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It would be nice to write about all the things I made this year before the end of the year is up! 

One of the makes I'm most proud of, I finished in early autumn and it had been a while in the making. I started making this coverlet when Jenni Smith taught the Manx log cabin technique at Stitch Gathering in 2019.

This traditional technique involves measuring and ripping fabric strips by hand, folding and sewing the blocks by hand and sewing them together front and then back. I made all the blocks by hand, sewed the fronts ...

It has been so long since I have written a post, I hardly know where to begin! From mid-November to now, I have been sick with one thing after another. This has been incredibly annoying! There are so many respiratory viruses going around and I believe I have sampled all of them. Our area has been hit so hard that my primary care physician’s office is unable to see any respiratory/flu cases in person because the staff has come down with it and now they are very short handed. It is just wild. The kids have it the ...

Here are 2 Free quilting patterns to download and make now! One panel quilt and one with easy piecing techniques for beginner quilters.

Anisa Quilt 1 – Click to download

Check out this beautiful quilt! I designed Quilt 1 for the Anisa collection by Satin Moon Designs for Blank Quilting. These colors are gorgeous, and I can’t stop looking at them. I have been waiting for the collection to begin shipping to quilt stores so that I can post the quilts here.

Quilt 1 measures 40″ x 60″. The panel is so intricately designed that I decided to use simple ...

Sådan et efterår går hurtigt og jeg har kun lavet ganske lidt i min systue.  Dels pga helbredet men også fordi der skulle bygges nyt møbel. Vi har lavet et IKEA HACK, af 3 Kallax reoler og 4 stk Vinliden ben samt 1 stk Målvakt bordplade. Det kom der dette fantastiske og rummelige møbel ud af. Det hele er limet sammen og kan kun komme ud af værelset igen, hvis det bliver vridet/brækket fra hinanden.

I øjeblikket er jeg ...

small embroidered samples with patchwork

Make a quilt with stars for your home or as a gift for family and friends! This project is fast and easy and will make your home shine!

Photo by American Quilter magazine. Used with permission.

“Piece of Heaven,” my latest quilt, was just published in the November 2022 issue of the American Quilter magazine. You know I’ve had a thing with star blocks, likely because they always bring cheer and brilliance into my life – much needed this year!

“Piece of Heaven” measures 58″ x 58″, and the blocks finish at 24″ and 12″. As you can see, it ...

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 ...

This quilt has been a long time in the works. It is ‘just a patchwork’, no complicated piecing, no fussy blocks, but oh I have wanted to make it for a really long time! There are a some really gorgeous quilts made with very bold colors which totally appeal to me. A while back, I started to collect pieces with powerful color and scale. When I had my shop, I would cut 1/3 yard of pieces that appealed to me and set them aside in a project bag. I got lucky at thrift stores and garage sales a number ...

Download these Red White and Blue free quilt patterns now and make projects that will be loved for years to come!

Anthem Quilt 2

I am loving the fabrics in the Anthem collection by Blank Quilting! Think of all the projects you can make with them, from quilts to clothes and accessories for the home. I tried to capture all their glory in two designs which you can download now and get ready as the fabrics will be shipping to stores in a couple of weeks. Yeah!

Quilt 2 above showcases the fabrics in easy heart blocks with a mix ...

Her d. 30/8 måtte vi desværre sige farvel til vores elskede smukke Mathilde, som efter 16 somre, har måtte gå over regnbuebroen pga sygdom.

Steen har begravet hende i baghaven og vi var alle 3 med til begravelsen. Mithra savner helt klart sin søster. Det går bedre nu 1 uge efter og nu kan vi snakke om Mathilde uden at bryde sammen i gråd. Det er benhårdt at tage afsked med sit elskede kæledyr og familiemedlem read more

Here are 2 free quilting patterns with tropical fabrics to liven your home decor or give as a housewarming gift. These quilts are fast to make, colorful (but not dark), and fun!

Tropical Vibes – Quilt 1

Get ready to be transported to a tropical Island as you make one of these quilts that I designed for the Tropical Vibes collection by Emma Leach for Blank Quilting. The colors are bright, the motifs are beautiful, and the possibilities are endless as you can decorate a bedroom or living room with a quilt or wall hanging, make bench pillows for outdoor areas ...

This quilt pattern with star blocks will brighten your home or make a friend happy! Choose your favorite fabrics and get sewing!

Photo by American Quilter. Used with permission.

I love everything about my latest quilt called Market Star: the fabrics I chose, the borders, the whole design. The geometric lines are complemented by the floral and dots prints and lend a modern vibe to the quilt. Change the palette for a traditional piece that will add happiness to any decor.

Market Star measures 72″ x 72″, and the blocks finish at 9″ and 12″. It is perfect as a ...

Omsider blev min Starlight Mountain færdig med lukkekant. Bagsidestof er fra Hannes Patchwork. Så flot quiltet på longarm af Laila fra BaliQuilt. read more

In about 5 weeks or so my brother and his wife will be welcoming their first child, a baby boy. The color scheme of the baby’s bedroom is based on a soft minty color that has a grey undertone. They gave me a color swatch in the form of a the paint stick they had used and asked me to match it in a baby quilt.

I was able to match it pretty perfectly! Yay for big fabric stashes!

Most of my fabric stash is actually made up out of Fat Quarters, so I can add a lot of ...

     I had an old T-shirt in a good shape and a piece of fabric that I bought a long time ago with no purpose in mind, just because I loved it. I had also a box full of fabric pieces. 

    So, in an afternoon I improvised a patchwork block and I sewed it on an interfaced backing. Then I measured the circumference of the T-shirt, then I sewed together the short edges of the piece of fabric making a cylinder and I wrinkled the top edge of it until I obtained a circumference equal to that of the T-shirt. I ...

embroidery in progress

Pretty!

That would have to be one very big window to include that many elements. However, would look lovely on a bed if made with fabrics, including hand dyes and batiks.

The centre panel would be lovely in a door,

I have a weakness for pouches, I love them! I love to make them. They are great for organizing not just make up essentials but quilting essentials, EPP kits, first aid supplies for your home or car, quick grab and take office supplies for on the road, there is literally no end to the multitude of uses you can find for pouches.What a fun way to use up your scraps! For this pouch I have used some

contemporary embroidery posted a photo:

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