Travel Tula Pink Style!

I'm headed out of town for NYE and decided that I wanted to travel handmade... specifically Tula Pink Style. It isn't a secret that I love Tula and all of her fabrics she designs!!

The "travel handmade" craze has been popping up on Instgram & Blogs for quilt retreats and such. I decided this was the perfect trip to add some new bags to my collection so that I could travel with all handmade bags!

Here is a breakdown of my stuff.

The top bag is my Lily Pocket Purse that I made back in October. It is a pattern by Joan Hawley of Lazy Girl Designs. It is the perfect bag for when you want a small purse or are traveling.

All the fabrics are from Tula's Salt Water collection.

Next in the stack is my Cosmo bag from Amy Butler's Style Stitches book. I made it back in January of 2011. It is made of all Neptune fabrics.

The next item is my Candy Box quilt. I always take a quilt with me when I travel. Nothing compares to cuddling up with your own quilt. The Candy Box is a tutorial I did on the Moda Bake Shop back in 2009. It features Tula's Hushabye fabric collection.

Then comes the Great Getaway bag from Lisa Lam's book, The Bag Making Bible. It is a mix of two fabric collections: Salt Water & Neptune.

I made this bag on Thursday. Yes in just one day.

I purchased ready made handles & a 30" zipper from Joanns Thursday morning when I decided I'd make the bag.

The hardware is from Nancy Zieman's colletion with Clover. The handle tabs and clasp tab are from the Neptune collection & the main print on the bag is from Salt Water.

I also used Neptune for the bottom side areas. I laminated it & the bag bottom with with Slicker by Lazy Girl. This way I can just wipe dirt off of them!

The last bag is my duffle. I made this one from Neptune fabrics yesterday. I didn't use a pattern, I just based it off of my Vera Bradley duffle bag.
I also made a zippy pouch from Terry Atkinson's pattern Cash & Carry. It fits nicely inside my Lily Pocket Purse.

I'm very excited to use all my Tula Pink bags for this trip!! I won't be posting while I'm gone but you might see a photo or two pop up on Instagram or Facebook.

Have a very happy & safe new years eve!!




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

Come meet me tomorrow!

Tomorrow I'll be at the Village Quilter signing books!

Who: me!

What: Book Signing of Fresh Fabric Treats

Where: Village Quilter, Mount Holly New Jersey

When: 10:30am

Stop by to see my projects in person.  You'll also get the chance to see my original block holders that I've never shown on my blog... or in public!

I'll also be signing patterns and have a few of my new quilts with me.

In addition I'm teaching at the shop in the afternoon.  The class is full, but since the shop has received many requests I'll be teaching again later this summer.  If you have a specific class you would like me to teach let the shop know!

p.s. this is my 500th post!!
woo hoo :-)

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

Block Holder Books & Fresh Fabric Treats!

The wait is over!  I can finally reveal to you my project in Fresh Fabric Treats.  I created these two adorable Block Holder Books.  They have flannel pages and roll up to keep your projects neat & tidy while you work on them!

Fresh Fabric Treats should be hitting shelves any day!!

{Any pre-orders placed in my shop will ship as soon as they arrive!!}

Six of the 15 designers were at Quilt Market and we did a book signing on Sunday morning.  We were all a bit loopy from working hard & lacking sleep... and the signing got a bit hilarious.  
Here is one of the calm moments.

L to RNatalia, Kim, Vanessa, Sweetwater, Me, John
Eyebrows raised at some comment...

Deep in laughter...

Commenting on something...

I'm not sure what just got said...

But clearly I couldn't contain my laughter!

I started laughing so much that I was almost crying...

...and it wasn't easy to regain my composure... but I did my best!

Debbie from Moda looking on... probably thinking we are all crazy!

Thank you Debbie!! We all love you!

Thank you to everyone who came to our book signing.  We hope that you had fun & we gave you a few laughs!  Thank you to Katy for snapping all the signing photos with my camera!

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Ok so more about my project!Here they are open... the flannel pages work as mini-design walls

Here is the outside.  I love how the bright American Jane fabrics look!

...and all rolled up!
This way they are easy to take to a class, sewing night, or just about anywhere!

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Want a kit of the same fabrics I used?

I have a limited number and when they are gone... they are gone.

A giant pincushion is the perfect addition to a set of Block Holders!

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Did you know that we did our own photography for this book?

Yup!

I wanted mine to be the best it could be... so Jared came over and set up lighting for me.  Here are some of the test shots I took in the beginning to check my lighting & white balance.

It was a great learning experience & helped me to grow in my photo skills!



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

Moda Bake Shop Progressive Dinner

Take a seat.

Yup.. that one.. it's for you.

oh don't forget to leave room for sweetwater

they are coming to dinner too.

and there is 3 of them... so everybody slide on down a bit.

ok.

now we're ready.

welcome to the table!

are you ready for dessert?

i hope so!

How about some chocolate?

I've made a step by step tutorial for you on how to make some yummy homemade chocolate treats

Click here to read more and enter the Moda Bake Shop Progressive Dinner Giveaway

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

Are you hungry yet?

Because it's time for Dinner... well a fabric dinner that is!

Join along as some of MBS's designers reveal our big secret...

that for a year now we have been keeping quiet about...

A Book!!!

Pre-Order now to receive a fabric surprise with a copy of the book... and I'm going to be signing them too!
See you back here on the 25th for more yummyness!!


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

sunday stash..wks 21 & 22

two week summary!
because i was at market last week & didn't get a chance to post..
and well quilt market = lots added to the stash!!

IN

a giant neptune score!!
via kelby30 on flickr .. thanks ryan for the heads up!

full moon forest from john {aka quilt dad!}
john surprised me with this bundle of pure joy at quilt market... i've been picking on him for some time about his full moon forest quilt... and when he plans on finishing it ... and if he has scraps to share... and so on...
but i never expected this bundle!!!  thank you so much john!!

moda bundles from sample spree!
bliss fat quarters.. regular & flannel by bonnie & camille
pure fat quarters by sweetwater
it's a hoot fat quarters by momo
lollipop jelly roll by sandy gervais

breakfast at tiffany's fat eighths by fig tree

remix by ann kelle for robert kaufman fat quarter bundles

...more remix by ann kelle for robert kaufman

i did get more at market
but i didn't list gifts on the stash..
monica's holiday happy
lizzy's castle peeps
some bundles from freespirit

OUT

a bag i made for market {and need to take pics of!}

ipad case for mom
{with john's tutorial from the moda bake shop }

outside fabric is remix by ann kelle for robert kaufman
inside fabric is teal snuggles by moda

i used 6 strips.. and had enough for the body of the sleeve..
two ties.. and binding for the top!

it's a perfect fit!
great job with the tutorial john!!

2nd hexagon quilt
here is a sneak peek!

 & some more stuff i can't show yet!

so this week

61.81 in

14 out

YTD totals

purchased: 411.77 yds
busted: 264.9 yds
net: -146.87 yds

yes.
lots in.
but so worth it!