This is the first quilt I designed with house blocks: Country Road. I have not yet written the pattern but will do it soon. This simple quilt - only the roof eaves change from house to house - uses precuts from Fat Quarter Shop: they are called Jolly Bars and measure 5" x 10". I love the size of these precuts because I can make quilts very quickly with them. Click here for a pattern for a very quick quilt featuring Jolly Bars. Each block measures 13-3/4" by 8-3/4". There are some … [Read more...] about Quilts with House Blocks
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2017 Designer Mystery BOM-2
Yesterday I had time to work on the second block of Fat Quarter Shop's 2017 Designer Mystery BOM. Guys, these fabrics are amazing and the blocks are so beautiful! This month's block is called Piece of Cake and was designed by Me and My Sister Designs and, as usual, they did not disappoint. I like to label the patches, place them on the back of a cutting mat, and bring them next to me at my sewing table. Patches and pattern were ready, and so was I. If the block stopped right … [Read more...] about 2017 Designer Mystery BOM-2
Quilt Pattern In the Works
All the blocks are ready for Pergola, my newest quilt pattern. It is a square quilt with two easy blocks that finish at 15". I am assembling them today and hope to have them ready for the quilter by the end of the day. The fabrics you see are from Dear Stella Fabrics' Perch line. Yes, you saw it featured on my downloadable quilt pattern called Nature Sweet. I really love the greens and gorgeous prints on this line so I am using it again. This is the fabric for the backing. As soon as the … [Read more...] about Quilt Pattern In the Works
Bella Skill Builder 7
This is month 7 of the Bella Skill Builder Sew Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop. I have a pretty nice pile of blocks which will soon become a cool, colorful quilt. Here are the blocks I made for today: Block 7a measures 24-1/2" square, It was easy but touch and go for a while: I thought I had made a mistake, remade the patches only to find out they were OK all along. I cut all HSTs for block 7a as above. Thinking I needed 4 HSTs from each set of squares (not 8 as the pattern calls … [Read more...] about Bella Skill Builder 7
Cotton Way Quilts
Have you seen Bonnie Olaveson's book Cotton Way Classics - Fresh Quilts for a Charming Home, published by Martingale? The book displays 13 of her designs, with quilts showcasing fabrics from the Bonnie and Camille collections by Moda Fabrics. They are sooooo beautiful! All photographs by Brent Kane for Martingale. Used with permission. Bonnie's background in pattern design has been delighting us for years, accented by the fabrics we have come to recognize and love. The pages in this … [Read more...] about Cotton Way Quilts
Knit Scarf
My family in Brazil will be getting knitted scarves for Christmas this year. You've seen previous posts with the ones I have finished. Last weekend I was browsing at Hobby Lobby and found this cool yarn I could not leave at the store. The colors reminded me of the ones my sister loves so I bough it and got ready to knit. My stitch requirements: simple, lots of texture but no pattern which would draw attention away from the colors. I opened my copy of The Big Book of Knit … [Read more...] about Knit Scarf