Snap Sack® Kit - Under the Tree

Pick up a Snap Sack® Kit this Christmas and whip up a collectible wall hanging in less than an hour! The kit includes the pattern and all the fabric for the top, backing and binding.

It's simple, it's quick and its gorgeous. Under the Tree is a great addition to your Christmas decor or a great gift for a fellow quilter. The quilt finishes at 19" X 19".

Snap Sack® Kits are designed by Joan Ford from Hummingbird Highway.

Click here to purchase: Snap Sack® Kit - Under the Tree

Fundamentals Sew Along - Week 48

Hi Everyone:

     We are on the final stretch with only 5 more blocks to make.  Won't it be fun to put them all up on the design wall to see how they look together?   I can't wait!

     This weeks block is called Broken Star.  It has a similar layout that we have been seeing in the last few weeks.  Making Block segments and then assembling them in three diagonal strips.  The first step is to attach the small square colour # 1, to 2 triangles colour # 2 (see picture below).  Make 4 of these.

Block Segments

     Next, make 4 flying geese segments using fabric #1 small triangles and fabric # 3 triangles.


Flying Geese Segments

     Sew these two segments together.  Make four of these.


Block Segments

     Layout with fabric #1 square and piece together.


Segment Layout

     Layout with fabric # 1 large triangles and sew into pieced triangle segments.  Make 2 of these.


Layout For Pieced Triangle Segment

     You know have three diagonal rows.  Sew the rows together, and you are all done.


Broken Star Block,  Stonehenge




Broken Star, 30's Fabrics

     See you all next week!

Thank You!

Thank you for making Blogathon Canada such a huge success!

A big Thank You to all the wonderful people who followed Blogathon Canada and took time to comment. We are so glad to have met you and we hope that you enjoyed the ride!

Thank You Host Bloggers - not only for your interesting and inspiring posts during Blogathon Canada but for for your commitment to living creatively and sharing your passion.

Thank You Michele from Quilting Gallery for kicking off Blogathon Canada and for the wonderful resource you have created for quilters across the world with Quilting Gallery.

Thank You  Diane from One Stop Giveaway Shop for posting our giveaways every day for a week!
If you like giveaways follow Diane's blog: One Stop Giveaway Shop so you hear about all the great giveaways in cyberspace.

Thank You Monica at The Needle and Thread Network for posting about Blogathon Canada.
The Needle and Thread Network has a weekly Work in Progress link up for Canadian Blogs! So if you enjoyed meeting great Canadian Bloggers follow The Needle and Thread Network to see what they are up to!

And many thanks to all the bloggers from across the country who wrote in to add your blog to the blog list. You are awesome!

We hope you will continue to stay in touch with us.
We have a weekly giveaway on our facebook page so you have a chance to win great fabric all through the year! Go here to like us on facebook: Sew Sisters Facebook Page.

Sign up for our newsletters so you get all the latest news and promotions. Go to our website: Sew Sisters Quilt Shop

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We're celebrating Local Quilt Shops!

So the wonderful people of  The Fabric Shop Network - the ones who brought you Fab Shop Hop - are organizing an awesome event - Visit your Local Quilt Shop Day on January 24, 2013!

This is a worldwide event to celebrate independently owned quilt shops everywhere! Every participating store will have special events planned for that day so we're gonna have some fun at Sew Sisters on January 24, 2013!

Mark your Calendar and make sure you get here.

From now until January 24, 2013 you have a chance to win a $500 gift certificate to spend at your favorite local, independent quilt or fabric shop, plus a Brother sewing machine, and other great prizes!

All you have to do us visit your local quilt store—US—take a photo of yourself inside the store, upload the photo to the contest page at Facebook.com/quiltshopday with a caption saying why YOU love your local, independent quilt or fabric shop.

Here's the information from Fab Shop's Newsletter. You can go here for more information: Quilt Shop Day.

	Visit your favorite independent quilt or fabric shop, take a photo inside the shop, and upload the photo to the contest page at Facebook.com/quiltshopday with a caption saying why YOU love your local, independent quilt or fabric shop.
	Or, upload your photo to Twitter or Instagram with hashtag: #ILoveMyLQS in the caption or tweet.
	Contest starts November 24, 2012. Deadline for entries is January 24, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. PST. Fans will vote for their favorites January 25, 2013 through January 31, 2013.  Have fun! Share your Local Quilt Shop Love with the world! Win prizes!

Submit a photo and you could win a $500 gift certificate to spend at your favorite local, independent quilt or fabric shop, plus a Brother sewing machine, and other great prizes!

Come by the store starting today and take a picture!
We would love for you to win.

And we're home!

Wow! This has been such a great week!
Thank You to everyone who participated in Blogathon Canada. We've had a fantastic time getting to know you.

We end Blogathon Canada today with host bloggers from Ontario.

Cathi blogs at Quilt Obsession. Cathi is an experienced and skilled quilter and works with so many different styles and techniques. She is also a long time friend and customer of Sew Sisters and we are so happy to have her as one of our host bloggers today. Cathi is giving away a fat quarter bundle of purple batiks. Check out Cathi's blog: Quilt Obsession and make sure you bookmark her.

Cara is from London, Ontario and blogs at Cara Quilts. Cara has a beautiful blog and makes beautiful quilts. She offers lovely quilt patterns and tutorials on her blog and has been featured on Moda Bake Shop as well. Cara is going to give you a quick lesson in English Paper Piecing and is giving away supplies as well so stop by at Cara Quilts. 

Kaye is from Toronto and blogs at Miss Print. Kaye is passionate about quilting and stitchery and is constantly dreaming up new patterns and projects. Her patterns have been featured in a number of sewing and needlework magazines and she shares her work and tutorials on her blog. Kaye is giving away a metre of the Chevron print from Down Under by Mint Blossom with coordinating Kona Solids. Go here to enter: Miss Print.

You still have time to enter:

Sunday, November 18	Kick-off!	Michele	Quilting Gallery
Monday, November 19	BC	Felicity	Felicity Quilts
Monday, November 19	BC	Cathy	Blueberry Patch
Tuesday, November 20	NS	Jeanette	STAMP * STITCH * CREATE
Tuesday, November 20	NB	Holly	Through My Window
Wednesday, November 21	AB	Shena	Apple Pie Patchwork
Wednesday, November 21	SK	Patti	Retired to Quilt
Thursday, November 22	QC	Marika	Live, Laugh, Love... Sew
Thursday, November 22	MB	Heather	Church Avenue Quilts
Friday, November 23	YT	Vivian	Quilting Under the Midnight Sun
Friday, November 23	YT	Janet	Caribou Crossing Chronicles
Saturday, November 24	ON	Cathi	Quilt Obsession
Saturday, November 24	ON	Cara	Cara Quilts
Saturday, November 24	ON	Kaye	Miss Print

Off to the Yukon!

We're so happy to be visiting the Yukon today on Blogathon Canada. We were only able to find a few Yukon bloggers but they are great! If you are a quilting blogger in the Yukon please leave a comment on the host bloggers blog posts so we can all connect.

Janet our host blogger has lived in the Yukon for 35 years. Janet is a quilter and enjoys being part of the online quilting community. She participates in swaps and online quilting bees and challenges and has found much inspiration and encouragement from the quilting bloggers. Janet is giving away the Mighty Moose Table  Runner Kit along with a metre of fabric from the Stonehenge Oh Canada Line. Go here to visit Janet at Caribou Crossing Chronicles.

Vivian blogs at Quilting under the Midnight Sun. Vivian loves to quilt and cross-stitch so she often combines stitchery in her work. You must check out her recent Christmas ornaments. Her quilts are full of color and she loves browns, golds and oranges and is giving away a fat quarter bundle of Bali Handpaints in the same colors. So head on over and meet our second host blogger from the Yukon. Go here: Quilting Under the Midnight Sun. 

Giveaways are still open on the other blogs so head back and enter.

Sunday, November 18	Kick-off!	Michele	Quilting Gallery
Monday, November 19	BC	Felicity	Felicity Quilts
Monday, November 19	BC	Cathy	Blueberry Patch
Tuesday, November 20	NS	Jeanette	STAMP * STITCH * CREATE
Tuesday, November 20	NB	Holly	Through My Window
Wednesday, November 21	AB	Shena	Apple Pie Patchwork
Wednesday, November 21	SK	Patti	Retired to Quilt
Thursday, November 22	QC	Marika	Live, Laugh, Love... Sew
Thursday, November 22	MB	Heather	Church Avenue Quilts
Friday, November 23	YT	Vivian	Quilting Under the Midnight Sun
Friday, November 23	YT	Janet	Caribou Crossing Chronicles
Saturday, November 24	ON	Cathi	Quilt Obsession
Saturday, November 24	ON	Cara	Cara Quilts
Saturday, November 24	ON	Kaye	Miss Print

It's Day 4 of Blogathon Canada!

Is it Day 4 already? Wow, time flies when you're having fun eh?

Today we're heading to Quebec and Manitoba to meet our host bloggers.

Marika is from Quebec and blogs at Live, Laugh, Love... Sew. Marika began to quilt a few years ago and has already accomplished so much in such a short time. Like her blog title her work is youthful, fresh, modern and fun.

Our host blogger from Manitoba blogs at Church Avenue Quilts. Heather clearly has two great passions - her quilting and her dogs - and you'll find that both have an equal prescence on her blog. Hop on over to meet Heather and check out what her fabric addiction has led to.

Click here to go to Marika's blog: Live, Laugh, Love... Sew. 
Click here to go to Heather's blog: Chruch Avenue Quilts. 

If you haven't stopped by the other blogs on the Blogathon here's the schedule. Many of the giveaways are open through the week so you can still enter.

Sunday, November 18	Kick-off!	Michele	Quilting Gallery
Monday, November 19	BC	Felicity	Felicity Quilts
Monday, November 19	BC	Cathy	Blueberry Patch
Tuesday, November 20	NS	Jeanette	STAMP * STITCH * CREATE
Tuesday, November 20	NB	Holly	Through My Window
Wednesday, November 21	AB	Shena	Apple Pie Patchwork
Wednesday, November 21	SK	Patti	Retired to Quilt
Thursday, November 22	QC	Marika	Live, Laugh, Love... Sew
Thursday, November 22	MB	Heather	Church Avenue Quilts
Friday, November 23	YT	Vivian	Quilting Under the Midnight Sun
Friday, November 23	YT	Janet	Caribou Crossing Chronicles
Saturday, November 24	ON	Cathi	Quilt Obsession
Saturday, November 24	ON	Cara	Cara Quilts
Saturday, November 24	ON	Kaye	Miss Print

Fundamentals Sew Along - Week 47

Hi Everyone:
   
     I hope you are all enjoying the Indian Summer that we are having.  I find it difficult to get my head around Christmas with this spring like weather.  If I was smart I would be putting my outdoor decorations up before the temperature drops below freezing.
    
     This weeks block is called Centennial.  It is another block that we will assemble in diagonal rows  First fold your small squares in half both ways so that you will be able to centre your triangles for piecing.  (See Photograph below).



Centre Triangles on Square

 Sew triangles on two sides of the square kitty corner to each other (NOT across from each other).


Triangles Pieced To Square

Sew  the rectangle  to the unit that you just made.  Press.  Make 4 of these.

Set two of these block segments aside.  Sew the other two segments to opposite sides of your large square.


Centre Block Segment

Sew  the other two segments to the remaining triangles. They will become larger pieced triangles.

Pieced Triangle


Layout your three block segments and sew them together.



Block Layout

These are your finished blocks!


Centennial Block, Stonehenge Fabric



Centennial Block, Thirties Fabric

Have a great week everyone!

150+ Bolts New in Clearance!!!

Over 150 Bolts are new in clearance this month! Here are a few of those selections. Check out: Clearance: New in November and get fantastic fabric for only $6.99 a metre!!!

Prince Charming by Tula Pink

Soul Blossoms by Amy Butler

Summersault by Erin McMorris

Morning Tides by Mark Cesarik

October Skies by Verna Mosquera

Blogathon Canada - Day 3!

Have you been following the Blogathon?
It's been super fun and we're getting to meet wonderful Canadian Quilters.

Today we are going to visit two provinces - Alberta and Saskatchewan. 

Our host blogger from Alberta is Shena  from Apple Pie Patchwork. When you go through Shena's blog you'll see a variety of patterns, techniques, skill levels and colors. Her quilts are well crafted and inspiring. Shena also sews for her kids and has some cute dresses, hats and neck ties that you must check out. Shena has a lovely Fat Quarter Bundle to giveaway today and a great list of bloggers to link up to from Alberta.

Our host blogger from Saskatchewan is Patti from Retired to Quilt. Patti's blog is full of great projects and fun quilts. A versatile quilter, Patti is an active member of the online quilting community. Patti is giving away a bundle of Kona Solids today and linking up to the wonderful bloggers of Saskatchewan.

Go here for Shena's Blog: Apple Pie Patchwork
Go here for Patti's Blog: Retired to Quilt.

Giveaways are on till November 24th on the other Blogathon Canada host blogs so make sure you check them all out!

Sunday, November 18	Kick-off!	Michele	Quilting Gallery
Monday, November 19	BC	Felicity	Felicity Quilts
Monday, November 19	BC	Cathy	Blueberry Patch
Tuesday, November 20	NS	Jeanette	STAMP * STITCH * CREATE
Tuesday, November 20	NB	Holly	Through My Window
Wednesday, November 21	AB	Shena	Apple Pie Patchwork
Wednesday, November 21	SK	Patti	Retired to Quilt
Thursday, November 22	QC	Marika	Live, Laugh, Love... Sew
Thursday, November 22	MB	Heather	Church Avenue Quilts
Friday, November 23	YT	Vivian	Quilting Under the Midnight Sun
Friday, November 23	YT	Janet	Caribou Crossing Chronicles
Saturday, November 24	ON	Cathi	Quilt Obsession
Saturday, November 24	ON	Cara	Cara Quilts
Saturday, November 24	ON	Kaye	Miss Print

Blogathon Canada in the Maritimes

It's Day 2 of Blogathon Canada and we're visiting the Maritimes.

Our host blogger from Nova Scotia is Jeanette and she blogs at STAMP * STITCH * CREATE. Jeanette makes the most adorable crafty things. She loves to sew, stamp and scrapbook and you can always find something beautiful and inspiring on her blog. Jeanette is giving away some Kona Solids today so be sure to enter.

Our host blogger from New Brunswick is Holly from Through My Window. Holly makes the most amazing nature inspired art quilts and projects and she has a special treat for you today! Holly is sharing a recent project with Blogathon Canada readers and will also giveaway kits so you can make your own little nature inspired mini quilt.

Don't forget to visit the other Canadian bloggers from the Maritimes through the links on Jeanette's and Holly's blog posts.

And if you haven't entered the giveaway on Michele's and Felicity's blog drop by there too. Their giveaways are open all week. The giveaway on Cathy's blog is open till 4pm tonight so be sure to enter there. Good Luck!

Go here to visit: STAMP * STITCH * CREATE in Nova Scotia
And here to visit: Through My Window in New Brunswick

If you're only just coming on board here is the full schedule of Blogathon Canada. Check out all the blogs. Most giveaways are open through to the end of the week so you can still enter!

Sunday, November 18	Kick-off!	Michele	Quilting Gallery
Monday, November 19	BC	Felicity	Felicity Quilts
Monday, November 19	BC	Cathy	Blueberry Patch
Tuesday, November 20	NS	Jeanette	STAMP * STITCH * CREATE
Tuesday, November 20	NB	Holly	Through My Window
Wednesday, November 21	AB	Shena	Apple Pie Patchwork
Wednesday, November 21	SK	Patti	Retired to Quilt
Thursday, November 22	QC	Marika	Live, Laugh, Love... Sew
Thursday, November 22	MB	Heather	Church Avenue Quilts
Friday, November 23	YT	Vivian	Quilting Under the Midnight Sun
Friday, November 23	YT	Janet	Caribou Crossing Chronicles
Saturday, November 24	ON	Cathi	Quilt Obsession
Saturday, November 24	ON	Cara	Cara Quilts
Saturday, November 24	ON	Kaye	Miss Print

First Stop - British Columbia!

We're off to beautiful BC today!

Our host bloggers for the day are Felicity from Felicity Quilts and Cathy from Blueberry Patch.

Felicity is a "banker by day and a quilter by night" and is an avid blogger. Her work is fresh, modern and fun and she has some great tutorials on her blog as well.

Cathy is an elementary school principal and squeezes her quilting time in on the weekends. It's amazing how much she gets done in those two short days!

Both Felicity and Cathy have chosen lovely fabrics to giveaway so be sure to check out their blogs and enter the giveaways.

Also visit the amazing list of BC bloggers they have on their posts.

Happy Blogathon!

Go here to see Felicity's Post: Felicity Quilts
Go here to see Cathy's Post: Blueberry Patch

Blogathon Canada Kicks Off!

Welcome to Blogathon Canada! 

An online event where you can meets 100s of awesome Canadian Quilters and bloggers!

Travel with us as we go across the country to meet talented and passionate Canadian Quilters. Every day for the next week we are going to meet host bloggers from different provinces and territories across Canada who will share their stories, their work, their inspiration and their love of quilting. Each blogger will also host a giveaway of their favorite goodies from our store so you have a chance to win prizes all week!
 
Kicking of the celebration today is Michele from Quilting Gallery. Michele is a quilter and a web developer and combined her passion and her skill to start Quilting Gallery - a site dedicated to quilters and quilting. The site is a great resource for quilters, offering free projects and tutorials, tips and tricks, videos, guest posts, and even a world wide quilt shop locator!

 A year after she started Quilting Gallery Michele launched the Quilting Bloggers Directory - a way to connect quilting  bloggers from across the globe. The response has been tremendous! In 2008 - the year of the launch - 2800 bloggers from 61 countries joined the directory and now there are over 5500 blogs from 79 countries listed on the Quilting Bloggers Directory!

Be sure to check out Michele's post for Blogathon Canada on the Quilting Gallery Blog and if you have not added your blog to the Quilting Bloggers Directory... we suggest you do! :)

Michele is giving away a Sew Sisters Gift Certificate so be sure to visit her blog and leave a comment for a chance to win. 

Go here for the Blogathon Canada Kick Off!