Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Mirage Quilt

 


57 x 68

This quilt is moody in some blues, grays, and cream. It was a layer cake I've had for years that I bought when our local quilt shop went out of business. I picked this pattern called Mirage by Moonkin. It's a free pattern and she has several more to choose from.


I made mine larger by adding an extra row and a half. So instead of 6 x 7 blocks, I used 6 x 8.5. That also meant that I had to find a couple more fabrics from my stash because the layer cake wasn't enough. But the effort was well worth it. 



Friday, May 9, 2025

Introducing My New Quilt Pattern: Summer Breeze

54" x 68"

I'm excited to share my latest quilt pattern with you - Summer Breeze! This fresh and versatile design is perfect for showcasing your favorite coordinating fabrics. For my version, I made the small throw size using a cheerful palette of blue and orange. The pattern itself comes with instructions for six sizes, ranging from baby to king, so there's something for everyone.


One of my favorite things about this quilt is that you only need four coordinating fabrics plus a background fabric. I had a playful orange-on-white print that I was eager to use, and I paired it with a medium-dark blue, a medium blue print, and a more muted orange dot. This citrusy palette has definitely become a go-to for me lately!


To help spark your creativity, I’ve also mocked up a few sample versions in different colorways. Hopefully, these will give you some inspiration as you plan your own version of Summer Breeze. 







You can find the Summer Breeze quilt pattern in my Etsy shop. I can't wait to see what you make with it!

Saturday, March 29, 2025

Luke's Jean Quilt



Finally finished Luke's jean quilt. Still have 5 to go. I don't mind sewing them, but cutting the jeans out seems like it takes forever. So I always choose something else to work on. Luke loves gray so I added some grayish looking jeans to the blue ones and chose a gray minky dot for the back. Note to self: get the non dot minky next time - I like it better. And always use batting! (Just in case I forget.)


Then I had it in my mind that I absolutley had to custom quilt it....but finally talked myself out of it and did an overall meander just so I could get it done. It turned out just fine! And it was so much faster. 


Three kids down and only 5 to go! (And then one for me.)

 

Monday, March 24, 2025

Another Blue and Orange Quilt


I am just loving this blue and orange color theme! These fabrics were actually pulled out first before I started making the Opulence quilt. These sat on the sideline while I made that quilt. 

60" x 70"

I am running out of backing fabrics, so I had to piece this one. I used to do that a lot, but it's so much easier to just buy 4 yards and make the back. Time to get back to making unique quilt backs. 



 I think there's enough for one more quilt in these beautiful colors. What's your favorite color theme right now? Do you stick to seasonal fabric colors, or are you an all color type person?

Sunday, March 16, 2025

Opulence - A Scrappy Throw Sized Quilt


Introducing Opulence, a new throw sized scrappy quilt pattern.  I chose to make one in navy and rusty orange fabrics. The black shows up in a soft tone on my quilt, but you could choose to use a bold black also.


Below is another option which uses 9 colors of scraps instead of just 2. I included some notes in the pattern on how to make this version. 


You could always use multiple colors in place of the two colors (in my quilt that would be blue and orange). You could swap the black for white and have a dark background.


Here's a couple more two color options. I think the blue and red one would be fun for summer and the 4th of July. 



Get those scraps used up! The Opulence quilt pattern can be found in my Etsy Shop here.

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