Valentine Sewalong
AT LAST, here are the details of the next SewHappy Sewalong. Hooray!!! It is my Valentine Sewalong and this is what we will be sewing.
I do hope you like it. The finished size is 20″ x 14″ and it will make a great cushion, which I will show you as we go along. An ideal Valentine or wedding gift. We will be using piecing, appliqué and stitchery techniques. So, a nice mixture.
Now, for the Sewalong details.
The Valentine SAL will begin this Friday 27th January and it will be in three parts. The first part of the pattern and instructions will be published on my blog this Friday, with each of the next two published on the next two Fridays. This will mean that the final part will be published on 10th February. So, you can have it finished (by the skin of your teeth) by Valentine’s Day. So sorry to have left it so late but time has overtaken me.
The SAL will proceed in the same manner as the previous Christmas SAL. Each part will be published on a Friday and will only be available FREE for one week. Please note: I will be unable to email out any missed patterns, but the complete pattern will be available to purchase in my pattern shop at the beginning of February, if you should miss any part. You will also see as we progress that each of the three parts could be made up as individual little wallhangings.
Now for your fabric requirements. You will need about ¼ metre of white fabric (or background colour) and then a selection of different colours for the patchwork and appliqué. These are the fabrics that I have used.
Most of these fabrics are from the Forever Spring range of fabrics by Nancy Halvorsen. I bought mine from my favourite online Quilting Store – The Fat Quarter Shop. I really like these fabrics and have some other plans in mind for using them. They are soft gentle colours and yet have a hint of vibrancy, if that makes sense.
This is the ideal time to welcome The Fat Quarter Shop as my latest sponsors. I am very happy about this as I cannot praise them highly enough. They send my orders to me in Spain and I always receive them within a week, often within 5 days. Fantastic service! They ship throughout the world and their selection of fabrics is vast. Do pop over and take a look.
Finally, if you would like to join in the Valentine Sewalong and you have a blog you might like to add your blog details to the SAL Blog ParticipantsList. Then we can all check into each others’ blogs to see how everyone is getting on. You might also like to grab my blog button and display it on your site. You will find it in the right hand side bar.
See you all on Friday with your first set of instructions. I am looking forward to hearing from you all again.
1Char
wrote on 23 January 2012 at 14:35
Could you please put your link in your newsletter so as we can just click on it instead of having to copy and paste…Thank you……
2Dawn Caines
wrote on 23 January 2012 at 14:45
that is so pretty !!! Just byng a machine with embroidery stitches so this would be a fantastc project !!!
3Ladyfée
wrote on 23 January 2012 at 14:53
super !!! je vais le faire, mais là pour commander le tissu ce sera trop juste, j’irais chez ma mercière pour choisir mes tissus ! merci pour ce SAL, je vais relayer l’info et mettre le bouton du blog bien sûr !!! bonne après midi ! amitié de la fée
4Lorena
wrote on 23 January 2012 at 15:05
Great !! and just in time, my cousin is going to married and this is perfect for her
Kisses
5Gladys
wrote on 23 January 2012 at 15:18
I love it! I’ll do with the fabrics I have available, but I love your selection! They are divine!
I’ll publish in my blog and see you on Friday!
Thank you very much and a big hug!
6maría pilar
wrote on 23 January 2012 at 15:46
Esperaremos al viernes con impaciencia.
7Virginia
wrote on 23 January 2012 at 15:50
¡Es precioso! No entiendo muy bien inglés pero, también me apunto. Espero poder hacerlo bien.
Mil gracias.
Un beso.
8Chanchan
wrote on 23 January 2012 at 15:53
je m’inscris pour ce nouvel ouvrage valentine” merci à toi et bisous – chanchan
9Azucena
wrote on 23 January 2012 at 16:02
Muchas gracias por su tiempo!!!!!! Estoy deseando empezar!!!
Saludos
10Mari Carmen
wrote on 23 January 2012 at 16:06
Es precioso, estaré atenta cada viernes- Saludos
11Rosali
wrote on 23 January 2012 at 16:15
Que lindo esta el proyecto. Ten un buen inicio de semana.
12Mama Bear
wrote on 23 January 2012 at 16:17
I love it and can’t wait to get started….Jim and I will celebrate 45 years of marriage on 2/10/2012 so this is just in time for that. I love Valentine’s Day.
Blessings,
Mama Bear
13MARIA JOSE
wrote on 23 January 2012 at 16:39
Hola me gustaria participar en tu sal. Un saludo.
14Laura García
wrote on 23 January 2012 at 16:57
Precioso proyecto. A esperar el viernes con mucho animo.
15eloisa
wrote on 23 January 2012 at 19:28
Estoy deseando empezar .Muy bonito proyecto.
16Eva
wrote on 23 January 2012 at 19:28
Me encantar partcipar, ahora mismo lo publico en mi blog
17EULALIA
wrote on 23 January 2012 at 20:45
mE ENCANATARIA PARTICIPAR.
SALUDOS
18Elena
wrote on 23 January 2012 at 21:02
Hola!! Me apunto, me encanta el proyecto. A esperar al viernes
19ANA
wrote on 23 January 2012 at 22:27
ME APUNTO
20Ampatchwork
wrote on 23 January 2012 at 23:02
Hola me encanta la idea me apunto. Muchas gracias
21ODERAY
wrote on 24 January 2012 at 1:26
HOLA. ESTOY LISTA PARA EMPEZAR. MUCHAS GRACIAS.
22maria das graças
wrote on 24 January 2012 at 2:50
Olá
gostaria de participar deste SAL
obrigada e bijos
com carinho
maria das graças
23maria das graças
wrote on 24 January 2012 at 2:57
oi
gostaria de participar
Beijos do sul do Brasil
com carinho
maria das graças
24VickiT
wrote on 24 January 2012 at 4:45
What a great wall hanging. Beautiful fabrics too.
(Side note ~ can you check out the email subscription because it’s working great (thank you for that) but there is no link to your blog. It’s there but not an active link)
25cilop
wrote on 24 January 2012 at 9:45
Me encanta y me gustaria poder participar muchas gracias
26Elisabeth
wrote on 24 January 2012 at 10:45
Merci pour ce nouveau SAL qui va nous permettre de très bons moments ensemble. Excellente journée et bise.
27Rita
wrote on 24 January 2012 at 16:46
Another fantastic project Lesley. Can’t wait to get started, I have just sorted all my fabrics ready to cut.
28Marieta
wrote on 24 January 2012 at 18:41
Lovely project¡¡
I like to make
xxoo
29Nora
wrote on 24 January 2012 at 20:12
Me encantaria participar de nuevo en tu sal¡
Muchas gracias ¡
30conchi
wrote on 24 January 2012 at 22:38
me encanta este nuevo proyecto. espero poder realizarlo con éxito. Quiero que ya sea viernes.
31Marie
wrote on 25 January 2012 at 8:54
vraiment trop beau.
Moi aussi je m’inscris pour ce sal et encore merci de le partager avec tout le monde.
A bientôt pour cette aventure.
Amicalement
Marie
32Ingrid
wrote on 25 January 2012 at 13:19
Está hermoso! Estaré atenta a tus publicaciones. Un abrazo!
33Christy
wrote on 26 January 2012 at 20:03
Hola, me encanta este proyecto y me apunto. Soy una de las que terminé el SewAlong de Navidad, me gustaría enviarte una foto.
Besos.
34monique
wrote on 26 January 2012 at 22:11
bonsoir je voudrais faire le patch avec vous mais les dimentions sont en inch ou en centimetre car je ne se pas faire autre qu’un centimetre amitie mo
35Raquel
wrote on 27 January 2012 at 8:46
Missing a few hours to begin this work and am delighted!
thanks
36Norma
wrote on 27 January 2012 at 21:02
mil gracias !!!!!….
besos desde México
37Magalis Marisol
wrote on 28 January 2012 at 22:01
Hola amiga!!!
Que lindo SAL.
Gracias por compartirlo!
Un fuerte abrazo desde Venezuela!!!
38Odry
wrote on 29 January 2012 at 21:29
Hola,
me entusiasma la idea. Me apunto,
saludos
39antonia
wrote on 2 February 2012 at 11:34
Hola, ¿ aun puedo apuntarme? mi nombre es Antonia mi mail es lia_esp@hotmail.com. Gracias