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The best floral quilt to welcome Spring

By Denise Russell

The best floral quilt to welcome Spring

Say Hello to Spring with the best floral quilt to welcome Spring with butterflies, dots, and daisies: a free quilt pattern to download and sew today! I designed Quilt 1 for the gorgeous Whimsy Daisical collection by Keri Schneider for Blank Quilting. It is bright, bold, and beautiful! It measures 68" x 88" and the blocks finish at 9-1/2". Twirl the blocks around and create exquisite flowers with butterflies, tiny daisies, and geometric shapes to finish a quilt that is sure to dazzle your … [Read more...] about The best floral quilt to welcome Spring

Filed Under: free quilt pattern, Machine Appliqué Tagged With: butterflies, colorful daisies, floral quilt, free pattern, geometric prints, machine applique, modern fabrics, Paper piecing, quilt ideas, quilt pattern, Spring quilt

Fat quarter Halloween quilt pattern to make in one day

By Denise Russell

Fat quarter Halloween quilt

This Fat Quarter Halloween quilt pattern for beginners can be made in one day! Brighten your Halloween decor with this easy quilt, also perfect as a gift. "Witches Party" measures 36" x 36" and the blocks finish at 8". I used the Ghouls and Goodies fabric collection by Moda, yet you can use all your Halloween fabrics. It is Fat Quarter-friendly and very easy to make because you are only using regular piecing on the witch blocks, along with machine applique'. The witch blocks come … [Read more...] about Fat quarter Halloween quilt pattern to make in one day

Filed Under: Machine Appliqué, quilt patterns Tagged With: fat quarter quilt, Halloween decor, Halloween Fabrics, Halloween quilts, haunted house, indoor Halloween decor ideas, Spooky Halloween

Halloween quilts – 2 fun patterns you will love

By Denise Russell

Halloween quilts

Jazz up your indoor Halloween decor this year with these Halloween quilts - 2 patterns you will love as they are easy, fast, and fun! The first quilt is called Haunted House. It measures 37" x 37" and the blocks finish at 12" and 6". Simple log cabin blocks frame the center applique', with the cat and bat adding movement to the design. I chose to make the quilt center lighter and the borders dark and bold for interest and contrast. Haunted House is perfect as a wall hanging, welcoming … [Read more...] about Halloween quilts – 2 fun patterns you will love

Filed Under: Machine Appliqué, quilt patterns Tagged With: fall quilts, Halloween decor, Halloween Fabrics, Halloween for kids, Halloween quilts, indoor Halloween decor ideas, machine applique, Spooky Halloween

Get this free quilting pattern for a Christmas wall hanging

By Denise Russell

free quilting pattern

Download today this free quilting pattern that I designed for Moda Fabrics and begin making a beautiful and easy Christmas quilt for the perfect Holiday home decor! It will look fantastic by the mantel or as a table topper - you decide! "Starry Eve" measures 59-1/2" x 59-1/2", the blocks finish at 20-1/2", and the center block is machine appliqued. The gorgeous fabrics are from the Poinsettias and Pine Metallic collection by Moda Fabrics. It has all our favorite traditional holiday colors, … [Read more...] about Get this free quilting pattern for a Christmas wall hanging

Filed Under: free quilt pattern, Machine Appliqué Tagged With: Christmas decor, Christmas fabric, Christmas gifts, christmas projects, christmas quilts, free pattern, holiday decor, home decor, machine applique, pine, star blocks

Christmas quilt patterns for the wall and lap

By Denise Russell

Christmas quilt patterns

Let's get ahead of the game and pull out our red and green fabrics to use with these two fun Christmas quilt patterns! Choose one (or both) and get it ready over the weekend. They have just been published in the Christmas Quilting book by Annie's Quilting. Holiday Stars on page 25 measures 51" x 67" and the blocks are 16". I used fabrics from the Holiday Decadence collection by Hoffman Fabrics. The prints are beautiful with pine cones, robins, seasonal words... all wrapped in lots of gold … [Read more...] about Christmas quilt patterns for the wall and lap

Filed Under: Appliqué, Machine Appliqué, quilt patterns Tagged With: Christmas fabric, Christmas gifts, Christmas quilt patterns, christmas quilts, log cabin, machine applique, robin

Free quilted projects for Easter: choose from 3!

By Denise Russell

3 free quilted projects to celebrate Easter

Phew! I had no idea we were so close to Easter! There is still time for you to download the patterns, cut the fabrics, and decorate your house with these 3 free quilted projects to celebrate Easter. I LOVE this quilt (click here to download it)! The fabrics are beautiful and the cute bunnies will cheer everybody up. The Cotton Tales collection was designed by Abraham Hunter Art, Inc. for P & B Textiles and I had a blast designing projects for it. The quilt above measures 51" x 62" … [Read more...] about Free quilted projects for Easter: choose from 3!

Filed Under: free quilt pattern, Machine Appliqué Tagged With: Easter quilt pattern, Irish chain quilt, panel quilt, PDF pattern, Spring quilt, star quilt

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Hello, I’m Denise and I love to design and make quilts. You can also find me knitting, crocheting, and making other crafts. Join me!
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