Welcome to month four of the Bella Solid Skill Builder Sew Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop! We are working with flying geese this month, and these came together super fast because I used the Quilt-in-a-Day Flying Geese ruler (3" x 6"). I turned these squares (the white ones are two inches wider than the plum)... ... into these, which are then cut with the ruler and become well behaved flying geese! Speaking of 'well behaved", have you ever tried to write a blog post on blogger … [Read more...] about Bella Skill Builder
Modern Quilts
Let me introduce you to my newest patterns. First, Bejeweled, which was just published in the Modern Quilts Unlimited magazine, issue 19, as a Web Extra. You can download the free pattern from their site by clicking here. It measures 54-1/2" x 65-3/4", and it was quilted by Sew Shabby Quilting. Only when I added the gray on that particular spot did I notice what a fun twist the corner triangles where adding to the pattern. Bejeweled was made with Hexagons from the Simple and … [Read more...] about Modern Quilts
Red White Blue Quilt
Your eyes are not fooling you - this is a wall hanging I made to celebrate the Fourth of July! Isn't it awesome? I had to take pictures indoors because the weather, again, is gray and windy. It measures 17-1/2" x 26" and was made with scraps in blue and red. I even used leftover binding from another project, adding another piece of red binding to it to make it all fit. The quilting is very simple: walking foot with large straight stitches, and free motion quilting on the side triangles. I … [Read more...] about Red White Blue Quilt
Pottery Shop Quilt Pattern
This is "Pottery Shop", the pattern I designed for Timeless Treasures featuring batiks from their Tonga True Love line designed by Daniela Stout. It is available for free download from their site here. Pottery Shop measures 54-1/2" x 54-1/2". The instructions and diagrams help you easily put together both the Navajo and Diamond in the Square blocks. There is also a template for the border blocks. Here are the gorgeous fabrics I chose for the pattern: Aren't they … [Read more...] about Pottery Shop Quilt Pattern
Cake Mix Bake Off
I am so excited to show you the quilt I made for the Cake Mix Bake-Off Week #4, hosted by Fat Quarter Shop! Cake Mix Recipe #4 by Miss Rosie's Quilt Co. has 45 'recipe cards' (pages): you can make eight 3.75" or 4" finished half square triangles from each page on the block. I used the HSTs by themselves, but if you want to make blocks with them, two assembled Recipe Cards makes one 15" or 16" finished block. The Cake Mix Recipe #4 has four block options and three block setting options, … [Read more...] about Cake Mix Bake Off
Nature Sweet Quilt Pattern
I am so happy to show you this quilt! It is my new pattern "Nature Sweet". Here are the details: - The quilt measures 59" x 79" - The blocks finish at 10" - There are 35 blocks. The half-square triangles for the pinwheels are made using the Strip Tube Ruler, a fantastic tool for quickly making HSTs (This is my preferred method of making HSTs; I make no money as I mention the ruler on this blog or use it on my patterns). The downloadable PDF features step-by-step photographs of the block … [Read more...] about Nature Sweet Quilt Pattern