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Hey everyone! 

Hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving (and break) surrounded by family and friends. We hope you are ready for our next collection release, Millie Fleur by Bari J. Bari continues to showcase her distinctive style, curated maximalism, with beautiful floral prints and hand painted designs. 

This collection is overflowing with color, flowers, patterns, and pays tribute to the memory of Bari's grandmother, who inspired and influenced her design sense. Flip thru Millie Fleur's lookbook to find all the inspirational projects we have created for you. Remember some have links to patterns + instructions. Enjoy!

Fill your room with style, color, and elegance with this "Remembrance" quilt. This quilt’s modern design is sure to brighten any room with timeless florals and contrasting prints. Grab the free pattern here.

Mix and match this collection's rich botanical feel with some AGF Elements.

Win this fat quarter bundle and make some of the projects from the lookbook.

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CONGRATULATIONS to "Ellen McKenna" on your Millie Fleur Bundle! 
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You can enter the giveaway by simply: 

• Browsing the Millie Fleur's lookbook.
• Leaving a comment below with the project you would like to make.

Giveaways ends December 7th at 3pm EST and the winner will be chosen using random.org and announced on this very post. 

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Happy Sewing,

Gabs

Hello fabric lovers,

How was everyone's Thanksgiving? I had a wonderful Thanksgiving in Minnesota with my family and couldn't be more thankful. Everyone ready for a little after Thanksgiving sewing!  I been working with Millie Fleur fabrics designed by Bari J and her collection is breathtaking with all of her beautiful floral prints and hand painted designs. I was inspired to design a table runner called Enhearten. It's an easy project to make that will add a perfect touch of floral and sophistication to any room you use it in. Let me show you what you need to get started. 

 Fabric Requirements

Fabric A- MFL-11350- 1/4yd.
Fabric B-MFL-21356- 1/6 yd.
Fabric C-MFL-21360- 1/6 yd.
Fabric D-MFL-11354- 1/4 yd.
Fabric E-MFL-21357- 1/6 yd.
Fabric F-MFL-11351- 1/6 yd.
Fabric G- MFL-11360- 1/4yd.
Fabric H- MFL-11353- 1/6 yd.
Fabric I- MFL- 21354- 1/6 yd.
Binding- MFL-21353- 138” long approx. 4 strips - 1/6 yd.
Backing- MFL-21352 - 1 5/8 yds.

Cutting Directions

Eight (8)2 1/2” x 2 1/2” squares from Fabric A,B,D,E, G and H
Four (4) 4 1/2” x 4 1/2” squares from Fabric A,C,D,F, G and I
Eight (8) 2 1/2” x 4 1/2” strips from Fabric B,E,and H

Block Construction

Sew at 1/4" seam allowance. 

Step 1: Sew a 2 1/2” square from Fabric A to a 2 1/2” square from Fabric B and then sew it to a 2 1/2” x 4 1/2” strip from Fabric B. (Diagram 1.1) Repeat this same step again following Diagram 1.2.

Step 2: Sew a 4 1/2” square from Fabric A to the block made in Diagram 1.1. Next sew a 4 1/2” square from Fabric C to the block made in Diagram 1.2. (Diagram 2.1)
Sew the two pieces made in Diagram 2.1 together following Diagram 2.2. You will get a block that looks like Diagram 3.

Step 3: Make another block like Diagram 3. Then make two more mirrored blocks. Place four blocks out following Diagram 4.1. Sew blocks together. (Diagram 4.1 and 4.2) You should get a finished block that looks like Diagram 5. Repeat this process with the remaining fabric pieces to get two more blocks. Sew the three blocks together following the table runner illustration as a guide. 

Table Runner Quilting Assembly

• Place BACKING FABRIC on a large surface wrong side up. Stretch it with masking tape against that surface. Place batting on top of backing fabric. Place quilt top on top of the batting with right side facing up. Smooth away wrinkles using your hands. Pin all layers together and baste with basting thread, using long stitches. You can also use safety pins to join the layers.

• Machine or hand quilt starting at the center and working towards the corners. Remember that quilting motifs are a matter of personal preference. Have fun choosing yours! After you finish, trim excess of any fabric batting, squaring the quilt to proceed to bind it.

Binding

• Cut enough strips 1 ½” wide by the width of MFL-21353 to make a final strip of 138" long. Start sewing the binding strip in the middle of one of the sides of the quilt, placing the strip right side down and leaving an approximate 5” tail. Sew with ¼” seam allowance (using straight stitch), aligning the strip’s raw edge with the quilt top’s raw edge.

• Stop stitching ¼” before the edge of the quilt (Diagram B1). Clip the threads. Remove the quilt from under the machine presser foot. Fold the strip in a motion of 45 degrees and upward, pressing with your fingers. (Diagram B2) Hold this fold with your finger; bring the strip down in line with the next edge, making a horizontal fold that aligns with the top edge of the quilt (Diagram B3). Start sewing at ½” of the border, stitching all the layers. Do the same in the four corners of the quilt.

• Stop stitching before you reach the last 5 or 6 inches. Cut the threads and remove the quilt from under the machine presser foot. Lay the loose ends of the binding flat along the quilt edge, folding the ends back on themselves where they meet. Press them together to form a crease. Using this crease as the stitching line, sew the two open ends of the binding with right sides together (you can help yourself by marking with a pencil if the crease is difficult to see).Trim seam to ¼” and press open. Complete the sewing. Turn binding to back of the quilt, turn raw edge inside and stitch by hand using blind stitch.

Enjoy making the Enhearten table runner made with Millie Fleur fabrics. Please make sure to share all the wonderful things you make with AGF fabrics! We love to see all the creative projects you all come up with. 

Happy Sewing,

Melissa 

Happy Wednesday! 

Hope everyone is doing great! We are happy to present the first collection of the season, Dare by Pat Bravo. This collection is decorated with pieces of Pop art and clean bold shapes. Pat created an invitation for everyone to jump into building a life surrounded by beautiful flowers, geometrical designs and bold arrangements in distinct shades. Travel to Pat’s modern world and DARE to create your own.

Flip thru this fashion forward and edgy lookbook to find all the inspirational projects we have created for you, remember some have links to patterns + instructions. Enjoy!

Add this "Venture" quilt to your sewing bucket list! Did we mention is a free quilt pattern? Share it, with all of your quilting friends. (Ekkkk that quilting!)

And because we can never have "too much" fabric, why not blend, mix and\or match this collection with some AGF Elements. 

Win this fat quarter bundle and make some of the projects from the lookbook.

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CONGRATULATIONS to "Janie " on your Dare Bundle! 
Check your email. 

You can enter the giveaway by simply: 

• Browsing the Dare Lookbook. 
• Leaving a comment below with the project you would like to make.

Giveaways ends November 25th at 3pm EST and the winner will be chosen using random.org and announced on this very post. 

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Happy Sewing,

Gabs

Hey everyone!

We are excited to present the 2nd part of our fall collections, including our newest substrate, Denim! You might have seen them during Quilt Market and\or in our re-caps, but we are excited to present the rest of the collections in their full glory.

(Warning! Flip thru the lookbook at your own risk, you might fall in love with all the collections.)

How gorgeous was everything you just saw!? Let's talk DENIM for a minute. This was the BUZZ during quilt market (Till this day) we worked very hard to reinvent the quintessential American fabric, with an awesome array of 25 new substrates. For the first time ever, we are bringing PRINTED DENIM to the sewing industry. (In stores JANUARY 2016, Ekkkkkk!) We can't wait to show you all the great things we have planned for all of these collections and especially, The Denim Studio.

If you have a favorite collection be sure to ask your independent quilt and fabric shop about it! And Let us know your thoughts in the section below.

Until next time,

 Gabs

Hi everyone! 

We are so excited to finally bring you Wonderland by Katarina Roccella. This collection is an illustrative, textured, and enchanted collection inspired by adventures with a balanced mixed of Katarina's drawings and prints. Inspired by the famous "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (I'm sure we can all relate to this classic, I use to always check the trees for Mr. Bunny. lol) 

#WonderlandFabrics embodies the idea of growing up through the play and usage of imagination as essential in understanding the adult world, as well as reviewing our own identity in constant contact with other creatures and people.

Flip thru this enchanted lookbook to find all the inspirational projects we have created for you, remember some have links to patterns + instructions. Enjoy!

Add this "Mad Crosser" pattern to your stash, and share it with all of your sewing friends.

And because we can never have "too much" fabric, why not blend, mix and\or match this collection with some AGF Elements. 

Win this fat quarter bundle and make some of the projects from the lookbook.

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CONGRATULATIONS to "Elizabeth R" on your Wonderland Bundle! 
Check your email. 

You can enter the giveaway by simply: 

• Browsing the Wonderland Lookbook.
• Leaving a comment below with the project you would like to make.

Giveaways ends November 18th at 3pm EST and the winner will be chosen using random.org and announced on this very post. 

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Happy Sewing,

Gabs

Hi everyone,

We hope you enjoyed your weekend and had a great time with family and friends!  Were you able to scratch something off your sewing list? (I've been working on sewing my own t-shirt, it's not going so great, but I’m determined to finish it. lol) Today, we are happy to announce the winners of the bound challenge! But before we do that, the whole AGF team would like to thank every single person who participated in the challenge! To the makers - We appreciate all the hard work and dedication you all put into your projects. In addition, THANK YOU to all the voters for picking the winners for us, because it would have been an extremely hard to make a decision. We just loved all the projects! Overall, we are extremely humbled and grateful by the response and definitely hope that you will continue to participate in future challenges.

3rd place goes to Tara with this two-sided, fold over pouch has a triaxial weave one one side and matchstick quilting on the other.

2nd Place goes to Jenn R and her "GPS Weekender Bag". Jenn tell us "This challenge really sparked my creative flow" and we couldn't be happier. (we strive for moments\comments like these) 

and on 1st place {insert drum rolls here!} goes to Joanna with her "The Weekender". Stay tuned for the special featured Joanna from ProjectFree2Fly.com will have in our blog.

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners!! 

A big THANK YOU to all the PARTICIPANTS for showing and conceptualizing your ideas into this fun challenge. We hope you all continue to participate

for the featured they will have in our blog. 

Until next time,

Gabs