Sewnread

My daughter asked me to make a baby quilt for her best friend who was having a little boy. Her friend is a very modern girl with modern tastes. I bought these wonderful charm squares because I loved the colors and the style of the entire line. I was really happy with the way it turned out (using one of Jenny's tutorials for inspriration). My daughter loved and, and most important - the new mom loved it too!

By Sewnread

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The "Disappearing" Disappearing Hourglass

I saw Jenny's Disappearing Hourglass 2 tutorial and immediately knew that I had a Moda layer cake (Mirabelle) that I wanted to use to make it. I had been saving this layer cake for just the right project and to my mind, this was the one! The quilt took me much longer to cut out and piece than I thought it would and I did much more "reverse" sewing than I normally do. By the time I was finished, it had come to be know around the house as the project from Hades. Once it was done, I went back and looked at the tutorial and to my utter dismay, I realized that I had put the block together incorrectly. This was an expensive and time consuming "oops" project. While I am mostly happy with the way it looks, the fact that I now KNOW that the blocks were put together incorrectly had prevented me from backing, quilting and binding this top. Note to myself - remember that your memory isn't as keen as it once was. . .

By Sewnread

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For my Yankee Doodle Hubby

My hubby is always so patient when I drag him to quilt shops. He usually finds a comfortable spot to sit and check his email with his smart phone. Last June however hubby's eye was caught by a display of Essential Gems strip packs from the Yankee Doodle line. He grabbed a pack and one of the free patterns and brought them to me asking if I could make him the flag wall quilt. I was so surprised by his request and immediately told him that I not only could but would be happy to make it for him. When we got home, I put my other projects aside and set to work on his flag. It was a super easy pattern that went together flawlessly. I was able to finish it in plenty of time for him to hang it proudly from the flagpole on our porch on Independence Day!

By Sewnread

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Celebrating Samoyeds

This is a quilt that I made and donated to San Francisco Samoyed Rescue for their annual member's picnic auction. My husband and I are both very involved in Samoyed rescue and using my sewing skills is a way in which I can help. I was able to use up lots of "doggy" fat quarter fabrics in the process!

By Sewnread

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Lost and Found is Found!

While doing some "editing" of my stash over the weekend, I came across this layer cake by from the Lost and Found line by Riley Blake. I had forgotten that I even had it! Sadly, this is a recurring theme for me. As soon as I found it I remembered why I had loved it so much and actually recalled the pattern I wanted to use. So before I lost it again I decided to begin a quilt for my daughter who is leaving us in California on August 1 for her new job in Iowa.

By Sewnread

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Suzanne

I made this quilt for my dear friend Suzanne to mark her 75th birthday. Suzanne has been my neighbor and friend for 13 years. She has been here for me during some very stressful times and I wanted her to know how much I love and appreciate her. Happy Birthday, Suzanne! The pattern for this quilt is on the cover of the first Mod Block issue from MSQ. I loved this pattern and could hardly wait to find a fabric to do my own version, although I also loved the red one that by Amy Ellis did.

By Sandy46

10 LIKES | 1166 VIEWS

Annalise's Quilt

Baby quilt for my 4th granddaughter. Design came from 2 different fish quilts I found online. I used blues b/c her room is painted a light/medium teal that changes hues as the sun light moves through the day. Some of the fabric patterns mimic water. The border is scraps of the fish fabrics that follow the fish from light to dark around the quilt. Quilting was done in waves to represent water.

By jowagnon

27 LIKES | 1684 VIEWS

Summer in the Park

I made this quilt for my daughter. She picked the pattern and material. I cut my own fabric but followed the Summer in the Park tutorial from MSQC. The front is batiks except the white background. The back has flannel on it. It came out really bright and beautiful. She loves it.

By FlyCreekQuilter

37 LIKES | 4355 VIEWS

Black & White Flying Geese Quilt

I love the contrast between black & white and this is the second quilt I have made using these two colors only. I decided to make the background fabric split down the middle of the quilt also. One of my guest rooms is black & white and now I have the perfect quilt for it.

By A41Leslie

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Baby boy quilt

I made this bay quilt for my niece's first child. Some Goodnight Moon fabric was used on the front and flannel for the back.

By FlyCreekQuilter

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Second baby boy quilt

A second smaller baby quilt using much of the same fabric that I used on the first quilt I made for my niece. I also tried a bit of free motion quilting in the center of each of the blocks. I followed a pattern called Molly.

By FlyCreekQuilter

7 LIKES | 1301 VIEWS

American Flag

I loved the MSQC tutorial and had to make the tumbler flag for my house. I made this in 2014. I now have it proudly hanging in my upstairs hallway.

By FlyCreekQuilter

12 LIKES | 1260 VIEWS

Amish Peacocks

I took a class in 2015 on how to applique this quilted wall hanging project. I am happy with the final project. I have this hanging in the upstairs stairway.

By FlyCreekQuilter

7 LIKES | 1039 VIEWS

Butterfly Tidbit

Simple blackwork machine embroidery on light yellow fabric, framed with 1/4 inch black flange, bordered by print in yellow, gray, black and white. Approximately 16 inches square.

By GrandmaJim

7 LIKES | 1124 VIEWS

My Happy Quilt

When I first saw Jenny's tutorial I knew I had to make one. I just love the Kaffe Fassett fabric. That's why I call it the "Happy Quilt". And I'm very happy with the way it turned out. It's off to be quilted now. I can't wait for it to come back.

By MKBoyce

68 LIKES | 2030 VIEWS

Picket Fence Pattern in 6 Sizes from Wall to King

I am super excited to introduce Picket Fence to you! She is the second in my budding line of quilt patterns! Picket Fence is a versatile pattern that looks great in many fabric collections! Sweet pastels or bold, masculine prints are perfect for Picket Fence. The cover quilt is lap size in PB&J by Basic Grey. The pink, yellow and green version is the original Picket Fence in Spring quilt from 2012, making it up as I sewed. This quilt is the reason I named the pattern Picket Fence; it reminded me of a white picket fence on a lovely spring day, thus the name, Picket Fence in Spring. Recently I was asked about the pattern through my Etsy shop, and I decided it was time to write it! This pattern is layer cake friendly and comes with instructions for six sizes from wall hanging to king! The pattern includes fabric requirements for using layer cake squares or yardage. It also includes mock-ups of all sizes in various fabric collections so you can see what each size looks like when finished. You can find this pattern in my Etsy pattern shop: http://bit.ly/ShopBusyHandsPatterns

By BusyHandsQuilts

40 LIKES | 2174 VIEWS

Mostly Morse

This quilt was a quilt kit picked up on our 2014 summer road trip through Paducah, Kentucky... Of course I visited the renowned Hancocks of Paducah. The best way to convince my husband that I "needed" a quilt kit was to pick one of his own heart. As an amateur radio operator, who could possible say no to a pattern called "Morse Code"? I finished piecing this for my husband on Field Day weekend this summer (2015) when lots of Ham's around the country are flexing the radio frequency bands. Consider this my CQ.. CQ. It doesn't say much, E, A, ?, !... maybe I just left the rest unsaid. The piecing is great for 2 1/2" Jelly roll strips. These were Tonga Treats Batiks. I quilted it using a pattern called "Funky Fans".

By LoveMyMachines

42 LIKES | 2203 VIEWS

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