This is my Friday finish: a pillow (not yet stuffed!) to celebrate a friend's birthday. The gift, wrapped and with a very original bow on top is sure to please her, particularly because 'the wrapping' was made out of a gardening-theme fabric as she loves to work on her garden. First I cut the Double Wide Dresden wedges from assorted red prints. The next step was to audition fabrics for the gift wrap. I had so many choices but in the end, chose one that was not in the original … [Read more...] about Double Wide Dresden
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Country Paradise – Free patterns
Howdy! How about we begin the day with TWO free patterns? Above is Quilt #1 (I call it "Home on the Range") for the beautiful Country Paradise collection by Christina Bramhall for Blank Quilting. The quilt measures 50" x 70", making it a fun wall hanging or lap quilt. It would be a great gift for the farmer in your life - boy or girl, man or woman. Country Paradise reminds me of when my family lived in the center of Brazil and we used to spend weekends at our friends' farms. Take a look at … [Read more...] about Country Paradise – Free patterns
Clementine Quilt Along – Month 4
Can you believe this is already Month 4 of the Clementine Quilt Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop? I can't wait to have all the blocks ready to make my quilt! This month's block is called Coconut Cross, and here are my versions: They look so beautiful with Mama’s Cottage by April Rosenthal for Moda Fabrics. I do enjoy selecting fabric for my projects but I am so happy I just went with the quilt kit and the matching backing set chosen by Fat Quarter … [Read more...] about Clementine Quilt Along – Month 4
A Whale of a Time – 2 Free Patterns
Free Pattern Alert!!!Let me introduce you to Skipper (Quilt #1), one of the two patterns I designed for Studioe Fabrics and its line A Whale of a Time by Sarah Prosser. Sarah Prosser was really inspired when she designed this line for Studioe which is well known for its fantastic novelty fabrics. I love that panel so much and tried to come up with a design which did not take away from its whimsy yet, at the same time, added interest to the project. The quilt finishes at 56" … [Read more...] about A Whale of a Time – 2 Free Patterns
Civil War Legacies IV
All photographs by Brent Kane for Martingale. Used with permission. I woke up at 5 am and, knowing there was not a snowflake's chance in hot water I was going to fall back asleep, I went to the family room and, dog in tow, settled on my favorite chair to browse through my precious stack of quilt books. Carol Hopkins' new book, Civil War Legacies IV, was at the top because its cover has a quilt (above) with my favorite reproduction fabric color: cheddar. Cheddar adds brightness, warmth, and … [Read more...] about Civil War Legacies IV
Forever More quilt
I just got my copy of the May 2018 issue of American Quilter magazine and my quilt, Forever More, is featured on page 76. Yippee! Forever More measures 87" x 99" and the blocks finish at 12". This quilt was made using batiks from the New Java Blenders collection by Timeless Treasures. Here are the fabrics I used: These rich colors look great together, with lots of texture and contrast to make the design pop. I wish I had a bolt of each of the New Java Blenders … [Read more...] about Forever More quilt