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Here are two free Halloween quilt patterns you can download now. They are beginner-friendly, use panel blocks, and come together super fast!

Apothecary Quilt – Click here to download the pattern

The Apothecary Quilt is the first pattern I designed for Rose Halsey’s Witchy Wicked collection by Blank Quilting. It measures 59″ x 73½,” and the blocks finish at 8″ x 12″ and 12″. It makes a fun throw!

The second row of this quilt is a strip showing the shelves in my… err… the witch’s lair, and the third row uses blocks from a panel. Thus, you will ...

Do you remember this post?

I was marking and cutting out patchwork pieces for a new project. 

This is where I am now with that embroidery/patchwork.

Two floral patchwork pieces have been attached to one side of a silk dupion panel and now it's decision time for ribbon/trim to lie alongside that.

More embellishment will be added to the right hand side of the panel once the ribbon has been secured with hand stitch.

       

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 Divide & Dash Quilt AlongWeek 7 – Optional Flying Geese BorderAfter weeks of stitching, pressing, and assembling our Divide & Dash quilt, we've arrived at the final step! This week we're adding the optional Flying Geese border, a feature that frames the quilt beautifully while adding movement and visual interest. With just twelve Flying Geese units and four cornerstone squares,

Download this free beginner quilt pattern now and make this project in one day. Big blocks, easy technique, beautiful quilt!

Aromatherapy Quilt – click here to download the pattern

Are you ready for a fast project? I designed the Aromatherapy Quilt for Dear Stella’s Fall in Love collection. It measures 65″ x 65″ and can be used as a wall hanging for a bold decor statement or as a throw. Either way, it comes together quickly, so keep this pattern handy for those times when the occasion demands a handmade gift but time is short.

Dark and light prints added ...

In addition to hand embroidery I'm also partial to a little bit of patchwork.

If you follow this link  and scroll down there are some 30ish posts where I have used patchwork in several different ways. 

Because I use this process regularly it's always handy to have a stash and the means to add to that stash.

These are things I pick up when I'm in need of a half hour of not thinking, just keeping my hands busy and my brain empty.

There are fabric pieces I've cut ready to add to templates, individual covered ...

 Divide & Dash QALFrom the DesignerThis week we begin bringing the individual blocks together into the modern layout of Divide & Dash. By working in zones, the quilt top becomes easier to manage and assemble one section at a time. This first row gives us a beautiful start, combining Churn Dash blocks, Flying Geese, and open spaces for a clean, modern-traditional design. First Row

Petals, patchwork, Liberty print fabric.

I bought this fabric a couple of weeks ago when I was in London. 

I've been itching to use it ever since. 

That always happens with new stuff despite the huge pile I have which is 'in progress'.

I'm guessing I'm not the only one?

There is a short video here, a show and tell of all my London embroidery related purchases. 

       

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• I love the fabric Karen! by Anonymous
• ah, the siren song of something new! I know the f... by Magpie's Mumblings https://www.blogger.com/profile/09852241848575954128
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Some of my embroidered petals have now been used for a patchwork flower.

This is the third finished page for my little silk book. 

I have five more to complete and then I need to decide how I will embellish the reverse of each page.

At the moment I am completely devoid of ideas! 

       

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• Beautiful work Karen. I'm sure the reverse wi... by Christine Barnes https://www.blogger.com/profile/06707651472527881127

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Download this Free Panel Quilt Pattern with Flying Geese. We always need ideas for quick projects, and this one is super fast!

Ladies Love Flowers – click here to download the pattern

I designed Ladies Love Flowers for the Love Bugs collection by Janet Nesbitt for Henry Glass Fabrics. It measures 53″ x 53,” and the blocks finish at 6″. The ladybug blocks on the corners are fused and machine appliqué. The fabric pieces are easy to manage, so you will whip them up quickly.

As always, I worked with The Electric Quilt Company’s EQ8 software to create this project ...

Patchwork flowers for my wrapping cloth.

Hand embroidered petals for more patchwork, more patchwork for my little silk book.

       

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• Flowers and butterflies are how that looks to me. by Rachel https://www.dreamsofamarna.co.uk
• I really love those flowers. Wouldn't it be f... by Magpie's Mumblings https://www.blogger.com/profile/09852241848575954128

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This beginner-friendly Log Cabin Rings Modern Quilt is a fun twist on a traditional block. Turn the blocks this way and that, and voilà!

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Happy Day! My quilt, Rainbow Petals, was just published in the Summer 2026 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting magazine! It measures 46″ x 46,” and the blocks finish at 10″. I worked with Confetti Cottons by Riley Blake Designs and some fabrics from Blank Quilting’s Lower the Volume collection for the background. If you look closely, though, you will find a ...

Download this free pattern for a book panel quilt for children. It is a cool way to use the panel if you do not want to make a book.

Noah and Friends Book Quilt – click here to download the pattern.

I designed this quilt for the Noah and Friends collection by Lindsey Sagar for Blank Quilting. It measures 44″ x 53″ and the blocks finish at 8″.

The fun thing about making a quilt using a book panel is that it will surely be enjoyed a lot longer than just the book. As children outgrow the story, they will probably ...

Ten embroidered silk pieces for patchwork.

Each of these measures two by two and a half inches and will be used with pre-cut one inch petal templates.

They will form a motif identical to the floral pieces in the post yesterday. 

As each of those flower motifs requires eight petals I definitely have more of these to embroider.

       

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• oh so sweet!! by Magpie's Mumblings https://www.blogger.com/profile/09852241848575954128

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Patchwork pieces, some for my stash and some for my current project.

The embroidery hoop is full of hand embroidery which will be cut out and used in more patchwork.

You might be able to see some embroidered pieces in the large floral patchwork pieces. 

That is the plan for the pieces in this hoop. 

       

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• How lovely. Don't forget, my long standing o... by Christine Barnes https://www.blogger.com/profile/06707651472527881127

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This Scrappy Star Quilt is quite a stash buster! It is fat-quarter-friendly, too, so get the pattern and star sewing stars!

Geo Stars. Photo courtesy of Quilter’s World.

My newest quilt, Geo Stars, has just been published in the Spring 2026 issue of Quilter’s World – Precut Quilts Made Easy by Annie’s Attic. The quilt measures 70″ x 70,” and the blocks finish at 20″. The nine blocks come together very fast!

I worked with fat quarters from the Chromatics collection by FreeSpirit Fabrics. I repeated the light blue around the blocks to bring a little harmony to ...

I'm going here tomorrow for 10 days.

This little sewing kit should keep me going for a few evenings whilst I am relaxing on the balcony.

Hexagons of Liberty fabric and paper templates for Grandmothers flower garden motifs, all gathered and placed in a hand made pocket. 

Meanwhile, if you get bored, there are lots of videos on this link. 

And also on my YouTube channel. 

       

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• That view looks absolutely stunning! Have a wonde... by Magpie's Mumblings https://www.blogger.com/profile/09852241848575954128
• Have a lovely time! by Rachel https://www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk
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My fabric painted pieces are now evolving into a wrapping cloth.

(girls in class, I made you a short video explaining this) 

Sections of white cloth will be added to fabric painted pieces after they have been embroidered and patchwork added to the white space.

Seams will be embellished with running stitch, French knots and bullion knots.

It's growing quite quickly but next up I need to embroider another painted piece. 

       

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• Developing quite charmingly - you must be pleased!... by Rachel https://www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk
• I love the tactile nature of those flowers. Makes... by Magpie's ...

Do you remember these patchwork flowers?

I said I would definitely create more and that I had made extra.

Here is some of the 'extra' and there are more. 

The centres are under consideration.

To add something......or not. 

       

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• I think, if I were to add anything, it would perha... by Magpie's Mumblings https://www.blogger.com/profile/09852241848575954128
• I love these... such a delightful-looking patchwor... by Jillayne https://www.blogger.com/profile/01533504920962855079
• You've got such a lovely neat centre on those,... by Rachel https://www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk

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