Introducing Sew Fresh Quilts new pattern – Forest Friends! I am so excited to have completed both the Twin and Baby size versions of the Forest Friends pattern in time for a Friday finish! First and foremost, I want to thank those of you who have been eagerly awaiting the release of this pattern. All your encouraging comments here on the blog as I have shown the progress of the blocks as they were being made and over on Instagram and Facebook. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!! The response has been overwhelming!
Quilt layout shown is TWIN approximately 59” x 75”
American Eagle block
Quilt layout shown is BABY approximately 31” x 39”
With Golden Eagle alternate block
With Golden Eagle alternate block
Canadian Beaver block
Quilt layout shown is BABY approximately 31” x 39”
With Canadian Beaver alternate block
Deer block
I loved working with the cotton couture and could not get over how soft those cottons are! And the Aviary backing? Gorgeous! Loved how well it blended in with the choices from the front and added a beautiful brightness to contrast with the woodsy feel of the front of the quilt. I am just so happy with these finishes!
The Forest Friends pattern gives instructions for making all of the individual quilt blocks and provides additional information for the sashing and borders to make the above settings in BABY or TWIN size. But it is up to you to choose whether to use the layouts shown previously or to design your own setting to suit your particular application. Here are some other examples of how these blocks can be used. Don't be surprised if a quilted version of them are shown here on the blog in the coming month. Christmas is a comin'!
With Canadian Beaver alternate block
Thank you also to Michael Miller Fabrics!!! These Forest Friends quilt projects have been generously sponsored by Michael Miller Fabrics. The quilt tops are made entirely from Michael Miller's signature collection Cotton Couture solids. And the backing is Aviary in aqua.
Aviary in Aqua by Michael Miller Fabrics
I loved working with the cotton couture and could not get over how soft those cottons are! And the Aviary backing? Gorgeous! Loved how well it blended in with the choices from the front and added a beautiful brightness to contrast with the woodsy feel of the front of the quilt. I am just so happy with these finishes!
Deer Hoof Prints and Bear blocks
Forest Friends is a sampler style design with a woodland theme and features animal quilt blocks made using traditional piecing methods. No templates. No paper piecing. Only simple straight line sewing and diagonal seams. Easy to follow instructions are provided for every step of the way! The Forest Friends pattern includes material requirements lists for both the TWIN and BABY size settings and charts for each quilt block, to make either a single block or a set of four blocks at once.
Fox #1 and Bear Paw Prints blocks
The Forest Friends quilt pattern consists of the following sized quilt blocks. The American Eagle, Canadian Beaver and the Love Birds blocks all finish at 8” x 13”. The Deer, Bear, Squirrel and both Fox blocks each finish at 8” x 8”. The Deer Hoof Prints, Bear Paws Prints and Canoe Paddle blocks all finish at 4” wide. This allows for a variety of settings in which your blocks can be used to make cushions, place mats, table runners, wall hangings or quilts from baby to big. Adding wider sashing and borders will also help you to adjust this pattern up to the size you desire.
Deer Hoof Prints and Fox #2 blocks
Love Birds block
The Forest Friends pattern gives instructions for making all of the individual quilt blocks and provides additional information for the sashing and borders to make the above settings in BABY or TWIN size. But it is up to you to choose whether to use the layouts shown previously or to design your own setting to suit your particular application. Here are some other examples of how these blocks can be used. Don't be surprised if a quilted version of them are shown here on the blog in the coming month. Christmas is a comin'!
Forest Friends table runner 14” x 50”
Patriotic table runner 14” x 47”
Bear table runner 14” x 53”
Deer Tracks table runner 13” x 35”
Patriotic table runner 14” x 47”
Forest Friends with Canoe Paddles table runner 19” x 59”
Love Birds table runner 11” x 51”
Forest Friends Welcome door banner 15” x 37”
"Forest Friends" in BABY Size finished at approximately 31" x 39"
The Forest Friends 46 page pdf quilt pattern can be purchased in my pattern store here.
NOW...
a Rafflecopter giveaway
If you purchase the pattern
and then happen to win in the contest,
You will be provided with a full refund!!!!
"Forest Friends" in TWIN Size finished at approximately 59" x 75"
and was the 64th use of my 100 labels
and was the 64th use of my 100 labels
ordered from Ikaprint.
and was the 65th use of my 100 labels
ordered from Ikaprint.
NOW...
There has to be a GIVEAWAY!!!
To celebrate the pattern release,
I am offering 3 free FOREST FRIENDS to my friends!
And one for each of THEIR friends!
First chance to win is to enter the contest using the RaffleCopter below.
Second chance to win is to head over to Instagram here and tag a friend.
Third chance to win is to head over to Facebook here and tag a friend.
You can tag as many friends as you like! Each will count as an entry.
Follow the instructions on the RaffleCopter.com widget below!
To celebrate the pattern release,
I am offering 3 free FOREST FRIENDS to my friends!
And one for each of THEIR friends!
First chance to win is to enter the contest using the RaffleCopter below.
Second chance to win is to head over to Instagram here and tag a friend.
Third chance to win is to head over to Facebook here and tag a friend.
You can tag as many friends as you like! Each will count as an entry.
Follow the instructions on the RaffleCopter.com widget below!
This Giveaway is open internationally.
Winner will be randomly chosen on December 1st and notified by email.
Be sure to leave your email address on the RaffleCopter widget.
If you purchase the pattern
and then happen to win in the contest,
You will be provided with a full refund!!!!
Linking up to Finish it up Friday with
Keep On Quilting On!
Thanks so much for the generous giveaway-all the forest creatures are fab but I had to smile when I saw the lovebirds! Love the paw prints too!
ReplyDeleteLove all your quilts. Thanks for sharing your talents.
ReplyDeleteRobin in Washington State
assweetaspeaches@hotmail com
Forest Friends is gorgeous!I would love to make this!
ReplyDeleteSo many possibilities for these cute blocks running through my head.
ReplyDeleteSuch an adorable quilt! So many combinations, so many choices! Forest Friends is adorable!
ReplyDeleteThis is so adorable and I would LOVE to win a copy of your pattern!!
ReplyDeleteThis quilt pattern is adorable and so versatile! I can see it for babies, teens and some of the men in my life. Awesome job, Lorna!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute! It would be fun to make a wall hanging with some of these blocks!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute! It would be fun to make a wall hanging with some of these blocks!
ReplyDeleteI have so many people that this quilt would be perfect for! Love that you can make so many different combinations from the pattern.
ReplyDeleteGreat pattern. Love the bear block the best!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute quilt pattern!
ReplyDeleteLove your forest friends blocks. thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove this pattern and all the possibilities for it. As always, your work is amazing.
ReplyDeleteLove, Love this Forest Friend Quilt. What wonderful versatility you have incorporated in the pattern. Love all the hoof prints included. What an extra special item in this quilt. Thank you also for this giveaway chance. This quilt makes me want to move back into the country to sit and watch all the wildlife - your quilt is the next best thing. Love it!
ReplyDeleteThere are so many different ways to play with this. Can't wait to get started.
ReplyDeleteHi Lorna! This quilt is amazing! I love each forest animal and would love to make this pattern! Thank you for the give away! x Teje
ReplyDeleteThis quilt is super awesome! I hope I win!
ReplyDeleteGreat pattern with so many versatile layouts! svonfumetti at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeleteI love that there is both a Canadian version and a US version for our friends and neighbours to the south. Way to go !! Bland
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilts Lorna, your patterns are always wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteI see some of these animals on pillows at the trailer.
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt! Cute without being cutesy.
ReplyDeleteI love the quilts made from the pattern. Would love to win to make the same quilts.
ReplyDeleteAdorable pattern. I would love to make
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely amazing! Another wonderful pattern. LOVE IT!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat pattern :) I really enjoyed making the deer, you have a way with animals!
ReplyDeleteThis may just become my go to baby quilt for gifting. I looooove this pattern. Well done Lorna this one you hit outta the park.
ReplyDeleteThis would be the perfect gift for my friends who moved from Edmonton, Canada to Houston, US and left us behind in the cold...literally :-)
ReplyDeleteJennifer
Love! I adore the Canadian beaver!
ReplyDeleteOh Lorna, these are beautiful, and so many wonderful possibilities to customize them. My favorite is the wipe your feet one.
ReplyDeleteOh Lorna! This is really an amazing design! I had no idea how it was going to turn out. You totally surprised me!
ReplyDeleteThese blocks are just fabulous!! So many possibilities. Will make a lovely tribute to the Canadian part of our family :)
ReplyDeletelove this quilt
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cute quilt. I want to make a wall hanging but picking two or three blocks for it is going to be almost impossible. Maybe I'll just end up making the whole thing. Rina
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this pattern! Especially the bear. I am building a small log cabin that this will be perfect for. Thank you for designing such cute patterns!
ReplyDeleteYour critters are so adorable. Thanks for sharing your talent with all of us. Thanks also for offering a giveaway of the Forest Friends
ReplyDeletepattern. It sure is versatile.
Super pattern, my favourite is the fox, just a small backward glance as he walks along.
ReplyDeleteYou design great critters. Love the bear!! Karen kthurn@bektel.com
ReplyDeleteThere are so many fun ways to use your terrific Forest Friends Lorna! Your patterns are so excellent! Congratulations on another wonderful design! Pinned and purchased! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the quilt especially the Beaver block!! Absolutely fantastic Beaver!!!
ReplyDeleteI was introduced to your quilt patterns with Dog Gone Cute and I was impressed with their ease and variety. I love a quilt with a picture on it. I have been heavily involved with paper piecing for that reason. Your patterns are lovely.
ReplyDeletelove your quilt, makes me wish i had followed along when you were doing the qal.
ReplyDeleteso adorable. you have done it again. yahhh way to go!!!
ReplyDeletethanks for the chance on this great give a way
quilting dash lady at Comcast dot net
This quilt is amazing. I can't wait to start working on it.
ReplyDeleteThis quilt is amazing. I can't wait to start working on it.
ReplyDeleteAnother successful design. Love the fact that we can purchase all or some of the pattern. Thanks for more animal friends.
ReplyDeleteYour animal blocks are sooo cute & creative! I love the deer, fox, & beaver (even though I'm not a Canadian). Thank you for creating & sharing your patterns. This Forest Friends is another winner!
ReplyDeleteThank you, too, for the giveaway opportunity!
Love this quilt. I couldn't wait, had to purchase right away, before I even got to the bottom of your post & saw the giveaway. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute quilt! I've been looking for a outdoor-sy quilt for my Girl Scout co-leader. You designed this at just the right time!
ReplyDeleteI think this design is incredibly cute! Would love to make one for my outdoorsman brother.
ReplyDelete:) Linda
I love these quilt blocks so much! I would also love an Arctic animals one if you want more ideas. :D My kids are obsessed with puffins and narwhals right now. (Maybe I read that book on arctic animals to them one too many times...).
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pattern and so many great ideas. I love that there is a paddle. I race in outrigger canoes and I am sure there are many things I will be able to make with that paddle.
ReplyDeleteGreat pattern - I love the lovebirds!
ReplyDeleteForest Friends is fantastic! I need an Up North quilt!
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazing pattern!! You are so creative. I can't imagine what's next. I don't have enough hours in the day to make all your wonderful patterns.
ReplyDeleteSeriously Lorna?!?! This pattern in all the ways you have shown it, it gives me butterflies!!!! You have outdone yourself, and that is saying a lot!!! Gah! and that last little beaver face! The cuteness!!!! Oh I hope hope hope I win one of these..... :)
ReplyDeleteWow, what a wonderful quilt and table runners. Please pick me! Pretty please!!
ReplyDeleteYou have outdone yourself Lorna! This quilt pattern is fantastic! Also, I ran out and bought Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks today specifically for your reindeer block. Even though we've never met I feel like "someone I know" is on the cover! :) Congrats again!
ReplyDeleteSo glad to see this pattern released :) Hope you have many more planned!
ReplyDeleteYour quilts are just the cutest! This one is especially cute...my favorite!
ReplyDeleteLove the reindeer!!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! Congrats on the deer/reindeer block in the 100 Blocks issue. basaran.family@rogers.com
ReplyDeleteLove the reindeer!
ReplyDeleteLove the little critters! great job!
ReplyDeleteLov this quilt! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteGreat quilts, thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI'm really enjoying all your new patterns, Lorna. Love the deer in this one (as have urban deer in my backyard) and the birds are so darling.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great quilt!!! So many possilities!!
ReplyDeleteCarol San Diego
Sandyzoo45@comcast.net
Super cute, Lorna. Love your patterns.
ReplyDeleteWow! You have been busy making beautiful items. So many choices! jarvenpa1ne at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteLove that you included a Canadian beaver!!
ReplyDeleteOh my!!!!!!!!! Loving this! Want to make animal and camping quilts for my husband, and my sister and her husband. And I sew want to make a patriotic eagle!
ReplyDeletereillyr2(at)hotmail(dot)com
I absolutely adore this pattern, and can't wait to make the Canadian version...awesome job
ReplyDeleteI love your animal blocks. The Love Birds are so sweet, and that fox would be popular in my family.
ReplyDeleteHere I was, thinking your Doggone Cute pattern was the best thing ever (and for our family, it absolutely is)--and now here you come out with another charmer. And it is perfect for my longtime friend, who has sweet grandchildren, lives in the Pacific Northwest, and has a son in the Coast Guard. Thank you for sharing your talents! I am so excited to finish up my current projects (fingers crossed) and start on some Sew Fresh quilts in the new year.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great quilt, plus it's cute! Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteAnother fabulous pattern! I adore the foxes!
ReplyDeleteI love your patterns! They are all just so fun.
ReplyDeleteHave made the squirrels.....would be fun to make the deer
ReplyDeleteYour patterns are the best!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove all of the blocks in your quilt. Looks fun. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteWould love to make this up for a nursery quilt.
ReplyDeleteLove this quilt Lorna! So looking forward to making it up soon.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great quilt Lorna! It has so many cute blocks in it and I'm so glad you added the Canadian beaver!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely quilt. Great winter project.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the forest friends patterns, really cute.
ReplyDeleteYes, thank you for this giveaway. I love all of your quilt patterns. So contemporary and pretty.
ReplyDeleteAmazing as ever - I love your ideas for runners and hangings! So festive! Congratulations on another great pattern! X
ReplyDeleteThank you for the chance to win this amazing pattern.
ReplyDeleteAnother favorite - love all the different types of quilts and runners this one can make. crystalbluern at tds dot net
ReplyDeleteThis quilt is amazing, you are so talented!
ReplyDeleteMy name for verification, Charlene G
ReplyDeleteI love your forest friends blocks. They are really cute and I think that it is neat that you have both the American Eagle and Canadian Beaver. Thank you for a chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI have been waiting and cannot wait to make this quilt!
ReplyDeleteLove the new quilt............But then I love all your quilts!
ReplyDeleteLove your forest friend quilt! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteThis is just an incredible pattern--so many options and ideas! Just adorable too!
ReplyDeleteI love this pattern! Thanks so much for making a Canadian version!
ReplyDeleteYou have such a talent for transforming fun animals into great quilt patterns! I love that the designs use regular piecing and not templates or paper piecing.
ReplyDeleteAmazing!! And the giveaway is fabulous!!! This is now in my bucket list.
ReplyDeleteThat Canadian beaver is to die for? Pick me, pick me! Thanks for the opportunity. Your work is always so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteJayne
Jalalonde@aol.com
This is an awesome pattern!
ReplyDeleteLorna, you've done it again! This is such a great pattern, and sure to be a favorite for men's quilts and cabin quilts!
ReplyDelete~Brandy
Am I missing something? I can't see the Canadian version in the shop. This pattern is a must have. It's so versatile. Well done Lorna.
ReplyDeleteOk I'm an idiot. I see you have both Canadian and American versions in the same pattern. I need more sleep. Zzzzzzzzzz
ReplyDeleteCangratulations Lorna. It's a great quilt. Did you get my e-mail
ReplyDeleteThis is just the most adorable quilt pattern. Love it!
ReplyDeleteSo stinking cute!! I love the beaver!!!
ReplyDeleteThe lovebirds are so sweet and I really love that backing fabric. Birds are my favorite thing! I really like this entire pattern. I can see making so many nice projects from the different blocks.
ReplyDeleteYour pattern is so cute! I love all the animals, especially the walking fox and the squirrel!
ReplyDeleteLoved the backing fabric. I would love to make a quilt featuring this fabric.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
I especially love the love birds and the Welcome sign
ReplyDeleteSuper job.
You're a marvel, Lorna! Congratulations on another awesome pattern! You're tempting me again!
ReplyDeleteSuper creative way to use solids
ReplyDeleteWhat a great pattern!
ReplyDeleteI just love your animal quilts and can imagine so many fun ways to use these forest friends. My hubby loves eagles and my in-laws have bear and deer visit their cottage in WI. All those friends would be happy in their new homes.
ReplyDeleteWonderful design of the animals! Sew cute! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pattern. Would be difficult to know which block to start with. They are all so cute.
ReplyDeleteI just love the adorable animals in your patterns. I was here to drool over the Dog Gone Quilts (again!) and this would be perfect for my hubby! Add it to the list of quilts I NEED!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful fabric, live out in the country and this fabric just calls for me to make a quilt!
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing finished and I love how you shared alternative block options, and so many possibilites for small projects as well! With such a cute pattern, I expect to see these popping up everywhere! Congratulations on your pattern finish and release!
ReplyDeleteSuch a versatile pattern, I love that you have Canadian and American versions.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun pattern! Thanks so much for offering the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteLorna, it's gorgeous! It's ine of those pattern with so many possibilities! Well done! XO
ReplyDeleteI love all the animal in this quilt. Love every project you share with us. Great talent.
ReplyDeleteSandy
I love the aviary fabric. I am working on a quilt that would be perfect for!
ReplyDeleteSew creative. Reminds me of where I grew up! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThis pattern is AMAZING! We live in the mountains, so we see lots of deer (and a few bears even). This quilt would be so fun to make.
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazing pattern! I'm loving the whole pattern. Winning it would be great.
ReplyDeleteYour quilts fascinate mw.I can't believe how beautiful and intricate they are.
ReplyDeleteNancy Hilderbrand
gandn74@ymail.com
Love the design and quilt. Have the perfect person to make it for. Thanks for a great giveaway:}
ReplyDeleteCongrats Lorna on your great patterns. They are so versatile. Thanks for linking at Celebrate-Fêtons 150.
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