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It’s not as difficult as it may seem. Watch the video tutorial from All People Quilt featuring the Day in Paris fabrics
Joining hexagons can be a daunting and time-consuming task. Knowing how to do this properly using your sewing machine is a great skill to have under your belt. Watch the video tutorial by All People Quilt featuring the Day in Paris fabric collection.
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Creating pincushions using leftovers from the DANCE IN PARIS fabrics by Zen Chic is always a hit!
When you keep making quilts, you keep ending up with lots of scraps. If you have only a handful of them, then these pincushions are cute, easy, and quick items to make. I found a free YouTube tutorial on how to make them. These pincushions are great to have in your own sewing space or to give away to quilting and sewing friends. You can even use the tutorial to make pumpkins to decorate your home for fall season.
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Some cute headbands sewn using leftovers from the DANCE IN PARIS fabrics by Zen Chic
If you’re looking for an easy sewing project and you have a few leftover fabrics, I found a great little project for you. These cute headbands are very quick and easy to make. You could surely sew 5 or 6 of them within the hour, making these perfect for a quick gift to a friend. Or make yourself a couple matching your wardrobe. You don’t need much fabric to put a headband together and how fun will it be to complement that blouse you made earlier.
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What a fun wall piece, this Gumdrop Mini Quilt, sewn using the DANCE IN PARIS fabrics by Zen Chic
There comes a time when you’re in the mood to decorate your wall with a new look. So why not create this Gumdrop Mini Quilt to decorate your living room or hallway? This quilt is easy to make using a Charm Pack and gives a fun result for your wall. Check out what you need for this cute and yummy piece!
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Make a fun pouch using the fabrics from the DANCE IN PARIS line by Zen Chic
This fun scrappy pouch is an easy project where you can use all your tiny bits of left-over fabrics. The pattern is a free one from SOTAK Handmade and we have used a green-ish palette from Zen Chic’s collection Dance in Paris. Besides your scraps from your favorite fabric line, you need a zipper and some batting. Use this pouch for all kinds of smaller items you don’t want to lose. Or make someone this pouch as a gift!
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Create this beautiful laptop case using the fabrics from the DANCE IN PARIS line by Zen Chic
It is essential to protect your laptop on the go. Make yourself a stylish and charming laptop case using the Dance in Paris fabric collection by Zen Chic. You only need some scraps and low volume fabrics to create this cool and stylish laptop case. The quilting and the stiffness from the soft & stable batting protect your device and the finished look make it an eye-catching piece to carry your laptop around.
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Make this handy dandy fabric basket with fabrics from the DANCE IN PARIS line by Zen Chic
When you are an enthusiastic sewer and quilter, you probably have a lot of sewing supplies. What you need are some organizing tools. Introducing the Fabric Basket. These kinds of baskets are perfect for smaller notions to keep nearby your sewing machine on your desk for easy use. Or to store fabrics and keep them on your shelves. They even make nice gifts, so make a few to give away.
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Remember those times before Covid-19 hit and we all could come together to sew and quilt together? We at Zen Chic wanted to give you a place just like that. With our new collection Dance in Paris came a brand new pattern, “Spring in Paris”, which we wanted to celebrate with our very first Quilt Along. The first round started in April, but you can still join at any time. You can find the sign-up link in this blog post.
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Are you searching for a more elegant quilting pattern, but the majority of the ones you see are made of fun, bright fabrics? I’m here to help you with that. In my collection Dance in Paris are some beautiful fabrics perfect for the stylish feel you’re looking for. Diamonds & Grey is the second pattern in the series featuring the Dance in Paris collection. Take a look!
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Modern zig-zag quilt pattern PURE by Zen Chic made with fabrics from the DANCE IN PARIS collection.
To celebrate my new fabric line Dance in Paris, I’ve created three patterns that feature this new collection perfectly. The first one is PURE, a golden oldie from 2013 that definitely deserved an overhaul. In the coming weeks, I will introduce you to the other two, so stay tuned!
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Have you been introduced properly to my new collection DANCE IN PARIS? It has been a long time coming. But finally, it’s here! The color pallet goes from light to dark featuring whites, pinks, greens, blues, and blacks. With a splash of gold in them. You can also check out my newest patterns specially designed for this collection. Leave me a comment! I would love to know what you think.
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Longarm-quilting by Rachel Hauser from Stitched in Color on our Spring in Paris Quilt made with fabrics from the SPOTTED collection by Zen Chic.
We have officially finished and wrapped up Zen Chic’s first-ever Quilt Along. Last week we already looked back at this successful event and this week we give away our final prizes.d Check out, if you are one of our lucky winners! And if not, don’t worry, we will soon host another Quilt Along with new prizes and lots of fun you can already sign up for.
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We look back on our very first Quilt Along and share some interesting insights and beautiful pictures from our community. Thank you to everyone who participated in the Spring in Paris Quilt Along for making this event such a wonderful experience! And for everyone who was unable to participate as planned due to the late delivery of the DANCE IN PARIS fabrics ... we have great news!
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This is the last week in our Quilt Along and we are going to finish with a bang! Before we take a look into the last pieces of our quilt, I want to thank you all for participating. We had a blast these last weeks and we hope you had too. In the fall of this year, we are planning to host another Quilt Along. So stay in touch with us!
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We're already in week 6 of our Spring in Paris Quilt Along and our quilt is taking shape! This week we will be sewing the last rows and preparing our quilt for next week's grand finale. If you haven't signed up for our QAL yet, don't worry! You can always join the fun and we'll send you the instructions from week one straight to your inbox. Just register via the form in this blog post. Happy Quilting!
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We continue with our SPRING IN Paris QAL and we’re about to finish more than half of the quilt top this week! Wohoo! If you’re not on our mailing list yet, it’s never too late to join! You can find the sign up form in this blog post. Have a look and check out what our quilters have made so far!
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This week we have a special trick for you how to press the seams and join the rows of our SPRING IN PARIS quilt to receive hexagons with perfectly matching points. We have three video tutorials for you that will show you step by step how to do that. Want to know where to find them? Join our QAL mailing list and we’ll send them right to your inbox!
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It’s week 3 of the Spring in Paris QAL! In this week we are starting to piece our triangles together. If you’re not quilting with us yet, come and join us. There is still time, no worries, you can always catch up with the rest of us. This week, our sponsor is Moda Fabrics and we are giving away a Fat Eighth Bundle of the new collection Dance in Paris among our participants! Read this post to find out how to enter the drawing. Happy Quilting!
Welcome to week 2 in our Spring in Paris Quilt Along! We are very curious about your fabric choices for this project and had so much fun seeing all the photos you shared on Instagram last week. If you still want to join our QAL, it’s never to late! Check out this post and sign up to join the fun!
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Wohoo! Our very first Zen Chic Quilt Along starts today! We couldn’t be more exited and we are overjoyed with the large number of participants who have already registered. Do you want to join in the fun, too? You'll find the sign up form in this post.
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