Build your favorite city as you piece and applique modern quilt blocks. Select the ones you like for smaller projects, or make the whole quilt! Welcome to City Blocks - my first quilt book! Published by Leisure Arts and already on sale, this book features 32 blocks I designed, each portraying a place or an experience in a city. There are also six coordinating, smaller projects, many diagrams, and easy-to-follow instructions. Those of you who have been following me since I began this … [Read more...] about Piece and Applique Modern Quilt Blocks
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Vintage quilt for your home decor
Looking for a vintage quilt for your home decor? Here's a project that is sure to add enduring appeal with classic vibes to your home. I love how this quilt turned out! I named it Vintage Kitchen because the palette reminded me of that fun era of soft pink, blue, aqua, and simple, unadorned lines on everything in the kitchen. Vintage Kitchen features fabrics from the Adel in Spring collection by Sandy Gervais for Riley Blake Designs. The prints are fantastic and the Traditional Orange … [Read more...] about Vintage quilt for your home decor
Christmas quilting for decoration or gifts
Do you like Christmas quilting for decoration or gifts? Here is an idea to turn the blocks you have already made into a finished project! You saw this quilt before it was quilted and bound (click here for the post), where I worked with 12" blocks I had made to test quilt patterns. It has become part of my work process: test patterns using similar fabrics so that, one day, I can turn those blocks into a quilt. It reminds me of the "leaders and enders" process, where you begin and end … [Read more...] about Christmas quilting for decoration or gifts
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
Modern quilt with geometric blocks
Make this modern quilt with geometric blocks with solid fabrics or your favorite prints. This is an easy pattern and beginner quilters will love it, too! [Edited September 9, 2021]. This is one of my newest patterns: Lace and Fineness. For this project, I chose Dear Stella Designs' Dash Flow Basic collection of solids. I love its texture and palette and am happy with how it turned out. The quilt measures 56" x 68" and the blocks finish at 12". Of course, you can use prints but be sure … [Read more...] about Modern quilt with geometric blocks
Easy Baby Quilt pattern for beginner quilters
Today I will show you an easy baby quilt pattern that is perfect for beginner quilters, can be customized for boys or girls, and will match your nursery decor depending on the fabrics you choose. [Edited: June 23, 2020] This baby quilt pattern is fun and fast, ideal for that baby gift you need to whip up: it is called "Color Happy" and was just published in the Summer 2019 issue of Quilter's World magazine. It measures 41" x 52-1/2" with staggered rectangular blocks. If you are a … [Read more...] about Easy Baby Quilt pattern for beginner quilters