New for 2024! Pick-Up Strips Scrap Quilt Pattern!

Dive in to this fun scrap quilt pattern! 

Easy, no rules, just fun. Let your fabric stash tell the story.

Click here: PICK-UP STRIPS QUILT PATTERN.

This quilt measures 55" x 78", 

but it's easy to make it any size you like.

 

Helpful hints and design options included.

Post pics of your quilt on IG using #pickupstripsquilt.

 

Chocolate Bars, A Yummy Quilt Pattern, New! Feb 2023

Just listed on Etsy, this pattern will have you binge-quilting your stash scraps into beautiful quilts. Add some novelty fabrics for a little "I spy" fun. Sure to become a family favorite.

See the pattern here: Chocolate Bars quilt pattern.

This twin quilt measures 60" x 77". Machine quilted with a stippled design. The batting is low-loft cotton. The backing is a medium brown (crackled leather/alligator skin) design. The binding fabric is the same as the backing. 

 

New Pattern: Meraki

 

Meraki is a Greek word that refers to the creativity and love that we put into things we make. 

This quilt takes a lot of sewing, but it goes together fast because the method is "liberated" and there's not much measuring required. Scrap quilts are the best, right? Especially when we're sheltering in place.

See the Meraki pattern here.

Elizabeth Park Block-of-the-Month

Visit The Quilt BOM to see the free pattern for this Elizabeth Park quilt block.

Each month there will be a new block that we are using at the Hearthside Quilters guild in Harwinton, CT. If any of these ideas inspire you, help yourself. 

Nancy Sonneborn's Fabulous Fandango Quilt!

This stunning Fandango quilt is a recent finish by Nancy Sonneborn. What a beauty! Her blocks have a lot more pieces than mine. I love it! See the pattern for Fandango in the sidebar on the right.

This is what Nancy had to say about her quilt:

My fans started out a little wonky but improved as I kept at it.  They are all in the quilt and now,  I cannot tell which ones I questioned the execution of.  All the blocks are from multiple scraps I cut before beginning.  No blocks are identical but because I only used the original cuttings the colorway extends throughout.  The most fun happened once I began putting it together.  It did take a while for that time to come but the final product is so worth it.  I do love your patterns and "sewing by eye."   

Boardwalk Quilt Pattern is Available on Etsy!

 

This quilt combines the charm of a classic string quilt with the light and airy vibe of a modern quilt.

See the pattern here: Boardwalk Quilt Pattern.

There's plenty of time to make a bunch before Christmas! Fun to make. No fuss.

I'm loving that black and white scribbly fabric (above). Can't find the selvage for details. I'll update this post when I find it. Lots of good fabric-arranging fun in the making of this quilt! 

Hexagons Raffle Quilt in Oregon!

Tina in Pendleton, Oregon made this stunning 88" x 101" Honeycomb quilt 

for her guild's raffle. What a wonderful quilt! 

She used my pattern: Hexagons, (The pattern is for a twin size.)

UPDATE: For info about the May 5 & 6 quilt show, visit:

krazyhorsequilters.org or Facebook. You can get raffle tickets there too.

Donna Bruno's Park Place Quilt!

This gorgeous Park Place quilt is Donna Bruno's latest finish. Isn't it a beauty? The little pink dots on the light background are actually little flowers. I love the red inner border and the black floral border too. Nice job, Donna!

Donna lives in Torrington, CT. She was co-President of the Hearthside Guild in Harwinton last year.  

To see the pattern for this quilt, click here: Park Place.

Cynthia's Sunshine Quilt

This beautiful Sunshine quilt was made by Cynthia Meredith in Texas. Great fabrics and lots of Baptist Fan quilting. The backing, shown below, is a soft and quiet Amy Butler print. Great job!

Cynthia used the Sunshine pattern. 

New Puddysticks Quilt Pattern

Here's my latest quilt pattern: Puddysticks. It measures 65" x 84," XL twin (dorm bed). Instant download pdf, photos, helpful hints, 5 pages. You might already have all the fabrics you need for this string quilt, a fun stash-buster. 

The ease of making this quilt is what led to the title “Puddysticks.” In South Africa it’s a children’s phrase that means “very easy.” For example, “The math quiz was puddysticks! I finished in five minutes.” Or, if you are very cool, you might say, “That quiz was pudds!” 

See pattern here.

Patty High's New Ferris Wheel Quilt!

This beautiful Ferris Wheel quilt is the creation of Patty High of Florida. 

I especially like the striped fabrics she used...and all the reds. 

Visit her quilt shop: Red Amaryllis Quilts on Etsy. 

Patty used my Ferris Wheel pattern to make this lovely quilt.

Click to see all my patterns. 

Pastiche Quilt Pattern!

Gather up all your quilting fabrics for this one. Everything is on the menu: gorgeous favorites, ugly fabrics, old and new, large and small prints, the whole shebang. You only need a little strip so you won’t even miss it. Stash quilts make a nice souvenir of our quilt-making journeys.

The Pastiche* pattern has lots of helpful hints for better results and more fun. No stress.

*Pastiche: (pa-steesh'), noun, a work of art that mixes styles, materials, etc. Hodgepodge.

See the Pastiche pattern. Please spread the word on Pinterest, blogs, fb, etc. Thanks!

The Optimist Quilt!

Quilters who haven't yet made a string quilt are in for a big treat! This is a classic string quilt with a modern look. Fast and easy, it will make an optimist out of anyone. See The Optimist pattern.

I took this photo last night at 7:30 with no flash! I love this time of year.

This quilt lends itself well to fussy-cutting. I especially love the polka dots and that little red tiger, and the brown twigs, and the chairs (bottom photo)...see what I mean?

Visit The Optimist pattern. Please Pin, fb, Tweet, etc. Thanks!!

Honeycomb Quilt and Pattern are Finished!

The Honeycomb quilt is finished! And the pattern is too! I love how this quilt came out; it has a light and airy, modern look. The border is subdued so as not to distract from the honeycombs. If you're a Pinner, I'd appreciate a Pin. Thanks.

Yellow Brick Road Spiral Quilt is Finished!

I just finished making this quilt for my sister Eileen who lives in Michigan. Her birthday was Dec. 28. Yellow has been her favorite color since she was a little girl. I even asked her for some yellows from her stash! Haha. She saw this on Christmas Day and recognized her yellows right away. I'll mail it to her tomorrow.

Want to make a quilt like this? See: Yellow Brick Road. 

There are some good novelty fabrics in this quilt: teacups, bananas, Dr. Seuss illustrations, popcorn, etc. It measures 59" x 75." This is on of my favorites. It goes together easily. 

New Sunshine Quilt Pattern!

Here it is! Volume 22 in The Perpetual Quilter series: Sunshine. This easy quilt is a stash-busting scrap quilt that's fast and fun to make. Are the triangles a pain to measure? Hah! No measuring here. This is definitely liberated quilting. 

Yesterday was warm, but windy. After I took this photo (above), the quilt blew right off the fence.

I love making scrap quilts. Team up with a friend and trade scraps to get an even bigger assortment.

More info here.