Since its release back on August 15th we’ve had a ton of people get on board to participate in the Scandinavian Christmas Quilt-Along, which is really exciting and flattering too! THANK YOU to everyone who ordered your patterns, triangle paper, and fabric right away! My shipping department is currently a sea of red and white, and everyone is hard at work getting your packages out the door as we speak.

As for the rest of you, I know that there are still some people on the fence about participating in this QAL, and that’s ok too. I do have to say, however, that if the reason you haven’t pulled the trigger yet is because Santa isn’t your thing, or maybe red and white doesn’t do anything for you, I have another option to consider! Thanks to several of you who asked if this quilt would look good done in blue and white rather than red and white, I’ve decided to offer a kit in that colorway as well!

Remember, this QAL allows you to “build” your quilt kit however it works best for you, depending on what you need and how you want your quilt to look. There are a couple of “kit options” for you to choose from for the blue version as well. They are as follows:

– OPTION ONE – Blue Fabric Bundle – $215.00: This convenient bundle includes all fabrics needed for the quilt blocks. It totals almost 15 yards of my “Snowman Gatherings” fabric and includes the “Sam the Snowman” panel (does not include fabric for the background).

– OPTION TWO – Background Only – $45.00: In total, you will be needing five yards of background fabric to help create your blocks (if you would like to use the same fabric that I did (Porcelain 9900 182 Bella), we have that option available for you as well). *If you prefer to choose your own background or would rather use something from your stash, you will not need to purchase the background option.

– PLEASE NOTE: If you choose to put borders on your quilt, use a different size sashing, or to set your quilt differently than the quilt pattern is designed, you may need to purchase more background fabric at a later date (which is why we chose to use a Bella Solid).

– TRIANGLE PAPER – $21.00: I have put together a special Scandinavian Christmas Triangle Paper Packet for your convenience. The packet includes every type of triangle paper that you will need, plus a few extra sheets of each in case you make a mistake.

You now have just a couple of days before the next block of the Scandinavian Christmas Quilt-Along releases this Thursday, August 29th , 2024 by 5:00 p.m. CST. You can get it by visiting the Scandinavian Christmas Quilt-Along Information Page by at http://www.lisabongean.com and clicking the “Quilt-Alongs” tab. You can also grab it on our regular website http://www.primitivegatherings.us by putting “Scandinavian Christmas“ in the search bar. As always, if you have any questions about this – or any of my quilt-alongs for that matter – please don’t hesitate to call the shop at 920-722-7233 and we’ll be happy to help!

That’s it for today, but before I go I need to give you a quick a heads up… CommentSold will be at its regular time tomorrow – Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. CST with yours truly as the host! There will, however, be NO STITCH Brothers show because they are in the middle of packing for the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show and they won’t be around. We’re hoping that by next week the dust will have settled a bit and they’ll be back, but that’s still up in the air. Stay tuned and we’ll let you know as soon as we do! Have a wonderful evening and I will see you tomorrow! ~Lisa