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These three 8″ x 8″ bears are great for incorporating into a child’s quilt, a table runner, or used as a repeat for a larger project. The three are all different patterns emphasizing the different head shapes that make these bears distinctive. They are meant to be pieced using the folded Freezer paper technique, but other methods work well too. The patterns are simple enough to be weekend.

The pattern comes as a PDF download for you to print, small enough to print on one sheet of paper. Click here for the $8.92 pattern. You can pay with ...

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 ...

The Great Jelly Roll Bash is Back! read more

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This month’s free quilt block is the Lightbulb quilt block! This goes with this month’s technology theme, but the lightbulb is also

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Learn how to turn your wonderful collection of vintage hankies or even your grandma’s hankies into a quilt. If you want it larger than a baby quilt, simple – just sew more blocks.

Each block features four large squares of one hankie. You can even use hankies that have crochet edges, embroidered flowers and different colors.

The backing fabric can show through just a tiny bit – so make sure that’s a beautiful fabric as well.

For a while I was a big vintage hankie and fabric collector. I love, love that kind of stuff! I have more than enough ...

This fun 12″ finished quilt block stitches up a simple tractor! Part of the “Farm” series for this month’s Quilt block mania,

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Hello Friends, today is check-in #2 for #Sparklers QAL #2! Today, we make our first set of 4 blocks.

Schedule is merely suggested – it’s totally ok to sew at your own pace, but if you follow the schedule, you WILL complete the quilt.

As it stands, I think I might not be able to keep up with the schedule due to very heavy workload of late, but you keep sewing along, and soon you will have the quilt made!

BEFORE YOU START – always read/study through the pattern, and make notes for yourself, and then… make a test block ...

Use a package of 10″ squares on this fun Layer Cake-friendly quilt pattern. Beginner quilters will love how easy and fast it is to finish!

My High Frequency quilt is ready! It measures 56″ x 64″ and the blocks finish at 8″. I made it using one package of 10″ squares of Kaffe Fasset Collective Classic Spots by FreeSpirit Fabrics, an accent fabric, and background fabric! I love its playful and colorful vibe, don’t you?

I chose not to add borders because I wanted to focus on the quilt design. Should you wish to make a larger version of ...

In this months Make Modern

Inspired by my Field of Flowers quilt from last year’s Great Jelly Roll Bash, this is Wind Echoes. I am totally into pinwheel quilts and have made many different types over the years.

One of my favorite parts of the drive to California is watching the wind turbines scattered across the landscape. These giant windmills spin slowly against layered mountains. They captivate me. It might be because my parents are from Holland, but I love all things windmill-ish and pinwheels are just mini windmills.

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Hello Sewing Friends, 

What a fun week it has been with the Reveal of our 2025 Season 3 Fabric Collections! 

If you missed it we showcased 8 new fabrics collections and a brand new precut AGF Strip Roll, that will get your creative juices flowing for months to come. With so many different themes, styles and color palettes to choose from it will be hard to choose a favorite.  Join me as I introduce you to each collection and design and take a deep dive into what's new here at AGF!

AGF Strip Rolls

We are so excited ...

Top of the Monday morning to you! I hope you had a nice long weekend. Looking for a way to use a bundle of 16 FQs you have? Want to make a star quilt with me?

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#SparklersQAL —- I am happy to announce another low key, low stress, low demand QAL, starting 7/25! So start gathering your fabrics to make SPARKLERS with me.

WHAT YOU NEED:

Pattern: Click here for PDF pattern.

Check your local quilt shops for printed pattern and kits!

I am using Stars & Stripes Forever by Riley Blake Designs.

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I am so excited to share that I have a new book coming out later this year! Modern Scrap Quilts will be out with Stash Publications in November!

This book was originally supposed to be mostly a pattern book, but I realized I had a lot to say about scraps in the negative space, so it has ended up being a bit of a follow-up to my first book, The Quilter’s Negative Space Handbook. That means that in addition to the patterns, there are lots of ideas to help you design your own quilts—and help use up some ...

From a Pile of Whites to Whimsical Fish

Lately, I’ve noticed an abundance of white fabric scraps piling up in my stash—more than any other color! While sorting through some focus fabrics from my Quilt Guild for charity blocks, inspiration struck. The playful cat print is the perfect contrast to a sardine-themed quilt block I’ve been wanting to make. Last weekend offered an ideal break between projects, so I took the opportunity for a little creative refresh—a “quilty jolt,” if you will. That spark led to the creation of a free quilt block pattern that’s ...

Hello Friends, I hope you have been well! It’s hard to believe we are entering summer! It’s been a really busy year for me, and I look forward to sharing what I have been working on with you!

BUT FIRST, I am happy to announce a new QAL using my Silver Lining pattern.

• Silver Lining is an easy enough project to make in the summer as summer is busy for many.
• It is my attempt to design a house quilt that has a fun little twist with the clouds. You can totally make the entire quilt with just ...

Hello Friends, I hope you have been well! Before I go on further, I want to thank you all for following me on Facebook and Instagram! If you haven’t, please follow me there! The interactions are just better on those platforms.

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I hope you have been able to get some nice sewing/quilting done lately! It’s hard to believe we are in May already. And I am really happy to share with you today my quilt from Fat Quarter Shop’s latest Jolly Bar Volume 5 ...

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.

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This darling little bunny quilt block is so cute with its carrot! A great bunny quilt block for easter, spring, or a

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Before we get on any further, I do want to share with you the news that I am now on Facebook. I know, I am really late to the party. But if you are so inclined, give me a follow on https://www.facebook.com/wendysheppardquilts/ – that’s where I am posting Free Quilt Patterns every Friday. I just posted a really cute chicken coop design! :-) Go check it out.

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Happy Friday to you, and today is the day! We are sewing up the last row of blocks to finish our #InMyHeartQAL quilt! Thank you so much for sewing with ...

Today I’m sharing this fun fancy drink quilt block. When I think of fancy drinks, I think of drinks in fun glasses

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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 ...