Add color to your home with these three easy modern quilts that will bust your fabric stash. I bet you will make all three! Are you ready to hit the reset button on some traditional quilt blocks? Let me show you what you can do with two of my favorite blocks. As you read on, think about how you can adapt my ideas to your preferred color scheme by using prints (a smaller scale will work best in a couple of them) instead of solids, a low-volume background instead of white, or even a dark … [Read more...] about Three easy modern quilts
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Christmas quilt pattern for beginners
Get this Christmas quilt pattern for beginners, make it fast, and add whimsy to your holiday decor. You may want to make extras as gifts! I designed Starry Night for Exclusively Annie's with the Blizzard collection by Moda Fabrics. It measures 36" x 36" with 5" and 6-3/4" blocks. I just got it back, and I tell you, I am tempted to hang it up right now instead of waiting all the way until December! The blocks are very easy to make, so this project is ideal for newcomers to the craft. Its … [Read more...] about Christmas quilt pattern for beginners
Blue and White Free Quilt Patterns
Download these two Blue and White Free Quilt Patterns to brighten your home decor or to gift to a friend! Stash busters to boot! Here is your first choice: Quilt 1 for the Annablue collection by Satin Moon Designs for Blank Quilting. It measures 57" x 71" with 6" blocks. I love the floral motifs of every fabric in this collection - I am sure you will love it, too! The prints feature butterflies, dragonflies, birds, and paisley tossed in white and blue. Blue and White look fantastic in … [Read more...] about Blue and White Free Quilt Patterns
Easy scrappy quilt PDF pattern
Download this easy scrappy quilt PDF pattern today and make a masterpiece using your own fabrics or your favorite collection. Introducing my latest pattern: Here and There. It is easy, fast, and perfect for beginner quilters. The quilt measures 53" x 67" - the blocks finish at 6". You will make half-square triangles and Stitch and Flip squares onto rectangles. That's it! I chose batiks from the Tonga Mariposa collection by Timeless Treasures because I loved its palette! However, this … [Read more...] about Easy scrappy quilt PDF pattern
Floral fabrics as an indoor garden
How about a quilt with floral fabrics as an indoor garden? Spring is a yearlong season when you are surrounded by flowers at home! If you do not have a green thumb like yours truly, cultivating flowers of the textile type can be a fantastic alternative! Garden Gate, my newest quilt, just published in the June 2023 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting, might convince you to try my gardening tip! Garden Gate was made with the Sundance collection by Moda Fabrics. It measures 64-1/2" x … [Read more...] about Floral fabrics as an indoor garden
Free Sewing Theme Quilt Patterns
Download these two Free Sewing Theme Quilt Patterns now and make them for your home or sewing friends. You will love them! Happy New Year! I was off the grid for a few weeks visiting family in Brazil. I am back with two fun quilt patterns I designed for the Atelier collection by Elizabeth Medley for Blank Quilting. The fabrics are shipping to stores in February - you have enough time to download the patterns, find out where you can get the fabrics, and schedule a fun weekend of sewing alone … [Read more...] about Free Sewing Theme Quilt Patterns