Spring Fling Sew Along Week Three

What's your favourite Kona Solid Colour?
I've worked with Cardinal lately, but I do love a good pastel too!

So far its been pretty lonely in the sew-along and I'd love to see you join in!
This week, I decided to make the Iris instead of the Bird of Paradise. Remember you can make ANY block you like from the Spring Fling Quilt Pattern, and as many blocks as you like to make your flower quilt!

If you haven't bought the pattern and that is why you haven't started your blocks, then check out my Etsy store now as it is 20% off until March 29th, 2020! Is it a fear of foundation paper piecing? Think it looks too complex?
Or maybe there's another reason? I love to hear it!

Remember to tag #springflingsewalong when you upload to Instagram to be in to win this week's prize a Fat Quarter bundle of 5 Kona Solids from Rainbow Stash NZ called Meadow! 

This Weeks Prize Sponsor

This week the prize sponsor is Rainbow Stash NZ and the prize is a Fat Quarter Bundle called Meadow. It consists of five beautiful shades of green in Kona Solid! 

To win you will need to:

• Post a photo of ANY flower block from the Spring Fling Quilt Pattern to Instagram before March 21st,
• Follow
  @rainbowstashnz
  on Instagram and;
• Use the tag #springflingsewalong in your post. 

Happy Piecing!

RJ

Spring Fling Sew Along Week Two

I chose to stick to the Pattern for Week Two and make the Daffodil block. I used some Alison Glass fabric from my stash in an effort to use what I have! This week's Question: What's your favourite Spring-time meal? Mine is a Lemon and Honey Chicken Salad. I'm really looking forward to seeing your blocks. remember to tag #springflingsewalong when you upload to Instagram to be in to win this week's prize!

This Weeks Prize Sponsor This week the prize sponsor is Online Quilt Magazine and the prize is a one-year Premium Subscription to the Magazine! Premium Subscribers get access to the whole back-catalog of Online Quilt Magazine Issues, hundreds of patterns and articles. To win you will need to: Post a photo of ANY flower block from the Spring Fling Quilt Pattern to Instagram before March 14th, Follow @onlinequiltmagazine on Instagram and; Use the tag #springflingsewalong in your post.  There is a full prize list now available on www.kohatupatterns.com

Spring Fling Sew Along Week One!

What is your favourite Spring-time activity? A walk in a garden? A spot of casual tennis or a picnic in the park? One thing is for sure, the weather is improving and those lovely sunny days are becoming more frequent!

It's also time to get out your Spring Fling Quilt Pattern and start sewing! Here's my first block, I decided to go scrappy and use fabrics that were already in my stash for this one, and It's just so bright and colourful, it definitely screams SPRING!

Plus I used some of the New Zealand Fabric I had leftover from my Kiwi Applique project!

This week the prize sponsor is Morgan from Cedar Makerie and the prize is a collection of PDF Quilt Patterns from her store, including the gorgeous Leadlight Pattern! To win you will need to: Post a photo of ANY flower block from the Spring Fling Quilt Pattern to Instagram before March 7th, 2020 Follow @cedarmakerie on Instagram and; Use the tag #springflingsewalong in your post.  There is a full prize list now available on www.kohatupatterns.com

The FIRST Prize Winner CONGRATULATIONS SANNE LEPPERS! Sanne has won her choice of two patterns from the Kohatu Patterns Etsy Store for sharing her intention to participate in the Sew Along on Instagram! Happy Piecing! RJ

PRIZES PRIZES PRIZES

I thought I’d take a moment to talk about some of the fantastic prizes on offer during the Spring Fling Sew Along. 
Here’s a complete list of the prizes for each week:

The first prize that was up for grabs was two patterns of the winners choice from the Kohatu Patterns Etsy store - no sewing required to win this one! The winner simply had to share their intention to participate on Instagram with the following graphic before midnight on February 29th 2020.

Congratulations Sanne Leppers who was the winner of this prize!

The prize list for the other weeks are as follows:

Week One (March 1st-March 7th): A selection of PDF Quilt Patterns from Cedar Makerie including this beautiful pattern called Leadlight!

Week Two (March 8th - March 14th): A One-year subscription to Online Quilt Magazine! These subscriptions include access to every issue ever published and hundreds of quilt patterns and articles! Make sure you follow Online Quilt Magazine on Instagram to win!

Week Three (March 15th - March 21st): This beautiful Spring Meadow Fat Quarter Fabric Bundle from Rainbow Stash NZ!

Week Four (March 22nd - March 28): A copy of the Kiwi Applique Pattern from Kohatu Patterns

Week Five (March 29th - April 4th): A One-year subscription to Online Quilt Magazine

Week Six (April 5th - April 11th): A mystery Fat quarter bundle from Fabric Stork!

Week Seven (April 12th - April 18th): 1 ½ yards of fabric of the winners choice from Funky Flowers Design Collection on Spoonflower for backing your Spring Fling quilt from Little Quack Fabric there are 37 designs in the collection to choose from, here are a few of my favourites:

Week Eight (April 19th - April 25th): A One-year subscription to Online Quilt Magazine

Week Nine (April 26th - May 2nd): From byNessie505 the winner of Week Nine will receive a PDF copy of the awesome 'Lady in Red' Pattern!

Week Ten (May 3rd - May 9th): A Tailors Clapper from Rainbow Stash NZ!

Week Eleven (May 10th - May 16th): This Primary Colours FQ Bundle from Rainbow Stash NZ and a copy of the Shape O Quilt Pattern by Kohatu Patterns!

Week Twelve (May 17th - May 24th): A copy of the Mayday Quilt Pattern Card from Just a Simple Stitch

Plus of course, then there is the Grand Prize - A Mystery Box full of quilty goodies worth $200NZD!


FAQ
How much does it cost?
The sew-along is free, You just need to have a copy of the pattern (Hint: Sign up to the Spring Fling Email updates for a discount) and a public Instagram account.

What if I don’t have an Instagram account?
You can still sew along! If you want you can email pictures of your blocks to me at kohatupatterns@mail.com or post them on Facebook, however, only pictures posted on Instagram with the correct tag will be eligible for prizes.

I already have parts of the pattern from Online Quilt Magazine do I have to buy it again?
No. You can make any blocks you like in any combination. So you could make a quilt with 12 of the same flower if you want. If you need certain individual blocks, they are all available in the Etsy Store separately as well.

What do I have to do to win a prize?
Easy.
Follow the prize sponsor on Instagram.
Post a photo of ANY flower block from the pattern during the week the prize you want to win is being judged AND
Tag #springflingsewalong  
More blocks=more entries!

What about the Grand Prize?
To win the Grand Prize you will need to
1. Follow @kohatupatterns on Instagram
 2. post a photo to Instagram with your completed quilt or quilt top/flimsy with at least 6 blocks of any combination of flowers from the pattern, and;
   3. Use #springflingsewalong in your Instagram description.



Happy Quilting!
RJ