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Quilt Concert 2022 Presents….

Our Sponsors!!!

You know what Cassandra and I  love most about the Quilting Community?  The love and support we receive from others. It has blown us away this year and last year.  We are so appreciative and thankful for the support of the sponsors for the Quilt Concert Series.

We are proud to introduce to you our Quilt Concert Sponsors…

Hobbs Bonded Fibers

Hobbs has manufactured high-quality quilt batting (wadding) for hobbyist, commercial, art and show quilters since 1978.

Hancock’s of Paducah

Established in 1969, Hancock’s of Paducah holds three generations of fabric knowledge service and selection. Their vision is to promote artistic creativity through textiles.  

Oliso

Surprise, Delight and Simplify your life.  Ergonomic productions designed to make your creative life more enjoyable.

Aurifil

Aurifil is an accomplished Italian company based in Milan, specializing in the production of 100% Cotton threads from the Mako region of Egypt. The threads have achieved worldwide success thanks to a dedicated collective of quilters, sewists, embroiderers, and textile artists who herald the thread for its versatility, its strength, and the fact that it produces virtually no lint.

Electric Quilt

The Electric Quilt Company’s mission is to provide quilters with the best software and support for turning their quilt design ideas into reality. In addition to its flagship quilt design software and add-ons, the company also offers companion books, printable fabric, and software education for quilters around the world.

Make Modern Magazine

Make Modern is Australia’s only dedicated modern quilt magazine. It began in 2014 when a group of passionate quilters had a dream of producing a magazine for quilters, by quilters, filled with beautiful patterns and articles to inspire quilters like us to make more modern quilts!

Sew Fine Thread Gloss

Sew Fine Thread Gloss is a beeswax based scented (and unscented) thread conditioner to help tame your unruly threads and make your hand-sewing a more enjoyable experience.

The Whimsical Workshop

The Whimsical Workshop, LLC is a full-service design studio and retailer led by Heidi and Matthew Pridemore. We specialize in bright, fun quilt patterns, fabric, fabric kits, books and licensing.  We also offer lectures and workshops about design, quilting and crafting.

Fat Quarter Shop

The Fat Quarter Shop was founded in 2003 by Kimberly Jolly. An avid quilter, Kimberly began her shop as a side business while still working a corporate position, cutting, packing and shipping right out of her house during evenings and weekends. From the very beginning, she was committed to delivering top-notch service for every single order and customer.

Every one of these companies has provided a weekly prize for our Concert this year, and we’ve also put together a Grand Prize package at the end.

Each week, Cassandra and I will highlight one of the Sponsors and let you know what the prize is.  You will have to post a photo of that week’s block by a certain date, follow Cassandra, me and the Sponsor on Instagram, and use the hashtag #quiltconcert2022weekNUMBER (replace NUMBER with the digit number of the week)  Full details will be in each week’s post.

Now, how can you contribute to this community?  It’s easy.  Just head to each sponsor page, take a look around, follow them on Instagram.  If you are so inclined, support them with a purchase.  

Show them your appreciation too!  Without them, our Quilt Along wouldn’t be as much fun.

Lovingly, Lissa

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Quilt Concert 2022 – Seasons of Love

Concert (verb) Arrange by mutual coordination

Concert (noun) Public performance typically given by multiple performers

Lissa of Lovingly Lissa and Cassandra of The (not so) Dramatic Life invite you to attend the second annual Quilt Concert!

This year’s FREE* quilt along features a shortened timeline that means you will have a completed quilt top by the end of August!

*Patterns are available for free for a limited period of time. More details below.

Valentine Colorway by yours truly.

Design

It’s a medallion! We loved working with alternative grid work last year, and continued that technique with this year’s design. Here are a few key features of this years Quilt Concert:

*Includes six traditional blocks 

*Additional blocks using traditional components tie the design together

*Construction uses all straight line seams and traditional machine piecing techniques (no curves, foundation paper piecing, appliqué, etc.)

*Visual interest is added through a non-symmetrical design

*Finishes at 60″ square for a generously sized lap quilt

Halloween Colorway from Cassandra Beaver

How it Works

Each Friday at 12:01am Eastern time, Cassandra and I will post a blog that includes the instructions for that week.  These instructions will be free for three days, so make sure you download the instructions before the end of the day on Sunday. On Monday morning the free download will be removed.

If you miss a download, the stand alone block will be available for $2 at the link provided on the post for twelve days.  

New for 2022! The full pattern will be released for purchase next week on Friday, May 20, 2022! This is great news for those of you who like to work ahead to account for an upcoming vacation or if you like to make a full project all at once.

There are lots of fantastic prizes this year! Each time you finish the goal for the week, post a picture on Instagram using the hashtags for that week, and you will have a chance to win that week’s prize. (More on this next week!)

The best way to stay on top of the free pattern downloads is to subscribe to my and/or Cassandra’s newsletter! Each Friday morning during the quilt along we send out the link you need to get to the free download.

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Fabric Requirements

Quilt Concert 2022 features six fabric colors. The color in parenthesis indicates the color that is shown in the diagram.

Fabric A (Purple): 1 yard

Fabric B (Fuchsia): 1 yard

Fabric C (Green): 1- 3/8 yards

Fabric D (Yellow): 1-1/8 yards

Fabric E (Pink): 2/3 yard

Fabric F (Black): 1-1/3 yards

This year Cassandra and I each made our sample quilts using holiday inspiration. (Thanks to everyone who voted to help us choose the color ways!) 

Cassandra is thrilled to offer fabric bundles for my Valentines Day themed quilt and her Halloween themed quilt. Additionally, the vote was so close (just one vote!) between Halloween and Americana that Cassandra decided to offer the Americana fabric bundle, too!

We love seeing different color schemes, so below is a coloring sheet to help you experiment with color placement.

This quilt could also be fun using scrappy fabrics, just remember that you may end up needing more total yardage than is listed to make sure you have the right sizes to cut all of your pieces.

PJ Jam

Starting June 3 Cassandra and I will be hosting a weekly Pajama Jam Session on Friday evening from 9:30 to 10:30pm Eastern time. Get in your comfy pj’s, grab a snack, and we’ll all sew together! To protect everyone’s privacy, the Zoom link will only be sent out via our newsletters, so make sure you sign up!

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Badge

Spread the word about the Quilt Concert quilt along! Save the image below and post it to Instagram for your first chance to win! Post by May 25, 2022, and you will be entered to win a $25 gift card from Fat Quarter Shop!

Timeline

Starting Now: Purchase and/or pull your fabrics. Sign up for the newsletters put out by Lovingly Lissa and/or The (not so) Dramatic Life to make sure you receive all of the notifications. Post the I’m attending badge for a chance to win the first prize of the quilt along! 

May 20: Full Pattern available for purchase

May 25: Last day to post the “I’m Attending” badge for the prize drawing

May 27: Winner of the first quilt along prize is announced!

June 3: Cutting Instructions (Lovingly Lissa)

June 10 Block 1: Nine Patch T (Lovingly Lissa)

June 17 Block 2: Lucky Clover (The Not So Dramatic Life)

June 24 Block 3: Hayes Triangle Corner (Lovingly Lissa)

July 1 Block 4: Hayes 4 Patch Corner (Lovingly Lissa)

July 8 Block 5: Optical Illusion (The Not So Dramatic Life)

July 15 Block 6: Crossroad (Lovingly Lissa)

July 22 Block 7: City Square (The Not So Dramatic Life)

July 29 Block 8: Towers (Lovingly Lissa)

August 5 Block 9: Interconnection (The Not So Dramatic Life)

August 12 Block 10: Flying Geese (Lovingly Lissa)

August 19: Assembly (The Not So Dramatic Life)

August 26: Quilting Suggestions

September 1: Final day to submit a photo of your quilt top to be entered in the grand prize drawing

September 9: Final Round Up and Grand Prize Announcement

I look forward to seeing you all! I can’t wait to get started.

Lovingly, Lissa

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Encore!!!

It is almost time to reveal the 2022 Quilt Concert!

I was feeling a bit nostalgic, so Cassandra and I took a trip down memory lane with a journey through the #quiltconcert2021 hashtag on Instagram.

Just look at some of these finished First Notes from Concert Goers Karen C, Laura C, Birgit K, CK_got12many, Denise Q, and Judy O.

I also quilted a First Notes, but I also have one that remains a flimsy.

I had to search the house for the quilted one. My fifteen year old has it, he called it the little quilt.

No worries with size for Quilt Concert 2022!!! It’s going to be 60″ x 60″!!!!

Want a little peak?

It was a little windy that day…LOL 😉

The big reveal for Quilt Concert 2022 is coming soon!! Be sure to subscribe to my newsletter for all the details!

Lovingly,

Lissa