What’s better than free fabric? Well, not much, that’s for sure! Except maybe time to sew it up, but since I don’t possess magic time controlling powers, a fabric giveaway will have to do. I have a beautiful bundle of Jackie McFee‘s new fabric collection, My Gray or the Highway, to give away. Jackie always has such fun names for her collections! I got to work with these fabrics before they were released so I’ll share my projects before I get to the giveaway details.

I’ve worked with several of Jackie’s collections before so when she contacted me to work on some projects for last year’s Quilt Market, I was really looking forward to what she had come up with this time.

She said she was hoping to make her booth at Quilt Market into a college dorm room. I think she really nailed it! 

Of course every college dorm room needs a quilt made with love, so I suggested my friend Crystal of Cloth Albatross make one and, as usual, Crystal knocked it out of the park. I’m always delighted by her creations.

A girl needs a stylish bag to carry her books in, so Courtney of Skull and Thread made this amazing backpack.  

Jackie said she wanted to have a travel bag and some desk accessories, so I suggested the Swoon Dallas Duffel for the travel bag. I also thought the Radiant Home Studio North Pond Book Cover and the Tablet Case from Anna Graham’s (Noodlehead) book Handmade Style: 23 Must-Have Basics to Stitch, Use, and Wear, would be great to add to the student feel.

Here’s where Jackie really wowed me. For the patterns I suggested, she made up the concept image with the fabrics in place. Sooo cool! 

I think the actual sewn up version came pretty close to Jackie’s idea. We changed up the “dk Gray Felt” for cotton webbing to be more sturdy, and I added a Strap End from Emmaline  for an extra elegant touch.

The inside is fun too!

Here’s what she envisioned for the travel bag:

I did add a vinyl overlay to the bottom, but it doesn’t come quite as high as the concept, and we changed the straps to be cotton webbing to match the notebook cover. For the exterior zippered pocket, I used the double welt technique I learned from Swoon Bonnie Bucket Bag to add the mint colour. 

Pretty cool hey? Even the fabric placement is almost the same!

The tablet case was lots of fun and used some the lighter prints in the collection. This one is a pretty quick sew and comes together similarly to the pencil case in the book.

I’m not sure which is the front or the back since they each have pockets! The lining is the same colourful print from the small pocket (this print might be my favourite from the collection).

I loved seeing it all come together and Jackie’s booth turned out so well!

Now for the moment you’ve all been waiting for…enter to win through the rafflecopter below!

Good luck, and be sure to share with your friends for extra karma!