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Scrappy quilt with stars

By Denise Russell

Create this scrappy quilt with stars using fabrics you've been collecting over the years. It will add vibrant colors to your home decor! Spiral Galaxies appears in the June issue of American Patchwork & Quilting magazine, hitting the stands on April 18! It measures 72-1/2" x 81-1/2" with 10" star blocks and 9" nine-patches with half-square triangles. It features bakits from my extensive collection. No single fabric was purchased for the quilt, including the (pieced) back, which I will … [Read more...] about Scrappy quilt with stars

Filed Under: easy quilts Tagged With: batiks, handmade gifts, home decor, modern decor, modern home decor, quick projects, quilt backing, quilt pattern, quilting, scrappy quilts, star quilt blocks

Beginner-friendly modern batik quilt

By Denise Russell

Make this beginner-friendly modern batik quilt using your favorite collection or as a scrap buster! One easy quilt block is all it takes! Nature Study is my latest quilt, published in the February 2024 American Patchwork & Quilting issue. It measures 67" x 82", and the blocks finish at 6". I used greens and blues from my batik fabric 'collection' - I still have enough fabric to make five quilts in the same palette! The photographer, Adam Albright, always transforms my quilts into works … [Read more...] about Beginner-friendly modern batik quilt

Filed Under: easy quilts, modern quilts Tagged With: batiks, beginner-friendly quilts, easy quilts, modern decor, modern patchwork, modern quilt, Patchwork and Quilting, quilt projects, quilting, quilts with batiks

Make a bed quilt with favorite fabrics

By Denise Russell

Make a bed quilt with favorite fabrics

I have wanted to make a bed quilt with favorite fabrics for the longest time. There is a pattern I designed a while ago that has been calling my name for a long time. Would you want to make it with me? I have resized the Colorful Illusions quilt for a queen bed and am itching to make it. It now measures approximately 90" x 105" with 6" blocks in the center and 5" blocks on the pieced border. I originally designed it using the Timeless Treasures Tonga Fruit Punch batiks. Yet, I am thinking I … [Read more...] about Make a bed quilt with favorite fabrics

Filed Under: easy quilts Tagged With: batiks, bed quilts, beginner quilt pattern, beginner quilts, easy quilts, easy quilts for beginners, queen size quilt, scrappy quilt

Corn maze and pumpkin spice on a quilt!

By Denise Russell

Corn maze and pumpkin spice on a quilt

Check out this magazine cover for Autumn: corn maze and pumpkin spice on a quilt! Make this easy quilt for your home or as a gift. And, read on for a giveaway! Yes, that is my quilt on the cover of the September 2021 issue of American Quilter magazine. How awesome! I made "Corn Maze" using amazing batiks from Moda's Sunny Day collection. The fabrics have all the colors I most love and fun textures that add lots of depth to the design, making it really difficult to choose just a few for a … [Read more...] about Corn maze and pumpkin spice on a quilt!

Filed Under: quilt patterns, quilting Tagged With: batiks, corn maze, fall quilts, modern quilt pattern, modern quilts, patchwork, pumpkin, pumpkin spice, quilt pattern, quilts for fall

Christmas Quilts with 12-inch Quilt Blocks

By Denise Russell

Christmas Quilts with 12-inch Quilt Blocks

Make quick Christmas Quilts with 12-inch Quilt Blocks that you forgot you had! Simple layouts translate into fast gifts or holiday decor. Last Saturday, after writing a pattern I decided I wanted to spend the rest of the day sewing. I actually wanted to see if I could make a quilt with some test blocks I had. You know that when I test blocks I try to use similar fabrics for many of them so, down the line, I can just put them together into a quilt. That was my mood that day. The quilt … [Read more...] about Christmas Quilts with 12-inch Quilt Blocks

Filed Under: quilt patterns, sampler quilts Tagged With: batiks, Christmas decor, Christmas gifts, christmas quilts, holiday decor, holiday projects, machine applique, mandala quilt, robins, sampler quilt, scrappy quilt, star blocks

Patriotic quilt pattern: Stars with Red and blue fabrics.

By Denise Russell

patriotic quilt pattern

If you are looking for an easy patriotic quilt pattern, look no further! Make this quilt in one day or weekend, quilt it yourself or send it to your favorite long-arm quilter, and you will be ready for the Fourth of July! [Edited: June 22, 2020]   "Woven Together" is my quilt pattern using the Timeless Treasures newest batik line called Tonga United. I really love how it came out... When I designed it I was looking for a way to express the brightness of our country and the … [Read more...] about Patriotic quilt pattern: Stars with Red and blue fabrics.

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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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