Jaybird Quilts

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Nebula Block of the Month - Block 4

Welcome to Block 4 of the Nebula Block of the Month sew along. In the Block 4 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.

Pay close attention to the fabric alignment of the cutting diagrams in the pattern when it comes to cutting the hexagon pieces for this block. Also, the order of the A & B coral fabrics on the back cover of the block directions is reversed from how the block is presented on the front cover of the block directions.

- Cutting video: Cutting for Block 4 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 3 is similar to piecing for Candy Dish

- 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.

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.

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.

Friday, March 5, 2021

COMING SOON from Jaybird Quilts! Quilts for Baby & Beyond 🍼👶

I'm very excited today to announce my brand new book,

Quilts for Baby & Beyond

Quilts for Baby & Beyond has patterns for 9 quilts & 3 pillows, all made with the Super Sidekick ruler & no Y seams!! Books will be available on May 5th. Ask for a pre-order from your favorite quilt shop!

About Quilts for Baby & Beyond

Create bold quilts featuring triangles, diamonds, stars & more to bring joy to babies, toddlers, & adults alike!

Quilts for Baby & Beyond includes patterns for 9 quilts and 3 pillows. Each was designed to serve a specific purpose for baby or caregivers.

- Watch Me Grow makes a perfect backdrop for monthly or milestone photographs.

- Tummy Time All Star is the ideal size and shape for floor playtime.

- Rookie of the Year is round to avoid dragging edges when used in a stroller.

All 12 designs are created by rotary cutting fabric strips using the Super Sidekick Ruler and with no Y seams!

Quilts for Baby & Beyond serves as a primer for the quilter who is new to or looking to perfect sewing with diamonds and triangles. It’s filled with full color photos and diagrams of my tips and tricks for cutting accuracy, matching points, and beautiful binding. This book has the step by step instructions to help make quilts with 60-degree angles come together with ease.

Join me @jaybirdquilts on Facebook or Instagram Tuesday, March 16, 10am Pacific time, for a Quilts for Baby & Beyond quilt preview party to see all of the quilts featured in the book.

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Nebula Block of the Month - Block 3

Welcome to Block 3 of the Nebula Block of the Month sew along. In the Block 3 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.

- Cutting video: Cutting for Block 3 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 3 is similar to piecing for Gazebo

- Piecing alignment tip: This alignment tip will be helpful for sewing the rows together -

- 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.

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.

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

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

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.

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.

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

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

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.

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.

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

Monday, November 9, 2020

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 were 2 exclusive bonus patterns that were sent via email. [Sign ups are now closed.] You had to be signed up for the Journey to receive them. The last day to sign up was 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 ups are now closed.]

Here's a peek at the bonus 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 bonus 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.

Monday, November 2, 2020

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

Thursday, September 10, 2020

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.