits or books, please fill out this form.
The sew along will cover fabric selection, cutting shapes for the blocks, block spacers for multi-block projects, and three Alphabet Soup projects: Monogram Pillow, Name Quilt, & the Baby Quilt.  For the Baby Quilt, we'll be featuring the CUT PIN SEW MAKE QUILT design shown below. 

When you can make these projects, you’ll be able to make any Alphabet Soup project you can dream up with confidence. Sign up here to join us for the sew along.

Sign up here to receive the sew along emails, sew along worksheets, exclusive quilt shop discount codes, & giveaways. We're looking forward to sewing with you soon!



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

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

JOY Table Runner Sew Along


We're hosting an Alphabet Soup sew along in early 2023, and as a warm up for it we're hosting the JOY Table Runner Sew Along in October 2022. 
 
Spruce up the holiday tablescape with a JOY table runner from the Alphabet Soup book. I will guide you through making this table runner in preparation for the upcoming holiday season & to get ready for the 2023 Alphabet Soup Sew Along! Sign up here to join us!


JOY Table Runner made by Julie Kentner 
with Nicholas fabric by J Weckler Frisch for Riley Blake Designs.


Alphabet Soup blocks and projects are made with the Hex N More & Super Sidekick rulers. 
 
The Alphabet Soup book is NOT required for the JOY table runner sew along. This is your opportunity to test drive the letter patterns before buying the book. JOY Sew Along Worksheets are provided to you in the sew along Welcome email along with deals & discounts from participating quilt shops exclusively for sew along participants! Sign up here to receive the sew along emails.
 
Cutting templates are not provided in the worksheets. You will need the rulers to make the table runner following the sew along worksheets & video tutorials.
 
The book will be required for the 2023 Alphabet Soup Sew Along.

JOY Table Runners by the San Diego Modern Quilt Guild 



Sign up here to receive the sew along emails. Emails will have the links to the video tutorials as they’re available, table runner directions, giveaways and prizes, and discounts to quilt shops exclusively for sew along participants.

Sew along schedule:
October 7: YouTube LIVE Q&A
Video 1, October 11: Letter J 
Video 2, October 14: Letter O
Video 3, October 18: Letter Y
Video 4, October 21: Sew runner & more LIVE on YouTube


JOY Table Runner Kits from Clothesline Creations

The links to the participating shops below will take you to their curated kits or the book to purchase to participate. We will continue to add shops to this list, so be sure to refresh your browser to see any new shops that many have been added to the list:

Australia


Canada


Netherlands

United States

North Dakota: Sew On & Sew North
Ohio: Perfectly Pink Quilt Studio
California: Old Town Quilt Shop


**ATTENTION SHOPS** If you'd like us to add a link to your shop’s kits or book, please fill out this form.


JOY Table Runners by the San Diego Modern Quilt Guild 

Share this image on social media to let everyone know that you're sewing along with us!


Sign up here to receive the sew along emails for access to the table runner directions, exclusive quilt shop discount codes, & giveaways. We're looking forward to sewing with you soon!



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

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Alphabet Soup Bonus Pattern: Name Quilt

I have a new free bonus pattern that features the letters found in Alphabet Soup. This baby quilt has a name strip and a large area to feature a big print that you don't want to cut up. Wide backs are great for this project. This quilt comes together quickly since it only needs a few few letter blocks to bring it together.

I've made it twice already and I have a third in the works. This one featuring Tula Pink's Monkey Wrench is for my son, Nate.

Quilt Details 
Fabric is Monkey Wrench by Tula Pink
Pattern - Bonus Name Quilt
Designed by me
Started on 5/2/19
Finished on 5/11/19
Quilt measures -  50" x 50" 





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This quilt is for baby Zak who was just born in June.


Quilt Details 
Fabric is Kona Cotton & Urban Zoologie by Ann Kelle, both for Robert Kaufman
Pattern - Bonus Name Quilt
Designed by me
Quilted by me
Started on 4/25/19
Finished on 5/4/19
Quilt measures -  50" x 50" 



The free bonus pattern is available now by filling out your information below. Click "Bonus Projects" to get this quilt pattern sent to your email. Ask for Alphabet Soup at your local quilt shop.




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

Friday, November 9, 2018

Quilts for Nathan

I made LOTS of quilts for Nathan and wanted to document all of them in one place. Below are the photos and stories behind each of the quilts I made for him.

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In March 2018 we announced on social media that we were expecting using these BABY letters I made from Alphabet Soup.

Photo by Honey Photographs

Letter Tile Details
 
Fabric is Tula Pink - Flutterby, Eden & Spirit Animal
Designed by me
Quilted by Teresa Silva
Started on 2/13/18
Finished on 3/16/18 


I showed the letters in better detail on top of this August Stars quilt.


This August Stars quilt was actually the first quilt I made with our future baby in mind. I started it back in the fall of 2016 when we decided to start trying for a baby.


Quilt Details 
Fabric is Hushabye by Tula Pink
Designed by me
Quilted by Teresa Silva
Started on 11/28/16
Finished on 7/31/17 

I had just enough of this very hard to find owl print for 3 columns on the back. I made the rest of the quilt back scrappy with other Hushabye leftovers.

Here is a detail shot of the quilting.

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We decided on a boy and a girl name pretty early on. Even though we were waiting till delivery to find out, that didn't stop me from starting to make personalized things. I made 2 pillows, one for the first initial of each of the names. Here is Nate's pillow. (The other one is tucked away for safe keeping.)

Pillow Details 
Fabric is Tula Pink - Flutterby, Eden & Spirit Animal
Designed by me
Quilted by Teresa Silva
Started on 2/8/18
Finished on 7/30/18 

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I knew I wanted number blocks to use for monthly photos, so I picked some grey remix prints from my stash and started working on them.

Number Tile Details 
Fabric is Remix by Ann Kelle for Robert Kaufman
Designed by me
Quilted by Teresa Silva
Started on 5/9/18
Finished on 7/16/18



I use each tile in a monthly photo with Nathan.

... and then I hang each finished Alphabet Soup tile up on the wall for that month on an Ackfeld Wire frame.


I also made numbers to represent his birthday & finished the banner after he was born.

Quilt Details 
Fabric is Remix by Ann Kelle for Robert Kaufman
Designed by me
Quilted by Teresa Silva
Started on 5/9/18
Finished on 11/4/18
Quilt measures - 18" x 32"

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This is the first quilt I started for the baby after finding out I was pregnant. I was pretty sick the first few months, so I started working on this once I felt better.


Quilt Details
 
Fabric is assorted Ann Kelle for Robert Kaufman
(Space Explorers, Remix, Penned Pals, Flannel Penned Pals)
Pattern - Giggles, JBQ 133
Designed by me
Quilted by Teresa Silva
Started on 3/20/18
Finished on 6/6/18
Quilt measures - 40" x 44"


The back is all flannel other than the small mint section. That way it is nice and extra cuddly!


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This is the second quilt I started for the baby. 


Quilt Details
 
Fabric is assorted Ann Kelle for Robert Kaufman
(Space Explorers, Remix, Penned Pals, Flannel Penned Pals)
Designed by me
Quilted by Teresa Silva
Started on 4/10/18
Finished on 7/25/18
Quilt measures - 62" x 60"





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 ...and the third. Clearly I was in love with the fabrics by now!!


Quilt Details
 
Fabric is assorted Ann Kelle for Robert Kaufman
(Space Explorers, Remix, Penned Pals, Flannel Penned Pals)
Designed by me
Quilted by Teresa Silva
Started on 6/7/18
Finished on 7/25/18
Quilt measures - 42" x 56"




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I loved the fabrics so much that I even made a few garlands that were used as decor for my baby shower. They are so cute that I haven't taken them down!!


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The 4th quilt I made for Nathan in the same fabrics is the cover quilt from my new pattern Ribbon Candy. I was inspired to design this quilt during my pregnancy. I also made tiles that spell out NATHAN and had them hanging up in the hospital. Since I didn't know if I was having a boy or a girl... I actually had 2 sets of name tiles ready to go!

3 Color Quilt Details
 
Pattern - Ribbon Candy, JBQ 176
Designed by me
Quilted by Teresa Silva
Started on 6/11/18
Finished on 7/30/18
Quilt measures - 48" x 60" Youth Size



I backed it with this cute print!

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The last quilt I made for Nathan I finished just 2 days before he was born. I had 2 weeks left till my due date and was going a bit stir crazy since everything else was done. Here I am basting the quilt early on Tuesday August 7th. This is one of the last photos of my baby bump!

I really wanted to take the quilt to the hospital with us, but it had just been finished and wasn't washed yet. So like any other crazy person in labor at 3AM... I told my husband to toss it in the washer ASAP. It came out of the dryer just in time for us to leave for the hospital. Here is Nate on the quilt at just one day old.


Circle Quilt Details 
Fabric is Flannel Penned Pals by Ann Kelle for Robert Kaufman
Designed by me
Quilted by me
Started on 6/6/18
Finished on 8/7/18
Quilt measures - 52" across


We also took the quilt to Nathan's newborn photo shoot. Here he is at 5 days old. I can't believe how tiny he was back then!
Photo by Kinda Arzon

And here is Nate when he almost 2 weeks old hanging out on the quilt. The super soft flannel makes it a favorite of his!
It's been quite the journey to get here, and I love that quilts have been a part of process the entire way. Thanks for all of your kindness & support through it all!



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