Photo quilts are no less than a memoir, carefully reflecting the happier bygone days with family and friends. With some simple steps, have such quilts made of your favorite photographs. …

Have you heard about Fabrics N Quilts annual Scrap Quilt Challenge? It's a great opportunity to bust through some of those scraps that I know you all have lying around (wink, wink). PLUS, you get the chance to win some fabulous prizes!!! Simply upload a photo of a scrappy quilt (that you finished this year) to the Scrap Quilt Challenge 5 Flickr Page by midnight on October 15th (that's just two more weeks, friends!) and you could win BIG!!! Click HERE for more details! As one of the featured designers for this challenge, I wanted to share with you my recently finished Scrappy Log Cabin Quilt! I started this fun paper piecing project about 7 months ago and loved every minute of it! ♥ ♥ ♥ Now, there are lots of ways to make a Log Cabin block but I decided to go the paper piecing route because... #1 I love to paper piece #2 I didn't have to pre-cut or press my strips #3 Paper piecing ensures perfectly straight, square blocks! Here are some details about my quilt: Finished block size = 7" Finished quilt size = 70" x 84" Total number of blocks = 120 Total number of pieces = 1,560 Machine quilted by Cathy Barney in Alpine, UT. Quilting design = Modern Loops Would you like this block pattern? Click HERE for a free download. + check out my tutorial for a paper pieced Pineapple Block to help you get started! Click HERE. Now go on and get scrap busting! ~ Amber

Thinking about making a quilt made in memory of someone who has passed. Read on to discover some great memory quilt ideas.

My first post from this years show featured a section on children's book quilts. I don't know why Tokyo Dome and NHK pick out books for eac...

See a fun project idea for creating a baby quilt or a baby memory quilt by using upcycled baby onesies.

Twin I-Spy Lattice Quilt Finished Size: 66x83" Fabric Requirements: 180 3"x6.5" I-Spy Squares 60 2"xWOF (width of fabric) sashing strips backing slightly larger than 67x84" batting slightly larger than 67x84" To begin, sew each I-spy fabric to the sashing strip with 1/4" SA (seam allowance). When the fabrics are all sewn onto sashing on one side, cut them apart and sew the other side with 1/4"SA. Once all 180 I-Spy fabrics have sashing on both sides, press them all with seams to the inside Next, trim all squares to 6"x6" Now it's time to lay out the quilt. To do this, separate the squares into 3 piles. One is for squares that must be laid out vertically, the next is for horizontal squares, and the third is for squares that can go either way. First, lay out the horizontal and vertical squares. You will have 12 squares across and 15 down. The layout is all according to preference - just make sure there are no areas that are all dark or light, or bright colors all in the same spot. Here's how I laid mine out. Now, pin squares together and sew strips. Press the seams to the solid color, and then sew strips together to complete your quilt top. Press the seams to alternating sides (left on one row, right on the next) Now that you have completed the quilt top, baste it to the batting and backing. I use spray baste, but you can pin if you would like. Quilt as desired. For this quilt, I meandered on the white. Bind and wash. Congratulations! If you're looking for all the I-Spy fabrics and binding fabric, please visit my Etsy shop. I'd be happy to help you create your very own I-Spy quilt top!

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Are you ready to make the easiest quilt ever? If so, read on to see how I made this easy quilt with no measuring or pattern required!

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SARAH has started the H2H Challenge for 2020. A lead in with 'Charmed I'm Sure' - simple quilts made from charm squares. You can fin...

Several months ago (January this year actually) I did a 2 inch postage stamp quilt that I really liked- such a great way to use up those scraps. Only problem was it was rather small - 41" x 52", more a baby sized quilt. I've enjoyed seeing it laying around on a chair or bed, but since a friend of mine is soon to be a grandma for the first time, I thought it might make a nice quilt for her to either use or pass on to her son and daughter-in-law. Here it is in the bottom left of the photo, with its newer larger sibling recently created. So I thought OK, I'll have another go, using two and half inch squares this time to make it a little larger to go on a single bed. (This one is a 57" x 77" now). So I did some of the 16 patch blocks by hand at night, then as I laid them out on the floor, chose a little more carefully so that the oranges and reds were more scattered over the surface. Another shot of some of all of those squares. So glad I didn't count them until I'd finished, not sure I would have kept going if I'd realised there were 824! Who am I kidding, of course I would have kept going. These things are definitely addictive! So I kept cutting more squares and adding to the blocks. I sandwiched it a couple of weeks ago and did the straight line quilting only a week ago. For the first white border I was keen to try some 'ribbon candy' I think its called. Scrap quits are great places to try new quilting I find. So I gave it a go. I'm quite pleased with the result, though corners will take quite a few more attempts until I'm happy with them. I realised that in order to do the final border, I needed to make sure I knew where to put the frames for the quilting I wanted to do there. So I actually put the binding on first - something I haven't done before on a quilt either. So having done that I'm debating about doing a more open figure eight kind of pattern in that final white border in the next day or so. Still, its usable now and I have all those lovely reminders of quilts I've made in the past - lovely to glance at it as I go by! One of my goals for August completed, so on to the next one I go - unless of course I get distracted along the way. Until next time, Lynn

First Year Quilts tie in all of those precious outfits your *little* wore during that first special year here with you… …the ‘take home’ outfit, the first trip to the beach…

Hi, I am happy to share that I have completed another memory quilt top made from Dad’s plaid shirts. This makes 10 different quilt designs that I have made for memory quilts so far. I u…

I'm going to get a little ahead of myself... Release the Geese II by Sarah Bond And tell you this one was at the top of the list for my favorite at the quilt show. This was included in a special exhibit of Quilt Con quilts. Every time I walked by I saw something more I liked about it. The speaker after dinner in the park on Friday (which was moved into the high school because of the rain) was Laura Wasilowski. She was hilarious! Her quilts were pretty fun and spectacular as well. Here was a little series of quilts about her favorite chair. Hers are not quilts I make, but would love to take a class with her. Funny, this ordinary quilt was at the top of my list for a favorite too. The collection of fabric made this one so unique! I loved the map too.(I have a little something for maps) Maybe it was a favorite because I can see my son liking this one after his travels. This one of a kind quilt was made with baby clothes. So darn cute! This was a quilt I saw at a show and do not know who made it or how to make it- I've had many people ask. I KNOW NOTHING! The Stitchin Post had an exhibit of Kona color of the year. The yellow was certainly unusual and eye catching. This one reminded me of our Medallion challenge theme for the month- a liberated style log cabin quilt. (must get busy on my challenge!) Every year I see a a few of the same patterns, this year was Gypsy Wife by Jen Kingwell. Most of them were super colorful but this one was not. Very unusual quilt. Take care and enjoy your Wednesday, my friends.

Welcome to finish it up Friday! On Wednesday I finished my scrap vortex quilt (!!!!) and I have about 95 photos to prove it. Don't worry, I won't share them all here, as tempting as that may be! This quilt is MASSIVE, measuring about 105" x 95". When I made the top, one side measured 94" long and the other side was 95" long. After quilting, I'm pleased to report that it's nearly square (or rectangular). Amazing. For the back, I picked several fabrics from my stash and pieced 10.5" squares together. There are 110 squares, with 107 unique fabrics. How's that for stash busting? It felt GREAT to cut into that much fabric at once. Folding the fabric afterwards was a different story. The binding is scrappy, which is like icing on the cake. There are so many details to look at. It's SO FUN! For the quilting, Cheryl suggested that I do one big spiral, to go with the name scrap vortex. We discussed how much work that would be, to which she responded, "that's what a long-armer is for." I prefer to quilt my own quilts, but with the ridiculous notion planted in my head, I knew I must try it. I had a plan B AND a plan C in mind if the spiral didn't pan out. Well, it took about 4 tries to get the center circle just right, but perseverance paid off. I quilted it in the span of 9 days, with 2 days off. Some days I quilted for 8 hours or more. But it was totally worth it! When trying to find the center of the quilt, I discovered that this dot was within 1" of the center, so I centered the spiral around it. It would have been silly NOT to! I free motion quilted the center on my Juki, then I switched over to my Janome and used the walking foot for the remainder of the quilt. I used the edge of my walking foot as a guide, and the lines are about 1/2" apart. Yes, I turned this around in my machine about one million times. My back is a little worse for wear, if you could imagine! With the pieced back, the sheer size, and the spiral quilting, I am shocked (and thrilled) that there is not a single pucker...back or front. There was very little pulling/drag...even though the last side I basted I was running quite low on pins. What a relief! There are so many cute prints in this quilt... pinwheels, paper boats, LOTS of polka dots, little red riding hood, cute Japanese fabric, smiling submarines! egg beaters, cupid, rolling pins, apples, oh my! even cloths pin people, little sheep!, vintage feed sack from my grandmother, and even toilet paper! (that part is on my husband's side of the bed. ha!) As soon as I finished the binding, I made a label and stitched it on, so this quilt is TRULY done, done, DONE! I'm so thankful that I blogged when I started the quilt, so I have a record of how long it took. I had no idea it would morph into this scrap masterpiece, but I'm delighted that it did. It looks pretty dandy on my bed, doesn't it? This is scrap project #28/101. Now, finally, it's your turn! Please link up your finishes for the week! Thanks for joining me for finish it up Friday!

See how to turn knit fabric scraps into a fun monster applique quilt with this Craftsy quilt patterns and class! An easy quilt video class for beginners.

A Tumbler quilt tutorial is a simple variation on a traditional one-block patchwork quilt. This design is perfect showing-off cute fabric.

I've been sewing for most of my life and quilting for over 16 years. This past weekend while finishing up a baby quilt, I had 3 "firsts"…I sewed binding on my first scalloped edged quilt, I used store bought binding for the first time and I machine sewed it on! I've always made my own binding, but I knew with a scalloped edge it had to be on the bias for the curves and to be honest, I didn't feel like making it. I machine sewed it on, because it's a baby gift and I knew it would be washed a lot and I was pressed for time too. I wanted to share the tutorial with you, but I always clarify first that I am a self taught quilter and learn as I go. I know there are other ways of doing this, but this is what works for me! Here is the finished I Spy Apple Core baby quilt... Come on in for the instructions…lots of pictures too. I used extra wide, double fold bias tape…1/2 inch wide Here's what it looks like. It's folded over twice. To start, you will open up the folds in the binding and pin one edge to the quilt, right sides together. The right side of the binding means the crisp edge of the fold is facing the top part of the quilt. Pin along the edge and ease in the binding in the concave portion of the scallop. The concave portion in the picture below is the fireman's hat fabric. You will use more pins in the concave sections than the convex, rounded curves. Sew the binding on by following the crease that is in the binding. When you come to the first corner, mark with a pin 1/4 inch from the end (black arrow) Sew to that pin and backstitch to secure. Here it is, sewn to the 1/4 inch mark. Close up. Now to do the next side, you will take the binding and pull it up vertically over the area you just ended. Fold and finger crease so it is diagonally even with the corner of the quilt. Then take the binding and fold it back down over that diagonal crease you just made. Pin in place. Then pin along the entire side. When you start sewing that side, start 1/4 inch from the top. Continue sewing and stop 1/4 inch from the next corner and repeat the above steps. When you have finished sewing the binding on, trim away the batting and the backing. Here it is all trimmed. Now, take the folded edge of the binding and turn it over to the back of the quilt. Make sure when you bring it over to the back, you cover the stitching. Pin in place. At this point, I would normally hand sew this binding on. However, here is a quick machine sewing method… When you are machine sewing on a binding, you will be sewing from the front, so the pins will be on the front side. Take your pins and make sure you are placing it in the ditch between the quilt and the binding. Turn over the quilt and make sure you have caught the binding enough to secure it in place. Using your walking foot, sew in the ditch on the top side of the quilt. Here is the stitching in the ditch. Some what in the ditch, Lol and here is the back. This method isn't always perfect, because you are sewing the back binding on blind and you really can't see if it will be even stitching all the way around. In the big picture, it's good enough for me!! I also stitched in the ditch for the main quilting of the apple cores. I've never quilted an apple core quilt before, so I'm experimenting. The next one will be free motion, all over. In my next post, I'll show you a cute way to make this not only an I Spy quilt, but a matching game too!! Thanks for stopping by, ~Karen~

I have looked at quite a few quilts now, and most do not excite me any more. However, once in a while, I go ‘ohhh’. And that’s what I did yesterday when I came across this beautiful circle quilt tutorial. I love the fabric pattern, design & color choices of this quilts. This is the

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Okay, so this is a little pathetic compared to the amazing stuff being posted, but...Here's my first quilt. Made from new fabric and scraps. I love seeing the projects in this group and it inspired...

Hi there! I am here to share Block 18 of the Moda Sampler Block Shuffle! This block was designed by: Lella Boutique Block 18 was a quick block! I decided on a red and aqua for this block - I love how it turned out! :) I really enjoyed making this one! I hope you do too. :) Download PDF Previous blocks: Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6 Block 7 Block 8 Block 9 Block 10 Block 11 Block 12 Block 13 Block 14 Block 15 Block 16 Block 17 If you are following along, I would love to see your progress! :) Use hashtag: sewingwithfwfabricstudio or email - [email protected] Talk to you soon!

A couple of months ago I saw this adorable quilt, which sold on ebay for $550. I had never seen this pattern before, and was unable to find it in any of my reference books. It's probably a published pattern, but I think it would be pretty cool if the quilter designed this herself. Although the

I am so excited to share this Happy New Year surprise with you - a free, downloadable, PDF pattern for the Summertime Herringbone Quilt !...

Some pictures of Amy McClellan’s annual garden quilt show. This quilt was made by Xenia Stirland and just won the recent Riley Blake challenge. Here’s a close-up. The detail and the quilting on this one were amazing. This gorgeous applique was made by Judy Fitzgerald.I love this vintage reproduction quilt made by our friend Pamela of French Knots. This is a close-up of another one by Pamela. I love it too! It just looks scrappy and old and it’s in one of my favorite color schemes. My full-size photo was blurry, but it’s fun to look at the fabrics and the detail here. Does this one look familiar? Love the Chicken Little in Sandy Klop fabrics. This was made by Diana Long. Love the 3-D detail on this laundry quilt. Pattern for this one here. Perfect night for some scenery, quilts, and ice cream. (I’m sorry I can’t share the ice cream part too.)

Here's a baby I spy quilt I made for my stepdaughter's first child. I made this I spy baby quilt for my step daughter's first child, a baby boy named Jack. I…

Let Them Provide the Art for a Quilt They’ll Love! Do you have a child or grandchild who you hope will become a quilter, or at least love quilts as much as you do? One way to help them develop a love for quilting is to start by making them a quilt from their drawings. …

Have you ever thought about making a memory quilt from your child's baby clothes? We'll show how we stopped putting it off and got our memory quilts made!

I have been so busy with customer quilting lately that it has caused a slump in my own quilting. But when I get to help my customers finish their quilts and tell their stories, then really I…

Get stash busting to make a scrappy scallop mini featuring bold prints and some friendly faces with Jo Carter's panda quilt pattern.

This is one I made for a friend of mine. She had a baby she named Violet and so it had to be Violet. As is my course, I am not original. I get all my ideas from somewhere. This is one I pinned and wanted to try with some changes. A friend of mine did the embroidery. You can go to this post and this post to see progress. I did learn some things about sewing strips to keep them from getting all skewed. I couldn't figure out why sewing straight strips wouldn't come out straight. It's all to do with pinning so the top fabric doesn't pull more than the bottom fabric. Ho,ho, now I know. Here's Violet on her quilt. And here's the quilt festival link. Stop by and enjoy all the quilts.