Here's a step-by-step photo tutorial of paper piecing in a quilt block, perfect for beginners who haven't tried this technique yet. The other parts of the block use regular piecing. Where did the month of March go? It flew by in a blur of pattern writing, quilt making, and meditating while dog walking; that's where! I am excited to say that I made it all in one piece to this side of Spring and am ready for new adventures. The other day I was testing a pattern and made this block with … [Read more...] about Paper piecing in a quilt block
Indoor Garden in 2 Easy Quilts
Download the free patterns for an Indoor Garden in 2 Easy Quilts! Make the panel quilt and the pieced one for your home or friends. Quilt #1 is the first project I designed for the Folk Garden collection for Blank Quilting. It measures 44" x 64" with corner blocks that finish at 4". This easy free quilt pattern (download it by clicking here) comes together very fast; it is perfect for beginner quilters and brings a whimsical touch to an area of your house that you need to brighten … [Read more...] about Indoor Garden in 2 Easy Quilts
Free Sewing Theme Quilt Patterns
Download these two Free Sewing Theme Quilt Patterns now and make them for your home or sewing friends. You will love them! Happy New Year! I was off the grid for a few weeks visiting family in Brazil. I am back with two fun quilt patterns I designed for the Atelier collection by Elizabeth Medley for Blank Quilting. The fabrics are shipping to stores in February - you have enough time to download the patterns, find out where you can get the fabrics, and schedule a fun weekend of sewing alone … [Read more...] about Free Sewing Theme Quilt Patterns
Free quilting patterns to download
Here are 2 Free quilting patterns to download and make now! One panel quilt and one with easy piecing techniques for beginner quilters. Check out this beautiful quilt! I designed Quilt 1 for the Anisa collection by Satin Moon Designs for Blank Quilting. These colors are gorgeous, and I can't stop looking at them. I have been waiting for the collection to begin shipping to quilt stores so that I can post the quilts here. Quilt 1 measures 40" x 60". The panel is so intricately designed … [Read more...] about Free quilting patterns to download
Two free quilt patterns with sunflowers
Download these two free quilt patterns with sunflowers and make them super fast. One panel quilt and one pieced! I love this panel quilt! I designed it for the Stand Tall collection by Janet Rae Nisbett for Henry Glass. Janet chose a beautiful palette for this collection. It features geometric designs, chevrons, as well as large and small sunflowers. For Quilt 1, I wanted to make the panel stand out and opted to surround it with simple horizontal borders with fabrics of different … [Read more...] about Two free quilt patterns with sunflowers
Three easy Halloween quilt patterns
Here are three easy Halloween quilt patterns to make and add whimsy to your home decorations as you welcome friends to your haunted house! [Photos by Jackie MacDonald. Used with permission.] Are you almost ready for Halloween? If not, I have some treats for you of the quilty kind! A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of designing three quilts for the Spellbound collection by Sweetfire Road for Moda Fabrics. The fabrics were so wonderful to work with because of the amazing motifs, the … [Read more...] about Three easy Halloween quilt patterns