Nebula Finishing & Bonus Pillow

In the Nebula Finishing video Julie discusses finishing your Nebula quilt, including ideas for quilting, cutting bias binding strips, & demonstrates how to bind the quilt.

And then you can put your Nebula scraps to work to make the Super Star Bonus Pillow from the Nebula pattern. Julie guides you through making the pillow in this video.

Thank you so much for joining us in making the Nebula Block of Month quilt! We'd love to see what you made. Be sure to include the hashtag #NebulaQuilt in your social media posts so we can see your Nebula quilt.

We've got more sew along fun planned for 2022! Be sure to sign up for my sew along announcements here so that you'll be the first to find out about what we'll sewing together.

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

Nebula Block of the Month - Background

The Month 10 background tutorial for Nebula is a 2 part series. 

Part 1: Julie reviews the size options for the quilt (now is the time to commit to which size you're making!), the fabric options you can use to make the background, cutting directions for the shapes in the background, & how to piece the background units & blocks together.  

Part 2: Features Julie sewing the quilt top sections + the quilt top.

Additional Background Construction Tips: 

 -Cutting video: Cutting for the Background is done with the Super Sidekick ruler, or the Sidekick. 

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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Looking for a project to help you use up your Nebula scraps?? Join us for the Rock Candy sew along in October & November.

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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 8 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 9

Welcome to Block 9 of the  Nebula Block of the Month sew along. In the Block 9 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 videos: Cutting for Block 9 is done with the Super Sidekick ruler or the Sidekick ruler or the Hex N More ruler.

-Piecing video: Piecing the Jawbreaker triangles together is similar to piecing the units in Block 9 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.

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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 8 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 8

Welcome to Block 8 of the  Nebula Block of the Month sew along. In the Block 8 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 videos: Cutting for Block 8 is done with the Super Sidekick ruler or the Sidekick ruler.

-Piecing video: Piecing the units of Block 8 is similar to piecing for Rock Candy. 

-Piecing video: Piecing the Jawbreaker triangles together is similar to piecing the units in Block 8 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.

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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.

--

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 8 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 7

Welcome to Block 7 of the  Nebula Block of the Month sew along. In the Block 7 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 videos: Cutting for Block 7 is done with the Super Sidekick ruler or the Sidekick ruler.

-Piecing video: Piecing for the first unit of Block 7 is similar to piecing for the Gemstones pieced diamonds. 

-Piecing video: I say Rock Candy in the video but this segment of Gemstones piecing is a better visual.

-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 8 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 6

Welcome to Block 6 of the  Nebula Block of the Month sew along. In the Block 6 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 videos: Cutting for Block 6 is done with the Hex N More ruler & the Super Sidekick ruler or the Sidekick ruler.

-Piecing video: Piecing for the first unit of Block 6 is similar to piecing for Gazebo.
-Piecing video: Piecing for the second unit of Block 6 is similar to piecing for Candy Dish.
-Piecing video: Piecing the block together is similar to putting Rock Candy together.
-Piecing video: Piecing the Jawbreaker triangles together is similar to piecing the units in Block 6 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.

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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.

--

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 8 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 5

Welcome to Block 5 of the  Nebula Block of the Month sew along. In the Block 5 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.

 

-Sewing strip sets

-Cutting video: Cutting for Block 5 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 5 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.

--

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/