Mini Stereo

The second of my new mini patterns to share with you is Mini Stereo!

Quilt Details 

Fabric is Kona Solids by Robert Kaufman Fabrics

Pattern - Mini Stereo, JBQ 157

Designed by me

Quilted by Angela Walters

Started on 8/6/15

Finished on 9/5/15

Mini Quilt measures - 14" x 18"

Mini Stereo is also made with a charm pack. I used the charm pack of my designer palette that I put together for Robert Kaufman. 

Mini Stereo is the second mini to feature the Sidekick Ruler. (It can also be made with the Super Sidekick Ruler. Click the links to the rulers to see the video tutorials on how to use them.) She was inspired by her big sister pattern, Stereo.

At first the wind wasn't cooperating during the cover photo shoot!

Then the sun went behind clouds & made the quilt look dark.

Eventually the lighting was ideal.

Single-fold binding made for a quick finish.

The sun came out for a bit & really helped to show off Angela's quilting.

I pieced the back with matching scraps that I had laying around the studio + my spoonflower label.

The pattern is printed in full color, and it includes templates. Plus there's no Y seams!

Mini Stereo will ship to shops in early November. Be sure to share your Mini Stereo quilts on social media using #JaybirdMini. I can't wait to see what you make!

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

Mini Giggles

I'm excited to start showing you my new patterns!! First up is Mini Giggles!

Mini Giggles White Details 

Fabric is Kona Solids by Robert Kaufman Fabrics

Pattern - Mini Giggles, JBQ 156

Designed by me

Quilted by Angela Walters

Started on 7/25/15

Finished on 9/25/15

Mini Quilt measures - 16½" x 18"

Mini Giggles Blue Details 

Fabric is Kona Solids by Robert Kaufman Fabrics

Pattern - Mini Giggles, JBQ 156

Designed by me

Quilted by Angela Walters

Started on 7/24/15

Finished on 9/25/15

Mini Quilt measures - 16½" x 18"

Mini Giggles is made with a charm pack. I used the charm pack of my designer palette that I put together for Robert Kaufman. 

Mini Giggles is the first mini to feature the Sidekick Ruler (click the link to the ruler to see the video tutorial on how to use it). She was inspired by her big sister pattern, Giggles.

I originally thought I'd put the blue mini on the cover so I took a lot more photos of the blue one than I did the white one.

If I could have made a horizontal pattern cover I would have used this photo!

Single-fold binding made for a quick finish.

It cracks me up that I didn't notice my pink bag in this photo when I took it!! That bag holds all my clothespins, clips, strings and tricks!!

I really like how this photo shows off the quilting that Angela did on the mini.

Here are the pieced backs with my labels.

The pattern is printed in full color, and it includes templates. Plus there's no Y seams!

Mini Giggles will ship to shops in early November. Be sure to share your Mini Giggles quilts on social media using #JaybirdMini. I can't wait to see what you make!

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

Tula Pink Eden Stereo Quilt + a Fat Quarter Giveaway

I've got something fun to share with you today, check out this Stereo Quilt I made using Tula Pink's newest fabric line, Eden. I also used fabrics from Tula Pink's True Colors collection. You can get the PDF quilt pattern here.

After some plotting and planning the layout and where I wanted each block to go, I started chain piecing.

There was a lot of fussy cutting that happened to make this quilt.

And there was even more fussy cutting. If you choose to make a Stereo quilt like this, you'll probably be best cutting from yardage or fat quarters rather than using the 10" squares that are the fabric requirements to make Stereo.

Perfect points matching up makes me happy.

The finished quilt top:

I used Tula Pink's Free Fall to back the quilt. Normally, I don't pre-wash my fabrics. Since this was one big piece of red fabric, I did pre-wash with Soak before I sent it off to be quilted.

I'm going to bind it in the grey lazy stripe from Tula Pink's True Colors collection.

Here it is as soon as it came home from the quilting spa, after Angela Walters worked her magic on it:

Tula Pink Free Fall was a perfect choice for the back.

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Want to make a lap size Stereo like mine? Here is what you will need. Please note that this is more than the 65 - 10" Squares listed on the pattern because of the creative fabric placement. I suggest getting FQs, 1/3 Yard cuts or 1/2 Yards cuts to do fussy cutting if you desire.

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Ready for a giveaway? One lucky winner will receive this Eden Fat Quarter bundle + my Stereo pattern.

The Rules

1. Leave ONE comment to enter. Make sure your contact info is in your profile or that you leave it in the comment.

2. In your comment tell us what project you are most looking forward to making using Eden.

3. Comment entries must be left on this blog, www.jaybirdquilts.com, to be valid. Comments sent via E-mail, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any other social media will not be counted.

4. Simple as that!!

You have till 5PM PST on Tuesday,  September 8th to enter. 

Winner will be selected by 

True Random Number Generator.

Good luck + thanks for stopping by today!

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

Look What You Can Make with my Kona Designer Series bundles + a Giveaway!

I've got a special treat for all of the fans of my Kona Cotton wedding  colors, you can now purchase Kona Cotton pre-cut bundles in the blues & greens that inspired our wedding palette! 

Here are the colors you'll find in my Kona Designer Series bundles:

My Kona Designer Series bundles come in these pre-cuts:

Fat Quarters (approx 18" x 21")

Charm Squares (5" x 5")

Roll-Ups (2.5" x 42" approx)

Ten Squares (10" x 10")

I made these projects to give you some ideas of how these colors play with my patterns. These Rock Candy table toppers are made with the Charm Squares and my Sidekick Ruler. Both of them were quilted by Angela Walters of Quilting is My Therapy. The background & binding fabric on this one is Kona Celestial.

The background & binding fabric here is Kona Cypress:

This lap size Science Fair quilt is made with my Hex N More ruler, it's Roll Up friendly & made with Kona Pistachio as the background fabric. The binding is Kona Celestial. This was quilted by Angela Walters.

This is a lap size Stereo Quilt that is made with my Super Sidekick ruler & it's Ten Square friendly. The binding on this quilt is Kona Jade Green and it was quilted by Angela.

This lap size Splash quilt was made with my Hex N More ruler and it's Fat Quarter friendly. The binding is Kona Celestial, my tutorial on how to bind 120-degree angles is helpful to reference for binding this quilt and it was quilted by Angela.

I also made this twin size Night Sky quilt with my Sidekick Ruler and the Fat Quarter Bundle. The background & binding fabric is Kona Storm. It was also quilted by Angela.

You can find the fat quarter bundle and roll up at Hawthorne Threads. The charm squares and ten squares will be available soon.

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Ready for a giveaway? One lucky winner will receive my Fat Quarter bundle + my Splash pattern.

The Rules

1. Leave ONE comment to enter. Make sure your contact info is in your profile or that you leave it in the comment.

2. In your comment tell us about which Kona cotton color from the bundle is your favorite of the bunch.

3. Comment entries must be left on this blog, www.jaybirdquilts.com, to be valid. Comments sent via E-mail, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any other social media will not be counted.

4. Simple as that!!

You have till 5PM PST on Monday,  August 24th to enter. 

Winner will be selected by 

True Random Number Generator.

Good luck + thanks for stopping by today!

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