Autumn decor gets more full with each passing month, and November brings out the turkeys to add to the fall leaves and pumpkins. I change out a few things for a Thanksgiving theme this month. I brought out the pilgrim figures I’ve had for many years now, a remembrance of my mother as they were hers. They are precious to me, and this year I put them with the mini quilt and a small turkey. My turkey candles go in a clear glass holders with harvest candle rings.

In the kitchen, my maple leaf runners are on the tables ...

Here are three easy Halloween quilt patterns to make and add whimsy to your home decorations as you welcome friends to your haunted house!

Candy Witch

[Photos by Jackie MacDonald. Used with permission.]

Are you almost ready for Halloween? If not, I have some treats for you of the quilty kind!

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of designing three quilts for the Spellbound collection by Sweetfire Road for Moda Fabrics. The fabrics were so wonderful to work with because of the amazing motifs, the abundance of textures, and the striking colors. In short, a designer’s dream ...

Download these two Free quilt patterns for Halloween decor now! Surprise your guests with these easy quilts, or gift them to your family!

Halloween Ball Quilt 1

I’ve designed two fun quilts for the Halloween Ball collection by Henry Glass. The fabrics feature witches, bats, skeletons, and monsters, as well as a panel with a spooky, haunted house. The prints have all the must-have Halloween motifs we love, so you should stock them because you can sew lots of projects with them.

For Quilt 1 above, I chose the three things I like on my Halloween projects: witches, pumpkins ...

Download these free quilt patterns for harvest time. You can make the quilts now and be ready with brand-new home decor this Autumn!

This is Quilt 1 designed for the Golden Days collection by D. DonFrancisco for Blank Quilting. The fabrics are a fantastic celebration of harvest time, featuring pumpkins, scarecrows, cornhusks, and sunflowers in beautiful fall hues such as rust, green, red, and rich yellow. You can make many projects with this line, but I suggest you begin with this quilt!

This collection is shipping to stores in April – download the patterns, make room on your calendar, and make ...

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{I love the idea of “paying it forward”. I think the world would be a better place if we could spread some joy and acknowledgement of good deeds done by others. I try to do that once a month for my Sew Thankful Sunday posts. I highlight some great content that I’ve found on other people’s blogs that I hope will inspire you and reward the originator by bringing traffic to their site. If your blog has been mentioned without your consent, please let me know and I will take you off the current list of featured bloggers ...

Check out this magazine cover for Autumn: corn maze and pumpkin spice on a quilt! Make this easy quilt for your home or as a gift. And, read on for a giveaway!

Yes, that is my quilt on the cover of the September 2021 issue of American Quilter magazine. How awesome! I made “Corn Maze” using amazing batiks from Moda‘s Sunny Day collection. The fabrics have all the colors I most love and fun textures that add lots of depth to the design, making it really difficult to choose just a few for a project. Batiks are my most ...

Hello, friends, and happy Tuesday! Today I’m super excited to finally be able to share my Pumpkin Patch Quilt Pattern. I made this quilt nearly two years ago for publication in an American Patchwork & Quilting calendar. I’m excited to share that the quilt pattern is now available as an independent pattern. Keep reading for […]

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These 2 Cool Ideas for Halloween and Fall quilts will jazz up your home decor or make a friend happy as they are great gifts! They are my latest finishes and I am so happy to see how they turned out.

This is Witches Party, the Halloween pattern I designed with my favorite Moda Fabrics collection for Halloween: Ghouls and Goodies. This is the third quilt I made with this collection (here are the other two), and I am not quite sure it will be the last. Why? Because of the bright colors, the dimensions of the motifs, the variety ...

Hello, friends, and happy Friday! I hope you had a wonderful week and are looking forward to a terrific weekend. Over the past few days I finally decorated with my fall quilts and décor. (I do still have one more quilt to add to the mix when it arrives home next week). So I hope […]

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Hello friends, and happy Thursday! I’ve been doing a little fall decorating here at home and just finished a couple of fun pillows to add to my décor. Today I’m sharing my Fall Pillow Pattern with Pumpkin, Leaves, & Star along with a scrappy patchwork pillow I made as a companion for the pumpkin pillow. […]

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Jazz up your indoor Halloween decor this year with these Halloween quilts – 2 patterns you will love as they are easy, fast, and fun!

Photograph by Quilter’s World. Used with permission.

The first quilt is called Haunted House. It measures 37″ x 37″ and the blocks finish at 12″ and 6″. Simple log cabin blocks frame the center applique’, with the cat and bat adding movement to the design. I chose to make the quilt center lighter and the borders dark and bold for interest and contrast.

Photograph by Quilter’s World. Used with permission.

Haunted House is perfect ...

This easy quilt brings warmth and color to your fall home decor. It is a perfect scrappy quilt with modern vibes, fast construction, and comes in two sizes!

Photograph by American Quilter magazine. Used with permission.

Fall Blooms, my newest fall quilt, has just been published in the September 2020 issue of the American Quilter magazine published by the American Quilter’s Society. As pictured above, it measures 66″ x 66″ with 12″ blocks. However, the pattern comes with a queen-size version if you decide to make it for your bed.

This is a great quilt for beginners because you ...

Hello and happy Friday friends! Today I’m sharing my Fall Dash quilt–a fun and scrappy fall quilt with churn dash blocks, two styles of pumpkin blocks, and maple leaf blocks. This is the perfect time to start a scrappy fall quilt! Fall Dash Quilt I had a lot of fun piecing this quilt which was […]

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