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Scrappy quilt with stars

By Denise Russell

Create this scrappy quilt with stars using fabrics you've been collecting over the years. It will add vibrant colors to your home decor! Spiral Galaxies appears in the June issue of American Patchwork & Quilting magazine, hitting the stands on April 18! It measures 72-1/2" x 81-1/2" with 10" star blocks and 9" nine-patches with half-square triangles. It features bakits from my extensive collection. No single fabric was purchased for the quilt, including the (pieced) back, which I will … [Read more...] about Scrappy quilt with stars

Filed Under: easy quilts Tagged With: batiks, handmade gifts, home decor, modern decor, modern home decor, quick projects, quilt backing, quilt pattern, quilting, scrappy quilts, star quilt blocks

Flannel quilt for beginners

By Denise Russell

Flannel quilt for beginners

Here's a quick flannel quilt for beginners, perfect as a graduation gift or home decor. You can make it in one day! My middle son turns 25 today! I had been collecting flannels for a few years to make the Suede Satchel quilt for him, and, while on a retreat at Lake Okoboji earlier this month, I finally put it together! It is smaller than my original pattern - it measures 48" x 64" with blocks that finish at 8" - and I hope he will enjoy it as a throw as he hangs out with his cat, … [Read more...] about Flannel quilt for beginners

Filed Under: easy quilts, quilt patterns Tagged With: chickens, easy quilts, easy quilts for beginners, flannel, flannel quilts, patchwork, quick projects, quilting, quilts for beginners, quilts for boys, quilts for men

Black and White modern quilt

By Denise Russell

Download this free pattern for a black-and-white modern quilt with a cool geometric design and just enough color to interest you. It's easy to make! I designed "Geo Surprise" for the Back in Black collection by Goldi L. Studio for Henry Glass Fabrics a little while ago and forgot to write a post about this free pattern! The quilt measures 56” x 64” and the blocks finish at 8". Here is the surprise: although the image above does not show it, there are many different black fabrics on the … [Read more...] about Black and White modern quilt

Filed Under: free quilt pattern Tagged With: beginner quilt, beginner quilt pattern, beginner quilts, easy quilts, free pattern, modern decor, modern home decor, modern patchwork, modern quilt, quilting, quilting for beginners

Free star quilt pattern

By Denise Russell

Get ready for time in the wilderness with this free star quilt pattern! Make it for your home or your animal-lover friends. Are you ready for a new, easy project? Then, download Magic Under the Stars - a free pattern I designed for Studioe Fabrics' Woodland Magic collection by Ashley Satanosky. Owls, deer, foxes, bears, and rabbits bring their magic from the woodlands into our homes in this quilt where stars light up the sky, under which all is quiet and asleep! The quilt measures 51" x … [Read more...] about Free star quilt pattern

Filed Under: free quilt pattern, Uncategorized Tagged With: easy quilts, free pattern, panel quilts, paper pieced, paper pieced blocks, Paper piecing, paper piecing patterns, quick projects

Free pattern for a panel quilt

By Denise Russell

Free pattern for a panel quilt

Download this easy, free pattern for a panel quilt, and get ready to WOW your friends with this lattice design! My motto has been "Glow with the Flow." Now I can glow while wrapped in this quilt! I designed Mystic, a 48" x 68" throw for the Jardin de Lune Glow, a glow-in-the-dark collection by Blank Quilting. The luminescent mushrooms, flowers, hummingbirds, moths, and butterflies transported me on a night journey through a magical garden, inspiring me as I translated the beautiful fabrics … [Read more...] about Free pattern for a panel quilt

Filed Under: free quilt pattern Tagged With: easy quilts, free pattern, glow in the dark fabric, handmade, panel quilt, panel quilts, patchwork, quick projects, quilt pattern, throws

Scrappy Quilt with Liberty of London

By Denise Russell

Liberty of London

I made this scrappy quilt with Liberty of London fabrics for my bed—a quilted present just for me! I wanted something new to adorn the bedroom set I purchased. What do you think? Once, while scrolling through Instagram, I saw a post about granting a fabric wish to fellow quilters and making a wish, too. So, I said I would love to receive scraps of Liberty of London fabrics of any size. Then, I granted a bunch of wishes, which was so fun! The parcels began to arrive. I made an Oooh and … [Read more...] about Scrappy Quilt with Liberty of London

Filed Under: easy quilts Tagged With: bedroom decor, beginner quilt, easy quilts, home decor, Liberty of London, patchwork, quilt ideas, quilting, quilting software, scrappy quilt

Piece and Applique Modern Quilt Blocks

By Denise Russell

Piece and Applique Modern Quilt Blocks

Build your favorite city as you piece and applique modern quilt blocks. Select the ones you like for smaller projects, or make the whole quilt! Welcome to City Blocks - my first quilt book! Published by Leisure Arts and already on sale, this book features 32 blocks I designed, each portraying a place or an experience in a city. There are also six coordinating, smaller projects, many diagrams, and easy-to-follow instructions. Those of you who have been following me since I began this … [Read more...] about Piece and Applique Modern Quilt Blocks

Filed Under: modern quilts Tagged With: beginner quilts, city blocks, easy quilts, easy quilts for beginners, modern patchwork, modern quilt, modern quilt blocks, patterns with precuts, quilt book, quilts with precuts, stash buster

One block modern quilt

By Denise Russell

One block modern quilt

Download this free pattern for an easy one-block modern quilt. It's great for beginner quilters and seasoned sewists! Island Breeze is the quilt I designed for Danielle Hartgers's Zanzibar collection for Blank Quilting. It measures 62" x 74" and has 12" blocks. Although the block looks complex, it is easy to assemble, requiring only half-square triangles. What do you think of those fabrics? I, for one, am smitten by these prints! Danielle was inspired when she assembled this beautiful … [Read more...] about One block modern quilt

Filed Under: free quilt pattern Tagged With: beginner quilt pattern, beginner-friendly quilts, easy quilts, free pattern, free quilt pattern, modern decor, modern quilt pattern, patchwork, quick projects, quilting

Beginner-friendly modern batik quilt

By Denise Russell

Make this beginner-friendly modern batik quilt using your favorite collection or as a scrap buster! One easy quilt block is all it takes! Nature Study is my latest quilt, published in the February 2024 American Patchwork & Quilting issue. It measures 67" x 82", and the blocks finish at 6". I used greens and blues from my batik fabric 'collection' - I still have enough fabric to make five quilts in the same palette! The photographer, Adam Albright, always transforms my quilts into works … [Read more...] about Beginner-friendly modern batik quilt

Filed Under: easy quilts, modern quilts Tagged With: batiks, beginner-friendly quilts, easy quilts, modern decor, modern patchwork, modern quilt, Patchwork and Quilting, quilt projects, quilting, quilts with batiks

Paper Piecing Tutorial

By Denise Russell

This Paper-piecing tutorial is so easy to follow! With paper piecing, you can create amazing blocks or borders for your quilts! [Updated 01/08/2024] I LOVE Carol Doak's 300 Paper-Pieced Quilt Blocks (I found it here)! It has tons of wonderful blocks, and the possibilities are infinite. The book comes with a CD so you can print the blocks you like when you are ready to start your project. I usually print a few blocks, then cut and paste them onto a page so I can get as many blocks as … [Read more...] about Paper Piecing Tutorial

Filed Under: foundation piecing, Paper piecing, Tutorials Tagged With: foundation piecing, Paper piecing, paper piecing tutorial, patchwork, Quilt book suggestions, quilt tutorials, quilting, Tutorials

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