My Bargello sunflower class at Quilty Pleasures quilt shop in Orleans, Ontario is a huge success.
Got your attention didn't I? I found a great pattern on Craftsy called "A Ring of Coffins" Jesse, Art School Dropout designed the original EPP pattern Heidi Kenney of My Paper Crane came up with the PP pattern. Stop over to get your pattern today, just CLICK HERE You know exactly where my "Ghastlies" head went! It's been a very long time since I have paper pieced. like before...it was trendy and cool! Ever hear of Carol Doak? Well, she pioneered this technique many moons ago! Apparently, PP papers have stayed buried (no pun intended) in my sewing room for 15 years I cut out Ghastlie faces... Pulled larger scraps for the coffin fabrics. Now...will I remember how to do this? I have! and my Ghastlie family of coffins...grows! The pattern also includes a template to use for completing the coffins. Printed on a heavier card stock and trimmed... ready to sew on the PP coffins I will do these later when traveling and show you when all is said and dead! oppps done!
Have you mastered Four-Patches, Nine-Patches, and Pinwheels? Then watch closely as we make these simple blocks…disappear! Quilts made with disappearing blocks are intriguing—and oh-so-fun! But just w
A couple of years ago I stumbled across this awesome book at my local public library. It was filled with simple fun baby gift ideas. Today I couldn't tell you the title of that book. I did end up purchasing a copy during a library sale fundraiser but haven't a clue where that book is now. Hopefully I will now be able to find the book!! I'm also certain it is storage with the rest of my crafting books. But that's off topic. Every time someone I know is pregnant or has a baby, I make the same baby quilt. The one I found in that book. It is super simple to make, uses limited fabrics and comes together quickly. Wanna know how to make this wonderfully easy gift? You're in luck! One of my co-workers down the hall just had a little boy with his wife and I just haven't had time to make their gift until now! You only need three fabrics to make this little quilt. It is a great early tummy time quilt. You'll need the following cuts of three fabrics for the quilt top: Fabric #1 and #2: 1/3 to 1/2 yard (depending on direction of print) Fabric #3: 2/3 to 3/4 yard The final front will look like this diagram: You will also need an additional 1 1/2 yards of one of the fabrics for backing. To create this quit top: Cut 14 5.5" by 5.5" squares from both Fabric #1 and Fabric #2 Cut 8 10.5" by 10.5" squares from Fabric #3. Pair up Fabric #1 and #2 and sew together with a 1/4" seam to create 14 total rectangles. Be sure to press each to the same fabric on all. To pair them up, I just sit each stack of blocks next to my machine and stitch away. I also do not snip the threads between each rectangle until I sew all 14 rectangles. Chain sewing like this creates a steady flow and also speeds things up. Take your 14 rectangles and match them up as show in the above diagram. Your seams should be pressed opposite of each other and butt up precisely. Sew these all together using chain sewing using 1/4" seam. You will end up with a total of 7 blocks. You will now take the Fabric #3 and match it up with the created blocks of Fabric #1 and #2. I generally pin a pairing of five to chain stitch these. Finally I add in my third block to each row to do a final round of chain stitching to finish the rows. After all of the rows are sewn, sew each row together. Do pay attention to the direction of your print and placement. You should end up with this: (Ignore the other quilt! I was too lazy to take it down before I took this picture!) For this quilt since the fabrics are so busy and I enjoyed the straight stitching so much with the last one, I did it again using my secret weapon: painter's tape! (Thank goodness for the Dollar Tree and $1 tape!) I have still binding to add but that's a post for another day! How's your sewing going? Love, Ashley
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How to Make an Easy Patchwork Quilt. It's easy and makes a great beginning quilt project.
One of the best things about being an Island Batik Ambassador is the monthly challenges! (and Island Batik also provides the fabric for said challenges) The challenge for March was to try a technique that we've never done. Many of us had a tough time with this challenge! The great thing was in discussing and coming up with ideas a whole new world of ideas opened up for me. I went through my Pinterest Board of Quilts I Want to Make, but didn't really find any interesting techniques that I hadn't done before, so I started working on a new board: Quilting Techniques to Try I really loved the idea of making a rainbow quilt, but the fabrics I have to use didn't really support that very well, so I kept looking through my boards and found that I have pinned quite a few conversion quilts. Well, that looked like fun, so I decided to give it a try! I found some simple directions online and got started. I picked out four half yard pieces from my blenders bundle - (three were from the most recent ones I received, and the teal was from an earlier box) I decided to cut the largest possible squares from my fabrics and decided on where to place them. After doing the vertical cuts and shuffling the pieces I had this...really loved how it was looking! Then I made my horizontal cuts and this is what it looked like. At this point I wasn't really delighted with it, so started playing with border ideas. (And forgot to take pictures!) I think that I should have placed the darker fabrics across from each other diagonally so that the lighter ones weren't right next to each other. I decided to frame the center with a contrasting flange and use the four prints for in the border to bring out the colors more. I had the perfect pink in one of the StashBuilder rolls. Those things are so handy to have on hand for when you need just a bit of a color! The way I did the border was also a new technique for me. I usually either make a pieced border or a simple plain border. I ended up offsetting the seams on the border in order to make the most of the strips I had cut - but that adds a little more interest to the quilt, I think! Now I was almost ready for quilting. I pieced a back out of some odds and ends of other Island Batik fabrics I had left from previous projects. For the batting I used a piece of cotton I had in my stash that was just the right size (yay for using up some stuff!) I was debating on what color of thread since I have a blend of light and dark fabrics, so I went with a thread in a medium gray tone. This is a color that was provided in my Ambassador box from Aurifil Thread. The color is Earl Gray (6732) and it was perfect for this project! I mostly use 50 wt thread for piecing and quilting because I love that it is strong, yet fine and really blends in without showing too much, even on contrasting fabrics. Isn't it nice? I quilted paisleys in the center, then did hook and swirl in the border. I just love the fact that you mostly see the texture and not the thread! After the quilting was finished my final challenge was the binding. I didn't want to use one of the fabric in the quilt top because it would match one of the corners of the border and I knew that would look a little strange. I thought I would use pink, but I didn't have enough of any of my pink fabrics to make the binding. I ended up cutting some strips from the rapidly dwindling leftovers from the top, and used a third technique I have never done and strategically pieced the binding so that the seams met the border seams! Tricky! I made four strips of my binding fabric, but did not sew them together. As I sewed the binding to the quilt, I joined the binding pieces with a straight seam where the seams in the border were. This would have been a little easier if I had sewn the binding to the top of the quilt, but I like to machine stitch the final fold of the binding to the top so I can do my No Hand Stitching binding technique! So I had to do some careful judging of where to cut and sew, but it came out pretty well! Now I will show you the finished quilt - it ended up being almost 36 inches square and used up most of four 1/2 yard pieces of fabric: I wasn't the only Island Batik Ambassador who made a convergence quilt! You can see Nancy's version at Masterpiece Quilting. We even did our borders the same way, but we used very different fabrics. This was a fun project, and I can see how making these Convergence quilts can be addicting. Now I am going to add a hanging sleeve to my quilt so I can hang it up. Hope you enjoy your weekend - and wishing you a Happy Easter!
Ian Hundley's map quilt are aerial views of landscapes that are familiar, yet abstract.
Cute Bird Quilt Full Of Avian Charm I find birds so appealing because they are such joyful creatures, and so accessible. They represent nature and the beauty around us. I watch the birds outside my…
Poppin’ Posies is a fun and easy quilt for the confident beginner in mind. The drunkard’s path blocks are designed to have some wiggle room for trimming, so even if you’ve never sewn a curved block before you can execute one.
During QuiltCon 2020, I created a number of Instagram posts of quilts grouped by various topics. That process really helped me to think about how I was experiencing my first QuiltCon and the amazing wealth of quilts. But it also takes a lot more time and energy than I’ve had at QuiltCon 202
This is the start of a throw size quilt that I'm making for my inlaws to give friends who recently became grandparents to a little boy. This will be in the grandparent's home for when the baby comes to visit. It's a baby quilt, but without all the baby colors, so hopefully will make everyone happy, and can stay out, even when the baby isn't around. Now if I can get this all done by March 20th when I see the inlaws next to celebrate MY first baby turning 7!!
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Hello Quilting Friends! Have you ever heard of a Duckworth quilt? I didn't until recently. A Duckworth quilt is a quick and easy scrap busting quilt. Not just any quilt pattern but a wonky log cabin quilt. I started seeing these being made in a Facebook Group called Scrap Quilt Enthusiasts. Why are they called Duckworth quilts? Duckworth refers to a quilters name....Jo Anne Merrill-Duckworth. She is an amazing quilter in the group who makes almost exclusively scrappy wonky log cabin quilts. She can whip these things out super fast and donates them to friends, family or whoever. And she has become a quilting Rock Star to many of the members in this group. Duckworth has inspired quilters to dig into those scraps and just sew. To me this style looks vintage and modern all at the same time. It also has that Gee's Bend feel to it. With every quilt she made and shared in this group she was overwhelmed with comments and questions. So to help others create one of these beauties from their scraps, she was kind enough to make a PDF to explain her process. The PDF can only be found in the group files. So if you have a Facebook account you might want to join the Scrap Quilt Enthusiasts group and grab that free PDF. It's a fun group of quilters making more than Duckworth quilts. So much scrappy goodness! Yes, the Duckworth bug has bitten me as well! It's all I can do to not start one. Now I have another tool in my toolbox to use up those scraps...someday. A Duckworth quilt. It makes me wonder... in a hundred years when you see articles written about wonky log cabin quilts will it read something like this... The wonky log cabin quilt has more than one name. It is also known as an improv log cabin quilt and a Duckworth quilt. (Jo Anne gave permission to write this post and use her quilt images) Until next time... I hope you find time to stitch up something sweet! EDITED 12/26/23 A YouTube video has been made about how to make a Duckworth Quilt. The Channel is called Jelly Roll Club and is hosted by Ivonne Davila-Beegle. She saw this blogpost and decided she too needed to use up scraps and help others to do the same. Watch the video below! Pin It
Free large hexagon quilt pattern & template. Make a simple hexagon quilt with no Y seams with our tutorial. Uses half hexagon quilt pieces.
All Patterns Are Brand New From The Designer or Manufacturer! Longview Quilt Quilting Pattern, From Saginaw Street Quilts BRAND NEW, Please See Description and Pictures For More Information! Longview is a fun free-form project inspired by busy congested city streets and tall buildings. Instructions will guide you through the process to piece 16 large window blocks that are then arranged into a foundation or grid. Using a free-form approach and, being as simple or complex as you like, make custom blocks to fill in the remaining space to create your own view. Finished Size: 53" inch x 74" inch. See Pictures For More Information!!!
It’s Surprisingly Easy to Make! Colored pencils create a heart in this cleverly designed little quilt. It’s perfect for your wall or give it to a teacher or an artist friend. Or enlarge it with borders for a baby quilt. While the quilt looks complicated, it’s really quite easy to make. It’s also perfect for …
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Illusion by Beth Shutty won 1st Place - American Patchwork & Quilting Super Scrappy Quilting Challenge at QuiltCon 2024.
Nani Iro’s Quilted Double Gauze has a lot going for it: the prints are stunning,…
This tutorial is part of the New York Beauty Quilt Along. To see schedule and tutorials for all 10 blocks in
How gorgeous is this overdyed quilt from Spartan? As soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted to copy the idea. I’ve been holding on to a small child’s quilt for a while now that has some staining on it, but the overall pattern and the individual fabric patterns are so sweet! I thought...
I love modern quilts and have since I was a little girl. I especially love quilts with a lot of white space – not surprising!...
Pooch Patchwork, Throw Quilt Pattern, Digital Download, Printable Pattern, Quilty Cobb Cute dog quilt perfect for anyone to cozy up with. Easy to take pattern and add boarders and extra blocks to make bigger if desired. This adorable quilt pattern is perfect for any quilter. It is ideal for beginners because it is simple and assembles quickly. I made it in under a day! Great for retreat projects and gifts. Digital downloads make life easier, NO SHIPPING and you get it immediately! **Please note- this is NOT A PHYSICAL PRODUCT, therefore, there will be no returns accepted. Make sure your computer is able to download these formats before purchasing. These files are strictly for personal or small business use in creating any physical products. Please do not share or recreate or resell this product. Available in PDF & PNG format.
Village Quilt by Miss Rosie’s Quilt Co. – This Quilt is so bright and colorful!
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!
Do you remember the Ghastlie Dolls that came out in 2016? Well of course I have a bunch of them. However, I did NOT want to make the dolls. I had other ideas and eventually found a pale green denim jacket at the thrift store.. added heat and bond to the back of the dolls, and found a Sebastian and pumpkin for my jacket back design! After pressing them onto the jacket I stitched them down with a buttonhole stitch! Added a bit of fun to a front pocket! I need new buttons and I may add more embellishment... the jacket will tell me. I also gave my BFF Shirley, this beauty... She added it to a blue denim cotton shirt. She took a pocket off the shirt and added some black stitches to hide the hole. SMART! Just because you have fabric that was made for "something" doesn't mean it shouldn't become "something else! Create outside the box...especially with Ghastlies!
Your Favorite Two-Color Combo Will be Lovely Too! A wide variety of red and white fabrics are simply beautiful in this quilt. The crisp white background shows the prints to perfection. Other color themes will be just as stunning. Start with half-yard cuts in your favorite color and a background to set them off. Choose …
I was a busy girl last week. I'm dealing with my fair share (or more) of health issues, so that takes up quite a bit of my time. Add in my five little learners and I'm a busy girl. And sleep. I like sleep. But being organized has allowed me to get some things done, and that makes this mama happy! My goals last week: Complete the bodies of my 5 Hobbes softies - didn't happen Piece some quilt backs (oooh, how exciting!) - DONE! Piece Valentine's Mini - didn't happen Cut scraps. Lots of scraps - didn't happen I'm struggling with the scraps. I started pressing the pieces of fabric, and while I'm pressing them I'm thinking of the doll clothes I could make with them, or little zipper bags, or . . . . So the scraps didn't get cut. I'm sorry to disappoint, but I just don't have it in me. I'm thinking if it's something very specific, like this apple quilt: Something manageable, but still using up at least my red, pink, green, orange (a smidge) and grey (or black and white) scraps. It might make a dent. Or maybe a strawberry quilt? (Scrappy Strawberry quilt from Farm Girl Vintage) (Strawberry Social quilt found here at Tamarack Shack) I'll get right on it, right? So here's what I'll get done this week, I hope: Sew Valentine's Pillows Cut fabric for new quilt patterns Cut Feed Co. Weekender stuff Work on Valentine's Mini And anything else I can think of. Probably going to sort out my red, pink and green scraps so I can get started on one of these cute quilts.
I am in the process of making some needed changes to these pages. So hang in there until the improvements are finished. :) If you make something from one of my tutorials, please link it back to me and help others find these tutorials so they can use them too. I would love to see what you make!! Please share your pictures in the from blank pages... facebook group, OR use the hashtag #fbppatterns on Instagram. Click HERE for a few Sewing Basics posts that I did a while back. NEW: YouTube Videos! http://YouTube.com/c/FromBlankPagesPatterns Paper Piecing Shortcuts: These are raw, unedited tutorials to share with you how I paper piece AS I paper piece. They are not made in order, but I will update this list as I post them, so you can easily watch them in order from start to finish! Glue Basting Multiple Sections at the Same Time Chain Piecing Multiple Sections Trimming Sections After Piecing Quilting: Sewing: Paper: Holiday: Christmas Tree Skirt "Meaning of Christmas" Ornaments
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The Campfire Glow Quilt Pattern by Meghan Buchanan of Then Came June. The Campfire Glow Quilt Pattern used two traditional blocks, the 9 Patch and Sawtooth Star, to create a fun modern quilt. The pattern includes a Modern Solid Design option and a Stash Buster option. This is the perfect pattern for a newer quilter or for a seasoned quilter trying to find inspiration again! This pattern requires beginner quilting knowledge. The pattern assumes quilter has knowledge of basic piecing and can use consistent 1/4" seam allowances. The pattern requires yardage for the Modern Solid version or for the stash buster, it provides multiple fabric cut options. Material requirements on second image. **This is a downloadable PDF, being instantly delivered to your email after your purchase is complete. Your download will only be available to download a limited amount of times. Please remember to save on the computer instead of opening on your phone. Feel free to print out as 8.5" x 11". Pattern is for one person use only. Do not copy, redistribute or sell. You may sell quilts made using this pattern on a small independent scale. Please credit the quilt pattern to Then Came June. Photos by Amy Wennerlind and Meghan Buchanan. Quilting by Mariposa Quilting.
Making mitered corners doesnt' hjave to be hard.Start with a small application to gain confidence in making excellent mitered corners every time!
