Autumn Love is Here!!!

You guys!

I'm sew excited that

 my latest fabric collection

Autumn Love 

is finally here and has been 

shipping to quilt shops world wide!

Two weeks from today we will begin the 

Autumn Love Sew Along 

and it will take place

 right here on my blog 

every Monday for 12 weeks:)

I hope you will be 

joining us for the fun!

HOW DO YOU JOIN??

Here are the answers to that question:)

First...all you need to do is tune

 in here every Monday...

And of course grab your

 Autumn Love Sew Simple Shapes ...

And the all important

 Autumn Love Quilt fabric kit:)

I feel "sew grateful" that there are

 so many quilt shops cutting and 

selling these kits...YaY!

Check with your favorite shop 

and if they don't have one 

then simply do a google search of

 "Autumn Love Quilt Kit" 

and you will for sure find a lot of

 online shops where you can get one.

This sew along will go just like

 my others using my 

fabric and Sew Simple Shapes.

Each block tutorial will be here 

on my blog so there is no pattern...

basically the Sew Simple Shapes

 are your pattern.

HOWEVER...

I do have a SEW ALONG GUIDE for you to download for free 

that gives ALL of the schedule...

 supplies needed...

 cutting instructions for each fabric...

sew in interfacing instructions

 and embroidery patterns etc.

CLICK HERE 

to download the guide so that

 you can BEE PREPARED when 

August 20th gets here!

You can also copy and paste this photo

 onto your blog or IG to show 

that you are sewing along with us:)

There you go...

those are all of the steps 

so when you have completed them...

consider yourself joined!

This is going to be a super fun quilt 

to make and I also super LOVE 

that we will be sewing all things

 Autumn as the season here

 is beginning to change:)

If you have been following along with me during each and every one of my Sew Simple Shapes Sew Alongs...

THANK YOU 

FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!

If you are just beginning with this one...

THANK YOU 

FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!

and I'm sure it will "bee helpful" 

for you to familiarize yourself

 with the whole process 

by going back to my very first

 applique sew along called 

BLOOM 

and watching the week one video 

and then reading each weekly post.

You could even practice 

by making a few of those blocks

 so that you can 

"Bee Prepared" for this sew along:)

You can find all of those posts 

(along with all of the others)

 on the right side bar here on my blog:)

Make sure that you are 

viewing the "full web version" 

of my blog and not the 

shortcut version that 

shows on your phone.

Okay...with all of that "bee-ing" said...

I can honestly say that I am 

definitely in LOVE with Autumn Love 

and want to sew all the Autumn things!

YES!...I am preparing for the 

sew along but I'm also 

doing a "few" LOL other projects too:)

See that cute acorn box on the left?

It holds my Acorn Table Runner Pattern

 and Kit and will be available 

in quilt shops next week.

This photo is the bottom of the box:)

I have cut my runner out 

and will be sewing it this week.

In the meantime...

I am using my super cute 

Autumn Love Acorns Box 

to hold my Autumn Love fabric swatches!

Autumn Love Oranges...

Autumn Love Corals...

Autumn Love Greens...

Autumn Love Yellows...

Autumn Love Teals and Aquas...

Autumn Love Browns...

Autumn Love Reds...

and Autumn Love Grays:)

I always make "swatch cards" for each of my fabric collections so that I can easily design projects without pulling all of the fabrics out...I just use the cards:)

I decided to use these kraft paper tape for Autumn Love and keep them separated onto rings by colors.

I used Heat and Bond Lite and simply ironed the fabric rectangles onto the tags and then wrote the SKU number on top of each print:)

I'm sure you will be seeing more of these swatches during the sew along!

One of the projects that 

I've been making are blocks from my 

"Scrappy String Block Tutorial"

I did the tutorial in early spring...

CLICK HERE

if you want to make some:)

These blocks are super fun to 

use up your leftover strips 

but are easily done with 

one fabric collection as well!

Looks how cute this gingham pumpkin

 looks with my blocks.

I got it at JoAnn's...

when I saw it I thought it 

really needed to come home with me 

to play with my Autumn Love fabric:)

I have started sewing my Scrappy String blocks together...

Here's what the back looks like...

I DO NOT remove my sew in interfacing.

I love the stability that it adds to these  strips that end up being cut on the bias around the edges..

When finished...

I'll add thin batting or flannel

 and a backing fabric and 

quilt and bind as usual!

This makes a darling runner or pillow. 

I can also just keep adding rows

 for an amazing scrappy autumn quilt:)

Next week I'll show you my progress

 on the Acorn Table Runner and also 

chat a bit more about the 

Autumn Love Sew Along.

I remain as excited as ever 

to sew with all of you!

In gratitude...

xx

Lori