FREE TUTORIAL || JENI REVERSIBLE APRON & AN ART GALLERY FABRICS GIVEAWAY

It's Fat Quarter Gang time for Art Gallery Fabrics! I've got my newest project out today - The Jeni Reversible Apron Tutorial! As soon as I saw Jeni's fabulous line of fabrics - "Color Me Retro", I knew I had to figure out a way to make a fun new apron using fat quarters! I always have a hard time getting an apron to fit me right when they are store bought so I was very excited to make an apron just for me - the Jeni Reversible Apron Tutorial! Yay! It's always a good thing to spoil yourself a wee bit. I hope you will all join in and make one and spoil yourselves a bit too :) It's fun - I promise!

I love that this apron is completely comprised of fat quarters.  You can easily add more prints or take some away but you can do it all with fat quarters :) There's a bit of measuring & cutting involved but nothing too tricky. Overall it's a quick sew with some topstitching (my fave) and an interesting construction technique with the vintage inspired pocket strips on the apron skirt. Plus it's got long ties to make the perfect big bow! Who doesn't feel feminine with a pretty bow on their apron?  So next time you see the latest Art Gallery Fabric fat quarter bundles pop up online whip up a fun new apron!

Head on over to the Art Gallery Fabrics blog to get the full pdf tutorial!  Yeppers - that's right! You get a nice printable pdf for this one!

And in the meantime don't forget to enter here to win a fat quarter bundle of Color Me Retro!!!

||  THE PRIZE  ||
 - One lucky winner will win a fat quarter bundle of Color Me Retro from Art Gallery Fabrics!

||  HOW TO ENTER  ||
- Leave a comment to let us know when you have done ANY (or all) of the following:

-Follow Art Gallery Fabrics on your fav social media platform (Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter)

and Subscribe to the Art Gallery blog to stay up to date on all thing AGF & the Fat Quarter Gang..ohhh..and lets not forget Flickr!

||  THE RULES  ||
- You must leave a valid email address in your comment to win.
- Giveaway open until March 29th, 2013, midnight, PST.

Have fun and happy sewing!  A big thank you to AGF for their awesome fabrics! I love this apron and cannot wait to see all the fabric combos & fun details you all come up with!

Patricia Infinity Cowl Tutorial & an Art Gallery Fabrics Giveaway!

It's Fat Quarter Gang time over on Art Gallery Fabrics today and I'm going to show you all how to make the Patricia Infinity Cowl using only 6 fat quarters! Woot woot!  It's a great beginner project to practice piecing and working in 3 dimensional forms.  I love making things that have multiple looks and living on the West Coast of BC in Canada means I wear a lot of cowls and layers.  The Patricia Cowl doesn't disappoint. With the option to have 3 prints/solids per side you can have a total of 6 different fabrics to show off! Hello! Fun!!!!!!!! It's warm, huge, and perfect with your fave jacket but could also easily be worn with a tee in the warmer months for some added flair!

Wear it single looped or double it up (my fave) the Patricia Infinity Cowl is sure to be your new fave accessory this winter.You can easily change up your fabrics by turning the cowl inside out and bam! - you have a whole new look!

When choosing my fabrics for my latest Fat Quarter Gang project I could not resist the lure of Pat Bravo's Rock N' Romance line.  I'm a gemini and love the play on soft and hard for this line. It appeals to both parts of my personality.  And since I'm always changing my mind about what color or vibe I want to wear this suits me perfectly.  I also think this cowl would be equally as fabulous in some bright solids.  That's next up on my list.  Art Gallery Fabrics (along with gorgeous prints) makes some awesome color palettes of solids and who can resist that darn pima cotton! The drape and softness is so amazing!

So go pick your fave new fabric crushes and let's get sewing your newest fave accessory!  Head on over to Art Gallery Fabrics for the whole tutorial in an easy downloadable PDF :) Perfect for that real last minute gift (this takes literally about 30-45mins from start to finish) or for some selfish sewing after the holidays. Go on....spoil yourself...you deserve it!

Want to win some Rock 'N Romance of your own?

**THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. CONGRATS TO COMMENTER #117!**

||  THE PRIZE  ||
- one lucky winner will receive a fat quarter bundle of Rock 'N Romance by Pat Bravo for Art Gallery Fabrics.

||  HOW TO ENTER  ||
- leave a comment to let us know when you have done ANY (or all) of the following:

-follow Art Gallery Fabrics on your fav social media platform (Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter)

and Subscribe to the Art Gallery blog to stay up to date on all thing AGF & the Fat Quarter Gang..ohhh..and lets not forget Flickr!

||  THE RULES  ||
- you must leave a valid email address in your comment to win.
- Giveaway open until January 4th, 2013, midnight, PST.

Have fun and happy sewing my friends!  A big thank you to AGF for their awesome fabrics! I can't wait to see the cowl fabric combinations you all come up with! And HAPPY NEW YEAR'S!  See you all in 2013! Woot woot!

p.s. big hugs & thanks to one of my besties jane richmond for being my lovely and gorgeous model.

Indie Project Bag Pattern & an Art Gallery Fabrics Giveaway!

Yay! It's fat quarter gang day today!  It's my turn up for a project this week for Art Gallery Fabrics! I'm sharing my newest tutorial the INDIE Project Bag Pattern! 

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Anyone who knows me knows that I always have tons of projects on the go.  I never go anywhere without at least one knitting/sewing project.  Along with my projects I always have my trusty journals to write and sketch more ideas in.  I even keep a journal beside the bed for ideas like the INDIE Bag when they pop into my head in the middle of the night.

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The INDIE  Project Bag came to me late one night when I was laying in bed having trouble sleeping. Sometimes when I can't sleep I think about sewing or knitting and the methodology soothes me.  I was thinking of all the projects I have on the go and trying to schedule in my mind when I was going to get them all done.  I realized that in order to make it easier for me to transport a lot of my projects at one time to my weekly knit nights or meetings for upcoming projects I would need a bigger project bag.  Not just any project bag though. A simple tote just wasn't cutting it for me anymore. I wanted one with some attitude.  A bit of modern, a hint of retro and of course, some quilting goodness.

I knew I was going to be using Pat's new line Indie and I had been daydreaming that day about how much I loved the line.  All of a sudden visions of the dashes and angles from two of my fave prints in Indie popped into my head and the design of the INDIE project bag was born.  It's fun to make, a great project to practice your quilting/topstitching skills and just think of all the fabric and color combos you could use!!

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Want to here/see more about the INDIE project bag and make one with me? 

Pop on over to Art Gallery Fabrics for more yummy pics and a fancy PDF download with pattern pieces! 

But don't forget!  One of you is going to be a lucky winner of a fat quarter bundle of Indie by Pat Bravo for Art Gallery Fabrics!! Seriously one of my fave collections of the year. Yay!!!!  Here's the deets:

 THE PRIZE  - one lucky winner will win a fat quarter bundle of Indie by Pat Bravo for Art Gallery Fabrics.

HOW TO ENTER  - leave a comment to let us know when you have done any (or all) of the following:

-follow us and Art Gallery Fabrics on your fav social media platform

(Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter) and Subscribe to the Art Gallery blog to stay up to date on all thing AGF & the Fat Quarter Gang..ohhh..and lets not forget Flickr!

THE RULES  - you must leave a valid email address in your comment or you will be disqualified.

- giveaway is open until September 28th, 2012.

Good luck, have fun and happy sewing!

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Art Gallery Fabrics Giveaway Winner!!!!

 

better late than never right...lol...here's the winner for the fat quarter gang giveaway from art gallery fabrics!!!  was it you?  the winner of the summerlove fat quarter bundle was.......

commenter #21 - audrey dautenhahn from hot pink quilts!!

congratulations audrey!  i'll be in touch with you soon!  happy sewing!!! and a huge thank you to art gallery fabrics for the awesome giveaway!  you can find all things art gallery fabrics here:

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be sure to follow art gallery fabrics on facebook & twitter to stay up to date with all things fat quarter gang!

the wellen tank tutorial & a giveaway!

so excited for today everyone!!!!  it's my first tutorial for art gallery fabrics for the "fat quarter gang"! i decided to go with pat bravo's gorgeous line "summerlove" for my new "wellen tank tutorial".  you can find the whole tutorial for the wellen tank here on the art gallery fabrics blog.



a few months ago i got inspired while sitting on one of our gorgeous west coast beaches to create a tank for the kidlets that looked like waves.  that little idea stewed and stewed while i sketched and drew until i finally realized how to put it all together.  this tutorial is the result.  wellen is german for waves and i sure hope you will all love this special little tank as much as i do.  i think it's one of my fave projects so far.

it's a great little project to jump into trying out sewing curves too! i'm hopelessly addicted now!  the tank itself is a simple a-line shape with a wide neck that's easy in construction so you can show off all your sewing and fabric handiwork.....and there's topstitching..weeee...i love topstitching :)

so come pop over to the art gallery fabrics blog and read the whole post :)  you know you wanna....lol.  i also know you'll want to win some of this ahhhhmazing fabric too.  art gallery fabrics are made from 100% pima cotton and let me tell you...they are so soft!  the drape is so nice to work with and you really can feel the difference from other quilting cottons.  needless to say i'm a big fan..lol.

would you like a chance to win the same yummy fat quarter bundle i got?  simply click on the link below and fill out the form to enter for your chance to win a fat quarter bundle of summerlove by pat bravo!  that's it! easy peasy! 

Fat Quarter Gang - Art Gallery Fabrics Giveaway Entry Form

but wait...it get's better! you can enter over on art gallery fabric too!  here's how:

art gallery's rules:
- follow them on pinterest
- like them on facebook
- subscribe to the AGF blog and leave a comment there letting them know you did.

giveaway will be open until sunday, july 1st, midnight PST.  all entries welcome.

are you a big art gallery fabrics fan? what is your favorite line from AGF?  have you been following along with our fat quarter gang?  so fun!  happy sewing everyone!

The Fat Quarter Gang & Art Gallery Fabrics!

so excited for today's post everyone! i've been keeping some fun and exciting news and it's been soooo hard to not share all the deets with you!  are you all ready to hear about it? yay!!!!  now before you look at the pic below and laugh your butt off or think i've gone off the deep end hear me out...lol!  you see i'm a huge fan of art gallery fabrics.  i love pat bravo, bari j and all the art gallery fabric lines!  it's pretty hard to make solids look amazing and boy do their fabrics rock!  i am lovin' the pima cotton folks! so when i got asked by them to be part of a new project i of course said "HECK YEAH"!!!!

my fat quarter gang name: Shannon "Scrappucino" Cook!!!

what 's the new project? well they put together a group of some of their favorite bloggers and decided to create what's now called a "fat quarter gang"!  throughout the year some very talented bloggers and i will be sharing a new tutorial each week for a year all using fat quarters from art gallery fabrics!  yeeesssss!  and guess what?  there's lots of fabric up for grabs for you all to win too!  weekly giveaways....peekaboos at new lines coming out, flickr groups, chances for you to post a tutorial of yoru own and the best part of all...new tutes!!! you know i love me a good tutorial!  so in honor of our new obsession with gangsta slang, poses, rap music and more we put together some funny pics and the gals over at art gallery have a great post filling you in on all the deets & introducing the member of our fat quarter gang...so pop on over....and join in!  it seriously is so much fun and we've been having such a blast!

 

 wait...what's that? you want to know about my name?  hahaha...well....you all know how much i love starbucks right?  well i've also got a thing for scraps so when you put scraps and fraps together you got scrappucino!  think of it as my gin & juice..lol! you also wouldn't want to run into my "gangsta" alter ego in a fabric shop during a wicked discount sale either...LMAO!!!  she's gotta temper when it comes to her crafty wares..lol! her pincushion ring is her custom brass knuckle...hahaha! oh my....this is all just way too much fun...it's like halloween times ten..for reals folks!  just wait till you see my fellow gang members.  get ready to bust a gut.  we've had such a riot getting everything ready for you all to see!  and for the record...rachel is seriously the master of gangsta slang...that girl can throw down y'all!

watch for my first tutorial coming up at the end of june brah!  you can find all things art gallery fabrics here:

website  |  blog  |  facebook  |  twitter  |  pinterest  |  youtube

be sure to follow art gallery fabrics on facebook & twitter to stay up to date with all things fat quarter gang!

whatcha think? fun! fun! fun! don't you just love my pincushion ring instead of brass knuckles? lol! hope you all had an awesome long weekend. grab a coffee & let's chat!