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Plumberry Coming Soon! from Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

Plumberry is about to be delivered to your LQS! It's been such a long time since we've had a collection of historic reproduction fabrics in all shades of purples and plums. The wait is nearly over.

I made my quilt, Nan's Fancy, using Plumberry and am so, so happy with how it turned out.

Here's a bunch of blocks using Plumberry. It's so nice to see the fabric pieced into blocks.

The quilt is now quilted and I'm binding it in the evenings.

I took these photos on my patio in the shade so ...

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Introducing ForeverMore ~ My NEW Block of the Month!! from Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

To say I'm excited to finally show you my new BOM quilt is an understatement! I've been working on this project for so long and couldn't utter a peep. But I am silent to more!

ForeverMore

My new BOM is a truly traditional quilt with some of the oldest fabrics I've ever had the pleasure to reproduce! I chose some really fun-to-piece sampler blocks, along with a collection of small blocks, that all surround the Starburst center.

Wait until you see the gorgeous fabrics! Don't wanna wait?
I completely understand.....click here to see my ...

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Antebellum Sew Along ~ Part Four from Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

I don't know about you, but I feel like these past weeks have just flown by. Here were are at our final week of the sew along. I'm really hoping you enjoyed this one as much as I have?

Let's make our last batch of Half Square Triangles.

Using (20) light print and (20) blue print 2 1/4" squares, draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of the light print squares. Match each with a blue print square and sew 1/4" on both sides of the drawn line. Cut them apart, press to the ...

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Introducing Plumberry from Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

It's always a fun day when I am able to introduce you to a new fabric collection!

Plumberry ~ Designed by Pam Buda for Marcus Fabrics

I chose many of my recent favorite prints to recolor in shades of lavender to eggplant. Oh what fun! Believe it or not, all of them are historic reproduction prints from antique quilts c. 1850.

I do love purple and plum historic prints. I'd really be missing those plums in my scrappy quilts! The problem is....not many fabric companies create historic repros in shades of purples, therefore, they are hard to come ...

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Antebellum Sew Along ~ Part Three from Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

So happy you're back with me for week three of the sew along. Let's get started....

With the red print HSTs you made last week, and trimmed to 1 1/2", sew (5) of them together, pressing seams in between open for the side borders. The side borders should measure 1 1/2" x 5 1/2" unfinished. Check your measurements before proceeding and fix any issues that may arise. Sew them to the center LeMoyne Star block; press. (Press the HST border in the direction that is better for the points of your HST, and that may ...

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Antebellum Sew Along ~ Part Two from Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

Welcome to part two of my Antebellum sew along. I hope everyone enjoyed making the LeMoyne Star center block.

Let's make some Half Square Triangles.

Using (12) light print and (12) red print 2 1/4" squares, draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of the light print squares. Match each with a red print square and sew 1/4" on each side of the drawn line. Cut them apart, press to the red print.
Trim to measure 1 1/2" square. Make (24) light/red print HST.

That's it for this week. Not too much sewing ...

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Antebellum Sew Along ~ Part One from Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

Antebellum ~ A Quilt Archaeology Sew along by Pam Buda ~ Heartspun Quilts

The day has finally arrived to begin my new Quilt Archaeology sew along called Antebellum. I'm so glad you've decided to 'dig in' with me! (If you are just joining us now, you can catch up, and read more details about this sew along, including yardage requirements here.)

Let's get started!

I used four of the fabrics in my Bess' Flower Garden collection to make Antebellum

This week, we will make the LeMoyne Star center of the quilt.

Cutting Instructions

From light print
Cut (4) 1 ...

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Antebellum ~ Quilt Archaeology Reveal! from Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

Finally! Today is the day I can reveal my new Quilt Archaeology sew long project called Antebellum!

This will be a long post, so plop in a comfy chair and grab your favorite drink (Iced tea for me!) and read on....

Here's the old quilt we will replicate. It may be a block in a larger quilt, but I think it makes a pretty great small quilt.

As a country, we're all coping with this quarantine together, and being it's Memorial Day weekend, the summer is around the corner, and so is July 4th, I thought an ...

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Wash Day from Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

One of the things I really like in a quilt is a positive/negative block. That means, using the same block but swapping the fabrics in the background and the block design. Some blocks work well for this while others don't. I really liked the effect with the block in my Wash Day quilt.

It's a simple block to piece....and set alternately with an Quarter Square/Hour Glass block, the positive/negative really stands out! And....you get the big stars in the secondary pattern. Winner, winner, chicken dinner! Not to mention how I love that paisley ...

added by Heartspun Quilts 4 years, 6 months ago. under pam's fabric with marcus fabrics , wash day

Get A Bunch of Your Favorite Colors! from Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

From time to time, I select a bunch of pretty prints into what I lovingly call color bank bundles. As we discussed in our comments from a couple of blog posts ago, we all lack certain colors in our stash, and this is an opportunity to stock up on some of the things you may be longing for.

Maybe you need some black prints?

Or a nice selection of reds?

All of us can always use lights and neutrals!

And....since those cheddars are so darn hard to find, I bundled those up, too! There are several color bank bundles ...

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Bess' Flower Garden from Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

Bess' Flower Garden ~ Red prints ~ Pam Buda for Marcus Fabrics

I'd like to introduce you to Bess's Flower Garden. The next new collection coming to your local quilt shops in just a few weeks!

Bess' Flower Garden ~ Light prints ~ Pam Buda for Marcus Fabrics

Does Bess look a little familiar to you?

Bess' Flower Garden ~ Blue Prints ~ Pam Buda for Marcus Fabrics

When talking with the execs at Marcus Fabrics one day, we all discovered we wanted to do a red, light and blue collection. They suggested I recolor my favorite Mrs. Miller's Apprentice prints in red ...

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19th Century Prairie Pocket as Design Inspiration from Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

I hunt antique stores and shows for vintage quilts and fabrics to reproduce in my fabric collections and you never know where inspiration may come.

I spotted this antique Prairie Pocket under a pile of linens. First, I love the old pockets, and they're very hard to find, so I was immediately interested. Closer examination of the fabric had me hooked! The fabric is paper thin and very faded, but the design is wonderful!

I used this sweet fabric in my New Circa Essentials collection which is in your local quilt shops right now. When I'm about to ...

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Cheddar & Chocolate's New Patterns Are Available! from Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

Past & Present by Pam Buda ~ Heartspun Quilts

It seems like it took FOREVER to get these patterns published. I think it did!! But, at last, they are ready to ship. Look for them very soon at your LQS. You know I always want you to support your quilt shop...that's how we keep them in biz!!!

Cobbler's Crossing by Pam Buda ~ Heartspun Quilts

IF your LQS doesn't have them, then buy them from me. But...please ask them for them there first.

Here's the link to both patterns if you want to order them here.

Sample ...

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Past & Present ~ All Quilted from Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

My new quilt, Past & Present, came home from her trip to Las Vegas to be quilted by Valerie Krueger.

I thought I would share photos of the quilting Val did for me. We can all use good quilting ideas!

There's just natural daylight on the quilt so we can see the quilting.

I love all the quilting designs, and there's no question....the quilting makes the quilt sing!

I love that brown border design! So unique...and she quilts free-hand!! Amazing!

I'm sewing the last of the binding on the quilt this evening. Photography and printing coming ...

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Pre-Order Cheddar & Chocolate Quilt Kits! from Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

I've had a few emails asking about ordering the quilt kits using my Cheddar & Chocolate collection. There are two new quilts made with the line.

Past & Present Designed by Pam Buda ~ HeartspunQuilts.com

Past & Present is the first quilt using the collection. Each block uses a scrappy mix of light, cheddar, and chocolate brown fabrics. Instructions use all modern rotary cutting and piecing techniques. The quilt is 81 x 94 inches. So pretty and cozy!!

Here is a photo of the real quilt. It just came back from Val who quilted it. Amazing job, Val!!!!

From now until January ...

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New! Cheddar & Chocolate Fat Quarter Bundles!! from Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

At last!!! It's here!!! Cheddar & Chocolate has arrived!!

I couldn't wait to open up the boxes and see all these wonderful prints!

It's been so, so long since I've had a cheddar line! Hope it was worth the wait!

And who doesn't love chocolate??

The waiting is over! Cheddar & Chocolate Fat Quarter bundles are ready to ship!

Click here to order a bundle of yummy fabrics all your own.

Cobbler's Crossing by Pam Buda ~ HeartspunQuilts.com

Cobbler's Crossing is the first quilt I designed with Cheddar & Chocolate.

I'm binding this quilt right ...

added by Heartspun Quilts 4 years, 10 months ago. under cheddar & chocolate , pam's fabric with marcus fabrics

Pre-Order A Village Square Quilt Kit and SAVE!!! from Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

Village Square Quilt designed by Pam Buda

My New Circa Essential prints and the New Circa Shirting prints will be arriving soon! We just finished piecing the quilt, and in a big hurry, sent it off to be quilted. It has to be on its way to fall market in Houston this week! AAhhhhh!!!!! I'm loving how it turned out, but I don't have any photos of the finished top just yet. I hope to shoot a few before I box it up and send it to Houston.

I did manage to snap a few photos of the ...

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Piecing Problem Solved! from Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

I want to share a solution to a common piecing problem in hopes it helps you as well.

The problem: sewing two triangles tips together where the two triangle points don't separate as they go through the feed dogs. The points are too small to be held by a pin. Even my favorite fine patchwork pins are too big for this job.

The solution: Acorn Seam Align Glue

What's different about this glue than any other fabric type glue?

It was developed to be used instead of pins when sewing your seams. I can't say that I ...

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» Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

My new collection, Cheddar & Chocolate will be coming soon!

Soft neutrals, sharp cheddars and yummy chocolate browns all play well together in a scrumptious collection for your piecing pleasure.

I designed two new quilts using Cheddar & Chocolate. Can't wait to get my sample yardage and start working on them. I'll post sneak peeks and progress photos on Instagram and Facebook, so be sure to check there often.

Cheddar & Chocolate will arrive at your local quilt shop in January. In the meantime, click here to see the whole collection and one of the new quilt designs. All coming to ...

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