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Hello Makers,  

I know it's only June but it's time to start thinking ahead to Spooky Season. October comes and goes so fast it's time to take these slower summer days and start our Halloween projects early! There is no better way to unleash the fun than with Ghostly & Haunted fabrics by AGF Studio! The month of October was always such a special time for me as a kid. Going to the pumpkin patch, apple orchard and feeling the warm air of summer drift away into the cool crisp breeze of Fall. I remember always wanting a special trick or treat bag but ending up using an old pillow case to collect my candy. Which is why I made a tradition to make a new trick or treat bag for my daughter every year to match her costume! 

*Featuring Ghostly & Haunted fabrics by AGF Studio

In the Ghostly & Haunted lookbook you will find trick or treat bags, decor and apparel and so much more! Get inspired by flipping through the pages below.  

Ghostly & Haunted  has pops of lavender, orange and teal with the cutest halloween inspired design elements. At AGF we believe every collection needs a floral! I love the halloween inspired blooms of “Wicked Flora” and “Moonlight Pumpkins" 

*Featuring “Wicked Flora” Print

“Moonlight Magic” free quilt pattern is purrect for all you cat lovers out there. Nothing says Halloween like a spooky black cat in a witches hat. This playful quilt uses both piecing and applique techniques to create this adorable cat witch with its cauldron. 

* Featuring Free “Moonlight Magic”  Quilt Pattern

What truly makes this collection extra special is the panel print offered in this collection! 

The “13 Days Of Halloween” is by far the cutest project to make for your kiddos this year! With step by step instructions printed on the panel itself you can create a count down calendar and build memories your family that they will cherish forever! 

* Featuring “13 Days Of Halloween”  Panel

The “Ghost Town” print is another jaw dropper that showcases a picturesque view of a haunted house and graveyard with birch trees and ghosts playing about! With small accents of pumpkins, flying bats, and spiderwebs. This scene is ideal for larger projects or perfect for fussy cutting. 

*Featuring “Ghost Town” Print

One of the things I love about cold weather is that you get to play around with layers to create your Fall outfit!  “Creepy Crossroads Ghost” flannel makes for the coziest jackets or shackets! This plaid white and black design will add an elegant touch to anything you wear. 

* Featuring “Creepy Crossroads Ghost” flannel

We got the most adorable 2.5 Edition binding to quilt all your halloween quilts! “Wicked Bound” has cute bats, and witches hats, or a geometric orange strips to choose from! 

*Featuring “Wicked Bound” 2.5 Edition binding

To make life even easier our Fabric Wonders are wonderful for creating fast and easy projects that cut down on the cutting time! 

*Featuring Ghostly & Haunted Fabric Wonders

Comment below with your favorite halloween tutorials or what things you would make with Ghostly & Haunted Fabrics! 

Happy Sewing, 

Melissa

Hello Sewing Friends, 

I am so excited to announce 12 NEW Pure Solids to our always growing list of solid fabrics and bundles. Let’s all pause for a moment as we welcome “Ethereal Edition” to our sewing tables! This soft, pastel color palette has got me in a dream-like state! Honestly these fabrics look good enough to eat but I promise they sew better than they taste! 

Colors play a major role in quilting and finding the right colors to match back with all of the prints used in your quilting projects will decide how the overall design will look. Color determines the mood, and the visual appearance and movement the quilt will appear to have. For example a way to conduct a sense of liveliness , warmth and coziness is to use warm colors like yellow, orange, and reds. A great way to add a sense of calm and peacefulness is to use cool colors like blues, greens, and purples. 

Understanding color and how it affects the look of our quilt designs is something every quilter learns with each of the quilts they complete. Here at AGF we like to make your life so much easier by providing just about every color you have ever dreamt of to add to your quilting tool box! 

Add soft muted shades of peach, pink, blue, green, and yellow to your quilting projects to add a light, delicate touch that invokes a state of peacefulness.These gentle tints create a sense of elegance and sophistication that provides you a feeling of new beginnings and hope. 

We created some inspiring projects using the “Ethereal Edition” pure solids that I know you will fall in love with. Scroll through the projects below and let me know which one is calling your name to make! 

Asphodelic Pillow

Asphodelic Pillow is the perfect project to sew using this graceful, light toned bundle. The addition of the high loft batting has made the floral template design pop off the pillow, making it such a dream to look at. This is an excellent project to also practice your embroidery skills and zig sag stitching. This pillow comes together in a breeze but makes a giant impact to any space you decorate it in. 

Download the pattern here: Asphodelic Pillow

Hourglass Table Runner

The hourglass block is such a great way to show off colors. By creating two half square triangles and then using this technique to turn them into hourglass blocks you can create the most intricate looking designs that play with color. Have fun arranging them in the order that feels good and create stunning colorful masterpieces. 

Check out this video for Hour Glass Block technique here: Hourglass Block

Disappearing Hourglass Quilt

All you need are two 10” squares of fabric to create one of the blocks for this playful quilt. This magical technique is fantastic because you do less sewing and the magic happens in the horizontal and vertical cutting and the rearranging of your cut pieces. If you haven’t tried this block yet you are in for a real satisfying treat! Like the table runner you will be in pastel bliss arranging your finished blocks to create your quilt top! 

Check out this video for Disappearing Hourglass technique here:

Disappearing Hourglass technique

Enjoy sewing with these 12 new colors that make up the Ethereal Edition bundle! Comment below with your favorite color or what you would make! 

Here is a list of online retailers in the US carrying our new PURE Solid colors! 

Hawthorne Supply Co

Fat Quarter Shop

Stash Fabrics

Cottoneer Fabrics 

Modern Quilt Co

Ollie Fabrics

Jittery Wings Quilt Co

Global Fibers Shop

Hand Crafted Coterie

Pink Door Fabrics

Olive Juice Quilts

Golden Girls Fabric Co

Pink Peony Creations

Poppy Quilt Sew

Sew Chanting Equine

Chicory and Threads

Five Eight Seams

Yankee Quilter

Piper Autumn Fabrics

Web Fabrics

Full Moon Fabrics

Happy Sewing, 

Melissa

Hello Sewing Friends, 

Nothing is more satisfying for us quilters and sewists than to accomplish a project from start to finish in just one day or sewing session! They are the best projects to do when you're in a sewing rut, in between larger projects or just for a double dose of dopamine! I got the perfect project to add to your sewing list, the Quick and Easy table runner using the “Kercheif Forklore” panel from Anthology by Bari J. You can complete everything from pulling fabrics, cutting, sewing to finished project in the shortest amount of time yet! View the video below to see how fast it comes together. 

The “Kerchief Forklore” has the most gorgeous 8” scalloped square designs with floral trim, floral bouquets and strawberry vine centers. To make the Quick an Easy table runner all you need is a one panel section measuring approx. 17 ½ ”x 44”, backing fabric in  "Legacy Stripe Moss” and batting. Sandwich all the layers together and mark your quilting lines. 

* Featuring “Kerchief Forklore” Panel

* Featuring Legacy Fabric

The square/tile design of the “Kerchief Forklore” panel gives you a quilty pathwork feel without having to piece any fabrics together. It even has floral arrangements on the top and bottom of the panel creating the idea of top and bottom borders for even more of a quilty feel! 

I love projects that allow me an opportunity to play around with my quilting skills. For this table runner we quilted diagonal lines going in both directions to create a diamond effect. Since its a medium size project working on free motion techniques or a quilting style you want to become better at is a great choice to get more experience. 

Once the quilting is finished frame your table runner with “Memoir Bound” the 2.5 Edition binding created specially for Anthology fabrics. Have fun folding your binding and deciding whether you want plaids or florals to frame your table runner. 

* Featuring “Memoir Bound Fabric

Need extra help with the binding process check out the Binding for the Beginners- The Easiest way to Bind your quilting projects! 

Make sure to print out our handy “Quilt Size Chart” to know how many strips and yardage you will need if binding a quilt with AGF’s 2.5 Edition or 42” WOF strips. Choose from a variety of popular size finished quilting projects or use the equation to plug in your numbers for a custom size quilt!  

Comment below with your go to projects that could be easily finished in a day! Or what quilting motif you would choose to quilt the “Kerchief Folklore” panel! Hope this project inspires you to create something new and to remind you it doesn’t need to be complicated to create beautiful projects! 

Happy Sewing, 

Melissa