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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Vintage Rose BOM quilt
Build your quilting skills with the Vintage Rose BOM quilt this summer! Roses are red, but sewing fun has many more colors! Let me introduce you to the Vintage Rose Block of the Month program that I designed for the Vintage Rose collection by Timeless Treasures! It measures 87” x 87”, and every block finishes at 12". Are you a beginner quilter? I've got your back! These blocks use regular piecing techniques - only one block requires the simplest paper piecing on the corners. You already … [Read more...] about Vintage Rose BOM quilt
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
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
Paper piecing in a quilt block
Here's a step-by-step photo tutorial of paper piecing in a quilt block, perfect for beginners who haven't tried this technique yet. The other parts of the block use regular piecing. Where did the month of March go? It flew by in a blur of pattern writing, quilt making, and meditating while dog walking; that's where! I am excited to say that I made it all in one piece to this side of Spring and am ready for new adventures. The other day I was testing a pattern and made this block with … [Read more...] about Paper piecing in a quilt block