Let’s Bake Sew Along Quilt – Join Us to make this quilt!
Learn how to quilt, sew, applique, embroidery, chicken scratch on gingham, cut fabric while sewalonging for the Let’s Bake Quilt designed by Lori Holt of Bee In My Bonnet!
I will be using Lori Holt’s newest fabric collection Bake Sale 2 to make the quilt! But don’t forget that you can use all your favorite fabrics in your stash! Here is the Let’s Bake Sew Along Schedule! Remember if you get behind you can easily catch up!
Here is the list of ingredients or supplies one would need for the Let’s Bake Sew Along Quilt. Remember you can always make substitutions!
The Cozy Christmas Candy Cane Block is an appliqué of only two pieces! This is a simple block but looks incredible!
If you haven’t started, it’s never too late, you can download the Cozy Christmas Sew Along Free Quilt Pattern just click here or on the image below. We have 3 – Cozy Christmas Fat Quarter Bundles in inventory at Stitches Quilting that are on sale for an unbelievable price….
For this block, you only need to use the Cozy Christmas Sew Simple Shape B-16. You can see I’ve laid out my darling Gingher Embroidery Scissors! I sure love using these. I have organized all my needed supplies in the Cozy Tins. I also have appreciated stitching everything together with the White Aurifil Thread. I find the Clover Point to Point Turner tool extremely helpful making these appliqué shapes.
It is very important to trace the B-16 Candy Cane template on the Pellon Sew In Interfacing once right side up and the other one upside down. Cut out the shapes and align them with your fabric of choice. I decided to use Tasha Noel’s Pixie Noel with Riley Blake Designs for my quilt combined with Riley Blake Basic Fabrics. With the Candy Canes, I used a stripe that is offset on the diagonal.
Important TIP: After stitching the interfacing to fabric but before turning it inside out, be sure to snipe with a small pair of scissors around the curved edges of the candy canes. This will give you a nice smooth edge to the candy canes. This an example of where I would snip the fabric to get nicely turned edges. Press after turning inside out.
I stitched the candy canes with the Pellon interfacing using just white thread. I also used the white thread to attach the candy canes with the stripes to the 7 inch block of Aqua Snow background fabric after pinning in place with the tiny embroidery pins. Here is my block with the candy canes stitched on. I have printed out the Lori Holt pattern and refer to it for instructions.
Now I am sewing on my White on White Riley Blake Basic print sashing fabric, starting with the left and right at 6.5 inch strips then top and bottom with 8.5 inch strips. Press nicely and then square up the block.
I’m now laying out my accenting blocks to frame these candy canes. I’m using the 18 inch design board to help me keep everything in place. There is one half square triangle that I need to turn, can you find it! My sweet puppy Diego is chilling next to my design board and I think he approves. 🙂 Piece together your block combinations.
I always sew on the left and right sides before sewing on the top and bottom.
The picture above is an informal way to show you how I make my points match up. Where the stitch lines all come together is where you are going to stitch across with your 1/4 inch seam.
Here is the finished block! Just love it! I can’t believe we only have two more blocks to go! I’m starting to sash mine together. I’ll write another blog post about that!
Let me know if you have any questions! I’d be more than willing to do a tutorial on anything!
Here is my finished Cozy Christmas Gingerbread Man Block. Remember I am using Tasha Noel’s Pixie Noel Fabric Collection. Everyone else is mainly using Lori Holt Cozy Christmas Fabric Collection with the Free Pattern she designed that you can download here.
This video tutorial goes step by step through the entire process of creating your Gingerbread Man and appliqueing him down to the background fabric.
This Gingerbread Man is created and ready to have his background block squared up. This is an important step as the fabric shifts and pulls when you applique him to the block.
The block is now squared up to 6.5 inches square. Let’s attach the sashing strips using the left and right side first and then the top and bottom sashing strips.
With the sashing strips attached, now it is time to pull out your 18 inch design board and start laying out fabrics to balance color and pattern in the outside blocks. Here is what my brainstorming looks like before stitching the blocks.
I’ve stitched all the blocks together and added them to the Cozy Christmas Gingerbread Man and now it is time to square up the block to 12.5 inches.
Here is my finished block displayed on my Grandmother’s rocking chair that she used to nurse each of her children in! I love this Cozy Christmas Gingerbread Man Block and everything vintage. Isn’t it fun to make a Gingerbread Man that isn’t going to be eaten up so quickly. I thought this block was easier to make than the others. What do you think? Do you think you have enough extra fabrics to make extra of him for gifts to give around the holiday season?
Can’t wait to hear from all of you and see your blocks!
It’s time for a Cozy Christmas Sew Along Giveaway!
Do you just love Lori Holt at Bee In My Bonnet? She has a great following and has developed just incredible products to help with the creative process.
I thought it would be a terrible about of fun to add a giveaway to the Cozy Christmas Sew Along! If you haven’t started it yet but want, or a little behind, may this motivate you to get back into your creative groove!
There are so many great products that Lori Holt has made AND…. soooo let’s have a giveaway with some of these irresistible items!
What included in the giveaway and how does it work?
NOW!!!! For me a giveaway is never fun if you don’t share it with a friend. So whatever friend you recommend to participate in the giveaway will win some things too! I can’t just give all these great items to one person! We have to share don’t we? So your friend won’t win the grand prize but I will have her select three items that she would like too! Isn’t this just a lot of fun?
How does the giveaway work?
You can enter the giveaway below by commenting and then sharing this post on social media or email to a friend use the hashtag #stitchesquiltinggiveaway so I can find it! Just let me know how you shared it below.
You can enter the giveaway on Stitches Quilting Instagram Account by following Stitches Quilting, liking the giveaway post and commenting on the post recommending it to a friend. You can also repost the giveaway image to your Instagram account for extra entries. Be sure to use the hashtag #stitchesquiltinggiveaway so I can find it!
Remember if you still have time to join us for the Lori Holt Christmas Sew Along. The blocks are easy to put together and very fulfilling. I can’t wait to snuggle with my Cozy Christmas Quilt by the fireplace and lighted tree with family around and a warm hot cocoa in my hand. Are you making your quilt for yourself or another? Are you making your quilt from unique fabric? What is your favorite block that you can’t wait to make? Or what is your favorite Lori Holt Notion to use? I’m loving her new double sided Cute Cuts Cutting Mats.
You will notice on my block that I am not using Lori Holt’s Cozy Christmas Fabric with the Cozy Christmas pattern – I’ll actually using Tasha Noel’s Pixie Noel Fabric Collection along with Riley Blake basics. So if you didn’t buy the quilt kit don’t worry because I have seen gorgeous blocks being made using lots of different fabrics. Search Facebook or Instagram using the hashtag #Cozy ChristmasSewAlong to find other people making the blocks.
Well have fun with the Giveaway and Inspiring each other to stitch away!
Crushing over this Cozy Christmas Tree Block with Pixie Noel Fabrics
Like many of you out there, I’m participating in the Cozy Christmas Sew Along with Lori Holt of Bee In My Bonnet. If you haven’t started, it’s never too late, you can download the Cozy Christmas Sew Along Free Quilt Pattern just click here or on the image below. The blocks are actually very simple to make and certainly does not take a week to create each block. If you haven’t appliqued below and want to learn this is an excellent project to start out with all the help available you can learn it and have your quilt looking just like this in no time.
Riley Blake Fabrics and Lori Holt asked that I use a different Riley Blake Fabric other than Lori Holt’s Cozy Christmas Fabric Collection! I choose Pixie Noel by Tasha Noel Christmas Fabric Collection and I have to say I am just crushing over this combination! I love the artwork by Tasha Noel with the Whimsical Boy and Girl Christmas Pixies. There are bunnies and deer, vintage Christmas trees, birds, stockings, roses and more!
Isn’t this Cozy Christmas Tree Block DARLING? When sewing with Lori Holt’s Cozy Christmas free pattern it has been a challenge to switch up the fabrics and use something different. So far I am just in love with the first three blocks! I will make all 12 Cozy Christmas blocks for a whole quilt with Tasha Noel’s Pixie Noel Fabrics and Riley Blake Basics.
Planning out my tree, I decided to use Tasha Noel’s darling green kissing bunny fabric on the tree. I used the Cozy Christmas Templates B-1, B-14 and B-15. The templates are so easy to use just tracing them out on the Pellon and then stitching along the line with your desired fabric. I also used Lori Holt’s Happy Colors Thread to applique the Tree to the block. Tasha Noel’s light blue snow print from Pixie Noel is the background of my 12 blocks. With the Cozy Christmas Quilt Pattern being free the only thing you need to purchase is a set of Cozy Christmas Templates AND they are on sale at Stitches Quilting for $26.95 instead of $32.95.
I also loved using Lori’s 10 Inch Design Boards for the inner part of the block and then the 18 inch Design Boards for building the outer boarder of the block. It makes stitching faster with not getting confused about which fabric you want to sew together all laid out and not shifting around! I used Riley Blake’s Swiss Dot Red and White Fabric as my background Block Sashing and Border Fabric instead of the White Background Bell and Sparkle Fabric Prints from Cozy Christmas. Some Red Riley Blake Gingham and Navy Blue Riley Blake Gingham was fun to add and true to the style of both Tasha Noel and Lori Holt.
One of the best parts of making the Cozy Christmas Quilt is using all of the adorable Lori Holt Recomended notions! Ohhhh they are happy and bright and just fun to use! The Mini 1/8 inch White Ric Rac is just so darling! Lori Holt’s jar of Cute Little Buttons have many bright colors to choose from to embellish your blocks. The Happy Colors Aurifil Thread is 50 weight and just sews like butter through your sewing machine.
Can’t wait for you to see my Cozy Christmas Bell and Cozy Christmas Gingerbread House. Next Monday I will post my Cozy Christmas Wreath Block.
Be sure to watch Lori Holt’s video that she made with Riley Blake as she explains just how to create your owns blocks for success!
I can’t wait to see all the Cozy Christmas Blocks that you are making. Please comment below and let me know what you think about Pixie Noel in the Cozy Christmas Quilt and let me know how your blocks are coming! If you have any questions about constructing the blocks or need a video tutorial, just let me know and I will make it for you!
Congratulations! The winner of the 3 Lori Holt autographed books is Christina Johnson! She shared this giveaway with Janet Goins and Janet will win one of Lori Holt’s book of her choice!
Thank you everyone to participating in the giveaway!!!! To purchase
Three signed Quilting Books by the author Lori Holt of Bee In My Bonnet. The books include Farm Girl Vintage, Quilty Fun and Great Granny Squared. Each of one of these books has Lori Holt’s signature in it!!
Red Wire Basket and Happy Colors Fabric Bundle not part of the giveaway but using to make the picture look great!!! If u would like a Happy Colors 18, 24 or 36 Fat Quarter Bundle it is on sale for $29.85, $39.84 or $59.76 click here to purchase.
Can’t wait to share these 3 autographed books with the lucky winner. I have more of Lori Holt’s signed books to giveaway too … I just have to keep doing these fun giveaways!!! Giveaway ends Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at midnight mountain standard time.
To enter the giveaway, comment below what you favorite summer time activity is. You can also join in on the fun over at Instagram or Facebook.
The giveaway closes at midnight MST. I want everyone to be a winner though!!!! 👏
So I am offering these HAPPY COLORS 18, 24 or 36 fat quarter bundles at the following prices:
$29.95 for 18 HAPPY COLORS Fat Quarters ($1.66 each fat quarter)$39.84 for 24 HAPPY COLORS Fat Quarters ($1.66 each fat quarter)
$59.76 for 36 HAPPY COLORS Fat Quarters ($1.66 each fat quarter)
I have lots of bundles and won’t sell out! . USPS Priority Flat Rate Shipping is $8.95. (I’m even giving a discount on the shipping because my cost is $11.95) Each bundle is unique but has some of Lori Holt’s fat quarters in it along with bright HAPPY COLORS in small print of gingham, plaid, polka dots, floral, marble, geometric, vintage, etc. I custom make each bundle so if you have a request for extra red, orange, blue, etc… Or need more gingham, polka dot, etc… Just let me know. I’ve been studying these HAPPY COLORS for a while now and think I have a good feel for it! You will even get a free gift in your package because Happy Mail isn’t Stitches Quilting Happy Mail if there isn’t a free Quilty item included.
Tomorrow I’ll declare the winner of the books. If you randomly happen to win the books then of course there would be no cost for shipping with a purchase of HAPPY COLORS Fat Quarter Bundle.
If you live outside the US, let me know where you live and I will get you the shipping cost. This week I have shipped these Happy Colors to Germany, Hungary and Brazil. Pretty fun eh? Shipping seems to be about $30 as long as it is under 4 pounds.
👩❤️👩 Let’s make lots of bright happy colored quilts to spread around the world with LOVE!
Lots of Quilty Love and Best Wishes for Happy Stitches!
Lori Holt’s Recommended Notions of Bee in My Bonnet
Are you working on a Lori Holt block, project or quilt? Make life easier by understanding the notions she recommends. This list is Lori Holt’s recommended notions that she uses to create the bright happy items we all admire – I’ve included videos, images and descriptions with links to help you! Any of these notions can be purchased on sale at Stitches Quilting just tap the picture or blue header.
Aurifil Thread White Large Spool Sale $9.25 instead of $12.99 100% cotton 50 weight Popular with quilters and sewists for use in your domestic machine. Thin fine strong quality Aurifil thread used on your domestic sewing machines. Stitches smoothly like butter from your machine and into your fabric. The Aurifil Thread is hardly felt in the seam giving a flat finished look. Aurifil Thread may cost a bit more but your sewing machine is not something you need to replace. With Aurifil Thread you will have less lint and don’t have to clean your sewing machine as much. This large White Aurifil Thread spool with 1422 yards of thread is perfect to purchase to stitch together most items. Designer Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet recommends this thread and uses it herself to piece all of her quilts together.
Cute Cuts Cutting Mats designed by Lori Holt of Bee In My Bonnet has designed this 24 x 36 inch Cutting Mat, perfect for quilting and general use. Double sided cutting mat with blue on one side and green on the other. These high quality cuttings mats are triple layer, self healing, with grids on both sides for a longer life. Perfect happy colors to adorn your cutting needs. STCM-4100
Cute Cuts Cutting Mats designed by Lori Holt of Bee In My Bonnet has designed this 18 x 24 inch Cutting Mat, perfect for quilting and general use. Double sided cutting mat with red on one side and green on the other. These high quality cuttings mats are triple layer, self healing, with grids on both sides for a longer life. Perfect happy colors to adorn your cutting needs. STCM-4099
Cute Cuts Cutting Mats designed by Lori Holt of Bee In My Bonnet has designed this 12 x 18 inch Cutting Mat, perfect for quilting and general use. Double sided cutting mat with green on one side and blue on the other. These cuttings mats are triple layer, self healing, with grids on both sides for a longer life. Perfect happy colors to adorn your cutting needs. STCM-4098
18 x 18 inch design board
Design Boards by Lori Holt of Bee in My Bonnet Used as a quilting tool for placement for cutting and sewing your blocks. Two sizes available 10 x 10 inches or 18 x 18 inches in a variety of colors. Size 10 x 10 inches available in the colors of aqua, green and red. Size 18 x 18 inches available in the colors of blue yellow and red. Lay out blocks to piece so they don’t move. Has 6 of them stack on top of each other to set aside to sew for later.
Circle Ruler Kit Sale $20.94 instead of $34.90
K2045-MULTI – Riley Blake Designs Brand “Sew Together” Kit. Lots of Dots Circle Rulers. Both the Quilt shown and the rulers were designed specifically for Riley Blake Designs by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet. Fabric featured on cover is from Polka Dot Stitches also by Lori Holt. Circle Rulers included: 10″, 7″, 5″, and 2.5″ sizes. Free Lots of Dots Quilt Pattern download with purchase.
Lori Holt uses her circle rulers to cut fabric or use as template to mark circles on fabric. When Lori uses the circles as a template, she marks the fabric using a mechanical pencil. Then stitches pellon light weight interfacing stiching along her marked line. Lori cuts the center of the interfacing side and turns the circle inside out and presses. Perfect ruler set to use with 10″ and 5″ precut fabric stackers
Demonstrates how to use circle rulers with pellon interfacing and crochet hook
Sew in Interfacing Pellon Sale $2.59 instead of $2.80 Lightweight and easy sew
sew, easy trim, snip on the pellon side with x, then turn right side out
Video demonstration in the Hexie Half Rulers
crochet hook to poke out corners. press it and then applique either hand applique or machine it with a small zig zag stitch. 1 inch width and 1.5 for length. Needle down position. Start with back stitching. Half way into shape and background zig zagged around. N010-PLS36
PLS36-PACKAGED SEW-IN 15″x3 yards
Lightweight and easy sew in interfacting
Thimble Rulers With 10″ and 5″ Sizes with Retail Packaging Sale $16.95 instead of $19.95 STRULER-4195 Thimble Rulers With 10″ and 5″ Sizes with Retail Packaging. Also included is a link to download the free quilt pattern pictured on the package header. Rulers are designed by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet. Created for use with 10″ and 5″ precuts. Rulers are made from clear acrylic. STRULER-4195 Package includes: 1- 10″ Ruler & 1- 5″ Ruler
Use with 10 inch square and 5 inch square precut fabric stackers
free pattern jump ropes quilt
Use 10 inch fabric stacker squares and 5 inch squares
use Stick Its Glue Dots ACTUALLY sticks instead of “grip”
Clover Bias Tape Maker 1/4″ Sale $5.99 instead of $6.99 CLOVER 464/06 BIAS TAPE MAKER 1/4″ (6MM)
N039-464-06 Bias Tape Maker. 1/4″ (6 mm) Create your own bias tapes in minutes.
Clover Bias Tape Maker 1/2″ Sale $5.59 instead of $6.59
CLOVER #464/12 BIAS TAPE MAKER 1/2″ (12mm)
N039-464-12 Bias Tape Maker. 1/2″ (12 mm) Create your own bias tapes in minutes.
Lori Holt Christmas Buttons
COMING SOON at STITCHES QUILTING!!!! STB-LH-2742 “Cute Little Buttons” by Lori Holt of Bee In My Bonnet. Approximately 400 buttons are included in the jar! Lori Holt has forever collected buttons and displays them in her studio.
Busy Fingers Rotating Mat Round Cutting Board 10 Inches Wide Sale $28.95 instead of $32.00 N093-CBSR 10″ Rotating cutting mat in Busyfingers’ PINK. Product fits neatly inside Project Travel Case.
10 inch circle cut and rotate while keeping fingers on ruler without slipping to use with small rulers. Not too large on sewing project table.
Clover Wonder Clips Sale $19.80 instead of $32.98 Use for my binding so it stays in place as I am stitching. Clear side has measuring marks to keep fold the exact width you need. Helps with fussy projects to hold things into place
Sew Together Glue Dots 1″ Sale $3.21 instead of $3.49 to put on back of rulers to place on fabric to rotary cut so the ruler doesn’t shift. The Sticky Dots don’t leave a residue on the fabric. Peal off and use over and over again.
Sew Together Glue Dots 1″
STST-MEDIUM – Riley Blake Designs Brand “Sew Together”Stickits (Glue Dots) – Package contains 24 – 1” round glue dots. The glue dots are a double adhesive application for trims, embellishments, flowers, and buttons to help attach and adorn to any sewing, craft, or hobby project you have in mind.
Use Happy Color Fabrics – buys a fat quarter at a time. Sale $29.95 instead of $44.12
Mini Ric Rac 1/8 Inch Color Red $.30 Sale $.23 per yard
STR-18-RED – Riley Blake Designs Brand “Sew Together” 1/8″ Ric-Rac – Approximate width 1/8″ x 25 yard long spool. Ric-Rac is custom colored and designed to match perfectly with Riley Blake Fabrics and Sew Together buttons, and trims. 100% polyester
Sold by the spool of 25 yards.
Mini Ric Rac 1/8 Inch 1/8 Inch Color SWEETMINT $.30 Sale $.23 per yard
STR-18-SWEETMINT – Riley Blake Designs Brand “Sew Together” 1/8″ Ric-Rac – Approximate width 1/8″. Ric-Rac is custom colored and designed to match perfectly with Riley Blake Fabrics and Sew Together buttons, and trims. 100% polyester
Mini Ric Rac 1/8 Inch Color SUGARPINK $.30 Sale $.23 per yard
STR-18-SUGARPINK – Riley Blake Designs Brand “Sew Together” 1/8″ Ric-Rac – Approximate width 1/8″. Ric-Rac is custom colored and designed to match perfectly with Riley Blake Fabrics and Sew Together buttons, and trims. 100% polyester
Mini Ric Rac 1/8 Inch Color WHITE $.30 Sale $.23 per yard
STR-18-WHITE – Riley Blake Designs Brand “Sew Together” 1/8″ Ric-Rac – Approximate width 1/8″. Ric-Rac is custom colored and designed to match perfectly with Riley Blake Fabrics and Sew Together buttons, and trims. 100% polyester
Seams Sew Easy Seam Guide $6.50 each Sale $4.95
Seams Sew Easy Seam Guide by Lori Holt of Bee In My Bonnet Seam Guide Color
Colors available aqua, red, pink and green
don’t use 1/4 inch foot so she can see what she is doing General Notion Video
Stitches Quiting also carries Lori Holt Fabrics on sale too!
Other Items Lori Holt uses:
Freezer Paper – Iron onto fabric to trace patterns onto fabric.
Walking Foot – When sewing several layers of fabric like binding. It goes faster and smoother. Feeds fabric
Open Toe Sewing Foot used instead of 1/4 inch seam foot to see what she is sewing and measures her 1/4 inch seam wide with the Seam Sew Easy Guide.
Colorful Pin Cushions
Pins – Long and sharp
Best Press
Don’t use steam in iron to shrink the fabric. Need a little bit of starch to press things out and available in different scents
Graph Paper
To Design her blocks and quilts.
Organizing Ideas:
dishwasher sink strainer
Use a water spray bottle
Vintage Muffin Tins – Use to sort things after spray painting a happy color
Paper Scizzors
Cover table as ironing board…. thick plywood ironing board fabric use home dec fabric
IKEA roll around cart
Use space wisely
