Soft Launch and Quilt Kits

Thank you for signing up as a Sweet Home QAL Member! Last week was our soft launch to announce the quilt along and getting the new Member area up and running on this blog. My co-host Maureen Cracknell and I are thrilled with the response so far and as of writing this post, we have 344 members signed up (and growing) to sew along with us when the event starts on August 25, 2021.

Have you had a chance to browse the Kit Directory page? We’re now up to 16 different kit versions to choose from and recently added The Cotton Box from Canada to our Sweet Home kit offerings. The kits are going fast so shop early to get the ones you want to make and you’ll have your materials ready when the QAL begins!

Right now the only kit without a lot of fabric bundle photos is my Art Gallery Fabrics, Bookish kit from Lady Belle Fabric and that’s because the collection is so new the fabric isn’t in shops yet. Expected delivery for Bookish fabrics is sometime in mid-August so it will be one of the last kits shipping but hopefully arrive in time for the QAL.

The first week of the QAL is about fabric selection so you really have until September 1st to start actual cutting of pieces. But, you can preorder the kit from Lady Belle Fabric and it’ll ship when ready—right before the QAL.

While I’m waiting for my Bookish fabrics to arrive I’ll be making a second quilt from the Holiday, non-holiday prints mix of Art Gallery Fabrics from several of my collections, Maureen’s Open Heart collection, and Amy Sinibaldi’s Velvet collection. This kit is available at Chenille-It and I’ll be finishing the binding with Blooming Bias faux chenille.

View all the kits HERE on the Sweet Home Kit Directory page.

Many of you will want to work from your stash or have an excuse to go shopping for new fabrics to curate your own look for your Sweet Home quilt and I encourage you to do so because this quilt is so much fun to play with all those different fabrics! Here’s some resources for you if you’re unsure where to start and want to use this time before the QAL begins to decide on your fabrics:

• Search the #SweetHomeQuilt and #SweetHomeQAL hashtags on Instagram and see what makers did last year.

• View this @sharonhollanddesigns IGTV video I made last year about how to select fabrics for your Sweet Home quilt

We’re looking forward to sewing along with you in August! For daily quilting and fabric inspiration, follow both Maureen @maureencracknell and myself @sharonhollanddesigns on Instagram.

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Welcome to the 2021 Sweet Home Quilt Along

I’m so happy you’ve signed up to sew along with my co-host Maureen Cracknell and myself for the six weeks of fun quilt construction, tutorials, and weekly giveaway prizes from our amazing sponsors.

Right now, only this Sweet Home QAL 2021 welcome post and the Sweet Home Kit Directory page are accessible to members but once the quilt along starts on August 25, 2021 the tutorials page will also open up and include additional tips, videos, and tutorials for you to get the best quilting experience as we make our Sweet Home Quilts.

The Sweet Home QAL 2021 page works like as private blog posts just for this QAL. This page is for all quilt along news, quilt inspiration, and the giveaways! You’ll get an email update each time a new post is added. Expect a couple emails before the actual QAL gets started on August 25th.

If you’ve not already purchased a Sweet Home PDF pattern then you can find it in my SHOP and have the pattern ahead of time. You may want to start gathering your materials as well and if you need some inspiration or want to purchase a kit ahead of time then check out the Sweet Home Kit Directory page and take a look at the dozen differnet kits options available at the time of this post. Availability is limited so shop early or sign up for preorders if the shops don’t have the fabrics in stock yet.

I can’t wait to get started making this year’s Sweet Home quilts and reconnecting with past quilt along makers as well as meeting new members! If you’re on Instagram, be sure to be following me @sharonhollanddesigns and Maureen @maureencracknell for our Instagram posts about our Art Gallery Fabric collections, Sweet Home quilts, and all our sewing and creative happenings on a daily basis.