You didn't actually think I'd release a whole new pattern without making an all-solids sample, now did you? 😏 That said, this quilt is a bit of a departure from my usual pattern samples. This time I worked with Bella Solids from Moda Fabrics and y'all... I think I might be a convert! The colors are beautiful and rich,

Since releasing my Stardust Shine quilt pattern , I’ve noticed a lot of curiosity regarding what fabric I used in the scrappy version of my quilt — so I gathered up all the leftover scraps I could find, as well as some tips to help you make your own scrappy Stardust Shine.

This week I am going to showcase some of the amazing quilts that the Portland Modern Quilt Guild has made as part of its Charity Program. The PMQG has a pretty active Charity arm and once a month …

Tackle your scraps with this scrappy mystery quilt-a-long in June 2020. Using most 2 1/2" squares and step by step instructions.

You didn't actually think I'd release a whole new pattern without making an all-solids sample, now did you? 😏 That said, this quilt is a bit of a departure from my usual pattern samples. This time I worked with Bella Solids from Moda Fabrics and y'all... I think I might be a convert! The colors are beautiful and rich,

I am not starting this project right away....but thought I would share my sleuthing on this. This pin is all over Pinterest....with ...

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!

Have you ever found a quilted heart out along your adventures? If so, you are very lucky! I first heard about this project about 2 weeks ago while scrolling through Instagram. At times, those leisurely scrolls stumble across some really "aha" moments! The official I Found A Quilted Heart project started in January 2014 when a quilted heart was found in a cave in the Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. Since then, people all over the world have participated in making hearts as a random act of kindness. I have happily added myself to that list! There is a lot more information on this website: I Found A Quilted Heart Included in this website are the guidelines for placing hearts, a printable tag sheet, and a list of FAQS (frequently asked questions). There is no template for the heart itself as it's up to the maker to choose a desirable shape and size. When a heart is found, there are places to "report" them, too! On the tag, the website is listed, along with a hashtag for Instagram. There is a Facebook group also, with photos of the hearts and often with a picture of the "finder". Above is the first heart I hung in a tree in my neighborhood. About 10 days later, it still hasn't been found! It's visible from the street, sidewalk and right where cars drive by in a mini mall. I like to think that it's meant for someone very special and who needs a reminder that there is love in this world. These hearts are so much fun for me to make. It's quite addicting and a fabulous way to use up scraps of all sizes. Every single one of my hearts contains purple in some way...a fabric scrap, a button, lace or ribbon. Just so you know, in case you find one, it may have come from me! Linking up with: DrEAMi! #52 @MMM Quilts Meadow Mist Favorite Finish Midweek Makers @ Quiltfabrication Put Your Foot Down @ForTheLoveOfGeese

Tackle your scraps with this scrappy mystery quilt-a-long in June 2020. Using most 2 1/2" squares and step by step instructions.

I'm excited to tell you that I am going to be teaching at Camp Stitchalot in August! There will be 3 other teachers that weekend: Jacquie of Tallgrass Prairie Studio, Dan of Piece and Press and Rossie of Fresh Modern Quilts. Brenda of Pink Castle Fabrics is the host for the weekend. I'm excited that I get to teach at camp, but I'm beyond thrilled to be able to learn from the other teachers. What a line up! For my class I will be teaching how to make a slab (improvisational piecing with scraps) based on the material in Sunday Morning Quilts. It's one thing to make a smaller piece (a single block) from scraps, but how do you take it beyond a block? I'll be covering how to use this technique to make a larger quilt. It's quite fun!!! The solids above were sent to me so I could make a sample block using the slab technique. I started with Michael Miller Cotton Couture solids in Marine, Turquoise and Luna along with some Kona Cotton in Bone. I added in a few scraps of my own because I needed a bit more variety. (We were allowed to add scraps, so I didn't break the rules. No worries!) It was an interesting exercise to work with a limited color palette, but I also enjoyed the challenge of working within those parameters. It's good to stretch your skills! Speaking of stretching...I had to chop these up to make scraps in order to make my block. THAT was probably the hardest part! :) This is my final block and it measures 20" square. I rather like it! It was fun to sew with fabrics that someone else selected. This block will go into a sampler quilt along with blocks from each of the teachers. I can't wait to see how they all play together! If you are interested in going to camp, you can find all the details here. I hope to see you in August! ---------------- In other news.....quilting time is hard to come by these days, but I'm trying to be content with the time that I get. I don't always do so well with the contentment piece, but I'm working on it. :) Currently in my machine....my leftovers quilt. I'm estimating that I have less than an hour of quilting time on this one. It's a big quilt, so I'm excited to have made that much progress. I'm looking forward to picking a binding fabric! One more bit of progress...while my sewing room is still not organized, I have my cutting table cleared off. Woo-hoo! This piece was formerly an island in our kitchen, now the center of my sewing room. My husband teases me saying that I'm spoiled, but I think it's a dandy fabric holder/cutting station! I'm very thankful to have it! (By the way, gotta LOVE that billiard light above it, no?) The island turned cutting counter (it's from IKEA) happens to hold a whole lot of fabric! Hurray!

You didn't actually think I'd release a whole new pattern without making an all-solids sample, now did you? 😏 That said, this quilt is a bit of a departure from my usual pattern samples. This time I worked with Bella Solids from Moda Fabrics and y'all... I think I might be a convert! The colors are beautiful and rich,

It seems like yesterday that I was planning a big hunker down for the winter. I really thought there would be loads of time to stitch, to ponder, to find my collage/sketch book. And there was—in a …

Cabin Peaks quilt pattern is now on the shop! It's finally here! The Cabin Peaks quilt pattern is now available and I am so dang excited! I've had this idea in mind for a while. I just had to find the time and motivation to get it done. That motivation came when I joined the Pantone Quilt Challenge, and I made my first

Select Two or Three Colors to Use Throughout to Pull the Quilt Together! Scraps that don’t work anywhere else come together beautifully in this charming quilt. You’ll love having this comforting throw to enjoy all year around. We love the plaids, stripes, batiks and florals chosen by the designer. The pleasing color combination allows the …

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Time to make a fun block. This is a take on the traditional wedding ring block. I made it in an improv fashion using the paper ring as a stabiliser. Use a combination of strips and triangles as you…

I don't know if you have a "quilting bucket list", but I sure do! And a cathedral window quilt was at the top of that list! There's something so elegant and perplexing about how they're constructed and I always love a good challenge of figuring things out and stretching my skills and this quilt did just that! I first d

This patch of coneflowers is on one our morning walk routes....and I've been watching it progress. I absolutely love that all the stages of the blooms that are on display....there is something about the spindly way these flowers begin that make them look a little cartoony and whimsical. Christine let me know that the inspiration photo for my "swoop of color" project was done by Ellen Lindner. Christine and I took an online fabric collage class from Ellen several years ago...and I've been following her ever since. She's one of my inspiration artists. http://adventurequilter.com/ You can read about my "Sticky Fingers" class project here: http://joyfulputtering.blogspot.com/search/label/glued%20fabric%20collage It makes perfect sense that this is her work. It's called Florida Native #2 and you can read about it here on Ellen's blog. http://adventurequilter.com/quilt-gallery/around-the-neighborhood-gallery-partial/florida-native-2/ Although I'm practicing the skills from Isobel's class....as I look at Ellen's imagine again I love the simplicity of it. I'll go simple next time....I certainly didn't this time. I prepared my background as directed in Isobel's class. I stitched a "stem" line as a reference and fused down some Kaffe Fassett stripes to give me some guidelines for petal placement. Then I started adding fabric pieces.... ...and decorative machine stitches. I was reminded that contrasting colors are better. The purple stitching stands out...but the green under the yellow petal gets lost. This is why I practice. Time for fibers.... ...and hand stitching. This is where I stopped....and probably not in time. There are things I like....and things I would do differently next time. I will likely do another piece inspired by Ellen's organic leaf shape....but keep it WAY more simple....leave more breathing space and do less stitching and embellishing. But It's all a learning curve....and that's how I roll. Practice, practice, practice. It's time to move on. The day was way too bright to take photos....so the coloring is yellowed and off....and I know I say this all the time...but it does look better in person.

Step 2 of the Scrappy Mystery Quilt-a-long, making half square triangles from 3" squares to combine with the 9 patches we made earlier

Well, she’s done. With a single day to spare. By the time you are reading this I will have already gifted this quilt to my beloved daughter, Raven. She’s watched me make it and claimed it fairly early. 🙂 I so enjoyed making this quilt with all of you who participated in the quilt...

In 2018, one of my goals was to work much larger than I have done in the past. It’s been a very interesting journey. Working large doesn’t just mean making bigger quilts–it also m…

Get a look behind the Bundles Of Joy quilt pattern release. See what fabrics I used and why, and share what you think the bundles of joy are!

is the name of my latest quilt finish, my 14th quilt for 2019! This is the second time I have made a scrappy quilt with this 'pattern'.... I really like how the navy blue works with the white and all my scraps! As usual, I've kept the quilting simple... with just some straight lines through all the white sashing. Why is it called "Good Victory", I hear you ask? My friend's name is Eunice, and it means Good Victory! Dimensions: 54" X 68" Quilt finish # 14 for 2019 #118 all-time quilt Scrappy sandwiches quilt Happy sewing! SUZ

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I have been collecting embroidered doilies for some time now, sourcing them mainly from op shops around the state and even in Tasmania on a trip there last year. I was also gathering vintage fabric and ditsy prints to use in my quilt making. I had to steel myself cutting into the first couple of doilies, but once the pretty patches started to grow, it became easier! I had to make some of them square with low volume fabrics.... Then I bordered them with the floral fabrics to make them 8" (finished) square. I felt their pretty designs needed some breathing space, so cut 1 1/2" white and cream strips to border them with.... Then I felt they were a bit 'white' so introduced some beige and browner tones..... I'll continue to cut and piece and border, until I have 49 blocks in total, to give a quilt which will finish at 70" square. And when a doily is too big or too lovely to cut up.... I'm working on another project! Happy sewing! SUZ

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Mariner's Compass, c. 1840, Tilton Family, New Jersey While I continue to work on "Beauty Secrets: 150 Years of History in One Quilt Pattern" opening August 5th at the Benton County Historical Museum in Philomath, I've been presented with another opportunity to show quilts this year. The 11th annual Northwest Quilting Expo will take place at the Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center from September 22-24, and I will be there with quilts. Tree of Life, c. 1880, unknown maker, Pennsylvania Last year, I participated in the Latimer Quilt and Textile Center bed turnings at the Expo, and Latimer Board President Carol Weber introduced me to a nice lady named Shellie, one of the show's ringleaders, who was interested in having me speak at the 2011 show. I agreed to speak, and Shellie recently offered me a bonus opportunity to display quilts and do book signings. Since I've never done anything like it, I thought it would be a good experience, and I agreed to do it. Honeycomb Hexagons, 1842, unknown maker "M.C." Pennsylvania Shellie and I have settled on having 20 quilts on display, and now I'm beginning to make my selections. I will hold certain quilts for the lectures on Friday and Saturday, and will also hold quilts that have been displayed in the Portland area in the last year and quilts too fragile to display. "Beauty Secrets" will be hanging at the time, so the Rocky Mountain Road / New York Beauty quilts will be at the Benton County Museum. Princess Feather, c. 1840, unknown maker, Maine In looking at what would be available and what might appeal to attendees, I'm putting together a group of older quilts, primarily pre-1900 quilts from the eastern United States. These are the quilts we don't see often in Oregon, a state that joined the Union in 1859, well after the eastern territory was settled. Several of my quilts were made before 1859. Sunburst Diamonds, c. 1830, unknown maker, New England Until recently, I hadn't realized these older quilts were more rare in Oregon than in other places. Having come from the east coast, maybe I took these quilts for granted. During the time I've been sharing them with groups around Oregon, I've been surprised by the reaction. Many west coasters haven't seen a lot of quilts older than the Colonial Revival or Depression Era. Those later quilts are actually a greater rarity in my collection, but I don't think I got it backwards. People just love the old quilts. Sprigs of Laurel Medallion, c. 1840, unknown maker, Baltimore, Maryland So, old quilts it will be - some of the oldest quilts here in Oregon - and I'm delighted to be bringing them to the Expo. The quilts in this blog are just some of the pieces I'm considering, both for display and lectures. The Northwest Quilting Expo will take place September 22-24, 2011 at the Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center at 2060 North Marine Drive, Portland. For more details, click here.

As I am at the beginning of my Nearly Insane Quilt journey, I thought I would share another of my completed hand pieced, hand quilted marathons with you. This is my Irish Chain Charm Quilt. It is hand pieced, using the English Paper Piecing method, and hand quilted.   Single Irish Chain Quilt The start of my patchwork and quilting journey started when I inherited a fabric stash from a friend. Don't get me wrong, there was plenty of fabric and thread in my life, just not the 100% cottons used for patchwork and quilting. Some of the little gems in the collection were bags of small charm squares, which were less than 2" square. Fabric Charm Squares, 1" - 2" square I believe they were from the era before the internet and online fabric databases, when mail order shops would send out small samples for customers to select their quilt colours from. These little pieces intrigued me, and quietly laid down the gauntlet 'find a project to use us in'. An Irish Chain quilt was the solution. Also, we were expecting the arrival of a camper van, so I decided to make a quilt for use in the van.   Single Irish Chain Patchwork Quilt Obviously the size of the charm squares put a limit on the size of my shapes, so each small square was 1" big. I made up the English paper piecing templates using the Table function in MS Word, where I could set the size of the cells to be 1" x 1", print them off and cut them out. From the charm packs I selected the deep and warm toned charm squares, which have a jewel like effect, and sought out a light background fabric that would add a subtle texture. I had already started to cover these little squares with the charm fabrics on the train to work, before I found a suitable background fabric. In the end I chose a little tan, tone on tone sprig print, "Bound to the Prairie" #9195 by Kansas Troubles for Moda (some of you may be familiar with it - it was the neutral in my 2012 Easy Street Mystery Quilt). It also matched the woodwork in the camper van perfectly. Single Irish Chain Quilt - Ideal for a Camper Van! I remember pouring the squares out onto the shop counter to match up this co-ordinating fabric as the assistant looked at me in disbelief, commenting ,"You do know there is an easier way of doing this, don't you?" Yes, there might have been, but at the time carrying a sewing machine on the train each day was not an option! This portable hand piecing project went with me everywhere, and often or not, a stray square would turn up in the boot of the car, down the side of the sofa - I often wonder how many got left on the train...  Irish Chain Patchwork Quilt The Single Irish Chain pattern is made up from a 9-patch, alternating the background fabric and the main fabric. In this case, the 1" squares made up a 9-patch 3" x 3", and that was the same size as the alternating 3" x 3" background fabric square. Detail of hand pieced 9 patch block, Irish Chain Quilt The quilt is hand quilted, firstly by quilting around the coloured squares, and then by adding a further cross-hatch pattern in the centre. The border is also cross-hatched. On this particular quilt, I think this simple quilting pattern works well with the Irish Chain quilt.  Scrappy Border - Irish Chain Quilt To add to the scrappy nature of the quilt I decided to make up the binding from further scraps, which are also 3" long. The background fabric was also part of the Kansas Trouble, 'Back to the Prairie' range. Up close it is a very pretty print, and although it disguises the quilting stitches on the back nicely, from a distance the colours tend to blend into a muddy colour. I used a small piece to make a quilt label using my Husqvarna Designer 1 Embroidery Machine, using Isacord embroidery thread. I didn't use a strong contrasting thread, as I prefer a more subtle label, but it does the trick.  Quilt Label - Single Irish Chain Quilt This quilt tends to live in the camper van, getting used regularly if we head off on a trip during the winter months. I love spotting all the different fabrics as I am cosied up in bed! There are still plenty of these charm squares in my fabric collection, any ideas for the next project? Joining up with Crazy Mom Quilts. Statistics Dimensions: 150cm x 178cm (approx 5ft x 6ft) Blocks: 3” x 3” Piecing Method: English Paper Piecing. Hand Pieced Quilting Method: Hand Quilted Dates: Autumn 2006(?) – March 2009 Competition Entries: 2009 Traditional Quilts, Quilts UK , Malvern

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This quilt seemed to name itself...... While I was working on it, I thought of this fun 'play-on' words, and it stuck! The backing was lurking in the back of the fabric cupboard I spent some of my recent fourteen day quarantine making this quilt. I think it took me three weeks from start to finish. Today I was released from 14 days quarantine.... and with the promise of a sunny morning, I set off for a short drive to take some photos! Boy, it felt good to be out! The bush setting was perfect, I think! And a little water.... As I was heading home, I saw a pretty children's playground, and took a couple of photos there! I love finding great backdrops, especially when I don't have an agreeable quilt holder around! Quilt #8 for 2021 Quilt size 47" square Lifetime Quilt #137 Happy days! SUZ

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Designed to celebrate International Women's Day, inspired by stories of women supporting women in situations of crisis, this block represents the universal sisterhood that exists between us across the globe. This was sold as a swap / fundraiser which is now complete. A total of $4,000.00 was donated to Beautiful World Canada, a non-profit organization that provides secondary and post-secondary comprehensive scholarships to girls living in Sub-Saharan Africa. Girls from Grade 6 who don't have the means to continue their education and would otherwise be forced to work in the fields, or be married off. Beautiful World provides tuition, housing, transportation, grad prep, personal supplies, mentorship, medical care and employment training. Whatever it is they need to make graduating possible. The organization supports women, and is run primarily by women. You can read up on it here: https://beautifulworldcanada.org/ This listing is for a 6-page INSTANT DOWNLOAD pattern. The bodies are a foundation paper piecing pattern and the heads are appliquéd. SIZE: The pattern has two sizes: 12" and 16" square. Perfect for a pillow or bag. Would also make an awesome centre block for a medallion quilt. LEVEL: suitable for beginners and up. (Some accuracy matching required but nothing scary.) Video tutorial on how to appliqué the heads can be foubd here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3uUxKXtwE8&t=54s Note: This pattern is NON-REFUNDABLE. Thanks! © Berene Campbell For personal use only. May not be redistributed or shared in anyway. Only the purchaser may use this pattern. Thank you!

Welcome to another edition of Mini Monday!! I'm in the process of making a new mini quilt. I thought you might like to see it. This pr...