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Today’s free pattern is a small project with big appeal. This little one-handed hot pad is specifically designed to take hot things out of a microwave, with pockets on the top for your fingers and thumb to grip the edge of a hot plate or bowl, or a handle. Of course, they also work for taking pans out of the oven. Chickens seem to be a popular theme for kitchens, and my own kitchen is chicken themed too. So, lets make some Micro-Mitts today.

Begin by layering a cute print, batting and a neutral backing together and quilt the ...

Download 2 free quilt patterns now. Whether you are a beginner or veteran quilter, you will have these projects ready in no time!

Star Gazers Quilt – to download pattern, click here

The Summer has been lovely [super hot], yet I am ready for the cooler weather. The Snowy Days & Frosty Nights collection by Kathi Campbell from Heart to Hand for Studio E Fabrics transports me quickly to Winter with whimsical snowmen, flowing snowflakes, and snow-covered landscapes. I designed two projects for this collection.

Star Gazers is a quick project to add to your list of Christmas gifts. It measures 50 ...

Create this scrappy quilt with stars using fabrics you’ve been collecting over the years. It will add vibrant colors to your home decor!

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Spiral Galaxies appears in the June issue of American Patchwork & Quilting magazine, hitting the stands on April 18! It measures 72-1/2″ x 81-1/2″ with 10″ star blocks and 9″ nine-patches with half-square triangles. It features bakits from my extensive collection. No single fabric was purchased for the quilt, including the (pieced) back, which I will show you soon.

One ...

Here’s a quick flannel quilt for beginners, perfect as a graduation gift or home decor. You can make it in one day!

Suede Satchel

My middle son turns 25 today! I had been collecting flannels for a few years to make the Suede Satchel quilt for him, and, while on a retreat at Lake Okoboji earlier this month, I finally put it together! It is smaller than my original pattern – it measures 48″ x 64″ with blocks that finish at 8″ – and I hope he will enjoy it as a throw as he hangs out with his cat, Junior ...

Get ready for time in the wilderness with this free star quilt pattern! Make it for your home or your animal-lover friends.

Magic Under the Stars

Are you ready for a new, easy project? Then, download Magic Under the Stars – a free pattern I designed for Studioe Fabrics’ Woodland Magic collection by Ashley Satanosky. Owls, deer, foxes, bears, and rabbits bring their magic from the woodlands into our homes in this quilt where stars light up the sky, under which all is quiet and asleep!

The quilt measures 51″ x 51, and the blocks finish at 8″. Only the ...

Download this easy, free pattern for a panel quilt, and get ready to WOW your friends with this lattice design! My motto has been “Glow with the Flow.” Now I can glow while wrapped in this quilt!

Mystic

I designed Mystic, a 48″ x 68″ throw for the Jardin de Lune Glow, a glow-in-the-dark collection by Blank Quilting. The luminescent mushrooms, flowers, hummingbirds, moths, and butterflies transported me on a night journey through a magical garden, inspiring me as I translated the beautiful fabrics into a design that added ‘beams of moonlight’ (the light borders) while showcasing each print.

Choosing ...

Download this free pattern for an easy one-block modern quilt. It’s great for beginner quilters and seasoned sewists!

Island Breeze is the quilt I designed for Danielle Hartgers’s Zanzibar collection for Blank Quilting. It measures 62″ x 74″ and has 12″ blocks. Although the block looks complex, it is easy to assemble, requiring only half-square triangles. What do you think of those fabrics?

I, for one, am smitten by these prints! Danielle was inspired when she assembled this beautiful fabric collection, with geometric lines invoking tiles and natural elements in neutral tones that will complement any home decor ...

Download these free patterns for Thanksgiving quilts and be ready to welcome friends and family to your Thanksgiving Feast!

Blessed Bounty Quilt for Blank Quilting

I designed Blessed Bounty for the Late Summer Harvest collection by Blank Quilting a little while ago. The collection will be available in April 2024, yet I thought it would be cool to alert you to it right now so you can ask your local quilt store to carry it. I love the prints in this collection and I think you will love it, too!

Blessed Bounty measures 71-1/4″ x 71-1/4″ and the ...

Add color to your home with these three easy modern quilts that will bust your fabric stash. I bet you will make all three!

Photo by Annie’s. Used with permission.

Are you ready to hit the reset button on some traditional quilt blocks? Let me show you what you can do with two of my favorite blocks. As you read on, think about how you can adapt my ideas to your preferred color scheme by using prints (a smaller scale will work best in a couple of them) instead of solids, a low-volume background instead of white, or even ...

Get this Christmas quilt pattern for beginners, make it fast, and add whimsy to your holiday decor. You may want to make extras as gifts!

Photo by Annie’s. Used with permission.

I designed Starry Night for Exclusively Annie’s with the Blizzard collection by Moda Fabrics. It measures 36″ x 36″ with 5″ and 6-3/4″ blocks. I just got it back, and I tell you, I am tempted to hang it up right now instead of waiting all the way until December!

The blocks are very easy to make, so this project is ideal for newcomers to the ...

Download these two Blue and White Free Quilt Patterns to brighten your home decor or to gift to a friend! Stash busters to boot!

Annablue Quilt 1

Here is your first choice: Quilt 1 for the Annablue collection by Satin Moon Designs for Blank Quilting. It measures 57″ x 71″ with 6″ blocks. I love the floral motifs of every fabric in this collection – I am sure you will love it, too! The prints feature butterflies, dragonflies, birds, and paisley tossed in white and blue.

Blue and White look fantastic in any quilt design and are well-suited for areas of ...

Download this easy scrappy quilt PDF pattern today and make a masterpiece using your own fabrics or your favorite collection.

Here and There quilt pattern

Introducing my latest pattern: Here and There. It is easy, fast, and perfect for beginner quilters. The quilt measures 53″ x 67″ – the blocks finish at 6″. You will make half-square triangles and Stitch and Flip squares onto rectangles. That’s it!

I chose batiks from the Tonga Mariposa collection by Timeless Treasures because I loved its palette! However, this stash-buster pattern will make a good dent in your fabric ‘collection’. This fabric line is ...

How about a quilt with floral fabrics as an indoor garden? Spring is a yearlong season when you are surrounded by flowers at home!

Photo by Adam Albright for American Patchwork and Quilting. Used with permission.

If you do not have a green thumb like yours truly, cultivating flowers of the textile type can be a fantastic alternative! Garden Gate, my newest quilt, just published in the June 2023 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting, might convince you to try my gardening tip! Garden Gate was made with the Sundance collection by Moda Fabrics. It measures 64-1/2″ x 78-1/2 ...

Download these two Free Sewing Theme Quilt Patterns now and make them for your home or sewing friends. You will love them!

Atelier Quilt #1

Happy New Year! I was off the grid for a few weeks visiting family in Brazil. I am back with two fun quilt patterns I designed for the Atelier collection by Elizabeth Medley for Blank Quilting. The fabrics are shipping to stores in February – you have enough time to download the patterns, find out where you can get the fabrics, and schedule a fun weekend of sewing alone or with your besties.

The Atelier collection ...

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 ...

Download these two free quilt patterns with sunflowers and make them super fast. One panel quilt and one pieced!

Stand Tall – Quilt 1

I love this panel quilt! I designed it for the Stand Tall collection by Janet Rae Nisbett for Henry Glass. Janet chose a beautiful palette for this collection. It features geometric designs, chevrons, as well as large and small sunflowers.

For Quilt 1, I wanted to make the panel stand out and opted to surround it with simple horizontal borders with fabrics of different textures and scales. The exquisite artwork on the panel takes center stage, with ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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