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February 10, 2023
Through My Window Quilt Kits by Connecting Threads! from Busy Hands Quilts

Through My Window has been kitted in the Throw size by Connecting Threads in their beautiful fabric collection, Icy Splendor.  This design is made with large stars with sashing and goes together quickly.

Enjoy the ease of a quilt kit assembled by Connecting Threads.  You'll find the quilt kits right here.

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The Through My Window quilt pattern includes 5 sizes - Baby, Throw, Twin, Queen, and King - and is precut friendly, with instructions for using charm squares, layer cakes, and fat quarters.  It's also the perfect pattern for busting your stash of fabrics.
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December 19, 2022
Cottage Love Quilt - a Throw in Daisy Fields! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm sharing this relaxing blue, teal, and gold Cottage Love quilt!  This fabric collection is Daisy Fields by Riley Blake, and it's perfect for Cottage Love.

Cottage Love is a quick and easy pattern with a scalloped edge created around the sides of the quilt.  The pattern includes many quilt sizes.  

The Cottage Love quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.


The Cottage Love Quilt Pattern


The Cottage Love quilt pattern is quick and easy and includes many quilt sizes and is very precut friendly.  If the pressing instructions included in the pattern are ...

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December 16, 2022
Cottage Love Quilt Pattern - a Throw in Sweet Picnic! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm sharing a brand new quilt pattern - Cottage Love - a quick and easy design made from a variety of precuts or stash fabrics.  Every size you could want to make is included in the quilt pattern - 7 in all - and it's so fun to sew!  

With so many precut options that work for this pattern, this is a great stash quilt.  

The Cottage Love quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.


Cottage Love Quilt Pattern


Cottage Love quilt pattern includes all of the sizes - 7 in all - so no matter what size of quilt ...

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December 9, 2022
Through My Window Throw Quilt in Painterly Petals! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm sharing a Through My Windows star quilt I made this summer!  This cute star quilt is sewn up with Painterly Petals, a bold watercolor fabric collection by Robert Kaufman with a Nautical Kona background and pindot sashing.

Through My Window is one of 14 star patterns in the Busy Hands Quilts pattern line.  Click here to see all of our star quilt patterns.

The Through My Windows quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.


Painterly Petals Fabrics


These bright and bold watercolor fabrics are from an older Painterly Petals fabric collection by Robert Kaufman ...

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November 30, 2022
One Fine Day Picket Fence Throw Quilt from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm sharing another peek at a Picket Fence quilt one of my sewists made last year.  This popular quilt is sewn up with One Fine Day by Bonnie and Camille.  This fabric collection looks so nice and really sparkles against the navy blue background.

Picket Fence is the second pattern I wrote back in 2015, and it's still super popular today.  As a side note, pattern number 93 is in the works as we speak, phew!  

This is the original pieced picket block pattern, and there are several more in the Busy Hands Quilts line.  Other patterns ...

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October 10, 2022
Home Awaits Quilt Pattern in Home Sweet Home Fabrics by Free Spirit! from Busy Hands Quilts

The Home Awaits quilt pattern is featured by Free Spirit Fabrics in an upcoming fabric collection called Home Sweet Home!  This is a sweet fabric collection that includes cats, teacups, houses, books, and more designs in pinks, blues, oranges, greens, and black.  

The look book for the Home Sweet Home fabric collection is available right here.  The collection is due out in February of 2023.

The Home Awaits quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.


Below are some of the prints from the Home Sweet Home fabric collection.  The designer is Anne Keenan Higgins.  Ask you local ...

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October 7, 2022
Picket Fence Quilt Pattern in Hand Picked First Light! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm sharing a Picket Fence quilt in a beautiful floral fabric collection called Hand Picked First Light.  This fabric collection is a combination of vibrant florals and fabrics woven with two colors which read as textured solids - so pretty!

The Picket Fence quilt pattern is quick and easy with eye-catching results, and is precut layer cake friendly, and so easy to make from your fabric stash, too!

This quilt is the Square Throw size, made with a single layer cake.


Picket Fence includes 7 sizes - yes 7!!  There are two Throw and Queen sizes - square and rectangular - to ...

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September 20, 2022
Nautical News Quilt in Sweet Pink and Grays! from Busy Hands Quilts

Nautical News is beautiful in sweet pinks and grays on a white background.  This is a quick and easy 10" layer cake quilt pattern that includes 6 sizes - Baby, Lap, Throw, Twin, Queen, and King.  

This quilt is a Throw size, but follows the Twin size instructions, omitting the outer border for a more modern look and best use of a 10" layer cake.

The Nautical News quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

The beautiful fabrics are The Emporium fabric collection from Riley Blake, and you can get layer cakes right here.


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September 17, 2022
Nautical News Throw Quilt + We Have Quilt Kits! from Busy Hands Quilts

Just finished is the sweetest Nautical New quilt in the Throw size!  This quilt pattern is quick and easy using 10" layer cake squares.

I recently stated a goal of remaking a quilt in one of my patterns each month.  It's a lofty goal (and in all likelihood quite unrealistic), but so far July was on time, August was a week late, and this quilt, September's quilt, landed smack in the middle of September!  October's project is already selected and waiting her turn.  :)

Nautical News is a simple quilt pattern that is precut friendly and includes all ...

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August 29, 2022
All Layer Cake Quilt Patterns as PDF Downloads 25% off Monday and Tuesday Only! from Busy Hands Quilts

All 10" layer cake quilt patterns in PDF Download form are 25% off today and tomorrow in the shop!


Check them all out right here.




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August 26, 2022
Picket Fence Rectangle Throw Quilt in One Fine Day by Bonnie and Camille! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm sharing another quilt that was finished last year and didn't make it on the blog!  

This is Picket Fence in the vertical layout, one of two layout options included in the quilt pattern.  The other layout in the pattern is every other row of pieced blocks turned, which changes the look of the quilt completely.  

Picket Fence uses precut layer cakes in the smaller sizes and precut layer cakes and jelly rolls in the Queen and King sizes; and specific instructions are given on how to use each type of precut.  

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August 10, 2022
Picket Fence Square Throw Quilt in One Fine Day! from Busy Hands Quilts

Oh, my!  This Picket Fence quilt fell through the cracks and didn't get posted here on the blog!  

This is a Picket Fence quilt in the Square Throw size.  The quilt pattern includes 7 sizes - two of which are Throw sizes.  One is a square quilt in which the pieced blocks are alternately rotated, and the other is a rectangular quilt in which the pieced blocks are all placed vertically.

This is the perfect pattern to feature your favorite fabrics that you don't want to cut up into small pieces.  It's no fun cutting oversized flowers, or ...

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August 9, 2022
Through My Window - A New Quilt Pattern - Charm Squares, Layer Cakes, or Fat Quarters! from Busy Hands Quilts

Meet Through My Window - a star quilt pattern, looking at twinkling stars through the panes of a window.  This is a really fun quilt to make!  

This new quilt pattern includes 5 sizes - Baby, Throw, Twin, Queen, and King.

The Through My Window quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.



Precut Friendly Quilt Pattern


Through My Window is a very versatile pattern to use your stash.  You can use precut charm squares, layer cakes, fat quarters, or cut fabric from you scraps, of course.  Using fat quarters results in less variety in the prints, but they are ...

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April 18, 2022
Woven Windows in Frankie Fabrics! from Busy Hands Quilts

Moda Fabrics recently released Frankie, a beautiful new fabric collection, and it looks so good in the Woven Windows quilt design!  

Woven Windows is a 10" layer cake square quilt pattern that includes 5 sizes - Baby Throw Twin Queen and King.  Add in two accent fabrics, and you're all set.  This pattern lets you use all of the squares in the layer cake, no matter if they are light or dark.  Simply pair the lighter prints with the darker accent  fabric and the darker prints with the lighter accent fabric.  Each print gets to be loved!

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April 4, 2022
Woven Windows Throw Quilt in Notting Hill! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm sharing a Woven Windows Throw quilt in Notting Hill!  This is a layer-cake friendly quilt pattern that goes together quickly.

Notting Hill is one of my favorite fabric collections of all time, and I've made several quilts with it.

The Woven Windows quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.



All the Sizes!


The Woven Windows quilt pattern includes all of the sizes - 5 in all - Baby, Throw, Twin, Queen, and King.  The three smaller sizes are made with one layer cake or less, and the Queen and King sizes are made with about ...

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March 14, 2022
Belle Throw Quilt in Shelburne Falls! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm sharing a Belle quilt in the Throw size.  This quilt is made with an older fabric collection called Shelburne Falls by Denyse Schmidt.

Belle is a stunning quilt pattern that is precut friendly, using layer cake squares for the quilt blocks as well as the pieced border.  In this quick quilt pattern, the X's float in the background of the blocks, and the center of the X is a different print than the legs of the X.

Is Belle a modern old fashioned quilt pattern when used with modern fabrics??

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December 22, 2021
Belle Quilt Pattern - the Throw in Notting Hill! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm sharing a sweet quilt pattern with you called Belle!  This is a layer cake friendly pattern that includes four sizes - Throw, Twin, Queen, and King.

Belle is an X patch design with a Seminole border.  While it looks like there is sashing between the blocks, there isn't; the X's float inside the block rather than going to the edge of the block.




Belle Quilt Pattern


I'm really excited to share the Belle quilt pattern today!  

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December 4, 2021
Layer Cake Log Cabin perfect for Christmas fabrics! 12 Makes of Christmas 2021 from Quilt Addicts Anonymous

t’s time for our fourth Make of Christmas and today we’re working on a layer cake quilt that looks fabulous in holiday fabrics!

In the video, I not only show you how I sew a log cabin, but I also how I organize my fabric to make sure every block is scrappy with no repeats. I really hope you enjoy this extra tip and use it to create a fabulously scrappy quilt this holiday season.

Here’s what you’ll need to make the lap sized version of this quilt. You can click on the links below to ...

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November 18, 2021
Skip to My Lou Throw Quilt Kit in Hometown Americana Vol 3! from Busy Hands Quilts

Skip to My Lou has been kitted in the Throw size by Connecting Threads in their Hometown Americana Vol 3 fabric collection.  This is a striking design made with charm squares or layer cake squares and two background fabrics.



The Skip to My Lou quilt pattern includes 5 sizes - Baby, Throw, Twin, Queen, and King - and is charm square and layer cake friendly.  Add in two contrasting background colors, and you're set!



The quilt kit is available right here.

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November 17, 2021
Woven Windows Throw Quilt Kit in Hometown Americana Vol 3! from Busy Hands Quilts

Woven Windows has been kitted in the Throw size by Connecting Threads in their Hometown Americana Vol 3 fabric collection!  This is a timeless design in a new arrangement.



The Woven Windows quilt pattern includes 5 sizes - Baby, Throw, Twin, Queen, and King - and is layer cake friendly for easy fabric selection.  Add in dark and light contrasting background colors, and you're all set!


The quilt kit is available right here.

The Woven Windows quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.


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