(Mis)Adventures of The Trendy Little Geek

First off, the winner of the KIS Quit Along First Grand Prize is @lauraaust, and the Second Grand Prize winner of $100 store credit is @ kayleskounter We'll DM both of you on Instagram with further info!  Laura, you'll want to pay special attention, as you've won quilting from this wonderful woman, Haley at Mistletoe Quilting Compay! And with that- I'll let Haley take it away with this awesome graphic!     So bookmark this for all your future quilts, because I know I learned some things! I'm about to start a quilt with curves (okay, well, I mean, I'm thinking...

So this week in our Keep It Simple Quilt Along, you'll be piecing your top!  As you can see from this diagram, the top consists of two (approximately) 60in Jelly Roll Race segments, and your trimmed Fat Quarters.  To start, if you haven't already, audition your fat quarters for placement- I did this on my bed. Once you're happy with the placement, sew the three rows together.Side note- even though it seems painfully obvious and this step seems really simple, make sure all your fabrics are sewn the way you want them to face. Ask me how I know.... *facepalm*...

One of my very first blog posts on this site was about sewing face masks, or more like, my attempt at so doing.  If you haven't read it- let me summarize. I tried. I was mildly successful, if you count two plus hours, broken needles, much seam ripping, and many, many curse words as "successful". I basically swore it off- it was crazy-making. Well, it's been a hot minute. I figured SOMEONE has to have made a better mousetrap, right? If everyone was having the same migraine-inducing ordeal sewing these, how could people possibly make enough to sell and give...