Gravity 2025 Sew Along Featuring Stonehenge Gradations by Northcott Fabrics

Sign up here for the sew along emails.

I’m excited to reveal my Gravity Quilt in Stonehenge Gradations by Northcott Fabrics! 

You can preorder your 2025 block of the month kit now from your favorite local quilt shop. Let them know that Julie sent you and you want the Northcott Fabrics Gravity Block of the Month quilt kit.

Quilt kits will be available in shops November 2024, so you’ll have time to get ready for the 2025 sew along. I’ll guide you through making the blocks with the Hex N More and Super Sidekick rulers each month. Gravity is a queen size quilt, 97" x 96". Sign up here for the sew along emails.

Watch this video to learn more about the Gravity Quilt Kit in Northcott Fabrics and upcoming 2025 sew along:

Participating shops where you can get a Gravity quilt kit in Stonehenge Gradations are:

Canada

B & H Fabrics - Alberta

Material Matters Inc - Alberta

Pinheads Quilting - Alberta

Purple Katz Quilting - Alberta

Village Treasures Quilt Shop - Alberta

Willow Creek Quilts - Alberta

Heather’s Fabric Shelf - British Columbia

Rain Forest Fabrics - British Columbia

Keystone Modern Creative - Manitoba

The Quilting Shed - New Brunswick

Quilts By The Bay - Nova Scotia

Annie’s Quilt Shop - Ontario

Bolts 2 Blocks - Ontario

Chloe Quilting - Ontario

Cobwebs & Caviar - Ontario

Kindred Spirits - Ontario

Lens Mill - Ontario

Quiltatious - Ontario

Quilting Confections - Ontario

Quilted Memories - Ontario

The Quilt Store - Ontario

Remember Me Quilts and More - Ontario

Sanity Hill Fabric Shop - Ontario

SewAndQuilt.ca - Ontario

Sew Productive - Ontario

Thimbles & Things - Ontario

Ye Olde Fabric Shoppe - Ontario

Quilting B & More - Prince Edward Island

Gypsy Soul Fabrics - Saskatchewan

Germany

Quiltmania by Ines Khasani -Baden-Württemberg

USA

Fat Quarter Shop - Online only

Linda Marie’s Gifts and Fabric - Arkansas

Roxy’s Quilt & Sewing - Arizona

Golden State Quilting - California

The Granary Quilt Shop - California

Memory Lane Fabric & Quilts - California

Quilt In A Day - California

A Quilters Corner - Colorado

Creative Traditions - Colorado

Fabric Play Quilting - Colorado

Hi Fashion Sewing Machines & Quilt Shop - Colorado

Inspirations Quilt Shop - Colorado

Kathy’s Fabric Trunk - Colorado

Peak to Peak Stitching - Colorado

Quilter’s Dream - Colorado

The Sewing Circle - Colorado

Sew Downtown - Colorado

Treelotta Fabrics & Craft Supplies - Colorado

Wild Oats Sewing Company - Colorado

A & E Fabrics and Crafts - Florida

Black Dog Quilt Shop - Florida

D & R Sewing Center - Florida

Fabric Art - Florida

MK Quilts - Florida

My Sewing Barn - Florida

Oceans of Thread - Florida

Quilts & Lace - Florida

Rainbow’s End - Florida

Birdhouse Quilts - Georgia

Daydreams Quilt N Sew - Idaho

Idaho Sewing & Vacuum - Idaho

JK Quilts - Idaho

Quilt Crossing - Idaho

Top Shelf Quilts - Illinois

Rossville Quilts - Indiana

Kechi Quilt Impressions - Kansas

Red Dragon Quilts - Kansas

Sew In 2 Quilts - Kansas

A Touch of Class - Kansas

Quilted Elephant Studio - Kentucky

Karen’s Quilting Corner - Massachusetts

Erin Matthew Sewing and Quilt Shop - Michigan

Lemon Quilts - Michigan

Bound in Stitches - Minnesota

Quilt’in Time Quilt Shoppe - Missouri

Specialty Quilts - Missouri

Backdoor Quilt Shoppe - Montana

Little Timber Quilts & Candy - Montana

Two Fabriholics - Montana

Just Stitchin’ - North Carolina

A Stitch In Time - North Carolina

Sew On & Sew North - North Dakota

Calico Cottage - Nebraska

Nebraska Quilt Company - Nebraska

Quilt Stitches - Nebraska

Oh Sew Sally! - New York

The Village Quilt Shoppe - New York

Country Fabrics - Ohio

Quilt Trends - Ohio

Stitches Quilt Shop - Ohio

Quilting Post - Oklahoma

TLC Patterns - Oklahoma

Jane’s Fabric Patch - Oregon

Country Quilts, Inc - Oregon

International Quilters' Guild - Pennsylvania

Quilters Headquarters - South Dakota

Twisted Sisters Quilt Shop - Tennessee

Fabric Sanity - Texas

Fort Worth Fabric Studio - Texas

My Favorite Quilt Store - Texas

Poppy’s Quilt ’N Sew - Texas

Threaded Lines - Texas

Wooden Spool Boutique - Texas

Fab Fabrics - Utah

Quilts Etc - Utah

Quilting Adventures - Virginia

All Things Sew - Washington

Annie’s Quilt Shoppe - Washington

A Stitch In Time Quilt Shoppe - Washington

Bigfoot Quilt - Washington

Country Fabrics - Washington

Over the Rainbow - Washington

Quilting Mayhem - Washington

Sherry’s Cozy Quilts - Washington

Patched Works - Wisconsin

We will continue to add shops to this list, so be sure to refresh your browser to see any new shops that many have been added to the list.

**ATTENTION SHOPS** If you'd like us to add a link to your shop’s Gravity kit, please fill out this form.

Don’t miss out on this exciting 2025 sew along!

© Blog post written by Julie Herman
For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/

Alphabet Soup Sew Along

We’re kicking off a new sew along. Julie will guide you through her approach to making the letters, numbers, & projects from the book Alphabet Soup using the Hex N More & Super Sidekick rulers, and the new Jaybird Quilts Fussy Cut Shapes! The Fussy Cut Shapes are optional for the sew along and all of them are put to work to make Alphabet Soup. 

Sign up here to join us for the sew along. Sew along emails will have the links to the video tutorials as they’re available, sew along worksheets, giveaways and prizes, and discounts to quilt shops exclusively for sew along participants.

Here's the sew along schedule:

March 28, Video 1: Book overview & the sew along worksheets

March 31, Video 2: Fabric selection

April 4, Video 3: Cutting shapes for the blocks

April 7, Video 4: Basic sewing for putting the blocks together

April 11, Video 5: Monogram Pillow

April 14, Video 6: Block spacers for multi-block projects

April 18, Video 7: Name Quilt

April 21, Video 8: Baby Quilt

April 25, Video 9: Live Q&A wrap up

The links to the participating shops below will take you to their curated kits or the Alphabet Soup book to purchase to participate. We will continue to add shops to this list, so be sure to refresh your browser to see any new shops that many have been added to the list:

Fabric Sanity: Texas (online only) Alphabet Soup

Hummingbird Lane Fabrics: Arizona (online & in-store) Sew Along Kits

Threaded Lines Quilt Shop: Texas (online & in-store) Sew Along Kits

Perfectly Pink Quilt Studio: Ohio (in-store) Sew Along Kits

Idaho Sewing & Vacuum: Idaho (online & in-store) Sew Along Kits

Purple Katz Quilting: Alberta, Canada (online only) Sew Along Kits

Quilting By Design: Ontario, Canada (online & in-store) Alphabet Soup

Nanno Creative: Gelderland, Netherlands (online & in-store) Alphabet Soup

Old Town Quilt Shop: California (online & in-store) Alphabet Soup

Sew On & Sew North: North Dakota (online & in-store) Alphabet Soup

Pins and Needles: New York (online & in-store) Alphabet Soup

Stitch Fabric Company: Ohio (online only) Alphabet Soup

**ATTENTION SHOPS** If you'd like us to add a link to your shop’s kits or books, please fill out this form.

The sew along will cover fabric selection, cutting shapes for the blocks, block spacers for multi-block projects, and three Alphabet Soup projects: Monogram Pillow, Name Quilt, & the Baby Quilt.  For the Baby Quilt, we'll be featuring the CUT PIN SEW MAKE QUILT design shown below. 

When you can make these projects, you’ll be able to make any Alphabet Soup project you can dream up with confidence. Sign up here to join us for the sew along.

Sign up here to receive the sew along emails, sew along worksheets, exclusive quilt shop discount codes, & giveaways. We're looking forward to sewing with you soon!

© Blog post written by Julie Herman
For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/

Jaybird Quilts Fussy Cut Shapes

Introducing my newest product, Fussy Cut Shapes! Fussy Cut Shapes make fussy cutting easy. There's 6 shapes in the package & you can watch the YouTube directions for them by following these links:

4 1/2” Half Triangle

4 1/2” Hexagon

2 1/2” Half Triangle

4 1/2” Half Hexagon

2 1/2” Diamond

2 1/2” 60-degree Triangle

The shapes in the 6-piece set have defined seam allowances, crosshairs, and blunt points to create fun & unique fussy cut projects you’ll always treasure!

 

Each shape has a ¼” gray edge to define the seam allowance, which enables you to focus on the interior space of the shape and know exactly what will appear in the finished shape. Most shapes have centered crosshairs to aid in positioning an image within the shape. Each shape also has blunted points for easy piecing alignment.

Fussy Cut Shapes are available now. Ask for them from your favorite local quilt shop or independent online shop.

Video tutorial directions are available now on YouTube. Fussy Cut Shapes PDF Directions are available now here. 

2 ½" Diamond

4 ½" Half Hexagon

2 ½" Half Triangle

4 ½" Hexagon

2 ½" 60-degree Triangle

4 ½" Half Triangle

Here's where you can shop for the Fussy Cut Shapes:

Canada

Purple KATZ Quilting - Alberta (online only)

Craft de Ville - Montreal (online & in-shop)

USA

Clothesline Creations - Indiana (online & in-shop)

From Past to Present Quilt Shop - Ohio (in-shop)

Hummingbird Lane Fabrics - Arizona (online & in-shop)

Bee's Quilt Shop and Studio - Florida (online & in-shop)

Pennington Quilt Works - New Jersey (online & in-shop)

Patched Works - Wisconsin (online & in-shop)

Threaded Lines Quilt Shop - Texas (online & in-shop)

A Quilter's Oasis - Arizona (in-shop)

Fat Quarter Shop - (online only)

Idaho Sewing & Vacuum - Idaho (online & in-shop)

Fabric Sanity - Texas (online & in-shop)

Sew On & Sew North - North Dakota (online & in-shop)

Red Pine Quilt Shop - Minnesota (online & in-shop)

Cotton Patch Quilt Shop - Florida (online & in-shop)

Old Town Quilt Shop - California (online & in-shop)

Quiltzauberei.de - Germany (online & in-shop)

superbuzzy - California  (online & in-shop)

Kimz Sewing and Patchwork Centre - Australia (online & in-shop)

Amelia's Garden - New York (online & in-shop)

Fox & Frog Quilt Shoppe - Ohio (online only)

**Attention shops**: If your shop is carrying Fussy Cut Shapes & you would like to be added to this list, please fill out this form.

We've got some great sew alongs planned to help you put those Fussy Cut Shapes to use right away.

Julie will guide you through using the Jaybird Quilts Fussy Cut Shapes to make a fussy cut Rock Candy table topper like the one shown above. Sign up here for the sew along. 

We'll also be sewing projects from the Alphabet Soup book. Letters, numbers, and projects, oh my! Julie guides you through her approach to making the letters, numbers, & projects from the book Alphabet Soup using the Hex N More & Super Sidekick rulers, and debuting the new Fussy Cut Shapes from Jaybird Quilts! Sign up here for the sew along.

Fussy Cut Shapes are shipping to shops in December and will be available for purchase on January 3, 2023.

© Blog post written by Julie Herman
For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/

The Temperature Quilt

Have you ever heard of a Temperature Quilt before? A Temperature Quilt is a visual snapshot of the daily high and low temperatures for a specific location during a specific year. The location & the timeframe is up to you!

I love temperature quilts! I've been working on figuring out how to make one with my rulers & on how to put together a fun sew along for the communal experience of making one with you. I'm so excited to share this new sew along experience with you & I can't wait to see what you make! Enroll here to join us.

The Temperature Quilt is made with the Hex N More & Sidekick ruler (or the Super Sidekick). Templates are also available in the pattern.

Share this image on social media to let everyone know that you're sewing along with us!

The Temperature Quilt can be made in 4 sizes:

Small Lap 74" x 77"

Large Lap 85" x 77"

Queen 96" x 96"

King 110" x 110"

This is one of my columns in progress.

I put together a series of worksheets & resources to help you track your daily high & low temperatures and plot out your fabric selections based on the average temperature ranges for you location.

The Temperature Quilt pattern, worksheets, sew along emails, bonus content, and sew along instructional videos are bundled up in one package that is only available here. Since this is such a unique quilt to make I came up with a unique way to offer it.

Here's where you can shop for Temperature Quilt kits:

Sew On & Sew North: North Dakota  (online & in-shop)

OhSewSally!: New York  (online & in-shop)

Fat Quarter Shop: Texas  (online only)

Chestnut Bay Quilting: New York  (online & in-shop)

Bigfoot Quilts: Washington State  (online & in-shop)

Threaded Lines Quilt Shop: Texas  (online & in-shop)

Graceful Marilyn Quilt Shoppe: Minnesota (online & in-shop)

Bloom Fabric, Art & Retreat: New York (online & in-shop)

**Attention shops**: If your shop is offering Temperature Quilt kits & you would like to be added to this list, please fill out this form.

And there's so many great opportunities for putting your own spin on the fabric selections to make a temperature quilt this is all your own! Enroll here to join us for the sew along & get the pattern.

© Blog post written by Julie Herman
For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/

Delight Sew Along - Let's Get Fussy Cutting!

We've got a new sew along coming up! In anticipation of the arrival of Tula Pink's Moon Garden fabric, Julie will teach you how to fussy cut with your Hex N More ruler to make your own fascinating Delight quilt.

 

The sew along will cover fabric selection, fussy cutting with the Hex N More ruler, quilt top layout, then sewing the blocks & quilt top. You can sign up for it here. You can get the PDF quilt pattern here.

Delight is made with the Hex N More ruler. I've got some great tips & tricks for fussy cutting with the Hex N More ruler that I can't wait to share with you!

The links to the participating shops below will take you to their curated kits or the pattern to purchase to participate. We will continue to add shops to this list, so be sure to refresh your browser to see any new shops that many have been added to the list:

Australia

Fabric Pixie - online only

Canada

Purple Katz Quilting - Alberta & online

Craft de Ville - Montreal & online

United States

Stitch Fabric Company  - Online Only

Fabric Sanity - Online only

Bigfoot Quilts - Washington & online

Perfectly Pink Quilt Studio - Elmore, Ohio

Woodside Quilting - Iowa & online

Cherry Berry Quilts - Bakersfield, California

Idaho Sewing & Vacuum - Idaho & online

Sew On & Sew North - North Dakota & online

**ATTENTION SHOPS** If you'd like us to add a link to your shop’s kits or pattern, please fill out this form.

Sign up here to receive the sew along emails. Emails will have the links to the video tutorials as they’re available, giveaways and prizes, and discounts to quilt shops exclusively for sew along participants.

Sew along schedule:

November 4: YouTube Live Q&A

Video 1, November 8: Fabric Selection 

Video 2, November 11: Fussy Cutting with the Hex N More Ruler

Video 3, November 15: Quilt Top Layout

Video 4, November 18: Sewing Blocks & the Quilt Top

If the Moon Garden fabric isn't your style, or you're saving your Moon Garden for another project, feel free to use any fabric of your choice to make your Delight quilt. Delight is a great design for featuring large-scale prints.

Share this image on social media to let everyone know that you're sewing along with us!

Sign up here to receive the sew along emails, exclusive quilt shop discount codes, & giveaways. We're looking forward to sewing with you soon!

© Blog post written by Julie Herman
For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/

JOY Table Runner Sew Along

We're hosting an Alphabet Soup sew along in early 2023, and as a warm up for it we're hosting the JOY Table Runner Sew Along in October 2022. 

 

Spruce up the holiday tablescape with a JOY table runner from the Alphabet Soup book. I will guide you through making this table runner in preparation for the upcoming holiday season & to get ready for the 2023 Alphabet Soup Sew Along! Sign up here to join us!

JOY Table Runner made by Julie Kentner 

with Nicholas fabric by J Weckler Frisch for Riley Blake Designs.

Alphabet Soup blocks and projects are made with the Hex N More & Super Sidekick rulers. 

 

The Alphabet Soup book is NOT required for the JOY table runner sew along. This is your opportunity to test drive the letter patterns before buying the book. JOY Sew Along Worksheets are provided to you in the sew along Welcome email along with deals & discounts from participating quilt shops exclusively for sew along participants! Sign up here to receive the sew along emails.

 

Cutting templates are not provided in the worksheets. You will need the rulers to make the table runner following the sew along worksheets & video tutorials.

 

The book will be required for the 2023 Alphabet Soup Sew Along.

JOY Table Runners by the San Diego Modern Quilt Guild 

Sign up here to receive the sew along emails. Emails will have the links to the video tutorials as they’re available, table runner directions, giveaways and prizes, and discounts to quilt shops exclusively for sew along participants.

Sew along schedule:

October 7: YouTube LIVE Q&A

Video 1, October 11: Letter J 

Video 2, October 14: Letter O

Video 3, October 18: Letter Y

Video 4, October 21: Sew runner & more LIVE on YouTube

JOY Table Runner Kits from Clothesline Creations

The links to the participating shops below will take you to their curated kits or the book to purchase to participate. We will continue to add shops to this list, so be sure to refresh your browser to see any new shops that many have been added to the list:

Australia

Fabric Pixie

Canada

Watergirl Quilt Co.

Purple KATZ Quilting

Netherlands

Quiltboutique

United States

Indiana: Clothesline Creations

Online: Coneflower Quilt Co

Maryland: Material Girls Quilt Boutique

Texas: Threaded Lines Quilt Shop

North Dakota: Sew On & Sew North

Ohio: Perfectly Pink Quilt Studio

California: Old Town Quilt Shop

Texas: Sew Special Quilts, Katy

**ATTENTION SHOPS** If you'd like us to add a link to your shop’s kits or book, please fill out this form.

JOY Table Runners by the San Diego Modern Quilt Guild 

Share this image on social media to let everyone know that you're sewing along with us!

Sign up here to receive the sew along emails for access to the table runner directions, exclusive quilt shop discount codes, & giveaways. We're looking forward to sewing with you soon!

© Blog post written by Julie Herman
For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/