Gear Up for the Leaf Peepers Quilt Along

Published: Wed, 07/18/18

, it's time for a new Quilt Along!

I'm super excited to announce the new Leaf Peepers Quilt Along starting on August 13th.

This beautiful quilt pattern was designed by Sheri Cilfaldi-Morrill from Whole Circle Studio and is a terrific skill builder for traditional piecing and quilting techniques.

You'll learn two methods for piecing half square triangles, how to piece quarter square triangles, and how to machine quilt with three types of quilting: walking foot, free motion, and ruler foot quilting.

For this autumn themed quilt you can choose to create a 40-inch square wall hanging or a 24 x 74-inch table runner. I can't wait to use this beautiful table runner and enjoy these bright colors through the fall season.

As with all of my quilt alongs, you can work at your own pace and get help through every step of the process as we quilt along together from August to October.

How do you join the Leaf Peeper's Quilt Along?

All you need to do is pick up a copy of the Leaf Peeper's Quilt Pattern on sale now for just $12.99.

Starting August 13th, I'll share a new quilting tutorial demonstrating how to complete one step of the Leaf Peepers Quilt. Sheri is sharing videos as well so we'll link up both posts together right here so it's easy to find everything in one place.

Click Here to find the Leaf Peeper's Quilt Along Schedule. Make sure to bookmark this page so you can easily check back in every Monday during the quilt along to find new videos.

Leaf Peepers Fat Quarter Bundle

Would you like to use the same bright, beautiful fabrics that I'm using in the Leaf Peepers Quilt? I've put together a bundle of 9 Island Batik fat quarters so you can do just that!

Click Here to learn more about the Leaf Peepers fabric bundle.

I've done the math on this fabric and if you cut very carefully, you have enough fabric from this bundle to make both the 40-inch Leaf Peepers wall hanging and 24 x 74-inch table runner quilts from this pack of 9 fat quarters!

What else will you need to make the Leaf Peepers Quilt?

- Leaf Peepers Quilt Pattern - sold separately
- 1 2/3 yard of Background Fabric (W) - Island Batik Cream
- 2 yards Backing Fabric
- 1/2 yard Binding Fabric
- Batting - 80" x 30" for vertical arrangement OR 48" x 48" for square arrangement

Optional: the Mini Slide and Slice Quilting Rulers for ruler quilting on your home machine.

Note: These fabric requirements calculated to create either the Leaf Peepers 40-inch square wall hanging OR the 24 x 74-inch table runner.

Great Quilting Debate: Quilting with Bed Sheets?

Last week I shared a new quilting debate for you today asking a simple question – can I use bedsheets in my quilts?

Well, that’s where I begin at least! I also touch on using cheap fabric from big box stores, t-shirts, and weird fabrics like silk, wool, jeans, and cordoroy.

This is a debate I’ve seen come up multiple times in quilting forums and groups and it really is a logical question – I need a giant piece of 100% cotton fabric that’s as big as my bed for the backing of this quilt. Well, how about this top bed sheet that’s already the right size?

Short answer: yes, that’s just fine.

Click Here to watch the podcast.

Pinstripe Matrix Maze and Crazy Curves

We only have a handful of walking foot quilting designs left to learn and for the next two weeks I'll be sharing new videos every Monday and Friday! I'm also adding new segments to these videos to teach you how to quilt these designs with a different type of quilting or a different type of machine.

Here are the most recent quilting tutorials I've shared:

How to Quilt Crazy Curves - Learn how to quilt Crazy Curves first with walking foot quilting, then see how this design works with ruler foot quilting on a home machine. I share lots of tips on using the Mini Slide Quilting Ruler and how to feed the quilt evenly through the machine so your stitches remain the same size.

How to Quilt Pinstripe Matrix Maze - I first teach you how to quilt this zigzaggy design with walking foot quilting and how to evenly space the lines using marks on your foot and a guide bar. Then I switched over to the Grace Qnique Longarm and quilted this design with the Slice Quilting Ruler. It's two very different styles of quilting, but the end result is a super cool design.

That's it for this week. I hope you're looking forward to the new Leaf Peepers Quilt Along and will join in this creative collaborative quilt along. Click Here to pick up this new pattern.

Let's go quilt,

Leah Day