UPDATES.. forgot yardages for finishing….and fixed a broken link…thanks for letting me know….
Hey Everyone!
I am going to be talking about my new fabric, American Gatherings,ย (that releases out in January 2021), in the next couple of weeks, yes it’s that time again for more fabric! ย But the very first thing I wish you all to know is I am going to be holding a Stitch Along featuring these 36 irresistible prints! ย Please read the whole post to the end as there is some VERY important information all the way through…
ย (Also…you do not have to be an American Quilter to make this quilt…if you wish to make it go right on ahead! Maybe you love American quilters, quilts or American designers…or for what ever reason you wish to make it you are welcome!!)
As a proud Americanย Quilter I can’t think of a better way to show off my loyalty to you and my country. ย The quilt will feature 15 blocks (finish about 70″x 80″) and we will release one block a week starting soon after the fabric ships for 16 weeks (3 months), the last week being finishing options….ย ย Don’t miss out this fun event…be the first to order yourย Fat Quarter bundle HEREย so… you will be the first to receive it when it arrives! ย Also this will start when Moda Block Heads 3 will be wrapping up…and our quilt can be finished in plenty of time for Spring/Summer!
The line features crisp reds, whites and blues, in true American colors…
Also take your pick between a navy or white setting/ borders & binding…You will need 4 yards…the choices I picked for us ย are our Primitive Gatheringsย navy primitive muslin ย which is not our darkest navy but more medium navy that will match these blues in the line for a darker quilt…the other option is an eggshell Moda grunge with white stars for a lighter finish to the quilt…I think both will be fantastic!
You can also pick out your backing ย ahead as well. You will need 4 yards as well… I’d order 6 if you have any plans on making it bigger.
ย Click HERE to see all the American Gatherings prints, to maybe pick your backing or order more for another project.
All the blue links will take you to the products that are mentioned just click them. ย All items are pre-orders to ensure there is enough product available for our project come January 2021!
Because this will be a FREE pattern I will not be offering any of the products on sale. I am counting on you to participate and this line to be sold as fast as it comes in (like, Liberty Gatherings, the last one). ย Primitive Gatherings will be taking thisย opportunity to donate $10 for every Fat Quarter bundle WE sell to Hogs for Heros…I will talk more about this organization and why I picked them. ย Also, I personally am planning to donate a large portion of MY royalties from this fabric to Hogs for Heros as well, so by hosting this Stitch Along I am planning on this fabric line to be a HUGE success, but as always I cannot do it by myself…I will need you all to help make this happen!
You will be so happy you joined in!!!!
So lets kick of 2021 with giving in mind….We will have give-ways, and special prizes, and so much more for everyone!
Let’s kick this off by leaving me a comment…I have a few pre cuts to randomly give-away…what’s on your mind today…do you have any questions about this Stitch
Along? ย I am looking forward to reading your comments about this exciting event!
my best…Lisa,
235 responses to “New for 2021- Stitch Along! Read all about it!”
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Thanks so much for your post. It came at just the right time to boost my spirits. Iโll be checking out all the links ASAP. Another fabric line I canโt resist. You have me pegged.
Hi there. I am a better than beginner quilter but not a confident quilter. I love this quilt- however I donโt think I can do all the blocks. Do you feel this is an advance beginner quilt pattern? Will I be able to use papers to make the crisp lines? Welcome thoughts! Thanks
It’s a beautiful line, Lisa! I love that you are offering two different options for the quilt, one darker, one light. It’s a terrific way to start 2021!
Love this classic, timeless fabric line! Can’t wait for the Stitch Along… think I’m going with the navy muslin. Reminds me of my favorite jeans. Thank you for all the wonderful projects. I would love to know your tips for being so productive.
I was so excited to see this. Love your enthusiasm and spirit. What a way to bring in a new year and I have never taken the time to make a red, white and blue quilt so I am thrilled. Thank you for giving me a reason to do another one of your projects. ๐
I’m so excited to see that you are hosting another stitch along! The fabric is beautiful – I can’t wait to get my hands on it (and Redwork Gatherings too)!!
Loving this new fabric line. I can’t wait. I also work with Quilts of Valor so am SO thankful for another lovely line to make beautiful quilts with. Thank you, thank you!!!
Ordered bundle and background. Sounds like fun during the cold winter. January is usually a somewhat sad month. All the decorations are down and family has returned to their home. What a treat to start a new project together.
Wonderful fabric and quilt! I’m in. So good to learn about Hogs for Heros. Thank you, Lisa, for all you’re doing to support them. And those little hexies look like fun!!
Your fabrics are timeless and I am really looking forward to this stitch- along. I think it is great that you are supporting a favorite charity as well.
Wonderful fabric and quilt. Those little hexies look like fun too. I’m in! Good to learn about Hogs for Heros. Thank you, Lisa, for all you’re doing to support them.
How great we will finally have good fabric well designed by you for quilts of velour.
When I don’t have time to help out with sewing I donate fabric to the ladies who do.
Thank you again for your great designs.
This American Quilter is SO in on this stitch along. ๐บ๐ธ I absolutely love our country and I love that some of the proceeds will go to the heros that help keep us safe!! Thanks Lisa! ๐บ๐ธโค
During this crazy year I have started and finished more quilts than ever! It seems I want to do ALL the QALs that come down the pike, but I know that is not physically possible. This one, however, I will do. What better combination than American red, white and blue! See you in January for the start of the QAL!
Thanks for offering a wonderful Stitch Along and fabric line. I think it is kind of you to do the project to help a charity. I find that many in the quilting world are very giving. Sharing ideas, giving their time and finished projects to others, etc.. I will look forward to your quilt project for us in the months ahead. We can never go wrong with more red, white and blue especially right now in the U.S.A…..thanks for the boost.
I love that you are blessing others with this fabric line. You are such a generous person. When you came to my guild in Huntsville, AL you went above and beyond with your generosity. And now, in this crazy weird time, you are still finding ways to give. I love that! When my kids have a bad day, I tell them to do something nice for someone else, so it is not a waste. You inspire me. I donโt need free fabric. I am not going to run out. But, I truly want you to know, when you do good it reminds others to do good.
Oh this looks great!!! Someone mentioned that there are so many QALs popping up, and they are lovely, but THIS is awesome!!! I LOVE the new line (of course) and cannot wait to start this!!!
Blessed and grateful. My 11 month old granddaughter walked yesterday! Her daddy is deployed to the Middle East and missed it. But he saw it in the message my daughter sent him after it happened.
This new quilt will be a perfect Quilt of Valor!
Thank you for the design and beautiful fabric!
So looking forward to this. A beautiful one to make in memory of my Dad, a 30 Army vet. Thinking there might be a vet out there who could use a nice warm quilt hug.
How do you do it ALL? You stitch book is great and so help. American Gatherings seems
Like a great way to kick off a New administration that is truly patriotic.
Lisa it sounds and looks like you’ve got another great quilt project coming our way. Thank you for all the inspiration and tools to create wonderful quilts. ๐
Awwhh Lisa,when do you ever sleep?
It is Just beautiful, and such an awesome cause!! Iโm thinking Iโd like to make this for my Dad, I always love listening to all of his โSoldierโ daysโค๏ธ
He LOVES his flag๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ
Lisa, youโve done it again! Another beautiful line.๐. I have not yet made a red, white and blue quilt and Iโve always wanted to. This is my inspiration!!
So looking forward to using these beautiful fabrics and proclaim my great love for our country. looking forward to seeing what 2021 will bring, Praying for a new beginning of great health and happiness for all in this great USA. Your challenge gives me more to look forward to. Thank you!!
Thank you for creating such a beautiful line of fabrics… true reds, whites & blues! After a not very good Monday (health wise), Iโm grateful to be feeling a bit better today. I hope and pray that 2021 will be a year of peace, healing and camaraderie in our nation.
This looks exciting. I really like the fabrics. Have you priced the bundle as yet. I am interested to know more about the group you have chosen to support. Thanks for all you do.
Thank you for donating to Hogs for Heroโs.
Hogs for Heroโs is a wonderful organization! Our veterans deserve to be recognized and honored for their service to our great country.
I will be joining your American Quilters Stitch Along in 2021; the quilt is perfect for proud American quilters! ๐บ๐ธ
You always come up with an idea when we quilters need it. I have a feeling we will be in for a different kind of winter and your quilt along will be just what we need to get us through! Another great fabric line I just have to have!
I am so excited about this patriotic collection in your classic country style!! Now is the perfect moment to help us all focus on our wonderful country, by stitching a quilt that unites us from coast to coast. Ty for once again bringing us a beautiful fabric line, an exciting sew a long, and your personal commitment to charitable purposes. We need a unifying project to heal America, I think this is a damn good start!
I’m SEW EXCITED that you are doing this QAL with such a beautiful design and fabrics.
I LOVE all of your Americana fabric and quilt patterns, and as an Australian-US “transplant” have always been drawn to these quintessential American Quilt Designs. I recognize some of my favorite prints from Star and Stripe and Liberty gatherings in the new collection, so am excited that the new collection can also be added to my Primitive Gatherings Patriotic Stash.
The quilt looks absolutely stunningI I love the design simplicity, color contrast with the navy background and the unique flags that make up the cohesive whole quilt. I also appreciate that that the QAL will also bring awareness to and support of US Veterans through Hogs for Heros!
So excited!! Will there be 16 flag blocks, similar to the quilt shown in your post? Also, when we order the backing, will it be a fabric from the collection or a fabric that will coordinate with the quilt? Thanks for all your hard work to keep us busy!! =:)
Placed order. My husband was a captain in the Army and spent time in Vietnam and has PTSD and has managed it and we have a couple of horses the 4 legged kind not the 2 wheel and that has been his therapy. I encourage you quilter’s out there to do the stitch along.The men and women who have served this country deserve our respect and support.
We love the redโthe whiteโand especially the blue. Blue is my most favorite color on earth. Life is a struggle for the world, but letโs all work together to achieve being a winner. As a donor, we will fight for the red, white and blue!!!!!!!!!! Thanks Lisa!!
The theme is so appropriate now with the November election around the corner. Red, white and blue are so patriotic and your fabrics will make a beautiful quilt. I sure hope to see you at Road in January. Fingers crossed.
Camping in the Eastern Sierras right now. Very excited to hear of your new line, American Gatherings. I will be placing my order right now!! Thank you for your continued lines of beautiful fabric.
The fabrics for this quilt are stunning! I am soooo far behind on my SBOW but just might have to find time to participate in this as well. Keep up the good work Lisa. Your patterns and fabrics are awesome!!!
Wow, the new line looks to be sensational! This will indeed be a great start to a new year and I’m getting my pre-order in for the fabrics. Also love your U-Tube videos, my now subscribed! Lots of excitement ahead – Go Lisa!!!
Absolutely love this line and the quilt along, and the Hogs For Heros donation is icing on the cake! When my brother in Seattle passed the local Harley group of combat vets escorted his casket to the cemetery. They do so much to support their brother in arms from emotional support to putting wreaths on every grave at the vet cemetery. My dad was a vet, as is my husband (Vietnam), son, and three brothers.
I will be placing an order and making the first one for my brother-in-law a two tour Vietnam Marine Sargent. I belong to QOV, and already made my husbandโs and still need to make our sons. Thank you so much for this Lisa!
Sorry if this is a duplicate, I couldnโt find where I posted earlier in the day.
Your theme is so appropriate for me right now, I think we all need some American Pride and togetherness right now. I LOVE your donation choice. I’m a fellow Wisconsinite and am so grateful for groups like “Hogs for Heroes”. Thank you!
I love the new patriotic fabric line! My husband is a Korean veteran and I would love to make this quilt for him! This would be my first SAL but I have been involved in several Wool Blocks of the Week and Blocks of the Month projects! I have loved each and every one of them and especially all the hints, helpful videos and teaching Lisa provides for us!
Love love love that a portion of the money is going to charity. I already knew I was going to participate as the fabric is amazingly beautiful. Charity is extra bonus. Very nice touch. Canโt wait to see it in person
Hooray for being a proud AMERICAN quilter and for supporting Hogs for Heroes through this stitch-a-long. You have a generous heart! Will the quilt be more of a sampler block style or will they be flags with unique elements? The fabrics are gorgeous and I agree I think it will look awesome in either a light or dark colorway. Thanks Lisa!
So many questions! will the fat quarter bundle be all the fabric we need for the top/front? will the theme be stars? Will the blocks be primarily HSTs? Can we get at least a hint if not a full blown picture of the proposed quilt? Where do you come up with so many great ideas??
Looking forward to the stitch along and will be checking out your fabric line. I’m all for the red, white and blue theme as hubby was military for over 20 years. ๐
Hi Lisa. Iโm very excited for this new stitch-a-long. Primitive gatherings is my favorite and especially patriotic fabrics! Could you please tell me if this will be advisable for an advanced beginner? Thank you for this opportunity! Ordering now ๐
Am scratching my head! While I was reading your email , our power went out and I also lost wifi.. Was just getting ready to order the sew a long bundle for $99! This morning power and wifi are back but now the bundle is $122! Am I seeing things, or have I missed “the boat” because of the power outage? Always love your creative ideas, and having fun! Do you ever sleep? When I go to California I visit your store and I’m like a kid in a candy store! It’s amazing how much fun I can find to keep me busy! Looking forward to the January 21 EVENT!
I’m very new to quilting and stitching, and I’m really looking forward to starting this in the new year! As a proud wife of a veteran, it means a lot that you are supporting a worthy cause. I am excited to see what I’m able to create!
COVID has been stressful, but the silver lining is that because my travel schedule has been eliminated, I have more time for sewing and stitching! Hope you and your family are safe and well.
What is on my mind today? I would like to thank you, Lisa, for getting me and many others through all the craziness trying to deal with COVID. I am presently doing your SBOW. It has been a blessing to unstressed and work on such a beautiful project. โค
Iโm so excited for your new quilt line and I love the bright colors! They will be perfect also for the Quilts of Valor that our guild makes. God bless you, Lisa, for promoting Hogs for Heroes – such a great cause!
Love america and love your cause Have made a quilt for my very best friend who is a Vietnam veteran. I will love to sew long with you in January thank you very much. Will be making my order for the background soon
Oh Lisa, this is a beautiful quilt and also a great cause. I’m looking forward to sewing along with everyone. I’m going to make this quilt for my husband. His man cave is very patriotic and this would be a beautiful addition to his room.
I can not wait for another of your great fabric collections. I love all you do for the cross stitch community as well as for the HOG community. I am a HOG owner as well as an American Quilter. I will be joining this QAL.
Hi Everyone ! I am so excited about this stitch along ! This will be my first one so I’m more than ready to get stitching . Thanks to Lisa for organizing this quilt a long. Sew, lets get this party started !
This perfect! I’m in a no weight cast for 2 broken bones in my heel so this gives me something to look forward to. Love the fabrics and the pattern is awesome! I like anything patriotic.
I really want to do this, but am having a tough time figuring out where I register. Also, I don’t see a link to the lighter eggshell fabric. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I am very excited about this quilt along and a little hesitant. The information sheet you posted listed a number of items that would make this project simpler to construct. You did not mention HST paper. Can you suggest the sizes needed for this project? I would feel more confident making smaller HST if I could use the paper templet.
Just found you on YouTube! And watching video #1im very excited to do this stitch along as I know so many veterans! This is truly going to be a great sew along! THANK YOU !
Thank you so much for all do. I have a Grandson, in Japan, but he is recovering from a fall down some steps. And a Great nephew in the Army. My Grandson is a Marine. It is God’s Miracle he is alive. You are new to me so I will check out your store. Do you also sell on Amazon?
I want to join the American Stitchers Stitch-a-Long but can’t find the pattern. I have lots and lots of fabric in ted, white and blue colors. Please help me find the pattern. Thank you!
I have ordered the Fat Quarter bundle but the web site didn’t have the background Navy fabric will they get more in? I also couldn’t find the Itty Bitty Rulers and the 12.5×12.5 ruler also the Simple folded ruler I did find but didn’t order until I find the rest of them and my thread. I’m looking forward to this sew along its a very good cause I think. Please advise Thank You Barb
I love the whole idea of this quilt project! My dad was a 21-year navy vet. I lost him many years ago; at which time, he had lost faith in our government which had let him fall through the cracks when he needed medical care for lung injuries he sustained while overseas. He waited on a long list to receive medical attention as a retired vet. Six years after he passed, I finally received a phone call that, “Good news”, my father had finally reached the top of the waiting list to be allowed to recieve medical attention. My response was, “Wow! It took six years after his death to receive this call. He was promised medical care for life; and yet he didn’t receive it. You don’t even know he’s dead. This system is broken. I grew up as a military brat. We lived in Hawaii during the Vietnam war. We spent our weekends attending military parades and funerals, and at the airport, waving flags and greeting injured warriors returning from overseas to receive much needed medical attention. Our luckiest service men would eventually return home to anti-war protesters and less friendly welcomes. But their first stop was a positive and supportive group of fellow service members and their families who honored and respected their sacrifice to our nation. As a military “brat”, I was raised to always honor the commitment and sacrifice of our military. Those days seem so far removed from this current generation, who mostly seem to just ignore and disassociate themselves from the code of honor that we once felt as a nation. It is so heartwarming to see that some people still believe in and support our vets. God bless your work and spirit of service. Thank you for caring for our vets. They deserve to be honored and remembered.
I am very excited to do this quilt with you. I may be late to this blog, but I ordered the fat quarter tower today! Thanks for the beautiful pattern. The charity is an amazing idea! Love, love, love it!
Pretty excited to be part of the SAL. I have already made a jelly roll quilt and will make the flag quilt too. We love the patriotic theme this summer above all others!
[…] Lisa Bongean at Primitive Gatherings has a current American Quilters Quilt Along that involves 20 flags with small blocks for the star area. It began June 10, 2021 and is very patriotic! She shares good tips on starching fabric before cutting for these small blocks and strip sets. Free patterns on her blog, videos on YouTube and a FaceBook group if desired. Donations for the free blocks go toward a project for veterans in her area.American Quilter’s Stitch Along […]
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