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You know by now how these things get started: someone gives me something. In this case, as part of a larger bundle of possibilities, there were three matching 6-1/2″ applique hearts. Much too cute to trash. I did consider pot holders, or a table runner, or a banner. But what they wanted to be was a baby quilt. I had a little bundle of fat eights that “happened” to match perfectly. I love it when that happens. All that was needed was some background fabric and something to make centers for 6-1/2″ star blocks. I really wanted to make the centers as 4-patches using the bundle fabric, but there j ..read more

This is another of the charity quilt kits Sparkle Jane and I created several years ago. One of my goals this year is to get them all put together and delivered to people who can use them. The colors scheme came from the tipi print–too cute! Some colors are all the same, and some are mixed scraps. Works for me! There is nothing wrong with simple quilts. They have their own appeal ..read more

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I KNOW I saw a tutorial for this, but now I can’t find it. If you know of it, please tell me and I will update the post. So, the point is that I had this pile of novelty fabric squares that needed a job. An Eye Spy quilt is the obvious solution, but I felt that there was something more possible. I love the way this turned out. I had yardage of this interesting green, and it seems to highlight without overwhelming. (More of it will be featured in another upcoming quilt.) If you squint, you might recognize that the squares are laid out (mostly) alternating dark and light squares. It adds anoth ..read more

This quilt started as an experiment with fat quarters. I had seen a few similar quilts and wanted to give it a try. This version uses 9 fat quarters. Three prints and 6 solids. The quilt finishes at 40″ x 48″. Each block has a center cut at 4-1/2″ x 4-1/2″, some plain squares, and some created as hourglass blocks made of two squares starting at 5-1/2″ x 5-1/2″. The outside of the blocks is two rectangles 2-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ and two rectangles 2-1/2″ x 8-1/2″. It went together quickly and is finished and delivered to a neighbor as a spring surprise. She seemed very pleased. I acknowledge that th ..read more

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Any quilt with 100 blocks is going to take a while, and this one did. But, it was worth it! Every block uses a unique fabric for the “dash” and a unique fabric for the center. The backgrounds and sashings have some duplication, but all came from the scrap boxes. These blocks are based on 2-1/2″ squares, and the borders started at 1-1/2″, giving 7″( finished) blocks. I love the alternating borders around each block. And the pieced (not perfectly, but fun) sashing. A tutorial for the block, in ANY SIZE coming soon. So, dust off that box of random squares, and get ready ..read more