How to sew a quilted coat: tips on choosing fabric, a coat pattern and a quilt pattern plus tips on how to make your coat fit!
Dream big! Big Island Sky is the perfect gift to make for a baby, child, or nature lover. This pattern is a bright, modern twist on the traditional Drunkard’s Path block. Big Island Sky is a fully tested pattern that contains detailed instructions and diagrams, making it a breeze to piece. Instructions are included for four sizes—Baby, Throw, Twin, and Queen. Print and cut your own templates included with this purchase or use the Big Island Acrylic Template Set (sold separately here: https://shop.wholecirclestudio.com/product/big-island-sunset-acrylic-template-set). Using the acrylic template set will save time and increase accuracy. Use my color selection or customize the pattern to your taste. Don’t want to worry about fabric selections? Included in the pattern are fabric specifications for what was used in the cover samples. what you get A digital pattern (PDF download to computer). You will receive an email with a link to download the digital pattern in Adobe PDF format. It is strongly suggested you download the PDF to a computer for ease of saving and printing. pattern details Finished quilt measures approximately: – 45½″ x 45½″ (Baby) – 60½″ x 60½″ (Throw) – 72½″ x 88½″ (Twin) –88½″ x 88½″ (Queen) Included in this pattern: – Full-color photo and diagrams – Detailed fabric requirements – Detailed instructions that have been reviewed by a technical editor and have been fully tested – Cutting Layout Diagrams to help cut your fabric efficiently – Lots of tips and tricks want some extra help piecing curves? Register for the Get Comfortable with Curves LIVE online workshop: https://shop.wholecirclestudio.com/product/getting-comfortable-with-curves-live-online-workshop
Enjoy 24 of just some of my favorite modern quilts (plus a few bonus quilts) from QuiltCon 2020 in Austin, Texas. All descriptions were written by the makers. Prepare to be inspired! Quilts incorporating typography Quilts incorporating
The Playroom Quilt pattern is here! This pattern is the second to release in the Sewn Home Series. I love how playful this pattern is without being overly complicated. This is a simple and easy pattern! It's the perfect beginner quilt. Do you recognize that backing? I finally made use of my Itajime Shibori fabrics. Read more about that process here. I have made this quilt four times and every time I am surprised at how fast it comes together. Fun Fact: This pattern was actually the very first one I designed for the series. I knew I wanted it to be called the Playroom Quilt because it reminds me of the stacking blocks we have for the boys in their playroom. I love that you could shift all these blocks around and come up with a different quilt top every time if you wanted to. They create so many fun patterns when they are all together! The blue and white version you see above is the crib size quilt. I have also been using it in the stroller almost every day now that the weather has cooled off. Can I start calling it a Stroller Size instead of Crib or Baby? It really does fit perfectly around both of them in our double Bob. Now this quilt kit will be available soon from Lamb & Loom - but isn't available quite yet. It brings me all the Fall/Winter vibes. I pulled these fabrics knowing I was going to gift this quilt top to my sister in law and her partner for Christmas. As the quilt was coming together I kept thinking... well maybe I should just keep it. I love it so much, but alas it will be getting wrapped and shipped off as a gift. I guess I will just have to make another one for myself. Quilt Kits Available Now: There are so many gorgeous kits available for this quilt. Check out all of these wonderful online quilt shops to purchase the kit after you have purchase the pattern here. ROSIE GIRL QUILTING I love the gold and white, but they are also caring all of these two color versions as kits as well! How will you ever decide?! They would all be beautiful! FABRIC STORK This gorgeous pink and green combo makes me so happy! Check out this quilt kit from Fabric Stork and grab one before they are gone! SALT CITY LANE Pattern Testers: As always - we can't forget about my wonderful pattern testers. I hope these inspire you as much as they inspire me! This first one is by Shannon Killham (@Beachmamamade) Look at this little nugget! I love this color combo. I'm adding it to my to-do list. It's just perfect! This next one is by Christine (@lopolokko) and just take a look at all that color. I love how the vibrant floral balances with the white. It's gorgeous! Look at this additional gold and white combo by Ama @thevibrantpixel. I love how vibrant the gold is against the white. It's giving me all the sunshine vibes! You might also be interested in the other patterns of this series: The Living Room Quilt Pattern The Playroom Quilt Pattern The Sunroom Quilt Pattern The Mudroom Quilt Pattern The Sewn Home Pattern Bundle
The Olive Blossom Quilt is a modern curved-piecing pattern with retro, mid-century flair! This pattern features large blooms amidst a field of leaves, and is perfect for mixing favorite fabrics and using up scraps - or going modern with solids. The PDF pattern comes in two sizes - Throw (63 x 72") and Crib (48 x 54"), and includes printable templates for the curved blocks (but also works with the Make It Curvy acrylic templates by Jen Carlton Bailly).
What do you get when you add art to scrap quilting? Scrap art quilts, of course! These beautiful designs will inspire you to create your own.
A quilt inspired by love for mid-century design won the People's Choice award at a major quilting convention. Photo by Bill Bohnhoff Quilters are known to honor
Hi friends, Today I am sharing another quilt made with the Modern Handcraft Palette Picks Bundle for Robert Kaufman fabrics, the Pivot quilt. The Pivot quilt is one of my first patterns, and the first of my patterns using a curve shape - many of you have told me that it was your intro into sewing with curves! This is such a versatile quilt - it looks amazing in solids, patterns, scrappy - you find a bundle of fabric, it will likely work with the Pivot quilt. I knew that I wanted to try out the palette picks bundle and this pattern and make it kind of a scrappy look against a black Essex linen, and I love how it turned out! Read along as I tell you which fabrics I used and how you can make a palette picks Pivot quilt of your own! Fabric Information: The Pivot quilt comes in 6 sizes: Baby 40
Make a Modern Quilt That Uses Solids. Solid fabrics are a favorite for modern quilts and many stunning quilts are being made every day using solids.
The Rebekah is a modern quilt pattern designed for the beginner quilter. It uses fat quarters and a jelly roll or yardage to create a fun and unexpected design. This modern pattern looks like it requires lots of time sewing small pieces together, but as with many quilts there is a trick to make it come together fast and easy.
I’m' hosting a Firefly Quilt Along, which runs July 2-August 24, with a catch-up week in there, because life is busy, especially during the summer! This quilt was designed by Lindsey Neill of Pen and Paper Patterns , and is such a great pattern!
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Looking for free patterns? Checkout the new Varsity block or get the Patch + Dot newsletter for even more free, fun projects. … Over in the Modern Color Workshop for quilters we’ve been talking about solid color, so I thought I’d share some of my favourite modern patterns for trying out any new and interesting […]Continue Reading...
Hello everyone. My name is Anjelika Temple and I’m a pattern-aholic. And since all of us here at Brit + Co. have a thing for patterns, new takes on old school crafts and color, we’re all about the recent trend of modern quilts. Take away the paisley and the plaid, and you’re left with hip geometric patterns that are ripe for the hacking. To pay homage to National Quilting Day, here are 15 quilts in our dream Etsy shopping cart.
Check out my Layer Cake Loop quilt made from the free PDF quilt pattern by the Fat Quarter Shop. A fun and easy quilt to sew.
"Shoals Quilt" by Andrea Hardy and Fern Royce was part of the Susanne Woods exhibit at Quiltcon 2022.
FABRIC: 1 yard Yellow Ochre, 1 yard Raincoat Yellow, 2 1/2 yards Raw Oats, 1 3/4 yards Putty Gray of Purl Soho's Spectrum Cotton SIZE: 36½ x 53 inches
I went back over to my Guilds show today, Quilter's Unlimited 40th Anniversary show! I had coffee and a chat with one of the "In the Beginning" fabric designers and President of the DC Modern Quilt guild, Jessie Aller! I am hoping Jessie posts the photo SHE took of us as I was a slacker and didn't get one. I have SO MANY photos from the show, that I thought I'd just share a few of my favs.. then I'll share more another day.. ok? OK! I stopped into That Thread Shop that carries all the Aurifil thread.. I spotted...
I feel like I have been hustling since the last week of August. Between the kids and their homework and their sports and my job and everything else, I finally feel like I can maybe sit a minute and even read a book. This past week started with an incredible amount of stress, when my sewing machine started skipping. I tried all the normal things, several times and realized none of those things were working. So I took in to be serviced only to be told that the timing was bad. I was already completely stressed because at the time I had three people who were waiting on me to finish custom orders. But then to hear my sewing machine basically bit the dust and I couldn't sew a straight stitch anymore? Ugh..... I decided immediately I needed a replacement machine. I could just purchase another machine that wasn't too expensive.....OORRRRR...I could bite the bullet and get the machine I have been saving for and dreaming about right then and there. You guys?!?!?! I got my dream machine!!! A Janome Horizon Memory Craft 8200 QCP. I looked at the 8900, but I really didn't need all of those fancy stitches. I use a straight stitch 90% of the time, occasionally a zig zag, and less frequently a satin stitch. I really didn't need a machine that could sew 1,000 stitches. But I did purchase the extended quilting table with my machine! Here she is!!! And here we are, doing our thing! Every single time I turn her on, I do a little happy dance. The top 5 things I already love about her: 1. TONS of throat space 2. Automatic thread cutter!! 3. Knee presser foot lift 4. The light is powerful and awesome 5. She sews like a dream. I feel like I am quicker, more efficient, and I have more control when I sew with her. I am so smitten! You guys, I have literally been dreaming about upgrading to this machine for over a year!! And now I get to sew with her whenever I want. I am so happy. Here are some quilts I have been working on. I loved the one above. It was centered around Sarah Jane's beautiful line of fabric called Magic. You can get a bundle here! This was made with a charm pack of white squares and Lullaby, and I love the soft and tranquil look that these colors bring! This was made for my Quilt The Book challenge! I am doing a spectacular job---- being that this is the only quilt I have made so far :/ But I sure do love it. These colors are everything!! This was a quilting in progress shot of something I will be sharing later. This quilt was one I designed myself, specifically to have something more original that was definitely me! I am sure there have been other quilts like this, but if so, I had never seen them. I will share about this one in another post! I did several that were like this, and I love them. I am a sucker for big pieces that really showcase color and pattern of fabric, and I tend to think the simpler designs look cleaner, more modern, and more in line with my style. That center patch of fabric!!! Love it! Another quilt I dreamed up in my head one night and got out of bed at around midnight and went downstairs to my quilting room to get it going. This one was made Annabel Wrigley's Maribel, which is so perfectly charming! I realized it had been a while since I made a boy quilt, and I tried to branch out from my typical aqua or navy, and included some greens. Made around the Sommer line of fabric! I think this style will always be my favorite. Big patchwork with some fin blocks mixed in! This one is in my shop now. This fabric line is one of my all-time favorites!! Heather Bailey makes BEAUTIFUL fabric! This quilt design was based on the Peaches and Cream quilt tutorial. I changed some dimensions and sashing, but it is the same idea!
10 free modern quilt patterns that are easy enough for a beginner to create their own quilt! Awesome inspiration and each pattern tutorial is easy to understand and to create the modern quilt of your dreams!
I love the look of Flying Geese Quilts and here are 15 inspiration projects to get you making a flying geese quilt of your own!
Change the Color to Fit Your Decor! Gradations of a single color make a stunning quilt that is sure to capture everyone’s attention. It’s easy to imagine trees and mountains in this modern arrangement of traditional blocks. Use it for a lap quilt, hang it on a large wall, or make the Queen sized quilt …
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Hi Everyone, I stumbled across a quilt I LOVED on Pinterest a few months ago, and it inspired the quilt I'd like you to help me create. It's a bookshelf quilt, and what I like about it is that there are very few rules. My part time jobs throughout university were always in the university library or at a big bookstore, and my books are my most prized possession, so I completely fell in love with the bookshelf quilt idea. I've gone back and forth about the size, but I think that because of the picture this quilt will make, I'd like it to be a twin size (or maybe a bit bigger) wall hanging. This means I need 18 blocks, so what I'm doing is having you all make some blocks that have regularly placed and stacked books, and then I'll make a few blocks where the books slant to the side. The reason I'm doing it this way is because I haven't figured out how to make those blocks yet, and I am about to head out traveling for a few weeks and don't have enough time (or fabric!) right now to figure it out and create one to show you! :) However, if anyone feels like they want to challenge themselves and make a block with a slanted book, you're more than welcome to do so. It's not expected whatsoever, but feel free to do so if you like! With all of that said, there is definitely no rush on this quilt, and I think I've been behind on everyone else's blocks, so please take your time. I probably won't be putting it together until Christmas at the earliest. I don't want to give you many rules about what kinds of fabric colours or patterns to use for the books themselves, because the idea I am going for is a really robust and varied book collection. You can see from the pictures of the fabrics I've used, that some of the prints actually tell stories of sorts. If you have a fabric that you feel tells a story, that would be great. I don't mind solid colours, but I don't want too many - there should probably be no more than two solid coloured strips in your block. Here's the inspiration: (http://www.thebookcollector.com/quilt.htm) For this quilt, I'd like you to divide into teams, as we've done in the past. We'll have two teams. Each person on Team A will create one regular block, and Team B members will create one stacked books block. Team A - Jennifer, Micalea, Anthea, Katy, Linsay, Stephanie, Pam, Donna Jo Regular Block - This will be a 12.5" square made of strips of patterned or coloured fabric attached to black strips of the same width to give the illusion of a bookshelf. I would like your patterned strips to be absolutely any colour/pattern/width/height. What I'm looking for is a complete mixture, and this is a fantastic opportunity to use scraps. I actually found that because of the quilts we've already done this year, I already had strips pre-done! All I needed to do was attach black strips of the same width to them. Here's the one I made: Team B - Amy, Amy, Claire Stacked Books Block - For this block, you will create a regular block (see above) that will be turned on its side to make a stack of books. I will leave it to your discretion whether you would like the books to be stacked from long to short, or haphazardly. I'd love a mix, so do whatever you like! I'll also leave it up to you whether you align the books to the right (as I've done) or in the centre - again, I'd love a mixture. If you do the centre method, you'll need black strips on either end - similar to the stacked books quilt we did a few months ago. I'd also like you to leave black space at the end/top, to give the illusion of open space behind the top of the stack. The square will need to measure 12.5" square. Here's the one I made: You will need: - Solid black fabric - no tone on tone please. You'll need enough strips of this fabric to match up with the patterned/coloured fabric you use. - As many patterned/coloured strips of varying widths and heights/lengths as it will take to create a 12.5" square block with the black strips. Here are mine together: Please feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions! Happy quilting! Jamie xox
Hi there! I'm Amy, and I'm a quilt-aholic - ha! I love piecing and quilting my own quilts and share as much as I can here in this space. I am also a wife and mom to four school-age kids, who are now making
Today we're going to sew together this modern-looking traditional quilt block called Interlocking O's. The pattern is attributed to Doris Dace but I couldn't find any more information about it other than that. Let's get to it!
As a Science teacher I love the idea of quilts with links to Maths and Science. This Mini quilt is based on the Fibonacci sequence. This was a fun project - I used scraps of solids and kept adding blocks until it felt like a decent size. I'm definitely a convert to spray basting after quilting this quilt. So much quicker when you don't have to remove safety pins and so many less wrinkles. I think this might be oft hang in my Science Lab for a while!
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With endless customization options, the Homespun Quilt is now available in my shop! My love of stars continues for yet another quilt! The Homespun quilt is a fat quarter and scrap friendly pattern…
Fleur is a modern abstract flower for a fun addition to your home. It utilizes traditional piecing and large design elements to create a stunning quilt. Approximately 64"x78" Traditional piecing PDF pattern for immediate download Beginner skill level
I’m' hosting a Firefly Quilt Along, which runs July 2-August 24, with a catch-up week in there, because life is busy, especially during the summer! This quilt was designed by Lindsey Neill of Pen and Paper Patterns , and is such a great pattern!
