Picnic Quilt

I'm soooo excited...I finished my 36 patch quilt this weekend. There is a LOT going on in this one! I think I used 75 different fabrics in all. Wowza! All from the stash. Double wowza!! If you recall, I made this for the quilt along I hosted this summer here on the blog in celebration of my 36th birthday. You can find the block tutorial here. I'm very pleased with how it turned out! I was stalled for quite some time trying to figure out the right backing. I wanted to make a 36 patch back…

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Teach Someone to Quilt with This Pattern! Ten inch layer cake squares stitch up very quickly into this fun quilt. It’s a great beginner project that even young sewists can complete. Experienced quilters will love how soon they’ll have it completed. Select a layer cake pack in your favorite colors, or cut squares from your …

This spring I keep looking through wip boxes, and one of them contained a fair amount of 2.5" strips in pastell colors from maybe 2 years ago. So I decided to move along and empty out the box. These 16 patch blocks ends up a square 8", and I was aiming for a 64" by 80" layout. Easy piecing, but still a bit of puzzle to find a good balance and nice contrast in the final top. A few pastell marzipan eggs was consumed during constructions, as may be expected of a easter time endevour as this…

Be Squared Quilt Finished Quilt size: 56 inches x 72 inches And so I have finished my quilt made with my treasured Oakshot...

Valentines-themed mini nine-patch quilt tutorial using one charm pack. Great for beginning quilter.

Here as promised are the Kaffe Fassett quilts from the Festival of Quilts show. If you’ve visited my blog before you may know that I quite like Kaffe Fasset’s work! That is a total unde…

My finished quilt top. I see I flipped a row and have 2 identical blocks next to each other. Does it bug me enough to fix it though? Probably, especially since I used my small stash of Arcadia and want this quilt to make me happy every time I see it. Mistake = not happy. :( Otherwise I love it.

**GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED** Have you seen the #12minisin12months challenge over on Instagram hosted by Kait of knotandthreaddesign.com? This is a challenge to sew a mini quilt every month this year, and there are some fun prizes up for grabs. I’m adding in my own prize this month…scroll down to find out how you can win […]

A beautiful patchwork quilt machine pieced from the new fabric range (Innocent Crush - 2010) by Anna Maria Horner, combined with fabulous Kaffe Fassett fabrics. A strikingly colorful quilt. This quilt is machine quilted on a domestic sewing machine. In addition the top edge of the quilt features a row of hand stitched quilting for added detail and interest. The quilt measures 51 inches x 66 inches and is suitably large enough to snuggle up with on the couch or for on the bed. The back of…

Name: Prospector's16 Patch Design: St. Louis 16 Patch (tutorial at Sew with Sass) Size: 56" by 72" Quilted: by me with Aurifil 50 wt in cream on either side of each square Backed with a vintage sheet I made this St, Louis 16 Patch with the intention that it be a donation quilt for the Rock Creek Forest Fire victims, I put it together with a vision of who it might be for but then the organizers of the quilt drive said they only wanted queen size quilts. Wah wa wa. Darn. This is not a queen…

blogged: www.shecanquilt.blogspot.ca/2013/12/the-picnic-quilt-ta-d... This quilt is 53" x 66" and uses various fabrics from the Sweetwater Lucy's Crab Shack line and Kona Snow. The pattern is a St. Louis 16 Patch, tutorial is here: sewwithsass.blogspot.ca/2013/04/quilts-st-louis-16-patch....

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Another completed quilt for 2013! And just in time for the cold weather that is already upon us here in Northern Illinois - there are snow flurries in the forecast today - what?! The "fall back" clock change hasn't even happened yet. But we are ready for snuggling with this extra large napping quilt. It's nearly twin sized, measuring 60" x 84" :) The all-over quilting pattern features acorns and maple, ash, and oak leaves. The quilting thread is a dark, rusty orange. It shows up really well…

Plaid Pineapples PDF Quilt Pattern Finished Size: 55" x 72" The Plaid Pineapples quilt has twelve jumbo-sized pineapple blocks and finishes at 55" x 72". The plaid units within the quilt are all pieced patchwork sections that result in perfect plaid pineapples! The pattern is clearly written with easy to follow instructions and detailed, full color diagrams. This quilt pattern assumes the user has basic piecing and quilting skills. Fabric requirements are shown in last photo. ABOUT THE PDF…

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