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Hello, Quilters! It's Victoria Newmyer Here! 

Welcome to Week 1 of the Summer Jubilee Sew Along!  

I'm so happy you are here. I know this is a busy time of year with graduations and summer approaching, so I appreciate you sewing along with me. It's always more fun to sew with friends.

Ready to quilt up some summer magic? Grab your Summer Jubilee Quilt Kit and jump into the fun! Don’t have your kit yet? No problem — get yours here, and let’s get stitching! 

If you haven’t signed up to the Sew Along yet, don't worry— you can sign up here and jump in at your own pace. It’s all about community, creativity, and having fun!

Buy the Summer Jubilee Quilt Kit

This week's task is all about choosing fabrics!  If you don't know me yet, then you may not know that this is my absolute FAVORITE part of making a quilt.  I love curating fabric bundles and seeing how the same pattern can look completely different depending on the fabrics you choose. It's like magic!

For my Summer Jubilee quilt cover, I chose a fresh, summery palette of reds, whites, and blues. Quilt kits are available for purchase here!

This fabric palette holds a special place in my heart—it's a tribute to my late dad, who was a proud veteran.  I wanted to make something he would have thought was so "cool."

Also, this palette is inspired by my summer beach days along the coast.  I live in West Michigan and we have some of the most beautiful beaches. One day, I’d love to visit the East Coast beaches too (it's on my bucket list!). My vision was Nantucket, lobster rolls, and the classic preppy style that was so popular when I was a teenager. That vision really guided me as I chose my fabrics. In fact, I chose my backing to capture that Americana, Ralph Lauren-esque vibe! That deep blue floral stops me in my tracks every time! 

This fabric pull mixes several Art Gallery Fabrics collections, blending multiple shades of red and blue—from a deep pink coral to rich ruby, and sky blue to deep indigo. Even though the palette focuses mainly on two colors, using a variety of shades really helped balance the overall look.

And, as you can see, I mostly chose smaller-scale, low-volume prints so they would show up beautifully in the quilt blocks. Since the pieces are quite small, I avoided using large prints, which can easily get lost—I really wanted each fabric to have its moment to shine.

One of my many favorite things about Art Gallery Fabrics is how seamlessly their collections can mix and match. Even though I pulled fabrics from a variety of fabric collections, they blend together so beautifully. In my mind, that is Art Gallery Fabrics' superpower.

So grab a kit here, and then get ready for some more fun because we have a gift of fabric for one lucky winner!

The prize this week is a fat quarter bundle from Art Gallery Fabrics.  You get a chance to win the Beloved bundle (curated by me when I was an AGF Sewcialite). 

Beloved FQ Bundle by Victoria Newmyer

To enter the giveaway:

Sign up to the Summer Jubilee Sew Along: Click Here
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Leave the comment: "Summer Jubilee Sewalong" right here in the comment section of the blog.

I'll be drawing a winner first thing on Monday, May 5th.  Entries close at midnight, May 4th.

And don't forget to join the private Facebook group. It will be a great place to show your fabric pulls, introduce yourself, and ask any questions that may pop up.  Click the link below to join.

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We can't wait to see you next week, and make sure to order your Summer Jubilee Quilt Kit!

See you soon, 

Victoria Newmyer & Art Gallery Fabrics

Hi Sewing Friends, 

Does anyone else still write handwritten letters to family and friends? Growing up I remember having pen pals assigned to us in school from different schools and countries. Over the course of the school year we would get to know each other through exchanging letters and photos. Sending them things on holidays and sharing our lives, keeping them in touch with the day to day. Even though I never got to meet any of my pen pals we created a bond and connection sharing our lives through letters.Til this day I try to keep this important tradition alive with family and friends. Which is why I am so in LOVE with Becca Plymale’s new collection called Love Letters! 

Love Letters is filled with soft feminine florals and enchanting stationary and handwritten designs. The soft blush, creams, teals, and golds capture the right amount of elegance and romance to add to your home decor and apparel projects. I invite you to check out the Love Letters Fabric Lookbook below and let me know what project or print is calling your name! 

Want to show someone you love them without saying a word? Sew them up the, “Yours Truly” FREE Quilt Pattern, this will for sure make the best Mother’s Day present and comes together in a breeze with its strip piecing technique. This 84½" × 87½" quilt would be a great spring edition to a bedroom or displayed in your living room for multiple people to snuggle under during family movie nights! 

*Featuring Yours Truly” FREE Quilt Pattern with Love Letters Fabric 

Love Letters showcases 11 quilting cottons, one panel print, a linen blend print and a 2.5 edition binding. For those of you still new to our 2.5 edition binding check out our youtube playlist on all you need to know on how to use it in your next sewing project. 

It’s still a bit cold here in Minnesota but I could sure use a spring revamp in my home, especially in my bedroom. I see pillow cases made in  “Falling in Love Sun”, the linen blend offered in this collection and a matching sundresses for my daughter and I! 

*Featuring "Falling in love Sun” linen blend 

I am very excited to get my hands on the “Growing Love” panel! I see a duvet or full quilt done up with this panel for my bed! 

*Featuring “Growing Love” panel

There are just so many ideas going off in my head to make with this collection which I can’t wait to share with you in the future. Like always we are so thrilled when you share what you create on social media. Make sure to use the hashtag #AGFLoveLetters so we can see all your beautiful designs! 

Happy Sewing, 

Melissa 

Hello Sewing Friends, 

It's been quite a long time since I posted on the AGF Blog and I'm so happy to be back with you all! For those that don't know me click here to learn a bit more. All you need to know is I am the biggest AGF fan and so happy to be back creating in this beautiful community! 

So, who is craving some Slow Summer days right about now? Living in Minnesota I definitely end up dreaming of the warm days of Summer quite a lot throughout the year!  Summer is coming early with the release of our Slow Summer Lookbook! Picture calm, tranquil days of summer, having a picnic, reading your favorite book at the beach, laying out on your favorite quilt enjoying the pleasant breeze and sounds of nature. Suzy Quilts brings us such a fresh and dreamy collection to sew all our summer essentials and then some. To check out more collections designed by Suzy click here! 

What are you most excited for this Summer? I know my daughter and I will be enjoying planting a garden together, weekends filled with swimming, jumping on the trampoline, and building sandcastles. I love waking up and drinking my coffee or tea outside as the sun comes up before my daughter wakes up for a little me time to prep a sewing project, read my devotionals or just be! 

Let’s take a deep dive into the Lookbook below to find all the fabric and sewing inspiration you will need to get your sewjo started. 

One of my all time favorite things about AGF’s lookbooks are the FREE quilt patterns. They are thoughtfully designed specifically to show off each collection we release. 

Give yourself a bit of a challenge and try giving Radiant Waves FREE Quilt Pattern a go! Made entirely out of drunkard path blocks and arranged in such a way that it imitates the movement of gorgeous waves at sunset! This 86” x 86” stunner will be your go to quilt all Summer long and anytime you are missing those slow paced days of Summer. 

*Featuring our Free Quilt Pattern: Radiant Waves in Slow Summer Fabrics *

The lookbook offers a wide variety of small to larger projects to electrify the imagination, that you will be sure to find something that speaks to you. 

Slow Summer prints come in 12 premium quilting cottons celebrating the soft pastel hues of peach, lavender, sky blue, and mellow green to invoke the dreamlike quality of those long summer days where time itself seems to slow its pace. 

If that wasn’t enough it also showcases our lightweight and flowy rayon substrate and durable yet soft canvas!  Color Blocks Haze Rayon is perfect for all those summer quilts, dresses and comfortable light weight garments to stay cool but looking cute and easily put together! 

Featuring Substrates: Color Blocks Haze in Rayon

Summer Stripe Canvas will be a perfect print for summer home decor and bags! 

*Featuring Summer Stripe in Canvas *


We are passionate about bringing you new fabric collections and sharing our love for all things sewing and are always excited to see what you make with our fabrics! We would love for you to share with us what you make with this collection on social media by using the using #AGFSlowSummerFabrics! 

I look forward to many more blog post to come and sharing my love fabrics and quilting with you! 

Happy Sewing, 

Melissa