I finished quilting this quilt for Theresa Shirley last week. The pattern is Amazon Star from Quiltworx. Theresa is a student of my husband Roger. She did a fabulous job piecing this quilt! When …
I finished quilting this quilt for Theresa Shirley last week. The pattern is Amazon Star from Quiltworx. Theresa is a student of my husband Roger. She did a fabulous job piecing this quilt! When …
I finished quilting this quilt for Theresa Shirley last week. The pattern is Amazon Star from Quiltworx. Theresa is a student of my husband Roger. She did a fabulous job piecing this quilt! When …
I finished quilting this quilt for Theresa Shirley last week. The pattern is Amazon Star from Quiltworx. Theresa is a student of my husband Roger. She did a fabulous job piecing this quilt! When …
Roger, my husband and my biggest supporter made this Diamond Wedding Star Quilt, from a Quiltworx (Judy Niemeyer) pattern. It was on my quilt frame for 13 working days. Now mind you I taught some a…
I finished quilting this quilt for Theresa Shirley last week. The pattern is Amazon Star from Quiltworx. Theresa is a student of my husband Roger. She did a fabulous job piecing this quilt! When …
Hey loves! We hope to find you all well. We are so happy to have you here in this space that we do with great affection to share the best patterns with you. Knowing that you remember us, looking for us to learn is very gratifying. Now, shall we quilt? The Spinning Star Quilt is […]
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Let the Sisters of the Dark cast their spell over you... Create this eerie quilt that features wicked beauties looking stunning in black against a cool colorful backdrop.
I'm thrilled to share this pattern for a quilt I designed recently. It does require The Learning Curve Ruler designed by Linda Warren. If you cannot find it in your local shop, you can purchase it directly from the designer at this LINK. Serene Garden – 72” x 72” Designed by Theresa Litz – c2014 REQUIRED FABRICS 3 yds – Focal Fabric (Asian Inspired Floral) – blocks, outer border 1 ¾ yds – Light Blue background – blocks 1 ½ yds – Light Cream background – blocks 1 yd - Dark Teal – blocks, inner border SPECIAL TOOLS The Learning Curve Ruler designed by Linda Warren CUTTING CHART Focal Fabric – Asian Inspired Floral 100 - 3 ¼” x 5 ½” rectangles for blocks (cut 9 – 5 ½” wide x WOF strips, then sub-cut into 100 Rectangles) 25 - 4 ½” squares for center of each block (cut 3 – 4 ½” x WOF strips, sub-cut into 25 squares) 7 - 4 ½” x WOF strips – for outer border Light Blue – 52 – 3 ¼” x 5 ½” rectangles for blocks - (cut 5 – 5 ½” wide x WOF strips, then sub-cut into 52 rectangles) 52 – 4 ½” squares for blocks – (cut 6 – 4 ½” x WOF strips, sub-cut into 52 4 ½” squares) Light Cream – 48 – 3 ¼” x 5 ½” rectangles for blocks – (cut 4 – 5 ½” wide x WOF strips, then sub-cut into 48 rectangles) 48 – 4 ½” squares for blocks – (cut 6 – 4 ½” x WOF strips, sub-cut into 48 4 ½” squares) Dark Teal – 100 – 2 ½” squares for blocks – (cut 7 – 2 ½” x WOF strips, sub-cut into 100 squares) 6 - 2 ½” x WOF strips – for inner border ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ USING THE LEARNING CURVE RULER (Reference Method 2 on Ruler Instruction Pamphlet) You will use The Learning Curve Ruler, to trim all 100 - 3 ¼” x 5 ½” FOCAL FABRIC rectangles. ****For a refresher, go to my Tutorial for using The Learning Curve Ruler for Method 2 As photo below demonstrates, line up the left edge of the rectangle with the “A” Line of the ruler and carefully trim along the curved edge of the ruler. All FOCAL FABRIC rectangles should now look like this. Next, trim the 52 light blue 3 ¼” x 5 ½” rectangles AND the 48 light cream 3 ¼” x 5 ½” rectangles. As photo demonstrates, line up the left edge of the rectangle with the “C” Line of the ruler and carefully trim along the curved edge of the ruler. All light blue AND light cream rectangles should now look like this. We are now finished using The Learning Curve Ruler. Now we just need to sew all the Focal Fabric curved pieces to the Light Blue and Light Cream curved pieces. LINK to my tutorial showing how to sew these two pieces together. Use the instruction sheet that came with your ruler for Method 2 to trim your curved square down to 4 1/2" - or use my past blog tutorials to view detailed photos for using the ruler to trim these units. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STITCH AND FLIP Draw a diagonal line on the back of all 100 Dark Teal 2 ½” squares. Place a 2 ½” square, face to face in ONE corner of all 52 – 4 ½” light blue squares and all 48 – 4 ½” light cream squares. Sew along the center diagonal pencil line. Trim approximately a ¼” from seam, flip the Dark Teal triangle face up and press with iron. ****Side note: You may notice in the photo above that I have drawn two lines rather than just one down the center. I am very frugal and enjoy getting "bonus triangles" that can be used in a future project rather than to throw away the corners we don't need for this quilt. I learned how to obtain a usable, 2" unfinished Half-Square Triangle from the well-known Quilt Designer, Instructor (and too many other titles to list), Bonnie K. Hunter of Quiltville. You can view and learn this method for Bonus Triangles at this LINK. You should now have 52 – 4 ½” light blue squares that look like this: And 48 – 4 ½” light cream squares that look like this: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ASSEMBLE BLOCKS Blocks should measure 12 ½” unfinished Assemble 13 light blue blocks using photo below as a guide. Assemble 12 light cream blocks using photo below as a guide. Blocks should measure 12 1/2" once sewn together at this point. Sew blocks into rows using quilt photo as a guide, for a total of five rows of five blocks each. Sew rows together. In a perfect world, if all your seams are an accurate 1/4", the center of your quilt top should measure 60 1/2" x 60 1/2" at this point. Add Dark Teal Inner Border Add Focal Fabric Outer Border If you make your own Serene Garden Lap Quilt, please share a photo! Not only would I love to see it but I'll add the photo to this post so others can enjoy it as well! (With your permission of course.) :) Until next time! By the way, I hope to be sharing the pattern for another quilt top within the next few days.
I'm thrilled to share this pattern for a quilt I designed recently. It does require The Learning Curve Ruler designed by Linda Warren. If you cannot find it in your local shop, you can purchase it directly from the designer at this LINK. Serene Garden – 72” x 72” Designed by Theresa Litz – c2014 REQUIRED FABRICS 3 yds – Focal Fabric (Asian Inspired Floral) – blocks, outer border 1 ¾ yds – Light Blue background – blocks 1 ½ yds – Light Cream background – blocks 1 yd - Dark Teal – blocks, inner border SPECIAL TOOLS The Learning Curve Ruler designed by Linda Warren CUTTING CHART Focal Fabric – Asian Inspired Floral 100 - 3 ¼” x 5 ½” rectangles for blocks (cut 9 – 5 ½” wide x WOF strips, then sub-cut into 100 Rectangles) 25 - 4 ½” squares for center of each block (cut 3 – 4 ½” x WOF strips, sub-cut into 25 squares) 7 - 4 ½” x WOF strips – for outer border Light Blue – 52 – 3 ¼” x 5 ½” rectangles for blocks - (cut 5 – 5 ½” wide x WOF strips, then sub-cut into 52 rectangles) 52 – 4 ½” squares for blocks – (cut 6 – 4 ½” x WOF strips, sub-cut into 52 4 ½” squares) Light Cream – 48 – 3 ¼” x 5 ½” rectangles for blocks – (cut 4 – 5 ½” wide x WOF strips, then sub-cut into 48 rectangles) 48 – 4 ½” squares for blocks – (cut 6 – 4 ½” x WOF strips, sub-cut into 48 4 ½” squares) Dark Teal – 100 – 2 ½” squares for blocks – (cut 7 – 2 ½” x WOF strips, sub-cut into 100 squares) 6 - 2 ½” x WOF strips – for inner border ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ USING THE LEARNING CURVE RULER (Reference Method 2 on Ruler Instruction Pamphlet) You will use The Learning Curve Ruler, to trim all 100 - 3 ¼” x 5 ½” FOCAL FABRIC rectangles. ****For a refresher, go to my Tutorial for using The Learning Curve Ruler for Method 2 As photo below demonstrates, line up the left edge of the rectangle with the “A” Line of the ruler and carefully trim along the curved edge of the ruler. All FOCAL FABRIC rectangles should now look like this. Next, trim the 52 light blue 3 ¼” x 5 ½” rectangles AND the 48 light cream 3 ¼” x 5 ½” rectangles. As photo demonstrates, line up the left edge of the rectangle with the “C” Line of the ruler and carefully trim along the curved edge of the ruler. All light blue AND light cream rectangles should now look like this. We are now finished using The Learning Curve Ruler. Now we just need to sew all the Focal Fabric curved pieces to the Light Blue and Light Cream curved pieces. LINK to my tutorial showing how to sew these two pieces together. Use the instruction sheet that came with your ruler for Method 2 to trim your curved square down to 4 1/2" - or use my past blog tutorials to view detailed photos for using the ruler to trim these units. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STITCH AND FLIP Draw a diagonal line on the back of all 100 Dark Teal 2 ½” squares. Place a 2 ½” square, face to face in ONE corner of all 52 – 4 ½” light blue squares and all 48 – 4 ½” light cream squares. Sew along the center diagonal pencil line. Trim approximately a ¼” from seam, flip the Dark Teal triangle face up and press with iron. ****Side note: You may notice in the photo above that I have drawn two lines rather than just one down the center. I am very frugal and enjoy getting "bonus triangles" that can be used in a future project rather than to throw away the corners we don't need for this quilt. I learned how to obtain a usable, 2" unfinished Half-Square Triangle from the well-known Quilt Designer, Instructor (and too many other titles to list), Bonnie K. Hunter of Quiltville. You can view and learn this method for Bonus Triangles at this LINK. You should now have 52 – 4 ½” light blue squares that look like this: And 48 – 4 ½” light cream squares that look like this: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ASSEMBLE BLOCKS Blocks should measure 12 ½” unfinished Assemble 13 light blue blocks using photo below as a guide. Assemble 12 light cream blocks using photo below as a guide. Blocks should measure 12 1/2" once sewn together at this point. Sew blocks into rows using quilt photo as a guide, for a total of five rows of five blocks each. Sew rows together. In a perfect world, if all your seams are an accurate 1/4", the center of your quilt top should measure 60 1/2" x 60 1/2" at this point. Add Dark Teal Inner Border Add Focal Fabric Outer Border If you make your own Serene Garden Lap Quilt, please share a photo! Not only would I love to see it but I'll add the photo to this post so others can enjoy it as well! (With your permission of course.) :) Until next time! By the way, I hope to be sharing the pattern for another quilt top within the next few days.
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I finished quilting this quilt for Theresa Shirley last week. The pattern is Amazon Star from Quiltworx. Theresa is a student of my husband Roger. She did a fabulous job piecing this quilt! When …
This post will answer questions about the free Cottage Twirl Quilt Pattern and show you why it's perfect for beginners AND seasoned quilters.
Our actual quilts are at the machine quiltlers but here are the digital files….I will repost with the quilted quilts as they come back.. This first quilt is “Penny Candy”…We…
I am a self-taught weekend quilter and sewer. Most of the things I make are practical because I like to make things that are functional as well as decorative or beautiful. I try to learn new things with every project: a technique, a new design, new s
I have some fun news for you guys today! My IG friend Jessica Dayon asked me a couple of months ago if I would like to host a Quilt Along with her and I thought, "What better way to make some new quilty friends?!" so I said, "Yes!" We've been in close contact ever since - collaborating, planning, and testing blocks to create this really pretty design we're calling Willow. We hope you love it as much as we do and we hope you'll join us for this free Quilt Along. Here are the details... Willow Quilt Along Hosted by Jessica Dayon and Amber Johnson - Pattern: weekly instructions for the Willow pattern will be given here on my blog and on Jessica's blog each Thursday. - Finished Quilt Size: 60" x 60" - Finished Block Size: 6" x 6" - Duration: 7 weeks - Schedule: Week 1 (March 26th): Make 6 Harmony Blocks Week 2 (April 2nd): Make 4 Grace Blocks Week 3 (April 9th): Make 4 Grace Blocks Week 4 (April 16th): Make 6 Hope Blocks Week 5 (April 23rd): Make 5 Hope Blocks Week 6 (April 30th): Make the cornerstones and cut the layout pieces Week 7 (May 7th): Assemble the top - Fabric Requirements: For the blocks, you will need 2 light-colored fat quarters, 3 medium-colored fat quarters, 3 dark-colored fat quarters and 5 fat quarters for the background. For the setting, you will need 2-3/8 yards of background fabric, 1/4 of a yard for the stashing stars, 7/8 of a yard for the border, 5/8 of a yard for the binding and 3-3/4 yards for the backing. - Cost: it's FREE! - Notes: This is another low-key Quilt-Along with no sign-ups and no prizes! Just check our blogs every Thursday to get the week's assignment and in 7 weeks you will have a beautiful quilt top! You can also follow along with us @jessicadayon and @gigis_thimble on Instagram. Use the hashtag #willowqal to post pictures of your progress and see what everyone else is doing. - Click HERE for a PDF version of this information. This blue and white version is what I'm planning on doing (or something very similar). I'm going to try to use my stash that is heavy in different shades of blue. I bought a background fabric and am hoping to use my stash for the rest. Here are my test blocks. As you can see there are 3 different blocks for the main part of the quilt. We hope you like them. They sure are fun to make! Because they finish at 6" you will become more comfortable working with small pieces. Some of them have 1" finished Half-Square Triangles! But I promise you they are not too hard to make. I wanted to see what this would look like in a more colorful palette so I also mocked up this version with bright, happy solids. Or there is this version in Farmhouse Gingham from Riley Blake Designs. I think this fabric line is gorgeous! Or there is a classic red and white solid version if that's more your thing. Those are just a few examples. Really, the possibilities are endless with this pattern. Color placement creates so many different looks! I love that and can't wait to see the different versions you guys do! One last thing that I wanted to share - Jessica and I decided to name this pattern Willow because of what the Willow Tree represents. The beautiful green symbolizes nature, fertility, and life. The tree also represents balance, learning, growth, harmony, strength, and stability. The structure of the trunk represents standing firm and withstanding the greatest of challenges. We both loved that and have named our blocks Grace, Hope and Harmony. We hope this pattern will remind you of the beautiful qualities represented by the Willow Tree. Let me know below if you're going to join us (we really want you to!) and be sure to visit Jessica's blog HERE to see her version. It's beautiful so go on over and say "Hi!"!
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Someone asked in a comment on my Spring Blooms tutorial yesterday if it was OK to use a different fabric for the setting triangles if the the blocks are set on point as I did in my quilt. My first reaction was "Of course! It's your quilt, do what you want!". I still feel that way, but after reflection, it occurred to me that the question was more about what it would look like. If you're looking to reproduce exactly what I did, then no, you can't switch fabrics. It will look different if you use different fabric for the setting triangles than you did for the block background. Using the same fabric floats the blooms on the quilt. However, if you're not looking to reproduce exactly what I made, have fun with it. I fired up EQ7 and colored the triangles differently to give you an idea what things could look like. I rather like it this way. If I ever make this quilt again I think I'll choose different facbric for the setting triangles. It's a little less modern, but I like the way the triangles bracket the center. I also like the darker shade of the same color for the binding in the last two examples, to frame and contain everything. So go ahead, play with color! I'd love to see your finished quilts. Please share! Would it help if I started a Canuck Quilter facebook group?
This is one very special technique that yields many different blocks. Some of the blocks are even traditional blocks such as churn dash and monkey wrench. You can make them in different sizes. Lear…
I finished quilting this quilt for Theresa Shirley last week. The pattern is Amazon Star from Quiltworx. Theresa is a student of my husband Roger. She did a fabulous job piecing this quilt! When …
