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Everyone is invited to join the Sylvia Bridal Sampler Sew-a-Long.
We will start our quilt September 1. You still have time to decide fabric and color. There isn't any swapping, mailing, or postage. This quilt is for YOU.

You will need the book "Sylvia's Bridal Sampler from Elm Creek Quilts. The author is Jennifer Chiaverini.

We will make 3 blocks per week. Selected blocks will be posted (hopefully) every Sunday.

Please share any suggestions you might have with us.

This will be your quilt--you have the option of color, embellishments, choice of which method of applique, hand or machine piecing, how you do your paper piecing and etc...

Post the colors and fabrics you plan to use.
When the blocks are completed each week, please share pictures.

The ONLY rule is to have fun and enjoy sewing together.
Redtop

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS:

1. Redtop(Ruth)--small scrappy pieces, background included
2. MsSewNSew(Debbie)--deciding on fabric
3. Zfatcat-(Lori)---orange & gold or maybe blue
4. Momof6quilts(Vicky)--brights with black background
5. WeSignificant-scrappy- will not purchase fabric
6. MainlyMe(Joan)--making blocks 4 inches-light background
7. MEPIECE2--going scrappy--greens, blues, and roses with white background
8. billizzy(Izzy)--completely scrappy no color scheme

9.Sewingbee 44(Yvette)--going scrappy
10.Nur5e(Marcia)
11.Susie--scrappy-will not purchase fabric
12Shelly322002-hand piecing
13Neonbrooch(Sonya)--amish/Mennonite solid fabrics
14CoriQuilts--scrappy
15pastordeb--


UPDATE:
I will start a new thread each week for our block pictures. Look for it under SBS sew-a-long pictures and the week number.

I would like to join the sew-along. I have the book. Now I need to decide on what fabrics I will use.

Debbie

Sign me up. I love to have fun. Lori

Please sign me up.
Vicky

I will be sewing mine in brights and black background.

Sign me up. Better go figure out what I did with the book. I am going to try and keep up but don't wait for me if I fall behind.

I will be doing mine a little differently than the way the book has it. Looking at a smaller block and smaller quilt. i am thinking about putting it together wth a light fabric background, and on point.
Joan

I just purchased the book but have not received as yet. I would love to try this.

Im in and excited. Plan to do a scrappy version no real color scheme. Goal is to make whole quilt without spending a dime. Promised DH I would use us some of my stash:))

Izzy

Izzy-I will be making mine completely scrappy too. I'm using small pieces of different creams for the background. Right now I plan to use shades of pinks, blues, greens, and yellows. If I run short of anything I will go stash diving again, and then I may not be able to stick with these colors. I'm determined to make this quilt completely from my scraps. By this I mean small pieces in my stash, not yardage.

I'm thinking of a pieced border or maybe a scalloped border. I want color around the quilt, but not just wide borders. We'll see as we get some blocks made. Redtop

Plan mine to be scrappy. I vow also to not purchase fabric.