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Make a quilt with stars for your home or as a gift for family and friends! This project is fast and easy and will make your home shine!

Photo by American Quilter magazine. Used with permission.

“Piece of Heaven,” my latest quilt, was just published in the November 2022 issue of the American Quilter magazine. You know I’ve had a thing with star blocks, likely because they always bring cheer and brilliance into my life – much needed this year!

“Piece of Heaven” measures 58″ x 58″, and the blocks finish at 24″ and 12″. As you can see, it ...

Here are 2 free quilting patterns with tropical fabrics to liven your home decor or give as a housewarming gift. These quilts are fast to make, colorful (but not dark), and fun!

Tropical Vibes – Quilt 1

Get ready to be transported to a tropical Island as you make one of these quilts that I designed for the Tropical Vibes collection by Emma Leach for Blank Quilting. The colors are bright, the motifs are beautiful, and the possibilities are endless as you can decorate a bedroom or living room with a quilt or wall hanging, make bench pillows for outdoor areas ...

Download this Free quilt pattern using 2.5″ fabric strips and whip up this beauty in no time at all! Precut strips are perfect for this project!

Latticework for Timeless Treasures

This quilt is called Latticework, which I designed for the Sapphire fabric collection by Timeless Treasures. It measures 65″ x 76″ with 10″ blocks. The size is perfect as a throw quilt and would make a beautiful gift. This collection features deep blues, softer ones, and blacks with metallic touches bringing out the florals, paisleys, and scrolls in every print. They are so beautiful! Sapphire is shipping NOW so ...

Download these 2 free quilt patterns now and make these beginner projects that look complex but are a breeze to make! (And yes, last week’s giveaway winners are announced below!)

Mellow Yellow Quilt 1

Mellow Yellow Quilt 1 is the first project I designed for Blank Quilting‘s Mellow Yellow collection. It measures 60″ x 72″ and the block size is 9″. The timeless appeal of this color palette makes this, and the next project, ideal for any home decor and perfect as gifts. The fabrics are to die for! Here are some of them:

The textures include paisleys ...

Check out this magazine cover for Autumn: corn maze and pumpkin spice on a quilt! Make this easy quilt for your home or as a gift. And, read on for a giveaway!

Yes, that is my quilt on the cover of the September 2021 issue of American Quilter magazine. How awesome! I made “Corn Maze” using amazing batiks from Moda‘s Sunny Day collection. The fabrics have all the colors I most love and fun textures that add lots of depth to the design, making it really difficult to choose just a few for a project. Batiks are my most ...

Choose one of these red wagon quilt patterns or make them both! Bring back childhood memories of riding fun, and make one for each child!

This is Quilt 1 which I created for the My Red Wagon collection by Debbie Busby for Henry Glass. I am smitten by the textures and colors of these fabrics and so happy I was able to work with them! The prints spell ‘cozy’ with plaids and paisleys and are versatile as well because they include whimsical motifs for the entire year. Debbie was inspired!

Debbie worked with a primitive palette, imbuing each fabric with ...

Get this free chicken quilt pattern now and make a fun quilt with a vintage vibe. No special skills or techniques required – a perfect quilt for beginners!

Flock Party by Denise Russell for Dear Stella.

I designed “Flock Party” for the beautiful Poppy Prairie Collection by Rae Ritchie for Dear Stella Fabrics. The quilt measures 57-1/2” x 70-1/2” and each block finishes at 10”. This quilt is ideal to feature the fabrics in this collection, which I am loving!

This quilt would look great in any decor, yet with these fabrics, it has a country sensibility to it ...