Paper Boat Mini - Quilt Pattern and Giveaway

You've seen my first paper boat mini, as well as the baby quilt it inspired.  If you recall, I drafted my own paper pieced pattern to create the boat, and now I've written a streamlined pattern for the mini quilt.

This whimsical mini quilt is a great accent for a boy's room or a lake/beach house.  The pdf pattern is four pages long and includes pictures and illustrations, as well as the paper pieced pattern for the paper boat.  I recommend this for sewers with a little paper piecing experience under their belt.  The boat is pretty tiny, as part of a mini quilt (14 x 18.5), and you do need to pay attention to the orientation of the text pints.  There is a y seam, but the angle is very gentle.  The rest of the quilt is super simple: just four other pieces.  Your can have a lot of fun with the quilting to add a special touch to the wall hanging!

I'm excited to add the pattern to my etsy shop.  The pattern is now updated to include a baby size version too! I have plans for more patterns to come.  For now, I'd like to host a little giveaway.  Leave a comment below with a valid email address linked, and I'll draw a random winner Wednesday morning.  Giveaway now closed. This is a downloadable pdf pattern, which is perfect for paper pieced patterns. You can easily print out extra patterns as needed, even enlarge it if you like.

And guess what else I have to give away?  The Fat Quarter Shop was kind enough to send along a trio of fat quarters of the fabrics I used in the mini.  They are the text print from Crabtastic, Salt Air's Waves in Ocean and Kona Sky.  I love the restful feeling these fabrics.

For more chances to win the pattern, hop over to Twitter where the Fat Quarter Shop is giving away the pattern to three more of you.  It might be good to keep an eye out for that on Wednesday - hint, hint.  Did you notice I just joined Twitter?  I'm a little slow to join in social networks, but this one is pretty fun.  I like it for the same reason I like texting. It's quick and to the point.  I've also found that certain businesses tweet special sales or coupon codes, and if you follow them you're in the know.  The Fat Quarter Shop, @FatQuarterShop on Twitter, does this, so there's a tip for the day.

Thanks for stopping by!