"JOY" a Hanukkah wall hanging quilt

As a motivator to 

"get sewing for the holidays"

Jaybird Quilts challenged us all with an online JOY table runner from her book Alphabet soup.It was just the push I needed to finally get started with this technique... here are the specifics:She actually shared to group members the 3 letter Pattern from her book (Which I have actually had... unused on my shelf for a few years)I followed instructions and cut each piece as directedand layed them out one letter at a time to sew together following directions Once all 3 blocks were completed, I added bordersThen I added batting, backing...and quilted on my Bernina 880Next I fully bound on my machine!A deep press, a sleeve, and it was ready to hang & post!
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Thanks to the shares of another online motivational sew along by Jaybird Quilts, 

I finally used patterns from my long 

neglected Alphabet Soup Pattern Book. 

Plan was to make a full alphabet stack

 for first grandchild when I purchased book

 a few years back… oh well, 

this grandma has 3 now and it is 

the first time I sewed anything from its pages. Easy peasy instructions, 

Simple rotary ruler cuts, 

and machine stitches. 

I even gave it a Hanukkah flair in 

celebration for this years overlap of the holidays! #jaybirdalphabet #jaybirdquilts #jaybirdjoy #robertkaufmanstarsoflightfabrics

As posted on FB:

Thank you ladies for another great 

motivator to SEW. I love this book

 and have neglected it a long time. 

Thanks to the Jaybird Quilts Sew Along, 

I am one step closer to prepping

 for the Holidays!

A few days later... 

It was even posted on the Instagram wall

 of the pattern creator!