There is something energizing about working strictly with solid color fabrics. Solid fabrics in any quilt give the eye a place to rest. A quilt made entirely of solids instantly becomes bold, fresh, and modern. Riley Blake Designs has a gorgeous array of solid color fabrics in their Confetti Cottons collection. I decided to make…
Riley Blake Designs Weekly Roundup
It’s time for another round of Riley Blake Designs Weekly Roundup! Kicking things off today are the lovely ladies from Simple Simon & Co. with three, yes THREE adorable and FREE quilt block patterns for you! The first two blocks, Santa Gnome and Holiday Tree, feature foundational paper piecing, and the patterns are available for…
Shine Bright Star Quilt
Our next stop on the Shine Bright Blog Tour takes us to A Bright Corner, where Andy is sharing this beautiful Star Quilt she made for a dear friend. Andy had the brilliant idea of using one of the main prints, which mimics a 9-patch block, as the center of each star. LOVE! She even…
Shine Bright FREE Sparkle Quilt Pattern!
You know it’s a good day when you turn on your computer and find out someone is offering a FREE quilt pattern, am I right? Well, today is definitely a good day because Amanda, otherwise known as the Jedi Craft Girl, is sharing a FREE downloadable pattern for this adorable Sparkle Quilt! Get your FREE…
Riley Blake Designs Weekly Roundup!
We have a fun assortment of projects, ideas and inspiration from talented makers everywhere in this week’s Weekly Roundup! From paper piecing to quilts, to clothes and Christmas decor, your creativity knows no limits! Starting things off, you want to grab the FREE pattern for this Sleepover Quilt featuring Simple Simon & Co.’s latest fabric…
Heart & Soul Cozy Flannel Backed Quilt
Deena Rutter’s latest collection, “Heart & Soul” is tugging at our heartstrings with the warm yet modern prints and inspiring text. This stunning quilt, by Andy Knowlton of A Bright Corner, really highlights the bold colors of this collection by offsetting them with a crisp white backdrop. Andy backed her quilt with a Riley Blake…
Out of the Blue FREE quilt Tutorial
I am calling this simple blue and white quilt “Out of the Blue,” because this project was totally unplanned and really did come completely out of the blue as I was thinking of what I should do with some unused fabric pieces from an earlier quilt I made HERE using Gerri Robinson’s latest fabric line, “Charming.”…
Dear Diary Modern Hexie Quilt
We have been seeing teasers over the past few weeks of this stunning hexi quilt by Saija Elina on Instagram, and we are super excited her big reveal is finally here! Saija used a hexi ruler for the basic shapes, but came up with this original design organically as she worked on the project. Beautiful!…
Multi-Faceted Giant Half Square Throw
I’m always a sucker for a beautiful quilt that is easy to make and lets the fabric do all of the talking. This dramatic Multi-Faceted Half Square Triangle Quilt is just that. The idea for this quilt came about as I was staring at a gorgeous stack of Lori Holt’s Bee Basics fabrics, and realized…
Favorite Crinkled & Frayed Sunshine Gingham Quilt
We’re clinging to these last days of summer in the form of fabric sunshiny goodness that we can carry around with us year round! I’m talking about this totally lovable Crinkled & Frayed Sunshine Baby Quilt. For the gingham quilt background, I used Simple Simon’s GINGHAM BABY QUILT TUTORIAL. This is a simple,…