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The Rail Fence Quilt Pattern: Classic lines, easy to sew. Not just for the beginning quilter. Layout ideas/free downloadable design sheets to inspire you!
Not only was this Tumbler Flag Quilt Linda's fourth donation to returning soldiers; she has graciously shared the design and the quilting tutorial with all of
Hello! Welcome to this week's Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday hosting! This is where you can link up your finishes that you're excited/relieved/proud about! Show us your finished quilt, or complicated quilt top, or even a full set of intricate blocks that took you forever to do! We appreciate your including a link to this event in the post that you're sharing, and when you link up, don't forget to use the URL for your particular post page, not the general URL for your blog/photo set. :) I am super excited to share my finished UFO, "Ruffled Roses," by Sue Garman, as it has been in the works for quite a long time. (I will edit this for a full-face shot of the quilt as soon as weather permits me to get it outside with holder-uppers.) This was the 2011 Block of the Month quilt at The Quilt Show. I purchased their kit, because the spring colors appealed to me during my winter shopping. It started out that fall as a very long-term project in my hand applique tote. In February 2013, it went onto my BOM work rotation and the piecing got monthly attention, until the top was finished in February 2015. At that point, it was hung in the Quilt Top Closet until whichever time came first: My turn with a master longarmer, or I got my own longarm and felt ready to work on this. I'm really glad the line was too long to beat out my acquisiton, because quilting this up for my first 2019 UFO was supremely satisfying. It took just under 87 intense hours. I needed a good 2 week break completely away from it after that, but yesterday I got the binding attached and all stitched down, keeping its track record of significant stages culminating in Februaries. For some reason, that quite tickles me. By the way, this is my February 2019 project for the Elm Street Quilts OMG challenge! And I'm so excited about this finish, I'm linking up at Show Off Saturday, and Tish's UFO Busting, as well. This is my best quilt that I've made so far. And I admit that I'm quite sad that it's leaving me. Last year, I promised my mother-in-law her choice of quilt tops in the closet to quilt up for her, and she chose this one. At least I know it's going to a great home where it won't be abused. :) Most of the quilting comes from my own ideas, but the curved crosshatches and feather work encircling the baskets was a study of the work in those borders that Lisa Sipes did in 2012 on this Ruffled Roses: For the rest of the work, I knew I wanted to put a good bit of McTavishing on this quilt - for the applique background in the center, corner, and swag border areas, as well as for the basket backgrounds. I knew I wanted to try out some pumpkin seed work, which fit into the on-point round. I knew I wanted to quilt feathers and roses that mimed the applique roses in the big central setting triangles that had so much untouched yellow. I actually quilted curved crosshatching in the first corner to reflect the curved cross hatching in the outer white border of the quilt, but it didn't look as great in the design as I wanted it to (with the nearby straight diagonals of the trellis round), so I spent almost 2 hours picking it out so I could switch to this straight crosshatching! I had to think about what I wanted to do in the green border with the big purple dots - wanted something to tie those dots in a little better, so I tried this paisley-and-roses approach in a thicker variegated thread. I wasn't sure what I was going to think of the contrasting thread (pinks, purples, etc.) - but I love the effect!! Particularly once I put in the figure-8s in the thin bands along either side. Roses got quilted into the outer piano-key colored border, as well, with meandering leaves filling in the rest. I had pressed all those seams open, so ditch work in each "key" wasn't an option. I really love the roses and vines, anyway, better than I probably would have liked the SID effect on this particular quilt. I started marking roses into the trellis border, but they didn't completely float my boat, so I put some daisies in, instead. I needed something to tame down the big dark purple hearts in four of the applique blocks, so I came up with some detail work that I kind of reflected in the open hearts in the swag border corners. I also put some motifs with hearts or flowers in some of the large basket areas that needed "something" to break up their expanses. There are a lot of quilting themes on this quilt, but I tried to keep it cohesive by having each theme reflected somewhere. Some things were more successful than others, but overall, it came out wonderful! The last border for me to figure out was the swags. I didn't know how I was going to quilt them until after everything else was done, including their McTavish background. I drew tons of ideas out on my overlay sheets, tried and picked out a couple, and finally stumbled on feathers for the top green and a sort of ruffle-miming approach for the bottom green. That one made me happy. This was all done with double batting - Hobbs Premium Washable Wool on top of Hobbs Heirloom 80/20. I used all kinds of threads in about eight different colors - mostly So Fine and Monopoly, with that Superior Rainbow thread thrown in. Usually I change the bobbin color out to match the top thread, but with the double batt and the mostly-pastels threads on top, I kept with my white SuperBob prewound bobbins the entire way through. They worked wonderfully for all the top threads. Went through 28 bobbins on this baby. And that's a thin thread! Can't imagine how many MagnaGlides it would have used. . . ~*~*~ So, now it's your turn! Link up with a finish you would like to share, and enjoy a few moments browsing what others are celebrating! TGIFF Link-Up for February 28, 2019: Inlinkz Link Party
There’s something magical about quilts. Perhaps it’s the creative process of selecting color combinations, arranging the blocks to create an...
Split Back Star 12½ inch square Saturday, February 4, 2023 was QOV National Sew Day. Our Elkhorn Creek Quilt Guild did meet on that day. While some of us worked on 1 Mystery Quilt, one of the members worked hard to make block kits by taking a donated 5 inch square bundle and cutting them up in pieces for this year's QOV block, Split Back Star. I brought home 6 of those kits. I pulled up the directions found on the Quilt of Valor site. The pattern is free for anyone. You can make the blocks and donate them to Quilt of Valor to be used in quilts to award to those that served during times of conflict. It is a rather easy block to make. I can understand why this block was chosen. It is very versatile. It can be arranged into different patterns. I think the 5 inch bundle made some pretty 12½ inch squares. Shared @ Melva Loves Scraps Quilting and Learning: What a Combo
There’s something magical about quilts. Perhaps it’s the creative process of selecting color combinations, arranging the blocks to create an...
This quilt (56 by 64 inches) is so easy, quick, and fun to do! You can make it from a jellyroll or completely from scraps. You’ll just need to add yardage for the sashing/borders. Using scraps will appeal to your thrifty side. You’ll be getting a beautiful quilt from left-overs of other projects, a bonus quilt! This quilt is perfect for the beginning quilter. It’s so easy that even a young quilter can make it, but so pretty that an experienced quilter will want make it. It’s perfect when you need a quick quilt or a quilt to donate to a worthy cause. Quick history lesson: this is called a coin quilt because it looks like coins stacked from the side. It's an old pattern, sometimes called Chinese Coin. You're welcome!
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Sew an easy fat quarter Star Quilt with this free fat quarter friendly quilt pattern! The Variable Star is a traditional quilt block that is popular again in quilts of all sizes.
This is absolutely beautiful🥰!
Split Back Star 12½ inch square Saturday, February 4, 2023 was QOV National Sew Day. Our Elkhorn Creek Quilt Guild did meet on that day. While some of us worked on 1 Mystery Quilt, one of the members worked hard to make block kits by taking a donated 5 inch square bundle and cutting them up in pieces for this year's QOV block, Split Back Star. I brought home 6 of those kits. I pulled up the directions found on the Quilt of Valor site. The pattern is free for anyone. You can make the blocks and donate them to Quilt of Valor to be used in quilts to award to those that served during times of conflict. It is a rather easy block to make. I can understand why this block was chosen. It is very versatile. It can be arranged into different patterns. I think the 5 inch bundle made some pretty 12½ inch squares. Shared @ Melva Loves Scraps Quilting and Learning: What a Combo
Perfect for your latest jelly roll or 2 1/2″ strip set you just bought, this free quilt pattern from APQS shines. Called Island Four Patch, this is an easy quilt to make so it is good for a b…
This simple charm quilt was inspired by an old fence on the beach! It is the perfect pattern for any quilter--just use charm squares from your favorite fabric line for a quick and easy throw size quilt! Skill Level: Beginner Finished Measurements: 50" x 60" Fabric/Supplies: 3 charm packs or 105 charm squares (5") 1 & 1/8 yards white solid 3 yards backing fabric 1/2 yard binding fabric Twin size batting Read blog article about this pattern by copying & pasting the following link in your browser: http://ahhhquilting.blogspot.com/2012/05/salt-air-charm-quilt.html
Learn how to make a simple strip quilt. An easy-to-sew quilt perfect for beginners. Free quilt pattern for a red white and blue patriotic quilt.
The photo above © April B Folded corner quilt blocks are an optical illusion if you stick to colors from the same color family. If you use slightly lighter darker shades on the four corners of the rectangle each corner will appear to break off in the center. Hence the name of the block. This easy quilt square is a standard nine patch using half square triangles and a flying swan patch. Both are commonly used patches for quilting. This quilting pattern/tutorial is available for free... Download Pattern: Folded Corners
Expanding Stars Quilt Pattern by Emily of Quilty Love Modern star quilt. Easy quilt pattern for the modern quilter. This fun and modern quilt pattern plays with the popular star shape. This large scale quilt goes together quickly with half square triangles. No tricky piecing makes this one great for a beginner. Choose your fabric fabrics and show them off with this stunner. Instructions make an 80 inch square quilt and a 40inch baby size quilt. Pattern assumes that the quilter has basic piecing and quilting knowledge. ABOUT THE PDF PATTERN: This listing is for the digital PDF copy of this pattern. You will receive a 7 page full color PDF file to download to your computer. Can be printed as 8.5x11 or viewed on your device. Pattern is one person use. Do not copy, sell, or distribute without written consent. License to sell: You may sell the items you have made using this pattern as a small independent seller. Please credit the pattern design as Emily Dennis Patterns.
Unearth the cozy charm of rag quilts with our guide. From selecting fabrics to stitching squares, learn the steps to create a rustic, homey masterpiece. Quilting made easy!
Choose Colors You Love to Make it Your Own! Softly colored scrappy stars are surrounded by a green lattice in this beautiful quilt. The colors are perfect for the Christmas season or enjoy it all year long. Other colors will be just as nice. Choose a variety of prints in whatever colors you choose to …
The Rails & Ribbons quilt pattern is a free pattern by The Sewing Loft. It is an easy to make, jelly roll friendly pattern that has been sized to meet the Quilts of Valor requirements.
Designed by Kim Diehl in conjunction with Martingale Publishing. Make this fantastic traditional quilt from PS Quilt Patterns. Finished Size: 64" x 64" This is the November 2023 PS Membership FREE Quilt Pattern. November 1-3oth, ending Midnight Mountain Time
