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Tula Pink Sew Along: LOVE

 
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Tula Pink Sew Along

Today’s post is from Jenna of SewHappyGeek. Jenna has a TON TON of tutorials on her blog…did I say a ton? You can also see finished quilts and other fun projects. Go check it out!!

 Hi, I’m Jenna from SewHappyGeek. I’m an American living and crafting happily in the UK. Early in 2011, I bought 22 FQs of Tula Pink’s Prince Charming line. They sat in a drawer for all these months, mostly because I hadn’t designed a quilt that I thought would adequately do justice to them. I just couldn’t figure out what to make, and so they came to occupy a mythical status in my stash. (Surely I am not the only quilter to develop this problem?!) Yet I wanted to use the fabric because it wasn’t doing anyone any good sitting in a drawer month after month! So when Sara asked me if I’d be interested in reviewing a pattern for her Tula Pink celebration, I knew exactly what fabrics I could use for it. I chose an easy pattern – the LOVE quilt. The pattern calls for 8x 1/4 yard pieces, and you will have scraps left over from them. For the LOVE centre, I used some of my stash of Prince Charming, and for the solids I used a red Klona solid, which was kindly provided by Will of Abakhan Fabrics. For the back I used some of my ‘sale’ fabrics, which I buy in metre lengths whenever I find them. For thread when piecing and quilting, I used Wonderfil products. I really recommend their ‘Deco-Bob’ for piecing – it’s so thin and strong!

   

 The LOVE portion calls for wonky letters – essentially you make the letters in a non-wonky way, then trim on an angle. If you were using this block over and over in a quilt, the method might seem too wasteful. But using it in a small centrepiece is just right. I didn’t find it to be a complicated technique at all, and indeed I had the quilt top together in no time – less than a day.

   

 I found the pattern’s layout and instructions to be eminently sensible and would recommend them to anyone – if you’re a beginner, it’s a perfect quilt to start with, and if you’re advanced, it’s a quick, cute project. I didn’t really make any modifications, except that I made the background all a solid red. I quilted it using parallel squiqqly lines – I just wiggled the quilt back and forth as I quilted it.

   

 I think I’ll put the quilt away for now, and give it to my daughter Savi as a Christmas pressie – she’ll have forgotten all about it by then. I hope.

   

 Thanks for inviting me, Sara, and thanks for all your hard work! 🙂
 
© J C Excell, 2012

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6 thoughts on “Tula Pink Sew Along: LOVE

  1. Annabella says:

    It’s a gorgeous quilt Jenna!

  2. Rebekah B. says:

    Wow! Brilliant.

    Sara, check you email, asap, please.

  3. Elsa says:

    I went to the Sisters, Oregon show a few years ago and got to see the original quilt done by Tula Pink! It was beautiful and I’ve wanted to make it ever since! Jenna did a lovely quilt!

  4. Yes, again-L O V E it! What a combo, and I like this version even better than the pebbled one.

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