Hi there! What are you up to? I've been busily stitching away.. working on my top secret project and also finishing up my apple row. I...
In this tutorial I'll show you a new size upgrade option for my Dragon Dreams pattern: add a flower banner to make a beautiful throw quilt!
FREE KALEIDOSCOPE FOUNDATION PAPER PIECING PATTERN!! Since I posted the picture and info about my Vintage Scrappy Kaleidoscope here and on Facebook, I have had several requests for a pattern. What I'd rather do is let you have a FREE Foundation Paper Piecing Pattern courtesy of Electric Quilter! To receive a printable pattern for a 6" block just send me an email at [email protected]. You can also find info on a kit containing vintage feedsacks while you're there! Here's what the PDF will look like... FREE TABLERUNNER PATTERN!! Click on the pic to enlarge Let me assure you that this is the easiest and fastest Tablerunner you will ever make! All you need is a Charm Pack, 1/2 yd for sashing and binding and 3/4 yard of a coordinating novelty fabric. This one was made using my last fabric collection for Maywood called Rise and Shine. Well, OK... I understand that you might not need Roosters on your dining room table, but what about one of these??? This group for fall... This one for Christmas... Another for Valentines Day... Even the 4th of July! You could have one for every month in no time and they make great gifts! If you would like a free PDF pattern emailed to you, just email me at [email protected] to request it!
These cheerful little guys are the creation of Carol Doak and were meant for cards or ornaments. But their small stature (finished size 3″ square quilt block), makes them perfect for using on…
Here's a fast way to create your own New York Beauties. Setting Up the Block and Learning About the PolyArc Tool Open EQ7 and start a new project. Name it whatever you wish. (I named mine "PatchD
This month's Ambassador Challenge for Island Batik is sponsored by one of our industry partners, Aurifil thread. We were sent a selection of weights and colours in our Ambassador box back in January, and an additional packet of thread arrived later this spring. It included these 3 spools of 40, 28, and 12 weight to be used in our challenge. Our instructions said, "Fabric is your canvas and Aurifil thread your paint! Create a one of a kind art quilt or project with Aurifil thread." This project took a great deal of thinking. Normally, we design to showcase the fabric but this time the thread needed to take centre stage. We had been sent cuts of solid colour batiks, and I decided to use the plain white as my background. I printed some New York Beauty blocks from EQ8 on plain white paper and started colouring in doodles with a box of markers to see if I could make this work. We all know if you can draw it, you can stitch it, so I pulled some of the same colours from my thread stash and set to work. This is my working sketch from EQ8; the blocks are drawn to 6". The only unappealing part of this project was tracing the block outlines onto my fabric. I wanted to get stitching, and this was going to slow me down!! My solution was to cut both freezer paper and the white batik into 9" x 12" pieces, and iron the freezer paper to the back of the fabric. It was then trimmed to 8-1/2" x 11" and fed through my printer. It was a super easy (lazy!) way to transfer the lines. I printed one block first as a test and did this much stitching before I decided it was going to work. (I'm not big on practicing!) The freezer paper was removed from the fabric and the blocks were joined with 1/4" seams as per regular patchwork. I used my favourite Hobbs wool batting for the middle, and another layer of white batik on the back. My bobbin was loaded with 50 weight Aurifil in 2024 white. To say this was fun is an understatement! I changed my needle as often as my thread, opting for a size 12/80 for my 50 weight, a 14/90 topstitch for the 40 and 28 weights, and a 16/100 topstitch for the 12 weight. The 12 weight thread fills in beautifully, even with just rows of straight stitching. The project took about 2 weeks to stitch, and I loved adding new bits every day. Below you can see how fine the 50 weight (purple) used in the swirl inside the spike, appears next to the 12 weight (black). For the white background bits, I simply stitched feathers in white 50 weight. I toss my emptied Aurifil spools into a container, so I fetched two to use as finials. They slid onto each end of a 3/8" dowel for the perfect finishing touch. In all, I used 26 different colours and 4 different weights of cotton thread. Thank you to Aurifil thread, Island Batik, and Hobbs Batting for supplying the products used in this challenge.
This bird is larger than the others, although it's hard to tell when he's by himself. I needed to make him bigger to accommodate the print on the wing. Choosing the coordinating fabrics was tough. The fabric I eventually selected for the breast was hardly my first choice, but I am glad I persisted. This guy has a REALLY big beak. He's a talker. A professional talker. I think he might be an investigative journalist. At any rate, he's got a way with words and he's very classy but determined. Intelligent, yet approachable. I don't know what I'm having more fun with, the birds or their stories. Did you see Megan's comment on Mr Blue yesterday? Truly a keeper. Check out the beak on this bird. Where did it come from?? You have to really look at your fabrics to see what's there. This fabric was the backing of the White Rules quilt, and I've had scraps of it for years. I'm not sure about the story for this bird. I think perhaps she's a musician. Possibly a flute player. She's very sophisticated, elegant and restrained. I like the way this bird came out. The wing fabric was left over from the Spools quilt. I can't figure out a story for this bird. Maybe you can?
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Hey everyone! Welcome! Wilkommen, Bienvenue, Anyeung He Casayo, Hola! Are you as excited as I am to see what treats are in store in this new issue chock full of pattern goodness? Without further ad…
After a couple of weeks of being able to do nothing but hexies I desperately wanted to start a new quilt. I do have a large number of quilts to finish but I just had to do something new to blow ou…
By request: I have redesigned this Umbrella Girl for straight line piecing. My original was a free flowing curved line pattern, Spring oh Spring. Now you can tackle it with paper piecing seam…
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This tutorial is part of the New York Beauty Quilt Along. To see schedule and tutorials for all 10 blocks in
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So I am day five on the Sizzix Blog Hop. I made this pillow a couple of weeks ago as my parents' Christmas "card" (don't...
Fall is in full swing here with a lot of football and volleyball games. Our trees have not changed color, but it won't be long now. We hope you are down loading our house patterns . This week our builder is Cori. She works on Wednesday's and Thursday's. House block #5 Here is what Cori loves about her neighborhood. And we asked her to share a favorite recipe. These are wonderful. My favorite thing about my neighborhood is how quiet it is! I live out in the country, and the view outside my sewing room (aka the dinning room) are the beautiful fields! My neighbors are not close by but they are all very friendly! My husband and I love the simple life out in the county! My favorite recipe for parties is Hot Ham Sandwiches (Makes a dozen sandwiches) Ingredients: - 1 package of Hawaiian Rolls - 3/4 lb. of Ham -12 slices of Swiss -Thin slices of onions - 1 stick of Butter (I like to use about half of a stick) -T. of mustard - 1/2 T. of Worcestershire Sauce -2 T. Of poppy seeds -sprinkled Cut rolls in half, and start to layer ingredients on the bottom of the roll as follows: thin slices of onion, A fourth a slice of cheese, ham folded to fit, a fourth of slice of cheese, and the top of the bun. Place all buns in a 9x13 glass dish. Melt butter, add Worcestershire, and mustard. Pour over sandwiches. Sprinkle poppy seeds over top. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight. Bake at 350° still Covered with foil for 20 minutes and uncovered for 8 -10 minutes longer. Serve warm Remember to share your finished houses on our face book page or at #modabemyneighbor Happy Sewing, Janeese
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Dutch Treat Quilt by Happy Quilting This Dutch Treat Quilt Block designed by maureencracknellhandmade.. The pattern is available for free.. Full Post: Dutch Treat Quilt Pattern
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Here are 30 free patterns for STAR quilts! There are Sawtooth Stars, Ohio Stars, LeMoyne Stars, Lone Stars, Mariner's Compass Stars, Frie...
