Easter Seals charity and FREE quilting pattern.

Joke of the day: Where is the only place that housework comes before sewing?
THE DICTIONARY! :D haha! Ain't that the truth!

Hey there, gorgeous. Just felt like posting a little blurb about this adorable quilt pattern, designed and executed by our very own store owner, Tess! She made it from Alexander Henry's "Monkey Bizness" pirate fabric collection! Check it out (arrrgggg matey! Or ye'll walk the plank!)

Here are the requirements and instructions to create this adorable quilt. Please feel free to print out and share as you like - that's what we are all about after all:

Pirate 4 Patch Quilt

Finished Size is 43” x 53””

WOF is the Width of the fabric.

All seams are ¼”.

 Fabric

• 5/8 yard pirates on blue – Cut 10 squares 8 ½”

• 1/2 yard skulls on red – Cut 20 squares 4 ½”

• 1/2 yard skulls on black – Cut 20 squares 4 ½”

• ¼ yard grey inner border  – Cut 4 strips 1 ½”x WOF

• 1/2 yard blue for outer border  – Cut 4 strips 3 ½” x WOF

• 1 3/8 yard for backing

1. Make 4 patches with the red and black. 

2. Sew 4 patches to Pirate squares to match the picture.

3. Add inner border, then outer border. 

Hint: Sew outer border to sides first and then sew on the border top and bottom. (If you don’t, you’ll have to piece that side borders because they will be longer that the WOF)

4. Bind and quilt as desired.





Tess made this quilt special for the Easter Seals charity that we are involved in. For those of you who have never heard of it: "Easter Seals has been helping individuals with disabilities and special needs, and their families, live better lives for nearly 100 years. From child development centers to physical rehabilitation and job training for people with disabilities, Easter Seals offers a variety of services to help people with disabilities address life's challenges and achieve personal goals."  (www.easterseals.com for more information)

We focus specifically on the disabled children in our area and we create quilts for those precious kids. And YOU can get involved too!

Join us the one night each month and make quilts for Easter Seals.  Our very own Teri Morrow has been on the board for 20 years and these quilts will go to kids in our area that are having treatments for medical problems.  Moda has donated fabric and Scrap and Sew will be offering special pricing on supplies. 
We need people to put together quilt tops (we have plenty of fabric to construct them) and we need donations of batting and funds so we can purchase more supplies. Any help is appreciated - help us to make a child's treatment and recovery comfortable with a beautiful quilt made by loving hands. Here are the dates and times for our special Easter Seals sewing nights at the store: give us a call for more information or to reserve your seat!

 

Dates: Sept. 6th, Oct 4th, Nov. 1st, and Dec. 6th

Time: 6pm-midnight (every date)

Make sure you sign up for our email list; just send me an email at the address below telling me that you want to be on the email list, and I will personally take care of that! Like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Pinterest (links are all below). All of our store contact info is below as well, so keep in touch with your favorite quilt store everyday; see what shenanigans we are up to! :D 

We love to hear from you guys so please feel free to send us comments, questions and suggestions on any and all of our social media sites - I love reading through them and we really do take your ideas seriously; so again, don't hesitate to share whats on your mind. 

Thanks for your interest in us! 

Happy Sewing, everyone! 

-Eleni  

Scrap and Sew 

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Lutz, FL 33558

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