When it comes to quilting, my favorite part is creating the designs. To make a quilt design that is representational and not merely a geometric design, many people opt to use applique or paper piecing techniques. I am not a fan or either of those methods. I prefer the traditional piecing technique of measuring and …
Camelot Fabrics is featuring another one of my quilt patterns with their Palm Paradise Fabric Collection. My Palm Tree Quilt Pattern is available for download from my Etsy Shop. This block can be made in three sizes, 9″ x 13 1/2″, 12″ x 18″, and 18″ x 27″. There are two background variations for the …
Spring is here and Camelot Fabrics is featuring my Flamingo Quilt Pattern with their Palm Paradise Fabric Collection! The flamingo quilt block can be made in three sizes, 9″, 12″, and 18″. It comes with diagrams and instructions to make it facing both left and right. The pattern comes with two sample quilt layouts. The …
I started this website three years ago with the intention of sharing my quilt designs, design process, and some quilting techniques as well as other fabric and art projects I may be up to. Unfortunately, I am not very tech savvy, so the blog was abandoned while I worked on building my Etsy Quilt Pattern …
Hanging quilts on the wall is a great way to display them, especially when you don’t want to make a full-sized quilt. Quilted wall art can be any size and unlike many other types of wall art there is no need to purchase an expensive frame. In this post I will show you a simple …
Quilted bags are fun and functional. I use mine to keep my yarn and knitting needles. It keeps my yarn contained while I work on a project. But there are so many other uses for quilted bags. In this post I will show you the steps to make your own quilted bag. First you need …
In this article I will show you how to make quilted placemats using either one twelve-inch quilt block or two nine-inch quilt blocks. For my first placemat I made a twelve-inch quilt block using my Wine for Two quilt block pattern. Then I cut two one-and-a-half-inch strips to sew on both sides. This makes a …
Looking for a project to make from a small quilt block? Quilted potholders can be functional art or purely decorative. Potholders typically range from five to ten inches. For my potholders I used a six-inch quilt block and a nine-inch quilt block. The first step is to make a quilt block. For this potholder, I …
In this post I am going to show you how to make a quilted pillow using my Cat on a Ledge quilt block pattern. Pillows are great because they can be made any size or shape. The larger pillow is made from four six-inch quilt blocks with some sashing and border strips. The smaller pillow …
For my first blog post I am sharing some quilted wall hangings based off of the first quilt block pattern I designed for sale, the hot air balloon. The hot air balloon quilt block is a rather simple pattern to begin with that can be made in a variety of sizes to create a sky …