Ambleside

 

We’ve been seeing such lovely projects being made with Ambleside fabrics!  I just wanted to let you know that we have not only yardage, but also charm packs and layer cakes from the very pretty Ambleside line. 

And this quilt is one of our most recent displays – made from the Whirled quilt pattern, Ambleside fabrics and one of our softest Minky fabrics on the back!

Fig Tree Custom Jelly Rolls

 

For a limited time, we have these Fig Tree custom jelly rolls in stock – cut from three different Fig Tree lines.  Trust us – they all look gorgeous together!  If you’re a Fig Tree fan, you’re going to love these.

We have bundled just a few of of the custom jelly rolls together with the fun Strip Search pattern to create quilt kits.

Both the individual jelly rolls and the kits are available at the shop, or over the phone by calling 801-225-3123

Ambleside

Ambleside from Moda is here!  These pretty pinks, greens and yellows can help to bring Spring into your home – even when it’s snowing outside like it is today!

 

We have the precuts available as well!

Rodeo Rider Fabric

Rodeo Rider fabric is here!  This fun line from Riley Blake is one of our newest lines here at The Fabric Mill. 

 

We have both the pink / mint colorway, as well as the blue and red -

 

We also have flannels from the Rodeo Rider line! 

Perfect for those cowboy and cowgirl projects!

Need ideas?  How about a cute little skirt for your favorite cowgirl?

Or this fun Rodeo Rider quilt pattern, which is a free pattern from Riley Blake’s website.  Click here to go to the downloadable pattern.

Fresh Cut + Quilt Display

We’ve had such in influx of great new fabric, I feel like that’s all I’ve been blogging about!  But I HAVE to show you when pretty things show up on the shelves, right?  Well today I’m giving you a peek at a line called Fresh Cut (Moda)

 

And we have Jelly Rolls and Layer Cakes for Fresh Cut too!

Today I also have a quilt to show off!  This quilt display is the Running Offset pattern (blogged about first here) but made in Day Sail fabric (Bonnie & Camille for Moda).  Fun, isn’t it?

The pattern is available only at The Fabric Mill!

Wildflowers

Wildflowers is here!  This lovely line from Camelot Fabrics is filled with spring flowers and colors to brighten your home.

You still have plenty of time to make a fun Easter dress or skirt!

Did you know Camelot has a great selection of free project patterns on their website?  Quilts, table runners, pillows, bags, you name it!

Here are just two that caught my eye –

I love this Box Trot Quilt.  The fabrics shown in the project are from the Wildflowers line (shown above)

 

I also love this Framed Quilt pattern!

Click on the images to be taken to the free pattern.  Print it out and then bring it in to the shop to grab the fabric you’ll need!

Feed Company

 

Feed Company is Sweetwater’s newest fabric line for Moda and we have it on the shelves!

We have yardage and precuts now available (charm packs, jelly rolls)

and while supplies last we have a few more charm packs of Sweetwater’s last line, Boathouse

 

Both Boathouse and Feed Company would be fabulous for those upcoming Summer-ish projects you have planned!

Curves Made Easy! Quick Curve Ruler Tutorial

Have you heard of the Quick Curve Ruler?  It’s a pretty slick tool that makes cutting, piecing and sewing with curves a breeze!  We carry the Quick Curve Ruler here at The Fabric Mill, and so I thought I’d do a quick walk through to show you just how easy using this ruler is!

This table runner pattern (called Urban Runner) is free and included with the ruler – it’s actually the back and the inside of the ruler’s label.  There are also other quilt patterns available that use the ruler (we carry several!).  Oh- and for a limited time, we have kits for this runner too!

Let’s get started!  First of all, we need to cut the curves.   The instructions for this runner do a great job of explaining these steps, including diagrams but I’m a visual learner and step by step photographs are helpful. 

You’ll need long, 8.5” wide strips of fabric.  For the first curve, line up the top and bottom edges of the fabric with the dashed lines on the ruler.  Then move the cutting slit (where your rotary cutter fits into the ruler) all the way over to the left edge of the fabric.  Use your regular rotary cutter to slice right along that curved slit. 

Look – you did it!  Next, move the ruler over so that the top and bottom edges of fabric still line up with the dashed line on the ruler.  The curved dashed line on the left will now line up with the curve you just cut.  You’re now ready to cut the next curve -

Just like this! 

Now continue moving the ruler over and cutting curves until you get to the end of your fabric strip -

Repeat these steps for the other fabrics you’ll be using.  For this table runner kit, there are four main prints. 

That wasn’t so bad, was it?  Next we’ll cut the background (white) pieces.

These 3.5" x 8.5" background pieces can be stacked and cut two or three at a time.  Line up the top and bottom edge of the fabric along the same dashed line like we did with the main prints.  The right edge of the fabric will line up with the right edge of the ruler.  Now just cut along the curved slit.

 

Voila!  Really, once you get the hang of this, it goes pretty quickly.

Repeat until you have cut all of the background curves.

Now we are ready to sew!  At this point I highly recommend you cut two test blocks out and sew them first.  After two blocks you’ll get the feel of it and your blocks will improve.

Grab one main fabric piece and one small background piece (concave curve).  Line them up, right sides together, with 1/4” bit of the background fabric peeking out at the top.

Place fabrics under the presser foot and using a 1/4” seam…

…start sewing.  It helped me to lift the top fabric up as I sewed.  Keep the right edge of the fabrics lined up at the 1/4” seam as you sew.  Go nice and slow at first – and you’ll get the hang of it – I promise!

When you get to the end, the bottom the white fabric should peek out about 1/4” again like when you started.  We will trim these blocks down a bit when we square them up later so if they’re not perfect that’s okay!

Open up your block and pat yourself on the back because you just sewed a curve! 

We need to add the other side of the block now.  Grab the second piece of background fabric and line it up as shown below:

Sew as you did before, with a 1/4” seam, and lifting the top layer up a bit as you sew.

Repeat until you have made all 28 of these.

Press the blocks and then we will trim and square them up.

Place the ruler with the top and bottom edge of the curve lining up at about the 1/4” mark on the ruler (see red circles).  The top and bottom left edges of the curve should line up at about the 2-1/4” mark on the ruler.  Trim the top and right edge of the block.

Rotate the block so we can trim the other two edges.  This time just line up the left edge with the 4” line on the ruler, and the bottom edge with the 8” line on the ruler.  Trim off the top and right side of the block.

Repeat to trim and square all blocks – don’t they look great? 

You’re now ready to sew the blocks together -

You will need 14 of these for the runner.

This was my first time trying the Quick Curve Ruler and I’m glad I tackled this smaller project first.  I feel like I’ve got the hang of it though and I’m ready to tackle a whole quilt pattern!

If you’re needing a little more encouragement, the designers of the ruler have three online video tutorials to show you how to cut curves, sew curves, and square up blocks.  You can find the videos here.

The kits for this runner are $15.50 and available while supplies last!

Civil War Times Miniatures

Civil War Times Miniatures is a new line from Penny Rose Fabrics (designed by Erin Turner).  These deep, rich colors are just gorgeous! 

And we have added a “Civil War Quilt Inspiration” board to our Pinterest account – so click over, follow us, and enjoy some inspiration!