National Sew a Jelly Roll Day… It’s Almost Here… Woohoo!!

September 15, 2021 Nicole van Gremberghe

4 Jelly Roll Quilting Patterns made with fabrics from different collections by Zen Chic

For National Sew a Jelly Roll Day 2021, Moda Fabrics invites her designers and fellow quilters to celebrate every third Saturday in September by putting the Jelly Roll in the spotlights. At Zen Chic, we want to participate in the celebration so we are going to do that with these next patterns, great for using your favorite Jelly Roll: Mega Star, Cross It, Striped Paint, and Ikat.

National Sew a Jelly Roll Day… It’s Coming… Hooray!!

September 8, 2021 Nicole van Gremberghe

4 Quilting patterns perfect for using Jelly Rolls made with fabrics from different collections by Zen Chic

Jelly Rolls are popular with beginners and experts in quilting. But since the Jelly Roll quilting fabrics are strip-sized with a width of 2,5”, it can be a challenge to find a good pattern for them. In honor of National Sew a Jelly Roll Day 2021, I pulled my patterns perfect for a Jelly Roll and put them in the spotlights here: Pure, Zen Cabin, London Blues, and Jelly Beans. Which one are you going to make first?

Explore three Zen Chic quilt patterns featuring DANCE IN PARIS - part 3: SPRING IN PARIS

July 28, 2021 Nicole van Gremberghe

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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.

Explore three Zen Chic quilt patterns featuring DANCE IN PARIS - part 2: DIAMONDS & GREY

July 21, 2021 Nicole van Gremberghe

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!

Explore three Zen Chic quilt patterns featuring DANCE IN PARIS - part 1: PURE

July 14, 2021 Nicole van Gremberghe

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!

The Spring in Paris Quilt Along - it’s a wrap!

June 30, 2021 Nicole van Gremberghe

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.

Zen Chic 2021 Spring in Paris Quilt Along - A Review

June 23, 2021 Nicole van Gremberghe

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!

Zen Chic 2021 Spring in Paris Quilt Along - Week 7

June 16, 2021 Nicole van Gremberghe

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!

Zen Chic 2021 Spring in Paris Quilt Along - Week 6

June 9, 2021 Nicole van Gremberghe

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!

Zen Chic 2021 Spring in Paris Quilt Along - Week 5

June 2, 2021 Nicole van Gremberghe

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!

Zen Chic 2021 Spring in Paris Quilt Along - Week 4

May 26, 2021 Nicole van Gremberghe

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!

Zen Chic 2021 Spring in Paris Quilt Along - Week 3

May 19, 2021 Nicole van Gremberghe

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!

Zen Chic 2021 Spring in Paris Quilt Along - Week 2

May 8, 2021 Nicole van Gremberghe

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!

Zen Chic 2021 Spring in Paris Quilt Along - Week 1

April 28, 2021 Nicole van Gremberghe

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.

Don’t miss our Spring in Paris Quilt Along and a Favorite on Sale

April 21, 2021 Nicole van Gremberghe

Just one more week to go and we’ll start with Zen Chic’s very first Quilt Along! If you haven’t signed up yet, now is the perfect time to join and sew the SPRING IN PARIS quilt with us. If it should strike your fancy, we have 65 more patterns ins store for you. One of our all time favorites is on sale this week! Don’t miss it!

Write on White - a very popular Zen Chic Pattern sewn with Quotation fabrics

February 10, 2021 Nicole van Gremberghe

Today, we are celebrating a golden oldie: I created this popular quilting pattern, called WRITE ON WHITE, in 2014. It’s a minimalistic and simple quilt to sew and I redesigned it using the fabrics of my latest collection QUOTATION. From today, Wednesday, February 10 until Sunday, February 14, you’ll get 20% discount using the code WOW at checkout! Read all about it in this post.

Blockheads Block 56 and finishing the Zen Chic Layout

February 3, 2021 Nicole van Gremberghe

Can you believe it? We are almost done with this Moda Blockheads Quilt Along. In this post we’ll share the last block STAR DANCE designed by Joanna Figueroa. And we are going to provide you some handy instructions on how to assemble the whole quilt using the Zen Chic layout. Let’s dive in and finish this great project together!

Make a cute Cross Stitch pillow and Blockheads Block 55

January 27, 2021 Nicole van Gremberghe

Are you in the mood for a new little quilt project? This week I have a beautiful and fun cross stitch block pillow for you, which can easily be done with a charm pack of the Quotation line and some low volumes. And we’re getting close to the end of our Moda Blockheads quilt along. Only two blocks left! This week it’s block 55 designed by Jen Kingwell. Have a look at her block for our sampler quilt.

A Zippered Pouch and Blockheads Block 54

January 20, 2021 Nicole van Gremberghe

This week I have another project for the leftovers in your scrap box. The design is by Anna Graham from Noodle-head and she also made an excellent tutorial where she is linking to another post for sewing instructions and photos. For the Moda Blockheads QAL we are proceeding with Block 54 hosted by Janet Clare. Don’t miss Moda’s Giveaway to win a Layer Cake from the designer of the week! How to participate? - Find it all out in this blog post.

A Boxy Pouch Project and Blockheads Block 53

January 13, 2021 Nicole van Gremberghe

Use all your favorite fabric scraps to make this stylish boxy pouch - Download the free pattern below

Do you also have a large collection of your favorite fabric scraps at home? Then this week we'll show you how you can turn them into a practical little pouch. The pattern is available as a free download in the blog post. We also continue with the Moda Blockheads QAL. Our designer of this week is Robin Pickens with her Block Bear Cubs Round.