Are you ready for another free pattern? "Just Don't Crawl" is my newest pattern for Dear Stella Designs, featuring their fabric line Things That Go. It measures 54-1/2" x 63-1/2" and the PDF can be downloaded by clicking here. I named it Just Don't Crawl because of all the transportation options featured on the prints, inviting you to move any way you fancy. My grandsons were also on my mind as I designed this quilt because they never stop. Here are some of the fabrics I … [Read more...] about Just Don’t Crawl quilt
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Patches of Blue
How do you like my Gingerbread Men? I decided to make it yesterday and did not get out of my sewing room until it was finished - I get in that mood sometimes! I used scraps of navy blue fabric with different whites for the background. The shapes were fused in place and appliqued with my method of choice - machine stitched with blanket stitch and dark blue 40 wt thread. The quilting was done with Aurifil monofilament around the Gingerbread Men and on the ditch, then with 40 wt … [Read more...] about Patches of Blue
Modern Spools Sew Along – Blocks 9 and 10
I hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving Celebration with your family. Guys, I had to include a seam ripper in one of my blocks for the Modern Spools Sew Along, using Peta Peace's quilt pattern. I use a seam ripper only all the time!!! I stitched a tiny heart-shaped button on its shortest tip to remind me the seam rippers are my friends. These prints are so beautiful! When the spools are all finished and put together the quilt top will be very colorful and scrappy. I can't wait! This quilt … [Read more...] about Modern Spools Sew Along – Blocks 9 and 10
Promenade Pattern
This is Promenade, my new quilt pattern with one block in two color combinations making it a fast project to assemble. This one-block pattern is ideal for featuring fabrics that you love yet can't get yourself to cut them into small pieces. The quilt finishes at 54" x 70" and here are the fabrics I chose up close: Macaroons! I chose to showcase Dear Stella Designs fabric collection Parisienne as this design shows the beauty of the prints very well. Paris is on my … [Read more...] about Promenade Pattern
100 Blocks Giveaway Winner!
Good Monday, everyone! What a wonderful Block Tour Road Rally we had last week! The Quilting Company introduced us to many of the blocks published in Volume 16 of Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks, hosted giveaways, and filled our week with lots of quilting inspiration. Thank you for all the wonderful comments about Best Friends Forever, my block published in that issue. And here is the winner of my own giveaway - a copy of the magazine and a copy of my pattern Snow … [Read more...] about 100 Blocks Giveaway Winner!
Moda All-Stars: All in a Row Again
Have you guys seen the latest Moda All-Stars book? All in a Row Again, compiled by Lissa Alexander and published by Martingale has fantastic rows we can assemble in a quilt or add to our own quilt designs. It is really difficult to pick a favorite! All photographs by Brent Kane for Martingale. Used with permission. I love that the rows will look great regardless of the type of fabric you use: modern, traditional, 1800s reproduction, 1930s... The designers went all out and did not skimp on … [Read more...] about Moda All-Stars: All in a Row Again