Phew! It has been about three weeks since I last posted something here. My sister returned to Brazil and soon my grandsons will be coming to visit for a week (you know how much work will get done while the two little boys are here, right? Ah... but it will be fantastic!). Anyway, above is my quilt "Pinwheel Pirouette" which has just been published in the January 2019 issue of Love of Quilting magazine. This is a fun quilt to make with only four 16" blocks and a bunch of pinwheels on the border. … [Read more...] about Lots of Pinwheels
quilt patterns
Victorian Fans quilt pattern
Hi, everyone! 'Victorian Fans' is my newest pattern. The quilt measures 54-1/4" x 65-1/2" and the blocks finish at 8". The fans are paper pieced and the pattern includes the step-by-step tutorial I published here. I had had the idea for the 'Victorian Fans' pattern for quite a while but had not designed it as I was waiting for the right fabric collection for it. Ta-Da! In this sample, I used the newest fabric collection by Maywood Studio called Burgundy Blush. I am a romantic at heart and these … [Read more...] about Victorian Fans quilt pattern
Dolly quilt
Happy Free Pattern Tuesday! I am in love with "Dolly", the quilt I designed for the Spring Theory fabric collection by Dear Stella. The prints are beautiful and the quilt turned out crazy fun! It measures 74" x 86" with 12" blocks. These colors would look fantastic in any room you need brightening up. The blocks are easy to put together, too. The Spring Theory fabric collection by Jennifer Orkin Lewis of August Wren has bright colors and textures as you can see on the sample fabrics … [Read more...] about Dolly quilt
Fall Beauty Quilt Pattern
I got a happy email this week. Stephanie Norman saw my quilt Fall Beauty on the cover of the October 2018 issue of American Patchwork and Quilting and made two fantastic versions of it! I love that she added a beautiful wide border with leaves of every color just as we see them at this time of the year. Flawless execution! The main block has been rotated in the same direction on each row creating a more linear design. This is the fun part about working with someone else's pattern: you … [Read more...] about Fall Beauty Quilt Pattern
The Alphabet quilt
This is my new pattern, Memory Maker - Alphabet, a fun version of the original Memory Maker pattern with the Old St. Nick panel by Hoffman Fabrics. The panel on this new version is from the Zookeeper fabric collection by Hoffman. Isn't it fun? These fabrics show well on the quilt which is perfect for a kid's room or the classroom! Speaking of classrooms, it could be a great gift for teachers which you can whip up in no time at all. Above are the Me+You Indah … [Read more...] about The Alphabet quilt
Aviary Quilt and Giveaway
My quilt, Aviary, has just been published in the October/November 2018 issue of McCall's Quick Quilts. Dear husband has already claimed this quilt and we can't wait to have it back home. The colors are so happy! Aviary measures 79" x 92-1/2" and the blocks finish at 12". The beautiful fabrics you see are from the All A Twitter collection by Hoffman Fabrics. The fun thing about this collection is that the fabrics are printed in panels with 8 fat quarters in each colorway. So, in this quilt I … [Read more...] about Aviary Quilt and Giveaway