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Hi everyone,

Happy Thursday! I hope everyone’s day is going awesome-ly!! :)

It’s time for our Thankful Thursday! Today we are featuring one of our awesome quilt designers who recently launched a new quilting book. Jessie Kurtz of Harding Hill Designs, who designed our beautiful Crossroads Quilt, released her new book at Spring Quilt Market: One Block Remix – 10 Fresh Quilts from One Traditional Block.

The book, available in her Etsy Shop, features quilts that use a traditional 2-1/2″ strip block, but modernized into fun and different quilts, ranging from crib-sized to king. Such a brilliant concept, using the same block to make unique quilts. We were happy to send Jessie some fabric for her quilts, and love how they turned out!

The first is her Downtown Criss Cross Quilt, which features our Rise & Shine Collection. We love how the blues and yellows pop against the solid black! The second quilt featuring Camelot Fabrics is her Uptown Turnaround Quilt, with Wildflowers by Alisse Courter. Who knew equilateral triangles could be so fun!!

Congratulations on the book launch, Jessie! We are so glad to be a part of it. All of the quilt designs are just stunning!!  You can find Jessie’s book on her Etsy Shop, as well as lots more from her on her blog, Facebook, and Instagram. Have a fabulous rest of the day!

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone,

Happy Tuesday! I hope you all are having a fantastic day. It’s the last day to enter our special, “Jackie McFee’s Website Got a Makeover” Giveaway…so head on over to her Instagram to win a Neon & On FQB!

Time for this week’s How To’s Day! Today we are sharing a beautiful crossbody tutorial: our Polygon Bag by Made by Marion. Our Polygon Bag is a clean, two-toned foldover design that features a long body strap, grommet details, and an interior zipper to hold your essentials. The straps can easily be removed, so it can also be used as a “night on the town” clutch. Its simple and lightweight design will make it your new, throw-on-and-go bag. We chose to use two mustard print from our Heirloom collection for the bag’s shell, which gave the Polygon bag a classic and rich feel!

A gorgeous crossbody bag that is perfect for yourself, and as gifts! Want to make your very own Polygon Bag? Click MORE to see the full tutorial.

Today is our What We Love ♥ As it’s been getting nicer outdoors, we’ve been spending a lot more time adventure-ing and enjoying the weather. There is so much around us to be inspired by, from the luscious green trees to the ever-blooming gardens to the pure, fluffy clouds. There is beauty in everything, but sometimes with the fast pace of day-to-day, we can miss them. Find beauty in the irregular, the different, the unique. See what we have been inspired by this week.. ♥

Sara: The Mystical World of Mushrooms
Juan: Stormtrooper Birthday Cake – Happy Birthday!! 
Marion: Pattern Bahavior
Ciana: Peek-a-boo Bear
Valeria: Kawachi Fuji Gardens; Kitakyushu, Japan.
Shannen: David’s Tea
Vanessa: Flamingo Wallpaper

We hope we have inspired you with this week’s post! Let us know what you have been loving most. We’d love to know! And be sure to check out our Pinterest for lots more ♥ (PS: Happy Birthday to one of our in-house designers, Juan!! Have the BEST of days, celebrating YOU!)

Hi everyone,

Happy Wednesday! I hope you all are feeling fantastic this mid-week. Today happens to be National Chocolate Macaroon Day… throw in some coconut flakes and nuts, and we are in macaroon heaven!!

It’s Winsday time! And this week, we have a SUPER special giveaway to share with you. One of our incredible artists, Jackie McFee, has relaunched her website today with a SUPERB new makeover – looking absolutely modern, fresh, and fab-U-lous – which represents our colorful Jackie perfectly. Lots of cool features too – from sharing her favourite fonts to her current color inspiration! So GO. NOW! (or after entering the giveaway, haha!)

And in honor of her launch, she’s hosting a GIVEAWAY!!! Along with her new-found love for Instagram, you’ll need to head on over to her Instagram – @jackie_mcfee – follow her and REPOST the Giveaway Image (as seen below). We’ll be posting it on our Instagram too, so you can repost ours if you’d like. Make sure to use the hashtags #jackiemcfee and #neonandon…and that’s it! You’re entered to win this lush-perfect-for-summer bundle. See below for complete rules!

Jackie McFee’s Website Makeover Giveaway Rules:
1. Follow Jackie on her Instagram – @jackie_mcfee
2. Re-post the GIVEAWAY IMAGE (either from her Instagram or ours)
3. Use the hashtags #jackiemcfee and #neonon
4. Giveaway ends on Wednesday, June 10th 2015 and will be announced on Jackie’s & our social media handles.
5. Good Luck!!

Now that you’ve entered – go check out Jackie’s new website!! Congrats, Jackie, on the beautiful website launch! Bringing out the confetti & pretty fabric to celebrate haha. Be sure to also check out Jackie on her Facebook Page and Pinterest, to get all of her updates! Lots of fun stuff coming soon!! And good luck to all those who are entering – have a fab day!

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone,

Happy Tuesday! I hope you all are having an amazing day!!

For today’s How To’s Day, we are featuring one of our exclusive quilt patterns from our Free Projects Program. The Butterfly Quilt was created by the incredibly talented Melissa Stramel, of Lilac Lane Patterns. Melissa has now expanded her patterns to clothing and accessories, for women and little girls…and their dollies! But, we are obsessed with her Butterfly Quilt, which gives a unique flair to a quilt pattern. The little triangles throughout the pattern look like butterflies, which may seem complicated, but in the end – a super neat effect.

We love a contrast between the butterflies and the background, so that the butterflies really pop! Imagine a white quilt with solid colored butterflies?! That would be so so coooool. We decided to feature the Butterfly Quilt at our booth for Spring Quilt Market, in our popular Botanical room. The quilt displayed as a backdrop to the room (and because of its size, was a real showstopper!). It really made everything come together.

Vicki Reubel of Orchid Owl Quilts did such an incredible job quilting the Butterfly Quilt. We received so many compliments on the design and quilt work – so thank you to both Melissa and Vicki! You both rock!! Now… want to make your own Butterfly Quilt? Click MORE to see the full instructions.