Sometimes you want a classic feel and sometimes the occasion calls for something softer and more subtle. Choose stronger, brighter red, white and blue fabrics for a traditional summertime flag quilt. Or go for softer light blues, add in some florals and pinks for a faded “shabby chic” feeling quilt that will give you all the soft and romantic flag...
This is an easy one to put together with some fabulous holly blocks and some berries. It is pieced in a regular “quilt” way and then bound. No circular cutting or anything fancy.... just regular binding all the way around. As for cutting the center and the slit? If you have an artificial tree and don’t want to do the...
Once again inspired by vintage cross-stitch motifs, these PECAN BLOSSOMS took on a life of their own the moment I sketched them out. The versions that "made the cut" here in the pattern include a large and a medium quilt both on cream backgrounds, as well as a smaller topper version on a black background. Feel free to mix &...
There are certain quilt blocks that have been around for so long that they are instantly recognizable and immediately evoke images of vintage quilts and simpler times. I feel like the Spool Block is one of those. It can be made in any variety of sizes and combinations and this is my take on a simple, charm pack friendly versions....
Inspired by a love of vintage cross-stitch samplers, this classic quilt is reminiscent of that kind of traditional handwork in both feel and motif. As someone who dabbles ever so slightly in stitchery but whose true love is quilting, this project is my interpretation of a vintage cross stitch sampler… but in fabric! There is just something about those nostalgic...
