Arcade Game

I'm VERY excited to show you Arcade Game!

With Arcade Game you can make cubes without Y seams!! All you need are some Fat Quarters and a Sidekick Ruler (click the link to the ruler to see the video tutorial on how to use it).

You can get the PDF quilt pattern here.

Quilt Details 

Fabric is Kona Solids by Robert Kaufman

Pattern - Arcade Game, JBQ 155

Designed by me

Quilted by Angela Walters

Started on 8/25/15

Finished on 9/6/15

Quilt measures - 48" x 65"

I know I shouldn't pick favorites... but right now this is one of my favorite quilts!

I worked with Robert Kaufman to put a FQ bundle together of the Kona Cotton fabrics I used to create Arcade Game.

Here are the colors!

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Ready for some outtakes from our cover photo shoot? Lawrence & I took this quilt with us on vacation to Hawaii & ended up taking more than 200 photos!! 

We battled the wind for a while.

We went in search of other locations.

The wind was calmer here, but still not just right...

Off to continue the search...

This is the spot! I needed to get closer so I balanced on of of the rocks in the middle of the stream!

Yup this is the spot!! (Check out my tutorial on how to bind quilts with 120-degree angles to finish this quilt.)

Here is the back of the quilt. I used scraps from the front to make my label strip in my pieced quilt back. The black fabric really lets Angela's quilting shine.

This photo really shows off Angela's quilting.

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

It comes in 4 sizes: baby, lap, twin & king.

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

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

Mini Splash

It's time for more new patterns to share. Today is all about Mini Splash! Mini Splash is the third of my latest release of mini patterns, and the 12th mini in my pattern line. Now you can make a mini Jaybird Quilt every month of the year!!!

Quilt Details 

Fabric is Kona Solids by Robert Kaufman Fabrics

Pattern - Mini Splash, JBQ 158

Designed by me

Quilted by Angela Walters

Started on 7/28/15

Finished on 9/16/15

Mini Quilt measures - 12½" x 15½"

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

Mini Splash is made using the Mini Hex N More Ruler. (It can also be made with the Hex N More 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, Splash.

Angela quilted curved petal shapes and linear designs to create movement and draw your eye across the quilt.

Single-fold binding makes the angles on the sides easier to finish.

I love this photo & almost used it on the cover. The busy background made a fun photo, but it wasn't easy to see the name of the pattern.

I pieced the back with strips of matching scraps that I had in the studio + my spoonflower label.

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

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

Which one of the 3 newest minis is your favorite? Mini Splash, Mini Stereo or Mini Giggles? Tell us all about it in the comments.

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

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/