Gigi's Thimble: August 2021

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Upcoming Quilt-Alongs

Good morning friends!

I put a poll on Instagram recently to have you guys help me decide
what pattern I should do for my next quilt-along. The choices were Golden, Fall Flowers,

and Autumn Glow. Golden got an overwhelming majority vote so that's what we're going to do

(I'm sorry to those of you who voted for Fall Flowers!) However, for those of you

that voted for Autumn Glow, it's your lucky day! I have fabric

to make another Autumn Glow quilt so I thought, why not just do TWO quilt-alongs!?!

We'll be starting Autumn Glow on Monday, August 23rd and

we'll wrap things up Monday, October 4th. Hopefully, you'll have a

finished quilt just in time for sweater weather! Click HERE for details about the

Autumn Glow Quilt-Along.

The Golden Quilt-Along will start shortly after that; on Thursday, September 2nd

and it will finish Thursday, November 11th. Click HERE for all the details.

I hope you'll join me for one or both of these quilt-alongs!

Happy quilting!

Autumn Glow Quilt-Along

Hi friends! Hopefully, you got word about the exciting news -

I'll be hosting TWO new quilt-alongs soon!

This is the homepage for the first one, Autumn Glow.

There is lots of information here so be sure to read till the end of this post!

Click HERE for the homepage for the other quilt-along, Golden.

Here's a picture of my original Autumn Glow quilt using Tilda fabrics:

Autumn Glow finishes at 66 1/2" x 66 1/2" and is suitable for confident beginners.

The materials needed are:

8 bright print fat quarters for the leaves

3⅝ yards white dot fabric for the background

⅝ yard yellow floral fabric for the star

4⅛ yards fabric for the backing

⅝ yard fabric for the binding

72" x 72" piece of batting

I'm going to do a "solids" version this time around. I bought these fabrics

over a year ago (unfortunately I don't have the color info; sorry!) I haven't worked with

just solids very often in the past so I'm not an expert. I hope this turns out pretty!?!

The schedule for the Autumn Glow Quilt-Along is:

Week 1 (August 23rd): Cutting and make 4 Leaf Blocks

Week 2 (August 30th): Make 4 Leaf Blocks

Week 3 (September 6th): Make 4 Leaf Blocks

Week 4 (September 13th): Make 4 Leaf Blocks

Week 5 (September 20th): Make Star Triangle Units

Week 6 (September 27th): Assemble quilt top

October 4th: Show finished quilt top

This will be a simple quilt-along. No sign-ups, weekly emails, or blog posts.

Just print out the schedule and follow along with me on Instagram @gigis_thimble.

Plan on an Instagram post about the QAL every Monday morning.

If you'd like a printable schedule and materials list click HERE.

Here are a few different mockups of Autumn Glow.

Which background do you like better, dark or light?

If you'd like a black and white coloring sheet of Autumn Glow click HERE.

Paper and PDF patterns are available in my Etsy shop and I have a coupon code for you!

Click HERE for the paper pattern.

Click HERE for the PDF pattern.

Use the code "AUTUMNGLOWQAL" for $2 off at checkout!

And finally, it wouldn't be a quilt-along without a prize, right!?!

Sweet April Young offered to donate this bundle of 12 beautiful fat quarters of

Lilliput by Sharon Holland for Art Gallery Fabrics. I'm obsessed and so

grateful to April for her generosity!

Be sure to follow April on Instagram at @aprilgracequilts_shop.

I'll have everyone post a picture of their finished quilt top on October 4th.

I'll pick a winner a few days later and announce it on Instagram.

Please use the hashtags #gigisthimblepattern and #autumnglowqal

when posting about your progress on Instagram.

I think that's all the info I have for you today.

Please let me know if you have any questions!

I'm excited to quilt-along with you

so get your pattern and fabric and let's get this party started!

Golden Quilt-Along

Hi friends! Hopefully, you got word about the exciting news -

I'll be hosting TWO new quilt-alongs soon!

This is the homepage for the second one, Golden.

There is lots of information here so be sure to read till the end of this post!

Click HERE for the homepage for the other quilt-along, Autumn Glow.

Here's a picture of my original Golden quilt using Golden Days fabrics by Riley Blake.

I love it so much and the best part, it's Jelly Roll friendly!

Golden comes with instructions for FIVE different sizes and is suitable for confident beginners.

Baby: 42" x 42"

Twin: 60" x 78"

Full: 78" x 78"

Queen: 96" x 96"

King: 114" x 114"

Fabric requirements are as follows:

Baby:

Bright print 2½” x 40” fabric strips - 12

Cream solid fabric - 1 1/3 yards

Navy grunge fabric (includes binding) - ¾ yard

Backing fabric - 2 7/8 yards

Batting - 50” x 50”

Twin (front cover):

Bright print 2½” x 40” fabric strips - 31

Cream solid fabric - 3 1/8 yards

Navy grunge fabric (includes binding) - 1 1/2 yards

Backing fabric - 4 3/4 yards

Batting - 68” x 86”

Full:

Bright print 2½” x 40” fabric strips - 40

Cream solid fabric - 4 yards

Navy grunge fabric (includes binding) - 1 3/4 yards

Backing fabric - 7 1/4 yards

Batting - 86” x 86”

Queen:

Bright print 2½” x 40” fabric strips - 60

Cream solid fabric - 6 yards

Navy grunge fabric (includes binding) - 2 1/2 yards

Backing fabric - 8 2/3 yards

Batting - 104” x 104”

King:

Bright print 2½” x 40” fabric strips - 84

Cream solid fabric - 8 1/3 yards

Navy grunge fabric (includes binding) - 3 3/8 yards

Backing fabric - 10 1/4 yards

Batting - 122” x 122”

Here's the general schedule:

Week 1 (September 2nd): Cutting

Week 2 (September 9th): Make 9-Patches

Week 3 (September 16th): Make Sashing Strip Sets

Week 4 (September 23rd): Make blocks

Week 5 (September 30th): Make blocks

Week 6 (October 7th): Make blocks

Week 7 (October 14th): Make blocks

Week 8 (October 21st): Make A rows

Week 9 (October 28th): Make B rows

Week 10 (November 4th): Assemble quilt top

November 11th: Show finished quilt top

Because there are 5 size options for this quilt-along, I have made a printable materials list,

detailed schedule, and coloring sheet for each size. Just click one of the links below

for all the information pertaining to your chosen quilt size. Please refer to it for the

weekly assignments (to keep things simple, I will not be posting those

on Instagram because it's a lot of info.)

Note: There will be no sign-ups, weekly emails, or blog posts for this quilt-along.

Just follow along with me on Instagram @gigis_thimble.

Plan on an Instagram post about the Golden QAL every Thursday morning.

I think I'm going to do a Christmas version this time so I've been on the lookout for

a fabulous Christmas line of fabric that will go with my Christmas decor!

I'm leaning towards Christmas Morning by Lella Boutique.

What fabric line/colors are you thinking about doing?

You will need the Golden pattern. Paper and PDF patterns are available

in my Etsy shop and I have a coupon code for you!

Click HERE for the paper pattern.

Click HERE for the PDF pattern.

Use the code "GOLDENQAL" for $2 off at checkout!

And finally, it wouldn't be a quilt-along without a prize, right!?!

Simply Love Fabrics on Etsy is sponsoring this quilt-along.

Be sure to follow them on Instagram at @simplylovefabrics.

I love their shop! Details to come on the prize. They're going to wait until it gets a

little closer to announce what it is because they want it to be something new to their shop,

come November. I'll have everyone post a picture of their finished quilt top on November 11th.