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Forest Friends – Sweater Season Quilt-Along

Hello friends, this is Jennifer Long from Bee Sew Inspired, fabric designer with Riley Blake Designs and professional Doll and Quilt pattern designer. I am so excited to invite you to join in the FREE Sweater Season Quilt-Along starting January 18th, 2023 – March 8th, 2023

Have fun sewing up this playful, row quilt pattern, just in time for Sweater Season! The Sweater Season Quilt Pattern finishes at 75” x 92” and is all traditionally pieced with blocks that are simple stitch and flip and easy to sew up!

The Sweater Season boxed kit makes for a perfect holiday gift!!! Grab one for yourself and one for a friend!

This is a wonderful pattern to showcase your favorite prints in the hat, scarf, sweater and mitten blocks!

Shown here featuring the Argyle and Knitted prints from the Forest Friends – Back Country Adventure fabric by Jennifer Long for Riley Blake Designs. Come wrap up in the knitted vibe in this quilt pattern.

This QAL is fully supported, with tips and tricks and all the organization you will need, to just relax and enjoy all the cozy sewing. The Sweater Season QAL kicks off on January 18, 2023!

What You Need:

Tools

Fabric Requirements:

Instructions:

2. Sign up for the FREE video Quilt-Along HERE.

3. Download the 8-week Quilt-Along Schedule HERE

5. Cut out all your fabrics using your rotary cutter and following the cutting directions in the pattern. You can use the FREE Letter Labels to label all your pieces. The Download code for these Letter Labels is on page 1 of the booklet. You can enter the code HERE.

6. Piece together the Quilt top, following the pattern directions (or join the Quilt-Along with me in this month!)

7. Layer the Sweater Season quilt top, Stitch n Sew – Sew in Fleece and prepared backing. Quilt as desired. Trim off any excess of Stitch n Sew – Sew in Fleece and bind your quilt with your favorite binding method.

Your Sweater Season Quilt is complete!

I can not wait to see your finished Sweater Season Quilt. Please share using the hashtag #sweaterseasonQAL and tag both myself @beesewinspired so we can cheer you on!

More about the Fabric:

This fun and whimsical fabric line is called Forest Friends – Back Country Adventure (designed by me for Riley Blake Designs) Find the fabric HERE.

Here is the link to purchase the PDF pattern, or you can ask your LQS to carry the paper pattern from their favorite distributor!

This Winter Clothesline Bench Pillow is a wonderful accompaniment to the Sweater Season Pattern. It is available in BOTH a sewing and machine embroidery pattern versions!

Come be inspired by our weekly newsletters at www.beesewinspired.com! We would LOVE to have you!

My name is Jennifer Long and I am a Riley Blake Designs Fabric Designer, Quilt & Doll Pattern Writer, Machine Embroidery Digitizer and online educator. I am married and a mom to (4) pre-teens / teens and live on a little hobby farm in the prairies. I grew up training to be a professional ballet dancer, and later studied Early Childhood Education. I am passionate about all things FABRIC, imagination and design and am so blessed I can share this passion with others. Follow me @beesewinspired and make sure to sign up for our FREE newsletter full of inspiration and fun at www.beesewinspired.com

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