I know that brown is probably the most disliked color among the quilting community , but I'm in the minority because I love it and I have the stash to prove it:I didn't even know that there was such a thing as a color of the year, but somewhere I ran across the fact that Mocha was the color of the year for 2025 so maybe I'm finally on board with a trend. That'd be a first. LOL.I know that
read moreHello Friends, I hope you have had a good start to a new (probably a very cold for many of you) week! The snow/ice has hung around my area because of the frigid temperatures.
I want to quickly pop in and let you know that my quilting friend Pat Sloan is starting a LEAFY QAL with my Autumn Quilting Book on 1/21/25! You may pick either of the leaf designs to make for the QAL! And both leaf quilts are scrap-friendly! The fresh blue/green/yellow colorways show Pat’s Gratitude & Grace fabrics.
Details: https://www.ilovetomakequilts ...
read moreFeeling connected to you is so important to me!
I wouldn’t have gotten where I am today without you. Your inspiring quilts, your thoughtfulness in sharing your world and your support in the comments have a huge impart in my corner of the internet. Let’s make this chain of friendships even stronger in 2025!
The freemotion design Chain Link works well for domestic machine quilters and longarmers. This grid design resembles a bicycle chain and chain links. The pattern is based on a simple loop that is repeated twice per row. This freemotion pattern will look great on ...
read moreHow are you...snowed in or sweltering in the summer heat? The new year has started with wild and horrible weather around the globe. Heartbreaking to see devastation on such a scale in California. It makes us appreciate what is a normal winter so far here in the Ottawa valley. Wind chills of over -20 many days but you can have all the gear to layer up and keep warm on walks while out and about. I notice some folks have very fashionable, and what I would call, even beautiful winter outer wear. Mine tends to be more utilitarian and ...
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Not all designs end as patterns. That’s not a bad thing; it’s part of the process of creativing. This design is from SpaceX’s Starship launch #5 when SpaceX first successfully caught the booster on chopsticks held by the Mechazilla tower. Not all launches are completed successfully, but that doesn’t mean the effort was for naught. Creativity blossoms, too, when the unexpected happens.
I’m trying here to capture that exact moment when the impossible idea of a huge rocket coming to rest without touching ...
read moreHello Friends! I hope you have been well! It’s been a busy 2025 so far, but all’s good! We did get the snow right after New Year, it’s been rather cold! So I got our schedule worked out for In My Heart QAL. If you have sewed along before with me, you know my QALs are super low-key! Just grab your fabrics and sew along at your own pace, even though I do give you a schedule to follow if you choose to!
ABOUT THE PROJECT
#1. In My Heart is a quick and easy Log Cabin ...
read moreOn Sunday I showed you the two precut packs of Japanese fabrics I have had for some months. My idea was to use them in some way to embellish this green sweatshirt into a jacket. It is the one where I removed a patchwork and lace applique on both sides that was just too much.
When I opened the squares pack, the fabrics were just gorgeous. But they are primarily a black background, which I thought would go better on a black jacket.
I just happened to have one. I purchased a well fitting, petite sized, fleece jacket and sewed ...
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Hooray! You're back to start the 2025 BOM. I have been struggling with releasing one pattern each month and making you wait... I always have several emails wanting to sew on thru all the months while they have time to sew. I know many of us get a lot of quilting done during the winter months and get busy outside when the weather is nice. It shows in my stats that I have on my website. Everyone is gun ho in the beginning, and I have thousands of downloads and it slowly dwindles as the year goes on and ...
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Hooray! You're back to start the 2025 BOM. I have been struggling with releasing one pattern each month and making you wait... I always have several emails wanting to sew on thru all the months while they have time to sew. I know many of us get a lot of quilting done during the winter months and get busy outside when the weather is nice. It shows in my stats that I have on my website. Everyone is gun ho in the beginning, and I have thousands of downloads and it slowly dwindles as the year goes on and ...
read moreBecause every family that raises chickens needs a chicken quilt! It was such fun pulling fabrics for this one! These chickens were inspired by a chicken block from Sewinspired. Each block was a joy filled 15 minutes of daily play … Continue reading
read moreDo you watch Disney animated movies?
This FMQ design is named after the magical whisps in the movie Brave that help the main character Merida find her way back to her family. The whisps, small bright blue creatures, show themselves like flames floating through the forest. This week’s design is named after those magical whisps.
The edge to edge design Whisps creates movement and texture on your quilt and is based on s-curves and curls. Each whisp is echoed before moving on to a new location for the next whisp.
It will look great on quilts with themes like ...
read moreWell, once you get the itch, you just want to make more. Here is another 3-yard quilt: the Easiest 3 yard Quilt Pattern ever. And I agree!
The print binding is different for me, but I had just the right amount of fabric left over.
The minkee backing is also different for me, but it came as a hand-me-down. Having the quilt lay across my lap as I stitched down the binding makes me think I will use minkee on a future quilt I have planned to keep. The drape is appealing.
It is a great pattern for a quick-to-finish ...
read moreThe Project Quilting Challenge this week is Mythical Creatures. The first thought that came to my mind was Pegasus, but when I found pictures of a winged horse with a face, I immediately gravitated towards the Al-Buraq. One of my rules for this challenge, since there is only a week to make it, is to not overthink any decisions and to just keep going with the flow. Decision-making takes more time.
So I present to you, Al-Buraq. I love the metallic border that frames my creature and I think for a mythical creature it is a successful project. Looking at ...
read moreIt has been three years since we’ve seen snow, and of course when it finally came it ruined some fun plans. The overnight house party we were going to do was canceled as the roads were just not safe with ice under the snow. Ah, well, My Sweet Babboo doesn’t mind having to eat the two pints of blueberries I had purchased for blueberry pancakes for breakfast. He’ll get blueberry waffles this morning, and some muffins for later. The champagne for the planned mimosas will hold until we reschedule.
Knowing the weather was coming, My Sweet Babboo ...
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Next Tuesday I will launch the FREE Ribbon Candy workshop again. This workshop only opens up once a year, so don’t wait too long. Everything is online and prerecorded, so no waiting on a specific timezone!
The workshop is 3 days long. On Tuesday 14 January you will get access to the first module that will help you improve your basic Ribbon Candy border design. On Wednesday 15 January you will get access to module 2 that contains 3 videos with variations on Ribbon Candy. On Thursday 16 January the last module ...
read moreSeems like this week got away from me in a hurry. Cleaning out my closet took a couple of hours on Monday, then I was able to have a day of fun on Tuesday with Virtual Retreat. Thank goodness for that! Wednesday was full of appointments and meetings, as was yesterday. With the snow storm set to arrive overnight tonight, a trip to the store was in order as well. The good part of the two board meetings was both were accompanied by a sushi meal – one lunch and one dinner. Yum!
Colder days mean hot soup for lunch at ...
read moreMystery quilt alongs are a cornerstone of our quilty calendar here at Fat Quarter Shop, and we’re excited to show you what we have planned for 2025! If you love a good surprise and welcome adding another project to your list, these are the projects for you. Let’s get sewing!
Here it is, the New Year and I just posted a list of 24 quilts I want to work on. That's more than I can realistically tackle in a year. So, what do I do? Start a new project.
read moreI had to give up my quilty table for a couple of days. It sported the thrifted vintage Santa table cloth and displayed my second hand store Petit Point dish set. Both big bargains and well loved by me
Get your marking pen out, I have a nice grid pattern for you! The shapes that make up this design are pretty easy, but the stitch path can become confusing. Please mark the stitch path too! It takes less time to mark than to undo your work! So, take your time, and go slow!
I have selected this Busy Bee design on purpose for this week. I know that for many of us Monday is ‘ back-to-work-day’ and ‘busy-busy-busy-today’ and it may feel like you never even had those vacation days off. Maybe try this fun design to counterbalance that? You ...
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