Wednesday, March 22, 2023

New in the Curlicue Creations Shop ~ Week of 03/22/2023


A beautiful cut of quilting fabric, Beige Trees Tone on Tone quilt fabric, by Benartex. Fat quarter cut of 100 percent cotton. Easy care, machine wash cold water, tumble dry low.

This is a vintage destash fabric, not a new, off the bolt cut. This fabric may or may not have been pre-washed.

The design on this fabric features small tone on tone suggestions of trees over a beige background. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!

A beautiful cut of quilting fabric, Dark Teal Damask quilt fabric. Fat quarter cut of 100 percent cotton. Easy care, machine wash cold water, tumble dry low.

This is a vintage destash fabric, not a new, off the bolt cut. This fabric may or may not have been pre-washed.

The design on this fabric features a beautiful dark teal damask design. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!

A beautiful cut of quilting fabric, Green Ornament Flannel Quilt Fabric. 100 percent cotton, 36" wide. Easy care, machine wash warm, tumble dry, remove promptly.

The design on this fabric features red and yellow Christmas ornaments on a snowy green background. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!

A beautiful cut of quilting fabric, Stars and Stripes Red White and Blue Quilt Fabric. 100 percent cotton, 44" wide. Easy care, machine wash warm, tumble dry, remove promptly.

The design on this fabric features stripes of red, white, and blue, some with stars. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!

A beautiful cut of quilting fabric, Christmas Glitz Quilt Fabric, Connecting Threads. 100 percent cotton, 44" wide. Easy care, machine wash warm, tumble dry, remove promptly.

The design on this fabric features Christmas sayings on white ovals and rectangles over a red pin dot background with scattered holly leaves. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!


A beautiful cut of quilting fabric, Juliette Quilt Fabric. 100 percent cotton, 44" wide. Easy care, machine wash warm, tumble dry, remove promptly.

The design on this fabric features a gray floral design over a black background. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!

A beautiful cut of quilting fabric, Dear Mr. Claus Quilt Fabric. 100 percent cotton, 44" wide. Easy care, machine wash warm, tumble dry, remove promptly.

The design on this fabric features a medium scale Christmas ornament and greenery design over a beige background. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!


A beautiful cut of quilting fabric, A Day in the Country quilt fabric. 100 percent cotton, 44" wide. Easy care, machine wash cold water, tumble dry low.

The design on this fabric features classic country vignettes with a patchwork quilt look. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!

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For all these beautiful fabrics, Curlicue Creations quilt patterns, and more,

Come by on Friday, March 25th to see the debut of my new pattern, featuring the bright and beautiful Bits and Pieces fabric collection by Sherry Shish for Island Batik.

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Be Creative ~ Sew Something Beautiful Today.

Jennifer Thomas
Curlicue Creations

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Blog Hop Winner!

Congratulations goes out to Pamela!  She's the lucky winner of this charm pack of Royal Crown fabric designed by Kathy Engle for Heidi Pridemore of the Whimsical Workshop for Island Batik!

Pamela commented:  "I've never made a puff quilt before, and hadn't even heard of them before this blog hop. But your quilt is so pretty, I'm thinking about it now - at least a small one for my cat. Sunrise certainly seems to like yours! Thank you for sharing your beautiful work!"

If you missed my post about the Puff Quilt I made for the Island Batik Ambassador All Puffed Up blog hop, you can see it here:  All Puffed Up!

Be sure to visit my blog this Friday, March 25th to see the new quilt and pattern I made for the Bits and Pieces Blog Hop. ~ See you then!

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Jennifer Thomas
Curlicue Creations

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

It's All Up to You featuring Purple Pinwheels

Hello!  This is Purple Pinwheels.  It's my Island Batik Ambassador project for March.

Disclaimer:  The products used to make this project were given to me by Island Batik and industry partners.
For the month of March we were given free rein to make any project we would like!  Yippee!  Isn't that fun?  I decided to make a pinwheel quilt for windy March.

I used fabrics from the Playful Purples 10" precut stack, plus Island Batik solid gray, solid white, Bubbles Periwinkle, and Marine.

I cut out my pieces with my Accuquilt Go.  I cut all of the small purple triangles from the Bubbles Periwinkle fabric.

I cleaned my sewing machine, inserted a fresh new Schmetz needle, and some Aurifil thread, and sewed like the wind!  Sometimes it is fun to do an easy project like this.

I used Hobbs Heirloom Cotton batting and quilted in a loopy meander with Aurifil 2520, a lovely purple color.

Here's a peek at the backing.  It's Island Batik's Almond, a beautiful neutral fabric.  You can get this fabric all year round.  It's always available.  Actually now that I think about it, I believe that is true of all the fabrics I used for this quilt.  I don't think I used any seasonal fabrics.

Windy March was not messing around today.  I went outside to take photos and my quilt blew down right away.  I tried a couple of different spots, but that wind wasn't playing!  It blew my pinwheels away.  I will be posting a video of my quilt blowing right off the clothesline on my Instagram soon.  Catch that @curlicuecreations.

I ended up laying the quilt on the ground in a sheltered area and taking photos standing on a stepstool.  
Here you can see one of the large pinwheel blocks I made with fabrics from the Playful Purples collection.  I used a few different fabrics and mixed them up for the blocks.

Purple Pinwheels pretty folds.

Purple Pinwheels draped over the back of a rocking chair.

I did something different for the binding of this quilt.  I usually match the binding to my outer border, but I didn't have enough Marine fabric left, so I used solid Fuschia for the binding.  I think it's pretty zippy looking.

Purple Pinwheel quilt.

Purple Pinwheels

Quilt Stats:
Finished Size:  42" x 50"
Block Size:  8" x 8"
Fabric:  Playful Purples by Island Batik
Thread:  Aurifil 2520
Batting:  Hobbs Heirloom Cotton
Needles:  Schmetz
Dies:  Accuquilt
Designed in EQ8

Coming soon, the Bits and Pieces Blog Tour.  It starts on March 24th.  My day will be on the 25th.  I hope you stop by to see my Stars and Stripes quilt.

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Jennifer Thomas
Curlicue Creations

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Blue Fairy Frost Pattern in Connecting Threads

This is the Blue Fairy Frost Quilt.  This pattern is available through Connecting Threads.  It is shown in their Icy Splendor fabric collection.  It is a paper piecing pattern which helps to get all those points and angles just right.  If you wish to order this pattern, please click here:  Blue Fairy Frost Quilt Pattern

If you sew a Blue Fairy Frost quilt, please share a pic with me on Instagram @curlicuecreations.  I would love to see your quilt!

Be Creative ~ Sew Something Beautiful Today.

Jennifer Thomas
Curlicue Creations

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