Here is a twist on our beloved quilted Welcome Wreaths! Download this Modern Log Cabin Wreath Pattern and hang it year-round in your house! I am in love with my Welcome Wreath! It measures 28" x 28" with blocks that finish at 10". It is a perfect scrap buster, too! For this project, I worked with fabrics from the Chromatics collection by FreeSpirit and Lower the Volume by Blank Quilting, as I was going for a pastel look. Whatever fabric you decide to use, I recommend tiny prints of … [Read more...] about Modern Log Cabin Wreath Pattern
holiday projects
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
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
Modern quilt with Christmas ornaments and trees
Get this free quilt pattern and make a modern quilt with Christmas ornaments and trees. Work with the fabrics I did or your favorite or Christmas fabrics! I can't believe I forgot to write a post about the quilt Deck the Halls that I designed for Dear Stella Fabrics. I worked with their collection Sparkle All the Way but it would look great with any of their Holiday fabric lines (I love "Baby it's Cold Outside". No, wait... so many options!). Deck the Halls measures 53-1/2" x 64" - a … [Read more...] about Modern quilt with Christmas ornaments and trees