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
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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
Free quilting patterns to download
Here are 2 Free quilting patterns to download and make now! One panel quilt and one with easy piecing techniques for beginner quilters. Check out this beautiful quilt! I designed Quilt 1 for the Anisa collection by Satin Moon Designs for Blank Quilting. These colors are gorgeous, and I can't stop looking at them. I have been waiting for the collection to begin shipping to quilt stores so that I can post the quilts here. Quilt 1 measures 40" x 60". The panel is so intricately designed … [Read more...] about Free quilting patterns to download
Two free quilt patterns with sunflowers
Download these two free quilt patterns with sunflowers and make them super fast. One panel quilt and one pieced! I love this panel quilt! I designed it for the Stand Tall collection by Janet Rae Nisbett for Henry Glass. Janet chose a beautiful palette for this collection. It features geometric designs, chevrons, as well as large and small sunflowers. For Quilt 1, I wanted to make the panel stand out and opted to surround it with simple horizontal borders with fabrics of different … [Read more...] about Two free quilt patterns with sunflowers
Download 2 free Christmas quilt patterns
Download 2 free Christmas quilt patterns and cross off two gifts from your Christmas gift list. Or maybe more! Did you notice that Costco already has Christmas stuff for sale? But July has not ended yet! I guess we can get ahead of the curve and slowly be ready for the Holiday Season. In that spirit, how about you download 2 free Christmas quilt patterns and begin making some gifts for family and friends? I designed two quilts for the Winter Joy collection by Hannah West for Henry Glass … [Read more...] about Download 2 free Christmas quilt patterns
Summer quilt with stars and pinwheels
Make this Summer quilt with stars and pinwheels using your favorite quilting fabrics. An easy quilt pattern perfect as summer decoration! I came across Moda Fabric's Rainbow Garden collection and was struck by the brightness of the prints and the whimsical garden motifs. So, I set out to design a quilt that would showcase those fabrics I loved so much. Yes, fabrics are often the source of inspiration for my designs. "Summer Groove" measures 73" x 87-1/2" with blocks that finish at 6", … [Read more...] about Summer quilt with stars and pinwheels