Fair Isle Sew Along starts Oct. 23
It's official: I will be starting my Fair Isle quilt pattern sew-along beginning Oct. 23! We all just need a little motivation to finish a project like this by Christmas, right? Well, join up with the sew-along and let's knock this one out together. 😊
So we'll kick things off next Thursday, and then I'll be posting about it each Thursday after that until we finish the quilt.
Schedule:
Make the Pink Checkerboard Row
Just eight weeks to a completed Christmas quilt! I've even given you a couple of weeks before Christmas to just enjoy it. (Or catch up if you're behind.) Of course, the idea is to have fun and enjoy this, so don't feel too much pressure to keep up! It is the holidays after all, so give yourself a break here and there.
The first thing you'll need for the sew-along is, of course, the Fair Isle pattern. You can order a PDF version here or a hard-copy paper version here.
Got the pattern? Awesome. Now just gather up your fabric and you'll be ready for next Thursday!
Yardage requirements:
• 4 yards white solid (background)
• 1-1/3 yards poppy red solid (Kona Poppy is a great choice)
• 7/8 yard Flamingo Pink solid (I used Free Spirit Designer Solids in Flamingo, but Kona solids in Punch or Melon would be great choices too)
• 3/4 yard chartreuse solid (I used Free Spirit Designer Solids in Chartreuse, but Kona Chartreuse would be wonderful as well)
• 5/8 yard fabric for binding
• 4-3/8 yards fabric for backing
The color choices above are to make the quilt in the color scheme I originally used, but I could see this quilt in plenty of other colorways as well. In fact, for my sew-along Fair Isle, I think I'm going to do a red background, and the design elements will be white, light gray, and maybe pale blue. Fun!
