Life is Beautiful

Product Information

8 month Block of the Month project
packaged as a single pack in a
journal format. Pack includes:
40 colour pages, 32 black and white
design pages, 2 covers, 2 hinged rings
and is supplied flat packed.

A personal Journal and quilt
32 inspirational Life designs
Redwork, stitchery, appliqué
Finished Quilt measures 60” x 77”
 Quilt as you go method
(standard quilt top instructions also included)

Requirements:
For Quilt-as-you-go version
(based on 40” useable width of fabric)
•16 fat quarters various red fabrics
•16 fat quarters various tan fabrics
(or eight ½yd/½m cuts)
•1⅓yd/1¼m background stitchery fabric
•2¼yd/2m brown sashing and binding fabric
•DMC 115 Variegated Garnet stranded cotton
•2¼yd/2m of 60” wide batting
• Floriani Stitch ‘n wash fusible
Sewline Glue pen (or similar water soluble
glue)
Monopoly invisible thread

Iron on Transfer packs available as an addon sale
(not to be sold separately)

Suggested BOM programme:
1st month - pattern pack, background fabric, 2 fat quarters red,
Stitch ’n wash, One transfer page, DMC thread, Glue pen.
2-7th Months : five fat quarters, one transfer page,
8½” x 105” strip of batting
8th month: sashing fabric, final transfer page

LIfe is beautiful blog: www.lifeisbeautifulbom.wordpress.com
journal downloads and photo tutorials

Fabrics Helen used:
Marcus Bros:
reds: R33-1379-0111
R22-1032-0111
R22-1034-0111
R22-1039-0111
R22-1035-0126
R33-1295-0111
R33-N452-161D
R33-N446-161D
R22-2088-0161
tans:R33-N453-161D
R22-1037-0188
R33-N447-189D
R22-1039-0188
R33-1366-0125
R33-1365-0194
R22-1041-0188
R33-N292-160T
R33-N291-160T
Brown sashing: R22-1033-0113
stitchery fabric: dark tea stain

Kitting and sales ideas

Option 1:

Pattern only –full pattern pack AUD RRP$60.00 inc GST (USD56)

Option 2:

Pattern and transfer kit:

AUDRRP $75.00 inc GST (USD59)

Option 3:

Pattern, transfer and full fabric kit:

$75.00 + kit cost (quilt as you go or standard version)

Optional extra inclusions: Sewline glue pen, monopoly invisible thread, batting, DMC threads, Floriani Stitch ‘n

Wash fusible

Option 4:

Quilt as you go Block of the month program with fabric kits.

1st month - pattern pack, background fabric, 2 fat quarters red,

Stitch ’n wash, One transfer page, DMC thread, Glue pen.

2-7th Months (each month) : five fat quarters, one transfer page,

8½” x 105” strip of batting

8th month: sashing fabric, final transfer page

Option 5:

Standard quilt top Block of the month program with fabric kits.

1st month - pattern pack, 14” square background fabric, 1 fat quarter red, 1 fat quarter tan

Stitch ’n wash, One transfer page, DMC thread, Glue pen.

2-6th Months (each month) : 14” square background fabric , two fat quarters, one transfer page,

7^th month: 14” x 28” background fabric, four fat quarters, one transfer page

8th month: sashing and binding fabric, final transfer page

This project has a blog where stitchers can share their progress. There are also step by photo tutorials of techniques used in the quilt. Free printable downloads will also be added for journal pages and ideas.

Price: $AU60.00

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