Oh, the little angel

I got up long before the sun this morning to go out to my daughter's house and take my granddaughter to daycare. My daughter had an early morning flight for an out-of-town meeting and her husband, a teacher, had a meeting before school this morning.

I sat in the playroom outside her bedroom reading a book while I waited for her to wake up. She'll be 2 years old the middle of November and she sleeps in a toddler bed now.

As the sun started to dawn, I heard her talking and rustling around. I opened her door, peeked in and she exclaimed "Grandma!!" (oh my melting heart).

Then, as I picked her up, she said, "I want Grandpa."   Crash.

Scrappy Fall Colors - A Wall Hanging

This month's scrappy project started out as a lap quilt, but I liked the look so much I thought it would make a better wall hanging.

It's a bit of a departure from our usual quick scrappy projects. Although it's an easy pattern, there are quite a few smaller pieces and an accurate 1/4" seam allowance is important.

Scrappy Sneak Peek

This month's Scrap Busting project is almost done, so I decided to post a sneak peek. It's a fall wall hanging that I think you'll really like. Start sifting through your scraps for fabric that remind you of autumn and all those gorgeous leaf colors.

We'll be posting the tutorial in a day or two.

On the Road!

SassyPacks is hitting the road!

We are on our way to San Diego today, to participate in the San Diego Quilt Show.  We absolutely love going to  quilt shows - because we are an on-line store, we don't often get to meet our fabulous customers and fans.  Hearing the things you love, the challenges you face, and the ideas you have is what makes our jobs so much fun.

We are going to be debuting lots of new products at the quilt show, so if you are in the neighborhood, stop by and visit.  If not, stay tuned here and on our Facebook page to see some of the exciting new projects, kits, and bundles we will be offering in the coming months.

September marks three years since we launched SassyPacks.com, designed to bring you the best in contemporary fabrics, modern quilt projects, and tons of tips, tricks and ideas to inspire everyone from beginning to expert quilters.  With our website, Facebook, and this blog, we have had the chance to share our love of quilting with you, and see all your amazing projects and ideas.  It has been a great ride, and we are looking forward to quilting with you all for many more years.

So please - help us grow! Tell a friend about SassyPacks.com, forward your favorite blog post to your guild, and post your awesome quilt pics to our Facebook page.  Send us your questions, challenges, and mental blocks - we are here to help.  If you want to see SassyPacks at a quilt show in your area, drop us a note in the comments or email us here. 

Thanks for a super three years - hope to see you all soon!

Scrappy Fall Wall Hanging

Yikes! The end of the month again, and we are just finally getting our next Scrappy Quilt-A-Long Project up! Well, the good news is this project comes together super fast -- in just a few hours, as a matter of fact :)

This simple wall hanging is a perfect example of using a few bold, modern fabrics to make something seemingly traditional – like subtle cream-on-cream prints – look so fresh and fun.  The bright leaves seem to dance across a brick wall, blowing in a crisp fall breeze.  What a great way to use up a few miscellaneous scraps that just don’t seem to fit with anything else!

Finished size:    28 ½” x 18 ½”

What You’ll Need:

• Assortment of creams and off-whites
• 6-8 different bold, bright scraps (florals, geometrics, etc.) - depending on how many leaves you want
• Fusible appliqué paper
• Brown fabric for backing and binding (or piece various dark scraps together to create a one-of-a-kind backing or binding)