March Madness: Round 2, Day 1

Welcome back to our second week of March Madness! This week we'll be narrowing the Elite Eight down to our Final Four! 

Here is today's game:
This game is now over. Find Day 2 voting here. 

Star Dust by  Wendy Sheppard using Brittany

vs.

Garden Stars by Jackie Robinson using Fancy Free

Leave a comment below with your vote for this game (choose Star Dust or Garden Stars). One comment per person, please. You can also vote a second time on our Facebook Group – Sew Interesting and a third time on our Pinterest board. 

Voting for this game is open through Tuesday, March 22 at 10 am EST. Voting for this game is now closed. 

To see the full bracket of sixteen and/or read the details of March Madness, click here.

p.s. Don't forget that clicking on the pattern name will take you to the free pattern pdf you can download to make these quilts yourself!

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March Madness: Round 1, Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of our quilt-themed March Madness bracket!

Here are our first two games:
Voting on these games is now closed. Click here to go to the Day 2 voting.

Game 1:

Star Dust by  Wendy Sheppard using Brittany

vs.

Candy Crayons by Wendy Sheppard using Mix & Match

AND

Game 2:

Garden Stars by Jackie Robinson using Fancy Free

vs. 

Tetris Effect by Stitched Together Studios using New Wave

Leave a comment below with your votes for these two games (choose Star Dust or Candy Crayons for Game 1 AND Garden Stars or Tetris Effect for Game 2). One comment per person, please. You can also vote a second time on our Facebook Group – Sew Interesting and a third time on our Pinterest board. 

Voting for these two games is open through Tuesday, March 15 at 10 am EST.

To see the full bracket of sixteen and/or read the details of March Madness, click here.

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In Love with Precuts!

If you've ever made a quilt with precuts, you know just how much of a time difference it makes. The cutting doesn't always seem like much, but when much of it is done already, it's really a time saver! 

With that in mind, we're sharing two quilts featured in Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting January/February 2016 issue. The first uses 2-1/2" precut strips from E. Vive's Fancy Free collection. The "Louisiana Breeze" quilt, designed by Colleen Tauke, just sings "spring" between the bright, fresh prints and the pinwheel design.

"Louisiana Breeze" by Colleen Tauke;
featured in Quilting Quickly January/February 2014
Photo: Fons & Porter

Click here to find the video tutorial for making this quilt.
Click here to see the Fancy Free collection.
Click here to find the kit for this project.


The second quilt would make a sweet baby quilt. How many times do you hear stories of baby quilts being given to toddlers because they took so long to make? Not so with this quick design by Sue Pfau! "Charms for Baby" is perfect because it will sew up quickly using charm squares! Plus, the soft palette of Greta Lynn's Breezy Baby collection will work for boys or girls. 

"Charms for Baby" by Sue Pfau;
featured in Quilting Quickly January/February 2016
Photo: Fons & Porter

Click here to find the video tutuorial for making this quilt.
Click here to see the Breezy Baby collection.

Click here to find Quilting Quickly magazine.

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Fancy Free

These watercolor-style designs are just plain fun! Designed by E. Vive, the Fancy Free collection features daisies, dots, stripes and plaids, all inspired by the focal patchwork print. Soft, summery colors, whimsical looking prints...what's not to love?! 

Here's a closer look at a large section of the patchwork print in both colorways:

Click here to see the entire Fancy Free collection.

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