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Serendipity Sew-Along

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I know there seem to be an awful lot of sew-alongs going on right now. You may have held off joining in on any of them. The current Serendipity Sew-Along hosted by the Fatquarter Shop might change your mind.

Serendipity-QK

This is the quilt Fatquarter Shop is making. They are using Corey Yoder's Spring Brook fabric collection and a dark blue background. It is a really different and striking look. The quilt itself is a "row" quilt. Every couple of weeks a free pattern will be released by the Fatquarter Shop for one of the rows in the quilt. I believe the sew-along concludes in June. The quilt isn't large, and the blocks are interesting. As far as a sew-along goes, this one looks easy to keep up with, not too easy, but not too challenging either.

I am making my version with Corey Yoder's Apricot and Ash collection and using a Bella Solid (200) for my background. The fabrics are so cheerful and really bring to mind the loveliness of spring. Corey is using these fabrics also and gives more information on her website.  I encourage you to check out her blog posts and sewing tips there. 

If making another quilt isn't in the cards for you right now, you may be interested that there is a cross-stitch group making the same design as a hand stitchery project.  More details can be found here and here. 

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The patterns are free, but Fatquarter Shop is asking for a donation to benefit the Make A Wish charity foundation.  As with the Serendipity sew-along, Kimberly Jolly (owner of Fatquarter Shop) is putting out video tutorials on YouTube showing how to construct each block.

Isn't it wonderful these days, that there seems to be a sew-along for every taste and ability level? I am enjoying them so much. Even if I can't participate in them all, I sure am having fun seeing what others do.

18 responses to “Serendipity Sew-Along”

  1. Nicole, does your heavy starching of your fabrics prevent their fraying when the top is completed? My most hated activity is clipping away loose threads on a finished top. I started one yesterday and there are a million fraying threads to clip away…..tedious, mind-bending activity. I can only do it a bit at a time because it drives me crazy!

  2. Nicole, does your heavy starching of your fabrics prevent their fraying when the top is completed? My most hated activity is clipping away loose threads on a finished top. I started one yesterday and there are a million fraying threads to clip away…..tedious, mind-bending activity. I can only do it a bit at a time because it drives me crazy!

  3. Nicole, does your heavy starching of your fabrics prevent their fraying when the top is completed? My most hated activity is clipping away loose threads on a finished top. I started one yesterday and there are a million fraying threads to clip away…..tedious, mind-bending activity. I can only do it a bit at a time because it drives me crazy!

  7. That’s a nice-sized quilt that will probably give more participants a chance to finish by the end. I like your lighter Spring fabric colors! The cross-stitch option is really cute! Stay well!

  8. That’s a nice-sized quilt that will probably give more participants a chance to finish by the end. I like your lighter Spring fabric colors! The cross-stitch option is really cute! Stay well!

  9. That’s a nice-sized quilt that will probably give more participants a chance to finish by the end. I like your lighter Spring fabric colors! The cross-stitch option is really cute! Stay well!

  10. OMG…that cross stitch is adorable! I don’t think I could make it on a dark background but I love it. Wouldn’t it be fun to make the quilt AND the cross stitch to have in a guest room?
    I really love Cory’s fabrics. I’ve made a couple of quilts with her fabrics.
    I hope you have sun today? It is sunny here. Cold but sunny. Did you see on the news what Colorado and Wyoming are enduring? The snow is just crushing them. Poor folks. 🙁

  11. OMG…that cross stitch is adorable! I don’t think I could make it on a dark background but I love it. Wouldn’t it be fun to make the quilt AND the cross stitch to have in a guest room?
    I really love Cory’s fabrics. I’ve made a couple of quilts with her fabrics.
    I hope you have sun today? It is sunny here. Cold but sunny. Did you see on the news what Colorado and Wyoming are enduring? The snow is just crushing them. Poor folks. 🙁

  12. OMG…that cross stitch is adorable! I don’t think I could make it on a dark background but I love it. Wouldn’t it be fun to make the quilt AND the cross stitch to have in a guest room?
    I really love Cory’s fabrics. I’ve made a couple of quilts with her fabrics.
    I hope you have sun today? It is sunny here. Cold but sunny. Did you see on the news what Colorado and Wyoming are enduring? The snow is just crushing them. Poor folks. 🙁

  13. I ordered the kits for Serendipity because it was so different. Super excited to get this one started and finished! This will look great in any color combination I think.

  14. I ordered the kits for Serendipity because it was so different. Super excited to get this one started and finished! This will look great in any color combination I think.

  15. I ordered the kits for Serendipity because it was so different. Super excited to get this one started and finished! This will look great in any color combination I think.

  16. OMG there are so many great quilalongs going on now! That does look like a good one, I may need to do it 🙂

  17. OMG there are so many great quilalongs going on now! That does look like a good one, I may need to do it 🙂

  18. OMG there are so many great quilalongs going on now! That does look like a good one, I may need to do it 🙂